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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 18 - 43
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:42/56=75 %, Challenges:38/40=92 %
PP: 1 of 10 (20 shots), Passing:78/96=81 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:58 0-1 Chris Kelly [14] (Jason Smith, Chris Phillips)
12:05 1-1 Sergei Kostitsyn [11] (Roman Hamrlik)
13:54 1-2 Jason Spezza [21] (Filip Kuba, Chris Phillips)
16:03 1-3 Filip Kuba [4] (Mike Fisher, Nick Foligno)PP
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23:47 1-4 Daniel Alfredsson [24] (Jason Spezza, Chris Phillips)
24:14 2-4 Andrei Kostitsyn [12] (Peter Mueller)
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49:33 3-4 Yannick Weber [5] (Alex Kovalev, Ales Kotalik)
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Penalty summary:
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01:17 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
03:39 James O'Brien (2 min for hooking)
06:23 Steve Bégin (2 min for high-sticking)
15:29 Peter Mueller (2 min for slashing)
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26:28 Kyle Turris (2 min for cross-checking)
32:27 Mikkel Boedker (2 min for hooking)
33:49 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
35:28 Yannick Weber (2 min for hooking)
38:55 James O'Brien (2 min for boarding)
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41:04 Andrei Markov (2 min for holding the stick)
43:26 Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
46:28 Andrei Markov (2 min for slashing)
58:25 Bobby Hughes (2 min for boarding)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
R Mikkel Boedker 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Bobby Hughes 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 7.20 6
C Peter Mueller 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.30 6
C Kyle Turris 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 15.00 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19.50 6
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Chris Drury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 22.30 8
D P.K. Subban 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.30 8
D Yannick Weber 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
D David Fischer 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12.50 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 27.00 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 5 3 0 2 4 0 22.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 39 0 0 60.00 9
G Marc Denis 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 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 8.30 5
R Chris Kelly 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8.10 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -1 19.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
C Jason Spezza 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
L James O'Brien 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6.40 6
L Denis Hamel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 6
L Nick Foligno 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 9
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Filip Kuba 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 26.00 9
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 23.30 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 3 0 15 0 0 60.00 5
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Filip Kuba
3rd star: Chris Phillips

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Kyle Turris had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Yannick Weber finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Antoine Vermette had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Filip Kuba ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Anton Volchenkov had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 17) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 22)
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0-1 Danny Bois (Josh Hennessy, Vitaly Anikeenko)
1-1 Alex Henry (Ben Maxwell, Ryan McDonagh)
2-1 Mathieu Aubin (Alex Henry)
2-2 Justin Mapletoft (Erik Condra)
3-2 Jonathan Ferland (Mathieu Roy)

Goalies: Christopher Heino-Lindberg - Jeff Glass

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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 25 - 22
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:56/73=76 %, Challenges:58/64=89 %
PP: 1 of 10 (18 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:37 0-1 Ben Clymer [3] (Tomas Fleischmann, Michael Nylander)
15:21 0-2 Alexander Semin [20] (Michael Nylander, Eric Fehr)PP
17:26 1-2 Rostislav Olesz [5] (Hal Gill, Alex Goligoski)PP
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30:08 2-2 Nathan Horton [23] (Dion Phaneuf, Marc-André Fleury)SH
34:08 3-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [17] (Sidney Crosby, Paul Bissonnette)
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48:46 3-3 Alexander Ovechkin [22] (Nicklas Bäckström)
55:57 4-3 Chris Pronger [9] (Paul Bissonnette, Marc-André Fleury)
59:22 5-3 Nathan Horton [24] (Chris Pronger, Alex Goligoski) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:08 Nathan Horton (2 min for high-sticking)
04:53 Petr Sykora (2 min for roughing)
14:37 Mark Eaton (2 min for high-sticking)
16:19 Brooks Laich (2 min for tripping)
18:56 Nathan Horton (2 min for slashing)
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23:47 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
27:23 Boyd Gordon (5 min for fighting)
27:23 Paul Bissonnette (5 min for fighting)
28:39 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for tripping)
30:55 Kris Beech (2 min for hooking)
35:38 Chris Clark (2 min for tripping)
39:36 Jeff Taffe (2 min for hooking)
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42:16 Brooks Laich (2 min for tripping)
44:41 Hal Gill (2 min for slashing)
49:15 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for hooking)
53:17 Petr Sykora (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Thomas 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 8.10 6
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Petr Sykora 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 14.40 7
R Nathan Horton 2 0 4 2 0 0 4 1 20.50 9
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 9.10 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
C Rostislav Olesz 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 16.50 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 17.10 7
L Kris Beech 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 8.10 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.00 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 17.10 9
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
D Paul Bissonnette 0 2 0 2 0 1 5 2 20.00 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 29.40 10
D Alex Goligoski 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
D Hal Gill 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 22.20 7
D Chris Pronger 1 1 2 6 0 4 0 2 30.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 2 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 6 0 2 5 -2 12.40 8
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 10.10 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 20.30 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Michael Nylander 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 -2 14.30 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 20.40 8
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 0 11.00 7
L Rico Fata 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 6.50 4
L Alexander Semin 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 25.10 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 13.10 7
D Ben Clymer 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 26.20 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 11.50 5
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 5
D Mike Green 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 5 0 20 0 0 59.30 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Horton
2nd star: Chris Pronger
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Semin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Michael Nylander notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tomas Fleischmann finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Ben Clymer finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Paul Bissonnette beat Boyd Gordon in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 25) , Portland Pirates 2( 15)
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0-1 Petr Taticek (Donald Brashear)
0-2 Sami Lepistö (François Bouchard)

Goalies: Jake Allen - Semen Varlamov

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New York Islanders 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 25 - 32
PP: 0 of 6 (5 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:23/25=88 %
PP: 1 of 9 (22 shots), Passing:78/94=82 %, Challenges:46/49=92 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 443278 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:34 0-1 Chris Higgins [16] (Jason Williams, Mathieu Schneider)PP
13:41 0-2 Éric Perrin [3] (Mathieu Schneider, Zach Bogosian)
14:26 1-2 Brendan Witt [4] (Bruno Gervais, Doug Weight)
18:11 2-2 Jeff Tambellini [7] (Sean Bergenheim, Chris Campoli)
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27:09 2-3 Mathieu Schneider [7] (Jussi Jokinen, Chris Higgins)
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42:34 3-3 Bill Guerin [17] (Trent Hunter, Chris Campoli)
48:31 4-3 Brendan Witt [5] (Bruno Gervais, Kyle Okposo)
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Penalty summary:
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00:01 Tobias Enström (2 min for holding the stick)
02:36 Mike Comrie (2 min for cross-checking)
07:46 Mike Sillinger (2 min for hooking)
11:13 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for high-sticking)
19:51 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
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22:44 Freddy Meyer (2 min for holding the stick)
28:13 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for holding the stick)
30:22 Max Gratchev (2 min for high-sticking)
35:09 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
38:38 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for roughing)
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40:02 Colby Armstrong (2 min for hooking)
43:44 Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
51:14 Colby Armstrong (2 min for slashing)
55:58 Doug Weight (2 min for elbowing)
58:17 Freddy Meyer (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 6.10 7
R Bill Guerin 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 15.00 8
R Kyle Okposo 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
R Trent Hunter 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 6.00 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 21.50 7
C Joshua Bailey 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
C Doug Weight 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 5
L Jeff Tambellini 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 7
L Max Gratchev 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8.50 6
L Shawn Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 5
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 6.30 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Chris Campoli 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 29.30 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.10 7
D Brendan Witt 2 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 27.20 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Maxime Ouellet 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 0 1 5.40 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.10 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 -1 16.50 6
R Jason Williams 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Éric Perrin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 5
R Wayne Simmonds 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 -1 18.20 7
C Chris Higgins 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 8
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 4
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
D Zach Bogosian 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -2 20.30 8
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 30.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 20.50 6
D Mathieu Schneider 1 2 4 2 0 1 2 1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 21 0 0 58.30 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Witt
2nd star: Mathieu Schneider
3rd star: Bill Guerin

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Brendan Witt has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Chris Campoli notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Comrie had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Brendan Witt ended his 5 game goal drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 22) , Chicago Wolves 1( 16)
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1-0 Frans Nielsen (Matthew Spiller)
1-1 Mike Forney (Mark Popovic)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Danny Turple

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Boston Bruins 1
Shots: 28 - 25
PP: 2 of 10 (14 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:35 1-0 Vaclav Prospal [12] (Marc Savard, Paul Ranger)
09:47 2-0 Vaclav Prospal [13] (Cory Murphy, Paul Ranger)
16:24 3-0 Cory Murphy [6] (Steven Stamkos , Vaclav Prospal)PP
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30:02 4-0 Steve Downie [4] (Paul Ranger, Josef Melichar)
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42:01 4-1 David Krejci [6] (Michal Rozsival, Dmitri Kalinin)
43:05 5-1 Martin St. Louis [15] (Marc Savard, Vincent Lecavalier)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:01 Phil Kessel (2 min for tripping)
12:37 Steven Stamkos (2 min for high-sticking)
15:27 Michal Rozsival (2 min for high-sticking)
17:24 Jeff Halpern (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:26 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for tripping)
25:53 Paul Ranger (2 min for tripping)
32:04 Milan Lucic (2 min for tripping)
34:55 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for boarding)
37:33 Marco Sturm (2 min for diving)
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42:44 David Krejci (2 min for tripping)
45:58 Milan Lucic (2 min for roughing)
45:58 Josef Melichar (2 min for roughing)
46:53 Marc Savard (2 min for tripping)
50:35 Steve Downie (2 min for slashing)
52:51 Milan Lucic (2 min for hooking)
56:38 Dmitri Kalinin (2 min for elbowing)
58:01 Dennis Wideman (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Downie 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 11.00 8
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.20 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12.40 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11.00 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Steven Stamkos 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 19.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.20 5
L Vaclav Prospal 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 8
L Marc Savard 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 -1 21.00 7
D Josef Melichar 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 8.20 7
D Cory Murphy 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 28.40 8
D Paul Ranger 0 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 23.50 9
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 17.40 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 -1 30.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 4
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 16.10 7
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Zach Hamill 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 20.30 8
C David Krejci 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.30 6
C Phil Kessel 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 -2 18.00 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 11.10 6
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 3 0 2 6 0 13.10 8
L Marco Sturm 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14.30 5
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 22.00 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.50 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.50 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 21.40 5
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 18.20 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 -2 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vaclav Prospal
2nd star: Cory Murphy
3rd star: Paul Ranger

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Marc Savard notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Paul Ranger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Cory Murphy finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-David Krejci finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-David Krejci finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 12) , Providence Bruins 2( 21)
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1-0 Adam Hall (Chris Gratton)
1-1 Mark Stuart (Martin Samuelsson, Petteri Nokelainen)
1-2 Vladislav Evseev (Nathan Dempsey)
2-2 Chris Gratton (Dave Spina, Adam Hall)
3-2 Blair Jones (Matt Smaby)

Goalies: Mike Smith - Jordan Sigalet

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 23 - 50
PP: 3 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:46/58=79 %, Challenges:31/35=86 %
PP: 1 of 9 (26 shots), Passing:82/92=89 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:05 0-1 Tuomo Ruutu [12] (Justin Williams, Mike Richards)
11:35 0-2 Ray Whitney [8] (Justin Williams, Dan Boyle)PP
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23:03 1-2 Kristian Huselius [11])PP
29:44 2-2 Anze Kopitar [14] (David Vyborny)PP
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45:09 3-2 Kristian Huselius [12] (David Vyborny, Anze Kopitar)PP
50:07 4-2 Raffi Torres [9] (Rostislav Klesla, Kris Russell)
59:52 5-2 Derek Armstrong [4] (R.J. Umberger, Teddy Ruth)
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Penalty summary:
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01:44 Jakub Voracek (2 min for hooking)
03:37 R.J. Umberger (2 min for roughing)
09:51 Nikita Filatov (2 min for hooking)
17:42 Anton Babchuk (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:42 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for cross-checking)
25:19 Kristian Huselius (2 min for slashing)
28:57 Tim Gleason (2 min for boarding)
34:29 Anton Babchuk (2 min for hooking)
39:13 Dick Tärnström (2 min for hooking)
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41:03 Fedor Tyutin (2 min for roughing)
44:11 Milan Michalek (2 min for hooking)
47:24 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
52:22 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
55:03 Kris Russell (2 min for hooking)
57:15 Derek Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
R Derek Armstrong 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.50 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 19.40 6
R David Vyborny 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 1 16.10 8
C Derick Brassard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
L Raffi Torres 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6.40 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 8.50 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 5
L Kristian Huselius 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 18.20 8
D Teddy Ruth 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7.20 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 26.50 7
D Kris Russell 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 19.50 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 24.50 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 0 5 0 1 2 1 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 48 0 0 60.00 10
G Steve Mason 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 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 7.50 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 5 2 1 0 4 -1 16.00 8
R Justin Williams 0 2 8 1 1 0 0 0 22.40 8
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 4
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 23.00 7
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 9.50 8
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 22.20 8
L Ray Whitney 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.20 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 -1 18.50 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 28.20 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 18.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 9 2 0 1 0 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kristian Huselius
2nd star: Anze Kopitar
3rd star: David Vyborny

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-David Vyborny notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Anze Kopitar notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Derek Armstrong finally ended his 34 game goal drought.
-David Vyborny had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 17) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 18)
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0-1 Trevor Letowski (Ernie Hartlieb, Brandon Dubinsky)
0-2 Jeff Hamilton (Mathieu Dandenault, Ernie Hartlieb)
1-2 Derek MacKenzie (Jared Boll)

Goalies: Fredrik Norrena - Michael Leighton

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Minnesota Wild 5 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 30 - 28
PP: 3 of 10 (16 shots), Passing:62/74=83 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
PP: 2 of 7 (19 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:45/54=81 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:11 1-0 Marian Gaborik [20] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Marek Zidlicky)PP
09:56 2-0 Nick Schultz [2] (Brent Burns, Mikko Koivu)PP
19:23 2-1 Patrick O'Sullivan [13] (Jack Johnson, Alexander Frolov)PP
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27:55 2-2 Drew Doughty [7] (Matt Greene, Logan Couture)
31:32 3-2 Marek Zidlicky [7] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Marian Gaborik)PP
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42:59 3-3 Patrick O'Sullivan [14] (Michal Handzus, Alexander Frolov)PP
45:35 4-3 Mikko Koivu [8] (Kim Johnsson, James Sheppard)
59:31 5-3 Mikko Koivu [9] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Sean Hill) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:18 Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
02:46 Dustin Brown (2 min for holding the stick)
06:46 Trevor Lewis (2 min for cross-checking)
09:36 Rick Nash (2 min for roughing)
12:31 Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
15:09 Drew Doughty (2 min for cross-checking)
17:55 Colton Gillies (2 min for slashing)
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20:48 Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for slashing)
28:27 Marian Gaborik (2 min for hooking)
30:58 Rick Nash (2 min for high-sticking)
33:12 Andrew Brunette (2 min for hooking)
36:14 Brad Richardson (2 min for hooking)
38:14 Marian Gaborik (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:38 Mikko Koivu (2 min for elbowing)
47:39 Andrew Brunette (2 min for hooking)
54:01 Alexander Frolov (2 min for boarding)
55:02 Oleg Tverdovsky (2 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
R Owen Nolan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.30 6
R Marian Gaborik 1 1 3 1 0 0 4 2 19.10 8
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 17.20 7
C Colton Gillies 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 18.40 7
C Mikko Koivu 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 16.40 8
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 6.50 4
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 18.50 8
L James Sheppard 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 7
D Marek Zidlicky 1 1 4 4 0 5 0 0 23.20 10
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 27.50 8
D Sean Hill 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.00 8
D Nick Schultz 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Josh Harding 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 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 4
R Patrick O'Sullivan 2 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 12.50 8
R Brad Richardson 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
R Dustin Brown 0 0 4 2 0 0 6 0 20.30 7
C Trevor Lewis 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 8.30 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 5
C Logan Couture 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Michal Handzus 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 21.20 7
L Kevin Porter 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 8.30 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 4
L Alexander Frolov 0 2 2 4 0 0 2 1 20.50 10
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 6 0 2 4 0 20.50 9
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
D Drew Doughty 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 26.10 9
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 27.30 5
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.10 6
D Matt Greene 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Jack Johnson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 5 0 25 0 0 59.20 5
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikko Koivu
2nd star: Marek Zidlicky
3rd star: Patrick O'Sullivan

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Nick Schultz finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Matt Greene ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 4( 19) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 20)
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1-0 Benoit Pouliot (Éric Bélanger)
2-0 Josh Olson (Kurtis Foster)
2-1 Matt Moulson (Marc-André Cliche, Brian Boyle)
3-1 Benoit Pouliot (Corey Locke)
3-2 Brian Boyle (Peter Harrold)
4-2 Joey Tetarenko (Kurtis Foster, Krys Kolanos)
4-3 Jan Marek (Gabe Gauthier)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Jeff Zatkoff

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Chicago Blackhawks 6 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 24 - 31
PP: 1 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:52/63=82 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
PP: 0 of 10 (22 shots), Passing:87/102=85 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:48 1-0 Patrick Sharp [22] (Duncan Keith)
15:35 1-1 Dan Hamhuis [4] (Colin Wilson, Brandon Bochenski)
17:44 1-2 Jason Arnott [18] (Martin Erat, Ryan Suter)SH
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27:06 2-2 Patrick Sharp [23] (Brian Campbell)
28:49 3-2 Ben Eager [5] (Duncan Keith, Cam Barker)SH
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40:54 4-2 Dany Heatley [19] (Martin Havlat, Patrick Kane)PP
43:44 5-2 Andrew Ladd [12] (Jason Pominville, Patrick Kane)
55:47 6-2 Dany Heatley [20] (Cristobal Huet)SH
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Penalty summary:
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00:07 Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
03:39 Brian Campbell (2 min for high-sticking)
07:24 Kevin Klein (2 min for hooking)
11:53 Colin Wilson (2 min for hooking)
16:02 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for tripping)
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28:15 Dany Heatley (2 min for slashing)
30:53 Martin Erat (2 min for roughing)
33:25 Patrick Sharp (2 min for high-sticking)
35:58 Brian Campbell (2 min for tripping)
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40:17 Nick Spaling (2 min for hooking)
44:04 Dany Heatley (2 min for high-sticking)
44:51 Duncan Keith (2 min for roughing)
47:05 Brian Campbell (2 min for hooking)
54:43 Patrick Sharp (2 min for boarding)
57:08 Duncan Keith (2 min for elbowing)
59:28 Nick Spaling (2 min for roughing)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
R Jason Pominville 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
R Patrick Kane 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Kyle Beach 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 9.20 7
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
C Dany Heatley 2 0 5 3 0 1 4 2 20.00 9
C Patrick Sharp 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 15.20 8
L Ben Eager 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Bill Sweatt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 16.00 8
L Martin Havlat 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 16.40 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
D Cam Barker 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 1 21.30 9
D Duncan Keith 0 2 0 3 0 1 4 2 29.10 9
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 28.50 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 3 2 1 0 6 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 2 1 29 0 0 60.00 9
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 5.10 8
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 15.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 15.00 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
C Colin Wilson 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 14.00 8
C Jason Arnott 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 9
C David Legwand 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 22.00 6
L Nick Spaling 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4.40 6
L Blake Geoffrion 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 11.10 5
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 13.50 5
L Martin Erat 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 21.10 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -1 11.10 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 25.00 7
D Jonathan Blum 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 23.10 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
D Dan Hamhuis 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -2 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Patrick Sharp
3rd star: Duncan Keith

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Brian Campbell notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Kane notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Dany Heatley scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Martin Erat has marked a new career high in assists with 34 assists.
-Dan Hamhuis finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 5( 34) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 20)
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1-0 Bryan Bickell (Troy Brouwer, Ben Shutron)
2-0 Jonas Nordquist (Pierre Parenteau, Vaclav Pletka)
3-0 Troy Brouwer (Kevyn Adams)
4-0 Petri Kontiola (Pierre Parenteau)
5-0 Troy Brouwer (Bryan Bickell, Jim Fahey)
5-1 Ryan Jones (Ville Koistinen)

Goalies: Nikolai Khabibulin - Drew MacIntyre

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Dallas Stars 0 , Phoenix Coyotes 4
Shots: 21 - 35
PP: 0 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:52/65=80 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
PP: 3 of 12 (21 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:38/40=92 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:01 0-1 Enver Lisin [8] (Olli Jokinen)PP
14:52 0-2 Shane Doan [16] (Enver Lisin, Lukas Kaspar)
17:44 0-3 Tomas Surovy [11] (Olli Jokinen, Ed Jovanovski)PP
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29:36 0-4 Shane Doan [17] (Marcel Hossa, Olli Jokinen)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:05 Shane Doan (2 min for elbowing)
02:56 Stéphane Robidas (2 min for slashing)
05:26 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for elbowing)
08:18 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for high-sticking)
11:52 Fabiän Brüünström (2 min for roughing)
16:32 Vojtech Polak (2 min for slashing)
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20:19 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
22:36 Enver Lisin (2 min for hooking)
28:15 James Neal (2 min for high-sticking)
30:33 Brian McGrattan (2 min for roughing)
31:11 Olli Jokinen (2 min for holding the stick)
34:55 Mark Parrish (2 min for tripping)
37:21 Vojtech Polak (2 min for high-sticking)
39:22 Enver Lisin (2 min for tripping)
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41:25 Fabiän Brüünström (2 min for roughing)
46:37 Mike Modano (2 min for slashing)
49:21 Sergei Zubov (2 min for hooking)
50:17 Andrew Hutchinson (2 min for roughing)
50:17 Tomas Surovy (2 min for roughing)
55:39 Mike Modano (2 min for hooking)
58:02 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 7.00 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 25.20 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 6
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 4
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 6.00 5
C Brad Richards 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.30 5
L Fabiän Brüünström 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 8.40 6
L James Neal 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 17.40 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
D Dan Jancevski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 4
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 29.30 9
D Jussi Timonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 5 1 1 2 -1 26.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Enver Lisin 1 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 17.10 8
R Jeremy Roenick 0 0 2 4 1 1 4 0 7.20 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 6
R Shane Doan 2 0 8 3 0 1 2 1 20.50 10
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 4
C Saku Koivu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 7
L Brian McGrattan 0 0 2 7 0 4 2 0 15.00 9
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Lukas Kaspar 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.50 7
L Tomas Surovy 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 16.40 8
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.40 8
D Tom Preissing 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 25.10 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.20 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 27.30 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Bryzgalov
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Enver Lisin

Notes for Dallas Stars:

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 2( 25) , Springfield Falcons 3( 21)
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0-1 Viktor Tikhonov (Pavel Brendl, Matt Jones)
0-2 Viktor Tikhonov (Martin Hanzal, David Aebischer)
1-2 Brad Winchester (Jamie Benn)
1-3 Viktor Tikhonov (Bryan Helmer, Pavel Brendl)
2-3 Krys Barch (Ivan Vishnevskiy)

Goalies: Tobias Stephan - David Aebischer

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Colorado Avalanche 5 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 29 - 25
PP: 1 of 12 (15 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:34/36=91 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:59/78=75 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:38 1-0 Marek Svatos [14] (Wojtek Wolski, Chris Stewart)
14:14 2-0 Kevin Shattenkirk [2] (Brett Clark, Paul Stastny)
18:01 3-0 Brett Clark [4] (Marek Svatos, Joe Sakic)PP
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26:34 3-1 Shane O'Brien [2] (Mason Raymond, Kyle Wellwood)
33:04 3-2 Michel Ouellet [19] (Lawrence Nycholat)PP
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43:26 4-2 Ian Laperriere [5] (Ryan Smyth, Scott Hannan)SH
46:56 4-3 Ryan Kesler [5] (Alexandre Burrows, Taylor Pyatt)
48:41 5-3 Tyler Arnason [9] (T.J. Hensick, Nigel Williams)
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Penalty summary:
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01:26 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for hooking)
03:14 Henrik Sedin (2 min for cross-checking)
07:11 Ryan Smyth (2 min for hooking)
09:48 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for cross-checking)
14:25 Michel Ouellet (2 min for hooking)
16:21 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for tripping)
19:24 Tyler Arnason (2 min for slashing)
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22:39 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
22:39 Darcy Hordichuk (5 min for fighting)
23:22 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for high-sticking)
26:53 Kevin Shattenkirk (2 min for high-sticking)
29:04 Artem Anisimov (2 min for hooking)
31:15 John-Michael Liles (2 min for elbowing)
35:58 Sami Salo (2 min for hooking)
38:57 Joe Pavelski (2 min for tripping)
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42:06 Nigel Williams (2 min for diving)
51:09 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for hooking)
55:55 Willie Mitchell (2 min for slashing)
59:59 Henrik Sedin (2 min for hooking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 6
R T.J. Hensick 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7.40 6
R Marek Svatos 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.50 8
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 6
C Ian Laperriere 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 9.00 8
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 20.50 8
C Paul Stastny 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 8.30 5
C Joe Sakic 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 7
L Chris Stewart 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.50 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.20 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 21.40 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 8
D Nigel Williams 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 13.00 7
D Scott Hannan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
D Kevin Shattenkirk 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 19.20 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 16.50 7
D Brett Clark 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 26.20 9
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 4 4 0 2 2 -2 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Trevor Cann 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 4.30 6
R Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 6
R Alexandre Burrows 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 15.50 8
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 5 1 1 0 2 -2 15.50 8
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 -2 20.20 7
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 9.40 7
L Mason Raymond 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 8.00 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 3 4 0 0 4 1 19.50 9
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -2 16.50 7
D Shane O'Brien 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 16.10 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29.00 7
D Lawrence Nycholat 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marek Svatos
2nd star: Brett Clark
3rd star: Ian Laperriere

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Marek Svatos has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-T.J. Hensick finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Kevin Shattenkirk finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Brett Clark finally ended his 26 game goal drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Joe Pavelski had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Darcy Hordichuk beat Ian Laperriere in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 19) , Manitoba Moose 1( 14)
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0-1 Mike Keane (Jeff Cowan, Jason Krog)
1-1 J.D. Corbin (Matt Hussey)
2-1 Ben Guite (Scott Parker)

Goalies: Andrew Raycroft - Curtis Sanford

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Calgary Flames 3 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 24 - 38
PP: 1 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:19/28=65 %
PP: 1 of 10 (16 shots), Passing:80/100=80 %, Challenges:54/60=88 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:15 0-1 Mikael Samuelsson [17] (Brad Stuart, Valtteri Filppula)
08:32 0-2 Marian Hossa [24] (Brad Stuart)SH
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29:26 0-3 Mikael Samuelsson [18] (Niklas Kronwall, Johan Franzén)PP
32:51 1-3 Dustin Boyd [4] (Jamie Langenbrunner)
37:01 2-3 Marcus Nilson [8] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Rhett Warrener)
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41:29 3-3 Todd Bertuzzi [8] (Mattias Tedenby, Craig Conroy)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:56 Johan Ryno (2 min for holding the stick)
06:51 Johan Ryno (2 min for boarding)
11:16 Pascal Dupuis (2 min for boarding)
14:39 Johan Franzén (2 min for tripping)
18:45 Jiri Hudler (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:21 Johan Ryno (2 min for hooking)
28:19 Pascal Dupuis (2 min for tripping)
30:02 Jarome Iginla (2 min for hooking)
38:17 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:51 Johan Ryno (2 min for holding the stick)
43:03 Mark Giordano (2 min for roughing)
45:09 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for high-sticking)
47:52 Robyn Regehr (2 min for holding the stick)
51:53 Daymond Langkow (2 min for slashing)
55:53 Justin Abdelkader (2 min for tripping)
59:49 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for hooking)
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63:25 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for slashing)

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 2 0 1 2 1 2 2 10.50 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 -2 22.10 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 0 22.20 9
C Dustin Boyd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
C Craig Conroy 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 22.50 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.50 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 17.20 7
L Mattias Tedenby 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
L David Moss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
L Marcus Nilson 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3.10 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 3 1 0 4 0 17.20 7
D Mark Giordano 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 8.40 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 -1 35.00 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 21.10 8
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 31.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 35 0 0 65.00 9
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johan Ryno 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 9.20 6
R Justin Abdelkader 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -1 9.20 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
R Marian Hossa 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 23.30 8
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
C Johan Franzén 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 -1 15.30 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 15.00 9
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 9.20 5
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 8
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30.30 8
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 18.10 6
D Brad Stuart 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 24.20 9
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 30.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Thomas McCollum 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Samuelsson
2nd star: Brad Stuart
3rd star: Miikka Kiprusoff

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Jarome Iginla had his 6 game goal streak snapped.
-Jarome Iginla had his 12 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Brad Stuart notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mikael Samuelsson ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Pavel Datsyuk had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 13 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 5( 41) , Kansas City Blades 0( 14)
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1-0 SJF Mike Zigomanis (Anders Eriksson)
2-0 SJF Carsen Germyn (Curtis Glencross, Juuso Puustinen)
3-0 SJF Kris Chucko (Andrei Taratukhin, Eric Nystrom)
4-0 SJF Mike Zigomanis (Anders Eriksson, Eric Nystrom)
5-0 SJF Brandon Prust (Mike Zigomanis, Curtis Glencross)

Goalies: Brent Krahn - Jimmy Howard