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Ottawa Senators 6 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 24 - 23
PP: 2 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:59/67=88 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:52/62=82 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 896361 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:01 0-1 Frantisek Kaberle [8] (Ray Whitney, Antoine Vermette)
16:16 1-1 Mike Fisher [39] (Jordan Staal, Zdeno Chara)
17:11 1-2 Scott Walker [37] (R.J. Umberger, Frantisek Kaberle)
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24:53 2-2 Alexander Perezhogin [13] (Chris Kelly, Oleg Saprykin)PP
36:36 2-3 Antoine Vermette [28] (Jussi Jokinen, Sergei Samsonov)
38:44 3-3 Jordan Staal [12] (Mike Fisher, Jeff Carter)
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48:29 4-3 Mike Fisher [40] (Zdeno Chara)PP
52:05 5-3 Jeff Carter [22] (Jordan Staal, Mike Fisher)
57:39 6-3 Ales Hemsky [29] (Chris Kelly, Mike Fisher)
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Penalty summary:
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03:33 Ryan White (5 min for fighting)
03:33 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
11:02 Chris Kelly (2 min for roughing)
11:02 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for roughing)
19:26 Ben Maxwell (2 min for roughing)
19:26 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for roughing)
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24:09 Raffi Torres (2 min for roughing)
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47:35 Patrick Eaves (2 min for hooking)
55:11 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for roughing)
55:11 Ryan White (2 min for roughing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 -2 14.50 7
R Shean Donovan 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.20 7
R Jeff Carter 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
C Ben Maxwell 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 8.40 7
C Ryan White 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 -2 13.20 5
C Chris Kelly 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 18.10 8
C Mike Fisher 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 2 19.50 10
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 -2 14.50 7
L Ales Hemsky 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
L Jordan Staal 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 9
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 15.30 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 2 2 9 1 2 0 2 24.00 10
D Brian Lee 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 14.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 22.20 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 22.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Alex Auld 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 1 1 0 2 0 8.30 5
R Jussi Jokinen 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 7
R Scott Walker 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 21.00 9
R Erik Cole 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 15.30 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 9.20 6
C Antoine Vermette 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 16.40 8
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 -2 11.30 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 8.00 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 8
L Ray Whitney 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 -3 15.30 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 0 15.50 5
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 23.00 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -3 23.10 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 15.40 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Fisher
2nd star: Jordan Staal
3rd star: Jeff Carter

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Mike Fisher scored his 40th goal of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Frantisek Kaberle has marked a new career high in goals with 8 tallies.
-Frantisek Kaberle notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Sergei Samsonov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-R.J. Umberger had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Frantisek Kaberle finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ryan White fought Tim Gleason in a fight.

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 1( 29) , Albany River Rats 2( 18)
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1-0 BNG Jim O'Brien (Peter Regin)
1-1 ALB Pat Dwyer (Brandon Sutter)
1-2 ALB Drayson Bowman (Bobby Hughes, Joe Jensen)

Goalies: Brian Elliott - Justin Peters

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Nashville Predators 5 , Edmonton Oilers 1
Shots: 26 - 26
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/89=80 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:68/81=83 %, Challenges:36/47=75 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 821424 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:56 1-0 Steve Sullivan [35] (Alexander Radulov, Shea Weber)
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27:02 1-1 Dustin Penner [29] (Brian Gionta)
28:13 2-1 Alexander Radulov [39] (Ryan Suter, David Legwand)
36:18 3-1 Steve Sullivan [36] (David Legwand, Shea Weber)
37:12 4-1 David Legwand [37] (Shea Weber)
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50:33 5-1 Jason Arnott [36] (Michael Ryder, Greg de Vries)
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Penalty summary:
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51:51 Scott Nichol (2 min for hooking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 14.50 7
R Michael Ryder 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 17.20 9
R Alexander Radulov 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 4 16.40 8
C Scott Nichol 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 8.20 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 15.10 7
C Jason Arnott 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
C David Legwand 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 16.40 8
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.50 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Steve Sullivan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 16.40 9
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.50 5
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 25.40 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 19.50 7
D Shea Weber 0 3 1 4 0 4 0 4 24.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 15.00 5
R Brian Gionta 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 -2 19.40 6
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 16.20 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 19.30 6
L Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 7
L Dustin Penner 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 -2 19.40 7
D P.K. Subban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 28.10 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 6 2 4 0 -2 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Legwand
2nd star: Steve Sullivan
3rd star: Shea Weber

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Steve Sullivan has marked a new career high in goals with 35 tallies.
-Alexander Radulov has marked a new career high in assists with 33 assists.
-Steve Sullivan scored his 35th goal of the season.
-David Legwand notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Michael Ryder notched his 40th assist of the season.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Dustin Penner finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 13) , Springfield Falcons 0( 18)
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1-0 MIL Wade Belak (Rich Peverly, Teemu Laakso)
2-0 MIL Hugh Jessiman (Daniel Sparre)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Jeff Deslauriers

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Atlanta Thrashers 5 , New York Rangers 0
Shots: 21 - 39
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:53/70=75 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
PP: 0 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:69/79=87 %, Challenges:49/58=83 %
Attendance: 17572 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 885628 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:53 1-0 Colby Armstrong [24] (Ilya Kovalchuk)
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22:46 2-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [39] (Tobias Enström, Anssi Salmela)PP
26:25 3-0 Bryan Little [16] (Clay Wilson, Marty Reasoner)
33:43 4-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [40] (Colby Armstrong, Garnet Exelby)
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49:45 5-0 Chris Thorburn [11] (Anssi Salmela, Brett Skinner)
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Penalty summary:
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21:55 Michal Rozsival (2 min for hooking)
35:16 Clay Wilson (2 min for roughing)
35:16 Nik Antropov (2 min for roughing)
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42:25 Eric Boulton (2 min for boarding)
54:52 Aaron Rome (2 min for slashing)
57:49 Garnet Exelby (2 min for slashing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boulton 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 9.50 6
R Chris Thorburn 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 14.00 9
R Bryan Little 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 15.50 8
R Colby Armstrong 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 2 20.20 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 11.40 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 6
C Todd White 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 16.40 8
L Spencer Machacek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Brett Sterling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 15.50 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
D Brett Skinner 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 14.50 7
D Aaron Rome 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 17.30 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 24.40 7
D Anssi Salmela 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 16.40 6
D Clay Wilson 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 17.50 7
D Tobias Enström 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 39 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 5 1 6 0 -1 15.50 9
R Nik Antropov 0 0 3 4 1 0 2 -1 15.50 6
R Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 -2 20.30 8
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 4
C Mark Bell 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 15.50 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -1 15.50 5
L Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -2 19.40 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 16.30 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -2 24.20 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 23.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Chris Thorburn ended his 8 game point drought.
-Brett Skinner ended his 8 game point drought.
-Garnet Exelby ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 4( 37) , Hartford Wolf Pack 0( 11)
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1-0 CHW Jordan LaVallee (Grant Stevenson, Boris Valabik)
2-0 CHW Tomás Rod (Tomás Pospisil)
3-0 CHW Igor Musatov (Grant Stevenson)
4-0 CHW Grant Stevenson (Tyler McGregor)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Miika Wiikman

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 24 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/78=73 %, Challenges:53/59=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/70=88 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 893062 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:14 1-0 Evgeny Malkin [34] (Martin St. Louis, Vaclav Prospal)
13:11 2-0 Andrew Cogliano [31] (Gary Roberts)
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42:53 2-1 Carl Söderberg [9] (Andrew Ference, Zach Hamill)
48:28 2-2 Brian Rolston [39] (Mark Recchi, Marco Sturm)
49:43 3-2 Martin St. Louis [38] (Vaclav Prospal)
58:57 4-2 Vaclav Prospal [32] (Evgeny Malkin) EN
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Penalty summary:
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16:37 Steve Downie (2 min for tripping)
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26:48 Steve Downie (2 min for tripping)
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59:12 Adam McQuaid (5 min for fighting)
59:12 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 18.40 8
C Steve Downie 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 7.50 7
C Andrew Cogliano 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 14.00 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 2 4 1 3 0 3 19.20 10
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 10.40 7
L Gary Roberts 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 18.40 9
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 13.20 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 26.00 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 6 1 3 0 3 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikko Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 4
R Mark Recchi 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Zach Hamill 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 14.50 5
C Brian Rolston 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 17.50 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 -2 19.40 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
L Carl Söderberg 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 -1 14.10 7
L Marco Sturm 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 17.10 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Andrew Ference 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 -1 14.10 6
D Adam McQuaid 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 18.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 26.00 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 19.30 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 20 0 0 59.30 5
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Vaclav Prospal
3rd star: Martin St. Louis

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vaclav Prospal notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jeff Halpern had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Mark Recchi notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Zach Hamill ended his 8 game point drought.
-Carl Söderberg finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Andrew Ference ended his 6 game point drought.

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

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 20) , Providence Bruins 0( 10)
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1-0 NOR Vladimir Mihalik (Brandon Bochenski, Paul Szczechura)
2-0 NOR Jason Ward (François-Pierre Guénette)

Goalies: Riku Helenius - Ty Conklin

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Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 33 - 26
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/68=85 %, Challenges:57/64=87 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:30/37=79 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:17 1-0 Mike Cammalleri [34] (Andrew Ladd, Stephen Weiss)
12:55 2-0 David Bolland [10] (Dustin Byfuglien, Kris Versteeg)
14:42 2-1 Marian Gaborik [35] (Alexander Ovechkin, Ryan Craig)
17:47 2-2 Alexander Ovechkin [47] (Ryan Craig, Dany Heatley)
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28:23 3-2 Andrew Ladd [30] (Mike Cammalleri, Brent Seabrook)
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46:29 3-3 Alexander Ovechkin [48] (Ryan Craig, Dany Heatley)
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60:33 4-3 Patrick Sharp [32] (Dion Phaneuf, Brian Campbell)
Penalty summary:
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01:11 Matt Bradley (2 min for roughing)
01:11 Dion Phaneuf (2 min for roughing)
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27:33 Kurtis Foster (5 min for fighting)
27:33 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
36:56 Mike Cammalleri (5 min for attempt to injury)
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51:13 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
51:13 Alex Bourret (5 min for fighting)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Pineault 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 8
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 21.00 9
R Mike Cammalleri 1 1 5 2 1 0 5 1 24.10 9
R Corey Perry 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 6.40 6
C Kyle Beach 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C David Bolland 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 13.20 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 17.10 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Ben Eager 0 0 2 3 1 3 5 0 12.10 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
L Andrew Ladd 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.30 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 23.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 3 3 0 1 7 -1 17.50 9
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 -1 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 3 0 23 0 0 60.30 6
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Brett MacLean 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 6
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
R Dany Heatley 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 9
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 6.40 7
C David Steckel 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 18.20 5
C Brooks Laich 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 5
C Ryan Craig 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Oskar Osala 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
L François Bouchard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
L Marian Gaborik 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 18.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 16.50 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 18.20 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 22.10 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 1 23.40 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 19.20 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 4
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 4 0 29 0 0 60.30 6
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Mike Cammalleri
3rd star: Andrew Ladd

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-David Bolland scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Andrew Ladd scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Brent Seabrook notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Dion Phaneuf notched his 50th assist of the season.
-David Bolland finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Marian Gaborik scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored the 400th point of his career.

Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Kurtis Foster in a fight.
-Dion Phaneuf beat Alex Bourret in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rockford Ice Hogs 4( 25) , Hershey Bears 3( 14)
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1-0 RCK Vladimir Kutny (Adam Burish, Mike Brennan)
1-1 HER Travis Morin (Graham Mink)
1-2 HER Chris Bourque (Tomas Fleischmann)
1-3 HER Chris Bourque (Tomas Fleischmann)
2-3 RCK Lukas Kaspar (Adam Hobson)
3-3 RCK Petri Kontiola (Adam Hobson)
4-3 RCK Vladimir Kutny (Colin Fraser)

Goalies: Antti Niemi - Daren Machesney

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 28 - 13
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 1 of 1 (5 shots), Passing:76/83=91 %, Challenges:20/33=58 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 827002 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:29 1-0 Eric Staal [42] (Rostislav Klesla, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
09:04 2-0 Kristian Huselius [34] (Fedor Tyutin, Rostislav Klesla)PP
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32:19 3-0 Jakub Voracek [10] (Jason Williams, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
38:28 3-1 Jay McClement [14] (Paul Kariya, Brad Boyes)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:02 Cam Janssen (5 min for fighting)
02:02 Nikita Filatov (5 min for fighting)
08:49 Michael Sauer (2 min for cross-checking)
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24:43 Cam Janssen (2 min for holding the stick)
34:01 Eric Staal (5 min for attempt to injury)
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51:53 Cam Janssen (2 min for roughing)
51:53 Mike Commodore (2 min for roughing)
55:11 David Backes (5 min for fighting)
55:11 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 5
R Jakub Voracek 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 8
R Jason Williams 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Kristian Huselius 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 12.10 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 10.10 7
C Derick Brassard 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
C Eric Staal 1 0 4 4 1 4 5 1 17.00 9
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 6
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 8.30 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 20.20 8
D Ted Ruth 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.30 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 27.40 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 0 17.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 1 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 5
R David Backes 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 10.40 5
R Alexander Steen 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
R Brad Boyes 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -1 21.50 6
C Jay McClement 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12.30 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 9.10 4
L Cam Janssen 0 0 2 1 0 1 9 0 9.00 5
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 4
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 15.30 6
L Paul Kariya 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 -1 20.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.00 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 21.30 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 14.50 6
D Michael Sauer 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 17.00 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Jakub Voracek
3rd star: Kristian Huselius

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Jakub Voracek scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jakub Voracek finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jay McClement ended his 8 game goal drought.
-T.J. Oshie had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Cam Janssen beat Nikita Filatov in a fight.
-David Backes beat Ole-Kristian Tollefsen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 15) , Peoria Rivermen 0( 13)
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1-0 SYR Michael Peca (Andy Inderieden)
2-0 SYR Jonathan Sigalet (Andrew Murray)

Goalies: Daniel LaCosta - Hannu Toivonen

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Anaheim Ducks 4 , Minnesota Wild 0
Shots: 34 - 22
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:73/82=89 %, Challenges:48/57=82 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/71=78 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Honda Center)
Ticket income: 875874 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:02 1-0 Alex Tanguay [22] (Eric Boguniecki, Rob Niedermayer)
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30:31 2-0 Shawn Horcoff [36] (Rob Niedermayer, Filip Kuba)
35:47 3-0 Shawn Horcoff [37] (Alex Tanguay, Filip Kuba)
38:11 4-0 Patrice Bergeron [38] (Teemu Selänne, Duncan Keith)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:49 Ken Klee (2 min for roughing)
02:49 Antti Miettinen (2 min for roughing)
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33:48 Corey Locke (2 min for tripping)
36:25 Corey Locke (2 min for hooking)
37:35 Steven Stamkos (2 min for slashing)
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40:05 Jason Chimera (2 min for hooking)
53:18 Corey Locke (2 min for boarding)
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Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Eric Boguniecki 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 17.50 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 11.50 7
C Shawn Horcoff 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 17.50 10
C Patrice Bergeron 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 10
L Glen Murray 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.20 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
D John de Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 21.00 8
D Duncan Keith 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 28.00 8
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 11.50 6
D Filip Kuba 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 22 0 0 60.00 10
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 9.30 7
R Owen Nolan 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 17.30 6
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 13.40 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
C James Sheppard 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 14.30 6
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 9.30 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 14.30 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -3 16.40 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 17.50 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.00 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 -2 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
2nd star: Shawn Horcoff
3rd star: Alex Tanguay

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Rob Niedermayer notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Filip Kuba notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Glen Murray had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Steven Stamkos had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Iowa Chops 1( 34) , Houston Aeros 1( 19)
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0-1 HOU Morten Madsen (Ryan Hamilton)
1-1 IOW George Parros (Joakim Lindström, Brian Salcido)

Goalies: David LeNeveu - Nolan Schaefer