[Jour 53]

Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 25 - 19
ATL PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:65/86=75 %, Challenges:24/41=57 %
WSH PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:73/94=77 %, Challenges:28/43=63 %
Attendance: 11889 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 554028 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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23:17 1-0 ATL Vyacheslav Kozlov [7] (Todd White, Chris Thorburn)
33:14 1-1 WSH Alexander Ovechkin [10] (Michael Nylander, Brian Pothier)PP
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42:21 2-1 ATL Todd White [6] (Chris Thorburn, Darren Haydar)
48:58 3-1 ATL Darren Haydar [6] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexei Zhitnik)
49:22 3-2 WSH Michael Nylander [8] (Ben Clymer, Milan Jurcina)
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Penalty summary:
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08:52 ATL Jesse Schultz (2 min for cross-checking)
12:19 WSH Alexandre Picard (2 min for slashing)
16:02 ATL Milan Bartovic (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:34 ATL Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
27:34 WSH Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
31:08 WSH Eric Fehr (2 min for roughing)
31:08 ATL Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
31:38 ATL Jesse Schultz (2 min for cross-checking)
39:02 WSH Eric Fehr (2 min for roughing)
39:02 ATL Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
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44:06 WSH Ray Whitney (2 min for high-sticking)
53:24 ATL Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
58:55 WSH Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
58:55 ATL Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Darren Haydar
2nd star: Todd White
3rd star: Chris Thorburn

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Michael Nylander notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Boris Valabik beat Matt Bradley in a fight.
-Chris Clark fought Boris Valabik in a fight.

Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 16 - 36
CAR PP: 2 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:59/74=79 %, Challenges:33/47=68 %
TB PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:32/45=69 %
Attendance: 10885 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 517038 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:23 1-0 CAR Matt Cullen [6] (Andrew Ladd)
13:44 1-1 TB Brad Lukowich [2] (Chris Gratton, David Moss)
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29:54 1-2 TB Chris Gratton [2] (Brad Lukowich, Filip Kuba)
39:15 2-2 CAR Nikolai Zherdev [9] (Alexander Semin, Eric Staal)PP
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no scoring
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61:33 3-2 CAR Andrew Ladd [5] (Matt Cullen, Justin Williams)PP
Penalty summary:
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07:49 CAR Jeff Hamilton (2 min for hooking)
18:21 CAR Steve Eminger (2 min for tripping)
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32:32 CAR Ryan Bayda (2 min for boarding)
38:36 TB Dany Roussin (2 min for hooking)
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46:19 CAR Craig Adams (2 min for hooking)
58:23 TB Vaclav Prospal (2 min for hooking)
59:51 TB Brian Gionta (2 min for cross-checking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Cullen
2nd star: Andrew Ladd
3rd star: Cam Ward

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in assists with 13 assists.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Brian Gionta had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Gratton finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Chris Gratton finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Brad Lukowich ended his 5 game point drought.

Colorado Avalanche 1 , Calgary Flames 3
Shots: 26 - 21
COL PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:36/50=70 %
CGY PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:31/47=64 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 777734 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:28 0-1 CGY Shane O'Brien [1] (Mike York)PP
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29:37 1-1 COL Jere Lehtinen [4])SH
35:09 1-2 CGY Alexander Radulov [5] (Paul Ranger)
39:41 1-3 CGY Mike York [6] (Shawn Horcoff, Vojtech Polak)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:32 CGY Fedor Tyutin (2 min for hooking)
04:14 COL Jordan Leopold (2 min for slashing)
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20:58 CGY Alexander Radulov (2 min for hooking)
29:05 COL Jordan Leopold (2 min for hooking)
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56:23 CGY Fedor Tyutin (2 min for hooking)
59:45 CGY Marcus Nilson (2 min for boarding)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miikka Kiprusoff
2nd star: Mike York
3rd star: Alexander Radulov

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Shawn Horcoff notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike York scored the 300th point of his career.
-Alexander Radulov ended his 6 game goal drought.

Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 0
Shots: 30 - 14
CBS PP: 1 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:40/51=76 %
PHO PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:62/76=81 %, Challenges:21/37=55 %
Attendance: 12905 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 605245 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:34 1-0 CBS Rick Nash [11] (Jason Chimera, Steven Goertzen)
19:35 2-0 CBS Michel Ouellet [5] (Dick Tärnström, Scott Hannan)
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39:22 3-0 CBS Sergei Fedorov [9] (David Vyborny, Rick Nash)PP
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48:34 4-0 CBS Michel Ouellet [6] (Dick Tärnström, Duvie Westcott)
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Penalty summary:
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24:21 CBS Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
24:21 PHO Lance Monych (5 min for fighting)
26:37 CBS Duvie Westcott (2 min for elbowing)
28:57 PHO Enver Lisin (2 min for elbowing)
37:44 PHO Marek Svatos (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:58 PHO Philippe Boucher (2 min for boarding)
50:14 PHO Fredrik Modin (2 min for hooking)
53:24 CBS Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
57:38 PHO Philippe Boucher (2 min for slashing)
59:28 PHO Niklas Hagman (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Leclaire
2nd star: Michel Ouellet
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Dick Tärnström notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Scott Hannan notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rick Nash notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
Other notes:
-Mike Commodore beat Lance Monych in a fight.

Dallas Stars 2 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 19 - 21
DAL PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:52/64=81 %, Challenges:26/45=56 %
NJ PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:44/58=74 %
Attendance: 12750 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 572475 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:24 0-1 NJ John Madden [5] (Keith Tkachuk)
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no scoring
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46:17 1-1 DAL Shane Doan [5] (Nick Boynton, Mike Modano)
50:24 2-1 DAL Martin Havlat [8] (Mike Modano, Mattias Norström)
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Penalty summary:
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01:48 DAL Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
06:21 DAL Duncan Keith (2 min for slashing)
13:25 DAL Marty Wilford (2 min for slashing)
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29:43 NJ Noah Clarke (2 min for boarding)
32:09 DAL Mike Modano (2 min for boarding)
33:53 DAL Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
33:53 NJ Craig Conroy (2 min for roughing)
39:02 NJ Keith Tkachuk (5 min for fighting)
39:02 DAL Krys Barch (5 min for fighting)
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41:04 NJ Dainius Zubrus (2 min for hooking)
43:38 NJ Arron Asham (2 min for roughing)
43:38 DAL Steve Ott (2 min for roughing)
49:12 NJ Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
49:12 DAL Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
51:46 DAL Junior Lessard (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Modano
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Martin Havlat

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Modano notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Modano scored the 1200th point of his career.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
Other notes:
-Keith Tkachuk fought Krys Barch in a fight.
-Mike Rupp beat Steve Ott in a fight.

Minnesota Wild 1 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 18 - 23
MIN PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:72/89=80 %, Challenges:32/55=57 %
ANA PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:71/93=76 %, Challenges:26/41=61 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 822120 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:16 1-0 MIN Éric Bélanger [6] (Mark Parrish, Matt Foy)
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25:29 1-1 ANA Todd Bertuzzi [11] (Scott Niedermayer)
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43:42 1-2 ANA Mathieu Schneider [2] (Joe DiPenta, Todd Bertuzzi)
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Penalty summary:
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20:24 ANA Chris Pronger (2 min for high-sticking)
26:48 MIN Mark Parrish (2 min for cross-checking)
30:02 MIN Keith Carney (2 min for high-sticking)
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46:49 ANA Geoff Peters (2 min for hooking)
48:47 ANA Brad May (5 min for fighting)
48:47 MIN Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Mathieu Schneider
3rd star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Todd Bertuzzi notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mathieu Schneider finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Joe DiPenta ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Brad May fought Chris Simon in a fight.

Montreal Canadiens 1 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 29 - 20
MTL PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:64/87=73 %, Challenges:36/56=63 %
BUF PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:15/46=31 %
Attendance: 15567 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 750330 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:19 1-0 MTL Michael Ryder [3] (Antoine Vermette, Mark Streit)
17:56 1-1 BUF Jochen Hecht [8])PP
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38:48 1-2 BUF Derek Roy [7] (Jochen Hecht, Ales Kotalik)
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49:31 1-3 BUF Tim Connolly [4] (Brian Campbell, Brian Rafalski)
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Penalty summary:
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00:08 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
05:17 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
16:58 MTL Michael Ryder (2 min for high-sticking)
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38:05 BUF Cam Janssen (5 min for fighting)
38:05 MTL Garth Murray (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Miller
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Derek Roy

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Bryan Smolinski had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Bryan Smolinski had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Drew Stafford had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Cam Janssen beat Garth Murray in a fight.

New York Rangers 1 , Detroit Red Wings 0
Shots: 14 - 24
NYR PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:28/43=63 %
DET PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
Attendance: 6124 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 304363 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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27:29 1-0 NYR Martin Straka [3] (Michal Rozsival, Paul Mara)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:39 NYR Hugh Jessiman (2 min for tripping)
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21:41 DET Joffrey Lupul (2 min for hooking)
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46:27 NYR Michal Rozsival (2 min for slashing)
48:19 NYR Marek Malik (2 min for slashing)
50:34 NYR Ryan Callahan (2 min for hooking)
59:48 NYR Brendan Shanahan (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Lundqvist
2nd star: Martin Straka
3rd star: Brendan Shanahan

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Paul Mara notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 26 - 24
PIT PP: 1 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:21/44=46 %
LA PP: 1 of 5 (15 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:37/58=62 %
Attendance: 15974 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 717232 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:12 1-0 PIT Darryl Sydor [3] (Brent Burns, Jarret Stoll)
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25:39 1-1 LA Anze Kopitar [12] (Alexander Frolov, Alex Kovalev)PP
30:13 2-1 PIT Petr Sykora [4] (Sidney Crosby, Angelo Esposito)
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43:19 3-1 PIT Sergei Gonchar [3] (Sidney Crosby, Angelo Esposito)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:08 PIT Angelo Esposito (2 min for holding the stick)
01:23 PIT Sidney Crosby (2 min for cross-checking)
04:26 LA Ladislav Nagy (2 min for hooking)
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20:16 LA Evgeny Artyukhin (2 min for roughing)
22:54 PIT Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
23:22 PIT Gary Roberts (2 min for cross-checking)
25:43 PIT Milan Kraft (2 min for holding the stick)
27:58 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for tripping)
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41:41 LA Chad LaRose (2 min for roughing)
45:56 LA Tom Preissing (2 min for elbowing)
48:51 LA Mattias Trattnig (2 min for elbowing)
56:23 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Angelo Esposito

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jarret Stoll notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sergei Gonchar finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Sergei Gonchar finally ended his 10 game point drought.

St. Louis Blues 1 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 18 - 22
STL PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
SJ PP: 2 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:40/53=74 %
Attendance: 15106 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 697897 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:09 0-1 SJ Joe Thornton [9] (Matt Carle, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
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32:47 1-1 STL Lee Stempniak [6] (Erik Johnson, Tomas Mojzis)
33:41 1-2 SJ Patrick Marleau [12] (Milan Michalek, Mathieu Darche)
36:53 1-3 SJ Jonathan Cheechoo [9] (Joe Thornton, Christian Ehrhoff)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:06 STL Yan Stastny (5 min for fighting)
02:06 SJ Doug Murray (5 min for fighting)
04:35 STL Dan Fritsche (2 min for tripping)
14:11 SJ Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
14:11 STL Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
14:47 STL Jay McClement (2 min for tripping)
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21:51 SJ Tomas Plihal (2 min for high-sticking)
29:21 STL Jay McClement (2 min for hooking)
35:34 STL Martin Rucinsky (2 min for tripping)
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40:35 STL Roman Polak (2 min for roughing)
40:35 SJ Mathieu Darche (2 min for roughing)
53:14 SJ Tomas Plihal (2 min for hooking)
59:48 STL Joakim Lindström (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Milan Michalek

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Jonathan Cheechoo notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Yan Stastny beat Doug Murray in a fight.
-Kyle McLaren fought Dan Hinote in a fight.

Toronto Maple Leafs 3 , Boston Bruins 0
Shots: 31 - 19
TOR PP: 1 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:50/57=86 %
BOS PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/69=78 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
Attendance: 8611 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 424523 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:19 1-0 TOR Matthew Lombardi [4] (Bryan McCabe, Pavel Kubina)
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31:07 2-0 TOR Matthew Lombardi [5] (Alexander Steen, Bryan McCabe)
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47:04 3-0 TOR Mats Sundin [11] (Kristian Huselius, Jason Blake)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:33 BOS Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:38 BOS Marc Savard (2 min for cross-checking)
25:24 BOS Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
35:13 BOS Sergei Zinovjev (2 min for boarding)
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43:35 BOS P.J. Axelsson (2 min for tripping)
45:06 BOS Glen Murray (2 min for holding the stick)
55:42 BOS Chuck Kobasew (2 min for tripping)
59:19 BOS Zdeno Chara (2 min for elbowing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vesa Toskala
2nd star: Matthew Lombardi
3rd star: Bryan McCabe

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Pavel Kubina notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Blake notched his 10th assist of the season.