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New York Rangers 6 , Nashville Predators 4
Shots: 33 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:71/78=91 %, Challenges:44/50=86 %
PP: 2 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:59/67=88 %, Challenges:48/56=84 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:24 0-1 Kimmo Timonen [6] (Jason Pominville)PP
10:47 1-1 Dustin Byfuglien [16] (Oleg Saprykin, Jeff Halpern)
18:34 1-2 Nik Antropov [5] (Alexander Radulov, Zach Parisé)PP
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22:06 2-2 Brian Rafalski [10] (Joe Thornton, Mike Cammalleri)
30:57 2-3 Jonathan Toews [9] (Alexander Radulov, Sergei Gonchar)
36:06 3-3 Joe Thornton [25] (Pavel Datsyuk, Brian Rafalski)
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40:16 3-4 Alexander Radulov [10] (Zach Parisé, Jonathan Toews)
40:35 4-4 Jeff Halpern [9] (Wade Redden, Oleg Saprykin)
46:51 5-4 Brian Willsie [5] (Chris Kelly, Sheldon Souray)
48:15 6-4 Pavel Datsyuk [13] (Joe Thornton, Sheldon Souray)
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Penalty summary:
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03:02 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for high-sticking)
06:39 Brian Willsie (2 min for boarding)
12:55 Alexander Radulov (2 min for boarding)
18:07 Sheldon Souray (2 min for cross-checking)
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49:32 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for tripping)
56:58 Duncan Keith (2 min for boarding)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Chris Kelly 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 10.20 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
R Dustin Byfuglien 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
C Landon Ferraro 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 12.00 7
C Jeff Halpern 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
C Joe Thornton 1 2 6 4 0 0 0 2 21.20 10
L Brian Willsie 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 7.40 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 12.00 6
L Oleg Saprykin 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 11.50 7
L Mike Cammalleri 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 25.00 8
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 3 22.40 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 25.50 9
D Brian Rafalski 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 29.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.20 8
R Jason Pominville 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -3 16.30 8
R Alexander Radulov 1 2 4 1 0 0 2 -1 18.50 8
C James Neal 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Nik Antropov 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 16.40 6
C Jonathan Toews 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 21.00 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Alexander Steen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 16.30 6
L Zach Parisé 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 11.20 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 20.40 5
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 28.00 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
D Kimmo Timonen 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 17.30 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 24.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 6 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Brian Rafalski
3rd star: Pavel Datsyuk

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Brian Rafalski scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Joe Thornton scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Oleg Saprykin has marked a new career high in assists with 22 assists.
-Sheldon Souray notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Alexander Radulov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nik Antropov finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Kimmo Timonen finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 28) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 11)
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1-0 HFD Mikael Backlund
2-0 HFD Mikael Backlund
2-1 MIL Danny Richmond (Lauri Tukonen)
3-1 HFD Stephen Gionta (Pier-Alexandre Poulin)

Goalies: Stefan Liv - Cory Schneider

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Toronto Maple Leafs 6 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 29 - 31
PP: 3 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:65/81=80 %, Challenges:54/56=94 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:57/72=79 %, Challenges:30/37=79 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 596562 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:33 1-0 Kyle Brodziak [3] (John Pohl, T.J. Oshie)
15:23 1-1 David Booth [12] (Mike Sillinger, Jamie Langenbrunner)
19:15 2-1 Andrew Cogliano [13] (Pavol Demitra, T.J. Oshie)PP
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26:36 3-1 Owen Nolan [8] (Pavol Demitra, Bryan McCabe)PP
38:14 4-1 T.J. Oshie [11] (David Perron, Ron Hainsey)
39:11 5-1 John Pohl [3] (Kyle Brodziak)
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49:38 6-1 Pavol Demitra [15] (Andrew Cogliano, Owen Nolan)PP
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Penalty summary:
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16:05 Ethan Moreau (2 min for tripping)
16:41 Michal Handzus (2 min for tripping)
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24:54 Bryan Allen (2 min for hooking)
30:04 Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
30:04 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
32:53 Ethan Moreau (2 min for slashing)
37:18 Brandon Prust (5 min for fighting)
37:18 Bryan Allen (5 min for fighting)
39:43 Justin Abdelkader (2 min for hooking)
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42:18 Patrick Thoresen (2 min for cross-checking)
45:29 Ric Jackman (2 min for high-sticking)
48:55 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for high-sticking)
54:51 Brandon Prust (2 min for elbowing)
59:56 Ivan Novoseltsev (2 min for high-sticking)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Prust 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 -1 6.30 4
R John Pohl 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 11.30 7
R T.J. Oshie 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 9
R Owen Nolan 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 5
C Kyle Brodziak 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 8
C Andrew Cogliano 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Justin Abdelkader 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 7.20 5
L Ben Eager 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 2 17.40 8
L David Perron 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
L Pavol Demitra 1 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 19.30 9
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 17.10 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 3 5 0 2 0 0 26.50 10
D Ric Jackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13.30 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 21.10 8
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Juraj Kolnik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 -1 12.40 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 8 2 0 0 2 -1 21.50 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 13.10 5
C Mike Sillinger 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 4
L Vern Fiddler 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 13.00 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 -1 14.50 7
L David Booth 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 16.30 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 2 4 0 0 7 -1 13.50 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 29.20 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 5 0 13 0 0 39.20 4
G Chris Osgood 1 0 10 0 0 20.40 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: T.J. Oshie
2nd star: Pavol Demitra
3rd star: John Pohl

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bryan McCabe notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ron Hainsey notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Pavol Demitra scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Andrew Cogliano notched his 20th assist of the season.
-John Pohl finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Kyle Brodziak ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Kyle Brodziak ended his 5 game point drought.
-Mike Komisarek had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Steven Stamkos had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Bryan Berard had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Bryce Salvador beat Ben Eager in a fight.
-Brandon Prust beat Bryan Allen in a fight.

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 11) , Worcester Icecats 1( 21)
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1-0 SJM Ryan Spooner (Matt Pelech)
1-1 WOR Alexandre Giroux (Brad Ference)
2-1 SJM Brad Malone (Kevin Porter)

Goalies: Steve Valiquette - Brent Krahn

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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 31 - 25
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:61/81=75 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/82=73 %, Challenges:46/55=82 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:01 1-0 Keith Ballard [8] (Dmitri Kalinin, Matt Cullen)
17:11 2-0 Matt Cullen [12] (Bryan Smolinski, Justin Williams)
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31:44 2-1 Marc-André Bergeron [5] (Martin Hanzal, Alexander Perezhogin)
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40:36 3-1 Bryan Smolinski [18] (Wojtek Wolski, Justin Williams)PP
47:46 4-1 Wojtek Wolski [18] (Mike Knuble, Justin Williams)
48:52 4-2 Bobby Ryan [13] (Derek Armstrong, Patrick Sharp)
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Penalty summary:
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19:58 Serge Aubin (2 min for tripping)
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28:38 Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
39:39 Alexander Semin (2 min for hooking)
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53:53 Martin Hanzal (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Johan Franzén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
R Mike Knuble 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
R Justin Williams 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
C Rod Pelley 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 15.10 7
C Wojtek Wolski 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.30 9
C Matt Cullen 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 2 17.10 8
L Josh Green 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Serge Aubin 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 12.40 6
L Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Bryan Smolinski 1 1 6 2 0 1 0 1 20.20 8
D Kurt Sauer 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.50 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 18.40 8
D Keith Ballard 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 26.10 8
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 17.20 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 1 24.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.20 4
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 18.50 8
L Patrick Sharp 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 8
R Dustin Brown 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 -1 21.10 8
C Dave Bolland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 7
C Martin Hanzal 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 13.50 7
C Derek Armstrong 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 20.10 8
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 6
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.50 5
L Bobby Ryan 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
L Alexander Semin 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 20.10 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 28.40 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 18.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Justin Williams
2nd star: Wojtek Wolski
3rd star: Matt Cullen

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Matt Cullen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Serge Aubin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jean-Pierre Vigier had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Patrick Sharp notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Alexander Semin had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 21) , Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 14)
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0-1 LOW Dan Cleary (Martin St. Pierre)
1-1 WIL Jim O'Brien (Darren Reid, Andrew Ebbett)
1-2 LOW Mike Lundin (Tyler Kennedy)
2-2 WIL Tom Fritsche (Joel Champagne)
2-3 LOW Evan McGrath (Dana Tyrell)

Goalies: Barry Brust - Jordan Sigalet

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 31 - 26
PP: 0 of 9 (15 shots), Passing:80/89=89 %, Challenges:38/47=79 %
PP: 2 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:36/39=90 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:11 0-1 Mats Sundin [20] (Jere Lehtinen, Ed Jovanovski)PP
17:34 0-2 Martin Erat [12] (Mike Fisher, Mark Parrish)PP
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29:58 1-2 Keith Tkachuk [6] (Chris Drury, Pavel Vorobiev)
31:02 1-3 Martin Erat [13] (Ed Jovanovski)
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49:46 2-3 Kyle Wellwood [3] (Lukas Krajicek, Tom Poti)
50:29 3-3 Jaroslav Bednar [9] (Lukas Krajicek, Jamie Heward)
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Penalty summary:
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04:56 Oleg Kvasha (2 min for high-sticking)
06:51 Chris Pronger (2 min for tripping)
12:27 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for cross-checking)
14:23 Mats Sundin (2 min for hooking)
16:38 Rob Collins (2 min for elbowing)
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24:08 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for tripping)
26:48 Mike Zigomanis (2 min for slashing)
34:42 Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for hooking)
38:32 Denis Arkhipov (2 min for slashing)
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40:46 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for hooking)
43:42 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for slashing)
53:38 Mark Parrish (2 min for hooking)
57:43 David Clarkson (2 min for hooking)
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61:39 Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for slashing)

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Collins 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4.50 6
R Jaroslav Bednar 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 16.10 8
R David Clarkson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 14.20 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 23.20 7
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 6
C Kyle Wellwood 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12.00 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 23.10 8
L Christoph Schubert 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 5
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 21.00 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 23.50 8
D Jamie Heward 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 12.30 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 7 3 0 1 2 1 31.40 9
D Lukas Krajicek 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 14.10 8
D Tom Poti 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 18.00 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 1 33.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 17.20 7
R Mark Parrish 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 -1 12.40 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23.40 8
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 7.30 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12.20 5
C Mike Fisher 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 23.50 7
C Mats Sundin 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 16.30 7
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -1 7.30 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 12.20 6
L Mark Recchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
L Martin Erat 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 29.00 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 25.50 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 2 2 2 0 3 2 -1 31.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 28 0 0 65.00 8
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Erat
2nd star: Ed Jovanovski
3rd star: Jaroslav Bednar

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Kyle Wellwood finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mats Sundin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mike Fisher notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mark Parrish had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 25) , Cleveland Barons 2( 18)
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1-0 ROC Mike Ribeiro
2-0 ROC Pavel Brendl (R.J. Umberger, Eetu Heikkinen)
2-1 CLE Tom Kostopoulos (Frans Nielsen)
2-2 CLE Frans Nielsen
3-2 ROC Nigel Dawes (Matt Halischuk, Mike Ribeiro)

Goalies: Al Montoya - Mike McKenna

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New York Islanders 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 31 - 27
PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:58/80=72 %, Challenges:34/40=82 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 443278 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:02 0-1 Jonathan Tavares [8] (Kristian Huselius, Mike Van Ryn)PP
17:43 1-1 Vincent Lecavalier [16] (Jochen Hecht)PP
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21:33 2-1 Marian Hossa [15])SH
28:49 2-2 Kristian Huselius [12] (Jonathan Tavares, Niklas Kronwall)
33:11 3-2 Greg Campbell [2] (Mikkel Boedker, Chris Neil)
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49:25 3-3 Peter Schaefer [10] (Mike Van Ryn, Niklas Kronwall)
55:54 4-3 Vincent Lecavalier [17] (Marian Hossa, Jochen Hecht)PP
59:45 5-3 Tyler Cuma [1] (Mikkel Boedker, Peter Mueller) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:35 Angelo Esposito (2 min for roughing)
10:11 Tommi Santala (2 min for elbowing)
13:04 Stacy Roest (2 min for tripping)
16:29 Peter Schaefer (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:48 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
39:04 Tyler Cuma (2 min for tripping)
39:37 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
39:37 Jonathan Tavares (2 min for roughing)
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41:39 Tommi Santala (2 min for roughing)
43:55 Angelo Esposito (2 min for roughing)
46:13 Kristian Huselius (2 min for tripping)
55:21 Thomas Pöck (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Chris Neil 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 16.50 8
R Scott Walker 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
R Marian Hossa 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 20.00 10
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 14.10 6
C Greg Campbell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.50 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 9
L Ville Leino 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Mikkel Boedker 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 7
L Peter Mueller 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 -1 20.50 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 12.00 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 25.40 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 29.20 7
D Tyler Cuma 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.30 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stacy Roest 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.20 4
R Tommi Santala 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7.50 6
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 5
R Craig Conroy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 5
C Matt Hussey 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.50 6
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 4
C Jonathan Tavares 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 -1 19.00 7
L Garth Murray 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 14.20 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 5
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 19.50 6
L Kristian Huselius 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.40 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.20 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 -1 26.00 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 14.20 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.40 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 26 0 0 58.50 5
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Vincent Lecavalier
3rd star: Chris Neil

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Jochen Hecht notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marian Hossa scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chris Neil finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Kristian Huselius scored the 400th point of his career.
-Peter Schaefer scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Peter Schaefer ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 18) , Syracuse Crunch 4( 27)
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0-1 SYR Wayne Simmonds
0-2 SYR Tomas Kopecky (Ryan Flynn)
0-3 SYR Alex Pietrangelo (Wayne Simmonds)
0-4 SYR Kevin Westgarth (Ben Walter, Derek Dorsett)

Goalies: Mika Noronen - Ondrej Pavelec

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Ottawa Senators 1
Shots: 22 - 36
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:59/82=71 %, Challenges:31/35=86 %
PP: 0 of 6 (16 shots), Passing:74/82=90 %, Challenges:50/55=89 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:08 0-1 Fernando Pisani [4] (Tom Kuhnhackl)
14:57 1-1 Troy Brouwer [12] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Johnny Oduya)
17:07 2-1 Ben Maxwell [5] (Michael Grabner, Tanner Glass)
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26:13 3-1 Michael Grabner [5] (Marc Staal, Andy Sutton)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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23:15 Francis Bouillon (2 min for tripping)
32:08 Andy Sutton (2 min for tripping)
33:37 Ben Ondrus (2 min for hooking)
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46:15 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for roughing)
49:06 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for hooking)
52:52 Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
57:04 Trent Whitfield (2 min for elbowing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Grabner 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6.20 7
R Ben Ondrus 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15.50 6
R Troy Brouwer 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
R Phil Kessel 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
C Ben Maxwell 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 6.20 6
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 14.20 6
C Richard Park 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 19.20 6
C Todd White 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Tanner Glass 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8.50 6
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 15.00 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 5
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
D Matt Spiller 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 15.00 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Andy Sutton 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 23.50 8
D Maxim Kondratiev 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13.00 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 18.00 6
D Marc Staal 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 1 0 35 0 0 60.00 10
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 11.10 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 8
R Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 21.20 6
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 9.10 7
C David Legwand 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.30 5
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 21.00 7
L Tom Kuhnhackl 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9.10 5
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 7.20 4
L Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
L Dany Heatley 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 -2 22.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28.10 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 11.30 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 26.40 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Grabner
2nd star: Troy Brouwer
3rd star: Andy Sutton

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Marc Staal has marked a new career high in points with 16 points.
-Andy Sutton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Michael Grabner finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 0( 12) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 20)
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0-1 GRD Eric Nystrom (Andrew Hutchinson)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Sébastien Caron

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Boston Bruins 2 , Detroit Red Wings 5
Shots: 29 - 27
PP: 1 of 8 (12 shots), Passing:64/72=88 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
PP: 1 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:23 0-1 Andy McDonald [20] (Brian Rolston, Kris Beech)PP
13:07 0-2 Andy McDonald [21] (Viktor Kozlov, Marcel Goc)
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23:41 1-2 Nathan Horton [10] (Marian Gaborik, Tuomo Ruutu)PP
36:56 2-2 Marian Gaborik [18] (Colton Gillies, Andy Hilbert)
37:22 2-3 Kris Beech [9] (Rob Blake, Bret Hedican)
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40:58 2-4 Viktor Kozlov [10] (Brian Rolston, Marcel Goc)
42:55 2-5 Paul Kariya [15] (Kris Beech, Andy McDonald)
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Penalty summary:
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03:41 Sean Avery (2 min for cross-checking)
06:52 Marian Gaborik (2 min for tripping)
09:22 Andy Hilbert (2 min for boarding)
18:49 Sean Avery (2 min for elbowing)
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23:19 Zdeno Chara (2 min for hooking)
24:35 Brian Rolston (2 min for slashing)
24:35 Brian Rolston (10 min misconduct)
26:26 Dan McGillis (2 min for hooking)
27:32 Rob Blake (2 min for cross-checking)
32:58 Jarret Stoll (2 min for boarding)
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50:37 Patric Hörnqvist (2 min for high-sticking)
51:36 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
56:45 Erik Johnson (2 min for slashing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Gillies 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 16.40 7
R Brad Boyes 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 16.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 -1 20.40 8
C Peter Holland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 11.20 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 16.20 7
C Nathan Horton 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.00 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 6.40 5
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 20.20 8
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15.20 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 15.50 6
D Luke Schenn 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 -1 23.20 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 -1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Quick 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patric Hörnqvist 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.30 6
R Sean Avery 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 16.10 6
R Andy McDonald 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 13.30 9
R Viktor Kozlov 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 8
C Jordan Weal 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Karl Stewart 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.00 6
C Kris Beech 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 15.00 9
C Marcel Goc 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.30 7
L Milan Michalek 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 17.30 8
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 9.00 6
L Paul Kariya 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.50 8
L Brian Rolston 0 2 2 1 0 1 12 1 19.30 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10.00 6
D Bret Hedican 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 15.40 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 27.30 7
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 15.10 5
D Rob Blake 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 21.50 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andy McDonald
2nd star: Kris Beech
3rd star: Viktor Kozlov

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Nathan Horton scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brad Boyes had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Andy McDonald scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Paul Kariya scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 1( 10) , Kansas City Blades 3( 19)
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0-1 KCB Carter Ashton (Rich Peverley)
0-2 KCB Erik Christensen (Carter Ashton, Hal Gill)
1-2 PRO Robbie Earl (Mike Funk)
1-3 KCB Carter Ashton (Rich Peverley, Matt Corrente)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Michael Leighton

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Washington Capitals 6 , New Jersey Devils 2
Shots: 31 - 21
PP: 2 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:61/75=81 %, Challenges:40/46=85 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:62/84=73 %, Challenges:36/43=81 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:31 1-0 Patrik Elias [19] (Josef Vasicek, Tomas Kaberle)PP
18:29 2-0 Radovan Somik [4] (Krys Kolanos, Josef Vasicek)
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22:53 3-0 Krys Kolanos [8] (Steve Bégin, Adrian Aucoin)
28:34 3-1 Alex Korolyuk [16] (Alexander Frolov, Sergei Fedorov)
30:55 4-1 Martin St. Louis [17] (Patrik Elias, Josef Vasicek)PP
35:33 5-1 Krys Kolanos [9] (Patrik Elias, Tomas Kaberle)
39:41 6-1 Jeremy Roenick [8] (Steve Bégin, Marco Sturm)
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49:33 6-2 Tyler Arnason [11] (Matt Jones, Brent Burns)
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Penalty summary:
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02:54 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for holding the stick)
09:26 Radovan Somik (2 min for tripping)
11:55 Jan Hrdina (2 min for elbowing)
15:22 Matt Jones (2 min for elbowing)
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29:16 Tyler Arnason (2 min for cross-checking)
31:31 Jesse Joensuu (2 min for boarding)
33:13 Victor Hedman (2 min for elbowing)
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40:38 Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
43:12 Jan Hrdina (2 min for boarding)
46:59 Ryan Smyth (2 min for high-sticking)
52:33 Steve Bégin (2 min for boarding)
59:07 Martin Straka (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rick Rypien 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.30 5
R Radovan Somik 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 13.00 6
R Jeremy Roenick 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 9
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.30 5
C Krys Kolanos 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
C Steve Bégin 0 2 3 5 0 0 4 1 11.00 9
C Josef Vasicek 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Kyle Calder 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9.20 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 13.00 5
L Marco Sturm 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
L Patrik Elias 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 9
D Andrew MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 14.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 28.30 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 4 3 1 2 0 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 8.20 6
R David Moss 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 7.30 6
R Alex Korolyuk 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 6
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 12.00 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -2 9.30 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -1 17.30 5
L Nils Ekman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8.30 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 -2 19.00 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 -1 19.50 7
D Nigel Williams 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.00 4
D Victor Hedman 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 20.30 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 29.30 7
D Matt Jones 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 10.00 5
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 21.20 6
D Brent Burns 0 1 0 6 1 3 0 -1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michal Neuvirth 4 0 10 0 0 31.00 4
G Karri Rämö 2 0 15 0 0 29.00 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Krys Kolanos
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Jeremy Roenick

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Patrik Elias notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Alex Korolyuk ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Matt Jones ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 17) , Albany River Rats 1( 18)
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0-1 ALB Andrew Ladd (Brandon Reid, Matt Hunwick)
1-1 POR Cal Clutterbuck (Ivan Vishnevskiy)
2-1 POR Kris Chucko (Keaton Ellerby)

Goalies: Andy Chiodo - José Theodore

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:62/66=93 %, Challenges:63/73=85 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:51 1-0 Teemu Selänne [16] (Stéphane Robidas, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
14:05 2-0 Teemu Selänne [17] (Stéphane Robidas, Alex Kovalev)
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26:47 3-0 Alex Kovalev [19] (Mike Comrie, Brett McLean)
33:06 3-1 Rick Nash [20] (Shea Weber)
38:13 3-2 Steven Reinprecht [9] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Lee Stempniak)PP
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41:21 4-2 Mike Comrie [17] (Daniel Alfredsson, Toni Lydman)
43:09 5-2 Teemu Selänne [18] (Pascal Dupuis, Stéphane Robidas)
47:13 5-3 Alexei Ponikarovsky [19] (Kyle Turris, Kevin Bieksa)
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Penalty summary:
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03:05 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for elbowing)
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28:29 Colby Armstrong (2 min for hooking)
36:35 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:35 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
40:35 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
48:42 Ian Laperriere (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 7.00 5
R Jason King 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Teemu Selänne 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 16.50 10
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 15.40 7
C Alex Kovalev 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.40 7
L Brett McLean 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 17.10 7
L Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 14.30 6
L Mike Comrie 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 15.40 10
D Cam Fowler 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.30 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 16.00 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 25.30 7
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 7
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 23.00 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 8.00 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 19.50 8
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 13.40 7
R Rick Nash 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 8
C Jason Krog 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Steven Reinprecht 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Kyle Turris 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 5
L Magnus Paajarvi-Svensso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 0 14.30 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.00 8
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 21.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -2 27.40 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 17.00 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -2 15.10 7
D Shea Weber 0 1 1 8 0 2 0 -1 23.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Mike Comrie
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Stéphane Robidas notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brett McLean notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Rick Nash scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Fredrik Modin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Ian Laperriere beat Chris Clark in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 21) , Louisville Panthers 0( 13)
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1-0 DTV Joakim Lindström (Lars Eller)
2-0 DTV Matt Bradley (Derek MacKenzie, Nolan Baumgartner)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Jason LaBarbera

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Philadelphia Flyers 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 5
Shots: 29 - 29
PP: 2 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:52/66=78 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:70/89=78 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 608993 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:54 0-1 Jason Arnott [12] (Jon Sim)PP
17:15 1-1 Ray Whitney [17] (Éric Bélanger, Chuck Kobasew)PP
19:05 1-2 Marty Reasoner [11] (Todd Marchant, Brent Seabrook)
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24:58 1-3 Brent Seabrook [3] (Ryan Kesler, Trent Hunter)
31:56 2-3 Éric Bélanger [12] (Maxim Afinogenov, Dion Phaneuf)PP
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41:08 2-4 Jason Arnott [13] (Jon Sim, Brian Gionta)PP
50:37 2-5 Brian Gionta [13] (Jason Arnott, Jon Sim)
59:38 3-5 Dion Phaneuf [6] (John Madden)
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Penalty summary:
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12:45 Éric Bélanger (2 min for cross-checking)
15:48 Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
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30:34 Theo Peckham (2 min for roughing)
35:39 Ryan Stone (2 min for hooking)
39:51 Denis Grebeshkov (2 min for high-sticking)
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55:18 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 4
R Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 16.40 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 8
C Ryan Stone 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 7.30 6
C Mike Rupp 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 14.20 7
C Éric Bélanger 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 17.30 7
C John Madden 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
L Tomi Mäki 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 5
L Ray Whitney 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 16.00 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 19.40 5
D Nick Boynton 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 23.20 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 -1 22.30 7
D Dion Phaneuf 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 22.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trent Hunter 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 15.10 7
R Brian Gionta 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
R Ryan Kesler 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 19.50 8
C Pascal Rheaume 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 5
C Jason Arnott 2 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 19.30 9
C Todd Marchant 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 6
L Emerson Etem 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.10 5
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 14.20 7
L Jon Sim 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
L Marty Reasoner 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 9
D Jim Fahey 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 5
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Jeff Finger 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 25.30 7
D Jonas Junland 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 15.40 8
D Theo Peckham 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 19.30 8
D Brent Seabrook 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: Jon Sim

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Éric Bélanger notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Jon Sim notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Todd Marchant notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brian Gionta notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Arnott notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marty Reasoner finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Brent Seabrook ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 17) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 10)
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0-1 CIN Scott Nichol (Adam Hall)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Curtis McElhinney

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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 35 - 21
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:43/48=87 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:13 1-0 Olli Jokinen [22] (Ryan Craig, Michael Ryder)PP
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21:53 2-0 Antoine Vermette [7] (Olli Jokinen, Ryan Craig)
27:07 2-1 Jarome Iginla [20] (Martin Havlat)
28:45 2-2 Chris Higgins [11] (Tomas Fleischmann, Mathieu Schneider)
29:53 3-2 Olli Jokinen [23] (Ryan Craig, Ryan Suter)
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48:15 3-3 Mikko Koivu [13] (Jarome Iginla, Milan Hejduk)
48:36 4-3 Michael Frolík [14] (Henrik Tallinder, François Beauchemin)
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Penalty summary:
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01:52 Mikko Koivu (2 min for diving)
05:46 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for cross-checking)
11:17 Antoine Vermette (2 min for holding the stick)
15:39 Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for roughing)
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25:08 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for tripping)
32:25 Aleksey Morozov (2 min for boarding)
35:32 Jeff Taffe (2 min for hooking)
37:55 Chris Higgins (2 min for boarding)
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50:13 Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for hooking)
56:45 Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 7
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 11.30 6
R Michael Frolík 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 15.40 8
R Michael Ryder 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 9.40 5
C Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 6
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 16.20 9
C Olli Jokinen 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Éric Chouinard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
L Mason Raymond 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 11.30 6
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.00 6
L Ryan Craig 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 11.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.00 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 29.40 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 15.50 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 21.40 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Barry Tallackson 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8.40 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 -1 17.00 6
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
C Greg Classen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 18.40 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 8.40 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 14.20 6
L Martin Havlat 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 16.20 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 23.50 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 18.20 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 31 0 0 59.50 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Ryan Craig
3rd star: Michael Frolík

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Jarome Iginla scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mikko Koivu ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 22) , Manitoba Moose 1( 15)
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1-0 HER Maxim Mayorov (Mathieu Biron)
2-0 HER Dane Byers (Cam Janssen, Nolan Pratt)
3-0 HER Cam Janssen (Corey Trivino, Taylor Chorney)
3-1 MAN Chris Bourque (Ryan White)

Goalies: Alex Auld - Jean-Sébastien Aubin

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 35 - 27
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:48/54=87 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:63/83=75 %, Challenges:42/44=93 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:12 1-0 Doug Weight [7] (Taylor Pyatt)
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23:56 1-1 Vaclav Prospal [14] (Marc Savard, Antti Miettinen)
30:33 2-1 Taylor Pyatt [13] (Doug Weight, Ladislav Nagy)
32:49 3-1 Alex Burrows [9] (Brenden Morrow, Jason Spezza)PP
35:21 3-2 Tomas Holmström [10] (Rod Brind'Amour, Miroslav Satan)
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42:42 4-2 Ladislav Nagy [10] (Kurtis Foster, Scott Niedermayer)
47:32 4-3 Tomas Holmström [11] (Rod Brind'Amour, Roman Hamrlik)
48:04 5-3 Jason Blake [7] (Keith Yandle, Tim Connolly)
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Penalty summary:
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04:31 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for holding the stick)
12:38 Jordan Leopold (2 min for hooking)
16:55 Daniel Carcillo (2 min for slashing)
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32:14 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
36:22 Antti Miettinen (2 min for elbowing)
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52:45 Daniel Carcillo (5 min for fighting)
52:45 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Burrows 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
R Taylor Pyatt 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 9
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Randy Robitaille 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
C Doug Weight 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Petr Schastlivy 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Jason Blake 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 12.30 8
L Ladislav Nagy 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 9
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
D Keith Yandle 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 14.10 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 24.00 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.50 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 -1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Albert Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Daigle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.20 4
R Antti Miettinen 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Jarkko Immonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
C Mike Peca 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -2 15.50 8
C Marc Savard 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
L Daniel Carcillo 0 0 1 3 0 2 7 0 9.50 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.20 4
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 15.00 8
L Tomas Holmström 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 14.50 5
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 28.20 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 16.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 30 0 0 60.00 6
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Taylor Pyatt
2nd star: Ladislav Nagy
3rd star: Tomas Holmström

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Taylor Pyatt notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ladislav Nagy scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Tomas Holmström scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tomas Holmström scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Roman Hamrlik scored the 600th point of his career.
-Vaclav Prospal ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Tomas Holmström finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Filip Kuba had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Daniel Carcillo beat Cory Sarich in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 10) , Utah Grizzlies 1( 16)
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0-1 UTH Eric Boulton (Andrei Taratukhin, Dan Bertram)
1-1 NOR Joel Ward (Artem Anisimov)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Jack Campbell