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Boston Bruins 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 24 - 32
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:25/43=56 %
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:75/101=74 %, Challenges:61/64=93 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 799207 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:44 0-1 Petr Sykora [11] (Evgeny Malkin, Pascal Dupuis)PP
14:29 0-2 Maxime Talbot [6] (Jordan Staal, Miroslav Satan)
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33:24 0-3 Evgeny Malkin [13] (Teemu Selänne)
33:48 1-3 Chuck Kobasew [7] (Dennis Wideman, Andrew Ference)
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48:31 2-3 Daniel Brière [14] (Michael Ryder, Blake Wheeler)
49:42 3-3 Dennis Wideman [4] (Chuck Kobasew, Michael Ryder)
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63:55 3-4 Miroslav Satan [11] (Maxime Talbot, Ruslan Fedotenko)
Penalty summary:
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01:56 Dennis Wideman (2 min for slashing)
05:12 Shane Hnidy (2 min for high-sticking)
14:31 Luca Caputi (2 min for hooking)
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23:05 Luca Caputi (2 min for tripping)
36:28 Shane Hnidy (2 min for roughing)
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41:18 Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
41:18 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
41:27 Aaron Ward (2 min for boarding)
44:04 Ryan Smyth (2 min for tripping)
54:52 Teemu Selänne (2 min for holding the stick)
57:13 Brooks Orpik (2 min for diving)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
R Chuck Kobasew 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 17.40 7
R Michael Ryder 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 16.10 8
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 4
C Ryan Smyth 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 17.50 8
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Daniel Brière 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 17.30 5
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 20.00 5
L Marco Sturm 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Andrew Ference 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 -1 25.10 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 22.00 7
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 16.00 7
D Dennis Wideman 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 -1 17.50 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 4 0 28 0 0 64.00 6
G Manny Fernandez 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Miroslav Satan 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8.10 8
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 5 0 0 1 2 -1 20.00 7
R Petr Sykora 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 18.10 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Jordan Staal 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 14.30 8
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 -1 16.20 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 -1 22.30 8
L Luca Caputi 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7.50 6
L Maxime Talbot 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.30 8
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 -1 22.00 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 -1 22.30 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 2 19.40 8
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 7 0 7 2 -1 30.00 9
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 30.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 21 0 0 64.00 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miroslav Satan
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Maxime Talbot

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Chuck Kobasew notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Michael Ryder notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marco Sturm had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Miroslav Satan ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Sidney Crosby had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Maxime Talbot finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Mike Komisarek in a fight.

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 0( 16) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 12)
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0-1 WIL Janne Pesonen (Matt Cooke, Alex Goligoski)
0-2 WIL Jeff Taffe (Danny Richmond)

Goalies: Tuukka Rask - Al Montoya

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Florida Panthers 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 18 - 35
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:57/64=89 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:80/90=88 %, Challenges:51/53=94 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 843237 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:24 1-0 Patrick Sharp [10] (Nick Boynton, Brian Campbell)
08:56 1-1 Sergei Samsonov [7] (Anton Babchuk, Matt Cullen)
10:55 1-2 David Vyborny [4] (Sergei Samsonov, Todd White)PP
15:59 2-2 Radek Dvorak [7] (Nick Boynton, Karlis Skrastins)
18:36 3-2 Cory Stillman [14] (Martin Havlat, Patrick Sharp)PP
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27:37 3-3 Sergei Samsonov [8] (Mark Parrish, Anton Babchuk)
35:28 4-3 Anthony Stewart [6] (Richard Zednik, Gregory Campbell)
37:53 5-3 Radek Dvorak [8] (Patrick Sharp, Rostislav Olesz)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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09:11 Bryan McCabe (2 min for high-sticking)
17:23 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for holding the stick)
19:18 Sergei Samsonov (2 min for hooking)
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32:11 Bryan Allen (2 min for high-sticking)
38:06 David Booth (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:17 Patrick Sharp (2 min for boarding)
43:06 Richard Zednik (2 min for tripping)
49:33 Brett McLean (2 min for hooking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 5
R Richard Zednik 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 -1 14.10 8
R Radek Dvorak 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 19.30 10
R Martin Havlat 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
C David Bolland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Anthony Stewart 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 -1 15.00 8
C Patrick Sharp 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 17.20 8
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Michal Repík 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L David Booth 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 12.00 7
L Cory Stillman 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -1 24.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 20.30 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 23.50 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
D Nick Boynton 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 11.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Vyborny 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
R Mark Parrish 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 23.50 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 7
C Matt Cullen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
C Todd White 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -2 22.30 8
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 6.40 6
L Sergei Samsonov 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 14.30 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 19.40 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 7 0 4 0 -2 17.50 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.40 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 8
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.40 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -2 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 13 0 0 38.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radek Dvorak
2nd star: Patrick Sharp
3rd star: Sergei Samsonov

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Patrick Sharp scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nick Boynton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brian Campbell notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rostislav Olesz has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Rostislav Olesz notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Sergei Samsonov scored the 200th goal of his career.
-David Vyborny finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-David Vyborny finally ended his 15 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 1( 19) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 20)
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1-0 LOU Michael Frolík (Jason Garrison)
1-1 LOW Joe Jensen (Mike Johnson)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Justin Peters

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Atlanta Thrashers 6 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 20 - 33
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:48/64=75 %, Challenges:27/29=90 %
PP: 1 of 11 (19 shots), Passing:86/95=90 %, Challenges:56/57=96 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 870299 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:44 1-0 Chris Thorburn [6] (Brett Sterling, Rod Brind'Amour)
09:36 2-0 Rod Brind'Amour [5] (Garnet Exelby, Ken Klee)
13:27 3-0 Ken Klee [2] (Brett Sterling, Aaron Rome)PP
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23:27 3-1 Nik Antropov [9] (Jason Blake, Mark Bell)PP
29:14 4-1 Junior Lessard [5] (Chris Thorburn, Ken Klee)
30:34 5-1 Angelo Esposito [4] (Niclas Hävelid, Jim Slater)
31:27 6-1 Jason Williams [18] (Mats Sundin, Alexander Ovechkin)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:23 Matt Stajan (2 min for tripping)
04:39 Junior Lessard (2 min for tripping)
10:17 Brett Sterling (2 min for holding the stick)
12:39 Kris Newbury (2 min for hooking)
14:19 Boris Valabik (2 min for hooking)
18:35 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
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21:55 Boris Valabik (2 min for high-sticking)
23:39 Joe Motzko (2 min for hooking)
33:08 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
36:44 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
36:44 Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
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40:31 Kris Newbury (2 min for hooking)
44:21 Mark Bell (2 min for slashing)
46:36 Junior Lessard (2 min for boarding)
48:54 Garnet Exelby (2 min for tripping)
52:24 Brett Sterling (2 min for roughing)
53:42 Jim Slater (2 min for hooking)
57:14 Ken Klee (2 min for hooking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joe Motzko 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 4.50 6
R Junior Lessard 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 12.40 6
R Chris Thorburn 1 1 2 0 0 0 5 2 4.30 7
R Jason Williams 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
C Jim Slater 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.30 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 22.20 7
R Mats Sundin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
L Angelo Esposito 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 6
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.30 6
L Brett Sterling 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 15.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
D Aaron Rome 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 6
D Ken Klee 1 2 1 6 0 0 2 2 27.30 10
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 26.40 8
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 6.10 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 22.00 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 8
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 -1 8.30 5
R Alexander Steen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
R Nik Antropov 1 0 5 1 1 0 2 -2 19.20 8
C Kris Newbury 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 9.40 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3.50 4
C Matt Stajan 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 20.50 8
C Mark Bell 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 -2 22.10 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.50 8
L Jason Blake 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 21.40 9
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 3.00 5
D Ian White 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 23.30 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 27.30 5
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 27.00 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -2 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 8 0 0 29.10 4
G Curtis Joseph 2 0 6 0 0 30.40 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ken Klee
2nd star: Chris Thorburn
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Chris Thorburn has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Junior Lessard finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Rod Brind'Amour finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Angelo Esposito ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Ken Klee ended his 7 game point drought.
-Niclas Hävelid ended his 5 game point drought.
-Garnet Exelby ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Tomas Kaberle had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers fought Chris Thorburn in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 22) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 25)
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1-0 CHW Myles Stoesz (Riley Holzapfel)
2-0 CHW Joey Crabb (Erik Christensen)
2-1 SJM Jeff Finger (Ben Ondrus, Darryl Boyce)
3-1 CHW T.J. Trevelyan (Erik Christensen)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Justin Pogge

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Detroit Red Wings 6 , Columbus Blue Jackets 0
Shots: 34 - 25
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:45/45=97 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:63/79=79 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
Attendance: 11617 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 602923 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:19 1-0 Nicklas Lidström [4] (Johan Franzén, Chris Drury)
03:43 2-0 Jan Mursak [1] (John-Michael Liles, Brett Lebda)
10:34 3-0 Brian Rafalski [3] (Mikael Samuelsson, Raffi Torres)PP
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23:42 4-0 Mikael Samuelsson [13] (Tomas Kopecky)
25:46 5-0 Chris Drury [12] (Johan Franzén)
31:33 6-0 Dan Fritsche [6] (Brian Rafalski, Andreas Lilja)
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Penalty summary:
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06:12 Brian Rafalski (2 min for hooking)
08:49 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for cross-checking)
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29:06 Brian Rafalski (2 min for hooking)
32:51 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for tripping)
36:28 R.J. Umberger (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:35 Ian Laperriere (2 min for hooking)
46:58 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for hooking)
54:43 Alexandre Picard (2 min for holding the stick)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10.10 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 7
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 22.10 7
C Darren Helm 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10.10 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.40 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
C Chris Drury 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
L Jan Mursak 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10.10 6
L Tomas Kopecky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 6
L Raffi Torres 0 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
L Johan Franzén 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 20.10 8
D Andreas Lilja 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
D Brian Rafalski 1 1 1 3 0 0 4 4 28.00 10
D Brett Lebda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10.50 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Nicklas Lidström 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 2 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.50 6
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 9
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 -2 19.40 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 10.00 6
C Derick Brassard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 5
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 21.00 7
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 6
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.30 5
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 5
L Rick Nash 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 -2 20.00 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16.30 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 28.40 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -3 24.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 0 9 0 0 23.40 4
G Fredrik Norrena 2 0 19 0 0 36.00 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Leclaire
2nd star: Brian Rafalski
3rd star: Mikael Samuelsson

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-John-Michael Liles notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brett Lebda notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Raffi Torres notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jan Mursak ended his 8 game point drought.
-Brian Rafalski finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 5( 26) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 13)
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0-1 SYR Petr Pohl (Dmitri Levinsky)
1-1 KCB Evan McGrath (Ryan Oulahen)
2-1 KCB Cory Emmerton (Jakub Kindl, Ville Leino)
3-1 KCB Ville Leino (Justin Abdelkader)
4-1 KCB Daniel Cleary (Evan McGrath)
5-1 KCB Cory Emmerton (Dick Axelsson, Jakub Kindl)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Daniel LaCosta

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Nashville Predators 4 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 28 - 31
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/68=89 %, Challenges:51/52=96 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:70/77=90 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 826845 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:16 1-0 Martin Erat [12] (Mike Comrie)
15:16 1-1 Joe Sakic [12] (Wojtek Wolski, Milan Hejduk)
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30:01 2-1 Joni Pitkänen [4] (Rich Peverly)
32:52 2-2 Milan Hejduk [17] (Brad Stuart, Wojtek Wolski)
34:14 2-3 Joe Sakic [13] (Brett Clark, Jordan Leopold)
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48:12 3-3 Trent Hunter [10] (Jerred Smithson, Rich Peverly)
50:38 4-3 Mike Comrie [13] (Ryan Suter, Joni Pitkänen)
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Penalty summary:
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03:27 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
03:27 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
04:52 Jerred Smithson (2 min for high-sticking)
06:36 Ryan Suter (2 min for roughing)
06:36 Marian Hossa (2 min for roughing)
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21:36 Scott Nichol (2 min for holding the stick)
28:43 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
28:43 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
37:37 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for tripping)
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40:59 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for roughing)
40:59 Scott Hannan (2 min for roughing)
58:49 Shea Weber (2 min for roughing)
58:49 Wojtek Wolski (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.30 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 15.10 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 7
R Trent Hunter 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 18.00 8
C Rich Peverly 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
C Scott Nichol 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 16.40 5
C Mike Comrie 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 -1 14.10 6
L Martin Erat 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 5
D Chris Campoli 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 27.00 7
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 5
D Ryan Suter 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 19.40 8
D Joni Pitkänen 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 2 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 7
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Jones 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 10.50 6
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 -2 19.40 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 10.50 6
C Joe Sakic 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 20.00 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.30 7
L Brian Willsie 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7.40 4
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 16.50 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 3 1 0 10 0 21.20 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.50 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Brett Clark 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 28.50 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 10.50 6
D Brad Stuart 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 21.50 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -2 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Comrie
2nd star: Joni Pitkänen
3rd star: Milan Hejduk

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Trent Hunter scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Jordan Leopold notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joe Sakic ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Darcy Tucker fought Jordin Tootoo in a fight.
-Darcy Tucker fought Jordin Tootoo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 33) , Hershey Bears 2( 21)
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1-0 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Ryan Jones, Cal O'Reilly)
1-1 HER Cody McLeod (T.J. Hensick)
1-2 HER T.J. Galiardi (Philippe Dupuis)
2-2 MIL Andreas Thuresson

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Jason Bacashihua

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Phoenix Coyotes 3 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 28 - 42
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:57/64=89 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
PP: 2 of 8 (9 shots), Passing:89/96=92 %, Challenges:46/47=95 %
Attendance: 16210 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 893171 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:07 0-1 Patrick Marleau [9] (Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
11:47 0-2 Milan Michalek [12] (Mike Grier, Anson Carter)
16:02 1-2 Olli Jokinen [17] (Martin Straka)
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30:49 1-3 Fredrik Modin [13] (Doug Murray, Joe Pavelski)PP
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46:41 2-3 Travis Zajac [11] (Shane Doan)SH
52:16 3-3 Peter Mueller [11] (Brett MacLean, Keith Yandle)
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Penalty summary:
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01:46 Shane Doan (2 min for elbowing)
03:43 David Hale (2 min for tripping)
07:59 Garth Murray (5 min for fighting)
07:59 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
19:44 Keith Yandle (2 min for cross-checking)
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22:43 Keith Yandle (2 min for hooking)
27:19 Mike Grier (2 min for cross-checking)
30:24 Brett MacLean (2 min for cross-checking)
32:33 Ryane Clowe (2 min for roughing)
39:04 Brett MacLean (2 min for slashing)
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46:02 Zbynek Michalek (2 min for slashing)
46:02 Zbynek Michalek (10 min misconduct)
49:25 Viktor Tikhonov (2 min for elbowing)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Viktor Tikhonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 7
R Brett MacLean 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 1 14.40 8
R Kyle Turris 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
R Shane Doan 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 22.20 9
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Travis Zajac 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 22.00 8
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
L Garth Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 13.10 5
L Peter Mueller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
L Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
L Martin Straka 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 -1 10.50 4
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 26.10 8
D Keith Yandle 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 13.00 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29.00 6
D David Hale 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 2 31.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 39 0 0 65.00 10
G Mikael Tellqvist 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 0 1 0 0 0 7 -1 6.50 5
R Mike Grier 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 14.50 8
R Anson Carter 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 -1 21.10 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 -1 22.00 8
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
C Joe Thornton 0 1 6 2 0 2 0 -1 21.40 8
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.20 4
L Milan Michalek 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 15.10 10
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 28.30 7
D Doug Murray 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 29.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 25 0 0 65.00 7
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Bryzgalov
2nd star: Milan Michalek
3rd star: Brett MacLean

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Shane Doan notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Michael Nylander had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marcel Goc had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Garth Murray fought Ryane Clowe in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 3( 21) , Cleveland Barons 0( 6)
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1-0 SPR Brian McGrattan (Joey Tenute)
2-0 SPR Alex Bourret (Francis Lemieux)
3-0 SPR Daniel Winnik (Kevin Porter)

Goalies: Josh Tordjman - Thomas Greiss