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20/12/2008
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New Jersey Devils 5 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 20 - 17
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:30/61=48 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:21/39=52 %
Attendance: 11806 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 535993 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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16:51 1-0
Rick Nash [13] (Brian Rolston)
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33:58 2-0
Rick Nash [14])
38:12 2-1
Joe Thornton [14] (Rob Blake)
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47:44 2-2
Joe Pavelski [11] (Rob Blake, Jonathan Cheechoo)
48:55 3-2
Brendan Shanahan [12] (John Madden, Nik Antropov)
55:45 4-2
Rick Nash [15] (Fredrik Modin, Bobby Holik)
57:38 5-2
Jamie Langenbrunner [9] (Dainius Zubrus, Niclas Hävelid)
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Penalty summary:
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50:47
Philippe Boucher (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Bobby Holik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Nik Antropov 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 15.50 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.30 8
R Fredrik Modin 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 3 15.40 6
C Matt Cooke 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 9.40 7
C John Madden 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 1 16.30 8
C Patrik Elias 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 16.30 6
C Brian Rolston 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 17.20 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
L Brendan Shanahan 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 17.30 8
L Dainius Zubrus 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.30 7
L Rick Nash 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 3 18.50 9
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 4 3 3 2 3 25.10 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 16.30 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 3 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Travis Moen 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 8.10 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 5 1 8 0 -2 17.20 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 19.10 8
C Justin Daniels 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 4
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -2 17.20 4
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -1 15.30 6
C Joe Thornton 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
L Logan Couture 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -2 17.10 4
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -1 15.30 6
L Joe Pavelski 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -2 17.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 19.00 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 23.40 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 19.10 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -1 16.20 6
D Rob Blake 0 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Jamie Langenbrunner
3rd star: John Madden
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Rick Nash scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Niclas Hävelid notched his 10th assist of the season.
-John Madden finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Patrik Elias had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 2( 12) , Worcester Sharks 3( 6)
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1-0 LOW Clarke MacArthur (Ryan J. Murphy)
1-1 WOR Blair Yaworski (John Laliberte)
2-1 LOW Grant Marshall (Mike Rupp)
2-2 WOR Tyler McGregor (Peter Tsimikalis)
2-3 WOR Riley Armstrong (Jody Shelley, Derek Joslin)
Goalies: Frank Doyle - Manny Legace
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20/12/2008
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Minnesota Wild 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:47/64=72 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:62/74=83 %, Challenges:24/45=52 %
Attendance: 13055 of 18064 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 631862 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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05:42 1-0
Marc-André Bergeron [1])PP
10:41 2-0
Éric Bélanger [10] (Antti Miettinen, Marek Zidlicky)
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29:22 2-1
Jirí Tlustý [7] (Brad May, Mark Bell)PP
37:29 3-1
Éric Bélanger [11] (Marc-André Bergeron, Antti Miettinen)
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57:21 4-1
Andrew Brunette [6] (Martin Skoula, Marek Zidlicky)
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Penalty summary:
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03:16
Kris Newbury (2 min for hooking)
03:57
Mark Bell (2 min for boarding)
18:29
Brad May (2 min for boarding)
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27:31
Dan Fritsche (2 min for hooking)
30:57
Benoit Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 12.20 7
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 18.00 8
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 9.10 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 7
C Éric Bélanger 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 9
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 9.10 5
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 11.40 7
L Antti Miettinen 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 19.10 8
L Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 20.00 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 12.20 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 1 5 2 2 1 0 2 22.20 9
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 26.00 6
D Martin Skoula 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 12.40 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 18.50 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad May 0 1 3 2 3 3 2 -1 10.10 6
R Boyd Devereaux 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 -1 12.20 7
R Matt Stajan 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 4
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 9.40 6
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 13.00 4
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 5
L Mark Bell 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 -1 12.20 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -1 12.20 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 15.30 5
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -1 17.20 5
D Ian White 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 5
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 5 2 3 0 -1 28.50 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 4
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 5
D Luke Schenn 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -2 23.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Bélanger
2nd star: Marc-André Bergeron
3rd star: Andrew Brunette
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Éric Bélanger scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marek Zidlicky notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marc-André Bergeron finally ended his 33 game goal drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 5( 30) , Toronto Marlies 1( 15)
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1-0 HOU Serge Payer (Cal Clutterbuck, Nick Schultz)
2-0 HOU Mathias Joggi (Francis Wathier, Nolan Schaefer)
2-1 TOM Jeremy Williams (Simon Gamache, Jeff Finger)
3-1 HOU Serge Payer (Shawn Belle, Nolan Schaefer)
4-1 HOU Petr Kalus (Ryan Hamilton)
5-1 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Serge Payer)
Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Curtis Joseph