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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 26 - 28
CAR PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:60/71=84 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
TOR PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:48/59=80 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 860890 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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23:55 0-1 TOR Andrew Ladd [8])PP
31:29 1-1 CAR Tomas Kaberle [3] (Kenny Jönsson, Pavel Datsyuk)PP
32:51 1-2 TOR Bryan McCabe [7] (Carlo Colaiacovo, Jim Slater)
33:59 1-3 TOR Jeff Carter [14] (Bates Battaglia, Mathieu Roy)
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50:36 2-3 CAR Brandon Sutter [2] (Evgeny Malkin, Tomas Kaberle)
51:39 3-3 CAR Pavel Datsyuk [14] (Anton Babchuk, Kenny Jönsson)
54:04 4-3 CAR Marian Gaborik [16] (Evgeny Malkin)
58:38 5-3 CAR Pavel Datsyuk [15] (Marian Hossa, Anton Babchuk) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:56 TOR Bates Battaglia (2 min for boarding)
15:51 TOR Boyd Devereaux (2 min for boarding)
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20:39 CAR Tomas Kaberle (2 min for holding the stick)
22:04 CAR Marian Gaborik (2 min for elbowing)
31:01 TOR Alexander Steen (2 min for boarding)
36:05 CAR Joey Mormina (2 min for roughing)
36:05 TOR Boyd Devereaux (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andy McDonald 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 9.20 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.50 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 8
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 1 18.00 8
C Kurt Fink 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12.50 5
C Pavel Datsyuk 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 21.30 9
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 7
L Maxim Mayorov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Joey Mormina 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12.50 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 17.50 7
C Brandon Sutter 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
D Danny Syvret 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 14.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 23.20 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 22.30 8
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.20 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 19.30 7
D Tomas Kaberle 1 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 23.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.20 6
R Adam Pineault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Bates Battaglia 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 -2 16.40 5
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 18.30 6
C Jim Slater 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 5
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -3 20.10 7
C Jeff Carter 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 4 2 1 3 4 0 14.10 7
L Mathieu Roy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 4 4 2 3 0 -1 18.10 8
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 -3 20.50 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 24.40 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 16.00 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -3 18.00 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 21 0 0 59.20 4
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Datsyuk
2nd star: Tomas Kaberle
3rd star: Marian Gaborik

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Anton Babchuk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Pavel Datsyuk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Markus Näslund had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brandon Sutter ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Tomas Kaberle finally ended his 25 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 18) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 0( 17)
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1-0 LOW Matt Cullen (Pat Dwyer, Brian Campbell)
2-0 LOW Matt Cullen (François Beauchemin)

Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Marek Schwarz

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Edmonton Oilers 3 , Phoenix Coyotes 2
Shots: 30 - 21
EDM PP: 2 of 5 (17 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
PHO PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:60/85=70 %, Challenges:29/45=63 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:02 0-1 PHO Olli Jokinen [12] (Travis Roche)
10:24 1-1 EDM Ethan Moreau [4] (Joe Thornton)
16:34 2-1 EDM Marty Reasoner [3] (Sheldon Souray, Joe Thornton)PP
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29:09 2-2 PHO Olli Jokinen [13] (Scott Walker, Patrik Elias)PP
36:15 3-2 EDM Christoph Schubert [4] (Trent Hunter, Geoff Sanderson)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:52 PHO Matt Murley (2 min for cross-checking)
16:11 PHO Patrick Fischer (2 min for hooking)
18:03 PHO Joe Pavelski (2 min for tripping)
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20:35 PHO Claude Giroux (2 min for slashing)
26:11 EDM Ethan Moreau (2 min for hooking)
27:46 EDM Zach Parisé (2 min for diving)
34:17 PHO Reid Cashman (5 min for attempt to injury)
34:17 PHO Reid Cashman (10 min game misconduct)
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52:22 EDM Ethan Moreau (2 min for tripping)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Marty Reasoner 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 20.20 6
R Trent Hunter 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.20 6
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Patrick Thoresen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 5
C Joe Thornton 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Zach Parisé 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 21.30 8
L Jean-François Jacques 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 15.50 8
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 12.00 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 6 1 1 2 0 0 17.20 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 14.20 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 18.40 7
D Christoph Schubert 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 20.30 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 23.50 8
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.20 6
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 9.00 4
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
R Scott Walker 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 19.40 7
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.20 5
C Mike York 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 5
C Kyle Turris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
C Olli Jokinen 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 7.10 6
L Matt Murley 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 9.00 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 5
L Patrik Elias 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 19.50 8
D Alexei Emelin 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 10.00 4
D Bryan Helmer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 21.40 6
D Reid Cashman 0 0 2 1 0 2 15 -1 10.00 7
D Logan Stephenson 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 27.40 7
D Travis Roche 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 29.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 27 0 0 58.30 8
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Marty Reasoner
3rd star: Joe Thornton

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Geoff Sanderson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Zach Parisé had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Denis Grebeshkov had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Olli Jokinen finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 13) , Springfield Falcons 4( 29)
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1-0 HAM Scott Basiuk (Tom Gilbert, Kris Vernarsky)
1-1 SPR Jeff Hoggan (Reagan Rome, Steven Reinprecht)
1-2 SPR Krys Barch (Steven Reinprecht, Reagan Rome)
1-3 SPR Steven Reinprecht (Krys Barch, Reagan Rome)
2-3 HAM Ladislav Kouba (Jonas Almtorp)
2-4 SPR Lance Monych (Bill Thomas, Niko Kapanen)

Goalies: Dwayne Roloson - Mikael Tellqvist

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Detroit Red Wings 2 , Los Angeles Kings 2
Shots: 28 - 24
DET PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:49/61=79 %
LA PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:78/94=82 %, Challenges:45/61=72 %
Attendance: 9908 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 430008 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:28 0-1 LA Sami Kapanen [9] (Jordan Staal)
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34:44 1-1 DET Artem Chubarov [2] (Derek Armstrong, Derian Hatcher)
37:18 1-2 LA Brad Richards [9] (Kyle Calder, Rob Blake)
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56:12 2-2 DET Keith Tkachuk [13] (Brent Sopel, Philippe Boucher)
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Penalty summary:
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29:39 DET Sergei Korostin (2 min for tripping)
31:32 LA Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for elbowing)
36:39 DET Derian Hatcher (5 min for fighting)
36:39 LA Gabe Gauthier (5 min for fighting)
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64:35 LA Scott Thornton (2 min for holding the stick)

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7.20 5
R Derek Armstrong 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 16.50 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 18.50 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Artem Chubarov 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 16.40 7
C Nik Antropov 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.40 8
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 16.00 6
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.30 5
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 8
L Martin Havlat 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Jakub Kindl 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 27.50 8
D Derian Hatcher 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 0 18.40 7
D Brent Sopel 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 2 0 22 0 0 65.00 8
G Stefan Liv 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 7.50 5
R Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.50 4
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 21.10 5
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
C Trevor Lewis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 14.20 6
C Jordan Staal 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Brad Richards 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 21.50 9
L Scott Thornton 0 0 2 4 1 4 2 0 9.00 8
L Nils Ekman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 6
L Sami Kapanen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
L Kyle Calder 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 21.40 7
D Kevin Dallman 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 -1 13.50 5
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 29.10 6
D Scott Jackson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 22.50 5
D Rob Blake 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 2 0 26 0 0 65.00 9
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Jonathan Bernier
3rd star: Artem Chubarov

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Artem Chubarov ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Artem Chubarov ended his 7 game point drought.
-Derian Hatcher ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Brad Richards ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Gabe Gauthier beat Derian Hatcher in a fight.

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 19) , Manchester Monarchs 4( 26)
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0-1 MNC Lane Manson (Misha Joukov)
1-1 KCB Evan McGrath (Doug O'Brien)
1-2 MNC Darren Reid (Ned Lukacevic, Lane Manson)
1-3 MNC Mathieu Dandenault (Dany Roussin, Darren Reid)
1-4 MNC Magnus Johansson (Misha Joukov, Vladimir Dravecky)
2-4 KCB Connor James (Ryan Oulahen)

Goalies: Dov Grumet-Morris - Dan Cloutier

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 29 - 22
TB PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:69/78=88 %, Challenges:24/41=57 %
CHI PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:65/83=78 %, Challenges:32/51=61 %
Attendance: 15975 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 704498 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:21 0-1 CHI Mike Van Ryn [5] (Peter Forsberg, Rene Bourque)
14:11 1-1 TB Jason Williams [12])
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26:51 1-2 CHI Jaromir Jagr [15] (Peter Forsberg, Rene Bourque)
35:19 2-2 TB Dan Boyle [5] (Nick Boynton, Pavol Demitra)PP
38:36 2-3 CHI Mike Modano [12] (Gregory Campbell)
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41:26 2-4 CHI Pavel Vorobiev [2] (Jonas Nordquist, Bryan Bickell)
48:48 3-4 TB John Madden [11] (Saku Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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02:49 TB Jason Williams (2 min for slashing)
05:18 TB Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
05:18 CHI Martin St. Pierre (5 min for fighting)
19:26 TB Jaroslav Balastik (2 min for elbowing)
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22:17 CHI Steve Marr (2 min for slashing)
34:14 CHI Steve Marr (2 min for high-sticking)
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46:46 CHI Mike Van Ryn (2 min for hooking)
49:51 CHI Jonas Nordquist (2 min for holding the stick)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 12.50 6
R Jason Williams 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 14.20 7
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 11.40 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 4 4 1 1 0 -3 21.10 7
C Corey Locke 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.30 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 14.20 5
C Saku Koivu 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11.40 6
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 7
L Jaroslav Balastik 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 8.20 4
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 15.10 6
L John Madden 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 16.10 7
L Chris Drury 0 0 5 3 0 3 0 -3 21.10 8
D Bryce Lampman 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18.00 5
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 -4 29.40 6
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 15.20 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 15.40 7
D Dan Boyle 1 0 7 4 1 2 0 -4 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 18 0 0 58.00 5
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pavel Vorobiev 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 8.50 8
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 5
R Mike Modano 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 14.00 7
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 16.50 7
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 9.20 6
C Colin Fraser 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 -2 12.50 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 5
C Peter Forsberg 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 16.30 7
L Jonas Nordquist 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 8.50 7
L Bryan Bickell 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 -2 17.10 8
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 6
L Rene Bourque 0 2 1 4 1 3 0 2 20.10 8
D Steve Marr 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 -1 15.10 5
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 20.00 6
D Mike Van Ryn 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 22.00 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -2 12.40 5
D Duncan Keith 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 21.20 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Vorobiev
2nd star: Mike Modano
3rd star: Jaromir Jagr

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Gregory Campbell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Pavel Vorobiev ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Mike Van Ryn ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Martin St. Pierre in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 23) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 19)
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1-0 DTV Justin Keller (Brady Murray)
1-1 NOR Jean-François Plourde (Jordan Hendry, Adam Burish)
2-1 DTV David Bararuk (Kevin Croxton)
2-2 NOR Michael Blunden (Scott May)
3-2 DTV Duncan Milroy (Janne Hauhtonen)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Mike Brodeur

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St. Louis Blues 1 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 19 - 17
STL PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:81/94=86 %, Challenges:31/53=57 %
NJ PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:65/87=74 %, Challenges:31/52=58 %
Attendance: 6376 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 272255 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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32:44 1-0 STL Aleksey Morozov [8] (Jan Bulis, Michal Rozsival)
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57:48 1-1 NJ Scott Hartnell [7] (Ryan O'Marra, David Clarkson)
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Penalty summary:
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15:11 NJ Dick Tärnström (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:13 STL Milan Jurcina (2 min for high-sticking)
28:03 STL Faro Halupa (2 min for hooking)
30:34 NJ Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
38:45 STL Danny Markov (2 min for tripping)
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45:34 NJ Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
48:32 NJ Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for hooking)
49:45 NJ Colin White (2 min for hooking)
54:54 NJ Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for holding the stick)
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61:56 STL Vaclav Nedorost (2 min for elbowing)
64:08 STL Chris Gratton (2 min for elbowing)

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10.40 5
R Aleksey Morozov 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 22.10 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.20 6
R Faro Halupa 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 20.50 7
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 5
C Petr Taticek 0 0 2 3 2 5 0 1 20.10 6
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 -1 12.10 4
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 18.50 7
L Scott Dobben 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 3 7 2 0 -1 21.40 4
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
L Jan Bulis 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 27.00 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 26.30 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 27.10 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 14.50 5
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 1 0 16 0 0 65.00 8
G Jusso Riksman 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 1 0 2 0 6.30 4
R David Clarkson 0 1 2 4 1 8 0 1 18.10 7
R Adam Hall 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 10.00 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 20.10 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Ryan O'Marra 0 1 4 2 2 3 0 0 17.50 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 -1 26.00 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 25.10 6
L Jason Ryznar 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6.30 5
L Scott Hartnell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 16.10 7
L Alex Korolyuk 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Zigmund Hnis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
D Colin White 0 0 0 4 3 4 2 -1 32.10 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25.20 4
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 19.20 5
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 30.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kevin Weekes 1 0 18 0 0 65.00 7
G Loïc LaCasse 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Aleksey Morozov
2nd star: Scott Hartnell
3rd star: Manny Legace

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Michal Rozsival notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Aleksey Morozov finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Vaclav Nedorost had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Scott Hartnell ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 25) , Albany River Rats 2( 12)
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1-0 WOR Andrew Hutchinson (Alexei Smirnov)
1-1 ALB Toni Koivisto (Brad Zancanaro)
1-2 ALB Simon Gamache (Alexander Suglobov)

Goalies: Kyle Moir - Mike McKenna

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Calgary Flames 5 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 28 - 19
CGY PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:25/52=47 %
BOS PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:27/44=60 %
Attendance: 8298 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 402453 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:19 1-0 CGY Rostislav Olesz [7] (Cam Barker)
15:55 1-1 BOS Patrice Bergeron [15] (Marco Sturm, Brent Burns)PP
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24:21 2-1 CGY Owen Nolan [5] (Daymond Langkow, Rostislav Olesz)
31:48 3-1 CGY Guillaume Latendresse [17] (Alex Tanguay)
34:11 4-1 CGY Daymond Langkow [11] (Owen Nolan, Eric Nystrom)PP
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46:16 4-2 BOS Taylor Pyatt [12] (Patrice Bergeron, Phil Kessel)
48:41 5-2 CGY Kristian Huselius [9] (Owen Nolan, Adrian Aucoin)
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Penalty summary:
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02:22 CGY Kristian Huselius (2 min for elbowing)
14:56 CGY Zdeno Chara (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:04 CGY Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
25:04 BOS Martin Samuelsson (5 min for fighting)
29:37 BOS Éric Bélanger (2 min for tripping)
32:21 BOS Nate Robinson (2 min for tripping)
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44:04 CGY Craig Conroy (2 min for elbowing)
54:17 CGY Zdeno Chara (2 min for slashing)
56:38 BOS Taylor Pyatt (2 min for hooking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5.50 6
R Kris Chucko 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 5
R Owen Nolan 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 15.10 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 21.20 8
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 14.00 7
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 17.00 8
C Rostislav Olesz 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
L Eric Nystrom 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 5
L Kristian Huselius 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 13.50 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 19.30 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 13.30 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 13.00 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 24.20 6
D David Hale 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 3 21.50 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 8 5 7 0 1 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Gibbons 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 7.10 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 -1 17.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 1 1 4 3 5 3 0 -3 20.00 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 14.30 6
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Phil Kessel 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
L Nate Robinson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 4
L Martin Samuelsson 0 0 1 1 3 2 5 0 14.10 7
L Taylor Pyatt 1 0 5 5 1 3 2 0 22.50 9
L Marco Sturm 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 -2 12.10 7
D Jonathan Sigalet 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.20 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.00 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 -2 23.50 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.40 6
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 21.50 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 6 1 6 0 -3 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Owen Nolan
2nd star: Daymond Langkow
3rd star: Rostislav Olesz

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Owen Nolan notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Brent Burns has marked a new career high in assists with 13 assists.
-Patrice Bergeron scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Rhett Warrener beat Martin Samuelsson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 2( 9) , Providence Bruins 1( 25)
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1-0 SJF Brandon Prust (Tommi Jäminki, Tim Ramholt)
2-0 SJF Ryan Donally (Derek Couture, Anders Eriksson)
2-1 PRO Adam McQuaid (Shawn Thornton, Scott Munroe)

Goalies: Robert Goepfert - Scott Munroe

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Dallas Stars 1 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 19 - 26
DAL PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:60/79=75 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
NYI PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:63/82=76 %, Challenges:40/53=74 %
Attendance: 6705 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 298373 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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31:16 0-1 NYI Miroslav Satan [16] (Josef Vasicek)
32:42 0-2 NYI Mike Comrie [7] (Josef Vasicek, Bill Guerin)
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48:59 1-2 DAL Alexei Yashin [10] (Jere Lehtinen, Vojtech Polak)
49:46 1-3 NYI Richard Park [5] (Miroslav Satan, Shean Donovan)
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Penalty summary:
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09:12 DAL Ryan Malone (2 min for elbowing)
13:58 NYI Mike Sillinger (2 min for elbowing)
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28:44 NYI Miroslav Satan (2 min for holding the stick)
34:07 NYI Freddy Meyer (5 min for fighting)
34:07 DAL Mark Fistric (5 min for fighting)
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51:03 NYI Bill Guerin (2 min for boarding)
52:41 NYI Chris Campoli (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 -1 5.20 7
R Tomas Kopecky 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 16.00 6
R Glen Murray 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 -1 19.20 7
C Ryan Potulny 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 16.00 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.30 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 5
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 5
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 19.20 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17.40 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 19.00 4
D Kyle Quincey 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Simon Ferguson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 9.50 6
R Bill Guerin 0 1 3 5 1 0 2 1 17.50 8
R Richard Park 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 20.00 8
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 6
C Jason Allison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 6
C Mike Comrie 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 18.30 5
L Shean Donovan 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 -1 14.50 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 19.40 8
L Miroslav Satan 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 17.40 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 -1 8.50 5
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 20.20 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 26.00 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 18.20 6
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 1 23.30 9
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 2 23.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Alexei Yashin scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Bill Guerin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Richard Park ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Mike Comrie finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Mark Fistric beat Freddy Meyer in a fight.

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 10) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 13)
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1-0 UTH James Neal (János Vas, Marty Sertich)
1-1 BRG Blake Comeau (Luciano Aquino)
2-1 UTH Kevin Doell (Mike Egener, Greg Hogeboom)
3-1 UTH Mario Scalzo (János Vas, Marty Sertich)

Goalies: Curtis McElhinney - Joey MacDonald