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Atlanta Thrashers 1 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 21 - 22
ATL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/88=86 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
MTL PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/80=88 %, Challenges:35/50=68 %
Attendance: 6506 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 338312 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:08 1-0 ATL Nikita Alexeev [7] (Pascal Dupuis, Chris Simon)
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25:21 1-1 MTL David Tanabe [2] (Raffi Torres, Tom Gilbert)PP
33:45 1-2 MTL Pavel Vorobiev [5] (Erik Cole, Jozef Stumpel)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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24:04 ATL Chris Simon (2 min for roughing)
24:04 MTL Steve Bernier (2 min for roughing)
24:38 ATL Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
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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 6.30 6
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 5
R Nikita Alexeev 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 17.20 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 19.50 6
C Brian Boyle 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 16.20 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Chris Simon 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 6.00 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 15.30 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 18.40 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.50 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 4
D Mike Green 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 26.00 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 16.20 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 19.40 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Osgood 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 2 1 2 1 0 0 10.00 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 5 1 6 0 0 18.30 9
R Pavel Vorobiev 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 15.30 8
R Raffi Torres 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Éric Chouinard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
C Andy McDonald 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17.50 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 10.00 6
L Steve Bernier 0 0 2 3 1 3 2 0 17.00 7
L Erik Cole 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -1 15.50 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 17.30 5
D David Tanabe 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 24.40 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 22.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc-André Fleury
2nd star: Pavel Vorobiev
3rd star: David Tanabe

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Stephen Weiss had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Jozef Stumpel notched the 500th assist of his career.
-Pavel Vorobiev ended his 6 game goal drought.
-David Tanabe finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
-Tom Gilbert finally ended his 16 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 13) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 23)
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1-0 CHW Scott Glennie (Karl Alzner)
1-1 QUE Mikhail Grabovski (Kris Beech)
Goalies: Johan Holmqvist - Adam Berkhoel

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Calgary Flames 5 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 28 - 24
CGY PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/81=88 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
BOS PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:35/49=70 %
Attendance: 6301 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 309378 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:56 1-0 CGY Jason Arnott [11])
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26:32 1-1 BOS Pavol Demitra [9] (Rick Nash, Marc Savard)
28:54 2-1 CGY Radim Vrbata [12] (Sergei Zubov, Ryan Whitney)
30:36 2-2 BOS Milan Hejduk [8] (Pavol Demitra, Rick Nash)
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41:33 3-2 CGY Alex Korolyuk [14] (Jason Arnott, Jan Bulis)
45:33 4-2 CGY Alexander Perezhogin [4] (Ryan Whitney, Andrew Ladd)
46:02 5-2 CGY Radim Vrbata [13] (Cory Stillman, Patrik Elias)
56:11 5-3 BOS Jochen Hecht [9] (Milan Hejduk, Daymond Langkow)
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Penalty summary:
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 7.30 7
R Richard Zednik 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 6
R Alex Korolyuk 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
R Radim Vrbata 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 19.20 9
C Zach Hamill 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.30 6
C Jason Krog 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.50 6
C Jason Arnott 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 9
C Patrik Elias 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 7.30 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Jan Bulis 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 5
L Cory Stillman 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 5
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 26.00 8
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 15.50 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.20 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 3 2 5 3 0 -2 14.10 4
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 16.10 7
R Pavol Demitra 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 7
C Petr Nedved 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 5
C Travis Green 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.10 4
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 15.30 7
C Marc Savard 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
L Johan Franzén 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 -1 11.20 8
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 -2 14.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 2 16.10 8
L Rick Nash 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 8
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 15.00 5
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16.40 6
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 28.20 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 16.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Scott Darling 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radim Vrbata
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Alexander Perezhogin

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Alexander Perezhogin finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Boston Bruins:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 1( 21) , Providence Bruins 0( 17)
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1-0 SJF Ryan Oulahen (Matt Foy)
Goalies: Karri Rämö - Curtis Sanford

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Florida Panthers 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 18 - 28
FLA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:37/51=71 %
TOR PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:51/65=77 %
Attendance: 17777 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 810631 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:55 0-1 TOR Joe Corvo [6] (Matt Carle, Jason Spezza)PP
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27:19 0-2 TOR Vincent Lecavalier [16] (Markus Näslund, Marian Hossa)
30:48 1-2 FLA Joni Pitkänen [4])
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48:52 1-3 TOR Ales Hemsky [17] (Jason Spezza, Joe Corvo)
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Penalty summary:
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15:29 FLA Michael Frolík (2 min for hooking)
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39:15 TOR Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
39:15 FLA Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
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41:49 FLA Michael Frolík (2 min for slashing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 6.30 5
R Shane Willis 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 17.10 6
R Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 -1 19.50 6
C Jared Aulin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Shawn Bates 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 17.10 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10.30 4
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 15.00 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.30 5
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.10 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 23.00 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 19.50 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 5
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Mathieu Garon 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 2 4 0 4 5 0 7.50 8
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
R Ales Hemsky 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 19.10 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Jason Spezza 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 18.30 8
L Ivan Ciernik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
L Andreas Johansson 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Markus Näslund 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Joe Corvo 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 26.10 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Matt Carle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 1 0 17 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: Joe Corvo
3rd star: Ales Hemsky

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Joe Corvo ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Arron Asham fought Chad Kilger in a fight.
Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 25) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 20)
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0-1 SJM Jamie Lundmark (Tomas Vincour, Kris Russell)
1-1 LOU Janis Sprukts (Vladimir Nikiforov)
1-2 SJM Jeff Heerema (David Bolland, Craig Anderson)
2-2 LOU Martin Samuelsson (Colton Gillies)
Goalies: Dwayne Roloson - Craig Anderson

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New York Islanders 2 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 23 - 20
NYI PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:47/68=68 %
BUF PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:41/53=75 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 798553 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:42 0-1 BUF Dany Heatley [14] (Sean Avery, Duncan Keith)
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26:32 1-1 NYI Peter Schaefer [8] (Richard Park, Jonathan Cheechoo)
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49:45 1-2 BUF Dany Heatley [15] (Eric Staal, Glen Murray)
59:04 2-2 NYI Alexander Ovechkin [19] (Rod Brind'Amour, Craig Conroy) WG
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Penalty summary:
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14:47 NYI Andrei Markov (2 min for boarding)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -1 17.00 5
R Richard Park 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Craig Conroy 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -1 17.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7.20 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 -1 17.00 5
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 9
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 19.50 9
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 18.20 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 22.30 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 24.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 20.00 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 21.50 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 2 0 18 0 0 64.30 8
G Curtis Joseph 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 2 1 3 0 0 8.40 7
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 15.20 8
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Glen Murray 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 8.40 6
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Eric Staal 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 20.30 8
L Sean Avery 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 8.40 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 15.20 8
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Dany Heatley 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 5
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
D Duncan Keith 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 27.10 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.50 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 23.40 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 27.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 21 0 0 65.00 8
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Peter Schaefer

Notes for New York Islanders:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dany Heatley scored his 15th goal of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 13) , Rochester Americans 1( 22)
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0-1 ROC Adam Pineault (Anthony Stewart, Robert Scuderi)
Goalies: Martin Prusek - David LeNeveu

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New York Rangers 4 , Ottawa Senators 0
Shots: 33 - 12
NYR PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/95=78 %, Challenges:40/53=74 %
OTT PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
Attendance: 10887 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 539995 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:56 1-0 NYR Jarome Iginla [18] (Jonathan Toews, Alex Tanguay)
16:59 2-0 NYR Mark Bell [12] (Dick Tärnström, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
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28:03 3-0 NYR Alex Tanguay [10] (Jarome Iginla, Jonathan Toews)
29:24 4-0 NYR Jean-Pierre Dumont [17] (Mark Bell, Jonathan Toews)
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Penalty summary:
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56:38 NYR Kris Draper (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 17.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 10
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 9
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 2 2 3 2 0 8.00 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 17.20 6
C Mark Bell 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 16.20 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 3 3 4 0 1 0 2 16.10 9
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 16.20 8
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 16.10 8
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.30 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 19.20 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 22.10 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 19.30 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 0 0 12 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Weekes 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 4
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15.50 4
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 5
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 4
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 -2 15.50 5
C Chris Higgins 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 18.00 5
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.50 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 -2 15.50 5
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 5
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 18.00 5
D Kirill Koltsov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 4
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -2 24.40 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -2 18.20 5
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 5
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 5 2 4 0 -2 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Legace
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: Jonathan Toews

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Jonathan Toews notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alex Tanguay scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 21) , Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 14)
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1-0 HFD Andrew Peters (Benjamin Breault)
2-0 HFD Brett Sterling (Zenon Konopka)
Goalies: Sébastien Caron - Jocelyn Thibault

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San Jose Sharks 0 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 21 - 16
SJ PP: 0 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:73/79=92 %, Challenges:45/56=78 %
VAN PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
Attendance: 8303 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 399375 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:54 0-1 VAN Sean Bergenheim [9] (Dean McAmmond, Rostislav Olesz)
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no scoring
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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12:45 VAN Oleg Petrov (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:38 VAN Noah Clarke (2 min for high-sticking)
31:19 VAN Noah Clarke (2 min for boarding)
34:34 VAN Noah Clarke (2 min for holding the stick)
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46:25 VAN Oleg Petrov (2 min for cross-checking)
53:52 SJ Zbynek Michalek (2 min for roughing)
53:52 VAN Kevin Dallman (2 min for roughing)
55:27 VAN Oleg Petrov (2 min for diving)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 9.50 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 9.10 4
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 14.40 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.20 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13.50 5
C Matt Stajan 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 5
L Mike Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 22.30 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Mike York 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 4
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 10.00 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 26.40 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 17.30 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 15 0 0 58.50 8
G Alex Auld 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 0 1 0 0 6 0 6.40 5
R Jason King 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.00 6
R Sean Bergenheim 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 6
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 19.00 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
C Brian Gionta 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14.00 5
L Noah Clarke 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 6.40 5
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 17.00 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Kevin Dallman 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17.50 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 23.40 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 28.20 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 20.10 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Miller
2nd star: Sean Bergenheim
3rd star: Rostislav Olesz

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Sean Bergenheim ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 5( 33) , Manitoba Moose 1( 9)
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1-0 CLE Evan McGrath (Jeff Taffe)
2-0 CLE Dmitri Zyuzin (Brandon Sutter)
3-0 CLE Radovan Somik (Rastislav Konecný)
4-0 CLE Evan McGrath (Tom Kostopoulos)
5-0 CLE Tom Kostopoulos (Jeff Taffe, Duvie Westcott)
5-1 MAN Igor Makarov (Sven Butenschön)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Patrick Lalime

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St. Louis Blues 8 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 26 - 24
STL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:24/42=55 %
DAL PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:71/90=78 %, Challenges:37/62=58 %
Attendance: 15739 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 766490 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:46 1-0 STL Dan Hinote [3] (Johnny Oduya, Frantisek Kaberle)
09:48 2-0 STL Chris Drury [14] (Viktor Kozlov, Dan Hinote)
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30:43 3-0 STL Robert Nilsson [3] (Glen Metropolit)
32:21 3-1 DAL Fredrik Modin [9] (Samuel Påhlsson, Mats Sundin)
36:03 3-2 DAL Samuel Påhlsson [11] (Brenden Morrow, Jamie Langenbrunner)
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51:09 4-2 STL Mattias Weinhandl [8] (David Legwand)
51:38 5-2 STL Steven Reinprecht [6] (Adam Hall, Tomas Surovy)
52:39 6-2 STL David Legwand [12] (Johnny Oduya, Steve McCarthy)
53:26 7-2 STL Tomas Surovy [3] (Steven Reinprecht)
59:05 8-2 STL Adam Hall [4] (Steven Reinprecht, David Legwand)
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Penalty summary:
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22:56 STL Glen Metropolit (2 min for elbowing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 10.40 8
R Adam Hall 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 3 15.50 9
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 3 15.20 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
C Glen Metropolit 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.20 6
C Steven Reinprecht 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 3 15.50 8
C David Legwand 1 2 4 1 2 1 0 2 18.20 8
C Chris Drury 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Robert Nilsson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Tomas Surovy 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 3 15.50 7
L Mattias Weinhandl 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 16.40 7
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 17.10 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 1 2 2 2 6 0 3 16.40 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 3 21.20 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 22.00 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 19.30 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 18.10 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 22.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Ellis 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 1 2 0 2 0 -1 7.00 7
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 18.40 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -3 18.10 6
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 7.00 5
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 19.00 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Mats Sundin 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 -4 19.00 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 7.00 4
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 4 3 5 0 0 18.40 7
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 14.40 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 4 2 4 1 0 -2 19.20 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18.40 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 14.40 4
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -4 26.40 5
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 20.00 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.00 5
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -4 25.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 8 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steven Reinprecht
2nd star: David Legwand
3rd star: Dan Hinote

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Viktor Kozlov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tomas Surovy finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Mattias Weinhandl finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Samuel Påhlsson has marked a new career high in points with 27 points.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 13) , Utah Grizzlies 3( 17)
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0-1 UTH David Booth (Ville Leino, Matt Niskanen)
0-2 UTH Ville Leino (Thomas Pöck)
1-2 WOR David Backes (Brian Lee)
1-3 UTH Ville Leino (Thomas Pöck)
Goalies: Milan Hnilicka - Jason LaBarbera

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Washington Capitals 2 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 21 - 27
WSH PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:34/54=61 %
PHI PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:37/49=74 %
Attendance: 18326 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 879648 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:23 1-0 WSH Scott Hartnell [14] (Bret Hedican, Paul Stastny)
18:55 1-1 PHI Tyler Arnason [7] (Erik Johnson, Brent Seabrook)
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29:49 1-2 PHI Sami Kapanen [10] (Stanislav Chistov, Scottie Upshall)
34:15 2-2 WSH Serge Aubin [6] (Andreas Dackell, Joffrey Lupul)
37:27 2-3 PHI Stanislav Chistov [8] (Scottie Upshall, David Vyborny)
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Penalty summary:
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 5.50 6
R Andreas Dackell 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 19.00 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 -2 21.20 6
R Scott Hartnell 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.50 7
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 4
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 16.50 8
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 19.00 5
C Paul Stastny 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 6
L Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Serge Aubin 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 16.50 5
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -2 18.50 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Brad Ference 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 18.30 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 19.00 5
D Bret Hedican 0 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 22.40 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 5
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.00 7
R David Vyborny 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 8
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 5 3 3 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 11.00 6
L Stanislav Chistov 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 9
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
L Sami Kapanen 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 17.50 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 18.20 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 23.50 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 15.00 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 -1 17.20 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Stanislav Chistov
2nd star: Scottie Upshall
3rd star: David Vyborny

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Andreas Dackell finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Sami Kapanen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Anze Kopitar had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Stanislav Chistov ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 22) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2(
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0-1 PHL Vojtech Polak (Derrick Walser)
0-2 PHL Carl Söderberg (Michael Caruso)
Goalies: Brian Boucher - Jeff Deslauriers