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Florida Panthers 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 26 - 31
PP: 4 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:34/36=91 %
PP: 1 of 10 (16 shots), Passing:80/100=80 %, Challenges:34/40=82 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:24 0-1 Jason Blake [19] (Nikolai Kulemin, Nik Antropov)PP
14:21 1-1 Jozef Stumpel [8] (Michael Frolík)PP
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32:11 1-2 Alexei Ponikarovsky [13] (Jason Blake, Matt Stajan)
32:44 1-3 Matt Stajan [8] (Lee Stempniak, Ian White)
36:28 2-3 Miroslav Satan [21] (Richard Zednik, Stephen Weiss)PP
37:53 3-3 David Booth [9] (Jozef Stumpel, Keith Ballard)PP
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45:49 4-3 Richard Zednik [16] (Bryan McCabe)
48:31 5-3 Michael Frolík [3] (Jozef Stumpel, Nick Boynton)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:37 Marc Moro (2 min for hooking)
07:38 Stephen Weiss (2 min for tripping)
08:59 Bryan Allen (2 min for holding the stick)
12:48 Ian White (2 min for cross-checking)
14:44 Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
14:44 Marc Moro (5 min for fighting)
15:31 Bryan Allen (2 min for elbowing)
17:08 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
19:33 Nik Antropov (2 min for elbowing)
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21:44 Bryan Allen (2 min for hooking)
25:14 Miroslav Satan (2 min for slashing)
33:44 Chad Kilger (2 min for tripping)
36:07 Dale Mitchell (2 min for elbowing)
36:47 Jeff Finger (2 min for hooking)
39:21 Stephen Weiss (2 min for roughing)
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42:17 Kamil Kreps (2 min for high-sticking)
44:25 Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
44:25 Marc Moro (5 min for fighting)
47:58 Niklas Hagman (2 min for slashing)
49:28 Pavel Kubina (2 min for tripping)
59:39 Bryan Allen (2 min for boarding)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 7.50 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.30 8
R Michael Frolík 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
R Miroslav Satan 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 17.30 8
C Jozef Stumpel 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 8
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 16.30 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 17.30 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.50 4
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 6
L David Booth 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 9
L Richard Zednik 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 8
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 20.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 3 4 0 0 8 -1 26.50 8
D Keith Ballard 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 10.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3.30 4
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
R Jason Blake 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 4
C Mark Bell 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 19.50 8
C Nik Antropov 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 19.30 7
C Matt Stajan 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.10 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
D Marc Moro 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 9.30 6
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.50 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 28.50 8
D Jeff Finger 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12.20 4
D Ian White 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 21.00 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jozef Stumpel
2nd star: Michael Frolík
3rd star: Richard Zednik

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jozef Stumpel notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Matt Stajan has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Lee Stempniak has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Ian White notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Matt Stajan ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Nick Boynton fought Marc Moro in a fight.
-Marc Moro beat Keith Ballard in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 3( 16) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 8( 25)
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1-0 Vaclav Nedorost (Rob Globke)
1-1 SJM Brad May (Matt Frattin, Kris Newbury)
1-2 SJM Johnny Pohl (Staffan Kronwall, Jirí Tlustý)
1-3 SJM Johnny Pohl (Jirí Tlustý, Anton Strålman)
2-3 Robin Big Snake (Drew Larman)
3-3 Franklin MacDonald (Christian Berglund)
3-4 SJM Bates Battaglia (Jeremy Williams)
3-5 SJM Boyd Devereaux (Jirí Tlustý, Anton Strålman)
3-6 SJM Johnny Pohl (Anton Strålman, Boyd Devereaux)
3-7 SJM Erik Westrum (Anton Strålman)
3-8 SJM Johnny Pohl (Jirí Tlustý)

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Minnesota Wild 0 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 31 - 16
PP: 0 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:82/88=93 %, Challenges:23/66=34 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:14/44=31 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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39:47 0-1 Bobby Ryan [9] (Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry)
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46:09 0-2 Todd Marchant [4] (Bret Hedican)
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Penalty summary:
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07:49 Cody Hodgson (2 min for roughing)
15:06 Philippe Boucher (2 min for roughing)
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21:03 Corey Perry (2 min for elbowing)
31:11 Teemu Selänne (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:34 Corey Perry (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5.40 5
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 -1 13.40 5
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 -1 20.40 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 4 1 4 2 0 0 20.40 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.40 7
C Colton Gillies 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 -1 16.40 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 1 4 4 0 0 18.00 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 7.40 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 13.30 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 18.40 5
L James Sheppard 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 20.10 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 15.50 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 -1 24.40 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 0 26.50 6
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 17.30 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 14 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R George Parros 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 8.40 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 7.30 5
R Michael Grabner 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 13.10 7
R Corey Perry 0 1 5 4 2 6 4 1 21.20 9
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 8.40 7
C Todd Marchant 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 13.50 7
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 16.30 5
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 3 6 3 6 0 1 21.00 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 8.40 6
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 5
L Teemu Selänne 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.50 5
L Bobby Ryan 1 0 3 5 3 6 0 1 21.40 10
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 1 17.00 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 23.10 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 30.00 6
D Bret Hedican 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 9.40 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14.30 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Gerald Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
2nd star: Bobby Ryan
3rd star: Corey Perry

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Todd Marchant ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Teemu Selänne had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Bobby Ryan ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 5( 21) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 11)
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1-0 Corey Locke (Bryan Lundbohm)
2-0 Éric Bélanger (Benoit Pouliot)
3-0 Bryan Lundbohm (Corey Locke, Roman Voloshenko)
4-0 Éric Bélanger (Morten Madsen, Benoit Pouliot)
5-0 Morten Madsen (Petr Kalus)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Jonas Hiller

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Nashville Predators 2 , Phoenix Coyotes 4
Shots: 35 - 25
PP: 2 of 13 (29 shots), Passing:62/72=86 %, Challenges:34/37=89 %
PP: 0 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:70/91=76 %, Challenges:32/37=84 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:01 0-1 Steven Reinprecht [4] (Brian McGrattan)
12:27 1-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [21] (Alexander Radulov, Jason Arnott)PP
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27:21 2-1 Jason Arnott [19] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jonathan Blum)PP
28:16 2-2 Olli Jokinen [20] (Derek Morris, David Hale)
31:56 2-3 Olli Jokinen [21] (Zbynek Michalek, Derek Morris)
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55:06 2-4 Saku Koivu [15] (Marcel Hossa, Enver Lisin)
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Penalty summary:
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00:53 Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
03:05 Marcel Hossa (2 min for tripping)
08:46 Jason Arnott (2 min for boarding)
12:09 Tom Preissing (2 min for hooking)
15:28 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for hooking)
18:04 Radek Bonk (2 min for elbowing)
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20:41 Blake Geoffrion (2 min for tripping)
22:49 Brian McGrattan (5 min for fighting)
22:49 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
23:12 Marcel Hossa (2 min for high-sticking)
25:48 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for roughing)
28:55 Shane Doan (2 min for slashing)
33:04 Tomas Surovy (2 min for hooking)
37:07 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for boarding)
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40:44 Marcel Hossa (2 min for cross-checking)
42:46 Steve Sullivan (2 min for slashing)
45:12 Olli Jokinen (2 min for tripping)
46:07 Brian McGrattan (2 min for elbowing)
49:32 David Legwand (2 min for hooking)
52:45 Steve Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
55:45 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for hooking)
59:05 Robert Lang (2 min for hooking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 8.00 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 -2 16.30 5
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 8
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 21.20 7
C Colin Wilson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 7.30 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -3 12.40 5
C Jason Arnott 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 20.50 8
C David Legwand 0 0 4 2 0 1 2 0 21.50 6
L Nick Spaling 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
L Blake Geoffrion 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 5.30 5
L Alexander Radulov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -2 8.40 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 29.10 7
D Jonathan Blum 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 8
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 9.40 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -2 24.30 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Enver Lisin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 7
R Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.20 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5.10 6
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 5 0 0 4 1 21.30 9
C Steven Reinprecht 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 8
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.20 5
C Saku Koivu 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 8
C Olli Jokinen 2 0 4 0 1 0 2 2 20.20 9
L Brian McGrattan 0 1 1 3 1 2 7 1 20.40 9
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 3 0 1 0 6 1 16.50 7
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 19.10 6
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 10.50 7
D David Hale 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.00 7
D Derek Morris 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 3 23.30 9
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 30.30 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 30.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 2 0 33 0 0 60.00 10
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Ilya Bryzgalov
3rd star: Derek Morris

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Martin Erat had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Olli Jokinen scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Saku Koivu scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Shane Doan had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Steven Reinprecht finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Ed Jovanovski had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Brian McGrattan beat Jordin Tootoo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 6( 27) , Springfield Falcons 2( 18)
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1-0 Jan Hlavac (Ville Koistinen)
2-0 Patric Hörnqvist (Greg Zanon)
3-0 Jan Hlavac (Vernon Fiddler, Ville Koistinen)
3-1 Todd Fedoruk (Mathias Tjärnqvist, Martin Hanzal)
4-1 Patric Hörnqvist (Ville Koistinen, Jerred Smithson)
5-1 Jan Hlavac (Vernon Fiddler, Ville Koistinen)
6-1 Joel Ward (Scott Nichol)
6-2 Todd Fedoruk (Martin Hanzal, Mathias Tjärnqvist)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - David Aebischer

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 1
Shots: 33 - 19
PP: 1 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:69/79=87 %, Challenges:43/48=87 %
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:15 1-0 Tuomo Ruutu [13] (Dan Boyle, Joe Corvo)PP
13:47 2-0 Patrick Eaves [8] (Rod Brind'Amour, Sergei Samsonov)
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30:52 3-0 Ray Whitney [9] (Matt Cullen)
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49:24 3-1 Craig Adams [5] (Dany Heatley)SH
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Penalty summary:
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05:44 Martin Havlat (2 min for holding the stick)
11:49 Patrick Kane (2 min for roughing)
14:04 Georges Laraque (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:25 Ray Whitney (2 min for holding the stick)
27:17 Brian Campbell (2 min for roughing)
28:11 Brent Seabrook (2 min for roughing)
28:11 Ray Whitney (2 min for roughing)
30:39 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
30:39 Kyle Beach (5 min for fighting)
31:23 Patrick Kane (2 min for tripping)
38:22 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for elbowing)
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40:36 Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
43:03 Pavel Vorobiev (2 min for boarding)
48:43 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
48:43 Anton Babchuk (2 min for roughing)
48:53 Andrew Ladd (2 min for high-sticking)
53:54 Dan Boyle (2 min for tripping)
58:12 Dan Boyle (2 min for slashing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 8.00 6
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.20 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 14.20 9
R Justin Williams 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 21.50 8
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 8.00 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 10.20 6
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 6
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 0 7.20 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 10.20 7
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 21.20 9
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 17.50 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 15.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 28.30 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 18.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 5 1 0 0 4 -1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 18.30 8
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 11.30 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 -1 15.40 7
C Kyle Beach 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 -1 6.30 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 4
C Dany Heatley 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.30 5
L Bill Sweatt 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 13.40 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 2 0 0 6 -1 15.30 8
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 5
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 12.00 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 27.00 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Ray Whitney
3rd star: Craig Adams

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Patrick Eaves finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Patrick Eaves finally ended his 15 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Patrick Kane had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Patrick Sharp had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Havlat had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Kyle Beach beat Georges Laraque in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 24) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 12)
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0-1 Petri Kontiola (Niklas Hjalmarsson, Jim Fahey)
0-2 Troy Brouwer (James Wisniewski, Kris Versteeg)
1-2 Mike Angelidis
2-2 Mathieu Dandenault
2-3 Karel Pilar (Troy Brouwer)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Nikolai Khabibulin

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 21 - 48
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:41/50=82 %, Challenges:31/33=91 %
PP: 3 of 11 (35 shots), Passing:74/81=91 %, Challenges:59/66=88 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:31 0-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [18] (Sidney Crosby)PP
07:25 0-2 Chris Pronger [10] (Nathan Horton, Ilya Kovalchuk)PP
19:56 1-2 Kristian Huselius [13] (David Vyborny)
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21:21 1-3 Rostislav Olesz [6] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Petr Sykora)PP
25:15 1-4 Nathan Horton [25] (Ilya Kovalchuk)
35:52 2-4 Rostislav Klesla [6] (Kristian Huselius, Dick Tärnström)
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40:58 3-4 Raffi Torres [10] (Mike York, Jakub Voracek)
45:35 4-4 David Vyborny [18] (Anze Kopitar, Rostislav Klesla)
59:23 5-4 Derick Brassard [8] (Dick Tärnström, Teddy Ruth)
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Penalty summary:
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00:46 David Vyborny (2 min for high-sticking)
03:47 Nikita Filatov (2 min for boarding)
06:25 Raffi Torres (2 min for slashing)
14:48 Matt Cooke (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:21 Dick Tärnström (2 min for tripping)
22:57 Paul Bissonnette (5 min for fighting)
22:57 Rostislav Klesla (5 min for fighting)
25:37 Jakub Voracek (2 min for hooking)
27:52 Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
30:17 Derick Brassard (2 min for hooking)
38:01 Michael Blunden (2 min for slashing)
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41:49 David Vyborny (2 min for high-sticking)
46:12 Nathan Horton (5 min for fighting)
46:12 Rostislav Klesla (5 min for fighting)
47:08 Derick Brassard (2 min for boarding)
50:28 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for tripping)
53:16 Derek Armstrong (2 min for cross-checking)
53:16 Derek Armstrong (10 min misconduct)
56:04 Nikita Filatov (2 min for elbowing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 9.10 6
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 1 1 0 12 0 7.20 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 18.00 6
R David Vyborny 1 1 3 0 0 0 4 3 14.30 8
C Mike York 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 7.30 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 20.40 7
C Derick Brassard 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 2 20.50 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.30 7
L Raffi Torres 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.00 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 12.00 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 5
L Kristian Huselius 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 14.30 8
D Teddy Ruth 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 8.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 2 0 6 0 0 2 4 21.10 9
D Kris Russell 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 24.40 6
D Rostislav Klesla 1 1 3 4 0 2 10 5 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 44 0 0 60.00 10
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 5.20 4
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 10.40 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -3 21.00 6
R Nathan Horton 1 1 5 2 1 0 5 1 20.50 10
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 5.20 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Rostislav Olesz 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
L Kris Beech 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 5.20 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 11.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 3 7 3 2 0 0 -1 21.20 9
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Paul Bissonnette 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 9.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 7 2 0 1 0 -3 30.10 7
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18.30 5
D Chris Pronger 1 0 8 2 0 0 0 -2 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Raffi Torres scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike York finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Rostislav Klesla finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Chris Pronger scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nathan Horton scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Dion Phaneuf had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Paul Bissonnette beat Rostislav Klesla in a fight.
-Rostislav Klesla beat Nathan Horton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 6( 28) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 11)
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1-0 Alexandre Picard (Mark Rycroft, Mike Commodore)
2-0 Derek MacKenzie (Jared Boll)
3-0 Mark Rycroft (Jiri Novotny)
4-0 Derek MacKenzie (Dan Smith)
5-0 Steven Goertzen (Geoff Platt)
6-0 Sergei Mozyakin (Andrew Murray)

Goalies: Fredrik Norrena - Jake Allen

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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Buffalo Sabres 0
Shots: 34 - 19
PP: 3 of 16 (26 shots), Passing:78/79=98 %, Challenges:53/54=96 %
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:43/72=59 %, Challenges:36/38=92 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:42 1-0 Jordan Leopold [4] (Tyler Arnason, Ryan Smyth)PP
09:24 2-0 Wojtek Wolski [20] (Milan Hejduk, Brett Clark)PP
10:51 3-0 Joe Sakic [24] (Milan Hejduk, John-Michael Liles)PP
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24:44 4-0 Tyler Arnason [10] (Ryan Smyth, Marek Svatos)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:49 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
03:24 Darcy Tucker (2 min for slashing)
06:06 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for hooking)
08:09 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for high-sticking)
09:39 Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
11:04 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
16:07 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for boarding)
17:38 Drew Stafford (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:48 Tim Connolly (2 min for high-sticking)
26:06 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
29:14 Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
30:46 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for roughing)
34:01 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for tripping)
34:27 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for slashing)
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42:13 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for hooking)
50:22 Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
53:18 Darcy Tucker (2 min for roughing)
53:18 Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
54:06 Dan Paillé (2 min for tripping)
56:11 Ryan Smyth (2 min for boarding)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
R T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Marek Svatos 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
C Tyler Arnason 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 9
C Paul Stastny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
C Joe Sakic 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24.40 8
L Chris Stewart 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7.00 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 21.00 7
L Wojtek Wolski 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Nigel Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Jordan Leopold 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.30 9
D Brett Clark 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 29.30 9
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 7 0 0 2 0 0 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Trevor Cann 0 0 19 0 0 60.00 10
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Kennedy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 0 20.30 7
R Dustin Penner 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 12.50 6
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6.30 5
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 11.50 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.20 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 4 0 0 10 0 21.10 9
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 20.00 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28.30 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 28.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Trevor Cann
2nd star: Tyler Arnason
3rd star: Milan Hejduk

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ryan Smyth notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Wojtek Wolski scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tyler Arnason scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marek Svatos notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jordan Leopold finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 21) , Rochester Americans 1(
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1-0 Denis Parshin (Eric Healey, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
2-0 Denis Parshin (Cody McCormick, Dale Purinton)
2-1 Dylan Hunter (Denis Ezhov)

Goalies: Andrew Raycroft - Jhonas Enroth

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Dallas Stars 4 , New York Rangers 0
Shots: 37 - 16
PP: 1 of 15 (26 shots), Passing:70/78=89 %, Challenges:38/39=95 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:61/90=67 %, Challenges:35/38=89 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:02 1-0 Stéphane Robidas [1] (Vojtech Polak, Fabiän Brüünström)PP
14:33 2-0 Fabiän Brüünström [6] (Mike Ribeiro, Jussi Timonen)
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22:48 3-0 Jere Lehtinen [16] (Brenden Morrow, Brad Richards)
28:12 4-0 Sergei Zubov [9] (Brenden Morrow, Jere Lehtinen)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:09 Claude Giroux (2 min for tripping)
03:01 Markus Näslund (2 min for high-sticking)
06:51 Danny Hobbs (2 min for high-sticking)
08:59 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
12:51 Claude Giroux (2 min for hooking)
17:56 Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for holding the stick)
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23:42 Craig Weller (5 min for fighting)
23:42 Stéphane Robidas (5 min for fighting)
24:07 Sean Avery (2 min for hooking)
31:01 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
34:25 Markus Näslund (2 min for high-sticking)
34:33 Sean Avery (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:13 Markus Näslund (2 min for elbowing)
43:07 Alex Tanguay (2 min for boarding)
47:06 Danny Hobbs (2 min for hooking)
49:35 Darryl Sydor (2 min for holding the stick)
51:41 Wade Redden (2 min for roughing)
54:16 Stéphane Robidas (2 min for hooking)
56:35 Craig Weller (2 min for roughing)
57:46 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Vojtech Polak 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
R Jere Lehtinen 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 26.10 9
C Stu Barnes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
C Mike Modano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.20 5
C Brad Richards 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 21.00 8
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Fabiän Brüünström 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.20 8
L James Neal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 21.30 8
D Dan Jancevski 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5.50 5
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 2 32.30 8
D Jussi Timonen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 5
D Stéphane Robidas 1 0 4 5 0 1 7 0 27.00 10
D Sergei Zubov 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 31.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Calle Alfredo 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.10 4
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
R Claude Giroux 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -2 13.20 6
C Danny Hobbs 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 6.10 5
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 10.00 5
C Scott Gomez 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 4 1 0 8 -1 19.30 8
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 1 0 0 6 -2 15.00 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.50 4
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 29.40 7
D Craig Weller 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 -1 6.20 4
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33.50 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 30.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 33 0 0 60.00 7
G Antoine Lafleur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marty Turco
2nd star: Jere Lehtinen
3rd star: Fabiän Brüünström

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brenden Morrow notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vojtech Polak finally ended his 24 game point drought.
-Jussi Timonen ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:
-Craig Weller fought Stéphane Robidas in a fight.

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 2( 23) , Hartford Wolfpack 5( 23)
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1-0 Krys Barch (Ivan Vishnevskiy)
1-1 Hannu Pikkarainen (Zdenek Bahensky, Ryan Hillier)
1-2 Lauri Korpikoski (Patrick Thoresen, Colton Orr)
2-2 Krys Barch (Brad Winchester, Jamie Benn)
2-3 Zdenek Bahensky (Hannu Pikkarainen, Ryan Hillier)
2-4 Nigel Dawes (Colton Orr, Patrick Thoresen)
2-5 Lauri Korpikoski (Greg Moore, Erik Reitz)

Goalies: Tobias Stephan - David LeNeveu