Jour 22 --> [25 Septembre]

Atlanta Thrashers 6 , New York Islanders 1

Shots: 24 - 32
ATL PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:53/65=81 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
NYI PP: 0 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:90/103=87 %, Challenges:36/44=80 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 508125 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:49 1-0 ATL Dustin Brown [2] (Vitaly Vishnevski, Radek Bonk)
08:18 1-1 NYI Alexei Yashin [3] (Jason Blake)
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27:03 2-1 ATL Jon Sim [2] (Glen Metropolit)
35:13 3-1 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [5])
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42:56 4-1 ATL Saku Koivu [2] (Greg de Vries, Niclas Hävelid)
49:06 5-1 ATL Alexander Ovechkin [3] (Mike Johnson)
56:18 6-1 ATL Greg de Vries [1] (Niclas Hävelid, Saku Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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03:03 ATL Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
17:28 ATL Radek Bonk (2 min for roughing)
19:58 NYI Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
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21:59 ATL Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for hooking)
29:08 ATL Radek Bonk (2 min for slashing)
30:57 ATL Dustin Brown (2 min for boarding)
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45:37 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for high-sticking)
58:25 ATL Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Greg de Vries

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Greg de Vries ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 39) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 14)
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0-1 BRG Robert Nilsson (Eric Boguniecki)
0-2 BRG Ryan O'Marra (Blake Comeau)
1-2 CHW Garnet Exelby
2-2 CHW Shane Hnidy
2-3 BRG Jeremy Colliton (Steve Regier, Allan Rourke)

Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Wade Dubielewicz


Buffalo Sabres 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 27 - 25
BUF PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
CAR PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:23 1-0 BUF Maxim Afinogenov [5] (Chris Drury, Toni Lydman)
14:01 1-1 CAR Ray Whitney [2] (Cory Stillman)PP
17:11 1-2 CAR Glen Wesley [1] (Bret Hedican, Jochen Hecht)
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25:53 2-2 BUF Teppo Numminen [1] (Maxim Afinogenov, Ales Kotalik)
30:08 2-3 CAR Cory Stillman [3] (Ray Whitney, Petteri Nummelin)PP
37:28 2-4 CAR Glen Wesley [2] (Bret Hedican, Éric Bélanger)
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47:34 3-4 BUF Jaroslav Spacek [1] (Brian Campbell, Daniel Brière)PP
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Penalty summary:
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13:06 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:36 CAR Trevor Letowski (2 min for high-sticking)
28:57 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for elbowing)
38:22 BUF Toni Lydman (2 min for holding the stick)
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45:41 CAR Éric Bélanger (2 min for tripping)
47:53 BUF Derek Roy (2 min for hooking)
58:09 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Glen Wesley
2nd star: Cory Stillman
3rd star: Ray Whitney

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov scored the 100th goal of his career.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 8( 31) , Albany River Rats 1( 6)
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1-0 ROC Jiri Novotny (Patrick Kaleta, Andrej Sekera)
2-0 ROC Jiri Novotny (Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta)
3-0 ROC Mark Mancari
4-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Paul Gaustad)
5-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Nathan Paetsch, Paul Gaustad)
6-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Paul Gaustad)
7-0 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Jiri Novotny)
8-0 ROC Sam Paolini (Konstantin Baranov)
8-1 ALB Shane Willis (Wyatt Smith, Mike Angelidis)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Kevin Nastiuk

Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Phoenix Coyotes 4
Shots: 20 - 38
CBS PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:54/69=78 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
PHO PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:80/89=89 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:24 0-1 PHO Ladislav Nagy [7] (Shane Doan, Fredrik Sjöström)
13:02 0-2 PHO Bill Thomas [2] (Fredrik Sjöström, Zbynek Michalek)
14:48 1-2 CBS Sean O'Donnell [1] (Fredrik Modin, Dan Fritsche)
18:52 1-3 PHO Owen Nolan [3])
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26:21 2-3 CBS Rick Nash [5] (Martin St. Louis, Bryan Berard)PP
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48:57 3-3 CBS Steven Goertzen [1] (Dan Fritsche, Sergei Fedorov)
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61:24 3-4 PHO Ladislav Nagy [8] (Shane Doan, Ed Jovanovski)
Penalty summary:
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01:53 CBS Duvie Westcott (2 min for slashing)
04:22 CBS Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for boarding)
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24:43 PHO Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
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44:07 CBS Steven Goertzen (2 min for high-sticking)
45:27 CBS Alexander Svitov (2 min for boarding)
52:11 PHO Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
52:11 CBS Steven Goertzen (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ladislav Nagy
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Fredrik Sjöström

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Steven Goertzen ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Steven Goertzen ended his 7 game point drought.
-Sean O'Donnell ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Sean O'Donnell ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Steven Reinprecht had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Keith Ballard fought Steven Goertzen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( 21) , San Antonio Rampage 3( 25)
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0-1 SAN Dave Scatchard
0-2 SAN Lance Monych (Kevyn Adams)
0-3 SAN Lance Monych (Kevyn Adams, Keith Yandle)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Mike Morrison

Dallas Stars 4 , Colorado Avalanche 6
Shots: 24 - 27
DAL PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:39/41=92 %
COL PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:63/79=79 %, Challenges:36/44=80 %
Attendance: 18000 of 18000 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 547200 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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25:03 1-0 DAL Junior Lessard [3] (Philippe Boucher, Kevin Bieksa)
31:14 2-0 DAL Eric Lindros [7] (Jan Bulis, Brenden Morrow)
34:41 2-1 COL Milan Hejduk [2] (Dan DaSilva, Ian Laperriere)
36:27 3-1 DAL Mike Modano [3] (Philippe Boucher, Darryl Sydor)
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42:32 3-2 COL Marek Svatos [6] (Brett Clark, Andrew Brunette)PP
46:59 3-3 COL Ian Laperriere [2] (John-Michael Liles, Brett Clark)
50:05 4-3 DAL Mike Modano [4] (Brenden Morrow)
52:49 4-4 COL Joe Sakic [5] (Milan Hejduk, Andrew Brunette)
55:41 4-5 COL Andrew Brunette [5] (Patrice Brisebois)
59:54 4-6 COL Steve Konowalchuk [3] (Andrew Brunette, Milan Hejduk) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:08 COL Dan DaSilva (2 min for hooking)
06:08 COL Antti Laaksonen (2 min for slashing)
14:58 COL Steve Konowalchuk (2 min for tripping)
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26:59 COL Dan DaSilva (2 min for hooking)
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41:26 DAL Patrik Stefan (2 min for slashing)
42:41 DAL Junior Lessard (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrew Brunette
2nd star: Milan Hejduk
3rd star: Ian Laperriere

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Jere Lehtinen had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Kevin Bieksa ended his 6 game point drought.
-Sergei Zubov had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Joe Sakic scored the 1500th point of his career.
-Dan DaSilva ended his 9 game point drought.
-Milan Hejduk ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Ian Laperriere ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Iowa Stars 2( 17) , Lake Erie Monsters 1( 20)
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1-0 IOW Krys Barch (Trevor Daley, Joel Lundqvist)
1-1 LEM Jozef Balej (Brett McLean, Ken Klee)
2-1 IOW Vojtech Polak (Loui Eriksson)

Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Kris Mayotte

Detroit Red Wings 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 34 - 24
DET PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
TB PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
Attendance: 20066 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 622046 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:04 1-0 DET Robert Lang [5] (Mathieu Schneider, Nicklas Lidström)
08:02 1-1 TB Teemu Selänne [3] (Brad Richards, Vincent Lecavalier)
16:39 2-1 DET Mikael Samuelsson [6] (Robert Lang, Jiri Hudler)
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22:04 3-1 DET Johan Franzén [1] (Niklas Kronwall)
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40:36 3-2 TB Michael Ryder [3] (Filip Kuba, Dan Boyle)
41:37 3-3 TB Brad Richards [3] (Vincent Lecavalier, Filip Kuba)
46:43 4-3 DET Robert Lang [6] (Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidström)
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Penalty summary:
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03:06 DET Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
17:17 TB Eric Healey (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robert Lang
2nd star: Nicklas Lidström
3rd star: Mikael Samuelsson

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Robert Lang scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Johan Franzén ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Johan Franzén ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 5( 15) , Springfield Falcons 2( 6)
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1-0 GRA Josh Langfeld (Kip Miller)
1-1 SPR Mitch Fritz (Éric Perrin, Norm Milley)
1-2 SPR Mitch Fritz (Éric Perrin)
2-2 GRA Tomas Kopecky (Brett Lebda, Kyle Quincey)
3-2 GRA Ryan Oulahen (Eric Himelfarb)
4-2 GRA Josh Langfeld (Kyle Quincey, Matt Ellis)
5-2 GRA Valtteri Filppula (Josh Langfeld, Dan Smith)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Gerald Coleman

Edmonton Oilers 4 , Florida Panthers 2
Shots: 32 - 20
EDM PP: 1 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:49/56=86 %
FLA PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:56/68=82 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 442866 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:28 1-0 EDM Ladislav Smid [1] (Ales Hemsky, Raffi Torres)PP
15:05 1-1 FLA Kyle Calder [6] (Jay Bouwmeester, François Beauchemin)PP
18:43 2-1 EDM Jarret Stoll [3] (Shawn Horcoff, Dwayne Roloson)
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27:19 3-1 EDM Joffrey Lupul [1] (Steve Staios, Matt Greene)
28:54 4-1 EDM Ales Hemsky [7] (Petr Sykora, Jason Smith)
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49:28 4-2 FLA Rob Globke [1] (Anthony Stewart, Kyle Calder)
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Penalty summary:
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03:47 FLA Stephen Weiss (2 min for holding the stick)
07:34 EDM Joffrey Lupul (2 min for roughing)
09:39 FLA Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for hooking)
14:47 EDM Joffrey Lupul (2 min for elbowing)
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30:05 EDM Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
30:05 FLA Bryan Allen (5 min for fighting)
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43:27 FLA Ville Peltonen (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Hemsky
2nd star: Joffrey Lupul
3rd star: Jarret Stoll

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ladislav Smid ended his 9 game goal drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Rob Globke ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Matt Greene beat Bryan Allen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Greenville Grrrowl 3( 21) , Florida Everblades 1( 17)
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0-1 FLO Rostislav Olesz (Pascal Morency, Bryan Rodney)
1-1 GRV Brock Radunske (Toby Petersen, Stéphane Goulet)
2-1 GRV Tom Gilbert (Zack Stortini)
3-1 GRV Ruslan Bernikov (Jan Hejda)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Craig Anderson

Los Angeles Kings 6 , Anaheim Ducks 1
Shots: 29 - 20
LA PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:44/53=81 %
ANA PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:65/81=80 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
Attendance: 18118 of 18118 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 603329 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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00:54 1-0 LA Jarome Iginla [6] (Sergei Brylin, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
08:48 2-0 LA Jarome Iginla [7] (Rob Blake, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)PP
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21:38 3-0 LA Pierre-Marc Bouchard [3] (Sergei Brylin, Rob Blake)
33:17 4-0 LA Derek Armstrong [5] (Aaron Miller, Oleg Tverdovsky)
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49:35 4-1 ANA Mark Hartigan [2] (Joni Pitkänen, Tomas Kaberle)
50:05 5-1 LA Scott Thornton [3] (Wes Walz, Bryan Muir)
52:36 6-1 LA Derek Armstrong [6] (Sergei Brylin, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
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Penalty summary:
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05:01 LA Jamie Lundmark (2 min for boarding)
08:27 ANA Shane Endicott (2 min for slashing)
16:05 ANA Shane Endicott (2 min for high-sticking)
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28:24 LA Oleg Tverdovsky (2 min for boarding)
39:48 ANA Mark Hartigan (2 min for tripping)
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47:04 LA Bryan Muir (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pierre-Marc Bouchard
2nd star: Derek Armstrong
3rd star: Jarome Iginla

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Sergei Brylin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dan LaCouture had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Mark Hartigan ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 2( 5) , Portland Pirates 1( 14)
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1-0 MCH Joey Mormina (Jon Francisco)
2-0 MCH Konstantin Pushkarev (Jon Francisco)
2-1 POR Björn Melin (Tim Brent)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Sébastien Caron

Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 31 - 27
PIT PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:50/57=86 %
MTL PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
Attendance: 17537 of 17537 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 491036 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:11 1-0 PIT Mark Recchi [3] (Ryan Whitney)
08:53 2-0 PIT Sergei Gonchar [1] (Sidney Crosby, Evgeny Malkin)PP
14:58 2-1 MTL Alex Kovalev [3] (Craig Rivet, Steve Rucchin)
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22:52 2-2 MTL Kristian Huselius [3] (Craig Rivet, Guillaume Latendresse)
31:54 3-2 PIT Sergei Gonchar [2] (Marc-André Fleury)
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46:33 3-3 MTL Bobby Holik [4] (Kristian Huselius, Vyacheslav Kozlov)
50:42 3-4 MTL Guillaume Latendresse [4] (Alex Kovalev, Dion Phaneuf)
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Penalty summary:
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08:17 MTL Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
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27:35 MTL Janne Niinimaa (2 min for hooking)
29:44 MTL Tomas Plekanec (2 min for cross-checking)
36:01 PIT Brooks Orpik (2 min for hooking)
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41:43 MTL Tomas Plekanec (2 min for cross-checking)
56:49 MTL Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
59:46 MTL Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for elbowing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Guillaume Latendresse
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Kristian Huselius

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Bobby Holik scored the 300th goal of his career.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 25) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 17)
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1-0 WBS Jonathan Filewich (Wade Brookbank)
1-1 HAM Kyle Chipchura (Danny Groulx, Duncan Milroy)
2-1 WBS Daniel Carcillo (Kurtis McLean)
3-1 WBS Dennis Bonvie (Eric Cairns, Nick Deschenes)
3-2 HAM Jonathan Ferland (Maxim Lapierre)

Goalies: Andrew Penner - Yann Danis

Toronto Maple Leafs 5 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 36 - 24
TOR PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:62/71=87 %, Challenges:69/76=89 %
MIN PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:55/66=83 %, Challenges:25/35=69 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 596562 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:27 1-0 TOR Chad Kilger [2] (Johnny Pohl, Corey Perry)
13:54 2-0 TOR Scott Niedermayer [1] (Bryan McCabe, Rod Brind'Amour)
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25:59 2-1 MIN Brian Rolston [2] (Lauri Tukonen, Nicklas Bergfors)
26:19 3-1 TOR Corey Perry [1] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Travis Green)
30:14 4-1 TOR Michael Peca [3] (Alexander Steen, Darcy Tucker)
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43:42 5-1 TOR Alexei Ponikarovsky [4] (Travis Green, Michael Peca)
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Penalty summary:
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04:12 MIN Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for hooking)
16:47 TOR Corey Perry (2 min for roughing)
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20:47 MIN Brendan Mikkelson (2 min for boarding)
36:42 MIN Mattias Weinhandl (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Corey Perry
2nd star: Michael Peca
3rd star: Alexei Ponikarovsky

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Michael Peca scored the 400th point of his career.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Eric Staal had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Skoula had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 0( 19) , Houston Aeros 2( 15)
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0-1 HOU Jason Morgan (Bryan Lundbohm)
0-2 HOU Jason Morgan (Matt Foy)

Goalies: Jean-François Racine - Niklas Backstrom

Vancouver Canucks 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 21 - 30
VAN PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/78=75 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
CHI PP: 0 of 4 (14 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:53/67=77 %
Attendance: 18630 of 18630 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 545859 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:13 0-1 CHI Jeff Hamilton [2] (Radim Vrbata, Duncan Keith)
12:48 0-2 CHI Martin Havlat [5] (Radim Vrbata, Martin Lapointe)
18:13 1-2 VAN Samuel Påhlsson [2] (Jon Klemm, Mattias Öhlund)
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32:06 2-2 VAN Mats Sundin [4] (Anze Kopitar, Mattias Öhlund)
38:33 3-2 VAN Brendan Morrison [2] (Sean Avery, Samuel Påhlsson)
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46:23 4-2 VAN Sean Avery [1])
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Penalty summary:
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08:03 VAN Mattias Öhlund (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:08 VAN Sean Avery (2 min for elbowing)
29:06 VAN Matt Cooke (2 min for tripping)
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42:47 VAN Jeff Cowan (5 min for fighting)
42:47 CHI Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
47:02 VAN Tyler Bouck (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sean Avery
2nd star: Samuel Påhlsson
3rd star: Mattias Öhlund

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Mats Sundin scored the 500th goal of his career.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jeff Hamilton ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Lasse Kukkonen had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Jeff Cowan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 6( 29) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 14)
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0-1 NOR Colin Fraser (Michael Blunden, Danny Richmond)
1-1 MTB Josh Green (Rick Rypien)
2-1 MTB Josh Green (Rick Rypien)
2-2 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Michael Holmqvist, Jonas Nordquist)
2-3 NOR Jonas Nordquist (Dustin Byfuglien, Brandon Bochenski)
3-3 MTB Luc Bourdon (Brad Moran)
4-3 MTB Jannik Hansen (Kirill Koltsov)
5-3 MTB Yuri Moscevsky
6-3 MTB Patrick Coulombe (Nathan Smith)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Patrick Lalime