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Calgary Flames 2 , Colorado Avalanche 4
Shots: 26 - 24
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:70/89=78 %, Challenges:36/50=70 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:29/44=64 %
Attendance: 8451 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 391281 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:52 1-0 Jarome Iginla [17] (Zach Parisé, Daymond Langkow)PP
15:51 1-1 Mikael Samuelsson [10] (Marc Savard, Peter Mueller)
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23:16 1-2 Darcy Tucker [8] (Josh Gorges, Kyle Quincey)
33:09 2-2 Rene Bourque [12] (Jarome Iginla, Jamal Mayers)
38:11 2-3 Darcy Tucker [9] (Josh Gorges, Brett Clark)
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58:42 2-4 Marc Savard [9] (Peter Mueller) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:24 Marc Savard (2 min for slashing)
07:01 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
13:04 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for high-sticking)
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24:12 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for high-sticking)
27:38 Michael Grabner (2 min for holding the stick)
30:14 Chris Durno (2 min for roughing)
30:14 Jarome Iginla (2 min for roughing)
39:37 Andy Delmore (2 min for tripping)
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54:55 Mikael Backlund (2 min for tripping)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 8.30 7
R David Moss 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 19.00 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 4 3 1 3 2 0 20.10 10
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 6
C Matt Stajan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.10 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.00 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5.50 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 13.20 5
L Rene Bourque 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 17.10 7
L Zach Parisé 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
D Andy Delmore 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 19.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 16.10 5
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -2 22.10 7
D Mark Giordano 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 19.50 5
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 18.10 7
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 24.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 20 0 0 59.30 5
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Grabner 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 12.00 6
R T.J. Galiardi 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 11.10 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 9.40 7
C Chris Durno 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 12.00 6
C Ryan O'Reilly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 6
C Marc Savard 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 17.10 7
L Cody McLeod 0 0 2 5 1 4 0 0 17.00 8
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 12.30 7
L Darcy Tucker 2 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 17.10 9
L Peter Mueller 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 18.20 7
D Josh Gorges 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 13.50 7
D Kyle Quincey 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 27.50 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Brett Clark 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 15.20 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 1 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Craig Anderson 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Darcy Tucker
2nd star: Jarome Iginla
3rd star: Marc Savard

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Daymond Langkow notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jarome Iginla notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ales Kotalik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Mikael Samuelsson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brett Clark notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Josh Gorges ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 3( 28) , Hershey Bears 2( 2)
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1-0 SJF Jason Jaffray (Mattias Hellström)
1-1 HER Marty Sertich (David Koci)
1-2 HER Raffi Torres (Ryan Stoa)
2-2 SJF John Negrin (Jan-Mikael Järvinen)
3-2 SJF Eric Nystrom (David Van Der Gulik)
Goalies: Leland Irving - Tyler Weiman

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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 27 - 17
PP: 3 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:72/88=81 %, Challenges:35/51=67 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:22/43=50 %
Attendance: 7259 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 361498 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:01 1-0 Brian Pothier [3] (Tuomo Ruutu, Joni Pitkänen)PP
11:34 2-0 Sergei Samsonov [13] (Brian Pothier, Joni Pitkänen)
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21:37 3-0 Tuomo Ruutu [15] (Joni Pitkänen, Brian Pothier)PP
25:24 4-0 Joni Pitkänen [6] (Tuomo Ruutu, Ray Whitney)PP
38:15 4-1 Stéphane Veilleux [5])
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:28 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for roughing)
06:35 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for tripping)
19:51 Ryan Malone (2 min for tripping)
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23:54 Steven Stamkos (2 min for hooking)
34:56 Martins Karsums (2 min for hooking)
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41:03 Steven Stamkos (2 min for cross-checking)
44:11 Bryan Rodney (2 min for boarding)
51:07 Oskar Osala (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 13.00 7
R Chad LaRose 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 12.50 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 2 3 3 1 4 0 1 18.50 9
R Erik Cole 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 20.10 7
C Jiri Tlusty 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 11.30 6
C Michael Ryan 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12.50 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 10.50 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Oskar Osala 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 8.00 4
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 9
D Bryan Rodney 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.10 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 -1 23.10 6
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 15.50 7
D Brian Pothier 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Joni Pitkänen 1 3 3 3 1 4 0 -1 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Fedoruk 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 6.30 6
R Martins Karsums 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 12.00 5
R Teddy Purcell 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 12.00 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 5
C Paul Szczechura 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Adam Hall 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 12.00 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 -1 19.50 6
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 20.50 7
L Ryan Craig 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 12.00 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 20.30 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 5
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.00 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 27.50 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 13.30 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 19.10 4
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 9 0 0 25.30 4
G Mike Smith 0 0 14 0 0 34.30 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joni Pitkänen
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Brian Pothier

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 5( 22) , Detroit Vipers 0( 10)
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1-0 LOW Patrick Dwyer (Brandon Sutter)
2-0 LOW Patrick Dwyer (Brandon Sutter)
3-0 LOW Nicolas Blanchard (Zack Fitzgerald)
4-0 LOW Stefan Chaput (Tom Kostopoulos, Mikko Maenpaa)
5-0 LOW John Vigilante (Cedric Lalonde-McNicoll)
Goalies: Justin Pogge - Karri Rämö

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 25 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:25/39=62 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:48/67=70 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 1002450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:12 0-1 Darren Helm [4] (Brad Stuart, Nicklas Lidström)
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26:44 0-2 Johan Franzen [15] (Jiri Hudler, Henrik Zetterberg)
28:34 1-2 Dustin Byfuglien [2] (Jarret Stoll, Dave Bolland)
32:56 2-2 Jarret Stoll [7] (Andrew Ladd, Dustin Byfuglien)
34:48 3-2 Patrick Sharp [10] (Duncan Keith)
39:18 4-2 Jonathan Toews [18] (Patrick Sharp, Ben Eager)
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41:31 4-3 Patrick Eaves [4] (Darren Helm, Kris Draper)
45:46 5-3 Brent Seabrook [4] (Jonathan Toews, John Madden)
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Penalty summary:
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09:59 Brian Rafalski (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:48 Dave Bolland (2 min for high-sticking)
59:55 Marian Hossa (2 min for high-sticking)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Troy Brouwer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Dustin Byfuglien 1 1 5 1 3 1 0 2 12.40 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 16.20 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
C John Madden 0 1 0 5 3 3 0 0 9.50 7
C Jarret Stoll 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 12.40 8
C Dave Bolland 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 -1 16.20 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 9
L Ben Eager 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.50 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 12.40 6
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12.10 6
D Vyacheslav Voinov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.10 5
D Brent Seabrook 1 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 23.30 8
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 2 12.20 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antti Niemi 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 4.50 6
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 15.00 6
R Dan Cleary 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 -2 16.20 7
R Johan Franzen 1 0 6 2 3 0 0 -2 21.50 7
C Darren Helm 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5.40 8
C Kris Draper 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 15.00 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -3 19.30 5
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 -1 21.50 8
L Justin Abdelkader 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4.50 5
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.00 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 5
L Jiri Hudler 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 -2 21.50 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 15.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -2 14.20 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 28.20 8
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Brad Stuart 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 18.30 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Byfuglien
2nd star: Jarret Stoll
3rd star: Jonathan Toews

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Patrick Sharp scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrick Sharp notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dustin Byfuglien finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Marian Hossa had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Dave Bolland had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Andrew Ladd finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Kris Versteeg had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brent Seabrook finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Johan Franzen scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Patrick Eaves ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Darren Helm ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 11) , Kansas City Blades 3( 14)
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0-1 KCB Cory Emmerton (Drew Miller)
0-2 KCB Jeremy Williams (Evan McGrath, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
0-3 KCB Evan McGrath (Jean-Simon Allard)
1-3 NOR Kyle Greentree (Dan Bertram, Richard Petiot)
Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Daniel Larsson

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Dallas Stars 3 , Phoenix Coyotes 1
Shots: 24 - 17
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:27/44=60 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:34/54=61 %
Attendance: 9988 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 459448 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:16 0-1 Martin St. Louis [17] (Martin Hanzal)PP
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33:13 1-1 Brandon Segal [2] (Dustin Boyd, Mike Modano)
34:33 2-1 James Neal [9] (Mike Ribeiro, Dan Hamhuis)
35:16 3-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [11] (Brad Richards, Trevor Daley)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for hooking)
04:43 Brandon Segal (2 min for slashing)
13:28 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
16:11 James van Riemsdyk (2 min for hooking)
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29:36 Brad Richards (2 min for slashing)
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55:19 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for roughing)
55:19 Adrian Aucoin (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Segal 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5.50 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 17.20 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 14.20 8
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 7
C Dustin Boyd 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 7
C Mike Modano 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 8
C Brad Richards 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 14.20 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 11.20 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 5
L James Neal 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 2 19.40 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 5
D Trevor Daley 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 14.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 24.50 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 1 21.10 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 1 21.10 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 2 6 1 5 0 1 21.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 9.40 6
R Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 15.00 5
R James van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -1 14.40 6
R Dustin Brown 0 0 3 6 2 6 0 -1 20.00 9
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 5
C Kyle Turris 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Martin Hanzal 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.30 7
R Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.00 5
L Viktor Stalberg 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.10 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 9
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 14.50 4
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 29.10 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 18.20 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 13.50 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 27.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Tordjman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brandon Segal
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: Mike Modano

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Dan Hamhuis notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brandon Segal finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Loui Eriksson had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Modano finally ended his 24 game point drought.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 22) , Springfield Falcons 1( 7)
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1-0 UTH Aaron Gagnon
2-0 UTH Aaron Gagnon (Francis Wathier)
3-0 UTH Mark Fistric
3-1 SPR Ryan Hollweg (Francis Lessard, Justin Bernhardt)
Goalies: Brent Krahn - Miika Wiikman

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Edmonton Oilers 2 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 19 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:26/45=56 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:71/89=79 %, Challenges:33/54=60 %
Attendance: 16652 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 726027 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:56 0-1 Jason Demers [4] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Joe Pavelski)
17:23 1-1 Ryan Potulny [1] (Alexei Mikhnov, Liam Reddox)
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36:49 1-2 Joe Pavelski [9] (Ryane Clowe, Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
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48:41 2-2 Mike Komisarek [3] (Ales Hemsky, Ryan Smyth)
53:43 2-3 Patrick Marleau [13] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Dan Boyle)
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Penalty summary:
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04:05 Theo Peckham (2 min for roughing)
04:05 Logan Couture (2 min for roughing)
04:23 Kevin Porter (2 min for elbowing)
19:25 Dan Boyle (2 min for hooking)
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22:41 Sam Gagner (2 min for cross-checking)
27:15 Simon Gagné (2 min for high-sticking)
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57:21 Kevin Porter (2 min for hooking)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Potulny 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7.20 8
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 16.00 7
R Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 16.50 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Kevin Porter 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 7.20 6
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 -1 18.10 5
C Mats Sundin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 5
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7.20 6
L Liam Reddox 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -1 14.00 7
L Mike Comrie 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 18.10 5
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Jason Strudwick 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 14.30 5
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 20.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 1 25.00 8
D Theo Peckham 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 -1 16.20 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Mike Komisarek 1 0 2 5 3 5 0 1 24.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonas Gustavsson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Logan Couture 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 8.00 6
C Ryan Vesce 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 -1 13.30 4
R Ryane Clowe 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 2 19.10 8
L Simon Gagné 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 18.40 6
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 16.30 6
C Joe Pavelski 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.40 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 8.00 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 -1 14.50 6
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 15.30 8
L Mike Richards 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 17.00 6
D Jason Demers 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 16.30 8
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 26.10 6
D Derek Joslin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 8
D Dan Boyle 0 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Pavelski
2nd star: Marc-Édouard Vlasic
3rd star: Ryane Clowe

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ales Hemsky notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexei Mikhnov ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 10) , Cleveland Barons 2( 11)
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0-1 CLE Benn Ferriero (Danny Groulx, Brandon Mashinter)
0-2 CLE Alex Bourret (Bryce Swan)
1-2 HAM Zack Stortini (Ryan Jones, Ryan O'Marra)
Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Henrik Karlsson

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Florida Panthers 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 19 - 20
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:25/38=64 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:29/44=64 %
Attendance: 6553 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 311923 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:29 0-1 Drew Stafford [12] (Derek Roy, Dustin Penner)PP
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28:15 1-1 Keith Ballard [4] (Cory Stillman, Nathan Horton)PP
37:06 2-1 Radek Dvorak [5] (David Booth, Nick Tarnasky)
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49:56 3-1 Nathan Horton [9] (Stephen Weiss, Cory Stillman)PP
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Penalty summary:
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07:17 Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
07:17 Brendan Witt (5 min for fighting)
08:09 Bryan Allen (2 min for high-sticking)
14:12 Kamil Kreps (2 min for tripping)
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22:07 Mark Mancari (2 min for high-sticking)
26:28 Dustin Penner (2 min for high-sticking)
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48:19 Brendan Witt (2 min for diving)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Victor Oreskovich 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 5
R Michael Frolik 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
R Radek Dvorak 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 15.20 8
R Nathan Horton 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 8
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 6
C Greg Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.40 6
L Nick Tarnasky 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.40 7
L Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Cory Stillman 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 8
L David Booth 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.30 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 18.30 6
D Dmitry Kulikov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 5
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 26.50 7
D Clay Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.10 5
D Ville Koistinen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 19.40 6
D Keith Ballard 1 0 3 4 0 2 5 1 25.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Scott Clemmensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 6
R Drew Stafford 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 16.40 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 18.50 5
C Matt Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 17.00 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 16.40 4
C Derek Roy 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 5
L Matthew Lombardi 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 13.00 6
R Dustin Penner 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 -1 16.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 18.30 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 -1 20.30 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.40 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.40 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 18.10 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Horton
2nd star: Keith Ballard
3rd star: Radek Dvorak

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-David Booth notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Keith Ballard finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Other notes:
-Keith Ballard beat Brendan Witt in a fight.
Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 18) , Rochester Americans 1( 14)
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1-0 LOU Mike Duco (Jeff Taffe, Peter Aston)
1-1 ROC Jan Steber (Philippe Gogulla, Felix Schutz)
2-1 LOU Jeff Taffe (Michael Caruso, Michal Repik)
Goalies: Alexander Salak - Jean-Philippe Lamoureux

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Los Angeles Kings 3 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 40 - 22
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:82/104=78 %, Challenges:44/49=88 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:20/40=48 %
Attendance: 12041 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 599642 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:48 1-0 Jordan Staal [5] (Mattias Öhlund, Bobby Ryan)PP
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24:13 1-1 Brad Boyes [11] (Paul Kariya, Alexander Frolov)
29:14 2-1 Nikolai Kulemin [10] (Justin Williams, Jordan Staal)
32:34 2-2 Matt D'Agostini [3] (Roman Polak, Viktor Tikhonov)
34:39 3-2 Justin Williams [8] (Jordan Staal, Matt Greene)
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54:42 3-3 Paul Kariya [10] (Brad Boyes, Eric Brewer)
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Penalty summary:
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06:02 Paul Kariya (2 min for cross-checking)
15:49 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for diving)
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29:29 Justin Williams (2 min for boarding)
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47:25 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for tripping)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wayne Simmonds 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 7
R Steve Downie 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 19.40 7
R Nikolai Kulemin 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Bobby Ryan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Scott Parse 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 17.40 6
C Jordan Staal 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
L Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
R Justin Williams 1 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 19.20 9
L David Perron 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 8
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 20.10 8
D Randy Jones 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
D Drew Doughty 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 25.10 6
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
D Matt Greene 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 23.00 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Quick 3 0 19 0 0 65.00 6
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.10 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 5
R Brad Boyes 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 18.00 8
C Viktor Tikhonov 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 11.40 5
C Andy McDonald 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
C Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.30 5
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 18.20 7
L Brad Winchester 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12.40 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 17.10 6
L Paul Kariya 1 1 5 0 2 0 2 1 19.20 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 -1 18.00 7
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 5
D Oliver Ekman-Larsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 22.20 5
D Roman Polak 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Eric Brewer 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 21.00 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 26.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chet Pickard 3 0 37 0 0 65.00 10
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jordan Staal
2nd star: Chet Pickard
3rd star: Brad Boyes

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Nikolai Kulemin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexei Yashin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Paul Kariya scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt D'Agostini ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Viktor Tikhonov ended his 8 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 4( 20) , Worcester Icecats 0( 18)
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1-0 MNC Brett MacLean (Juraj Mikus)
2-0 MNC John Zeiler (Sean O'Donnell)
3-0 MNC Brett MacLean
4-0 MNC Trevor Lewis (John Zeiler)
Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Chris Mason

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Nashville Predators 0 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 20 - 18
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:29/41=69 %
Attendance: 6355 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 329189 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:08 0-1 Alexander Svitov [1] (Jared Boll)
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31:28 0-2 Maxim Lapierre [8] (Jared Boll, Max Pacioretty)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:25 Jared Boll (2 min for hooking)
07:34 Gabriel Bourque (2 min for hooking)
14:59 Robert Lang (2 min for slashing)
19:08 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)
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28:25 Jakub Voracek (2 min for holding the stick)
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51:52 Kristian Huselius (2 min for diving)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 9.30 6
R Jamie Benn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 5
R Patric Hörnqvist 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 8.30 5
C Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 4
C David Legwand 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 19.50 5
C Jason Arnott 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 21.20 8
L Gabriel Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 4
L Antti Pihlstrom 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 14.40 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 5
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Ryan Ellis 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 18.50 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 27.30 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 14.50 5
D Cody Franson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 4
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jared Boll 0 2 1 3 1 3 2 2 9.20 8
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15.20 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 17.30 5
R Maxim Lapierre 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 20.50 7
C Alexander Svitov 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6.20 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 10.10 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Max Pacioretty 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Andrew Murray 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.00 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18.00 5
L R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 18.30 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12.40 6
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 26.50 6
D Marc Methot 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.40 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Mason
2nd star: Jared Boll
3rd star: Maxim Lapierre

Notes for Nashville Predators:
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Jared Boll ended his 8 game point drought.
-Alexander Svitov ended his 7 game point drought.
-Antoine Vermette had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-R.J. Umberger had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 19) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 10)
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1-0 MIL Robert Dietrich (Jerred Smithson)
Goalies: Mark Dekanich - Kevin Lalande

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New York Islanders 0 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 13 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:61/79=77 %, Challenges:17/41=40 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/99=71 %, Challenges:42/59=70 %
Attendance: 8092 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 364949 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:27 0-1 Shane Doan [15] (David Krejci, Marco Sturm)
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30:13 0-2 Shane Doan [16] (Brooks Orpik, Mark Stuart)
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46:21 0-3 Brad Marchand [4] (Mark Recchi, Shawn Thornton)
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Penalty summary:
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13:44 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for elbowing)
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20:08 Miroslav Satan (2 min for elbowing)
32:16 Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
32:16 Milan Lucic (2 min for roughing)
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43:45 Bruno Gervais (2 min for tripping)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 12.30 6
R Sean Avery 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 -1 12.20 4
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13.50 4
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 -1 19.30 7
C Josh Bailey 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.40 5
C Richard Park 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 12.20 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 13.20 5
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.50 4
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 15.20 7
L Blake Comeau 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.00 5
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 4
D Jack Hillen 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15.30 5
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 23.30 4
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 -1 14.30 5
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 22.00 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 -2 26.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shawn Thornton 0 1 2 5 1 5 0 1 8.20 8
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 16.20 7
L Marco Sturm 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.50 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 3 4 2 2 0 18.20 6
C Brad Marchand 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 7
C Vladimir Sobotka 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 7
C David Krejci 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.00 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 17.10 7
L Mark Recchi 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 6
L Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 16.20 8
R Shane Doan 2 0 5 2 0 2 0 2 18.10 10
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 17.00 6
D Mark Stuart 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 17.00 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 22.40 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 18.50 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 2 18.00 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 13 0 0 60.00 9
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuukka Rask
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Shawn Thornton

Notes for New York Islanders:
Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Shane Doan scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marco Sturm notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Shawn Thornton ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 17) , Providence Bruins 0( 16)
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1-0 BRG Robbie Schremp (Trevor Smith)
Goalies: Martin Biron - Dany Sabourin

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New York Rangers 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 20 - 37
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:62/73=84 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
PP: 0 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:59/82=71 %, Challenges:35/40=85 %
Attendance: 16891 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 785432 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:53 1-0 Marian Gaborik [17] (Phil Kessel)
08:28 2-0 Jochen Hecht [10] (Chris Drury)
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26:56 2-1 Maxim Afinogenov [6] (Colby Armstrong, Pavel Kubina)
31:34 2-2 Nicklas Bergfors [8] (Rich Peverley, Christoph Schubert)
33:26 3-2 Vaclav Prospal [13] (Chris Drury, Marian Gaborik)PP
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53:56 4-2 Tim Kennedy [3] (Erik Christensen, James Wright)
57:02 5-2 Enver Lisin [5] (Travis Moen)
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Penalty summary:
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23:52 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
28:24 David Schlemko (2 min for slashing)
32:25 Evander Kane (2 min for hooking)
36:06 Todd White (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:14 Maxime Talbot (2 min for slashing)
51:19 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for elbowing)
59:06 Bryan Little (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Kennedy 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.20 7
R Enver Lisin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 6
C John Tavares 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 18.50 9
C James Wright 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 -1 17.10 7
C Chris Drury 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 14.10 8
C Phil Kessel 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
L Erik Christensen 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
L Travis Moen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Pavel Valentenko 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.20 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 28.30 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 18.50 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 17.10 5
D David Schlemko 0 0 0 4 1 2 2 1 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 35 0 0 60.00 10
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 8.20 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 14.10 6
R Bryan Little 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 15.00 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
C Evander Kane 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 11.40 7
C Rich Peverley 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 14.20 7
R Nik Antropov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 14.00 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 1 11.30 8
L Christoph Schubert 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 -2 18.30 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 15.10 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 5
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 22.50 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ondrej Pavelec 5 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Gaborik
2nd star: Marc-André Fleury
3rd star: Tim Kennedy

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Jochen Hecht scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Drury scored the 600th point of his career.
-Tim Kennedy finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Erik Christensen finally ended his 11 game point drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 1( 11) , Chicago Wolves 0( 21)
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1-0 HFD Jordan Owens (Kris Newbury)
Goalies: Steve Valiquette - Drew MacIntyre

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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 23 - 28
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:35/61=56 %
PP: 1 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:77/92=83 %, Challenges:21/40=51 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 749543 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:41 1-0 Ryan Getzlaf [11] (Sergei Gonchar, Dion Phaneuf)
09:18 2-0 Teemu Selänne [16] (Sergei Gonchar, Mike Cammalleri)PP
18:39 2-1 Ian Laperriere [3] (Arron Asham, Ville Leino)
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28:03 2-2 Dany Heatley [18] (Scott Hartnell)PP
33:15 2-3 Devin Setoguchi [6] (Scott Hartnell, Daniel Brière)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:38 Daniel Brière (2 min for elbowing)
08:54 Zdeno Chara (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:45 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for cross-checking)
29:24 Alex Goligoski (2 min for hooking)
35:57 Steve Ott (2 min for roughing)
35:57 Daniel Brière (2 min for roughing)
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47:42 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
55:52 Zdeno Chara (2 min for boarding)
59:17 Ville Leino (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.50 5
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 13.50 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.30 5
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
C Mike Rupp 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 11.30 6
L Steve Ott 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 -1 13.10 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 1 18.50 9
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.20 4
L Martin Straka 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -1 17.20 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20.50 7
L Mike Cammalleri 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 -1 20.00 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 23.50 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 -2 20.40 6
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 13.40 5
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 1 19.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 25 0 0 58.00 7
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 6.00 7
L Ville Leino 0 1 0 3 4 3 2 0 12.50 6
R Scott Hartnell 0 2 3 5 2 5 0 0 19.10 9
R Daniel Brière 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 17.00 7
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 6.00 6
C Darroll Powe 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 19.30 6
C Jeff Carter 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 22.10 7
L Ian Laperriere 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6.20 8
L Daniel Carcillo 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 12.50 7
L Devin Setoguchi 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Dany Heatley 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 13.50 6
D Ryan Parent 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 26.20 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Boucher 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Hartnell
2nd star: Ryan Getzlaf
3rd star: Ian Laperriere

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Chris Kunitz had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Daniel Brière notched his 20th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 16) , Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 17)
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0-1 PHL Lukas Kaspar (Patrick Maroon)
0-2 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Patrick Maroon)
0-3 PHL Jon Kalinski (Stefan Ruzicka, Jared Ross)
Goalies: Jani Nieminen - Michael Leighton

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Toronto Maple Leafs 0 , Ottawa Senators 2
Shots: 16 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:23/48=46 %
PP: 2 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:65/89=73 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
Attendance: 7183 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 367052 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:07 0-1 Nick Foligno [8] (Jason Spezza)PP
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28:53 0-2 Alex Kovalev [15] (Chris Campoli, Milan Michalek)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:59 Nick Foligno (2 min for tripping)
09:48 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for hooking)
12:09 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for tripping)
16:31 Matt Cullen (2 min for high-sticking)
18:58 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for hooking)
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27:35 Brayden Schenn (2 min for hooking)
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52:22 Artem Anisimov (2 min for high-sticking)
54:38 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
54:38 Dominic Moore (2 min for roughing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 9.40 6
R Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 12.30 4
R Tyler Ennis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 5
R Matt Moulson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 9.00 5
L Brayden Schenn 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 11.50 4
C Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C John Mitchell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 4
L Tyler Bozak 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 12.30 5
L Alex Foster 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 5
L Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 17.00 5
D Sami Lepistö 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.00 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 27.50 7
D Jeff Finger 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19.50 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Nicklas Grossman 0 0 1 8 2 2 0 0 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7.00 7
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 12.10 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 19.30 8
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 7
C Chris Kelly 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16.10 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 11.40 6
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 13.30 7
L Nick Foligno 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 19.20 7
L Milan Michalek 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.40 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17.30 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 27.20 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16.10 6
D Chris Campoli 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Brian Elliott 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Leclaire
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Nick Foligno

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alex Kovalev ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Daniel Alfredsson had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 15) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 9)
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0-1 GRD Aaron Snow (Brian Lee, Ryan Keller)
0-2 GRD Fredric Andersson (Jesse Winchester, Brian Lee)
1-2 SJM Luca Caputi (Tim Brent)
Goalies: James Reimer - Andy Chiodo

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Vancouver Canucks 3 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 34 - 18
PP: 2 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:69/79=87 %, Challenges:44/60=72 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:65/89=73 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
Attendance: 13274 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 609276 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:37 1-0 Paul Stastny [11] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Daniel Sedin)PP
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31:18 1-1 Martin Havlat [11] (Mikko Koivu, Andrew Brunette)
34:17 2-1 Alex Burrows [14] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Shane O'Brien)PP
35:36 3-1 Henrik Sedin [15] (Daniel Sedin, Jannik Hansen)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:46 Antti Miettinen (2 min for tripping)
12:55 Andrew Brunette (2 min for tripping)
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20:59 Matt Duchene (2 min for tripping)
23:02 Martin Havlat (2 min for high-sticking)
33:44 Tyler Cuma (2 min for hooking)
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45:07 Andrew Ebbett (2 min for high-sticking)
50:03 Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
50:03 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
56:25 Andrew Ebbett (2 min for high-sticking)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jannik Hansen 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 9.40 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 10.00 7
R Alex Burrows 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 -1 20.00 6
R Daniel Sedin 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 20.20 7
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 9.40 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 5
C Paul Stastny 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 1 21.20 9
L Yan Stastny 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Mason Raymond 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Matt Duchene 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 20.30 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.40 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 -1 12.20 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 30.00 8
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Alex Edler 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 5
R Petr Sykora 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.40 5
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 15.30 6
R Martin Havlat 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 18.00 6
C Andrew Ebbett 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 7.50 5
C James Sheppard 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.40 5
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 16.50 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 20.00 7
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 4
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 11.40 7
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20.20 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 7
D Tyler Cuma 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12.20 6
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 4
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 28.50 5
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 5
D Cam Barker 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 -1 20.10 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 9
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Burrows
2nd star: Daniel Sedin
3rd star: Paul Stastny

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Daniel Sedin notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Shane O'Brien notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Henrik Sedin scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Owen Nolan in a fight.
Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 1( 10) , Houston Aeros 1( 21)
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1-0 MAN Matt Pope (Sergei Shirokov, Mario Bliznak)
1-1 HOU Robin Lindqvist (Jaime Sifers)
Goalies: Cory Schneider - Wade Dubielewicz

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Washington Capitals 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 32 - 33
PP: 1 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:57/69=82 %, Challenges:38/50=74 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:35/50=68 %
Attendance: 11165 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 551550 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:45 1-0 Éric Bélanger [5] (Jason Chimera, Tomas Fleischmann)
16:04 1-1 Rick Nash [13] (Evgeni Malkin)
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27:12 1-2 Bill Guerin [8] (Kris Letang, Rick Nash)
28:28 1-3 Evgeni Malkin [15] (Bill Guerin)
31:45 2-3 Nicklas Bäckström [12] (Mike Green, Joe Corvo)
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44:44 3-3 Mike Green [6] (Joe Corvo, Nicklas Bäckström)
48:27 4-3 Tomas Fleischmann [7] (Mike Knuble, Éric Bélanger)PP
55:45 5-3 Brooks Laich [9])
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Penalty summary:
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01:52 Mike Knuble (2 min for holding the stick)
18:13 Mike Knuble (2 min for roughing)
18:13 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for roughing)
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32:25 Mike Knuble (2 min for tripping)
38:05 Marek Svatos (2 min for hooking)
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46:38 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for hooking)
49:42 Scott Walker (2 min for elbowing)
58:17 Marek Svatos (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 11.10 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 -1 14.20 7
R Mike Knuble 0 1 2 4 0 1 6 0 16.20 9
R Alexander Semin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 18.10 6
C Éric Bélanger 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 9.30 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 14.00 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 19.00 8
L Jason Chimera 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.10 5
L Tomas Fleischmann 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 -1 17.00 8
L Brooks Laich 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.10 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 20.50 8
D John Carlson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 16.10 6
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 21.00 7
D Joe Corvo 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 22.00 6
D John Erskine 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20.00 6
D Mike Green 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 24.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Glennie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 7.40 4
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.20 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 5 2 0 4 -1 18.10 5
R Bill Guerin 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 9
C Louis Leblanc 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 7.40 6
C Pierre Parenteau 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 5
C Kim Hirschovits 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 5
C Evgeni Malkin 1 1 7 2 0 3 0 2 20.50 9
L David Desharnais 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 7.40 5
L Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 16.50 5
L Rick Nash 1 1 5 2 0 2 0 2 20.50 10
D Mathieu Carle 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 14.30 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
D Kris Letang 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 23.40 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 15.40 5
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 24.00 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 -1 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Green
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Tomas Fleischmann

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brooks Laich finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Evgeni Malkin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Bill Guerin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bill Guerin ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 17) , Quebec Citadelles 4( 13)
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0-1 QUE Greg Stewart (Dustin Jeffrey, Glen Metropolit)
0-2 QUE James Wyman (Mikael Johansson, Andre Benoit)
0-3 QUE James Wyman (Andre Benoit)
1-3 POR Chris Bourque (Sean Collins)
1-4 QUE Ryan White (Aaron Palushaj)
Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Curtis Sanford