Jour #73

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Atlanta Thrashers 4 , St. Louis Blues 4
Shots: 39 - 22
ATL PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:70/79=88 %, Challenges:39/64=60 %
STL PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 676875 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:22 1-0 ATL Loui Eriksson [2] (Ed Jovanovski, Bill Lopez)
18:52 2-0 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [17] (Jason Spezza, Alexander Ovechkin)
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28:44 2-1 STL Erik Johnson [1] (Johnny Pohl)PP
31:08 3-1 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [18] (Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeny Malkin)PP
33:39 4-1 ATL Jonathan Cheechoo [7] (Brian Rafalski)
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47:35 4-2 STL Ryan Shannon [3] (Marcus Nilson)
48:35 4-3 STL Ray Whitney [10] (Petr Cajanek, Eric Brewer)
58:46 4-4 STL Petr Cajanek [11] (Ray Whitney, Shawn Bates) WG
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Penalty summary:
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25:47 STL Yan Stastny (5 min for fighting)
25:47 ATL Evgeny Malkin (5 min for fighting)
27:01 ATL Radek Bonk (2 min for high-sticking)
28:37 ATL Ossi Väänänen (2 min for roughing)
28:37 STL Lee Stempniak (2 min for roughing)
29:25 STL Ryan Shannon (2 min for elbowing)
36:08 STL Shawn Bates (2 min for boarding)
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51:28 ATL Dustin Brown (2 min for tripping)
55:51 ATL Ed Jovanovski (5 min for fighting)
55:51 STL Dennis Wideman (5 min for fighting)
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63:22 STL Johnny Pohl (2 min for tripping)
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.10 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 18.00 7
R Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
C Logan Couture 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10.10 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 16.20 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 15.50 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 3 1 1 1 5 -2 19.20 7
L Dustin Brown 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 7.10 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 18.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 3 2 6 2 0 -2 20.40 6
D Bill Lopez 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 18.40 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 24.00 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 2 3 2 1 5 1 23.00 8
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 21.40 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 18 0 0 65.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6.10 5
C Johnny Pohl 0 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 16.30 5
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 18.40 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 22.20 7
L Peter Sejna 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 6.10 6
C Darby Hendrickson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 18.00 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
C Petr Cajanek 1 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 23.40 9
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 6.10 6
L Shawn Bates 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 16.30 7
C Yan Stastny 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 -1 14.40 6
L Ray Whitney 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 22.20 9
D Marek Malik 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 18.30 7
D Erik Johnson 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 30.10 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 3 0 3 5 0 20.00 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 1 4 1 4 0 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 35 0 0 64.40 7
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Petr Cajanek
3rd star: Ray Whitney

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Loui Eriksson finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
-Loui Eriksson finally ended his 17 game point drought.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Ray Whitney scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Eric Brewer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Shannon ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Yan Stastny beat Evgeny Malkin in a fight.
-Ed Jovanovski fought Dennis Wideman in a fight.
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 11) , Peoria Rivermen 4( 16)
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0-1 PEO Scott Dobben (Brandon Reid)
0-2 PEO Tomas Mojzis (Brandon Reid)
1-2 CHW Shane Hnidy (Jon Sim)
1-3 PEO Josh Langfeld (Konstantin Zakharov, Tomas Mojzis)
1-4 PEO Charles Linglet (Ryan Hollweg)
Goalies: Michael Garnett - Jason Bacashihua

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Colorado Avalanche 6 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 29 - 24
COL PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:34/49=68 %
DET PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/66=81 %, Challenges:39/52=73 %
Attendance: 18007 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 547412 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:26 1-0 COL Andrew Brunette [7] (Pavol Demitra, Cody McCormick)
19:08 1-1 DET Sergei Samsonov [11] (Vladimir Orszagh, Richard Zednik)
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30:13 2-1 COL Andrew Brunette [8] (Pavol Demitra, Karlis Skrastins)
30:41 3-1 COL Andrew Brunette [9] (Karlis Skrastins, Pavol Demitra)
36:33 3-2 DET Valtteri Filppula [8] (Travis Roche, Mike Commodore)
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40:55 4-2 COL Brett Clark [5] (Pavol Demitra, Mark Popovic)PP
43:58 5-2 COL Pavel Kubina [3] (Karlis Skrastins, Ian Laperriere)
48:56 6-2 COL Pavol Demitra [12] (Karlis Skrastins)
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Penalty summary:
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23:54 DET Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
23:54 COL Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
39:32 DET Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for roughing)
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53:32 COL Ian Laperriere (2 min for roughing)
53:32 DET Niklas Kronwall (2 min for roughing)
53:41 COL Anton Babchuk (2 min for roughing)
53:41 DET Valtteri Filppula (2 min for roughing)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 8.40 5
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 17.00 6
R Cory Stillman 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 19.20 5
R Ian Laperriere 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 5 15.00 7
C Cody McCormick 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -1 8.40 7
C Mike Ricci 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 7
C Pavol Demitra 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 5 18.00 10
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 8.40 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 16.30 6
L Steve Konowalchuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Andrew Brunette 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 19.00 9
D Mark Popovic 0 1 0 7 0 3 0 0 18.40 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 -1 17.00 7
D Pavel Kubina 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 24.20 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 17.20 7
D Brett Clark 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 4 23.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fredrik Norrena 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Kris Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Juraj Kolnik 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.50 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 16.00 7
R Sergei Samsonov 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -3 19.10 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 5
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Valtteri Filppula 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 15.00 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -3 19.10 4
R Patrick Sharp 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
L Krys Kolanos 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 4 2 1 4 0 1 16.00 7
L Vladimir Orszagh 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 -3 19.10 5
L Richard Zednik 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Travis Roche 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -3 19.10 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 23.20 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 1 17.40 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -3 19.10 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 24.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Lew Richer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Andrew Brunette
3rd star: Karlis Skrastins

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Karlis Skrastins notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ian Laperriere notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Mike Commodore has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Valtteri Filppula ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Mike Commodore ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Ian Laperriere beat Boris Valabik in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 4( 32) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 12)
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1-0 LEM Graham Belak (Toni Dahlman, Brad Richardson)
1-1 GRA Pat Rissmiller (Jason King, Jim Fahey)
2-1 LEM Matt Murley (Riku Hahl)
2-2 GRA Matt Hussey (D.J. King, Derek Meech)
3-2 LEM Riku Hahl (Jozef Balej, Michael Vernace)
4-2 LEM Jozef Balej (Riku Hahl)
Goalies: José Theodore - Chris Osgood

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Dallas Stars 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 5
Shots: 25 - 29
DAL PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:35/50=68 %
CHI PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:35/52=66 %
Attendance: 18000 of 18000 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 547200 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:11 0-1 CHI Todd Bertuzzi [16] (R.J. Umberger)
17:57 1-1 DAL Paul Martin [6] (Scott Hannan, Brian Rolston)
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23:26 1-2 CHI Kenny Jönsson [4] (Joe Thornton, Kim Johnsson)
27:12 1-3 CHI Ryan Kesler [11] (R.J. Umberger, Sami Salo)
31:43 1-4 CHI Todd Bertuzzi [17] (Ryan Kesler, Marcel Goc)
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44:42 1-5 CHI Ryan Kesler [12] (Todd Bertuzzi, R.J. Umberger)
50:47 2-5 DAL Manny Malhotra [6] (Ric Jackman, Mikael Samuelsson)
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Penalty summary:
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02:25 CHI Nick Petrecki (5 min for fighting)
02:25 DAL Stéphane Robidas (5 min for fighting)
02:59 CHI Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for elbowing)
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21:24 DAL Steve Ott (2 min for cross-checking)
33:46 CHI Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for slashing)
36:51 CHI Nick Petrecki (5 min for fighting)
36:51 DAL Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
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51:27 DAL Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
51:27 CHI Pierre Parenteau (5 min for fighting)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 16.00 6
L Manny Malhotra 1 0 2 7 0 2 0 -3 17.40 10
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Steve Ott 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 7.30 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14.50 6
C Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.30 6
C Brian Rolston 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 5
R Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 7.50 7
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 16.50 6
L Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Mike York 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 14.20 6
D Ric Jackman 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -2 18.00 8
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 6 1 4 0 -1 27.20 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 16.30 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -3 18.20 5
D Paul Martin 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Kris Lazaruk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Pierre Parenteau 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 16.00 6
R Ryan Kesler 2 1 5 5 0 3 0 4 18.30 10
L Marcel Goc 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 -2 17.30 7
C Tony Lagerström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Petr Prucha 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 16.50 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 4 16.30 8
C Joe Thornton 0 1 5 3 0 1 0 -1 20.10 8
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Jan Bulis 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.50 5
L Todd Bertuzzi 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 5 16.50 9
L Milan Michalek 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 18.50 7
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 2 2 2 10 0 16.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 16.20 6
D Kenny Jönsson 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 27.20 8
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 17.50 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 16.40 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Kesler
2nd star: Todd Bertuzzi
3rd star: R.J. Umberger

Notes for Dallas Stars:
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Todd Bertuzzi notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Kenny Jönsson finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Stéphane Robidas beat Nick Petrecki in a fight.
-Kevin Bieksa beat Nick Petrecki in a fight.
-Steve Ott fought Pierre Parenteau in a fight.
Farm game result:
Iowa Stars 3( 25) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 13)
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0-1 NOR Jonas Nordquist
0-2 NOR Dave Bolland (Karl Stewart)
1-2 IOW Matthew Barnaby (Marty Sertich)
2-2 IOW Jordan LaVallee (Randy Jones)
3-2 IOW Tyler Bouck (John Lammers, Michael Green)
Goalies: Kevin Weekes - Patrick Lalime

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New Jersey Devils 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 19 - 24
NJ PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:54/71=76 %, Challenges:59/66=88 %
TOR PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:40/53=74 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines Arena)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:38 0-1 TOR Brad Richards [15] (Scott Niedermayer, Ian White)PP
14:29 1-1 NJ Jere Lehtinen [13] (Brooks Orpik, Brendan Morrison)
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21:09 1-2 TOR Rod Brind'Amour [14] (Brad Richards, Colin White)
26:01 1-3 TOR Scott Niedermayer [8] (Rod Brind'Amour, Brad Richards)
32:16 2-3 NJ Shane Doan [4] (Mike Van Ryn, Daniel Alfredsson)
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46:45 2-4 TOR Rod Brind'Amour [15] (Brad Richards, Scott Niedermayer)
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Penalty summary:
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04:13 NJ Niko Kapanen (2 min for high-sticking)
09:07 NJ Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for hooking)
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28:14 NJ Andy Greene (5 min for fighting)
28:14 TOR Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
33:29 NJ Brooks Orpik (2 min for hooking)
35:42 NJ Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
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50:35 TOR Niclas Wallin (2 min for roughing)
57:46 NJ Niko Kapanen (2 min for high-sticking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Johnson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
R Shane Doan 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 15.00 9
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 17.00 7
C Erik Rasmussen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.30 5
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 11.20 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 12.20 8
L Martin Lapointe 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 12.10 5
L Jere Lehtinen 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 21.50 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11.10 4
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 2 5 0 5 2 0 19.00 8
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 -2 29.30 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 15.00 8
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 24.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Suglobov 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 7.00 6
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.50 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 19.10 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.30 7
C Chad Kilger 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 18.50 9
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.40 5
L Matt Cullen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 4 2 1 1 5 -1 18.30 7
L Brad Richards 1 3 5 1 2 0 0 2 17.50 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 17.30 5
D Colin White 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Yannick Tremblay 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Ian White 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 1 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Jean-Sébastien Aubin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rod Brind'Amour
2nd star: Brad Richards
3rd star: Scott Niedermayer

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brooks Orpik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Shane Doan finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Shane Doan finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Milan Hejduk had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Brooks Orpik ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Brad Richards scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Scott Niedermayer notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Darcy Tucker beat Andy Greene in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 1( 20) , Toronto Marlies 1( 23)
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1-0 LOW Jason Ryznar (David Clarkson)
1-1 TOM Bates Battaglia (Jirí Tlustý)
Goalies: Frank Doyle - Jean-François Racine

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New York Islanders 6 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 20 - 25
NYI PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:54/65=83 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
OTT PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
Attendance: 16234 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 441564 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:37 1-0 NYI Alexei Yashin [13] (Jay McKee)
14:59 1-1 OTT Patrick Marleau [18] (Dany Heatley, Ryan Whitney)
17:22 1-2 OTT Alexander Semin [16] (Dany Heatley, Ville Peltonen)PP
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23:09 2-2 NYI Adam Hall [5] (Vaclav Prospal, Brendan Witt)
32:49 2-3 OTT Ryan Clowe [12] (Dany Heatley, Brian Sutherby)
34:19 3-3 NYI Adam Hall [6] (Vaclav Prospal, Miroslav Satan)
37:51 4-3 NYI Adam Hall [7] (Miroslav Satan, Alexei Yashin)PP
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52:34 4-4 OTT Dany Heatley [17] (Ladislav Nagy, Andrei Markov)
57:47 5-4 NYI Vaclav Prospal [11] (Robert Nilsson, Michal Rozsival)
59:57 6-4 NYI Tom Poti [3] (Trent Hunter, Eric Boguniecki) EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:26 NYI Jay McClement (2 min for hooking)
16:11 NYI Tom Poti (2 min for hooking)
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23:33 NYI Freddy Meyer (5 min for fighting)
23:33 OTT Ryan Clowe (5 min for fighting)
25:32 NYI Jay McClement (2 min for boarding)
26:13 NYI Brendan Witt (2 min for cross-checking)
29:25 NYI Arron Asham (2 min for tripping)
36:47 OTT Daymond Langkow (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:53 NYI Jay McClement (2 min for tripping)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 16.30 6
R Eric Boguniecki 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 10.20 6
R Adam Hall 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 10
R Trent Hunter 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 21.10 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 0 4 1 0 6 0 9.30 6
C Randy Robitaille 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
C Robert Nilsson 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 12.10 5
C Alexei Yashin 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 8
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.30 4
L Jeff Friesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
L Vaclav Prospal 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 12.10 8
L Miroslav Satan 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Brendan Witt 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 22.40 7
D Tom Poti 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 28.10 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 2 0 3 5 0 11.00 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ville Peltonen 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 7
R Andy McDonald 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
R Ryan Clowe 1 0 2 6 2 1 5 2 20.30 8
L Alexander Semin 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 -3 21.50 7
C Brian Sutherby 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 -1 8.20 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.10 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Dany Heatley 1 3 5 3 0 2 0 -1 20.10 10
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 7.10 6
L Brian Maloney 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.10 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 17.40 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.50 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 25.40 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 14.10 5
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 26.40 8
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 -1 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 11 0 0 38.00 4
G Martin Gerber 2 0 3 0 0 20.10 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Adam Hall
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Vaclav Prospal

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Michal Rozsival notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Daniel Sedin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Freddy Meyer beat Ryan Clowe in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 18) , Binghamton Senators 1( 9)
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1-0 BRG Jeff Tambellini (Anthony Stewart, Allan Rourke)
2-0 BRG Luciano Aquino (Aaron Johnson)
3-0 BRG Pavel Rosa (Luciano Aquino)
3-1 BNG Cory Pecker (Arttu Luttinen, Garnet Exelby)
4-1 BRG Petteri Nokelainen (Tomas Malec)
Goalies: Mike Dunham - Kelly Guard

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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Florida Panthers 2
Shots: 28 - 19
PIT PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:38/50=74 %
FLA PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:57/74=77 %, Challenges:39/49=78 %
Attendance: 17537 of 17537 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 491036 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:36 1-0 PIT Jochen Hecht [8] (Nicklas Lidström, Robyn Regehr)
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20:37 2-0 PIT Nicklas Lidström [7] (Karl Alzner, Jason Arnott)
26:42 3-0 PIT Jason Arnott [12] (Nicklas Lidström, Kristopher Letang)PP
38:57 3-1 FLA Martin Straka [11] (Henrik Zetterberg, Kyle Calder)
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44:47 4-1 PIT Jamal Mayers [7] (Kristopher Letang, Robyn Regehr)
49:28 4-2 FLA Chris Clark [3] (Ruslan Salei, Alexei Zhitnik)
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Penalty summary:
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04:26 FLA Ruslan Salei (2 min for high-sticking)
06:18 FLA Curtis Brown (2 min for roughing)
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25:51 FLA Kyle Calder (5 min for spearing)
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51:01 FLA Sergei Gonchar (2 min for tripping)
54:46 PIT Jarkko Immonen (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 6.30 4
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17.10 7
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 -1 15.00 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 2 18.50 6
C Jarkko Immonen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 5.30 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.00 6
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 5
C Jason Arnott 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 18.30 8
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 20.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 20.40 9
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 19.10 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 20.50 9
D Karl Alzner 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.20 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Nicklas Lidström 1 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 27.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 5
R Chris Clark 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.00 8
R Ryan Malone 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 -1 21.30 9
C Brett McLean 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 17.20 6
C Martin Straka 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 22.00 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
L Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 3 1 0 5 -1 19.00 8
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 16.30 5
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 24.30 5
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 18.20 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 20.20 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Lidström
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Robyn Regehr

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Nicklas Lidström notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kristopher Letang notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Robyn Regehr notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jamal Mayers ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Jamal Mayers ended his 7 game point drought.
-Robyn Regehr ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Chris Clark ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Ruslan Salei ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 33) , Florida Everblades 1( 16)
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1-0 WBS Ryan Stone (Noah Welch, Jonathan Filewich)
1-1 FLO Gregory Campbell (Tony Salmelainen)
2-1 WBS Ryan Callahan (Mark Eaton)
Goalies: Andrew Penner - Jean-Marc Pelletier

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San Jose Sharks 1 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 19 - 22
SJ PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:31/50=60 %
NYR PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:71/96=73 %, Challenges:27/36=73 %
Attendance: 6228 of 17483 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 173138 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:19 0-1 NYR Mike Ribeiro [9] (Sergei Fedorov)
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28:49 0-2 NYR Sergei Fedorov [10] (Mike Ribeiro, Nolan Baumgartner)
31:43 1-2 SJ Shawn Belle [2] (Marc Staal, Peter Mueller)PP
34:43 1-3 NYR Mike Knuble [11] (Alex Kovalev, Kyle McLaren)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:59 NYR Nolan Baumgartner (2 min for elbowing)
10:51 NYR Matt Beleskey (2 min for tripping)
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23:47 NYR Matt Beleskey (2 min for hooking)
25:35 NYR Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
25:35 SJ Marc Staal (2 min for roughing)
31:25 NYR Matt Beleskey (2 min for elbowing)
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41:55 NYR Matt Beleskey (2 min for elbowing)
44:48 SJ Jamie McGinn (2 min for cross-checking)
49:43 NYR Mathieu Roy (2 min for roughing)
49:43 SJ Marc Staal (2 min for roughing)
52:42 NYR Matt Beleskey (2 min for roughing)
55:04 SJ Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for tripping)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 4
R David Kveton 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 20.40 4
R Michael Grabner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 -3 20.00 5
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Martin Kobian 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
C Bryan Little 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Peter Mueller 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -3 20.50 4
L Jamie McGinn 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.50 4
L Josh Keefe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
L Marc-André Cliche 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 20.00 6
D Ty Wishart 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 21.10 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 4 2 3 4 -3 27.00 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 12.10 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 5 4 2 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Shawn Belle 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 -3 29.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michael Wall 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 8 1 7 2 0 16.50 9
R Mike Leclerc 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 18.10 6
R Sergei Fedorov 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 11.30 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
C Mike Ribeiro 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 9.50 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
L Matt Beleskey 0 0 2 4 1 0 10 0 12.10 7
L Mathieu Roy 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 15.00 6
L Nils Ekman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 11.10 7
L Mike Knuble 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 1 16.40 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.00 6
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 12.40 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 23.30 8
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.30 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 18.20 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Alex Westlund 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Fedorov
2nd star: Mike Ribeiro
3rd star: Mike Knuble

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Peter Mueller finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Shawn Belle finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Sergei Fedorov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nolan Baumgartner ended his 7 game point drought.
-Kyle McLaren ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 2( 24) , Hartford Wolf Pack 2( 14)
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1-0 WOR Mark Smith (Ville Nieminen)
2-0 WOR Tyler McGregor (Garrett Stafford, Tom Cavanagh)
2-1 HFD Greg Beller (Petr Sykora)
2-2 HFD Lee Falardeau (Mathieu Melanson, Niko Dimitrakos)
Goalies: Alex Stalock - Sébastien Caron

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Washington Capitals 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 18 - 32
WSH PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:53/62=85 %, Challenges:19/28=65 %
BUF PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:89/97=91 %, Challenges:68/76=88 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 515411 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:49 0-1 BUF Daniel Brière [16] (Thomas Vanek, Tim Connolly)
11:07 0-2 BUF Toni Lydman [2] (Henrik Tallinder, Chris Drury)
18:37 1-2 WSH Gilbert Brulé [2] (Joe Pavelski, Matt Pettinger)
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39:36 2-2 WSH Phil Kessel [9] (Ben Clymer, Keith Seabrook)
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42:08 2-3 BUF Tim Connolly [12] (Thomas Vanek, Daniel Brière)
45:37 2-4 BUF Jason Pominville [3] (Derek Roy, Jaroslav Spacek)
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Penalty summary:
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15:37 WSH Keith Seabrook (2 min for roughing)
15:37 BUF Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
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32:16 BUF Dmitri Kalinin (5 min for fighting)
32:16 WSH Steve Downie (5 min for fighting)
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49:27 BUF Chris Drury (2 min for elbowing)
51:03 WSH Jack Johnson (2 min for roughing)
51:03 BUF Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
57:42 BUF Paul Gaustad (5 min for fighting)
57:42 WSH Matt Pettinger (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10.40 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 12.40 5
R Michael Frolík 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 5
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 19.30 7
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.00 7
R Phil Kessel 1 0 3 4 2 0 0 -1 17.20 6
C Gilbert Brulé 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 0 16.50 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 -1 16.30 4
L Joe Pavelski 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 14.00 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Mike Green 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 25.40 7
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Ben Clymer 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Keith Seabrook 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 7.10 6
R Jason Pominville 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 13.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
R Daniel Brière 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 10
C Dan Paillé 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 7.20 5
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 19.20 8
C Tim Connolly 1 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 19.30 9
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.10 5
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 2 2 5 1 12.40 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 20.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 20.10 9
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 15.10 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 23.00 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 21.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Toni Lydman 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 23.50 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Brière
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Thomas Vanek

Notes for Washington Capitals:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Henrik Tallinder notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Pominville ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Toni Lydman finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Steve Downie beat Dmitri Kalinin in a fight.
-Paul Gaustad beat Matt Pettinger in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 40) , Rochester Americans 3( 20)
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1-0 HER David Steckel (Jamie Heward, Jonas Johansson)
2-0 HER Jamie Heward (Jonas Johansson, Lawrence Nycholat)
2-1 ROC Jiri Novotny (Konstantin Baranov)
2-2 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Brady Murray)
2-3 ROC Olivier Legault (Jiri Novotny, Nathan Paetsch)
3-3 HER Alexandre Giroux
Goalies: Maxime Daigneault - Danny Battochio