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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 34 - 25
PP: 0 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:52/63=82 %, Challenges:36/38=92 %
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:45/52=84 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 893062 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:22 1-0 Josef Melichar [1] (Noah Welch, Jeff Halpern)
19:36 2-0 Martin St. Louis [18] (Wade Brookbank, Steve Downie)
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28:07 3-0 Vincent Lecavalier [17] (Gary Roberts, Martin St. Louis)
28:41 3-1 Andrei Kostitsyn [16] (Max Pacioretty, Andrei Markov)
29:23 3-2 Marc Savard [19] (Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov)
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41:45 3-3 Andrei Kostitsyn [17] (Max Pacioretty, Georges Laraque)
50:09 3-4 Phil Kessel [18] (Guillaume Latendresse, Glen Metropolit)
58:32 3-5 Andrei Markov [5] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Mathieu Schneider) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:54 Ladislav Smid (2 min for cross-checking)
04:51 Wade Brookbank (2 min for high-sticking)
09:36 Max Pacioretty (2 min for elbowing)
12:58 Lukas Krajicek (2 min for hooking)
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22:49 Wade Brookbank (5 min for fighting)
22:49 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
32:51 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for boarding)
37:27 Robert Lang (2 min for hooking)
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43:48 Glen Metropolit (2 min for cross-checking)
46:53 Lukas Krajicek (2 min for hooking)
55:12 Phil Kessel (2 min for slashing)
59:53 Gary Roberts (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 4.10 5
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 5
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 9
C Steve Downie 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
L Travis Moen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Gary Roberts 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 -1 20.40 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 -1 14.50 4
D Noah Welch 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -1 29.50 6
D Josef Melichar 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13.50 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 4 6 1 3 0 -2 29.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 5 0 20 0 0 59.20 4
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 7.20 5
R Phil Kessel 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 -1 11.10 8
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 3 21.10 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
C Glen Metropolit 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 12.20 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 18.40 7
C Marc Savard 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 20.30 8
L Max Pacioretty 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5.10 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -2 12.20 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 19.20 10
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 23.30 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 14.10 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 26.40 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.10 5
D Andrei Markov 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 9
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrei Kostitsyn
2nd star: Andrei Markov
3rd star: Tuukka Rask

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Martin St. Louis notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Markov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Max Pacioretty ended his 5 game point drought.
-Andrei Markov finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Georges Laraque beat Wade Brookbank in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 23) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 16)
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1-0 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Steven Stamkos)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - Marc Denis

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Colorado Avalanche 6 , Anaheim Ducks 3
Shots: 28 - 23
PP: 3 of 7 (8 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:49/53=90 %
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:32/39=80 %
Attendance: 18007 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 912954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:47 1-0 Wojtek Wolski [12] (Milan Hejduk, Brett Clark)PP
12:22 1-1 Filip Kuba [6] (Martin Havlat, Sergei Fedorov)
16:06 2-1 Ryan Smyth [18] (John-Michael Liles)PP
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23:32 2-2 Sergei Fedorov [12] (Rob Niedermayer, Filip Kuba)PP
27:31 3-2 Milan Hejduk [14] (John-Michael Liles, Wojtek Wolski)PP
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48:31 4-2 Wojtek Wolski [13] (Brett Clark, John-Michael Liles)
52:46 4-3 Martin Havlat [19] (Rob Niedermayer, Teemu Selänne)
53:16 5-3 Wojtek Wolski [14] (Ruslan Salei, Joe Sakic)
58:35 6-3 Wojtek Wolski [15] (Paul Stastny, Joe Sakic)
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Penalty summary:
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02:23 Ian Laperriere (2 min for slashing)
09:11 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for boarding)
09:59 Johnny Oduya (2 min for slashing)
15:28 Eric Boguniecki (2 min for elbowing)
17:21 Ian Laperriere (2 min for hooking)
19:38 Glen Murray (2 min for slashing)
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21:58 Scott Hannan (2 min for holding the stick)
27:12 Martin Havlat (2 min for boarding)
33:43 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for slashing)
37:51 Brian Willsie (2 min for diving)
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42:47 Ruslan Salei (2 min for high-sticking)
58:59 Eric Boguniecki (2 min for cross-checking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 4.40 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 15.00 7
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 9
C Ben Guite 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 4.40 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.40 8
C Joe Sakic 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Cody McLeod 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 4.40 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Wojtek Wolski 4 1 5 2 0 0 0 3 20.20 10
L Ryan Smyth 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 21.10 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 13.30 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 -1 23.50 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
D Brett Clark 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
D John-Michael Liles 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 1 7.50 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 -2 19.30 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Sergei Fedorov 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 -1 19.50 8
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Glen Murray 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 14.30 6
L Martin Havlat 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 -1 19.20 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 19.30 8
D Ken Klee 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 9.30 4
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 -1 21.50 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 27.50 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 5
D Filip Kuba 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 6 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Wojtek Wolski
2nd star: John-Michael Liles
3rd star: Milan Hejduk

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Wojtek Wolski scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Paul Stastny notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Shawn Horcoff had his 10 game point streak snapped.
-Filip Kuba finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 2( 31) , Iowa Chops 1( 14)
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1-0 LEM Philippe Dupuis (Nathan Smith)
1-1 IOW Andrew Ebbett (Maxime Macenauer)
2-1 LEM David Jones (Cody McCormick)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - David LeNeveu

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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:68/88=77 %, Challenges:30/37=79 %
LA PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:61/83=73 %, Challenges:32/40=78 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:52 0-1 LA Michal Handzus [16] (Peter Harrold, Matt Greene)PP
18:06 1-1 Patrick Kane [23] (Brian Campbell, Jonathan Toews)
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27:24 1-2 LA Anze Kopitar [15] (Alexander Frolov)
28:51 2-2 Corey Perry [15] (Jonathan Toews)
31:16 2-3 LA Tom Preissing [6] (Ed Purcell, Matt Greene)
37:53 3-3 Andrew Ladd [18])
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41:43 3-4 LA Anze Kopitar [16] (Justin Williams, Tom Preissing)PP
46:44 3-5 LA Alexander Frolov [16] (Justin Williams)
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Penalty summary:
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02:01 Patrick Sharp (2 min for slashing)
09:18 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for hooking)
14:57 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
14:57 LA Raitis Ivanans (5 min for fighting)
16:37 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
16:37 LA Denis Gauthier (5 min for fighting)
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25:27 Kris Versteeg (2 min for hooking)
33:34 LA Oscar Möller (2 min for diving)
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40:29 Cam Barker (2 min for high-sticking)
43:39 LA Oscar Möller (2 min for roughing)
50:46 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
50:46 LA Raitis Ivanans (5 min for fighting)
55:03 LA Oscar Möller (2 min for elbowing)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 13.40 7
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 -1 8.30 6
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
R Patrick Kane 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 17.40 9
C Kyle Beach 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 4
C David Bolland 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 14.30 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 17.40 8
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 8.50 6
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 14.30 4
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
R Corey Perry 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 15.50 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 25.40 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 19.00 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 6
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 1 1 0 1 10 0 11.00 7
R Ed Purcell 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 7
R Justin Williams 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
C Bud Holloway 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.30 5
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14.50 6
C Michal Handzus 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Anze Kopitar 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
L Oscar Möller 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 -1 7.30 6
L Dustin Brown 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 16.30 8
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Alexander Frolov 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 15.40 6
D Matt Greene 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 -1 17.10 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 29.30 8
D Peter Harrold 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 17.30 6
D Tom Preissing 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anze Kopitar
2nd star: Alexander Frolov
3rd star: Tom Preissing

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jonathan Toews notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Toews has marked a new career high in assists with 31 assists.
-Corey Perry scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Anze Kopitar scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexander Frolov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Frolov ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Tom Preissing finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Raitis Ivanans beat Dustin Byfuglien in a fight.
-Ben Eager beat Denis Gauthier in a fight.
-Raitis Ivanans beat Dustin Byfuglien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rockford Ice Hogs 3( 30) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 12)
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1-0 RCK Troy Brouwer (Jake Dowell)
2-0 RCK Matt Walker (Troy Brouwer, Jake Dowell)
2-1 MCH Richard Clune (Brady Murray)
3-1 RCK Adam Hobson (Adam Berti, Dan Bertram)
3-2 MCH John Zeiler (Marc-André Cliche, Brian Boyle)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Jeff Zatkoff

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Carolina Hurricanes 6 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 27 - 35
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:58/66=87 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
PP: 2 of 9 (20 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:47/49=94 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 943992 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:41 0-1 Martin Erat [18] (Greg de Vries)PP
13:35 1-1 Raffi Torres [5] (Joni Pitkänen, Frantisek Kaberle)
15:08 1-2 Dan Hamhuis [4] (Martin Erat, Alexander Radulov)PP
17:21 2-2 Ray Whitney [15] (Erik Cole)PP
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30:35 3-2 Erik Cole [17] (Scott Walker, Rod Brind'Amour)
32:38 4-2 Sergei Samsonov [13] (Tuomo Ruutu, Antoine Vermette)
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42:49 5-2 Erik Cole [18] (Joni Pitkänen, Frantisek Kaberle)
46:21 6-2 Scott Walker [11] (Joni Pitkänen, Rod Brind'Amour)
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Penalty summary:
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03:44 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for hooking)
12:07 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for high-sticking)
13:44 Erik Cole (2 min for high-sticking)
16:19 Radek Bonk (2 min for slashing)
17:36 Ray Whitney (2 min for holding the stick)
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25:14 Patrick Eaves (2 min for hooking)
27:42 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for boarding)
33:56 Joe Corvo (2 min for tripping)
37:33 Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
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42:57 Erik Cole (2 min for tripping)
46:45 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for elbowing)
55:58 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
55:58 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 8.30 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 9.00 8
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 7
R Erik Cole 2 1 3 4 1 0 4 3 20.20 9
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 8.30 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 3 21.50 8
L Raffi Torres 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 9.00 9
L Ray Whitney 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 12.40 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 1 20.30 9
R Scott Walker 1 1 2 5 0 0 5 3 22.30 9
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 22.30 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 11.50 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 2 1 4 0 0 2 4 21.00 9
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 23.40 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 27.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 33 0 0 60.00 10
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 -1 6.00 5
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 11.40 5
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 25.00 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 4
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 11.40 6
C David Legwand 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.50 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 23.10 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.20 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 11.40 6
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 20.20 7
L Martin Erat 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 10
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 4
D Greg de Vries 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.40 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 33.20 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 11.40 6
D Dan Hamhuis 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.50 8
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -2 32.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 6 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Cole
2nd star: Joni Pitkänen
3rd star: Scott Walker

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ray Whitney scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Erik Cole notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Dan Hamhuis finally ended his 29 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Scott Walker beat Jordin Tootoo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 28) , Milwaukee Admirals 3( 17)
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0-1 MIL Mike Santorelli (Kelsey Wilson, Cody Franson)
0-2 MIL Tim Ramholt (Fredrik Pettersson)
1-2 ALB Dwight Helminen (Jerome Samson, Brett Carson)
2-2 ALB Mike Angelidis (Dwight Helminen)
2-3 MIL Fredrik Pettersson (Teemu Laakso)
3-3 ALB Drayson Bowman

Goalies: Justin Peters - Drew MacIntyre

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Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Philadelphia Flyers 4
Shots: 33 - 29
PP: 2 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 827002 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:23 0-1 Jaromir Jagr [20] (Mike Knuble, Ed Jovanovski)PP
08:01 1-1 Rick Nash [17] (Rostislav Klesla, Eric Staal)SH
11:12 2-1 Rostislav Klesla [9] (Christian Bäckman, Mike York)PP
16:33 2-2 Mike Richards [14] (Daniel Brière, Miikka Kiprusoff)
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26:35 3-2 Kristian Huselius [21] (Eric Staal, Rick Nash)
28:28 3-3 Daniel Brière [19] (Mike Knuble, Curtis Glencross)
35:31 4-3 Mike York [6] (Kristian Huselius, Fredrik Modin)PP
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41:41 4-4 Daniel Brière [20] (Mike Knuble)
43:13 5-4 Nikita Filatov [2] (Benoit Pouliot, Jakub Voracek)
43:45 6-4 Eric Staal [16] (Rick Nash)
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Penalty summary:
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02:47 Jan Hejda (2 min for hooking)
05:21 Derick Brassard (2 min for boarding)
07:24 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for high-sticking)
10:29 Arron Asham (2 min for tripping)
13:23 Michael Peca (2 min for tripping)
19:53 Nikita Filatov (5 min for fighting)
19:53 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
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33:55 Mike Knuble (2 min for hooking)
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55:55 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 5.50 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.20 7
R Jason Williams 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 6
R Kristian Huselius 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7.30 6
C Mike York 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 17.00 6
C Eric Staal 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 8
L Nikita Filatov 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 5.00 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
L Rick Nash 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 19.10 10
D Jan Hejda 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 -1 16.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 23.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.40 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 23.10 7
D Rostislav Klesla 1 1 2 9 2 1 0 2 25.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 15.50 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 13.00 8
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
C Arron Asham 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 9.20 7
C Mike Richards 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
C Daniel Brière 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
L Curtis Glencross 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.00 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 6
L Mike Knuble 0 3 4 0 1 0 2 1 18.40 9
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 -1 15.00 5
D Randy Jones 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 26.20 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 14.30 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 6 1 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Daniel Brière scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Braydon Coburn had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Nikita Filatov beat Kyle McLaren in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 16) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 13)
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0-1 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Ryan Parent)
1-1 SYR Jonathan Sigalet (Manny Malhotra, Tommy Sestito)
1-2 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Denis Tolpeko, Kevin Marshall)
2-2 SYR Manny Malhotra (Kris Russell)
3-2 SYR Jiri Novotny (Nick Holden)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Michael-Lee Teslak

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Calgary Flames 8 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 32 - 24
PP: 0 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:73/87=83 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
Attendance: 19289 of 19289 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 970236 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:47 1-0 Simon Gagné [10] (Dion Phaneuf, Olli Jokinen)
02:03 2-0 Daymond Langkow [13] (Todd Bertuzzi, Adrian Aucoin)
08:14 3-0 Rene Bourque [9] (Radim Vrbata, Mike Cammalleri)
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26:34 3-1 Jirí Tlustý [7] (Ian White, Pavel Kubina)
27:26 4-1 Jarome Iginla [21] (Olli Jokinen, Simon Gagné)
29:39 5-1 Olli Jokinen [27] (Jarome Iginla)
31:16 6-1 Simon Gagné [11] (Dion Phaneuf, Adrian Aucoin)
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42:25 7-1 Mike Cammalleri [18] (Todd Bertuzzi, Cory Sarich)
49:06 8-1 Mike Cammalleri [19] (Daymond Langkow, Todd Bertuzzi)
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Penalty summary:
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09:48 Dale Mitchell (2 min for slashing)
12:32 Brad May (2 min for high-sticking)
17:54 Brad May (2 min for tripping)
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27:37 Brad May (2 min for boarding)
33:31 Brad May (2 min for hooking)
35:16 Ryan Hollweg (2 min for tripping)
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40:45 Jarome Iginla (5 min for fighting)
40:45 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
52:13 Brent Aubin (2 min for cross-checking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 12.10 6
R Mike Cammalleri 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 21.30 9
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 3 19.00 9
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 7
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 3 21.20 9
C Olli Jokinen 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 19.00 8
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
L Rene Bourque 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 1 17.30 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4 18.30 8
L Simon Gagné 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 13.10 9
D Mark Giordano 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 13.20 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 22.30 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 13.10 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 28.20 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 3 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Aubin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.20 6
R Brad May 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 12.00 4
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -3 17.20 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 -4 17.20 6
C Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 4
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 13.10 6
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 17.20 6
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 5 2 1 1 2 0 11.30 8
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -4 18.10 7
L Jason Blake 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.40 5
D Derrick Walser 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.30 5
D Ian White 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -3 15.20 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 -4 26.40 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 22.50 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 18.10 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 8 0 0 27.30 4
G Martin Gerber 4 0 16 0 0 32.30 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Cammalleri
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Olli Jokinen

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Simon Gagné scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dion Phaneuf notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Cory Sarich ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jirí Tlustý has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Jarome Iginla in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quad City Flames 1( 19) , Toronto Marlies 0( 20)
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1-0 QCF Warren Peters (Aki Seitsonen)

Goalies: Matt Keetley - Justin Pogge

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Dallas Stars 3 , New York Rangers 5
Shots: 31 - 29
PP: 2 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:54/65=83 %, Challenges:33/37=86 %
PP: 3 of 9 (12 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:50/53=92 %
Attendance: 18532 of 18532 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 865444 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:23 0-1 Jason Pominville [16] (Nik Antropov, Scott Gomez)
14:32 1-1 Brad Richards [17] (Loui Eriksson, Sergei Zubov)PP
16:46 2-1 Sergei Korostin [3] (Fabian Brunnström, Sean Avery)
18:57 3-1 Brenden Morrow [16] (Brad Richards, Darryl Sydor)PP
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24:05 3-2 Scott Gomez [19] (Markus Näslund, Paul Mara)PP
32:23 3-3 Scott Gomez [20] (Nikolai Zherdev, Paul Mara)PP
38:02 3-4 Nik Antropov [11] (Mark Bell, Jason Pominville)PP
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43:39 3-5 Markus Näslund [20] (Nikolai Zherdev)
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Penalty summary:
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02:46 Steve Ott (2 min for elbowing)
06:03 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for hooking)
13:14 Derek Morris (2 min for high-sticking)
18:27 Mark Bell (2 min for slashing)
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22:51 Brendan Morrison (2 min for tripping)
25:44 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for tripping)
31:08 Steve Ott (2 min for high-sticking)
33:32 Derek Morris (2 min for hooking)
36:33 Steve Ott (2 min for tripping)
38:42 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:54 Mark Bell (2 min for high-sticking)
47:32 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
48:35 Matt Niskanen (2 min for hooking)
52:35 Sean Avery (2 min for elbowing)
54:52 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
57:56 Mark Bell (2 min for cross-checking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 7
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 18.30 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Brad Richards 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Fabian Brunnström 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 7.00 7
L Sean Avery 0 1 0 1 1 2 6 -1 18.20 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 1 2 2 1 6 0 13.40 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 19.50 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 25.30 7
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 22.20 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomás Záborský 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 7
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 7
R Jason Pominville 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 10
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.00 8
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Nik Antropov 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 20.40 7
C Scott Gomez 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.30 9
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Mark Bell 0 1 3 3 0 0 6 1 19.40 8
L Markus Näslund 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 22.20 9
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29.10 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 1 28.50 9
D Dan Girardi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
D Paul Mara 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Gomez
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Nik Antropov

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Sergei Korostin ended his 8 game point drought.
-Steve Ott had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Scott Gomez scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Markus Näslund scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Nik Antropov ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Texas Stars 1( 15) , Hartford Wolf Pack 0( 20)
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1-0 TEX Krys Barch (Dan Jancevski)

Goalies: Matt Climie - Miika Wiikman