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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 31 - 20
PP: 3 of 8 (19 shots), Passing:63/74=85 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
PP: 3 of 7 (6 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:31 0-1 Daniel Alfredsson [10] (Jason Spezza, Nick Foligno)PP
08:47 1-1 Dan Boyle [4] (Anton Babchuk, Mike Richards)PP
14:03 2-1 Matt Cullen [2] (Rod Brind'Amour)
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28:35 3-1 Mike Richards [11] (Milan Michalek, Joe Corvo)PP
35:34 3-2 Daniel Alfredsson [11] (Nick Foligno, Filip Kuba)PP
38:11 4-2 Sergei Samsonov [3] (Joe Corvo, Brandon Sutter)
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46:53 5-2 Dan Boyle [5] (Mike Richards, Joe Corvo)PP
49:44 5-3 Jason Spezza [10] (Daniel Alfredsson, Brendan Bell)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:55 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
02:55 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
03:57 Braydon Coburn (2 min for hooking)
06:58 Joe Corvo (2 min for holding the stick)
08:35 Shean Donovan (2 min for elbowing)
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20:59 Jason Spezza (2 min for holding the stick)
23:52 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for tripping)
27:54 Jason Spezza (2 min for hooking)
31:51 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for cross-checking)
34:11 Matt Cullen (2 min for hooking)
38:55 Chris Phillips (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:16 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
42:16 Jiri Fischer (2 min for roughing)
43:54 Chris Kelly (2 min for boarding)
46:11 Denis Hamel (2 min for tripping)
48:35 Justin Williams (2 min for slashing)
50:37 Ryan Bayda (2 min for hooking)
55:03 Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
57:28 Filip Kuba (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 1 8.30 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 17.00 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 20.00 7
C Matt Cullen 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 9.00 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 8.00 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 20.30 8
C Mike Richards 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 9
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 10.10 7
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
L Milan Michalek 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 23.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 11.40 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 28.40 8
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 16.30 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Dan Boyle 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 1 1 0 7 0 5.50 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 12.20 4
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 10.00 5
R Daniel Alfredsson 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 -1 21.30 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 20.40 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Jason Spezza 1 1 5 3 1 0 4 -2 20.00 8
L James O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Denis Hamel 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11.00 6
L Nick Foligno 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 18.20 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.50 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 18.10 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 26.50 7
D Brendan Bell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 -2 19.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Richards
2nd star: Dan Boyle
3rd star: Daniel Alfredsson

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Sergei Samsonov scored the 400th point of his career.
-Matt Cullen finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nick Foligno notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Spezza scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dean McAmmond had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jarkko Ruutu beat Scott Walker in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 20) , Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 30)
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1-0 Brandon Dubinsky
1-1 Ilya Zubov (Arttu Luttinen, Niko Dimitrakos)
1-2 Vitaly Anikeenko (Josh Hennessy)
1-3 Jeremy Yablonski (Ilya Zubov)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Jeff Glass

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Washington Capitals 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 37 - 23
PP: 2 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:80/95=84 %, Challenges:51/53=94 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:54/75=72 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:22 1-0 Chris Clark [5] (Alexander Semin, Nicklas Bäckström)
12:35 2-0 Eric Fehr [6] (Alexander Semin, Michael Nylander)PP
16:32 2-1 Jason Williams [4] (Steve Rucchin, Angelo Esposito)
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20:41 3-1 Sergei Fedorov [3] (Alexander Semin, Tom Poti)
33:21 4-1 Eric Fehr [7] (Alexander Semin, Michael Nylander)PP
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48:25 4-2 Jason Williams [5] (Jussi Jokinen, Peter Mueller)
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Penalty summary:
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03:01 Rico Fata (2 min for roughing)
09:31 Erik Christensen (2 min for high-sticking)
12:15 Milan Bartovic (2 min for boarding)
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24:44 Eric Boulton (2 min for hooking)
30:03 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
30:24 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for high-sticking)
34:16 Brian Pothier (2 min for cross-checking)
37:05 Zach Bogosian (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:52 Tobias Enström (2 min for cross-checking)
44:49 Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for roughing)
50:34 Alexander Semin (2 min for boarding)
52:59 Darren Haydar (2 min for slashing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 2 0 6 1 0 1 0 -1 13.00 8
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Chris Clark 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 8.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 11.10 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
L Rico Fata 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.00 5
L Alexander Semin 0 4 3 1 0 0 2 1 18.40 9
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 21.50 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 5
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 30.00 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 12.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Milan Bartovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.00 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 13.20 5
R Jason Williams 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.20 5
R Wayne Simmonds 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
C Steve Rucchin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
C Peter Mueller 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 22.30 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.10 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 -1 9.10 5
L Angelo Esposito 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 20.10 6
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 29.00 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 4
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 20.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 29.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 33 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Fehr
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Jason Williams

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Semin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Sergei Fedorov finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Alexander Semin had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Steve Rucchin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 6( 19) , Chicago Wolves 0( 14)
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1-0 Mathieu Perreault
2-0 François Bouchard (Mathieu Perreault)
3-0 Mathieu Perreault (François Bouchard, Jeff Schultz)
4-0 Graham Mink (François Bouchard)
5-0 Graham Mink (Mathieu Perreault, Sami Lepistö)
6-0 Graham Mink (Mathieu Perreault)

Goalies: Semen Varlamov - Danny Turple

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New York Rangers 3 , Los Angeles Kings 4
Shots: 39 - 24
PP: 2 of 11 (26 shots), Passing:58/77=75 %, Challenges:43/48=87 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:67/86=77 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:39 1-0 Scott Gomez [8] (Markus Näslund, Claude Giroux)
17:27 2-0 Claude Giroux [8] (Vitaly Vishnevski, Christian Ehrhoff)PP
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21:25 3-0 Christian Ehrhoff [2] (Martin Brodeur)PP
22:57 3-1 Logan Couture [9] (Rick Nash, Drew Doughty)PP
31:16 3-2 Michal Handzus [6] (Rick Nash, Dustin Brown)
36:42 3-3 Alexander Frolov [9] (Dustin Brown, Michal Handzus)
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61:15 3-4 Michal Handzus [7] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
Penalty summary:
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00:06 Claude Giroux (2 min for high-sticking)
07:06 Marcel Goc (2 min for high-sticking)
10:09 Michael Del Zotto (2 min for slashing)
13:47 Michal Handzus (2 min for hooking)
17:09 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for slashing)
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20:44 Alexander Frolov (2 min for high-sticking)
21:54 Wade Redden (2 min for hooking)
23:22 Marcel Goc (2 min for holding the stick)
26:46 Rick Nash (2 min for hooking)
31:52 Drew Doughty (2 min for slashing)
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42:19 Matt Greene (2 min for high-sticking)
45:34 Trevor Lewis (2 min for tripping)
52:56 Rick Nash (2 min for cross-checking)
54:06 Michal Handzus (2 min for hooking)
58:41 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Calle Alfredo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 4
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 9.50 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
R Claude Giroux 1 1 5 2 1 0 2 0 20.50 8
C Danny Hobbs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 4
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.30 5
C Scott Gomez 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.50 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.30 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Markus Näslund 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 10.10 6
D Marek Malik 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 -2 31.20 7
D Craig Weller 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10.00 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 8 3 0 3 0 -1 25.40 9
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 1 20 0 0 61.20 5
G Antoine Lafleur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.20 4
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 12.00 8
R Brad Richardson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Dustin Brown 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
C Trevor Lewis 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7.20 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 9.30 4
C Logan Couture 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
C Michal Handzus 2 1 2 4 1 0 4 3 21.00 9
L Kevin Porter 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 7.20 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 13.20 6
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 22.20 9
L Rick Nash 0 2 4 3 0 0 4 0 20.00 8
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.30 6
D Drew Doughty 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 21.30 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29.00 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 13.10 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 21.40 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 36 0 0 61.20 10
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michal Handzus
2nd star: Dustin Brown
3rd star: Alexander Frolov

Notes for New York Rangers:

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Michal Handzus notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 21) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 15)
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1-0 Lauri Korpikoski (Bobby Sanguinetti)
1-1 Matt Moulson (Bud Holloway)
2-1 Nigel Dawes (Hannu Pikkarainen)

Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Jeff Zatkoff

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 , Nashville Predators 5
Shots: 25 - 24
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:53/70=75 %, Challenges:38/41=90 %
PP: 2 of 9 (12 shots), Passing:83/94=88 %, Challenges:36/41=85 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:21 0-1 Ryan Suter [4] (Martin Erat, Steve Sullivan)PP
17:12 0-2 Jason Arnott [5] (Jan Hlavac, Greg de Vries)PP
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26:46 1-2 Samuel Påhlsson [3] (Bret Hedican, Scott Niedermayer)
34:21 1-3 Jean-Pierre Dumont [8] (David Legwand, Jason Arnott)
35:05 1-4 Jan Hlavac [7] (Shea Weber)
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41:29 1-5 David Legwand [8] (Steve Sullivan, Martin Erat)
47:01 2-5 Bobby Ryan [5] (Brendan Morrison, François Beauchemin)
50:38 3-5 Brendan Morrison [10] (Ryan Getzlaf, Scott Niedermayer)
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Penalty summary:
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00:41 Ryan Getzlaf (2 min for boarding)
02:54 Jonathan Blum (2 min for holding the stick)
05:46 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for cross-checking)
11:35 Teemu Selänne (2 min for holding the stick)
15:53 George Parros (2 min for hooking)
19:18 Philippe Boucher (2 min for roughing)
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23:13 Bobby Ryan (2 min for hooking)
28:24 François Beauchemin (2 min for tripping)
36:28 Greg de Vries (2 min for boarding)
39:17 Bret Hedican (2 min for hooking)
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41:35 Matt Ellison (2 min for boarding)
44:46 Steve Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
51:06 Rich Peverley (2 min for cross-checking)
54:46 Dan LaCouture (5 min for fighting)
54:46 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
55:58 Brendan Morrison (2 min for hooking)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R George Parros 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 20.10 7
R Bobby Ryan 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 12.20 7
R Corey Perry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Mark Mowers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.40 5
C Brendan Morrison 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 8.50 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 20.30 7
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 -1 9.10 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
L Teemu Selänne 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 18.20 7
D Bret Hedican 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 15.40 8
D François Beauchemin 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 12.30 5
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 25.30 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 24.40 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 13.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 -1 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Gerald Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 15.20 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 14.00 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 4
C Radek Bonk 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -2 14.30 7
C David Legwand 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
C Jason Arnott 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
L Matt Ellison 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.50 7
L Rich Peverley 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 -1 8.40 6
L Jan Hlavac 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
L Martin Erat 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 1 20.10 9
D Pavel Skrbek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 6
D Shea Weber 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 27.10 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D Jonathan Blum 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 14.20 6
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
D Ryan Suter 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Chet Pickard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Legwand
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Jan Hlavac

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Bret Hedican notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brendan Morrison scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Shea Weber notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dan Hamhuis had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Dan LaCouture beat Jordin Tootoo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 18) , Milwaukee Admirals 3( 21)
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0-1 Ryan Jones (Patric Hörnqvist)
0-2 Patric Hörnqvist (Ryan Jones, Konstantin Glazachev)
1-2 Eric O'Dell (Joe DiPenta)
1-3 Ryan Jones (Patric Hörnqvist)

Goalies: Jonas Hiller - Pekka Rinne

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Minnesota Wild 6 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 25 - 24
PP: 2 of 7 (6 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:33/39=82 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:30/41=71 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:42 0-1 Lubomir Visnovsky [4] (Sam Gagner, Ales Hemsky)
11:37 1-1 Owen Nolan [8] (Cal Clutterbuck, Mikko Koivu)
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24:48 2-1 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [8] (James Sheppard, Marian Gaborik)PP
25:54 3-1 Antti Miettinen [3] (Brent Burns, Nick Schultz)
31:06 4-1 James Sheppard [7] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brent Burns)
36:29 4-2 Erik Cole [8] (Jason Pominville, Tom Gilbert)PP
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45:52 5-2 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [9] (Marian Gaborik, James Sheppard)PP
50:02 6-2 Mikko Koivu [5] (Sean Hill, Cal Clutterbuck)
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Penalty summary:
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04:25 James Sheppard (2 min for hooking)
06:48 Ales Hemsky (2 min for diving)
12:19 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for tripping)
18:43 Ales Kotalik (2 min for slashing)
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23:01 Drayson Bowman (2 min for hooking)
35:02 Kim Johnsson (2 min for hooking)
36:52 Branko Radivojevic (2 min for hooking)
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42:17 James Sheppard (2 min for elbowing)
45:29 Zach Boychuk (2 min for slashing)
52:53 Sam Gagner (2 min for slashing)
59:04 Jason Pominville (2 min for slashing)
59:58 Paul Gaustad (2 min for boarding)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 1 12.50 7
R Owen Nolan 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 9.50 6
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
C Colton Gillies 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 17.00 7
C Mikko Koivu 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.00 9
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
L Antti Miettinen 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5.50 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 12.50 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
L James Sheppard 1 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 21.20 9
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Sean Hill 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 28.10 8
D Nick Schultz 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 1 16.50 8
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Brent Burns 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.00 5
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 -2 17.50 8
R Sam Gagner 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 -1 14.40 6
C Riley Nash 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 18.40 5
C Drayson Bowman 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -2 18.50 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 15.40 6
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Zach Boychuk 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 13.40 7
L Erik Cole 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
L Ales Hemsky 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 -1 19.10 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 21.10 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 11.00 4
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 22.30 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 21.10 9
D Steve Staios 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.30 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Devan Dubnyk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pierre-Marc Bouchard
2nd star: James Sheppard
3rd star: Mikko Koivu

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mikko Koivu notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Erik Cole ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Lubomir Visnovsky ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 4( 24) , Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 17)
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1-0 Éric Bélanger
2-0 Benoit Pouliot (Bryan Lundbohm)
2-1 Zack Stortini (Ryan Potulny)
3-1 Benoit Pouliot
3-2 Stéphane Goulet (Allan Rourke)
3-3 Jeff Petry (Zack Stortini, Jean-François Jacques)
4-3 A.J. Thelen (Corey Locke)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Jeff Deslauriers