Jour #87

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29/12/2007
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 21 - 29
BUF PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/81=87 %, Challenges:33/49=66 %
MTL PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:18 0-1 MTL Andre Benoit [1] (Mathieu Dandenault, Johan Franzén)
13:43 1-1 BUF Chris Drury [13] (Jason Pominville, Jaroslav Spacek)
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25:03 1-2 MTL Todd White [10] (Travis Zajac, Patrik Elias)
29:29 2-2 BUF Tim Connolly [14] (Daniel Brière, Thomas Vanek)
34:13 2-3 MTL Mathieu Dandenault [2] (Andre Benoit, Johan Franzén)
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59:01 2-4 MTL Guillaume Latendresse [14]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:19 MTL Kyle Chipchura (5 min for fighting)
04:19 BUF Paul Gaustad (5 min for fighting)
08:58 BUF Alexandre Daigle (2 min for slashing)
18:16 BUF Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
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20:26 MTL Rob Blake (2 min for tripping)
32:04 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
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52:32 MTL Vaclav Varada (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Daigle 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -2 7.30 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 14.20 4
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Daniel Brière 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.50 6
C Dan Paillé 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 7.30 4
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 -1 13.10 6
C Chris Drury 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 8
C Tim Connolly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 6
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -2 11.00 5
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 16.20 6
L Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 20.10 8
D Mark Katic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 -2 19.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 25.10 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -2 14.40 4
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 19.10 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 25 0 0 58.50 6
G Martin Biron 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 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 6
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 11.30 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 2 5 1 3 0 -1 19.50 9
R Travis Zajac 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 9
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 3 1 1 5 0 12.30 7
C Johan Franzén 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 12.40 7
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
C Todd White 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
L Rico Fata 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.00 7
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 13.20 7
L Patrik Elias 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Andre Benoit 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 15.40 8
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 27.10 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 12.50 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 25.10 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andre Benoit
2nd star: Mathieu Dandenault
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Todd White scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Todd White ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Patrik Elias had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mathieu Dandenault finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Rob Blake had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Paul Gaustad beat Kyle Chipchura in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 36) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 15)
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1-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Adam Mair, Mike Funk)
2-0 ROC Adam Mair
3-0 ROC Benoit Pouliot (Jiri Novotny)
3-1 HAM Michaël Lambert (Duncan Milroy)
4-1 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Olivier Legault)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Carey Price

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29/12/2007
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Calgary Flames 5 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 26 - 21
CGY PP: 3 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:78/92=84 %, Challenges:33/47=68 %
VAN PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/82=74 %, Challenges:27/37=71 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:57 1-0 CGY Simon Gagné [14] (Dainius Zubrus, Todd Marchant)PP
11:18 2-0 CGY Nik Antropov [10] (Stephane Yelle, Todd Marchant)
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30:01 2-1 VAN James Neal [3] (James Van Riemsdyk, Jukka Uusitalo)
36:57 2-2 VAN Anze Kopitar [5] (Cody Franson, Devin Thomas)
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46:08 2-3 VAN Saku Koivu [9] (Bobby Ryan, Charles Plante)
55:57 3-3 CGY Chuck Kobasew [10] (Marcel Hossa, Blair Betts)PP
58:19 4-3 CGY Dainius Zubrus [11] (Kimmo Timonen, Trevor Daley)PP
59:58 5-3 CGY Nik Antropov [11] (Stephane Yelle, Todd Marchant) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:34 VAN James Sheppard (2 min for high-sticking)
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31:21 VAN Charles Plante (2 min for boarding)
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49:07 VAN James Neal (2 min for roughing)
49:07 CGY Andrei Zyuzin (2 min for roughing)
50:24 CGY Blair Betts (2 min for tripping)
54:51 VAN Erick Littman (2 min for boarding)
57:57 VAN Charles Plante (2 min for slashing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 6
R Darren McCarty 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 12.40 6
R Dainius Zubrus 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 18.30 6
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 8
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Blair Betts 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 -1 14.30 6
C Stephane Yelle 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
C Todd Marchant 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.50 6
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 12.50 6
L Nik Antropov 2 0 3 3 3 1 0 1 17.50 8
L Simon Gagné 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 14.40 4
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 20.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 27.50 8
D Trevor Daley 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 -1 15.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 15.40 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 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 1 3 0 2 2 0 8.10 6
L James Neal 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 16.10 7
L Anze Kopitar 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 15.40 7
R Bobby Ryan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 14.50 6
C Jukka Uusitalo 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.20 5
L Saku Koivu 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.10 5
R Jakub Vorácek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 5
C Josh Mang 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 14.40 4
C Charles Plante 0 1 3 0 2 0 4 1 18.50 6
D Alex Grant 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 15.10 6
D Patrick Coulombe 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 5
D Ryan Parent 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 27.40 8
D Keith McClary 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 18.20 6
D Cody Franson 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Devin Thomas 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 23.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 5 0 21 0 0 59.30 4
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nik Antropov
2nd star: Todd Marchant
3rd star: Dainius Zubrus

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Nik Antropov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Todd Marchant notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Chuck Kobasew scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Stephane Yelle has marked a new career high in points with 28 points.
-Marcel Hossa finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Anze Kopitar ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Saku Koivu finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Saku Koivu finally ended his 12 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights 3( 18) , Manitoba Moose 2( 18)
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1-0 OMA Justin Taylor (Byron Ritchie)
2-0 OMA Justin Taylor (Byron Ritchie, Maxim Kondratiev)
2-1 MTB Mike Grier (Sean Avery)
2-2 MTB Alexander Edler (Ben Walter)
3-2 OMA Martin St. Pierre (Steve Marr)
Goalies: Brent Krahn - Sébastien Centomo

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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Detroit Red Wings 5
Shots: 38 - 30
CHI PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:53/64=81 %
DET PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:40/53=74 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:14 0-1 DET Dan Fritsche [9] (Stephen Weiss, Danny Markov)
15:01 1-1 CHI Todd Bertuzzi [21] (R.J. Umberger, Sami Salo)
19:32 1-2 DET Mark Bell [11] (Sergei Samsonov)
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22:08 2-2 CHI Todd Bertuzzi [22] (Ryan Kesler, Marcel Goc)
26:42 2-3 DET Stephen Weiss [8] (Sergei Samsonov, Boris Valabik)PP
29:16 3-3 CHI Ryan Kesler [13] (Marcel Goc, Milan Michalek)
39:31 3-4 DET Patrick Sharp [8] (Richard Zednik, Valtteri Filppula)
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43:34 3-5 DET Richard Zednik [16] (Valtteri Filppula, Patrick Sharp)
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Penalty summary:
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04:37 DET Danny Markov (2 min for roughing)
04:37 CHI Brandon Bochenski (2 min for roughing)
09:38 CHI Brandon Bochenski (5 min for fighting)
09:38 DET Derick Brassard (5 min for fighting)
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24:36 CHI Todd Bertuzzi (5 min for fighting)
24:36 DET Derick Brassard (5 min for fighting)
25:18 CHI Marcel Goc (2 min for boarding)
33:37 DET Mike Cammalleri (2 min for hooking)
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40:31 DET Mark Bell (5 min for fighting)
40:31 CHI Pierre Parenteau (5 min for fighting)
51:49 CHI Pierre Parenteau (5 min for fighting)
51:49 DET Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
57:14 CHI Pierre Parenteau (5 min for fighting)
57:14 DET Derick Brassard (5 min for fighting)
57:14 CHI Pierre Parenteau (10 min game misconduct)
57:14 DET Derick Brassard (10 min game misconduct)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 2 1 2 7 -1 12.40 6
R Pierre Parenteau 0 0 1 1 1 1 25 0 11.20 6
R Ryan Kesler 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 3 16.10 9
L Marcel Goc 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 -3 18.40 7
C Tony Lagerström 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 6
C Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 15.30 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 15.10 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 -3 20.30 7
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 8.20 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 2 0 5 0 1 0 5 2 16.50 9
L Milan Michalek 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -3 20.40 8
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 14.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 18.20 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 27.20 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 3 17.40 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -4 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 4.30 6
R Patrick Sharp 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 14.40 8
R Sergei Samsonov 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 -3 19.30 6
C Derick Brassard 0 0 1 2 1 0 25 0 6.10 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 2 15.00 7
C Dan Fritsche 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
C Stephen Weiss 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
L Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 6.00 5
L Richard Zednik 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 16.10 7
L Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 5
L Mark Bell 1 0 3 3 0 0 5 -1 18.50 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.00 6
D Boris Valabik 0 1 1 7 0 2 5 1 19.00 9
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 -2 25.50 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 16.30 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 18.30 6
D Danny Markov 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 -2 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 35 0 0 60.00 9
G Lew Richer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Sharp
2nd star: Stephen Weiss
3rd star: Richard Zednik

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-R.J. Umberger notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marcel Goc has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.
-Marcel Goc had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Dan Fritsche ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Richard Zednik finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Mark Bell ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Brandon Bochenski fought Derick Brassard in a fight.
-Derick Brassard beat Todd Bertuzzi in a fight.
-Pierre Parenteau beat Mark Bell in a fight.
-Pierre Parenteau fought Boris Valabik in a fight.
-Derick Brassard beat Pierre Parenteau in a fight.
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 14) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 24)
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0-1 GRA D.J. King (Matt Hussey)
1-1 NOR Clarke MacArthur (Jim Vandermeer)
1-2 GRA D.J. King (Matt Hussey)
2-2 NOR Karl Stewart (Jim Vandermeer)
3-2 NOR Jassen Cullimore (Ryan Cuthbert, David Koci)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Brent Johnson

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Colorado Avalanche 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Shots: 14 - 30
COL PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:62/74=83 %, Challenges:35/60=57 %
CBS PP: 1 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:35/47=72 %
Attendance: 18007 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 547412 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:01 0-1 CBS Rick Nash [16])
13:18 0-2 CBS Martin Havlat [17] (Rick Nash)PP
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27:13 1-2 COL Ian Laperriere [8] (Pavol Demitra, Cody McCormick)
27:51 1-3 CBS Rick Nash [17] (Martin Havlat)
33:43 1-4 CBS Marian Gaborik [12] (Pavel Datsyuk, Andrej Meszaros)
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57:32 1-5 CBS Marian Gaborik [13] (Nikolai Zherdev, Ron Hainsey)
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Penalty summary:
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12:01 COL Steve Konowalchuk (2 min for hooking)
15:59 CBS Jonathan Toews (2 min for slashing)
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24:03 COL Mark Rycroft (2 min for high-sticking)
30:06 CBS Patrick Kane (2 min for boarding)
37:17 COL Jean-Pierre Vigier (2 min for elbowing)
39:22 CBS Patrick Kane (2 min for high-sticking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5.40 6
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 12.20 8
R Cory Stillman 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 -1 20.10 5
R Ian Laperriere 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 -2 16.50 6
C Cody McCormick 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 5.50 7
C Mike Ricci 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 17.50 5
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 8
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 20.40 7
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 14.20 6
L Steve Konowalchuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 19.00 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 19.50 5
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 6 4 2 0 -1 16.40 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 21.00 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 18.40 8
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 24.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fredrik Norrena 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Kris Mayotte 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 1 0 0 0 4 0 7.20 6
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 15.00 4
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.20 7
R Martin Havlat 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 15.00 5
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
L Marian Gaborik 2 0 5 3 0 1 0 2 20.00 10
L Rick Nash 2 1 5 3 1 3 0 1 20.40 10
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 20.00 8
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 23.00 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 1 17.00 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 2 7 0 6 0 2 27.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Pavol Demitra notched the 400th assist of his career.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Andrej Meszaros notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ron Hainsey has marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists.
-Ron Hainsey has marked a new career high in points with 20 points.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 3( 15) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 16)
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1-0 LEM Jozef Balej (Matt Murley, Riku Hahl)
1-1 SYR Steven Goertzen (Ben Simon, Derrick Walser)
1-2 SYR Vladimir Gorbunov (Mark Hartigan)
2-2 LEM Jozef Balej (Johnny Boychuk, Riku Hahl)
3-2 LEM Brad Richardson (Dylan Reese)
Goalies: José Theodore - Tuukka Rask

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Dallas Stars 3 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 26 - 18
DAL PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:40/49=80 %
LA PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
Attendance: 18000 of 18000 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 547200 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:08 1-0 DAL Mikael Samuelsson [8] (Niklas Hagman)
12:44 2-0 DAL Antoine Vermette [12] (Paul Martin, Kyle Wellwood)
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32:36 2-1 LA Brent Sopel [3] (Aaron Miller, Rostislav Klesla)
36:16 3-1 DAL Brent Seabrook [3] (Aleksey Morozov, Kyle Wellwood)
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Penalty summary:
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03:38 LA Bryan Muir (2 min for slashing)
15:52 DAL Alex Korolyuk (2 min for elbowing)
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20:32 LA Branko Radivojevic (2 min for tripping)
26:49 DAL Aleksey Morozov (2 min for high-sticking)
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56:01 LA Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
56:01 DAL Kyle Wellwood (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.20 5
R Niklas Hagman 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
R Aleksey Morozov 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 17.50 7
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
C Steve Ott 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.50 7
C Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 16.00 8
C Brian Rolston 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 5
L Mike York 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 17.50 7
L Antoine Vermette 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Kevin Dallman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Ric Jackman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 24.30 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 17.10 6
D Brent Seabrook 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 19.40 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 -1 7.20 5
R Jamie Lundmark 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.30 5
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.10 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
C Tommi Santala 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.20 6
C Marty Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
C Alyn McCauley 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 4
L Brian Willsie 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18.10 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L John Madden 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Bryan Muir 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18.30 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 4 0 3 2 0 17.00 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 25.30 6
D Brent Sopel 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 6
D Aaron Miller 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Samuelsson
2nd star: Kyle Wellwood
3rd star: Antoine Vermette

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Niklas Hagman finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Brent Seabrook finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Jay Pandolfo had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brent Sopel finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
-Aaron Miller ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Iowa Stars 4( 11) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 22)
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1-0 IOW Alexandre Burrows (Tyler Bouck, Joel Lundqvist)
2-0 IOW Mathias Tjärnqvist (Niklas Grossman, Michael Green)
3-0 IOW Junior Lessard (Jordan LaVallee, Randy Jones)
3-1 MCH Konstantin Pushkarev (Matt Ryan)
4-1 IOW John Lammers (Michael Green)
4-2 MCH Dany Roussin (Patrick O'Sullivan)
Goalies: Kevin Weekes - Jason LaBarbera

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Edmonton Oilers 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 2
Shots: 28 - 17
EDM PP: 1 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:38/54=69 %
PHO PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:38/50=74 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 442866 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:54 0-1 PHO Niclas Hävelid [3] (Dave Scatchard)
19:45 0-2 PHO Brian Pothier [3] (Niclas Hävelid, Steven Reinprecht)PP
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29:38 1-2 EDM Brad Winchester [4] (Jason Smith, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
35:44 2-2 EDM Raffi Torres [22] (Marc-André Bergeron)
36:53 3-2 EDM Petr Sykora [12] (Jarret Stoll, Ryan Smyth)PP
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59:26 4-2 EDM Shawn Horcoff [4] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Matt Greene) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:45 PHO Juraj Kolnik (2 min for cross-checking)
10:53 PHO Brian Pothier (2 min for roughing)
10:53 EDM Petr Sykora (2 min for roughing)
19:08 EDM Raffi Torres (2 min for roughing)
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35:51 PHO Juraj Kolnik (2 min for hooking)
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40:01 EDM Brad Winchester (5 min for fighting)
40:01 PHO Josh Gratton (5 min for fighting)
41:13 EDM Daniel Tjärnqvist (2 min for boarding)
46:13 PHO Steven Reinprecht (2 min for holding the stick)
48:54 EDM Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
48:54 PHO Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
49:38 PHO Patrick Fischer (2 min for slashing)
49:42 PHO Dave Scatchard (2 min for tripping)
56:39 PHO Kevyn Adams (2 min for roughing)
56:39 EDM Shawn Horcoff (2 min for roughing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7.10 4
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.40 7
R Petr Sykora 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 17.30 8
R Markus Näslund 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7.10 6
C Jason Allison 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 19.10 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 17.30 7
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 15.30 7
L Brad Winchester 1 0 2 1 2 1 5 1 6.40 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Raffi Torres 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 19.40 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 14.30 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 24.10 9
D Matt Greene 0 1 0 3 0 3 5 0 15.40 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 24.00 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 2 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Juraj Kolnik 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 6.00 4
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 -1 14.40 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 5
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 5
C Tim Brent 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15.10 5
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 14.10 5
C Dave Scatchard 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 -1 15.20 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 7
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 5
L Josh Gratton 0 0 2 3 1 5 5 -1 13.20 8
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
L Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 -1 24.50 7
D Niclas Hävelid 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 5
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 -1 16.10 6
D Brian Pothier 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 16.30 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 4 0 24 0 0 59.30 6
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Shawn Horcoff
3rd star: Brad Winchester

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Matt Greene has marked a new career high in points with 16 points.
-Jason Allison had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brad Winchester ended his 6 game goal drought.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Brian Pothier ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Josh Gratton beat Brad Winchester in a fight.
-Matt Greene fought Keith Ballard in a fight.
Farm game result:
Greenville Grrrowl 3( 28) , San Antonio Rampage 1( 17)
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1-0 GRV Jean-François Jacques (Zack Stortini, Toby Petersen)
1-1 SAN Ivan Tkachenko (Chris Ferraro, Lance Monych)
2-1 GRV Patrick Thoresen
3-1 GRV Marc-Antoine Pouliot
3-1 GRV Marc-Antoine Pouliot (, Alexei Mikhnov)
Goalies: Dwayne Roloson - Mike Morrison

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Florida Panthers 3 , Boston Bruins 1
Shots: 29 - 29
FLA PP: 1 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:36/48=73 %
BOS PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:71/93=76 %, Challenges:38/47=79 %
Attendance: 19250 of 19250 (BankAtlantic Center)
Ticket income: 508200 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:06 0-1 BOS Jarome Iginla [19] (Milan Jurcina, Marc Savard)
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31:21 1-1 FLA Kyle Calder [15] (Sergei Gonchar, Mark Parrish)PP
35:52 2-1 FLA Bryan McCabe [7] (Sergei Gonchar, Brett McLean)
38:34 3-1 FLA Martin Straka [15] (Mark Parrish, Alexei Zhitnik)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:25 FLA Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for roughing)
02:25 BOS Michel Ouellet (2 min for roughing)
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25:38 FLA Mark Parrish (2 min for tripping)
27:59 BOS Roman Voloshenko (2 min for tripping)
31:02 BOS Marek Svatos (2 min for hooking)
33:41 BOS Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
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44:46 BOS Tomas Plekanec (2 min for elbowing)
51:03 BOS Shane Endicott (2 min for hooking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kirk Maltby 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8.40 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
R Mark Parrish 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 1 17.20 7
R Ryan Malone 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C Brett McLean 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.00 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
C Martin Straka 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 21.00 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 13.10 5
L Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
L Kyle Calder 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 29.10 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 21.00 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 12.00 7
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 1 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Roman Cechmanek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 6.30 6
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 -1 21.30 8
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 20.10 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 5 2 3 1 0 0 21.10 9
C Wacey Rabbit 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Shane Endicott 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 12.30 6
C Brad Boyes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 18.40 7
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 7.10 6
L Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 12.30 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Mathieu Roy 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 13.30 6
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 28.20 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.10 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Philippe Sauvé 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Auld
2nd star: Mark Parrish
3rd star: Jarome Iginla

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Kyle Calder scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Martin Straka scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Radek Dvorak had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Boston Bruins:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Florida Everblades 7( 37) , Providence Bruins 0( 14)
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1-0 FLO Vladimir Kutny (Gino Guyer)
2-0 FLO Christian Berglund (Tony Salmelainen)
3-0 FLO Christian Berglund (Tony Salmelainen)
4-0 FLO Drew Larman
5-0 FLO David Booth
6-0 FLO David Booth (Rob Globke, Kamil Kreps)
7-0 FLO Christian Berglund (Alexei Semenov)
Goalies: Jean-Marc Pelletier - Brian Finley

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Nashville Predators 6 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 31 - 19
NAS PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:47/56=82 %
WSH PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:30/45=65 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Gaylord Entertainment Center)
Ticket income: 497988 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:44 1-0 NAS Jean-Pierre Dumont [19] (Olli Jokinen, Matthew Lombardi)
15:06 2-0 NAS Matthew Lombardi [14] (Olli Jokinen)PP
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29:43 2-1 WSH Joe Pavelski [6] (Michael Frolík, Steve Bernier)
34:24 3-1 NAS Martin Erat [9] (Rostislav Olesz, Matthew Lombardi)
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42:59 3-2 WSH Steve Bernier [15] (Matt Pettinger, Gilbert Brulé)
43:23 4-2 NAS Matthew Lombardi [15] (Olli Jokinen, Cam Barker)
46:36 5-2 NAS Jean-Pierre Dumont [20] (Scott Hartnell, Bryan Berard)
50:54 6-2 NAS Scott Gomez [19] (Scott Hartnell, David Legwand)
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Penalty summary:
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07:49 WSH Mike Green (2 min for hooking)
14:45 WSH Brooks Laich (2 min for tripping)
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52:11 NAS Sheldon Souray (2 min for elbowing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 6
R Marco Sturm 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15.30 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
R Scott Hartnell 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 8.30 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 17.00 8
C Matthew Lombardi 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.40 9
C David Legwand 0 1 6 2 0 1 0 1 20.20 8
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Martin Erat 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 13.00 8
L Olli Jokinen 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
L Scott Gomez 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 14.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 20.10 7
D Bryan Berard 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.40 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 1 18.40 9
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Downie 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 9.10 6
R Michael Frolík 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 -1 14.30 4
R Steve Bernier 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 -2 18.20 9
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.40 6
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 -2 22.50 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.10 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.30 5
L Joe Pavelski 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 14.20 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 3 6 1 3 0 0 18.10 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.00 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 17.30 5
D Shea Weber 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 29.20 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 14.40 6
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 5
D Mike Green 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 27.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Matthew Lombardi scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored his 20th goal of the season.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Steve Bernier scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Gilbert Brulé notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joe Pavelski ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 16) , Hershey Bears 2( 7)
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1-0 MIL Brandon Segal (Greg Zanon)
1-1 HER Quintin Laing (Sasha Pokulok)
1-2 HER Quintin Laing (Eric Fehr)
2-2 MIL Brandon Segal (Mikko Lehtonen)
3-2 MIL Marian Cisar (Duvie Westcott, Scott Nichol)
Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Maxime Daigneault

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New Jersey Devils 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 0
Shots: 20 - 20
NJ PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:30/50=58 %
ATL PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:25/52=47 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines Arena)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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33:17 1-0 NJ Vitaly Vishnevski [2] (Brooks Orpik, Erik Rasmussen)
35:07 2-0 NJ Glen Murray [12] (Daniel Alfredsson, Mike Comrie)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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09:22 NJ Richard Matvichuk (2 min for diving)
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29:29 ATL Loui Eriksson (2 min for tripping)
36:58 ATL Ed Jovanovski (2 min for tripping)
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43:18 NJ Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for slashing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Johnson 0 0 3 3 2 4 0 1 10.50 6
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 17.30 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 16.10 7
R Glen Murray 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 13.30 8
C Erik Rasmussen 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 10.50 6
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 4
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
C Mike Comrie 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 17.30 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 13.20 7
L Martin Lapointe 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 15.20 6
L Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 18.40 7
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.50 4
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 14.10 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 1 0 1 8 1 8 0 2 23.00 10
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 22.50 8
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Tim Thomas 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 0 0 2 0 6.40 6
R Anson Carter 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 -2 16.00 8
R Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 21.10 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 6
C Logan Couture 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 16.40 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 18.20 7
L Dustin Brown 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.30 6
L Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 14.50 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 6 5 4 0 -1 20.40 7
D Bill Lopez 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.10 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 -1 26.10 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 17.00 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 -1 20.00 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 -1 23.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Lundqvist
2nd star: Vitaly Vishnevski
3rd star: Glen Murray

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Erik Rasmussen ended his 9 game point drought.
-Jere Lehtinen had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Vitaly Vishnevski ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Oleg Tverdovsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 5( 24) , Chicago Wolves 2( 16)
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1-0 LOW Nigel Dawes (Mike Rupp, Aaron Voros)
1-1 CHW Enver Lisin (Jon Sim, Jimmy Sharrow)
2-1 LOW Jason Ryznar (David Clarkson, Anton Kadeykin)
3-1 LOW Bryan Miller (Cam Janssen, Mike Rupp)
3-2 CHW Joey Crabb (Kevin Jarman)
4-2 LOW Mike Rupp (Jason Wiemer, Cam Janssen)
5-2 LOW Nigel Dawes (Adrian Foster)
Goalies: Frank Doyle - Fred Brathwaite

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New York Islanders 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 25 - 29
NYI PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:25/43=56 %
CAR PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:67/87=77 %, Challenges:47/58=79 %
Attendance: 16234 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 441564 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:46 0-1 CAR Scott Walker [14] (Jordan Leopold, Frantisek Kaberle)
11:01 0-2 CAR Andrew Ladd [11] (Tim Gleason, Wayne Primeau)
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26:56 1-2 NYI Eric Boguniecki [4] (Freddy Meyer, Randy Robitaille)PP
35:59 2-2 NYI Jay McClement [4] (Eric Boguniecki, Anthony Stewart)
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43:25 3-2 NYI Randy Robitaille [4] (Vaclav Prospal, Michal Rozsival)PP
59:12 4-2 NYI Anthony Stewart [2] (Randy Robitaille, Chris Campoli) EN
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Penalty summary:
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26:34 CAR Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for hooking)
39:02 CAR Keith Aucoin (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:56 CAR Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for hooking)
45:57 NYI Brendan Witt (2 min for slashing)
53:24 CAR Andrew Ladd (5 min for fighting)
53:24 NYI Robert Nilsson (5 min for fighting)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boguniecki 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 10.20 6
R Anthony Stewart 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 15.30 8
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 15.10 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 20.10 7
C Brandon Nolan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.10 5
C Randy Robitaille 1 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 19.50 7
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -1 12.00 5
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
L Jay McClement 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 6.10 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 20.10 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 25.00 7
D Chris Campoli 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 -1 21.40 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 22.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 9.30 6
R Craig Adams 0 0 2 7 1 7 0 -1 15.40 7
R Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.50 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 -1 19.30 8
C Wayne Primeau 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
L Brad Isbister 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 4
L Matt Stajan 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 19.30 5
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 3 2 1 2 5 1 16.10 7
L Scott Walker 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 22.30 5
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 24.40 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 17.20 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 21.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G John Grahame 4 0 21 0 0 59.00 5
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anthony Stewart
2nd star: Randy Robitaille
3rd star: Eric Boguniecki

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Chris Campoli notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Randy Robitaille finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Andrew Ladd ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Robert Nilsson beat Andrew Ladd in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 20) , Albany River Rats 2( 9)
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0-1 ALB Ryan Bayda (Mike Angelidis, Shane Willis)
0-2 ALB Stephen Peat (Steve Saviano)
Goalies: Mike Dunham - Kevin Nastiuk