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Boston Bruins 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 19 - 26
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:29/50=56 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:35/47=72 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:54 0-1 Rick Nash [17] (Jakub Voracek, R.J. Umberger)PP
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26:47 0-2 Rick Nash [18] (Antoine Vermette)
35:27 1-2 Jiri Hudler [6] (Marc Savard, Michael Ryder)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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09:07 Mark Recchi (2 min for cross-checking)
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33:46 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
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42:12 Fredrik Modin (2 min for hooking)
54:37 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
57:34 Marc Savard (2 min for cross-checking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 -1 7.20 4
R Michael Ryder 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 20.30 8
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 13.30 6
R Daymond Langkow 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Petr Sykora 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.00 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14.10 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 17.00 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Justin Abdelkader 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 7.00 6
L Jiri Hudler 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 15.50 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.00 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.00 5
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 24.40 6
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 16.00 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -1 22.10 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Michael Blunden 0 0 4 7 3 7 0 0 15.20 8
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 7
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 15.30 10
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 19.10 9
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Rick Nash 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 20.00 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 18.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 28.00 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 6 3 3 2 1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fredrik Norrena 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Antoine Vermette
3rd star: Fredrik Norrena

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Jiri Hudler finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Tobias Enström had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Antoine Vermette notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( 17) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 24)
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1-0 PRO Shawn Thornton (Carl Söderberg, Jim Slater)
2-0 PRO Shawn Thornton (Jim Slater, Carl Söderberg)

Goalies: Tuukka Rask - Danny Battochio

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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 19 - 30
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:27/44=60 %
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:72/88=81 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:14 0-1 Brian Campbell [6] (David Bolland, Andrew Ladd)
15:05 1-1 Toni Lydman [4] (Travis Zajac, Jason Pominville)PP
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21:17 1-2 Daniel Alfredsson [15] (Andrew Ladd, Brent Seabrook)PP
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40:54 1-3 Jonathan Toews [13] (Andrew Ladd, Ben Eager)
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Penalty summary:
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10:39 Jochen Hecht (2 min for elbowing)
14:14 David Bolland (2 min for hooking)
15:34 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for high-sticking)
18:14 Brian Rafalski (2 min for high-sticking)
18:47 Philippe Boucher (2 min for cross-checking)
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27:54 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
27:54 Keith Tkachuk (5 min for fighting)
32:19 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for roughing)
32:19 Philippe Boucher (2 min for roughing)
37:09 Dominic Moore (2 min for tripping)
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43:39 Craig Adams (2 min for hooking)
49:29 Ben Eager (2 min for roughing)
49:29 Brian Rafalski (2 min for roughing)
55:53 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for holding the stick)
59:23 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 13.00 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 11.40 7
R Petr Sykora 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 7
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 18.00 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 11.20 6
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Travis Zajac 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -2 18.20 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 5
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 12.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 20.20 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12.50 6
D Toni Lydman 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -2 24.00 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15.50 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 19.10 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 -2 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 10.20 6
R Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 18.40 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 6
C David Bolland 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18.10 6
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 9
L Ben Eager 0 1 2 2 0 2 7 0 8.30 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 13.20 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 3 4 4 1 2 0 2 20.40 10
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
D Brian Campbell 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 24.30 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22.00 5
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.20 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 19.00 8
D Brent Burns 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrew Ladd
2nd star: Daniel Alfredsson
3rd star: Jonathan Toews

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Petr Sykora had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-David Bolland notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Andrew Ladd notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andrew Ladd has marked a new career high in points with 31 points.
-Brian Campbell ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Keith Tkachuk in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 26) , Rockford Ice Hogs 3( 16)
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0-1 RCK Jack Skille (Troy Brouwer, Jake Dowell)
1-1 POR Clarke MacArthur (Marek Zagrapan, Tim Kennedy)
1-2 RCK Jean-Claude Sawyer (Jack Skille, Jordan Hendry)
1-3 RCK Drew Miller (Matt Walker)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Corey Crawford

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 32 - 14
PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:74/87=85 %, Challenges:55/63=85 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:47/61=77 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:44 1-0 Bill Guerin [13] (Mathieu Schneider, Roman Hamrlik)
16:16 2-0 Alex Kovalev [19] (Mathieu Schneider, Roman Hamrlik)
17:32 3-0 Roman Hamrlik [3] (Miroslav Satan, Robert Lang)PP
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39:43 3-1 Brendan Morrison [11] (Maxime Talbot, Lee Stempniak)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:24 Pavel Kubina (2 min for high-sticking)
16:41 Ian White (2 min for hooking)
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37:59 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
37:59 Kris Newbury (5 min for fighting)
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41:49 Saku Koivu (2 min for hooking)
49:22 Ryan Hollweg (2 min for high-sticking)
51:41 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for slashing)
53:15 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for boarding)
58:34 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
R Miroslav Satan 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 11.30 7
R Bill Guerin 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 13.30 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 11.40 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 11.40 8
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 20.40 8
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16.00 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 7
L Paul Kariya 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 11.20 5
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 26.30 9
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 18.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 2 4 3 0 1 2 2 18.10 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 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 5.30 4
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 22.00 7
C Joel Champagne 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 4
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 9.10 6
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 24.40 8
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5.30 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 4
L Jason Blake 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 18.50 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 20.10 7
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18.10 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 23.10 7
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.40 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 -1 22.50 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Roman Hamrlik
2nd star: Mathieu Schneider
3rd star: Bill Guerin

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Bill Guerin scored the 400th goal of his career.
-Roman Hamrlik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Paul Kariya had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Other notes:
-Kris Newbury beat Bill Guerin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 23) , Toronto Marlies 2( 10)
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1-0 HAM Linus Persson (Matt D'Agostini, Ben Maxwell)
2-0 HAM Ben Maxwell (Sergei Kostitsyn, Joël Bouchard)
2-1 TOM Johan Andersson (Jeremy Williams, Jonas Frögren)
2-2 TOM Alex Foster (Bates Battaglia)
3-2 HAM Sergei Kostitsyn (Ben Maxwell)

Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Justin Pogge

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New York Islanders 1 , Detroit Red Wings 0
Shots: 17 - 26
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:25/35=69 %
PP: 0 of 8 (16 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 11609 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 315764 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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63:22 1-0 Richard Park [7] (Andy Sutton, Mike Sillinger)
Penalty summary:
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01:06 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
03:53 Brendan Witt (2 min for holding the stick)
11:24 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for roughing)
16:09 Bruno Gervais (2 min for hooking)
19:03 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:25 T.J. Oshie (2 min for hooking)
29:21 Andy Sutton (2 min for boarding)
34:16 Freddy Meyer (2 min for roughing)
34:16 Alexander Steen (2 min for roughing)
37:02 Frans Nielsen (2 min for elbowing)
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40:14 Mike Weber (2 min for tripping)
44:23 Andy Sutton (2 min for holding the stick)
46:22 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for roughing)
49:15 Robin Figren (2 min for roughing)
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60:25 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
60:25 Brendan Witt (5 min for fighting)

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Robin Figren 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 5
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Richard Park 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 21.00 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 24.50 8
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6.30 5
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Mike Sillinger 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 4
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 11.00 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23.20 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
D Andy Sutton 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 1 26.10 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 0 29.40 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.20 5
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 17.40 5
D Brendan Witt 0 0 3 6 1 3 9 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 26 0 0 63.30 10
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 4
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 18.00 6
C Alexander Steen 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 22.10 7
R Kyle Turris 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17.10 7
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 6
C Darren Helm 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 6.00 6
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
R Milan Lucic 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 12.00 6
L Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 25.10 8
D Brendan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 11.40 4
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 26.00 7
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 -1 21.30 7
D Mike Weber 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 0 23.10 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 1 0 16 0 0 63.30 8
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Richard Park
3rd star: Trent Hunter

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Richard Park finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Brendan Witt in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 7( 35) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 20)
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1-0 BRG Sean Bentivoglio (Mike Iggulden)
1-1 GRD Andy Inderieden (Ben Wright, Andreas Engqvist)
2-1 BRG Trevor Smith (Blake Comeau)
3-1 BRG Esa Pirnes (Brett Skinner)
4-1 BRG Tim Jackman (Esa Pirnes)
5-1 BRG Alexandre Picard (Trevor Smith)
6-1 BRG Rob Hennigar (Esa Pirnes)
7-1 BRG Jason Pitton (Tomás Prostredník)

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Daniel Larsson

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New York Rangers 4 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 32 - 21
PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:68/78=87 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:52 0-1 Guillaume Latendresse [17] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Thomas Vanek)
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25:17 1-1 Chris Drury [15] (Markus Näslund, Alexander Radulov)PP
33:42 2-1 Nik Antropov [14] (Chris Drury, Brandon Dubinsky)
36:55 2-2 Jason Arnott [22] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Guillaume Latendresse)
37:47 3-2 Chris Drury [16] (Nik Antropov, Ryan Callahan)
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49:01 4-2 Paul Mara [6] (Chris Drury, Nik Antropov)
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Penalty summary:
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01:22 Paul Mara (2 min for cross-checking)
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24:11 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for high-sticking)
30:06 Scott Nichol (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:45 Sami Lepistö (2 min for roughing)
41:45 Thomas Vanek (2 min for roughing)
43:21 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for slashing)
45:54 Colin Wilson (2 min for hooking)
51:22 Radek Bonk (2 min for hooking)
54:45 Wade Belak (2 min for tripping)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.20 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 11.20 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
R Nik Antropov 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 18.00 9
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 5
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Chris Drury 2 2 6 0 1 0 0 2 25.10 10
L Tomás Záborský 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 20.00 7
L Markus Näslund 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Sami Lepistö 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -1 10.40 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Paul Mara 1 0 3 2 1 2 2 1 30.50 8
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 14.00 4
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 1 30.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Belak 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 6.30 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 12.50 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 1 4 3 0 2 2 1 14.20 9
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Rich Peverly 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 6.30 4
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 14.40 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 5 3 1 1 2 -1 22.30 7
C Jason Arnott 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
R Colin Wilson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 6.30 5
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 16.50 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.30 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 19.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 11.00 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 28.40 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -2 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Jeremy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Nik Antropov
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Chris Drury scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Guillaume Latendresse has marked a new career high in goals with 17 tallies.
-Guillaume Latendresse notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 3( 19) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 15)
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1-0 HFD Pierre Parenteau (Andreas Jämtin, Thomas Pöck)
1-1 MIL Kelsey Wilson (Ian McKenzie, Daryl Boyle)
2-1 HFD Andreas Jämtin (Pierre Parenteau)
2-2 MIL Paul Thompson (Stephen Dixon)
3-2 HFD Artem Anisimov (Dane Byers, Michael Busto)

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Pekka Rinne

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Ottawa Senators 4 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 35 - 22
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 19153 of 19153 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 633964 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:29 0-1 Joe Pavelski [12] (Ladislav Nagy)
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31:52 1-1 Mike Comrie [8] (Nick Foligno, Chris Kelly)
32:39 1-2 Joe Pavelski [13] (Dan Boyle, Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
35:12 2-2 Martin St. Louis [14] (Chris Campoli, Jason Spezza)PP
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41:23 3-2 Jason Spezza [16] (Martin St. Louis, Dany Heatley)
42:58 4-2 Chris Neil [6] (Chris Kelly, Jarkko Ruutu)
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Penalty summary:
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02:04 Mike Comrie (2 min for roughing)
04:59 Mike Grier (2 min for roughing)
15:13 Logan Couture (2 min for slashing)
19:39 Filip Kuba (2 min for slashing)
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29:41 Rob Blake (2 min for boarding)
33:26 Joe Pavelski (2 min for boarding)
38:02 Danny Bois (5 min for fighting)
38:02 Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
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45:39 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for slashing)
49:09 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
49:09 Danny Bois (5 min for fighting)
57:37 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
57:37 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 1 12.30 8
R Danny Bois 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 12.20 6
R Chris Kelly 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 20.00 8
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 8
C Ilya Zubov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 11.20 7
C Mike Comrie 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 7
C Jason Spezza 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 8
L Jesse Winchester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Nick Foligno 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 21.20 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 5
L Dany Heatley 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 22.30 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 -1 23.10 8
D Chris Campoli 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 1 16.10 9
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 23.30 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 21.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 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 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.10 4
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 11.10 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 10.00 4
C Joe Pavelski 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 19.50 9
C Joe Thornton 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 23.00 6
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 0 4.40 5
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 6 3 0 2 0 0 18.40 9
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 8.30 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 23.20 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 27.30 6
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 25.20 5
D Dan Boyle 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Joe Pavelski
3rd star: Jason Spezza

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Kelly notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Danny Bois fought Logan Couture in a fight.
-Danny Bois beat Ryane Clowe in a fight.
-Kyle McLaren fought Chris Neil in a fight.

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 0( 9) , Worcester Sharks 2( 17)
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0-1 WOR Mathieu Roy (Mike Moore, Matthew Jones)
0-2 WOR Mike Morris (T.J. Fox, Mike Moore)

Goalies: Pascal Leclaire - Thomas Greiss

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Philadelphia Flyers 2 , Dallas Stars 4
Shots: 19 - 32
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:36/47=75 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:48/56=84 %
Attendance: 19523 of 19523 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 609117 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:51 0-1 Brad Richards [12] (Jere Lehtinen)PP
12:07 1-1 Mike Richards [8] (Kimmo Timonen, Jeff Carter)
14:39 2-1 Joffrey Lupul [18] (Mike Knuble, Daniel Brière)PP
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27:07 2-2 Trevor Daley [4] (Steve Ott, Mike Modano)
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56:52 2-3 Brad Richards [13] (Jere Lehtinen, Brenden Morrow)
59:07 2-4 Viktor Kozlov [16] (Trevor Daley, Andrew Hutchinson) EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:09 Claude Giroux (2 min for tripping)
13:33 Darren Haydar (2 min for slashing)
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32:31 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for slashing)
34:53 Ville Leino (2 min for roughing)
34:53 Andrew Hutchinson (2 min for roughing)
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44:16 Brad Richards (2 min for slashing)
46:28 Sergei Zubov (2 min for hooking)
48:42 Matt Carle (2 min for boarding)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ville Leino 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.10 4
R Claude Giroux 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 -1 16.00 5
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 20.40 7
R Jeff Carter 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.40 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 6
C Daniel Brière 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Mike Richards 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 -2 17.10 6
L Mike Knuble 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.00 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
L Simon Gagné 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.40 6
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -1 23.10 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.00 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -1 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 28 0 0 59.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.10 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 19.10 9
R Brenden Morrow 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 21.20 9
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 11.10 7
C Mike Modano 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Brad Richards 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 8
L Daniel Sparre 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
L Steve Ott 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 19.10 6
L Jere Lehtinen 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 20.10 8
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 19.10 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 28.40 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.50 7
D Trevor Daley 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Trevor Daley

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Daniel Brière notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Steve Ott notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jere Lehtinen notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 4( 18) , Texas Stars 1( 12)
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1-0 PHL David Laliberté (Ondrej Fiala, Andreas Nödl)
2-0 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Frédérik Cabana)
2-1 TEX Landon Wilson (Toby Petersen)
3-1 PHL Lasse Kukkonen (Denis Tolpeko)
4-1 PHL Frédérik Cabana (Jonathan Matsumoto)

Goalies: Michael-Lee Teslak - Jordan Parisé

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Florida Panthers 5
Shots: 27 - 34
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:54/72=75 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:48/60=78 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:16 0-1 Nathan Horton [11] (Cory Stillman)
15:55 0-2 Richard Zednik [8] (Rene Bourque, Alexei Yashin)
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23:03 1-2 David Perron [11] (Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane)PP
25:41 2-2 Eric Staal [15] (David Perron)
28:32 3-2 Marian Gaborik [15] (Sidney Crosby, Kris Beech)
36:11 3-3 Richard Zednik [9] (Cory Stillman, Jay Bouwmeester)SH
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48:26 3-4 Cory Stillman [13] (Rene Bourque, Ruslan Fedotenko)
58:49 3-5 Nathan Horton [12] (Jay Bouwmeester, Bryan McCabe) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:22 Erik Johnson (2 min for hooking)
10:08 Sidney Crosby (2 min for cross-checking)
13:54 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
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21:44 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for holding the stick)
31:09 Brad Boyes (2 min for holding the stick)
32:08 Jeff Taffe (2 min for high-sticking)
35:37 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 5
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 6
R Brad Boyes 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 14.20 6
R Patrick Kane 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Kris Beech 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 5 0 7 0 -1 17.10 8
C Eric Staal 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 14.20 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 5 3 1 0 4 0 19.10 8
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 7.10 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
L David Perron 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 -2 17.40 7
L Marian Gaborik 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 6 1 2 0 -1 16.50 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 24.40 6
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 18.50 5
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -2 20.30 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 29 0 0 59.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 -1 6.40 7
R Richard Zednik 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 17.50 9
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12.20 5
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 19.30 7
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 -1 8.30 7
C Alexei Yashin 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 17.50 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 15.00 6
C Nathan Horton 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 2 18.40 9
L Rene Bourque 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 8
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 7 1 2 0 0 15.40 8
L Cory Stillman 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 20.00 9
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 24.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 16.20 8
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 22.30 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Richard Zednik
2nd star: Nathan Horton
3rd star: Cory Stillman

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Patrick Kane notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal scored his 15th goal of the season.
-David Perron notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 2( 20) , Rochester Americans 3( 11)
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0-1 ROC Jason Garrison (David Brine, Jordan Henry)
0-2 ROC Brady Calla (David Brine, Jordan Henry)
1-2 WBS Vladimir Karpov (Dustin Jeffrey)
2-2 WBS Danny Richmond (Aaron Boogaard)
2-3 ROC Andrew Sweetland (Alexander Mereskin, Franklin MacDonald)

Goalies: John Curry - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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St. Louis Blues 5 , Anaheim Ducks 4
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:38/50=74 %
Attendance: 19022 of 19022 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 519301 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:04 1-0 Peter Forsberg [15] (Steve Bernier, Martin Erat)PP
13:57 2-0 Antti Miettinen [10] (Karl Alzner, Stephane Yelle)
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26:35 2-1 Nicolas Deschamps [1] (Ryan Getzlaf, Todd Marchant)
34:31 2-2 David Legwand [13] (Corey Perry, Jordin Tootoo)
35:44 3-2 Stephane Yelle [6] (Johan Franzén, Willie Mitchell)
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48:29 3-3 Jordin Tootoo [3] (Nicolas Deschamps, Matt Beleskey)
49:07 4-3 Martin Erat [9] (Carlo Colaiacovo, Brian Pothier)
49:38 4-4 Mark Bell [9] (Ryan Getzlaf, Tomas Kaberle)
56:48 5-4 Steve Bernier [11] (Peter Forsberg, Johan Franzén)
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Penalty summary:
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02:13 David Legwand (2 min for boarding)
04:37 Matt Beleskey (2 min for hooking)
05:35 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
08:44 Peter Forsberg (2 min for high-sticking)
17:38 Mark Bell (2 min for roughing)
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23:42 Mark Bell (2 min for tripping)
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52:06 Willie Mitchell (2 min for roughing)
59:15 Steve Regier (2 min for holding the stick)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Grabner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.10 7
R Antti Miettinen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
R Steve Bernier 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 6.40 4
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 12.40 7
C Stephane Yelle 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.40 8
C Peter Forsberg 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.00 8
L Chris Porter 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 7
L Steve Regier 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 10.50 7
L Johan Franzén 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 20.30 7
L Martin Erat 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10.20 5
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 21.40 7
D Brian Pothier 0 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 28.10 8
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 12.20 5
D Karl Alzner 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.30 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 -1 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 10.10 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 4 2 3 2 -1 15.40 7
R Todd Marchant 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
R Corey Perry 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
C Nicolas Deschamps 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 8.00 6
C Ryan Carter 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.50 5
C David Legwand 1 0 4 2 1 0 2 -1 19.20 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 -1 20.20 8
L Matt Beleskey 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 8.00 6
L Andrew Ebbett 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.40 5
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 12.10 6
L Mark Bell 1 0 6 2 0 0 4 0 18.20 7
D Justin Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 19.50 5
D François Beauchemin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 26.40 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 4
D Shea Weber 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 -1 26.00 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonas Hiller 5 0 23 0 0 58.00 4
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bernier
2nd star: Stephane Yelle
3rd star: Peter Forsberg

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Peter Forsberg scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Martin Erat notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Antti Miettinen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Stephane Yelle ended his 5 game goal drought.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Nicolas Deschamps ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 3( 10) , Iowa Chops 2( 18)
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0-1 IOW Bobby Ryan (Logan MacMillan)
1-1 PEO Jeff Woywitka (James Sheppard, Matt Foy)
2-1 PEO Matt Foy (Konstantin Zakharov, James Sheppard)
2-2 IOW Brian Salcido (Maxime Macenauer)
3-2 PEO Chad Morin (Matt Foy, James Sheppard)

Goalies: Chris Mason - David LeNeveu

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 23 - 37
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:36/48=73 %
PP: 2 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:41 0-1 Jaromir Jagr [12] (Patrik Elias, Paul Martin)PP
13:13 0-2 Zach Parisé [15] (Brian Gionta, Jaromir Jagr)
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25:28 0-3 Derek Roy [11] (Zach Parisé, Brian Gionta)PP
30:15 1-3 Radim Vrbata [12] (Paul Ranger, Andrej Meszaros)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:16 Gary Roberts (2 min for holding the stick)
08:04 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for tripping)
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21:14 Steven Stamkos (2 min for slashing)
23:35 Radim Vrbata (2 min for boarding)
29:06 Brian Rolston (2 min for slashing)
33:52 Brian Gionta (2 min for holding the stick)
37:17 Brian Rolston (2 min for tripping)
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42:43 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 7.20 7
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11.10 5
R Adam Hall 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 8
R Gary Roberts 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 19.20 7
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 20.40 7
L Martins Karsums 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Ryan Craig 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Radim Vrbata 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 19.10 8
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 24.40 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 34 0 0 60.00 9
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 9.50 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 11.30 7
R Brian Gionta 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 15.40 8
R Jaromir Jagr 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Derek Roy 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
C John Madden 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
C Patrik Elias 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Mike Rupp 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 9.50 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 16.20 6
L Zach Parisé 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
L Brian Rolston 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 18.30 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 19.40 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 25.40 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Zach Parisé
3rd star: Martin Brodeur

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Adam Hall had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Zach Parisé scored his 15th goal of the season.
-John Madden had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-John Madden had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brian Rolston had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 30) , Lowell Devils 2( 20)
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0-1 LOW Petr Vrana (Vladimir Zharkov)
0-2 LOW Matt Halischuk (Petr Vrana)
1-2 NOR Evgeny Artyukhin (Paul Szczechura, Matt Lashoff)
2-2 NOR Jason Ward (Evgeny Artyukhin, Paul Szczechura)
3-2 NOR Paul Szczechura (Jason Ward, Evgeny Artyukhin)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Scott Clemmensen

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Washington Capitals 7 , Carolina Hurricanes 0
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 2 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:70/79=88 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:41/53=75 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 515411 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:12 1-0 Alexander Semin [19] (Alexander Ovechkin)
09:48 2-0 Alexander Ovechkin [23] (Loui Eriksson)PP
18:37 3-0 Tom Poti [4] (Eric Brewer, Michael Nylander)PP
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30:47 4-0 Chris Clark [13] (Loui Eriksson, Michael Nylander)
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41:23 5-0 Sam Gagner [11] (Alexander Ovechkin)
51:42 6-0 Michael Nylander [19] (Sam Gagner, Alexander Ovechkin)
59:58 7-0 Loui Eriksson [12] (Alexander Semin, Sam Gagner)
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Penalty summary:
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09:02 Jordan Staal (2 min for tripping)
11:25 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for roughing)
11:25 Loui Eriksson (2 min for roughing)
14:02 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for roughing)
14:02 Jordan Staal (2 min for roughing)
18:24 Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for cross-checking)
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20:53 Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
20:53 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
30:55 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
30:55 Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
34:41 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
34:41 Eric Brewer (2 min for roughing)
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40:07 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
40:07 Barret Jackman (2 min for roughing)
53:49 Ray Whitney (2 min for roughing)
56:25 Ladislav Smid (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 13.00 6
R Loui Eriksson 1 2 3 0 4 0 2 3 18.40 8
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 3 4 4 1 2 0 2 20.20 10
C David Krejci 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 11.20 6
C Michael Nylander 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 8
C Sam Gagner 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 17.20 8
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 9.00 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.20 7
L Chris Clark 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 7
L Alexander Semin 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 17.50 8
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.20 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 20.20 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 3 24.20 9
D Tom Poti 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 15.50 8
D Barret Jackman 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 15.40 8
D Mike Green 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 0 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Brent Johnson 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 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 4
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 18.20 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 -1 15.30 9
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 1 0 10 -3 16.10 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16.50 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 -3 17.00 5
L Erik Cole 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 7.20 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 0 18.10 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 0 13.40 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -4 21.00 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 20.00 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -4 23.30 5
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 21.00 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 16.50 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -3 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 10 0 0 30.40 4
G Michael Leighton 3 0 10 0 0 29.10 4

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

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Michael Nylander notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Scott Walker in a fight.
-Scott Walker beat Matt Bradley in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 19) , Albany River Rats 2( 18)
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0-1 ALB Ryan Bayda
0-1 ALB Ryan Bayda (, Brett Carson)
1-1 HER François Bouchard (Grant McNeill)
2-1 HER Chris Bourque (Quintin Laing)
3-1 HER Quintin Laing (Jan Marek)
3-2 ALB Jerome Samson (Clarke Wilm)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Justin Peters

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Edmonton Oilers 3 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 19 - 35
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:78/98=79 %, Challenges:51/56=89 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 442866 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:34 1-0 Fernando Pisani [6] (Paul Stastny, Sheldon Souray)PP
12:46 1-1 Andy McDonald [8] (Maxim Afinogenov)
17:22 1-2 Andy McDonald [9] (Mike Cammalleri, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
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26:29 1-3 Olli Jokinen [17] (Steve Sullivan)
37:19 2-3 Fernando Pisani [7] (Stephen Weiss, Paul Stastny)
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56:59 3-3 Nicklas Bäckström [7] (Josef Vasicek)
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Penalty summary:
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04:41 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
04:41 Zack Stortini (5 min for fighting)
08:44 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for tripping)
15:55 Robbie Schremp (2 min for cross-checking)
17:55 Stephen Weiss (2 min for tripping)
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29:32 Sami Salo (2 min for tripping)
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41:31 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for hooking)
49:25 Colin McDonald (2 min for high-sticking)
51:35 Josef Vasicek (2 min for boarding)
57:25 Vyacheslav Trukhno (2 min for high-sticking)
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61:16 Stephen Weiss (2 min for slashing)

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin McDonald 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 10.40 4
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 9.40 5
R Vyacheslav Trukhno 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 18.30 7
R Fernando Pisani 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 23.30 9
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 9.20 7
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.30 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 4 1 0 4 0 23.50 7
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.50 4
L Dustin Penner 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.20 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 20.00 8
L Paul Stastny 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
D Jason Strudwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 5
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 26.40 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 32.40 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 11.00 5
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 32 0 0 65.00 9
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 13.40 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 5 1 4 0 0 15.50 8
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 22.10 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 3 0 3 5 0 9.20 7
C Jason Krog 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.00 6
C Andy McDonald 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 -1 20.10 10
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 22.40 8
L Mason Raymond 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13.00 6
L Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 21.10 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
D Yann Sauve 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 5
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 32.20 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 31.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Sanford 3 0 16 0 0 65.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Shaone Morrisonn had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:
-Zack Stortini beat Adam Mair in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 1( 9) , Manitoba Moose 6( 28)
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0-1 MTB Jannik Hansen (Ryan Shannon, Kevin Klein)
0-2 MTB Darcy Hordichuk (Alexandre Burrows, Mark Cullen)
0-3 MTB Jason Jaffray (Ryan Shannon, Rick Rypien)
0-4 MTB Jason Jaffray (Mike S. Brown)
0-5 MTB Jannik Hansen (Ryan Shannon)
1-5 SPR Jean-François Jacques (Sebastien Bisaillon)
1-6 MTB Rob Davison (Mark Cullen)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Leland Irving