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Ottawa Senators 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 2 of 9 (14 shots), Passing:77/86=89 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:61/83=73 %, Challenges:42/48=85 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 612350 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:59 0-1 Joe Corvo [12] (Ray Whitney, Brandon Sutter)PP
15:45 0-2 Rod Brind'Amour [14] (Dan Boyle, Jiri Fischer)
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26:07 0-3 Patrick Eaves [19] (Alex Kovalev, Ray Whitney)
27:38 1-3 Chris Kelly [29] (Mike Fisher, Christoph Schubert)PP
31:03 2-3 Daniel Alfredsson [50] (Jason Spezza, Nick Foligno)PP
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49:18 3-3 Mike Fisher [23] (Christoph Schubert, Shean Donovan)
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62:11 3-4 Brandon Sutter [22] (Tuomo Ruutu, Anton Babchuk)
Penalty summary:
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00:33 Alex Kovalev (2 min for slashing)
08:16 Scott Walker (2 min for elbowing)
11:36 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for tripping)
13:34 Filip Kuba (2 min for slashing)
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21:31 Jason Spezza (2 min for cross-checking)
26:17 Patrick Eaves (2 min for hooking)
27:53 Denis Hamel (2 min for slashing)
30:21 Joe Corvo (2 min for hooking)
37:32 Dan Boyle (2 min for roughing)
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40:33 Sergei Samsonov (2 min for high-sticking)
42:52 Brandon Sutter (2 min for tripping)
51:18 Jonathan Toews (2 min for slashing)
53:51 Dan Boyle (2 min for diving)
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60:16 Robbie Schremp (2 min for tripping)

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
R Shean Donovan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 5
R Chris Kelly 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.00 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 24.20 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
C Mike Fisher 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 21.10 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 -1 21.00 7
L Kaspars Daugavins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Denis Hamel 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 8.20 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
L Nick Foligno 0 1 5 3 1 1 0 -1 20.50 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 15.50 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 23.00 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -3 27.30 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 22.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 13.30 8
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 22.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 4 0 22 0 0 62.20 5
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Staios 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 5
R Scott Walker 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 8.30 5
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 21.00 9
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1 19.10 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.20 5
C Brandon Sutter 1 1 2 3 0 0 2 2 21.10 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 -1 25.40 7
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.10 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.20 4
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 17.00 7
L Ray Whitney 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 16.50 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 16.50 7
D Joe Corvo 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 22.10 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 21.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 18.00 8
D Dan Boyle 0 1 2 4 0 1 4 0 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 26 0 0 62.20 7
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Christoph Schubert notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 50th goal of the season.
-Mike Fisher has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.
-Jason Spezza had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rod Brind'Amour ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Joe Corvo finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 0( , Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 20)
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0-1 Ryan Bayda (Chad LaRose, Brandon Dubinsky)
0-2 Chad LaRose (Mathieu Dandenault, Brandon Dubinsky)
0-3 Brandon Dubinsky (Chad LaRose)

Goalies: Jeff Glass - Michael Leighton

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Chicago Blackhawks 6 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 34 - 23
PP: 3 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:62/76=81 %, Challenges:32/36=86 %
PP: 2 of 11 (14 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:30/31=93 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:57 0-1 Ales Hemsky [25] (Sam Gagner, Sheldon Souray)PP
05:51 1-1 Nikita Filatov [20] (Patrick Kane, Kris Russell)PP
11:53 1-2 Roman Hamrlik [5] (Ales Hemsky, Andrew Cogliano)PP
18:39 2-2 Pavel Vorobiev [5] (Kyle Beach, Brent Seabrook)
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20:15 3-2 Patrick Kane [47] (Kris Russell, Nikita Filatov)PP
21:06 3-3 Richard Park [5] (Tom Gilbert)
28:51 4-3 Martin Havlat [36] (Patrick Sharp, Cam Barker)
30:15 5-3 Nikita Filatov [21] (Jakub Voracek, Jason Pominville)
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50:56 6-3 Martin Havlat [37] (Nikita Filatov, Patrick Kane)PP
56:53 6-4 Ales Hemsky [26] (Drayson Bowman, Sam Gagner)
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Penalty summary:
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00:08 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
02:09 Pavel Vorobiev (2 min for elbowing)
04:52 Ethan Moreau (2 min for tripping)
08:32 Martin Havlat (2 min for tripping)
11:01 Brent Seabrook (2 min for hooking)
15:17 Zach Boychuk (2 min for hooking)
19:37 Drayson Bowman (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:54 Duncan Keith (2 min for high-sticking)
32:38 Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
34:16 Jason Pominville (2 min for tripping)
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40:34 Jack Skille (2 min for cross-checking)
43:08 Patrick Kane (2 min for high-sticking)
48:09 Nikita Filatov (2 min for hooking)
50:19 Ryan Potulny (2 min for elbowing)
52:12 Troy Brouwer (2 min for high-sticking)
54:27 Ethan Moreau (2 min for hooking)
58:18 Kyle Beach (2 min for holding the stick)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pavel Vorobiev 1 0 2 3 2 0 2 1 7.50 6
R Troy Brouwer 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 17.00 6
R Jason Pominville 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 15.30 8
R Patrick Kane 1 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 16.20 9
C Kyle Beach 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 7.50 7
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 9.50 4
C Nikita Filatov 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 12.00 8
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8.30 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.20 7
L Bill Sweatt 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Jakub Voracek 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
L Martin Havlat 2 0 6 1 0 0 6 0 16.20 8
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
D Kris Russell 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 30.20 8
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 4
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 17.20 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Potulny 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5.10 6
R Richard Park 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 10.40 6
R Jack Skille 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 9.50 4
R Sam Gagner 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Ryan O'Marra 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 7.30 6
C Drayson Bowman 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 14.00 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 6.20 6
L Zach Boychuk 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 21.40 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
L Ales Hemsky 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 29.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 29.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 17.00 7
D Roman Hamrlik 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 6 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Nikita Filatov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Kris Russell notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jakub Voracek notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Pavel Vorobiev finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Pavel Vorobiev finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ales Hemsky scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Sam Gagner notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Sheldon Souray notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Richard Park ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Andrew Cogliano had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Roman Hamrlik ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 21) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 16)
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1-0 Kevyn Adams
1-1 Ryan Flinn (Stéphane Goulet, Cody Wild)

Goalies: Nikolai Khabibulin - Devan Dubnyk

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Atlanta Thrashers 0 , New York Rangers 0
Shots: 22 - 15
PP: 0 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:58/75=77 %, Challenges:24/50=47 %
PP: 0 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:87/106=82 %, Challenges:17/48=34 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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Penalty summary:
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03:19 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for hooking)
08:45 Chris Higgins (2 min for hooking)
11:13 Craig Weller (2 min for roughing)
11:13 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for roughing)
11:49 Eric Boulton (2 min for slashing)
15:23 Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for hooking)
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26:55 Jason Williams (2 min for roughing)
29:15 Sean Avery (2 min for holding the stick)
31:25 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
31:25 Rob Blake (2 min for roughing)
32:12 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for holding the stick)
37:02 Aaron Voros (2 min for tripping)
39:02 Jason Williams (2 min for holding the stick)
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43:58 Wayne Simmonds (2 min for high-sticking)
46:22 Eric Boulton (2 min for roughing)
46:22 Craig Weller (2 min for roughing)
48:47 Patrick Marleau (2 min for elbowing)
51:02 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
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62:01 Petr Prucha (2 min for tripping)

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.10 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 11.40 4
R Wayne Simmonds 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 17.20 7
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 5 0 4 0 24.10 5
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
C Todd White 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.40 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 20.30 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 23.30 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 7.40 5
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 18.20 6
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 31.00 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 11.00 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 5 4 3 5 2 0 24.30 9
D Rob Blake 0 0 3 4 5 5 2 0 32.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 0 0 15 0 0 65.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Calle Alfredo 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 3.30 5
R Aaron Voros 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 11.10 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 3 2 4 2 2 0 22.40 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 21.40 5
C Danny Hobbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 4
C Petr Prucha 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 13.10 5
C Scott Gomez 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 22.50 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 0 22.50 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3.30 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 17.40 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 0 18.30 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.50 5
D Marek Malik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 4
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 29.30 4
D Craig Weller 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 9.30 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 0 29.40 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 32.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 22 0 0 65.00 10
G Antoine Lafleur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Brodeur
2nd star: Evgeny Nabokov
3rd star: Chris Higgins

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 12) , Hartford Wolfpack 3( 13)
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1-0 Jordan LaVallee (Spencer Machacek, Doug Murray)
1-1 Evgeny Grachev (Greg Beller, Bobby Sanguinetti)
1-2 Ryan Hillier (David Kveton)
1-3 Ryan Hillier (David Kveton)
2-3 Spencer Machacek (Kevin Doell)

Goalies: Danny Turple - David LeNeveu

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Florida Panthers 2 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 25 - 30
PP: 2 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:57/72=79 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
PP: 3 of 9 (17 shots), Passing:77/83=92 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:24 0-1 Chris Drury [31] (Anze Kopitar)PP
14:23 0-2 Chris Drury [32] (Anze Kopitar)PP
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26:28 1-2 Bryan McCabe [20] (Ryan Whitney, David Krejci)PP
27:37 2-2 Miroslav Satan [39] (Ryan Whitney)PP
29:17 2-3 Yannick Weber [7] (Justin Williams, Anze Kopitar)PP
31:16 2-4 Justin Williams [42] (Mike Komisarek, Ryan McDonagh)SH
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41:25 2-5 Anze Kopitar [33] (Andrei Markov, Yannick Weber)
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Penalty summary:
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03:46 Max Pacioretty (2 min for boarding)
11:55 Jordan Staal (2 min for boarding)
13:49 Gregory Campbell (2 min for holding the stick)
15:31 David Booth (2 min for hooking)
19:19 Alexandre Picard (2 min for slashing)
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25:09 Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
26:41 Fernando Pisani (2 min for elbowing)
28:05 Bryan Allen (2 min for cross-checking)
29:53 Chris Drury (2 min for hooking)
35:32 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
38:53 Jordan Staal (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:14 Bryan McCabe (2 min for slashing)
53:45 David Krejci (2 min for high-sticking)
56:41 Nick Boynton (2 min for elbowing)
58:01 Blake Wheeler (2 min for hooking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 8.50 5
R Miroslav Satan 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 17.20 7
R Michael Frolík 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 6
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 6
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 -1 14.20 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 19.40 7
C David Krejci 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 -1 18.00 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 5
L Richard Zednik 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 13.30 6
L David Booth 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 20.30 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 16.40 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 16.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 -2 29.10 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 4 2 1 1 2 -1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
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 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8.00 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 20.20 7
R Justin Williams 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 9
C Ben Maxwell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 13.00 6
C Kyle Turris 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 21.00 9
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 10.50 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 6
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
L Chris Drury 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 19.30 9
D P.K. Subban 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
D Ryan McDonagh 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 6
D Yannick Weber 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 25.30 8
D David Fischer 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 17.20 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 17.30 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Bryan McCabe has marked a new career high in goals with 20 tallies.
-Bryan McCabe has marked a new career high in points with 69 points.
-Bryan McCabe scored his 20th goal of the season.
-David Krejci notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ryan Whitney notched his 40th assist of the season.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Drury has marked a new career high in goals with 31 tallies.
-Anze Kopitar notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Justin Williams scored the 300th point of his career.
-Kyle Turris had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 18) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 18)
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1-0 Brady Calla (Kenndal McArdle, Vaclav Nedorost)
1-1 Michaël Lambert (Andre Benoit)
2-1 Brady Calla (Vaclav Nedorost)

Goalies: Tyler Plante - Christopher Heino-Lindberg

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Nashville Predators 6 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 21 - 35
PP: 3 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:36/48=75 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
PP: 2 of 10 (26 shots), Passing:81/98=82 %, Challenges:43/46=91 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:12 1-0 Jason Arnott [30] (Alexander Radulov)
10:38 1-1 Mike Green [7] (Tom Poti, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
11:34 1-2 Brian Pothier [11] (Tomas Fleischmann, Boyd Gordon)
17:41 2-2 Jonathan Blum [7] (Radek Bonk)
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32:16 2-3 Rico Fata [15] (Viktor Kozlov, Sergei Fedorov)PP
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48:21 3-3 Jonathan Blum [8] (Jason Arnott)PP
48:45 4-3 Jason Arnott [31] (Alexander Radulov)PP
49:46 5-3 Jean-Pierre Dumont [36] (Dan Ellis)PP
52:51 6-3 Nick Spaling [4] (Ryan Suter, Colin Wilson)
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Penalty summary:
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01:31 Jonathan Blum (2 min for high-sticking)
09:04 Blake Geoffrion (2 min for hooking)
12:35 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:23 Colin Wilson (2 min for elbowing)
24:29 Ryan Suter (2 min for cross-checking)
27:29 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
27:29 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
28:53 Martin Erat (2 min for slashing)
31:06 Ryan Suter (2 min for cross-checking)
37:15 Radek Bonk (2 min for slashing)
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41:58 Shea Weber (2 min for hooking)
44:34 Brian Pothier (2 min for slashing)
47:01 Chris Clark (2 min for tripping)
48:11 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for slashing)
49:07 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for cross-checking)
50:35 Viktor Kozlov (2 min for hooking)
54:09 Steve Sullivan (2 min for high-sticking)
58:32 Boyd Gordon (5 min for fighting)
58:32 Ryan Suter (5 min for fighting)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 20.20 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 12.00 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 10.30 6
C Colin Wilson 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3.50 5
C Radek Bonk 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 14.20 6
C Jason Arnott 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
C David Legwand 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
L Nick Spaling 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 6
L Blake Geoffrion 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.20 8
L Alexander Radulov 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 16.10 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 24.00 6
D Jonathan Blum 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 7.50 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 22.50 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 17.30 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 2 4 1 0 9 0 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 1 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 5.40 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 2 0 2 7 -1 10.10 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 -1 20.20 6
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 -1 18.50 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.50 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
L Brett Bruneteau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
L Rico Fata 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 -2 19.40 8
D Eric Mestery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 4
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Brian Pothier 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 24.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Mike Green 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 26.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 6 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Jonathan Blum
3rd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jason Arnott scored his 30th goal of the season.
-David Legwand had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-David Legwand had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Jonathan Blum finally ended his 36 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Rico Fata scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tomas Fleischmann finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brian Pothier ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Mike Green finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Chris Clark beat Jordin Tootoo in a fight.
-Boyd Gordon beat Ryan Suter in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 5( 17) , Portland Pirates 7( 36)
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0-1 François Bouchard (Mathieu Perreault)
1-1 Vernon Fiddler (Rich Peverley, Drew MacIntyre)
1-2 Graham Mink (Sami Lepistö)
1-3 François Bouchard (Mathieu Perreault)
1-4 Graham Mink (François Bouchard, Mathieu Perreault)
1-5 Graham Mink (Mathieu Perreault)
2-5 Nolan Yonkman (Scott Nichol, Kirill Safronov)

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 26 - 32
PP: 3 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:49/54=90 %, Challenges:35/39=87 %
PP: 1 of 8 (19 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:59/61=95 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:25 1-0 Kristian Huselius [24] (Derick Brassard, David Vyborny)PP
11:47 2-0 David Vyborny [34] (Derick Brassard, Kristian Huselius)PP
17:53 2-1 Keith Tkachuk [17] (David Backes, T.J. Oshie)
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22:32 3-1 Peter Mueller [29] (Dick Tärnström)
26:27 3-2 Paul Kariya [36] (Erik Johnson, Brad Boyes)PP
31:18 3-3 Andy McDonald [38] (Brad Boyes, Paul Kariya)
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42:26 4-3 Peter Mueller [30] (Dany Heatley, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
46:54 5-3 R.J. Umberger [9] (Mike York, Kristian Huselius)
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Penalty summary:
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00:53 Erik Johnson (2 min for hooking)
01:41 Andy McDonald (2 min for hooking)
07:07 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for hooking)
11:02 Timofei Shishkanov (2 min for high-sticking)
13:13 Derick Brassard (2 min for slashing)
14:55 Dave Bolland (2 min for elbowing)
18:56 Dave Bolland (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:09 R.J. Umberger (2 min for high-sticking)
27:24 Dave Bolland (2 min for roughing)
32:05 Brian Campbell (2 min for high-sticking)
36:07 Brian Campbell (2 min for hooking)
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40:45 David Backes (2 min for cross-checking)
43:38 Peter Mueller (2 min for roughing)
43:38 Patrik Berglund (2 min for roughing)
49:03 Dick Tärnström (2 min for hooking)
54:32 Erik Johnson (2 min for high-sticking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Peca 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
R Raffi Torres 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 8.50 6
R David Vyborny 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Dany Heatley 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Dave Bolland 0 0 1 4 0 1 6 0 17.50 7
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 19.00 8
C Derick Brassard 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 0 8.30 6
C Peter Mueller 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 21.10 8
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Mike York 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
L Kristian Huselius 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22.10 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 27.40 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
D Mathieu Carle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 4 9 0 0 4 1 29.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lars Eller 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R David Backes 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 16.30 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 22.50 9
R Andy McDonald 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 22.30 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 5
C T.J. Oshie 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 6
C Brad Boyes 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.30 5
L David Perron 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 6.30 6
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 5 2 1 0 2 1 16.30 7
L Paul Kariya 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 19.10 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29.50 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.40 4
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20.40 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 5 3 0 0 4 0 29.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Marek Schwarz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Kristian Huselius has marked a new career high in goals with 24 tallies.
-Derick Brassard notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Peter Mueller scored his 30th goal of the season.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-David Backes notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brad Boyes had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Keith Tkachuk ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 19) , Worcester Icecats 1( 14)
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0-1 Tomás Kána (Scott Dobben)
1-1 Jason Chimera (Dmitri Kosmachev, Alexander Svitov)
2-1 Steven Goertzen (Geoff Platt)

Goalies: Fredrik Norrena - Hannu Toivonen

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 , Vancouver Canucks 6
Shots: 25 - 37
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:52/66=78 %, Challenges:27/33=79 %
PP: 2 of 11 (19 shots), Passing:78/95=82 %, Challenges:40/41=95 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:11 0-1 Henrik Sedin [37] (Daniel Sedin, Scott Niedermayer)PP
14:05 0-2 Henrik Sedin [38] (Jannik Hansen)
15:04 0-3 Joe Pavelski [15] (Artem Anisimov, Alexander Edler)PP
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29:48 1-3 Lauri Tukonen [3] (Cody Hodgson, Michael Grabner)
32:02 2-3 Michael Grabner [28] (Ty Wishart)
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41:32 2-4 Henrik Sedin [39] (Mason Raymond, Daniel Sedin)
44:32 2-5 Kyle Wellwood [21] (Joe Pavelski, Artem Anisimov)
47:38 2-6 Kyle Wellwood [22] (Jannik Hansen, Mason Raymond)
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Penalty summary:
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00:35 Ty Wishart (2 min for hooking)
02:32 Joe DiPenta (2 min for hooking)
05:23 Glen Murray (2 min for holding the stick)
09:07 Joe DiPenta (2 min for hooking)
10:39 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for hooking)
14:17 Corey Perry (2 min for high-sticking)
18:02 Ryan Parent (2 min for elbowing)
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20:27 Henrik Sedin (2 min for slashing)
24:21 Keith Yandle (2 min for slashing)
27:35 Ryane Clowe (2 min for tripping)
33:03 Mason Raymond (2 min for slashing)
35:39 Cody Hodgson (2 min for tripping)
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42:09 François Beauchemin (2 min for tripping)
42:24 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
42:24 Mason Raymond (2 min for roughing)
51:16 Cody Hodgson (2 min for hooking)
54:37 Corey Perry (2 min for slashing)
59:12 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for hooking)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.50 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 5.50 4
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 18.30 7
C Mark Mowers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.50 5
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 5
C Cody Hodgson 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 13.10 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
L Teemu Selänne 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 14.10 7
L Michael Grabner 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 8
D Bret Hedican 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.30 5
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -2 7.30 6
D Ty Wishart 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 27.10 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 22.10 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -3 29.00 8
D Joe DiPenta 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 6 0 31 0 0 60.00 5
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Glen Murray 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -1 6.30 5
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Jannik Hansen 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5.20 7
R Mason Raymond 0 2 8 0 0 0 4 1 20.50 8
C Artem Anisimov 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 -1 17.40 8
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Kyle Wellwood 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 13.10 9
C Henrik Sedin 3 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 21.10 10
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 6.50 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 -1 10.40 8
L Joe Pavelski 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 14.20 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 11.30 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 16.40 7
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 23.00 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Alexander Edler 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 24.00 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Sedin
2nd star: Kyle Wellwood
3rd star: Mason Raymond

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Cody Hodgson notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ty Wishart notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Henrik Sedin scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Joe Pavelski scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Joe Pavelski notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Joe Pavelski finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 20) , Manitoba Moose 3( 16)
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0-1 Jeff Cowan (Jason Krog, Lawrence Nycholat)
0-2 Artem Chubarov (Jason Jaffray, Mike Brown)
1-2 Ryan Carter (Nathan McIver)
1-3 Lawrence Nycholat (Brad Isbister)

Goalies: Jonas Hiller - Jason LaBarbera