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Tampa Bay Lightning 6 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 24 - 27
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:79/95=83 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 930601 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:11 0-1 Tomas Surovy [5] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Pavel Kubina)
08:55 1-1 Erik Cole [13] (Mikko Koivu, Niko Kapanen)
14:33 1-2 Jirí Tlustý [2] (Johnny Pohl)
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26:59 1-3 Nik Antropov [13])SH
27:38 2-3 Niklas Kronwall [4] (Erik Cole, Brian Lee)
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41:22 2-4 Pavel Kubina [6] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Alexander Steen)PP
46:31 3-4 Bobby Hughes [4] (Chris Lawrence, Tim Taylor)
49:36 4-4 Patrick Sharp [5] (Shane O'Brien, Brian Lee)
50:52 5-4 Ryan Smyth [6] (Rob Blake)
59:47 6-4 Michel Ouellet [14] (Rob Blake) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:51 Tomas Surovy (2 min for elbowing)
09:29 Chris Lawrence (2 min for slashing)
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22:21 Simon Gamache (5 min for fighting)
22:21 Chris Lawrence (5 min for fighting)
25:29 Alexander Steen (2 min for high-sticking)
34:29 Johnny Pohl (2 min for cross-checking)
37:15 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for hooking)
39:41 Mikko Koivu (2 min for holding the stick)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bobby Hughes 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 6
R Mikko Koivu 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 2 20.20 8
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Chris Lawrence 0 1 3 0 1 0 7 1 7.50 7
C Niko Kapanen 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 20.50 7
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 12.30 7
C Nikita Alexeev 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
L Tim Taylor 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.10 6
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.30 6
L Erik Cole 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
L Ryan Smyth 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 17.20 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 1 15.30 7
D Brian Lee 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 2 21.50 10
D Rob Blake 0 2 3 8 0 0 0 0 25.00 10
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 16.30 7
D Niklas Kronwall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johnny Pohl 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 5.40 6
R Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 19.00 5
R Alexander Steen 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -1 15.30 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.30 7
C Nik Antropov 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 -2 17.20 8
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Simon Gamache 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 5.50 6
L Tomas Surovy 1 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 8.50 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 -2 21.00 9
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -3 22.30 6
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 18.30 5
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 26.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 15.20 7
D Pavel Kubina 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 6 0 18 0 0 59.20 4
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Cole
2nd star: Brian Lee
3rd star: Rob Blake

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Bobby Hughes ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Nick Tarnasky had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Nick Tarnasky had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Alexei Ponikarovsky notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Steen had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Jirí Tlustý finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Jirí Tlustý finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Steven Reinprecht had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tomas Surovy ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Darcy Tucker had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Bryan McCabe had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Simon Gamache beat Chris Lawrence in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 30) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 17)
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1-0 Dustin Collins (Stanislav Lascek, Pavel Voroshnin)
1-1 SJM Martin Sagat (T.J. Kemp, Kris Newbury)
1-2 SJM Tony Salmelainen (Reagan Rome, Darryl Boyce)

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Nashville Predators 6 , Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Shots: 37 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (16 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:27/48=55 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:67/86=77 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 835494 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:31 1-0 Pavel Vorobiev [9] (Jason Arnott, Martin Erat)
03:52 2-0 Jan Bulis [2] (Greg de Vries, Kevin Klein)
08:23 3-0 Patrick Marleau [11] (Martin Erat)PP
19:49 4-0 Alexander Radulov [12] (Marek Zidlicky, Dan Hamhuis)
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30:49 4-1 Joe Pavelski [10] (Travis Zajac, Chris Pronger)
39:14 5-1 Radek Bonk [7] (Colby Armstrong, Kevin Klein)
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46:52 5-2 Chris Pronger [5] (Dany Heatley)
47:59 5-3 Jakub Voracek [8] (Paul Ranger)
51:14 5-4 Fabian Brunnström [2] (Joe Pavelski, David Vyborny)PP
53:17 5-5 Chris Pronger [6] (Ron Hainsey, Derick Brassard)
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61:51 6-5 Jan Bulis [3] (Marek Zidlicky, Bruno Gervais)
Penalty summary:
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07:27 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for boarding)
08:37 Greg de Vries (2 min for tripping)
08:56 Mike Commodore (2 min for roughing)
08:56 Dany Heatley (2 min for roughing)
11:15 Derick Brassard (2 min for tripping)
13:39 Patrick Marleau (2 min for hooking)
15:58 Ron Hainsey (2 min for hooking)
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21:42 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
33:16 Derick Brassard (2 min for hooking)
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41:51 David Vyborny (2 min for tripping)
50:15 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for high-sticking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6.50 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 12.20 7
R Pavel Vorobiev 1 0 4 2 4 0 0 -1 20.30 6
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Olivier Latendresse 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7.20 6
C Radek Bonk 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 20.50 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 3 4 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 -1 16.00 7
L Jan Bulis 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 6.50 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 12.30 7
L Martin Erat 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 -2 21.30 7
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.50 7
D Kevin Klein 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 16.00 5
D Greg de Vries 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 19.10 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 21.50 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 5 1 2 0 2 -1 22.10 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 0 24 0 0 62.00 5
G Ondrej Pavelec 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.20 5
R Fabian Brunnström 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 18.30 8
R Jakub Voracek 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 7
C Dany Heatley 0 1 2 4 0 4 2 2 21.00 9
R Derick Brassard 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5.20 6
R David Vyborny 0 1 4 1 1 1 2 -2 20.00 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
C Travis Zajac 0 1 3 3 2 3 0 1 21.30 8
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 14.20 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 13.50 7
L Joe Pavelski 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 21.20 8
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 15.40 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Ted Ruth 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 20.30 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 -2 25.30 5
D Paul Ranger 0 1 1 6 2 6 0 -1 19.20 8
D Chris Pronger 2 1 3 3 0 3 0 2 26.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 6 0 31 0 0 62.00 4
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Pronger
2nd star: Jan Bulis
3rd star: Pavel Vorobiev

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Rick Nash had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Joe Pavelski scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dany Heatley notched his 10th assist of the season.
-David Vyborny notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fabian Brunnström finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Dany Heatley had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Chris Pronger ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 10) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 15)
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0-1 Joakim Lindström (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Derek MacKenzie)
1-1 Scott Nichol (Jon DiSalvatore, Vernon Fiddler)
2-1 Andreas Thuresson (Mike Sgroi)
2-2 Derek MacKenzie (Jason Chimera)
3-2 Andrew Ebbett (Mike Santorelli)

Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Tomas Popperle

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New York Islanders 3 , New York Rangers 0
Shots: 31 - 24
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:34/50=66 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 808331 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:18 1-0 Pascal Dupuis [6] (Brendan Witt)
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24:48 2-0 Michael Ryder [14] (Bryan Berard, Brad Boyes)
30:25 3-0 Pascal Dupuis [7] (Brendan Witt)
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Penalty summary:
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01:44 Freddy Meyer (5 min for fighting)
01:44 Keith Tkachuk (5 min for fighting)
02:49 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for hooking)
05:45 Jamie Arniel (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:23 Bill Guerin (2 min for slashing)
22:41 T.J. Hensick (2 min for tripping)
26:31 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for slashing)
38:48 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
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40:31 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
40:31 Patrick Kane (2 min for roughing)
42:38 Artem Anisimov (5 min for fighting)
42:38 Jeff Tambellini (5 min for fighting)
48:01 Brendan Witt (2 min for high-sticking)
50:26 Lauri Korpikoski (2 min for hooking)
51:37 Wojtek Wolski (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 6
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.10 5
R Michael Ryder 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 19.00 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 2 12.50 8
C Brad Boyes 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
C David Legwand 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 17.40 8
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 18.00 7
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6.50 6
L Shawn Bates 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 15.20 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 6
L Pascal Dupuis 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 11.30 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 13.40 6
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 16.10 6
D Bryan Berard 0 1 6 1 1 2 0 3 28.10 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 20.50 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 20.10 9
D Brendan Witt 0 2 1 4 0 2 2 2 21.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 9.00 7
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 -1 12.00 5
R Patrick Kane 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 18.50 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Jamie Arniel 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.30 4
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 -1 13.00 4
R Petr Sykora 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 6
C Mats Sundin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 8.30 5
R T.J. Hensick 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 -1 18.40 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 8.50 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 -1 12.50 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 21.30 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 22.40 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 12.50 5
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Pascal Dupuis
3rd star: Brendan Witt

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Brendan Witt notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Patrick Kane had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Patrick Kane had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Wojtek Wolski had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Freddy Meyer beat Keith Tkachuk in a fight.
-Jeff Tambellini beat Artem Anisimov in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 29) , Hartford Wolfpack 0( 7)
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1-0 Brandon Bochenski (Jeremy Colliton)

Goalies: Mike Brodeur - Martin Biron

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Edmonton Oilers 5 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 31 - 28
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:78/86=90 %, Challenges:47/61=75 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:58/79=73 %, Challenges:42/53=77 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 831060 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:01 0-1 Dion Phaneuf [5] (Christian Ehrhoff, Joe Thornton)PP
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26:44 1-1 Tom Gilbert [6] (Miroslav Satan, Scott Hannan)
29:38 1-2 Mike Grier [2] (Devin Setoguchi, Dion Phaneuf)
34:57 2-2 Marc-Antoine Pouliot [5] (Kenny Jönsson, Matt Carle)
36:35 3-2 Fernando Pisani [18] (Mike Leclerc, Marty Reasoner)
39:46 3-3 Nikolai Zherdev [7] (Chris Higgins, Thomas Vanek)
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47:42 3-4 Joe Thornton [12] (Steve Bégin, Devin Setoguchi)
48:42 4-4 Fernando Pisani [19] (Mike Leclerc, Miroslav Satan)
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63:56 5-4 Shawn Horcoff [12] (Miroslav Satan, Tom Gilbert)
Penalty summary:
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12:56 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
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21:12 Alex Plante (5 min for fighting)
21:12 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
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43:46 Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
49:46 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
54:12 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for high-sticking)
57:25 Raffi Torres (2 min for elbowing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.50 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 4 4 3 0 0 16.40 7
R Fernando Pisani 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 8
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 22.00 9
L Dustin Penner 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 14.30 7
L Mike Leclerc 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 8
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 13.20 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 22.00 6
D Tom Gilbert 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 26.00 8
D Matt Carle 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 17.40 7
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 2 9 0 1 0 2 30.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 4 0 24 0 0 64.00 6
G Stephen Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 11.50 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.10 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.30 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -3 15.40 7
C Steve Bégin 0 1 3 3 0 2 2 1 14.20 7
C Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Joe Thornton 1 1 2 7 1 0 0 -3 21.40 9
L Devin Setoguchi 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 10.10 8
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 18.10 8
L Chris Higgins 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 -2 17.10 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 1 1 3 3 2 1 5 -2 23.40 8
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 19.50 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 18.30 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 -2 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 26 0 0 64.00 5
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fernando Pisani
2nd star: Shawn Horcoff
3rd star: Miroslav Satan

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Kenny Jönsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Fernando Pisani has marked a new career high in goals with 19 tallies.
-Marc-Antoine Pouliot finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Marty Reasoner had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Christian Ehrhoff notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Grier finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Nikolai Zherdev ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Steve Bégin ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Alex Plante fought Dion Phaneuf in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 15) , Cleveland Barons 5( 31)
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1-0 Ryan O'Marra (Philippe Furrer)
2-0 Jean-François Jacques (Danny Syvret, Brett Hemingway)
2-1 Ashton Rome (Mattias Trattnig)
2-2 Cal O'Reilly (Luke Wiens)
2-3 Derek Joslin (Mike Morris)
2-4 Linus Persson (Derek Joslin)
2-5 Mattias Trattnig (Ashton Rome)

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New Jersey Devils 2 , Colorado Avalanche 1
Shots: 19 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:46/62=73 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:60/72=83 %, Challenges:52/60=85 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 860608 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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25:55 1-0 Sergei Gonchar [8] (John Madden)
31:35 1-1 Paul Stastny [6] (Marian Hossa)SH
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43:48 2-1 John Madden [16] (Brian Gionta, Sergei Gonchar)
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Penalty summary:
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04:51 David Clarkson (2 min for holding the stick)
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26:12 Brian Gionta (2 min for hooking)
30:39 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for slashing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
R Brian Gionta 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 18.50 9
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 11.00 6
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
C John Madden 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 19.20 9
L David Clarkson 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6.20 5
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 16.10 5
C Petr Vrana 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14.00 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Nick Ross 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 24.10 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.20 7
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 16.30 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 20.20 8
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.00 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 6
C Paul Stastny 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Brad Richardson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16.10 5
R Marek Svatos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.30 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 1 23.10 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 19.00 8
D Colten Teubert 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 19.10 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 20.40 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 16.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 2 0 17 0 0 58.00 6
G Vitaly Kolesnik 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: John Madden
2nd star: Sergei Gonchar
3rd star: Brian Gionta

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Martin St. Louis had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 33) , Hershey Bears 2( 10)
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1-0 Tuomas Pihlman (Ivan Tkachenko, Kirill Tulupov)
1-1 Stephen Gionta (Ken Roche)
1-2 Ben Guite (Codey Burki, Mike Iggulden)
2-2 Jaroslav Balastik (Yan Stastny)
3-2 Jaroslav Balastik (Yan Stastny)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Michael Wall

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Phoenix Coyotes 5 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 30 - 17
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:52/66=78 %, Challenges:24/39=60 %
Attendance: 16210 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 705135 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:06 1-0 Brad Richards [10] (Nick Boynton, Paul Martin)PP
14:34 2-0 Joël Perrault [7] (Marcel Hossa, Brian Rolston)
17:02 3-0 Peter Mueller [8] (Brian Rolston, Derek Morris)
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32:15 3-1 Jonathan Cheechoo [11] (Mike York, Jonathan Bernier)
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43:33 4-1 Daniel Brière [14] (Brad Richards, Brooks Orpik)
49:38 5-1 Mathias Tjärnqvist [4] (Nick Boynton, Brooks Orpik)
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Penalty summary:
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05:47 Kyle Beach (2 min for boarding)
06:26 Andre Roy (2 min for hooking)
07:42 Michael Del Zotto (2 min for hooking)
13:47 Andre Roy (5 min for fighting)
13:47 Brendan Shanahan (5 min for fighting)
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20:34 Brooks Orpik (5 min for fighting)
20:34 Raitis Ivanans (5 min for fighting)
27:49 Andre Roy (5 min for fighting)
27:49 Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
36:32 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
39:45 Andre Roy (2 min for tripping)
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45:51 Brooks Orpik (2 min for high-sticking)
56:29 Daniel Brière (2 min for tripping)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 8
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 11.30 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
R Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 19.20 8
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
C Brian Rolston 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 20.10 9
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 16.40 7
C Daniel Brière 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 17.40 8
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 7
L Joël Perrault 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11.30 7
L Peter Mueller 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 1 19.50 8
C Brad Richards 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 16.10 6
D Derek Morris 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 2 3 3 2 2 7 1 24.20 8
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 12.10 6
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Nick Boynton 0 2 3 2 1 2 5 2 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Mikhail Stefanovich 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.00 4
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 -2 23.10 7
R Andre Roy 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 0 5.50 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.10 7
C Kyle Beach 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 16.30 4
C Mike York 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
L Raitis Ivanans 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 11.10 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 4 6 3 6 0 0 18.50 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -3 21.40 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.40 6
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 4
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 27.20 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15.00 4
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -2 21.10 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 -1 23.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 5 1 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Rolston
2nd star: Brad Richards
3rd star: Nick Boynton

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Brad Richards scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brendan Shanahan had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Paul Martin ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Mike York notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Andre Roy beat Brendan Shanahan in a fight.
-Brooks Orpik beat Raitis Ivanans in a fight.
-Andre Roy fought Nick Boynton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 3( 27) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 17)
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1-0 Paul Brown (Tuukka Pulliainen)
1-1 Drew Bagnall (Gabe Gauthier)
2-1 Cory Urquhart
2-2 Dmitri Chtgheglovski (David Meckler, Scott Thornton)
3-2 Danny Stewart (Sean Sullivan)

Goalies: Chris Beckford-Tseu - Dan Cloutier