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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , New Jersey Devils 0
Shots: 19 - 17
ATL PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:35/50=68 %
NJ PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/84=73 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
Attendance: 7223 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 375595 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:49 1-0 ATL Jiri Novotny [2])
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no scoring
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59:11 2-0 ATL Josef Vasicek [8] (Stephen Weiss, Janne Niinimaa) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:35 NJ Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
08:35 ATL Michal Rozsival (2 min for roughing)
16:58 NJ Alexei Yashin (2 min for tripping)
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30:34 NJ Eric Boguniecki (2 min for hooking)
38:48 NJ Alexei Yashin (2 min for boarding)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 14.10 4
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 6
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
C Brian Boyle 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Jiri Novotny 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 14.10 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Chris Simon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
L Josef Vasicek 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 1 19.50 5
D Mike Green 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.20 8
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 13.20 7
D Janne Niinimaa 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 15.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 29.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 17 0 0 60.00 9
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 11.20 5
R Phil Kessel 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 13.10 5
R Shane Doan 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.50 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 14.40 6
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 11.20 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 14.40 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 18.40 7
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.20 6
L Bates Battaglia 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 -1 18.40 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 14.40 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.00 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.00 5
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.20 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 20.40 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 23.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 17 0 0 59.00 6
G Jamie McLennan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Bryzgalov
2nd star: Jiri Novotny
3rd star: Josef Vasicek

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Janne Niinimaa notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jiri Novotny finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
-Jiri Novotny finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Shane Doan had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 24) , Albany River Rats 1( 15)
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0-1 ALB Robbie Schremp (Jim O'Brien, Lawrence Nycholat)
1-1 CHW Scott Glennie (Dustin Boyd)
2-1 CHW Jordan Schroeder (Frans Nielsen)
Goalies: Johan Holmqvist - Josh Harding

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Boston Bruins 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Shots: 13 - 26
BOS PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/73=79 %, Challenges:40/55=71 %
TOR PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:39/56=68 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 811503 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:41 0-1 TOR Jason Spezza [14] (Marian Hossa, Markus Näslund)
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30:25 0-2 TOR Vincent Lecavalier [15] (Brent Burns)
30:59 1-2 BOS Niko Kapanen [2] (Marc Savard, Rick Nash)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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10:45 TOR Arron Asham (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 7
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Niko Kapanen 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 5
C Travis Green 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 8.00 4
C Petr Nedved 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.00 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 9
L Johan Franzén 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.00 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 18.40 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 23.10 6
D Andy Delmore 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 6 2 4 0 -1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 24 0 0 58.30 9
G Scott Darling 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 4.50 5
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 15.30 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 1 17.10 9
C Jay McClement 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.50 5
C Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 15.40 6
C Jason Spezza 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Ivan Ciernik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.50 6
L Andreas Johansson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 19.50 6
L Markus Näslund 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15.30 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 23.40 8
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 23.20 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Boston Bruins:
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Markus Näslund notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 15th goal of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 15) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 0( 21)
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1-0 PRO Jamie Johnson (Kirby Law)
2-0 PRO Mark Smith (Brett MacLean)
3-0 PRO Nick Foligno (Jamie Johnson, Jamie Fraser)
Goalies: Curtis Sanford - Craig Anderson

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 25 - 23
BUF PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:62/71=86 %
SJ PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
Attendance: 12202 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 589357 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:54 0-1 SJ Patrick Sharp [14] (Ladislav Smid, Mike Modano)
12:53 0-2 SJ Michael Ryder [8] (Teppo Numminen)
15:55 1-2 BUF Sean Avery [4] (Henrik Lundqvist)
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38:01 1-3 SJ Michael Ryder [9] (Teppo Numminen, Mike Richards)
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41:42 2-3 BUF Glen Murray [11] (Dany Heatley, Sean Avery)
47:18 3-3 BUF Eric Staal [13] (Dany Heatley)
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Penalty summary:
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62:34 BUF Sean Avery (2 min for hooking)
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tuomas Pihlman 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 7.10 7
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
R Glen Murray 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 8.50 6
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 19.10 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 9
L Sean Avery 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 7.10 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Dany Heatley 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 10
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 20.50 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 24.30 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 20.30 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 1 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 -1 19.40 6
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.50 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Matt Stajan 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.40 6
L Mike Richards 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 21.30 7
C Mike Modano 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Mike York 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 5
R Michael Ryder 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 22.10 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 23.30 8
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 21.00 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 21.00 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 22 0 0 65.00 6
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Sean Avery
3rd star: Michael Ryder

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Kristian Huselius had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mike Modano notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Sharp ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 19) , Cleveland Barons 1( 11)
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0-1 CLE Tom Kostopoulos (Jeff Taffe)
1-1 ROC Adam Pineault (Anthony Stewart, David LeNeveu)
Goalies: David LeNeveu - Adam Dennis

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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Vancouver Canucks 0
Shots: 24 - 14
COL PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:80/93=86 %, Challenges:39/50=76 %
VAN PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/66=83 %, Challenges:35/49=70 %
Attendance: 11854 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 559509 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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28:54 1-0 COL Travis Zajac [10] (Dennis Wideman, Noah Welch)
37:08 2-0 COL Simon Gagné [14] (Alexander Radulov, Cam Barker)
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48:46 3-0 COL Michael Nylander [10] (Cam Barker, Adrian Aucoin)
58:06 4-0 COL Simon Gagné [15] (Cam Barker, Michael Nylander)
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Penalty summary:
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15:09 COL Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
15:09 VAN Sean Bergenheim (2 min for roughing)
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50:49 VAN Oleg Petrov (2 min for elbowing)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 15.40 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 16.20 8
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 4
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 7 0 7 0 0 15.40 9
C Michael Nylander 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 19.00 8
C Travis Zajac 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 9
L Torrey Mitchell 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 7
L Bill Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Simon Gagné 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 17.00 10
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Noah Welch 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 19.20 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 15.00 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 25.40 8
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 7
D Cam Barker 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3 16.20 8
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oleg Petrov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 5
R Jason King 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 5
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -3 17.10 6
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 5
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.10 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 15.40 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 -2 16.50 5
C Brian Gionta 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 18.20 4
L Noah Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.40 4
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 18.50 5
L Alexander Semin 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -2 18.20 5
D Kevin Dallman 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 17.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 24.40 5
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 18.00 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 4
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 23.00 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Michael Nylander

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Travis Zajac scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Michael Nylander scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Simon Gagné scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Cam Barker notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 24) , Manitoba Moose 0(
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1-0 HER Ramzi Abid (Scott Barney, Keaton Ellerby)
2-0 HER Boyd Kane (Stanislav Romanov)
Goalies: Al Montoya - Patrick Lalime

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 23 - 24
MTL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:48/61=77 %
DET PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:83/95=87 %, Challenges:37/49=74 %
Attendance: 15347 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 736656 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:13 0-1 DET Wayne Primeau [10] (Martin Erat, Anton Volchenkov)
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29:02 1-1 MTL Tomas Plekanec [2] (Éric Chouinard, John Pohl)
33:17 2-1 MTL Éric Chouinard [1] (Tomas Plekanec, Steve Bernier)
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49:41 2-2 DET Andrei Kostitsyn [8] (Michael Peca, Jiri Slegr)
53:34 2-3 DET Mark Parrish [8] (Pavel Datsyuk, Todd Marchant)
54:55 3-3 MTL Ladislav Nagy [9] (Raffi Torres)
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Penalty summary:
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04:13 MTL John Pohl (2 min for tripping)
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61:41 MTL Nick Boynton (2 min for tripping)
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Pohl 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.20 5
R Chris Neil 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 18.10 7
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17.20 6
R Raffi Torres 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 18.00 6
C Éric Chouinard 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 12.20 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 15.20 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 17.10 7
L Tomas Plekanec 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 12.20 7
L Steve Bernier 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 17.00 9
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 18.10 8
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 20.30 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 21.10 5
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 21.20 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 18.20 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 22.00 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 10.20 6
R Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 16.50 8
R Wayne Primeau 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 17.30 8
R Mark Parrish 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
C Michael Peca 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14.30 6
C Corey Perry 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Todd Marchant 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8.10 4
L Todd White 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 15.40 7
L Martin Erat 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 23.30 8
D Jiri Slegr 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 17.20 5
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 32.40 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 15.50 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Chouinard
2nd star: Tomas Plekanec
3rd star: Andrei Kostitsyn

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Raffi Torres notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tomas Plekanec finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Steve Bernier finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Wayne Primeau scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Michael Peca finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 14) , Kansas City Blades 1( 9)
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1-0 QUE David Bouchard (Dana Tyrell)
1-1 KCB Mathias Tjärnqvist (Ryan Potulny)
Goalies: Adam Berkhoel - Mika Noronen

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New York Islanders 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 22 - 24
NYI PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/67=86 %, Challenges:51/70=71 %
CHI PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:37/55=66 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 798553 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:07 0-1 CHI Mike Sillinger [12] (Chris Clark, Radoslav Suchy)
12:28 0-2 CHI Chris Clark [14] (Mike Sillinger, Radoslav Suchy)
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38:02 1-2 NYI Alexei Ponikarovsky [10] (Matt Lashoff, Alexei Zhitnik)
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49:29 1-3 CHI Paul Gaustad [2] (Ville Peltonen, Derick Brassard)
49:47 2-3 NYI Lubomir Visnovsky [2] (Andrei Markov, Rod Brind'Amour)
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Penalty summary:
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14:42 CHI Derick Brassard (2 min for tripping)
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31:23 CHI Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
31:23 NYI Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 11.10 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 3 0 4 5 0 14.50 6
R Richard Park 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 17.20 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 10.20 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 15.40 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.20 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 17.40 8
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 17.20 9
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 19.30 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 -1 18.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 21.40 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 27.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 21 0 0 58.00 6
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derick Brassard 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 6.50 7
R Sam Gagner 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 14.50 6
R Chris Clark 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 17.30 9
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 6.50 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 14.50 6
C Mike Sillinger 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 8
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 -1 20.50 8
L Ville Peltonen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 17.10 5
L Jason Blake 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 -1 20.50 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 18.20 6
D Radoslav Suchy 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 26.10 5
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 16.30 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 14.20 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Clark
2nd star: Mike Sillinger
3rd star: Paul Gaustad

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Alexei Ponikarovsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Lashoff notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Lubomir Visnovsky finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Radoslav Suchy notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Derick Brassard finally ended his 16 game point drought.
-Chris Clark ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Radoslav Suchy ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Georges Laraque beat Jim Vandermeer in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 14) , Norfolk Admirals 0( 11)
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1-0 BRG Brandon Prust (Tomi Mäki, Jeremy Williams)
Goalies: Martin Prusek - Curtis McElhinney

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New York Rangers 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 2
Shots: 26 - 32
NYR PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
PHO PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:61/75=81 %, Challenges:42/58=71 %
Attendance: 11594 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 575062 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:28 1-0 NYR Jarome Iginla [16] (Jonathan Toews, Alex Tanguay)
08:58 1-1 PHO Jason Pominville [12] (Thomas Vanek, Artem Chubarov)
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25:02 1-2 PHO Henrik Sedin [10] (Tomas Holmström, Chris Pronger)
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44:07 2-2 NYR Kyle Calder [13] (Mark Bell)
45:03 3-2 NYR Kyle Calder [14] (Mark Bell)
53:15 4-2 NYR Alex Tanguay [8] (Jarome Iginla)
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Penalty summary:
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04:31 PHO Marcus Nilson (2 min for roughing)
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28:45 NYR Jarome Iginla (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.30 6
R Chris Kelly 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.20 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 19.00 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 18.40 8
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.20 7
C Mark Bell 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 21.00 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 17.10 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 8.30 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
L Kyle Calder 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 19.40 9
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 5
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 24.50 8
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 13.20 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21.40 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 2 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 14.40 8
R Jason Pominville 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 -2 19.10 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
C Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 6.50 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Artem Chubarov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.30 6
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 6.50 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 -2 18.50 8
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 27.40 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 -2 23.00 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Calder
2nd star: Jarome Iginla
3rd star: Alex Tanguay

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Alex Tanguay notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Niklas Kronwall had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Henrik Sedin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tomas Holmström notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Pominville ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 1( 15) , Springfield Falcons 0( 13)
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1-0 HFD Brett Sterling (Yan Stastny)
Goalies: Sébastien Caron - Dany Sabourin

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Ottawa Senators 0 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 15 - 35
OTT PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:20/42=46 %
CBS PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:69/89=77 %, Challenges:53/59=88 %
Attendance: 11614 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 551665 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:34 0-1 CBS Tomas Kaberle [2] (Toni Lydman, Martin Gerber)
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59:13 0-2 CBS Dustin Penner [2] (Shean Donovan) EN
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Penalty summary:
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40:29 OTT Patrick Thoresen (2 min for boarding)
52:26 OTT Marek Malik (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nick Palmieri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 15.50 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 -2 16.50 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 17.20 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 5
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 -2 15.50 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 5
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 19.40 6
L Peter Mueller 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 15.50 5
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 5
D Kirill Koltsov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 20.10 6
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 23.40 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Marek Malik 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -2 20.10 4
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 33 0 0 59.20 10
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Shean Donovan 0 1 1 5 0 7 0 1 20.50 9
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 19.30 7
C Mikael Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 20.00 7
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 19.40 8
L Rico Fata 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Dustin Penner 1 0 3 3 0 4 0 1 18.50 9
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 21.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25.10 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 21.40 8
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Tomas Kaberle 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 25.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 0 1 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Gerber
2nd star: Tomas Kaberle
3rd star: Shean Donovan

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Dustin Penner finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Jaroslav Spacek had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Patrice Brisebois had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Tomas Kaberle finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 20) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 18)
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0-1 SYR Michael Blunden (Andrew Cogliano)
0-2 SYR Bobby Sanguinetti (Jerome Flaake)
Goalies: Jocelyn Thibault - Jani Hurme

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 27 - 18
PHI PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:36/52=67 %
CAR PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:21/35=58 %
Attendance: 16514 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 777810 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:16 1-0 PHI Zdeno Chara [7] (Andrei Zyuzin, Anze Kopitar)
12:27 2-0 PHI Scott Gomez [12] (Niklas Hagman)
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26:25 3-0 PHI Teemu Selänne [14] (Anze Kopitar, Sami Kapanen)
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44:36 3-1 CAR Gilbert Brulé [3] (Taylor Pyatt, Scott Walker)
47:14 4-1 PHI Teemu Selänne [15] (Sami Kapanen, Stanislav Chistov)
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Penalty summary:
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29:08 CAR Keith Ballard (2 min for high-sticking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.00 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
R David Vyborny 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
R Teemu Selänne 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 8
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Scott Gomez 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 8
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 7
L Stanislav Chistov 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 16.30 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.10 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 16.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 26.00 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 20.40 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 17.10 7
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 22.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Antti Laaksonen 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 11.30 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 14.30 7
R Scott Walker 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 -2 15.30 7
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Joel Champagne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Tony Lagerström 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 14.50 4
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 6
L Gilbert Brulé 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 18.30 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 15.30 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 26.40 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 15.20 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -2 19.40 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Anze Kopitar
3rd star: Scott Gomez

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Andrei Zyuzin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Teemu Selänne scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Gilbert Brulé ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 16) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 16)
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0-1 LOW Prab Rai (Danny Syvret, Darren Haydar)
0-2 LOW Ken Klee (Nathan Moon)
1-2 PHL Alexander Svitov (Juraj Kolnik)
Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Nolan Schaefer

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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 32 - 18
PIT PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/90=78 %, Challenges:55/68=79 %
NAS PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/79=73 %, Challenges:24/38=61 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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36:12 0-1 NAS Petr Sykora [15] (Mike Ribeiro, Roman Hamrlik)
36:31 1-1 PIT Nicklas Bergfors [2] (Brendan Bell, Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
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45:14 2-1 PIT Joe Thornton [15] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
54:46 2-2 NAS Steve Sullivan [11] (Kyle Turris, Petr Sykora)
58:31 3-2 PIT Ethan Moreau [17] (Éric Perrin, Dustin Byfuglien)
59:54 4-2 PIT Nicklas Bergfors [3] (Brendan Bell, Marc-Antoine Pouliot) EN
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Penalty summary:
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22:54 NAS Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
22:54 PIT Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
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46:32 PIT Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
46:32 NAS Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 8.50 4
R Nicklas Bergfors 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 12.50 8
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -1 19.50 7
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 12.50 7
C Éric Perrin 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Joe Thornton 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 10
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Dustin Brown 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 12.50 7
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 -1 19.10 9
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Brendan Bell 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 12.50 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 19.10 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 1 28.40 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 15.20 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 7.20 5
R Brad Isbister 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 15.50 5
R Kyle Turris 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
R Petr Sykora 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 8
C James Neal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 4
C Darren Helm 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 6.10 5
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 16.00 6
L Steve Sullivan 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 18.00 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 17.30 4
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 20.20 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 6
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.50 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 23.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Leland Irving 4 0 28 0 0 59.20 6
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bergfors
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Petr Sykora

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Joe Thornton scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Nicklas Bergfors finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Nicklas Bergfors finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Petr Sykora scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Kyle Turris had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Chris Thorburn beat Ryane Clowe in a fight.
-Ryane Clowe fought Milan Lucic in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 37) , Milwaukee Admirals 3( 14)
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0-1 MIL David Jones
1-1 WIL Andreas Engqvist (Michael Ratchuk)
2-1 WIL Michael Carman (Quintin Laing)
2-2 MIL Tomás Kána (Jean-François Jacques)
3-2 WIL Shawn Thornton (Quintin Laing, Michael Carman)
3-3 MIL David Jones (Jamie Heward)
Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Michael Garnett

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 30 - 23
STL PP: 1 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:36/55=64 %
ANA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:49/59=81 %
Attendance: 12675 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 617273 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:02 1-0 STL Marco Sturm [12] (David Legwand, Derek Morris)
16:33 1-1 ANA Maxim Afinogenov [12] (Logan Couture, Ryan Getzlaf)
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26:15 2-1 STL Marco Sturm [13] (Chris Drury, Derek Morris)PP
31:22 2-2 ANA Ryan Getzlaf [15] (Maxim Afinogenov)
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40:22 3-2 STL David Legwand [10] (Michel Ouellet, Mattias Weinhandl)
48:51 3-3 ANA Brandon Bochenski [10] (Mike Fisher, Braydon Coburn)
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Penalty summary:
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21:42 STL Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
21:42 ANA Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
24:45 ANA Daniel Paillé (2 min for boarding)
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58:56 STL Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
58:56 ANA Ryan Getzlaf (5 min for fighting)
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62:26 ANA Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
62:26 STL Hal Gill (2 min for roughing)
St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 6.20 5
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 22.20 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 16.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 7
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 -1 22.20 7
C David Legwand 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 20.30 5
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 17.50 6
L Marco Sturm 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 20.30 8
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 21.50 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 19.10 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 26.00 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 21.10 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
D Derek Morris 0 2 4 4 0 1 0 -1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 10.40 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 17.20 6
R Brandon Bochenski 1 0 7 0 2 0 0 1 19.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 16.40 7
C Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 10.40 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 17.20 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 1 2 0 1 0 5 1 17.50 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Brian Rolston 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 17.20 7
L Olli Jokinen 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Logan Couture 0 1 2 1 3 0 5 1 15.40 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 21.10 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 25.00 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -1 19.10 8
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marco Sturm
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: David Legwand

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-David Legwand scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brandon Bochenski scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Olli Jokinen had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Logan Couture ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Dan Hinote fought Logan Couture in a fight.
-Dan Hinote fought Ryan Getzlaf in a fight.
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 14) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 3( 13)
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0-1 CIN Patrick Fischer (Micki Dupont)
1-1 WOR T.J. Hensick (Brian Lee)
2-1 WOR Jame Pollock (Martin Cibak)
3-1 WOR Jakub Voracek (Petteri Nokelainen, David Hale)
3-2 CIN Liam Reddox (Jamal Mayers, Nazem Kadri)
3-3 CIN Brett McLean (Patrick Fischer, Cody McCormick)
Goalies: Milan Hnilicka - Michael Leighton

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Washington Capitals 5 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 22 - 22
WSH PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:36/50=70 %
FLA PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:26/44=57 %
Attendance: 15269 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 732912 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:59 1-0 WSH Ryan Smyth [10] (Scott Hartnell, Marc-Édouard Vlasic)PP
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23:38 2-0 WSH Robert Lang [10] (Nick Schultz, Mark Streit)
30:08 2-1 FLA Petr Cajanek [9] (Henrik Zetterberg, Andrej Meszaros)
30:36 3-1 WSH Joffrey Lupul [12] (Keith Tkachuk, Robert Lang)
34:58 4-1 WSH Robert Lang [11] (Joffrey Lupul, Keith Tkachuk)
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40:15 5-1 WSH Mark Streit [2] (Nick Schultz, Robert Lang)
45:14 5-2 FLA Radek Dvorak [11] (Joni Pitkänen)
58:17 5-3 FLA Petr Prucha [17] (Radek Dvorak, Andrej Meszaros)
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Penalty summary:
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05:25 FLA Michael Frolík (2 min for hooking)
19:14 WSH Milan Kraft (2 min for elbowing)
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25:24 FLA Michael Frolík (2 min for slashing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 7.50 6
R Andreas Dackell 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 -1 16.20 7
R Joffrey Lupul 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 4 16.00 9
R Scott Hartnell 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
C Milan Kraft 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 7.50 5
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 -1 16.20 6
C Robert Lang 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 17.20 10
C Paul Stastny 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 16.30 8
L Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.50 5
L Serge Aubin 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 18.20 5
L Keith Tkachuk 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 17.10 9
L Ryan Smyth 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 -1 18.40 8
D Brad Ference 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 -1 19.30 6
D Mark Streit 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 15.30 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 -2 26.10 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 -1 17.40 7
D Nick Schultz 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 4 19.00 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 22.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 8.50 5
R Shane Willis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 5
R Petr Prucha 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.10 7
R Radek Dvorak 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 5
C Jared Aulin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
C Shawn Bates 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 13.30 6
C Petr Cajanek 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 15.00 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 25.10 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 17.40 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 5
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 1 5 1 4 0 0 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robert Lang
2nd star: Joffrey Lupul
3rd star: Keith Tkachuk

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ryan Smyth scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Robert Lang scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Keith Tkachuk notched the 500th assist of his career.
-Nick Schultz has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Mark Streit finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 21) , Louisville Panthers 2( 18)
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1-0 POR Kyle Brodziak
2-0 POR Jeremy Reich (Maxim Lapierre)
2-1 LOU Janis Sprukts (Eric Beaudoin, Dwayne Roloson)
2-2 LOU Eric Beaudoin (Garrett Stafford)
3-2 POR Jeremy Reich (Maxim Lapierre)
Goalies: Brian Boucher - Dwayne Roloson