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Colorado Avalanche 1 , Minnesota Wild 5
Shots: 33 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/77=71 %, Challenges:36/42=83 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:41 1-0 John-Michael Liles [2] (Scott Hannan, Marc Savard)
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33:12 1-1 Mikko Koivu [2] (Joe Nieuwendyk)
33:41 1-2 Kurtis Foster [4] (Sean Hill, Joe Nieuwendyk)
36:48 1-3 Pavol Demitra [16] (Sergei Samsonov)
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40:19 1-4 Valeri Bure [2] (Nick Schultz, Keith Carney)
42:15 1-5 Ruslan Salei [3] (Sergei Samsonov, Marian Gaborik)
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Penalty summary:
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04:52 Andrei Zyuzin (2 min for slashing)
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28:27 Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
37:22 Karlis Skrastins (2 min for roughing)
37:22 Mark Parrish (2 min for roughing)
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49:23 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for tripping)
57:17 Marian Gaborik (2 min for high-sticking)
59:13 Ruslan Salei (2 min for hooking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -3 20.40 7
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Cody McCormick 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Eric Lindros 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 17.50 5
C Marc Savard 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.40 8
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -4 20.50 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -4 16.40 5
D Scott Hannan 0 1 5 3 0 1 0 0 26.30 8
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -3 13.50 6
D John-Michael Liles 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Valeri Bure 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 18.40 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 13.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 17.00 9
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 -1 18.40 7
C Joe Nieuwendyk 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 12.50 7
C Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.00 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 10.50 7
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 11.10 5
L Mikko Koivu 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 14.30 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 8
D Keith Carney 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Sean Hill 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 20.50 8
D Ruslan Salei 1 0 3 5 2 1 4 2 26.30 9
D Nick Schultz 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Kurtis Foster 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 8
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 21.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 1 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Samsonov
2nd star: Ruslan Salei
3rd star: Dwayne Roloson

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Milan Michalek had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-John-Michael Liles finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mikko Koivu finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Keith Carney ended his 5 game point drought.
-Kurtis Foster finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 18) , Houston Aeros 0( 16)
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1-0 HER Ryan Steeves (Michael Vernace)

Goalies: Michael Wall - Josh Disher

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 35 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:53 1-0 Geoff Sanderson [6] (Mark Eaton, Alexander Svitov)
10:09 1-1 Ryan Getzlaf [16] (Todd Bertuzzi)
11:47 2-1 Nikolai Zherdev [17] (Sergei Fedorov, Ryan Malone)
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29:34 2-2 Bill Guerin [15] (Todd Bertuzzi, Scott Niedermayer)PP
36:35 3-2 Ryan Malone [13] (Bryan Berard, Rostislav Klesla)
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58:03 3-3 Todd Bertuzzi [18] (Corey Perry, Derick Brassard) WG
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Penalty summary:
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07:51 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
14:49 Duvie Westcott (2 min for tripping)
18:57 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:43 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for holding the stick)
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47:57 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for high-sticking)
55:23 Duvie Westcott (2 min for high-sticking)
58:42 Derick Brassard (2 min for high-sticking)
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64:41 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for elbowing)

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 7.40 5
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
R David Vyborny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 9
C Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 7.40 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 0 19.00 7
C Phil Kessel 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
L Geoff Sanderson 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 0 16.10 7
L Ryan Malone 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 20.00 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 21.20 7
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 16.40 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 32.10 7
D Mark Eaton 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
D Bryan Berard 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 25.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Travis Moen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
R Andy McDonald 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.20 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 2 3 6 1 0 2 1 22.00 10
C Mark Hartigan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 4
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 21.10 7
C Derick Brassard 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -2 18.20 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 23.20 8
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Bill Guerin 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
R Corey Perry 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 15.50 5
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
D François Beauchemin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 23.40 7
D Ric Jackman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 4
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 24.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 31.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 32 0 0 65.00 9
G Sébastien Caron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Ryan Malone
3rd star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Ryan Malone notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Bill Guerin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Scott Niedermayer notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andy McDonald had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Andy McDonald had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Derick Brassard ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 7( 40) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 16)
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1-0 SYR Joakim Lindström (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
2-0 SYR Geoff Platt (Derrick Walser, Pavel Rosa)
3-0 SYR Curtis Glencross (Petr Pohl)
4-0 SYR Geoff Platt (Pavel Rosa, Tomas Kloucek)
4-1 CIN Trevor Gillies (Stephen Dixon, Doug O'Brien)
5-1 SYR Petr Pohl (Zenon Konopka)
6-1 SYR Jamie Pushor (Pavel Rosa)
7-1 SYR Gino Guyer (Andrew Murray)

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Gerald Coleman

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Los Angeles Kings 3 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 25 - 37
LA PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:70/75=93 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:72/89=80 %, Challenges:60/66=89 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 616050 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:21 1-0 LA Ladislav Nagy [13] (Brad Stuart, Mattias Öhlund)
18:51 1-1 Jere Lehtinen [17] (Mike Modano, Patrik Stefan)
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27:57 2-1 LA Alexander Frolov [19] (Dustin Brown, Lubomir Visnovsky)
28:31 3-1 LA Dustin Brown [11] (Alexei Yashin, Mattias Öhlund)
33:18 3-2 Brenden Morrow [12] (Mattias Norström, Ivan Vishnevsky)
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52:32 3-3 Sergei Zubov [7] (Ivan Vishnevsky, Jere Lehtinen)
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Penalty summary:
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23:42 Matthew Barnaby (2 min for tripping)
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42:42 LA Mattias Öhlund (2 min for tripping)
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64:08 LA Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for boarding)

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 18.20 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
R Dustin Brown 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 18.50 9
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 9.30 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 -1 21.10 6
C Mike Fisher 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 18.30 8
C Alexei Yashin 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
L Noah Clarke 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Scott Thornton 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 18.30 4
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 19.10 5
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 27.20 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Brad Stuart 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 3 0 34 0 0 65.00 9
G Sean Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Loui Eriksson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 18.30 9
R Jere Lehtinen 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 23.20 9
C Patrik Stefan 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 9.10 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 14.10 9
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Mike Modano 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 23.40 8
L Matthew Barnaby 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 9.30 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 18.10 8
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 23.40 6
D Jon Klemm 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19.20 7
D Mattias Norström 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Ivan Vishnevsky 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 25.40 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18.10 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 22 0 0 65.00 6
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Brown
2nd star: Jere Lehtinen
3rd star: Dan Cloutier

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Dustin Brown notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Ivan Vishnevsky notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 9) , Utah Grizzlies 2(
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0-1 UTH Michael Green (Steve Ott)
1-1 MNC Jamie Heward (Lauri Tukonen, Marty Murray)
1-2 UTH Marty Sertich (Ned Lukacevic)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Tobias Stephan

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Montreal Canadiens 9 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 25 - 24
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:56/82=68 %, Challenges:33/37=86 %
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:61/77=79 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:57 1-0 Bryan Smolinski [12] (Saku Koivu)
03:33 2-0 Maxime Talbot [3] (Zbynek Michalek, Francis Bouillon)
10:35 2-1 Tomas Holmström [12] (Mikael Samuelsson, Niklas Kronwall)PP
14:48 3-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [14] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Chris Higgins)
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30:16 4-1 Andrei Markov [7] (Michal Rozsival, Saku Koivu)
30:39 5-1 Bryan Smolinski [13] (Andrei Markov, Michal Rozsival)
31:01 6-1 Glen Murray [15] (Saku Koivu, Bryan Smolinski)
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51:16 7-1 Andrei Kostitsyn [11] (Mathieu Dandenault, Andrei Markov)
51:46 8-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [15] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Francis Bouillon)
54:33 9-1 Saku Koivu [14] (Glen Murray, Bryan Smolinski)
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Penalty summary:
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04:24 Garth Murray (2 min for elbowing)
06:41 Mike Johnson (2 min for high-sticking)
08:52 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for high-sticking)
17:36 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
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22:38 Steve Bégin (2 min for slashing)
25:15 Darryl Bootland (2 min for holding the stick)
25:58 Daniel Cleary (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:42 Maxime Talbot (2 min for cross-checking)
52:34 Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 11.00 6
R Mike Johnson 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 20.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 11.40 8
R Glen Murray 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 17.00 9
C Garth Murray 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.20 4
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
C Chris Higgins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 13.20 7
C Saku Koivu 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 14.10 9
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 11.10 6
C Maxime Talbot 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 13.50 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 16.10 9
L Bryan Smolinski 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 5 20.00 10
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 25.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 10.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 5 22.30 9
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 1 24.30 8
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 13.20 8
D Andrei Markov 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 5 22.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Ed Belfour 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darryl Bootland 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 -1 7.40 6
R Josh Langfeld 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -3 16.40 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.40 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 17.00 6
C Johan Franzén 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 10.40 6
C Mark Cullen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.30 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 13.50 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 18.50 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.40 5
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -3 16.10 7
L Tomas Holmström 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 17.40 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -3 18.30 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 -3 16.40 6
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 12.40 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -4 22.10 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 17.30 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -6 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jimmy Howard 5 0 13 0 0 30.40 4
G Chris Osgood 4 0 3 0 0 29.10 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Smolinski
2nd star: Saku Koivu
3rd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu scored the 500th point of his career.
-Glen Murray scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Bryan Smolinski notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mike Johnson had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Andrei Kostitsyn finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 24) , Kansas City Blades 1(
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0-1 KCB Drew Miller (Kyle Quincey)
1-1 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Mathieu Biron)
2-1 QUE Ivan Tkachenko (Maxim Lapierre)

Goalies: Cédrick Desjardins - Dominik Hasek

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New York Islanders 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 35 - 19
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:48/49=96 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:49/58=83 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 443278 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:07 1-0 Chris Kunitz [10] (Marc-André Bergeron)
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21:52 2-0 Trent Hunter [14] (Mike Comrie, Radek Martinek)
30:07 2-1 Mats Sundin [21] (Jason Blake, Ian White)
32:25 2-2 Mark Bell [4] (Sean Avery, Jeff O'Neill)
36:33 2-3 Jeff O'Neill [22] (Ian White, Alexei Ponikarovsky)PP
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49:08 3-3 Ruslan Fedotenko [17] (Trent Hunter, Mike Comrie)
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Penalty summary:
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03:32 Michel Ouellet (2 min for hooking)
06:47 Randy Robitaille (2 min for tripping)
10:57 Jon Sim (2 min for tripping)
15:07 Matt Stajan (2 min for high-sticking)
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33:07 Matt Stajan (2 min for boarding)
35:28 Chris Campoli (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:58 Bryan McCabe (2 min for high-sticking)
49:57 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
52:55 Sean Avery (2 min for holding the stick)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 6.50 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 16.50 7
R Trent Hunter 1 1 5 4 0 1 0 2 22.40 10
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
C Randy Robitaille 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 -1 15.00 5
C Mike Comrie 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 23.00 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 5
L Jon Sim 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5.10 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 15.40 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 21.10 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23.00 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.50 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 29.00 6
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Radek Martinek 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 16 0 0 65.00 5
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 9.40 7
L Sean Avery 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 20.10 5
R Jeff O'Neill 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 16.40 8
R Jason Blake 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 9
C Jason Allison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.30 4
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 22.10 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 6
C Mats Sundin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
L Matt Stajan 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 5.30 5
L Mark Bell 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 14.20 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 21.00 7
D Ian White 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25.00 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 -2 28.20 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 21.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 32 0 0 65.00 9
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Trent Hunter
2nd star: Jeff O'Neill
3rd star: Andrew Raycroft

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Chris Kunitz scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Trent Hunter notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Comrie notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Sillinger had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Mark Bell ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 12) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 23)
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0-1 SJM Wade Belak (Erik Westrum)
1-1 BRG Tuomas Mikkonen (Allan Rourke)
1-2 SJM Jay Harrison (Brad Leeb)

Goalies: Mike Dunham - Jean-Sébastien Aubin

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Nashville Predators 7 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:32/41=76 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:37 1-0 Steve Sullivan [11] (Marek Zidlicky, Brent Seabrook)
07:31 1-1 Milan Hejduk [15] (Daymond Langkow, Raffi Torres)
10:36 2-1 Steve Sullivan [12] (Jussi Jokinen, Jason Arnott)
15:59 3-1 Antoine Vermette [13] (Alexander Radulov)
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22:04 4-1 Marek Zidlicky [6] (Greg de Vries, Jason Arnott)PP
25:35 4-2 Joe Pavelski [4] (Christian Ehrhoff, Kyle McLaren)
31:49 4-3 Jonathan Cheechoo [19] (Brian Leetch)
39:31 5-3 Antoine Vermette [14] (Alexander Radulov, Jussi Jokinen)
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43:38 6-3 Jason Arnott [15] (Steve Sullivan, Jussi Jokinen)
49:34 7-3 Antoine Vermette [15] (Jason Arnott, Marek Zidlicky)
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Penalty summary:
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00:32 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for holding the stick)
17:41 Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
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21:54 Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
26:41 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for tripping)
34:23 Curtis Brown (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:48 Marian Cisar (2 min for roughing)
42:48 Mike Grier (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marian Cisar 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 10.00 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 17.20 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
R Steve Sullivan 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 19.10 9
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 15.50 7
C Antoine Vermette 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 15.50 8
C Jason Arnott 1 3 5 3 0 0 0 2 20.00 10
L Ramzi Abid 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 9.30 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 2 3 4 0 0 15.50 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.00 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 17.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 23.10 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Marek Zidlicky 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Chris Mason 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 2 2 0 0 4 0 14.00 7
C Joe Pavelski 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
R Milan Hejduk 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 -2 16.30 7
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12.40 6
C Petr Nedved 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 5
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
C Joe Thornton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.50 6
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Raffi Torres 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 -2 16.10 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 16.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 23.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 15.30 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 3 5 1 3 0 -1 22.40 9
D Brian Leetch 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 22.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 5 0 0 22.10 4
G Thomas Greiss 3 0 13 0 0 37.50 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Sullivan
2nd star: Antoine Vermette
3rd star: Jason Arnott

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Alexander Radulov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jussi Jokinen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Arnott scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Antoine Vermette scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Milan Hejduk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brian Leetch notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Joe Pavelski ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Cheechoo ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 29) , Cleveland Barons 2( 11)
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1-0 MIL Jean-Michel Rizk (Rich Peverly, Scott Nichol)
1-1 CLE Ashton Rome (Josh Prudden)
1-2 CLE Lukas Kaspar (Grant Stevenson)

Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Dmitri Pätzold

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St. Louis Blues 4 , Calgary Flames 1
Shots: 36 - 18
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:44/49=88 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/79=73 %, Challenges:35/45=76 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:51 1-0 Brad Boyes [16])
18:41 2-0 Brad Boyes [17] (Lee Stempniak)
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31:35 3-0 Brad Boyes [18] (Peter Bondra, Christian Bäckman)PP
32:39 3-1 Patrick Marleau [20] (Jeff Friesen, Adrian Aucoin)
38:37 4-1 Brad Boyes [19] (Keith Tkachuk, Erik Johnson)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:06 Ryan Suter (2 min for hooking)
19:17 Kris Chucko (2 min for high-sticking)
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30:55 Kris Chucko (2 min for cross-checking)
36:54 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
36:54 Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
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41:12 David Moss (2 min for tripping)
48:18 Darren McCarty (2 min for roughing)
48:18 Christian Bäckman (2 min for roughing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 9.40 4
R Peter Bondra 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 16.30 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.20 5
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.40 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.50 7
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 8.20 7
L Dallas Drake 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
C Brad Boyes 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 3 18.10 10
L Paul Kariya 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 6 1 6 5 0 15.30 8
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 16.00 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 25.40 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 1 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kris Chucko 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 7.10 6
R Darren McCarty 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 -2 13.00 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 21.20 8
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 5
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
L David Moss 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.30 5
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -1 15.40 4
L Jeff Friesen 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 22.50 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 14.30 5
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 -1 15.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 27.10 6
D David Hale 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 14.30 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 22.10 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 4 0 32 0 0 60.00 7
G Martin Prusek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Boyes
2nd star: Keith Tkachuk
3rd star: Peter Bondra

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Lee Stempniak notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Christian Bäckman has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Peter Bondra notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Paul Kariya had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Anson Carter had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Bryce Salvador beat Cory Sarich in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 16) , Saint John Flames 1( 21)
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1-0 WOR Charles Linglet (Ryan Johnson)
1-1 SJF Wayne Primeau (Mark Giordano)
2-1 WOR Jamal Mayers (Trent Whitfield)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Jamie McLennan

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:76/89=85 %, Challenges:46/57=79 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:22 1-0 Alexander Ovechkin [17] (Vaclav Prospal, Brad Richards)
19:21 1-1 Dan Paillé [7] (Guillaume Latendresse, Tony Amonte)
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30:45 2-1 Michael Nylander [2] (Filip Kuba, Nolan Pratt)
32:04 3-1 Vaclav Prospal [13] (Brad Richards, Ryan Craig)
39:11 3-2 Kyle Calder [15] (Viktor Kozlov, Sheldon Souray)PP
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49:16 3-3 Kyle Calder [16] (Viktor Kozlov, Maxim Afinogenov)
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Penalty summary:
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35:35 Dan Paillé (2 min for hooking)
37:52 Filip Kuba (2 min for hooking)
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56:23 Donald Brashear (2 min for hooking)
57:59 Chris Gratton (2 min for roughing)
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61:54 Sheldon Souray (2 min for tripping)
64:04 Andreas Karlsson (2 min for slashing)

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Andreas Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 6
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 5
C Daniel Corso 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 17.40 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 25.50 8
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 6
C Ryan Craig 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 15.00 10
C Michael Nylander 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Brad Richards 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 23.20 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 7.20 6
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Shawn Bates 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 21.20 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.00 6
D Nolan Pratt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 25.50 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 20.20 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 22.00 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 9.30 6
R Tony Amonte 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 16.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 -1 18.30 8
C Dan Paillé 1 0 4 3 1 0 2 1 11.50 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.30 5
L Mike Leclerc 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 20.30 8
L Kyle Calder 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 18.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 26.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21.40 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Calder
2nd star: Vaclav Prospal
3rd star: Viktor Kozlov

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Brad Richards scored the 400th point of his career.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Kyle Calder scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Kyle Calder scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 15) , Rochester Americans 1( 15)
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1-0 DTV Kevin Croxton (Dave Spina, Marek Kvapil)
1-1 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Drew Stafford)
2-1 DTV Blair Jones (Norm Milley)

Goalies: Morgan Cey - Adam Dennis

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Vancouver Canucks 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 6
Shots: 30 - 33
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:57/66=86 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 539764 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:24 1-0 Nathan Horton [16] (Rob Blake, Brendan Morrison)
19:18 2-0 Brendan Morrison [12] (Sami Salo, Aaron Miller)
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20:35 2-1 Dustin Penner [12] (Bret Hedican, Gilbert Brulé)
27:53 2-2 Justin Williams [13] (Erik Cole, Sidney Crosby)
29:17 3-2 Markus Näslund [15] (Nathan Horton, Aaron Miller)
36:48 3-3 Justin Williams [14] (Craig Adams, Tim Gleason)
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41:22 4-3 Markus Näslund [16] (Brendan Morrison, Rob Blake)
42:27 4-4 Erik Cole [13] (Sidney Crosby, Trevor Letowski)
45:36 4-5 Sidney Crosby [19] (Frantisek Kaberle, Dustin Penner)PP
51:37 4-6 Peter Schaefer [6] (Frantisek Kaberle, Tim Gleason)
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Penalty summary:
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01:46 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
07:44 Trevor Letowski (2 min for boarding)
14:32 Brent Sopel (2 min for slashing)
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32:22 Trevor Letowski (2 min for roughing)
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44:04 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for tripping)
59:51 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
59:51 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Keane 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 7.50 6
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 11.30 6
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 6
R Nathan Horton 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Trevor Linden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 -1 15.20 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 9
L Brad Isbister 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 7.50 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 13.30 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Markus Näslund 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 19.10 8
D Yannick Tremblay 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 13.50 5
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 15.00 5
D Aaron Miller 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 26.50 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 13.00 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 25.10 7
D Rob Blake 0 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 6 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 7.10 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 3 3 0 3 5 -1 20.20 9
R Dustin Penner 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 14.30 8
R Justin Williams 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 17.00 9
R Trevor Letowski 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 7.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 5 1 1 0 2 2 19.20 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.10 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 16.00 7
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Erik Cole 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 18.00 8
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 21.50 6
D Bret Hedican 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 21.10 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Justin Williams
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Dustin Penner

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Markus Näslund scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rob Blake notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tim Gleason has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Tim Gleason notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dustin Penner notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Craig Adams ended his 9 game point drought.
-Gilbert Brulé had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Erik Cole ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Scott Walker fought Kevin Bieksa in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 3( 14) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 15)
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1-0 MAN Luc Bourdon (Marc Chouinard, Jason Jaffray)
1-1 LOW Shane Willis (Mike Angelidis, Brett Carson)
2-1 MAN Jeff Cowan (Jesse Schultz, Brandon Reid)
2-2 LOW Mike Angelidis (Andrew Hutchinson)
3-2 MAN Taylor Pyatt (Jannik Hansen)

Goalies: Sébastien Centomo - Michael Leighton

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Washington Capitals 8 , Edmonton Oilers 0
Shots: 19 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:08 1-0 Cory Stillman [15] (Nik Antropov, Jarret Stoll)
04:34 2-0 Vincent Lecavalier [16] (Sergei Gonchar, Steve Eminger)
10:29 3-0 Nik Antropov [6] (Tom Poti, Jarret Stoll)
11:59 4-0 Chris Clark [7] (Sergei Gonchar, Ben Clymer)
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28:15 5-0 Ian Laperriere [4] (Chad Wiseman, Nik Antropov)
36:29 6-0 Vincent Lecavalier [17] (Ray Whitney, Sergei Gonchar)
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58:06 7-0 Ray Whitney [13] (Sergei Gonchar)
59:36 8-0 Brian Pothier [5] (Jarret Stoll)
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Penalty summary:
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16:12 Ian Laperriere (2 min for slashing)
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21:27 Ian Laperriere (2 min for tripping)
32:27 Patrick Thoresen (2 min for elbowing)
33:22 Jochen Hecht (2 min for holding the stick)
36:39 Patrick Thoresen (2 min for hooking)
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45:08 Kris Beech (2 min for cross-checking)
46:48 Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
46:48 Steve Eminger (2 min for roughing)
48:48 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.50 7
R Ian Laperriere 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 14.30 8
R Cory Stillman 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 11.50 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18.50 6
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 9.00 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16.40 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 3 16.10 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 18.10 10
L Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 9.00 5
L Chad Wiseman 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 11.20 6
L Nik Antropov 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 12.30 7
L Ray Whitney 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 18.10 9
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 17.10 5
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 18.30 6
D Steve Eminger 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 25.00 7
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 17.20 7
D Brian Pothier 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 14.10 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 4 27.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semen Varlamov 0 0 29 0 0 60.00 10
G Maxime Daigneault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.10 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 14.40 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -3 14.30 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 7
C Patrick Thoresen 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 6.10 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -3 20.00 7
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 10.10 6
C Joe Sakic 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 19.20 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 18.50 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -4 18.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 -1 20.40 9
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -3 24.30 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 16.30 5
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 14.40 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 22.40 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 22.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 4 0 3 0 0 12.00 4
G Mathieu Garon 4 0 8 0 0 48.00 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Semen Varlamov
2nd star: Sergei Gonchar
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Cory Stillman scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Nik Antropov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ray Whitney notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ian Laperriere finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Ian Laperriere finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Robbie Schremp had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 12) , Hamilton Bulldogs 8( 32)
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0-1 HAM Kyle Brodziak (Liam Reddox, Scott Sheppard)
0-2 HAM Jean-François Jacques (Tom Gilbert)
1-2 POR Eric Fehr (Mike Green, Quintin Laing)
1-3 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Jean-François Jacques, Kyle Brodziak)
2-3 POR Eric Fehr (Quintin Laing, Jamie Hunt)
2-4 HAM Liam Reddox (Tom Gilbert, Louis-Philippe Martin)
2-5 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Jean-François Jacques)
2-6 HAM Brock Radunske
2-7 HAM Jan Hejda (Kyle Brodziak)
2-8 HAM Toby Petersen (Louis-Philippe Martin)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Jeff Deslauriers