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New Jersey Devils 2 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 22 - 41
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:50/70=71 %, Challenges:32/36=86 %
PP: 2 of 8 (21 shots), Passing:78/89=87 %, Challenges:42/44=93 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 965328 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:22 1-0 Jamie Langenbrunner [16] (Zach Parisé, Jarret Stoll)PP
07:53 1-1 Tomas Kopecky [4] (Brett Lebda, Andreas Lilja)
10:17 1-2 Mikael Samuelsson [11] (Raffi Torres, Chris Drury)PP
19:11 1-3 John-Michael Liles [4] (Paul Stastny, Mikael Samuelsson)PP
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21:39 2-3 Patrik Elias [14] (Brian Gionta, Brian Rolston)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:04 Brian Gionta (2 min for high-sticking)
03:48 Bryce Salvador (2 min for hooking)
06:17 Darren Helm (2 min for tripping)
08:19 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
08:19 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
09:53 Brian Gionta (2 min for tripping)
18:01 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:43 Tomas Kopecky (2 min for hooking)
22:15 David Clarkson (2 min for roughing)
26:38 John Madden (2 min for hooking)
28:59 Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
31:15 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for hooking)
32:29 Ian Laperriere (2 min for tripping)
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42:32 Johan Franzén (2 min for hooking)
56:44 David Clarkson (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 7.50 5
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.00 7
R Brian Gionta 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 17.10 8
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 6
C John Madden 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 16.30 7
C Patrik Elias 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Mike Rupp 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 6.30 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Zach Parisé 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Brian Rolston 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21.50 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.50 5
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 38 0 0 59.20 10
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 19.00 8
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 15.00 7
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
C Darren Helm 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Jan Mursak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Tomas Kopecky 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 12.10 7
L Raffi Torres 0 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
L Johan Franzén 0 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 19.50 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 13.20 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29.00 6
D Brett Lebda 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 5
D John-Michael Liles 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Samuelsson
2nd star: Tomas Kopecky
3rd star: Raffi Torres

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brian Rolston notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brian Gionta had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-John-Michael Liles finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ian Laperriere fought Mike Rupp in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 2( 19) , Kansas City Blades 3( 22)
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0-1 KCB Daniel Cleary (Ryan Oulahen)
1-1 ALB Brad Snetsinger (Lukas Kaspar)
1-2 KCB Jakub Kindl (Cory Emmerton, Ville Leino)
2-2 ALB Barry Tallackson (Fedor Fedorov, Brad Mills)
2-3 KCB Justin Abdelkader (Daniel Cleary)

Goalies: Jeff Frazee - Jimmy Howard

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Washington Capitals 3 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 32 - 36
PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:61/68=89 %, Challenges:37/40=90 %
PP: 1 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:82/97=84 %, Challenges:50/53=92 %
Attendance: 18378 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 883982 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:35 1-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [20] (Ladislav Smid, Mike Green)
03:48 2-0 Colby Armstrong [5] (Brandon Dubinsky, Brendan Morrison)
06:38 2-1 Patrice Bergeron [9] (Aaron Ward, Andrew Ference)SH
14:23 3-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [21] (Slava Kozlov, Vincent Lecavalier)PP
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26:54 3-2 Ryan Smyth [4] (Mark Stuart, Andrew Ference)
30:08 3-3 Michael Ryder [12] (Marco Sturm, Patrice Bergeron)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:07 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for holding the stick)
10:23 Ladislav Smid (2 min for tripping)
12:47 Milan Lucic (2 min for high-sticking)
19:43 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
19:43 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
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23:36 Ron Hainsey (2 min for hooking)
27:01 Peter Schaefer (2 min for cross-checking)
29:38 Boyd Gordon (2 min for boarding)
30:18 Phil Kessel (2 min for hooking)
31:17 Milan Lucic (2 min for hooking)
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42:51 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for slashing)
50:19 Milan Jurcina (2 min for cross-checking)
55:44 Shane Hnidy (2 min for hooking)
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62:31 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
63:18 Anton Gustafsson (2 min for slashing)

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anton Gustafsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 14.10 6
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.20 8
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 15.20 6
R Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 5 4 0 2 2 0 21.30 10
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 8.30 5
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.00 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 9.50 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 16.40 7
D Ric Jackman 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
D Mike Green 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 32.40 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 16.50 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 18.00 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 30.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 33 0 0 65.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 4
R Phil Kessel 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 4
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
R Michael Ryder 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 24.20 8
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Ryan Smyth 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 9
C Patrice Bergeron 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 21.30 9
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 8
L Milan Lucic 0 0 3 6 0 1 9 1 14.40 9
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19.50 5
L Marco Sturm 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 -1 24.00 8
D Mark Stuart 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
D Andrew Ference 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 28.20 7
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 32.10 7
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 23.30 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 3 0 29 0 0 65.00 6
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Patrice Bergeron
3rd star: José Theodore

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Aaron Ward notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrew Ference notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Smyth finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Patrice Bergeron ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Aaron Ward ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Chris Clark beat Milan Lucic in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 11) , Providence Bruins 3( 14)
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0-1 PRO Shawn Thornton (Carl Söderberg, Vladimír Sobotka)
1-1 POR Alexandre Giroux (Chris Bourque, Sami Lepistö)
2-1 POR Keith Aucoin (Chris Bourque)
2-2 PRO Carter Camper (Jeff Penner)
2-3 PRO Shawn Thornton (Carl Söderberg, Matt Lashoff)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Tuukka Rask

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St. Louis Blues 0 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 23 - 43
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:50/63=79 %, Challenges:28/31=87 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:75/82=91 %, Challenges:52/57=89 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 893664 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:43 0-1 Jiri Novotny [5] (Marcel Goc, Fredrik Modin)
11:35 0-2 Rob Blake [4] (Joe Thornton)
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22:24 0-3 Joe Thornton [18] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Dan Boyle)
25:45 0-4 Dan Boyle [4] (Jeremy Roenick, Ryane Clowe)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:27 Dan Hinote (2 min for roughing)
01:27 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for roughing)
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28:35 Rob Blake (2 min for cross-checking)
31:17 Trent Whitfield (2 min for tripping)
37:57 Andy McDonald (2 min for roughing)
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42:17 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for slashing)
45:51 Cam Janssen (2 min for elbowing)
51:32 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
51:32 Yan Stastny (5 min for fighting)
53:45 David Perron (2 min for high-sticking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 15.50 7
R Matt Foy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 17.00 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 -1 17.50 7
R Brad Boyes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Yan Stastny 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 8.10 5
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2 12.10 4
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
C Andy McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15.50 6
L David Perron 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.20 4
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 12.30 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 13.50 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 14.50 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 29.00 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 -2 17.30 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 4 0 39 0 0 60.00 9
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryane Clowe 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 6
R Anson Carter 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 17.00 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 20.50 9
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 7
C Jiri Novotny 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 13.40 8
C Marcel Goc 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Joe Thornton 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 21.00 7
L Jeremy Roenick 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 8.10 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.40 9
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 8
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 15.40 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28.40 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
D Rob Blake 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 14.30 8
D Dan Boyle 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeni Nabokov
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Dan Boyle

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jay McClement had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Andy McDonald had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Andy McDonald had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marcel Goc notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Anson Carter had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Rob Blake finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Dan Boyle finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kyle McLaren beat Yan Stastny in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 4( 16) , Cleveland Barons 0( 13)
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1-0 WOR D.J. King (Patrik Berglund, Jeff Woywitka)
2-0 WOR David Backes (Steve Regier, Andy Wozniewski)
3-0 WOR David Fredriksson (Nikolai Lemtyugov, Roman Polak)
4-0 WOR Chris Porter (Patrik Berglund)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Thomas Greiss

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Toronto Maple Leafs 5 , Nashville Predators 1
Shots: 31 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:57/64=89 %, Challenges:46/49=92 %
Attendance: 13437 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 654382 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:29 1-0 Pavel Kubina [1] (Matt Stajan)PP
17:41 1-1 Martin Erat [11] (Chris Campoli, Mike Comrie)
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27:05 2-1 Mark Bell [11] (Nik Antropov, Jason Blake)
35:55 3-1 Alexander Steen [9] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Dominic Moore)
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40:28 4-1 Alexander Steen [10] (Matt Stajan, Mike Van Ryn)
49:26 5-1 Jason Blake [15] (Tomas Kaberle, Kris Newbury)
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Penalty summary:
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04:19 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for hooking)
08:39 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
13:36 Scott Nichol (2 min for tripping)
15:15 Rich Peverly (2 min for elbowing)
19:55 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for slashing)
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22:35 Jamal Mayers (2 min for elbowing)
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52:15 Martin Erat (2 min for roughing)
58:06 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
58:06 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 16.30 7
R Alexander Steen 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 13.30 9
R Nik Antropov 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 19.10 7
C Kris Newbury 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Dominic Moore 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
C Matt Stajan 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 8
C Mark Bell 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 8
L Jason Blake 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Ian White 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Pavel Kubina 1 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 25.30 10
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 19.00 8
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 2 15.30 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Ward 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 9.10 5
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 -2 12.50 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Rich Peverly 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 10.40 5
C Scott Nichol 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 8.10 5
C Mike Comrie 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 5
C Jason Arnott 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 4
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 7.40 7
L Martin Erat 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 21.00 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 11.10 5
D Chris Campoli 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 5
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 27.40 7
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 9.00 5
D Ryan Suter 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 24.00 9
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Steen
2nd star: Jason Blake
3rd star: Pavel Kubina

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Alexander Steen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Van Ryn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Blake scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Pavel Kubina finally ended his 32 game goal drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Chris Campoli notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Jordin Tootoo in a fight.

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 16) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 21)
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1-0 SJM Anton Strålman (Tim Stapleton)
2-0 SJM Jeremy Williams (Nikolai Kulemin, Tim Stapleton)
3-0 SJM Richard Petiot (Ben Ondrus)

Goalies: Justin Pogge - Drew MacIntyre

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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 28 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:54/69=78 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
PP: 3 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:64/92=69 %, Challenges:53/57=91 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 983949 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:45 0-1 Sidney Crosby [12] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Teemu Selänne)PP
15:49 0-2 Teemu Selänne [12] (Ryan Whitney, Mike Komisarek)PP
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22:52 0-3 Ruslan Fedotenko [13] (Teemu Selänne, Mike Komisarek)PP
25:41 1-3 Vaclav Prospal [11] (Martin St. Louis, Steve Eminger)
30:17 1-4 Sidney Crosby [13] (Petr Sykora, Ryan Whitney)
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50:55 2-4 Radim Vrbata [6] (Vaclav Prospal, Steve Eminger)
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Penalty summary:
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05:31 Jeff Halpern (2 min for slashing)
11:49 Andrew Hutchinson (2 min for cross-checking)
12:28 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for roughing)
12:28 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
15:11 Andrew Hutchinson (2 min for hooking)
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20:15 Ryan Malone (2 min for elbowing)
21:56 Jeff Halpern (2 min for hooking)
32:51 Maxime Talbot (2 min for tripping)
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48:09 Teemu Selänne (2 min for high-sticking)
52:33 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
R Radim Vrbata 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Ben Guite 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 18.00 8
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 5 1 1 4 1 20.40 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 18.50 8
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Vaclav Prospal 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Steve Eminger 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 25.00 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 19.20 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 11.40 5
R Teemu Selänne 1 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 18.40 8
R Petr Sykora 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 19.20 9
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 5
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Luca Caputi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 15.10 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 -1 19.10 6
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 22.50 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Ruslan Fedotenko

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Steve Eminger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Eminger ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Mike Komisarek has marked a new career high in points with 20 points.
-Petr Sykora notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 19) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 14)
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0-1 WIL Mark Letestu (Jonathan Filewich, Bill Thomas)
1-1 DTV Nick Tarnasky (Brandon Bochenski, Mike Lundin)
2-1 DTV Blair Jones (Ty Wishart)

Goalies: Karri Rämö - Al Montoya

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New York Rangers 3 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 40 - 23
PP: 0 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:72/78=92 %, Challenges:44/56=77 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:62/76=81 %, Challenges:33/38=84 %
Attendance: 14843 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 722854 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:13 0-1 Alexander Semin [9] (Mike Ribeiro, Stéphane Robidas)
19:31 0-2 Mike Modano [8] (Sergei Zubov, Philippe Boucher)
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31:49 1-2 Patrick Rissmiller [7] (Jiri Hudler, Henrik Zetterberg)
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47:56 2-2 Viktor Kozlov [5] (Wade Redden, Markus Näslund)
49:28 3-2 Patrick Rissmiller [8] (Scott Gomez)
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Penalty summary:
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14:24 Wade Redden (2 min for tripping)
16:47 Vojtech Polak (2 min for slashing)
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23:32 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for elbowing)
27:55 Brenden Morrow (2 min for high-sticking)
34:23 Steve Ott (2 min for tripping)
36:17 Sergei Zubov (2 min for elbowing)
38:54 Paul Mara (2 min for cross-checking)
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51:13 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for high-sticking)
56:17 Petr Prucha (2 min for roughing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -2 16.00 6
R Jiri Hudler 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 9.40 7
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Pierre Parenteau 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 13.10 5
C Scott Gomez 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 21.20 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 15.00 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 12.30 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 10.30 8
L Markus Näslund 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.10 8
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 10.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 26.40 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 -2 12.10 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 24.30 8
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.00 6
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 -1 10.50 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
C James Neal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 5
C Toby Petersen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
C Mike Modano 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 8
L Steve Ott 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 13.40 8
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.30 7
L Alexander Semin 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 7 0 4 2 0 19.20 9
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 28.40 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 15.00 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 4 2 3 0 1 16.30 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 -1 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 37 0 0 58.50 10
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Rissmiller
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Scott Gomez

Notes for New York Rangers:

Notes for Dallas Stars:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 1( 15) , Utah Grizzlies 0( 7)
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1-0 HFD Andreas Jämtin (Lauri Korpikoski, Artem Anisimov)

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Danny Battochio

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Minnesota Wild 3 , Ottawa Senators 5
Shots: 29 - 47
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:56/61=91 %, Challenges:43/44=95 %
PP: 1 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:74/83=89 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 909540 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:04 0-1 Antoine Vermette [6] (Chris Kelly, Andrew Ladd)PP
15:39 0-2 Sergei Fedorov [10] (Jarkko Ruutu, Filip Kuba)
16:17 1-2 Owen Nolan [4] (Josef Vasicek)
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28:21 1-3 Shean Donovan [8] (Andrew Ladd, Mike Fisher)
31:16 2-3 Éric Bélanger [16] (Marian Gaborik, Kim Johnsson)
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42:52 2-4 Dany Heatley [13] (Scott Niedermayer, Anton Volchenkov)
44:04 2-5 Dany Heatley [14] (Todd Marchant)
44:36 3-5 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [10] (Josef Vasicek, Nick Schultz)
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Penalty summary:
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04:04 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
07:38 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for hooking)
17:17 Josef Vasicek (2 min for hooking)
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29:07 Chris Neil (2 min for diving)
32:26 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for holding the stick)
36:09 Mikko Koivu (2 min for high-sticking)
39:18 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for tripping)
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42:39 Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
42:39 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
45:22 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for cross-checking)
54:04 Antti Miettinen (2 min for tripping)
56:35 Brent Burns (2 min for hooking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4.30 5
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 16.50 7
R Owen Nolan 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 16.50 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 9
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 4
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 19.20 8
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 15.20 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 -1 20.30 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4.30 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 2 3 4 0 1 2 1 17.10 8
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 13.30 6
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
D Nick Schultz 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -2 21.10 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21.10 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -2 15.20 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 42 0 0 60.00 8
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 1 10.20 7
R Shean Donovan 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 11.10 8
R Chris Kelly 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Todd Marchant 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 8.20 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 20.30 8
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.30 6
L Dany Heatley 2 0 9 3 0 0 0 1 18.40 9
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 7 3 1 0 0 0 30.10 9
D Chris Phillips 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Shean Donovan
3rd star: Sergei Fedorov

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Josef Vasicek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Owen Nolan finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Jaromir Jagr had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Andrew Ladd notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sergei Fedorov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Kelly had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brian Pothier had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil beat Owen Nolan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 3( 25) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 13)
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1-0 HOU Marek Kvapil (Jesse Schultz)
2-0 HOU Benoit Pouliot (Tomas Mojzis, Cal Clutterbuck)
2-1 GRD Cody Bass (Christoph Schubert)
2-2 GRD Danny Bois (Josh Hennessy)
3-2 HOU Morten Madsen (Marek Kvapil, Erik Reitz)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Brian Elliott

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Edmonton Oilers 4 , Calgary Flames 3
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 1 of 5 (3 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:37/39=92 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 784890 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:33 1-0 Shawn Horcoff [9] (Ales Hemsky, Lubomir Visnovsky)
06:48 2-0 Fernando Pisani [7] (Ethan Moreau, Erik Cole)
18:12 2-1 Daymond Langkow [13] (Wayne Primeau)
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23:59 3-1 Lubomir Visnovsky [6] (Erik Cole, Shawn Horcoff)PP
26:19 3-2 Jarome Iginla [17] (Todd Bertuzzi)
34:45 3-3 Marcus Nilson [8] (François Beauchemin, Robyn Regehr)
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44:19 4-3 Erik Cole [14] (Shawn Horcoff)
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Penalty summary:
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02:07 Ethan Moreau (2 min for roughing)
02:07 Marcus Nilson (2 min for roughing)
08:29 Kyle Brodziak (2 min for tripping)
12:52 Marcus Nilson (2 min for hooking)
15:05 Kris Chucko (2 min for roughing)
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22:34 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for slashing)
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45:52 Ethan Moreau (2 min for roughing)
53:08 Wayne Primeau (2 min for hooking)
54:31 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for slashing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 5.40 6
R Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
R Fernando Pisani 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 21.20 7
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 5.40 5
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 11.20 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
C Shawn Horcoff 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 5.40 4
L Dustin Penner 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 4 0 2 0 4 1 16.20 7
L Erik Cole 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 20.40 9
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12.00 4
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29.00 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 19.30 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kris Chucko 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 7.40 7
R David Moss 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
R Wayne Primeau 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 17.40 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 20.00 9
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
C Daymond Langkow 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 12.30 6
L Marcus Nilson 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 14.50 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 21.20 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 10.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.00 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 4 5 0 4 0 0 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 18 0 0 58.20 5
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shawn Horcoff
2nd star: Erik Cole
3rd star: Lubomir Visnovsky

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-François Beauchemin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Robyn Regehr notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daymond Langkow ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Marcus Nilson ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 22) , Saint John Flames 0( 18)
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1-0 HAM Vyacheslav Trukhno (Taylor Chorney, Robbie Schremp)
2-0 HAM Vyacheslav Trukhno (Gilbert Brulé)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Leland Irving

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Los Angeles Kings 3 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 27 - 50
LA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:41/52=78 %, Challenges:30/33=88 %
PP: 1 of 10 (22 shots), Passing:76/82=92 %, Challenges:50/55=89 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 828800 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:34 0-1 Pavol Demitra [16] (Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin)
09:46 1-1 LA Brian Boyle [4] (Dustin Brown)
11:43 1-2 Daniel Sedin [17] (Patrice Brisebois, Lukas Krajicek)
17:25 1-3 Henrik Sedin [13] (Daniel Sedin, Pavol Demitra)PP
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30:16 1-4 Petr Cajanek [7] (Bryan Smolinski, Steve Bernier)
34:12 2-4 LA Brian Boyle [5] (Michal Handzus, John Zeiler)
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43:23 3-4 LA Kyle Calder [9] (Brent Sopel, Matt Greene)
54:11 3-5 Ryan Kesler [3] (Lukas Krajicek, Kevin Bieksa)
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Penalty summary:
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02:41 LA John Zeiler (2 min for tripping)
16:31 LA Craig Adams (2 min for cross-checking)
17:34 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for tripping)
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21:04 LA Matt Greene (2 min for hooking)
27:41 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for holding the stick)
34:28 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for elbowing)
39:08 LA Chris Chelios (2 min for tripping)
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51:12 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for hooking)
57:08 LA John Zeiler (2 min for slashing)
59:46 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 12.30 5
R John Zeiler 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 9.50 4
R Ed Purcell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 11.40 5
C Bud Holloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Brian Boyle 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
C Michal Handzus 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 11.40 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 -1 15.50 6
L Dustin Brown 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 14.00 7
L Kyle Calder 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.00 6
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 5
D Brent Sopel 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 5
D Matt Greene 0 1 4 5 0 2 2 -2 27.10 9
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 24.20 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 -2 24.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 5 0 45 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 10.00 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
R Steve Bernier 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
R Pavol Demitra 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 6
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 8
C Petr Cajanek 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 18.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 9
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 5
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
D Lukas Krajicek 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 18.10 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28.30 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Sedin
2nd star: Pavol Demitra
3rd star: Henrik Sedin

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Henrik Sedin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Sedin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Henrik Sedin scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Ryan Kesler finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Henrik Sedin ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Oleg Saprykin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 0( 19) , Manitoba Moose 1( 11)
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0-1 MAN Mark Cullen (Alexandre Burrows)

Goalies: Erik Ersberg - Cory Schneider

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 30 - 30
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:35/36=94 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:71/81=87 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
Attendance: 17136 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 825955 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:01 0-1 Chris Thorburn [5])
13:43 0-2 Marty Reasoner [6] (Junior Lessard, Chris Thorburn)
17:43 1-2 Chris Kunitz [16] (Chris Pronger, Ryan Getzlaf)
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24:26 2-2 Jason Spezza [15] (Chris Kunitz, Corey Perry)PP
28:23 3-2 Jason Spezza [16] (Steve Montador, Sean O'Donnell)
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58:43 4-2 Rob Niedermayer [8] (Eric Boguniecki, Jason Spezza) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:16 Junior Lessard (2 min for tripping)
06:59 Josh Green (2 min for diving)
10:02 Josh Green (2 min for roughing)
10:02 Boris Valabik (2 min for roughing)
17:57 Boris Valabik (2 min for elbowing)
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21:17 Aaron Rome (2 min for holding the stick)
23:27 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for high-sticking)
37:26 Aaron Rome (2 min for tripping)
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40:58 Kent Huskins (2 min for tripping)
44:11 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for tripping)
53:06 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for holding the stick)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Brad May 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
L Josh Green 0 0 4 1 0 1 4 1 16.50 8
R Glen Murray 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Corey Perry 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
C Eric Boguniecki 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
C Jason Spezza 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 9
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
R Jason King 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 1 2 0 1 4 1 15.20 8
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Chris Kunitz 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 18.50 8
D John de Gray 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Steve Montador 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 25.40 8
D Kent Huskins 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 14.40 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 -1 19.50 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 28 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joe Motzko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4
R Junior Lessard 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 15.30 6
R Chris Thorburn 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Marty Reasoner 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
R Mats Sundin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.00 6
L Brett Sterling 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
D Aaron Rome 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 -1 15.50 6
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 21.30 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 5 1 0 1 2 -1 25.10 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 -1 15.10 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 15.20 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 27.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 26 0 0 59.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Chris Kunitz
3rd star: Chris Thorburn

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Jason Spezza scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Sean O'Donnell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Spezza notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Chris Thorburn ended his 5 game point drought.
-Jason Williams had his 10 game point streak snapped.
-Marty Reasoner ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Mats Sundin had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Mats Sundin had his 15 game point streak snapped.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 8( 27) , Chicago Wolves 3( 21)
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0-1 CHW Joey Crabb (T.J. Trevelyan)
1-1 CIN Drew Miller (Ryan Carter)
2-1 CIN Drew Miller (Bobby Ryan, Ryan Carter)
3-1 CIN Bobby Ryan (Drew Miller, Ryan Carter)
4-1 CIN David Ruzicka (Jason Bailey)
5-1 CIN Ryan Carter (Maxime Macenauer)
6-1 CIN Ryan Carter (Jason Bailey)
6-2 CHW Tony Romano (Spencer Machacek)
6-3 CHW Riley Holzapfel (Myles Stoesz)