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Washington Capitals 4 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 29 - 16
WSH PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:23/37=60 %
MIN PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:32/56=56 %
Attendance: 10659 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 494578 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:44 1-0 WSH Tomas Fleischmann [1] (Donald Brashear)
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28:48 1-1 MIN Pierre-Marc Bouchard [9] (Marek Svatos, Kurtis Foster)PP
35:45 2-1 WSH Mike Johnson [2] (Tomas Fleischmann, Jakub Klepis)
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48:41 3-1 WSH Alexander Ovechkin [17] (Shane Doan)
49:33 4-1 WSH Shane Doan [14] (Alexander Ovechkin, Curtis Murphy)
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Penalty summary:
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12:17 MIN Dominic Moore (2 min for slashing)
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27:52 WSH Tom Poti (2 min for high-sticking)
31:54 MIN Martin Skoula (2 min for hooking)
39:04 MIN Stanislav Chistov (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:15 MIN Marek Svatos (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Johnson 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 11.00 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 16.30 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 7
R Shane Doan 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 19.40 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 9.40 8
C Jakub Klepis 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 15.50 8
C Michael Nylander 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 13.40 7
L Donald Brashear 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 2 9.40 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 15.50 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 14.50 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 5 2 2 1 0 2 19.40 8
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 25.10 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 13.10 7
D Curtis Murphy 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 28.30 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.20 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 21.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Ward 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
R Graham Mink 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 14.30 5
R Marek Svatos 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -2 20.10 8
C Ivan Khomutov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.10 6
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 13.10 4
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 15.00 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 -2 19.40 6
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 6.10 4
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 15.50 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
L Mark Bell 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -1 21.40 7
D Paul Albers 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 13.30 4
D Shawn Belle 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 23.40 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 3 5 3 5 0 -2 22.50 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 4
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -1 16.50 5
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shane Doan
2nd star: Tomas Fleischmann
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Curtis Murphy notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Johnson finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Mike Johnson finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Tomas Fleischmann finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Jakub Klepis finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 8( 24) , Houston Aeros 0( 11)
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1-0 POR Sean Collins (Chris Bourque)
2-0 POR Jeff Schultz (Chris Bourque)
3-0 POR Kris Newbury (Matt Ellison, Sasha Pokulok)
4-0 POR Matt Ellison (Matt Bradley, Ben Clymer)
5-0 POR Kris Newbury (Matt Bradley, Sasha Pokulok)
6-0 POR Matt Keith (Kris Newbury, Jamie Hunt)
7-0 POR Chris Bourque (Sean Collins)
8-0 POR Sean Collins (Chris Bourque)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Gabriel Bouthillette

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Ottawa Senators 3 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 23 - 23
OTT PP: 1 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:25/48=51 %
NYR PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:69/95=72 %, Challenges:34/52=64 %
Attendance: 17143 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 862293 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:08 1-0 OTT Cory Stillman [3] (Josh Hennessy, Tim Connolly)
11:43 2-0 OTT Wade Redden [1] (Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly)PP
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39:21 3-0 OTT Matt Carle [3] (Dany Heatley, Peter Schaefer)
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46:06 3-1 NYR Scott Gomez [13] (Jack Johnson, Guillaume Comeau)
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Penalty summary:
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09:57 NYR Ray Whitney (2 min for hooking)
12:59 NYR Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
15:44 OTT Tim Connolly (2 min for cross-checking)
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46:17 NYR Colton Orr (5 min for fighting)
46:17 OTT Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Cory Stillman 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 14.40 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Dany Heatley 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 20.40 8
C Cody Bass 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.40 5
C Tim Connolly 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 15.10 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 21.00 6
L Arttu Luttinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Chris Neil 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 0 14.30 7
L Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 20.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 17.40 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Matt Carle 1 0 3 6 0 2 0 1 25.10 9
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 16.40 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Wade Redden 1 0 4 5 0 2 0 1 26.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Glass 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Riley Armstrong 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Colton Orr 0 0 2 4 1 4 5 0 13.30 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Jeremy Colliton 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Brad Boyes 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -2 17.30 8
C Scott Gomez 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 21.10 7
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 14.30 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 -2 16.10 8
L Ray Whitney 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 1 20.40 6
D Ivan Baranka 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Guillaume Comeau 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 -1 30.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 10.20 6
D Maxim Kondratiev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Jeff Woywitka 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 -2 19.00 7
D Jack Johnson 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 1 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Carle
2nd star: Wade Redden
3rd star: Cory Stillman

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Josh Hennessy finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Matt Carle finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Wade Redden finally ended his 30 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Maxim Kondratiev had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Colton Orr fought Chris Neil in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 20) , Hartford Wolfpack 2( 15)
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1-0 GRD Brian O'Hanley (Brian McGrattan)
1-1 HFD Daniel Girardi (Cam McCaffrey, Landon Bathe)
2-1 GRD Tomás Kudelka (Jesse Niinimäki)
2-2 HFD Landon Bathe (Mark Ardelan)

Goalies: Mike Morrison - Danny Battochio

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 29 - 13
PHI PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:41/62=65 %
NJ PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:51/76=67 %, Challenges:20/40=48 %
Attendance: 13547 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 610969 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:22 1-0 PHI Darryl Sydor [2] (Jason Smith, Jonathan Toews)
12:04 2-0 PHI Jussi Jokinen [10] (Kimmo Timonen)
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20:29 3-0 PHI Viktor Kozlov [10] (Sidney Crosby, Kimmo Timonen)PP
34:15 4-0 PHI Dustin Penner [8] (Jonathan Toews, Corey Perry)
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46:03 4-1 NJ Scott Hartnell [6] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Adam Hall)
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Penalty summary:
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17:09 PHI Sidney Crosby (2 min for slashing)
19:35 NJ Dick Tärnström (2 min for slashing)
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21:03 NJ Johnny Oduya (2 min for tripping)
29:14 NJ Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for slashing)
37:38 NJ Zigmund Hnis (2 min for tripping)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Frédérik Cabana 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 8.00 5
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 14.50 5
R Dustin Penner 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 14.50 9
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 7.00 5
C Corey Perry 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 17.00 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 17.10 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 20.00 9
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 7.00 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 12.40 7
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 5 1 3 1 0 0 23.20 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 16.30 8
D Jason Smith 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 29.00 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 18.20 6
D Darryl Sydor 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 13.10 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rejean Beauchemin 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5.30 5
R David Clarkson 0 0 2 4 2 6 0 0 17.10 8
R Adam Hall 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 11.40 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -2 20.30 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5.30 5
C Ryan O'Marra 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 18.10 5
C Travis Zajac 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 7 3 2 0 -1 20.30 8
L Patrick Davis 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 5.40 7
L Jason Ryznar 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.30 5
L Scott Hartnell 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 11.40 6
L Alex Korolyuk 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 20.30 5
D Zigmund Hnis 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 16.50 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 4
D Colin White 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 -2 28.20 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 19.10 4
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 14.50 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -2 24.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kevin Weekes 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Loïc LaCasse 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Penner
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Jonathan Toews

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Jussi Jokinen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Corey Perry has marked a new career high in points with 26 points.
-Kimmo Timonen finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 30) , Albany River Rats 2( 22)
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0-1 ALB Yan Stastny (Simon Gamache)
1-1 PHL Triston Grant (Yannic Seidenberg)
1-2 ALB Petr Vrana (Jens Karlsson, Eero Somervuori)
2-2 PHL Kaleb Betts (Colin Shields, Dmitri Bezrukov)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Jordan Parisé

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Toronto Maple Leafs 1 , Calgary Flames 2
Shots: 13 - 23
TOR PP: 0 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:29/54=52 %
CGY PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:30/53=55 %
Attendance: 16535 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 758957 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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31:34 1-0 TOR Alexander Radulov [12] (Kyle Wellwood)
39:44 1-1 CGY Eric Nystrom [3] (Alex Tanguay, Cam Barker)
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49:24 1-2 CGY Dion Phaneuf [5] (Robyn Regehr, Craig Conroy)
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Penalty summary:
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01:54 CGY Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
04:27 TOR Dale Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
06:46 TOR Boyd Devereaux (2 min for hooking)
08:54 CGY Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
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23:25 CGY Max Pacioretty (2 min for roughing)
25:38 TOR Milan Michalek (2 min for hooking)
31:54 CGY Owen Nolan (2 min for diving)
37:27 CGY Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 10.30 6
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 13.30 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 0 19.20 8
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 1 21.10 9
C Jeremy Williams 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 -1 12.30 4
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 16.10 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 8.10 4
L Mathieu Roy 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 12.40 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 17.40 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 17.00 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 19.20 7
D Ian White 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.40 5
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.00 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 5
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 20.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6.30 4
R Kris Chucko 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 12.50 6
R Owen Nolan 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 15.20 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 7
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.10 5
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 5
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Craig Conroy 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 6
L Eric Nystrom 1 0 2 3 1 6 0 1 12.50 8
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 20.20 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 13.40 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 22.00 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 2 5 0 5 0 0 24.20 10
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 15.00 8
D Cam Barker 0 1 2 5 2 4 0 0 24.00 9
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 21.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Nystrom
2nd star: Robyn Regehr
3rd star: Cam Barker

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Alexander Steen had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Steen had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Andrew Ladd had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Eric Nystrom finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Dion Phaneuf ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 28) , Saint John Flames 1( 13)
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1-0 SJM Adam Pineault (Mattias Trattnig, Marc Moro)
1-1 SJF Tim Ramholt (Adam Cracknell, Brandon Prust)
2-1 SJM Tyler Haskins (Kevin Klein)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Robert Goepfert

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Vancouver Canucks 3 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 26 - 18
VAN PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
STL PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:17/43=38 %
Attendance: 8557 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 414159 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:11 1-0 VAN Shawn Horcoff [4] (Lukas Krajicek)
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30:42 1-1 STL Jan Bulis [6] (Faro Halupa, Danny Markov)
35:27 2-1 VAN Jozef Balej [1] (Hugh Jessiman, Jay McKee)
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52:25 3-1 VAN Thomas Vanek [12] (Daniel Sedin)
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Penalty summary:
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12:35 VAN Matt Pettinger (2 min for roughing)
12:35 STL Milan Jurcina (2 min for roughing)
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21:34 VAN Hugh Jessiman (5 min for fighting)
21:34 STL Zack FitzGerald (5 min for fighting)
22:41 VAN Jozef Balej (2 min for hooking)
26:45 STL Chris Gratton (2 min for elbowing)
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43:31 STL Zack FitzGerald (2 min for tripping)
45:57 VAN Alexander Edler (2 min for holding the stick)
53:03 STL Petr Taticek (2 min for slashing)
56:19 VAN Maxim Yushkov (2 min for tripping)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
R Jozef Balej 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 10.40 7
R Hugh Jessiman 0 1 2 1 1 1 5 0 19.30 7
R Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 20.30 8
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 9.20 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 10.00 6
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 5 0 5 0 0 21.00 9
L Maxim Yushkov 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 9.20 5
L Jason Jaffray 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 10.30 4
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13.30 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 6 0 5 2 0 17.10 9
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 14.20 7
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 1 25.30 8
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 23.50 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Julien Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.40 5
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 5
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 11.50 6
R Faro Halupa 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 20.40 8
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 4
C Petr Taticek 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 17.50 5
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 11.50 4
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 18.40 5
L Scott Dobben 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 16.40 4
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 12.40 6
L Jan Bulis 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 21.00 5
D Zack FitzGerald 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 13.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 21.00 5
D Danny Markov 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 25.40 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 12.50 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 -3 18.00 5
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Jusso Riksman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jozef Balej
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Shawn Horcoff

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Jozef Balej finally ended his 31 game goal drought.
-Jozef Balej finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Other notes:
-Hugh Jessiman beat Zack FitzGerald in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 3( 22) , Worcester Icecats 2( 20)
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1-0 MAN François-Pierre Guénette (Brandon Bochenski)
1-1 WOR Dan Hinote (Jean-Michel Bolduc)
2-1 MAN Frantisek Skladany (Anson Carter, Shaun Heshka)
2-2 WOR Blair Betts (Ilkka Pikkarainen, Alexei Smirnov)
3-2 MAN Anson Carter (Chris Durno, Nathan McIver)

Goalies: Joseph Pearce - Kyle Moir

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 23 - 29
ANA PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:31/45=67 %
SJ PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:77/90=85 %, Challenges:24/51=46 %
Attendance: 9985 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 473290 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:32 0-1 SJ Devin Setoguchi [5] (Paul Martin)
11:45 1-1 ANA Rob Niedermayer [6] (Patrick Marleau, Derek Morris)
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22:09 2-1 ANA Michal Handzus [6] (Fredrik Sjöström, Rob Niedermayer)
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Penalty summary:
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12:12 ANA David Fischer (2 min for tripping)
15:27 SJ Ashton Rome (2 min for tripping)
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25:52 SJ Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
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44:37 ANA David Fischer (2 min for roughing)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 7.10 4
R Craig Adams 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 17.50 6
R Rob Niedermayer 1 1 3 4 2 2 0 1 18.00 8
C Stephen Dixon 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 7.10 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 17.40 6
C Michal Handzus 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 1 18.00 7
L Brad May 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 7.10 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Aaron Rome 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 12.50 6
D David Fischer 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 18.30 7
D Derek Morris 0 1 1 6 2 5 0 0 26.30 8
D Clay Wilson 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 13.20 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 22.40 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ashton Rome 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 5.50 6
R Devin Setoguchi 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 19.00 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 3 3 2 1 2 -1 17.30 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 4
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 1 19.00 7
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.40 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 7
L Kelly Dabrowski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 3 5 3 0 1 12.20 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 -1 18.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.40 5
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 25.20 6
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 17.40 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.00 5
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rob Niedermayer
2nd star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
3rd star: Michal Handzus

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Devin Setoguchi ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 6( 42) , Cleveland Barons 2( 17)
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1-0 CIN Jason King (Tom Cavanagh)
2-0 CIN Jason King (Ryan Carter, Brett Skinner)
2-1 CLE Wacey Rabbit (Toni Dahlman, Michael Sauer)
3-1 CIN Brian Gifford (Colby Genoway)
4-1 CIN Nathan Saunders (Gianni Ehrensperger)
4-2 CLE Wacey Rabbit (Toni Dahlman)
5-2 CIN Jason King (Tom Cavanagh)
6-2 CIN Nathan Saunders (Gianni Ehrensperger)

Goalies: Gerald Coleman - Thomas Greiss

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 40 - 21
CBS PP: 3 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
DET PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:56/77=72 %, Challenges:22/42=51 %
Attendance: 8457 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 396633 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:14 0-1 DET Tuomo Ruutu [4] (Ray Emery)SH
09:57 1-1 CBS Filip Novak [2] (Gilbert Brulé)
12:02 2-1 CBS Rick Nash [15] (Nikolai Zherdev)PP
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25:24 3-1 CBS Nikolai Zherdev [5] (Rick Nash, Ron Hainsey)
28:06 4-1 CBS Duvie Westcott [4] (Kris Russell, Dan Fritsche)PP
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46:34 5-1 CBS Kris Russell [1] (David Vyborny, Dan Fritsche)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:21 CBS Duvie Westcott (2 min for hooking)
07:51 DET Johnny Pohl (2 min for tripping)
10:14 DET Brian Sutherby (2 min for tripping)
15:38 DET Brent Sopel (2 min for tripping)
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20:44 CBS Jiri Novotny (2 min for slashing)
27:52 DET Sergei Korostin (2 min for hooking)
37:37 DET Martin Havlat (2 min for boarding)
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45:14 DET Pat Rissmiller (2 min for roughing)
45:31 DET Martin Havlat (2 min for holding the stick)
53:55 CBS Duvie Westcott (2 min for tripping)
57:35 DET Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 6
R David Vyborny 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 2 21.00 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 11.10 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 14.10 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 -1 16.40 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 18.50 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 4
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 15.40 6
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
L Rick Nash 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 2 20.50 9
D Kris Russell 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
D Filip Novak 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 25.30 7
D Trevor Hendrikx 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 12.10 6
D Duvie Westcott 1 0 3 3 0 1 4 -1 17.00 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 2 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.30 5
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 9.20 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 18.40 7
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 6
C Nik Antropov 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 -2 16.30 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 7.00 6
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 17.40 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 16.20 6
L Martin Havlat 0 0 1 6 0 1 4 -1 20.50 8
D Jakub Kindl 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 26.50 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 5
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 20.00 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 1 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 5 1 35 0 0 60.00 6
G Stefan Liv 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Kris Russell

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Kris Russell finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
-Filip Novak finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Duvie Westcott finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Nik Antropov had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Nik Antropov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brent Sopel had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 5( 32) , Kansas City Blades 1( 22)
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1-0 SYR Henrik Juntunen (Philippe Dupuis)
2-0 SYR Patrik Valcak (Philippe Dupuis)
3-0 SYR Philippe Dupuis (Justin Vienneau)
4-0 SYR Steven Goertzen (Philippe Dupuis)
4-1 KCB Dan DaSilva (Mathieu Aubin)
5-1 SYR Geoff Platt (Garrett Stafford, Cam Janssen)

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Dov Grumet-Morris

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Boston Bruins 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 20 - 23
BOS PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:21/38=53 %
PIT PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:25/48=51 %
Attendance: 14546 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 640024 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:19 0-1 PIT Pascal Dupuis [10] (Sergei Gonchar, Alexei Ponikarovsky)
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26:13 0-2 PIT Pascal Dupuis [11] (Sergei Gonchar, Brad Stuart)
32:47 0-3 PIT James Van Riemsdyk [3] (Travis Moen, Scottie Upshall)
39:07 1-3 BOS Marco Sturm [11] (Matt Lashoff, Phil Kessel)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:22 PIT Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for hooking)
09:01 PIT Hal Gill (2 min for hooking)
15:58 BOS Ryan Gibbons (2 min for tripping)
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21:15 BOS Steve Downie (2 min for hooking)
33:58 PIT Jarome Iginla (2 min for hooking)
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40:38 BOS Andrew Ference (2 min for slashing)
49:26 BOS Chris Collins (5 min for fighting)
49:26 PIT Ryan Hamilton (5 min for fighting)
57:18 PIT James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for boarding)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Collins 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.30 6
R Ryan Gibbons 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 11.40 6
R Steve Downie 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -3 21.00 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 4 2 4 0 1 20.10 8
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 10.30 7
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -3 20.10 7
C Phil Kessel 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 19.10 7
L Nate Robinson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Martin Samuelsson 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12.00 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -3 19.10 6
L Marco Sturm 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 -3 16.20 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 25.50 4
D Jonathan Sigalet 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -3 22.00 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 11.50 5
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 18.00 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 19.30 8
C Milan Kraft 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 10.20 7
C James Van Riemsdyk 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 10.30 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 20.10 7
L Ryan Hamilton 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 10.10 6
L Travis Moen 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 19.00 6
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 12.10 5
L Pascal Dupuis 2 0 3 2 3 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19.40 6
D Brad Stuart 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 26.00 6
D Mark Giordano 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 15.10 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 22.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Dupuis
2nd star: Marc-André Fleury
3rd star: James Van Riemsdyk

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Pascal Dupuis scored his 10th goal of the season.
-James Van Riemsdyk finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-James Van Riemsdyk finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Pascal Dupuis ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ryan Hamilton beat Chris Collins in a fight.

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 23) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 15)
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1-0 PRO Shawn Thornton (Adam McQuaid, T.J. Trevelyan)
1-1 WIL Joël Perrault (Markus Kink, Andrei Mukhachev)
2-1 PRO Libor Pivko (Carl Söderberg, Adam McQuaid)
3-1 PRO Simon Skoog (Mark Mowers)

Goalies: Scott Munroe - Dany Sabourin

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Los Angeles Kings 1 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 22 - 32
LA PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:61/81=75 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
CAR PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:37/57=63 %
Attendance: 15842 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 687543 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:55 0-1 CAR Anton Babchuk [3] (Pavel Datsyuk, Tomas Kaberle)PP
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31:27 0-2 CAR Brandon Sutter [1] (Maxim Mayorov, Kurt Fink)
35:51 1-2 LA Trevor Lewis [1] (Lauri Tukonen, Brian Willsie)
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45:35 1-3 CAR Kenny Jönsson [1] (Marian Gaborik, Andy McDonald)
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Penalty summary:
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13:24 LA Mathieu Dandenault (2 min for slashing)
16:57 LA Trevor Lewis (2 min for holding the stick)
17:47 LA Denis Gauthier (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:12 LA Lauri Tukonen (2 min for high-sticking)
26:57 LA Sergei Brylin (2 min for hooking)
28:51 CAR Marian Gaborik (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:52 CAR Tomas Kaberle (2 min for roughing)
46:36 LA Denis Gauthier (2 min for slashing)
52:54 CAR Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 6.50 5
R Brian Willsie 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 9.50 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 5
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 -1 14.10 6
C Trevor Lewis 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6.50 5
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 17.30 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 6 3 1 3 0 -2 24.50 9
L Ned Lukacevic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 5
L Charles Linglet 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.50 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Kevin Dallman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -1 28.00 5
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 2 4 0 5 2 1 13.10 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 4 0 0 4 0 24.40 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -2 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andy McDonald 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.00 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 21.20 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 22.00 7
C Kurt Fink 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.20 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 11.00 5
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 22.50 7
L Maxim Mayorov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 6
L Joey Mormina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 8
C Brandon Sutter 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
D Danny Syvret 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 7
D Anton Babchuk 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 20.50 8
D Kenny Jönsson 1 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 25.50 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.20 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Brandon Sutter
3rd star: Anton Babchuk

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Trevor Lewis finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Trevor Lewis finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tomas Kaberle notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Maxim Mayorov ended his 7 game point drought.
-Kenny Jönsson finally ended his 29 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 21) , Lowell Lock Monsters 8( 36)
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0-1 LOW François Beauchemin (Mike Leclerc, Matt Cullen)
0-2 LOW Joe Motzko (Barret Jackman, Kristofer Persson)
0-3 LOW Mike Leclerc (Keith Aucoin, Kristofer Persson)
0-4 LOW Bryan Little (François Beauchemin, Graham Belak)
0-5 LOW Jeff Hamilton (Brian Campbell)
0-6 LOW Joonas Vihko
0-7 LOW Kristofer Persson (Bryan Little)
1-7 MNC Dany Roussin
1-8 LOW Pat Dwyer (Matt Cullen)

Goalies: Dan Cloutier - Kevin Nastiuk

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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 17 - 17
BUF PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:65/88=73 %, Challenges:31/49=62 %
FLA PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:37/56=64 %
Attendance: 15726 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 739122 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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26:17 0-1 FLA Eric Staal [19] (Anze Kopitar)
30:02 1-1 BUF Jonathan Cheechoo [12] (Antoine Vermette, Kevin Bieksa)
35:15 2-1 BUF Petr Prucha [6] (Maxim Afinogenov, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:25 BUF Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for hooking)
11:09 FLA John Zeiler (2 min for boarding)
14:28 FLA John Zeiler (2 min for hooking)
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33:48 FLA John Zeiler (2 min for hooking)
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42:27 BUF Nathan Paetsch (2 min for slashing)
51:21 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for boarding)
56:21 FLA John Zeiler (5 min for fighting)
56:21 BUF Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.50 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.50 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.10 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 3 2 6 0 0 20.00 8
C Petr Prucha 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 17.00 8
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
L David Moss 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 13.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 18.20 8
D Mike Card 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.20 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 -1 16.10 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 1 26.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 17.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 18.40 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Adam Dennis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Zeiler 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 -1 8.50 5
R Ryan Murphy 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 14.00 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 5 2 2 3 0 1 21.00 7
C Mikhail Yakubov 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -1 8.50 4
C Eric Lindros 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 11.50 4
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 20.50 8
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
L Richard Zednik 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 6
L Eric Staal 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 1 20.50 8
D Franklin MacDonald 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.10 5
D Andre Benoit 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 4
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 1 27.50 8
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 14.20 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18.40 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 15 0 0 59.30 6
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Petr Prucha
3rd star: Drew Stafford

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Other notes:
-Kevin Bieksa beat John Zeiler in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 23) , Louisville Panthers 3( 20)
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0-1 LOU Yuri Artemenkov (Tomek Valtonen)
0-2 LOU Milan Bartovic (Drew Larman)
0-3 LOU Milan Bartovic (Yuri Artemenkov, Drew Larman)
1-3 ROC Byron Bitz (Tom Walsh)

Goalies: Matus Kostur - David Shantz

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Nashville Predators 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 24 - 27
NAS PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:27/44=60 %
CHI PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:35/54=63 %
Attendance: 11622 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 538099 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:41 0-1 CHI Mike Modano [10] (Gregory Campbell, Patrick Sharp)
10:58 1-1 NAS Jason Blake [9] (Martin Erat, David Legwand)PP
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28:45 2-1 NAS Jason Arnott [11] (Henrik Zetterberg, Steve Sullivan)
30:34 2-2 CHI Jaromir Jagr [12] (Peter Forsberg, Rene Bourque)
37:08 3-2 NAS Martin Erat [7] (Jason Arnott, Kristopher Letang)
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41:07 4-2 NAS David Legwand [6] (Robert Snowball, Vesa Toskala)
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Penalty summary:
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02:17 NAS Marek Zidlicky (2 min for hooking)
09:36 CHI Pierre Parenteau (2 min for tripping)
15:47 CHI Mike Van Ryn (2 min for cross-checking)
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24:26 NAS Radek Bonk (2 min for cross-checking)
26:24 CHI Patrick Sharp (2 min for holding the stick)
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43:55 NAS Ned Havern (5 min for fighting)
43:55 CHI Colin Fraser (5 min for fighting)
47:39 NAS Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
53:35 NAS Jason Blake (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.10 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
R Jason Blake 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 13.20 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 4
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 -1 14.50 6
C Jason Arnott 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 14.10 8
C David Legwand 1 1 4 3 0 3 0 0 20.10 9
L Robert Snowball 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 10.10 5
L Ned Havern 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 -1 12.40 5
L Martin Erat 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 13.50 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.20 6
D Wes O'Neill 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 16.50 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 28.30 9
D Cody Franson 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 17.10 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 2 17.10 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 1 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pierre Parenteau 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.00 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Mike Modano 1 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 17.50 10
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 9.40 4
C Colin Fraser 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 8.00 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 18.30 5
C Peter Forsberg 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 21.10 7
L Jonas Nordquist 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 4
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 18.50 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.10 5
L Rene Bourque 0 1 1 3 3 3 0 0 20.20 8
D Steve Marr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 -2 24.30 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 28.10 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 11.20 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 20.20 5
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: David Legwand
3rd star: Martin Erat

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Kristopher Letang ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Mike Modano scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrick Sharp notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rene Bourque notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jaromir Jagr ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ned Havern beat Colin Fraser in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 16) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 21)
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1-0 MIL Carl Corazzini (Jamie Tardif)
1-1 NOR Barry Tallackson (Scott May)
2-1 MIL Paul Brown (Juha Alén, Carsen Germyn)

Goalies: Cédrick Desjardins - Mike Brodeur

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 14 - 25
MTL PP: 2 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:12/48=24 %
TB PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:64/89=71 %, Challenges:27/38=69 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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26:04 0-1 TB Jeff Halpern [4] (Shane O'Brien, Zbynek Michalek)
29:56 1-1 MTL Jeff Carter [12] (Ryan Whitney)
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41:05 2-1 MTL Alexander Semin [6] (Ryan Whitney, Jeff Carter)PP
43:12 3-1 MTL Shea Weber [3] (Ales Hemsky, Jeff Carter)PP
49:29 3-2 TB Joffrey Lupul [9] (Saku Koivu, Zbynek Michalek)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 TB Joffrey Lupul (2 min for tripping)
12:55 TB Lauri Korpikoski (5 min for fighting)
12:55 MTL Ryan Suter (5 min for fighting)
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33:31 MTL Ahti Luukkonen (2 min for hooking)
39:53 TB Michel Ouellet (2 min for tripping)
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42:08 TB Corey Locke (2 min for boarding)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ahti Luukkonen 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9.30 5
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12.50 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 -1 17.10 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 0 19.10 5
C Alex Bourret 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9.30 5
C Dave Bolland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -1 18.00 7
C Jeff Carter 1 2 2 3 3 2 0 0 19.10 8
L Mikhail Berestechko 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9.30 6
L Joe Madden 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12.30 6
L Ryan Craig 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.30 6
L Alexander Semin 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 5
D Brendan Bell 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Shea Weber 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 27.00 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 18.10 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 -1 16.50 5
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Marek Benda 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 4 2 5 0 0 9.10 7
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 17.30 8
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 15.50 6
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 5 4 0 5 2 0 17.30 9
C Marius Holtet 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Corey Locke 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 13.10 6
C Jeff Halpern 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.20 8
L Jaroslav Balastik 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 9.10 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 0 11.50 8
L John Madden 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 1 19.40 7
L Chris Drury 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15.30 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 21.40 8
D Zbynek Michalek 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 22.50 8
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.10 5
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 22.00 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 11 0 0 59.00 4
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff Carter
2nd star: Ryan Whitney
3rd star: Joffrey Lupul

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Shane O'Brien notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Ryan Suter beat Lauri Korpikoski in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 0( , Detroit Vipers 3( 23)
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0-1 DTV Blair Jones
0-2 DTV Brady Murray (Darren Haydar, Marc Denis)
0-3 DTV Darren Haydar (Brady Murray)

Goalies: Peter Hirsch - Marc Denis