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New Jersey Devils 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 1 of 8 (11 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:44/47=91 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:53/72=73 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 965328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:38 1-0 Brian Gionta [22] (David Clarkson, Mike Mottau)
10:35 2-0 Andy Greene [4] (Bryce Salvador, John Madden)
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21:01 3-0 Brian Rolston [16] (Patrik Elias, Andy Greene)PP
22:06 4-0 John Madden [8] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Dainius Zubrus)
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50:47 4-1 Jason Williams [19] (Mats Sundin, Alexander Ovechkin)
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Penalty summary:
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02:45 Junior Lessard (2 min for cross-checking)
04:06 Ken Klee (2 min for boarding)
11:43 Brad Larsen (2 min for holding the stick)
14:47 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
14:47 Aaron Rome (5 min for fighting)
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20:19 Ken Klee (2 min for hooking)
24:25 Mike Mottau (2 min for tripping)
28:36 Tom Poti (2 min for hooking)
34:04 Mats Sundin (2 min for tripping)
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43:53 Boris Valabik (2 min for hooking)
48:33 David Clarkson (2 min for hooking)
51:36 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
51:36 Aaron Rome (5 min for fighting)
56:37 Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 8.00 5
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.40 7
R Brian Gionta 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8.40 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
C John Madden 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 8
C Patrik Elias 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
L Mike Rupp 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7.30 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 14.50 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 7
L Brian Rolston 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
D Colin White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Mike Mottau 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 16.30 8
D Andy Greene 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 25.50 9
D Paul Martin 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Weekes 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Junior Lessard 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 14.10 6
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 5
R Jason Williams 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 8
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.40 6
R Mats Sundin 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18.20 7
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Brad Larsen 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 11.40 7
L Brett Sterling 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 20.50 8
D Aaron Rome 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 -1 11.20 6
D Ken Klee 0 0 2 4 0 0 4 -1 25.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 26.40 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 11.40 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 20.30 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 24.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: John Madden
2nd star: Andy Greene
3rd star: Brian Gionta

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Mike Mottau notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jarret Stoll had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Bryce Salvador ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Mats Sundin notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-David Clarkson beat Aaron Rome in a fight.
-Mike Rupp beat Aaron Rome in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 7( 28) , Chicago Wolves 1( 17)
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1-0 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Petr Vrana)
2-0 ALB Brad Mills (Fedor Fedorov)
3-0 ALB Brad Snetsinger (Michael Swift)
4-0 ALB Chris Culligan (Jon DiSalvatore)
5-0 ALB Chad Wiseman (Petr Vrana)
5-1 CHW Chad Morin (Tomás Pospisil)
6-1 ALB Chad Wiseman (Petr Vrana)
7-1 ALB Lukas Kaspar (Michael Swift)

Goalies: Jeff Frazee - Ondrej Pavelec

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Florida Panthers 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 30 - 31
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:58/66=87 %, Challenges:42/47=87 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:56/65=86 %, Challenges:53/54=96 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 843237 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:47 1-0 David Bolland [4] (Anthony Stewart, Tomas Vokoun)
16:01 2-0 Radek Dvorak [9] (Cory Stillman, Patrick Sharp)
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34:27 3-0 Brett McLean [7] (Michal Repík, Gregory Campbell)
37:46 3-1 Ales Kotalik [9] (Braydon Coburn, Mike Commodore)
38:31 3-2 Mike Knuble [14] (Marc Savard, Braydon Coburn)
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40:54 4-2 Cory Stillman [15] (Martin Havlat, Brian Campbell)
41:59 4-3 Denis Tolpeko [6] (Scott Hartnell, Mike Richards)
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Penalty summary:
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11:06 Scott Hartnell (2 min for hooking)
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25:35 Scott Hartnell (2 min for tripping)
30:27 Kristian Huselius (2 min for tripping)
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42:32 Ales Kotalik (2 min for high-sticking)
45:07 Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
45:07 Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
48:56 David Booth (2 min for tripping)
53:56 Bryan McCabe (2 min for slashing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6.10 7
R Richard Zednik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.30 6
R Radek Dvorak 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 9
R Martin Havlat 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 9
C David Bolland 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6.10 7
C Anthony Stewart 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 13.30 7
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
L Michal Repík 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 6.10 6
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L David Booth 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 16.50 6
L Cory Stillman 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 9
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 14.00 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 27.50 8
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 14.10 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 1 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 11.00 8
R Scott Hartnell 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 1 11.20 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 13.30 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 19.00 8
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 6
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 5
C Marc Savard 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
L Andreas Nödl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 6
L Denis Tolpeko 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 8
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.30 7
L Mike Knuble 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Mike Commodore 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 11.00 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 25.40 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 28.10 9
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.20 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 15.20 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 26 0 0 58.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radek Dvorak
2nd star: Cory Stillman
3rd star: Brett McLean

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Cory Stillman scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Patrick Sharp had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Ales Kotalik finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Ales Kotalik finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Denis Tolpeko ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Keith Ballard beat Mike Commodore in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 6( 40) , Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 10)
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1-0 LOU Andreas Engqvist (Franklin MacDonald, Corey Crawford)
2-0 LOU Andreas Engqvist (Franklin MacDonald)
3-0 LOU Michael Frolík (Kamil Kreps)
4-0 LOU Wade Belak (David Brine)
5-0 LOU Dusty Jamieson (Bobby Robins)
6-0 LOU Noah Welch (Kamil Kreps)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Jocelyn Thibault

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Nashville Predators 4 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 18 - 45
PP: 2 of 5 (2 shots), Passing:53/65=81 %, Challenges:40/51=76 %
PP: 2 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:74/90=82 %, Challenges:46/51=88 %
Attendance: 16680 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 797304 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:55 0-1 Eric Boguniecki [5] (Josh Green, Kent Huskins)
07:24 0-2 Mike Cammalleri [13] (Josh Green, John de Gray)PP
15:46 0-3 Glen Murray [12] (Josh Green, Jason Spezza)PP
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30:36 1-3 Scott Nichol [2] (Jordin Tootoo, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
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50:07 2-3 Shea Weber [1] (Mike Comrie)PP
57:03 3-3 Shea Weber [2] (Jason Arnott, Joni Pitkänen)
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62:41 4-3 Jean-Pierre Dumont [11] (Steve Sullivan, Mike Comrie)PP
Penalty summary:
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06:22 Jason Arnott (2 min for slashing)
08:52 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for cross-checking)
11:23 Ryan Suter (2 min for roughing)
14:06 Ryan Suter (2 min for hooking)
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23:15 Greg de Vries (2 min for tripping)
31:19 Brad May (2 min for tripping)
32:45 Glen Murray (2 min for roughing)
32:45 Jason Arnott (2 min for roughing)
35:18 Josh Green (2 min for hooking)
37:38 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
39:08 Scott Nichol (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:47 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
49:15 Josh Green (2 min for hooking)
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60:29 Josh Green (2 min for high-sticking)
62:24 Chris Pronger (2 min for tripping)

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 17.50 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 -1 11.30 9
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
C Rich Peverly 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18.40 4
C Scott Nichol 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 16.00 7
C Mike Comrie 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 3 0 0 8 1 19.40 8
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.50 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 5
L Steve Sullivan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 20.20 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
D Shea Weber 2 0 2 5 1 0 0 1 30.00 9
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.00 5
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -1 20.30 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 42 0 0 62.50 10
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Brad May 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 -1 6.40 6
L Josh Green 0 3 2 2 0 0 6 0 17.50 8
R Glen Murray 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 15.30 8
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 10.50 7
C Eric Boguniecki 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 7
C Jason Spezza 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 22.30 8
R Jason King 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
R Mike Cammalleri 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 19.30 9
D John de Gray 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 26.10 7
D Kent Huskins 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 23.20 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 14 0 0 62.50 4
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shea Weber
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: Josh Green

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Mike Comrie notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Trent Hunter had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Scott Nichol ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Scott Nichol ended his 5 game point drought.
-Shea Weber finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Josh Green has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.
-Corey Perry had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Eric Boguniecki ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Mike Cammalleri ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Chris Kunitz had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Kent Huskins ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 5( 30) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 14)
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1-0 MIL Ville Koistinen (Mattias Trattnig, Greg Zanon)
2-0 MIL Josh Gratton (Mattias Trattnig)
3-0 MIL Ryan Jones (Andreas Thuresson)
3-1 CIN Bobby Bolt (Brett Festerling)
4-1 MIL Konstantin Glazachev (Andreas Thuresson)
5-1 MIL Patric Hörnqvist (Peter Tsimikalis)

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Detroit Red Wings 5 , Phoenix Coyotes 4
Shots: 27 - 36
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:31/32=94 %
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:82/89=92 %, Challenges:56/56=98 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 1037117 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:14 0-1 Travis Zajac [12] (Michael Nylander)
08:26 1-1 Tomas Holmström [15] (Johan Franzén, Brian Rafalski)
09:52 1-2 Olli Jokinen [18] (Martin Straka)
18:26 1-3 Michael Nylander [13] (Zbynek Michalek)
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33:33 2-3 Kris Draper [7] (Mikael Samuelsson, Tomas Kopecky)
37:36 3-3 Johan Franzén [8] (Tomas Holmström, Chris Drury)
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42:25 4-3 Nicklas Lidström [5] (Chris Drury, Johan Franzén)
46:53 4-4 Bryan Berard [3] (Shane Doan, Michael Nylander)
57:22 5-4 Brett Lebda [3] (Tomas Kopecky)
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Penalty summary:
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00:43 Chris Drury (2 min for hooking)
12:44 Matt Jones (2 min for cross-checking)
19:11 Ian Laperriere (2 min for tripping)
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23:03 Brett Lebda (2 min for hooking)
25:17 Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
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44:55 Darren Helm (2 min for hooking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 7
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 17.10 5
R Tomas Holmström 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.30 6
C Kris Draper 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 11.40 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.10 7
C Chris Drury 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 17.50 8
L Jan Mursak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Tomas Kopecky 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 16.10 7
L Johan Franzén 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 9
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 18.00 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 29.20 8
D Brett Lebda 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 12.10 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Nicklas Lidström 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 32 0 0 60.00 7
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Viktor Tikhonov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 6.30 6
R Brett MacLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 18.00 6
R Kyle Turris 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 8
R Shane Doan 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 20.00 10
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 5
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 13.50 6
C Travis Zajac 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 21.20 9
L Garth Murray 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 5
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -4 18.00 7
L Michael Nylander 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 18.00 9
L Martin Straka 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 8
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -4 13.00 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Bryan Berard 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 24.50 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -4 18.40 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23.30 5
D David Hale 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 5 0 22 0 0 59.50 4
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Johan Franzén
2nd star: Tomas Holmström
3rd star: Michael Nylander

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Tomas Holmström scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Johan Franzén notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Johan Franzén has marked a new career high in assists with 21 assists.
-Mikael Samuelsson had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Kris Draper ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Brett Lebda ended his 8 game goal drought.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Bryan Berard finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Bryan Berard finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 0( 17) , Springfield Falcons 1( 17)
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0-1 SPR David Schlemko (Daniel Carcillo)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Josh Tordjman

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San Jose Sharks 7 , Edmonton Oilers 1
Shots: 38 - 26
PP: 1 of 6 (5 shots), Passing:67/74=90 %, Challenges:45/49=90 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:60/71=84 %, Challenges:35/37=92 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 885850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:37 1-0 Jonathan Cheechoo [16] (Patrick Marleau, Christian Ehrhoff)
08:46 2-0 Patrick Marleau [10] (Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle)PP
11:35 3-0 Patrick Marleau [11] (Christian Ehrhoff, Dan Boyle)
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22:25 4-0 Joe Thornton [21] (Christian Ehrhoff)
26:26 5-0 Ryane Clowe [8] (Jeremy Roenick, Dan Boyle)
26:51 5-1 Dustin Penner [9] (Shaone Morrisonn, Kyle Brodziak)
29:58 6-1 Mike Grier [9] (Milan Michalek, Fredrik Modin)
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45:22 7-1 Patrick Marleau [12] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Christian Ehrhoff)
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Penalty summary:
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02:54 Fernando Pisani (2 min for high-sticking)
06:19 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for roughing)
06:19 Robert Nilsson (2 min for roughing)
08:18 Tom Gilbert (2 min for tripping)
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34:21 Brad Lukowich (2 min for high-sticking)
39:06 Zack Stortini (2 min for hooking)
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41:46 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for elbowing)
48:02 Sam Gagner (2 min for hooking)
51:05 Zack Stortini (2 min for holding the stick)
56:47 Fernando Pisani (2 min for slashing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryane Clowe 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 6
R Mike Grier 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 5 0 1 0 2 3 19.50 8
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14.20 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
C Joe Thornton 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 21.50 8
L Jeremy Roenick 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 6
L Milan Michalek 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.40 9
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
L Patrick Marleau 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 19.40 10
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 14.00 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 4 0 5 1 1 2 3 29.30 10
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 5.50 7
R Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 10.10 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 -1 19.20 8
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 17.20 6
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Kyle Brodziak 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 5
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 21.40 6
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 6
L Dustin Penner 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 -1 15.20 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 -1 21.40 9
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 -3 20.10 8
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.20 4
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 22.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 27.20 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 24.40 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 21.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 4 0 10 0 0 22.30 4
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 21 0 0 37.30 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Christian Ehrhoff
3rd star: Dan Boyle

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Christian Ehrhoff notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Marleau scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jeremy Roenick notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dan Boyle notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Milan Michalek had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Fernando Pisani had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Dustin Penner finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Shaone Morrisonn ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 1( 18) , Hamilton Bulldogs 4( 27)
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0-1 HAM Jean-François Jacques (Ryan Potulny)
1-1 CLE Tom Cavanagh
1-2 HAM Vyacheslav Trukhno (Robbie Schremp)
1-3 HAM Vyacheslav Trukhno (Josef Hrabal)
1-4 HAM Carl Corazzini (Stéphane Goulet)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Jeff Deslauriers