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Atlanta Thrashers 4 , New York Rangers 0
Shots: 26 - 27
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:40/44=88 %
PP: 0 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:26/34=74 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 508125 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:44 1-0 Dennis Wideman [11] (Ron Hainsey, Brad Boyes)
19:24 2-0 Nikolai Zherdev [18] (Dennis Wideman, Ron Hainsey)
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35:44 3-0 Nikolai Zherdev [19] (Brad Boyes, Boris Valabik)
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47:12 4-0 Richard Park [10] (Joe Motzko, Colby Armstrong)
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Penalty summary:
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02:05 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
07:05 Marty Reasoner (2 min for holding the stick)
12:09 Boris Valabik (2 min for elbowing)
14:03 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
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32:34 Alexander Radulov (2 min for tripping)
36:49 Brad Boyes (2 min for hooking)
39:09 Joe Motzko (2 min for tripping)
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42:28 Peter Schaefer (2 min for elbowing)
48:11 Boris Valabik (5 min for cross-checking)
53:48 Ryan Hillier (2 min for elbowing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joe Motzko 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 7.10 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 19.20 8
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 20.40 10
C Richard Park 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.40 6
C Bryan Little 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 10.20 7
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Brad Boyes 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 3 21.30 9
L Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 12.50 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16.20 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 10.10 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 20.40 8
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22.10 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 23.30 8
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
D Dennis Wideman 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 13.20 7
D Boris Valabik 0 1 3 3 0 1 7 2 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 5
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 -3 20.30 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 5
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 24.10 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 21.20 7
L Ryan Hillier 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.00 4
L Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -2 19.00 7
L Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
D Michael Sauer 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -4 23.30 5
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 22.30 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 -2 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: Brad Boyes

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ron Hainsey has marked a new career high in assists with 26 assists.
-Dennis Wideman has marked a new career high in points with 37 points.
-Richard Park scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Todd White had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Slava Kozlov had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Kristian Huselius had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 34) , Hartford Wolf Pack 3( 14)
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0-1 HFD Joe Barnes (Andreas Jämtin, Matthew McCue)
1-1 CHW Dmitri Zyuzin (Colin Stuart)
1-2 HFD Pierre Parenteau (Hugh Jessiman, Corey Potter)
1-3 HFD Greg Moore (Pierre Parenteau, Miika Wiikman)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Miika Wiikman

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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 22 - 35
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:49/65=75 %, Challenges:33/54=60 %
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:77/94=81 %, Challenges:32/42=74 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:54 1-0 Drew Stafford [5] (Paul Gaustad, Tyler Myers)
18:22 2-0 Keith Tkachuk [28] (Dion Phaneuf)
19:47 2-1 Chad Kilger [24] (Rostislav Olesz, Ruslan Fedotenko)
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26:19 2-2 Alexei Yashin [10] (Oleg Saprykin, Martin Havlat)PP
28:48 3-2 Petr Sykora [46] (Philippe Boucher, Kyle Wellwood)PP
37:42 4-2 Jochen Hecht [24] (Kyle Wellwood)
38:07 4-3 Richard Zednik [15] (Keith Ballard, Bryan Allen)
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58:06 5-3 Keith Tkachuk [29] (Daniel Paillé, Tyler Myers)
58:25 6-3 Brian Rafalski [12] (Travis Zajac)
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Penalty summary:
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03:39 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:14 Philippe Boucher (2 min for tripping)
28:29 Nick Boynton (2 min for boarding)
31:34 Jochen Hecht (2 min for holding the stick)
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45:57 Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
45:57 Tyler Myers (5 min for fighting)
48:12 Karlis Skrastins (2 min for elbowing)
52:43 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for tripping)
54:35 Jochen Hecht (2 min for high-sticking)
59:47 Philippe Boucher (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Gazley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
R Drew Stafford 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 14.40 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 13.30 6
R Petr Sykora 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 17.00 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 19.30 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 8
C Travis Zajac 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 20.50 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 4
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 15.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 4 2 0 0 4 -1 16.30 9
L Keith Tkachuk 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 19.20 9
D Tyler Myers 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 1 14.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 3 6 4 2 0 3 26.10 9
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15.50 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 -1 18.40 7
D Brian Rafalski 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Richard Zednik 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 13.30 8
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -4 20.10 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 8.30 7
C Alexei Yashin 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 16.20 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Nathan Horton 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -4 20.10 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 14.30 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
L Chad Kilger 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 1 10.30 8
L Martin Havlat 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 -4 19.20 8
D Bryan Allen 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.40 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 -4 25.20 7
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.20 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 15.00 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 5 3 1 3 0 -4 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 6 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Keith Tkachuk
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Drew Stafford

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Oleg Saprykin has marked a new career high in assists with 22 assists.
-Alexei Yashin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Richard Zednik scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Richard Zednik ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Alexei Yashin ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Chad Kilger fought Tyler Myers in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 7( 36) , Rochester Americans 1( 7)
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1-0 POR Marek Zagrapan (Phillip Gogulla)
1-1 ROC Michal Repík (Dan Collins, Michael Caruso)
2-1 POR Derek Whitmore
3-1 POR Mike Card (Clarke MacArthur)
4-1 POR Mike Card (Clarke MacArthur, Rafael Rotter)
5-1 POR Derek Whitmore (Felix Schütz)
6-1 POR Dylan Hunter (Marek Zagrapan)
7-1 POR Tim Kennedy (Mike Funk)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 34 - 26
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:75/99=75 %, Challenges:43/55=76 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:29/45=63 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:36 1-0 Brian Campbell [12] (Cory Stillman, R.J. Umberger)
11:37 2-0 Cory Stillman [20] (R.J. Umberger)
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27:39 2-1 Milan Hejduk [34] (Wojtek Wolski)
31:34 3-1 Sergei Gonchar [15] (Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Toews)
32:46 3-2 Darcy Tucker [21] (Ryan Smyth)
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58:09 3-3 Tyler Arnason [26] (Milan Hejduk, Wojtek Wolski) WG
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Penalty summary:
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13:38 Nikita Filatov (2 min for high-sticking)
17:08 Dustin Brown (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:41 T.J. Hensick (2 min for elbowing)
48:28 Duncan Keith (2 min for hooking)
53:35 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for tripping)
55:43 Duncan Keith (2 min for high-sticking)
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60:24 Nikita Filatov (5 min for fighting)
60:24 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
64:06 Brett Clark (2 min for hooking)

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 7.20 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 22.00 8
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 6
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 15.50 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7.10 4
C Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.40 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 16.30 5
L Ryan Malone 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 7
L Cory Stillman 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 18.00 8
L Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 20.00 7
D Brian Campbell 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 22.00 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 -2 31.50 8
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 1 14.10 8
D Sergei Gonchar 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R T.J. Hensick 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.30 4
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 3 3 5 5 0 16.40 7
R Marek Svatos 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 5
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 6
C Ryan Smyth 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 9
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7.30 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 12.20 6
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 14.20 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 1 22.50 9
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 23.40 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26.20 5
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 15.20 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 31 0 0 65.00 9
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Cory Stillman scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Sergei Gonchar scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Sergei Gonchar scored the 200th goal of his career.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:

Other notes:
-Nikita Filatov fought Ian Laperriere in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rockford Ice Hogs 3( 17) , Lake Erie Monsters 2( 16)
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0-1 LEM Wes O'Neill (Cody McLeod, Jeremy Colliton)
1-1 RCK Adam Pineault (Colin Fraser, Mike Brennan)
2-1 RCK Lukas Vantuch (Jean-Claude Sawyer)
2-2 LEM Codey Burki (Derek Peltier)
3-2 RCK Adam Pineault (Colin Fraser)

Goalies: Antti Niemi - Jason Bacashihua

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Anaheim Ducks 3 , Vancouver Canucks 2
Shots: 23 - 24
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:26/43=59 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:74/92=80 %, Challenges:32/44=71 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Honda Center)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:21 1-0 Corey Perry [23] (Mark Bell, Ryan Getzlaf)
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29:22 1-1 Matthew Lombardi [21] (Maxim Afinogenov, Steve Sullivan)
29:45 2-1 Ryan Whitney [7] (Shea Weber, David Legwand)
32:04 3-1 Josh Green [7] (Kyle Okposo, Todd Marchant)
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47:41 3-2 Mattias Öhlund [14] (Pavol Demitra, Steve Sullivan)
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Penalty summary:
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02:18 Ryan Carter (5 min for fighting)
02:18 Yann Sauve (5 min for fighting)
03:27 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
16:51 Andrew Peters (2 min for hooking)
19:13 Josh Green (2 min for slashing)
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25:06 Pavol Demitra (2 min for roughing)
33:12 Kyle Okposo (2 min for roughing)
35:26 Shane O'Brien (2 min for high-sticking)
37:46 Brad Larsen (2 min for tripping)
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Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
R Todd Marchant 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Kyle Okposo 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 19.10 8
R Corey Perry 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 -1 16.20 8
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Ryan Carter 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10.30 5
C David Legwand 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 19.40 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 -1 18.50 7
L Andrew Ebbett 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 5
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11.20 5
L Josh Green 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 16.00 6
L Mark Bell 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 5
D Justin Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 24.30 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 -1 22.40 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 5
D Shea Weber 0 1 1 5 2 4 0 2 21.10 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonas Hiller 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 11.40 5
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 13.10 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 5
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 19.30 8
C Jason Krog 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Andy McDonald 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Matthew Lombardi 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 19.20 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 13.50 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 6.00 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 17.50 7
L Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 14.10 8
L Steve Sullivan 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
D Yann Sauve 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 -1 13.00 4
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 2 4 2 3 2 -1 21.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 22.20 6
D Rob Davison 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 15.50 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 23.00 7
D Mattias Öhlund 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 24.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 3 0 20 0 0 58.30 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Okposo
2nd star: Corey Perry
3rd star: Josh Green

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-David Legwand has marked a new career high in assists with 37 assists.
-Todd Marchant finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Josh Green ended his 7 game goal drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Matthew Lombardi has marked a new career high in goals with 21 tallies.
-Steve Sullivan has marked a new career high in assists with 50 assists.
-Steve Sullivan notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Steve Sullivan notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Mattias Öhlund finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Yann Sauve beat Ryan Carter in a fight.

Farm game result:
Iowa Chops 3( 17) , Manitoba Moose 3( 29)
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1-0 IOW Brian Salcido (George Parros, Petteri Wirtanen)
1-1 MTB Jannik Hansen (Michel Ouellet)
1-2 MTB Michel Ouellet (Jannik Hansen, Kevin Klein)
2-2 IOW Logan MacMillan (Brendan Mikkelson)
3-2 IOW Eric Boguniecki (Logan MacMillan, Bobby Ryan)
3-3 MTB Alexandre Burrows

Goalies: David LeNeveu - Jason LaBarbera

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Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 25 - 35
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:22/37=57 %
PP: 0 of 5 (15 shots), Passing:79/93=84 %, Challenges:40/53=74 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 614810 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:35 0-1 Matt Bradley [6] (Michael Nylander, Evgeny Malkin)
08:36 0-2 Alexander Ovechkin [51] (Evgeny Malkin, Rick Nash)
12:45 1-2 Mike York [13] (Brent Seabrook, Mike Commodore)
18:06 2-2 Antoine Vermette [37] (Markus Näslund)
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32:47 2-3 Evgeny Malkin [38] (Alexander Ovechkin, Rick Nash)
38:04 3-3 Daniel Alfredsson [33] (Raffi Torres)
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44:35 4-3 Daniel Alfredsson [34] (Antoine Vermette, Markus Näslund)PP
47:29 5-3 Marian Hossa [37] (Antoine Vermette)
57:46 6-3 Aaron Johnson [2] (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Stefan Legein)
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Penalty summary:
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02:43 Mike Commodore (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:06 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for high-sticking)
33:41 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for hooking)
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43:04 Matt Bradley (2 min for holding the stick)
48:35 Mike Commodore (2 min for tripping)
51:28 Jason Chimera (2 min for tripping)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 7.50 6
R Stefan Legein 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 13.30 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 19.50 9
R Marian Hossa 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18.50 7
C David Bolland 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 13.20 7
C Mike York 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
C Antoine Vermette 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Ben Eager 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 11.40 7
L Raffi Torres 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
L Markus Näslund 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 7
D Aaron Johnson 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 12.00 6
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 4 2 2 4 0 22.20 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 24.10 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 16.10 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 23.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 22.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Nikolai Khabibulin 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 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Matt Bradley 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13.20 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 18.30 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 -1 16.20 9
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -4 16.00 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.50 9
L Donald Brashear 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 6.50 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 16.00 7
L Chris Clark 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -3 19.40 6
L Rick Nash 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 1 19.30 8
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 20.40 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 18.40 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Alfredsson
2nd star: Antoine Vermette
3rd star: Evgeny Malkin

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Brent Seabrook has marked a new career high in points with 33 points.
-Stefan Legein ended his 6 game point drought.
-Aaron Johnson ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Aaron Johnson ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 60th assist of the season.
-Matt Bradley ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 4( 34) , Hershey Bears 0( 7)
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1-0 SYR Sean Collins (Kirill Starkov)
2-0 SYR Jaroslav Balastik (Jared Boll)
3-0 SYR John Vigilante (Jaroslav Balastik)
4-0 SYR Craig Adams (Vladimir Nikiforov, Nick Holden)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Daren Machesney

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 20 - 22
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:26/49=52 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:67/89=75 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
Attendance: 16547 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 512957 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:32 1-0 Daniel Cleary [8] (Milan Lucic, Patrice Bergeron)
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26:55 1-1 Johan Franzén [15] (Steve Bernier, Brian Pothier)PP
36:15 2-1 Patrick Rissmiller [22] (Jonathan Ericsson, Chris Chelios)
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49:43 3-1 Jirí Tlustý [5] (Daniel Cleary, Zach Bogosian)
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Penalty summary:
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16:03 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
16:03 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
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26:08 Erik Karlsson (2 min for slashing)
30:28 Mike Weber (2 min for slashing)
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43:04 Krys Kolanos (2 min for hooking)
47:51 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
47:51 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
57:58 Mike Weber (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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Daniel Cleary 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 2 17.40 7
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 2 2 1 10 1 15.50 7
R Milan Lucic 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 14.50 8
C Alexander Steen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 18.00 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
L Evan McGrath 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 15.40 5
L Patrick Rissmiller 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 18.10 8
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 16.10 6
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 2 18.00 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 16.40 5
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 2 22.40 6
D Chris Chelios 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Jimmy Howard 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 15.20 6
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 14.00 8
R Steve Bernier 0 1 4 4 0 4 0 -1 21.00 9
C Lars Eller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.30 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -2 17.50 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 5
L Steve Regier 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 6
L Mike Rupp 0 0 0 1 3 3 10 0 12.00 4
L Johan Franzén 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.40 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 -1 20.00 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -2 20.00 4
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 23.30 6
D Brian Pothier 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 19.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.20 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Cleary
2nd star: Jirí Tlustý
3rd star: Patrick Rissmiller

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Jirí Tlustý finally ended his 51 game goal drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Johan Franzén scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Steve Bernier notched his 40th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Georges Laraque beat Mike Rupp in a fight.
-Georges Laraque beat Mike Rupp in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 19) , Peoria Rivermen 2( 18)
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1-0 GRD Andy Inderieden (Brendan Smith)
2-0 GRD Cory Emmerton (Olivier Legault)
2-1 PEO Julian Talbot (Cam Paddock)
2-2 PEO Morten Madsen (David Clarkson)
3-2 GRD Kyle Quincey (Andreas Engqvist)

Goalies: Daniel Larsson - Marek Schwarz

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Ottawa Senators 2
Shots: 32 - 21
PP: 1 of 9 (16 shots), Passing:79/102=77 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:60/79=75 %, Challenges:34/50=66 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:55 1-0 Matt Lashoff [5] (Kristopher Letang, Vincent Lecavalier)PP
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no scoring
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44:12 2-0 Gary Roberts [26] (Brandon Bochenski, Alex Goligoski)
49:36 2-1 Dmitri Kalinin [6] (Nick Foligno, Shane Doan)PP
58:24 2-2 Dany Heatley [32] (Mike Fisher) WG
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63:49 3-2 Radim Vrbata [26] (Steven Stamkos, Vincent Lecavalier)
Penalty summary:
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02:59 Gary Roberts (2 min for roughing)
05:05 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
07:56 Mike Comrie (2 min for holding the stick)
13:29 Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
15:37 Matt Lashoff (2 min for tripping)
18:34 Chris Phillips (2 min for roughing)
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20:05 Adam Hall (2 min for tripping)
27:43 Nick Foligno (2 min for boarding)
32:31 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
33:33 Mike Fisher (2 min for cross-checking)
36:56 Nick Foligno (2 min for high-sticking)
38:38 Jason Smith (2 min for boarding)
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41:09 Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
48:18 Kyle Beach (2 min for roughing)
54:29 Kyle Beach (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 0 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 17.50 6
R Gary Roberts 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 21.50 8
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 5.20 5
R Steven Stamkos 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 11.10 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
C Brandon Bochenski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.20 7
C Kyle Beach 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 -1 19.00 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
L Chris Gratton 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.10 6
L Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.20 5
L Radim Vrbata 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21.30 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.50 5
D Matt Lashoff 1 0 3 3 2 1 2 -1 24.10 8
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 8 0 7 0 1 24.20 10
D Alex Goligoski 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 13.50 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 22.30 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 1 31.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 2 0 19 0 0 63.50 8
G Mike Smith 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 0 1 0 0 -1 5.50 4
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
R Shane Doan 0 1 2 2 1 2 4 0 19.40 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Kevin Doell 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 5.50 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 16.30 5
C Mike Fisher 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 19.10 6
L Jesse Winchester 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 5.50 4
L Nick Foligno 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 18.40 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 12.10 4
L Dany Heatley 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 22.40 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17.30 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 22.50 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 27.50 5
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 14.10 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 1 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 16.10 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 3 0 29 0 0 63.20 8
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Gary Roberts finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Brandon Bochenski finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Radim Vrbata finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Shane Doan scored the 600th point of his career.
-Mike Fisher has marked a new career high in points with 49 points.
-Mike Fisher notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Nick Foligno ended his 8 game point drought.
-Dmitri Kalinin finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 12) , Binghamton Senators 3( 22)
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0-1 BNG Jan Mursak (Jeff Hamilton)
1-1 NOR Zenon Konopka (Justin Keller)
1-2 BNG Jim O'Brien (Tomás Kudelka, Roman Cervenka)
1-3 BNG Roman Cervenka (Jim O'Brien, Tomás Kudelka)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Tim Thomas