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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 6
Shots: 25 - 21
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:74/91=81 %, Challenges:54/62=85 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:21/33=61 %
Attendance: 16940 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 775852 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:13 1-0 Chris Drury [20] (Jaroslav Spacek, Henrik Tallinder)
18:53 2-0 Maxim Afinogenov [27] (Daniel Paillé, Jaroslav Spacek)
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27:07 3-0 Nathan Paetsch [5] (Andrej Sekera, Paul Gaustad)
31:55 3-1 Alexei Ponikarovsky [9] (Bates Battaglia, Ian White)
38:44 3-2 Matt Stajan [9] (Tomas Kaberle, Staffan Kronwall)
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42:31 3-3 Matt Stajan [10] (Bates Battaglia, Jason Blake)PP
44:56 3-4 Mike Van Ryn [4] (Tomas Kaberle, Jamal Mayers)
49:58 4-4 Thomas Vanek [23] (Derek Roy, Tim Connolly)
53:17 4-5 Jason Blake [11] (Tomas Kaberle, Pavel Kubina)
59:42 4-6 Jason Blake [12] (Pavel Kubina, Tomas Kaberle) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:06 Dale Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
12:09 Matt Stajan (2 min for hooking)
13:03 Ryan Hollweg (2 min for hooking)
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21:23 Dale Mitchell (2 min for slashing)
26:46 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
26:46 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
35:26 Dominic Moore (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:53 Mathieu Darche (2 min for elbowing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
R Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 -2 17.30 7
R Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 8.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 13.00 7
C Chris Drury 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
C Derek Roy 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Dominic Moore 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 9.40 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 12.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 18.40 5
L Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 27.50 7
D Nathan Paetsch 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 21.20 9
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 6 0 15 0 0 58.30 4
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 6.20 5
R Brent Aubin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
R Bates Battaglia 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 17.20 8
C Matt Stajan 2 0 5 2 1 0 2 1 8.30 7
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 4
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
C Joel Champagne 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 6
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12.00 6
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 16.30 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
L Jason Blake 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 21.10 9
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 15.20 6
D Ian White 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 27.20 8
D Staffan Kronwall 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 -1 23.40 8
D Mike Van Ryn 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Blake
2nd star: Tomas Kaberle
3rd star: Matt Stajan

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Chris Drury scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Ian White notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Matt Stajan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Stajan ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Staffan Kronwall ended his 8 game point drought.
-Mike Van Ryn ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Adam Mair in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 23) , Toronto Marlies 7( 26)
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0-1 TOM Stefano Giliati (Darryl Boyce)
0-2 TOM Andre Deveaux (Alex Foster, Mathieu Melanson)
1-2 POR Ryan McDonough (Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber)
1-3 TOM Stefano Giliati (Darryl Boyce)
2-3 POR Felix Schütz (Clarke MacArthur)
3-3 POR Jonathan Granström (Mike Weber)
3-4 TOM Nikolai Kulemin (Kris Newbury, Anton Strålman)
3-5 TOM Alex Foster (Mathieu Melanson, Andre Deveaux)
3-6 TOM Kris Newbury (Jeremy Williams, Nikolai Kulemin)
3-7 TOM Kris Newbury (Alex Foster)

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New York Islanders 3 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 26 - 24
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:42/48=85 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:41/56=71 %
Attendance: 15279 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 728809 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:54 0-1 Patrik Elias [19] (Brian Rolston, Scott Niedermayer)
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29:28 1-1 Richard Park [15] (Andy Sutton, Mark Streit)
38:26 2-1 Doug Weight [13] (Jon Sim, Trent Hunter)PP
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59:36 3-1 Kyle Okposo [4] (Sean Bergenheim) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:24 Junior Lessard (2 min for boarding)
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20:08 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
20:08 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
32:11 Bobby Holik (2 min for slashing)
37:18 Mike Rupp (2 min for boarding)
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41:46 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
41:46 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 9.50 5
R Kyle Okposo 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 14.30 9
R Richard Park 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 9
R Trent Hunter 0 1 5 3 0 2 0 -1 18.30 7
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 14.30 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 5
C Doug Weight 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 6
L Jon Sim 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Sean Bergenheim 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.10 5
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 15.40 5
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 20.30 6
D Andy Sutton 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 1 12.00 6
D Mark Streit 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 -1 27.50 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 15.50 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 22.40 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.20 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 18.00 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.30 7
C John Madden 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Patrik Elias 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 17.40 7
L Mike Rupp 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 0 6.30 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.10 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Brian Rolston 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 26.50 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 -1 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 23 0 0 58.50 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Okposo
2nd star: Richard Park
3rd star: Rick DiPietro

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Richard Park has marked a new career high in goals with 15 tallies.
-Richard Park scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Andy Sutton notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kyle Okposo finally ended his 40 game goal drought.
-Kyle Okposo finally ended his 32 game point drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-John Madden had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-John Madden had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Mottau had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Mike Rupp beat Andy Sutton in a fight.
-Mike Rupp beat Andy Sutton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 16) , Lowell Devils 2( 14)
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1-0 BRG Tim Jackman (Victor Bartley, Rob Hennigar)
1-1 LOW Brad Mills (Jay Leach)
2-1 BRG Alexander Mereskin (Dustin Kohn, Rob Hennigar)
2-2 LOW Fedor Fedorov (Jon DiSalvatore)
3-2 BRG Ben Walter (Alexandre Picard, Jack Hillen)

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Jeff Frazee

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St. Louis Blues 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Shots: 26 - 31
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/71=84 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:43/56=75 %
Attendance: 19022 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 842675 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:28 0-1 Fedor Tyutin [5] (Rostislav Klesla, Eric Staal)
12:53 0-2 Rick Nash [23] (Eric Staal)
17:42 1-2 Keith Tkachuk [24] (T.J. Oshie, Barret Jackman)
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24:51 2-2 T.J. Oshie [13] (Keith Tkachuk, Alexander Steen)
30:53 2-3 Fedor Tyutin [6] (Rick Nash, Eric Staal)
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42:18 2-4 Fredrik Modin [20])PP
45:57 2-5 Fredrik Modin [21] (Jason Williams)
47:12 3-5 T.J. Oshie [14] (Alexander Steen, Keith Tkachuk)
57:47 4-5 Paul Kariya [23] (Andy McDonald)
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Penalty summary:
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20:07 Cam Janssen (2 min for high-sticking)
29:48 Michael Blunden (5 min for fighting)
29:48 Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
32:39 Erik Johnson (2 min for roughing)
32:39 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for roughing)
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41:01 Dan Hinote (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 8.40 5
R David Backes 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 16.20 6
R Alexander Steen 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 23.40 8
R Brad Boyes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 14.20 5
C T.J. Oshie 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 15.50 9
C Andy McDonald 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
L Cam Janssen 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 8.00 6
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.20 5
L Keith Tkachuk 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 3 17.00 9
L Paul Kariya 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 15.40 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 16.40 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 6 0 5 2 -1 27.40 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -3 17.10 7
D Barret Jackman 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 16.10 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 6.00 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -3 16.00 6
R Jason Williams 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 2 21.00 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 -3 15.20 6
C Derick Brassard 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Eric Staal 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 21.20 10
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -3 16.00 4
L Fredrik Modin 2 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 16.40 9
L Rick Nash 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 3 20.40 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -3 16.00 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Fedor Tyutin 2 0 6 3 1 2 0 2 26.00 10
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 17.30 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18.30 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: T.J. Oshie
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Fredrik Modin

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Alexander Steen has marked a new career high in points with 46 points.
-Alexander Steen notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Fredrik Modin scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Barret Jackman beat Michael Blunden in a fight.

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 4( 24) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 14)
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1-0 PEO Jonathan Filewich (Nick Drazenovic)
2-0 PEO Jeff Woywitka (Nick Drazenovic, Nikolai Lemtyugov)
3-0 PEO Nick Drazenovic (Nikolai Lemtyugov, Jeff Woywitka)
4-0 PEO Chris Porter (Julian Talbot)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Danny Battochio

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Washington Capitals 4 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 29 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:36/42=83 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:68/74=91 %, Challenges:48/57=82 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 869985 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:42 0-1 Marc Savard [25] (Andrei Kostitsyn)
12:53 1-1 Matt Bradley [3] (Tom Poti, François Bouchard)
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33:57 2-1 Ales Hemsky [19] (Bryan Berard, Mike Green)
34:31 2-2 Josh Gorges [1] (Francis Bouillon, Robert Lang)
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40:56 3-2 Alexander Ovechkin [36] (Ryan Craig, Chris Pronger)
43:15 3-3 Guillaume Latendresse [12] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Francis Bouillon)
50:42 4-3 Alexander Ovechkin [37] (Chris Pronger, Mike Green)
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Penalty summary:
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13:47 Eric Fehr (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:29 Max Pacioretty (2 min for hooking)
36:01 Marek Zagrapan (2 min for hooking)
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55:44 Alex Bourret (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 7
R Matt Bradley 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 16.40 7
R Ales Hemsky 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 2 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 20.10 9
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
C David Steckel 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 16.40 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
C Ryan Craig 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
L Eric Fehr 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
L François Bouchard 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 20.20 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Bryan Berard 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 8
D Mike Green 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 26.50 8
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 17.40 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
D Chris Pronger 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Daren Machesney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 7
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.50 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 21.20 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8.50 4
C Robert Lang 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 15.30 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 13.50 7
C Marc Savard 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 8.50 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 18.40 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.40 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 28.20 6
D Josh Gorges 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 12.30 8
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 25 0 0 59.20 6
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Mike Green
3rd star: Chris Pronger

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored the 200th goal of his career.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Marc Savard scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Guillaume Latendresse ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Milan Lucic had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Francis Bouillon ended his 6 game point drought.
-Patrice Brisebois had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 15) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 15)
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0-1 HAM Peter Sejna (Ryan White, Mathieu Dandenault)
1-1 HER Chris Bourque (Shaone Morrisonn)
2-1 HER Alexandre Giroux (Chris Bourque, Sami Lepistö)
3-1 HER Alexandre Giroux (Martin Kariya)

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Jaroslav Halak

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Tampa Bay Lightning 0 , Boston Bruins 4
Shots: 15 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:38/53=70 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:47/62=74 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 893062 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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03:03 0-1 Alex Tanguay [17] (Stephen Weiss, Andrew Ference)
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25:34 0-2 Chris Higgins [20] (Dennis Wideman, Brian Rafalski)
28:42 0-3 Michael Ryder [26] (Ryan Getzlaf, Roman Hamrlik)
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44:29 0-4 Marco Sturm [25] (Brian Rafalski, Roman Hamrlik)
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Penalty summary:
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01:49 Dennis Wideman (5 min for fighting)
01:49 Travis Moen (5 min for fighting)
14:08 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for high-sticking)
19:04 Maxime Sauve (2 min for high-sticking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 12.20 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 19.40 7
C Steve Downie 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 11.40 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 -1 12.20 7
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 -1 19.40 8
L Travis Moen 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 12.10 5
L Ryan Malone 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.50 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 14.10 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 14.50 5
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 17.30 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 -1 26.30 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 -1 16.20 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 16.50 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 -1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 10.30 6
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 13.40 6
R Michael Ryder 1 0 3 2 4 0 0 3 17.30 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 18.20 8
C Maxime Sauve 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 10.30 4
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 1 13.40 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 3 17.30 9
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Mark Recchi 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 13.40 6
L Marco Sturm 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 15.20 7
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 19.40 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 26.40 7
D Andrew Ference 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 17.30 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 3 16.30 8
D Denis Reul 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 0 0 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Carey Price
2nd star: Chris Higgins
3rd star: Michael Ryder

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Ryan Malone had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Ranger had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Chris Higgins scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Brian Rafalski notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Marco Sturm scored his 25th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Dennis Wideman fought Travis Moen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 18) , Providence Bruins 2( 18)
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0-1 PRO Gregory Campbell (Mark Stuart, Vladimír Sobotka)
0-2 PRO Matt Hunwick (Jeff Lovecchio, Brad Marchand)
1-2 NOR Wade Brookbank (François-Pierre Guénette)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - Adam Courchaine

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Atlanta Thrashers 6 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 26 - 25
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:76/89=85 %, Challenges:33/48=67 %
PP: 0 of 1 (5 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:25/45=54 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 945000 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:02 1-0 Marty Reasoner [10] (Bryan Little, Slava Kozlov)
11:37 2-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [22] (Ron Hainsey, Colby Armstrong)
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25:46 3-0 Colby Armstrong [16] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Todd White)PP
32:08 4-0 Colby Armstrong [17] (Ron Hainsey, Tobias Enström)
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46:41 4-1 Scott Walker [22] (Antoine Vermette, Ray Whitney)
49:12 4-2 Joni Pitkänen [9] (Frantisek Kaberle, Rod Brind'Amour)
51:09 5-2 Todd White [21] (Tobias Enström, Anssi Salmela)
52:01 5-3 R.J. Umberger [23] (Sergei Samsonov, Niclas Wallin)
58:09 6-3 Brett Sterling [4] (Chris Thorburn, Anssi Salmela)
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Penalty summary:
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25:24 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for hooking)
35:39 Eric Boulton (2 min for elbowing)
37:43 Raffi Torres (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:16 Matt Cullen (2 min for boarding)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boulton 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 7.30 5
R Chris Thorburn 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 16.00 6
R Bryan Little 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
R Colby Armstrong 2 1 5 2 0 1 0 3 19.10 10
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 9.20 7
C Jim Slater 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 13.30 6
C Marty Reasoner 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 8
C Todd White 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 18.10 7
L Spencer Machacek 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 7.30 4
L Brett Sterling 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 13.50 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 8
D Anssi Salmela 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 16.10 6
D Aaron Rome 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 6
D Tobias Enström 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 24.00 8
D Clay Wilson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 20.10 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 2 2 4 1 4 0 1 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 11.20 5
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.00 7
R Scott Walker 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 -3 16.10 5
R Erik Cole 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 11.20 5
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 19.20 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -3 14.20 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 8
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 11.20 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 14.00 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -3 16.00 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 16.50 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 1 18.20 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 -3 21.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 16.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 21.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Colby Armstrong
2nd star: Todd White
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Marty Reasoner scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Slava Kozlov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Todd White notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Colby Armstrong has marked a new career high in goals with 17 tallies.
-Anssi Salmela notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Anssi Salmela ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Sergei Samsonov notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 9( 28) , Albany River Rats 1( 12)
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1-0 CHW Tyler McGregor
1-1 ALB Pat Dwyer (Brandon Sutter)
2-1 CHW Igor Musatov (Colin Stuart, Ondrej Pavelec)
3-1 CHW Jordan LaVallee (Tyler McGregor)
4-1 CHW Igor Musatov (Pavel Mrna, Colin Stuart)
5-1 CHW Tomás Rod (Mike Hoffman)
6-1 CHW Tyler McGregor (Angelo Esposito)
7-1 CHW Grant Lewis (Igor Musatov)
8-1 CHW Riley Holzapfel
9-1 CHW Jordan LaVallee (Tyler McGregor, Angelo Esposito)

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Calgary Flames 8 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 27 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/71=88 %, Challenges:26/44=57 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
Attendance: 19289 of 19289 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 970236 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:57 1-0 Daymond Langkow [20] (Mike Cammalleri, Adrian Aucoin)
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26:48 2-0 Daymond Langkow [21] (Mike Cammalleri, Adrian Aucoin)
27:19 2-1 Steve Sullivan [22] (Dan Hamhuis, Greg de Vries)
31:55 3-1 Mike Cammalleri [26] (Erik Karlsson, Daymond Langkow)
36:36 3-2 Alexander Radulov [25] (Martin Erat, Jason Arnott)
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41:15 4-2 Simon Gagné [18] (Dion Phaneuf)
42:12 4-3 Martin Erat [22] (Jason Arnott, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
48:05 5-3 Rene Bourque [11] (Craig Conroy, Jim Vandermeer)
52:33 6-3 Todd Bertuzzi [25] (Daymond Langkow)
53:02 7-3 Todd Bertuzzi [26] (Daymond Langkow)
54:36 8-3 David Moss [8] (Jordan Leopold, Shawn Belle)
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Penalty summary:
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05:54 Jason Arnott (2 min for roughing)
05:54 Daymond Langkow (2 min for roughing)
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21:38 David Moss (2 min for cross-checking)
31:29 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
31:29 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 7.20 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
R Mike Cammalleri 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 15.50 9
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 20.50 7
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.20 6
C Craig Conroy 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Daymond Langkow 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 3 14.00 9
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 6
L Rene Bourque 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 14.00 8
L Simon Gagné 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Shawn Belle 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 16.30 8
D Erik Karlsson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 17.00 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 26.30 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 17.20 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 1 4 3 3 5 2 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 8.50 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 3 1 4 5 -1 13.30 7
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 -3 18.00 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.40 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
C David Legwand 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 16.40 6
C Jason Arnott 0 2 4 0 0 0 2 -1 18.10 8
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 5
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 -1 15.10 7
L Steve Sullivan 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 -3 17.10 7
L Martin Erat 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 -1 17.40 8
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 -3 16.20 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 25.40 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 20.10 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 16.10 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 8 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daymond Langkow
2nd star: Mike Cammalleri
3rd star: Todd Bertuzzi

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Daymond Langkow scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Dion Phaneuf has marked a new career high in assists with 44 assists.
-Todd Bertuzzi scored his 25th goal of the season.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Dan Hamhuis notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Radulov scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Jason Arnott notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Martin Erat scored the 300th point of his career.

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo beat Dion Phaneuf in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quad City Flames 1( 21) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 30)
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1-0 QCF Warren Peters (Daniel Ryder)
1-1 MIL Matt Ellison (Rich Peverly, Ville Koistinen)

Goalies: Matt Keetley - Drew MacIntyre

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Phoenix Coyotes 3 , Anaheim Ducks 0
Shots: 23 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:68/81=83 %, Challenges:48/53=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:70/79=88 %, Challenges:44/57=75 %
Attendance: 17779 of 17779 (Jobing.com Arena)
Ticket income: 840946 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:01 1-0 Petr Prucha [9] (Nigel Dawes, Michael Nylander)
19:48 2-0 Kyle Turris [12] (Zbynek Michalek, Dmitri Kalinin)
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no scoring
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50:55 3-0 Shane Doan [19] (Scottie Upshall, Dmitri Kalinin)
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Penalty summary:
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04:46 Éric Bélanger (2 min for boarding)
08:39 Éric Bélanger (2 min for diving)
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23:46 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for hooking)
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47:32 David Hale (2 min for roughing)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Petr Prucha 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 15.10 7
R Kyle Turris 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
R Shane Doan 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 16.50 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.40 6
L Garth Murray 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Peter Mueller 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 14.00 6
D Keith Yandle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 24.30 7
D David Hale 0 0 0 5 1 5 2 1 15.10 8
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 19.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Josh Tordjman 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 7.30 6
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 -2 12.50 5
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 -1 21.20 7
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 13.30 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 7.30 5
L Glen Murray 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 17.00 6
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -3 17.10 5
L Alexander Semin 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 18.20 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 4
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 5
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 23.00 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 14.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Bryzgalov
2nd star: Dmitri Kalinin
3rd star: Petr Prucha

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Zbynek Michalek notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Scottie Upshall notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Duncan Keith had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
San Antonio Rampage 1( 51) , Iowa Chops 0( 6)
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1-0 SAN Kevin Porter

Goalies: Joel Gistedt - David LeNeveu

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San Jose Sharks 3 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 28 - 30
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:70/90=77 %, Challenges:59/63=92 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:66/74=89 %, Challenges:41/58=69 %
Attendance: 17496 of 17496 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 824062 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:45 1-0 Jonathan Cheechoo [28] (Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton)PP
17:24 2-0 Patrick Marleau [25] (Joe Thornton, Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
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28:35 2-1 Brenden Morrow [21] (Fabian Brunnström, Marty Turco)
31:32 3-1 Joe Thornton [29] (Patrick Marleau, Devin Setoguchi)
35:16 3-2 Brad Richards [22] (Steve Ott, Loui Eriksson)
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48:03 3-3 Mike Modano [14] (Joel Lundqvist, Andrew Hutchinson)
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Penalty summary:
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08:03 Jamie McGinn (2 min for roughing)
14:26 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
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48:17 Jamie McGinn (2 min for hooking)
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60:11 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
60:11 Stéphane Robidas (5 min for fighting)

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie McGinn 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 -1 8.00 5
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 -1 18.00 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.00 4
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -1 15.00 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Joe Thornton 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 10
L Devin Setoguchi 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 8.00 6
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 15.40 5
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Patrick Marleau 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 9
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 -1 16.00 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.30 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 26.20 8
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.50 4
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 23.10 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R B.J. Crombeen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Joel Lundqvist 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Mike Modano 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 18.10 7
C Brad Richards 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 21.20 8
L Fabian Brunnström 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 3 4 6 3 2 1 19.00 7
L Steve Ott 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 21.30 9
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 23.30 7
D Mark Fistric 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 24.50 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 19.10 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 1 25 0 0 65.00 7
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: Jonathan Cheechoo

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Devin Setoguchi notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Joel Lundqvist notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Modano finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Brendan Morrison had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Ryane Clowe beat Stéphane Robidas in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 0( 20) , Texas Stars 2( 21)
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0-1 TEX Francis Wathier (Perttu Lindgren)
0-2 TEX Landon Wilson (James Neal)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Matt Climie

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 15 - 39
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:54/65=83 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
PP: 1 of 6 (16 shots), Passing:79/94=84 %, Challenges:44/53=81 %
Attendance: 18064 of 18064 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 888749 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:14 0-1 Steve Bernier [28] (Matt Pettinger, Willie Mitchell)
14:51 0-2 Mats Sundin [28] (Pavol Demitra, Sami Salo)
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26:09 0-3 Matt Pettinger [10] (Alexander Edler, Ryan Kesler)
32:25 1-3 Corey Locke [4] (James Sheppard, Mikko Koivu)
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40:36 1-4 Mats Sundin [29] (Matt Pettinger)
45:42 1-5 Mats Sundin [30] (Sami Salo, Pavol Demitra)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:32 Jason Chimera (2 min for high-sticking)
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30:05 James Sheppard (2 min for tripping)
37:14 Jason Chimera (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:44 Corey Locke (2 min for tripping)
43:57 Jason Chimera (2 min for slashing)
46:52 James Sheppard (2 min for slashing)
56:15 Sami Salo (2 min for cross-checking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 8.10 6
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.00 5
R Owen Nolan 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 17.40 7
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
C James Sheppard 0 1 1 5 0 0 4 1 8.50 8
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 12.30 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 -2 21.00 8
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 1 8.10 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 18.30 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 15.20 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27.10 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.30 5
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 34 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Steve Bernier 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 16.00 7
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 13.30 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.10 8
C Mats Sundin 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Mason Raymond 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Matt Pettinger 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 3 19.20 8
L Jason Krog 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 12.30 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 28.20 8
D Alexander Edler 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 18.30 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mats Sundin
2nd star: Matt Pettinger
3rd star: Sami Salo

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-James Sheppard finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Todd Marchant had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Andrew Brunette had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Andrew Brunette had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Matt Pettinger scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ryan Kesler notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mats Sundin scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Henrik Sedin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Henrik Sedin had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Matt Pettinger ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 3( 28) , Manitoba Moose 2( 14)
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1-0 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Erik Reitz)
2-0 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Derek Boogaard, Erik Reitz)
2-1 MTB Michael Grabner (Rick Rypien)
2-2 MTB Alexandre Burrows (Mario Bliznak)
3-2 HOU Petr Kalus (Erik Reitz)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Cory Schneider

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Los Angeles Kings 1 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 16 - 32
LA PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:72/80=90 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
Attendance: 18118 of 18118 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 862417 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:03 1-0 LA Kyle Calder [19] (Dan Girardi)
19:21 1-1 Marian Hossa [30] (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk)
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29:31 1-2 Tomas Holmström [25] (Valtteri Filppula, Chris Chelios)
38:31 1-3 Henrik Zetterberg [32] (Marian Hossa, Pavel Datsyuk)PP
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47:17 1-4 Darren Haydar [6] (Peter Schaefer, Jiri Hudler)
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Penalty summary:
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11:23 Rod Pelley (2 min for boarding)
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35:58 LA Dustin Brown (5 min for spearing)
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41:52 LA Michal Handzus (2 min for hooking)
43:55 Peter Schaefer (2 min for tripping)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bud Holloway 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 4
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
R Ed Purcell 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 19.20 6
C Brian Boyle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 4
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 -1 19.40 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 -1 22.10 9
L Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 4
L Kyle Calder 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 12.00 7
L Dustin Brown 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 19.10 5
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -2 20.00 7
D Peter Harrold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 4
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 18.40 5
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 26.40 7
D Dan Girardi 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.50 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 -2 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 6.10 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
R Tomas Holmström 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
R Marian Hossa 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.30 7
C Rod Pelley 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.00 6
C Johan Franzén 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 14.40 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 10.20 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 -1 14.40 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 15.20 6
D Chris Chelios 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 22.00 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 16.30 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 22.10 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 24.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Darren Haydar

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Marian Hossa scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Tomas Holmström scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Tomas Holmström scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Darren Haydar ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 3( 37) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 12)
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1-0 MCH Raitis Ivanans (Matt Ellis)
1-1 GRD Ville Leino (Tomas Kopecky)
1-2 GRD Dick Axelsson (Daniel Cleary, Mikko Maenpaa)
2-2 MCH Vladimir Dravecky (Brady Murray)
3-2 MCH Wayne Simmonds (Craig Schira)

Goalies: Jeff Zatkoff - Daniel Larsson