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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 23 - 18
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:65/87=74 %, Challenges:29/47=60 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/81=77 %, Challenges:32/53=59 %
Attendance: 7752 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 368995 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:37 1-0 Jordan Staal [3] (Hal Gill, Philippe Boucher)
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24:36 2-0 Anson Carter [1] (Sergei Gonchar)
34:04 2-1 Erik Johnson [2] (Carlo Colaiacovo, Brad Boyes)PP
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59:04 3-1 Brooks Orpik [1] (Jordan Staal, Glen Murray) EN
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Penalty summary:
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33:44 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for elbowing)
35:19 Jonathan Filewich (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 5
R Glen Murray 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 16.50 7
R Petr Sykora 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 16.20 8
R Anson Carter 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.30 6
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 15.40 7
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 0 9.00 6
L Jordan Staal 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 2 16.50 8
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 16.20 7
D Brooks Orpik 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 16.50 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 24.10 7
D Hal Gill 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 15.40 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonathan Filewich 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 7.10 4
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 16.30 6
R David Backes 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.10 6
R Andy McDonald 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 18.10 7
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.10 5
C Yan Stastny 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 4
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 -1 18.10 7
C Brad Boyes 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.10 6
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 4
L David Perron 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 15.30 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 18.10 6
D Steven Wagner 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 17.10 6
D Erik Johnson 1 0 2 4 4 3 0 -2 27.20 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.00 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 18.10 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 20 0 0 59.00 6
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jordan Staal
2nd star: Anson Carter
3rd star: Brooks Orpik

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Miroslav Satan had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Hal Gill ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Erik Johnson finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Carlo Colaiacovo finally ended his 15 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 28) , Worcester Icecats 2( 15)
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1-0 WIL Bill Thomas (Mark Eaton, Joey Mormina)
2-0 WIL Milan Kraft (Bill Thomas, Alex Goligoski)
2-1 WOR Tomás Kána (Kevin Jarman, Neil Komadoski)
2-2 WOR Ryan Reaves (Nick Drazenovic)
3-2 WIL Bill Thomas (Mark Eaton, Milan Kraft)

Goalies: Jean-Sébastien Aubin - Jake Allen

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Philadelphia Flyers 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 0
Shots: 27 - 20
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:80/91=87 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:27/49=54 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 880307 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:46 1-0 Simon Gagné [10] (Mike Fisher)
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26:44 2-0 Daniel Brière [13] (Dany Heatley, Ales Hemsky)
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44:29 3-0 Mike Knuble [12] (Simon Gagné, Mike Fisher)
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Penalty summary:
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06:34 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
06:34 Daniel Carcillo (5 min for fighting)
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21:09 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
21:09 Daniel Carcillo (5 min for fighting)
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57:57 Ray Whitney (2 min for roughing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19.10 6
R Mike Knuble 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 15.20 8
R Dany Heatley 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 17.10 8
C Daniel Carcillo 0 0 2 3 0 3 10 0 6.50 8
C Arron Asham 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 17.10 7
C Mike Fisher 0 2 0 2 3 2 0 2 17.20 7
C Daniel Brière 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.40 6
L Ned Lukacevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 17.10 7
L Simon Gagné 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 8
L Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 19.10 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 22.20 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 18.10 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 6 1 5 0 1 21.30 8
D Randy Jones 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 16.10 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.20 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 -1 16.00 7
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 6
R Erik Cole 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 17.10 5
C Zac Dalpe 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 9.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 1 5 2 0 -1 16.00 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -1 17.10 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 9.20 5
L Scott Walker 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 18.00 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 19.10 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.40 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 -2 26.10 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 2 0 4 10 -1 14.20 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 -1 17.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ray Emery
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Mike Knuble

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagné scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Fisher notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joffrey Lupul had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mike Fisher finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Daniel Brière finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Ales Hemsky had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Erik Cole had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Tim Gleason fought Daniel Carcillo in a fight.
-Tim Gleason fought Daniel Carcillo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 6) , Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 16)
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0-1 LOW Ryan Bayda (Nicolas Blanchard)
1-1 PHL Darren Reid (Tim Ramholt)
1-2 LOW Mike Angelidis (Brad Parsons)
1-3 LOW Gordie Dwyer (Scott Kelman)

Goalies: Antero Niittymäki - Kevin Nastiuk

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Toronto Maple Leafs 0 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 13 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:29/52=54 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:30/54=54 %
Attendance: 6335 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 290777 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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29:38 0-1 Ben Eager [4] (Brian Campbell, Anton Volchenkov)
30:45 0-2 Jason Spezza [19] (Martin Havlat)
32:01 0-3 Jussi Jokinen [6] (Matt Cullen, Pavel Vorobiev)
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Penalty summary:
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07:32 Adam Burish (5 min for fighting)
07:32 Brad May (5 min for fighting)
09:36 David Bolland (2 min for slashing)
09:46 Brent Seabrook (2 min for tripping)
15:48 Pavel Kubina (2 min for hooking)
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27:19 Ian White (2 min for boarding)
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42:01 David Bolland (2 min for slashing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad May 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 -1 7.40 4
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 4
R Matt Stajan 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 16.10 5
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 -1 20.20 6
C Kris Newbury 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 -1 10.40 5
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 10.50 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
C Dominic Moore 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
L Simon Gamache 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.40 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
L Mark Bell 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 18.30 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 11.30 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 -1 20.10 4
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -2 26.00 5
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 11.30 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 -1 22.30 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 -2 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ben Eager 1 0 2 7 2 6 0 1 12.00 9
R David Bolland 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 0 13.20 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Adam Burish 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 1 6.10 7
C Jack Skille 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 14.40 7
C Matt Cullen 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Jason Spezza 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Tim Brent 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 6.10 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 13.20 6
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 7
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 19.00 8
D Shawn Lalonde 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 24.10 8
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15.50 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 13 0 0 60.00 9
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cristobal Huet
2nd star: Ben Eager
3rd star: Jason Spezza

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Pavel Vorobiev notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Cullen scored the 300th point of his career.
-Ben Eager ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Patrick Kane had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Havlat had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Adam Burish fought Brad May in a fight.

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 14) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 15)
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1-0 SJM Anton Strålman (Johnny Pohl)
2-0 SJM Tony Salmelainen (Jamal Mayers, Jeff Finger)
2-1 NOR Adam Pineault (Aaron Johnson)
3-1 SJM Anton Strålman (Darryl Boyce, Brett Engelhardt)
3-2 NOR Dan Bertram (Craig Adams)

Goalies: Curtis Joseph - Wade Flaherty

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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 18 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:40/67=58 %
PP: 2 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:77/88=87 %, Challenges:34/49=68 %
Attendance: 7941 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 373227 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:05 0-1 Mark Parrish [11] (Mike Ribeiro, Sergei Zubov)PP
10:03 0-2 Sergei Zubov [4] (Brenden Morrow, Mike Ribeiro)PP
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34:34 1-2 Maxim Afinogenov [8] (Toni Lydman, Henrik Tallinder)
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41:12 1-3 Mike Ribeiro [10] (Jere Lehtinen, Brenden Morrow)
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Penalty summary:
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07:19 Tyler Myers (2 min for high-sticking)
08:42 Paul Gaustad (2 min for elbowing)
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29:53 Tyler Myers (2 min for tripping)
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41:59 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
56:37 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
56:37 Trevor Daley (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 15.00 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 20.20 5
C Luke Adam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 18.20 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 -1 20.30 5
L Adam Mair 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 5.10 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 17.20 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 20.10 8
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 17.00 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 15.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 24.20 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 18.00 4
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 18.50 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 -1 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 9.40 6
R Steve Ott 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 11.40 7
R Mark Parrish 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 18.20 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 20.20 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 11.40 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 17.20 6
C Mike Ribeiro 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 21.20 8
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 7
L Joel Lundqvist 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 11.40 7
L Vojtech Polak 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 2 2 6 0 6 0 0 22.00 10
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11.30 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 5
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 8 2 3 0 0 30.10 9
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 17.20 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Ribeiro
2nd star: Brenden Morrow
3rd star: Sergei Zubov

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Ribeiro scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mark Parrish ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Mike Ribeiro ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Sergei Zubov finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Trevor Daley beat Adam Mair in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 6) , Utah Grizzlies 3( 25)
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0-1 UTH Richard Clune (Marty Sertich)
0-2 UTH Marty Sertich (Konstantin Pushkarev, Jussi Timonen)
0-3 UTH Krys Barch (Jamie Johnson)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Philippe Sauvé

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Boston Bruins 2 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 21 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:17/33=50 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:73/92=79 %, Challenges:31/55=55 %
Attendance: 16510 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 726440 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:04 0-1 Henrik Zetterberg [19] (Pavel Datsyuk)
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29:01 1-1 Chuck Kobasew [12] (Michael Ryder, Phil Kessel)
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46:15 1-2 Nicklas Lidström [4] (Chris Phillips, Nikolai Khabibulin)
47:29 2-2 Peter Schaefer [10] (Patrice Bergeron, Marc Savard)
47:45 2-3 Marian Hossa [11] (Tomas Holmström, Johan Franzén)
59:14 2-4 Pavel Datsyuk [12] (Nicklas Lidström) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:32 Kirk Maltby (2 min for roughing)
07:32 Steve Montador (2 min for roughing)
08:04 Blake Wheeler (2 min for boarding)
10:36 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for hooking)
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50:53 Evan McGrath (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 8.00 6
R David Krejci 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 5
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 -1 19.50 8
C Maxime Sauvé 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.00 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 4 1 6 0 0 13.20 7
C Phil Kessel 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Marc Savard 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
L Vladislav Evseev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 4
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14.20 6
L Michael Ryder 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 5
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 -1 20.10 5
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 15.20 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 -1 24.30 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 16.30 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 4 2 5 0 -1 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 4 0 18 0 0 59.30 5
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 6.40 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 14.10 5
R Marian Hossa 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 16.30 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 18.10 7
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 16.20 6
C Johan Franzén 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 15.50 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 8
L Evan McGrath 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6.40 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 17.30 5
L Tomas Holmström 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 19.10 8
L Henrik Zetterberg 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 8
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 14.30 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.40 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 25.30 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 18.20 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Nicklas Lidström 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 1 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Thomas McCollum 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Datsyuk
2nd star: Nicklas Lidström
3rd star: Marian Hossa

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Peter Schaefer scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Nicklas Lidström finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( , Kansas City Blades 0( 13)
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1-0 PRO Mark Recchi (Vladimír Sobotka, Andrew Alberts)
2-0 PRO Vladimír Sobotka (Jeremy Reich, Andrew Alberts)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Ty Conklin

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Montreal Canadiens 2 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 21 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:72/76=94 %, Challenges:11/48=22 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:33/57=56 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:12 1-0 Chris Higgins [11] (Andrei Markov, P.K. Subban)
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26:58 1-1 James Van Riemsdyk [4] (Nick Foligno, Brian Lee)
29:36 1-2 Duncan Keith [4] (Brian Rafalski, Jonathan Toews)
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58:57 2-2 Guillaume Latendresse [7] (Stephen Weiss, Andrei Kostitsyn) WG
59:17 2-3 Owen Nolan [10] (Braydon Coburn, Luca Sbisa)
59:59 2-4 Jonathan Toews [12] (Rod Brind'Amour) EN
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Penalty summary:
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41:18 Owen Nolan (2 min for slashing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 11.10 5
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 14.40 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 15.20 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 -1 14.40 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 -1 17.40 4
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 17.30 6
L Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10.10 6
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 -1 14.40 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 -1 17.40 5
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 7
D P.K. Subban 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 -1 16.50 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 16.20 5
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 26.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.50 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 17.10 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 25 0 0 59.30 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Shean Donovan 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 6.20 5
R Owen Nolan 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 15.50 8
R Nick Foligno 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 16.40 7
R Travis Zajac 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 1 20.10 7
C Chris Kelly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 15.50 8
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 1 4 4 3 5 0 1 20.10 9
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 15.50 7
L James Van Riemsdyk 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 16.40 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 1 20.10 7
D Luca Sbisa 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 1 18.00 8
D Brian Lee 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.50 7
D Duncan Keith 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 22.10 9
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 19.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 18.50 8
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Toews
2nd star: Duncan Keith
3rd star: Owen Nolan

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Stephen Weiss had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Braydon Coburn has marked a new career high in points with 12 points.
-Owen Nolan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Braydon Coburn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Duncan Keith ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 16) , Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 19)
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1-0 QUE Ryan O'Byrne (Mike Glumac, Colin Fraser)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Brian Elliott

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New York Islanders 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Shots: 26 - 28
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:28/44=62 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:41/54=74 %
Attendance: 6685 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 322886 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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26:52 1-0 Andy Sutton [2] (Richard Park, Jon Sim)
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49:47 2-0 Mark Streit [3] (Jeremy Colliton, Jeff Tambellini)
56:48 2-1 R.J. Umberger [7] (Rick Nash, Manny Malhotra)
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Penalty summary:
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21:14 Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
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41:29 R.J. Umberger (2 min for elbowing)
51:41 Andrew Murray (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 6
R Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 19.50 7
R Doug Weight 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Jeremy Colliton 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 5.40 5
C Jeff Tambellini 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13.30 6
C Richard Park 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Masi Marjamäki 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.40 4
L Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14.00 6
L Jon Sim 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 9
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.00 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 25.40 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 15.30 6
D Andy Sutton 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
D Mark Streit 1 0 3 4 1 2 0 1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derick Brassard 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 10.20 6
R Raffi Torres 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 0 14.40 7
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 12.40 6
R R.J. Umberger 1 0 5 1 1 0 2 1 19.20 8
C Andrew Murray 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10.20 5
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 14.00 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 10.20 7
L Marco Sturm 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13.00 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 20.20 8
D Kris Russell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 5
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 25.00 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 16.50 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 18.50 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fredrik Norrena 2 0 24 0 0 59.00 9
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Streit
2nd star: Rick DiPietro
3rd star: Jon Sim

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Jeremy Colliton ended his 7 game point drought.
-Mark Streit finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 25) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 23)
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1-0 BRG Kyle Okposo (Dustin Kohn, Luciano Aquino)
2-0 BRG Luciano Aquino (Kyle Okposo, Mark Wotton)
2-1 SYR Jeff Szwez (Roman Cervenka)
2-2 SYR Mark Rycroft (Kirill Starkov)
3-2 BRG Kyle Okposo (Mathieu Roy, Maxime Ouellet)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Adam Munro

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Washington Capitals 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 32 - 17
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:35/63=54 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:51/81=62 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
Attendance: 6618 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 307075 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:16 1-0 Sergei Fedorov [8] (Tom Poti)
13:07 2-0 Alexander Semin [11] (Nicklas Bäckström)
19:11 3-0 Viktor Kozlov [11] (Nicklas Bäckström, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
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no scoring
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44:51 3-1 Colby Armstrong [8])SH
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Penalty summary:
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14:43 Jim Slater (2 min for hooking)
18:39 Eric Boulton (2 min for roughing)
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44:03 Angelo Esposito (2 min for high-sticking)
52:15 Slava Kozlov (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Bourque 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 15.50 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 5
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 15.50 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 19.20 8
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
L Anton Gustafsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Matt Bradley 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 15.50 5
L Alexander Semin 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 16.40 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 5 6 2 6 0 0 19.30 10
D John Erskine 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 18.50 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 16.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 21.40 6
D Mike Green 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boulton 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
R Jim Slater 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 16.20 7
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 16.50 8
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -2 16.30 4
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 8.30 4
C Bryan Little 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
L Rich Peverly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 7 1 7 0 0 18.50 7
L Éric Perrin 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 16.30 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 18.40 7
D Mark Fraser 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 17.10 4
D Karel Pilar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 21.10 5
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 0 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ondrej Pavelec 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Viktor Kozlov
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Sergei Fedorov

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Tom Poti notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 33) , Chicago Wolves 7( 22)
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1-0 POR Brooks Laich (Mathieu Perreault)
1-1 CHW Joey Crabb (Jordan LaVallee)
2-1 POR Josef Boumedienne (Mathieu Perreault)
2-2 CHW Chad Denny (Jesse Schultz)
2-3 CHW Jesse Schultz (Steve Martins, Colin Stuart)
2-4 CHW Steve Martins (Colin Stuart)
3-4 POR Donald Brashear (Owen Fussey)
3-5 CHW Mike Hamilton (Tomás Pospisil, David Lundbohm)
3-6 CHW David Lundbohm (Mike Hamilton)
3-7 CHW Joey Crabb (Jonathan Granström)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Johan Hedberg

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New York Rangers 5 , San Jose Sharks 0
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:70/89=78 %, Challenges:20/37=52 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:71/95=74 %, Challenges:20/40=48 %
Attendance: 6189 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 300166 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:26 1-0 Scott Gomez [10] (Marc Staal, Derek Morris)
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21:44 2-0 Scott Gomez [11] (Sean Avery, Marc Staal)
30:36 3-0 Sean Avery [11] (Alexei Cherepanov, Henrik Lundqvist)
36:57 4-0 Alexei Cherepanov [1] (Derek Morris)
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50:22 5-0 Nikolai Zherdev [10] (Markus Näslund, Derek Morris)
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Penalty summary:
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32:59 Aaron Voros (2 min for boarding)
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52:11 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for tripping)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Voros 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.40 6
R Ryan Murphy 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16.10 4
R Alexei Cherepanov 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 4 15.50 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 16.10 6
C Scott Gomez 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 16.30 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 17.40 7
L Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 5
L Sean Avery 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 3 17.50 7
L Markus Näslund 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Erik Reitz 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 17.00 6
D Marc Staal 0 2 1 3 2 3 0 3 18.40 8
D Derek Morris 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 22.30 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 16.40 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 16.50 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 2 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 1 18 0 0 60.00 10
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.10 4
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 17.20 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -5 14.30 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Justin Daniels 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 4
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 5
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -5 14.20 6
C Joe Thornton 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 18.20 6
L Logan Couture 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
L Travis Moen 0 0 3 4 3 5 0 0 19.00 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -5 14.20 4
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.20 5
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 14.40 4
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 26.00 6
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -5 17.00 4
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Lundqvist
2nd star: Scott Gomez
3rd star: Sean Avery

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Scott Gomez scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexei Cherepanov ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 6( 32) , Cleveland Barons 0( 9)
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1-0 HFD Clarke MacArthur (Alex Bourret, Lauri Korpikoski)
2-0 HFD Bobby Sanguinetti (Colton Orr)
3-0 HFD Artem Anisimov (Josh Gratton)
4-0 HFD Ivan Baranka (Artem Anisimov)
5-0 HFD Colton Orr (Bobby Sanguinetti)
6-0 HFD Hannu Pikkarainen (Jarkko Immonen)

Goalies: Chris Holt - Brian Boucher

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 34 - 17
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:24/49=48 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:27/50=52 %
Attendance: 19189 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 846235 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:44 1-0 Andrej Meszaros [2] (Eric Staal)
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32:46 1-1 Brian Gionta [9] (Andy Greene, Johnny Oduya)
38:05 2-1 Gary Roberts [4] (Adam Hall, Ryan Malone)
38:26 3-1 Michel Ouellet [1] (Chad Kilger, Maxim Lapierre)
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45:15 4-1 Henrik Sedin [11] (Eric Staal, Alex Kovalev)
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Penalty summary:
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52:59 Bobby Holik (5 min for attempt to injury)
59:15 Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
59:15 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 7.10 7
R Ryan Malone 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 14.40 8
R Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 20.40 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 7.10 7
C Adam Hall 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 16.00 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Eric Staal 0 2 4 2 4 2 0 2 20.40 8
L Chad Kilger 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 7.10 6
L Gary Roberts 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Henrik Sedin 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 2 17.40 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.30 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 -1 16.50 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 3 27.50 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 14.40 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 -1 17.20 7
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 2 5 3 4 0 3 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 16.50 6
R Brian Gionta 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 12.50 7
R Jeff Carter 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 -2 20.20 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 0 7.10 6
C John Madden 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 19.30 6
C Patrik Elias 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 12.50 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10.00 4
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 4 2 8 0 0 16.50 8
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 12.50 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 20.20 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.10 5
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 19.40 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 23.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Andy Greene 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 -2 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrej Meszaros
2nd star: Michel Ouellet
3rd star: Eric Staal

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Chad Kilger finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 14) , Albany River Rats 3( 15)
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0-1 ALB Rod Pelley (Zach Tarkir, Grant Marshall)
1-1 DTV Nick Tarnasky (Adam Henrich)
1-2 ALB Alexandre Picard (Grant Marshall, Rod Pelley)
1-3 ALB Patrick Davis (Petr Vrana, Frank Doyle)

Goalies: Morgan Cey - Frank Doyle

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Nashville Predators 6 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1
Shots: 24 - 22
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:79/89=88 %, Challenges:32/61=51 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
Attendance: 13550 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 627365 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:58 0-1 Todd Marchant [4] (Bobby Ryan)
13:31 1-1 Steve Sullivan [10] (Jerred Smithson, Jean-Pierre Dumont)PP
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29:33 2-1 Alexander Radulov [11] (Jason Arnott, Steve Sullivan)
29:54 3-1 Jason Arnott [8] (Dan Hamhuis)
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46:06 4-1 Steve Sullivan [11] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jordin Tootoo)
47:49 5-1 Alexander Radulov [12] (Dan Hamhuis, Ryan Suter)
48:25 6-1 Jason Arnott [9] (Alexander Radulov, Dan Hamhuis)
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Penalty summary:
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11:57 Nicolas Deschamps (2 min for holding the stick)
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32:43 Sheldon Brookbank (2 min for high-sticking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 8.10 6
R Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 15.10 6
R Alexander Radulov 2 1 5 0 4 0 0 4 16.40 9
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
C David Legwand 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 15.10 5
C Jason Arnott 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 4 16.40 8
C Steve Sullivan 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 20.00 8
L Alex Henry 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 10.40 6
L Jerred Smithson 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
L Scott Nichol 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 15.30 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 19.30 7
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 15.10 5
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 20.30 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 24.20 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 16.20 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 4 17.40 9
D Ryan Suter 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 23.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.30 5
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18.00 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Corey Perry 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -4 18.30 7
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7.30 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16.50 6
C Todd Marchant 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -4 20.00 6
L Drew Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 4
L George Parros 0 0 0 4 2 6 0 0 17.10 8
L Bobby Ryan 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -4 16.10 5
D Jake Gardiner 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18.00 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 5
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -4 23.50 6
D Sheldon Brookbank 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 19.30 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 0 19.10 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 5 2 2 0 -4 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Steve Sullivan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jordin Tootoo ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Todd Marchant ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 14) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 14)
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1-0 MIL Matt Ellison (Oliver Setzinger)
1-1 CIN Stephen Dixon
2-1 MIL Oliver Setzinger (Ville Koistinen)

Goalies: Mike McKenna - Gerald Coleman

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Colorado Avalanche 2 , Calgary Flames 3
Shots: 13 - 32
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:64/85=75 %, Challenges:10/43=22 %
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:29/50=56 %
Attendance: 12992 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 559955 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:55 0-1 Dion Phaneuf [4] (David Booth)
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25:52 0-2 Todd Bertuzzi [14] (Matt Lashoff, Daymond Langkow)
37:55 1-2 Marek Svatos [10] (Joe Sakic, Wojtek Wolski)
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41:07 1-3 Daymond Langkow [8] (Matt Lashoff, Jim Vandermeer)PP
45:04 2-3 Darcy Tucker [3] (Ian Laperriere, Marek Svatos)
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Penalty summary:
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08:47 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
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20:02 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for high-sticking)
38:27 Ruslan Salei (2 min for boarding)
39:21 Dale Purinton (2 min for slashing)
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42:42 John-Michael Liles (2 min for hooking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McCormick 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.20 5
R Tyler Arnason 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 15.30 5
R Marek Svatos 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 -1 19.40 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 17.40 5
C Ben Guite 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
C Ian Laperriere 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 18.10 6
C Joe Sakic 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 -1 16.40 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 18.50 7
L Scott Parker 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 5
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 15.20 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 15.40 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 19.50 7
D Dale Purinton 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 1 17.20 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25.00 5
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 1 15.40 5
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 24.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 29 0 0 59.20 8
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 6.30 6
R Craig Conroy 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 13.20 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 3 4 0 4 2 -1 19.20 9
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 20.10 8
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 12.10 7
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 6 2 1 3 0 -1 19.40 8
C Saku Koivu 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 18.20 7
L David Moss 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 6.30 5
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 11.00 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 -1 21.20 7
L David Booth 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.10 5
D Matt Lashoff 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 27.40 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.30 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 20.50 7
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 11 0 0 60.00 5
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Daymond Langkow
3rd star: Marek Svatos

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Marek Svatos scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Darcy Tucker finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Dion Phaneuf ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 16) , Saint John Flames 2( 15)
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0-1 SJF Kris Chucko (Warren Peters, Tim Hambly)
0-2 SJF Warren Peters (Kris Chucko)
1-2 HER Olivier Legault (Alexei Ivanov)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Curtis McElhinney