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Buffalo Sabres 8 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 2 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:59/69=85 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 856002 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:36 0-1 Ryan Malone [14] (Adam Hall, Ales Kotalik)
19:27 1-1 Tim Connolly [16] (Craig Rivet, Chris Drury)
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25:02 2-1 Chris Drury [27] (Tim Connolly)
30:35 2-2 Jeff Halpern [13] (Ryan Malone, James Wisniewski)
31:33 3-2 Tim Connolly [17] (Jaroslav Spacek, Derek Roy)PP
35:05 4-2 Jaroslav Spacek [12] (Chris Drury, Henrik Tallinder)
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43:59 5-2 Craig Rivet [5] (Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek)
47:11 6-2 Derek Roy [33] (Nathan Paetsch, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
49:39 7-2 Toni Lydman [3] (Craig Rivet, Derek Roy)
50:34 8-2 Chris Drury [28] (Henrik Tallinder)
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Penalty summary:
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13:45 Toni Lydman (2 min for cross-checking)
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31:12 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for hooking)
37:18 Paul Ranger (2 min for high-sticking)
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46:45 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for slashing)
49:21 Noah Welch (2 min for roughing)
49:21 Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
55:32 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
55:32 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.00 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 18.00 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.30 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
C Chris Drury 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 10
C Derek Roy 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 8
L Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 6
L Tim Connolly 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 19.50 9
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 17.10 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Craig Rivet 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 22.10 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.30 9
D Toni Lydman 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 3 22.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 7
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 8.10 5
R Adam Hall 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -5 17.20 5
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
C Steve Downie 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 4
C Jeff Halpern 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 15.50 8
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -5 16.30 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 19.40 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 -1 11.30 6
L Ryan Malone 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -5 14.20 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D James Wisniewski 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 17.50 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -2 16.40 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 27.20 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 5
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -5 15.10 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 2 7 0 1 2 -1 25.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 8 0 0 35.00 4
G Dwayne Roloson 4 0 13 0 0 24.40 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Derek Roy
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Craig Rivet notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly has marked a new career high in goals with 17 tallies.
-Derek Roy has marked a new career high in goals with 33 tallies.
-Craig Rivet has marked a new career high in assists with 31 assists.
-Craig Rivet has marked a new career high in points with 36 points.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Jeff Halpern finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Evgeny Artyukhin beat Adam Mair in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 5( 28) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 19)
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0-1 NOR Matt Smaby (Zenon Konopka, Mike Lundin)
1-1 POR Jonathan Granström (Derek Whitmore, Mike Weber)
2-1 POR Clarke MacArthur (Chris Butler)
3-1 POR Michael Kostka (Miika Lahti, Stanislav Lascek)
4-1 POR Chris Butler (Miika Lahti)
4-2 NOR Martins Karsums (Blair Jones)
5-2 POR Bryce Swan

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Matt Lundin

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Ottawa Senators 3 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 40 - 10
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:58/63=90 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:58/68=85 %, Challenges:24/40=58 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 896361 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:19 1-0 Chris Kelly [26] (Braydon Coburn, Jordan Staal)
17:43 2-0 Jarkko Ruutu [4] (Mike Fisher, Jeff Carter)
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31:43 2-1 Marc Savard [31] (Patrick Marleau, Dan Boyle)PP
35:28 2-2 Mike Grier [18] (Marcel Goc, Rob Blake)
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no scoring
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61:19 3-2 Dany Heatley [38] (Braydon Coburn)
Penalty summary:
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05:36 Torrey Mitchell (2 min for holding the stick)
10:14 Jamie McGinn (2 min for high-sticking)
15:41 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
15:41 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
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30:14 Nick Foligno (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 8.00 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.30 8
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
R Chris Kelly 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.10 8
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Mike Fisher 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 16.30 7
C Jeff Carter 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 -1 18.20 7
C Jordan Staal 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 21.00 8
L Nick Foligno 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 16.10 8
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 8
L Dany Heatley 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 17.30 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 17.30 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 2 26.20 10
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 17.50 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 25.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 8 0 0 61.20 5
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie McGinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 4
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 0 15.40 5
R Mike Grier 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 17.30 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 21.10 7
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7.00 4
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
C Marcel Goc 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.20 5
C Marc Savard 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 5
L Milan Michalek 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Patrick Marleau 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 -2 19.30 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 16.00 4
D Rob Blake 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 20.00 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 25.20 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -1 16.00 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 37 0 0 61.20 10
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Braydon Coburn
2nd star: Chris Kelly
3rd star: Jordan Staal

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Shean Donovan had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Shean Donovan had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Oleg Saprykin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Other notes:
-Chris Neil beat Ryane Clowe in a fight.

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 4( 32) , Worcester Sharks 0(
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1-0 BNG Sasha Golin (Kyle Chipchura, Jesse Winchester)
2-0 BNG Ondrej Fiala
3-0 BNG Kyle Chipchura (Alex Picard)
4-0 BNG Jesse Winchester (Kyle Chipchura)

Goalies: Brian Elliott - Thomas Greiss

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Washington Capitals 1 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 14 - 34
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:54/67=80 %, Challenges:29/38=74 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:80/92=86 %, Challenges:63/67=92 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 869985 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:42 0-1 Andrei Kostitsyn [35] (Alex Kovalev, Ladislav Smid)
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26:15 0-2 Joe Thornton [35] (Mathieu Schneider, Ladislav Smid)
28:18 0-3 Joe Sakic [35] (Phil Kessel, Alex Kovalev)
38:44 1-3 Mike Green [13] (Ales Hemsky, Steven Stamkos)
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Penalty summary:
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15:07 Alex Bourret (2 min for slashing)
18:19 Donald Brashear (2 min for roughing)
18:19 Francis Bouillon (2 min for roughing)
19:18 Chris Pronger (2 min for roughing)
19:18 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
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21:59 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
21:59 Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
23:35 Georges Laraque (2 min for boarding)
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53:16 Mike Green (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
R Brett MacLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 7
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 9.20 7
C David Steckel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
C Steven Stamkos 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 11.20 6
L François Bouchard 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 12.00 5
L Oskar Osala 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 4
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 11.30 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 21.50 8
D Mike Green 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 26.40 8
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.30 4
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 -1 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 9
G Simeon Varlamov 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 1 2 1 2 2 0 6.30 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
R Phil Kessel 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 5 2 0 3 0 0 19.20 9
C Joe Sakic 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 9
C Joe Thornton 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 19.20 9
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.30 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 18.20 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 17.00 9
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 4 3 0 1 2 1 16.40 9
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19.40 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 23.40 9
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Sakic
2nd star: Ladislav Smid
3rd star: Phil Kessel

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ales Hemsky scored the 300th point of his career.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Kostitsyn scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Joe Thornton scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Joe Sakic scored his 35th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Donald Brashear in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 6( 28) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 11)
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1-0 HER Alexandre Giroux (Quintin Laing)
2-0 HER Kyle Wilson (Milan Jurcina)
3-0 HER Travis Morin (Maxime Lacroix, Josh Godfrey)
4-0 HER Kyle Wilson (Jay Beagle)
4-1 HAM Mike Glumac (Brock Trotter)
5-1 HER Travis Morin (Steve Pinizzotto)
6-1 HER Tomas Fleischmann (Alexandre Giroux)
6-2 HAM Gregory Stewart (Ben Maxwell)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Marc Denis

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New Jersey Devils 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 21 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:41/63=64 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:44/57=75 %
Attendance: 17625 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 826613 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:13 1-0 Dainius Zubrus [26] (John Madden, Zach Parisé)
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29:56 1-1 Erik Cole [32] (Anton Babchuk, Rod Brind'Amour)
30:18 2-1 Patrik Elias [23] (Brian Rolston)
31:28 3-1 Zach Parisé [22] (Brian Rolston, Paul Martin)
38:02 3-2 Tuomo Ruutu [21] (Joni Pitkänen, Rod Brind'Amour)
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46:16 3-3 Antoine Vermette [26] (Jussi Jokinen, Sergei Samsonov)
49:22 4-3 Patrik Elias [24] (Scott Niedermayer, Paul Martin)
54:42 5-3 Patrik Elias [25] (Scott Niedermayer, Paul Martin)
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Penalty summary:
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16:08 David Clarkson (2 min for roughing)
16:08 Anton Babchuk (2 min for roughing)
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39:31 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
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48:19 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
48:19 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
58:26 David Clarkson (2 min for cross-checking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 9.50 6
R Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 14.30 6
R Dainius Zubrus 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 14.10 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -1 9.50 5
C Travis Zajac 0 0 2 3 5 3 0 -1 16.40 6
C John Madden 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 16.20 7
C Patrik Elias 3 0 5 2 1 0 0 2 18.00 10
L David Clarkson 0 0 0 2 0 1 9 -1 8.40 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 -1 15.50 7
L Zach Parisé 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 14.10 8
L Brian Rolston 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 19.10 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 14.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Paul Martin 0 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 26.40 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 15.40 5
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 19.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 4
R Jussi Jokinen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -4 18.50 7
R Erik Cole 1 0 2 4 0 3 0 1 19.40 9
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 5.50 6
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 4 2 0 4 0 1 14.20 10
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -4 19.40 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 15.40 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 19.40 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 3 2 4 2 0 1 18.50 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 17.00 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -4 21.30 4
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 21.30 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 13.50 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -4 18.10 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 5 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Zach Parisé
3rd star: Paul Martin

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias scored his 25th goal of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Erik Cole has marked a new career high in points with 62 points.
-Anton Babchuk notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sergei Samsonov scored the 500th point of his career.

Other notes:
-David Clarkson beat Tim Gleason in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 1( 31) , Albany River Rats 0(
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Goalies: Jeff Frazee - Justin Peters

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New York Islanders 3 , Boston Bruins 1
Shots: 24 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/74=89 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
Attendance: 14607 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 696755 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:49 1-0 Trent Hunter [23] (Mark Streit, Brendan Witt)
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32:13 2-0 Doug Weight [16] (Trent Hunter, Dean McAmmond)
37:02 2-1 Ryan Getzlaf [32] (Alexander Semin)
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49:23 3-1 Andy Hilbert [10] (Andy Sutton, Mark Streit)
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Penalty summary:
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08:45 Tomás Marcinko (2 min for holding the stick)
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23:17 Tomás Marcinko (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 14.20 7
R Richard Park 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
R Trent Hunter 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 21.30 10
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 6.20 6
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 14.40 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15.40 6
C Doug Weight 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 19.00 7
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 14.40 6
L Andy Hilbert 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 17.40 9
L Dean McAmmond 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 21.20 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 15.40 6
D Andy Sutton 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 20.30 6
D Mark Streit 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 23.50 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 -1 17.10 8
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Brendan Witt 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 29 0 0 60.00 10
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 14.00 4
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 -1 16.40 8
R Michael Ryder 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 8
C Maxime Sauve 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 5
C Mark Recchi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 -1 21.00 9
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.30 7
L Marco Sturm 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 14.00 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
L Alexander Semin 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 20.20 9
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 24.50 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.50 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Trent Hunter
2nd star: Andy Hilbert
3rd star: Rick DiPietro

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Andy Hilbert scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Sillinger had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Andy Sutton ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 12) , Providence Bruins 7( 23)
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0-1 PRO Shawn Thornton (Vladimír Sobotka, Mark Stuart)
0-2 PRO Brad Marchand (Mikko Lehtonen)
0-3 PRO Levi Nelson (Ned Lukacevic)
1-3 BRG Mike Iggulden (Alexandre Picard)
1-4 PRO Matt Hunwick (Wacey Rabbit)
1-5 PRO Mikko Lehtonen (Brad Marchand)
1-6 PRO Jeff Lovecchio (Wacey Rabbit)
1-7 PRO Shawn Thornton (Vladimír Sobotka)

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Adam Courchaine

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Detroit Red Wings 6 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 27 - 33
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:53/65=81 %, Challenges:44/58=74 %
PP: 2 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:80/95=84 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 20066 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 947115 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:37 1-0 Valtteri Filppula [22] (Niklas Kronwall, Nicklas Lidström)
08:03 1-1 Jason Williams [29] (Fredrik Modin, Derick Brassard)PP
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35:21 1-2 Fredrik Modin [28] (Derick Brassard, Kristian Huselius)PP
37:57 2-2 Valtteri Filppula [23] (Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidström)
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48:54 3-2 Marian Hossa [43] (Pavel Datsyuk)
49:25 4-2 Tomas Holmström [32] (Niklas Kronwall, Valtteri Filppula)
56:57 5-2 Tomas Holmström [33] (P.J. Axelsson, Valtteri Filppula)
57:26 6-2 Tomas Holmström [34] (Niklas Kronwall, Valtteri Filppula)
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Penalty summary:
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03:46 Darren Haydar (2 min for hooking)
07:44 Darren Haydar (2 min for hooking)
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33:49 Peter Schaefer (2 min for cross-checking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 5.50 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 21.00 7
R Tomas Holmström 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 17.00 9
R Marian Hossa 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Rod Pelley 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
C Johan Franzén 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 21.00 8
C Valtteri Filppula 2 3 3 2 2 0 0 5 15.30 10
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.20 5
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 17.50 8
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 12.30 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 22.10 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 16.20 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 18.00 8
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 21.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 20.40 9
D Nicklas Lidström 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 2 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Chris Osgood 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 0 0 0 -1 8.40 7
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 5
R Jason Williams 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
R Kristian Huselius 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -4 20.00 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 7.50 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12.00 5
C Derick Brassard 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 -2 19.20 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 -3 20.50 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 7.50 5
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 5
L Fredrik Modin 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.10 8
L Rick Nash 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -4 20.00 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 12.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 15.40 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -4 28.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 12.30 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 24.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 -3 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 6 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Valtteri Filppula
2nd star: Tomas Holmström
3rd star: Niklas Kronwall

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Niklas Kronwall notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Pavel Datsyuk notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Niklas Kronwall has marked a new career high in points with 36 points.
-Tomas Holmström has marked a new career high in points with 60 points.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 16) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 9)
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1-0 GRD Ryan Oulahen (Logan Pyett)

Goalies: Daniel Larsson - Daniel LaCosta

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Nashville Predators 4 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 34 - 19
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:78/92=84 %, Challenges:46/52=86 %
LA PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 821424 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:08 1-0 Jason Arnott [28] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jerred Smithson)
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26:17 1-1 LA Ed Purcell [20] (Michal Handzus, Anze Kopitar)
26:41 2-1 Alexander Radulov [31] (Steve Sullivan, David Legwand)
27:31 3-1 Alexander Radulov [32] (Dan Hamhuis, Steve Sullivan)
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41:17 3-2 LA Anze Kopitar [27] (Nikolai Zherdev, Justin Williams)PP
45:29 4-2 Shea Weber [8] (Jason Arnott, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
58:29 4-3 LA Dustin Brown [19] (Ed Purcell, Justin Williams)
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Penalty summary:
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18:56 LA Oscar Möller (2 min for tripping)
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27:42 LA Bud Holloway (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:03 Scott Nichol (2 min for tripping)
41:54 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for slashing)
46:09 Shea Weber (2 min for roughing)
46:09 LA Justin Williams (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 7.40 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
R Alexander Radulov 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 9
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.40 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 13.00 7
C David Legwand 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 18.40 7
C Jason Arnott 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
L Steve Sullivan 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.20 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 27.50 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Shea Weber 1 0 4 6 0 4 2 1 28.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bud Holloway 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 8.30 7
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 17.30 4
R Ed Purcell 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Justin Williams 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 -1 13.20 7
C Brian Boyle 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 14.40 6
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.30 6
C Michal Handzus 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 5
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 -1 19.10 9
L Oscar Möller 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 8.30 4
L Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 -1 18.40 6
L Dustin Brown 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 13.40 8
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.00 5
D Peter Harrold 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 4
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -2 24.40 6
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 23.20 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.40 4
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 23.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 4 0 30 0 0 58.50 7
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Radulov
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Steve Sullivan

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jerred Smithson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-David Legwand notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jason Arnott notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Shea Weber finally ended his 23 game goal drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Ed Purcell scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 28) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 18)
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1-0 MIL Greg Zanon (Rich Peverly)
1-1 MCH Alec Martinez (David Meckler)
1-2 MCH David Meckler (Marc-André Cliche)
2-2 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Fredrik Pettersson)
3-2 MIL Rich Peverly (Matt Ellison)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Jeff Zatkoff

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Calgary Flames 1 , Colorado Avalanche 5
Shots: 21 - 27
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:58/68=85 %, Challenges:50/63=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:78/94=82 %, Challenges:32/39=80 %
Attendance: 19289 of 19289 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 970236 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:42 0-1 Marek Svatos [19] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
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24:42 0-2 Marek Svatos [20] (Ryan Smyth, Patrick O'Sullivan)
29:04 1-2 Jarome Iginla [37] (Olli Jokinen, Adrian Aucoin)PP
33:05 1-3 Brett Clark [12] (Daniel Tjärnqvist, Patrick O'Sullivan)
33:31 1-4 Ryan Smyth [26] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
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44:23 1-5 Marek Svatos [21] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Ryan Smyth)
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Penalty summary:
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27:55 T.J. Hensick (2 min for boarding)
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49:12 Dustin Boyd (2 min for hooking)
57:08 T.J. Hensick (2 min for hooking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 9.30 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 16.10 6
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 18.30 8
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 10.30 6
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 20.30 8
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -2 10.30 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 12.50 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 19.30 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 25.00 4
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 -3 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Brad Malone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 19.50 6
R Marek Svatos 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 5 15.30 10
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 9.50 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 19.00 6
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 13.10 10
C Paul Stastny 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Cody McLeod 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 9.50 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
L Ryan Smyth 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 5 15.40 9
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 22.50 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 15.40 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 27.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.40 7
D Brett Clark 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 13.10 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 9 1 1 0 0 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marek Svatos
2nd star: Patrick O'Sullivan
3rd star: Ryan Smyth

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Olli Jokinen notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Todd Bertuzzi had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Daniel Tjärnqvist notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marek Svatos scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Marek Svatos finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Ryan Smyth ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quad City Flames 2( 20) , Lake Erie Monsters 1( 23)
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1-0 QCF Hugo Carpentier (Tomi Mäki, Gord Baldwin)
2-0 QCF Carsen Germyn (Daniel Ryder)
2-1 LEM Kyle Cumiskey (Nathan Smith)

Goalies: Matt Keetley - Jason Bacashihua