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Washington Capitals 1 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 11 - 30
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:64/85=75 %, Challenges:23/46=48 %
PP: 1 of 3 (12 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:31/50=60 %
Attendance: 6020 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 288358 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:23 0-1 Garnet Exelby [3] (Éric Perrin)
15:35 0-2 Éric Perrin [8] (Jason Williams, Tobias Enström)PP
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23:37 0-3 Boris Valabik [1])
36:22 1-3 Alexander Ovechkin [15] (Mike Green, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:07 Tom Poti (2 min for hooking)
14:18 Dmitri Kugryshev (2 min for slashing)
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33:37 Dmitri Kugryshev (2 min for hooking)
35:35 Tobias Enström (2 min for holding the stick)
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52:11 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
52:11 John Erskine (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 8.20 6
R Chris Bourque 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -2 14.00 4
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 5
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.10 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 18.10 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.10 4
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 15.40 5
L Alexander Semin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 19.40 7
D John Erskine 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 -2 16.20 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 24.30 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 -2 17.30 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Mike Green 0 1 0 5 2 5 0 0 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 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 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 5
R Marty Reasoner 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 15.10 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 5 0 1 0 5 1 16.00 7
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 21.20 6
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 4
C Bryan Little 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 14.20 8
C Jason Williams 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
C Todd White 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 19.30 6
L Rich Peverly 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 5
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 13.00 5
L Éric Perrin 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 17.40 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 5 2 4 2 0 0 20.10 7
D Mark Fraser 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16.00 4
D Boris Valabik 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 18.30 7
D Tobias Enström 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 23.50 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 15.10 7
D Garnet Exelby 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 10 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Perrin
2nd star: Boris Valabik
3rd star: Garnet Exelby

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Other notes:
-John Erskine beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 13) , Chicago Wolves 0( 13)
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1-0 HER Josef Boumedienne (Donald Brashear, Sasha Pokulok)
2-0 HER David Steckel (Owen Fussey, Jamie Hunt)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Ondrej Pavelec








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Toronto Maple Leafs 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 17 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:14/35=38 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:36/60=59 %
Attendance: 7114 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 326532 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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29:31 1-0 Lee Stempniak [4] (Mikhail Grabovski, Dominic Moore)
34:26 1-1 Jonathan Toews [15] (Guillaume Latendresse, Martin Havlat)
37:48 1-2 Jack Skille [4] (Jonathan Bernier)
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40:52 1-3 Alex Kovalev [9] (Jarret Stoll, Mike Komisarek)
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Penalty summary:
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15:55 Kris Versteeg (2 min for roughing)
18:24 Brad May (2 min for boarding)
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20:47 Jonathan Toews (2 min for hooking)
22:44 Brad May (2 min for tripping)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad May 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 9.50 4
R Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 13.10 5
R Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 18.30 7
R Lee Stempniak 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 16.30 5
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 9.50 6
C Kris Newbury 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.40 5
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Dominic Moore 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 18.30 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 9.20 4
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 13.10 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.30 5
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Ian White 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 15.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 -1 17.20 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 -1 25.00 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.40 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 -1 23.00 6
D Luke Schenn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Martin Gerber 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 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 13.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 18.00 8
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 17.10 8
C Kyle Beach 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.30 5
C Jack Skille 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 13.20 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 19.40 9
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 3 3 2 3 2 1 19.30 8
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 7.30 5
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 13.20 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 21.00 6
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 19.00 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 18.50 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 4 2 4 0 0 21.20 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 25.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 1 1 16 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: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Jack Skille

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Lee Stempniak finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Lee Stempniak finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Jirí Tlustý had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jonathan Toews scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mike Komisarek has marked a new career high in assists with 16 assists.
-Jarret Stoll had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 1( 13) , Rockford Ice Hogs 0( 11)
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1-0 TOM Tony Salmelainen (Kyle Chipchura, Jay Harrison)

Goalies: Curtis Joseph - Wade Flaherty

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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 28 - 16
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/82=75 %, Challenges:21/39=52 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/87=75 %, Challenges:35/64=53 %
Attendance: 14732 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 649681 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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27:51 1-0 Gary Roberts [4] (Ryan Craig, Mike Lundin)
34:23 1-1 Nik Antropov [5] (Keith Yandle)
37:08 2-1 Ryan Craig [5] (Brandon Bochenski, Gary Roberts)
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Penalty summary:
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16:14 Kyle McLaren (2 min for roughing)
16:14 Martin St. Louis (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martins Karsums 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Brandon Bochenski 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 16.20 7
R Ryan Malone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 5
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 17.50 6
C Adam Hall 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 5
C Ryan Craig 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 16.20 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 17.50 5
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 -1 19.20 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 5
L Gary Roberts 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 16.20 6
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 17.50 6
C Steve Stamkos 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 2 17.50 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 -1 24.00 6
D Mike Lundin 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 16.20 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 8 0 6 0 -1 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Mike Smith 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 4
L Nik Antropov 1 0 3 3 1 5 0 0 17.50 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 16.30 6
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 -1 17.10 6
C Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 8.30 6
C John Madden 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 17.50 6
C Patrik Elias 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 8.30 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 17.50 5
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Rick Nash 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 4
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 22.50 7
D Keith Yandle 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 22.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 26 0 0 59.30 9
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Craig
2nd star: Gary Roberts
3rd star: Brandon Bochenski

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Nik Antropov ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Keith Yandle finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 26) , Lowell Devils 1( 14)
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1-0 NOR Matt Smaby (Steve Downie, Evgeny Artyukhin)
1-1 LOW Clarke MacArthur (Alexandre Picard, Petr Sykora)
2-1 NOR Michel Ouellet (Nick Tarnasky)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Frank Doyle












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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 26 - 23
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:34/57=58 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:58/73=79 %, Challenges:29/47=60 %
Attendance: 6589 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 313637 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:43 1-0 Roman Hamrlik [5] (Miroslav Satan, Paul Martin)PP
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28:48 2-0 Jason Spezza [10] (Petr Sykora)
29:41 3-0 Bill Guerin [7] (Miroslav Satan, Brad Boyes)
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46:51 3-1 Devin Setoguchi [5] (Peter Forsberg, Paul Kariya)
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Penalty summary:
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09:07 David Perron (2 min for hooking)
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56:59 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 14.20 6
R Bill Guerin 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 18.20 6
R Petr Sykora 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 8.40 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Brad Boyes 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 16.50 7
R Jason Spezza 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 16.30 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 16.30 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 15.00 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 18.30 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 25.20 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 17.50 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Roman Hamrlik 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Jake Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 8.00 5
R David Backes 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 17.30 7
R Devin Setoguchi 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
R Andy McDonald 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 18.20 6
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.40 6
C Yan Stastny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 5
C Peter Forsberg 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 16.50 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 7
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 5
L David Perron 0 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 16.50 6
L Paul Kariya 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -1 18.40 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 22.50 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bill Guerin
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Jason Spezza

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jason Spezza scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Petr Sykora notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Tanguay had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Martin finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 0( 20) , Peoria Rivermen 2( 19)
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0-1 PEO François-Pierre Guénette (Chris Porter, Cam Keith)
0-2 PEO Cam Keith (François-Pierre Guénette, Chris Porter)

Goalies: Dave Brown - Marek Schwarz

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Philadelphia Flyers 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 26 - 19
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:75/93=80 %, Challenges:24/38=61 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/81=83 %, Challenges:27/53=50 %
Attendance: 15297 of 19523 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 689895 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:24 1-0 James Van Riemsdyk [3] (Scott Hartnell, Joffrey Lupul)
17:39 2-0 Daniel Brière [13] (Joffrey Lupul, Lasse Kukkonen)
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33:25 2-1 Scott Walker [9] (Ryan Bayda, Daniel Girardi)
38:37 3-1 Simon Gagné [12] (Kimmo Timonen)
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Penalty summary:
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20:08 Daniel Carcillo (5 min for fighting)
20:08 Tuomo Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
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42:41 Bobby Hughes (2 min for elbowing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Claude Giroux 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14.50 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
R Jeff Carter 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 18.20 6
C Daniel Carcillo 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 0 8.20 5
C Arron Asham 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 1 14.50 6
C Daniel Brière 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Ned Lukacevic 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
L James Van Riemsdyk 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 15.20 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
L Simon Gagné 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 15.40 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 17.10 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 25.10 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 16.30 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 19.00 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7.00 5
R Ryan Bayda 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 -2 14.40 7
C Chad LaRose 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 18.30 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.20 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 16.00 6
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 19.30 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Scott Walker 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 16.20 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 1 4 1 5 0 18.30 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -2 15.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21.10 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 23.20 6
D Daniel Girardi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joffrey Lupul
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: James Van Riemsdyk

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Lasse Kukkonen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-James Van Riemsdyk finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-James Van Riemsdyk finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:
-Tuomo Ruutu beat Daniel Carcillo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 4( 42) , Albany River Rats 0( 16)
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1-0 PHL Vladimir Kutny (Jonathan Lehun)
2-0 PHL Boyd Kane (Ryan Parent)
3-0 PHL Boyd Kane (Darren Reid)
4-0 PHL Mike Rathje (B.J. Abel, Darren Reid)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Kevin Nastiuk








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New York Rangers 4 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 18 - 27
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:17/49=34 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:80/94=85 %, Challenges:15/40=36 %
Attendance: 6874 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 333389 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:14 1-0 Eric Staal [14] (Maxim Afinogenov, Alex Bourret)
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32:23 2-0 Nikolai Zherdev [14] (Maxim Afinogenov)
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48:55 3-0 Markus Näslund [10] (Eric Staal, Paul Mara)PP
49:49 3-1 Alexander Steen [8] (Logan Couture, Mike Grier)
54:09 3-2 Patrick Marleau [11] (Ryane Clowe, Milan Michalek)
59:44 4-2 Eric Staal [15] (Blair Betts) EN
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Penalty summary:
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30:58 Johnny Oduya (2 min for roughing)
30:58 Ryan Callahan (2 min for roughing)
36:35 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for hooking)
39:25 Mike Grier (2 min for roughing)
39:25 Derek Morris (2 min for roughing)
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44:49 Nick Petrecki (2 min for high-sticking)
47:56 Justin Daniels (2 min for tripping)
52:13 Travis Moen (5 min for fighting)
52:13 Colton Orr (5 min for fighting)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 4 1 3 2 -1 10.00 6
R Colton Orr 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 -1 13.10 5
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15.10 4
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 3 19.40 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 5
C Blair Betts 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 -2 16.00 6
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 4
C Eric Staal 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 3 20.10 8
C Alex Bourret 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 -2 15.00 4
L Markus Näslund 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 18.00 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 17.40 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 15.50 4
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.30 5
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 3 25.10 8
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 2 3 4 2 -2 17.00 5
D Paul Mara 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 19.40 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 3 2 4 2 3 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G David LeNeveu 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 2 1 2 1 5 1 8.20 7
R Mike Grier 0 1 1 3 4 5 2 -2 19.30 5
R Milan Michalek 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 16.40 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 -1 18.30 7
C Justin Daniels 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 8.20 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 -2 16.30 5
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 16.40 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
R Alexander Steen 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 8.40 6
L Logan Couture 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 -2 16.30 4
L Ryane Clowe 0 1 3 2 3 3 0 1 16.20 6
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 -2 18.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 22.00 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 18.00 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 20.20 5
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 24.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 14 0 0 58.00 4
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: Markus Näslund

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Markus Näslund scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Eric Staal scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Blair Betts ended his 7 game point drought.
-Markus Näslund finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Alexander Steen finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Alexander Steen finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Colton Orr beat Travis Moen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 0( 11) , Worcester Sharks 1( 18)
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0-1 WOR Lukas Kaspar (Graham Mink)

Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Manny Legace

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New York Islanders 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Shots: 19 - 28
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:46/53=85 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:65/72=90 %, Challenges:46/63=71 %
Attendance: 6237 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 301248 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:56 0-1 Alexander Perezhogin [4] (Robert Czarnik)
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34:37 1-1 Jeff Tambellini [1] (Michael Stone, Radek Martinek)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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08:52 Kirill Petrov (2 min for tripping)
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53:46 Alexander Svitov (2 min for roughing)
53:46 Michael Stone (2 min for roughing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kirill Petrov 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5.40 5
R Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21.00 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 8
R Doug Weight 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
C Zenon Konopka 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 6
C Jeff Tambellini 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Richard Park 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Mathieu Roy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 4
L Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.30 7
L Jon Sim 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 22.30 7
D Michael Stone 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 16.50 7
D Radek Martinek 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 18.30 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 24.30 8
D Jiry Niemi 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.40 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 20.50 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 25.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 27 0 0 65.00 10
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 13.10 5
R Robert Czarnik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 17.00 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 20.10 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 17.00 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 12.30 7
C Alexander Perezhogin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 17.40 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 20.10 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 5
D Justin Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 28.40 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 30.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 1 0 18 0 0 65.00 9
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Jeff Tambellini
3rd star: Alexander Perezhogin

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Jeff Tambellini finally ended his 33 game goal drought.
-Jeff Tambellini finally ended his 33 game point drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Alexander Perezhogin ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Patrice Brisebois had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 19) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 25)
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Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Wade Dubielewicz










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Nashville Predators 1 , Anaheim Ducks 1
Shots: 20 - 19
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:35/60=57 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:77/96=80 %, Challenges:36/64=55 %
Attendance: 15620 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 723206 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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34:06 1-0 Jean-Pierre Dumont [10] (Steve Sullivan, Vernon Fiddler)
39:59 1-1 Brian Sutherby [5])
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 7.10 6
R Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 18.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 1 0 3 2 4 0 0 7.10 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 18.00 6
C David Legwand 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 18.40 6
C Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
L Alex Henry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Jerred Smithson 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 18.00 6
L Scott Nichol 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 18.40 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 18.00 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 19.40 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 27.30 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 18.30 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 1 0 18 0 0 65.00 9
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L George Parros 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 8.00 7
L Mike York 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 1 19.20 7
L Teemu Selänne 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
C Todd Marchant 0 0 3 2 4 4 0 1 19.20 7
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 -1 17.40 4
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 4 5 2 5 0 0 20.10 10
R Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 7
L Brian Sutherby 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 22.40 8
L Drew Miller 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 27.50 5
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
D Jake Gardiner 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 20.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 19.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 25.10 6
D Sheldon Brookbank 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.20 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 18.00 5
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 27.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 19 0 0 65.00 9
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: Steve Sullivan

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Martin Erat had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Martin Erat had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 13) , Iowa Chops 1( 19)
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1-0 MIL Shane Willis (Kaleb Betts)
2-0 MIL Ville Koistinen (Kaleb Betts, Shane Willis)
2-1 IOW Kent Huskins (Brett Morrison)
3-1 MIL Travis Fuller (Ryan Maki)

Goalies: Mike McKenna - Gerald Coleman

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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 25 - 22
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:29/49=58 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:73/81=90 %, Challenges:31/49=62 %
Attendance: 13589 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 638683 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:38 0-1 Mike Ribeiro [11] (Brenden Morrow, Matt Niskanen)
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33:39 0-2 Brenden Morrow [15] (Stéphane Robidas)SH
34:14 1-2 Antoine Vermette [12] (Craig Rivet)PP
37:05 1-3 Brad Richards [10] (Stéphane Robidas, Sergei Zubov)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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18:28 Marek Zagrapan (2 min for slashing)
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23:09 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for tripping)
32:37 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for diving)
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42:39 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for roughing)
42:39 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for roughing)
52:15 Steve Ott (2 min for tripping)
54:48 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for roughing)
54:48 Marek Zagrapan (2 min for roughing)
59:34 Steve Ott (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.30 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 19.10 9
R Travis Zajac 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 18.10 7
C Luke Adam 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 -3 18.10 6
L Marek Zagrapan 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 8.00 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 12.30 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.20 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.20 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 22.30 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 3 0 2 3 2 -1 17.40 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 20.00 5
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 -3 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 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 Mark Parrish 0 0 1 2 5 3 0 0 12.10 5
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 9.00 5
R Steve Ott 0 0 2 5 0 2 4 1 15.20 8
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 20.40 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.10 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11.00 6
C Brad Richards 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 1 17.50 8
C Mike Ribeiro 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 8
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.20 6
L Joel Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.00 5
C Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.50 7
L Brenden Morrow 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 20.00 7
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.20 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 19.40 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 25.10 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 21.30 9
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brenden Morrow
2nd star: Stéphane Robidas
3rd star: Marty Turco

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brenden Morrow scored the 300th point of his career.
-Brenden Morrow scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brad Richards scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 21) , Texas Stars 1( 15)
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1-0 POR Adam Mair (Kyle Bailey)
1-1 TEX Tom Wandell (Jussi Timonen)
2-1 POR Mike Card (Andrew Peters)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Philippe Sauvé











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Colorado Avalanche 1 , Calgary Flames 3
Shots: 17 - 21
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:56/78=71 %, Challenges:18/46=38 %
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:70/89=78 %, Challenges:38/64=58 %
Attendance: 15129 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 652060 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:48 0-1 Robyn Regehr [2] (Olli Jokinen, Jarome Iginla)PP
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22:05 0-2 Olli Jokinen [13] (Rene Bourque, David Moss)
30:04 1-2 Marek Svatos [10] (Paul Stastny)
38:19 1-3 Daymond Langkow [7] (Mike Cammalleri, Marcus Nilson)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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08:17 Brett Clark (2 min for tripping)
18:21 Dale Purinton (2 min for holding the stick)
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30:35 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for boarding)
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44:14 Mike Fisher (5 min for fighting)
44:14 Dale Purinton (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McCormick 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7.20 6
R Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 5
R Marek Svatos 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 5
C Ben Guite 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 4
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 15.10 6
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 17.30 7
C Joe Sakic 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 -1 18.20 6
L Scott Parker 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7.20 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 18.10 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 -1 20.10 6
D Dale Purinton 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 0 15.40 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 19.10 5
D Brett Clark 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 -1 24.20 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 17.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 22.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Nystrom 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.20 5
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 7 2 8 0 0 17.10 9
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 16.40 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 1 20.50 7
C Craig Conroy 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 5
C Mike Fisher 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 13.50 7
C Daymond Langkow 1 0 5 3 4 2 0 0 20.30 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 20.10 8
L David Moss 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 5 1 7 0 0 15.10 8
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Rene Bourque 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 19.00 5
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 15.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 27.00 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.00 5
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Daymond Langkow
3rd star: Rene Bourque

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Marek Svatos scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Daymond Langkow ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Robyn Regehr ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Dale Purinton beat Mike Fisher in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 4( 17) , Quad City Flames 3( 13)
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1-0 LEM Wes O'Neill (Philippe Dupuis)
2-0 LEM Brian Willsie (Kiel McLeod)
3-0 LEM Gianni Ehrensperger (Wes O'Neill)
3-1 QCF Brett Palin (Krys Kolanos, Carsen Germyn)
3-2 QCF Andrei Taratukhin
3-3 QCF Brett Palin (Carsen Germyn)
4-3 LEM Brian Willsie (Matt Hussey, Kiel McLeod)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Leland Irving

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Ottawa Senators 1
Shots: 20 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:22/42=51 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:39/63=60 %
Attendance: 14202 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 663233 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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22:53 0-1 Sidney Crosby [15] (Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson)
33:16 1-1 Mikko Koivu [12] (Chris Higgins, Thomas Vanek)
37:07 2-1 Chris Higgins [11] (Mikko Koivu, Ryan McDonagh)
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52:03 3-1 Thomas Vanek [11] (Chris Higgins, Mikko Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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01:34 Mike Comrie (2 min for roughing)
01:34 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for roughing)
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26:14 James Sheppard (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 5
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 15.30 7
R Thomas Vanek 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 18.00 8
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 5 3 2 0 -1 20.00 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 8.20 7
C Nick Foligno 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.30 5
C Mikko Koivu 1 2 4 4 1 4 0 3 17.30 10
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 -1 20.30 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
L Chris Higgins 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 15.30 8
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 20.30 6
D Pavel Valentenko 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 6
D Ryan McDonagh 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 3 17.10 8
D Drew Doughty 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 22.50 7
D Yannick Weber 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16.00 4
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 18.30 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Danny Bois 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 6.30 5
C Chris Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17.00 6
C Jan Hrdina 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 17.20 7
R Dany Heatley 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 17.00 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 -1 17.10 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.30 4
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 9
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.10 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 18.40 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 23.10 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 17.00 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Mikko Koivu notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ales Hemsky had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sidney Crosby ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 22) , Binghamton Senators 0( 13)
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1-0 HAM Jonathan Ferland (Jimmy Bonneau, Ryan O'Byrne)
2-0 HAM Manny Malhotra (Mike Glumac, Mathieu Aubin)
3-0 HAM Mathieu Aubin (Mike Glumac, Manny Malhotra)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Jeff Glass









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Boston Bruins 6 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 26 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:23/43=52 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:34/63=53 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 772860 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:21 1-0 Michael Ryder [8] (Mark Stuart, Dennis Wideman)
16:38 2-0 Michael Ryder [9] (Phil Kessel)
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38:13 3-0 Marc Savard [12] (Martin St. Pierre, Dennis Wideman)
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41:29 3-1 Henrik Zetterberg [15] (Brian Rafalski)
43:05 3-2 Tomas Holmström [11] (Mikael Samuelsson, Marian Hossa)
46:52 3-3 Marian Hossa [21] (Henrik Zetterberg)
48:17 4-3 Marco Sturm [8] (Dennis Wideman, Steve Montador)
59:38 5-3 Phil Kessel [10] (Chuck Kobasew, Aaron Ward) EN
59:53 6-3 Chuck Kobasew [6] (Aaron Ward, Mark Stuart)
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Penalty summary:
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04:05 Vladimír Sobotka (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 6
L Milan Lucic 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -2 15.00 7
R Chuck Kobasew 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 16.10 8
C Martin St. Pierre 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 5
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 8.50 6
R David Krejci 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 16.00 4
C Phil Kessel 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 4 17.30 8
C Marc Savard 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 17.40 8
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 5
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -2 15.00 6
L Michael Ryder 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 4 16.10 8
L Marco Sturm 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Steve Montador 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 -2 17.40 6
D Mark Stuart 0 2 1 4 1 4 0 4 16.50 9
D Dennis Wideman 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 23.30 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 4 2 7 0 -2 16.20 6
D Aaron Ward 0 2 1 5 1 3 0 4 18.50 9
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 5 3 4 0 1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Tuukka Rask 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 1 3 1 0 0 4.30 4
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 2 6 5 0 0 17.50 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.00 6
R Marian Hossa 1 1 5 1 3 0 0 -1 20.40 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4.30 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 17.50 6
C Johan Franzén 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 17.00 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.30 6
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 17.50 5
L Tomas Holmström 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 17.00 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 5 1 2 1 0 -1 20.40 7
D Max Nicastro 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 17.50 4
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 15.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 26.30 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.40 5
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 17.00 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 24.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 6 0 20 0 0 59.00 4
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Ryder
2nd star: Chuck Kobasew
3rd star: Phil Kessel

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Phil Kessel scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Henrik Zetterberg scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( 11) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 24)
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1-0 PRO Brett Skinner (Brad Schell, Peter Sejna)
1-1 GRD Mike Walsh (Jonathan Ericsson, Ryan Oulahen)
1-2 GRD Jakub Klepis (Brad Ference)
2-2 PRO Nate Thompson (Jeremy Reich)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Adam Berkhoel