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Phoenix Coyotes 1 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 23 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:69/77=89 %, Challenges:41/50=80 %
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:28/40=68 %
Attendance: 17779 of 17779 (Jobing.com Arena)
Ticket income: 547593 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:13 0-1 Patrick Marleau [24] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Dan Boyle)
16:47 0-2 Christian Ehrhoff [4] (Rob Blake, Marcel Goc)PP
18:28 1-2 Olli Jokinen [34] (Nicklas Lidström, Zbynek Michalek)
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22:13 1-3 Marcel Goc [8] (Milan Michalek, Ladislav Nagy)
26:57 1-4 Dan Boyle [11] (Evgeni Nabokov)
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50:49 1-5 Milan Michalek [19] (Christian Ehrhoff, Rob Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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16:34 Petr Prucha (2 min for slashing)
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30:55 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:22 Torrey Mitchell (2 min for cross-checking)
53:45 Zbynek Michalek (2 min for slashing)
57:25 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for roughing)
57:25 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for roughing)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett MacLean 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 9.00 7
R Enver Lisin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 10.30 5
R Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19.50 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
C Brandon Prust 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.50 6
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 5
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Garth Murray 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 12.10 5
L Peter Mueller 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Olli Jokinen 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 19.10 7
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -2 8.30 4
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Keith Yandle 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 -1 28.50 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -2 11.50 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 20.40 9
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Scott Darling 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 14.00 7
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.50 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 13.50 9
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 2 19.30 9
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 10.00 5
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
C Marcel Goc 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 15.40 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 20.50 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 10.00 5
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.10 5
L Milan Michalek 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 2 13.50 8
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 20.00 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Rob Blake 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 18.10 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 26.40 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 16.00 9
D Dan Boyle 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 1 1 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marcel Goc
2nd star: Milan Michalek
3rd star: Christian Ehrhoff

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Zbynek Michalek notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Spezza had his 9 game goal streak snapped.
-Jason Spezza had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marcel Goc ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Joe Thornton had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Christian Ehrhoff finally ended his 61 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
San Antonio Rampage 3( 28) , Worcester Sharks 1( 10)
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1-0 SAN Alex Leavitt
2-0 SAN Chad Kolarik (Alex Leavitt)
3-0 SAN Jeff Hoggan (Marvin Degon)
3-1 WOR Mike Morris (Travis Moen)

Goalies: Josh Tordjman - Thomas Greiss

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Calgary Flames 4 , St. Louis Blues 2
Shots: 32 - 16
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:78/100=78 %, Challenges:30/43=68 %
PP: 2 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:58/83=69 %, Challenges:23/33=67 %
Attendance: 19289 of 19289 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 623035 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:14 0-1 Steve Bernier [24] (Krys Kolanos)PP
15:11 1-1 Tim Connolly [20] (Todd Bertuzzi, David Booth)
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22:01 2-1 Wayne Primeau [14] (Jarome Iginla)SH
22:39 2-2 Jay Pandolfo [12] (Niclas Hävelid, Carlo Colaiacovo)PP
31:05 3-2 Todd Bertuzzi [28] (Adrian Aucoin, Tim Connolly)
36:07 4-2 Tim Connolly [21] (Adrian Aucoin)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:38 Marcus Nilson (2 min for tripping)
04:04 Wayne Primeau (2 min for hooking)
08:41 Zdeno Chara (2 min for boarding)
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21:01 Adrian Aucoin (2 min for hooking)
23:34 Henrik Sedin (2 min for elbowing)
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44:28 Wayne Primeau (2 min for roughing)
44:28 Dan Hinote (2 min for roughing)
46:16 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for tripping)
50:13 Steve Bernier (2 min for high-sticking)
55:38 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
55:38 Jay Pandolfo (2 min for roughing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wayne Primeau 1 0 2 3 2 3 4 1 12.50 7
R David Moss 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10.50 5
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 19.20 8
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 21.30 7
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.40 6
C Tim Connolly 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 12.00 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 21.20 7
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 5
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
L David Booth 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 12.00 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 19.30 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 12.40 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 25.40 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 19.10 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 14 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Grabner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.20 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 18.30 6
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 15.40 6
R Steve Bernier 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 19.20 7
C Lars Eller 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -3 16.00 5
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 5
L Steve Regier 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4.20 6
L Mike Rupp 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 4
L Johan Franzén 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.10 5
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 19.20 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18.30 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -4 18.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 22.40 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 21.50 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -3 13.00 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Connolly
2nd star: Todd Bertuzzi
3rd star: Wayne Primeau

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Tim Connolly scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Adrian Aucoin notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Carlo Colaiacovo finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quad City Flames 2( 18) , Peoria Rivermen 2( 15)
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0-1 PEO Alexander Hellstrom (Morten Madsen)
1-1 QCF John Armstrong (Brad Cole)
2-1 QCF Mark Giordano (Aki Seitsonen)
2-2 PEO Morten Madsen (D.J. King)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Marek Schwarz

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Carolina Hurricanes 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 34 - 19
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:47/57=81 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:25/40=61 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 531932 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:29 0-1 Kris Newbury [6] (Jamal Mayers, Mike Van Ryn)
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33:28 0-2 Brendan Shanahan [3] (Jamal Mayers, Chris Pronger)
35:14 1-2 Tuomo Ruutu [24] (Rod Brind'Amour, Tim Gleason)
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58:49 1-3 Mikhail Grabovski [5] (Alexei Ponikarovsky) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:17 Patrick Eaves (2 min for cross-checking)
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37:41 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:22 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for high-sticking)
43:03 Joel Champagne (2 min for hooking)
45:22 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for slashing)
52:54 Niklas Hagman (2 min for tripping)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Dwyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 16.40 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.30 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 0 11.30 8
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 -2 13.30 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 13.40 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 4 3 3 2 0 1 13.50 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 14.40 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 14.40 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 19.50 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -2 24.00 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -1 17.50 8
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 16 0 0 59.30 5
G Michael Leighton 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 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 12.40 8
R Jamal Mayers 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 18.30 8
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
C Joel Champagne 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7.00 5
C Tim Stapleton 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 10.20 6
C Kris Newbury 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.00 4
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 17.30 7
L Brendan Shanahan 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 18.20 7
L Jason Blake 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 10.40 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 28.40 6
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 5
D Ian White 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 33 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vesa Toskala
2nd star: Mikhail Grabovski
3rd star: Jamal Mayers

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu has marked a new career high in goals with 24 tallies.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Mikhail Grabovski ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Kris Newbury finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 13) , Toronto Marlies 2( 14)
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1-0 ALB Bobby Hughes (Chad LaRose, Clarke Wilm)
1-1 TOM Alex Foster (Johan Andersson, Brad May)
2-1 ALB Ryan Bayda (Dwight Helminen)
2-2 TOM Ben Ondrus (Jonas Frögren, Johan Andersson)
3-2 ALB Noah Babin (Ryan Bayda, Brett Bellemore)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Justin Pogge

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Colorado Avalanche 3 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:44/58=74 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:78/99=78 %, Challenges:27/50=52 %
Attendance: 18007 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 547412 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:07 0-1 Zach Parisé [25] (Michal Rozsival)
18:59 1-1 Ryan Smyth [26] (Darcy Tucker, Wojtek Wolski)
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30:14 2-1 Tyler Arnason [21] (Wojtek Wolski, Milan Hejduk)PP
38:21 2-2 Jaromir Jagr [34] (Craig Rivet, Patrik Elias)
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48:12 3-2 Milan Hejduk [31] (Shawn Horcoff, Wojtek Wolski)
59:16 3-3 John Madden [20] (Brian Gionta, Michal Rozsival) WG
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Penalty summary:
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05:42 Brian Gionta (2 min for slashing)
19:41 Bobby Holik (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:41 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
22:41 Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
27:49 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for holding the stick)
28:46 John Madden (2 min for tripping)
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53:03 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
53:03 Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 5
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 -1 13.00 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 9.20 5
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 -1 19.50 9
C Ryan Smyth 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 8.30 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 15.30 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 17.20 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 -1 18.00 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 24.00 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 23.10 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 17.40 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 19.00 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 -1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 19 0 0 65.00 6
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Ryder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 4
R Daymond Langkow 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 14.50 6
R Brian Gionta 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 16.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 4 1 1 0 2 1 18.50 8
C Rod Pelley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 15.20 7
C John Madden 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 18.20 7
C Patrik Elias 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 5 3 3 0 0 8.50 6
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 19.40 6
L Zach Parisé 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 19.10 7
L Brian Rolston 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 19.20 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.40 5
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 2 20.40 8
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 27.20 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 -1 17.40 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 18.40 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 28 0 0 64.40 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Hejduk
2nd star: Wojtek Wolski
3rd star: Jaromir Jagr

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Wojtek Wolski notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Ryan Smyth finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Zach Parisé scored his 25th goal of the season.
-John Madden scored his 20th goal of the season.
-John Madden ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Bryce Salvador beat Ian Laperriere in a fight.
-Ian Laperriere beat Bryce Salvador in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 0( 11) , Lowell Devils 2( 17)
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0-1 LOW Barry Tallackson (Petr Vrana)
0-2 LOW Barry Tallackson (Sheldon Brookbank)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Jeff Frazee

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Detroit Red Wings 2 , New York Islanders 0
Shots: 20 - 14
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/97=75 %, Challenges:32/37=84 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:31/45=67 %
Attendance: 15880 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 492280 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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23:19 1-0 Erik Christensen [4] (Jirí Tlustý, Erik Karlsson)
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48:46 2-0 Alexander Steen [16] (Georges Laraque, Milan Lucic)
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Penalty summary:
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24:43 Chris Chelios (2 min for roughing)
37:24 Patrick Rissmiller (2 min for holding the stick)
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43:09 Patrick Rissmiller (2 min for hooking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Turris 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 7
R Georges Laraque 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 20.10 7
R Milan Lucic 0 1 4 5 0 4 0 0 20.20 10
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 11.30 6
C Alexander Steen 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 19.00 8
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
L Evan McGrath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Erik Christensen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 5
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 17.00 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.30 5
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 26.00 7
D Erik Karlsson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 1 23.20 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 7.40 5
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
R Blake Comeau 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 15.40 6
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 5
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Josh Bailey 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 13.40 5
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
L Mason Raymond 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20.30 5
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 18.30 5
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 19.30 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 4
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.50 5
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26.30 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Kris Russell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.50 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 27.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas McCollum
2nd star: Milan Lucic
3rd star: Alexander Steen

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Jirí Tlustý notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Georges Laraque ended his 5 game point drought.
-Erik Christensen finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Erik Christensen finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Erik Karlsson ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 26) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 12)
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0-1 BRG Carter Camper (Jack Hillen, Robin Lindqvist)
1-1 GRD Ryan Oulahen
2-1 GRD Logan Pyett (Randall Gelech)
2-2 BRG Mike Iggulden (Freddy Meyer)
3-2 GRD Mattias Ritola (Tuomas Mikkonen)

Goalies: Daniel Larsson - Joey MacDonald

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Edmonton Oilers 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Shots: 24 - 26
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:43/57=74 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:39/54=70 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 442866 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:27 0-1 Raffi Torres [10] (Mike York, Mike Commodore)
11:15 1-1 Fernando Pisani [15] (Paul Stastny, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
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30:57 1-2 Mike Green [9] (Brent Seabrook, Antoine Vermette)
31:43 2-2 Vyacheslav Trukhno [24] (Nicklas Bäckström, Tom Gilbert)
36:24 2-3 Daniel Alfredsson [30] (Raffi Torres)
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49:37 2-4 Marian Hossa [36] (Antoine Vermette)
56:55 3-4 Fernando Pisani [16] (Stephen Weiss, Paul Stastny)
59:37 4-4 Zack Stortini [5] (Robert Nilsson, Denis Grebeshkov) WG
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63:59 4-5 Raffi Torres [11] (Daniel Alfredsson, Mike York)
Penalty summary:
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03:35 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
03:35 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
05:01 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
10:58 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
12:52 Raffi Torres (2 min for boarding)
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30:38 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
30:38 Zack Stortini (5 min for fighting)
38:21 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
38:21 Jean-François Jacques (5 min for fighting)
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44:46 Tom Gilbert (2 min for roughing)
44:46 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for roughing)
48:25 Brent Seabrook (2 min for roughing)
48:25 Robert Nilsson (2 min for roughing)
50:32 Mike Commodore (2 min for high-sticking)
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61:08 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
61:08 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin McDonald 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.20 5
R Zack Stortini 1 0 2 1 0 2 5 0 16.00 7
R Vyacheslav Trukhno 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
R Fernando Pisani 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 20.50 8
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 7.20 4
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 16.30 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 -1 22.20 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Jean-François Jacques 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 7.10 7
L Robert Nilsson 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 17.00 5
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Paul Stastny 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Jason Strudwick 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 15.30 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 21.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 -1 26.40 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 -1 17.40 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 2 3 1 1 2 -1 20.30 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 21 0 0 62.20 4
G Dwayne Roloson 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 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Stefan Legein 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 21.20 8
R Marian Hossa 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 21.20 10
C David Bolland 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 13.10 7
C Mike York 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 5.40 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 14.00 7
L Raffi Torres 2 1 3 0 2 0 4 1 20.50 8
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Mike Commodore 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 22.10 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 4 2 2 2 0 26.10 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 3 3 10 0 12.50 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24.00 6
D Mike Green 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 20 0 0 64.00 5
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Raffi Torres
2nd star: Daniel Alfredsson
3rd star: Fernando Pisani

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Fernando Pisani scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tom Gilbert notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Stephen Weiss has marked a new career high in assists with 30 assists.
-Fernando Pisani has marked a new career high in points with 38 points.
-Stephen Weiss notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Zack Stortini ended his 6 game point drought.
-Robert Nilsson finally ended his 48 game point drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Raffi Torres scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brent Seabrook notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Markus Näslund had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Sheldon Souray fought Ben Eager in a fight.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen fought Zack Stortini in a fight.
-Ben Eager fought Jean-François Jacques in a fight.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Sheldon Souray in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 21) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 18)
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0-1 SYR Jiri Novotny (Jonathan Sigalet)
1-1 SPR Tomas Micka (Jamie Johnson)
2-1 SPR Ryan O'Marra (Stéphane Goulet)

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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Boston Bruins 4
Shots: 31 - 24
PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:54/56=94 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:35/45=76 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:14 1-0 Mathieu Schneider [11] (Andrei Markov, Saku Koivu)PP
13:32 2-0 Mikael Samuelsson [12] (Andrei Markov, Josh Gorges)
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31:51 2-1 P.J. Axelsson [14] (Henrik Zetterberg, David Steckel)
33:11 2-2 Marc Savard [33] (Aaron Ward, Robyn Regehr)
33:57 3-2 Robert Lang [26] (Bill Guerin, Alex Kovalev)
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47:22 4-2 Alex Kovalev [40] (Andrei Markov)
47:58 4-3 Dainius Zubrus [18] (Henrik Zetterberg, P.J. Axelsson)
58:26 4-4 P.J. Axelsson [15] (Andrew Ference, Tobias Enström) WG
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60:42 5-4 Roman Hamrlik [6] (Paul Kariya, Manny Fernandez)
Penalty summary:
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08:08 Tobias Enström (2 min for tripping)
19:42 Andrei Markov (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:33 Josh Gorges (2 min for hooking)
34:04 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for boarding)
36:06 Andrei Markov (2 min for tripping)
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43:52 Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
49:52 Aaron Ward (2 min for diving)
53:14 Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
56:41 Steve Staios (2 min for roughing)
56:41 Jiri Hudler (2 min for roughing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 7.40 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 12.30 8
R Bill Guerin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.10 7
C Robert Lang 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 8
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 14.30 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 8
L Paul Kariya 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 18.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 17.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 26.50 9
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 -1 13.40 6
D Mathieu Schneider 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
D Andrei Markov 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 4 1 20 0 0 60.50 5
G Marc Denis 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 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.40 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.20 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.40 6
R Dainius Zubrus 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 19.40 9
C David Steckel 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 4
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
C Marc Savard 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.40 8
L Matt Ellison 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 7.40 4
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.40 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 -1 19.10 7
L P.J. Axelsson 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 22.30 9
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 -1 23.50 7
D Tobias Enström 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 29.00 8
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 5
D Aaron Ward 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 -1 21.00 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 27.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 26 0 0 60.30 5
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: P.J. Axelsson
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Andrei Markov

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Paul Kariya notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Roman Hamrlik finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Josh Gorges ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-P.J. Axelsson has marked a new career high in points with 37 points.
-Henrik Zetterberg notched his 40th assist of the season.
-P.J. Axelsson scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tobias Enström notched his 40th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 21) , Providence Bruins 1( 16)
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0-1 PRO Justin Abdelkader (Byron Bitz)
1-1 HAM Mathieu Aubin (Matt D'Agostini, Jaroslav Halak)
2-1 HAM Tom Kostopoulos (Ryan Flinn)

Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Alex Auld

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Nashville Predators 3 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 30 - 27
PP: 2 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:42/62=66 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 497988 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:41 0-1 Jack Johnson [8] (Matt Greene, Jarret Stoll)
15:12 0-2 Justin Williams [24] (Jarret Stoll, Alexander Frolov)
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32:31 0-3 Patrick Sharp [33] (Michal Handzus, Patrick O'Sullivan)
34:02 0-4 Patrick O'Sullivan [5] (Patrick Sharp, Kyle Calder)
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43:42 1-4 Thomas Vanek [28] (Dan Hamhuis, Guillaume Latendresse)PP
53:03 2-4 Colin Wilson [6] (Ryan Suter, Niklas Kronwall)PP
55:19 3-4 Guillaume Latendresse [33] (Thomas Vanek)
58:57 3-5 Jarret Stoll [30] (Matt Greene, Brian Boyle) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:07 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for tripping)
12:08 Rich Peverly (2 min for tripping)
18:56 Andrew Ladd (2 min for roughing)
18:56 Scott Nichol (2 min for roughing)
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42:53 Angelo Esposito (2 min for hooking)
46:26 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for high-sticking)
50:17 Matt Greene (5 min for attempt to injury)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin Wilson 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8.20 7
R Ryan Maki 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 14.00 6
R Wade Belak 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 1 4 5 0 4 0 0 20.00 9
C Rich Peverly 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 8.30 5
C Scott Nichol 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 -1 14.00 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 18.20 5
C Jason Arnott 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
L Paul Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 8.00 4
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -1 14.50 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 15.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 14.50 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 -2 20.40 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 -1 21.20 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -1 18.30 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 -1 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 22 0 0 59.00 4
G Jeremy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Ed Purcell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.10 4
R Patrick O'Sullivan 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 13.30 8
R Justin Williams 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 15.30 7
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.10 6
C Brian Boyle 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
C Michal Handzus 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Jarret Stoll 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 3 21.30 9
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8.20 5
L Kyle Calder 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 -1 16.20 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 14.50 9
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 20.30 8
D Drew Bagnall 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.20 5
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 17.20 7
D Jack Johnson 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 28.20 8
D Peter Harrold 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 6
D Matt Greene 0 2 1 4 3 4 5 3 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarret Stoll
2nd star: Patrick O'Sullivan
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Ryan Suter notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Niklas Kronwall ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Jarret Stoll scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Patrick O'Sullivan ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Brian Boyle finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Jarret Stoll ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jack Johnson ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 21) , Manchester Monarchs 0( 13)
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1-0 MIL Antti Pihlstrom

Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Erik Ersberg

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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 32 - 19
PP: 3 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:35/56=61 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:26/42=60 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:57 1-0 Cam Barker [7] (Phil Kessel)
16:52 1-1 Paul Mara [9] (Kristian Huselius)
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24:33 2-1 Sidney Crosby [43] (Ilya Kovalchuk)PP
27:01 3-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [36] (Erik Johnson, Sidney Crosby)PP
30:22 3-2 Sean Avery [10] (Scott Gomez, Derek Morris)
32:06 4-2 Ryan Kesler [5] (Dustin Byfuglien)
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42:54 5-2 Eric Staal [32] (David Perron, Ilya Kovalchuk)
44:28 6-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [37] (Erik Johnson, Cam Barker)PP
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Penalty summary:
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23:42 Scott Gomez (2 min for high-sticking)
26:48 Ryan Hillier (2 min for elbowing)
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43:05 Sean Avery (2 min for diving)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.40 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 16.10 8
R Phil Kessel 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 20.00 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 6
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 5
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 16.00 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 18.50 9
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 9
L Chris Minard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 6
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 1 15.50 4
L David Perron 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 2 6 2 3 0 0 0 21.00 9
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 19.10 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 24.10 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14.50 6
D Cam Barker 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 8
D Erik Johnson 0 2 4 3 5 3 0 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 9.00 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.30 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
R Nik Antropov 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 18.10 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 18.10 6
C Scott Gomez 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14.40 6
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 19.30 8
L Ryan Hillier 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.20 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 15.40 4
L Sean Avery 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 16.30 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Sami Lepistö 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 16.20 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 20.10 6
D Paul Mara 1 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 23.30 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 16.00 6
D Derek Morris 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 18.00 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 6 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Sidney Crosby

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Cam Barker has marked a new career high in goals with 7 tallies.
-Dustin Byfuglien has marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists.
-David Perron notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Erik Johnson has marked a new career high in assists with 29 assists.
-Patrick Kane had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Sean Avery scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Paul Mara finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 1( 17) , Hartford Wolf Pack 2( 17)
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1-0 WBS Danny Richmond (Janne Pesonen, Dustin Jeffrey)
1-1 HFD Aaron Voros (Matthew McCue, Artem Anisimov)
1-2 HFD Greg Moore (Pierre Parenteau)

Goalies: Leland Irving - Miika Wiikman

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 5
Shots: 25 - 32
PP: 2 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:27/41=64 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:34/50=66 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:59 1-0 Vincent Lecavalier [44] (Gary Roberts, Radim Vrbata)PP
11:09 2-0 Paul Ranger [5] (Lukas Krajicek, Ryan Craig)PP
18:16 2-1 Simon Gagné [24] (Mike Richards, Jeff Carter)
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24:17 2-2 Daniel Brière [31] (Ryan Parent, Scott Hartnell)
29:57 3-2 Kris Versteeg [3] (Kyle Beach, Evgeny Artyukhin)
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47:36 3-3 Mike Richards [18] (Simon Gagné, Joffrey Lupul)
48:21 3-4 Joffrey Lupul [31] (Scott Hartnell, Braydon Coburn)
49:33 3-5 Simon Gagné [25] (Daniel Brière, Joffrey Lupul)
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Penalty summary:
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00:36 Simon Gagné (2 min for high-sticking)
07:22 Daniel Brière (2 min for roughing)
09:14 Scott Hartnell (2 min for diving)
10:37 Mike Knuble (2 min for slashing)
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24:28 Claude Giroux (2 min for boarding)
30:17 Kris Versteeg (2 min for slashing)
33:15 Kirk Maltby (2 min for roughing)
38:15 Kyle Beach (2 min for hooking)
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43:03 Alex Goligoski (2 min for boarding)
48:32 Scott Hartnell (5 min for fighting)
48:32 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
R Gary Roberts 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 8.00 7
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 13.50 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 15.30 7
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 7
C Kyle Beach 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -2 16.40 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
L Chris Gratton 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 15.30 7
L Ryan Craig 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.30 6
L Kris Versteeg 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 13.40 6
L Radim Vrbata 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Paul Ranger 1 0 1 6 1 3 0 -3 25.40 9
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 14.20 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16.00 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 5 3 5 0 -2 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ville Leino 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 5
R Claude Giroux 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 14.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 3 20.20 9
R Jeff Carter 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 12.30 6
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Daniel Brière 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 2 18.30 8
C Mike Richards 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 12.20 7
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 11.00 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 17.40 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 2 4 3 0 2 7 1 18.00 9
L Simon Gagné 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 3 19.50 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 13.20 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 22.40 8
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 24.00 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 21.30 7
D Ryan Parent 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15.10 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael-Lee Teslak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Simon Gagné
2nd star: Joffrey Lupul
3rd star: Daniel Brière

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Paul Ranger has marked a new career high in points with 32 points.
-Lukas Krajicek ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Jeff Carter notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Simon Gagné scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Daniel Brière ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Evgeny Artyukhin beat Scott Hartnell in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 17) , Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 12)
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1-0 NOR Jason Ward (Josef Melichar, Zenon Konopka)
1-1 PHL Frédérik Cabana
2-1 NOR Brandon Segal (Justin Keller)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Jeremy Duchesne

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Washington Capitals 4 , Ottawa Senators 0
Shots: 38 - 16
PP: 2 of 8 (12 shots), Passing:79/95=83 %, Challenges:53/63=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:51/67=76 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 515411 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:29 1-0 Matt Bradley [5] (Michael Nylander, Brooks Laich)
10:38 2-0 Alexander Ovechkin [44] (Rick Nash, Donald Brashear)
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29:56 3-0 Chris Clark [20] (Eric Fehr, Milan Jurcina)PP
34:57 4-0 Eric Fehr [4] (Rick Nash, Michael Nylander)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:19 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
03:59 Dany Heatley (2 min for slashing)
06:34 Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for boarding)
18:17 Dany Heatley (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:05 Josh Hennessy (2 min for hooking)
28:59 Shane Doan (2 min for slashing)
33:04 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:55 Nick Foligno (2 min for hooking)
52:37 Jesse Winchester (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Matt Bradley 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 13.00 8
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 10
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Michael Nylander 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 16.10 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 20.40 7
L Donald Brashear 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 6
L Brooks Laich 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
L Chris Clark 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 20.20 8
L Rick Nash 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 1 20.40 9
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 11.10 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 21.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 0 24.30 8
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 4
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 17.40 5
R Shane Doan 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 20.10 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Kevin Doell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 -1 10.30 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 16.00 4
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 18.20 6
L Jesse Winchester 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6.00 6
L Nick Foligno 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 11.40 4
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 15.10 5
L Dany Heatley 0 0 0 5 0 3 4 -1 21.10 9
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.00 4
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 23.00 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 20.10 4
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.00 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 19.50 8
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 4 0 34 0 0 60.00 7
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: José Theodore
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Chris Clark scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Matt Bradley ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Matt Bradley ended his 6 game point drought.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Martin St. Louis had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 21) , Binghamton Senators 2( 22)
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1-0 HER Grant McNeill
2-0 HER Steve Pinizzotto (Alexandre Giroux)
3-0 HER Tomas Fleischmann (François Bouchard)
3-1 BNG Danny Bois (Jeff Hamilton, Lawrence Nycholat)
3-2 BNG Erik Caladi (Kaspars Daugavins, Kai Kantola)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Tim Thomas