[Jour 43]

Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1 , Colorado Avalanche 4
Shots: 26 - 27
ANA PP: 0 of 1 (5 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:28/43=63 %
COL PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:57/69=82 %, Challenges:34/50=66 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:22 0-1 COL Tyler Arnason [2] (Jere Lehtinen, John-Michael Liles)
17:21 0-2 COL Milan Hejduk [7] (John-Michael Liles, Ed Jovanovski)PP
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22:04 0-3 COL Ryan Smyth [5] (Scott Gomez, Brad Richardson)
36:48 1-3 ANA Rob Niedermayer [4] (Scott Niedermayer, Maxim Kondratiev)
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59:38 1-4 COL Wojtek Wolski [7] (Jere Lehtinen, Brett Clark)
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Penalty summary:
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03:48 ANA Sean O'Donnell (2 min for hooking)
17:08 ANA Geoff Peters (2 min for holding the stick)
17:38 ANA Rob Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
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43:39 ANA Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for slashing)
52:52 COL Cody McCormick (5 min for fighting)
52:52 ANA Brad May (5 min for fighting)
54:49 COL Mark Rycroft (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: José Theodore
2nd star: Jere Lehtinen
3rd star: Tyler Arnason

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Chris Kunitz had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Tyler Arnason finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Ryan Smyth ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Cody McCormick beat Brad May in a fight.

Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Nashville Predators 1
Shots: 23 - 32
ATL PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:53/71=74 %, Challenges:22/29=73 %
NAS PP: 1 of 5 (18 shots), Passing:85/99=85 %, Challenges:46/56=80 %
Attendance: 7496 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 349313 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:32 0-1 NAS Martin Erat [4] (Jordin Tootoo, Greg de Vries)PP
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31:26 1-1 ATL Steve McCarthy [2] (Chris Thorburn, Ken Klee)
33:03 2-1 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [4] (Bryan Little)
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56:52 3-1 ATL Bryan Little [2] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Boris Valabik)
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Penalty summary:
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03:41 ATL Bobby Holik (2 min for high-sticking)
08:49 NAS Shane Willis (2 min for high-sticking)
11:48 ATL Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
15:05 ATL Jim Slater (2 min for tripping)
16:19 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for slashing)
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21:17 ATL Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Little
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Steve McCarthy

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Chris Thorburn ended his 6 game point drought.

Buffalo Sabres 3 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 27 - 23
BUF PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:20/45=43 %
SJ PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:68/93=73 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 846073 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:41 1-0 BUF Thomas Vanek [8] (Derek Roy)PP
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33:44 2-0 BUF Derek Roy [4] (Ales Kotalik, Jochen Hecht)
37:04 2-1 SJ Steve Bernier [2] (Tomas Plihal, Doug Murray)
37:32 3-1 BUF Jochen Hecht [6] (Ales Kotalik)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:33 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
02:51 SJ Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for hooking)
06:16 BUF Dan Paillé (2 min for holding the stick)
15:19 SJ Milan Michalek (2 min for tripping)
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24:27 SJ Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for hooking)
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56:17 BUF Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Derek Roy
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Ales Kotalik

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Steve Bernier finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Steve Bernier finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Detroit Red Wings 6 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 27 - 25
DET PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:27/39=67 %
DAL PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
Attendance: 7816 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 392363 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:02 0-1 DAL Mattias Norström [1] (Shane Doan, Krys Barch)
12:08 1-1 DET Henrik Zetterberg [7] (Valtteri Filppula, Joffrey Lupul)PP
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24:15 1-2 DAL Mike Modano [6] (Mattias Norström, Marty Wilford)
28:34 2-2 DET Mike Ribeiro [3] (Brad Ference, Johan Franzén)
30:56 3-2 DET Joffrey Lupul [9] (Henrik Zetterberg, Kris Draper)
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46:14 4-2 DET Joffrey Lupul [10] (Valtteri Filppula, Nathan Paetsch)PP
49:42 5-2 DET Joffrey Lupul [11] (Henrik Zetterberg, Chris Chelios)
51:14 6-2 DET Mike Ribeiro [4] (Johan Franzén, Kris Draper)
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Penalty summary:
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05:12 DET Chris Chelios (2 min for cross-checking)
10:38 DAL Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
12:47 DAL Steve Ott (2 min for cross-checking)
18:55 DET Chris Chelios (2 min for high-sticking)
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33:49 DAL Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
36:34 DET Jiri Hudler (2 min for tripping)
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45:12 DAL Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joffrey Lupul
2nd star: Mike Ribeiro
3rd star: Henrik Zetterberg

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Henrik Zetterberg notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joffrey Lupul scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brad Ference ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Modano ended his 5 game goal drought.

Edmonton Oilers 3 , New York Islanders 2
Shots: 30 - 21
EDM PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:27/42=62 %
NYI PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:28/55=50 %
Attendance: 14071 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 636009 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:49 0-1 NYI Pierre-Marc Bouchard [7] (Cory Stillman)PP
17:32 0-2 NYI Shawn Bates [4] (Mike Sillinger, Bret Hedican)
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29:31 1-2 EDM Evgeny Malkin [6] (Fernando Pisani, Alexei Ponikarovsky)PP
30:33 2-2 EDM Fernando Pisani [3] (Dion Phaneuf, Ryan Suter)
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48:47 3-2 EDM Alexei Ponikarovsky [7] (Fernando Pisani, Dion Phaneuf)
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Penalty summary:
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09:17 EDM Ryan Suter (2 min for holding the stick)
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23:27 NYI Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
25:55 EDM Evgeny Malkin (2 min for hooking)
28:39 NYI Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
30:42 EDM Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for tripping)
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40:41 NYI Bill Guerin (2 min for elbowing)
46:32 NYI Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fernando Pisani
2nd star: Alexei Ponikarovsky
3rd star: Dion Phaneuf

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
Notes for New York Islanders:
-Bret Hedican ended his 6 game point drought.

Florida Panthers 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 13 - 32
FLA PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:23/37=60 %
CAR PP: 3 of 8 (17 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 6834 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 315048 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:21 0-1 CAR Eric Staal [6] (Nikolai Zherdev, Rostislav Klesla)PP
09:08 1-1 FLA Richard Zednik [3] (Sergei Zubov)
11:03 2-1 FLA Rostislav Olesz [4] (Stephen Weiss, Jozef Stumpel)
13:16 2-2 CAR Matt Cullen [2] (Justin Williams, Andrew Ladd)PP
16:52 2-3 CAR Rostislav Klesla [2])PP
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no scoring
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59:02 2-4 CAR Jeff Hamilton [1] (Matt Cullen, Thomas Hickey) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:11 FLA Christian Berglund (2 min for high-sticking)
07:48 FLA Ruslan Salei (2 min for elbowing)
11:48 FLA Ville Peltonen (2 min for holding the stick)
15:21 FLA Gregory Campbell (2 min for hooking)
18:01 CAR Keith Aucoin (2 min for roughing)
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21:29 CAR Trevor Letowski (2 min for hooking)
28:28 FLA Christian Berglund (2 min for tripping)
30:51 CAR Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
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40:48 FLA Mike Van Ryn (2 min for high-sticking)
46:59 FLA Ruslan Salei (2 min for hooking)
47:25 FLA Gregory Campbell (2 min for boarding)
53:17 CAR Matt Cullen (2 min for high-sticking)
59:14 CAR Glen Wesley (2 min for roughing)
59:14 FLA Christian Berglund (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rostislav Klesla
2nd star: Matt Cullen
3rd star: Jeff Hamilton

Notes for Florida Panthers:
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Matt Cullen ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Thomas Hickey ended his 6 game point drought.

Toronto Maple Leafs 2 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 25 - 27
TOR PP: 0 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:79/94=84 %, Challenges:38/56=66 %
PHI PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/83=74 %, Challenges:36/53=66 %
Attendance: 12324 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 607573 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:06 0-1 PHI Jeff Carter [4] (Mike Richards, Sami Kapanen)
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28:24 0-2 PHI Jason Pominville [10] (Simon Gagné, Daniel Brière)
33:13 1-2 TOR Derek Armstrong [2] (Chad Kilger, Nik Antropov)
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46:42 2-2 TOR Matthew Lombardi [2] (Alexander Steen, Boyd Devereaux)
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63:54 2-3 PHI Daniel Brière [8] (Simon Gagné, Jason Pominville)
Penalty summary:
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05:31 PHI Jason Smith (2 min for holding the stick)
19:45 PHI Daniel Brière (2 min for diving)
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23:47 PHI Derian Hatcher (2 min for slashing)
30:44 PHI Mike Knuble (2 min for roughing)
34:56 PHI Brad Tapper (2 min for slashing)
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55:31 PHI Mike Rathje (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Pominville
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Simon Gagné

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Derek Armstrong finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Derek Armstrong finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Nik Antropov finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Matthew Lombardi finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Jason Pominville scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Simon Gagné notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Pominville notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jeff Carter ended his 7 game goal drought.