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San Jose Sharks 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 27 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:31/55=55 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:63/81=77 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
Attendance: 7262 of 17496 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 364552 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:29 1-0 Joe Thornton [15] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Joe Pavelski)
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32:48 1-1 Jason Spezza [12] (Marc-André Fleury)
35:58 1-2 Jason Spezza [13] (Roman Hamrlik, Barret Jackman)
37:51 1-3 Bill Guerin [8] (Brooks Orpik, Brad Boyes)
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41:43 1-4 Brad Boyes [6] (Paul Martin, Roman Hamrlik)
51:08 1-5 Brad Boyes [7] (Paul Martin, Roman Hamrlik)
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Penalty summary:
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05:14 Kristopher Letang (2 min for hooking)
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53:34 Justin Daniels (2 min for cross-checking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Travis Moen 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7.10 4
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 5
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.20 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 -2 20.50 7
C Justin Daniels 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.50 4
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 15.20 5
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 -1 15.30 6
C Joe Thornton 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 20.00 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 5
L Logan Couture 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 -1 16.10 4
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -3 16.00 5
L Joe Pavelski 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 4
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 23.40 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 16.20 4
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 20.30 5
D Rob Blake 0 0 3 5 1 4 0 -2 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.30 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 14.20 6
R Bill Guerin 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 3 13.30 6
R Petr Sykora 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 18.40 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 9.30 5
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14.00 6
C Brad Boyes 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 13.50 8
R Jason Spezza 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 20.00 10
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 15.40 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 15.50 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 7 1 7 0 3 17.20 10
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 25.20 6
D Barret Jackman 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 16.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 20.40 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 1 26 0 0 60.00 10
G Jake Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Boyes
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Marc-André Fleury

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Pavelski has marked a new career high in points with 29 points.
-Joe Thornton scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Brooks Orpik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Paul Martin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brad Boyes ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 4( 22) , W-B/Scranton Penguins 1( 16)
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0-1 WBS Joey Mormina (Dustin Jeffrey, Bill Thomas)
1-1 WOR John Laliberte (Josh Prudden, Jody Shelley)
2-1 WOR Jonathan Tremblay (Craig Valette)
3-1 WOR John Laliberte (Jody Shelley)
4-1 WOR John Laliberte (Jody Shelley)

Goalies: Manny Legace - Dave Brown







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Vancouver Canucks 2 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 20 - 32
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:26/46=55 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:35/52=66 %
Attendance: 7059 of 18630 (General Motors Place)
Ticket income: 341657 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:47 0-1 Todd Bertuzzi [6] (Nick Foligno)
17:08 1-1 Pavol Demitra [7] (Kenny Jönsson, Kevin Bieksa)
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25:14 1-2 Thomas Vanek [12] (Francis Bouillon, Ryan McDonagh)
28:41 1-3 Ales Hemsky [11] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
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48:34 1-4 Mikko Koivu [14] (Tomas Kaberle, Patrice Bergeron)SH
53:41 2-4 Ryan Kesler [4] (Danny Markov)
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Penalty summary:
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09:27 Ryan McDonagh (2 min for roughing)
09:27 Cody Hodgson (2 min for roughing)
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46:44 Nick Foligno (2 min for holding the stick)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.00 5
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 5
L Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -3 19.20 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
L Michael Grabner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 6
C Pavol Demitra 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 14.50 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 18.20 6
C Mats Sundin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 15.50 7
R Mason Raymond 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 17.20 5
L Cody Hodgson 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 17.50 6
D Danny Markov 0 1 0 7 0 7 0 1 15.40 9
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.30 6
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 0 3 2 2 0 -2 19.00 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 16.10 7
R Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 14.40 9
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 5 2 1 3 0 0 21.10 9
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 8.00 6
C Nick Foligno 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 16.10 6
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 2 17.10 8
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 8.00 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 16.10 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 14.40 7
L Ales Hemsky 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Pavel Valentenko 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 18.10 7
D Ryan McDonagh 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 18.10 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 21.10 7
D Yannick Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.50 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Todd Bertuzzi
3rd star: Patrice Bergeron

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Pavol Demitra scored the 600th point of his career.
-Danny Markov ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Todd Bertuzzi finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Chris Higgins had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Chris Higgins had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ales Hemsky ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( 17) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 9)
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0-1 HAM Danny Stewart (Duncan Milroy)
0-2 HAM Olivier Latendresse (Danny Groulx)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Marc Denis

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Anaheim Ducks 2
Shots: 19 - 28
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/81=86 %, Challenges:33/57=56 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:30/47=62 %
Attendance: 13710 of 18064 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 663564 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:08 0-1 Mike York [4] (Ryan Getzlaf, Nicolas Deschamps)
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27:16 1-1 Justin Williams [12] (Matt Stajan, Andrew Brunette)
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43:17 1-2 Teemu Selänne [11] (Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Whitney)PP
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Penalty summary:
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42:01 Owen Nolan (2 min for holding the stick)
46:13 Luke Schenn (2 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Owen Nolan 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 15.00 4
R Justin Williams 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 7
R Joel Ward 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 7.00 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Matt Stajan 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Anze Kopitar 0 0 4 4 3 4 0 0 21.10 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 19.00 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 24.00 5
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 18.20 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 8.00 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 13.40 7
R Michael Peca 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 6
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 14.10 5
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17.20 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 1 20.30 7
L George Parros 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 -1 14.10 7
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 17.20 7
L Mike York 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Jake Gardiner 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 16.40 5
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 19.00 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Sheldon Brookbank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 24.00 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Ryan Getzlaf
3rd star: Mike York

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Matt Stajan notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Ryan Whitney notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike York ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 12) , Iowa Chops 1( 15)
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1-0 HOU Derek Boogaard (Paul Albers, Petr Kalus)
2-0 HOU Shawn Belle (Petr Kalus)
2-1 IOW Shane Hynes (Dan LaCouture, Geoff Platt)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Gerald Coleman











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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 28 - 16
PP: 1 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:74/83=89 %, Challenges:55/66=82 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:26/53=48 %
Attendance: 18226 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 791008 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:45 1-0 Johan Franzén [8] (Valtteri Filppula)
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36:17 1-1 Derek Armstrong [3] (Brad Richardson, Patrick Sharp)
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47:23 2-1 Mikael Samuelsson [10] (Valtteri Filppula, Johan Franzén)PP
49:14 3-1 Pavel Datsyuk [14] (Nicklas Lidström)
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Penalty summary:
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19:49 Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
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33:18 Brad Richardson (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:58 Matt Ellis (2 min for elbowing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 8.10 6
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 12.40 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 19.00 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 8.10 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
C Johan Franzén 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 9
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Valtteri Filppula 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 20.10 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Max Nicastro 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 13.00 8
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 5
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 26.50 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 13.40 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 19.20 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 1 5 0 5 0 0 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Armstrong 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 9.40 6
R Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 -1 17.30 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 18.10 5
C Brad Richardson 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 9.40 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 20.00 7
C David Bolland 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.40 5
L Raitis Ivanans 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 12.30 6
R Matt Ellis 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 -1 11.50 5
L Oscar Möller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 15.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.00 5
D P.K. Subban 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 22.30 5
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 25.10 8
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 -1 22.50 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 22.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Johan Franzén
2nd star: Mikael Samuelsson
3rd star: Pavel Datsyuk

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Mikael Samuelsson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Pavel Datsyuk finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Derek Armstrong ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 20) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 17)
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0-1 MCH Petr Kanko (Dany Roussin, Brian Boyle)
1-1 GRD Jamie Tardif (Evan McGrath, Travis Richards)
2-1 GRD Jamie Tardif (Jakub Kindl)
3-1 GRD Mark Cullen (Jonathan Ericsson)
3-2 MCH Matt Ryan (Brandon Gentile)

Goalies: Adam Berkhoel - Danny Taylor

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 23 - 36
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/72=88 %, Challenges:15/33=44 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:74/91=81 %, Challenges:44/49=88 %
Attendance: 6821 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 356739 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:25 0-1 Brendan Shanahan [13] (Dainius Zubrus, Patrik Elias)
13:21 1-1 Jason Chimera [9] (Matthew Lombardi, Josh Gorges)
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26:35 1-2 Brendan Shanahan [14] (John Madden, Keith Yandle)
28:48 1-3 Rick Nash [16] (Brian Rolston, Fredrik Modin)
29:17 2-3 Jason Chimera [10] (Matthew Lombardi, Jakub Voracek)
35:16 3-3 Alexander Svitov [1] (Andrew Ladd)
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40:11 3-4 Patrik Elias [10] (Rick Nash, Nik Antropov)PP
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Penalty summary:
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38:42 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for tripping)
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47:25 Jakub Voracek (2 min for tripping)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.40 7
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.00 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 10.40 5
L Jason Chimera 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 13.00 7
R Robert Czarnik 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 15.40 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 5
C Alexander Svitov 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 13.20 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 19.10 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 7
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
D Justin Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 27.00 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 17.50 5
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Daniel LaCosta 4 0 32 0 0 59.00 7
G Steve Mason 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 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.20 5
L Nik Antropov 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 2 17.30 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
R Fredrik Modin 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 18.10 6
C Matt Cooke 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 9.20 8
C John Madden 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 13.30 7
C Patrik Elias 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 8
C Brian Rolston 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 9.20 6
L Brendan Shanahan 2 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 14.00 10
L Dainius Zubrus 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
L Rick Nash 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 10
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 28.20 7
D Keith Yandle 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.30 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Shanahan
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Patrik Elias

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Jason Chimera scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matthew Lombardi finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Alexander Svitov finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Alexander Svitov finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrik Elias ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( 12) , Lowell Devils 2( 13)
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0-1 LOW Mike Pandolfo (Petr Vrana)
0-2 LOW Grant Marshall (Petr Sykora)

Goalies: Wade Dubielewicz - Frank Doyle









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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 22 - 28
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:61/70=87 %, Challenges:27/49=54 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/89=80 %, Challenges:53/63=82 %
Attendance: 14948 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 687608 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:26 0-1 Jarret Stoll [18] (Cam Barker, Alexander Frolov)
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23:43 0-2 Alex Kovalev [12] (Jarret Stoll, Alexander Frolov)
31:45 0-3 Alexander Frolov [14] (Mike Komisarek, Brian Campbell)
33:08 1-3 Scott Gomez [10] (Rod Brind'Amour, Tim Gleason)
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48:49 1-4 Alexander Frolov [15] (Alex Kovalev, Jarret Stoll)
57:02 2-4 Scott Gomez [11] (Tuomo Ruutu, Erik Cole)
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Penalty summary:
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41:53 Kyle Beach (2 min for hooking)
45:14 Kyle Beach (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.20 4
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 -2 18.10 6
R Erik Cole 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 16.40 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 0 13.20 6
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -2 18.10 6
C Scott Gomez 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 20.50 9
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 19.50 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13.40 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 19.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 23.00 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 -2 19.20 5
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Leighton 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 1 0 0 0 6.30 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 14.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 17.50 9
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 -2 16.00 7
C Kyle Beach 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6.30 6
C Jack Skille 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 14.50 8
C Jarret Stoll 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 4 20.50 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 -2 17.50 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Alexander Frolov 2 2 5 3 2 3 0 3 21.00 10
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.50 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 20.40 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.40 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 3 25.10 9
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.20 8
(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: Alexander Frolov
2nd star: Jarret Stoll
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Gomez scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Tim Gleason ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Mike Komisarek has marked a new career high in points with 20 points.
-Alexander Frolov scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Alexander Frolov finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Martin Havlat had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 0( 12) , Rockford Ice Hogs 3( 20)
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0-1 RCK Adam Burish (Jim Fahey, Brennan Turner)
0-2 RCK Ben Eager (Dan Bertram)
0-3 RCK Jake Dowell (Marko Anttila)

Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Wade Flaherty

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Tampa Bay Lightning 0 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 14 - 36
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:57/68=83 %, Challenges:17/45=37 %
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:77/100=77 %, Challenges:29/46=61 %
Attendance: 11964 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 527612 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:12 0-1 Jan Hrdina [7] (Oleg Saprykin, Erik Karlsson)
18:08 0-2 Jarkko Ruutu [4] (Mike Comrie, Chris Neil)PP
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34:06 0-3 Sidney Crosby [17] (Chris Kelly)
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46:41 0-4 Daniel Alfredsson [8] (Dany Heatley, Sidney Crosby)
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Penalty summary:
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02:47 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for slashing)
16:17 Jeff Halpern (2 min for slashing)
17:11 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martins Karsums 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 4
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 13.50 4
R Ryan Malone 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -2 17.30 4
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Adam Hall 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 11.30 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 14.40 4
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 5 3 0 2 -2 17.30 5
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 -1 10.00 4
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16.10 4
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -2 17.30 5
C Steve Stamkos 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 16.20 4
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 22.00 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 -1 24.20 8
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 4
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 24.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 4 0 32 0 0 60.00 7
G Mike Smith 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 1 2 0 2 0 0 9.20 7
C Chris Kelly 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 18.20 8
C Jan Hrdina 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Dany Heatley 0 1 6 4 1 4 0 1 17.00 9
L Jan Bulis 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 9.20 5
R Chris Neil 0 1 2 4 2 3 0 0 18.10 9
C Mike Comrie 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 5 1 1 2 0 2 20.00 10
L Shean Donovan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 3 4 2 6 2 1 18.10 8
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 12.30 5
L Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 18.00 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 20.30 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 12.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 27.00 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 20.00 6
D Erik Karlsson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Leclaire
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Chris Kelly

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Neil finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Daniel Alfredsson ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 0( 20) , Binghamton Senators 1( 12)
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0-1 BNG Tomás Kudelka (Colin Fraser, Brendan Bell)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Jeff Glass