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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 27 - 25
ANA PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:38/54=69 %
ATL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:20/43=45 %
Attendance: 8081 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 397585 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:05 1-0 ANA Alexander Steen [9] (Brandon Dubinsky, Jay McKee)
05:34 1-1 ATL Brad Richards [14] (Rostislav Klesla)
09:11 1-2 ATL Pascal Dupuis [6] (Michal Rozsival)
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no scoring
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43:49 2-2 ANA Olli Jokinen [12] (Brandon Bochenski, Maxim Afinogenov)
46:05 3-2 ANA Brian Rolston [11] (Bryce Salvador, Braydon Coburn)
50:27 4-2 ANA Brandon Bochenski [8] (Mike Fisher, Olli Jokinen)
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Penalty summary:
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04:17 ANA Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
04:17 ATL Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
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32:46 ATL Brian Boyle (2 min for elbowing)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 9.30 8
R Alexander Steen 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 15.10 8
R Brandon Bochenski 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 16.30 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 9.30 5
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 15.10 6
C Mike Fisher 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 15.10 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 -1 20.10 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.30 5
L Brian Rolston 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 15.10 9
L Olli Jokinen 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 16.30 8
L Logan Couture 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 18.50 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.20 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 18.10 9
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 6 2 6 0 -1 25.30 8
D Jay McKee 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 15.10 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 18.50 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 26.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Simon 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 6
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 5
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 5
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 15.30 5
C Brian Boyle 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 6.40 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 18.50 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 4
C Brad Richards 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Steve Bernier 0 0 1 4 5 5 0 0 18.50 7
L Pascal Dupuis 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 16.10 5
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 4 2 4 1 0 0 18.20 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 20.20 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.50 7
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 21.50 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.00 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 -2 16.10 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brandon Bochenski
2nd star: Olli Jokinen
3rd star: Alexander Steen

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Jay McKee notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Rostislav Klesla notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Michal Rozsival notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Bill Guerin beat Logan Couture in a fight.
Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 7) , Chicago Wolves 2( 15)
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0-1 CHW Rob Collins (Frans Nielsen, Karl Alzner)
1-1 CIN Brett McLean (Micki Dupont)
2-1 CIN Oskar Osala (Brett McLean, Micki Dupont)
2-2 CHW Tony Ritter (Shane Endicott)
Goalies: Michael Leighton - Johan Holmqvist

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Minnesota Wild 2 , Phoenix Coyotes 3
Shots: 31 - 30
MIN PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:57/68=83 %, Challenges:43/57=74 %
PHO PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:40/53=74 %
Attendance: 8362 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 408901 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:18 0-1 PHO Kyle Okposo [5] (Geoff Sanderson)
13:41 1-1 MIN Antoine Vermette [11] (Mike Knuble)
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27:21 2-1 MIN Antoine Vermette [12] (Jere Lehtinen, Ed Jovanovski)
28:08 2-2 PHO Tomas Holmström [10] (Chris Pronger, Sami Salo)
29:46 2-3 PHO Colby Armstrong [2] (Tom Preissing, Ossi Väänänen)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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11:33 PHO Marcus Nilson (2 min for boarding)
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21:06 PHO Geoff Sanderson (2 min for high-sticking)
22:28 PHO Bryan Smolinski (2 min for elbowing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jaroslav Bednar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
R Justin Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.30 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 15.20 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
L Matt Halischuk 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 7
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 15.10 6
L Mike Knuble 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 17.50 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 17.30 5
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 13.50 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 26.20 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21.30 5
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 -1 14.10 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 0 6 0 5 0 0 24.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 27 0 0 59.30 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8.00 6
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 17.40 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Tomas Holmström 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 16.40 7
C Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 8.00 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 6
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 1 3 4 0 1 2 1 8.00 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 15.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 -1 18.30 7
D Tom Preissing 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 15.00 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 -1 22.00 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 21.30 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 20.20 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 20.20 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 20.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 29 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antoine Vermette
2nd star: Antero Niittymäki
3rd star: Colby Armstrong

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Jere Lehtinen had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Tomas Holmström scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Kyle Okposo ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Colby Armstrong finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Colby Armstrong finally ended his 16 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 17) , Springfield Falcons 2( 11)
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0-1 SPR Tyler Kennedy (Patrick Leahy)
1-1 HOU Julian Walker (Colin Fraser)
2-1 HOU Eric Fehr (Martin Hanzal, Anton Strålman)
2-2 SPR Blake Gallagher (Tyler Kennedy)
Goalies: Jean-Sébastien Aubin - Steve Valiquette