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Florida Panthers 3 , Boston Bruins 4
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:70/76=92 %, Challenges:45/58=76 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
Attendance: 19250 of 19250 (BankAtlantic Center)
Ticket income: 508200 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:16 1-0 Martin Havlat [25] (Oleg Saprykin, Alexei Yashin)PP
17:14 2-0 Keith Ballard [3] (Bryan Allen, Alexei Yashin)
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27:38 3-0 Alexei Yashin [6] (Oleg Saprykin, Martin Havlat)PP
29:16 3-1 Marco Sturm [23] (Chuck Kobasew, Robyn Regehr)
34:27 3-2 Dainius Zubrus [9] (Tobias Enström, Marc Savard)
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47:56 3-3 Chuck Kobasew [9] (Henrik Zetterberg, Aaron Ward)
48:27 3-4 Henrik Zetterberg [20] (Marco Sturm, Robyn Regehr)
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Penalty summary:
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04:07 Bryan Allen (5 min for fighting)
04:07 Steve Montador (5 min for fighting)
05:58 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for roughing)
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20:01 Blake Wheeler (2 min for hooking)
26:05 Blake Wheeler (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:47 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for holding the stick)
49:12 Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
57:29 Nathan Horton (2 min for roughing)
57:29 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for roughing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Richard Zednik 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 17.40 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 19.50 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 7
C Nathan Horton 0 0 3 5 1 1 2 -1 19.00 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
L Oleg Saprykin 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -2 16.50 7
L Martin Havlat 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 -1 18.30 8
D Bryan Allen 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 12.40 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 20.10 5
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 -1 26.00 8
D Keith Ballard 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 16.50 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 -2 16.10 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 22 0 0 58.50 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 8.30 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 13.40 7
R Dainius Zubrus 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 8
R Chuck Kobasew 1 1 3 4 0 1 0 2 17.30 10
C David Steckel 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 14.00 7
C Marc Savard 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 14.30 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 2 16.50 9
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Marco Sturm 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 15.20 9
D Steve Montador 0 0 1 2 1 3 5 0 14.00 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
D Aaron Ward 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 29.10 8
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.50 7
D Tobias Enström 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chuck Kobasew
2nd star: Alexei Yashin
3rd star: Henrik Zetterberg

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Martin Havlat scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Alexei Yashin scored the 800th point of his career.
-Rostislav Olesz had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Keith Ballard finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Henrik Zetterberg scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Bryan Allen beat Steve Montador in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 19) , Providence Bruins 2( 16)
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0-1 PRO Mark Recchi (Mark Stuart)
1-1 ROC David Brine (Gregory Campbell)
2-1 ROC Brady Calla (Kenndal McArdle)
2-2 PRO Boyd Gordon (Ned Lukacevic, Craig Schira)
3-2 ROC Nick Tarnasky (Brady Calla, Kenndal McArdle)
4-2 ROC Gregory Campbell (Michael Frolík, Nick Tarnasky)

Goalies: Tyler Plante - Alex Auld

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:71/80=88 %, Challenges:43/56=75 %
PP: 2 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:84/104=80 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:43 1-0 Jason Pominville [16] (Kyle Wellwood, Keith Tkachuk)PP
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23:49 2-0 Petr Sykora [25] (Jason Pominville, Brian Rafalski)
27:39 2-1 Alexander Semin [27] (Tom Poti, Sam Gagner)PP
30:09 3-1 Travis Zajac [17] (Jason Pominville)
34:58 3-2 Chris Clark [16] (Alexander Ovechkin, Sam Gagner)PP
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48:52 3-3 Sergei Fedorov [7] (Tom Poti)SH
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Penalty summary:
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03:23 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for hooking)
09:48 Donald Brashear (2 min for tripping)
18:26 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for hooking)
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27:13 Dominic Moore (2 min for tripping)
31:54 Tyler Myers (2 min for roughing)
33:33 Matt Cooke (2 min for boarding)
37:54 Barret Jackman (2 min for elbowing)
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46:28 David Krejci (2 min for slashing)
47:27 Chris Clark (2 min for tripping)
54:13 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for hooking)
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61:13 Philippe Boucher (2 min for tripping)
62:14 Brian Rafalski (2 min for slashing)

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 16.20 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 5
R Petr Sykora 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 8
R Jason Pominville 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 10.10 5
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
C Travis Zajac 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 19.20 8
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 9.30 4
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 5 1 1 0 4 0 17.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 5 2 4 2 0 13.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 22.00 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 30.00 8
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 6 1 4 0 1 32.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 13.40 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21.50 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 -2 25.20 8
C David Krejci 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.40 6
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 14.10 8
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 19.40 8
C Sam Gagner 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -2 19.20 6
L Donald Brashear 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 1 10.00 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 10.00 7
L Chris Clark 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 20.00 8
L Alexander Semin 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 -2 19.00 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.30 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 24.40 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 -2 29.10 9
D Tom Poti 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 16.20 6
D Mike Green 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 33.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Pominville
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Petr Sykora scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Petr Sykora scored the 300th goal of his career.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in goals with 27 tallies.
-Loui Eriksson had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Loui Eriksson had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Sergei Fedorov ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Michael Nylander had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Clark ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 14) , Hershey Bears 3( 27)
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1-0 POR Mattias Hellström
1-1 HER Oskar Osala (Alexandre Giroux)
1-2 HER Josh Godfrey (Graham Mink)
1-3 HER Chris Bourque (Quintin Laing, Mathieu Perreault)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Daren Machesney

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 32 - 28
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:76/96=79 %, Challenges:45/54=81 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:39 1-0 Alex Kovalev [25] (Paul Kariya, Saku Koivu)PP
16:38 1-1 Vincent Lecavalier [26] (Andrej Meszaros, Noah Welch)
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29:17 1-2 Gary Roberts [15] (Vincent Lecavalier, Paul Ranger)
30:34 1-3 Gary Roberts [16] (Vincent Lecavalier, Radim Vrbata)
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48:41 2-3 Vernon Fiddler [6] (Roman Hamrlik, Andrei Markov)
50:05 3-3 Alex Kovalev [26] (Paul Kariya, Saku Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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14:18 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for tripping)
18:23 Saku Koivu (2 min for elbowing)
19:27 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
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24:01 Steven Stamkos (2 min for hooking)
25:29 Jeff Halpern (2 min for elbowing)
32:07 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
34:21 Vincent Lecavalier (2 min for hooking)
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45:01 Josef Melichar (2 min for hooking)
52:08 Gary Roberts (2 min for holding the stick)
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61:33 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 14.40 5
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
R Alex Kovalev 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 23.20 8
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 -2 16.30 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Saku Koivu 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 22.30 8
L Vernon Fiddler 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 12.20 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -2 17.40 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 8
L Paul Kariya 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 23.50 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 16.30 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 3 1 1 6 1 26.10 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -3 14.20 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 23.20 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 32.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 25 0 0 65.00 7
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 6
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 12.20 7
R Adam Hall 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
R Gary Roberts 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 2 19.20 8
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.30 4
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20.10 6
C Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 2 5 3 0 0 2 2 19.20 10
L Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 18.40 8
L Ryan Craig 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 6
L Radim Vrbata 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 2 22.00 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 18.00 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 14.50 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 31.20 8
D Noah Welch 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 31.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 3 0 29 0 0 65.00 8
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Gary Roberts
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Andrei Markov notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Andrej Meszaros notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Gary Roberts scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ryan Malone had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 20) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 13)
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0-1 NOR Paul Szczechura (Jason Ward, Janne Niskala)
0-2 NOR Paul Szczechura (Jason Ward)
0-3 NOR Chris Lawrence (David Koci, Andy Rogers)
1-3 HAM Linus Persson (Sergei Kostitsyn)
2-3 HAM Ryan Flinn (Tom Kostopoulos)

Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Olaf Kölzig

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New York Rangers 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Shots: 29 - 16
PP: 1 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:77/85=90 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:64/84=76 %, Challenges:39/44=86 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:42 1-0 Markus Näslund [12] (Tomás Záborský, Henrik Lundqvist)
13:05 2-0 Markus Näslund [13] (Scott Gomez, Johnny Oduya)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:35 Maxime Talbot (2 min for tripping)
11:44 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for roughing)
15:47 Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
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23:57 Kris Newbury (2 min for boarding)
38:49 Luke Schenn (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:57 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for hooking)
49:05 Alexander Radulov (2 min for tripping)
51:52 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for hooking)
54:52 Ian White (2 min for tripping)
58:05 Wade Redden (2 min for hooking)
58:47 Scott Gomez (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.30 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 21.20 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8.50 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13.10 5
C Scott Gomez 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Tomás Záborský 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Markus Näslund 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
D Sami Lepistö 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 28.50 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.30 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 1 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.30 4
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 21.00 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 9.40 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
C Joel Champagne 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 12.50 6
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.00 7
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Jason Blake 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 -1 16.30 8
D Ian White 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 18.50 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 23.10 6
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 9.30 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23.10 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Lundqvist
2nd star: Markus Näslund
3rd star: Alexander Radulov

Notes for New York Rangers:

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 3( 22) , Toronto Marlies 2( 24)
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1-0 HFD Greg Moore (Pierre Parenteau)
2-0 HFD Joe Barnes (Andreas Jämtin)
3-0 HFD Ryan Hillier (Andreas Jämtin, Joe Barnes)
3-1 TOM Bates Battaglia (Brendan Bernakevitch)
3-2 TOM Johan Andersson (Brad May)

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Justin Pogge

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 30 - 27
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:46/63=71 %
PP: 2 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:29/52=54 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:18 1-0 Patrick Kane [13] (David Perron, Sidney Crosby)PP
15:38 1-1 Brian Gionta [17] (Patrik Elias, Zach Parisé)PP
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29:09 2-1 Marian Gaborik [19] (Sidney Crosby)
29:36 3-1 Sidney Crosby [23] (Marian Gaborik)
30:51 3-2 Brian Rolston [15] (Jaromir Jagr, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
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49:19 3-3 Brian Gionta [18] (Patrik Elias)
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Penalty summary:
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07:21 Bobby Holik (2 min for holding the stick)
13:43 Jeff Schultz (2 min for diving)
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30:11 Brad Boyes (2 min for holding the stick)
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44:05 David Perron (2 min for cross-checking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 6.00 7
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.40 4
R Brad Boyes 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 20.20 6
R Patrick Kane 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.10 4
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 15.40 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 23.00 10
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 13.20 8
L David Perron 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 19.50 7
L Marian Gaborik 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 22.10 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 12.30 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 21.20 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 30.40 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.30 5
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 22.10 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 7.20 6
R Daymond Langkow 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.10 6
R Brian Gionta 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 21.30 7
C Rod Pelley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 17.30 7
C Patrik Elias 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 -1 21.20 9
C John Madden 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Mike Rupp 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.20 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 17.00 7
L Zach Parisé 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
L Brian Rolston 1 0 5 2 4 1 0 0 21.40 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 17.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 26.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 20.50 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Patrik Elias

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brad Boyes had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Rolston scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brian Rolston finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 4( 34) , Lowell Devils 1( 18)
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0-1 LOW Petr Vrana (Barry Tallackson)
1-1 WBS Mike Zigomanis (Matt Corrente)
2-1 WBS Janne Pesonen (Robert Scuderi, Mike Zigomanis)
3-1 WBS Mike Zigomanis (Janne Pesonen, Matt Corrente)
4-1 WBS Tim Wallace (Danny Richmond)

Goalies: John Curry - Scott Clemmensen

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Edmonton Oilers 5 , Vancouver Canucks 0
Shots: 32 - 21
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 442866 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:45 1-0 Shaone Morrisonn [4] (Tom Gilbert, Nicklas Bäckström)
09:42 2-0 Sheldon Souray [7] (Paul Stastny, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
12:13 3-0 Paul Stastny [17] (Fernando Pisani)
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27:02 4-0 Fernando Pisani [9] (Nicklas Bäckström, Paul Stastny)PP
29:13 5-0 Stephen Weiss [14] (Paul Stastny, Sheldon Souray)
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Penalty summary:
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01:03 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for roughing)
01:03 Paul Stastny (2 min for roughing)
02:28 Matt Pettinger (2 min for slashing)
08:06 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
14:25 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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20:41 Vyacheslav Trukhno (2 min for holding the stick)
24:49 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
24:49 Zack Stortini (5 min for fighting)
26:31 Matt Pettinger (2 min for tripping)
38:39 Vyacheslav Trukhno (2 min for hooking)
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49:05 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
54:57 Tom Gilbert (2 min for high-sticking)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin McDonald 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 5
R Zack Stortini 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 9.40 5
R Vyacheslav Trukhno 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 20.10 6
R Fernando Pisani 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 19.50 8
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5.10 4
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 11.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 9
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Dustin Penner 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 19.30 8
L Paul Stastny 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 2 18.50 8
D Jason Strudwick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 24.00 7
D Sheldon Souray 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 27.10 9
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 11.40 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 17.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 2 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 5
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 15.40 8
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 13.30 6
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 -2 18.30 7
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.20 5
C Jason Krog 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 20.30 7
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 10.40 4
L Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 -1 17.20 5
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.50 4
D Yann Sauve 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 4
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 -1 22.50 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 29.00 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 9.20 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 21.30 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 -2 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Sanford 5 0 14 0 0 29.10 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 13 0 0 30.40 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Carey Price
2nd star: Paul Stastny
3rd star: Fernando Pisani

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:
-Zack Stortini beat Shane O'Brien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 1( 18) , Manitoba Moose 2( 16)
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0-1 MTB Darcy Hordichuk (Mario Bliznak, Mike S. Brown)
1-1 SPR Tomas Sinisalo (Tyler Spurgeon)
1-2 MTB Darcy Hordichuk (Mario Bliznak, Rob Davison)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Leland Irving

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 27 - 26
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:80/102=78 %, Challenges:37/51=71 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
Attendance: 19022 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 519301 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:32 1-0 Carlo Colaiacovo [4] (Stephane Yelle)PP
18:28 2-0 Jay McKee [3] (Antti Miettinen, Johan Franzén)
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31:14 3-0 Steve Bernier [18] (Carlo Colaiacovo, Mike Weaver)
32:04 3-1 Ruslan Salei [4] (Brett Clark, Ryan Smyth)
32:23 3-2 Marek Svatos [16] (Ruslan Salei, Brett Clark)
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50:04 3-3 Shawn Horcoff [20] (Wojtek Wolski, John-Michael Liles)
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Penalty summary:
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09:29 Milan Hejduk (2 min for hooking)
13:25 Trent Whitfield (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:02 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for cross-checking)
27:14 Daniel Tjärnqvist (2 min for hooking)
36:27 T.J. Hensick (2 min for hooking)
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60:51 Ruslan Salei (2 min for high-sticking)
63:49 Brian Willsie (2 min for tripping)

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Danny Kristo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 4
R Michael Grabner 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
R Antti Miettinen 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 23.10 8
R Steve Bernier 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 22.20 7
C Lars Eller 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 6
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 14.30 4
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 22.00 5
C Stephane Yelle 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 23.20 7
L Chris Porter 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5.20 4
L Steve Regier 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 14.20 5
L Konstantin Zakharov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 7
L Johan Franzén 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 23.20 6
D Mike Weaver 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 15.40 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 21.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 1 1 2 2 3 1 0 1 28.30 8
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.20 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -2 23.30 6
D Jay McKee 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 6
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
R Marek Svatos 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.40 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 11.20 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 7
C Ryan Smyth 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7.40 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 18.30 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 15.40 8
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 16.50 8
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 23.00 7
D Brett Clark 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 29.10 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 18.30 6
D Ruslan Salei 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 18.30 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 5
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Carlo Colaiacovo
2nd star: Ruslan Salei
3rd star: Antti Miettinen

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Shawn Horcoff scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 2( 20) , Lake Erie Monsters 2( 16)
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0-1 LEM David Jones (Nathan Smith, Wes O'Neill)
1-1 PEO Roman Polak (D.J. King)
2-1 PEO Mark Mancari (Morten Madsen)
2-2 LEM Chris Stewart (Marty Sertich)

Goalies: Chris Mason - Jason Bacashihua