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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 2
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:83/95=87 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:27/36=73 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 909226 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:24 1-0 Peter Forsberg [16] (Brad Stuart, Nicklas Lidström)
10:57 2-0 Mikael Samuelsson [13] (Pavol Demitra, Jordan Leopold)
17:33 2-1 Adam Hall [3] (Mike Richards)
18:46 3-1 Mikael Samuelsson [14] (Tomas Holmström, Pavol Demitra)PP
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30:15 3-2 Anson Carter [7] (Mike Ribeiro, Alex Tanguay)SH
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:27 Ben Eager (2 min for high-sticking)
17:43 Ben Eager (2 min for holding the stick)
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27:27 Jordan Leopold (2 min for roughing)
29:32 Zbynek Michalek (2 min for slashing)
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43:36 Jeff Carter (2 min for high-sticking)
49:18 Darren McCarty (5 min for fighting)
49:18 Braydon Coburn (5 min for fighting)
52:58 Kirk Maltby (2 min for high-sticking)
56:29 Frédérik Cabana (2 min for slashing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 5
R Darren McCarty 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 9.50 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
R Mark Recchi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 12.00 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 6
C Pavol Demitra 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Peter Forsberg 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 21.50 8
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.50 4
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
L Tomas Holmström 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 22.00 7
D Logan Pyett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 6
D Brad Stuart 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 -1 31.10 8
D Jason Lynch 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.30 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 16.00 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 30.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Ben Eager 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 8.10 7
R Adam Hall 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 20.40 9
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 13.10 7
R Anson Carter 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
C Mike Richards 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 13.40 5
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 8
C Jeff Carter 0 0 3 7 2 1 2 0 16.50 8
L Frédérik Cabana 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.10 5
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.40 6
C Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 11.30 4
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 13.40 4
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 19.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 26.30 8
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 19.50 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.40 5
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 28 0 0 59.30 8
G Martin Houle 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Samuelsson
2nd star: Pavol Demitra
3rd star: Peter Forsberg

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavol Demitra notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Adam Hall ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Radim Vrbata had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Joffrey Lupul had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Darren McCarty fought Braydon Coburn in a fight.

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 0( 16) , Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 13)
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0-1 Jonathan Matsumoto (Francis Lemieux, Oskars Bartulis)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Mike Morrison

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Boston Bruins 5
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:42/57=72 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 921300 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:52 1-0 Joe Pavelski [11] (Travis Zajac)
17:19 2-0 Travis Zajac [9] (Fabian Brunnström, David Vyborny)PP
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24:46 2-1 Glen Murray [13] (Aaron Ward, Jason Spezza)
25:04 2-2 P.J. Axelsson [4] (Matt Lashoff, Keith Ballard)
33:37 2-3 P.J. Axelsson [5] (Chuck Kobasew, Matt Lashoff)
36:13 3-3 Travis Zajac [10] (Joe Pavelski, Chris Pronger)
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42:41 4-3 Joe Pavelski [12] (Ron Hainsey)
44:23 4-4 Zdeno Chara [7] (Tim Gleason, Marc Savard)
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61:49 4-5 Keith Ballard [2] (Glen Murray, Peter Schaefer)
Penalty summary:
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11:02 Peter Schaefer (2 min for hooking)
14:08 Alexander Svitov (2 min for roughing)
14:08 Andrew Alberts (2 min for roughing)
16:26 Aaron Ward (2 min for slashing)
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34:13 Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
34:13 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
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40:43 Aaron Ward (2 min for tripping)
44:01 Andrew Alberts (5 min for fighting)
44:01 Dany Heatley (5 min for fighting)
50:07 Paul Ranger (2 min for slashing)
55:39 Mark Rycroft (2 min for tripping)
59:03 Dany Heatley (5 min for fighting)
59:03 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -1 10.00 5
R Fabian Brunnström 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 15.00 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 17.00 5
C Dany Heatley 0 0 2 1 0 1 10 2 18.30 8
R Derick Brassard 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 10.30 5
R David Vyborny 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 16.30 8
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 15.10 6
C Travis Zajac 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 20.40 9
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 0 10.50 8
L Zach Parisé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 14.10 6
L Joe Pavelski 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 9
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 14.00 7
D Ted Ruth 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 25.40 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 22.50 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 -2 19.30 6
D Chris Pronger 0 1 2 11 0 5 0 0 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 21 0 0 61.50 4
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Milan Lucic 0 0 2 4 1 2 5 0 8.00 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 13.10 7
R Glen Murray 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 21.10 9
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
C Corey Locke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 14.20 7
C Jason Spezza 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
C Marc Savard 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
L P.J. Axelsson 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 16.30 9
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 15.40 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
D Keith Ballard 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 15.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 21.40 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 0 5 1 1 7 -1 20.40 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 19.30 7
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 1 17.50 7
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 3 3 1 1 5 -1 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 25 0 0 61.50 6
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Travis Zajac
2nd star: P.J. Axelsson
3rd star: Joe Pavelski

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Travis Zajac scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jakub Voracek had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Jakub Voracek had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Matt Lashoff notched his 10th assist of the season.
-P.J. Axelsson finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Alexander Svitov in a fight.
-Dany Heatley beat Andrew Alberts in a fight.
-Dany Heatley beat Zdeno Chara in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( 17) , Providence Bruins 1( 11)
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0-1 Vladimír Sobotka (Alyn McCauley)

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Manny Fernandez

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Atlanta Thrashers 5 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 25 - 36
PP: 3 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:35/43=79 %
PP: 0 of 4 (13 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:33/38=84 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 838819 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:53 0-1 Olli Jokinen [15])SH
13:09 1-1 Niclas Hävelid [2] (Erik Christensen)PP
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23:38 2-1 Erik Christensen [12] (Mike Fisher, Alexei Zhitnik)PP
25:26 2-2 Ville Peltonen [9] (Stephen Weiss, Christian Berglund)
29:01 3-2 Jim Slater [9] (Mike Fisher, Tobias Enström)
32:47 4-2 Erik Christensen [13] (Scott Gomez)
36:59 4-3 Mike Van Ryn [2] (Jozef Stumpel, Chad Kilger)
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50:45 5-3 Niclas Hävelid [3] (Alexei Zhitnik, Mike Fisher)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:15 Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
02:15 Garnet Exelby (5 min for fighting)
04:51 Branislav Mezei (2 min for hooking)
11:42 Gregory Campbell (2 min for tripping)
13:33 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for slashing)
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21:44 Branislav Mezei (2 min for cross-checking)
37:35 Christian Berglund (2 min for roughing)
37:35 Jim Slater (2 min for roughing)
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44:17 Jordan LaVallee (2 min for high-sticking)
46:08 Slava Kozlov (2 min for roughing)
50:28 Drew Larman (2 min for hooking)
52:53 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for roughing)
52:53 Jordan LaVallee (2 min for roughing)
55:34 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for holding the stick)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 -1 7.00 6
R Kyle Turris 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 13.40 7
R Bryan Little 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 6
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 10.00 6
C Mike Fisher 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
C Scott Gomez 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 6
L Tomás Pospisil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
R Jim Slater 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 13.30 8
L Erik Christensen 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 9
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 19.00 7
D Tobias Enström 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 18.20 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.50 8
D Marek Malik 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 26.30 8
D Mark Popovic 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 19.00 7
D Niclas Hävelid 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 22.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 33 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R James Livingston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Christian Berglund 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.30 5
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
R Rostislav Olesz 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Drew Larman 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.00 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 5 3 0 2 0 1 20.50 9
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 7.20 5
L Ville Peltonen 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 8
L Chad Kilger 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 12.50 8
L Richard Zednik 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 1 3 1 4 4 0 15.10 7
D Mike Van Ryn 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 22.20 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 1 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Christensen
2nd star: Mike Fisher
3rd star: Niclas Hävelid

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Alexei Zhitnik notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Alexei Zhitnik notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Olli Jokinen scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Bryan Allen had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Chad Kilger fought Garnet Exelby in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 12) , Louisville Panthers 0( 16)
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1-0 Milan Bartovic (Todd White, Brett Sterling)

Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Tyler Plante

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Calgary Flames 0 , Phoenix Coyotes 4
Shots: 11 - 37
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:47/62=75 %, Challenges:29/41=69 %
PP: 1 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:88/96=91 %, Challenges:51/58=86 %
Attendance: 14886 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 724948 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:38 0-1 Brad Richards [14] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Paul Martin)PP
17:59 0-2 Joël Perrault [9] (Brian Rolston, Marcel Hossa)
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26:06 0-3 Peter Mueller [10] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Derek Morris)
27:49 0-4 Alexei Kaigorodov [2] (Marcus Nilson, Joël Perrault)
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Penalty summary:
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06:53 Adrian Aucoin (2 min for hooking)
10:36 Craig Conroy (2 min for elbowing)
14:48 Brooks Orpik (5 min for fighting)
14:48 Boyd Kane (5 min for fighting)
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29:24 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
29:24 Daymond Langkow (2 min for roughing)
32:32 Robyn Regehr (5 min for fighting)
32:32 Mathias Tjärnqvist (5 min for fighting)
35:15 Brendan Shanahan (5 min for fighting)
35:15 Brandon Prust (5 min for fighting)
36:53 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for roughing)
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40:22 Derek Couture (2 min for tripping)
43:06 Derek Couture (2 min for hooking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Couture 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 8.10 5
R Fred Wikner 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 11.00 6
R Juuso Puustinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 5
R Kris Chucko 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 -2 17.30 6
C Brandon Prust 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6.30 5
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 17.50 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 17.50 7
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 -1 19.50 7
L Brett Sutter 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 5
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 15.00 6
L Boyd Kane 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 13.30 5
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.20 5
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -2 26.10 5
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 5
D Cory Sarich 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 21.20 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 2 3 1 5 -2 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 33 0 0 60.00 7
G Matt Keetley 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 7.40 6
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 13.30 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 1 3 3 0 2 1 12.30 7
R Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 5 3 0 2 0 0 19.40 8
C Alexei Kaigorodov 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.00 6
C Brian Rolston 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 20.00 8
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 18.00 8
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 7
L Joël Perrault 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 13.30 8
L Peter Mueller 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 8
C Brad Richards 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Derek Morris 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 24.20 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 23.10 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 14.10 8
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 5 4 0 2 0 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 0 0 11 0 0 60.00 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Al Montoya
2nd star: Joël Perrault
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Marcel Hossa notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Peter Mueller scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Brooks Orpik fought Boyd Kane in a fight.
-Robyn Regehr beat Mathias Tjärnqvist in a fight.
-Brandon Prust beat Brendan Shanahan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 3( 37) , Springfield Falcons 2( 3)
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1-0 SJF Anthony Stewart (Kevin Doell, Gord Baldwin)
1-1 Danny Stewart (Arsi Piispanen)
1-2 Patrik Valcak (Paul Brown)
2-2 SJF Aki Seitsonen
3-2 SJF Kevin Doell (Christoph Brandner)

Goalies: Marty Turco - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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San Jose Sharks 4 , Vancouver Canucks 2
Shots: 32 - 20
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:78/88=88 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/76=78 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 755065 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:36 1-0 Nikolai Zherdev [9] (Joe Thornton, Steve Bégin)
17:29 1-1 Ryan Kesler [14] (Markus Näslund)
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24:07 2-1 Joe Thornton [15] (Rostislav Klesla, Dion Phaneuf)
28:29 3-1 Jarret Stoll [11] (Joe Thornton)
30:26 3-2 Brendan Morrison [13] (Brad Isbister, Alexandre Burrows)
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45:09 4-2 Joe Thornton [16] (Jarret Stoll, Nikolai Zherdev)
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Penalty summary:
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09:06 Brad Isbister (2 min for boarding)
18:07 Brad Isbister (2 min for hooking)
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26:23 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
26:23 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
31:14 Brad Isbister (2 min for high-sticking)
33:45 Matt Pettinger (2 min for holding the stick)
37:22 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
37:22 Nick Petrecki (5 min for fighting)
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51:44 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
51:44 Alexandre Burrows (5 min for fighting)
58:21 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 12.40 6
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
C Jarret Stoll 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 4 19.10 10
C Steve Bégin 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 10.10 5
C Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.30 4
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 16.50 7
C Joe Thornton 2 2 8 5 0 2 0 4 21.10 10
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 13.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 18.30 8
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 -1 23.00 8
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 5 0 1 5 0 17.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 3 4 1 0 5 3 27.20 9
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 17.20 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 4 21.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 6.00 5
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
R Mason Raymond 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
R Brad Isbister 0 1 2 6 3 1 6 0 18.30 8
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 5
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 2 4 1 1 10 0 20.20 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
L Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 12.20 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 -2 18.30 9
L Markus Näslund 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.20 5
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 20.30 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 25.40 6
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.00 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -2 20.20 5
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Drew MacIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Jarret Stoll
3rd star: Nikolai Zherdev

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Thornton scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chris Higgins had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Markus Näslund notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Dion Phaneuf beat Ryan Kesler in a fight.
-Ryan Kesler beat Nick Petrecki in a fight.
-Steve Bégin fought Alexandre Burrows in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 3( 26) , Manitoba Moose 2( 15)
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0-1 Tom Cavanagh
0-2 Robin Big Snake (Mike Sullivan)
1-2 Pat Jarrett (Mike Morris, Doug Murray)
2-2 Mike Morris (Pat Jarrett)
3-2 Linus Persson (Doug Murray, Pat Jarrett)

Goalies: Taylor Dakers - Cory Schneider

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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 34 - 22
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:61/81=75 %, Challenges:49/53=90 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:27/41=64 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 832818 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:57 1-0 Dainius Zubrus [12] (Scott Walker, Phil Kessel)
09:49 2-0 A.J. Jenks [5] (Jeff Hamilton)
15:03 3-0 Dainius Zubrus [13] (Scott Walker, Phil Kessel)
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21:42 3-1 Andrew Brunette [8] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Jochen Hecht)
29:46 3-2 Milan Hejduk [14] (Marian Hossa, Kim Johnsson)
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43:57 4-2 Phil Kessel [13] (Scott Walker, Jarome Iginla)
49:43 5-2 Vincent Lecavalier [10] (Marco Sturm, Joe Corvo)PP
55:19 5-3 Paul Stastny [9] (Kim Johnsson, John-Michael Liles)
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Penalty summary:
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10:32 Mike Angelidis (2 min for hooking)
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36:06 Jochen Hecht (2 min for cross-checking)
38:32 Jeff Hamilton (2 min for holding the stick)
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48:09 Brad Richardson (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Chris Terry 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Drayson Bowman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 5
L Dainius Zubrus 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 18.50 9
L Marco Sturm 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 19.40 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 15.00 8
C Phil Kessel 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 14.20 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 -2 19.50 9
L Mike Angelidis 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 7
L A.J. Jenks 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
L Scott Walker 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 9
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 -2 20.50 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 1 14.40 9
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 26.20 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 16.10 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 17.30 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 -2 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Justin Peters 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 1 0 0 -2 7.10 5
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 8
R Milan Hejduk 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
R Marian Hossa 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 8.40 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 10.50 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Paul Stastny 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
L Brad Richardson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2 6.50 4
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 5
R Marek Svatos 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 19.50 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -3 20.30 4
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25.50 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 -2 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Vitaly Kolesnik 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dainius Zubrus
2nd star: Phil Kessel
3rd star: Scott Walker

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Phil Kessel notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Milan Hejduk scored the 300th goal of his career.
-Andrew Brunette ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 5( 33) , Hershey Bears 2( 10)
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1-0 Nicklas Danielsson (Brett Carson)
1-1 Ken Roche (Reid Cashman)
2-1 Chad LaRose (Keith Aucoin)
3-1 Nicolas Blanchard (Kevin Jarman)
4-1 Keith Aucoin (Chad LaRose)
4-2 Stephen Gionta (David Cespiva)
5-2 Keith Aucoin (Alexei Ivanov)

Goalies: John Grahame - Michael Wall

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Toronto Maple Leafs 9 , Montreal Canadiens 0
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:35/37=92 %
PP: 0 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:78/89=87 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 957887 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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00:56 1-0 Jason Blake [15] (Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe)
09:19 2-0 Jason Blake [16] (Steven Reinprecht, Darcy Tucker)
11:49 3-0 Kyle Wellwood [6] (Darcy Tucker, Staffan Kronwall)PP
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22:18 4-0 Steven Reinprecht [7] (Jason Blake, Darcy Tucker)
30:15 5-0 Bryan McCabe [5] (Pavel Kubina, Simon Gamache)
31:45 6-0 Steven Reinprecht [8] (Tomas Kaberle, Bryan McCabe)
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53:05 7-0 Steven Reinprecht [9] (Jason Blake, Tomas Kaberle)
54:28 8-0 Mark Bell [4] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Alexander Steen)
55:27 9-0 Tomas Kaberle [5] (Bryan McCabe, Steven Reinprecht)
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Penalty summary:
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01:17 Francis Bouillon (5 min for fighting)
01:17 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
02:02 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
04:27 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for tripping)
08:16 Simon Gamache (5 min for fighting)
08:16 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
11:16 Oscar Möller (2 min for roughing)
16:11 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
18:22 Anton Strålman (2 min for elbowing)
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23:35 Pavel Kubina (5 min for fighting)
23:35 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
26:29 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for slashing)
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44:44 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for holding the stick)
48:36 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for slashing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 10.00 6
R Matt Stajan 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 21.20 7
R Alexander Steen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
R Jason Blake 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 6 14.40 10
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.30 6
C Kyle Wellwood 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Nik Antropov 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 14.00 8
C Steven Reinprecht 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 6 14.40 10
L Simon Gamache 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 7.10 7
L Mark Bell 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 16.20 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.40 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 3 2 2 0 0 5 6 16.30 9
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 15.10 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 3 2 3 0 2 0 7 24.20 10
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 1 13.20 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 2 2 0 1 5 1 21.30 8
D Tomas Kaberle 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 25.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 26 0 0 60.00 10
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 4
R Oscar Möller 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 9.40 6
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 20.00 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 -5 23.10 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 4
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.50 6
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 19.50 6
C Saku Koivu 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -4 22.40 6
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 -1 6.50 4
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 -3 20.00 7
L Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 -4 21.20 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 10.10 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 -2 18.10 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -5 26.10 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 22.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -6 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 4 0 0 22.10 4
G Jaroslav Halak 5 0 15 0 0 37.30 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steven Reinprecht
2nd star: Jason Blake
3rd star: Vesa Toskala

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tomas Kaberle notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Darcy Tucker notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Steven Reinprecht notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nik Antropov had his 10 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Mathieu Dandenault had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mathieu Dandenault had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Todd Marchant had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Saku Koivu had his 14 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Darcy Tucker beat Francis Bouillon in a fight.
-Tom Kostopoulos beat Simon Gamache in a fight.
-Pavel Kubina beat Ryane Clowe in a fight.

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 28) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 22)
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1-0 SJM Martin Sagat (John Mitchell)
1-1 Mathieu Aubin (Geoff Platt)
1-2 Igor Volkov (Pavel Valentenko)

Goalies: Andrew Raycroft - Loïc LaCasse

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New Jersey Devils 4 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 32 - 28
PP: 1 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
PP: 2 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:25/39=62 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 860608 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:56 0-1 Jaroslav Spacek [5] (Maxim Afinogenov)PP
12:21 1-1 David Clarkson [1] (John Madden, Sergei Gonchar)
13:47 2-1 Karel Rachunek [3])PP
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29:47 2-2 Clarke MacArthur [4] (Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
33:57 3-2 David Clarkson [2] (Martin Brodeur)
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44:51 4-2 Brian Gionta [11] (John Madden, Ray Whitney)
50:29 4-3 Chris Kelly [14] (Ryan Getzlaf, Ian Laperriere)
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Penalty summary:
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01:26 Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
06:25 Kamil Kreps (5 min for fighting)
06:25 Phillip Gogulla (5 min for fighting)
07:45 Ian Laperriere (2 min for slashing)
09:44 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for holding the stick)
13:34 Ian Laperriere (2 min for elbowing)
15:11 Ales Kotalik (2 min for boarding)
19:22 David Clarkson (5 min for cross-checking)
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25:43 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for roughing)
28:08 Brian Gionta (2 min for high-sticking)
34:45 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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41:44 Kamil Kreps (5 min for fighting)
41:44 Phillip Gogulla (5 min for fighting)
53:32 Clarke MacArthur (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 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 5
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 11.50 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
R Brian Gionta 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 7
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 2 1 1 0 10 1 11.10 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20.20 7
C John Madden 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 19.20 9
L David Clarkson 2 0 2 1 0 0 5 2 10.10 9
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 20.10 8
C Petr Vrana 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
D Nick Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 15.00 8
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 22.40 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Karel Rachunek 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 5 6 0 4 2 1 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 1 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
R Chris Kelly 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.30 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 3 1 0 4 -1 13.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 -1 19.50 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 4
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 6
C Ian Laperriere 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 -1 15.30 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 7.40 4
L Matt Hussey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 6
L Clarke MacArthur 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 -2 18.00 7
L Phillip Gogulla 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 13.00 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 11.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -2 23.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 22.40 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 -1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Adam Dennis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Sergei Gonchar notched his 20th assist of the season.
-John Madden notched his 20th assist of the season.
-John Madden had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-David Clarkson finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Chris Kelly ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Clarke MacArthur ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Toni Lydman had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Phillip Gogulla beat Kamil Kreps in a fight.
-Kamil Kreps beat Phillip Gogulla in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 4( 26) , Rochester Americans 1( 16)
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1-0 Ivan Khomutov (Sean Collins)
2-0 Jaroslav Balastik (Yan Stastny)
3-0 Tuomas Pihlman (Ivan Tkachenko)
3-1 Adam Mair (Dylan Hunter)
4-1 Matt Corrente (Patrick Davis)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Joey MacDonald