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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Dallas Stars 1
Shots: 34 - 41
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:61/77=79 %, Challenges:38/51=73 %
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:52 1-0 Evgeny Malkin [10] (Andrei Markov, Darryl Sydor)
15:23 2-0 Jere Lehtinen [16] (Evgeny Malkin, Sidney Crosby)
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34:14 2-1 Kristopher Letang [1] (Nolan Baumgartner, Mike Modano)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:09 Sidney Crosby (2 min for high-sticking)
03:58 Hal Gill (2 min for roughing)
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22:49 Brenden Morrow (2 min for high-sticking)
24:43 Steve Ott (2 min for elbowing)
26:43 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
30:19 Andrew Cogliano (2 min for high-sticking)
33:58 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
36:29 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for hooking)
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46:19 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for high-sticking)
56:19 Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 6
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 5
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 20.30 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
R Andrew Cogliano 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 12.20 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 0 1 0 4 2 19.20 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 5
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 5
L Evgeny Malkin 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 5 1 5 2 0 15.00 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 26.10 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 13.20 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 20.10 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 6 2 0 3 0 1 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L James Neal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 5.20 4
R Steve Ott 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 15.00 7
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 13.30 5
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 21.40 5
R Brad Winchester 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 5.20 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 9.10 5
C Mike Modano 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 9
C Brad Richards 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
R Toby Petersen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.20 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9.20 5
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 20.10 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 2 4 1 4 -1 22.00 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 21.40 5
D Kristopher Letang 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 6
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 32 0 0 58.20 10
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Biron
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Jere Lethinen

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Kristopher Letang ended his 7 game point drought.
-Nolan Baumgartner ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 38) , Utah Grizzlies 2( 15)
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0-1 Matt Niskanen (Niklas Grossman, Krys Barch)
0-2 Linus Persson (Jamie Johnson)
1-2 Nathan Smith (Alex Goligoski)
2-2 Kenny Corupe (Deryk Engelland)

Goalies: Curtis Sanford - Johan Holmqvist

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New York Rangers 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 19 - 25
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:18/41=42 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:67/87=77 %, Challenges:37/55=66 %
Attendance: 7125 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 335588 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:14 1-0 Daniel Sedin [11] (Martin Straka, Cam Barker)PP
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28:18 1-1 Chris Kunitz [3])
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45:04 2-1 Paul Mara [2] (Marc Staal, Nigel Dawes)
59:15 3-1 Paul Mara [3]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:45 Alex Bourret (2 min for boarding)
06:22 Matt Cullen (2 min for tripping)
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34:39 Chad LaRose (2 min for tripping)
36:39 Daniel Sedin (2 min for hooking)
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55:49 Joey Mormina (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.10 6
L Martin Straka 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 20.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 16.50 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 16.30 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 5
C Jack Skille 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 15.20 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 5
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 7.20 5
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19.20 6
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 12.20 5
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 5
D Cam Barker 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 -1 19.00 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 7 2 7 0 2 22.00 9
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 20.30 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 19.50 6
D Paul Mara 2 0 4 2 2 2 0 2 21.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 7.10 7
L Scott Walker 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 19.20 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 16.00 5
R Corey Perry 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 17.00 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 17.50 7
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 -1 15.00 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 18.10 8
L Joey Mormina 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 7.10 7
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 15.50 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
R Dany Heatley 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 19.30 6
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16.40 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 21.50 6
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.00 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 16 0 0 59.00 5
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Mara
2nd star: Daniel Sedin
3rd star: Marc Staal

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Cam Barker notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marc Staal notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daniel Sedin finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Cam Barker finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Marc Staal ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Chris Kunitz ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 23) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 12)
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1-0 Colton Orr (Artem Anisimov)
2-0 Blair Betts (Hugh Jessiman)
3-0 Hugh Jessiman (Blair Betts)
3-1 Trevor Gillies (Brandon Nolan)

Goalies: Pier-Olivier Pelletier - Michael Leighton

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Philadelphia Flyers 1 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 21 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:18/40=43 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:77/88=87 %, Challenges:48/68=69 %
Attendance: 6261 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 301154 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:28 0-1 Jan Bulis [4] (Greg Zanon, Shea Weber)
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27:49 1-1 Mike Richards [9] (Jeff Carter, Braydon Coburn)
33:55 1-2 Jarome Iginla [20] (Martin Gélinas)
34:31 1-3 Radek Bonk [6] (Colby Armstrong, Jarome Iginla)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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08:08 Oleg Saprykin (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:35 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
40:35 Mike Richards (5 min for fighting)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 18.20 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 5.00 4
C Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 4
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 9.20 6
L Mike Knuble 0 0 1 1 5 2 0 -1 14.50 5
R Dustin Brown 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 19.20 8
C Mike Richards 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 16.40 7
L Travis Moen 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 9.20 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 15.50 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 4
C Jeff Carter 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 0 18.30 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 -1 15.20 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 7 1 6 0 0 26.50 9
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 14.40 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Martin Houle 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 9.10 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 2 15.30 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 16.50 10
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 10.40 7
C Radek Bonk 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 16.40 8
C David Legwand 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 17.30 9
C Jason Arnott 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 17.10 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 9.50 5
L Jan Bulis 1 0 3 0 3 4 0 2 15.30 6
L Martin Gélinas 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 16.20 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 16.20 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 16.00 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 26.00 7
D Greg Zanon 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 15.30 5
D Shea Weber 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 24.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ondrej Pavelec 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarome Iginla
2nd star: Ondrej Pavelec
3rd star: Colby Armstrong

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jan Bulis scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Jarome Iginla scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Martin Gélinas notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jarome Iginla notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Radek Bonk finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Jan Bulis finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo fought Mike Richards in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 10) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 9)
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1-0 Rob Bellamy (Frédérik Cabana)

Goalies: Rejean Beauchemin - Chris Mason

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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 24 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:59/76=77 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:47/64=72 %
Attendance: 8154 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 416670 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:43 1-0 Tim Connolly [11] (Thomas Vanek, Teppo Numminen)
12:49 2-0 Andrew Peters [9] (Ian Laperriere, Henrik Tallinder)
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26:56 2-1 Björn Melin [1] (Ryan Getzlaf)
33:26 2-2 Mike Leclerc [3] (Teemu Selänne, Chris Drury)PP
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48:47 3-2 Maxim Afinogenov [11] (Tim Connolly, Dmitri Kalinin)
49:01 3-3 Mathieu Schneider [4] (Samuel Påhlsson)
56:02 4-3 Thomas Vanek [7] (Tim Connolly, Teppo Numminen)
59:08 5-3 Jason Pominville [7] (Jaroslav Spacek, Toni Lydman) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:27 Matt Hussey (2 min for high-sticking)
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28:18 Teppo Numminen (2 min for hooking)
30:12 Mike Leclerc (2 min for high-sticking)
32:27 Matt Hussey (2 min for hooking)
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46:45 Brian Sutherby (5 min for fighting)
46:45 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
51:49 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for cross-checking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 10.20 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.10 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 5 1 3 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.00 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.50 6
C Ian Laperriere 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 15.50 7
C Tim Connolly 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.00 9
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 7
L Matt Hussey 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 13.10 6
L Andrew Peters 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 13.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 14.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 24.40 9
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 3 4 2 4 2 1 19.50 9
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 18.30 8
D Teppo Numminen 0 2 1 5 2 2 2 1 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 20.10 9
R Petr Sykora 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
R Anson Carter 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 -3 17.40 6
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 4.50 5
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 8
C Chris Drury 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -3 20.00 6
L Andrew Ebbett 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 4
L Björn Melin 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.10 5
L Mike Leclerc 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 -3 20.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -3 23.40 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 15.40 6
D Mathieu Schneider 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -3 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 19 0 0 59.00 4
G Gerald Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Teppo Numminen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jaroslav Spacek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Teemu Selänne finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Mike Leclerc ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Mathieu Schneider ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ian Laperriere beat Brian Sutherby in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 23) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 17)
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1-0 Michael Ryan (Dylan Hunter, Mike Card)
1-1 Mark Mowers (George Parros, Brad May)
2-1 Michael Ryan (Nicklas Danielsson)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Jean-Sébastien Aubin

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Ottawa Senators 2 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:53/70=74 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:54/71=76 %, Challenges:22/41=52 %
Attendance: 14648 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 713358 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:16 0-1 Mark Hartigan [2] (Brian Rafalski, Brett Lebda)
19:39 1-1 Mike Fisher [12] (Chris Phillips)
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no scoring
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40:26 2-1 Daniel Alfredsson [15] (Mike Fisher, Erik Johnson)
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Penalty summary:
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21:15 Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
21:15 Chris Kelly (2 min for roughing)
26:39 Erik Johnson (2 min for roughing)
26:39 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for roughing)
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41:44 Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
45:47 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for boarding)
49:12 Chris Chelios (2 min for tripping)
52:25 Christoph Schubert (2 min for roughing)
52:25 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for roughing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 5
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 10.40 7
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 17.10 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 21.20 6
C Randy Robitaille 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 6
C Johan Franzén 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 12.40 8
C Mike Fisher 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 18.30 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 9
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 8.50 4
R Nick Foligno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.20 8
L Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 7 1 1 0 0 1 23.10 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 12.00 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 17.10 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 28.50 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 3 1 4 2 0 15.10 8
D Chris Phillips 0 1 2 6 1 5 0 0 19.50 8
D Erik Johnson 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Jeff Glass 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Hartigan 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.50 7
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 0 12.50 7
R Darren McCarty 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 1 6 0 4 0 19.50 5
C Tomas Kopecky 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
C Mark Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 16.10 5
C Jason Spezza 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Dallas Drake 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 9.40 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 15.40 7
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Brett Lebda 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 14.10 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 30.40 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 15.20 5
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 17.00 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Dominik Hasek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Fisher
2nd star: Daniel Alfredsson
3rd star: Chris Phillips

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Phillips notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Cory Stillman had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Vaclav Prospal had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Mark Hartigan finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Mark Hartigan finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 14) , Kansas City Blades 3( 21)
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0-1 Johan Ryno (Kip Miller, Garrett Stafford)
0-2 Mattias Ritola (Johan Andersson)
1-2 Chris Neil (Josh Hennessy)
1-3 Aaron Downey (Carl Corazzini, Brad Ference)

Goalies: Kristofer Westblom - Chris Osgood

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Montreal Canadiens 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 14 - 26
PP: 1 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:33/54=60 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:72/95=75 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
Attendance: 9600 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 421440 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:01 1-0 Tom Preissing [4] (Francis Bouillon, Tomas Plekanec)PP
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28:51 1-1 Jonathan Toews [11] (Shane Doan)
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45:14 2-1 Rob Niedermayer [5] (Ryane Clowe, Francis Bouillon)
49:19 2-2 Jason Williams [12] (Robert Lang, Jonathan Toews)
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Penalty summary:
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01:52 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for hooking)
05:58 Danny Richmond (2 min for boarding)
15:46 Robert Lang (2 min for boarding)
17:29 Craig Adams (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:06 Bryan Bickell (2 min for elbowing)
39:47 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for slashing)
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49:54 Rob Niedermayer (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Lauri Tukonen (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Rob Niedermayer (10 min game misconduct)
49:54 Lauri Tukonen (10 min game misconduct)
49:54 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Robert Lang (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Ryane Clowe (10 min game misconduct)
49:54 Robert Lang (10 min game misconduct)
49:54 Francis Bouillon (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Danny Richmond (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Francis Bouillon (10 min game misconduct)
49:54 Danny Richmond (10 min game misconduct)
49:54 Tom Preissing (2 min for roughing)
49:54 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for roughing)
49:54 Henrik Lundqvist (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
49:54 Jean-Sébastien Giguère (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
49:54 Jean-Sébastien Giguère (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Henrik Lundqvist (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Jean-Sébastien Giguère (10 min game misconduct)
49:54 Henrik Lundqvist (10 min game misconduct)
51:57 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for high-sticking)
54:22 Craig Adams (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Duncan Milroy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 4
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 22.00 5
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 1 1 1 0 15 1 12.00 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 -2 24.00 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 7.10 4
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 19.50 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 11.30 7
C Todd Marchant 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -2 24.20 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 5.40 4
L Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 4
L Ryane Clowe 0 1 2 1 1 1 15 1 14.30 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 23.30 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 2 0 0 1 0 15 1 18.50 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 26.10 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.10 4
D Tom Preissing 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 19.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -2 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 18 17 0 50.00 8
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 6 0 0 15.00 8

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 12.10 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 19.50 9
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 9.10 5
R Patrick Kane 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.10 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 2 1 1 0 17 0 12.40 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 22.40 10
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 3 2 3 2 2 0 10.30 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.40 6
R Jason Williams 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Shane Doan 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 15.50 8
D Danny Richmond 0 0 1 1 1 2 17 0 18.00 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 30.10 8
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 4 1 0 4 0 20.40 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 9 17 0 50.00 5
G Corey Crawford 0 0 3 0 0 15.00 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Toews
2nd star: Rob Niedermayer
3rd star: Jason Williams

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Rob Niedermayer finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Other notes:
-Rob Niedermayer beat Lauri Tukonen in a fight.
-Ryane Clowe beat Robert Lang in a fight.
-Francis Bouillon beat Danny Richmond in a fight.
-Jean-Sébastien Giguère beat Henrik Lundqvist in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( , Norfolk Admirals 2( 23)
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1-0 Eric Manlow (Mathieu Dandenault, Kyle Chipchura)
2-0 Gregory Stewart (Ryan Russell)
2-1 Adam Hobson (Petri Kontiola)
2-2 Prestin Ryan (Esa Pirnes)
3-2 Danny Groulx (Mathieu Dandenault, Eric Manlow)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Patrick Lalime

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Boston Bruins 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 19 - 22
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:66/86=76 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:30/47=62 %
Attendance: 14654 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 650637 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:22 1-0 Patrice Bergeron [11] (Peter Schaefer, Phil Kessel)PP
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33:05 1-1 Patrik Elias [6] (Kyle Wellwood, Carlo Colaiacovo)
35:59 1-2 Alexei Ponikarovsky [11] (Alexander Steen, Pavel Kubina)PP
38:25 1-3 Patrik Elias [7] (Kyle Wellwood, Tomas Kaberle)
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58:22 2-3 Marco Sturm [10] (Marc Savard, Mark Stuart)
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Penalty summary:
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04:33 Matt Stajan (2 min for tripping)
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22:12 Marc Savard (2 min for elbowing)
24:57 Wacey Rabbit (2 min for hooking)
34:49 Andrew Ference (2 min for tripping)
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47:16 Marc Savard (2 min for cross-checking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 10.20 6
R Milan Lucic 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Glen Murray 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
R Patrice Bergeron 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Wacey Rabbit 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.20 4
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12.20 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 -1 14.40 8
C Phil Kessel 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 17.00 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 15.00 8
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
L Marco Sturm 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 13.30 6
L David Krejci 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16.20 5
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 15.50 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 -1 21.20 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Mark Stuart 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Matt Stajan 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 15.00 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 -1 19.30 7
R Alexander Steen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.00 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Nik Antropov 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.00 7
C Mats Sundin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 19.30 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 17.50 8
L Mark Bell 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 21.00 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 7
C Patrik Elias 2 0 6 1 1 1 0 2 16.30 8
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 21.40 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 21.30 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17.40 5
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Kyle Wellwood
3rd star: Alexei Ponikarovsky

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Marco Sturm scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Kyle Wellwood notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Darcy Tucker had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 1( 7) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 18)
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0-1 SJM Colin Murphy (David Ling, Chris Harrington)
1-1 Niklas Eckerblom (Byron Bitz)
1-2 SJM Ben Ondrus (Darryl Boyce)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Andrew Raycroft

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New York Islanders 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 25 - 17
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:27/47=56 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:34/50=66 %
Attendance: 9086 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 450665 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:01 1-0 Miroslav Satan [15] (Mike Sillinger, Brendan Witt)
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25:51 1-1 Nikolai Zherdev [7] (Dick Tärnström, Michael Peca)
27:47 2-1 Josef Vasicek [7] (Bill Guerin)
31:28 2-2 Gilbert Brulé [6] (Derick Brassard, Nikolai Zherdev)
38:32 3-2 Josef Vasicek [8] (Miroslav Satan, Mike Sillinger)
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51:12 4-2 Josef Vasicek [9] (Richard Park, Freddy Meyer)
52:06 5-2 Ruslan Fedotenko [5] (Bruno Gervais)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Brendan Witt (2 min for cross-checking)
14:18 Shawn Bates (2 min for holding the stick)
18:09 Frans Nielsen (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:07 Derick Brassard (2 min for slashing)
22:16 Bryan Berard (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:06 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
45:06 Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Richard Park 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.20 8
R Bill Guerin 0 1 3 1 3 1 5 1 18.30 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 4 4 3 4 0 0 17.40 7
C Ben Walter 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 13.50 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Shawn Bates 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 7.30 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 18.20 8
L Josef Vasicek 3 0 4 1 3 0 0 2 20.30 9
L Miroslav Satan 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 16.00 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 18.10 8
D Brendan Witt 0 1 0 5 1 3 2 0 22.30 9
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 16.10 8
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 25.10 8
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 22.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Parrish 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
R David Vyborny 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 18.10 7
R Derick Brassard 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 -2 14.20 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 -1 18.30 9
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 5
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 13.00 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 18.40 4
C Michael Peca 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.20 4
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 12.30 7
L Gilbert Brulé 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 19.40 6
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 -1 21.40 8
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 14.20 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 4
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 -1 26.00 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 13.50 6
D Will Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.30 4
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 29.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Josef Vasicek
2nd star: Miroslav Satan
3rd star: Richard Park

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Brendan Witt has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Miroslav Satan scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Nikolai Zherdev ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen fought Bill Guerin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 33) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 10)
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1-0 Peter Sejna (Joe Rullier)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Adam Munro

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 20 - 18
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:65/84=77 %, Challenges:19/45=41 %
FLA PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:78/95=82 %, Challenges:22/46=46 %
Attendance: 8406 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 395923 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:36 0-1 FLA Nathan Horton [5] (Jay Bouwmeester, Karlis Skrastins)
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28:24 1-1 Wojtek Wolski [7] (Erik Cole, Ryan Smyth)
34:46 1-2 FLA Olli Jokinen [14] (Nathan Horton, Richard Zednik)PP
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50:13 1-3 FLA Gregory Campbell [1] (Brett McLean, Vaclav Nedorost)
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Penalty summary:
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31:54 FLA Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
31:54 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
34:04 Bobby Hughes (2 min for tripping)
35:51 FLA Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:49 Karl Stewart (5 min for fighting)
43:49 FLA Radek Dvorak (5 min for fighting)
43:49 Karl Stewart (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 FLA Radek Dvorak (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 Chris Gratton (5 min for fighting)
43:49 FLA Jozef Stumpel (5 min for fighting)
43:49 Chris Gratton (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 FLA Jozef Stumpel (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
43:49 FLA Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
43:49 Evgeny Artyukhin (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 FLA Chad Kilger (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
43:49 FLA Mike Van Ryn (5 min for fighting)
43:49 Shane O'Brien (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 FLA Mike Van Ryn (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 Alex Picard (2 min for roughing)
43:49 FLA Bryan Allen (2 min for roughing)
43:49 FLA Tomas Vokoun (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
43:49 José Theodore (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
43:49 José Theodore (5 min for fighting)
43:49 FLA Tomas Vokoun (5 min for fighting)
43:49 José Theodore (10 min game misconduct)
43:49 FLA Tomas Vokoun (10 min game misconduct)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 -1 11.50 4
L Karl Stewart 0 0 2 0 3 1 15 0 12.00 4
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 15.00 5
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 21.10 7
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 11.50 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 2 1 2 15 0 12.00 6
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.30 4
L Wojtek Wolski 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 18.00 7
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 14.20 5
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 0 12.00 6
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.10 4
L Erik Cole 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 23.00 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 1 0 2 20 0 10.20 5
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 17.00 5
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 6 3 3 0 0 27.30 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 1 0 2 4 2 0 17.50 4
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 -1 17.40 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 12 17 0 43.50 6
G Karri Rämö 1 0 3 0 0 16.10 4

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 1 3 3 1 4 0 1 9.20 8
R Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 19.50 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 0 2 2 1 15 -1 11.30 5
R Nathan Horton 1 1 4 0 3 0 0 1 21.50 7
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 9.20 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16.20 5
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 -1 9.00 6
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 4 5 1 6 0 1 22.50 10
L Gregory Campbell 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 9.20 6
L Garth Murray 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 17.20 6
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -1 7.50 4
L Richard Zednik 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 23.00 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 20.10 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 -1 12.30 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 29.50 7
D Jassen Cullimore 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.30 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 13.50 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 1 2 4 2 2 2 28.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 16 17 0 43.50 8
G Robert Esche 0 0 3 0 0 16.10 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Horton
2nd star: Olli Jokinen
3rd star: Brett McLean

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Wojtek Wolski finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Karlis Skrastins notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Richard Zednik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Gregory Campbell finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Gregory Campbell finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Chad Kilger fought Shane O'Brien in a fight.
-Karl Stewart beat Radek Dvorak in a fight.
-Chris Gratton beat Jozef Stumpel in a fight.
-Evgeny Artyukhin beat Chad Kilger in a fight.
-Shane O'Brien beat Mike Van Ryn in a fight.
-Tomas Vokoun beat José Theodore in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 23) , Louisville Panthers 0( 9)
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1-0 Dustin Collins (Craig MacDonald)
2-0 Mario Scalzo (Mathieu Darche, Jason Ward)
3-0 Janne Hauhtonen (Adam Henrich)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Tyler Plante

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Washington Capitals 5 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 23 - 19
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:28/48=57 %
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:38/58=64 %
Attendance: 7460 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 370762 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:25 0-1 François Beauchemin [4] (Martin Brodeur)
16:34 1-1 Alexander Ovechkin [14] (Brooks Laich)
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38:14 1-2 Zach Parisé [10] (Rod Brind'Amour)
38:39 2-2 Michael Nylander [11] (Ben Clymer)
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48:14 3-2 Eric Fehr [1] (Tomas Fleischmann, Brian Pothier)
48:51 4-2 Steve Eminger [2] (Sergei Fedorov, Tom Poti)
50:28 4-3 Vitaly Vishnevski [2] (Travis Zajac, Jan Hrdina)
58:59 5-3 Chris Clark [11] (Alexander Semin, Alexander Ovechkin)
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Penalty summary:
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02:48 Johnny Oduya (2 min for holding the stick)
17:51 Andy Greene (2 min for tripping)
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33:05 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for diving)
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43:36 Alexander Semin (2 min for boarding)
53:56 Alexander Semin (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 8.00 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 11.20 6
R Chris Clark 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 1 19.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.10 6
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
C Michael Nylander 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 16.30 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Brooks Laich 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 6
L Alexander Semin 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 17.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 3 4 0 4 0 2 21.00 10
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 13.10 7
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 2 27.50 8
D Mike Green 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 6
D Steve Eminger 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.50 4
C John Madden 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 1 18.00 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 -5 17.40 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 20.20 7
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7.50 6
C Travis Zajac 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Brian Rolston 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -5 16.30 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 7.50 5
L Jan Hrdina 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 11.40 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -5 16.30 6
L Zach Parisé 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 16.20 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13.30 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -5 18.50 6
D François Beauchemin 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 26.10 8
D Vitaly Vishnevski 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 20.20 8
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -5 15.20 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 1 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Eric Fehr
3rd star: Chris Clark

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Nylander scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Eric Fehr finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Zach Parisé scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brian Rolston had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Zach Parisé ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 21) , Albany River Rats 0( 12)
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1-0 Donald Brashear (Alexandre Giroux)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Frank Doyle

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Colorado Avalanche 2 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 22 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:41/64=63 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:80/99=80 %, Challenges:25/44=55 %
Attendance: 9402 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 461639 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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26:18 0-1 Geoff Sanderson [15] (Dustin Penner, Ales Hemsky)
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41:51 0-2 Patrick Marleau [12] (Shawn Horcoff, Tom Gilbert)
49:42 1-2 Tyler Arnason [4] (Jochen Hecht, Peter Budaj)
54:31 2-2 Jochen Hecht [7] (Jussi Jokinen, Marek Svatos)
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Penalty summary:
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04:02 Tyler Arnason (2 min for high-sticking)
09:52 Fernando Pisani (2 min for boarding)
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28:48 Ladislav Smid (2 min for elbowing)
32:22 Scott Hannan (2 min for roughing)
32:22 T.J. Hensick (2 min for roughing)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 9.30 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 17.40 5
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 22.20 7
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 11.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 17.00 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 20.30 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 9.30 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 19.20 7
R Marek Svatos 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Joe Sakic 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -2 22.30 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 18.30 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 28.00 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 4 2 6 0 1 19.50 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 2 1 23 0 0 65.00 8
G Michael Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Kyle Brodziak 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 15.00 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 8
L Dustin Penner 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 19.30 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 4
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 16.00 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 21.40 6
L Geoff Sanderson 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 19.30 8
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 18.20 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 16.20 5
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 26.20 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 16.30 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 23.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 2 0 20 0 0 65.00 8
G Stephen Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jochen Hecht
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: Tyler Arnason

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Milan Hejduk had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Geoff Sanderson scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 4( 11) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 13)
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0-1 Colin McDonald (Denis Grebeshkov, Ryan Garlock)
1-1 Jonathan Granström (Johnny Boychuk)
2-1 David Jones (Wes O'Neill)
3-1 Mathias Joggi (Scott Parker, Johnny Boychuk)
4-1 Eric Healey (Mathias Joggi)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Dwayne Roloson

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St. Louis Blues 3 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 30 - 19
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:16/42=37 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:27/60=44 %
Attendance: 10879 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 555917 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:34 1-0 Paul Kariya [11] (Andy McDonald)
18:22 1-1 Tuomo Ruutu [10] (Jarret Stoll, Craig Rivet)
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no scoring
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45:11 2-1 Keith Tkachuk [11] (Jay McKee)
49:46 3-1 Keith Tkachuk [12] (Jay McClement)
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Penalty summary:
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02:44 Martin Lapointe (2 min for roughing)
10:21 Tom Cavanagh (2 min for holding the stick)
14:52 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for tripping)
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49:07 Eric Brewer (2 min for roughing)
49:07 Tom Cavanagh (2 min for roughing)
53:14 Jay McKee (2 min for roughing)
53:14 Nick Petrecki (2 min for roughing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.00 6
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 14.30 5
R Mike Johnson 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 19.40 8
R Andy McDonald 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 18.50 6
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 6
C Jay McClement 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 23.30 7
C Brad Boyes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 7.00 5
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 14.30 7
L Keith Tkachuk 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 19.40 8
L Paul Kariya 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Micki Dupont 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 18.50 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 17.40 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 8 2 8 2 1 23.30 9
D Steven Wagner 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 -1 16.10 6
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 3 0 3 2 2 16.40 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 5 6 2 7 0 1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 13.50 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17.00 4
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 -2 18.40 6
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 10.20 5
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -3 20.20 7
C Tom Cavanagh 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 8.20 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 13.50 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 4 4 3 4 0 1 16.00 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 -3 21.00 5
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 13.50 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 17.00 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -3 27.00 6
D Ty Wishart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 22.20 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -3 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Keith Tkachuk
2nd star: Paul Kariya
3rd star: Jay McKee

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jay McClement finally ended his 13 game point drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 22) , Cleveland Barons 0( 7)
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1-0 Patrik Berglund (Jamal Mayers, Roman Polak)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Brian Boucher