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Montreal Canadiens 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 21 - 28
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:63/75=84 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
Attendance: 18376 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 935338 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:37 0-1 Tuomo Ruutu [11] (Joe Sakic, Dennis Seidenberg)
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31:16 1-1 Alexander Semin [34] (Alexander Ovechkin, Henrik Zetterberg)PP
39:52 1-2 Patrick Eaves [13] (Tuomo Ruutu, Gregory Campbell)
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48:27 2-2 Chris Higgins [13] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Alexander Radulov)
49:46 2-3 Joe Sakic [28] (Eric Staal, Nicolas Blanchard)
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Penalty summary:
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06:38 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for elbowing)
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20:19 Gregory Campbell (2 min for roughing)
22:28 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for high-sticking)
29:39 Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
37:26 Ryan Flinn (2 min for tripping)
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45:31 Kyle Turris (2 min for slashing)
50:02 Mike Green (2 min for tripping)
52:31 Patrick Eaves (2 min for roughing)
55:41 Mikkel Boedker (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Flinn 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 -1 6.00 5
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 6.00 4
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.50 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 17.20 7
C Kyle Turris 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 12.00 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 17.00 8
L Alexander Semin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 21.20 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 15.50 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Mike Green 0 0 1 6 1 2 2 -2 23.10 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -1 18.00 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 16.40 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 25 0 0 59.00 7
G Pekka Rinne 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 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.30 6
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 12.30 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 11.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 20.30 7
C Nicolas Blanchard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 12.30 9
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 20.20 7
C Eric Staal 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 15.10 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
L Joe Sakic 1 1 5 1 2 0 0 2 20.40 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 26.10 8
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 20.00 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 13.30 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Joe Sakic
3rd star: Patrick Eaves

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Henrik Zetterberg has marked a new career high in points with 93 points.
-Alexander Radulov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Patrick Eaves finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Patrick Eaves finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Jaromir Jagr had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 22) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 12)
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1-0 QUE Lance Monych (Andrew Conboy, André Lakos)
1-1 LOW Ryan Bayda (Brandon Nolan)
1-2 LOW Ryan Bayda (Brandon Nolan)

Goalies: Cédrick Desjardins - Justin Peters

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Nashville Predators 1 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 25 - 36
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:66/73=90 %, Challenges:28/50=54 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
Attendance: 16480 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 782800 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:52 1-0 David Legwand [28] (Jerred Smithson)PP
18:46 1-1 Mikko Koivu [17] (Erik Cole, Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
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28:34 1-2 Ales Hemsky [19] (Shawn Horcoff, Erik Cole)
33:54 1-3 Sheldon Souray [11] (Ales Hemsky, Mike Ribeiro)
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48:22 1-4 Ladislav Nagy [25] (Mike Ribeiro, Mikko Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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08:35 Robbie Schremp (2 min for elbowing)
13:43 Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
13:43 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for roughing)
15:06 Robbie Schremp (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:12 Ryan Suter (2 min for hooking)
37:03 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
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45:06 Erik Cole (2 min for hooking)
47:02 Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
47:02 Zack Stortini (5 min for fighting)
50:23 Ethan Moreau (2 min for diving)
54:14 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for hooking)
57:06 Kirk Maltby (2 min for hooking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Linus Videll 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 4
R Jerred Smithson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 5
R Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 10.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 -3 20.10 6
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.10 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 4
C David Legwand 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 21.20 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 4 1 1 1 5 -2 20.30 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 14.30 5
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 16.10 4
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 20.10 5
D Cody Franson 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 10.00 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 -1 22.10 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 3 4 2 2 4 -3 27.50 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 22.10 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -2 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Prusek 4 0 32 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 12.10 8
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Erik Cole 0 2 1 4 2 3 2 3 17.50 9
C Zack Stortini 0 0 3 3 0 3 5 0 10.50 7
C Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 12.30 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.50 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 9.40 6
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 11.30 6
R Mikko Koivu 1 1 5 5 1 5 0 2 18.40 10
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 20.10 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 17.30 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 27.30 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 19.30 5
D Sheldon Souray 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 28.30 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 14.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikko Koivu
2nd star: Erik Cole
3rd star: Ales Hemsky

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-David Legwand has marked a new career high in goals with 28 tallies.
-Jerred Smithson notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Erik Cole has marked a new career high in points with 62 points.
-Ladislav Nagy has marked a new career high in goals with 25 tallies.
-Ladislav Nagy scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ladislav Nagy ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Zack Stortini beat Jason Arnott in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 15) , Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 11)
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0-1 HAM Vyacheslav Trukhno (Ryan O'Marra)
0-2 HAM Josef Hrabal (Carl Corazzini)
1-2 MIL Vaclav Meidl (Robert Dietrich)
1-3 HAM Alexei Mikhnov (Bryan Lerg)

Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Jeff Deslauriers

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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 30 - 33
PP: 1 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
PP: 0 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
Attendance: 17804 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 776254 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:18 1-0 Colby Armstrong [18] (Tobias Enström, Marty Reasoner)
15:15 1-1 Nigel Dawes [16] (Brandon Dubinsky, Michal Rozsival)
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23:06 2-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [34] (Ian Laperriere)
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59:25 2-2 Brandon Dubinsky [12] (Nikolai Zherdev, Nigel Dawes) WG
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63:37 3-2 Paul Stastny [26] (Jason Williams, Ilya Kovalchuk)PP
Penalty summary:
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02:36 Marty Reasoner (2 min for hooking)
11:56 Blair Betts (2 min for elbowing)
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24:42 Eric Boulton (2 min for high-sticking)
27:51 Eric Boulton (2 min for hooking)
30:15 Cory Urquhart (2 min for hooking)
33:13 Patrick Thoresen (2 min for elbowing)
35:11 Erik Christensen (2 min for hooking)
37:57 Eric Boulton (2 min for tripping)
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40:06 Ken Klee (2 min for roughing)
40:06 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for roughing)
43:09 Cory Urquhart (2 min for hooking)
49:24 Eric Boulton (2 min for roughing)
59:53 Erik Christensen (2 min for cross-checking)
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62:36 Dan Fritsche (2 min for boarding)

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Kvapil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
R Jason Williams 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Ian Laperriere 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 15.50 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.20 7
C Paul Stastny 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 22.20 9
L Tomás Pospisil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Eric Boulton 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 -1 12.30 6
L Colby Armstrong 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 22.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 21.40 10
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 11.20 6
D Tobias Enström 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 26.00 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 31 0 0 63.30 10
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 8.20 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 2 21.00 9
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 5
L Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 11.20 6
R Petr Prucha 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 9.40 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 12.40 8
C Scott Gomez 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 21.30 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 9.20 5
C Cory Urquhart 0 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 16.40 7
L Nigel Dawes 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 21.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 -1 30.20 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21.30 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 27 0 0 63.00 8
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 4( 40) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 9)
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1-0 CHW Jonas Enlund (Ramzi Abid)
1-1 HFD Mikhail Zhukov (Tomás Záborský, Hugh Jessiman)
2-1 CHW Janne Jokila (Kim Hirschovits)
3-1 CHW Chad Painchaud (Scott Lehman)
4-1 CHW Colin Stuart (Patrik Bärtschi)

Goalies: Alex Kangas - Miika Wiikman

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Washington Capitals 5 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 31 - 24
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:44/51=84 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:78/93=83 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 917910 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:34 1-0 Alex Kovalev [38] (Pavel Datsyuk, Viktor Kozlov)
14:04 2-0 Eric Fehr [3] (Brooks Laich, Sergei Fedorov)
16:11 3-0 Viktor Kozlov [23] (Rostislav Klesla, Brian Pothier)
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21:57 3-1 Paul Gaustad [10] (Nathan Paetsch, Craig Rivet)
25:46 4-1 Tom Poti [7] (Brian Pothier, Viktor Kozlov)PP
34:22 5-1 Michael Nylander [19] (Sergei Fedorov, Brian Pothier)
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Penalty summary:
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00:01 Alex Kovalev (2 min for elbowing)
02:12 Matt Bradley (2 min for slashing)
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25:28 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
29:19 Tom Poti (2 min for hooking)
36:16 Mattias Weinhandl (2 min for hooking)
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43:08 Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
43:08 Patrick Kaleta (5 min for fighting)
50:51 Ales Kotalik (2 min for roughing)
53:04 Mattias Weinhandl (2 min for slashing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.40 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 12.40 7
C Brooks Laich 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.00 8
C Viktor Kozlov 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 10.00 6
L Michael Nylander 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 8
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 19.30 8
D Josh Godfrey 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
D Tom Poti 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 1 16.30 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 27.10 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.30 6
D Brian Pothier 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.50 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -2 17.50 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 15.20 6
C Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.50 7
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.10 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 9.00 6
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 10.40 5
L Rico Fata 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 15.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -2 26.30 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -2 21.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 4 0 9 0 0 25.40 4
G Ryan Miller 1 0 17 0 0 34.00 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Viktor Kozlov
2nd star: Brian Pothier
3rd star: Eric Fehr

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Sergei Fedorov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Sergei Fedorov notched the 500th assist of his career.
-Brian Pothier notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brian Pothier has marked a new career high in assists with 31 assists.
-Eric Fehr finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Eric Fehr finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Paul Gaustad scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Tim Connolly had his 11 game point streak snapped.
-Jochen Hecht had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Matt Bradley fought Patrick Kaleta in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 10) , Rochester Americans 1( 14)
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0-1 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Nathan Gerbe)

Goalies: Simeon Varlamov - Pier-Olivier Pelletier

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 5
Shots: 26 - 35
PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:59/62=95 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:48/52=90 %
Attendance: 19120 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 992328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:18 1-0 Roman Hamrlik [3] (Mikael Samuelsson)
13:31 1-1 Vincent Lecavalier [39] (Radim Vrbata, Shane O'Brien)
14:07 2-1 Marian Hossa [40] (Vladimir Orszagh, Mikael Samuelsson)PP
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31:37 2-2 Chris Gratton [19] (Brandon Bochenski, Matt Carle)
32:23 2-3 Mark Recchi [9] (Andrej Meszaros, Andrew Hutchinson)
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40:35 3-3 Marian Hossa [41] (Roman Hamrlik, Mikael Samuelsson)
46:45 3-4 Martin St. Louis [26] (Vaclav Prospal)
49:38 3-5 Andrej Meszaros [10] (Jussi Jokinen, Nick Tarnasky)
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Penalty summary:
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00:22 Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for hooking)
13:43 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for hooking)
19:04 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
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22:05 Chris Gratton (2 min for boarding)
24:39 Brett Lebda (2 min for slashing)
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42:05 Jeff Halpern (2 min for cross-checking)
51:52 Matt Carle (2 min for hooking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 15.20 5
R Marian Hossa 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 20.20 9
R Martin Havlat 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 12.00 6
C Mikael Samuelsson 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
C Saku Koivu 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Alex Korolyuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 18.20 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8.50 4
L Vladimir Orszagh 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 18.00 5
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 15.40 6
D Roman Hamrlik 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 1 22.30 8
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 21.50 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 16.50 5
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 17.30 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 5 0 30 0 0 60.00 6
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 5 0 2 2 1 16.40 9
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 15.30 8
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Nick Tarnasky 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
C Chris Gratton 1 0 6 2 1 0 4 1 14.00 9
C Brandon Bochenski 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 18.50 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 20.20 9
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 10.40 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11.20 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.20 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 17.00 8
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 0 5 0 5 0 -1 21.40 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24.30 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Matt Carle 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 -1 19.30 7
D Andrej Meszaros 1 1 5 3 1 3 0 4 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrej Meszaros
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Chris Gratton

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Mikael Samuelsson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Hossa scored his 40th goal of the season.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Shane O'Brien has marked a new career high in points with 22 points.
-Brandon Bochenski has marked a new career high in assists with 12 assists.
-Matt Carle has marked a new career high in assists with 32 assists.
-Andrej Meszaros has marked a new career high in points with 40 points.
-Andrej Meszaros scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mark Recchi ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Andrej Meszaros finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 18) , Detroit Vipers 1( 19)
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1-0 KCB Matt Murley (Darren Haydar, Tomas Kopecky)
2-0 KCB Matt Murley (Derek Meech, Tomas Kopecky)
2-1 DTV Brandon Segal

Goalies: Daniel Larsson - Matt Lundin

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 1 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:61/69=88 %, Challenges:43/55=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
Attendance: 14662 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 711107 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:32 1-0 Kristian Huselius [26] (Craig Adams, Dick Tärnström)
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28:52 2-0 Mike York [25] (Rick Nash, Kristian Huselius)PP
30:53 3-0 Rick Nash [36] (Mike York, Kristian Huselius)
36:22 3-1 Ville Leino [5] (Brad Boyes, Andy McDonald)
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41:11 4-1 Rick Nash [37] (Mike York, Dick Tärnström)
48:52 5-1 Jiri Novotny [26] (Kristian Huselius, Pascal Leclaire)
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Penalty summary:
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07:15 Shaone Morrisonn (2 min for roughing)
09:21 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:43 Fredrik Modin (2 min for roughing)
28:06 Cam Janssen (2 min for tripping)
33:19 D.J. King (5 min for fighting)
33:19 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
34:34 Jiri Novotny (5 min for fighting)
34:34 Cam Janssen (5 min for fighting)
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44:53 Trent Whitfield (2 min for slashing)
50:21 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
51:47 Raffi Torres (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Craig Adams 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 12.20 6
R Jiri Novotny 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 1 16.50 7
R Kristian Huselius 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 18.20 9
C Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16.30 4
C Michael Peca 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 18.40 6
C Mike York 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 18.20 8
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10.00 6
L R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 19.10 7
L Rick Nash 2 1 6 1 0 1 0 3 19.20 10
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 8.40 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 29.50 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 28.00 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.30 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 18.10 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 1 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 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 2 1 1 1 5 0 8.30 5
R Cam Janssen 0 0 2 2 1 2 7 0 14.40 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
R Ville Leino 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 20.00 7
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 9.50 6
C Jay McClement 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 8.30 7
C Brad Boyes 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
C Andy McDonald 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -4 17.10 7
L Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.10 6
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 1 18.00 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 20.10 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 19.20 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 -3 26.40 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 15.10 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kristian Huselius
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Mike York

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Kristian Huselius has marked a new career high in assists with 44 assists.
-Mike York scored his 25th goal of the season.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat D.J. King in a fight.
-Cam Janssen beat Jiri Novotny in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 13) , Worcester Icecats 0( 15)
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1-0 SYR Nate Robinson (Alexandre Picard)
2-0 SYR Alexandre Picard (Alexander Svitov, Nate Robinson)
3-0 SYR Lennart Petrell (Mathieu Roy)

Goalies: Steve Mason - Ben Bishop

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Los Angeles Kings 2 , Calgary Flames 0
Shots: 32 - 22
LA PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:28/47=58 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 828800 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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43:41 1-0 LA Michal Handzus [14] (Derek Armstrong, Drew Bagnall)
58:49 2-0 LA Kyle Calder [23] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Tom Preissing) EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:41 LA Jack Johnson (5 min for fighting)
09:41 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
18:12 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
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25:56 Daymond Langkow (2 min for hooking)
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48:52 LA Drew Bagnall (2 min for elbowing)
51:34 LA Derek Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
54:13 LA Drew Bagnall (2 min for cross-checking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Derek Armstrong 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 11.50 7
R Ed Purcell 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Kyle Calder 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Brian Boyle 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 6.40 4
C Michal Handzus 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 5 4 1 4 0 1 18.20 8
L Brad Richardson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
L Dustin Brown 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 19.10 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Peter Harrold 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 17.00 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 17.50 7
D Tom Preissing 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 23.30 7
D Drew Bagnall 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 12.30 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 5
D Matt Greene 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 22 0 0 60.00 10
G Jocelyn Thibault 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 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 16.10 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 4
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 16.10 5
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.30 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 2 1 7 2 0 16.40 8
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 18.10 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 24.40 5
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 17.00 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 30 0 0 59.00 10
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Ersberg
2nd star: Kyle Calder
3rd star: Michal Handzus

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Jarret Stoll had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Andrei Zyuzin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Jack Johnson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 0( 13) , Saint John Flames 2(
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0-1 SJF Aki Seitsonen (Curtis Glencross, Brett Palin)
0-2 SJF Matt Pelech (Eric Nystrom)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Rejean Beauchemin