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Boston Bruins 2 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 24 - 35
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:41 1-0 Henrik Zetterberg [32] (Dainius Zubrus, Andrew Ference)PP
14:42 2-0 Chuck Kobasew [17] (Henrik Zetterberg, Jiri Hudler)PP
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23:45 2-1 Miroslav Satan [16] (Robert Lang, Chris Kunitz)PP
27:18 2-2 Bill Guerin [22] (Chris Higgins, Robert Lang)
30:03 2-3 Alex Kovalev [42] (Roman Hamrlik, Steve Staios)
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59:42 2-4 Andrei Markov [6])PP EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:03 Chris Kunitz (2 min for hooking)
13:54 Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
15:39 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for slashing)
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22:22 Joe Colborne (2 min for tripping)
30:57 Marc Savard (2 min for roughing)
35:26 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:02 Chris Kunitz (2 min for hooking)
48:03 Marc Savard (2 min for roughing)
48:03 Paul Kariya (2 min for roughing)
48:14 Andrew Ference (2 min for cross-checking)
59:33 Tobias Enström (2 min for slashing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 8.10 6
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.50 9
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 20.30 6
C Joe Colborne 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Marc Savard 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 -1 16.50 6
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 23.30 9
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 16.10 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10.40 4
D Andrew Ference 0 1 2 7 2 2 2 -1 22.50 8
D Tobias Enström 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -1 27.10 7
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 10.20 5
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 31 0 0 59.00 7
G Miikka Kiprusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 5
R Miroslav Satan 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15.00 7
R Bill Guerin 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 15.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
C Robert Lang 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 11.20 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 19.00 7
L Chris Higgins 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 11.00 8
L Paul Kariya 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 18.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 21.10 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 26.00 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19.50 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7.40 5
D Andrei Markov 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miroslav Satan
2nd star: Bill Guerin
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Andrew Ference has marked a new career high in points with 32 points.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Robert Lang scored the 700th point of his career.
-Saku Koivu had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Kariya had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Steve Staios ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 22) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 21)
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0-1 HAM Mathieu Carle (Mike Glumac)
0-2 HAM Mathieu Aubin (Matt D'Agostini)
1-2 PRO Mark Recchi
2-2 PRO Mikko Lehtonen (Jim Slater)
3-2 PRO Jeff Lovecchio (Mikko Maenpaa, Boyd Gordon)

Goalies: Alex Auld - Jaroslav Halak

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Calgary Flames 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 29 - 11
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:38/54=69 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:19/55=33 %
Attendance: 19289 of 19289 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 623035 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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25:54 0-1 Patrick Kane [23] (Sidney Crosby, Ilya Kovalchuk)
31:26 1-1 Daniel Sedin [33] (Henrik Sedin, Zdeno Chara)
34:32 2-1 Todd Bertuzzi [29] (Zdeno Chara, Adrian Aucoin)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:26 Jeff Taffe (2 min for roughing)
07:26 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
08:11 Craig Conroy (2 min for elbowing)
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29:07 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
33:34 Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
39:34 Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
39:34 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
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44:53 Chris Minard (2 min for high-sticking)
52:03 Sidney Crosby (2 min for holding the stick)
55:38 Chris Minard (2 min for hooking)
56:38 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for roughing)
56:38 Jeff Taffe (2 min for roughing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 6
R David Moss 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17.00 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 4 2 1 2 2 -1 16.50 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 1 20.00 7
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.50 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 13.30 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 20.20 7
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.50 5
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 7
L David Booth 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 5 1 10 0 0 19.10 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 11.00 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 7 1 7 0 0 22.10 10
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 13.30 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 24.20 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 10 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 6.20 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 20.00 7
R Phil Kessel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 5
R Patrick Kane 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3.40 4
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 20.00 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 1 3 2 0 6 1 19.00 8
L Chris Minard 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 3.40 6
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 12.00 4
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 15.40 4
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 1 3 8 0 0 1 20.20 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.10 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16.10 5
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 29.40 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 19.10 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Daniel Sedin
3rd star: Zdeno Chara

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Zdeno Chara notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jarome Iginla had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tim Connolly had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Tim Connolly had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Patrick Kane ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Eric Godard fought Jim Vandermeer in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quad City Flames 2( 24) , W-B/Scranton Penguins 1( 7)
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1-0 QCF Kyle Greentree (Dustin Boyd)
1-1 WBS Marius Holtet (Alex Bourret)
2-1 QCF Warren Peters (Daniel Ryder)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Leland Irving

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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Nashville Predators 5
Shots: 29 - 22
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:71/81=87 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:62/83=74 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:18 0-1 Ryan Suter [8] (Radek Bonk, Colin Wilson)PP
15:18 1-1 Anze Kopitar [21] (Sergei Gonchar, Brent Sopel)
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33:45 1-2 Wade Belak [3] (Greg de Vries, Scott Nichol)
36:45 2-2 Jonathan Toews [22] (Dustin Brown, Brent Burns)
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46:45 3-2 Jakub Voracek [22] (Sergei Gonchar, Brian Campbell)PP
49:22 3-3 Jason Arnott [34] (Thomas Vanek, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
56:06 3-4 Andrei Kostitsyn [29] (Radek Bonk, Guillaume Latendresse)
59:37 3-5 Radek Bonk [27] (Jason Arnott, Thomas Vanek) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:26 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
08:54 Michael Peca (2 min for tripping)
11:09 Mike Komisarek (2 min for tripping)
15:57 Radek Bonk (2 min for roughing)
17:43 Scott Nichol (2 min for holding the stick)
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23:45 Nikita Filatov (5 min for fighting)
23:45 Paul Thompson (5 min for fighting)
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41:42 Jason Arnott (2 min for holding the stick)
46:26 Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8.40 6
R Jakub Voracek 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 18.30 8
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 17.00 5
R Dustin Brown 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 8.20 5
C Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 10.00 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 8
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
L Cory Stillman 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -3 18.40 7
L Anze Kopitar 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 15.40 8
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -3 21.20 6
D Brent Burns 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 1 21.50 9
D Brent Sopel 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 16.40 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -3 13.30 5
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 1 27.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 5 0 17 0 0 59.00 4
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin Wilson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
R Wade Belak 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 10.40 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 14.10 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 7
C Rich Peverly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Scott Nichol 0 1 2 5 0 4 2 1 17.00 9
C Radek Bonk 1 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 18.00 8
C Jason Arnott 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 19.30 8
L Paul Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7.20 5
L Kelsey Wilson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
D Greg de Vries 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Ryan Suter 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 24.50 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 13.00 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 21.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Jeremy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radek Bonk
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Thomas Vanek

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jason Arnott has marked a new career high in goals with 34 tallies.
-Jason Arnott ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Nikita Filatov beat Paul Thompson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rockford Ice Hogs 5( 23) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 11)
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1-0 RCK Mathias Joggi (Matt Walker)
2-0 RCK Nathan Davis (Mathias Joggi)
3-0 RCK Drew Miller (Dan Bertram, Lukas Vantuch)
3-1 MIL Ian McKenzie (Brad Zancanaro)
4-1 RCK Drew Miller (Lukas Vantuch)
5-1 RCK Dario Bürgler (Mathias Joggi)

Goalies: Antti Niemi - Pekka Rinne

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:32/44=71 %
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 614810 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:44 0-1 Kim Johnsson [7] (Mikko Koivu, Andrew Brunette)
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32:58 1-1 Mike Green [10] (Brent Seabrook, Mike York)
34:26 2-1 Mike York [11] (Raffi Torres, Daniel Alfredsson)
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40:12 3-1 Derek MacKenzie [2] (Ben Eager, David Bolland)
59:14 4-1 Raffi Torres [13] (Mike Commodore, Brent Seabrook)
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Penalty summary:
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06:23 Raffi Torres (2 min for high-sticking)
13:19 Ben Eager (2 min for tripping)
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23:27 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for high-sticking)
26:19 Markus Näslund (2 min for slashing)
28:55 Stefan Legein (2 min for hooking)
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41:47 Brent Seabrook (2 min for hooking)
45:45 Owen Nolan (2 min for high-sticking)
50:04 Éric Bélanger (2 min for holding the stick)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.20 7
R Stefan Legein 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.20 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
C David Bolland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.30 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Mike York 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 16.30 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Ben Eager 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 4.30 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Raffi Torres 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 14.00 8
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 20.10 6
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 5
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 2 23.30 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 18.00 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 7 2 5 0 1 24.50 9
D Mike Green 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
R Owen Nolan 0 0 3 1 4 0 2 -3 19.10 6
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 9.00 6
C Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 -1 18.20 5
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 -2 23.30 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9.10 5
L Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 5
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 10.10 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 20.30 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 26.30 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 5
D Kim Johnsson 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike York
2nd star: Raffi Torres
3rd star: Brent Seabrook

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mike Green scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Raffi Torres notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ben Eager notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Hossa had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Antoine Vermette had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ben Eager finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Éric Bélanger had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Éric Bélanger had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 20) , Houston Aeros 6( 25)
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1-0 SYR Jaroslav Balastik (Jon Landry)
1-1 HOU Matt Kassian (Chris Culligan)
1-2 HOU Josh Olson (Maxim Noreau)
1-3 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Paul Albers)
2-3 SYR Jaroslav Balastik (Jared Boll)
2-4 HOU Danny Irmen (Josh Olson, Paul Albers)
2-5 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Yan Stastny)
2-6 HOU Corey Locke (Tomas Mojzis)
3-6 SYR Jared Boll (Andrew Murray)

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San Jose Sharks 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 17 - 24
PP: 1 of 4 (2 shots), Passing:54/66=81 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
PP: 1 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:75/93=80 %, Challenges:40/51=76 %
Attendance: 17496 of 17496 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 486389 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:25 0-1 Petr Sykora [42] (Philippe Boucher)
16:43 0-2 Brian Rafalski [8] (Dion Phaneuf, Travis Zajac)PP
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33:38 1-2 Patrick Marleau [27] (Dan Boyle, Joe Thornton)
38:16 2-2 Milan Michalek [21] (Devin Setoguchi, Marcel Goc)PP
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45:42 2-3 Matt Cooke [10] (Brian Rafalski, Tyler Myers)
50:59 2-4 Jochen Hecht [23] (Brian Rafalski)
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Penalty summary:
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00:19 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for high-sticking)
02:14 Petr Sykora (2 min for boarding)
11:17 Logan Couture (2 min for tripping)
16:34 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for hooking)
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20:45 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for boarding)
22:44 Marcel Goc (2 min for elbowing)
29:07 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
29:07 Tyler Myers (5 min for fighting)
36:18 Tyler Myers (2 min for elbowing)
37:35 Matt Cooke (2 min for tripping)
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46:25 Marc-Édouard Vlasic (2 min for slashing)
54:11 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 7
R Devin Setoguchi 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 15.00 5
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15.40 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 -3 20.40 5
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.10 4
C Logan Couture 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 11.30 6
C Marcel Goc 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 16.40 6
C Joe Thornton 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 3.40 5
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Milan Michalek 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 16.10 8
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 3 3 2 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 11.50 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 24.10 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 24.20 5
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 17.50 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 18.40 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 -1 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Matt Cooke 1 0 2 4 1 3 2 1 10.30 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
R Petr Sykora 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 17.00 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
C Travis Zajac 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 21.10 8
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.30 5
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.30 5
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6.10 5
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 23.20 9
D Tyler Myers 0 1 0 3 1 4 7 0 11.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Brian Rafalski 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 29.10 8
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 19.30 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 2 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Rafalski
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Matt Cooke

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Dan Boyle notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Matt Cooke scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jochen Hecht has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.
-Tyler Myers ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Ryane Clowe beat Tyler Myers in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 4( 23) , Portland Pirates 3( 20)
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1-0 WOR Travis Moen (T.J. Fox, Brad Lukowich)
2-0 WOR Mike Morris (T.J. Fox)
2-1 POR Stephen Werner (Marek Zagrapan, Clarke MacArthur)
3-1 WOR Tom Cavanagh (Mathieu Roy, Riley Armstrong)
3-2 POR Nathan Paetsch (Derek Whitmore)
4-2 WOR Mathieu Roy (Lukás Bohunický)
4-3 POR Andrej Sekera (Dylan Hunter)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Adam Dennis

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St. Louis Blues 0 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 21 - 25
PP: 0 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:32/40=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/91=72 %, Challenges:32/40=78 %
Attendance: 19022 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 519301 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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36:36 0-1 Robbie Schremp [10] (Jean-François Jacques, Colin McDonald)
37:37 0-2 Paul Stastny [28] (Sheldon Souray, Lubomir Visnovsky)
38:47 0-3 Josef Vasicek [20] (Tom Gilbert)
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46:59 0-4 Josef Vasicek [21] (Nicklas Bäckström, Vyacheslav Trukhno)
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Penalty summary:
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07:54 Zack Stortini (2 min for boarding)
17:55 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for cross-checking)
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30:11 Vyacheslav Trukhno (2 min for hooking)
33:45 Colin McDonald (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:52 Robbie Schremp (2 min for tripping)
47:09 Antti Miettinen (2 min for hooking)
49:01 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for hooking)
55:59 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for tripping)
58:41 Jean-François Jacques (5 min for fighting)
58:41 Lars Eller (5 min for fighting)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Grabner 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 6.50 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 19.20 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
C Lars Eller 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 -1 6.50 5
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 6
L Steve Regier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
L Mike Rupp 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 13.50 5
L Johan Franzén 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 11.10 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -1 22.20 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 -3 26.40 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 18.00 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -3 23.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin McDonald 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 7.00 5
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 12.00 7
R Vyacheslav Trukhno 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 14.00 7
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 21.10 7
C Robbie Schremp 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7.00 6
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 13.10 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Jean-François Jacques 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 7.00 7
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
L Josef Vasicek 2 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 18.10 9
L Paul Stastny 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
D Jason Strudwick 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25.40 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 26.50 8
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 3 15.40 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 21.40 7
(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

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

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Krys Kolanos had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Robbie Schremp scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Josef Vasicek has marked a new career high in goals with 20 tallies.
-Tom Gilbert has marked a new career high in assists with 21 assists.
-Josef Vasicek scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Colin McDonald finally ended his 27 game point drought.
-Robbie Schremp finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Robbie Schremp finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Josef Vasicek ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jean-François Jacques beat Lars Eller in a fight.

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 4( 18) , Springfield Falcons 0(
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1-0 PEO D.J. King (Jonathan D'Aversa, Morten Madsen)
2-0 PEO Konstantin Zakharov (James Sheppard, Karl Alzner)
3-0 PEO James Sheppard (Chris Porter, Mike Weaver)
4-0 PEO Arseny Bondarev (Jeff Woywitka)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Jeff Deslauriers

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 0
Shots: 27 - 31
PP: 3 of 8 (16 shots), Passing:58/69=84 %, Challenges:40/56=70 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:32/53=59 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:09 1-0 Andrej Meszaros [8] (Paul Ranger, Vincent Lecavalier)
15:45 2-0 Paul Ranger [6] (Kyle Beach)PP
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35:14 3-0 Andrej Meszaros [9] (Matt Lashoff, Kyle Beach)PP
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49:16 4-0 Adam Hall [18] (Ryan Craig, Kyle Beach)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:38 Kyle Beach (2 min for slashing)
04:57 Boris Valabik (2 min for tripping)
09:51 Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
09:51 Steven Stamkos (2 min for roughing)
13:05 Brad Boyes (2 min for roughing)
14:42 Marty Reasoner (2 min for slashing)
18:31 Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
18:31 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
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31:43 Kris Versteeg (2 min for holding the stick)
34:22 Marian Gaborik (2 min for roughing)
39:18 Bryan Little (2 min for roughing)
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41:52 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
41:52 Alex Goligoski (2 min for roughing)
47:22 Joe Motzko (2 min for hooking)
49:55 Richard Park (2 min for tripping)
54:17 Slava Kozlov (2 min for hooking)
56:27 Ryan Craig (2 min for holding the stick)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 15.20 6
R Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 18.20 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 7.20 6
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 13.40 8
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 10.20 7
C Kyle Beach 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 16.30 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 8
L Chris Gratton 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 13.40 7
L Ryan Craig 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 17.20 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.30 6
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 20.20 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Paul Ranger 1 1 1 6 2 4 0 1 29.10 9
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 9.20 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.40 6
D Andrej Meszaros 2 0 6 2 1 2 0 1 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 0 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joe Motzko 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 5 1 4 2 -1 20.40 9
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 3 2 2 3 0 0 16.40 7
C Richard Park 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 7.10 4
C Bryan Little 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 -1 10.20 7
C Todd White 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Brad Boyes 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.00 7
L Marty Reasoner 0 0 5 2 1 1 2 0 11.40 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 -1 17.30 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 13.00 6
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 7 0 1 2 0 17.50 9
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 17.50 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 26.00 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 18.30 6
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 4 1 3 7 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Karri Rämö
2nd star: Paul Ranger
3rd star: Andrej Meszaros

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Adam Hall finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Evgeny Artyukhin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Nikolai Zherdev had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Slava Kozlov had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Evgeny Artyukhin beat Boris Valabik in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 12) , Chicago Wolves 0( 11)
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1-0 NOR Zenon Konopka (Martins Karsums)
2-0 NOR Zenon Konopka (Jason Ward)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Danny Turple