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Nashville Predators 4 , Anaheim Ducks 2
Shots: 27 - 24
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:38/47=79 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:48/59=80 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 821424 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:43 0-1 Lubomir Visnovsky [6] (Boyd Gordon, Martin Havlat)
14:11 1-1 Michael Ryder [31] (Dan Hamhuis, Greg de Vries)
18:33 2-1 Michael Ryder [32])
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28:36 3-1 Martin Erat [29] (Michael Ryder, Dan Hamhuis)
33:06 3-2 Martin Havlat [36] (Patrice Bergeron, Teemu Selänne)
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58:29 4-2 Alexander Radulov [36] (David Legwand) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:47 Duncan Keith (2 min for elbowing)
08:45 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for slashing)
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30:38 Scott Nichol (2 min for tripping)
33:14 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
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43:38 Scott Nichol (2 min for roughing)
43:38 Shawn Horcoff (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 12.40 7
R Michael Ryder 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 20.00 10
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 20.10 8
C Scott Nichol 0 0 2 6 0 3 4 0 6.10 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 15.50 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C David Legwand 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
L Martin Erat 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 8
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.00 6
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 21.50 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 23.10 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13.00 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 3 22.30 9
D Shea Weber 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 -1 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Pekka Rinne 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 1 0 0 0 4 1 6.00 5
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 -1 16.20 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 17.30 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 8
C Boyd Gordon 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 6.00 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 16.20 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 13.50 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.00 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 5
L Glen Murray 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 16.30 7
L Martin Havlat 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Kent Huskins 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.50 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 22.20 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 25.00 8
D John de Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 15.30 4
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 23 0 0 59.30 5
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Ryder
2nd star: Dan Hamhuis
3rd star: Alexander Radulov

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Michael Ryder has marked a new career high in goals with 31 tallies.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Lubomir Visnovsky finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 5( 25) , Iowa Chops 1( 17)
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1-0 MIL Rich Peverly (Matt Ellison)
2-0 MIL Matt Ellison (Rich Peverly)
3-0 MIL Mike Santorelli (Tim Ramholt)
3-1 IOW George Parros (Logan MacMillan, Brett Festerling)
4-1 MIL Matt Ellison (Rich Peverly)
5-1 MIL Kelsey Wilson

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - David LeNeveu

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Dallas Stars 0 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 19 - 29
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
PP: 1 of 2 (8 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:45/56=78 %
Attendance: 18532 of 18532 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 865444 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:05 0-1 Chris Pronger [11] (Jarkko Ruutu, Oleg Saprykin)
17:28 0-2 Chris Pronger [12] (Zdeno Chara, Mike Fisher)
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37:26 0-3 Chris Kelly [28] (Jeff Carter, Zdeno Chara)PP
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41:24 0-4 Shean Donovan [13] (Jordan Staal, Zdeno Chara)
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Penalty summary:
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14:07 Chris Pronger (2 min for roughing)
14:07 Darryl Sydor (2 min for roughing)
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33:58 Brendan Morrison (2 min for tripping)
36:19 Sean Avery (2 min for boarding)
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51:55 Ryan White (5 min for fighting)
51:55 Stéphane Robidas (5 min for fighting)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 5
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 -3 17.10 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 7.50 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 17.00 8
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 15.40 5
C Brad Richards 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
L Fabian Brunnström 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 17.00 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 17.50 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -3 16.20 5
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24.30 5
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 20.10 8
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 -2 19.20 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7.00 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.50 7
R Shean Donovan 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
R Jeff Carter 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 1 19.50 8
C Ben Maxwell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
C Ryan White 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 13.10 5
C Chris Kelly 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 20.20 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Jordan Staal 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 2 20.30 8
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 3 26.20 8
D Brian Lee 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 14.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 18.50 8
D Chris Pronger 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 24.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 19 0 0 60.00 10
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Leclaire
2nd star: Chris Pronger
3rd star: Zdeno Chara

Notes for Dallas Stars:

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Pronger scored the 600th point of his career.
-Jordan Staal has marked a new career high in assists with 17 assists.
-Zdeno Chara notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jeff Carter had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Chris Pronger ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ryan White fought Stéphane Robidas in a fight.

Farm game result:
Texas Stars 2( 15) , Binghamton Senators 1( 14)
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0-1 BNG Ryan Shannon (Ondrej Fiala)
1-1 TEX Tyler Shelast (Brian Sutherby)
2-1 TEX Chris Conner (Ivan Vishnevskiy)

Goalies: Matt Climie - Brian Elliott

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Vancouver Canucks 5 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 26 - 30
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:57/79=72 %, Challenges:55/67=80 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:70/81=86 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
Attendance: 18630 of 18630 (General Motors Place)
Ticket income: 825309 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:07 1-0 Kevin Bieksa [11] (Mats Sundin, Steve Bernier)PP
16:57 1-1 Wojtek Wolski [29] (Matthew Lombardi)
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33:33 2-1 Ryan Kesler [15] (Henrik Sedin, Mats Sundin)
34:13 3-1 Henrik Sedin [31] (Ryan Kesler)
38:07 4-1 Henrik Sedin [32] (Steve Bernier, Kevin Bieksa)
39:16 4-2 Matthew Lombardi [16] (Patrick O'Sullivan)
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42:46 4-3 Ruslan Salei [9] (Paul Stastny, Milan Hejduk)
43:56 5-3 Henrik Sedin [33] (Ryan Kesler, Kevin Bieksa)
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Penalty summary:
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04:19 Marek Svatos (2 min for cross-checking)
15:41 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
15:41 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
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28:07 Michel Ouellet (2 min for cross-checking)
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51:32 Michel Ouellet (2 min for tripping)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 10.20 7
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 19.20 6
R Ryan Kesler 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 3 17.40 10
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 8
C Mark Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Henrik Sedin 3 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 15.50 10
C Mats Sundin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.00 7
L Jason Krog 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 4
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.20 7
L Steve Bernier 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 15.20 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 14.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 16.20 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 24.30 8
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 6 3 5 0 0 22.10 8
D Kevin Bieksa 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 3 14.20 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 -2 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 0 9.00 7
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 14.50 7
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Ben Guite 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Matthew Lombardi 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.20 8
L Cody McLeod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 13.00 7
L Wojtek Wolski 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 20.00 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 5
D Ruslan Salei 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 23.10 8
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 16.50 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Sedin
2nd star: Ryan Kesler
3rd star: Kevin Bieksa

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Mats Sundin scored the 1400th point of his career.
-Ryan Kesler scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ryan Kesler notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Sedin had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Milan Hejduk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Matthew Lombardi finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kevin Bieksa beat Darcy Tucker in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( 17) , Lake Erie Monsters 1( 12)
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0-1 LEM Nathan Smith (Wes O'Neill)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Jason Bacashihua

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Atlanta Thrashers 0 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 23 - 29
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:40/51=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:78/95=82 %, Challenges:29/36=78 %
Attendance: 16072 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 810028 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:37 0-1 Martin Skoula [8] (Nick Schultz, James Sheppard)
17:22 0-2 Mikko Koivu [32] (Steven Stamkos, Brent Burns)
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28:22 0-3 Jason Chimera [3] (Corey Locke, Owen Nolan)
30:19 0-4 Antti Miettinen [10] (Andrew Brunette, Todd Marchant)
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Penalty summary:
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09:21 Mike Green (2 min for elbowing)
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21:44 Erik Christensen (2 min for tripping)
25:01 Corey Locke (2 min for roughing)
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44:52 Joe Motzko (2 min for cross-checking)
46:56 Marty Reasoner (2 min for boarding)
50:22 Éric Perrin (2 min for hooking)
53:45 Mike Green (2 min for slashing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joe Motzko 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 9.50 7
R Eric Boulton 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.40 4
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 -2 21.00 7
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 8.20 5
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12.40 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 15.40 5
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 8
L Spencer Machacek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Brett Sterling 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12.40 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.40 5
D Brett Skinner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Aaron Rome 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 12.10 4
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 -2 22.00 7
D Anssi Salmela 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 23.00 6
D Clay Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.30 5
D Tobias Enström 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 7.40 6
R Owen Nolan 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 1 17.00 9
R Antti Miettinen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 8
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 7.40 6
C James Sheppard 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 5
C Todd Marchant 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 21.10 7
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Jason Chimera 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 12.50 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 8
C Steven Stamkos 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
D Nick Schultz 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.00 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 6
D Mike Green 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 18.30 6
D Martin Skoula 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 1 27.30 8
D Brent Burns 0 1 2 4 2 4 0 2 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Niklas Backstrom
2nd star: Owen Nolan
3rd star: Antti Miettinen

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Todd White had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Antti Miettinen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nick Schultz ended his 8 game point drought.
-Martin Skoula ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 10) , Houston Aeros 3( 21)
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1-0 CHW Grant Stevenson (Jordan LaVallee)
1-1 HOU Petr Kalus (Cal Clutterbuck, Tomas Mojzis)
1-2 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Craig Weller)
1-3 HOU Petr Kalus (Cal Clutterbuck)
2-3 CHW Tomás Rod (Tomás Pospisil)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Nolan Schaefer

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 24 - 21
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:63/74=85 %, Challenges:43/62=68 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:50/62=79 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 943992 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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26:21 0-1 Patrik Elias [27] (Jaromir Jagr, Anton Volchenkov)
27:42 1-1 Tuomo Ruutu [23] (Joni Pitkänen, Anton Babchuk)
33:21 1-2 David Clarkson [6] (John Madden, Andy Greene)
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44:45 2-2 Ray Whitney [29] (Joe Corvo, Anton Babchuk)
50:29 2-3 Patrik Elias [28] (Zach Parisé, Scott Niedermayer)
57:25 3-3 Jussi Jokinen [15] (Sergei Samsonov, Tim Gleason)
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Penalty summary:
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03:23 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
03:23 Jordan Leopold (2 min for roughing)
04:12 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for boarding)
12:11 Matt Halischuk (2 min for high-sticking)
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49:19 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
49:19 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 12.10 6
R Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 1 16.30 7
R Erik Cole 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 -1 11.00 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 18.10 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 19.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 16.20 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -1 11.00 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
L Ray Whitney 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 21.00 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 18.20 8
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 -2 26.40 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 18.50 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 3 5 2 2 0 -2 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 18 0 0 65.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 16.40 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 4 4 1 0 -1 18.20 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 5
C John Madden 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 19.00 9
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
C Patrik Elias 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Matt Halischuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 6
L David Clarkson 1 0 3 1 0 2 5 1 15.20 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Zach Parisé 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 8
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16.50 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 -1 20.20 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 2 3 1 3 2 0 27.20 8
D Andy Greene 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 22.10 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 26.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Jussi Jokinen
3rd star: John Madden

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Joni Pitkänen has marked a new career high in assists with 40 assists.
-Joni Pitkänen notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jussi Jokinen scored his 15th goal of the season.
-R.J. Umberger had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-R.J. Umberger had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-John Madden notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Zach Parisé has marked a new career high in assists with 34 assists.
-Patrik Elias ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-David Clarkson beat Scott Walker in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 1( 27) , Lowell Devils 1( 9)
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1-0 ALB Mike Angelidis (Joe Jensen)
1-1 LOW Chad Wiseman (Matt Spiller, Jeff Frazee)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Jeff Frazee

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San Jose Sharks 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 21 - 22
PP: 2 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:29/53=53 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:56/71=78 %, Challenges:53/60=86 %
Attendance: 17496 of 17496 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 824062 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:29 1-0 Milan Michalek [27] (Joe Pavelski, Rob Blake)PP
09:41 2-0 Mike Grier [19] (Marcel Goc, Christian Ehrhoff)
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22:29 3-0 Patrick Marleau [30] (Dan Boyle, Marc Savard)PP
30:09 3-1 Dion Phaneuf [12] (Jonathan Toews, Brian Campbell)
38:55 3-2 Patrick Sharp [31] (Jonathan Toews, Brian Campbell)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:34 Adam Pineault (2 min for tripping)
12:36 Ben Eager (2 min for tripping)
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21:38 Adam Pineault (2 min for slashing)
38:18 Jamie McGinn (2 min for elbowing)
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40:18 Kyle Beach (2 min for hooking)
47:32 Kyle Beach (2 min for tripping)
50:53 Ben Eager (2 min for high-sticking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie McGinn 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7.40 5
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
R Mike Grier 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 -1 21.30 8
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Marcel Goc 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 14.30 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 21.00 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 9.50 5
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 21.10 5
L Milan Michalek 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.40 7
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 -1 20.20 5
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 15.30 5
D Rob Blake 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 29.20 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 16.40 9
D Dan Boyle 0 1 3 6 1 0 0 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Pineault 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 8.40 7
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 17.40 8
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 -1 20.40 6
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 20.50 8
C Kyle Beach 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 9.10 6
C David Bolland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 15.00 8
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 10.10 6
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 14.30 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 11.00 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 14.30 8
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 17.20 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 9
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 20.50 9
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15.50 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 2 2 4 0 3 0 1 24.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Grier
2nd star: Milan Michalek
3rd star: Christian Ehrhoff

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Milan Michalek has marked a new career high in goals with 27 tallies.
-Joe Pavelski has marked a new career high in assists with 22 assists.
-Patrick Marleau scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Dan Boyle notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Joe Pavelski finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Marc Savard had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Brian Campbell has marked a new career high in assists with 55 assists.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 2( 22) , Rockford Ice Hogs 1( 18)
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0-1 RCK Lukas Kaspar (Jake Dowell)
1-1 WOR Christoph Gawlik (T.J. Fox)
2-1 WOR Mike Morris (Tom Cavanagh)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Antti Niemi