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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 28 - 26
BUF PP: 2 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:58/74=78 %, Challenges:51/62=80 %
OTT PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:25/42=58 %
Attendance: 9406 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 454310 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:38 1-0 BUF Matthew Lombardi [12] (Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley)
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26:15 1-1 OTT Chris Higgins [10] (Lee Stempniak, Tim Gleason)
30:03 2-1 BUF Eric Staal [14] (Dany Heatley, Kristian Huselius)PP
33:36 2-2 OTT Lee Stempniak [13] (Tim Gleason, Dmitry Yushkevich)
39:45 3-2 BUF Duncan Keith [4] (Shea Weber, Matthew Lombardi)PP
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52:11 4-2 BUF Dany Heatley [13] (Glen Murray, Duncan Keith)
56:47 4-3 OTT Matt Cooke [6] (Doug Weight, Mikael Samuelsson)
58:26 5-3 BUF Tobias Enström [5] (Paul Mara) EN
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Penalty summary:
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15:24 BUF Tobias Enström (2 min for holding the stick)
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28:32 OTT Patrick Thoresen (2 min for roughing)
39:24 OTT Nick Palmieri (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tuomas Pihlman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 9.40 6
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 18.40 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
R Glen Murray 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 12.10 5
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17.50 6
C Matthew Lombardi 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 9.40 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 18.40 8
L Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
L Dany Heatley 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 19.40 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 17.50 7
D Duncan Keith 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 -1 21.00 8
D Shea Weber 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 22.20 7
D Tobias Enström 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17.20 8
D Paul Mara 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nick Palmieri 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 7.40 4
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 6
R Lee Stempniak 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 13.20 4
C Chris Higgins 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 17.50 7
C Doug Weight 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.10 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 14.50 5
L Peter Mueller 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 18.20 6
L Matt Cooke 1 0 2 5 4 3 0 0 20.00 8
D Kirill Koltsov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 4
D Tim Gleason 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 27.40 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 -1 19.00 7
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18.00 4
D Sean Hill 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 23 0 0 59.30 4
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Matthew Lombardi
3rd star: Duncan Keith

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Glen Murray notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Duncan Keith finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Higgins scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Lee Stempniak notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Gleason notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Higgins ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Matt Cooke finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Tim Gleason ended his 8 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 13) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 21)
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1-0 ROC Anthony Stewart (Adam Pineault, Timofei Shishkanov)
1-1 GRD Branko Radivojevic (Ben Clymer, Valtteri Filppula)
2-1 ROC T.J. Galiardi (Timofei Shishkanov, Scott Nichol)
Goalies: David LeNeveu - Jocelyn Thibault

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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 26 - 14
CHI PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:71/94=75 %, Challenges:42/59=70 %
CAR PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:25/50=49 %
Attendance: 7336 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 377804 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:57 1-0 CHI Ville Peltonen [4] (Paul Gaustad)
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29:49 2-0 CHI Paul Gaustad [3] (Derick Brassard, Ville Peltonen)
30:47 3-0 CHI Tuomo Ruutu [13] (Patrice Bergeron)
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45:48 3-1 CAR Angelo Esposito [7] (Marian Gaborik, James Sheppard)
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Penalty summary:
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04:04 CAR Antti Laaksonen (2 min for diving)
05:16 CAR Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
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49:37 CHI Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
49:37 CAR Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
50:19 CHI Mike Sillinger (2 min for roughing)
50:19 CAR Marian Gaborik (2 min for roughing)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derick Brassard 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 8.30 6
R Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20.50 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 -1 13.40 6
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 8.30 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 14.20 6
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 17.00 8
L Ville Peltonen 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6.50 8
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 20.10 8
L Jason Blake 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.50 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 18.10 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 5 0 7 0 1 22.10 9
D Radoslav Suchy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 22.10 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 21.40 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 22.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Corey Crawford 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 4 2 2 2 2 0 7.20 5
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 4 1 5 0 0 16.40 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 17.30 6
C Joel Champagne 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Tony Lagerström 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16.40 6
C Angelo Esposito 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.50 5
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 -1 16.20 5
L James Sheppard 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 3 2 4 2 0 18.10 5
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 -1 24.20 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 18.10 5
D Aaron Miller 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 17.50 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Gaustad
2nd star: Ville Peltonen
3rd star: Patrice Bergeron

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Ville Peltonen finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Marian Gaborik notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Chris Clark fought Keith Ballard in a fight.
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 28) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 11)
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0-1 LOW Danny Syvret (Prab Rai)
1-1 NOR Jonas Nordquist (Justin Mapletoft)
2-1 NOR Ryan Stone
3-1 NOR Paul Healey (Artem Anisimov)
Goalies: Curtis McElhinney - Nolan Schaefer

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Colorado Avalanche 1 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 25 - 22
COL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/93=73 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
NAS PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:27/47=56 %
Attendance: 12584 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 593965 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:05 0-1 NAS Chris Thorburn [3] (Leland Irving)
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34:32 1-1 COL Jordin Tootoo [3] (Alexander Edler, Noah Welch)
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43:53 1-2 NAS Jarkko Ruutu [3] (Roman Hamrlik, Chris Thorburn)
48:31 1-3 NAS Petr Sykora [16] (Milan Lucic, Mathieu Schneider)
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Penalty summary:
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14:23 COL Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
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39:22 COL Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
39:22 NAS Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
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47:37 COL Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
47:37 NAS Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 9.40 4
R Jordin Tootoo 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 15.30 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -1 18.30 7
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 17.20 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 16.20 8
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
L Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Bill Thomas 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 15.40 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Noah Welch 0 1 0 4 0 4 5 1 14.10 8
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -2 20.20 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 23.40 6
D Alexander Edler 0 1 2 3 0 6 0 1 16.40 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 17.00 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Thorburn 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 2 5.50 7
R Brad Isbister 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 15.20 6
R Kyle Turris 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
R Petr Sykora 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
C James Neal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7.00 6
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 4
C Derek Roy 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7.00 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
L Milan Lucic 0 1 1 4 2 2 5 0 18.10 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 19.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 24.50 7
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.40 5
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Leland Irving 1 1 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Travis Zajac had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jarkko Ruutu ended his 6 game point drought.
-Steve Sullivan had his 10 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Noah Welch in a fight.
-Jordin Tootoo beat Chris Thorburn in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 25) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 23)
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0-1 MIL Jean-François Jacques (Tomás Kána)
0-2 MIL Tomás Kána (David Jones, Jean-François Jacques)
1-2 HER Jaroslav Svoboda (Ivan Huml)
2-2 HER Scott Barney (Alexandre Giroux, Jaroslav Svoboda)
3-2 HER Ivan Huml (Matt Moulson)
Goalies: Al Montoya - Michael Garnett

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 31 - 17
CBS PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:76/95=80 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
DET PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/73=79 %, Challenges:40/58=67 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 856550 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:59 1-0 CBS Daniel Alfredsson [21] (Darcy Tucker, Patrice Brisebois)
16:51 2-0 CBS Dustin Penner [3] (Shean Donovan, Jakub Klepis)
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22:34 3-0 CBS Darcy Tucker [8] (Daniel Alfredsson, Jakub Klepis)
31:03 3-1 DET Mark Parrish [10] (Pavel Datsyuk, Todd Marchant)
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Penalty summary:
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15:37 DET Corey Perry (2 min for roughing)
15:37 CBS Michal Handzus (2 min for roughing)
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44:15 DET Jeff Tambellini (2 min for tripping)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Shean Donovan 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 20.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 15.10 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 -1 17.00 6
C Mikael Holmqvist 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 19.00 7
C Jakub Klepis 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 3 14.20 8
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 18.50 7
L Rico Fata 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
L Dustin Penner 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 20.00 8
L Darcy Tucker 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 15.10 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 19.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 16.00 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 25.00 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 5 1 7 0 0 19.10 9
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 15.30 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 -1 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Jonathan Bernier 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 0 0 3 0 0 0 8.40 4
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 14.40 6
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -2 18.00 8
R Mark Parrish 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 6
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.40 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Corey Perry 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 17.30 6
C Todd Marchant 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 18.50 6
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.40 5
L Todd White 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 17.40 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Jiri Slegr 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 15.20 4
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 21.00 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 22.00 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 19.50 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.40 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 1 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Alfredsson
2nd star: Darcy Tucker
3rd star: Jakub Klepis

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Jakub Klepis notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Mark Parrish scored his 10th goal of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 4( 25) , Kansas City Blades 1( 11)
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1-0 SYR Andrew Cogliano (Andrew Hutchinson)
2-0 SYR Jonas Frögren (Trent Whitfield)
2-1 KCB Mathias Tjärnqvist (Mason Raymond, Taylor Chorney)
3-1 SYR Morten Madsen (Dennis Seidenberg)
4-1 SYR Michael Blunden (Andrew Hutchinson)
Goalies: Roman Cechmanek - Mika Noronen

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Edmonton Oilers 4 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 23 - 9
EDM PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:80/95=84 %, Challenges:48/60=78 %
VAN PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/72=88 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
Attendance: 15443 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 671770 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:51 0-1 VAN Jason King [4] (Ryan Hollweg, Dean McAmmond)
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22:15 1-1 EDM Jeff Carter [13] (Filip Kuba)
26:33 2-1 EDM R.J. Umberger [7] (Martin Skoula, Sergei Gonchar)
37:09 3-1 EDM R.J. Umberger [8] (Martin Skoula, Scott Hannan)
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45:14 4-1 EDM Nathan Horton [11] (Jeff Carter, Martin Havlat)PP
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Penalty summary:
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12:24 VAN Noah Clarke (2 min for boarding)
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44:12 VAN Oleg Petrov (2 min for holding the stick)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 6
R Michal Grosek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 17.10 8
R Nathan Horton 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.10 8
C R.J. Umberger 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 15.40 10
C Jeff Carter 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 19.00 8
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Nils Ekman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.40 6
L Martin Havlat 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 20.30 5
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 19.00 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 23.50 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 -1 17.00 7
D Martin Skoula 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 22.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 8 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 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 2 0 0 0 2 0 10.50 5
R Jason King 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 15.50 5
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -1 15.10 5
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.20 5
C Alex Bourret 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 10.50 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 17.00 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 4
C Brian Gionta 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 15.10 5
L Noah Clarke 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
L Ryan Hollweg 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 16.00 5
L Dean McAmmond 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 16.00 5
L Alexander Semin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 15.10 5
D Kevin Dallman 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 18.20 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 23.10 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.10 5
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -2 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: R.J. Umberger
2nd star: Jeff Carter
3rd star: Nathan Horton

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Jeff Carter notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Scott Hannan ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Dean McAmmond notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason King finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 29) , Manitoba Moose 1( 13)
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0-1 MAN Chris Minard (Mathieu Perreault)
1-1 HAM Nick Spaling (Craig Darby)
2-1 HAM Nick Spaling (Craig Darby)
Goalies: Yann Danis - Patrick Lalime

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Florida Panthers 3 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 29 - 20
FLA PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:79/88=89 %, Challenges:41/56=71 %
MTL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
Attendance: 12139 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 553539 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:54 1-0 FLA Shawn Bates [2] (Shane Willis, Chad Kilger)
19:05 2-0 FLA Henrik Zetterberg [14] (Joni Pitkänen)
19:35 2-1 MTL Raffi Torres [6] (Ladislav Nagy, Jarret Stoll)
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29:52 3-1 FLA Chad Kilger [3] (Shawn Bates, Shane Willis)
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49:31 3-2 MTL Andy McDonald [3] (Andrej Sekera, Josef Melichar)
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Penalty summary:
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04:19 MTL John Pohl (2 min for elbowing)
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37:45 MTL Éric Chouinard (2 min for tripping)
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57:05 MTL Tomas Plekanec (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Shane Willis 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 15.20 6
R Petr Prucha 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
C Jared Aulin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Shawn Bates 1 1 3 2 1 4 0 2 15.20 8
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 20.10 9
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.50 4
L Chad Kilger 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 15.40 8
L Martin Straka 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 19.20 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 23.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 16.50 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 4
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 25.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Pohl 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -1 11.10 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 13.50 7
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 5
R Raffi Torres 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
C Éric Chouinard 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 -1 11.10 6
C Andy McDonald 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 12.00 8
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 17.40 6
L Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 11.10 5
L Steve Bernier 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 17.10 9
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 -1 18.00 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 5
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 24.50 5
D Josef Melichar 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 17.40 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 26 0 0 59.50 7
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shawn Bates
2nd star: Chad Kilger
3rd star: Shane Willis

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Shawn Bates finally ended his 35 game goal drought.
-Shawn Bates finally ended his 17 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Ladislav Nagy notched his 20th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 18) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 15)
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0-1 QUE Mikhail Grabovski (Kirk Maltby, Wes O'Neill)
1-1 LOU Jesse Boulerice (Garrett Stafford)
2-1 LOU Tommy Sestito (Anssi Salmela)
Goalies: Dwayne Roloson - Adam Berkhoel

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Minnesota Wild 2 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 17 - 26
MIN PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:27/44=60 %
DAL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:84/98=85 %, Challenges:28/48=57 %
Attendance: 15955 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 780199 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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29:09 1-0 MIN Radek Bonk [9] (Lukas Krajicek, Aleksey Morozov)
30:07 2-0 MIN Antoine Vermette [13] (Vaclav Prospal, Matt Halischuk)
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41:28 2-1 DAL Mats Sundin [13] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Brenden Morrow)
45:43 2-2 DAL Mats Sundin [14] (Brenden Morrow, Jamie Langenbrunner)
49:34 2-3 DAL Mats Sundin [15] (Brenden Morrow, P.J. Axelsson)
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Penalty summary:
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20:36 DAL Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
20:36 MIN Ed Jovanovski (5 min for fighting)
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49:53 DAL Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
49:53 MIN Brendan Witt (5 min for fighting)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jaroslav Bednar 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 7
R Aleksey Morozov 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 16.30 5
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 17.30 6
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.40 5
C Radek Bonk 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 16.30 9
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 17.00 5
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 7
L Matt Halischuk 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 17.00 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 5
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 17.00 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 17.30 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 6 3 1 0 1 25.30 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 17.30 5
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 8 2 3 5 -2 19.50 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 1 22.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 23 0 0 59.20 6
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren McCarty 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 7.50 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.50 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 18.40 9
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 6.30 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 -1 18.40 6
C Mats Sundin 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 18.40 9
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.50 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 16.10 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 2 18.20 10
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 17.20 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 26.10 6
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16.10 5
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 17.20 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mats Sundin
2nd star: Brenden Morrow
3rd star: Jamie Langenbrunner

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mats Sundin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Samuel Påhlsson had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Ed Jovanovski beat Nick Tarnasky in a fight.
-Nick Tarnasky beat Brendan Witt in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 1( 15) , Utah Grizzlies 1( 12)
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0-1 UTH David Booth (Bryan Bickell, Thomas Pöck)
1-1 HOU John de Gray (Martin Hanzal)
Goalies: Jean-Sébastien Aubin - Jason LaBarbera

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New Jersey Devils 1 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 25 - 27
NJ PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:63/72=87 %, Challenges:38/52=71 %
WSH PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:78/87=89 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 9320 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 453884 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:49 0-1 WSH Paul Stastny [9] (Ryan Smyth, Scott Hartnell)
17:26 0-2 WSH Bret Hedican [3] (Keith Tkachuk, Fredrik Sjöström)
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27:03 0-3 WSH Paul Stastny [10] (Keith Tkachuk, Joffrey Lupul)PP
33:51 1-3 NJ Alex Kovalev [16] (Paul Martin, Éric Bélanger)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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25:51 NJ Alexei Yashin (2 min for elbowing)
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47:48 WSH Bret Hedican (2 min for slashing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 4
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 5
R Shane Doan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 8.30 4
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 5
L Bates Battaglia 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12.30 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.10 4
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 4
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 26.30 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 -1 15.30 4
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 16.30 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 4 5 1 2 0 0 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Jamie McLennan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 8.30 8
R Andreas Dackell 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 16.00 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 16.40 8
R Scott Hartnell 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 16.40 8
C Milan Kraft 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Paul Stastny 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 8
L Brian Willsie 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.30 6
L Serge Aubin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 4
L Keith Tkachuk 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 17.50 9
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Brad Ference 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 19.20 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Bret Hedican 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 21.50 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.40 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 21.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Stastny
2nd star: Keith Tkachuk
3rd star: Tomas Vokoun

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ryan Smyth notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Paul Stastny scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Paul Stastny ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 0( 22) , Portland Pirates 0( 16)
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Goalies: Josh Harding - Brian Boucher

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New York Islanders 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 34 - 17
NYI PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:65/79=81 %
TB PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:46/57=80 %, Challenges:30/47=62 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 798553 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:02 1-0 NYI Nicklas Bäckström [9] (Vernon Fiddler, Alexei Ponikarovsky)
17:58 1-1 TB Trent Hunter [13] (Alexander Frolov, Evgeny Malkin)
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28:43 2-1 NYI Alexandre Picard [2] (Vernon Fiddler, Alexei Ponikarovsky)
34:48 3-1 NYI Alexander Ovechkin [18] (Rod Brind'Amour, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 10.30 9
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 14.40 7
R Richard Park 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.40 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 10.30 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 14.40 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10.30 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 14.40 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 16.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 18.50 9
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 24.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 16.10 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -1 16.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 2 27.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 5
R Nik Antropov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 6
R Patrick Kane 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 -2 18.10 4
R Trent Hunter 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 19.50 8
C Rod Pelley 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 7
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 -1 19.20 6
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
L Brad Richardson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 6
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 5
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 -1 19.20 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 14.00 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 19.20 5
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 26.40 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 19.00 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 9
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexandre Picard
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Nicklas Bäckström

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Alexandre Picard finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 17) , Detroit Vipers 2( 7)
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0-1 DTV Jan Mursak (Kris Newbury)
1-1 BRG Blake Geoffrion (Jonathan Ericsson)
1-2 DTV Brad Leeb (Kris Newbury, David Fischer)
Goalies: Martin Prusek - Scott Clemmensen

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Phoenix Coyotes 1 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 23 - 25
PHO PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
LA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:43/57=74 %
Attendance: 11969 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 556559 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:51 0-1 LA Brian Rafalski [6] (Andrew Brunette, Evgeny Artyukhin)
16:06 0-2 LA Shawn Horcoff [15] (Rob Niedermayer, Barret Jackman)
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30:11 1-2 PHO Artem Chubarov [7] (Thomas Vanek, Bryan Smolinski)
36:35 1-3 LA John Madden [13] (Andrew Brunette, Evgeny Artyukhin)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:52 LA Christoph Schubert (5 min for fighting)
00:52 PHO Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 20.10 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
C Marcus Nilson 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 8.50 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.30 6
C Artem Chubarov 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 19.10 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.10 5
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 8.50 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.10 8
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 22.30 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.00 5
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 13.10 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 -1 21.00 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 17.20 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 20.10 7
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17.00 8
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
C John Madden 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 20.10 9
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 20.10 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 17.50 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 17.40 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 24.30 6
D Marcus Ragnarsson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 7
D Barret Jackman 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Shawn Horcoff
3rd star: John Madden

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Shawn Horcoff scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Barret Jackman ended his 5 game point drought.
-Brian Rafalski ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Christoph Schubert fought Rhett Warrener in a fight.
Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 1( 25) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 12)
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1-0 SPR Alexandre Daigle (Pierre Parenteau)
1-1 MNC Jason Ward (Ryan Bayda, Jim Slater)
1-2 MNC Ryan Bayda (Jim Slater)
1-3 MNC John Negrin (Vyacheslav Trukhno, Mark Cullen)
Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Andy Chiodo