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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 21 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:46/58=78 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:78/89=87 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:38 1-0 Marian Hossa [22] (Todd White)
18:53 1-1 Peter Schaefer [7] (Sidney Crosby, Dustin Penner)
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28:34 1-2 Matt Cullen [5] (Scott Walker, Glen Wesley)
32:42 1-3 Matt Cullen [6] (Scott Walker, Mike Commodore)
39:23 2-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [18] (Filip Kuba, Garnet Exelby)
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52:45 3-3 Vaclav Prospal [14] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Dick Tärnström)
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Penalty summary:
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09:27 Scott Mellanby (2 min for holding the stick)
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22:11 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
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47:38 Trevor Letowski (2 min for tripping)
53:16 Mike Commodore (2 min for roughing)
53:16 Darren Haydar (2 min for roughing)
56:36 Steve Rucchin (2 min for slashing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.00 5
R Scott Mellanby 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 15.50 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 20.40 5
R Marian Hossa 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 -1 9.30 6
C Éric Perrin 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.00 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 5
C Todd White 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 20.00 6
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 9.00 4
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 9
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 18.50 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 20.30 5
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -1 26.00 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 19.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 5
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 22 0 0 65.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Scott Walker 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 16.30 8
R Dustin Penner 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 6
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 9.20 7
C Matt Cullen 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 15.50 9
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 9.20 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 14.30 7
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -2 18.00 7
D Glen Wesley 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 19.00 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 -1 21.10 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 27.10 7
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 3 0 4 2 2 17.20 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 18 0 0 65.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Cullen
2nd star: Scott Walker
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Todd White notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Matt Cullen ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Tim Gleason had his 12 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 30) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 13)
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1-0 CHW Andy Delmore (Joey Crabb, Jason Krog)
1-1 LOW Andrew Hutchinson (Ryan Bayda, Shane Willis)
2-1 CHW Adam Smyth (Joey Crabb, Jason Krog)
2-2 LOW Keith Aucoin (Dennis Seidenberg)

Goalies: Michael Garnett - Michael Leighton

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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Vancouver Canucks 2
Shots: 34 - 21
PP: 1 of 4 (14 shots), Passing:67/75=89 %, Challenges:61/68=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:48/67=71 %, Challenges:32/39=80 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:38 0-1 Brendan Morrison [14] (Markus Näslund, Brad Isbister)
17:04 1-1 Tyler Arnason [9] (Wojtek Wolski, Eric Lindros)
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35:58 1-2 Mike Keane [3] (Rob Blake, Kevin Bieksa)
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41:25 2-2 Andrew Brunette [16] (Milan Michalek)PP
47:42 3-2 Wojtek Wolski [7] (Eric Lindros, Marek Svatos)
56:58 4-2 Paul Stastny [14] (Andrew Brunette, Ryan Smyth)
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Penalty summary:
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19:44 Marc Savard (2 min for slashing)
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22:19 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for hooking)
29:09 Matt Cooke (2 min for slashing)
32:55 Mike Keane (2 min for elbowing)
38:49 Alexandre Burrows (5 min for boarding)
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44:46 Andrew Brunette (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 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 11.10 8
R Milan Michalek 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 18.30 8
R Marek Svatos 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 22.00 7
C Cody McCormick 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 6.20 6
C Eric Lindros 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.30 7
C Paul Stastny 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 7
C Marc Savard 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 20.20 9
C Brad Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Wojtek Wolski 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 16.50 9
L Andrew Brunette 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 17.20 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Scott Hannan 0 0 4 5 1 4 0 0 26.40 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 16.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Keane 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 5.10 8
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 -1 15.40 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 6
C Trevor Linden 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 5.30 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 21.00 6
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 18.50 9
L Brad Isbister 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 5.30 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 14.40 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Markus Näslund 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
D Yannick Tremblay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 28.00 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 15.00 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 26.20 7
D Rob Blake 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Wojtek Wolski
2nd star: Andrew Brunette
3rd star: Tyler Arnason

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Marc Savard had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 15) , Manitoba Moose 2( 18)
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0-1 MAN Taylor Pyatt (Marc Chouinard)
0-2 MAN Rick Rypien (Lukas Krajicek)
1-2 HER Ben Guite (Jeff Szwez)
2-2 HER Jeff Szwez (Andre Deveaux)
3-2 HER John LeClair (Matt Murley, Ben Guite)

Goalies: Michael Wall - Sébastien Centomo

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Edmonton Oilers 6 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 28 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:53/66=80 %, Challenges:41/53=75 %
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:01 1-0 Jochen Hecht [15] (Ales Hemsky, Ladislav Smid)
12:34 1-1 Geoff Sanderson [7] (Mark Eaton, Josef Melichar)
15:39 2-1 Robbie Schremp [11] (Dmitri Kalinin, Ladislav Smid)
17:06 2-2 Patrik Elias [22] (Sergei Fedorov, Rob Niedermayer)
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26:09 2-3 Patrik Elias [23] (Nikolai Zherdev)
27:38 3-3 Jochen Hecht [16] (Joe Sakic, Ales Hemsky)
34:17 3-4 Nikolai Zherdev [19] (Sergei Fedorov, Rostislav Klesla)PP
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43:55 4-4 Fernando Pisani [6] (Manny Malhotra, Robbie Schremp)
47:31 5-4 Shawn Horcoff [11] (Robbie Schremp, Joe Sakic)
50:42 6-4 Ethan Moreau [13] (Manny Malhotra)
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Penalty summary:
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21:04 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for tripping)
33:06 Shawn Horcoff (2 min for elbowing)
35:21 Alex Korolyuk (2 min for roughing)
37:45 Steve Bernier (2 min for hooking)
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48:34 Robbie Schremp (2 min for tripping)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.10 6
R Fernando Pisani 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 10.10 8
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 18.00 7
C Patrick Thoresen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 8.10 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 15.10 8
C Robbie Schremp 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 15.30 8
C Joe Sakic 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 2 18.50 8
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.10 5
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 18.00 9
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 17.20 8
L Jochen Hecht 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 9
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 15.10 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 21.10 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 23.40 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.30 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.40 5
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
R David Vyborny 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 -1 19.50 8
C Rob Niedermayer 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 7.40 5
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 16.20 7
C Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 12.00 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 11.50 9
L Geoff Sanderson 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 -1 15.30 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
L Patrik Elias 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 9
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 16.20 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 -1 29.00 9
D Mark Eaton 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 -1 16.30 6
D Josef Melichar 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 6 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robbie Schremp
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Ethan Moreau

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Jochen Hecht scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ladislav Smid notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dmitri Kalinin notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Sergei Fedorov scored the 1100th point of his career.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 4( 29) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 14)
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1-0 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Kyle Brodziak)
2-0 HAM Jean-François Jacques (Tom Gilbert)
3-0 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Kyle Brodziak, Jean-François Jacques)
4-0 HAM Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Cody Blanshan)
4-1 SYR Steven Goertzen (Ben Simon)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Tomas Popperle

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Los Angeles Kings 0 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 19 - 24
LA PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 616050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:54 0-1 Drew Larman [3] (Rostislav Olesz, Noah Welch)
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24:47 0-2 Stephen Weiss [10] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Anthony Stewart)
32:07 0-3 Stephen Weiss [11] (Anthony Stewart, Miikka Kiprusoff)
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Penalty summary:
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06:24 LA Ossi Väänänen (2 min for roughing)
06:24 Daniel Sedin (2 min for roughing)
14:38 LA Dainius Zubrus (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:39 Stephen Weiss (2 min for hooking)
28:54 Noah Welch (2 min for roughing)
28:54 LA Alyn McCauley (2 min for roughing)
34:25 Greg Jacina (2 min for diving)
38:25 LA Mattias Öhlund (2 min for high-sticking)
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55:33 LA Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for holding the stick)
59:15 Michael Frolík (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 -1 14.00 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 6
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 16.50 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.50 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 19.20 6
C Mike Fisher 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
L Noah Clarke 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Scott Thornton 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 13.20 8
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.50 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 24.10 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18.40 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 20.10 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -1 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Sean Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Drew Larman 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 13.00 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 16.50 9
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
C Greg Jacina 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.30 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 14.10 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 8
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Michael Frolík 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13.00 6
C Stephen Weiss 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 12.40 9
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 20.50 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 17.10 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 17.10 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.20 8
D Noah Welch 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 15.30 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 0 1 19 0 0 60.00 10
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miikka Kiprusoff
2nd star: Stephen Weiss
3rd star: Anthony Stewart

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Ladislav Nagy had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Rostislav Olesz notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Stephen Weiss scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Drew Larman ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Anthony Stewart had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Stephen Weiss ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Daniel Sedin had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 3( 23) , Louisville Panthers 1( 11)
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1-0 MNC Lauri Tukonen (Marty Murray, Raitis Ivanans)
2-0 MNC Marty Murray (Joey Mormina, Lauri Tukonen)
3-0 MNC Marty Murray (Lauri Tukonen)
3-1 LOU David Booth (Jan Steber)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Jeff Lerg

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Montreal Canadiens 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 29 - 28
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/75=89 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
PP: 2 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:68/89=76 %, Challenges:35/40=85 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:06 0-1 Vyacheslav Kozlov [10] (Brad Richards, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
15:21 0-2 Ryan Craig [6] (Shawn Bates, Brendan Witt)PP
17:56 1-2 Andrei Kostitsyn [12] (Chris Higgins, Mathieu Dandenault)
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26:08 1-3 Brad Richards [15] (Alexander Ovechkin, Dan Boyle)
28:18 2-3 Glen Murray [19] (Saku Koivu, Bryan Smolinski)
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41:28 3-3 Andrei Markov [8] (Bryan Smolinski, Steve Bégin)
42:07 4-3 Glen Murray [20] (Saku Koivu, Bryan Smolinski)
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Penalty summary:
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04:27 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for roughing)
04:27 Mike Komisarek (2 min for roughing)
06:59 Saku Koivu (2 min for hooking)
14:35 Maxime Talbot (2 min for boarding)
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35:52 Michal Rozsival (2 min for holding the stick)
38:24 Mike Johnson (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 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
R Mike Johnson 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 15.30 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 6
R Glen Murray 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 20.20 9
C Garth Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.40 4
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
C Chris Higgins 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
C Saku Koivu 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 18.40 8
L Steve Bégin 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 -1 12.50 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 3 20.20 9
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 15.30 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 2 27.30 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 15.10 6
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
D Andrei Markov 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Ed Belfour 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Andreas Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 5
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 13.00 7
C Daniel Corso 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 19.30 8
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.40 4
C Ryan Craig 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 14.40 4
C Brad Richards 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
L Donald Brashear 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 6
R Jason Ward 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 17.50 7
L Shawn Bates 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -2 19.40 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 17.50 5
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Brendan Witt 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 27.40 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 4
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -3 18.10 5
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 4 0 25 0 0 58.30 6
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Glen Murray
2nd star: Bryan Smolinski
3rd star: Andrei Markov

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Mathieu Dandenault notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Glen Murray scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vyacheslav Kozlov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brendan Witt has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Brad Richards scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Dan Boyle notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryan Craig ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 8( 25) , Detroit Vipers 1( 11)
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1-0 QUE Michaël Lambert (Maxim Lapierre)
2-0 QUE Kyle Chipchura (Tony Salmelainen, Michaël Lambert)
3-0 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Francis Lemieux)
4-0 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Gregory Stewart, Francis Lemieux)
5-0 QUE Kyle Chipchura (Tony Salmelainen)
6-0 QUE Ivan Tkachenko (Tony Salmelainen, Kyle Chipchura)
6-1 DTV Marek Kvapil (Justin Keller, Kevin Croxton)
7-1 QUE Danny Groulx (Maxim Lapierre)
8-1 QUE Danny Groulx (Duncan Milroy)

Goalies: Cédrick Desjardins - Morgan Cey

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Ottawa Senators 5 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 2 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:50/60=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:26/39=65 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 612350 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:15 1-0 David Legwand [8] (Keith Ballard)
18:26 2-0 Wade Redden [9] (Joe Corvo, Jason Spezza)PP
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22:12 2-1 Mark Recchi [16] (Paul Mara, Scott Gomez)
31:04 3-1 Oleg Saprykin [14] (Mike Cammalleri, Dany Heatley)
38:04 4-1 Wade Redden [10] (Anton Volchenkov, Danny Bois)
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48:15 5-1 Jason Spezza [14] (Dany Heatley)PP
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Penalty summary:
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15:17 Fedor Tyutin (2 min for holding the stick)
18:14 Martin Straka (2 min for tripping)
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40:48 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
42:43 Wade Redden (2 min for slashing)
46:31 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for holding the stick)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Danny Bois 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.20 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 9
R Dany Heatley 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 19.50 8
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.20 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 12.20 6
C David Legwand 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Jason Spezza 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
L Shean Donovan 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
L Oleg Saprykin 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.40 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 6
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 1 27.10 9
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Wade Redden 2 0 4 3 1 2 2 1 26.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 3 4 1 4 2 0 15.20 8
R Mark Recchi 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 16.10 5
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
C Alex Bourret 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 4
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 5
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 5
L Martin Straka 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 -1 14.30 7
D Hannu Pikkarainen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.50 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 -1 27.20 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 21.40 7
D Paul Mara 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 -1 20.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Stephen Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Wade Redden
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Mike Cammalleri

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Oleg Saprykin has marked a new career high in points with 30 points.
-Wade Redden scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Scott Gomez notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mark Recchi scored the 500th goal of his career.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 26) , Hartford Wolfpack 2( 15)
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1-0 GRD Brian Maloney (Lawrence Nycholat)
2-0 GRD Brian McGrattan (Ryan Vesce)
3-0 GRD Jeff Heerema (Denis Hamel, Christoph Schubert)
3-1 HFD Greg Moore (Daniel Sparre, Martin Richter)
4-1 GRD Denis Hamel (Serge Payer, Christoph Schubert)
4-2 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Ryan Hollweg)

Goalies: Jeff Glass - Al Montoya

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Philadelphia Flyers 8 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 31 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:69/78=88 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 608993 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:46 1-0 Mike Knuble [17] (Jeff Carter, Daniel Brière)
02:49 2-0 Sami Kapanen [6] (Dmitry Afanasenkov, Scottie Upshall)
05:07 3-0 Daniel Brière [14] (Simon Gagné, Jason Smith)
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29:11 3-1 Marian Gaborik [15] (Evgeny Malkin, Kenny Jönsson)PP
34:02 4-1 Scottie Upshall [14])
38:33 4-2 Evgeny Malkin [15] (Adam Foote, Kenny Jönsson)PP
39:34 5-2 Daniel Brière [15] (Joffrey Lupul, Stefan Ruzicka)
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40:51 5-3 Evgeny Malkin [16] (Adam Foote, Marian Gaborik)
46:17 6-3 Daniel Brière [16] (Joffrey Lupul, Jason Smith)
47:49 7-3 Scottie Upshall [15] (Braydon Coburn, Jason Smith)
55:56 8-3 Scottie Upshall [16] (Lasse Kukkonen, Braydon Coburn)
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Penalty summary:
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07:22 Alexandre Picard (2 min for cross-checking)
17:57 Alexandre Picard (2 min for hooking)
19:56 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for tripping)
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28:28 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for high-sticking)
29:46 Mike Richards (2 min for slashing)
37:05 Jason Smith (2 min for tripping)
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49:43 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for tripping)
57:49 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for roughing)
57:49 Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 1 1 0 3 0 6 0 8.00 5
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.50 6
R Scottie Upshall 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 13.20 10
R Joffrey Lupul 0 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 17.20 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 4
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 17.20 7
C Jeff Carter 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 4 16.50 8
C Daniel Brière 3 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 17.20 10
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
L Sami Kapanen 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 12.50 9
L Mike Knuble 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 18.20 9
L Simon Gagné 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 16.20 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 6 1 3 0 2 30.00 8
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11.50 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 20.10 10
D Jason Smith 0 3 1 5 2 3 2 2 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 9.10 7
R Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 11.50 5
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 -4 19.10 8
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 9.10 7
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 11.50 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
C Eric Staal 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -4 20.10 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 14.20 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
L Evgeny Malkin 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 -4 19.10 10
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.00 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 16.40 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 -4 27.50 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -2 15.50 7
D Adam Foote 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 -4 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 13 0 0 39.30 4
G Ty Conklin 3 0 10 0 0 20.10 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scottie Upshall
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Evgeny Malkin

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Dmitry Afanasenkov has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Dmitry Afanasenkov has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.
-Daniel Brière scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jason Smith has marked a new career high in assists with 16 assists.
-Scottie Upshall scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Denis Gauthier had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Marian Gaborik scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Kenny Jönsson notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 32) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 4( 22)
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0-1 WIL Petr Taticek (Adam Pineault, Kamil Kreps)
0-2 WIL Tyler Kennedy (Jonathan Filewich)
1-2 PHL Ryan Potulny (Alex Picard)
1-3 WIL Adam Pineault (Petr Taticek)
1-4 WIL Adam Pineault (Kamil Kreps)
2-4 PHL Jonathan Hedström (Ryan Potulny)
3-4 PHL Ryan Potulny (Ben Eager, Jonathan Hedström)

Goalies: Robert Esche - Danny Battochio

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St. Louis Blues 7 , Minnesota Wild 2
Shots: 31 - 25
PP: 3 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PP: 1 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:54/74=72 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:04 1-0 Eric Brewer [7])PP
08:39 1-1 Mikko Koivu [3] (Kurtis Foster, Wes Walz)
10:33 2-1 Keith Tkachuk [27] (Lee Stempniak, Doug Weight)PP
14:09 3-1 Barret Jackman [3] (Doug Weight)PP
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26:44 3-2 Kurtis Foster [6] (Pavol Demitra, Petr Sykora)PP
28:51 4-2 Doug Weight [20] (T.J. Oshie)
29:17 5-2 Brad Boyes [20] (Jay McKee, Barret Jackman)
31:11 6-2 Jay McClement [4] (Vladimir Orszagh, Peter Bondra)
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48:05 7-2 Paul Kariya [20] (T.J. Oshie, Erik Johnson)
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Penalty summary:
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04:25 Jozef Stumpel (2 min for hooking)
09:38 Sean Hill (2 min for cross-checking)
12:01 Andrei Zyuzin (2 min for tripping)
13:55 Wes Walz (2 min for hooking)
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25:23 Dallas Drake (2 min for slashing)
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43:36 Sean Hill (2 min for holding the stick)
50:48 Valeri Bure (2 min for tripping)
53:44 Dallas Drake (2 min for hooking)
56:35 Sean Hill (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 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 8.00 6
R Peter Bondra 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 17.40 7
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Jay McClement 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 11.20 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 12.30 6
C Doug Weight 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 8
C T.J. Oshie 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 7
L Dallas Drake 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 -1 12.30 7
C Brad Boyes 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 16.00 7
L Paul Kariya 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.00 6
D Barret Jackman 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 17.00 8
D Erik Johnson 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 26.50 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 -1 19.10 8
D Jay McKee 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 15.40 7
D Eric Brewer 1 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Valeri Bure 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 11.10 5
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 15.00 8
R Petr Sykora 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 -2 18.20 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 10.10 5
C Joe Nieuwendyk 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 9.30 7
C Wes Walz 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 17.30 6
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 11.10 6
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Mikko Koivu 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 7
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.40 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 -3 20.10 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 3 0 2 6 0 17.50 5
D Kurtis Foster 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -3 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 5 0 13 0 0 29.10 4
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 11 0 0 30.40 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Doug Weight
2nd star: Barret Jackman
3rd star: Eric Brewer

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Doug Weight scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Brad Boyes scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Peter Bondra scored the 900th point of his career.
-Paul Kariya scored his 20th goal of the season.
-T.J. Oshie notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dan Hinote had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Petr Sykora had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 0( 10) , Houston Aeros 2( 18)
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0-1 HOU Peter Olvecky (Branko Radivojevic, Dominic Moore)
0-2 HOU Curtis Murphy (Dominic Moore)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Josh Disher

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Toronto Maple Leafs 4 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 41 - 28
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:46/51=88 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:62/70=88 %, Challenges:29/36=78 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 596562 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:53 1-0 Matt Stajan [7] (Ian White)
12:15 2-0 Sean Avery [4] (Pavel Kubina, Hal Gill)SH
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21:16 3-0 Bryan McCabe [8] (Jeff O'Neill, Kyle Wellwood)
29:21 3-1 Kyle Calder [19] (Viktor Kozlov, Maxim Afinogenov)
36:16 3-2 Paul Gaustad [5] (Mike Leclerc)SH
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42:06 3-3 Thomas Vanek [19] (Sheldon Souray, Anze Kopitar)
42:51 4-3 Jeff O'Neill [23] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Kyle Wellwood)
58:14 4-4 Thomas Vanek [20] (Maxim Afinogenov) WG
59:57 4-5 Viktor Kozlov [19] (Kyle Calder)
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Penalty summary:
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11:03 Bryan McCabe (2 min for elbowing)
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32:13 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for elbowing)
35:36 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
36:29 Paul Gaustad (2 min for high-sticking)
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49:16 Teppo Numminen (2 min for high-sticking)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Steen 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 10.00 6
L Sean Avery 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
R Jeff O'Neill 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 9
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -3 19.40 6
C Jason Allison 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 5
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 15.50 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Mats Sundin 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 -3 19.40 7
L Matt Stajan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 8
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 -3 19.40 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 0 18.30 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 19.10 6
D Ian White 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Hal Gill 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 19.50 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 -3 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 5
R Tony Amonte 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 12.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 17.40 8
C Dan Paillé 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 15.20 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 17.40 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Mike Leclerc 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 18.00 6
L Kyle Calder 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 19.30 9
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 17.40 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 22.00 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 19.50 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 3 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 4 0 37 0 0 59.30 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Kyle Calder
3rd star: Jeff O'Neill

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Ian White notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jeff O'Neill scored the 500th point of his career.
-Sean Avery finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Mats Sundin had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Bryan McCabe finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Mike Leclerc notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 30) , Rochester Americans 2( 6)
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0-1 ROC Drew Stafford (Clarke MacArthur, Andrej Sekera)
0-2 ROC Mark Mancari (Clarke MacArthur)
1-2 SJM Travis Green (Tyson Nash)
2-2 SJM Kris Newbury
3-2 SJM Travis Green

Goalies: Jean-Sébastien Aubin - Adam Dennis