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Nashville Predators 6 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 23 - 17
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:29/55=51 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/86=75 %, Challenges:37/57=63 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 792332 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:24 1-0 Jason Arnott [3] (Jerred Smithson, Scott Nichol)
19:41 1-1 Marian Hossa [18] (Henrik Zetterberg, Kirk Maltby)
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34:43 2-1 David Legwand [10] (Scott Nichol, Martin Erat)
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42:21 3-1 David Legwand [11] (Scott Nichol, Shea Weber)
50:59 4-1 Martin Erat [8] (Jean-Pierre Dumont)
54:43 5-1 Alexander Radulov [7] (Steve Sullivan, Martin Erat)PP
57:42 6-1 Ryan Suter [2] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jordin Tootoo)
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Penalty summary:
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52:59 Kirk Maltby (2 min for tripping)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.10 7
R Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 13.50 6
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 18.30 9
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 8.10 6
C Jason Arnott 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 1 13.50 7
C David Legwand 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Steve Sullivan 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 20.20 7
L Alex Henry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
L Jerred Smithson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 6
L Scott Nichol 0 3 3 2 3 1 0 1 17.00 8
L Martin Erat 1 2 5 1 1 1 0 2 21.00 9
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 14.10 5
D Shea Weber 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 20.10 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 25.40 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 15.10 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 6
D Ryan Suter 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 8.00 5
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 16.20 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 15.20 6
R Marian Hossa 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 -1 20.20 10
C Darren Helm 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 16.20 7
C Johan Franzén 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.20 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 8.00 6
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 -1 16.20 5
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -2 15.20 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 -1 20.20 8
D Max Nicastro 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 -1 17.20 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -2 15.20 5
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 27.20 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 17.00 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 -2 18.30 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 24.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 6 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Legwand
2nd star: Martin Erat
3rd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-David Legwand scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Scott Nichol notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Arnott finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Ryan Suter finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Kirk Maltby notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 5( 37) , Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 23)
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1-0 MIL Travis Fuller (Ryan Maki, Scott May)
2-0 MIL John Vigilante (Andreas Thuresson)
2-1 GRD Mark Cullen (Jamie Tardif)
3-1 MIL Patric Hörnqvist (Cal O'Reilly)
4-1 MIL John Vigilante
4-2 GRD Jakub Klepis (Andreas Lilja, Evan McGrath)
4-3 GRD Carl Corazzini (Kip Miller, Jakub Klepis)
4-4 GRD Tony Voce (Mattias Ritola)
5-4 MIL Patric Hörnqvist (Robert Snowball, Ville Koistinen)

Goalies: Mike McKenna - Adam Berkhoel


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Toronto Maple Leafs 2 , New York Islanders 4
Shots: 15 - 26
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/79=89 %, Challenges:14/53=25 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:74/93=79 %, Challenges:14/47=29 %
Attendance: 6672 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 306245 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:21 0-1 Brendan Witt [2] (Radek Martinek, Richard Park)
09:45 0-2 Mike Sillinger [7] (Dean McAmmond, Doug Weight)
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30:34 1-2 Jirí Tlustý [6])PP
32:48 2-2 Dominic Moore [6] (Matt Stajan)
34:47 2-3 Trent Hunter [9] (Jon Sim, Brendan Witt)
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58:51 2-4 Dean McAmmond [6] (Trent Hunter, Mike Sillinger) EN
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Penalty summary:
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30:16 Kirill Petrov (2 min for roughing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 13.50 4
R Matt Stajan 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 -2 19.30 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 20.30 6
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.10 5
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 -1 13.50 5
C Dominic Moore 1 0 1 1 5 1 0 -2 19.30 5
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 20.30 8
L Bates Battaglia 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.10 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 13.50 5
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -2 19.30 4
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 20.30 6
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 14.20 7
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 19.00 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 26.40 6
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.20 4
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 -1 20.00 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 2 2 4 5 0 -1 26.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 4 0 22 0 0 59.00 5
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kirill Petrov 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 6.30 5
R Andy Hilbert 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 8.40 4
R Trent Hunter 1 1 3 4 3 8 0 2 21.40 9
R Doug Weight 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 1 23.10 6
C Zenon Konopka 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 8.00 6
C Jeff Tambellini 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 16.30 6
C Richard Park 0 1 3 0 4 1 0 2 16.10 7
C Mike Sillinger 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 19.00 8
L Mathieu Roy 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 8.00 5
L Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 16.30 5
L Jon Sim 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 16.10 7
L Dean McAmmond 1 1 4 0 3 1 0 2 19.20 8
D Michael Stone 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 19.20 6
D Radek Martinek 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 16.10 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 24.10 6
D Jiry Niemi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Brendan Witt 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 18.00 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 4 2 5 0 1 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Trent Hunter
2nd star: Mike Sillinger
3rd star: Dean McAmmond

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Doug Weight notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jon Sim notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 3( 13) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 22)
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0-1 BRG Evgeny Tunik (Kevin Jarman, Sean Bergenheim)
0-2 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Freddy Meyer)
1-2 TOM Mikhail Grabovski (Tony Salmelainen, Anton Strålman)
2-2 TOM Brad May (Colin Murphy)
2-3 BRG Kyle Okposo (Masi Marjamäki, Freddy Meyer)
2-4 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Jeremy Colliton, Kyle Okposo)
3-4 TOM Martin Sagat (Colin Murphy)

Goalies: Curtis Joseph - Maxime Ouellet

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Montreal Canadiens 4 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 19 - 28
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:29/51=55 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/83=80 %, Challenges:26/45=56 %
Attendance: 12941 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 604345 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:42 1-0 Ales Hemsky [10] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Maxim Lapierre)
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30:23 2-0 Mikko Koivu [9] (Chris Higgins, Tomas Kaberle)
33:05 2-1 Eric Staal [13] (Markus Näslund, Nikolai Zherdev)
39:29 3-1 Maxim Lapierre [4] (Nick Foligno, Todd Bertuzzi)
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55:13 4-1 Chris Higgins [10] (Tomas Kaberle, Mikko Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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24:41 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:59 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 8.10 5
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 12.40 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 18.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Maxim Lapierre 1 1 3 4 3 4 0 1 8.10 8
C Nick Foligno 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 5
C Mikko Koivu 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 17.20 9
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.50 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.10 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.40 6
L Chris Higgins 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 18.50 7
L Ales Hemsky 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Pavel Valentenko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Ryan McDonagh 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 17.30 5
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 27.30 7
D Yannick Weber 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.50 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 19.30 8
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 1 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.30 5
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -3 15.20 4
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 19.30 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.10 4
C Blair Betts 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17.50 5
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 16.30 4
C Eric Staal 1 0 4 4 1 3 0 0 20.30 9
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.10 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 0 3 4 0 15.30 6
L Markus Näslund 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -2 18.50 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 20.30 5
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 4
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17.00 4
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 24.30 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 17.50 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 16.30 4
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Lapierre
2nd star: Mikko Koivu
3rd star: Chris Higgins

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Ales Hemsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Higgins scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Higgins finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 17) , Hartford Wolf Pack 1( 19)
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0-1 HFD Alex Bourret (Thomas Pöck)
1-1 HAM Manny Malhotra (Mathieu Aubin)
2-1 HAM Mike Glumac (Ben Maxwell, Danny Stewart)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Stephen Valiquette











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Calgary Flames 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:44/57=75 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:79/87=90 %, Challenges:26/46=55 %
Attendance: 10754 of 19289 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 521569 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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23:22 1-0 Jarome Iginla [15] (Anton Volchenkov, Jordan Leopold)
30:21 1-1 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen [3] (Patrice Brisebois, Raffi Torres)
34:58 1-2 Robert Czarnik [12] (Raffi Torres, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
38:57 2-2 Rene Bourque [10] (Robyn Regehr, Adrian Aucoin)PP
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44:15 2-3 Jason Chimera [8])
54:08 3-3 Eric Nystrom [3] (Robyn Regehr, David Moss)
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Penalty summary:
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03:24 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for tripping)
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38:21 Jason Chimera (2 min for tripping)
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50:06 David Moss (2 min for hooking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Nystrom 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 6.30 7
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 -2 20.50 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 19.10 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.30 4
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -2 20.20 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 -2 21.20 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 17.10 8
L David Moss 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 6.30 5
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 15.40 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 7
L Rene Bourque 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 17.10 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 18.30 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 22.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 2 27.00 9
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 -1 17.50 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 5
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Robert Czarnik 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 13.00 7
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 14.50 7
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 17.00 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 4 5 0 2 0 -1 19.50 8
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11.50 5
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 -1 17.30 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 21.10 5
L Raffi Torres 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 10.40 5
L Jason Chimera 1 0 2 4 0 1 2 1 15.20 9
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 19.20 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 3 1 4 2 0 -1 20.20 4
D Justin Schultz 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 19.40 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 28.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 16.50 9
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 28.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Michael Garnett 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Chimera
2nd star: Robyn Regehr
3rd star: Ole-Kristian Tollefsen

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Jarome Iginla scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jarome Iginla scored the 300th goal of his career.
-Rene Bourque scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Raffi Torres notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Chimera ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quad City Flames 1( 21) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 13)
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0-1 SYR Andy Canzanello (Rico Fata)
1-1 QCF Gord Baldwin (Carsen Germyn)
1-2 SYR Linus Persson (Nick Sucharski)
1-3 SYR Andy Canzanello (Rico Fata, Brian McGuirk)

Goalies: Leland Irving - Wade Dubielewicz

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Philadelphia Flyers 2 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 23 - 33
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:57/68=83 %, Challenges:20/41=47 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:74/90=82 %, Challenges:36/55=64 %
Attendance: 15775 of 19523 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 711452 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:33 0-1 Brian Rolston [15] (Rick Nash)
09:11 0-2 Andy Greene [1] (Niclas Hävelid, Patrik Elias)
15:35 0-3 Brendan Shanahan [11] (Nik Antropov)
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29:56 1-3 Jeff Carter [14] (Simon Gagné, Mike Richards)
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48:33 2-3 Scott Hartnell [10] (Daniel Brière)
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Penalty summary:
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02:24 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for hooking)
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25:52 Andy Greene (2 min for tripping)
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42:56 Tim Ramholt (2 min for hooking)
50:32 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
50:32 Tim Ramholt (2 min for roughing)
50:58 Ned Lukacevic (2 min for slashing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 13.10 6
R Claude Giroux 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 -1 13.20 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 4 3 4 1 2 1 16.10 5
R Jeff Carter 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Daniel Carcillo 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7.00 4
C Arron Asham 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 17.00 6
C Daniel Brière 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 21.20 7
L Ned Lukacevic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.00 4
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 6
L Scott Hartnell 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 17.20 7
L Simon Gagné 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.20 7
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 2 3 2 4 -1 16.30 5
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.50 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 25.30 5
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 14.30 5
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 18.50 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 27.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 30 0 0 59.30 9
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.30 6
L Nik Antropov 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 19.50 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 13.10 6
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Matt Cooke 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 8.20 6
C John Madden 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.00 6
C Patrik Elias 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Brian Rolston 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.40 6
L Brendan Shanahan 1 0 2 3 3 4 2 0 16.00 8
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 21.30 8
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 3 4 1 2 0 1 29.50 9
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 20.10 5
D Andy Greene 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 13.50 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Rolston
2nd star: Brendan Shanahan
3rd star: Andy Greene

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Scott Hartnell scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Rolston scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brendan Shanahan ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Rick Nash had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Andy Greene finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 5( 23) , Lowell Devils 1( 18)
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1-0 PHL Vladimir Kutny (Jonathan Matsumoto, Brent Kelly)
2-0 PHL Ryan Parent (Frédérik Cabana)
3-0 PHL B.J. Abel (Boyd Kane, Denis Tolpeko)
4-0 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Boyd Kane)
4-1 LOW Grant Marshall (Mike Rupp, Sean Zimmerman)
5-1 PHL Vladimir Kutny (Jonathan Matsumoto, Brent Kelly)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Frank Doyle






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Washington Capitals 2 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 23 - 22
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:66/87=75 %, Challenges:34/53=63 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:85/96=88 %, Challenges:25/54=45 %
Attendance: 8800 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 421520 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:36 1-0 Boyd Gordon [6] (Michael Nylander, Alexander Semin)
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29:43 1-1 Ethan Moreau [8] (Tomas Plekanec, Dustin Penner)PP
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50:04 1-2 Steve Staios [2] (Tomas Plekanec, Dustin Penner)
51:04 2-2 Alexander Semin [11] (Michael Nylander)
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Penalty summary:
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05:06 Dmitri Kugryshev (2 min for elbowing)
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28:52 Alexandre Giroux (2 min for roughing)
30:35 Alexei Mikhnov (2 min for high-sticking)
35:13 Alexandre Giroux (2 min for slashing)
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42:08 Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
42:08 Boyd Gordon (2 min for roughing)
46:15 Dmitri Kugryshev (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 11.40 6
R Chris Bourque 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 5
R Boyd Gordon 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 10.50 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 11.00 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 4 4 7 0 0 17.50 8
C Michael Nylander 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 11.40 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 20.50 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.40 4
L Matt Bradley 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 19.50 7
L Alexander Semin 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 16.40 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 -1 20.50 8
D John Erskine 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 23.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 15.40 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 27.50 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 20.00 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 13.30 6
D Mike Green 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 -1 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 20 0 0 65.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 11.50 4
R Andrew Cogliano 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 16.40 5
R Dustin Penner 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 23.10 8
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.00 5
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 16.30 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 18.00 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 2 2 3 5 1 0 1 22.40 6
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.50 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 6
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 23.10 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 14.20 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 17.40 5
D Steve Staios 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 28.40 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18.00 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 -2 22.50 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 21 0 0 65.00 8
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Boyd Gordon
3rd star: Dustin Penner

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Nylander notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Tom Poti had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ethan Moreau ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 0( 19) , Springfield Falcons 1( 27)
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0-1 SPR David Rohlfs (Taylor Chorney, Liam Reddox)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Dany Sabourin

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Ottawa Senators 3 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 25 - 15
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:74/84=88 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:29/51=55 %
Attendance: 7908 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 397772 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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28:13 1-0 Dany Heatley [11] (Daniel Alfredsson, Sidney Crosby)
35:06 1-1 Ryan Kesler [2] (Kyle Wellwood, Ladislav Nagy)
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44:53 2-1 Dany Heatley [12] (Daniel Alfredsson, Sidney Crosby)
59:12 3-1 Mike Comrie [9] (Oleg Saprykin, Jan Hrdina) EN
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Penalty summary:
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12:34 Jason Smith (2 min for roughing)
12:34 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for roughing)
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34:02 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
34:02 Dany Heatley (2 min for roughing)
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47:05 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
47:05 Sami Salo (2 min for roughing)
54:13 Mason Raymond (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Danny Bois 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.40 7
C Chris Kelly 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13.30 7
C Jan Hrdina 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
R Dany Heatley 2 0 4 0 3 0 2 2 20.20 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 8.10 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 13.30 7
C Mike Comrie 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 9
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Shean Donovan 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 4
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 1 0 4 2 0 14.10 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 20.30 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 11.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 6 2 2 0 1 29.10 8
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 13.50 7
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17.30 5
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 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 Mason Raymond 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 8.10 6
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 14.00 4
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 16.40 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 5
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 11.20 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Mats Sundin 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 0 13.30 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Henrik Sedin 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 -1 20.20 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 -1 17.20 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 29.40 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 13.00 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 13.20 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -2 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 22 0 0 58.30 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Mike Comrie
3rd star: Sidney Crosby

Notes for Ottawa Senators:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Ryan Kesler finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Ladislav Nagy finally ended his 22 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 2( 18) , Manitoba Moose 1( 19)
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0-1 MTB Rick Rypien (Jason Jaffray)
1-1 BNG Nicklas Danielsson (Justin Mapletoft)
2-1 BNG Justin Mapletoft (Brendan Bell, Ryan Garlock)

Goalies: Jeff Glass - Jason LaBarbera












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Los Angeles Kings 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 0
Shots: 29 - 18
PP: 1 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:31/47=64 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/68=80 %, Challenges:42/58=71 %
Attendance: 10481 of 18118 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 454875 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:19 1-0 Bryan Bickell [1] (Michal Handzus, Kyle Calder)
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29:37 2-0 Patrick Sharp [11] (Oscar Möller, Andrei Kostitsyn)
37:52 3-0 Patrick Sharp [12] (Sergei Gonchar, Zbynek Michalek)
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45:42 4-0 Patrick Sharp [13] (Duncan Keith, P.K. Subban)PP
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Penalty summary:
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44:59 Martins Karsums (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Bryan Bickell 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 14.30 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
C Brad Richardson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Michal Handzus 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 14.30 7
C Patrick Sharp 3 0 6 2 1 1 0 2 19.50 10
C David Bolland 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Raitis Ivanans 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Kyle Calder 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 14.30 6
L Oscar Möller 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 19.00 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 16.10 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 19.50 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 1 5 0 5 0 0 24.50 9
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 21.00 8
D P.K. Subban 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 0 0 18 0 0 60.00 10
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martins Karsums 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 4 1 3 3 0 0 19.20 5
R Ryan Malone 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 15.50 4
C Adam Hall 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 8.10 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 19.20 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 16.40 5
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 19.20 8
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 15.50 5
C Steve Stamkos 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 19.40 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 4
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 21.40 4
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.40 5
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.20 4
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 24.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Sharp
2nd star: Corey Crawford
3rd star: Bryan Bickell

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Andrei Kostitsyn has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 16) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 13)
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1-0 MCH Denis Gauthier (Petr Kanko, Dany Roussin)
1-1 NOR Justin Keller (Evgeny Artyukhin)
1-2 NOR Alexei Glukhov (Norm Milley)

Goalies: Danny Taylor - Morgan Cey

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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 24 - 18
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:79/97=81 %, Challenges:46/69=65 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:72/82=87 %, Challenges:28/55=50 %
Attendance: 12674 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 595678 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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29:37 1-0 Toni Lydman [3] (Tim Connolly)
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50:39 1-1 Éric Perrin [7] (Todd White, Zach Bogosian)PP
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Penalty summary:
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49:42 Marek Zagrapan (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 4
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 17.30 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 6
R Travis Zajac 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
C Luke Adam 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 10.30 5
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 17.30 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 17.50 6
L Marek Zagrapan 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 0 9.50 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 17.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 19.40 8
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 18.00 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 25.50 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.30 4
D Toni Lydman 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 22.30 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 17 0 0 65.00 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jim Slater 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 8.10 7
R Marty Reasoner 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 15.50 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 18.50 5
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 22.20 4
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 8.10 5
C Bryan Little 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 15.50 6
C Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.00 4
C Todd White 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 23.10 5
L Rich Peverly 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 8.10 4
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.50 5
L Éric Perrin 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 4 3 2 3 0 0 22.20 8
D Mark Fraser 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 5
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 19.20 7
D Tobias Enström 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 27.40 6
D Zach Bogosian 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 18.00 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 21.10 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 -1 26.50 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 23 0 0 65.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Éric Perrin

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Toni Lydman finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Zach Bogosian ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 26) , Chicago Wolves 2( 11)
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0-1 CHW Jordan LaVallee (Karel Pilar)
0-2 CHW Jonathan Granström (Joe Motzko)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Ondrej Pavelec











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St. Louis Blues 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 22 - 36
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/71=78 %, Challenges:24/40=58 %
PP: 2 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:74/84=88 %, Challenges:39/59=65 %
Attendance: 9451 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 403558 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:36 0-1 Alex Kovalev [8] (Martin Havlat, Mike Komisarek)PP
06:22 0-2 Jonathan Toews [13] (Alex Kovalev, Martin Havlat)PP
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38:11 1-2 Devin Setoguchi [4] (Jay McKee, Carlo Colaiacovo)
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58:38 1-3 Jarret Stoll [12] (Guillaume Latendresse, Kristian Huselius) EN
59:36 2-3 Evgeny Malkin [12] (Andy McDonald, Keith Tkachuk)
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Penalty summary:
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02:42 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for tripping)
05:46 T.J. Oshie (2 min for hooking)
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23:51 T.J. Oshie (2 min for tripping)
27:21 T.J. Oshie (2 min for tripping)
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46:32 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
46:32 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for roughing)
55:26 Peter Forsberg (2 min for high-sticking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 4
R David Backes 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 14.10 6
R Devin Setoguchi 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13.50 7
R Andy McDonald 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 7.20 6
C Yan Stastny 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 4
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 16.10 6
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 21.10 9
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7.40 4
L David Perron 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 18.20 5
L Paul Kariya 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 1 17.10 8
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 13.20 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 19.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 7 0 5 0 1 27.20 10
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.50 6
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 1 21.40 8
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 33 0 0 59.20 9
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
R Kristian Huselius 0 1 2 0 3 4 0 -1 11.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 8
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 19.00 7
C Kyle Beach 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Jack Skille 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.10 6
C Jarret Stoll 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.20 8
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 5
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 4 4 3 5 0 0 18.10 10
L Martin Havlat 0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 20.30 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 14.40 5
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 22.10 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.40 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 26.20 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Jarret Stoll
3rd star: Jonathan Toews

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Erik Johnson had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Guillaume Latendresse notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Kristian Huselius finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 5( 30) , Rockford Ice Hogs 1( 13)
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0-1 RCK Ben Eager (Dan Bertram, Craig Adams)
1-1 PEO Neil Komadoski (Nick Drazenovic)
2-1 PEO Cam Janssen (Neil Komadoski, Nick Drazenovic)
3-1 PEO Scott Dobben (Danny Richmond)
4-1 PEO Nick Drazenovic
5-1 PEO D.J. King (Nick Drazenovic)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Wade Flaherty