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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 33 - 27
PP: 2 of 10 (21 shots), Passing:63/69=91 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
PP: 2 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:66/86=76 %, Challenges:39/39=97 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:43 1-0 Chris Kreider [14] (Kyle Wellwood)
15:25 1-1 Jason Williams [24] (Shea Weber)PP
17:55 2-1 Bobby Ryan [38] (Nick Boynton, Derek Roy)PP
19:43 2-2 Michael Frolík [38] (Jussi Jokinen, Shea Weber)PP
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26:21 2-3 Ryan Craig [13] (Colby Armstrong, Erik Christensen)
31:25 3-3 Thomas Vanek [49] (Mike Comrie, Nathan Paetsch)
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45:41 4-3 Drew Stafford [20] (Patrick Sharp, Jaroslav Spacek)
47:32 5-3 Thomas Vanek [50] (Landon Ferraro, Tim Connolly)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:37 Michael Frolík (2 min for slashing)
05:24 Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
09:33 Rob Blake (2 min for tripping)
14:24 Nick Boynton (2 min for hooking)
17:16 Jason Williams (2 min for slashing)
18:41 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for slashing)
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28:22 Riley Holzapfel (2 min for hooking)
31:37 Thomas Vanek (2 min for tripping)
39:22 Riley Holzapfel (2 min for boarding)
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41:54 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for hooking)
46:42 Colby Armstrong (2 min for high-sticking)
48:49 Wayne Simmonds (2 min for slashing)
51:37 Rob Blake (2 min for hooking)
54:34 Wayne Simmonds (2 min for cross-checking)
55:01 Zach Bogosian (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Comrie 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.10 5
R Kyle Wellwood 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.10 7
R Landon Ferraro 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
R Thomas Vanek 2 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 21.00 9
C Drew Stafford 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
C Derek Roy 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 6
L Chris Kreider 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.50 7
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
L Bobby Ryan 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 10.10 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 15.40 8
D Ryan Ellis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 27.20 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 17.10 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Williams 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 12.30 7
R Wayne Simmonds 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 0 11.10 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 1 18.10 9
R Michael Frolík 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 17.10 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 12.30 7
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Ryan Craig 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 9.00 6
L Riley Holzapfel 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 6.10 6
L Erik Christensen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.20 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -1 26.20 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 11.10 6
D Shea Weber 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.40 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 -2 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Drew Stafford
3rd star: Chris Kreider

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek has marked a new career high in goals with 49 tallies.
-Nathan Paetsch notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Drew Stafford scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 50th goal of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jussi Jokinen has marked a new career high in assists with 55 assists.
-Jason Williams ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Mike Komisarek had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 25) , Chicago Wolves 1( 11)
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1-0 Nick Tarnasky (Dan Paillé, Teppo Numminen)
1-1 Mark Popovic (Mike Forney)
2-1 Dan Paillé (Marc-André Gragnani)
3-1 Adam Mair (Matt Ellis, Teppo Numminen)
4-1 Teppo Numminen (Dan Paillé)

Goalies: Jhonas Enroth - Danny Turple

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 28 - 19
PP: 1 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:70/77=90 %, Challenges:53/59=88 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:53/66=80 %, Challenges:40/44=88 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:29 1-0 Patrick Kane [43] (Duncan Keith, Kris Russell)
18:03 2-0 Kris Russell [17] (Duncan Keith, Nikita Filatov)
18:57 2-1 Jordan Eberle [2] (Ryan Potulny)
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28:09 3-1 Jason Pominville [26] (Jakub Voracek, Brent Seabrook)PP
30:21 3-2 John Tavares [19] (Chris Drury, Ethan Moreau)
32:07 4-2 Jason Pominville [27] (Niklas Hjalmarsson, Brent Seabrook)
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41:05 5-2 Kris Russell [18] (Martin Havlat, Nikita Filatov)
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Penalty summary:
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01:27 Steven Stamkos (2 min for tripping)
06:33 Steven Stamkos (2 min for cross-checking)
11:31 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for slashing)
15:41 Gabriel Lemieux (2 min for hooking)
19:42 Kris Versteeg (5 min for fighting)
19:42 Ryan Potulny (5 min for fighting)
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24:21 Duncan Keith (2 min for tripping)
26:42 Ryan Potulny (2 min for tripping)
35:32 Ethan Moreau (2 min for slashing)
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42:56 Nazem Kadri (2 min for boarding)
47:15 Nikita Filatov (2 min for tripping)
50:27 Teemu Selänne (2 min for slashing)
53:19 Nathan Gerbe (2 min for hooking)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Kane 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 9.50 5
R Alexander Vasyunov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
R Jason Pominville 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
R Patrick Kane 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 14.00 9
C Kyle Beach 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Nathan Gerbe 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 11.50 6
C Nazem Kadri 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 16.00 5
C Nikita Filatov 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 13.40 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 8.30 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Jakub Voracek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 20.30 8
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 -1 17.20 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 25.20 9
D Kris Russell 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 18.30 9
D Matt Carle 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 24.20 7
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7.30 7
D Duncan Keith 0 2 1 4 0 0 2 3 27.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
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 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 6.30 5
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 12.30 6
R Jack Skille 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 21.00 8
C Jordan Eberle 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
C Drayson Bowman 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 21.00 6
C Sam Gagner 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
C John Tavares 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 6.40 6
L Zach Boychuk 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 5
L Tyler Ennis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 5.40 4
L Chris Drury 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.40 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Gabriel Lemieux 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -3 28.10 6
D Charles-Olivier Roussel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 9 0 2 0 -1 22.40 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 13.30 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 18.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Devan Dubnyk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kris Russell
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Patrick Kane

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jason Pominville has marked a new career high in goals with 26 tallies.
-Brent Seabrook has marked a new career high in points with 40 points.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-John Tavares ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kris Versteeg fought Ryan Potulny in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 20) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 19)
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0-1 Fernando Pisani (Vyacheslav Trukhno, Marty Reasoner)
1-1 Tim Brent (Dan Bertram, Kevyn Adams)
1-2 Tyler Spurgeon (Colin McDonald)

Goalies: Adam Munro - Jeff Deslauriers

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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 32 - 27
PP: 4 of 10 (18 shots), Passing:69/74=93 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:06 1-0 Joe Corvo [6] (Mike Richards, Tuomo Ruutu)PP
14:07 2-0 Mike Richards [26] (Joe Corvo, Tim Gleason)PP
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21:11 3-0 Ray Whitney [31] (Robbie Schremp, Alex Kovalev)PP
23:02 4-0 Robbie Schremp [22] (Alex Kovalev, Ray Whitney)PP
25:21 5-0 Tuomo Ruutu [26] (Patrick Eaves, Dan Boyle)
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46:07 5-1 Anthony Stewart [20] (Christian Ehrhoff, Petr Prucha)PP
50:08 5-2 Petr Prucha [16] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Anthony Stewart)
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Penalty summary:
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04:24 Joe Corvo (2 min for tripping)
07:41 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
09:37 Joe Corvo (2 min for tripping)
13:33 Vitaly Vishnevski (2 min for tripping)
14:57 Joe Corvo (2 min for hooking)
17:24 Steve Downie (2 min for slashing)
19:48 Marek Malik (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:08 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for roughing)
24:02 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
24:02 Steve Downie (5 min for fighting)
30:06 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for roughing)
32:11 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for hooking)
36:37 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for hooking)
39:16 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:32 Frans Nielsen (5 min for fighting)
42:32 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
44:52 Mike Richards (2 min for elbowing)
51:28 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
51:28 Steve Downie (5 min for fighting)
54:48 Michael Del Zotto (5 min for fighting)
54:48 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
57:02 Philippe Boucher (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 0 0 0 0 10 0 6.40 5
R Alex Kovalev 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 18.20 7
R Milan Michalek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 20.10 9
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
C Robbie Schremp 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 18.10 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.20 6
C Mike Richards 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 8
L Bobby Hughes 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 11.00 5
L Ray Whitney 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 18.20 8
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 30.10 8
D Joe Corvo 1 1 2 1 0 1 6 0 15.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 -1 10.40 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 30.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 3 0 0 12 0 6.30 6
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 9.50 6
R Anthony Stewart 1 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 20.00 10
R Doug Weight 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
C Shawn Bates 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 2 0 3 5 0 20.00 7
C Petr Prucha 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 14.10 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 14.30 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 -1 14.20 6
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 9.40 4
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 26.40 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 27.10 7
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 11.40 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 15.50 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 6 0 0 23.10 4
G Antoine Lafleur 1 0 21 0 0 36.50 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anthony Stewart
2nd star: Robbie Schremp
3rd star: Mike Richards

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Alex Kovalev notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Dan Boyle notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Joe Corvo finally ended his 52 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Anthony Stewart scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Scott Walker fought Steve Downie in a fight.
-Georges Laraque beat Frans Nielsen in a fight.
-Scott Walker fought Steve Downie in a fight.
-Michael Del Zotto beat Tim Gleason in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 6( 34) , Hartford Wolfpack 7( 28)
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0-1 Evgeny Grachev (Fredrik Sjöström, Andy Hilbert)
1-1 Brandon Dubinsky (Mike Angelidis)
2-1 Ryan Bayda (Mathieu Dandenault)
2-2 Matt Pettinger (David Kveton)
3-2 Ryan Bayda (Harrison Reed, Zac Dalpe)
4-2 Ryan Bayda (Zac Dalpe)
4-3 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Bryce Lampman)
5-3 Harrison Reed (Zac Dalpe)
5-4 Evgeny Grachev
5-5 Matt Pettinger (Blair Betts)

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Tampa Bay Lightning 6 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 23 - 42
PP: 3 of 7 (7 shots), Passing:36/43=83 %, Challenges:30/46=63 %
PP: 2 of 11 (28 shots), Passing:83/97=85 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:47 1-0 Marek Zidlicky [10] (Danny Markov)
03:15 2-0 Andrej Meszaros [21] (Paul Ranger, Vincent Lecavalier)PP
18:28 2-1 Jonathan Toews [38] (Denis Hamel, Shean Donovan)
19:26 2-2 Daniel Alfredsson [27] (Nick Foligno, Jason Spezza)PP
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21:27 2-3 Brendan Bell [13] (Jonathan Toews, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
29:18 3-3 Martin St. Louis [41] (Vincent Lecavalier)PP
33:32 4-3 Chris Higgins [7] (Lukas Krajicek)
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41:05 5-3 Andrew Cogliano [32] (Cory Murphy, Marek Zidlicky)PP
58:41 6-3 Lukas Krajicek [3] (Karri Rämö)
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Penalty summary:
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02:47 Kaspars Daugavins (2 min for hooking)
06:02 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for roughing)
10:39 Vincent Lecavalier (2 min for slashing)
12:46 Kaspars Daugavins (2 min for elbowing)
18:48 Andrew Cogliano (2 min for slashing)
19:41 Vaclav Prospal (2 min for slashing)
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23:39 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
27:29 Kaspars Daugavins (2 min for elbowing)
27:54 Antoine Vermette (2 min for roughing)
30:23 Matt Cullen (2 min for holding the stick)
35:55 Shean Donovan (2 min for elbowing)
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40:32 Nick Foligno (2 min for elbowing)
43:25 Paul Ranger (2 min for hooking)
49:15 Marc Savard (2 min for diving)
51:46 Claude Giroux (2 min for elbowing)
53:59 Kaspars Daugavins (2 min for high-sticking)
56:29 Marc Savard (2 min for roughing)
59:03 Claude Giroux (2 min for slashing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Guerin 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.00 4
R Claude Giroux 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 13.40 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 3 3 0 2 0 18.20 6
C Chris Higgins 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 9.40 6
C Andrew Cogliano 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7.10 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 -1 15.20 7
L Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 21.00 9
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 20.30 8
L Paul Stastny 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
L Marc Savard 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -1 16.20 6
D Lukas Krajicek 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 25.30 8
D Danny Markov 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 22.40 7
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 25.20 7
D Cory Murphy 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 13.40 7
D Marek Zidlicky 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 7.30 7
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 4 2 1 1 2 -1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 3 1 39 0 0 60.00 10
G Mike Smith 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 0 4 2 4 0 0 5.40 6
R Shean Donovan 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 5.30 5
R Chris Kelly 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 17.20 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 6 2 0 1 0 0 23.30 8
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 13.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 -1 13.30 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Jason Spezza 0 1 7 1 1 1 0 -1 22.10 8
L James O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
L Denis Hamel 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Kaspars Daugavins 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 -2 17.20 7
L Nick Foligno 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.50 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Brendan Bell 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 -1 29.10 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 25.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 6 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Lukas Krajicek
2nd star: Marek Zidlicky
3rd star: Karri Rämö

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Marek Zidlicky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier has marked a new career high in points with 111 points.
-Ales Hemsky had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Higgins finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Lukas Krajicek finally ended his 28 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Shean Donovan finally ended his 19 game point drought.
-Denis Hamel finally ended his 19 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 21) , Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 19)
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0-1 Cody Bass (Arttu Luttinen)
1-1 Chris Lawrence (David Koci, Kyle Wanvig)
1-2 Arttu Luttinen (Ilya Zubov)
1-3 Ruslan Bashkirov (Rory Rawlyk)
2-3 Evgeny Artyukhin (Mike Lundin)
2-4 Brian Lee (Cody Bass)

Goalies: Riku Helenius - Jeff Glass

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Detroit Red Wings 6 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 30 - 34
PP: 3 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:33/39=82 %
PP: 2 of 11 (23 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 619473 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:03 1-0 Henrik Zetterberg [44] (Jiri Hudler, Brian Rafalski)PP
10:31 2-0 Pavel Datsyuk [35] (Brian Rafalski, Jiri Hudler)PP
15:42 2-1 Milan Jurcina [5] (Ben Clymer, Tomas Fleischmann)PP
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24:01 2-2 Nicklas Bäckström [42] (Alexander Ovechkin)
34:21 2-3 Alexander Ovechkin [50] (Nicklas Bäckström, Brian Pothier)PP
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44:08 3-3 Pavel Datsyuk [36] (Jiri Hudler)
45:34 4-3 Daniel Cleary [20] (Mikael Samuelsson, Johan Franzén)PP
47:38 4-4 Alexander Ovechkin [51] (Brian Pothier)
48:51 5-4 Henrik Zetterberg [45] (Nicklas Lidström)
59:35 6-4 Nicklas Lidström [19] (Niklas Kronwall, Pavel Datsyuk) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:48 Brian Pothier (2 min for roughing)
05:17 Brian Rafalski (2 min for boarding)
07:13 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for diving)
09:12 Dmitri Kugryshev (2 min for cross-checking)
11:15 Chris Chelios (2 min for tripping)
12:41 Kirk Maltby (2 min for hooking)
15:22 Brian Rafalski (2 min for diving)
19:13 Kirk Maltby (2 min for boarding)
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27:31 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for boarding)
29:03 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for tripping)
30:01 Kirk Maltby (2 min for roughing)
30:01 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for roughing)
33:37 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for cross-checking)
36:57 Trent Hunter (2 min for boarding)
39:19 Brad Stuart (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:58 Trent Hunter (2 min for hooking)
44:23 Brooks Laich (2 min for tripping)
51:45 Trent Hunter (2 min for boarding)
53:57 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for slashing)
57:15 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for hooking)
59:51 Trent Hunter (2 min for diving)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johan Ryno 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.50 5
R Justin Abdelkader 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Jiri Hudler 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
C Johan Franzén 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 16.40 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 2 1 6 1 1 0 2 2 18.50 10
L Jan Mursak 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 10.00 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 19.00 7
L Daniel Cleary 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 2 0 6 0 0 1 2 2 20.50 9
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 10.50 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.20 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 29.40 8
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 5
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 29.40 8
D Nicklas Lidström 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 2 30.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 -1 20.50 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 2 3 1 0 8 2 16.00 8
C Antön Gustafssön 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 4.10 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 2 21.30 9
L Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -2 17.10 4
L Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 1 9 1 0 0 2 1 21.30 9
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 -2 23.40 6
D Milan Jurcina 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 9.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 28.20 8
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 21.40 6
D Ben Clymer 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
D Brian Pothier 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 6 0 24 0 0 58.20 4
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Datsyuk
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Mikael Samuelsson has marked a new career high in assists with 26 assists.
-Daniel Cleary scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg scored his 45th goal of the season.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ben Clymer notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Tomas Fleischmann notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 50th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 6( 42) , Portland Pirates 7( 24)
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1-0 Mattias Ritola
2-0 Evan McGrath (Dick Axelsson, Jakub Kindl)
3-0 Igor Grigorenko (Dick Axelsson, Evan McGrath)
3-1 Boyd Gordon (François Bouchard, Jeff Schultz)
3-2 Jeff Schultz (Boyd Gordon)
3-3 François Bouchard (Boyd Gordon)
4-3 Mike Walsh (Jeff May)
5-3 Evan McGrath (Logan Pyett)
5-4 Oskar Osala (Nick Larson, Chris Bourque)
5-5 Mathieu Perreault (Jeff Schultz, Boyd Gordon)

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St. Louis Blues 9 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 3 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:63/70=90 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
PP: 1 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:71/80=88 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:42 1-0 Joffrey Lupul [26] (Erik Johnson)
13:28 1-1 David Vyborny [34] (Daniel Brière, Rostislav Klesla)PP
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21:49 1-2 Daniel Brière [36] (Dany Heatley, Peter Mueller)
28:14 2-2 Joffrey Lupul [27] (T.J. Oshie)PP
33:21 3-2 Keith Tkachuk [36] (Nathan Horton, Joffrey Lupul)
35:43 4-2 Gilbert Brulé [22] (Erik Johnson, Nathan Horton)PP
37:56 5-2 Keith Tkachuk [37] (Nathan Horton, Petr Cajanek)
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40:48 6-2 Erik Johnson [14] (Alex Pietrangelo, Nathan Horton)PP
41:49 7-2 Glen Murray [11] (Eric Brewer, Carlo Colaiacovo)
46:57 8-2 Joffrey Lupul [28] (Glen Murray, Alex Pietrangelo)
49:05 9-2 Eric Brewer [1] (Todd Marchant, Andy McDonald)
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Penalty summary:
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00:34 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for tripping)
04:35 Nathan Horton (2 min for slashing)
11:56 T.J. Oshie (2 min for roughing)
14:04 Kristian Huselius (2 min for cross-checking)
19:49 T.J. Oshie (2 min for hooking)
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27:27 Chris Pronger (2 min for roughing)
29:32 Michael Peca (2 min for tripping)
35:17 David Krejci (2 min for high-sticking)
38:53 Dany Heatley (2 min for tripping)
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43:42 Nathan Horton (2 min for hooking)
47:46 Rostislav Klesla (5 min for fighting)
47:46 T.J. Oshie (5 min for fighting)
52:35 Dany Heatley (2 min for slashing)
53:52 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
56:29 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for roughing)
56:29 Alex Goligoski (2 min for roughing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Glen Murray 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 7
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.00 4
R Andy McDonald 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 3 1 5 3 0 0 2 4 20.20 10
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 10.10 8
C Todd Marchant 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 16.10 7
C T.J. Oshie 0 1 2 1 0 0 9 0 14.20 7
C Nathan Horton 0 4 2 4 0 0 4 3 20.50 10
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.10 6
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
L Gilbert Brulé 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 15.00 8
L Keith Tkachuk 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 4 21.10 9
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 10.20 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 29.30 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
D Eric Brewer 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 16.40 8
D Erik Johnson 1 2 2 7 0 3 0 3 30.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Marek Schwarz 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 1 2 2 0 4 0 11.00 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -3 11.30 5
R Cory Stillman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 6
R Dany Heatley 0 1 6 1 0 1 4 -1 18.20 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.50 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 8
C David Krejci 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 8.00 4
C Daniel Brière 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -3 20.20 8
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.50 4
L David Booth 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 11.30 6
L David Vyborny 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.20 7
L Peter Mueller 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 14.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 -2 13.30 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 26.20 7
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -3 17.20 4
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 13 0 0 38.00 4
G Michaël Dupont 4 0 8 0 0 22.00 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joffrey Lupul
2nd star: Nathan Horton
3rd star: Keith Tkachuk

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Keith Tkachuk scored the 500th goal of his career.
-Gilbert Brulé has marked a new career high in points with 60 points.
-Alex Pietrangelo notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Andy McDonald has marked a new career high in assists with 52 assists.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:
-Rostislav Klesla beat T.J. Oshie in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 17) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 5)
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1-0 Tomás Kána (Jon DiSalvatore, Roman Polak)

Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Kent Patterson

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San Jose Sharks 5 , Vancouver Canucks 2
Shots: 35 - 45
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:55/65=84 %, Challenges:36/43=81 %
PP: 1 of 8 (26 shots), Passing:62/72=86 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:27 0-1 Daniel Sedin [41] (Mason Raymond, Scott Niedermayer)
12:14 0-2 Paul Kariya [39] (Dustin Penner, Alexander Edler)PP
14:39 1-2 Brayden Schenn [27] (Pavol Demitra, Devin Setoguchi)PP
18:53 2-2 Brayden Schenn [28] (Joe Thornton, Kari Lehtonen)
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26:14 3-2 Jarret Stoll [33] (Mike Grier)SH
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40:52 4-2 Zdeno Chara [14] (Mike Green, Jarret Stoll)
49:18 5-2 Evgeny Malkin [51] (Joe Thornton)
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Pavol Demitra (2 min for cross-checking)
05:44 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for holding the stick)
11:06 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for cross-checking)
13:44 Paul Kariya (2 min for slashing)
19:43 Matt Beleskey (2 min for tripping)
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22:01 Zdeno Chara (2 min for roughing)
25:19 Maxime Boisclair (2 min for hooking)
27:25 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
27:25 Patrick White (5 min for fighting)
29:09 Mason Raymond (2 min for hooking)
32:25 Matt Beleskey (2 min for slashing)
38:52 Dustin Penner (2 min for tripping)
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43:23 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
43:23 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
44:37 Brayden Schenn (2 min for cross-checking)
51:21 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
51:21 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
53:35 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for tripping)
58:08 Evgeny Malkin (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 0 2 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 12.50 5
R Jarret Stoll 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 20.40 9
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 16.30 7
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Drew Shore 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11.00 7
C Devin Setoguchi 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 12.50 5
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 6 3 0 0 2 1 18.10 9
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 6.20 6
L Jordan Schroeder 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10.10 7
L Brayden Schenn 2 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 12.20 9
L Joe Thornton 0 2 7 2 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 10.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 22.30 7
D Mike Green 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 29.10 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 1 18.00 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 13.50 7
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 1 43 0 0 60.00 10
G Taylor Dakers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick White 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 6.00 7
R Milan Lucic 0 0 3 4 1 3 0 -2 19.10 7
R Dustin Penner 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 -1 13.50 7
R Mason Raymond 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 20.00 7
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Anson Carter 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 20.00 7
C Brad Boyes 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 5
L Matt Beleskey 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 -1 13.10 7
L Paul Kariya 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 11.40 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 20.50 9
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 19.40 5
D Alexander Edler 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
D John Moore 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 25.50 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 -2 19.10 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 7 2 1 0 0 -1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 5 0 30 0 0 60.00 6
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brayden Schenn
2nd star: Jarret Stoll
3rd star: Evgeny Malkin

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mike Grier notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Evgeny Malkin scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Zdeno Chara finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Dustin Penner had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brad Boyes had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Henrik Sedin had his 11 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Kyle McLaren fought Patrick White in a fight.
-Shane O'Brien beat Zdeno Chara in a fight.
-Shane O'Brien beat Kyle McLaren in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 0( 29) , Manitoba Moose 1( 18)
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0-1 Brandon Reid (Jason Jaffray, Mike Brown)

Goalies: Alex Stalock - Cory Schneider