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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 5
Shots: 24 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:44/46=93 %
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:28 1-0 Rob Collins [5] (Chris Pronger, Lukas Krajicek)
10:59 2-0 Pavel Vorobiev [12] (Chris Pronger, Chris Drury)
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31:57 2-1 Chuck Kobasew [10] (Nick Boynton, Willie Mitchell)
32:36 3-1 David Clarkson [9] (Mike Modano, Slava Kozlov)
34:32 3-2 John Madden [14] (Patrick Marleau, Chuck Kobasew)PP
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48:16 3-3 Ray Whitney [18] (Éric Bélanger, Brooks Orpik)
50:21 3-4 John Madden [15] (Maxim Afinogenov, Vojtech Polak)
58:39 3-5 Éric Bélanger [13] (John Madden) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:23 David Clarkson (2 min for holding the stick)
04:22 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
05:45 John Madden (2 min for holding the stick)
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27:23 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for high-sticking)
33:12 Slava Kozlov (2 min for tripping)
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40:34 Rob Collins (2 min for holding the stick)
54:27 Vaclav Varada (2 min for slashing)
58:54 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
58:54 Chuck Kobasew (5 min for fighting)
58:54 David Clarkson (10 min game misconduct)
58:54 Chuck Kobasew (10 min game misconduct)
58:54 Mike Modano (5 min for fighting)
58:54 Éric Bélanger (5 min for fighting)
58:54 Mike Modano (10 min game misconduct)
58:54 Éric Bélanger (10 min game misconduct)
58:54 Keith Tkachuk (5 min for fighting)
58:54 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
58:54 Keith Tkachuk (10 min game misconduct)
58:54 Adam Mair (10 min game misconduct)
58:54 Zbynek Michalek (5 min for fighting)
58:54 Denis Grebeshkov (5 min for fighting)
58:54 Zbynek Michalek (10 min game misconduct)
58:54 Denis Grebeshkov (10 min game misconduct)
58:54 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
58:54 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Collins 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 6.30 6
R Jaroslav Bednar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
R David Clarkson 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 0 15.10 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 19.20 7
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.30 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.00 5
C Mike Modano 0 1 2 1 0 0 15 0 15.00 8
C Chris Drury 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 8
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 14.40 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 13.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 3 2 0 0 17 -2 18.30 6
D Jamie Heward 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 19.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 28.20 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 12.40 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 18.30 6
D Chris Pronger 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 -1 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 5 0 18 0 0 59.20 4
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
R Adam Mair 0 0 2 2 0 0 15 0 14.40 7
R Chuck Kobasew 1 1 2 1 1 0 15 2 20.10 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 20.30 8
C Ryan Stone 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 7.50 6
C Mike Rupp 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 12.00 7
C Éric Bélanger 1 1 2 0 0 0 15 2 20.00 8
C John Madden 2 1 3 5 0 0 2 0 17.20 9
L Tomi Mäki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
L Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 5
L Ray Whitney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 7
L Patrick Marleau 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 2 20.00 7
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -1 21.00 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 17.40 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 2 19.30 9
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: John Madden
2nd star: Chuck Kobasew
3rd star: Éric Bélanger

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Mike Modano notched the 800th assist of his career.
-Slava Kozlov notched the 500th assist of his career.
-Rob Collins finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Chuck Kobasew scored his 10th goal of the season.
-John Madden scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-David Clarkson beat Chuck Kobasew in a fight.
-Mike Modano fought Éric Bélanger in a fight.
-Adam Mair beat Keith Tkachuk in a fight.
-Zbynek Michalek beat Denis Grebeshkov in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 14) , Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 18)
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1-0 ROC Matt Halischuk (Mike Ribeiro)
1-1 PHL Jeremy Williams (Ben Duffy)
2-1 ROC Lee Goren (Dustin Boyd)
3-1 ROC Brian McGrattan (R.J. Umberger)
4-1 ROC Simon Danis-Pepin (Petteri Nokelainen)

Goalies: Al Montoya - Olaf Kölzig

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Washington Capitals 6 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 31 - 21
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:62/73=84 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:45/51=86 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:46 1-0 Josef Vasicek [15] (Patrik Elias, Kyle Calder)
10:36 1-1 Dustin Brown [16] (Bobby Ryan, Dave Bolland)
13:17 2-1 Jeremy Roenick [9] (Martin St. Louis, Marco Sturm)
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32:07 3-1 Rick Rypien [3] (Boyd Gordon, Krys Kolanos)
38:25 3-2 Patrick Sharp [18] (Eric Staal, Alexander Semin)PP
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47:15 4-2 Rick Rypien [4] (Boyd Gordon, Kyle Calder)
48:04 5-2 Martin St. Louis [18])
49:31 6-2 Martin St. Louis [19] (Patrik Elias, Josef Vasicek)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:12 Steve Bégin (2 min for elbowing)
08:37 Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
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33:22 Patrick Sharp (2 min for tripping)
36:33 Boyd Gordon (2 min for elbowing)
39:26 Garnet Exelby (2 min for high-sticking)
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49:18 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for high-sticking)
50:08 Alexandre Picard (2 min for high-sticking)
51:54 Dave Bolland (2 min for tripping)
59:17 Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rick Rypien 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 7.40 7
R Radovan Somik 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 10.40 6
R Jeremy Roenick 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
R Martin St. Louis 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 16.20 9
C Boyd Gordon 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 7.40 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 17.00 7
C Josef Vasicek 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 16.20 8
L Kyle Calder 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 14.50 8
L Martin Straka 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 12.40 7
L Marco Sturm 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
L Patrik Elias 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Andrew MacDonald 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 18.50 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 25.00 8
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 24.10 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 25.50 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

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.20 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -4 16.30 7
R Dustin Brown 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Dave Bolland 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 14.20 7
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9.50 7
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 12.30 6
C Eric Staal 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -3 14.40 6
L Alexander Semin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -3 9.50 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 -2 26.10 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 17.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 19.30 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Rick Rypien
3rd star: Josef Vasicek

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Josef Vasicek scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marco Sturm notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kyle Calder notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bégin had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 15) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 30)
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1-0 POR Daniel Corso (Rene Bourque, Kris Chucko)
1-1 LOW Dan Cleary (Brett Sterling)

Goalies: Andy Chiodo - Jordan Sigalet

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Ottawa Senators 7
Shots: 24 - 37
PP: 1 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:51/63=80 %, Challenges:31/37=81 %
PP: 1 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:78/88=88 %, Challenges:54/57=93 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:53 0-1 Nikolai Zherdev [9] (Michal Rozsival, Sam Gagner)
17:33 0-2 Sam Gagner [12] (Dany Heatley)
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21:33 1-2 Alexander Ovechkin [14] (Andrej Meszaros, Jeff Carter)PP
26:52 1-3 Nikolai Zherdev [10] (Ales Kotalik, Sam Gagner)PP
29:09 2-3 Alexander Ovechkin [15] (Corey Perry, Andrej Meszaros)
30:06 2-4 Shane Doan [9] (Karel Rachunek, Sam Gagner)
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41:01 2-5 Dany Heatley [27] (Henrik Zetterberg, Kyle Chipchura)
41:41 2-6 Henrik Zetterberg [17] (Dany Heatley, Brent Sopel)
54:58 2-7 Dany Heatley [28] (Henrik Zetterberg, Kyle Chipchura)
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Penalty summary:
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07:58 Yannick Weber (2 min for hooking)
10:42 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for cross-checking)
13:46 Brooks Laich (2 min for hooking)
18:21 Tomas Kubalik (2 min for tripping)
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20:51 Michal Rozsival (2 min for holding the stick)
25:44 Karl Alzner (2 min for hooking)
33:23 Paul Ranger (2 min for hooking)
35:58 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for hooking)
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50:16 Jeff Carter (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomas Kubalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 13.20 4
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 12.30 6
R Jeff Carter 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 12.50 7
R Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
C Matt Duchene 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.20 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 12.30 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 12.30 6
C Corey Perry 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.30 4
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.30 5
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 0 4 4 0 2 0 -1 21.10 10
D Yannick Weber 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 13.10 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 -3 30.10 9
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -2 19.50 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 7 0 30 0 0 60.00 4
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 10.40 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 17.40 9
R Shane Doan 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 13.40 8
R Daniel Brière 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 9
C Kyle Chipchura 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
C David Legwand 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
C Sam Gagner 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 17.30 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 2 5 3 0 0 2 2 20.20 9
L Tom Kuhnhackl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 4
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
L Ales Kotalik 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.50 7
L Dany Heatley 2 2 8 3 0 0 0 3 21.00 10
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 25.00 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 23.10 7
D Brent Sopel 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 7
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: Sam Gagner

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Andrej Meszaros notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ryan Getzlaf had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Eric Brewer had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sam Gagner notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Nikolai Zherdev ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Shane Doan ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Sam Gagner ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 21) , Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 6)
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1-0 CHW Antti Pihlstrom (Maxime Sauve)

Goalies: Dmitri Pätzold - Sébastien Caron

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Nashville Predators 2 , Colorado Avalanche 4
Shots: 16 - 39
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:54/66=81 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:62/72=84 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:26 0-1 Olli Jokinen [24] (Nicklas Lidström)
08:07 0-2 Olli Jokinen [25] (Ryan Craig, Ryan Suter)
16:26 0-3 Dainius Zubrus [13] (Trevor Letowski, Jeff Schultz)
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38:24 1-3 Alexander Radulov [11] (Sergei Gonchar)
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43:09 1-4 Ryan Craig [9] (Ryan Suter)
54:31 2-4 Alex Tanguay [12] (Jason Pominville, Duncan Keith)
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Penalty summary:
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03:45 Jeff Taffe (2 min for tripping)
16:52 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:52 Jason Chimera (2 min for boarding)
49:36 Michael Ryder (2 min for tripping)
56:25 Nik Antropov (2 min for boarding)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 6.20 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 13.30 6
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 15.00 8
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C James Neal 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.20 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 -1 13.30 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.40 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 6.20 5
L Alexander Steen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 13.10 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 22.40 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 -2 24.10 8
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 -1 17.40 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -2 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Trevor Letowski 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 18.30 7
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
C Dainius Zubrus 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 20.20 9
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Olli Jokinen 2 0 6 3 0 2 0 1 20.10 9
L Éric Chouinard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 4
L Mason Raymond 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 7
L Ryan Craig 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 14.50 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Ryan Suter 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 27.00 9
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 2 0 14 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Sergei Gonchar notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Olli Jokinen scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ryan Craig notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryan Craig has marked a new career high in points with 29 points.
-Trevor Letowski finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Michael Frolík had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 34) , Hershey Bears 2( 13)
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1-0 MIL Jamie Lundmark (Jeff Tambellini, Chris Porter)
2-0 MIL Danny Richmond (Dion Knelsen, Lauri Tukonen)
2-1 HER Mark Hartigan (Darryl Bootland)
2-2 HER Maxim Mayorov (Kyle Beach, Scott Parker)
3-2 MIL Bryce Swan (Paul Carey)

Goalies: Cory Schneider - Alex Auld

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Los Angeles Kings 5 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 31 - 39
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:53/65=81 %, Challenges:32/35=88 %
PP: 0 of 3 (12 shots), Passing:68/81=83 %, Challenges:47/51=90 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 616050 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:56 0-1 Mark Recchi [9] (Mike Fisher, Mats Sundin)
14:27 0-2 Martin Erat [14] (Mats Sundin, Paul Mara)
14:53 1-2 Branko Radivojevic [6] (Luca Sbisa, Robert Lang)
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21:23 2-2 Sean Bergenheim [4] (Michael Nylander, Todd Bertuzzi)
25:59 3-2 Brad Richards [21] (Steve Sullivan, Tim Gleason)
30:38 4-2 Brad Richards [22] (Brett Clark, Tim Gleason)
31:27 5-2 Jason Ward [17] (Radek Dvorak, Brett Clark)
31:47 5-3 Jere Lehtinen [16] (Mark Recchi, Mike Fisher)
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Penalty summary:
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01:44 Mark Recchi (2 min for tripping)
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38:38 Mike Fisher (5 min for fighting)
38:38 Colin White (5 min for fighting)
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41:18 Steve Eminger (2 min for tripping)
42:33 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for slashing)
44:11 Mats Sundin (2 min for tripping)
47:19 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for high-sticking)
51:22 Brett Clark (2 min for holding the stick)
54:42 Robert Lang (2 min for holding the stick)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.30 7
R Branko Radivojevic 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Jason Ward 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 14.40 8
R Radek Dvorak 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 21.20 8
C Michael Nylander 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.30 6
C Robert Lang 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 12.30 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
C Brad Richards 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.30 9
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 5.30 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
L Steve Sullivan 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 21.40 7
D Luca Sbisa 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 26.00 9
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 19.20 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 -1 22.10 7
D Brett Clark 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 3 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 36 0 0 60.00 10
G Ray Emery 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 11.40 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 6
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 24.40 10
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 10.50 5
C Mike Fisher 0 2 4 0 0 0 5 0 20.30 8
C Mats Sundin 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 -1 20.50 7
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9.30 5
L Mark Recchi 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 15.40 8
L Martin Erat 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 16.30 4
D Paul Mara 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 25.20 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 13 0 0 31.30 4
G Martin Biron 0 0 13 0 0 28.30 9

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Tim Gleason
3rd star: Sean Bergenheim

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mark Parrish had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Colin White beat Mike Fisher in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 13) , Cleveland Barons 3( 16)
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1-0 MNC Ryan Potulny (Cody Goloubef, Mikhail Grabovski)
1-1 CLE Greg Zanon (Ryan O'Marra, George Parros)
1-2 CLE Tom Kostopoulos (Derek Meech, Zdenek Blatny)
1-3 CLE Martin Rucinsky (Frans Nielsen)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Mike McKenna

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 32 - 17
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:63/82=76 %, Challenges:44/46=93 %
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:43/48=87 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:58 1-0 Cory Sarich [2] (Doug Weight, Jason Spezza)
13:33 1-1 Garth Murray [4] (Matt Hussey, Niklas Kronwall)
14:44 2-1 Jordan Leopold [3] (Jason Spezza, Kurtis Foster)
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27:51 3-1 Tim Connolly [7] (Jason Blake)
29:03 3-2 Torrey Mitchell [8] (Scott Hannan, Mike Van Ryn)
29:49 4-2 Jason Spezza [18] (Jordan Leopold)
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40:55 5-2 Brenden Morrow [15] (Scott Niedermayer)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:58 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
09:15 Brenden Morrow (2 min for slashing)
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23:39 Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
30:18 Cory Sarich (2 min for tripping)
33:31 Stacy Roest (2 min for roughing)
37:47 Matt Hussey (2 min for slashing)
38:38 Garth Murray (2 min for slashing)
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42:15 Randy Robitaille (2 min for hooking)
48:56 Garth Murray (5 min for fighting)
48:56 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
56:03 Thomas Pöck (2 min for tripping)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Burrows 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 12.50 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.20 6
C Randy Robitaille 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 6
C Tim Connolly 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 19.10 8
C Doug Weight 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 8.00 5
C Jason Spezza 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 9
L Petr Schastlivy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
L Jason Blake 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 12.20 8
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 4 1 0 0 4 1 19.30 9
D Keith Yandle 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 19.30 7
D Cory Sarich 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 16.10 9
D Jordan Leopold 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 27.10 9
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Albert Roloson 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 1 0 0 0 2 1 6.30 5
R Tommi Santala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
R Craig Conroy 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 23.50 7
C Matt Hussey 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 6.30 7
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 11.40 6
C Torrey Mitchell 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
C Jonathan Tavares 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.20 7
L Garth Murray 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 12.20 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11.00 4
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 21.50 6
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 13.30 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 22.20 6
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 18.40 6
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Jordan Leopold
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Brenden Morrow scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jason Blake had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Niklas Kronwall notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kristian Huselius had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Garth Murray in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 15) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 21)
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1-0 NOR Nazem Kadri (Petr Kalus)
2-0 NOR Michael Sauer (Sergei Zinovjev)
2-1 SYR Wayne Simmonds (Jacob Josefson)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Ondrej Pavelec