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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4
Shots: 30 - 23
PP: 2 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:66/70=92 %
PP: 2 of 9 (15 shots), Passing:62/73=84 %, Challenges:25/30=80 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:03 1-0 Duncan Keith [11] (Nikita Filatov)PP
05:39 2-0 Andrew Ladd [24] (Troy Brouwer, Andrei Zyuzin)
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22:51 2-1 François Beauchemin [5] (Jean-Sébastien Giguère)
26:09 3-1 Jakub Voracek [23] (Patrick Sharp, Jason Pominville)PP
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42:54 3-2 Cody Hodgson [12] (Lauri Tukonen, Ty Wishart)PP
46:22 3-3 Cody Hodgson [13] (Teemu Selänne)
49:56 3-4 Philippe Boucher [11] (Cody Hodgson, Corey Perry)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:59 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for slashing)
07:07 Kris Versteeg (2 min for tripping)
11:19 Corey Perry (2 min for hooking)
14:24 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for boarding)
17:53 Cam Barker (2 min for elbowing)
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24:14 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for holding the stick)
27:15 Kris Versteeg (2 min for slashing)
29:42 François Beauchemin (2 min for high-sticking)
33:13 Corey Perry (2 min for roughing)
36:12 Troy Brouwer (2 min for roughing)
38:23 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for elbowing)
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41:22 Pavel Vorobiev (2 min for high-sticking)
43:18 Troy Brouwer (5 min for fighting)
43:18 Ryan Getzlaf (5 min for fighting)
43:18 Troy Brouwer (10 min game misconduct)
43:18 Ryan Getzlaf (10 min game misconduct)
43:18 Yanic Perreault (5 min for fighting)
43:18 Todd Marchant (5 min for fighting)
43:18 Yanic Perreault (10 min game misconduct)
43:18 Todd Marchant (10 min game misconduct)
43:18 Andrew Ladd (5 min for fighting)
43:18 Bobby Ryan (5 min for fighting)
43:18 Andrew Ladd (10 min game misconduct)
43:18 Bobby Ryan (10 min game misconduct)
43:18 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
43:18 Bret Hedican (5 min for fighting)
43:18 Dustin Byfuglien (10 min game misconduct)
43:18 Bret Hedican (10 min game misconduct)
43:18 Kris Versteeg (2 min for roughing)
43:18 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
48:04 Martin Havlat (2 min for tripping)
50:12 Cody Hodgson (2 min for tripping)
53:01 Mark Mowers (2 min for tripping)
55:42 Patrick Sharp (2 min for hooking)
58:35 Patrick Kane (2 min for elbowing)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.10 4
R Troy Brouwer 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 12.40 7
R Jason Pominville 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 20.00 7
C Kyle Beach 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 7
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 9.00 5
C Nikita Filatov 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 12.10 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 11.20 6
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 2 2 0 2 15 0 14.50 7
L Jakub Voracek 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 -1 20.00 8
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 1 0 1 17 0 10.40 5
D Kris Russell 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 28.10 9
D Duncan Keith 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 27.30 8
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.30 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 19 0 0 58.20 5
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 15.30 8
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 6.30 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.30 5
R Corey Perry 0 1 2 3 0 1 4 0 17.20 8
C Mark Mowers 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 -1 9.30 6
C Cody Hodgson 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 23.30 10
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 0 15.10 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 18.10 7
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 -1 12.40 6
L Teemu Selänne 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 2 17.10 8
L Michael Grabner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 -1 8.40 6
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.20 6
D Ty Wishart 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 27.20 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 -1 19.00 8
D François Beauchemin 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 29.50 8
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 1 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cody Hodgson
2nd star: Lauri Tukonen
3rd star: Corey Perry

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Patrick Sharp notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Martin Havlat had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Duncan Keith finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Andrei Zyuzin ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Corey Perry notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Cody Hodgson ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Troy Brouwer fought Ryan Getzlaf in a fight.
-Todd Marchant beat Yanic Perreault in a fight.
-Andrew Ladd fought Bobby Ryan in a fight.
-Dustin Byfuglien beat Bret Hedican in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 7( 28) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 15)
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0-1 Dan LaCouture (Eric O'Dell)
1-1 Bryan Bickell (Dan Bertram, Karel Pilar)
2-1 Petri Kontiola (Pierre Parenteau, Niklas Hjalmarsson)
3-1 Vaclav Pletka (Colin Fraser)
4-1 Petri Kontiola (Niklas Hjalmarsson)
5-1 Dan Bertram
6-1 Bryan Bickell (Dan Bertram)
7-1 Colin Fraser

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Dallas Stars 4 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 19 - 36
PP: 1 of 7 (4 shots), Passing:55/75=73 %, Challenges:32/37=84 %
PP: 3 of 11 (18 shots), Passing:90/108=83 %, Challenges:54/59=90 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:44 1-0 Sergei Zubov [16] (Brenden Morrow, Brad Richards)
05:38 1-1 Dean McAmmond [18] (Anton Volchenkov)PP
07:53 2-1 Brenden Morrow [25] (Brad Richards, Sergei Zubov)
18:27 2-2 Nick Foligno [35] (Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza)PP
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26:06 2-3 Chris Kelly [26] (Dean McAmmond, Mike Fisher)PP
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41:58 3-3 Brad Richards [33] (Jere Lehtinen, Trevor Daley)PP
43:46 3-4 Kaspars Daugavins [2] (Anton Volchenkov, Christoph Schubert)
58:38 4-4 James Neal [17] (Trevor Daley, Sergei Zubov) WG
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Penalty summary:
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04:33 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for tripping)
08:31 James Neal (2 min for slashing)
17:11 Mark Parrish (2 min for tripping)
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21:59 Sergei Zubov (2 min for tripping)
24:46 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for high-sticking)
27:34 Jonathan Toews (2 min for roughing)
29:44 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
32:11 Steve Ott (2 min for slashing)
35:15 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
38:33 Jason Spezza (2 min for diving)
39:43 Jason Smith (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:12 Stéphane Robidas (2 min for hooking)
46:34 Sergei Zubov (2 min for slashing)
48:43 Jason Spezza (2 min for cross-checking)
53:48 Chris Kelly (2 min for roughing)
55:57 Vojtech Polak (2 min for hooking)
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62:16 Mark Parrish (2 min for holding the stick)
64:31 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 3.40 6
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 11.40 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 4 2 0 4 0 10.20 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 22.10 8
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 4
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 15.00 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 5
C Brad Richards 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 22.50 10
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5.00 6
L Fabiän Brüünström 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 18.50 7
L James Neal 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 25.10 7
L Brenden Morrow 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 22.20 9
D Dan Jancevski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 4
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 19.40 5
D Trevor Daley 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 30.50 9
D Jussi Timonen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 -1 28.20 7
D Sergei Zubov 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 3 29.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 32 0 0 65.00 7
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 6.40 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.40 5
R Chris Kelly 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 -1 18.20 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 -2 21.20 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.30 5
C Mike Fisher 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 23.10 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 -2 20.40 7
L Kaspars Daugavins 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 6.30 9
L Denis Hamel 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Dean McAmmond 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
L Nick Foligno 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 -2 20.40 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.20 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 -1 30.10 8
D Brendan Bell 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 -1 25.50 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 4 0 15 0 0 65.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Sergei Zubov
3rd star: Dean McAmmond

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brenden Morrow scored his 25th goal of the season.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Nick Foligno scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Dean McAmmond ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Brendan Bell had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 4( 31) , Grand Rapids Griffins 5( 18)
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1-0 B.J. Crombeen (Chris Conner, Matt Niskanen)
1-1 Josh Hennessy (Kirill Lyamin)
2-1 Loui Eriksson (Ivan Vishnevskiy)
3-1 Brad Winchester (Loui Eriksson)
3-2 Cody Bass (Arttu Luttinen, Luke Richardson)
3-3 Danny Bois (Justin Mapletoft, John Wikner)
4-3 B.J. Crombeen (Chris Conner)
4-4 Brian Lee
4-5 Danny Bois (Justin Mapletoft)

Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Jeff Glass

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Calgary Flames 5 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 5 of 10 (13 shots), Passing:55/64=85 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
PP: 0 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:40/49=80 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:57 1-0 Jarome Iginla [37] (Adrian Aucoin, Dustin Boyd)PP
13:39 2-0 Craig Conroy [21] (Pascal Dupuis)PP
15:57 2-1 Benoit Pouliot [12] (Nick Schultz, Marc-André Bergeron)
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24:46 2-2 Andrew Brunette [25] (Marian Gaborik, Nick Schultz)
26:08 3-2 Jarome Iginla [38] (Jay Bouwmeester, Adrian Aucoin)PP
37:44 3-3 Gary Roberts [9] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Mikko Koivu)
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40:48 4-3 Jeff Tambellini [18] (Todd Bertuzzi, Robyn Regehr)PP
59:25 5-3 Pascal Dupuis [21] (Todd Bertuzzi, Adrian Aucoin)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:52 Marian Gaborik (2 min for elbowing)
02:03 Craig Conroy (2 min for hooking)
08:33 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for tripping)
10:53 Marian Gaborik (2 min for tripping)
13:12 Owen Nolan (2 min for cross-checking)
13:51 Kris Beech (2 min for hooking)
19:32 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for slashing)
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23:25 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
23:25 Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
25:27 Mark Recchi (2 min for slashing)
30:37 Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for tripping)
32:41 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for hooking)
35:07 Owen Nolan (2 min for high-sticking)
38:57 Andrew Brunette (2 min for boarding)
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43:42 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for hooking)
46:46 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
46:46 Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
47:51 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for roughing)
51:53 Marian Gaborik (2 min for holding the stick)
55:15 Rhett Warrener (2 min for boarding)
57:47 Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for boarding)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 7.20 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10.20 6
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
R Jarome Iginla 2 0 3 5 0 1 0 -2 20.20 10
C Craig Conroy 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 20.10 7
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.30 4
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Dustin Boyd 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
L David Moss 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
L Kris Beech 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 10.20 7
L Jeff Tambellini 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10.40 6
L Pascal Dupuis 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
D Mark Giordano 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.20 5
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 12.00 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 2 5 0 3 0 -3 32.10 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 17.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 -2 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Owen Nolan 0 0 0 4 1 1 14 1 3.10 5
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 5 0 2 4 0 16.30 9
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 10.50 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 3 2 0 6 2 20.10 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 7
C Colton Gillies 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.10 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 6
L Gary Roberts 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.20 6
L Benoit Pouliot 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 20.20 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 13.50 5
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 13.50 8
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
D Nick Schultz 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 26.00 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 21.20 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarome Iginla
2nd star: Pascal Dupuis
3rd star: Adrian Aucoin

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Adrian Aucoin has marked a new career high in points with 45 points.
-Jay Bouwmeester has marked a new career high in points with 47 points.
-Jay Bouwmeester notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Robyn Regehr notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Pascal Dupuis has marked a new career high in goals with 21 tallies.
-Pascal Dupuis finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Andrew Brunette has marked a new career high in goals with 25 tallies.
-Andrew Brunette scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Gary Roberts finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Gary Roberts finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Owen Nolan in a fight.
-Jim Vandermeer beat Owen Nolan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 4( 16) , Houston Aeros 8( 31)
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0-1 Antti Miettinen (Keith Carney)
0-2 Morten Madsen (Derek Boogaard, A.J. Thelen)
0-3 Branko Radivojevic (Antti Miettinen, Dan Fritsche)
1-3 SJF Marcus Nilson (Dainius Zubrus, Andrei Taratukhin)
1-4 Dan Fritsche (Antti Miettinen, Keith Carney)
1-5 Derek Boogaard (Krys Kolanos)

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Atlanta Thrashers 5 , Vancouver Canucks 4
Shots: 43 - 29
PP: 1 of 11 (24 shots), Passing:63/72=87 %, Challenges:37/43=84 %
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:15 0-1 Scott Niedermayer [14] (Alexander Edler)PP
16:15 0-2 Daniel Sedin [37] (Ryane Clowe)
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22:04 1-2 Jussi Jokinen [33] (Chris Higgins)
26:22 2-2 Chris Higgins [31] (Jason Williams, Rob Blake)
29:38 3-2 Tomas Plekanec [14] (Mathieu Schneider, Rob Blake)
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41:09 3-3 Ryan Kesler [18] (Alexandre Burrows)
41:35 4-3 Tobias Enström [6] (Tomas Plekanec, Erik Christensen)
49:48 4-4 Ryan Kesler [19] (Alexandre Burrows, Taylor Pyatt)
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62:59 5-4 Jason Williams [28] (Jussi Jokinen, Tomas Plekanec)PP
Penalty summary:
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06:07 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for hooking)
08:35 Colby Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
11:01 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for elbowing)
12:16 Mason Raymond (2 min for high-sticking)
18:06 Daniel Sedin (2 min for tripping)
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21:55 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
21:55 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
22:29 Kyle Wellwood (2 min for tripping)
27:39 Shane O'Brien (2 min for slashing)
30:33 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for tripping)
33:43 Mason Raymond (2 min for slashing)
36:18 Chris Higgins (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:36 Todd White (2 min for hooking)
46:55 Joe Pavelski (2 min for holding the stick)
52:29 Joe Pavelski (2 min for tripping)
54:11 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for high-sticking)
58:56 Keith Yandle (2 min for high-sticking)
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61:29 Ryane Clowe (2 min for boarding)

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.00 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 0 10.50 6
R Wayne Simmonds 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 23.20 7
R Jason Williams 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 3 23.10 9
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 12.30 6
C Todd White 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 5.50 4
C Tomas Plekanec 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 21.50 8
C Chris Higgins 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 21.40 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 7.00 5
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.50 4
L Erik Christensen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
L Jussi Jokinen 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 24.20 8
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.10 6
D Tobias Enström 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 1 8 1 1 0 0 29.10 9
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 10.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 12 1 0 1 0 2 22.40 9
D Rob Blake 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 31.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 25 0 0 63.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.40 5
R Alexandre Burrows 0 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 21.20 9
R Glen Murray 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 7.50 5
R Mason Raymond 0 0 6 2 0 0 4 0 16.40 8
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Ryan Kesler 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 23.40 9
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 11.40 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 1 2 3 1 2 7 0 3.30 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 15.10 8
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 -2 12.00 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 17.20 8
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15.30 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2 26.20 6
D Keith Yandle 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 20.00 5
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24.30 8
D Alexander Edler 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.10 6
D Scott Niedermayer 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 38 0 0 63.00 7
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Williams
2nd star: Tomas Plekanec
3rd star: Ryan Kesler

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jussi Jokinen notched his 50th assist of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Alexander Edler notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Taylor Pyatt has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.
-Taylor Pyatt has marked a new career high in points with 29 points.

Other notes:
-Ryane Clowe beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 14) , Manitoba Moose 2( 10)
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0-1 Mike Keane (Ryan Johnson, Nolan Baumgartner)
0-2 Jason Krog (Tyler Bouck)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Jason LaBarbera

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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 31 - 30
PP: 1 of 8 (16 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:44/45=95 %
PP: 1 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:36/41=85 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:18 0-1 Thomas Pöck [2] (Chris Campoli, Shawn Bates)
12:58 0-2 Chris Campoli [7] (Thomas Pöck, Rostislav Olesz)
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24:58 0-3 Rostislav Olesz [21] (Joshua Bailey, Thomas Pöck)PP
31:27 1-3 Ray Whitney [22] (Mike Richards, Dan Boyle)PP
35:06 2-3 Patrick Eaves [16] (Bobby Hughes, Rod Brind'Amour)
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46:14 3-3 Sergei Samsonov [13] (Anton Babchuk, Brandon Sutter)
47:35 4-3 Alex Kovalev [33] (Patrick Eaves, Jiri Fischer)
59:47 5-3 Rod Brind'Amour [12] (Jiri Fischer, Braydon Coburn) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:26 Max Gratchev (2 min for holding the stick)
09:05 Bobby Hughes (2 min for tripping)
13:39 Trent Hunter (2 min for hooking)
17:47 Jiri Fischer (2 min for tripping)
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23:05 Mike Richards (2 min for holding the stick)
25:24 Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
29:59 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
31:55 Doug Weight (2 min for slashing)
36:53 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for cross-checking)
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48:54 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for cross-checking)
51:16 Joshua Bailey (2 min for hooking)
54:04 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
57:13 Braydon Coburn (2 min for tripping)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 6.20 6
R Patrick Eaves 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 11.10 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 19.40 9
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 10.40 9
C Brandon Sutter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 1 19.10 8
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 4
L Bobby Hughes 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 15.50 7
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 1 4 0 2 2 2 20.40 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 15.10 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 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 0 0 0 0 0 -1 4.50 6
R Doug Weight 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 17.20 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 21.10 7
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
C Shawn Bates 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 4.50 4
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
C Rostislav Olesz 1 1 5 2 1 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Joshua Bailey 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 -1 20.20 6
L Max Gratchev 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 4.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10.10 6
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -1 17.50 6
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Chris Campoli 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 29.00 8
D Anton Strålman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 16.30 7
D Thomas Pöck 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 -2 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 5 0 26 0 0 58.50 5
G Maxime Ouellet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Eaves
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Brandon Sutter notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Patrick Eaves notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sergei Samsonov finally ended his 36 game goal drought.
-Jiri Fischer ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Doug Weight had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Trent Hunter had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Rostislav Olesz ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Campoli finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
-Thomas Pöck finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 6( 26) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 13)
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1-0 Ryan Bayda (Brandon Dubinsky)
1-1 Jesse Joensuu (Andy Hilbert)
1-2 Andy Hilbert (Jeremy Colliton)
2-2 Chad LaRose (Brandon Dubinsky)
3-2 Vince Bellissimo (Casey Borer)
4-2 Pat Dwyer (Mathieu Dandenault)
5-2 Brandon Dubinsky (Chad LaRose)
6-2 Jérome Samson (Vince Bellissimo)

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San Jose Sharks 0 , Nashville Predators 4
Shots: 28 - 24
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:51/63=80 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
PP: 3 of 8 (17 shots), Passing:73/90=81 %, Challenges:41/52=77 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:46 0-1 Martin Erat [32] (David Legwand)PP
11:24 0-2 Martin Erat [33] (Steve Sullivan)
17:44 0-3 Jason Arnott [28] (Martin Erat, Jean-Pierre Dumont)PP
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23:18 0-4 David Legwand [34] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Ryan Suter)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:17 Martin Erat (2 min for tripping)
05:19 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for high-sticking)
09:36 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for tripping)
12:32 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for high-sticking)
16:16 Frazer McLaren (2 min for hooking)
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22:37 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for hooking)
26:27 Steve Sullivan (2 min for slashing)
31:26 Tomas Plihal (2 min for cross-checking)
34:47 Frazer McLaren (5 min for fighting)
34:47 Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
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40:51 Jason Arnott (2 min for holding the stick)
45:29 Zdeno Chara (2 min for elbowing)
48:48 Jarret Stoll (2 min for slashing)
54:28 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for hooking)
58:18 Kevin Klein (2 min for tripping)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 -1 17.30 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 8
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 21.10 6
C Tomas Plihal 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 10.10 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12.00 5
C Devin Setoguchi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Frazer McLaren 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 -1 8.40 7
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 5
L Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 8.40 7
L Joe Thornton 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Alexei Semenov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 29.40 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 6 4 0 1 2 -1 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 20.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 11.30 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 20.10 7
C Colin Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 12.40 5
C Jason Arnott 1 0 3 2 1 1 7 0 20.10 7
C David Legwand 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 7
L Nick Spaling 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Blake Geoffrion 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 4
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
L Martin Erat 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 17.10 10
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12.20 5
D Jonathan Blum 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 22.10 8
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 28.50 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 5
D Ryan Suter 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 0 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dan Ellis
2nd star: Martin Erat
3rd star: David Legwand

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Devin Setoguchi had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Devin Setoguchi had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Joe Thornton had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Joe Thornton had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Kristopher Letang had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jean-Pierre Dumont has marked a new career high in points with 54 points.
-Martin Erat finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Greg de Vries had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Frazer McLaren beat Jason Arnott in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 2( 16) , Milwaukee Admirals 8( 39)
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0-1 Ryan Jones (Vernon Fiddler)
0-2 Jan Hlavac (John Vigilante, Teemu Laakso)
0-3 Konstantin Glazachev (Ryan Jones)
0-4 Ryan Jones (Rich Peverley)
1-4 Mike Morris (Tom Cavanagh)
1-5 Scott Nichol (Patric Hörnqvist)
1-6 Joel Ward (Matt Ellison)
1-7 Vernon Fiddler (Ryan Jones, Rich Peverley)
1-8 Ryan Jones (Vernon Fiddler)