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Carolina Hurricanes 0 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 31 - 29
PP: 0 of 10 (18 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:43/46=91 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:24/33=70 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:33 0-1 Tim Kennedy [8] (Jaroslav Spacek, Dan Paillé)
12:46 0-2 Tim Connolly [31] (Gilbert Brulé)
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33:37 0-3 Thomas Vanek [42] (Teppo Numminen)
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47:52 0-4 Thomas Vanek [43] (Tim Connolly, Dustin Penner)
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Penalty summary:
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02:26 Craig Rivet (2 min for hooking)
06:09 Drew Stafford (2 min for boarding)
08:26 Robbie Schremp (2 min for cross-checking)
17:14 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
19:51 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
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24:28 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for tripping)
26:25 Mike Richards (2 min for slashing)
29:03 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for high-sticking)
35:44 Scott Walker (2 min for boarding)
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42:02 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
45:16 Tim Connolly (2 min for boarding)
50:22 Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
52:49 Anton Babchuk (2 min for tripping)
56:52 Ladislav Smid (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Staios 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 5.10 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -2 9.50 5
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.30 5
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 10.40 6
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 22.30 7
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.10 4
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 10.00 5
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 -2 20.10 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 -1 18.00 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 26.30 6
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 15.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.50 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 -1 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Kennedy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.40 6
R Dustin Penner 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 19.20 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 10.50 6
R Thomas Vanek 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 16.50 9
C Dan Paillé 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.40 5
C Drew Stafford 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 18.40 8
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Tim Connolly 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 3 17.40 9
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3.40 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11.50 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 23.30 7
L Derek Roy 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 21.00 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21.30 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 23.50 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 15.30 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 4 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 0 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Miller
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Dan Boyle had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Kennedy finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Tim Kennedy finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 18) , Rochester Americans 2( 17)
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1-0 Brandon Dubinsky (Jamie McBain)
1-1 Nathan Gerbe (Marc-André Gragnani)
2-1 Ernie Hartlieb (Dennis Seidenberg)
2-2 Jeff Jillson (Michael Ryan)
3-2 Vince Bellissimo (Mathieu Dandenault)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Jhonas Enroth

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Ottawa Senators 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 2
Shots: 39 - 19
PP: 0 of 9 (20 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:53/60=86 %
PP: 2 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:52/69=75 %, Challenges:30/36=81 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 612350 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:54 0-1 Eric Staal [42] (Simon Gagné, Jeff Carter)PP
10:19 1-1 Dean McAmmond [19] (Filip Kuba, Anton Volchenkov)
13:41 2-1 Jason Spezza [43] (Daniel Alfredsson, Dean McAmmond)
16:15 3-1 Mike Fisher [22] (Brendan Bell, Jason Smith)
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32:32 4-1 Jason Spezza [44] (Martin Gerber)
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48:35 4-2 Jeff Carter [37] (Simon Gagné, Eric Staal)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:12 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for hooking)
04:59 Kaspars Daugavins (2 min for slashing)
16:33 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for tripping)
18:51 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for tripping)
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20:53 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for cross-checking)
22:42 Mike Knuble (2 min for cross-checking)
25:53 Andrei Popov (2 min for tripping)
33:29 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for hooking)
36:14 Jeff Shantz (2 min for tripping)
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45:32 Luca Sbisa (2 min for hooking)
48:06 Jason Spezza (2 min for elbowing)
52:42 Mike Fisher (2 min for hooking)
55:32 Simon Gagné (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.00 5
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 8.20 7
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 2 21.20 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 4
C Mike Fisher 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 1 19.10 9
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 8
C Jason Spezza 2 0 6 3 0 0 2 2 23.00 9
L Kaspars Daugavins 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.10 7
L Denis Hamel 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.30 6
L Dean McAmmond 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 21.50 8
L Nick Foligno 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 15.10 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 27.00 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.10 7
D Brendan Bell 0 1 5 0 1 2 0 1 27.20 7
D Jason Smith 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 16.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 2 1 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Riley Cote 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 -1 18.30 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 13.00 5
R Jeff Carter 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
C Jeff Shantz 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6.50 5
C Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.50 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 15.00 6
C Eric Staal 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 8
L Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 4
L Andrei Popov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.50 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 -1 19.00 7
L Simon Gagné 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 -2 15.30 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 25.30 8
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.10 4
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -2 20.30 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 23.40 7
D Luca Sbisa 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 14.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 -2 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Dean McAmmond
3rd star: Jeff Carter

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Filip Kuba notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Nick Foligno had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Jason Smith ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Jeff Carter ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 28) , Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 16)
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1-0 Erik Condra (Brian Lee)
2-0 Kirill Lyamin (Niko Dimitrakos)

Goalies: Jeff Glass - Martin Houle

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 29 - 34
PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:52/68=76 %, Challenges:38/40=92 %
PP: 3 of 10 (20 shots), Passing:79/93=84 %, Challenges:36/39=90 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:53 0-1 Chris Drury [28] (Anze Kopitar, Andrei Markov)PP
08:35 0-2 Anze Kopitar [32] (Justin Williams)PP
14:35 0-3 Chris Drury [29] (Kyle Turris, Sergei Kostitsyn)PP
16:22 1-3 Jussi Jokinen [34] (Tomas Plekanec)
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28:21 1-4 Kyle Turris [34] (Sergei Kostitsyn, David Fischer)
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50:51 2-4 Steve Rucchin [8] (Darren Haydar)
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Penalty summary:
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00:53 Jason Williams (2 min for high-sticking)
01:58 Zach Bogosian (2 min for hooking)
05:04 Darren Haydar (2 min for hooking)
07:41 Colby Armstrong (2 min for slashing)
10:04 Ben Maxwell (2 min for hooking)
13:17 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for high-sticking)
17:14 Mikkel Boedker (2 min for roughing)
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26:12 Rob Blake (2 min for slashing)
30:22 Yannick Weber (2 min for tripping)
33:22 Colby Armstrong (2 min for boarding)
36:15 Angelo Esposito (2 min for tripping)
38:14 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
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43:04 Anze Kopitar (2 min for hooking)
47:18 Justin Williams (2 min for cross-checking)
51:33 Chris Higgins (2 min for roughing)
55:35 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 4.30 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 -1 14.50 5
R Wayne Simmonds 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 14.00 7
C Steve Rucchin 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 9
C Todd White 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 20.30 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4.30 4
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.20 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 15.40 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 5
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 2 6 0 0 2 1 25.50 9
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 20.00 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 8
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 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 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 14.50 7
R Justin Williams 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 21.00 7
C Ben Maxwell 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 6.00 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Kyle Turris 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.30 8
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 -1 21.00 8
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.00 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 11.10 6
L Chris Drury 2 0 11 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 9
D P.K. Subban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 6
D Ryan McDonagh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.30 5
D Yannick Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 24.30 7
D David Fischer 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 19.40 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Kyle Turris
3rd star: Anze Kopitar

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jason Williams had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Higgins had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Yannick Weber had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 5( 21) , Quebec Citadelles 6( 22)
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0-1 Mathieu Aubin (Steve Bégin, Josh Gorges)
1-1 Alexandre Giroux (Spencer Machacek)
2-1 Spencer Machacek (Alexandre Giroux)
2-2 Josh Gorges (Mathieu Aubin, Mathieu Biron)
2-3 Michaël Lambert (Josh Gorges)
2-4 Josh Gorges (Ryan White)
3-4 Spencer Machacek (Alexandre Giroux, Kevin Doell)
4-4 Kevin Doell (Spencer Machacek)
5-4 Jim Slater
5-5 Ryan Russell
5-6 Ryan White (Mathieu Aubin)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Christopher Heino-Lindberg

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Edmonton Oilers 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 19 - 43
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:46/60=76 %, Challenges:27/30=87 %
PP: 2 of 14 (37 shots), Passing:98/102=96 %, Challenges:55/62=87 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:29 1-0 Andrew Cogliano [10] (Jack Skille, Sam Gagner)
11:46 1-1 Andrei Kostitsyn [29] (Brian Campbell, Dick Tärnström)PP
14:26 1-2 Derick Brassard [15] (David Vyborny, Kristian Huselius)PP
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31:54 2-2 Ethan Moreau [8] (Ryan O'Marra, Sam Gagner)
34:02 2-3 Raffi Torres [16] (Mike York, R.J. Umberger)
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59:03 3-3 Lubomir Visnovsky [8] (Shawn Horcoff) WG
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Penalty summary:
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04:39 Drayson Bowman (2 min for hooking)
10:27 Zach Boychuk (2 min for high-sticking)
12:59 Sheldon Souray (2 min for tripping)
16:46 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for cross-checking)
18:39 Dick Tärnström (2 min for tripping)
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21:14 Ethan Moreau (2 min for tripping)
25:38 Shawn Horcoff (2 min for high-sticking)
29:19 Ryan Potulny (2 min for hooking)
37:01 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for tripping)
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41:09 Jack Skille (2 min for hooking)
45:55 Andrew Cogliano (2 min for tripping)
49:06 Ryan Potulny (5 min for fighting)
49:06 Rostislav Klesla (5 min for fighting)
49:41 Andrej Sekera (2 min for hooking)
54:17 Sam Gagner (2 min for hooking)
59:35 Andrej Sekera (2 min for hooking)
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60:05 Ethan Moreau (2 min for elbowing)
63:34 Drayson Bowman (2 min for high-sticking)

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Potulny 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 1 5.10 6
R Richard Park 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 4
R Jack Skille 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 11.10 6
R Sam Gagner 0 2 1 5 1 3 2 0 27.30 8
C Ryan O'Marra 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 19.50 8
C Drayson Bowman 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 23.40 6
C Andrew Cogliano 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.20 8
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 15.30 8
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 14.20 8
L Zach Boychuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.40 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.00 7
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 31.20 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 9.50 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 20.10 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 5 0 1 2 0 12.40 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29.50 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 3 0 40 0 0 64.40 10
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Peca 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 4
R Raffi Torres 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7.50 7
R David Vyborny 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
R Dany Heatley 0 0 9 4 1 0 0 -2 24.40 7
C Dave Bolland 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
C Derick Brassard 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 -1 21.50 7
C Peter Mueller 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 -2 26.20 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
L Mike York 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 7.50 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 -1 21.10 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 3 3 0 0 2 -2 25.10 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 19.00 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 6 1 0 0 2 -2 34.10 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 5
D Mathieu Carle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -2 32.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 16 0 0 65.00 5
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff Deslauriers
2nd star: Sam Gagner
3rd star: Raffi Torres

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Andrew Cogliano scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Lubomir Visnovsky finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-David Vyborny has marked a new career high in points with 66 points.
-Derick Brassard scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Raffi Torres finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Derick Brassard ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Rostislav Klesla beat Ryan Potulny in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 9) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 18)
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0-1 Derek Armstrong (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Alexander Svitov)
0-2 Alexander Svitov (Jason Chimera)
0-3 Geoff Platt (Steven Goertzen)

Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Fredrik Norrena

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Phoenix Coyotes 3 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 28 - 19
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:27/31=84 %
PP: 0 of 8 (8 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:37/53=68 %
Attendance: 16210 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 499268 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:18 1-0 Tom Preissing [5] (Saku Koivu, Lukas Kaspar)PP
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27:06 2-0 Marcel Hossa [31] (Olli Jokinen, Shane Doan)PP
30:21 3-0 Saku Koivu [21] (Guillaume Latendresse, Shane Doan)
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50:13 3-1 Pavol Demitra [34] (Steve Bernier, Mattias Öhlund)
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Penalty summary:
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00:01 Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
01:11 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for boarding)
05:59 Mike Morris (2 min for hooking)
10:08 Derek Morris (2 min for holding the stick)
12:47 Mike Morris (2 min for slashing)
17:33 Steve Bernier (2 min for hooking)
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20:37 Brian McGrattan (5 min for fighting)
20:37 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
25:31 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for tripping)
32:14 Kristopher Letang (2 min for elbowing)
35:18 Tomas Surovy (2 min for tripping)
36:46 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for hooking)
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40:55 David Hale (2 min for slashing)
51:43 Tom Preissing (2 min for tripping)
59:57 David Hale (2 min for tripping)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Enver Lisin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 7
R Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 11.30 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 7
R Shane Doan 0 2 2 5 1 1 2 -1 21.10 8
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
C Saku Koivu 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 11.50 8
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Brian McGrattan 0 0 1 3 0 3 5 0 17.50 9
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 11.30 6
L Lukas Kaspar 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 17.20 7
L Marcel Hossa 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 17.00 8
D David Hale 0 0 2 3 0 2 4 0 23.20 8
D Tom Preissing 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 11.00 8
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 -1 22.40 8
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 12.00 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 28.00 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Morris 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 5.30 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
R Steve Bernier 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 21.00 7
R Jarret Stoll 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Tomas Plihal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
C Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
C Devin Setoguchi 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Frazer McLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 15.20 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Alexei Semenov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 22.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 27.30 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 13.00 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 18.40 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 -1 28.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Marcel Hossa

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Lukas Kaspar notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tom Preissing finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Other notes:
-Zdeno Chara beat Brian McGrattan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 7( 43) , Cleveland Barons 0( 7)
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1-0 Martin Hanzal
2-0 Travis Roche (Viktor Tikhonov)
3-0 Viktor Tikhonov (Mathias Tjärnqvist, Pavel Brendl)
4-0 Travis Roche (Viktor Tikhonov, Mathias Tjärnqvist)
5-0 Todd Fedoruk (Martin Hanzal)
6-0 Viktor Tikhonov (Mathias Tjärnqvist, Travis Roche)
7-0 Pavel Brendl (Viktor Tikhonov)

Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Taylor Dakers