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New York Rangers 3 , St. Louis Blues 0
Shots: 33 - 26
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:59/68=86 %, Challenges:44/48=89 %
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:69/90=76 %, Challenges:27/35=75 %
Attendance: 10908 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 505040 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:41 1-0 Brandon Dubinsky [6] (Wade Redden, Paul Mara)
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29:13 2-0 Chris Drury [10] (Lauri Korpikoski, Nikolai Zherdev)PP
33:23 3-0 Nikolai Zherdev [11] (Fredrik Sjöström, Thomas Pöck)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:04 Dmitri Kalinin (2 min for tripping)
09:34 Paul Kariya (2 min for hooking)
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27:23 T.J. Oshie (2 min for slashing)
39:23 Lauri Korpikoski (2 min for tripping)
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51:04 Michal Rozsival (2 min for elbowing)
53:13 Blair Betts (2 min for elbowing)
55:09 Wade Redden (2 min for hooking)
58:14 Brad Boyes (2 min for slashing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
C Chris Drury 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
L Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.20 5
R Petr Prucha 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 11.20 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 12.20 8
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22.30 7
C Pierre Parenteau 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 13.50 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 21.10 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 26.10 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17.10 6
D Paul Mara 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.00 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 0 26 0 0 60.00 10
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R D.J. King 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 5
R T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16.10 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 15.00 6
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 6
C Jay McClement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Brad Boyes 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -2 19.10 8
C Andy McDonald 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Yan Stastny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 21.30 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 18.50 7
D Roman Polak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
D Steven Wagner 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 23.00 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 20.50 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Lundqvist
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: Chris Drury

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Chris Drury scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Lauri Korpikoski notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 21) , Worcester Icecats 3( 25)
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1-0 HFD Aaron Voros (Kyle Klubertanz)
1-1 WOR Nick Drazenovic (Ryan Reaves)
1-2 WOR David Fredriksson (David Backes)
1-3 WOR Nick Drazenovic (Chris Porter, Tyson Strachan)
2-3 HFD Justin Soryal

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Marek Schwarz

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 27 - 30
PP: 3 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:72/80=90 %, Challenges:30/49=60 %
PP: 0 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:38/44=84 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 936529 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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00:26 1-0 Vaclav Prospal [8] (Andrew Hutchinson, Andrej Meszaros)PP
15:28 2-0 Matt Carle [5] (Martin St. Louis)PP
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29:15 2-1 Maxim Afinogenov [11] (Toni Lydman, Nathan Paetsch)
35:12 3-1 Chris Gratton [12] (Shawn Bates, Jeff Halpern)
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47:07 4-1 Vincent Lecavalier [17] (Ryan Malone, Martin St. Louis)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:09 Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
01:15 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for tripping)
03:38 Matt Carle (2 min for holding the stick)
04:06 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
04:06 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for roughing)
12:19 Chris Gratton (2 min for cross-checking)
15:13 Derek Roy (2 min for high-sticking)
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37:09 Vaclav Prospal (2 min for hooking)
39:46 Mark Recchi (2 min for diving)
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42:39 Chris Gratton (2 min for high-sticking)
45:42 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
47:59 Mattias Weinhandl (2 min for cross-checking)
52:36 Chris Gratton (2 min for high-sticking)
55:09 Rico Fata (2 min for hooking)
58:53 Jochen Hecht (2 min for elbowing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
R Jeff Halpern 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Chris Gratton 1 0 2 2 1 0 6 1 20.20 8
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
L Radek Smolenak 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 8.40 5
L Shawn Bates 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
L Ryan Malone 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 4 2 1 0 2 0 14.20 7
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 22.10 6
D Mike Lundin 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Matt Carle 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 15.10 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 2 5 1 4 2 0 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 29 0 0 60.00 10
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 12.20 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 11.20 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 5 0 1 0 4 0 20.40 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 14.30 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.10 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 8.40 5
L Rico Fata 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 17.10 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 0 21.00 8
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 14.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 23.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 26.20 8
D Toni Lydman 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 22.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Smith
2nd star: Martin St. Louis
3rd star: Chris Gratton

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Toni Lydman notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 4( 21) , Rochester Americans 0( 12)
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1-0 DTV Stephen Werner (Matt Marshall, Chris Lawrence)
2-0 DTV Matt Smaby (Paul Szczechura, Justin Keller)
3-0 DTV Matt Marshall (Andy Rogers)
4-0 DTV Zenon Konopka (Brandon Segal)

Goalies: Karri Rämö - Adam Dennis

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Detroit Red Wings 4 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 49 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:60/65=92 %, Challenges:46/52=86 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:34/38=87 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 889244 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:17 1-0 Tomas Holmström [11] (Jiri Hudler, Pavel Datsyuk)
15:11 1-1 Jonathan Cheechoo [15] (Christian Ehrhoff, Dan Boyle)
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21:11 2-1 Pavel Datsyuk [14] (Marian Hossa, Niklas Kronwall)
25:59 3-1 Daniel Cleary [4] (Mark Cullen, Nicklas Lidström)
30:05 3-2 Milan Michalek [7] (Ryane Clowe, Mike Grier)
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45:31 4-2 Marian Hossa [17] (Pavel Datsyuk)
46:09 4-3 Patrick Marleau [9] (Joe Thornton, Rob Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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03:09 Milan Michalek (2 min for hooking)
08:32 Joe Thornton (2 min for roughing)
08:32 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for roughing)
15:33 Mark Cullen (2 min for roughing)
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21:51 Marcel Goc (2 min for slashing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 7.50 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 10.40 7
R Tomas Holmström 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 19.10 8
R Marian Hossa 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.10 9
C Mark Cullen 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 7.50 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 12.00 5
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.40 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 20.30 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.00 6
C Johan Franzén 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 10.40 7
R Jiri Hudler 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 20.50 9
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 14.10 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 2 26.10 8
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 11.30 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 26.10 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lukas Kaspar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 6.40 5
R Ryane Clowe 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
R Mike Grier 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.40 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 19.50 9
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 6.40 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 16.30 5
C Joe Thornton 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.50 8
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 6.40 6
L Milan Michalek 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 15.00 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 7
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Rob Blake 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 24.10 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Boucher 4 0 45 0 0 60.00 10
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Datsyuk
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Daniel Cleary

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Cleary finally ended his 23 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Jonathan Cheechoo scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Christian Ehrhoff notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Grier finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 17) , Cleveland Barons 1( 16)
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0-1 CLE Mike Morris (Tom Cavanagh)
1-1 KCB Tomas Kopecky (Darren Haydar)
2-1 KCB Ryan Oulahen (Justin Abdelkader)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Thomas Greiss

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Toronto Maple Leafs 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 29 - 32
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:56/65=86 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:45/53=83 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 912722 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:26 0-1 Martin Havlat [13] (Duncan Keith)PP
13:55 1-1 Alexander Steen [7] (Mark Bell, Ian White)
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26:36 1-2 David Bolland [3] (Ben Eager, Vladimir Orszagh)
28:53 1-3 Martin Havlat [14] (Andrew Ladd, Patrick Sharp)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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09:15 Brent Aubin (2 min for hooking)
16:46 Niklas Hjalmarsson (2 min for cross-checking)
19:07 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for tripping)
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29:45 Bryan McCabe (2 min for roughing)
29:45 Niklas Hjalmarsson (2 min for roughing)
30:37 Ben Eager (2 min for tripping)
36:16 Mark Bell (2 min for slashing)
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40:36 Anton Strålman (2 min for hooking)
46:55 Mark Bell (2 min for roughing)
50:12 Kris Versteeg (2 min for slashing)
55:21 Ben Eager (2 min for slashing)
57:21 Martin Havlat (2 min for holding the stick)
59:45 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for slashing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Aubin 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.10 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
R Nik Antropov 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 16.40 6
R Alexander Steen 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 7
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.30 6
C Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.40 6
C Mark Bell 0 1 6 2 0 0 4 1 21.10 8
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 4 1 1 1 4 0 14.40 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 5
L Jason Blake 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 10.50 6
D Ian White 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 -1 28.20 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 -1 18.10 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 17.20 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Joseph 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 8.20 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 15.20 6
R Martin Havlat 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 14.50 8
R Patrick Kane 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 15.10 6
C David Bolland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
L Patrick Sharp 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 21.50 8
L Ben Eager 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 8.20 8
L Vladimir Orszagh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 0 17.10 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 16.20 9
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 12.20 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 22.40 7
D Duncan Keith 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 25.00 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Cristobal Huet
3rd star: David Bolland

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Ian White notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-David Bolland finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Sidney Crosby had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 4( 20) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 15)
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1-0 SJM Jeremy Williams (Korbinian Holzer)
2-0 SJM Darryl Boyce
3-0 SJM Ben Ondrus (Matt Frattin)
4-0 SJM Joe Cooper (Peter Tsimikalis)
4-1 NOR Michael Blunden (Jonas Nordquist, Tim Brent)
4-2 NOR Jake Dowell (Aaron Johnson)

Goalies: James Reimer - Corey Crawford

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Florida Panthers 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 32 - 28
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:74/76=97 %, Challenges:28/46=59 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/73=78 %, Challenges:42/50=82 %
Attendance: 11230 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 591821 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:51 1-0 Richard Zednik [5] (Anthony Stewart, Nick Boynton)
12:32 2-0 Jay Bouwmeester [5] (Karlis Skrastins, Stephen Weiss)
13:13 3-0 Cory Stillman [9] (Stephen Weiss)
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25:09 4-0 Chad Kilger [14] (Rostislav Olesz, Stephen Weiss)
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47:32 4-1 Mats Sundin [10] (Jarome Iginla, Petr Sykora)
48:36 4-2 Ryan Whitney [5] (Anson Carter, Cam Barker)
58:14 4-3 Ladislav Nagy [14] (Ryan Whitney, Joni Pitkänen)
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Penalty summary:
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06:58 Brett McLean (2 min for boarding)
09:17 Mats Sundin (2 min for high-sticking)
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33:26 Matt Cooke (2 min for holding the stick)
36:01 Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
36:01 Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
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46:48 Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
46:48 Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
56:51 Ryan Stone (5 min for fighting)
56:51 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Richard Zednik 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 12.30 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 18.20 5
R Nathan Horton 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 19.40 7
C Anthony Stewart 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 1 8.30 6
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 -2 12.30 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.30 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
L David Booth 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 10.50 5
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 -1 11.10 6
L Chad Kilger 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 18.30 7
L Cory Stillman 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 19.30 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 13.00 5
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 2 21.30 8
D Nick Boynton 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 23.10 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.50 5
D Keith Ballard 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 2 21.50 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Craig Anderson 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Tomas Vokoun 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 -1 6.10 5
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 8
R Mats Sundin 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 20.00 7
C Ryan Stone 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 6.40 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 14.10 7
C Anson Carter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Petr Sykora 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 8.40 6
L Jordan Staal 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.20 8
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
L Jarome Iginla 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 20.20 9
D Jonathan D'Aversa 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 -1 20.50 9
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 27.00 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 5
D Cam Barker 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 6 1 6 0 -1 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Stephen Weiss
2nd star: Richard Zednik
3rd star: Chad Kilger

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Richard Zednik finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Karlis Skrastins ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Mats Sundin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jarome Iginla notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Joni Pitkänen notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Eric Godard beat Keith Ballard in a fight.
-Eric Godard beat Anthony Stewart in a fight.
-Ryan Stone fought Evgeny Artyukhin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 3( 30) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 19)
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0-1 WIL Jonathan Filewich (Brian Ihnacak)
1-1 LOU Andrew Sweetland (Kenndal McArdle, David Brine)
2-1 LOU Chad LaRose (Jason Garrison)
2-2 WIL Joey Mormina (Brian Ihnacak)
3-2 LOU Kenndal McArdle (David Brine)

Goalies: Tyler Plante - Dave Brown

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New Jersey Devils 3 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 33 - 24
PP: 1 of 8 (7 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:39/42=90 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:26/38=66 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 912016 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:32 0-1 Fabian Brunnström [7] (Mike Ribeiro, Jere Lehtinen)
15:43 0-2 Stéphane Robidas [2] (Sergei Zubov, Brad Richards)
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28:13 1-2 Brian Rolston [11] (Jamie Langenbrunner, David Clarkson)
29:54 2-2 Brian Gionta [11] (Paul Martin, Johnny Oduya)PP
32:04 3-2 Jamie Langenbrunner [11] (Brian Rolston, Paul Martin)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:45 Philippe Boucher (2 min for high-sticking)
10:44 Sean Avery (2 min for hooking)
18:03 Anssi Salmela (2 min for cross-checking)
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20:04 Vojtech Polak (2 min for tripping)
28:53 Philippe Boucher (2 min for diving)
32:31 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
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40:13 Sean Avery (2 min for slashing)
47:55 Anssi Salmela (2 min for slashing)
52:02 Mike Ribeiro (2 min for high-sticking)
53:08 Steve Ott (2 min for tripping)
57:28 Colin White (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 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 8.10 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 7
R Brian Gionta 1 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 20.50 8
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
C John Madden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 6
C Patrik Elias 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
L Mike Rupp 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.30 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
L Brian Rolston 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 21.40 8
D Anssi Salmela 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -1 18.40 6
D Mike Mottau 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -1 16.10 7
D Paul Martin 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 29.40 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 15.40 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 11.50 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 9.50 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.00 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
C Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.30 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
L Steve Ott 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 13.30 8
L Fabian Brunnström 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 8
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 1 24.30 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -2 19.30 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 6
D Stéphane Robidas 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 24.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 -1 24.10 7
D Mark Fistric 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.20 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 30 0 0 59.30 9
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamie Langenbrunner
2nd star: Brian Rolston
3rd star: Paul Martin

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Ribeiro notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brenden Morrow had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Stéphane Robidas ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 23) , Utah Grizzlies 1( 20)
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1-0 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Pierre-Luc Leblond, Michael Swift)
1-1 UTH Alexander Naurov (Sergei Kukushin)
2-1 ALB Chad Wiseman (Lukas Vantuch, Matt Halischuk)
3-1 ALB Lukas Vantuch (Matt Halischuk, Chad Wiseman)

Goalies: Jason J. Smith - Mike Morrison

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Minnesota Wild 4 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 33 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:60/66=90 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:43/47=89 %
Attendance: 11401 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 542688 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:19 1-0 Matt Kassian [3] (Brent Burns, Marian Gaborik)
17:08 1-1 Saku Koivu [9] (Alex Tanguay)
19:41 2-1 Andrew Brunette [15] (Petr Cajanek, Marek Zidlicky)PP
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28:09 3-1 Marian Gaborik [9] (Kim Johnsson)
35:52 3-2 Alex Kovalev [17] (Alex Tanguay, Andrei Markov)PP
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49:15 4-2 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [9] (Andrei Nikolishin, Antti Miettinen)
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Penalty summary:
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02:26 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for high-sticking)
06:13 Éric Bélanger (2 min for slashing)
17:55 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for roughing)
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23:15 Chris Higgins (2 min for hooking)
34:49 Matt Kassian (2 min for hooking)
38:26 Mike Komisarek (2 min for roughing)
38:26 Marian Gaborik (2 min for roughing)
39:52 Kurtis Foster (2 min for boarding)
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46:15 Matt Kassian (2 min for slashing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Kassian 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 8.00 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 7
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 6
C Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 7
C Andrei Nikolishin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 11.00 5
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 8.50 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 14.30 8
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Marian Gaborik 1 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 18.40 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 17.10 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 2 26.30 9
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 8
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 9.10 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.10 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Saku Koivu 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 9
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 -1 12.40 8
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14.50 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 -2 21.20 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 20.20 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -3 24.30 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 18.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -2 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Gaborik
2nd star: Matt Kassian
3rd star: Pierre-Marc Bouchard

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Andrew Brunette scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 8( 29) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 22)
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1-0 HOU Mike Sullivan
2-0 HOU Corey Locke (Mike Sullivan)
3-0 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Maxim Noreau, Chris Hickey)
4-0 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Petr Kalus, Chris Hickey)
5-0 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Erik Reitz)
6-0 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Mike Sullivan)
7-0 HOU Erik Reitz (Mike Sullivan)
8-0 HOU Petr Kalus (Chris Hickey)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Marc Denis

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Edmonton Oilers 1 , Calgary Flames 3
Shots: 26 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:68/77=88 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:56/69=81 %, Challenges:39/56=68 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 784890 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:14 0-1 Todd Bertuzzi [12] (Evgeny Malkin)
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23:34 0-2 Dustin Boyd [2] (Todd Bertuzzi, Rene Bourque)
29:55 1-2 Sam Gagner [5] (Tom Gilbert, Sheldon Souray)
34:01 1-3 Daymond Langkow [12] (Josef Vasicek)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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46:26 Robbie Schremp (2 min for hooking)
48:42 Erik Cole (2 min for tripping)
51:17 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for boarding)
54:17 Craig Conroy (2 min for holding the stick)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 2 4 2 2 -1 16.30 6
L Dustin Penner 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 17.40 6
R Norm Milley 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 14.30 7
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 19.50 7
R Sam Gagner 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 8
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 19.20 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 14.30 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 -1 26.50 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 -1 21.00 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 17.40 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 5 1 1 0 2 0 13.40 7
C Dustin Boyd 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 21.30 8
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 14.00 6
C Daymond Langkow 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 15.50 8
L Rene Bourque 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.10 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 13.40 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 21.30 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 28.10 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17.40 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miikka Kiprusoff
2nd star: Todd Bertuzzi
3rd star: Dustin Boyd

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 7) , Saint John Flames 1( 16)
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1-0 HAM Ryan O'Marra (Josef Hrabal)
2-0 HAM Alexei Mikhnov (Colin McDonald, Brett Bellemore)
3-0 HAM Liam Reddox (Stéphane Goulet, Josef Hrabal)
3-1 SJF Brandon Prust (Carsen Germyn, Curtis Glencross)

Goalies: Dwayne Roloson - Rejean Beauchemin

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Phoenix Coyotes 2 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 18 - 49
PP: 0 of 7 (6 shots), Passing:62/73=84 %, Challenges:27/34=77 %
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:49/55=87 %
Attendance: 15479 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 687268 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:38 0-1 Henrik Sedin [12] (Steve Bernier)
07:28 0-2 Daniel Sedin [13] (Steve Bernier, Kyle Wellwood)PP
17:58 1-2 Derek Morris [3] (Zbynek Michalek, Martin Hanzal)
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31:06 1-3 Nils Ekman [9] (Alexander Edler, Lukas Krajicek)
37:21 2-3 Steven Reinprecht [6] (Daniel Winnik, Viktor Tikhonov)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:41 Daniel Carcillo (2 min for hooking)
10:26 Garth Murray (5 min for fighting)
10:26 Steve Bernier (5 min for fighting)
19:04 Pavol Demitra (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:35 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for hooking)
25:59 Serge Aubin (2 min for boarding)
31:19 Daniel Carcillo (2 min for cross-checking)
33:59 Antti Laaksonen (2 min for hooking)
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41:51 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for holding the stick)
46:15 Sami Salo (2 min for boarding)
49:31 Ryan Johnson (2 min for tripping)
51:46 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for slashing)
57:31 Sami Salo (2 min for tripping)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Alex Bourret 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
R Daniel Winnik 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.20 5
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
R Kyle Turris 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
C Steven Reinprecht 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 17.50 7
C Martin Hanzal 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 10.00 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 5
L Viktor Tikhonov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 5
L Daniel Carcillo 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 -1 18.10 6
L Garth Murray 0 0 4 2 1 0 5 0 18.30 7
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 12.10 4
D Derek Morris 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 23.30 7
D Keith Yandle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 5
D David Hale 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 5
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 2 6 0 4 2 0 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 46 0 0 59.30 10
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 5
R Ryan Kesler 0 0 3 4 1 2 0 -1 19.10 7
R Daniel Sedin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10.40 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 18.00 7
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 6.20 6
C Jason Krog 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 11.20 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 8
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 8
L Serge Aubin 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 13.10 7
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 19.00 7
L Nils Ekman 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 8
L Steve Bernier 0 2 5 4 0 3 5 1 14.50 9
D Andy Delmore 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
D Alexander Edler 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 25.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 20.30 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 6 3 0 1 2 0 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Zbynek Michalek notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Henrik Sedin ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Garth Murray beat Steve Bernier in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 25) , Manitoba Moose 3( 13)
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1-0 SPR Tyler Redenbach (Chad Kolarik, Sean Sullivan)
1-1 MAN Mason Raymond (Shaun Heshka, Rick Rypien)
1-2 MAN Pierre-Cedric Labrie (Mario Bliznak, Shaun Heshka)
2-2 SPR Sean Sullivan (Tyler Redenbach)
2-3 MAN Shaun Landolt (Jim Sharrow)

Goalies: Al Montoya - Cory Schneider

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Los Angeles Kings 1 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 35 - 28
LA PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:54/68=79 %, Challenges:44/50=86 %
PP: 0 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:29/38=74 %
Attendance: 17315 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 775712 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:01 0-1 Eric Boulton [1] (Brett Sterling, Niclas Hävelid)
15:48 1-1 LA Tom Preissing [4] (Brian Boyle)
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37:23 1-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [15] (Ron Hainsey, Niclas Hävelid)
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58:23 1-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [16] (Todd White, Jason Williams)
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Penalty summary:
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02:03 LA Ed Purcell (5 min for fighting)
02:03 Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
02:46 LA Jarret Stoll (2 min for roughing)
04:14 LA Michal Handzus (2 min for high-sticking)
05:47 LA Denis Gauthier (2 min for high-sticking)
12:26 LA Denis Gauthier (2 min for roughing)
13:42 LA Andrei Zyuzin (2 min for roughing)
13:42 Bates Battaglia (2 min for roughing)
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25:36 Bates Battaglia (2 min for tripping)
27:48 Eric Boulton (2 min for high-sticking)
33:43 Eric Boulton (2 min for hooking)
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40:51 LA Denis Gauthier (2 min for slashing)
51:07 LA Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
54:15 Bates Battaglia (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Matt Moulson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 7
R Ed Purcell 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 14.20 8
L Kyle Calder 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -2 17.20 7
C Brian Boyle 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.50 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -2 16.40 7
L Brad Richardson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Dustin Brown 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 19.00 7
D Peter Harrold 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.20 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.00 7
D Tom Preissing 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 23.20 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 2 2 1 6 0 14.00 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 23.00 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 -3 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Erik Ersberg 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boulton 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 6.40 7
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 0 12.40 6
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 2 4 1 1 5 0 14.00 7
R Jason Williams 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 19.50 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 16.50 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
C Todd White 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 8
L Brett Sterling 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 7
L Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 20.00 9
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 25.50 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 34 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Kari Lehtonen
3rd star: Eric Boulton

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Jarret Stoll had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ron Hainsey notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Chris Thorburn beat Ed Purcell in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 22) , Chicago Wolves 0( 4)
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1-0 MNC Wayne Simmonds (Yannic Seidenberg, Kevin Westgarth)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Ondrej Pavelec