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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 28 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:54/69=78 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:05 1-0 Darren Haydar [9] (Dick Tärnström, Filip Kuba)
10:41 2-0 Vaclav Prospal [22] (Darren Haydar)
12:32 2-1 Matt Cullen [10] (Craig Adams, Andrew Ladd)
19:29 2-2 Sidney Crosby [35] (Tim Gleason)
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43:03 3-2 Dick Tärnström [3] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Marian Hossa)
43:36 3-3 Dustin Penner [26] (Frantisek Kaberle, Bret Hedican)
46:53 3-4 Peter Schaefer [19] (Gilbert Brulé, Dustin Penner)
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Penalty summary:
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08:41 Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
08:41 Marian Hossa (2 min for roughing)
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24:34 Peter Schaefer (2 min for tripping)
27:38 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for elbowing)
29:18 Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
31:31 Scott Mellanby (2 min for holding the stick)
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47:26 Mike Commodore (2 min for high-sticking)
49:58 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for elbowing)
53:59 Andrew Ladd (2 min for slashing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Mellanby 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -1 14.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 10.40 7
R Darren Haydar 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 8
R Marian Hossa 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 20.30 8
C Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 9.10 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 16.00 5
C Todd White 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -2 18.00 5
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 16.20 7
L Brad Larsen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.10 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 19.30 8
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 -2 23.40 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 1 21.00 8
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 5
D Dick Tärnström 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 25 0 0 59.00 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.10 5
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 15.30 7
R Dustin Penner 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
C Matt Cullen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 8
C Michael Bossé 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10.30 5
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 8.10 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.40 6
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 17.40 8
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 20.40 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Bret Hedican 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 21.50 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 15.40 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 8
D Tim Gleason 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Penner
2nd star: Darren Haydar
3rd star: Matt Cullen

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Dick Tärnström finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Craig Adams has marked a new career high in assists with 13 assists.
-Matt Cullen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sidney Crosby scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Bret Hedican has marked a new career high in assists with 25 assists.
-Craig Adams ended his 7 game point drought.
-Justin Williams had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Matt Cullen finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 20) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 20)
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1-0 CHW Martin Kariya (Jordan LaVallee)
1-1 LOW Shane Willis (Keith Aucoin)
1-2 LOW Chad LaRose (Joe Barnes)

Goalies: Michael Garnett - Michael Leighton

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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 30 - 30
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:57/68=83 %, Challenges:44/51=84 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:43 1-0 Brian Campbell [4] (Kyle Calder, Dan Paillé)
18:13 2-0 Viktor Kozlov [30] (Teppo Numminen)
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24:55 2-1 Ian Laperriere [6] (Ben Clymer, Dave Tremblay)
26:19 3-1 Guillaume Latendresse [10] (Anze Kopitar, Thomas Vanek)PP
35:27 3-2 Ray Whitney [23] (Jarret Stoll, Brian Pothier)
35:52 3-3 Cory Stillman [27] (Jarret Stoll, Ray Whitney)
39:41 4-3 Kyle Calder [32] (Brian Campbell, Toni Lydman)
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45:25 5-3 Anze Kopitar [27] (Viktor Kozlov)
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Penalty summary:
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01:39 Paul Gaustad (2 min for slashing)
09:45 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for boarding)
17:31 Vincent Lecavalier (2 min for roughing)
17:31 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for roughing)
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25:23 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
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54:17 Nik Antropov (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 16.30 6
R Tony Amonte 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 19.30 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 -1 8.40 6
C Dan Paillé 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 0 16.40 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
L Mike Leclerc 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 15.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Kyle Calder 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 15.20 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 26.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 5
D Brian Campbell 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 7
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.40 5
R Ian Laperriere 1 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 17.50 8
R Cory Stillman 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
R Brian Gionta 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18.20 5
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 17.50 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -2 17.40 7
L Nik Antropov 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 6.40 6
L Dave Tremblay 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Ray Whitney 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 9
L Simon Gagné 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -2 18.20 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 18.10 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 23.40 6
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
D Brian Pothier 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 16.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semen Varlamov 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Maxime Daigneault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Guillaume Latendresse scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brian Campbell finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ray Whitney notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ian Laperriere finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Dave Tremblay ended his 7 game point drought.
-Sergei Gonchar had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 29) , Portland Pirates 0( 17)
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1-0 ROC Drew Stafford (Andrej Sekera)
2-0 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Adam Mair, Drew Stafford)
3-0 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Mike Funk)
4-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Andrej Sekera)
5-0 ROC Benoît Mondou (Dane Byers)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Frédéric Cassivi

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Dallas Stars 3 , Ottawa Senators 1
Shots: 28 - 15
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/83=78 %, Challenges:46/60=75 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:19/45=41 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:18 0-1 Jason Spezza [30] (Daniel Alfredsson, Andrej Meszaros)
13:22 1-1 Antti Miettinen [20] (Mattias Norström, Ivan Vishnevsky)
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28:34 2-1 Jeff Halpern [8] (Niklas Hagman, Brenden Morrow)
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49:54 3-1 Sergei Zubov [16])
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Penalty summary:
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07:36 Ivan Vishnevsky (2 min for hooking)
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57:36 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
57:36 Matthew Barnaby (5 min for fighting)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Stu Barnes 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 5
L Antti Miettinen 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 1 18.30 8
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 5
C Jeff Halpern 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 19.20 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 17.20 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
L Matthew Barnaby 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6.00 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.10 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 1 19.40 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
D Jon Klemm 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 22.10 8
D Mattias Norström 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 19.40 7
D Ivan Vishnevsky 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 20.20 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 4 0 7 0 0 19.50 8
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 1 17.50 5
D Sergei Zubov 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 20.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Danny Bois 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 7.50 5
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 3 4 4 5 0 14.40 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 17.40 5
R Dany Heatley 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19.40 7
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -1 7.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
C David Legwand 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 4
C Jason Spezza 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 19.20 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 8.00 4
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 16.30 6
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 -1 26.30 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 -1 18.10 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Zubov
2nd star: Antti Miettinen
3rd star: Jeff Halpern

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Antti Miettinen scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jeff Halpern finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Mike Ribeiro had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Ivan Vishnevsky ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Andrej Meszaros has marked a new career high in assists with 30 assists.
-Andrej Meszaros has marked a new career high in points with 40 points.
-Jason Spezza scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Andrej Meszaros notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Dany Heatley had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Dany Heatley had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil fought Matthew Barnaby in a fight.

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 7( 32) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 10)
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1-0 UTH Krys Barch (Trevor Daley, John Lammers)
1-1 GRD Andrew Ebbett (Grant Potulny, Christoph Schubert)
2-1 UTH James Neal (Marty Wilford, Shane Endicott)
3-1 UTH James Neal (Vojtech Polak)
4-1 UTH John Lammers (Trevor Daley)
5-1 UTH Michael Green
6-1 UTH Konstantin Pushkarev (Ned Lukacevic, Mark Fistric)

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Detroit Red Wings 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 31 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:78/92=84 %, Challenges:56/59=93 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:73/81=90 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 619473 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:14 1-0 Teemu Selänne [28] (Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk)
11:32 2-0 Pavel Datsyuk [29] (Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Lidström)
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27:56 2-1 Robert Lang [18] (Shea Weber, Cam Barker)
31:15 2-2 Jason Williams [26] (Scott Gomez, Martin Havlat)
32:56 3-2 Josh Langfeld [10] (Niklas Kronwall, Chris Chelios)
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50:08 3-3 Scott Gomez [20] (Jason Williams, Nikita Alexeev)
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64:33 4-3 Pavel Datsyuk [30] (Henrik Zetterberg, Teemu Selänne)
Penalty summary:
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04:07 Nikita Alexeev (2 min for high-sticking)
13:16 Daniel Cleary (2 min for roughing)
13:16 Shea Weber (2 min for roughing)
14:14 Jason Williams (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:34 Darryl Bootland (2 min for high-sticking)
39:16 Martin Lapointe (5 min for fighting)
39:16 Darryl Bootland (5 min for fighting)
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40:06 Nikita Alexeev (2 min for high-sticking)
51:21 Darryl Bootland (5 min for fighting)
51:21 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darryl Bootland 0 0 2 2 1 1 12 0 7.10 7
R Josh Langfeld 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 17.20 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
R Teemu Selänne 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
C Mark Cullen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
C Johan Franzén 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 18.40 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 21.10 10
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 15.40 5
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 9
D Chris Chelios 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 15.40 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 29.00 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 17.50 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 30.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 0 26 0 0 64.40 7
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 -1 9.40 6
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 3 2 0 1 5 0 15.50 6
R Jack Skille 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 16.30 5
R Jason Williams 1 1 4 4 1 0 2 1 18.10 8
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 9.40 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 15.50 4
C Robert Lang 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
C Scott Gomez 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
L Michael Holmqvist 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 9.40 4
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 5
L Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 5
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 16.40 4
D Shea Weber 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 25.10 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 4
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 20.10 4
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Philippe Blondin 4 0 27 0 0 64.40 6
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Datsyuk
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Teemu Selänne

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Josh Langfeld scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Pavel Datsyuk scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Jiri Fischer had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jason Williams has marked a new career high in points with 59 points.
-Scott Gomez scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Martin Lapointe beat Darryl Bootland in a fight.
-Jim Vandermeer beat Darryl Bootland in a fight.

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 1( 27) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 20)
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1-0 KCB Matt Ellis (Matt Hussey, Brett Lebda)
1-1 NOR Pierre Parenteau (Danny Richmond)
1-2 NOR Troy Brouwer (Danny Richmond)

Goalies: Dominik Hasek - Mike Brodeur

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Minnesota Wild 2 , Calgary Flames 6
Shots: 19 - 32
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:54/66=81 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:48/56=84 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:15 0-1 Patrice Bergeron [22] (Dion Phaneuf)
11:52 1-1 Ronald Petrovicky [8] (Stéphane Veilleux, Joe Nieuwendyk)
13:22 1-2 Anson Carter [31] (Marcus Nilson, Henrik Sedin)PP
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27:16 1-3 Craig Conroy [13] (Anson Carter, Patrice Bergeron)
28:47 2-3 Kurtis Foster [11] (Petteri Nummelin, Pavol Demitra)PP
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41:14 2-4 Patrice Bergeron [23] (Patrick Marleau, Henrik Sedin)
41:46 2-5 Adrian Aucoin [7] (Matt Lashoff, Craig Conroy)
42:26 2-6 Martin Erat [25] (Matt Lashoff, Craig Conroy)
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Penalty summary:
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08:42 Ruslan Salei (2 min for hooking)
13:06 Ruslan Salei (2 min for slashing)
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27:52 Martin Erat (2 min for roughing)
35:24 Wayne Primeau (2 min for roughing)
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48:27 Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
52:19 Marcus Nilson (2 min for high-sticking)
56:34 Pavol Demitra (2 min for holding the stick)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Valeri Bure 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
R Petr Sykora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 12.50 4
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 21.20 6
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Joe Nieuwendyk 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 12.00 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 14.40 4
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -2 18.50 7
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 4
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 12.00 7
L Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 14.40 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.50 6
D Petteri Nummelin 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 15.20 5
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 19.20 4
D Kurtis Foster 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 28.00 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 12.00 4
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 20.20 5
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 2 6 3 2 6 -2 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 6 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Nicklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 3 4 0 3 2 -1 9.20 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 15.30 7
R Anson Carter 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 15.30 8
R Patrice Bergeron 2 1 6 1 2 0 0 2 20.20 10
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 12.20 6
C Craig Conroy 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 13.00 9
C Henrik Sedin 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 17.10 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 -1 12.00 7
L Jeff Friesen 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Martin Erat 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 14.10 8
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 8
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 17.20 8
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 24.50 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 16.40 7
D Adrian Aucoin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 2 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrice Bergeron
2nd star: Craig Conroy
3rd star: Anson Carter

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Joe Nieuwendyk notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kurtis Foster has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.
-Petteri Nummelin has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.
-Sergei Samsonov had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Dion Phaneuf has marked a new career high in points with 50 points.
-Martin Erat scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Adrian Aucoin ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 15) , Saint John Flames 2( 19)
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1-0 HOU Pavel Vorobiev (Dominic Moore, Curtis Murphy)
1-1 SJF Brandon Prust (Eric Nystrom)
2-1 HOU Wyatt Smith (Peter Olvecky, Adam Hall)
2-2 SJF Chris Neiszner

Goalies: Josh Disher - Jamie McLennan

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St. Louis Blues 5 , Nashville Predators 0
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 3 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:61/79=77 %, Challenges:50/60=82 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:65/81=80 %, Challenges:26/34=74 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:05 1-0 Paul Kariya [27] (Peter Bondra, Eric Brewer)PP
15:29 2-0 Christian Bäckman [5] (Peter Bondra, Brad Boyes)PP
16:59 3-0 Keith Tkachuk [38] (Lee Stempniak, Brad Boyes)PP
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36:28 4-0 Dan Blondin [14] (Jay McClement)
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49:57 5-0 Paul Kariya [28] (Keith Tkachuk, Erik Johnson)
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Penalty summary:
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03:41 Dan Hinote (2 min for tripping)
06:53 Jerred Smithson (2 min for hooking)
14:01 Greg de Vries (2 min for holding the stick)
15:54 Radek Bonk (2 min for holding the stick)
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26:12 Petr Cajanek (2 min for hooking)
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50:35 Eric Brewer (5 min for cross-checking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 5
R Peter Bondra 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 16.30 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 0 17.20 9
L Keith Tkachuk 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 9
C Jay McClement 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 14.30 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
C Dan Blondin 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 20.00 8
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 7
L Dallas Drake 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 15.50 7
C Brad Boyes 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Paul Kariya 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 16.50 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 7
D Christian Bäckman 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21.10 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 2 24.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Ramzi Abid 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 7.00 5
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 16.20 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.40 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 8.00 4
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 15.20 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 6.00 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.00 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 25.40 5
D Cody Franson 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 18.20 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 14.00 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Hannu Toivonen
2nd star: Paul Kariya
3rd star: Keith Tkachuk

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Brad Boyes has marked a new career high in points with 70 points.
-Lee Stempniak notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brad Boyes notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Brad Boyes had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Alexander Radulov had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 22) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 14)
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0-1 MIL Brandon Segal (Kevin Klein)
0-2 MIL Martin Paroulek (Kevin Klein)
1-2 WOR Scott Dobben (Glen Metropolit)
2-2 WOR Scott Dobben (David Backes, Mike Stuart)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Pekka Rinne

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Vancouver Canucks 0 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 14 - 37
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:42/57=73 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:70/78=88 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 539764 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:37 0-1 Sergei Fedorov [29] (Nikolai Zherdev, Alex Korolyuk)
11:35 0-2 Frederic Litalien [14] (Darryl Sydor, Bryan Berard)
18:17 0-3 Sergei Fedorov [30] (Patrik Elias, Nikolai Zherdev)
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24:01 0-4 Rob Niedermayer [8] (Ryan Malone, David Vyborny)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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13:54 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for hooking)
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22:35 Jannik Hansen (2 min for tripping)
24:57 Brad Isbister (2 min for hooking)
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44:51 Brad Isbister (2 min for tripping)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 9.10 5
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 11.30 7
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 16.30 5
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 19.40 7
R Mike Keane 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 9.10 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 14.40 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
L Brad Isbister 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 -1 9.10 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 16.30 6
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Mathieu Ouellet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 5
D Aaron Miller 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 20.50 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 22.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 17.30 5
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -2 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 33 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis Sanford 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 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
R David Vyborny 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 20.10 8
C Rob Niedermayer 1 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 13.10 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 11.50 7
C Frederic Litalien 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 9
C Sergei Fedorov 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 10
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
L Ryan Malone 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Patrik Elias 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 20.00 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Bryan Berard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 25.50 7
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuukka Rask
2nd star: Sergei Fedorov
3rd star: Nikolai Zherdev

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Sergei Fedorov scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Rostislav Klesla had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 2( 15) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 9)
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0-1 SYR Gino Guyer (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Andrew Murray)
1-1 MAN Byron Ritchie (Justin Morrison, Ryan Shannon)
1-2 SYR Joakim Lindström (Erik Christensen, Steven Goertzen)
2-2 MAN Josh Green (Tommi Santala, Joel Kwiatkowski)

Goalies: Sébastien Centomo - Tomas Popperle