Jour #78

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 31 - 22
CAR PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
BUF PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:60/75=80 %, Challenges:47/63=73 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 531932 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:06 1-0 CAR Alexei Cherepanov [5] (Jordan Leopold, David Tanabe)
15:03 1-1 BUF Thomas Vanek [10] (Tim Connolly, Dan Paillé)
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24:44 2-1 CAR Vyacheslav Kozlov [6] (Jeff O'Neill, Alexander Svitov)
30:01 3-1 CAR Alexei Cherepanov [6] (Keith Aucoin, Mikko Koivu)
35:47 3-2 BUF Chris Drury [12] (Toni Lydman, Henrik Tallinder)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:37 BUF Paul Gaustad (5 min for fighting)
05:37 CAR Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
16:22 BUF Erik Cole (2 min for high-sticking)
19:06 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for slashing)
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26:26 BUF Benoit Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
34:45 BUF Dan Paillé (5 min for fighting)
34:45 CAR Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
39:03 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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45:04 BUF Chris Drury (2 min for holding the stick)
47:29 CAR David Tanabe (2 min for cross-checking)
53:21 CAR Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for hooking)
54:13 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
54:13 CAR Jordan Leopold (2 min for roughing)
59:18 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6.10 8
R Craig Adams 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 14.10 6
R Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
R Jeff O'Neill 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Keith Aucoin 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 15.10 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 0 4 4 4 0 0 14.20 7
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 13.50 8
C Alexander Svitov 0 1 2 4 0 2 10 0 16.30 8
L Brad Isbister 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 6.10 8
L Matt Stajan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 21.00 8
L Scott Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D David Tanabe 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 22.20 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 21.20 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 15.20 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G John Grahame 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Cloutier 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 2 0 0 0 2 -1 9.00 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 12.40 7
R Daniel Brière 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Dan Paillé 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 -1 11.00 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Chris Drury 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 14.50 8
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.00 5
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 9.00 6
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 0 17.40 8
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 5 0 2 2 0 19.40 8
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 21.40 9
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -1 30.00 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.20 4
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 30.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 28 0 0 58.50 8
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexei Cherepanov
2nd star: Vyacheslav Kozlov
3rd star: Alexander Svitov

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Drury finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Alexander Svitov beat Paul Gaustad in a fight.
-Alexander Svitov beat Dan Paillé in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 4( 19) , Rochester Americans 1( 16)
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1-0 ALB Mark Flood (Shane Willis, J.D. Forrest)
1-1 ROC Olivier Legault (Mark Mancari, Adam Mair)
2-1 ALB Dennis Seidenberg (Shean Donovan)
3-1 ALB Dennis Seidenberg (Mark Flood)
4-1 ALB Steve Saviano (Mark Flood)
Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Danny Battochio

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Anaheim Ducks 3
Shots: 23 - 38
DET PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:76/96=79 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
ANA PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:24/51=46 %
Attendance: 20066 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 622046 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:39 0-1 ANA Henrik Sedin [12] (Zdeno Chara)
16:03 0-2 ANA Patrice Bergeron [13] (Joni Pitkänen, Ladislav Smid)
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33:16 0-3 ANA Patrice Bergeron [14] (Kristian Huselius, Justin Williams)
35:12 1-3 DET Patrick Sharp [6] (Richard Zednik, Valtteri Filppula)
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47:02 2-3 DET Patrick Sharp [7] (Richard Zednik, Valtteri Filppula)
49:43 3-3 DET Krys Kolanos [9] (Patrick Eaves, Patrick Sharp)
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Penalty summary:
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02:04 ANA Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
02:04 DET Derick Brassard (5 min for fighting)
04:06 DET Danny Markov (2 min for roughing)
04:06 ANA Brian Gionta (2 min for roughing)
10:22 ANA Jussi Jokinen (2 min for holding the stick)
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54:32 DET Patrick Eaves (2 min for tripping)
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61:59 ANA Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
61:59 DET Mike Cammalleri (2 min for roughing)
Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 6.30 7
R Patrick Sharp 2 1 4 0 2 3 0 2 17.30 8
R Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 20.10 4
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 18.50 4
C Derick Brassard 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 9.00 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 0 20.10 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 17.50 5
L Krys Kolanos 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.40 6
L Richard Zednik 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 6
L Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 18.10 5
L Mark Bell 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 16.00 6
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 6 2 6 0 -1 21.30 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 25.30 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 2 18.20 9
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 23.20 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 35 0 0 65.00 9
G Lew Richer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 -1 9.30 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 3 1 3 2 0 17.10 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 6
R Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 0 20.30 7
C Ryan Carter 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.20 4
C Eric Lindros 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 0 17.10 6
C Patrice Bergeron 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 19.20 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -1 9.50 5
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 17.10 6
L Justin Williams 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 17.40 5
L Paul Kariya 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 16.30 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 22.40 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 26.00 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 0 16.50 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 21.40 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Sharp
2nd star: Patrice Bergeron
3rd star: Manny Legace

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Richard Zednik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Eaves notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Paul Kariya had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Paul Kariya had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien fought Derick Brassard in a fight.
Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 19) , Portland Pirates 0( 12)
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1-0 GRA Matt Ellis (Tomas Kopecky, Matt Hussey)
2-0 GRA Josh Hennessy
Goalies: Brent Johnson - David LeNeveu

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Edmonton Oilers 3 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 27 - 26
EDM PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:47/61=75 %
MTL PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:69/89=77 %, Challenges:32/47=66 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 442866 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:25 0-1 MTL Rob Blake [5] (Bobby Holik)
19:52 1-1 EDM Raffi Torres [19] (Jason Allison)PP
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30:18 1-2 MTL Guillaume Latendresse [10] (John-Michael Liles)SH
35:18 1-3 MTL Travis Zajac [17] (Patrik Elias, Rob Blake)
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52:24 2-3 EDM Raffi Torres [20] (Ryan Smyth, Markus Näslund)
55:44 3-3 EDM Lubomir Visnovsky [5] (Jason Smith, Shawn Horcoff)
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Penalty summary:
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18:15 MTL Rico Fata (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:24 MTL Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
27:09 EDM Marty Reasoner (2 min for cross-checking)
29:34 MTL Bobby Holik (2 min for elbowing)
38:35 MTL Bobby Holik (2 min for cross-checking)
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47:07 MTL Rico Fata (2 min for elbowing)
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62:56 MTL Steve Bégin (2 min for high-sticking)
Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 4
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 14.50 6
R Petr Sykora 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
R Markus Näslund 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -2 23.10 9
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 8.20 6
C Jason Allison 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 -1 21.40 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Brad Winchester 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 10.30 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.50 6
L Raffi Torres 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 23.20 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 18.40 8
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -1 29.30 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 -2 31.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonathan Ferland 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Grant Stevenson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Travis Zajac 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 14.40 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 21.40 9
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Johan Franzén 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 13.40 6
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
C Bobby Holik 0 1 3 1 3 0 4 0 21.40 7
L Rico Fata 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 9.30 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 3 0 4 4 1 20.50 8
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 21.00 7
L Patrik Elias 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 20.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 3 29.40 8
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
D Rob Blake 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rob Blake
2nd star: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Raffi Torres

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Raffi Torres scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Marc-André Bergeron had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Guillaume Latendresse scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Todd White had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Rob Blake ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Greenville Grrrowl 2( 31) , Hamilton Bulldogs 6( 27)
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1-0 GRV Patrick Thoresen (Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Pierre Hedin)
1-1 HAM Mathieu Biron (Travis Fuller, Andrei Kostitsyn)
1-2 HAM Travis Fuller (Mike Zigomanis)
1-3 HAM Duncan Milroy (Garth Murray, Michaël Lambert)
1-4 HAM Matt D'Agostini (Dean McAmmond, Danny Groulx)
1-5 HAM Scott Polaski (Kyle Chipchura)
2-5 GRV Patrick Thoresen (Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
2-6 HAM Travis Fuller (Mike Zigomanis)
Goalies: Dwayne Roloson - Carey Price

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Florida Panthers 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 31 - 14
FLA PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
PIT PP: 0 of 3 (0 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 19250 of 19250 (BankAtlantic Center)
Ticket income: 508200 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:18 1-0 FLA Ryan Malone [14] (Sergei Gonchar, Henrik Zetterberg)
05:39 2-0 FLA Mark Parrish [13] (Radek Dvorak, Martin Straka)
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39:25 3-0 FLA Henrik Zetterberg [11] (Kyle Calder, Alex Auld)
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45:07 3-1 PIT Rene Bourque [7] (Jamal Mayers, Steve Sullivan)
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Penalty summary:
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08:57 PIT Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
17:25 PIT Robyn Regehr (5 min for fighting)
17:25 FLA Steve Montador (5 min for fighting)
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22:29 FLA Bryan McCabe (2 min for slashing)
26:52 PIT Robyn Regehr (5 min for fighting)
26:52 FLA Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
28:27 FLA Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
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57:16 FLA Steve Montador (5 min for fighting)
57:16 PIT Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
58:44 FLA Peter Schaefer (2 min for roughing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kirk Maltby 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 0 1 1 5 0 13.40 6
R Mark Parrish 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
R Ryan Malone 1 0 5 3 0 2 0 1 19.00 10
C Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.30 4
C Curtis Brown 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Martin Straka 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 15.20 5
L Radek Dvorak 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 6
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 18.30 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 2 1 1 10 0 12.50 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 1 22.10 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 22.20 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 16.10 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 1 23.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 1 1 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -1 6.00 5
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 20.50 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 15.10 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 8
C Jarkko Immonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 5
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17.50 4
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.20 5
C Jason Arnott 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 17.10 5
L Rene Bourque 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 15.00 9
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 20.20 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 12.50 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 21.40 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 4
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21.10 5
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -2 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Malone
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Mark Parrish

Notes for Florida Panthers:
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Rene Bourque ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Robyn Regehr beat Steve Montador in a fight.
-Robyn Regehr fought Chris Clark in a fight.
-Jamal Mayers beat Steve Montador in a fight.
Farm game result:
Florida Everblades 4( 37) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 5( 20)
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1-0 FLO Tony Salmelainen (Christian Berglund)
1-1 WBS Jonathan Filewich (Noah Welch)
2-1 FLO Gregory Campbell (Christian Berglund, Bryan Rodney)
3-1 FLO Gregory Campbell (Tony Salmelainen, Christian Berglund)
4-1 FLO Vladimir Kutny (Jeremy Swanson)
4-2 WBS Daniel Carcillo (Stephen Dixon)
4-3 WBS Micki Dupont (Kurtis McLean)
4-4 WBS Noah Welch (Matt Carkner, Ryan Stone)
4-5 WBS Michael Gergen (Ryan Callahan, Micki Dupont)
Goalies: Jean-Marc Pelletier - Andrew Penner

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Minnesota Wild 3 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 40 - 21
MIN PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:50/55=89 %
VAN PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
Attendance: 18064 of 18064 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 767720 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:11 1-0 MIN Eric Staal [22] (Dion Phaneuf, A.J. Thelen)
12:24 2-0 MIN Russ Warrener [7] (Petr Vrana)
17:45 3-0 MIN Eric Staal [23] (Russ Warrener, Marian Hossa)PP
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31:45 3-1 VAN Jukka Uusitalo [4] (Josh Mang, Charles Plante)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:14 MIN Kurtis Foster (5 min for fighting)
01:14 VAN James Neal (5 min for fighting)
16:05 VAN Josh Mang (2 min for elbowing)
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21:48 VAN Alex Grant (2 min for tripping)
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46:18 MIN Trevor Lewis (5 min for fighting)
46:18 VAN James Neal (5 min for fighting)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11.10 6
R Éric Dazé 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
R Marian Hossa 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 7
C Ilya Zubov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
C Petr Vrana 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Eric Staal 2 0 7 4 3 1 0 1 20.10 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
L Russ Warrener 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 8
L Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 17.50 6
D A.J. Thelen 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 28.00 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 -1 15.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 19.30 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Erick Littman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 6.20 4
L James Neal 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 -1 18.30 5
L Anze Kopitar 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 19.00 7
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 20.30 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.50 6
C Jukka Uusitalo 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
L Saku Koivu 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
L James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 6
R Jakub Vorácek 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 14.50 4
C Josh Mang 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 17.30 7
C Charles Plante 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 5
D Alex Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 14.50 6
D Patrick Coulombe 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 5
D Ryan Parent 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 23.10 7
D Keith McClary 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -2 20.40 7
D Cody Franson 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 21.30 7
D Devin Thomas 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 37 0 0 60.00 10
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Russ Warrener
3rd star: Marian Hossa

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Russ Warrener finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
Other notes:
-Kurtis Foster beat James Neal in a fight.
-James Neal beat Trevor Lewis in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 5( 24) , Manitoba Moose 2( 17)
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1-0 HOU Johannes Salmonsson (Brent Burns)
1-1 MTB Sean Avery (Marc Chouinard, Mike Grier)
2-1 HOU Morten Madsen (Derek Boogaard)
3-1 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Josh Olson)
4-1 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Derek Morris)
5-1 HOU Morten Madsen
5-2 MTB Carl Söderberg (Alexei Smirnov)
Goalies: Cory Schneider - Sébastien Centomo

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New York Islanders 7 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 26 - 23
NYI PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
DAL PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:74/83=89 %, Challenges:37/46=78 %
Attendance: 16234 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 441564 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:58 1-0 NYI Vaclav Prospal [13] (Brendan Witt, Robert Nilsson)
15:04 1-1 DAL Paul Martin [7] (Kyle Wellwood)PP
18:12 2-1 NYI Miroslav Satan [12] (Tom Poti)
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23:39 3-1 NYI Trent Hunter [15] (Miroslav Satan, Alexei Yashin)
31:55 4-1 NYI Trent Hunter [16] (Alexei Yashin, Jay McKee)
33:12 4-2 DAL Aleksey Morozov [9] (Antti Miettinen, Antoine Vermette)
37:42 5-2 NYI Vaclav Prospal [14] (Adam Hall, Freddy Meyer)PP
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40:43 6-2 NYI Robert Nilsson [3] (Trent Hunter, Jay McKee)
41:34 7-2 NYI Alexei Yashin [14] (Trent Hunter, Tom Poti)
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Penalty summary:
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14:35 NYI Michal Rozsival (2 min for tripping)
17:34 DAL Tomas Holmström (2 min for roughing)
17:34 NYI Jay McKee (2 min for roughing)
19:07 NYI Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
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22:02 DAL Stéphane Robidas (5 min for fighting)
22:02 NYI Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
36:57 DAL Brent Seabrook (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:08 DAL Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
42:08 NYI Brendan Witt (5 min for fighting)
44:12 NYI Chris Campoli (2 min for cross-checking)
56:21 NYI Jay McClement (2 min for tripping)
58:03 NYI Anthony Stewart (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 2 0 1 7 0 11.00 7
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
R Adam Hall 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
R Trent Hunter 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 21.20 10
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
C Randy Robitaille 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Robert Nilsson 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
C Alexei Yashin 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 4 14.30 8
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Jeff Friesen 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Vaclav Prospal 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 8
L Miroslav Satan 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 15.20 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 16.50 7
D Brendan Witt 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 14.40 7
D Tom Poti 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 24.40 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 20.30 9
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20.10 5
D Jay McKee 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 4 23.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Aleksey Morozov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -4 17.00 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 -1 20.50 7
C Steve Ott 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 7.40 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
C Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -4 17.40 7
C Brian Rolston 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 22.50 6
R Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Antti Miettinen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 9.30 6
L Antoine Vermette 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -4 20.50 6
L Mike York 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 21.00 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 10.10 7
D Ric Jackman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 22.30 4
D Scott Hannan 0 0 2 7 0 4 0 -2 25.10 9
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 -4 22.50 7
D Paul Martin 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 -2 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 7 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Kris Lazaruk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Trent Hunter
2nd star: Alexei Yashin
3rd star: Robert Nilsson

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Brendan Witt notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Robert Nilsson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Trent Hunter scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jay McKee notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Freddy Meyer finally ended his 20 game point drought.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Paul Martin has marked a new career high in goals with 7 tallies.
Other notes:
-Stéphane Robidas beat Anthony Stewart in a fight.
-Steve Ott beat Brendan Witt in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 28) , Iowa Stars 0( 17)
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1-0 BRG Arron Asham (Jeff Tambellini, Petteri Nokelainen)
2-0 BRG Blake Comeau (Frans Nielsen)
3-0 BRG Frans Nielsen (Steve Regier, Evgeny Korolev)
Goalies: Mike Dunham - Kevin Weekes

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New York Rangers 4 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 21 - 18
NYR PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:70/92=76 %, Challenges:27/40=65 %
STL PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:63/83=75 %, Challenges:29/45=63 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:06 1-0 NYR Sergei Fedorov [11] (Mike Ribeiro, Nils Ekman)
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29:17 1-1 STL Ray Whitney [11] (Petr Cajanek, Eric Brewer)
30:02 2-1 NYR Barret Jackman [1] (Kyle McLaren, Michal Handzus)
31:14 3-1 NYR Sergei Fedorov [12] (Nils Ekman, Nolan Baumgartner)
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50:53 4-1 NYR Michal Handzus [11] (Barret Jackman, Denis Gauthier)
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Penalty summary:
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24:38 NYR Michal Handzus (2 min for tripping)
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52:49 NYR Nolan Baumgartner (2 min for slashing)
55:46 NYR Matt Beleskey (2 min for tripping)
58:07 STL Shawn Bates (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 18.30 7
R Mike Leclerc 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 18.00 7
R Sergei Fedorov 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 11.40 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.10 6
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
C Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 12.30 7
C Michal Handzus 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 2 14.40 8
L Matt Beleskey 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 14.50 7
L Mathieu Roy 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.20 7
L Nils Ekman 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 2 11.40 6
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 15.30 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.10 7
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 15.20 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 26.10 8
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 19.10 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 19.00 7
D Barret Jackman 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Alex Westlund 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.50 4
C Johnny Pohl 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 17.40 6
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -3 19.10 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 18.20 5
L Peter Sejna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 4
C Darby Hendrickson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.40 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 14.40 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.50 5
L Shawn Bates 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 17.40 5
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -3 13.20 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 14.30 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 19.00 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 3 6 0 4 0 0 26.30 9
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 18.00 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 13.50 5
D Eric Brewer 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Fedorov
2nd star: Michal Handzus
3rd star: Barret Jackman

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Kyle McLaren notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nils Ekman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Denis Gauthier ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Erik Johnson had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 2( 21) , Peoria Rivermen 1( 11)
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1-0 HFD Petr Sykora
1-1 PEO Josh Langfeld (Magnus Kahnberg, Denis Arkhipov)
2-1 HFD Niko Dimitrakos (Lee Falardeau)
Goalies: Sébastien Caron - Jason Bacashihua

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Phoenix Coyotes 4 , Calgary Flames 1
Shots: 19 - 16
PHO PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:76/101=75 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
CGY PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:67/86=77 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
Attendance: 17653 of 17653 (Glendale Arena)
Ticket income: 543712 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:28 1-0 PHO Steven Reinprecht [10] (Brian Pothier, Niclas Hävelid)
17:05 1-1 CGY Stephane Yelle [11] (Andrei Zyuzin, Andrew Ference)
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no scoring
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41:38 2-1 PHO Steven Reinprecht [11] (Andrei Nikolishin, Nick Boynton)
49:49 3-1 PHO Juraj Kolnik [3] (Tim Brent, Patrick Fischer)
52:13 4-1 PHO Radim Vrbata [14] (Brian Pothier, Dave Scatchard)
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Penalty summary:
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16:42 PHO Josh Gratton (5 min for fighting)
16:42 CGY Eric Nystrom (5 min for fighting)
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20:04 PHO Juraj Kolnik (2 min for slashing)
22:35 PHO Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
22:35 CGY Tim Ramholt (5 min for fighting)
28:28 PHO Josh Gratton (2 min for roughing)
28:28 CGY Simon Gagné (2 min for roughing)
29:56 CGY Nik Antropov (5 min for boarding)
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53:34 CGY Trevor Daley (5 min for fighting)
53:34 PHO Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
57:34 PHO Andrei Nikolishin (2 min for cross-checking)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Juraj Kolnik 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 10.20 8
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 13.20 5
R Radim Vrbata 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 7
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 6
C Tim Brent 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 10.40 6
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.20 6
C Dave Scatchard 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 8
C Steven Reinprecht 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 9
L Patrick Fischer 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 11.10 5
L Josh Gratton 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 0 12.30 6
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Andrei Nikolishin 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 20.30 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 13.40 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 29.10 8
D Keith Ballard 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 17.40 8
D Brian Pothier 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 4
R Darren McCarty 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 12.10 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 21.00 7
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Stephane Yelle 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 18.50 6
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 12.40 4
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 14.30 6
L Nik Antropov 0 0 2 3 0 2 5 0 14.50 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 -3 17.50 4
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 18.10 4
D Andrew Ference 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 21.50 8
D Chris Phillips 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 22.10 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 12.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 -2 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steven Reinprecht
2nd star: Juraj Kolnik
3rd star: Radim Vrbata

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Steven Reinprecht scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Juraj Kolnik finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Andrew Ference ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Josh Gratton fought Eric Nystrom in a fight.
-Keith Ballard beat Tim Ramholt in a fight.
-Trevor Daley beat Andy Sutton in a fight.
Farm game result:
San Antonio Rampage 2( 19) , Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 1( 14)
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0-1 OMA Kris Chucko (Andrei Taratukhin)
1-1 SAN Matt Jones (Bill Thomas, Derek MacKenzie)
2-1 SAN Shawn Thornton (Kent Huskins)
Goalies: Mike Morrison - Brent Krahn

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San Jose Sharks 1 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 13 - 37
SJ PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:14/37=36 %
ATL PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:87/94=92 %, Challenges:41/62=65 %
Attendance: 13541 of 17483 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 376440 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:59 0-1 ATL Jason Spezza [13] (Marek Zidlicky, Jonathan Cheechoo)
10:04 0-2 ATL Alexander Ovechkin [19] (Evgeny Malkin)PP
13:53 0-3 ATL Jonathan Cheechoo [10] (Marek Zidlicky)
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no scoring
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48:14 1-3 SJ Lauri Korpikoski [5] (Devin Setoguchi, Peter Mueller)
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Penalty summary:
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09:09 SJ Jamie McGinn (2 min for tripping)
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39:13 ATL Logan Couture (2 min for high-sticking)
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50:14 ATL Ed Jovanovski (5 min for fighting)
50:14 SJ Josh Keefe (5 min for fighting)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 9.30 4
R David Kveton 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.50 5
R Michael Grabner 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 5
R Devin Setoguchi 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 21.10 5
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 4
C Martin Kobian 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 15.40 4
C Bryan Little 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 5
C Peter Mueller 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 20.10 5
L Jamie McGinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 4
L Josh Keefe 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 14.10 4
L Marc-André Cliche 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 4
L Lauri Korpikoski 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Ty Wishart 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.20 5
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 17.10 5
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 24.00 5
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 20.30 5
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 7 1 8 0 0 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michael Wall 3 0 34 0 0 60.00 9
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 10.50 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 5 3 5 0 1 19.40 8
R Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 5 5 2 5 0 0 21.50 8
C Logan Couture 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.50 7
C Jason Spezza 1 0 4 4 3 3 0 1 19.50 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 6 2 1 2 0 0 21.40 9
L Dustin Brown 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.00 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
L Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 19.30 8
D Bill Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 27.00 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 0 22.50 8
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 26.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Evgeny Malkin

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Lauri Korpikoski has marked a new career high in points with 12 points.
-Devin Setoguchi finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Lauri Korpikoski finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jonathan Cheechoo scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jason Spezza ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Josh Keefe beat Ed Jovanovski in a fight.
Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 1( 16) , Chicago Wolves 0( 15)
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1-0 WOR Mark Smith
Goalies: Alex Stalock - Fred Brathwaite

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Toronto Maple Leafs 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 6
Shots: 23 - 33
TOR PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:23/39=57 %
CBS PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:78/93=83 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 596562 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:15 1-0 TOR Chad Kilger [6] (Ian White, Scott Niedermayer)
14:07 1-1 CBS Nikolai Zherdev [15] (Marian Gaborik)
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30:37 1-2 CBS Marian Gaborik [9] (Braydon Coburn, Andrej Meszaros)
36:06 1-3 CBS Rick Nash [14] (Jiri Hudler, Alexander Perezhogin)
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41:16 2-3 TOR Alexei Ponikarovsky [16] (Scott Niedermayer, Brad Richards)
43:26 2-4 CBS Jason Chimera [3] (Andrej Meszaros, Mike Komisarek)
46:39 2-5 CBS Braydon Coburn [3] (Marian Gaborik, Nikolai Zherdev)
49:06 2-6 CBS Pavel Datsyuk [9] (Rick Nash, Martin Havlat)
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Penalty summary:
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03:03 CBS Marian Gaborik (2 min for slashing)
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53:45 TOR Yannick Tremblay (2 min for elbowing)
55:37 TOR Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for slashing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Suglobov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.00 4
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 13.20 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 -2 20.40 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 10.10 5
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -2 13.20 5
C Chad Kilger 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.20 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -1 8.00 4
L Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 13.20 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 6
L Brad Richards 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 -2 19.50 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -2 17.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 16.30 7
D Colin White 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -3 26.20 7
D Yannick Tremblay 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2 16.30 5
D Ian White 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 -3 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 6 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Jean-Sébastien Aubin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Jiri Hudler 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 13.30 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 19.00 8
R Martin Havlat 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 16.00 5
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
L Jason Chimera 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 12.20 9
L Marian Gaborik 1 2 5 2 1 1 2 3 19.20 10
L Rick Nash 1 1 4 4 2 4 0 1 21.50 9
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 18.10 5
D Ryan Suter 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 24.40 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Braydon Coburn 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 22.10 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Brad Richards notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mike Komisarek ended his 6 game point drought.
-Braydon Coburn ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Braydon Coburn ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 7( 32) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 16)
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1-0 TOM Joel Ward (Colin Murphy)
2-0 TOM Adam Pineault (Brendan Bell)
3-0 TOM Bates Battaglia (Staffan Kronwall, Jirí Tlustý)
4-0 TOM Brendan Bell (Adam Pineault, Staffan Kronwall)
5-0 TOM Adam Pineault (Jirí Tlustý)
6-0 TOM Kip Brennan (Colin Murphy)
7-0 TOM Adam Pineault (Staffan Kronwall)
Goalies: Jean-François Racine - Tuukka Rask