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Florida Panthers 6 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 34 - 27
PP: 1 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:49/52=92 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:35/36=94 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 843237 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:13 1-0 Cory Stillman [16] (Rostislav Olesz)
16:41 1-1 Alexei Ponikarovsky [11] (Mike Van Ryn, Tomas Kaberle)
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20:15 2-1 Gregory Campbell [2] (Anthony Stewart)
30:08 3-1 Anthony Stewart [7] (Keith Ballard, Nick Boynton)
30:28 3-2 Jason Blake [17] (Pavel Kubina, Mark Bell)
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45:32 4-2 Keith Ballard [3] (Richard Zednik, Rostislav Olesz)PP
46:42 4-3 Pavel Kubina [3] (Tomas Kaberle, Mark Bell)
48:09 5-3 Rostislav Olesz [15] (Brian Campbell, Bryan McCabe)
49:37 6-3 David Booth [5] (Nick Boynton, Brian Campbell)
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Penalty summary:
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05:08 David Bolland (2 min for high-sticking)
11:49 Nik Antropov (2 min for high-sticking)
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35:07 Mark Bell (2 min for slashing)
39:54 Nik Antropov (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:47 Nik Antropov (2 min for elbowing)
58:09 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for high-sticking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.20 5
R Richard Zednik 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
R Martin Havlat 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
C David Bolland 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 8.20 6
C Anthony Stewart 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 5
C Rostislav Olesz 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 2 21.00 10
L Michal Repík 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 8.20 6
L Gregory Campbell 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
L David Booth 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.20 7
L Cory Stillman 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 20.40 10
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 27.40 7
D Keith Ballard 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 20.40 8
D Nick Boynton 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
D Brian Campbell 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Craig Anderson 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 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 5
R Nik Antropov 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 -2 16.40 6
C Kris Newbury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 5
C Matt Stajan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.30 6
C Mark Bell 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 20.00 8
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
L Jason Blake 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 14.10 7
D Ian White 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 5
D Pavel Kubina 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 -1 29.40 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.50 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 6 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rostislav Olesz
2nd star: Anthony Stewart
3rd star: Cory Stillman

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Rostislav Olesz has marked a new career high in goals with 15 tallies.
-Rostislav Olesz scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Radek Dvorak had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Patrick Sharp had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-David Booth finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Keith Ballard finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Mark Bell notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 4( 37) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 0( 12)
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1-0 LOU Kenndal McArdle (Noah Welch, Kamil Kreps)
2-0 LOU Tanner Glass (David Brine)
3-0 LOU Kenndal McArdle (Jordan Henry)
4-0 LOU Jason Garrison (David Brine)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Justin Pogge

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Minnesota Wild 4 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 36 - 34
PP: 2 of 9 (8 shots), Passing:78/84=92 %, Challenges:48/49=96 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:29/32=87 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 909540 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:43 0-1 Kent Huskins [1] (Rob Niedermayer)
08:43 1-1 Marek Zidlicky [5])PP
10:43 2-1 Marc-André Bergeron [5] (Martin Skoula, Mikko Koivu)PP
13:21 2-2 Glen Murray [13] (Sean O'Donnell, Mike Cammalleri)
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22:15 3-2 Stéphane Veilleux [5] (Brent Burns, Martin Skoula)
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59:22 4-2 Marian Gaborik [24] (Josef Vasicek, Martin Skoula) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:27 Chris Kunitz (2 min for slashing)
07:59 Jason King (2 min for high-sticking)
09:29 Josh Green (2 min for tripping)
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26:28 Brad May (2 min for high-sticking)
28:33 Mikko Koivu (2 min for high-sticking)
31:07 Kent Huskins (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:53 Owen Nolan (2 min for cross-checking)
45:26 Josh Green (2 min for tripping)
50:29 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for hooking)
53:47 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for tripping)
56:14 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for elbowing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
R Owen Nolan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.30 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 5
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 18.30 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 8
L Josef Vasicek 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Marian Gaborik 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 20.30 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 17.00 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Marek Zidlicky 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 25.40 9
D Martin Skoula 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 8
D Brent Burns 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Josh Harding 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 2 0 0 0 2 -1 8.10 5
L Josh Green 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 12.40 7
R Glen Murray 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 15.50 9
R Corey Perry 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
C Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Jason King 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.00 5
R Rob Niedermayer 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 14.30 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 11.10 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 15.20 7
D John de Gray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 26.30 7
D Kent Huskins 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 9.50 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 26.30 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 -2 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 32 0 0 59.00 7
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marek Zidlicky
2nd star: Martin Skoula
3rd star: Niklas Backstrom

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Martin Skoula notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mikko Koivu notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Éric Bélanger had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Éric Bélanger had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Stéphane Veilleux finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Marek Zidlicky finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 4( 31) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 13)
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1-0 HOU Erik Reitz (Jesse Schultz, Marek Kvapil)
2-0 HOU Benoit Pouliot (Craig Weller, Cal Clutterbuck)
3-0 HOU Jesse Schultz (Morten Madsen)
4-0 HOU Jesse Schultz (Paul Albers, Marek Kvapil)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - David LeNeveu

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St. Louis Blues 0 , Phoenix Coyotes 4
Shots: 25 - 39
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:49/59=83 %, Challenges:29/31=90 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:89/101=88 %, Challenges:55/57=94 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 893664 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:28 0-1 Olli Jokinen [19] (Shane Doan, Bryan Berard)
13:18 0-2 Martin Straka [9] (Kyle Turris)SH
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26:59 0-3 Martin Straka [10] (Olli Jokinen, Shane Doan)
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40:59 0-4 Olli Jokinen [20] (Shane Doan, Viktor Tikhonov)
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Penalty summary:
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03:01 Steven Wagner (2 min for hooking)
12:08 Shane Doan (2 min for diving)
16:22 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:02 Yan Stastny (2 min for hooking)
28:06 Paul Kariya (2 min for hooking)
31:42 Barret Jackman (2 min for roughing)
31:42 Peter Mueller (2 min for roughing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R Matt Foy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
R Brad Boyes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 18.20 6
C Yan Stastny 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 8.10 6
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -3 18.50 7
L David Perron 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 5
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 14.00 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 -3 19.10 7
D Mike Weaver 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -2 16.00 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -2 25.20 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 16.30 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -3 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Viktor Tikhonov 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 8
R Brett MacLean 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
R Kyle Turris 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
R Shane Doan 0 3 5 2 0 1 2 3 22.20 9
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Olli Jokinen 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 4 21.00 10
L Garth Murray 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.50 5
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 13.40 7
L Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
L Martin Straka 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 19.20 9
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 5
D Bryan Berard 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 28.00 7
D Keith Yandle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
D David Hale 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 4 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Bryzgalov
2nd star: Olli Jokinen
3rd star: Shane Doan

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

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Martin Straka scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Olli Jokinen scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Olli Jokinen scored the 500th point of his career.
-Travis Zajac had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Straka finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 4( 21) , Springfield Falcons 3( 11)
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1-0 WOR D.J. King (Steve Regier, Roman Polak)
1-1 SPR Daniel Carcillo (Daniel Winnik, Sean Sullivan)
2-1 WOR Julian Talbot (Charles Linglet)
3-1 WOR Nikolai Lemtyugov (Patrik Berglund, Jeff Woywitka)
3-2 SPR Drew Fata (Alex Bourret)
3-3 SPR Alex Bourret (Joël Perrault, Francis Lemieux)
4-3 WOR D.J. King (Steve Regier)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Josh Tordjman

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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 26 - 37
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:32/35=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:60/76=78 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 873991 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:39 0-1 Daniel Alfredsson [13] (Guillaume Latendresse)
08:22 0-2 Dustin Byfuglien [9] (Alexei Yashin, Ben Eager)
17:54 0-3 Nathan Horton [18] (Guillaume Latendresse, Jason Chimera)
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26:36 1-3 Scott Walker [12] (Joe Corvo, Dick Tärnström)
31:03 2-3 Eric Staal [17] (Justin Williams, Frantisek Kaberle)
39:48 3-3 Eric Staal [18] (Ray Whitney, Justin Williams)PP
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50:15 4-3 Justin Williams [14] (Eric Staal, Tuomo Ruutu)
56:28 5-3 Todd White [12] (Scott Walker, Joe Corvo)
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Penalty summary:
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04:06 Brandon Sutter (2 min for slashing)
08:35 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for tripping)
14:49 Jason Chimera (2 min for elbowing)
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31:48 Denis Gauthier (2 min for tripping)
37:33 Jason Chimera (5 min for high-sticking)
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53:53 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Vyborny 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 13.10 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 7
R Scott Walker 1 1 6 5 0 0 0 1 15.00 9
R Justin Williams 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 23.00 8
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 7.30 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Todd White 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 8
C Eric Staal 2 1 6 1 2 1 0 1 21.10 9
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 -1 7.40 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 5
L Ray Whitney 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 24.00 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
D Joe Corvo 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 21.30 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 34 0 0 60.00 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Byfuglien 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 10.50 6
R Nathan Horton 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 20.00 8
C Alexei Yashin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 5
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 10.50 4
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Ben Eager 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.50 7
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 12.30 6
L Jason Chimera 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 -1 14.00 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 16.10 5
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 28.50 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 12.10 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 2 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Justin Williams
3rd star: Scott Walker

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Walker notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Dustin Byfuglien ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Toews had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ville Peltonen had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 21) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 14)
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0-1 NOR Billy Sweatt (Colin Fraser, Adam Burish)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Antti Niemi

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 28 - 36
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:60/68=88 %, Challenges:40/41=95 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/68=88 %, Challenges:50/54=90 %
Attendance: 13835 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 670998 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:34 1-0 Derek MacKenzie [9] (Fedor Tyutin, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
12:56 2-0 R.J. Umberger [12] (Christian Bäckman, Rostislav Klesla)
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29:09 2-1 Wade Redden [5] (Dmitri Kalinin, Henrik Zetterberg)
36:47 3-1 Stefan Ruzicka [4] (Cam Barker, Christian Bäckman)
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Penalty summary:
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29:19 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for high-sticking)
32:21 Kirk Maltby (2 min for tripping)
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42:12 Nigel Dawes (2 min for tripping)
46:57 Rick Nash (2 min for roughing)
46:57 Patrick Rissmiller (2 min for roughing)
49:29 Kirk Maltby (2 min for roughing)
54:33 Kirk Maltby (2 min for holding the stick)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7.40 8
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.40 6
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
C Derick Brassard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
R Stefan Ruzicka 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 10.30 8
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 21.00 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 17.00 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 21.20 8
D Cam Barker 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 1 0 35 0 0 60.00 10
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 9.00 5
R Petr Prucha 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Pierre Parenteau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 9.00 4
C Blair Betts 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 9.00 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 3 1 0 0 6 0 13.30 5
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 11.50 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
D Dan Girardi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 -2 26.40 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
D Wade Redden 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Derek MacKenzie
2nd star: R.J. Umberger
3rd star: Stefan Ruzicka

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Derek MacKenzie finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Wade Redden ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( 23) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 18)
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0-1 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Artem Anisimov)

Goalies: Daniel LaCosta - Miika Wiikman

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Vancouver Canucks 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 31 - 33
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:38/40=92 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:70/75=93 %, Challenges:47/47=97 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 865834 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:49 1-0 Taylor Pyatt [6] (Oleg Saprykin, Willie Mitchell)
05:57 2-0 Henrik Sedin [15] (Pavol Demitra)
14:17 2-1 Alex Kovalev [17] (Alex Tanguay, Sergei Gonchar)
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26:11 2-2 Alex Tanguay [17] (Alex Kovalev, Brad Richards)
27:25 3-2 Daniel Sedin [21] (Pavol Demitra, Nikita Alexeev)
31:34 4-2 Nikita Alexeev [8] (Matt Pettinger, Patrice Brisebois)
32:24 5-2 Henrik Sedin [16] (Mattias Öhlund)
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43:16 5-3 Steven Reinprecht [13] (Danny Markov, Aaron Miller)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Daniel Sedin (2 min for slashing)
16:48 Henrik Sedin (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:33 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for tripping)
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40:35 Nils Ekman (2 min for hooking)
55:42 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 9.20 8
R Taylor Pyatt 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 8
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Henrik Sedin 2 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 22.10 10
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 6 0 0 0 2 2 22.50 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 29.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
C Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Steven Reinprecht 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 8
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 12.10 6
C Brad Richards 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 12.40 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 14.20 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 13.40 6
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Danny Markov 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 18.40 8
D Aaron Miller 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 -3 16.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25.20 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 18.50 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Sedin
2nd star: Nikita Alexeev
3rd star: Taylor Pyatt

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Willie Mitchell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Henrik Sedin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Pavol Demitra notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Petr Cajanek had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Bryan Smolinski had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Jere Lehtinen had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Steven Reinprecht ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Danny Markov ended his 6 game point drought.
-Aaron Miller ended his 8 game point drought.
-Andrei Markov had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Roman Hamrlik had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Roman Hamrlik had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( 22) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 13)
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0-1 QUE Vladimir Kutny (Ryan White)
0-2 QUE Vladimir Kutny (Ryan White)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Jaroslav Halak

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Dallas Stars 2 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 32 - 32
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:34/34=97 %
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:78/88=88 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 846650 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:36 1-0 Brenden Morrow [15] (Mike Modano, Philippe Boucher)
14:58 2-0 Loui Eriksson [14])
15:23 2-1 Johnny Oduya [4] (Mike Mottau, Bobby Holik)
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25:35 2-2 Brian Gionta [23] (Brian Rolston, Mike Rupp)
26:55 2-3 Brian Rolston [17] (Brian Gionta, Paul Martin)PP
27:57 2-4 Jay Pandolfo [12] (Jarret Stoll, Dainius Zubrus)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:58 Loui Eriksson (2 min for tripping)
06:02 David Clarkson (2 min for tripping)
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21:41 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for slashing)
25:55 Philippe Boucher (2 min for boarding)
28:04 Philippe Boucher (2 min for hooking)
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43:59 Philippe Boucher (2 min for hooking)
47:52 Toby Petersen (2 min for hooking)
55:02 John Madden (2 min for tripping)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 11.50 6
R Loui Eriksson 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 18.10 8
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
C James Neal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
C Toby Petersen 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 11.50 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
C Mike Modano 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 14.10 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 20.40 9
D Mark Fistric 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 5
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 4 7 0 3 6 1 23.50 9
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 16.20 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 5
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
R Brian Gionta 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 9
C Bobby Holik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
C John Madden 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.40 6
C Patrik Elias 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 6
L Mike Rupp 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16.50 9
L Brian Rolston 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 9
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.30 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Johnny Oduya 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
D Mike Mottau 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 24.10 6
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Brian Rolston
3rd star: Martin Brodeur

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brenden Morrow scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 8 game point drought.
-Johnny Oduya finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 2( 17) , Albany River Rats 3( 19)
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0-1 ALB Barry Tallackson (Matt Corrente, Tyler Eckford)
0-2 ALB Barry Tallackson
0-2 ALB Barry Tallackson (, Matt Spiller)
1-2 UTH Jamie Benn (Garrett Stafford, Rafael Rotter)
1-3 ALB Chad Wiseman (Nicklas Bergfors, Vitaly Vishnevski)
2-3 UTH John Lammers (Daryl Boyle)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Jeff Frazee