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Boston Bruins 4 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 22 - 28
PP: 1 of 12 (17 shots), Passing:70/81=86 %, Challenges:34/34=97 %
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:57 1-0 Blake Wheeler [16] (David Krejci, Alexander Semin)
12:32 1-1 Dan Paillé [2] (Ladislav Smid)
18:17 1-2 Gilbert Brulé [19] (Maxim Afinogenov, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
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27:52 2-2 Phil Kessel [26] (Ryan Malone, Michal Rozsival)
31:26 2-3 Derek Roy [19] (Maxim Afinogenov, Teppo Numminen)
35:57 3-3 David Krejci [8] (Dennis Wideman)
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46:15 4-3 Alexander Semin [30] (Phil Kessel, Ryan Malone)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:07 Ladislav Smid (2 min for tripping)
04:17 Steve Eminger (2 min for holding the stick)
10:06 Derek Roy (2 min for slashing)
13:16 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
16:27 Michael Ryder (2 min for hooking)
19:02 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for tripping)
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21:32 Robert Nilsson (2 min for tripping)
25:54 Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
30:32 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for roughing)
30:32 Blake Wheeler (2 min for roughing)
31:36 Michael Ryder (2 min for diving)
38:16 Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
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40:11 Jochen Hecht (2 min for cross-checking)
43:24 Robert Nilsson (2 min for elbowing)
44:34 Craig Rivet (2 min for hooking)
47:04 Tim Kennedy (2 min for elbowing)
49:55 Milan Lucic (2 min for roughing)
49:55 Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
52:09 Ladislav Smid (2 min for hooking)
55:52 Matt Lashoff (2 min for tripping)
58:26 Teppo Numminen (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -1 4.00 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 3 1 0 2 4 -1 11.50 6
R Blake Wheeler 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 13.10 7
R Phil Kessel 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 4.00 5
C Zach Hamill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 5
C David Krejci 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 6
C Alexander Semin 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 21.10 9
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 5
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 18.30 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
L Ryan Malone 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 1 22.00 9
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 28.10 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 9.40 5
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 2 28.30 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Tuukka Rask 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 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.00 5
R Dustin Penner 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 10.10 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 21.10 7
C Dan Paillé 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 -1 13.30 6
C Derek Roy 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 9.40 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 -1 12.20 6
L Gilbert Brulé 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 23.30 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 17.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 25.00 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 14.50 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Phil Kessel
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Ryan Malone

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Alexander Semin scored his 30th goal of the season.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Roy has marked a new career high in goals with 19 tallies.
-Dan Paillé finally ended his 42 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 4( 17) , Rochester Americans 5( 29)
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0-1 Nathan Gerbe (Mike Card)
0-2 Jan Steber (Adam Mair)
1-2 Stanislav Chistov (Glen Murray, Brad Marchand)
2-2 Shawn Thornton (Sergei Zinovjev)
2-3 Patrick Kaleta (Michael Ryan)
3-3 Glen Murray (Brad Marchand)
3-4 Phillip Gogulla (Mike Rathje, Marek Zagrapan)
4-4 Glen Murray (Brad Marchand, Andrew Ference)
4-5 Dylan Hunter (Marc-André Gragnani)

Goalies: Jordan Sigalet - Patrick Lalime

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Philadelphia Flyers 7 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 24 - 30
PP: 3 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:62/84=73 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
PP: 1 of 9 (17 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 608993 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:48 1-0 Luca Sbisa [8] (Eric Staal)
07:48 2-0 Eric Staal [28] (Kimmo Timonen)PP
11:03 3-0 Nikolai Zherdev [16] (Paul Mara, Daniel Brière)PP
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22:58 3-1 Kyle Okposo [13] (Trent Hunter, Joshua Bailey)PP
29:41 4-1 James Van Riemsdyk [10] (Nikolai Zherdev)PP
33:25 5-1 Daniel Brière [24] (Nikolai Zherdev, Jeff Carter)
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48:53 6-1 Simon Gagné [19] (Eric Staal)
49:35 6-2 Josef Vasicek [9] (Trent Hunter, Kyle Okposo)
50:23 7-2 James Van Riemsdyk [11] (Nikolai Zherdev, Paul Mara)
59:47 7-3 Trent Hunter [17] (Bruno Gervais, Chris Campoli)
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Penalty summary:
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00:52 Jeff Carter (2 min for roughing)
02:22 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for tripping)
06:38 Max Gratchev (2 min for boarding)
09:39 Doug Weight (2 min for holding the stick)
12:27 Mike Sillinger (2 min for tripping)
14:37 Denis Grebeshkov (2 min for hooking)
18:57 Trent Hunter (2 min for tripping)
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21:34 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for elbowing)
23:31 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for high-sticking)
25:45 Scottie Upshall (2 min for roughing)
28:43 Mark Streit (2 min for high-sticking)
36:15 Niclas Wallin (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:59 Paul Mara (2 min for slashing)
44:16 Jeff Carter (2 min for hooking)
55:18 Eric Staal (2 min for hooking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 9.40 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 16.40 9
R Jeff Carter 0 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 20.40 9
C Jeff Shantz 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
C Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.30 5
C Daniel Brière 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 13.40 8
C Eric Staal 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 20.40 9
L Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L James Van Riemsdyk 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 15.20 8
L Simon Gagné 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 27.10 7
D Paul Mara 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 10.10 7
D Luca Sbisa 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 23.20 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 11.50 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 7
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Comeau 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Doug Weight 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 0 20.00 6
R Trent Hunter 1 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 20.00 8
R Kyle Okposo 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 -2 21.00 8
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6.10 5
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.10 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.00 7
C Joshua Bailey 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -3 21.30 6
L Max Gratchev 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 6.10 5
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.30 5
L Josef Vasicek 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 19.40 6
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 4
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Chris Campoli 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -2 27.10 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 23.30 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 5 0 14 0 0 33.30 4
G Maxime Ouellet 2 0 3 0 0 26.30 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Trent Hunter

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Eric Staal notched his 40th assist of the season.
-James Van Riemsdyk scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Trent Hunter notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Josef Vasicek finally ended his 22 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 17) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 18)
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0-1 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Masi Marjamäki, Andrew MacDonald)
0-2 Andy Hilbert (Sean Bergenheim, Matthew Spiller)
1-2 Andrei Popov (Andrew Alberts)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Yann Danis

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Shots: 29 - 28
PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:67/75=89 %, Challenges:42/50=82 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:32/40=78 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:48 1-0 Andy McDonald [28] (Alex Pietrangelo, Brad Boyes)PP
14:57 1-1 Nikita Filatov [8] (Derick Brassard)
16:41 1-2 Kris Russell [4] (Mike Commodore, Derick Brassard)
18:37 1-3 Michael Peca [3] (Alexandre Picard, Mike Commodore)
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21:46 1-4 Raffi Torres [15] (R.J. Umberger, Derick Brassard)
37:29 2-4 Keith Tkachuk [8] (T.J. Oshie, Alexander Steen)
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48:18 2-5 Michael Peca [4] (Alexandre Picard, Rostislav Klesla)
50:18 3-5 Patrik Berglund [3] (David Backes, Alex Pietrangelo)
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Penalty summary:
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01:04 Rostislav Klesla (5 min for fighting)
01:04 Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
04:53 Brad Boyes (2 min for boarding)
08:24 Fedor Tyutin (2 min for hooking)
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25:13 Nikita Filatov (2 min for slashing)
34:48 Nikita Filatov (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:48 Paul Kariya (2 min for high-sticking)
45:36 Jakub Voracek (2 min for tripping)
51:51 Jay McKee (2 min for hooking)
54:24 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
58:01 David Vyborny (2 min for elbowing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.30 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 -1 12.00 4
R Alexander Steen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
R Andy McDonald 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 -3 20.00 7
C Patrik Berglund 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.40 5
C T.J. Oshie 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
C Brad Boyes 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 -2 22.00 7
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
L David Perron 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 12.40 6
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 20.10 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 14.40 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.00 5
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 -2 28.50 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 19.10 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 19.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 4 0 11 0 0 21.40 4
G Marek Schwarz 1 0 12 0 0 38.00 6

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Peca 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 12.20 8
R Raffi Torres 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 11.40 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 16.50 6
R David Vyborny 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 19.10 7
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6.30 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Derick Brassard 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
C Peter Mueller 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 6.30 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 11.40 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Nikita Filatov 1 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 15.00 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 19.10 7
D Kris Russell 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 20.30 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 2 25.40 9
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 16.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 2 0 2 5 2 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Peca
2nd star: Derick Brassard
3rd star: Alexandre Picard

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Paul Kariya had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Michael Peca scored the 400th point of his career.
-Raffi Torres scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Derick Brassard notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Michael Peca ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Kristian Huselius had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Kris Russell ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Mike Commodore ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Rostislav Klesla beat Dan Hinote in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 26) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 10)
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1-0 Cam Janssen (Steve Regier, Jay McClement)
1-1 Jared Boll (Joakim Lindström, Zenon Konopka)
1-2 Alexander Svitov (Jason Chimera, Derek Armstrong)

Goalies: Manny Legace - Wade Dubielewicz

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Washington Capitals 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 32 - 35
PP: 2 of 8 (20 shots), Passing:54/64=84 %, Challenges:37/40=90 %
PP: 1 of 8 (19 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:43/47=89 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:19 1-0 Alexander Ovechkin [30] (Patrice Bergeron, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
09:56 1-1 Dominic Moore [2] (Ian White, Pavel Kubina)
12:17 2-1 Sergei Fedorov [9] (Patrice Bergeron, Tom Poti)PP
13:52 2-2 Mike Van Ryn [8] (Anton Strålman, Matt Stajan)
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20:24 2-3 Mike Van Ryn [9] (Ian White, Jirí Tlustý)
36:02 3-3 Nicklas Bäckström [27] (Tom Poti, Rico Fata)
39:52 3-4 Jirí Tlustý [2] (Tomas Kaberle, Anton Strålman)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:58 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for hooking)
04:27 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for elbowing)
07:28 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for cross-checking)
11:06 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for high-sticking)
16:33 Milan Jurcina (2 min for hooking)
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20:49 Pavel Kubina (2 min for tripping)
25:14 Rico Fata (2 min for high-sticking)
28:06 Bates Battaglia (2 min for hooking)
30:42 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for slashing)
33:28 Bates Battaglia (2 min for high-sticking)
38:21 Brian Pothier (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:26 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for high-sticking)
43:39 Mike Green (2 min for roughing)
45:47 Ben Clymer (2 min for hooking)
48:24 Dale Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
55:48 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 -1 6.00 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
R Patrice Bergeron 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 6.00 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.00 5
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 10.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 6 0 0 0 4 0 22.20 8
L Brett Bruneteau 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.10 6
L Rico Fata 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 19.10 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 8 2 1 0 0 -1 24.50 9
D Eric Mestery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 4.50 5
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 20.20 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 27.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 14.20 6
D Tom Poti 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 24.00 9
D Mike Green 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 -2 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 31 0 0 59.00 7
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.40 7
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 4.00 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 7
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18.40 7
C Dominic Moore 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4.40 6
C Jirí Tlustý 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
C Matt Stajan 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 20.10 6
C Nik Antropov 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 23.30 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.40 5
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 12.40 7
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 6 2 0 0 6 1 22.00 7
D Ian White 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 15.20 8
D Anton Strålman 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 -1 24.30 8
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
D Mike Van Ryn 2 0 4 3 1 0 2 1 23.10 9
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Van Ryn
2nd star: Jirí Tlustý
3rd star: Dominic Moore

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 40th assist of the season.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Matt Stajan notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 4( 34) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 15)
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0-1 SJM Chris St. Jacques (David Ling, Boyd Devereaux)
1-1 Chris Bourque
2-1 Chris Bourque (Oskar Osala)
2-2 SJM Jeremy Williams (Johnny Pohl, Mikhail Grabovski)
3-2 François Bouchard (Mathieu Perreault)
4-2 Graham Mink (François Bouchard, Mathieu Perreault)

Goalies: Semen Varlamov - Justin Pogge

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Florida Panthers 4 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 37 - 27
PP: 3 of 11 (27 shots), Passing:62/68=91 %, Challenges:46/55=82 %
PP: 1 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:52/62=83 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:51 1-0 Keith Ballard [7] (Nick Boynton, Jozef Stumpel)PP
13:26 2-0 Richard Zednik [25] (Michael Frolík, Jozef Stumpel)
16:08 3-0 David Booth [15] (Ryan Whitney, Karlis Skrastins)PP
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23:07 4-0 Bryan McCabe [15] (Stephen Weiss, Miroslav Satan)PP
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41:14 4-1 Ales Kotalik [7] (David Fischer, P.K. Subban)
49:46 4-2 Sergei Kostitsyn [17] (P.K. Subban, Mathieu Carle)PP
52:24 4-3 Anze Kopitar [18] (Justin Williams)SH
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Penalty summary:
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01:28 David Booth (2 min for hooking)
03:37 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
05:48 Kyle Brodziak (5 min for fighting)
05:48 Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
06:42 Chris Drury (2 min for elbowing)
07:33 P.K. Subban (2 min for roughing)
07:33 Gregory Campbell (2 min for roughing)
08:16 Fernando Pisani (2 min for hooking)
11:25 Steve Bégin (2 min for cross-checking)
15:27 Kyle Turris (2 min for slashing)
17:17 Chad Kilger (2 min for tripping)
19:46 Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
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21:33 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for high-sticking)
25:01 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for cross-checking)
30:16 Anze Kopitar (2 min for high-sticking)
32:56 Gregory Campbell (2 min for holding the stick)
35:07 Mike Komisarek (2 min for hooking)
38:27 Gregory Campbell (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:27 Keith Ballard (2 min for hooking)
41:55 Yannick Weber (2 min for roughing)
41:55 Jordan Staal (2 min for roughing)
45:33 Bryan Allen (2 min for hooking)
49:09 Bryan McCabe (2 min for cross-checking)
51:55 Fernando Pisani (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 10.00 5
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
R Michael Frolík 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 12.20 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 10.00 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 8
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 5.50 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 2 1 0 6 -1 11.00 6
L David Booth 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 11.00 7
L Richard Zednik 1 0 8 1 0 1 0 1 20.00 8
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 -2 26.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 24.10 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 20.00 7
D Keith Ballard 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 -2 17.10 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 10.10 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 8 1 1 0 2 0 23.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 -1 14.30 7
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 9.10 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 8
R Justin Williams 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 21.10 6
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.10 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 3 3 0 2 4 1 19.00 8
C Anze Kopitar 1 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 18.50 8
C Kyle Turris 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 21.20 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 6.30 6
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 9.10 6
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 5
L Chris Drury 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 11.30 7
D P.K. Subban 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 12.40 7
D Mathieu Carle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
D Yannick Weber 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 24.30 7
D David Fischer 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 25.20 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 -1 18.40 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 33 0 0 58.30 7
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan McCabe
2nd star: Jozef Stumpel
3rd star: Stephen Weiss

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Richard Zednik scored his 25th goal of the season.
-David Booth scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Bryan McCabe scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Bryan Allen had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-David Fischer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Justin Williams had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-P.K. Subban finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Chad Kilger beat Kyle Brodziak in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 1( 14) , Quebec Citadelles 5( 22)
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0-1 Brock Trotter (Ben Maxwell, Mathieu Aubin)
0-2 Duncan Milroy (Mathieu Roy, Ryan Russell)
0-3 Brock Trotter (Ben Maxwell)
1-3 Rob Globke (Ville Peltonen, Vaclav Nedorost)
1-4 Brock Trotter (Ben Maxwell, Josh Gorges)
1-5 Michaël Lambert (Josh Gorges)

Goalies: Jean-Marc Pelletier - Christopher Heino-Lindberg

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 24 - 32
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:55/69=79 %, Challenges:27/32=81 %
PP: 3 of 11 (22 shots), Passing:82/93=88 %, Challenges:37/46=78 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:01 0-1 Mike Richards [27] (Dan Boyle)PP
09:41 0-2 Tim Gleason [4] (Milan Michalek, Tuomo Ruutu)PP
17:44 0-3 Ray Whitney [16] (Brandon Sutter, Tim Gleason)PP
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29:49 1-3 Chris Higgins [21] (Erik Christensen, Tobias Enström)PP
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48:09 2-3 Rob Blake [3] (Jussi Jokinen, Jason Williams)PP
54:21 2-4 Tuomo Ruutu [22] (Tim Gleason)
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Penalty summary:
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00:27 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for tripping)
03:43 Darren Haydar (2 min for hooking)
08:19 Colby Armstrong (2 min for holding the stick)
14:28 Angelo Esposito (2 min for roughing)
16:36 Colby Armstrong (2 min for hooking)
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22:08 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
24:09 Jason Williams (2 min for tripping)
26:03 Tobias Enström (2 min for roughing)
28:35 Joe Corvo (2 min for hooking)
33:04 Tim Gleason (2 min for hooking)
35:48 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for holding the stick)
38:39 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:47 Robbie Schremp (2 min for tripping)
46:22 Patrick Eaves (2 min for tripping)
49:28 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for roughing)
56:42 Chris Higgins (2 min for hooking)
59:43 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
59:43 Alex Kovalev (2 min for roughing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6.10 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 2 2 1 6 0 15.40 8
R Jason Williams 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 13.10 8
R Wayne Simmonds 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Todd White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Chris Higgins 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 19.10 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 10.00 5
L Erik Christensen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 15.50 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 -1 21.10 6
D Tobias Enström 0 1 1 5 1 3 2 0 18.30 8
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 26.00 8
D Rob Blake 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 28.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 4
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 9.30 5
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 1 17.40 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 21.10 7
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 4.50 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.20 7
C Mike Richards 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 24.10 9
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 4
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
L Milan Michalek 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
L Ray Whitney 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 12.00 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.20 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 29.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Tim Gleason 1 2 2 4 0 0 2 1 18.20 9
D Dan Boyle 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 31.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Gleason
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Mike Richards

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Colby Armstrong had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tomas Plekanec had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Dan Boyle notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Mike Richards ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Tim Gleason finally ended his 25 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 29) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 14)
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0-1 Vince Bellissimo (Mathieu Dandenault)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Michael Leighton

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Colorado Avalanche 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 18 - 34
PP: 2 of 8 (10 shots), Passing:52/67=77 %, Challenges:27/31=84 %
PP: 2 of 11 (24 shots), Passing:80/92=86 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:33 0-1 Martin Havlat [26] (Patrick Kane)
14:08 0-2 Patrick Kane [31] (Andrew Ladd, Dany Heatley)
16:22 0-3 Martin Havlat [27] (Duncan Keith)PP
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28:12 1-3 Milan Hejduk [26] (Wojtek Wolski, Kevin Shattenkirk)
32:41 2-3 John-Michael Liles [13] (Brett Clark, Tyler Arnason)PP
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41:19 2-4 Dany Heatley [26] (Martin Havlat, Patrick Kane)PP
59:44 3-4 Milan Hejduk [27] (Tyler Arnason, Wojtek Wolski)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Brian Campbell (2 min for hooking)
02:39 Nigel Williams (2 min for tripping)
09:44 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
09:44 Scott Hannan (5 min for fighting)
10:35 T.J. Hensick (2 min for hooking)
15:21 Brett Clark (2 min for slashing)
17:07 T.J. Hensick (2 min for hooking)
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20:37 John-Michael Liles (2 min for high-sticking)
24:43 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for roughing)
29:23 Brett Clark (2 min for high-sticking)
32:23 Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
34:21 Chris Stewart (2 min for slashing)
37:05 Nigel Williams (2 min for diving)
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40:17 Codey Burki (2 min for hooking)
41:33 Darcy Tucker (2 min for roughing)
41:33 Yanic Perreault (2 min for roughing)
43:38 Patrick Sharp (2 min for hooking)
46:42 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
46:42 Kyle Beach (5 min for fighting)
47:43 Joe Sakic (2 min for hooking)
49:16 Jordan Leopold (2 min for roughing)
52:06 Patrick Kane (2 min for boarding)
54:43 Bill Sweatt (2 min for tripping)
58:41 Martin Havlat (2 min for tripping)
59:55 Patrick Sharp (2 min for hooking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Codey Burki 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.40 6
R T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 8.30 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 6
R Milan Hejduk 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 9
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 -1 18.50 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 3.40 5
C Joe Sakic 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 20.50 7
L Chris Stewart 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.10 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 13.20 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
D Nigel Williams 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 -1 23.30 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 16.10 7
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 16.10 7
D Brett Clark 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 -2 18.20 7
D John-Michael Liles 1 0 4 2 0 3 2 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Trevor Cann 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 16.10 8
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
R Patrick Kane 1 2 6 2 2 1 2 2 20.10 8
C Kyle Beach 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 4.40 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.10 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 1 18.20 7
C Dany Heatley 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 9.50 6
L Bill Sweatt 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 9.00 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 15.50 6
L Martin Havlat 2 1 7 1 0 0 4 1 19.20 10
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -1 10.30 5
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 26.20 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 29.40 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 15 0 0 60.00 5
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Patrick Kane
3rd star: Milan Hejduk

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ryan Smyth had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Duncan Keith notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Scott Hannan in a fight.
-Ian Laperriere fought Kyle Beach in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 24) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 17)
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1-0 Eric Healey (Ben Guite)
1-1 Kevyn Adams (Troy Brouwer, Adam Berti)
2-1 Eric Healey (Ben Guite)

Goalies: Andrew Raycroft - Nikolai Khabibulin

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Los Angeles Kings 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 31 - 24
PP: 1 of 11 (18 shots), Passing:62/72=86 %, Challenges:49/61=79 %
PP: 2 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:77/101=76 %, Challenges:42/50=82 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 616050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:27 1-0 Logan Couture [22] (Rick Nash, Dustin Brown)
13:53 2-0 Alexander Frolov [27] (Drew Doughty)PP
17:39 3-0 Logan Couture [23] (Brad Richardson, Alexander Frolov)
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28:13 3-1 Ryan Getzlaf [27] (Teemu Selänne, Philippe Boucher)PP
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46:54 3-2 Chris Kunitz [12] (Sergei Gonchar)
59:34 3-3 Cody Hodgson [9] (Bobby Ryan, François Beauchemin)PP WG
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Penalty summary:
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01:06 Corey Perry (2 min for high-sticking)
05:45 Drew Doughty (2 min for tripping)
09:22 Chris Kunitz (2 min for cross-checking)
12:32 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for elbowing)
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22:32 Philippe Boucher (2 min for hooking)
27:17 Michal Handzus (2 min for hooking)
28:43 Bret Hedican (2 min for elbowing)
31:19 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
35:17 Bobby Ryan (2 min for hooking)
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41:33 Michael Grabner (2 min for cross-checking)
44:11 Drew Doughty (2 min for tripping)
47:01 Bobby Ryan (2 min for tripping)
49:27 Matt Greene (2 min for high-sticking)
53:13 George Parros (2 min for hooking)
57:01 Brad Richardson (2 min for tripping)
57:58 Oleg Tverdovsky (2 min for slashing)
59:43 Brad Richardson (2 min for slashing)
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64:26 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for high-sticking)

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.40 6
R Brad Richardson 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 12.50 7
R Dustin Brown 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 28.30 7
C Trevor Lewis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.20 4
C Logan Couture 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 22.10 9
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 24.40 8
L Kevin Porter 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 4
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.10 5
L Alexander Frolov 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 24.10 8
L Rick Nash 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 30.50 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4.20 6
D Drew Doughty 0 1 7 6 0 3 4 1 30.40 10
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 -1 30.20 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 24.40 8
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 32.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Dan Cloutier 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 2 3 1 0 2 1 8.40 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 8.30 5
R Michael Grabner 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 10.40 6
R Corey Perry 0 0 5 2 0 1 2 0 21.20 9
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8.40 5
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Cody Hodgson 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 23.50 8
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 8.40 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 20.10 6
L Teemu Selänne 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 5
L Bobby Ryan 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 18.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 -1 25.20 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 19.50 5
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 32.40 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 9.10 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 -1 17.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 28 0 0 64.10 8
G Gerald Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Logan Couture
2nd star: Alexander Frolov
3rd star: Cody Hodgson

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Rick Nash notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Dustin Brown notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Drew Doughty notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alexander Frolov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Michal Handzus had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jack Johnson had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Cody Hodgson finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Chris Kunitz finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Chris Kunitz finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 3( 23) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 10)
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1-0 Matt Moulson (Peter Harrold)
2-0 Petr Kanko (Jan Marek)
3-0 Kevin Dallman (Petr Kanko)

Goalies: Jeff Zatkoff - Jonas Hiller

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San Jose Sharks 5 , Dallas Stars 0
Shots: 44 - 15
PP: 2 of 13 (20 shots), Passing:76/83=91 %, Challenges:49/53=90 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:53/75=70 %, Challenges:28/36=75 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:59 1-0 Joe Thornton [28] (Evgeny Malkin, Joni Pitkänen)
11:38 2-0 Steve Bernier [11] (Pavol Demitra, Kristopher Letang)
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22:33 3-0 Ryane Clowe [9] (Mike Grier)
24:59 4-0 Joe Thornton [29] (Jarret Stoll, Zdeno Chara)PP
28:23 5-0 Evgeny Malkin [37] (Joe Thornton, Jarret Stoll)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:47 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
03:26 Steve Ott (2 min for high-sticking)
05:48 Zdeno Chara (2 min for roughing)
15:05 Trevor Daley (2 min for slashing)
18:47 Mark Parrish (2 min for tripping)
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23:44 Dan Jancevski (2 min for tripping)
26:44 Jere Lehtinen (2 min for boarding)
30:34 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
33:51 Vojtech Polak (2 min for tripping)
38:14 Mark Parrish (2 min for roughing)
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43:09 Mark Parrish (2 min for tripping)
46:45 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
50:05 Kyle McLaren (2 min for diving)
52:27 Steve Ott (2 min for holding the stick)
54:43 Trevor Daley (2 min for tripping)
58:39 Jarret Stoll (2 min for high-sticking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 12.50 8
R Steve Bernier 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7.50 8
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
R Jarret Stoll 0 2 3 2 0 1 2 1 21.20 9
C Tomas Plihal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Devin Setoguchi 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Ryane Clowe 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 11.50 8
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 5
L Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
L Joe Thornton 2 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 22.30 10
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8.00 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 28.30 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 10.10 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 9 3 0 2 2 2 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.30 5
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 4
R Mark Parrish 0 0 1 3 0 0 6 -1 5.20 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -2 26.50 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 4
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.20 4
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Fabiän Brüünström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 8.40 6
L James Neal 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -2 21.50 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 -1 24.00 7
D Dan Jancevski 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 4
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 4
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 -1 27.40 6
D Jussi Timonen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 4
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 27.40 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 33.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 39 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Devin Setoguchi had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Dallas Stars:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 3( 25) , Utah Grizzlies 1( 22)
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1-0 Ashton Rome (James DeLory)
2-0 Steven Zalewski (Ashton Rome, James DeLory)
3-0 Mike Iggulden (Frazer McLaren, Derek Joslin)
3-1 Chris Conner (Jamie Tardif)

Goalies: Taylor Dakers - Tobias Stephan

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Vancouver Canucks 5 , Calgary Flames 3
Shots: 34 - 31
PP: 1 of 9 (15 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:57/76=75 %, Challenges:36/39=90 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 539764 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:39 0-1 Pascal Dupuis [16] (Daymond Langkow, Jay Bouwmeester)PP
11:17 1-1 Michel Ouellet [26] (Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin)
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22:35 1-2 Dainius Zubrus [7] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Mark Giordano)
23:25 2-2 Ryan Kesler [10] (Alexandre Burrows, Sami Salo)
35:21 3-2 Michel Ouellet [27] (Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin)PP
38:52 4-2 Sami Salo [10] (Taylor Pyatt, Ryan Kesler)
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49:32 4-3 Jarome Iginla [28] (Jay Bouwmeester)
59:47 5-3 Taylor Pyatt [11] (Ryan Kesler)SH EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:07 Ryan Kesler (2 min for hooking)
09:04 Mark Giordano (2 min for tripping)
09:19 Jarome Iginla (2 min for roughing)
09:19 Lawrence Nycholat (2 min for roughing)
13:01 David Moss (2 min for high-sticking)
18:41 Marcus Nilson (2 min for tripping)
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27:47 David Moss (2 min for high-sticking)
30:03 Joe Pavelski (2 min for high-sticking)
32:56 Mason Raymond (2 min for hooking)
35:06 Pascal Dupuis (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:08 Pascal Dupuis (2 min for hooking)
43:52 Darcy Hordichuk (5 min for fighting)
43:52 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
44:39 Daymond Langkow (2 min for hooking)
47:14 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for high-sticking)
50:08 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
50:08 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
50:42 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for slashing)
55:34 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for elbowing)
57:53 Shane O'Brien (2 min for tripping)
59:29 Aaron Miller (2 min for tripping)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 4.00 6
R Artem Anisimov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 6
R Alexandre Burrows 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
R Michel Ouellet 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 8
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Ryan Kesler 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 3 13.20 9
C Henrik Sedin 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 13.10 7
L Mason Raymond 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 12.10 6
L Taylor Pyatt 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 15.00 9
L Daniel Sedin 0 2 6 1 1 0 0 0 20.10 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 10.50 5
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 11.50 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 28.30 7
D Lawrence Nycholat 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21.20 7
D Sami Salo 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 2 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dainius Zubrus 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6.30 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -2 20.00 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 -1 20.30 9
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 -3 19.20 7
L David Moss 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 1 6.30 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 6
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
L Pascal Dupuis 1 0 5 2 1 0 4 -3 19.40 7
D Mark Giordano 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 10.50 5
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 29.40 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 0 11.40 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 5
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 -2 31.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 29 0 0 58.20 5
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michel Ouellet
2nd star: Ryan Kesler
3rd star: Taylor Pyatt

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Ryan Kesler scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sami Salo notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Sami Salo scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ryan Kesler has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Ryan Kesler has marked a new career high in points with 24 points.
-Joe Pavelski had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Sami Salo finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Daymond Langkow has marked a new career high in points with 63 points.
-Mark Giordano finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Adrian Aucoin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Darcy Hordichuk beat Jim Vandermeer in a fight.
-Shane O'Brien beat Jim Vandermeer in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 1( 21) , Saint John Flames 3( 22)
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0-1 SJF Kris Chucko (Brandon Prust)
0-2 SJF Kris Chucko (Brandon Prust, Curtis Glencross)
1-2 Jason King (Rick Rypien)
1-3 SJF Curtis Glencross (Kris Chucko, Brandon Prust)

Goalies: Curtis Sanford - Brent Krahn

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Phoenix Coyotes 3 , Detroit Red Wings 6
Shots: 30 - 29
PP: 1 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:32/37=84 %
PP: 1 of 6 (16 shots), Passing:73/92=79 %, Challenges:36/41=85 %
Attendance: 16210 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 499268 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:03 0-1 Justin Abdelkader [6] (Nicklas Lidström, Chris Chelios)
07:23 0-2 Niklas Kronwall [6] (Brad Stuart, Johan Franzén)PP
11:25 1-2 Brian McGrattan [9] (Enver Lisin, Jeremy Roenick)
19:43 2-2 Ed Jovanovski [12] (Zbynek Michalek, Saku Koivu)PP
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24:01 2-3 Mikael Samuelsson [22] (Daniel Cleary, Johan Franzén)
36:46 3-3 Enver Lisin [12] (Saku Koivu, Tom Preissing)
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43:54 3-4 Henrik Zetterberg [30] (Marian Hossa, Pavel Datsyuk)
46:56 3-5 Nicklas Lidström [14] (Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg)
50:44 3-6 Justin Abdelkader [7] (Brian Rafalski, Brad Stuart)
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
02:14 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for slashing)
07:17 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for slashing)
07:42 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for hooking)
12:03 Saku Koivu (2 min for hooking)
15:19 Jan Mursak (2 min for hooking)
19:32 Jiri Hudler (2 min for slashing)
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21:47 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for hooking)
25:07 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for roughing)
34:29 Daniel Cleary (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:16 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for tripping)
47:53 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for hooking)
56:18 Daniel Cleary (2 min for tripping)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Enver Lisin 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 8
R Jeremy Roenick 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 13.10 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 -3 21.20 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.10 5
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 13.10 5
C Saku Koivu 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 10.10 8
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 7
L Brian McGrattan 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 6
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 14.10 8
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
D David Hale 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 24.00 6
D Tom Preissing 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 22.10 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 13.30 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 25.00 7
D Ed Jovanovski 1 0 3 4 0 2 2 -1 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Justin Abdelkader 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4.50 8
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 15.10 7
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
R Marian Hossa 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 23.20 8
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
C Johan Franzén 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Jan Mursak 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.50 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.50 7
L Daniel Cleary 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 13.50 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 7 0 0 0 4 1 21.20 9
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 5
D Niklas Kronwall 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 25.00 8
D Chris Chelios 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.20 6
D Brad Stuart 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 16.50 8
D Nicklas Lidström 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 3 29.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jimmy Howard 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Justin Abdelkader
2nd star: Nicklas Lidström
3rd star: Henrik Zetterberg

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Zbynek Michalek notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Henrik Zetterberg scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Niklas Kronwall ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Nicklas Lidström ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 14) , Kansas City Blades 0( 11)
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1-0 Martin Látal (Travis Roche, Pavel Brendl)
2-0 Matt Murley (Joël Perrault)

Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Ty Conklin