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Montreal Canadiens 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 15 - 32
MTL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:47/57=82 %, Challenges:35/58=59 %
BUF PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:85/104=81 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
Attendance: 17695 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 849360 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:18 0-1 BUF Kristian Huselius [10] (Patrick Marleau, Matthew Lombardi)
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22:12 0-2 BUF Tobias Enström [3] (Kristian Huselius, Patrick Marleau)
31:09 1-2 MTL Jarret Stoll [4] (Mike Green)
34:05 2-2 MTL Pavel Vorobiev [4] (Raffi Torres, Jozef Stumpel)
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43:01 2-3 BUF Glen Murray [8] (Dany Heatley, Sean Avery)
59:16 2-4 BUF Ryan Malone [5] (Patrick Marleau, Matthew Lombardi) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:26 MTL Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
08:26 BUF Mike Mottau (2 min for roughing)
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22:55 BUF Shea Weber (2 min for roughing)
22:55 MTL Pavel Vorobiev (2 min for roughing)
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51:58 MTL David Tanabe (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 6
R John Pohl 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 1 0 2 3 2 0 2 2 15.20 8
R Raffi Torres 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -3 19.20 5
C Éric Chouinard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Jarret Stoll 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 15.40 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -4 18.40 6
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 8.10 4
L Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 5
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 17.20 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 18.20 5
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15.40 5
D Mike Green 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 19.50 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 -4 24.30 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 18.50 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 17.20 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -5 25.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 28 0 0 58.30 6
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tuomas Pihlman 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 9.10 6
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 15.20 6
R Kristian Huselius 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 18.00 8
R Glen Murray 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 -1 9.10 6
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 15.20 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
L Sean Avery 0 1 0 5 1 4 0 -1 9.10 6
L Ryan Malone 1 0 3 3 0 6 0 1 15.20 9
L Patrick Marleau 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 7
L Dany Heatley 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 19.40 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16.20 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 23.30 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 16.50 6
D Tobias Enström 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
D Paul Mara 0 0 3 4 1 3 0 1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kristian Huselius
2nd star: Ryan Malone
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Kristian Huselius scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dany Heatley scored the 500th point of his career.
-Ryan Malone ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Tobias Enström finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 11) , Rochester Americans 3( 16)
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0-1 ROC Scott Nichol (T.J. Galiardi, Andrew Alberts)
0-2 ROC Adam Pineault (Kyle Greentree, Freddy Meyer)
1-2 QUE Kirk Maltby (Mikhail Grabovski, Kris Beech)
1-3 ROC Anthony Stewart (Adam Pineault, Kyle Greentree)
Goalies: Adam Berkhoel - David LeNeveu

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Nashville Predators 2 , Philadelphia Flyers 2
Shots: 22 - 33
NAS PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:37/49=74 %
PHI PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:83/97=85 %, Challenges:49/61=79 %
Attendance: 6115 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 307584 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:18 0-1 PHI Teemu Selänne [12] (Sami Kapanen, Andrei Zyuzin)
18:28 0-2 PHI Tyler Arnason [4] (Shaone Morrisonn, Aaron Ward)
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28:49 1-2 NAS Steve Sullivan [8] (Ryan Suter, Roman Hamrlik)
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44:16 2-2 NAS Petr Sykora [13] (Milan Lucic, Mike Ribeiro)
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Penalty summary:
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19:05 NAS James Neal (2 min for elbowing)
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60:48 NAS Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
60:48 PHI Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Brad Isbister 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 15.20 5
R Kyle Turris 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 6
R Petr Sykora 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
C James Neal 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 8.50 5
C Darren Helm 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 15.20 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 17.40 7
L Steve Sullivan 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 9
L Milan Lucic 0 1 3 0 1 0 5 0 20.00 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 20.10 5
D Ryan Suter 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.40 5
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 -1 16.40 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Leland Irving 2 0 31 0 0 65.00 10
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vladimir Zharkov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 14.40 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 21.40 7
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 14.40 8
C Scott Gomez 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 -1 21.10 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 9
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7.30 7
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 16.50 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.40 7
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 -1 19.50 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 26.50 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 17.00 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 23.00 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 29.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 2 0 20 0 0 65.00 8
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Leland Irving
2nd star: Steve Sullivan
3rd star: Petr Sykora

Notes for Nashville Predators:
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Tyler Arnason finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Aaron Ward ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Zdeno Chara in a fight.
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 29) , Philadelphia Phantoms 0(
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1-0 MIL Ryan McDonough (Jason Doig, Aaron Voros)
2-0 MIL Pat Dwyer (Tomás Pospisil)
3-0 MIL Chad Wiseman (Josh Holden, Mike Funk)
Goalies: Michael Garnett - Jeff Deslauriers

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New York Islanders 5 , Washington Capitals 1
Shots: 30 - 25
NYI PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:49/60=80 %
WSH PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 798553 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:03 1-0 NYI Alexei Ponikarovsky [8] (Matt Lashoff, Alexei Zhitnik)
12:52 2-0 NYI Vernon Fiddler [1] (Alexandre Picard, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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28:56 3-0 NYI Alexei Zhitnik [4] (Peter Schaefer, Ron Hainsey)
33:34 4-0 NYI Rod Brind'Amour [10] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Alexander Ovechkin)
34:24 4-1 WSH Joffrey Lupul [8] (Keith Tkachuk, Robert Lang)
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43:44 5-1 NYI Nicklas Bäckström [8] (Vernon Fiddler, Alexandre Picard)
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Penalty summary:
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17:32 WSH Milan Kraft (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 7.50 8
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 18.10 5
R Richard Park 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 15.10 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.50 7
C Craig Conroy 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 18.10 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
L Vernon Fiddler 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 7.50 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 19.10 8
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 17.00 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 21.10 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 20.20 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 19.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Andreas Dackell 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 19.30 7
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 18.00 9
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 4
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -2 17.30 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 16.40 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
L Brian Willsie 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Serge Aubin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 17.30 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 16.40 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
D Brad Ference 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 -2 21.00 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 5
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 20.30 5
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 -2 18.50 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 5
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vernon Fiddler
2nd star: Alexei Zhitnik
3rd star: Alexandre Picard

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Alexei Zhitnik scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Andrei Markov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Keith Tkachuk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nick Schultz had his 7 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 6( 37) , Portland Pirates 1( 7)
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1-0 BRG Tomi Mäki (Brandon Prust)
2-0 BRG Jonathan Sigalet (Derek Grant)
3-0 BRG Kevin Shattenkirk (Jeremy Williams, Brandon Prust)
4-0 BRG Jeremy Williams (Brandon Prust)
5-0 BRG Wade Belak (Blake Geoffrion)
5-1 POR Clarke MacArthur (Kyle Brodziak)
6-1 BRG Jody Shelley (Brandon Prust)
Goalies: Martin Prusek - Brian Boucher

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San Jose Sharks 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 21 - 30
SJ PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/69=92 %, Challenges:39/56=68 %
PIT PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
Attendance: 14370 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 691197 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:14 0-1 PIT Joe Thornton [13] (Daniel Sedin, Wade Redden)
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26:46 0-2 PIT Dustin Byfuglien [12] (Ethan Moreau, Daniel Sedin)
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40:46 1-2 SJ Mike Modano [10] (Mattias Öhlund)
46:05 1-3 PIT Marc-Antoine Pouliot [1] (Éric Perrin, Brad Stuart)
54:19 2-3 SJ Mattias Öhlund [4] (Jaromir Jagr, Patrick Sharp)
59:44 2-4 PIT Dustin Byfuglien [13] (Éric Perrin, Joe Thornton) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:39 SJ Kyle Wellwood (2 min for hooking)
15:55 SJ Martin Lapointe (2 min for roughing)
15:55 PIT Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for roughing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.40 4
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 15.00 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -1 9.40 5
C Matt Stajan 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 14.00 5
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 5
C Mike Modano 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.40 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
L Mike Richards 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.00 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 27.40 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 4
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -1 16.40 5
D Mattias Öhlund 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 -1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 26 0 0 58.20 6
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 14.10 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 2 0 5 2 0 1 0 2 18.20 10
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 10.10 5
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
C Éric Perrin 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.00 6
C Joe Thornton 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 19.10 8
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 8.00 6
L Dustin Brown 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.30 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 17.00 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 16.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 -1 26.00 9
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14.00 5
D Brad Stuart 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 22.50 8
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Byfuglien
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Marc-Antoine Pouliot

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mike Modano scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Marc-Antoine Pouliot finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
-Marc-Antoine Pouliot finally ended his 18 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 5( 21) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 12)
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1-0 CLE Bobby Ryan (Evan McGrath, Brandon Sutter)
2-0 CLE Ryan Shannon (Yannick Tremblay, Nick Sucharski)
2-1 WIL Christopher Thörn (Stefan Chaput)
3-1 CLE Evan McGrath (Bobby Ryan, Curtis Murphy)
4-1 CLE Brandon Sutter (Evan McGrath, Bobby Ryan)
5-1 CLE Blair Jones (Dmitri Zyuzin)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Devan Dubnyk