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New York Rangers 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 26 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (8 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:65/84=77 %, Challenges:40/44=88 %
Attendance: 16874 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 781266 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:17 0-1 Patrick Sharp [15] (Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane)PP
14:54 1-1 Petr Prucha [3] (Lauri Korpikoski, Paul Mara)
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34:17 1-2 Sidney Crosby [18] (Patrick Kane, Kris Versteeg)
35:35 1-3 Martin Havlat [15] (Brent Sopel, Duncan Keith)
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45:22 2-3 Markus Näslund [13] (Scott Gomez)
59:02 2-4 Vladimir Orszagh [9] (James Wisniewski, Doug Janik) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:01 Lauri Korpikoski (2 min for cross-checking)
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38:09 Ben Eager (5 min for attempt to injury)
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52:52 Sidney Crosby (2 min for elbowing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
L Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Petr Prucha 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 14.00 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
C Scott Gomez 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
C Pierre Parenteau 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 18.10 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Markus Näslund 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 4 2 4 1 0 -1 25.00 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Paul Mara 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 22 0 0 59.20 5
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kris Versteeg 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 6
R Martin Havlat 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
R Patrick Kane 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 8
C David Bolland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 4
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 19.30 9
L Ben Eager 0 0 1 6 0 6 5 0 9.10 8
L Vladimir Orszagh 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 17.50 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 15.20 7
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Brent Sopel 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 23.10 8
D James Wisniewski 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Doug Janik 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Kane
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Martin Havlat

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Petr Prucha finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Patrick Sharp scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Martin Havlat scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Vladimir Orszagh finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 23) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 17)
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0-1 NOR Marc-André Bernier (Pascal Pelletier)
0-2 NOR Tim Brent (Aaron Johnson)
1-2 HFD Tomás Záborský (Hugh Jessiman, Tom Pyatt)
2-2 HFD Greg Moore (Lukás Zeliska)
3-2 HFD Lukás Zeliska (Greg Moore, Aaron Voros)

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Corey Crawford

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New York Islanders 1 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 31 - 43
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:44/58=75 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
PP: 2 of 8 (23 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:36/38=92 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 746403 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:22 0-1 Eric Staal [12] (Joe Sakic, Jaromir Jagr)PP
09:18 0-2 Ray Whitney [12] (Rod Brind'Amour, Frantisek Kaberle)PP
12:47 0-3 Eric Staal [13] (Jaromir Jagr, Joe Corvo)
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28:31 1-3 Bill Guerin [13] (Chris Campoli, Scott Hannan)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:16 Mathieu Dandenault (2 min for hooking)
07:51 Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
10:23 Andy Hilbert (2 min for tripping)
13:24 Mathieu Dandenault (2 min for high-sticking)
15:37 Mike Comrie (2 min for cross-checking)
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29:16 Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
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43:49 Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
53:26 Joe Corvo (2 min for boarding)
55:53 Blake Comeau (2 min for elbowing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 6.50 5
R Richard Park 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
R Bill Guerin 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 20.30 8
R Trent Hunter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 11.50 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
L Blake Comeau 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5.10 5
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 5
L Jon Sim 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 12.50 8
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 16.10 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Chris Campoli 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 11.40 6
D Scott Hannan 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 26.10 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 -1 21.40 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Yann Danis 3 0 40 0 0 60.00 9
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 1 20.30 8
C Nicolas Blanchard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
C Eric Staal 2 0 7 2 0 2 0 1 21.20 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
L Ray Whitney 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Joe Sakic 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 20.50 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 14.50 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 28.00 7
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Cam Ward
3rd star: Jaromir Jagr

Notes for New York Islanders:

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Joe Sakic notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Frantisek Kaberle notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 21) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 15)
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0-1 LOW Ryan Bayda (Mike Angelidis)
1-1 BRG Joel Rechlicz (Maxim Gratchev, Brett Skinner)
2-1 BRG Joel Rechlicz (Brett Skinner, Jeremy Colliton)
2-2 LOW Joe Jensen

Goalies: Peter Mannino - Ville Hostikka

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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 31 - 34
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:52/62=83 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
PP: 1 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:35/45=76 %
Attendance: 8594 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 437435 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:18 0-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [14] (Steve Sullivan, Shea Weber)PP
18:41 0-2 Steve Sullivan [12] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Triston Grant)
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26:37 1-2 Alex Kovalev [18] (Saku Koivu, Andrei Kostitsyn)
30:48 1-3 Radek Bonk [7] (Greg Zanon, Dan Hamhuis)
33:54 2-3 Steve Bégin [4] (Alex Korolyuk, David Tanabe)
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49:12 3-3 Saku Koivu [11] (Alex Tanguay, Roman Hamrlik)PP
57:54 4-3 Guillaume Latendresse [2])SH
59:12 5-3 Andrei Markov [5] (Roman Hamrlik, Saku Koivu)PP EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:38 Steve Bégin (2 min for boarding)
04:54 Josh Gorges (2 min for elbowing)
11:36 Greg Zanon (2 min for tripping)
14:23 Jerred Smithson (2 min for cross-checking)
19:01 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:45 Triston Grant (5 min for fighting)
21:45 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
32:34 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
32:34 Triston Grant (5 min for fighting)
35:25 Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
38:47 Steve Bégin (2 min for boarding)
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46:01 Andrei Markov (2 min for cross-checking)
48:25 Jed Ortmeyer (2 min for tripping)
51:13 Jason Arnott (2 min for holding the stick)
56:49 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for boarding)
59:02 Jerred Smithson (2 min for cross-checking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 21.20 4
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 15.10 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 0 0 10 -1 4.50 6
C Steve Bégin 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 18.40 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Saku Koivu 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 16.40 8
L Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 9.10 7
R Alex Korolyuk 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 20.10 8
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
D David Tanabe 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 28.40 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 25.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 2 1 5 1 1 4 0 17.40 8
D Andrei Markov 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 24.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 9
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Triston Grant 0 1 2 0 3 0 10 0 4.50 6
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 -1 16.00 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 17.20 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 21.20 9
C Scott Nichol 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
C Radek Bonk 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
C David Legwand 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 5 2 0 1 2 1 21.20 8
L Matt Ellison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.10 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 13.30 7
L Steve Sullivan 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 21.30 8
D Greg Zanon 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 12.10 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 26.50 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Shea Weber 0 1 2 5 1 4 0 0 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 5 0 26 0 0 59.00 5
G Martin Prusek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Roman Hamrlik
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Roman Hamrlik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-David Tanabe finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Radek Bonk scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Jason Arnott had his 6 game goal streak snapped.
-Jason Arnott had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Triston Grant fought Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
-Maxim Lapierre fought Triston Grant in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 0( 19) , Milwaukee Admirals 3( 14)
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0-1 MIL Andreas Thuresson (Alexander Radulov, Cody Franson)
0-2 MIL Alexander Radulov (Andreas Thuresson, Viktor Sjodin)
0-3 MIL Viktor Sjodin (Alexander Radulov)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Pekka Rinne

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 23 - 36
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:49/60=81 %, Challenges:27/31=84 %
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:75/82=91 %, Challenges:67/71=93 %
Attendance: 16987 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 779704 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:49 1-0 Rico Fata [8] (Maxim Afinogenov)
13:52 1-1 Christian Ehrhoff [5] (Kyle McLaren, Joe Pavelski)
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28:27 2-1 Ales Kotalik [6] (Craig Rivet, Mike Funk)
29:07 3-1 Toni Lydman [3] (Craig Rivet, Tim Connolly)
32:28 3-2 Lukas Kaspar [2] (Jeremy Roenick, Milan Michalek)
38:42 3-3 Joe Thornton [17] (Dan Boyle)
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41:36 3-4 Mike Grier [6] (Martin Straka, Christian Ehrhoff)SH
45:54 3-5 Mike Grier [7])
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Penalty summary:
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00:33 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
03:24 Milan Michalek (2 min for slashing)
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24:55 Jason Pominville (2 min for roughing)
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40:18 Joe Pavelski (2 min for slashing)
49:19 Mattias Weinhandl (2 min for hooking)
51:48 Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
54:55 Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 11.10 9
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 -1 14.50 8
R Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 17.40 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -1 18.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
L Phillip Gogulla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 6
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 15.40 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 10.10 7
L Rico Fata 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Mike Funk 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Craig Rivet 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 23.40 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.40 7
D Toni Lydman 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 31 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lukas Kaspar 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 7
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
R Mike Grier 2 0 6 3 0 2 0 1 16.00 10
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 18.50 8
C Joe Thornton 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
L Jeremy Roenick 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Milan Michalek 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 7
L Martin Straka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.20 8
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.50 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 29.10 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
D Dan Boyle 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 25.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Boucher 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Grier
2nd star: Christian Ehrhoff
3rd star: Ales Kotalik

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Craig Rivet notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Craig Rivet finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Toni Lydman finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mike Grier finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Patrick Marleau had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 22) , Cleveland Barons 2( 12)
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0-1 CLE Mike Morris (Tom Cavanagh)
1-1 ROC Tim Kennedy (Colton Fretter)
2-1 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Michael Kostka)
2-2 CLE Ashton Rome (Patrick Zackrisson)
3-2 ROC Andrew Peters (Tim Kennedy)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Thomas Greiss

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Boston Bruins 2 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 23 - 38
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:52/64=81 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/81=83 %, Challenges:55/61=88 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 799208 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:19 0-1 Nicklas Lidström [7] (Kirk Maltby)
10:07 0-2 Brett Lebda [1] (Johan Franzén, Sami Kapanen)
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21:04 0-3 Henrik Zetterberg [19] (Marian Hossa, Pavel Datsyuk)
39:25 1-3 Petteri Nokelainen [3] (Blake Wheeler, Carl Söderberg)
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46:26 2-3 Chuck Kobasew [5] (P.J. Axelsson, Marco Sturm)
59:05 2-4 Nicklas Lidström [8] (Henrik Zetterberg, Kris Draper) EN
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Penalty summary:
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28:42 Sami Kapanen (2 min for tripping)
35:56 Kris Draper (2 min for tripping)
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40:51 Zdeno Chara (2 min for elbowing)
41:54 Tomas Holmström (2 min for roughing)
41:54 Aaron Ward (2 min for roughing)
51:27 Kris Draper (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16.30 6
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 8
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 7
C Petteri Nokelainen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 7
C Marc Savard 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Carl Söderberg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.30 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 14.30 8
L Marco Sturm 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 20.50 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 -1 21.20 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 4 0 34 0 0 59.20 7
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10.00 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 11.20 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 13.40 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
C Mark Cullen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.00 6
C Kris Draper 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 12.20 8
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 8
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 14.00 7
C Johan Franzén 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.20 7
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 19.10 8
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 26.40 8
D Brett Lebda 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 8
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Nicklas Lidström 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Lidström
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Marian Hossa

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Tomas Holmström had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Tomas Holmström had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Nicklas Lidström ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 0( 16) , Kansas City Blades 2( 22)
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0-1 KCB Elias Granath (Jonathan Ericsson, Johan Ryno)
0-2 KCB Jonathan Ericsson (Evan McGrath)

Goalies: Tuukka Rask - Ty Conklin

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Ottawa Senators 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 33 - 30
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:50/54=90 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:50/58=86 %, Challenges:39/50=76 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 880600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:28 1-0 Daniel Alfredsson [12] (Dany Heatley, Christoph Schubert)PP
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26:15 1-1 Jamal Mayers [5] (Jussi Jokinen)
32:26 2-1 Dean McAmmond [9] (Mike Fisher, Christoph Schubert)
35:18 2-2 Pavel Kubina [4] (Jussi Jokinen, Jamal Mayers)
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46:23 3-2 Jason Spezza [14] (Anton Volchenkov)
48:23 3-3 Alexander Steen [8] (Jason Blake, Mark Bell)
49:39 3-4 Dominic Moore [6] (Jussi Jokinen, Jason Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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10:29 Kris Newbury (2 min for hooking)
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40:37 Kris Newbury (5 min for fighting)
40:37 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
47:14 Bryan McCabe (2 min for roughing)
47:14 Chris Kelly (2 min for roughing)
50:39 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
50:39 Kris Newbury (5 min for fighting)
57:16 Mike Fisher (2 min for high-sticking)
59:11 Chris Neil (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 -1 8.30 5
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 13.20 6
R Chris Kelly 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 14.40 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 23.00 10
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
C Mike Fisher 0 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 19.40 9
C Jason Spezza 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Cody Bass 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 6
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 -1 11.50 6
L Dean McAmmond 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Dany Heatley 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 20.40 9
D Brian Lee 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 13.00 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 -1 29.20 8
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.40 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 -1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Aubin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 12.50 6
R Jamal Mayers 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 3 14.40 8
R Alexander Steen 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 1 20.50 10
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 0 8.30 5
C Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 12.10 7
C Dominic Moore 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 17.40 7
C Mark Bell 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.50 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 14.00 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 14.40 8
L Jason Blake 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 12.20 4
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 19.00 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 0 27.30 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15.00 5
D Pavel Kubina 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 17.30 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamal Mayers
2nd star: Alexander Steen
3rd star: Jussi Jokinen

Notes for Ottawa Senators:

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Pavel Kubina ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kris Newbury beat Chris Neil in a fight.
-Jarkko Ruutu beat Kris Newbury in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 20) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 22)
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1-0 GRD Shawn Weller (Greg Hogeboom)
1-1 SJM Juraj Mikus (Robbie Earl)
2-1 GRD Jeremy Yablonski (Roman Cervenka)

Goalies: Brian Elliott - Justin Pogge

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Philadelphia Flyers 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 29 - 35
PP: 1 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:30/47=62 %
PP: 0 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:53/63=82 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 977901 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:26 1-0 Kimmo Timonen [3] (Daniel Brière, Simon Gagné)PP
15:37 1-1 Fredrik Modin [14] (Jiri Novotny)
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29:39 1-2 Dick Tärnström [5] (Kristian Huselius, Christian Bäckman)
32:51 2-2 Mike Knuble [9] (Joffrey Lupul, Braydon Coburn)
37:42 3-2 Scottie Upshall [8] (Mike Knuble, Daniel Brière)
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52:41 3-3 Mike York [10] (Kristian Huselius, Derek MacKenzie)
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Penalty summary:
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02:44 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for hooking)
05:49 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for hooking)
08:09 Raffi Torres (2 min for high-sticking)
13:39 Randy Jones (2 min for holding the stick)
16:09 Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
16:09 Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
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20:02 Michael Peca (2 min for tripping)
27:23 Arron Asham (2 min for slashing)
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55:36 Fedor Tyutin (5 min for attempt to injury)
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60:31 Derian Hatcher (5 min for fighting)
60:31 Fedor Tyutin (5 min for fighting)
63:03 Jiri Novotny (5 min for fighting)
63:03 Riley Cote (5 min for fighting)
63:34 Daniel Brière (2 min for roughing)
64:02 Braydon Coburn (2 min for cross-checking)

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 1 3 1 7 -1 10.40 6
R Scottie Upshall 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10.10 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 24.10 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -1 19.30 7
C Oleg Saprykin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Daniel Brière 0 2 4 4 1 0 2 1 23.10 8
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Riley Cote 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 7.00 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 10.50 6
L Mike Knuble 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
L Simon Gagné 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 26.00 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 1 6 1 2 5 -1 18.10 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 -1 25.50 6
D Randy Jones 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 14.50 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 29.30 8
D Kimmo Timonen 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 32 0 0 65.00 9
G Martin Biron 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 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.40 6
R Jiri Novotny 0 1 3 1 0 1 5 -1 19.10 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 19.40 9
C Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 4
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 19.50 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 20.40 6
C Mike York 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.30 6
L R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 11.40 8
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 20.40 6
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 1 17.50 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 12.30 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 3 1 3 10 1 19.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 32.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 14.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 22.50 8
D Dick Tärnström 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kristian Huselius
2nd star: Mike Knuble
3rd star: Antero Niittymäki

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Joffrey Lupul notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Braydon Coburn ended his 8 game point drought.
-Kimmo Timonen finally ended his 25 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mike York scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Kristian Huselius notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dick Tärnström ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Mike Commodore fought Arron Asham in a fight.
-Derian Hatcher beat Fedor Tyutin in a fight.
-Riley Cote beat Jiri Novotny in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 6( 33) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 13)
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1-0 PHL Nate Guenin (Jared Ross)
2-0 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Mike Richards)
3-0 PHL Rob Bellamy (Jared Ross)
4-0 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Mike Richards)
5-0 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Jonathan Matsumoto, Mike Richards)
6-0 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Tim Ramholt, Mike Richards)
6-1 SYR Andrew Murray (John Vigilante, Trevor Hendrikx)
6-2 SYR John Vigilante (Drew Miller, Andrew Murray)

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 25 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:80/93=86 %, Challenges:32/44=71 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 940481 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:36 1-0 Ryan Craig [9] (Radim Vrbata, Gary Roberts)
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25:46 2-0 Martin St. Louis [12] (Filip Kuba, Vaclav Prospal)
33:22 2-1 Stephen Weiss [7] (Cory Stillman, David Booth)
34:24 3-1 Ryan Craig [10])
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48:07 3-2 Cory Stillman [11] (Nathan Horton, Richard Zednik)
49:48 3-3 Rostislav Olesz [4] (Noah Welch, Evgeny Artyukhin)
50:32 4-3 Martin St. Louis [13] (Vaclav Prospal)
53:19 5-3 Mark Recchi [4] (Shawn Bates, Ryan Malone)
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Penalty summary:
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08:27 Radek Dvorak (2 min for tripping)
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29:11 Brett McLean (2 min for hooking)
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50:53 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
50:53 Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.10 6
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 14.50 8
R Martin St. Louis 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 0 8.40 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 15.30 6
C Ryan Craig 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.40 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 20.20 7
L Shawn Bates 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.10 7
L Ryan Malone 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
L Gary Roberts 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 14.40 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 17.10 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 27.40 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.20 5
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 17.50 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Richard Zednik 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 5
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 13.20 6
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -3 15.10 6
R Nathan Horton 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.30 8
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8.10 5
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
C Rostislav Olesz 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 18.00 7
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 20.30 6
L David Booth 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 6
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.00 6
L Chad Kilger 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 -2 19.00 7
L Cory Stillman 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 8
D Noah Welch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -2 17.30 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 26.20 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 -2 24.50 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Ryan Craig
3rd star: Radim Vrbata

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Radim Vrbata notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Craig scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mark Recchi finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
-Chris Gratton had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Rostislav Olesz ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Stephen Weiss ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Chad Kilger had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Nick Tarnasky fought Anthony Stewart in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 15) , Louisville Panthers 1( 14)
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1-0 DTV David Koci (Peter Zingoni, Janne Niskala)
2-0 DTV Radek Smolenak (David Koci)
2-1 LOU David Brine (Kenndal McArdle)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - David Shantz

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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 40 - 27
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:73/79=92 %, Challenges:45/48=91 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:59/69=85 %, Challenges:39/52=73 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 827550 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:22 1-0 Cam Barker [3] (Marc-André Fleury)
03:23 2-0 Maxime Talbot [5] (Tyler Kennedy, Teemu Selänne)
09:32 3-0 Petr Sykora [15] (Mats Sundin, Eric Godard)
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26:33 4-0 Petr Sykora [16] (Jarome Iginla, Mats Sundin)PP
29:39 4-1 Jere Lehtinen [11] (Brenden Morrow, Brad Richards)
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52:07 4-2 Loui Eriksson [7] (Mike Modano, Brenden Morrow)
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Penalty summary:
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11:37 Brenden Morrow (2 min for high-sticking)
14:27 Steve Ott (2 min for cross-checking)
16:36 Petr Sykora (2 min for cross-checking)
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24:55 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
32:16 Vojtech Polak (2 min for elbowing)
39:09 Brent Seabrook (2 min for roughing)
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41:24 Sean Avery (2 min for elbowing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Tyler Kennedy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
R Mats Sundin 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
C Ryan Stone 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
C Maxime Talbot 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 10.30 8
C Anson Carter 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Petr Sykora 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 0 20.40 9
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
L Jordan Staal 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 19.20 8
L Jarome Iginla 0 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 9
D Jonathan D'Aversa 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 21.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 6 0 4 0 0 28.20 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 12.10 6
D Cam Barker 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 1 25 0 0 60.00 9
G John Curry 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 -2 11.20 6
R Loui Eriksson 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 8
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
C Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 11.20 5
C Mike Modano 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 8
C Brad Richards 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
L Steve Ott 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 12.00 7
L Fabian Brunnström 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -2 15.20 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 15.50 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 21.00 9
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 11.30 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 25.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 26.20 8
D Mark Fistric 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 11.20 5
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 36 0 0 60.00 9
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Mats Sundin
3rd star: Maxime Talbot

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Teemu Selänne notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Petr Sykora scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mats Sundin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Cam Barker finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Loui Eriksson ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 17) , Utah Grizzlies 1( 23)
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1-0 WIL Chris Minard (Nick Johnson)
2-0 WIL Dustin Byfuglien (Brian Strait, Mark Letestu)
2-1 UTH Johan Andersson (Raymond Sawada)
3-1 WIL Joey Mormina (Greg Mauldin)

Goalies: Dave Brown - Mike Morrison

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Washington Capitals 6 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 24 - 32
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:49/59=83 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:76/87=87 %, Challenges:48/57=82 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 939624 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:35 1-0 Chris Clark [8] (Tom Poti, Michael Nylander)
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21:55 2-0 Alexander Ovechkin [17] (Viktor Kozlov, José Theodore)PP
25:15 2-1 Colin White [2] (Dainius Zubrus, Anssi Salmela)
34:25 2-2 Jamie Langenbrunner [12] (Patrik Elias, Brian Rolston)
38:37 3-2 Jeff Schultz [1] (Karl Alzner)
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41:03 3-3 Patrik Elias [14] (Zach Parisé, Brian Gionta)
48:28 4-3 Michael Nylander [7] (Alexander Semin)
58:12 5-3 Viktor Kozlov [10] (Mike Green, Tom Poti)
59:16 6-3 Michael Nylander [8] (Alexander Semin)
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Penalty summary:
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21:03 Brian Rolston (2 min for holding the stick)
32:22 Jeff Schultz (2 min for hooking)
36:01 Mike Rupp (2 min for high-sticking)
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55:06 Milan Jurcina (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 14.10 7
R Chris Clark 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 18.50 8
R Viktor Kozlov 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
C Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.50 7
C Michael Nylander 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 17.50 9
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 19.20 6
L Donald Brashear 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 10.00 7
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
L Alexander Semin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Karl Alzner 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.20 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 2 20.40 8
D Mike Green 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 -2 26.40 8
D Jeff Schultz 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 11.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 20.50 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 1 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 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 3 1 0 1 0 -1 11.00 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 10.20 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 8
R Brian Gionta 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 10.20 7
C Travis Zajac 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 13.30 6
C John Madden 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Patrik Elias 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 8
L Mike Rupp 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 11.40 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 11.40 6
L Zach Parisé 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Brian Rolston 0 1 5 2 1 1 2 1 18.30 8
D Anssi Salmela 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -3 16.50 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 28.00 7
D Colin White 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 -3 14.10 6
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 5
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Nylander
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Chris Clark

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Michael Nylander finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Zach Parisé notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrik Elias ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 25) , Albany River Rats 4( 23)
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1-0 POR Eric Fehr (Mikhail Yunkov)
1-1 ALB Brad Mills (Fedor Fedorov, Vitaly Vishnevski)
1-2 ALB Lukas Vantuch (Chad Wiseman, Matt Halischuk)
1-3 ALB Matt Halischuk (Olivier Magnan-Grenier, Lukas Vantuch)
2-3 POR Tomas Fleischmann (Eric Fehr, Mikhail Yunkov)
2-4 ALB Vili Sopanen (Fedor Fedorov, Sheldon Brookbank)

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Jason J. Smith

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St. Louis Blues 4 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 26 - 31
PP: 0 of 5 (3 shots), Passing:64/82=78 %, Challenges:47/51=90 %
LA PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:55/65=84 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
Attendance: 12199 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 556275 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:32 1-0 Jay McClement [7] (Brad Boyes, Dan Hinote)
09:06 2-0 Lee Stempniak [8] (Mike Weaver, Barret Jackman)
10:15 3-0 Eric Brewer [4] (David Perron, Trent Whitfield)
14:23 3-1 LA Alexander Frolov [11] (Kyle Calder, Matt Moulson)
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23:07 3-2 LA Dustin Brown [16] (Denis Gauthier, Andrei Zyuzin)
37:23 3-3 LA Ed Purcell [9] (Alexander Frolov, Patrick O'Sullivan)
38:35 3-4 LA Dustin Brown [17] (Michal Handzus, Peter Harrold)
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45:38 3-5 LA Andrei Zyuzin [1] (Alexander Frolov, Jarret Stoll)
51:54 4-5 Andy McDonald [8] (Trent Whitfield, David Perron)
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Penalty summary:
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26:12 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for hooking)
30:53 LA Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for hooking)
32:12 LA Kyle Calder (2 min for slashing)
39:09 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for tripping)
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41:18 Steven Wagner (2 min for roughing)
46:18 LA Andrei Zyuzin (2 min for roughing)
48:41 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for slashing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R D.J. King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 4
R T.J. Oshie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 7
R Dan Hinote 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 14.40 7
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 20.10 7
C Trent Whitfield 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
C Jay McClement 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.30 8
C Brad Boyes 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 -1 17.00 7
C Andy McDonald 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
L David Perron 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 7
L Lee Stempniak 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 10.40 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18.50 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 16.50 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 21.40 8
D Eric Brewer 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 -2 27.10 9
D Mike Weaver 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11.10 7
D Barret Jackman 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -2 18.20 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -2 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 5 0 26 0 0 58.30 5
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Matt Moulson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.50 5
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9.30 7
R Ed Purcell 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
L Kyle Calder 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 19.50 8
C Brian Boyle 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 8.50 6
C Michal Handzus 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Brad Richardson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 8.50 5
L Dustin Brown 2 0 5 0 0 0 4 2 16.20 9
L Alexander Frolov 1 2 6 2 1 1 0 2 19.30 10
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 -1 17.00 6
D Peter Harrold 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 22.00 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -2 25.50 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 17.10 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 16.30 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Erik Ersberg 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Brown
2nd star: Alexander Frolov
3rd star: Andrei Zyuzin

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Dan Hinote notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Trent Whitfield ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Andrei Zyuzin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Peter Harrold notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Frolov ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 10) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 15)
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0-1 MNC Brady Murray (Wayne Simmonds)
0-2 MNC Vladimir Dravecky (Yannic Seidenberg)
1-2 WOR Nick Drazenovic (Chris Porter, Tyson Strachan)
1-3 MNC Kevin Westgarth (Wayne Simmonds, Brady Murray)

Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Jason LaBarbera

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Colorado Avalanche 3 , Calgary Flames 4
Shots: 25 - 32
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:35/49=70 %
PP: 1 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 759605 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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03:34 0-1 Dustin Boyd [3] (Daymond Langkow, Kenny Jönsson)PP
14:19 1-1 Marek Svatos [7] (Wes O'Neill, Ruslan Salei)
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30:07 1-2 Craig Conroy [2] (Hal Gill, Robyn Regehr)
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48:58 2-2 John-Michael Liles [6] (Paul Stastny, Adam Foote)
49:39 2-3 Daymond Langkow [13] (Josef Vasicek)
50:38 3-3 Ben Guite [8] (Marek Svatos, Wes O'Neill)
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62:19 3-4 Josef Vasicek [7] (David Moss, Evgeny Malkin)
Penalty summary:
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02:34 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
08:32 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for elbowing)
17:55 Paul Stastny (2 min for hooking)
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33:29 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for high-sticking)
35:04 Robyn Regehr (2 min for high-sticking)
39:07 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
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48:06 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
48:06 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Jones 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 6
R Marek Svatos 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 14.40 8
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 -1 14.10 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 8.00 4
C Ben Guite 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 9.30 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 19.50 6
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 21.50 8
L Cody McLeod 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 10.20 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 11.40 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -2 22.20 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 1 20.40 8
D Wes O'Neill 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 4 0 1 4 -1 20.10 7
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 23.50 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 20.40 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 22.50 5
D John-Michael Liles 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 4 0 28 0 0 62.20 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 11.40 9
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 1 17.50 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
C Dustin Boyd 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 -1 18.10 8
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Craig Conroy 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.50 8
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 16.20 7
L Josef Vasicek 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 11.40 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 -1 18.50 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 15.40 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 20.20 5
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 28.30 7
D Hal Gill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 18.50 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 22 0 0 62.20 6
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daymond Langkow
2nd star: Josef Vasicek
3rd star: David Moss

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Wes O'Neill ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Evgeny Malkin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Craig Conroy finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Craig Conroy finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Josef Vasicek ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ian Laperriere beat Cory Sarich in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 0( 5) , Saint John Flames 2( 20)
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0-1 SJF Jamie Lundmark (Matt Pelech, Eric Nystrom)
0-2 SJF Jamie Lundmark (Eric Nystrom)

Goalies: Tyler Weiman - Rejean Beauchemin