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Atlanta Thrashers 1 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 20 - 21
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:28/43=63 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:81/100=81 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 508125 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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28:43 0-1 Jochen Hecht [25] (Kyle Wellwood, Jason Pominville)
36:45 0-2 Philippe Boucher [13] (Kyle Wellwood, Jochen Hecht)
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50:12 1-2 Nikolai Zherdev [20] (Slava Kozlov, Brad Boyes)PP
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Penalty summary:
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11:09 Boris Valabik (2 min for elbowing)
14:59 Marty Reasoner (2 min for boarding)
15:23 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for roughing)
15:23 Boris Valabik (2 min for roughing)
17:08 Brian Rafalski (2 min for high-sticking)
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31:32 Dustin Gazley (2 min for tripping)
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41:33 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
41:33 Tyler Myers (5 min for fighting)
45:33 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for slashing)
48:58 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for high-sticking)
58:14 Brad Boyes (2 min for holding the stick)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joe Motzko 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 1 3 1 5 0 17.10 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 14.00 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 8
C Richard Park 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
C Bryan Little 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Brad Boyes 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 -2 20.50 7
L Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 7.50 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 15.30 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 6 4 4 0 0 26.20 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 19.40 6
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 25.00 5
D Boris Valabik 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 -2 18.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Gazley 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 11.50 7
R Jason Pominville 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 15.40 8
R Petr Sykora 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.40 8
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 15.10 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 17.00 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 20.00 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 4 4 0 4 0 14.50 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 11.50 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 18.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 24.10 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 25.10 8
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 0 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jochen Hecht
2nd star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
3rd star: Jason Pominville

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Petr Sykora had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Petr Sykora had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Philippe Boucher finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Tyler Myers beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 35) , Portland Pirates 0( 7)
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1-0 CHW T.J. Trevelyan (Junior Lessard)
2-0 CHW Viktor Tikhonov (Colin Stuart)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Adam Dennis

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Detroit Red Wings 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 22 - 30
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:53/69=76 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
PP: 1 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:80/94=85 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
Attendance: 20066 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 622046 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:43 0-1 Ben Eager [10] (David Bolland, Derek MacKenzie)
17:34 0-2 Mike Green [12] (Rostislav Klesla, Mike York)PP
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26:43 1-2 Daniel Cleary [9] (Alexander Steen)PP
28:29 1-3 Antoine Vermette [38] (Marian Hossa, Derek MacKenzie)
30:43 2-3 Erik Christensen [5] (Daniel Cleary)
37:07 2-4 Mike York [14] (Markus Näslund, Daniel Alfredsson)
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Penalty summary:
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02:26 Raffi Torres (2 min for elbowing)
07:01 Evan McGrath (2 min for hooking)
10:07 Mike Green (2 min for roughing)
10:07 Daniel Cleary (2 min for roughing)
10:15 Evan McGrath (2 min for tripping)
17:26 Kyle Turris (2 min for hooking)
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25:27 Ben Eager (2 min for roughing)
34:55 Mike Weber (2 min for hooking)
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46:17 Erik Christensen (2 min for tripping)
49:28 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for tripping)
53:06 Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
57:35 Mike Weber (2 min for cross-checking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Turris 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.40 6
R Daniel Cleary 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 15.10 8
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -2 16.20 6
R Milan Lucic 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 6
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.00 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.40 7
C Alexander Steen 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 16.10 7
L Evan McGrath 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 8.00 5
L Erik Christensen 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 14.10 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -2 20.40 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 11.40 5
D Mike Weber 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 0 14.10 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 25.20 6
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 13.10 6
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 26.20 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 -3 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Jimmy Howard 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 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 6.50 7
R Stefan Legein 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 21.20 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 19.30 7
C David Bolland 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 5.20 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
C Mike York 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 9
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 21.50 8
L Ben Eager 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 5.20 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12.40 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 4 3 0 1 4 -1 17.40 8
L Markus Näslund 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 22.20 9
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 13.30 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 21.50 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 15.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 25.00 7
D Mike Green 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike York
2nd star: Derek MacKenzie
3rd star: Daniel Cleary

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Ben Eager scored his 10th goal of the season.
-David Bolland notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Markus Näslund notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Ben Eager finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 8( 26) , Syracuse Crunch 7( 25)
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0-1 SYR Jaroslav Balastik (Alexander Svitov)
1-1 GRD Johan Ryno (Ben Wright, Randall Gelech)
2-1 GRD Cory Emmerton (Brendan Smith)
3-1 GRD Andreas Engqvist (Andy Inderieden, Randall Gelech)
3-2 SYR Igor Volkov (Kirill Starkov)
3-3 SYR Alexander Svitov (John Vigilante, Jon Landry)
4-3 GRD Dany Roussin (Andreas Lilja)
5-3 GRD Cory Emmerton
5-4 SYR Vladimir Nikiforov (Jonathan Sigalet, Jiri Novotny)
5-5 SYR Tommy Sestito (Andrew Murray)
5-6 SYR Sean Collins (Igor Volkov, Kirill Starkov)
5-7 SYR Jonathan Sigalet (Jiri Novotny)
6-7 GRD Dany Roussin (Ryan Oulahen)
7-7 GRD Andreas Lilja

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Los Angeles Kings 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 3
Shots: 31 - 26
PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:47/60=77 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 18118 of 18118 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 603329 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:18 1-0 Patrick Sharp [36] (Tom Preissing, Michal Handzus)
15:36 1-1 Steven Reinprecht [25] (Nigel Dawes)
16:55 1-2 Alexander Semin [45] (Steven Reinprecht, Olli Jokinen)PP
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29:17 2-2 Angelo Esposito [1] (Derick Brassard, Ed Purcell)
31:51 3-2 Michal Handzus [9] (Patrick Sharp, Sean O'Donnell)
36:12 3-3 Keith Yandle [7] (Nicklas Lidström, Jason Spezza)
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47:38 4-3 Jarret Stoll [35] (Tom Preissing, Jack Johnson)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:48 Alexander Semin (2 min for high-sticking)
03:46 Tom Preissing (2 min for high-sticking)
08:28 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for roughing)
08:28 Olli Jokinen (2 min for roughing)
15:43 Andrew Ladd (2 min for tripping)
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23:51 Garth Murray (2 min for tripping)
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47:02 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for roughing)
48:59 Matt Jones (2 min for slashing)
52:34 Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for boarding)
58:11 Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derick Brassard 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 4.50 6
R Ed Purcell 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -1 15.50 7
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 10.50 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
C Angelo Esposito 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 7
C Brian Boyle 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 -1 15.20 6
C Michal Handzus 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
C Jarret Stoll 1 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 20.30 10
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4.50 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -1 19.30 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 21.00 7
D Drew Bagnall 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 5
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 12.00 7
D Jack Johnson 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 30.10 7
D Peter Harrold 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Tom Preissing 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 17.40 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett MacLean 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 6.10 6
R Enver Lisin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.20 7
R Petr Prucha 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 15.00 7
L Alexander Semin 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 18.50 6
C Brandon Prust 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 6.40 7
C Steven Reinprecht 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 5
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 12.40 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
L Garth Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.10 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 20.30 7
L Olli Jokinen 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 13.30 5
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 -2 15.30 6
D Keith Yandle 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 24.20 7
D David Hale 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 20.20 8
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 17.10 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 27 0 0 58.00 6
G Scott Darling 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michal Handzus
2nd star: Jarret Stoll
3rd star: Patrick Sharp

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Tom Preissing has marked a new career high in assists with 33 assists.
-Sean O'Donnell has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Jarret Stoll scored his 35th goal of the season.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Steven Reinprecht scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Alexander Semin scored his 45th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 15) , San Antonio Rampage 6( 19)
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1-0 MCH Matt Moulson (Gabe Gauthier, Derek Armstrong)
1-1 SAN Steven Goertzen (Masi Marjamäki, Sean Zimmerman)
1-2 SAN Peter-James Corsi (Shane Hynes)
1-3 SAN David Schlemko (Steven Goertzen)
1-4 SAN Masi Marjamäki (Steven Goertzen, Alex Leavitt)
1-5 SAN Christoph Gawlik (Ryan Stone)
1-6 SAN David Schlemko (Masi Marjamäki, Alexander Nikulin)

Goalies: Erik Ersberg - Josh Tordjman

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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 30 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:37/46=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:24/42=55 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:21 1-0 Dustin Byfuglien [13] (Jeff Schultz, Ryan Kesler)
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32:01 1-1 Jordan Staal [18] (Scott Walker, Jussi Jokinen)
33:28 2-1 Dustin Byfuglien [14] (Jeff Taffe, Ryan Kesler)
35:54 3-1 Eric Staal [35] (Cam Barker, Erik Johnson)
39:59 3-2 Jordan Staal [19] (Jussi Jokinen, Erik Cole)
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41:48 3-3 Rod Brind'Amour [30] (Patrick Eaves, Scott Walker)
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61:11 4-3 Patrick Kane [28] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Sidney Crosby)
Penalty summary:
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04:49 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for elbowing)
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47:04 Ryan Kesler (2 min for slashing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 11.10 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 2 0 4 4 1 4 2 2 14.20 10
R Phil Kessel 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
R Patrick Kane 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.10 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 12.10 8
C Eric Staal 1 0 5 2 0 1 0 -1 18.20 9
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Chris Minard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
L Jeff Taffe 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 7
L David Perron 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.10 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 22.40 6
D Alexander Edler 0 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 26.30 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 15.00 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.20 8
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 22 0 0 61.20 6
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Dwyer 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.20 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 -1 18.30 7
R Scott Walker 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 -1 18.50 8
C Jordan Staal 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 18.00 9
L Erik Cole 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 18.20 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 -1 16.10 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 17.50 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.40 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 19.50 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 26 0 0 61.20 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Byfuglien
2nd star: Jordan Staal
3rd star: Patrick Kane

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ryan Kesler notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Cam Barker notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Jordan Staal finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 2( 24) , Albany River Rats 3( 22)
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0-1 ALB Chad LaRose (Clarke Wilm)
1-1 WBS Jonathan Filewich (Vladimir Karpov, Danny Richmond)
1-2 ALB Dwight Helminen (Noah Babin)
2-2 WBS Nick Johnson (Jonathan Filewich)
2-3 ALB Nick Dodge (Ryan McDonough)

Goalies: Leland Irving - Justin Peters

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Florida Panthers 4
Shots: 15 - 29
PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:60/81=74 %, Challenges:23/35=63 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:55/64=84 %
Attendance: 19022 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 519301 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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20:27 1-0 Jay McKee [6] (Krys Kolanos)
29:55 2-0 Dan Hinote [6] (Stephane Yelle, Steve Bernier)
32:24 2-1 Alexei Yashin [11] (Bryan Allen, Oleg Saprykin)
33:21 2-2 Nathan Horton [31] (Ales Hemsky, Nick Boynton)
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48:05 3-2 Brian Pothier [3] (Steve Bernier, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
49:56 3-3 Keith Ballard [7] (Martin Havlat, Jay Bouwmeester)
50:28 3-4 Ales Hemsky [25] (Jay Bouwmeester)
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Penalty summary:
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13:33 Chad Kilger (2 min for hooking)
16:12 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for hooking)
19:15 Nathan Horton (2 min for roughing)
19:15 Trent Whitfield (2 min for roughing)
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36:04 Antti Miettinen (2 min for hooking)
38:41 Alexei Yashin (2 min for hooking)
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40:15 Chad Kilger (2 min for slashing)
47:08 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for tripping)
52:08 Bryan Allen (5 min for fighting)
52:08 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 0 0 -2 6.40 4
R Dan Hinote 1 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 18.10 8
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 14.40 6
R Steve Bernier 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 2 20.30 10
C Lars Eller 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -1 4.30 4
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 13.30 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
C Stephane Yelle 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 19.00 6
L Steve Regier 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 6.00 5
L Mike Rupp 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -3 15.50 4
L Johan Franzén 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -2 15.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 21.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 23.00 7
D Brian Pothier 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 21.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 17.10 6
D Jay McKee 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 21.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -1 17.30 8
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.40 8
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 12.20 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 13.00 8
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 19.50 7
C Nathan Horton 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 15.40 8
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 5 2 0 1 4 -1 17.50 8
L Martin Havlat 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 16.40 7
D Bryan Allen 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 10.40 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 26.40 7
D Keith Ballard 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 15.10 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 29.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 12 0 0 60.00 4
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Hemsky
2nd star: Jay Bouwmeester
3rd star: Steve Bernier

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jay McKee has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Jaroslav Spacek notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dan Hinote ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 40 game goal drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Ales Hemsky scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ales Hemsky ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Keith Ballard ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Bryan Allen fought Lars Eller in a fight.

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 2( 12) , Rochester Americans 1( 15)
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1-0 PEO James Sheppard (Karl Alzner, Konstantin Zakharov)
1-1 ROC Jason Garrison (Kamil Kreps)
2-1 PEO Konstantin Zakharov (Karl Alzner)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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Washington Capitals 4 , New Jersey Devils 0
Shots: 24 - 21
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:77/90=85 %, Challenges:14/56=24 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:13/42=30 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 515411 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:36 1-0 Christian Bäckman [8] (Ladislav Smid, Evgeny Malkin)PP
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33:39 2-0 Eric Brewer [5] (Alexander Ovechkin, Eric Fehr)
38:45 3-0 Alexander Ovechkin [52] (Evgeny Malkin, Eric Brewer)
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51:06 4-0 Sergei Fedorov [15] (Chris Clark, Loui Eriksson)
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Penalty summary:
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06:24 Brian Gionta (2 min for diving)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 8.40 5
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 13.20 5
R Loui Eriksson 0 1 5 2 1 3 0 1 18.10 8
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 3 2 4 2 0 2 19.50 7
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.40 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 13.20 5
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 4 1 4 1 0 2 20.00 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.40 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.20 6
L Chris Clark 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 1 18.00 5
L Rick Nash 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 2 20.00 5
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 15.30 5
D Christian Bäckman 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 2 26.40 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 13.20 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 18.40 7
D Eric Brewer 1 1 1 4 4 6 0 2 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Brent Johnson 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 1 2 2 2 0 0 7.50 5
R Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 13.30 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 -1 18.50 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 4 2 4 3 0 -2 19.40 7
C Rod Pelley 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7.50 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 6
C John Madden 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 -1 18.40 5
C Patrik Elias 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 20.00 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.50 5
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 13.40 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 18.50 6
L Brian Rolston 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 -2 19.40 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14.40 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 0 19.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 -3 26.00 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.40 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 19.50 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -3 26.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Christian Bäckman has marked a new career high in goals with 8 tallies.
-Ladislav Smid notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin has marked a new career high in points with 113 points.
-Chris Clark has marked a new career high in assists with 25 assists.
-Sergei Fedorov scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rick Nash had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 22) , Lowell Devils 1( 21)
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1-0 HER Chris Bourque (François Bouchard, Alexandre Giroux)
2-0 HER Tomas Fleischmann (Steve Pinizzotto, Jan Marek)
2-1 LOW Brad Snetsinger (Vladimir Zharkov, Tyler Eckford)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Jeff Frazee