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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 0
Shots: 39 - 9
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:82/99=82 %, Challenges:47/58=79 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:58/75=77 %, Challenges:8/38=20 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 943992 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:17 1-0 Patrick Eaves [9] (Matt Cullen)
12:33 2-0 Tuomo Ruutu [30] (Joni Pitkänen, Anton Babchuk)
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27:03 3-0 Tuomo Ruutu [31] (Rod Brind'Amour, Erik Cole)
28:58 4-0 R.J. Umberger [36] (Scott Walker)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:07 Maxime Talbot (2 min for slashing)
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21:27 Alex Goligoski (2 min for tripping)
30:29 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for high-sticking)
33:39 Bill Guerin (5 min for attempt to injury)
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40:26 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
40:26 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
54:02 Patrick Eaves (2 min for high-sticking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 12.40 9
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Scott Walker 0 1 4 1 0 1 5 1 11.40 8
R Erik Cole 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 2 17.40 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 12.40 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 5 3 2 3 0 1 20.50 9
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 15.10 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 12.40 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.50 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 13.00 9
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.50 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 2 7 1 7 0 3 25.50 10
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 9.40 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 19.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 3 28.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 0 0 9 0 0 60.00 8
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 0 4 2 10 0 13.10 5
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 12.00 5
R Konstantin Zakharov 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -3 16.50 5
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 4
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 14.00 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -3 14.20 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 4
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 -1 12.00 5
L Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -3 20.10 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 17.30 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 -3 20.00 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22.30 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 -3 18.30 6
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 -1 24.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Bobby Nadeau 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Biron
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Patrick Eaves

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Patrick Eaves finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:
-Scott Walker fought Bill Guerin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 5( 21) , W-B/Scranton Penguins 4( 17)
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1-0 ALB Ryan Bayda (Pat Dwyer, Dennis Seidenberg)
1-1 WBS Derek Couture (Chris Minard, Mike Zigomanis)
1-2 WBS Andy Wozniewski (Janne Pesonen, Robert Scuderi)
2-2 ALB Jerome Samson (Joe Jensen, Drayson Bowman)
2-3 WBS Eric Godard (Bill Thomas, Hal Gill)
3-3 ALB Harrison Reed (Jerome Samson)
3-4 WBS Chris Minard (Janne Pesonen, Kris Beech)
4-4 ALB Brett Bellemore (Joe Jensen)
5-4 ALB Brandon Sutter

Goalies: Justin Peters - John Curry

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Colorado Avalanche 5 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 29 - 19
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:62/85=72 %, Challenges:44/52=83 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:41/53=75 %
Attendance: 18007 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 912954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:23 1-0 Cody McLeod [5] (John-Michael Liles, Adam Foote)
14:51 2-0 Patrick O'Sullivan [22] (Daniel Tjärnqvist, Ruslan Salei)
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32:39 3-0 Paul Stastny [39] (Ruslan Salei)
36:38 4-0 Marek Svatos [28] (John-Michael Liles, T.J. Hensick)
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46:06 4-1 Steve Bernier [37] (Mats Sundin, Mattias Öhlund)
49:39 5-1 Ryan Smyth [31] (Paul Stastny, Milan Hejduk)
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Penalty summary:
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28:39 Mark Cullen (2 min for hooking)
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45:09 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
45:09 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
51:05 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
51:05 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
59:48 Cody McLeod (5 min for fighting)
59:48 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 13.20 9
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 13.30 6
R Patrick O'Sullivan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 8
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 17.20 7
C T.J. Hensick 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 9.20 7
C Ben Guite 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 17.30 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Paul Stastny 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
L Cody McLeod 1 0 2 2 2 1 5 1 9.50 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 17.30 8
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
L Ryan Smyth 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 15.20 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 18.10 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 24.00 8
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 20.20 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 22.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mason Raymond 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 8
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
R Ryan Kesler 0 0 4 3 0 1 5 0 17.40 8
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 19.30 7
C Mark Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.40 4
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Mats Sundin 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -3 18.30 7
L Jason Krog 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 8.40 4
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -1 14.10 5
L Steve Bernier 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 19.10 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -4 18.00 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 15.10 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 21.10 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -3 23.40 6
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 16.30 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -3 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Stastny
2nd star: John-Michael Liles
3rd star: Marek Svatos

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Adam Foote has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Paul Stastny notched his 50th assist of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:
-Ian Laperriere beat Ryan Kesler in a fight.
-Ian Laperriere beat Kevin Bieksa in a fight.
-Kevin Bieksa beat Cody McLeod in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 2( , Manitoba Moose 0( 21)
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1-0 LEM Nathan Smith (Francis Lemieux)
2-0 LEM T.J. Trevelyan (Kyle Cumiskey)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Cory Schneider

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Boston Bruins 2 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 29 - 24
PP: 0 of 2 (8 shots), Passing:83/93=89 %, Challenges:52/59=86 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
Attendance: 14052 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 699789 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:42 0-1 Jeff Tambellini [1] (Mark Streit, Freddy Meyer)
14:36 0-2 Kyle Okposo [8] (Richard Park, Rick DiPietro)
19:35 1-2 Marco Sturm [35] (Mark Recchi, Ryan Getzlaf)
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30:08 1-3 Richard Park [26] (Andy Hilbert, Mike Sillinger)
30:39 2-3 Martin St. Pierre [1] (Blake Wheeler, Aaron Ward)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:27 Mikko Lehtonen (2 min for hooking)
15:23 Jon Sim (2 min for tripping)
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21:27 Brendan Witt (5 min for attempt to injury)
22:52 Ryan Getzlaf (2 min for roughing)
22:52 Dean McAmmond (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikko Lehtonen 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 5
R Blake Wheeler 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 15.20 6
R Mark Recchi 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Martin St. Pierre 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.00 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
L Marco Sturm 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 17.40 8
L Simon Gagné 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 19.30 5
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 4
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 26.40 8
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 21.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 21 0 0 59.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Trivino 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Kyle Okposo 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Richard Park 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
C Jeff Tambellini 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 7
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 11.50 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.50 5
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.00 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 20.10 8
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.40 5
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 8 1 3 5 -1 28.00 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.00 7
D Mark Streit 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 13.10 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 1 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Marco Sturm scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Martin St. Pierre finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Martin St. Pierre finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Brian Rolston had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Mark Streit notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Mike Sillinger notched his 40th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 14)
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0-1 BRG Trevor Smith (Jack Hillen)
0-2 BRG Blake Comeau (Jesse Joensuu, Trevor Smith)
1-2 PRO Dario Bürgler (Wacey Rabbit, Matt Marquardt)
1-3 BRG Sergei Ogorodnikov (Ben Walter)
2-3 PRO Brad Marchand (Shane Hnidy, Ty Conklin)
2-4 BRG Alexander Mereskin (Rob Hennigar)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Joey MacDonald

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Washington Capitals 2 , Tampa Bay Lightning 4
Shots: 21 - 34
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:51/64=79 %, Challenges:45/58=76 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:77/91=84 %, Challenges:43/54=78 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 869985 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:44 0-1 Paul Ranger [6] (Evgeny Malkin)
11:14 0-2 Evgeny Malkin [35] (Paul Ranger, Bryce Salvador)
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33:06 0-3 Gary Roberts [25] (Ales Kotalik, Jeff Halpern)
34:25 1-3 Brooks Laich [15] (Brian Pothier)
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44:02 2-3 Matt Bradley [8] (Marian Gaborik, Brooks Laich)
46:07 2-4 Gary Roberts [26] (Jeff Halpern, Ales Kotalik)
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Penalty summary:
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18:25 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for tripping)
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49:11 Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
49:11 Alex Bourret (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Brett MacLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 15.40 4
R Matt Bradley 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 5
R Dany Heatley 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 19.00 6
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 7.00 6
C David Steckel 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 -2 15.40 6
C Brooks Laich 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 17.50 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 19.30 5
L Oskar Osala 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8.00 6
L François Bouchard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 15.40 5
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 18.20 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 -2 18.00 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 18.00 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 22.20 5
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 15.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 21.20 7
D Brian Pothier 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -1 26.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Simeon Varlamov 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 3 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 7
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 -1 15.10 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.00 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Steve Downie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 -1 15.10 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 8
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 1 20.20 10
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 15.10 7
L Gary Roberts 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 15.00 9
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 15.10 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 20.50 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 3 1 0 5 1 24.00 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.10 5
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 15.30 7
D Paul Ranger 1 1 3 7 0 4 0 1 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Gary Roberts
3rd star: Paul Ranger

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brooks Laich scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brooks Laich has marked a new career high in assists with 17 assists.
-Brooks Laich finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Gary Roberts scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Gary Roberts ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Vaclav Prospal had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Vaclav Prospal had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Ranger finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Alex Bourret beat Bryce Salvador in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 9) , Norfolk Admirals 0( 22)
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1-0 HER Alexandre Giroux
2-0 HER Travis Morin (Josh Godfrey)
3-0 HER Chris Bourque (Sami Lepistö)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Riku Helenius

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Nashville Predators 4
Shots: 21 - 27
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:31/44=68 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:37/51=71 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 827002 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:59 1-0 Anze Kopitar [33] (Rostislav Klesla, Fedor Tyutin)
11:29 1-1 Greg de Vries [6] (Michael Ryder, Alexander Radulov)
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25:41 2-1 Kristian Huselius [36] (Eric Staal, Anze Kopitar)PP
27:55 3-1 Anze Kopitar [34] (Rostislav Klesla, Fedor Tyutin)PP
28:34 3-2 Martin Erat [34] (Scott Nichol, Kevin Klein)
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43:47 3-3 Michael Ryder [39] (Greg de Vries, Ryan Suter)
52:29 3-4 Steve Sullivan [39] (Alexander Radulov, Jordin Tootoo)
53:01 4-4 Jason Williams [38] (Derick Brassard, Fredrik Modin)
55:29 5-4 Kristian Huselius [37] (Michael Blunden, Manny Malhotra)
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Penalty summary:
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02:35 Derick Brassard (2 min for roughing)
02:35 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for roughing)
08:37 Shea Weber (2 min for roughing)
08:37 Michael Blunden (2 min for roughing)
13:42 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for tripping)
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24:44 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for elbowing)
27:25 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for hooking)
35:45 Scott Nichol (2 min for hooking)
37:23 Jason Arnott (2 min for boarding)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 9.00 8
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 13.30 6
R Jason Williams 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 15.20 7
R Kristian Huselius 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 22.10 8
C Manny Malhotra 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 9.00 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
C Derick Brassard 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 -1 14.10 7
C Eric Staal 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 20.30 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 4
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
L Anze Kopitar 2 1 4 5 0 2 0 1 20.30 10
D Ted Ruth 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 14.10 5
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 28.40 9
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 15.30 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 17.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 1 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 0 5 0 3 2 0 10.30 8
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 12.50 6
R Michael Ryder 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 17.10 9
R Alexander Radulov 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 14.40 8
C Scott Nichol 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 11.10 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.00 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 7
C David Legwand 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 10.30 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 14.00 7
L Martin Erat 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 2 19.50 8
L Steve Sullivan 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 8
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Greg de Vries 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
D Ryan Suter 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 -1 27.50 8
D Kevin Klein 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 15.10 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 29.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 5 0 16 0 0 58.00 4
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anze Kopitar
2nd star: Kristian Huselius
3rd star: Fedor Tyutin

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Anze Kopitar has marked a new career high in goals with 33 tallies.
-Eric Staal notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Fedor Tyutin notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Fredrik Modin scored the 500th point of his career.
-Manny Malhotra finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Scott Nichol notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Greg de Vries notched his 40th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 23) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 15)
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0-1 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Rich Peverly, Teemu Laakso)
1-1 SYR Christian Bäckman (Andy Inderieden)
2-1 SYR Michael Peca (Christian Bäckman, Tony Romano)

Goalies: Daniel LaCosta - Drew MacIntyre

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Anaheim Ducks 4 , San Jose Sharks 0
Shots: 30 - 19
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Honda Center)
Ticket income: 875874 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:19 1-0 Filip Kuba [8] (Johnny Oduya, Shawn Horcoff)
10:58 2-0 Sergei Fedorov [26] (Jean-Sébastien Giguère)
17:16 3-0 Patrice Bergeron [40] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Filip Kuba)
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23:56 4-0 Filip Kuba [9] (Johnny Oduya, Shawn Horcoff)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:26 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for holding the stick)
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22:01 Logan Couture (2 min for hooking)
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49:06 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
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Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 8.20 7
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 4 1 1 3 0 1 16.00 9
C Shawn Horcoff 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Patrice Bergeron 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Glen Murray 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 8
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
D John de Gray 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 25.00 6
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 6
D Filip Kuba 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.10 9
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 1 19 0 0 60.00 10
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeremy Roenick 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -3 15.30 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9.30 4
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 15.20 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Logan Couture 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.30 5
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.20 5
L Milan Michalek 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 -2 18.10 8
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.10 5
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 -1 27.40 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.20 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 20.40 4
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 25.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 4 0 9 0 0 24.00 4
G Brian Boucher 0 0 17 0 0 36.00 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
2nd star: Filip Kuba
3rd star: Sergei Fedorov

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Patrice Bergeron scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Rob Niedermayer had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Duncan Keith had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Filip Kuba finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Iowa Chops 3( 21) , Worcester Sharks 1( 11)
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0-1 WOR Tysen Dowzak (T.J. Fox)
1-1 IOW Brendan Mikkelson (Ryan Dingle)
2-1 IOW Drew Miller (Petteri Wirtanen)
3-1 IOW Drew Miller (Petteri Wirtanen, Jason Bailey)

Goalies: David LeNeveu - Thomas Greiss