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Montreal Canadiens 5 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 29 - 28
PP: 0 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:61/69=88 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
PP: 3 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:73/95=76 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:05 1-0 Maxim Lapierre [4] (P.K. Subban, Mike Komisarek)
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25:36 2-0 Chris Drury [13] (Kyle Turris, Yannick Weber)
29:06 2-1 Karel Rachunek [5] (Zach Parisé, Travis Zajac)PP
30:41 3-1 Alex Kovalev [17] (Andrei Kostitsyn)
34:28 3-2 Zach Parisé [16] (Mike Cammalleri, Karel Rachunek)PP
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45:15 4-2 Ales Kotalik [5] (Maxim Lapierre, Steve Bégin)
48:18 4-3 Travis Zajac [11] (Mike Cammalleri, Zach Parisé)PP
59:25 5-3 Mikkel Boedker [8] (Bobby Hughes, David Fischer) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:37 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for elbowing)
05:14 Zach Parisé (2 min for roughing)
08:08 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
09:52 Jay Pandolfo (2 min for holding the stick)
16:03 Paul Martin (2 min for tripping)
18:46 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for boarding)
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23:28 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for tripping)
26:24 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
28:46 Chris Drury (2 min for holding the stick)
33:34 Ales Kotalik (2 min for roughing)
38:18 Patrik Elias (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:27 Kyle Turris (2 min for slashing)
46:36 Chris Drury (2 min for hooking)
50:07 Yannick Weber (2 min for hooking)
56:41 David Fischer (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 4.50 6
R Mikkel Boedker 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 11.00 8
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.10 8
C Maxim Lapierre 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 19.20 10
C Bobby Hughes 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.00 7
C Peter Mueller 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
C Kyle Turris 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 16.40 7
L Steve Bégin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 11.00 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 12.30 7
L Chris Drury 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 17.10 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 1 26.10 8
D P.K. Subban 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
D Yannick Weber 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 3 23.20 8
D David Fischer 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 3 15.10 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 22.10 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 20.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 8.20 5
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 10.10 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 -2 20.50 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
C John Madden 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 15.10 7
C David Clarkson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.50 6
C Travis Zajac 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 -3 28.00 8
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 13.50 7
L Alexander Vasyunov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 -2 13.10 6
L Zach Parisé 1 2 4 1 1 0 2 -2 21.50 8
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.50 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 25.40 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -3 15.10 7
D Karel Rachunek 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 22.00 8
D Matt Corrente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -4 24.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 24 0 0 58.30 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Lapierre
2nd star: Zach Parisé
3rd star: Ales Kotalik

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Maxim Lapierre finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Peter Mueller had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Zach Parisé notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Travis Zajac ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Karel Rachunek ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 20) , Albany River Rats 3( 15)
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1-0 Brock Trotter (Janne Lahti, Mathieu Carle)
2-0 Janne Lahti (Mathieu Carle, Tom Kostopoulos)
2-1 Ivan Khomutov (Sheldon Brookbank, Rod Pelley)
2-2 Tuomas Pihlman (Justin Papineau, Barry Tallackson)
2-3 Rod Pelley (Ivan Khomutov, Noah Clarke)

Goalies: Christopher Heino-Lindberg - Jeff Frazee

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Florida Panthers 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 41 - 18
PP: 4 of 13 (31 shots), Passing:62/70=88 %, Challenges:44/52=83 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:47/75=62 %, Challenges:40/45=87 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:37 1-0 Miroslav Satan [18] (Ryan Whitney, Bryan McCabe)PP
10:42 2-0 Richard Zednik [13] (Miroslav Satan)PP
11:07 3-0 Bryan McCabe [11] (Stephen Weiss)PP
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27:45 4-0 Michael Frolík [1] (Jordan Staal, David Booth)
33:49 4-1 Justin Williams [18] (Dan Boyle, Tim Gleason)
39:13 5-1 David Booth [7] (Karlis Skrastins, Ryan Whitney)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:16 Justin Williams (2 min for slashing)
01:57 Mike Richards (2 min for hooking)
05:19 Scott Walker (2 min for high-sticking)
08:05 Sergei Samsonov (5 min for attempt to injury)
14:16 Jozef Stumpel (2 min for tripping)
18:47 Scott Walker (2 min for boarding)
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29:49 Patrick Eaves (2 min for roughing)
35:44 Sergei Samsonov (2 min for elbowing)
36:39 Mike Richards (2 min for elbowing)
39:57 Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
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43:48 Braydon Coburn (2 min for holding the stick)
47:08 Georges Laraque (2 min for slashing)
49:04 Milan Michalek (2 min for boarding)
54:41 Kamil Kreps (2 min for tripping)
57:46 Dan Boyle (2 min for high-sticking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 5
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
R Michael Frolík 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
R Miroslav Satan 1 1 8 0 3 0 0 0 27.10 8
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 4 3 1 0 2 -1 20.30 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
C Jordan Staal 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 6.50 4
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
L David Booth 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
L Richard Zednik 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 28.20 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 22.40 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 10.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 -1 30.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 5.00 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10.20 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 20.10 7
R Justin Williams 1 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 11.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.50 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 21.20 8
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 10.10 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 1 8.30 7
L Milan Michalek 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 21.00 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 12.20 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24.30 5
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 30.50 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 36 0 0 60.00 5
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miroslav Satan
2nd star: David Booth
3rd star: Ryan Whitney

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Stephen Weiss notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Michael Frolík finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Michael Frolík finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Jozef Stumpel had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 1( 11) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 14)
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1-0 Vaclav Nedorost (Rob Globke, Ville Peltonen)

Goalies: Jean-Marc Pelletier - Michael Leighton

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Atlanta Thrashers 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 29 - 40
PP: 1 of 9 (12 shots), Passing:73/79=92 %, Challenges:37/43=84 %
PP: 1 of 8 (19 shots), Passing:75/96=78 %, Challenges:39/44=86 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:56 1-0 Chris Higgins [15] (Zach Bogosian, Alexei Zhitnik)
15:13 2-0 Boris Valabik [2] (Tomas Plekanec)PP
16:03 2-1 Ian White [4] (Mike Van Ryn, Nik Antropov)
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20:58 2-2 Nikolai Kulemin [9] (Jason Blake, Mike Van Ryn)PP
32:53 2-3 Dale Mitchell [3] (Mikhail Grabovski, Pavel Kubina)
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45:11 2-4 Alexei Ponikarovsky [12] (Matt Stajan, Dominic Moore)
46:37 3-4 Wayne Simmonds [4] (Chris Higgins, Zach Bogosian)SH
49:27 4-4 Mathieu Schneider [6] (Jussi Jokinen, Chris Higgins)
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Penalty summary:
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01:01 Jason Blake (2 min for hooking)
03:52 Mark Bell (2 min for tripping)
05:56 Jamal Mayers (2 min for slashing)
08:41 Erik Christensen (2 min for holding the stick)
11:39 Jason Blake (2 min for elbowing)
15:05 Matt Stajan (2 min for high-sticking)
18:26 Boris Valabik (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:01 Wayne Simmonds (2 min for elbowing)
28:38 Boris Valabik (2 min for hooking)
33:08 Colby Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
35:02 Boris Valabik (2 min for cross-checking)
37:29 Nik Antropov (2 min for tripping)
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45:36 Jason Williams (2 min for hooking)
54:38 Jason Blake (2 min for tripping)
57:39 Dominic Moore (2 min for cross-checking)
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60:02 Erik Christensen (2 min for tripping)
63:43 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for hooking)

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Milan Bartovic 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 7.20 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 -1 21.50 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 23.20 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 8.10 6
R Wayne Simmonds 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 13.50 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 25.10 6
C Chris Higgins 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 3 24.40 10
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.20 4
L Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8.10 4
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 23.50 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
D Boris Valabik 1 0 2 3 0 0 6 -1 20.00 9
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 31.50 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6.40 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 25.40 7
D Mathieu Schneider 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 33.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 36 0 0 65.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.00 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 13.50 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
R Jason Blake 0 1 3 0 1 1 6 0 18.00 7
C Dominic Moore 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.00 5
C Mark Bell 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 22.50 7
C Nik Antropov 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1 17.20 8
C Matt Stajan 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 11.20 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
L Nikolai Kulemin 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 22.40 9
D Marc Moro 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 9.30 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 28.30 8
D Mike Van Ryn 0 2 2 5 0 1 2 1 29.30 9
D Jeff Finger 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 9.00 7
D Ian White 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 33.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 25 0 0 65.00 6
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Higgins
2nd star: Alexei Ponikarovsky
3rd star: Mike Van Ryn

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Chris Higgins scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chris Higgins notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Wayne Simmonds finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
-Wayne Simmonds finally ended his 23 game point drought.
-Boris Valabik ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Nik Antropov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dale Mitchell ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Dominic Moore ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 16) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 5( 28)
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0-1 SJM Johnny Pohl (Simon Gamache, Anton Strålman)
0-2 SJM Johnny Pohl (Anton Strålman)
0-3 SJM Jirí Tlustý (Anton Strålman, Johnny Pohl)
0-4 SJM Jirí Tlustý (Anton Strålman)
0-5 SJM Johnny Pohl (Jirí Tlustý)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Justin Pogge

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St. Louis Blues 0 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 23 - 33
PP: 0 of 7 (8 shots), Passing:54/67=80 %, Challenges:34/37=89 %
PP: 1 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:74/93=79 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:29 0-1 Raffi Torres [8] (Derick Brassard, Rostislav Klesla)
14:05 0-2 Jakub Voracek [12] (Fedor Tyutin, R.J. Umberger)
16:13 0-3 David Vyborny [16] (Anze Kopitar, Nikita Filatov)PP
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28:03 0-4 Anze Kopitar [13] (Christian Bäckman, R.J. Umberger)SH
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Kristian Huselius (2 min for high-sticking)
03:09 Nikita Filatov (2 min for hooking)
05:36 Barret Jackman (2 min for high-sticking)
10:08 David Vyborny (2 min for tripping)
15:29 T.J. Oshie (2 min for high-sticking)
17:26 Jay McKee (2 min for high-sticking)
18:05 Barret Jackman (2 min for hooking)
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23:21 Nikita Filatov (2 min for cross-checking)
26:25 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
29:27 Dan Hinote (5 min for attempt to injury)
37:28 Michael Blunden (2 min for slashing)
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49:51 Eric Brewer (2 min for tripping)
52:29 Derick Brassard (2 min for high-sticking)
55:51 Petr Cajanek (2 min for slashing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 15.30 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 21.20 8
R Andy McDonald 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 19.40 7
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8.30 5
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 8.40 5
C Brad Boyes 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 19.30 7
L Brett Sonne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
L D.J. King 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L David Perron 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.40 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 -1 20.50 8
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 -1 26.30 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 13.10 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 21.20 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Marek Schwarz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 6.00 5
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 5
R Jakub Voracek 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
R David Vyborny 1 0 4 3 1 0 2 0 19.30 8
C Mike York 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 8
C Derick Brassard 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 21.50 10
L Raffi Torres 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 8
L Nikita Filatov 0 1 3 0 1 2 4 0 13.50 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 7 2 1 0 2 0 21.00 7
D Teddy Ruth 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 3 26.00 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 29.10 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 9.30 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 16.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Leclaire
2nd star: Anze Kopitar
3rd star: Jakub Voracek

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Paul Kariya had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Alex Pietrangelo had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Erik Johnson had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rostislav Klesla notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Fedor Tyutin has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Fedor Tyutin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-R.J. Umberger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jakub Voracek ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Raffi Torres ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 4( 27) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 16)
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1-0 Steve Regier (Cam Janssen, Jay McClement)
2-0 Steve Regier (Jay McClement)
2-1 Mark Rycroft (Derek MacKenzie)
2-2 Alexandre Picard (Derek MacKenzie)
3-2 Cam Janssen (Jay McClement)
4-2 Yan Stastny (Konstantin Zakharov)
4-3 Alexandre Picard (Derek MacKenzie, Mark Rycroft)

Goalies: Manny Legace - Fredrik Norrena

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Detroit Red Wings 9 , Calgary Flames 5
Shots: 25 - 31
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:33/39=82 %
PP: 3 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 619473 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:35 1-0 Daniel Cleary [12] (Valtteri Filppula, Mikael Samuelsson)
08:54 1-1 Adrian Aucoin [6] (Rhett Warrener, Matthew Lombardi)
10:43 1-2 Jarome Iginla [20] (Daymond Langkow, Pascal Dupuis)PP
11:22 1-3 Craig Conroy [8] (Todd Bertuzzi, Rene Bourque)PP
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26:44 1-4 Jarome Iginla [21] (Pascal Dupuis, Adrian Aucoin)PP
30:08 2-4 Pavel Datsyuk [25] (Nicklas Lidström, Marian Hossa)
31:48 2-5 Marcus Nilson [7] (Jarome Iginla, Dainius Zubrus)
34:21 3-5 Johan Franzén [11] (Daniel Cleary)
39:18 4-5 Kirk Maltby [5] (Nicklas Lidström, Chris Chelios)
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44:42 5-5 Marian Hossa [19] (Brad Stuart, Niklas Kronwall)SH
49:26 6-5 Pavel Datsyuk [26] (Marian Hossa, Nicklas Lidström)PP
51:17 7-5 Pavel Datsyuk [27] (Henrik Zetterberg, Kirk Maltby)
52:13 8-5 Daniel Cleary [13])
55:27 9-5 Marian Hossa [20] (Pavel Datsyuk, Kris Draper)
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Penalty summary:
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03:18 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for roughing)
09:42 Johan Franzén (2 min for boarding)
10:55 Johan Ryno (2 min for tripping)
12:43 Daymond Langkow (2 min for boarding)
17:47 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:53 Marian Hossa (2 min for tripping)
25:13 Chris Chelios (2 min for high-sticking)
27:44 Mattias Tedenby (2 min for hooking)
32:28 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for hooking)
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40:16 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for tripping)
44:02 Brian Rafalski (2 min for cross-checking)
47:53 Daymond Langkow (2 min for tripping)
55:42 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for hooking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johan Ryno 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 6
R Justin Abdelkader 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 11.50 9
R Marian Hossa 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 5 19.40 10
C Kris Draper 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.00 7
C Johan Franzén 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 14.40 8
C Valtteri Filppula 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 17.20 10
L Kirk Maltby 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 15.40 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
L Daniel Cleary 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 3 15.10 10
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 2 19.40 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 13.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 24.50 7
D Chris Chelios 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 20.50 7
D Brad Stuart 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 18.30 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 3 3 4 0 3 2 3 27.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 5 0 14 0 0 31.40 4
G Thomas McCollum 0 0 12 0 0 28.10 7

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 11.10 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 -3 17.20 7
R Jarome Iginla 2 1 6 2 0 0 0 -2 20.30 10
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 6
C Craig Conroy 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 -2 20.30 8
C Matthew Lombardi 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -2 6.40 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 -1 20.50 7
L Mattias Tedenby 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 7
L Rene Bourque 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 -1 15.50 5
L Marcus Nilson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 -3 20.10 7
D Mark Giordano 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -6 27.40 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Adrian Aucoin 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 23.30 9
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 29.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 9 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Pavel Datsyuk
3rd star: Daniel Cleary

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Marian Hossa scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Jarome Iginla scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Craig Conroy ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 3( 17) , Saint John Flames 2( 14)
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0-1 SJF Wayne Primeau (Eric Nystrom)
1-1 Igor Grigorenko (Evan McGrath)
1-2 SJF Juuso Puustinen (Andrei Taratukhin)
2-2 Dick Axelsson (Evan McGrath, Brad Ference)
3-2 Gennady Stolyarov (Mark Cullen)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Brent Krahn

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Phoenix Coyotes 2 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 18 - 33
PP: 1 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:50/63=79 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
PP: 2 of 10 (18 shots), Passing:79/93=84 %, Challenges:47/54=85 %
Attendance: 16210 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 499268 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:53 1-0 Zbynek Michalek [7] (Ed Jovanovski, Shane Doan)
11:38 1-1 Evgeny Malkin [21] (Zdeno Chara, Jarret Stoll)PP
16:53 1-2 Kristopher Letang [6] (Joe Thornton, Devin Setoguchi)
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23:11 1-3 Devin Setoguchi [13] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Pavol Demitra)
28:36 2-3 Shane Doan [14] (Zbynek Michalek)PP
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44:51 2-4 Joe Thornton [17] (Evgeny Malkin, Jarret Stoll)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Jarret Stoll (2 min for slashing)
02:07 Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
07:08 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for slashing)
10:35 Robert Lang (2 min for hooking)
14:54 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for tripping)
18:53 Tomas Surovy (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:19 Brian McGrattan (2 min for high-sticking)
23:52 Enver Lisin (2 min for tripping)
27:14 Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for diving)
32:43 Saku Koivu (2 min for slashing)
36:06 Marcel Hossa (2 min for hooking)
39:06 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
39:06 Brian McGrattan (5 min for fighting)
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41:28 Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for hooking)
43:54 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for high-sticking)
49:41 Saku Koivu (2 min for cross-checking)
53:09 Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
55:53 Mike Grier (2 min for tripping)
57:01 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for boarding)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Enver Lisin 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 15.40 7
R Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.00 4
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 5.00 7
R Shane Doan 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.50 8
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 4
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 9.20 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 24.10 7
L Brian McGrattan 0 0 1 2 0 1 7 -1 17.20 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.30 6
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 13.50 7
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16.20 6
D David Hale 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 23.50 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.10 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11.00 4
D Zbynek Michalek 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 27.50 9
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 -1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 4 0 0 6 0 13.50 8
R Steve Bernier 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 11.00 5
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 10.10 7
R Jarret Stoll 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 18.20 8
C Tomas Plihal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 5
C Devin Setoguchi 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 14.10 8
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 21.00 8
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 11.00 6
L Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
L Joe Thornton 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.20 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 13.20 6
D Kristopher Letang 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 17.00 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 2 5 1 2 0 -1 29.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Devin Setoguchi
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Joe Thornton

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Devin Setoguchi notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Joni Pitkänen had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Brian McGrattan beat Kyle McLaren in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 3( 18) , Cleveland Barons 0( 6)
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1-0 Lance Monych (Travis Roche, Pavel Brendl)
2-0 Lance Monych (Viktor Tikhonov)
3-0 Lance Monych (Viktor Tikhonov)

Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Taylor Dakers