Jour # 84

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Atlanta Thrashers 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 33 - 22
ATL PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/88=82 %, Challenges:26/50=51 %
TOR PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:19/35=52 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 676875 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:59 0-1 TOR Matt Cullen [6] (Yannick Tremblay, Ian White)
10:25 1-1 ATL Bill Lopez [2] (Philippe Boucher, Logan Couture)
14:21 2-1 ATL Jonathan Cheechoo [11] (Jason Spezza)
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25:07 3-1 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [20] (Evgeny Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin)
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48:14 4-1 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [21] (Evgeny Malkin, Alexander Ovechkin)
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Penalty summary:
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35:18 TOR Colin White (5 min for fighting)
35:18 ATL Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
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40:54 ATL Radek Bonk (2 min for roughing)
40:54 TOR Alexander Steen (2 min for roughing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Anson Carter 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 17.40 7
R Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 6 1 0 1 0 2 19.10 9
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.30 7
C Logan Couture 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 0 13.00 7
C Jason Spezza 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 17.40 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 2 3 3 3 0 2 19.50 8
L Dustin Brown 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 8.30 5
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 17.40 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 2 19.10 8
D Bill Lopez 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 18.20 5
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 27.10 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 1 17.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 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 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 14.20 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 17.20 7
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 -2 20.20 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.10 5
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 15.10 5
C Chad Kilger 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -3 18.10 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 7.10 6
L Matt Cullen 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 14.20 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 18.00 5
L Brad Richards 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 20.40 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 15.10 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -3 21.30 6
D Colin White 0 0 2 2 1 1 5 -1 23.20 7
D Yannick Tremblay 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 15.10 6
D Ian White 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -3 16.10 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Jean-Sébastien Aubin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 20th goal of the season.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Matt Cullen ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Yannick Tremblay finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Scott Niedermayer had his 10 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Colin White beat Logan Couture in a fight.
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 19) , Toronto Marlies 2( 18)
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1-0 CHW Mike Hamilton (Brad Larsen)
2-0 CHW Glen Metropolit (Jon Sim)
3-0 CHW Jon Sim (Brad Schell)
3-1 TOM Bates Battaglia (Adam Pineault, Jirí Tlustý)
3-2 TOM Chris Simon (Erik Westrum)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Jean-François Racine

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 18 - 29
BUF PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/84=89 %, Challenges:44/61=71 %
PIT PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:76/89=85 %, Challenges:39/47=81 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:28 0-1 PIT Jamal Mayers [8] (Patrik Stefan, Robyn Regehr)
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30:07 0-2 PIT Jason Arnott [14] (Karl Alzner, Marc-André Fleury)
30:56 0-3 PIT Jochen Hecht [10] (Jason Arnott, Nicklas Lidström)
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41:16 1-3 BUF Tim Connolly [13] (Thomas Vanek)
51:26 2-3 BUF Maxim Afinogenov [11] (Jaroslav Spacek, Dmitri Kalinin)
52:34 3-3 BUF Derek Roy [5] (Henrik Tallinder, Toni Lydman)
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Penalty summary:
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21:18 BUF Thomas Vanek (5 min for fighting)
21:18 PIT Karl Alzner (5 min for fighting)
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43:32 BUF Thomas Vanek (5 min for fighting)
43:32 PIT Karl Alzner (5 min for fighting)
58:01 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
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61:33 BUF Brian Campbell (2 min for high-sticking)
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Daigle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 16.00 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
R Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 5
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 -1 22.00 8
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.40 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 18.10 7
L Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 1 1 1 10 -1 18.50 7
D Mark Katic 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 0 6 3 3 0 -1 32.30 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Martin Biron 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 1 4 1 4 0 0 8.30 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Jarkko Immonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
C Patrik Stefan 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Jason Arnott 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 9
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 6 0 5 0 0 11.10 7
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 14.30 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 -1 20.10 8
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 20.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -1 24.00 6
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 2 2 0 10 1 21.30 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 1 15 0 0 65.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Jamal Mayers
3rd star: Derek Roy

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Derek Roy finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jochen Hecht scored his 10th goal of the season.
Other notes:
-Karl Alzner beat Thomas Vanek in a fight.
-Karl Alzner beat Thomas Vanek in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 6( 33) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 6)
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1-0 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Michael Ryan, Olivier Legault)
2-0 ROC Benoit Pouliot (Mike Card)
3-0 ROC Michael Ryan (Olivier Legault)
4-0 ROC Mike Funk (Brady Murray)
5-0 ROC Andrew Peters (Nathan Paetsch, Adam Mair)
6-0 ROC Nathan Paetsch (Andrew Peters)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Andrew Penner

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Colorado Avalanche 5
Shots: 24 - 29
CBS PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:32/47=66 %
COL PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:23/37=60 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:29 1-0 CBS Pavel Datsyuk [10] (Rick Nash, Martin Havlat)PP
11:52 2-0 CBS Martin Havlat [16] (Pavel Datsyuk, Andrej Meszaros)
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28:35 2-1 COL Ian Laperriere [7] (Pavol Demitra, Karlis Skrastins)
28:52 2-2 COL Andrew Brunette [12] (Karlis Skrastins, Pavel Kubina)
30:59 2-3 COL Tyler Arnason [9] (Anton Babchuk, Steve Konowalchuk)
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48:23 2-4 COL Steve Konowalchuk [8] (Anton Babchuk, Tyler Arnason)
49:18 2-5 COL Fredrik Modin [7] (Jean-Pierre Vigier, Mark Popovic)
50:15 3-5 CBS Nikolai Zherdev [17] (Ron Hainsey, Braydon Coburn)
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Penalty summary:
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03:59 CBS Mark Stuart (2 min for tripping)
07:05 COL Mike Ricci (2 min for high-sticking)
08:55 COL Brett Clark (2 min for hooking)
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31:18 CBS Ryan Suter (2 min for hooking)
34:35 COL Fredrik Modin (2 min for boarding)
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52:15 COL Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
52:15 CBS Mark Stuart (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kane 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 5.50 5
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 16.00 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Martin Havlat 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.50 5
C Paul Stastny 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 -2 16.10 7
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 5.50 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 16.40 6
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
L Rick Nash 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 20.40 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 -2 16.00 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 19.20 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 -2 20.40 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -3 17.00 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 8.50 7
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 11.50 7
R Cory Stillman 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 2 20.30 7
R Ian Laperriere 1 0 1 4 0 0 5 1 15.50 8
C Cody McCormick 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 9.30 8
C Mike Ricci 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 14.50 6
C Tyler Arnason 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 15.00 9
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 12.30 8
L Steve Konowalchuk 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 18.20 8
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Mark Popovic 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 19.00 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 21.30 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 20.00 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 20.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fredrik Norrena 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Kris Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tyler Arnason
2nd star: Steve Konowalchuk
3rd star: Martin Havlat

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Pavel Datsyuk scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Martin Havlat notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Braydon Coburn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Pavol Demitra notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tyler Arnason ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Fredrik Modin ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Steve Konowalchuk ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Ian Laperriere beat Mark Stuart in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 27) , Lake Erie Monsters 1( 19)
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1-0 SYR Jaroslav Balastik (Anders Eriksson)
2-0 SYR Curtis Glencross (Zenon Konopka)
2-1 LEM Patrik Valcak (Mitch Love)
Goalies: Tuukka Rask - José Theodore

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Los Angeles Kings 4 , Anaheim Ducks 2
Shots: 23 - 26
LA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:28/50=54 %
ANA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/82=89 %, Challenges:37/58=62 %
Attendance: 18118 of 18118 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 603329 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:52 0-1 ANA Alexander Radulov [5] (Kristian Huselius, Ladislav Smid)
17:26 1-1 LA Marty Murray [4] (Jay Pandolfo, John Madden)
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47:43 2-1 LA Branko Radivojevic [3] (Wade Redden, Brent Sopel)
48:28 3-1 LA Michael Nylander [9] (Wade Redden, Mattias Norström)
52:39 3-2 ANA Alexander Radulov [6] (Kristian Huselius, Ales Hemsky)
58:43 4-2 LA Marty Murray [5] (Michael Nylander, John Madden) EN
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Penalty summary:
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 7.20 7
R Jamie Lundmark 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 15.40 5
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 17.50 7
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Steve Moore 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.10 4
C Tommi Santala 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 15.40 5
C Marty Murray 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 17.50 7
C Michael Nylander 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Brian Willsie 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 15.40 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 17.50 6
L John Madden 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 19.10 8
D Bryan Muir 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 -1 16.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 19.00 7
D Mattias Norström 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 24.20 7
D Brent Sopel 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 -1 16.50 5
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 18.30 7
D Wade Redden 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 1 24.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Klepis 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 6.20 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 16.30 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -3 16.40 7
R Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 6 1 5 0 0 20.30 9
C Eric Lindros 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Alexander Radulov 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 16.30 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 16.40 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 20.30 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
R Kristian Huselius 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 16.30 8
L Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 -3 16.40 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 16.30 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -3 17.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 26.30 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 17.10 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 16.40 5
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 19 0 0 59.20 5
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marty Murray
2nd star: Michael Nylander
3rd star: Wade Redden

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Wade Redden scored the 400th point of his career.
-Michael Nylander finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Alexander Radulov finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Alexander Radulov finally ended his 21 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 17) , Portland Pirates 2( 18)
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0-1 POR George Parros (Peter Tsimikalis)
1-1 MCH Patrick O'Sullivan (Dany Roussin, Mike Weaver)
1-2 POR Shane Hynes (Colby Genoway)
Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - David LeNeveu

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St. Louis Blues 2 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 15 - 29
STL PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:27/40=65 %
NAS PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:47/58=79 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Savvis Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:34 0-1 NAS Jean-Pierre Dumont [17] (Olli Jokinen, Matthew Lombardi)
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26:43 0-2 NAS Scott Gomez [18] (David Legwand)
29:37 1-2 STL Ryan Shannon [4] (Peter Sejna, Darby Hendrickson)
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50:34 2-2 STL Ray Whitney [12] (Petr Cajanek, Lee Stempniak)
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62:16 2-3 NAS Olli Jokinen [10] (Matthew Lombardi, Jean-Pierre Dumont)
Penalty summary:
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00:36 STL Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
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48:31 NAS Scottie Upshall (2 min for boarding)
56:09 STL Erik Johnson (2 min for high-sticking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7.50 5
C Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 5
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 18.10 7
L Peter Sejna 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.50 4
C Darby Hendrickson 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 12.40 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 -1 20.50 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 8
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
L Shawn Bates 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 13.00 5
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 20.20 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 4 1 1 0 2 -1 20.00 8
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 21.00 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 28.30 8
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 17.50 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -2 18.00 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 6 0 5 0 -1 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 26 0 0 62.20 7
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 -1 11.30 8
R Marco Sturm 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.50 8
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.00 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 17.40 8
C Matthew Lombardi 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.20 8
C David Legwand 0 1 6 7 0 1 0 0 20.30 10
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 10.00 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Olli Jokinen 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 2 15.10 9
L Scott Gomez 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 24.30 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26.40 5
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 16.20 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 13 0 0 62.20 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
2nd star: Olli Jokinen
3rd star: Matthew Lombardi

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Peter Sejna finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Darby Hendrickson finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Olli Jokinen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matthew Lombardi notched his 20th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 2( 21) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 17)
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1-0 PEO Cam Keith (Konstantin Zakharov, Jean-François Plourde)
1-1 MIL Brandon Segal (Jerred Smithson)
2-1 PEO Mike Glumac (Roman Polak)
Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Pekka Rinne

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Washington Capitals 0
Shots: 30 - 20
TB PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/92=77 %, Challenges:42/53=77 %
WSH PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:24/42=55 %
Attendance: 19500 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 583050 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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00:42 1-0 TB Bryan Allen [4] (Ryan Craig, Vincent Lecavalier)
10:49 2-0 TB Vincent Lecavalier [16] (Daniel Corso)
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25:12 3-0 TB Michael Ryder [15] (Mike Fisher, Ruslan Fedotenko)
28:37 4-0 TB Ruslan Fedotenko [12] (Michael Ryder, Mike Fisher)
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40:31 5-0 TB Vincent Lecavalier [17] (Michael Ryder, Ruslan Fedotenko)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:28 TB Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
02:28 WSH Steve Downie (5 min for fighting)
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32:07 TB Mike Fisher (5 min for fighting)
32:07 WSH Steve Bernier (5 min for fighting)
36:04 TB Sam Gagner (2 min for tripping)
39:09 WSH Gilbert Brulé (2 min for diving)
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54:16 TB Eric Healey (2 min for high-sticking)
57:52 WSH Steve Bernier (5 min for fighting)
57:52 TB Mike Fisher (5 min for fighting)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Healey 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 6
R Sam Gagner 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.30 6
R Michael Ryder 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 8
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.40 7
C Daniel Corso 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 7
C Tim Taylor 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
C Mike Fisher 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 2 12.40 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 2 21.20 10
L Dave Spina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 15.40 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 8
L Ryan Craig 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 2 19.00 8
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 16.10 7
D Bryan Allen 1 0 2 9 2 7 0 2 24.20 9
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 20.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 15.20 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.40 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 1 3 1 5 0 14.10 5
R Michael Frolík 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 5
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 2 2 2 10 -3 17.50 6
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -1 10.40 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 14.50 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 7.40 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.30 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 0 17.10 6
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -3 17.20 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Mike Green 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -4 22.40 5
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 5
D Keith Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 25.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ray Emery
2nd star: Vincent Lecavalier
3rd star: Michael Ryder

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Ryan Craig has marked a new career high in assists with 16 assists.
-Ryan Craig has marked a new career high in points with 29 points.
-Michael Ryder scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
Other notes:
-Steve Downie beat Cory Sarich in a fight.
-Mike Fisher beat Steve Bernier in a fight.
-Mike Fisher beat Steve Bernier in a fight.
Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 4( 20) , Hershey Bears 3( 15)
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0-1 HER Quintin Laing (Eric Fehr, Alexandre Giroux)
1-1 SPR Mike Egener (Norm Milley)
1-2 HER Alexandre Giroux (Eric Fehr, Lawrence Nycholat)
2-2 SPR Blair Jones (Justin Keller, Mike Egener)
2-3 HER Quintin Laing (Eric Fehr, Alexandre Giroux)
3-3 SPR Blair Jones (Mike Egener, Norm Milley)
4-3 SPR Robert Liscak (Kevin Croxton, Matt Smaby)
Goalies: Gerald Coleman - Maxime Daigneault