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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 27 - 19
PP: 1 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:58/82=70 %, Challenges:30/48=61 %
Attendance: 7226 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 351906 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:48 0-1 Ryan Kesler [5] (Teddy Purcell)
19:46 1-1 Mark Mancari [2] (Dustin Penner, Paul Gaustad)
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30:26 2-1 Jason Pominville [14] (Matthew Lombardi, Derek Roy)PP
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50:09 2-2 Kurtis Foster [2] (Ryan Kesler, Ryan Malone)
59:03 3-2 Paul Martin [3] (Derek Roy, Paul Gaustad)
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Penalty summary:
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06:53 Alex Tanguay (2 min for tripping)
09:14 Derek Roy (2 min for elbowing)
13:59 Alex Tanguay (2 min for tripping)
19:58 Ryan Malone (2 min for boarding)
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20:26 Alex Tanguay (2 min for hooking)
28:38 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for cross-checking)
33:12 Ryan Malone (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:49 Michal Rozsival (2 min for high-sticking)
51:02 Martins Karsums (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.50 6
R Dustin Penner 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 14.00 8
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 15.30 6
R Jason Pominville 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 20.20 8
C Matt Ellis 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 5.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 12.40 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 20.40 8
C Derek Roy 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 20.50 6
L Linus Persson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Mark Mancari 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 -2 19.20 6
L Matthew Lombardi 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.10 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -2 18.10 7
D Paul Martin 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 28.40 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.40 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -2 18.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 4 3 3 2 1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 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 2 3 2 3 0 0 6.20 7
R Martins Karsums 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11.00 5
R Teddy Purcell 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
C Paul Szczechura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Adam Hall 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.50 5
C Ryan Kesler 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 20.20 6
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 21.10 7
L Ryan Craig 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 6.20 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 13.20 7
L Ryan Malone 0 1 4 0 1 0 4 -1 18.30 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 2 0 0 6 1 20.10 8
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 4
D Kurtis Foster 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 22.30 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 26.40 5
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 11.00 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22.10 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Penner
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Paul Gaustad

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mark Mancari finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
-Matthew Lombardi finally ended his 14 game point drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Kurtis Foster ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Kurtis Foster ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 23) , Detroit Vipers 3( 18)
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0-1 DTV T.J. Trevelyan (Matt Lashoff, Mitch Fadden)
0-2 DTV Mitch Fritz (Mitch Fadden, Brandon Bochenski)
0-3 DTV Chris Collins (Chris Lawrence, Vladimir Mihalik)
1-3 ROC Vladimir Nikiforov (Darin Olver)
Goalies: Jean-Philippe Lamoureux - Karri Rämö

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Columbus Blue Jackets 1 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4
Shots: 16 - 23
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:27/41=64 %
PP: 2 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:82/99=82 %, Challenges:27/45=58 %
Attendance: 7133 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 344524 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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26:46 0-1 Corey Perry [12] (Scott Niedermayer, Sidney Crosby)PP
27:59 0-2 T.J. Oshie [8] (Jaroslav Spacek, Alexander Steen)PP
30:05 0-3 Jason Blake [7] (Sidney Crosby, Corey Perry)
33:45 1-3 Nathan Paetsch [4] (Antoine Vermette, R.J. Umberger)PP
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48:04 1-4 David Backes [10])SH
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Penalty summary:
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02:15 Corey Perry (2 min for tripping)
03:39 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for elbowing)
12:29 Luca Sbisa (2 min for elbowing)
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26:28 Antoine Vermette (2 min for elbowing)
26:56 Jared Boll (2 min for boarding)
32:32 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for hooking)
35:51 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for hooking)
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46:48 Matt Beleskey (2 min for hooking)
54:21 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for tripping)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jared Boll 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 8.20 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.40 4
R Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 21.10 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 15.30 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 14.30 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 19.40 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.40 5
L Andrew Murray 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 16.30 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 17.10 4
L R.J. Umberger 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 18.40 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 19.40 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.40 5
D Marc Methot 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 15.10 7
D Nathan Paetsch 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R George Parros 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 7
R Zdenek Bahensky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R T.J. Oshie 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 19.50 8
R Corey Perry 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 20.30 8
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 12.30 4
C Dan Sexton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
C David Backes 1 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 20.40 9
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 9
L Ryan Carter 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7.30 6
L Matt Beleskey 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 6.20 6
L Alexander Steen 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 15.30 6
L Jason Blake 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 1 21.30 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 16.40 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 18.00 6
D Luca Sbisa 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 27.40 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 20.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonas Hiller 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Corey Perry
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: T.J. Oshie

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-David Backes scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Corey Perry ended his 5 game goal drought.
-David Backes ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 23) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 12)
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1-0 SYR Kris Russell (Derek Dorsett)
Goalies: Kevin Lalande - Curtis McElhinney

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Washington Capitals 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 20 - 20
PP: 0 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:60/76=78 %, Challenges:27/47=56 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/83=72 %, Challenges:48/61=77 %
Attendance: 15901 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 785509 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:41 1-0 Alexander Ovechkin [19])
16:48 1-1 Tobias Enström [2] (Pavel Kubina)PP
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30:03 1-2 Zach Bogosian [5] (Pavel Kubina, Nik Antropov)
33:35 1-3 Nicklas Bergfors [9] (Christoph Schubert, Rich Peverley)
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59:12 2-3 Michael Nylander [9] (Tomas Fleischmann, John Erskine)
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Penalty summary:
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01:47 Bryan Little (2 min for tripping)
03:07 Boris Valabik (2 min for roughing)
13:03 Pavel Kubina (2 min for high-sticking)
15:22 Mike Knuble (2 min for cross-checking)
18:47 Evander Kane (2 min for tripping)
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21:07 Bryan Little (2 min for cross-checking)
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49:22 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
49:22 Christoph Schubert (5 min for fighting)
55:59 Clarke MacArthur (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 1 2 0 2 5 0 7.20 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 12.40 6
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 5 1 0 2 -2 20.40 7
R Alexander Semin 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 19.20 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 14.20 6
C Michael Nylander 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 13.10 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.00 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 4
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 20.40 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.10 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 18.00 7
D John Carlson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 12.30 6
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 24.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 22.20 5
D John Erskine 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 15.30 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 22.20 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 17 0 0 59.30 5
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 4
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1 12.50 8
R Bryan Little 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 17.20 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 8
C Evander Kane 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.20 6
C Rich Peverley 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 11.50 6
C Todd White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
R Nik Antropov 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 11.50 7
L Christoph Schubert 0 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 17.20 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.30 8
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 15.00 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21.40 5
D Zach Bogosian 1 0 2 7 3 7 0 -1 24.00 9
D Tobias Enström 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 12.50 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 20.10 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ondrej Pavelec 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zach Bogosian
2nd star: Nicklas Bergfors
3rd star: Nik Antropov

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Tomas Fleischmann notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Nik Antropov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Zach Bogosian finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Tobias Enström finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Scott Walker beat Christoph Schubert in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 19) , Chicago Wolves 2( 16)
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0-1 CHW Tim Stapleton (Marty Reasoner)
0-2 CHW Mark Popovic (Riley Holzapfel)
1-2 POR Stefan Della Rovere (François Bouchard, Jay Beagle)
2-2 POR Jake Hauswirth (Quintin Laing)
3-2 POR François Bouchard (Patrick McNeill)
Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Drew MacIntyre