Detroit Red Wings 3 , St. Louis Blues 2
Shots: 28 - 24
DET PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:44/58=74 %
STL PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:26/35=72 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 893240 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:07 1-0 DET Jiri Hudler [3] (Chris Chelios, Robert Lang)
11:06 2-0 DET Tomas Holmström [7])PP
14:24 3-0 DET Mikael Samuelsson [16] (Robert Lang)
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35:47 3-1 STL Vladimir Orszagh [9] (Ryan Whitney, Christian Bäckman)
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48:18 3-2 STL Paul Gaustad [3] (Radek Dvorak, Christian Bäckman)
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Penalty summary:
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10:25 STL Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
17:19 STL Dallas Drake (2 min for tripping)
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20:31 STL Dallas Drake (2 min for tripping)
24:16 STL Bill Guerin (2 min for high-sticking)
31:15 DET Nicklas Lidström (2 min for slashing)
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53:03 STL Peter Sejna (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Samuelsson
2nd star: Tomas Holmström
3rd star: Robert Lang
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Robert Lang notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jiri Hudler finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Ryan Whitney notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Montreal Canadiens 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 32 - 24
MTL PP: 5 of 8 (25 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:35/49=70 %
ATL PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:60/94=63 %, Challenges:25/34=71 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 978558 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:55 1-0 MTL Andrei Markov [3] (Steve Bégin, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
15:35 1-1 ATL Andy Sutton [1] (Bobby Holik)
18:46 2-1 MTL Mathieu Dandenault [2] (Michael Ryder, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
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25:18 3-1 MTL Steve Bégin [7] (Alex Kovalev, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
30:08 4-1 MTL Steve Bégin [8] (Daniel Alfredsson, Andrei Markov)PP
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42:14 5-1 MTL Alex Kovalev [16] (Steve Bégin, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
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Penalty summary:
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05:35 ATL Niclas Hävelid (2 min for elbowing)
09:56 MTL Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for slashing)
17:26 ATL Stephen Baby (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:49 ATL Andy Sutton (5 min for attempt to injury)
28:12 ATL Jon Sim (2 min for hooking)
31:51 MTL Mike Johnson (2 min for tripping)
35:43 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for tripping)
38:08 MTL Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
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40:42 ATL Stephen Baby (2 min for diving)
44:19 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for boarding)
49:56 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for hooking)
51:56 MTL Radek Bonk (2 min for elbowing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bégin
2nd star: Daniel Alfredsson
3rd star: Alex Kovalev
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Steve Bégin has marked a new career high in points with 24 points.
-Steve Bégin ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Andrei Markov finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Scott Mellanby had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Steve Rucchin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 4 game point streak snapped.
New York Islanders 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 31 - 21
NYI PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:46/54=83 %
TB PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
Attendance: 12533 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 629157 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:03 1-0 NYI Sean Bergenheim [2] (Robert Nilsson, Chris Campoli)
14:49 2-0 NYI Robert Nilsson [2] (Miroslav Satan, Teppo Numminen)
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21:05 3-0 NYI Shawn Bates [9] (Chris Campoli, Mike Sillinger)PP
35:23 3-1 TB Norm Milley [2] (Erik Rasmussen, Daniel Corso)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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11:49 NYI Chris Campoli (2 min for elbowing)
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20:36 TB Zdenek Blatny (2 min for tripping)
21:54 TB Erik Rasmussen (2 min for hooking)
33:05 TB Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for high-sticking)
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54:09 NYI Sean Bergenheim (5 min for fighting)
54:09 TB Norm Milley (5 min for fighting)
54:09 NYI Sean Bergenheim (10 min game misconduct)
54:09 TB Norm Milley (10 min game misconduct)
54:09 NYI Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
54:09 TB Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
54:09 NYI Chris Simon (10 min game misconduct)
54:09 TB Cory Sarich (10 min game misconduct)
54:09 NYI Bruno Gervais (5 min for fighting)
54:09 TB Doug Janik (5 min for fighting)
54:09 NYI Bruno Gervais (10 min game misconduct)
54:09 TB Doug Janik (10 min game misconduct)
54:09 NYI Sean Hill (2 min for roughing)
54:09 TB Jeff Jillson (2 min for roughing)
54:09 TB Rick DiPietro (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
54:09 NYI Martin Biron (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
54:09 NYI Martin Biron (5 min for fighting)
54:09 TB Rick DiPietro (5 min for fighting)
54:09 NYI Martin Biron (10 min game misconduct)
54:09 TB Rick DiPietro (10 min game misconduct)
55:29 NYI Mike Sillinger (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robert Nilsson
2nd star: Chris Campoli
3rd star: Sean Bergenheim
Notes for New York Islanders:
-Teppo Numminen scored the 600th point of his career.
-Sean Bergenheim finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Robert Nilsson finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Miroslav Satan had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Norm Milley finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Norm Milley finally ended his 13 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Sean Bergenheim fought Norm Milley in a fight.
-Chris Simon beat Cory Sarich in a fight.
-Bruno Gervais fought Doug Janik in a fight.
-Martin Biron beat Rick DiPietro in a fight.