[Jour 55]

Detroit Red Wings 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 24 - 32
DET PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:21/33=61 %
CHI PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 10020 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 503004 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:43 0-1 CHI Sergei Samsonov [9] (Nathan Horton, Martin Lapointe)
15:13 0-2 CHI Tuomo Ruutu [9] (Jim Vandermeer, Robert Lang)PP
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29:48 0-3 CHI Nathan Horton [7] (Yanic Perreault, Sergei Samsonov)
33:52 1-3 DET Dallas Drake [2] (Mikael Samuelsson, Niklas Kronwall)
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48:32 2-3 DET Jiri Hudler [4] (Brett Lebda, Valtteri Filppula)
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Penalty summary:
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01:29 CHI Nathan Horton (2 min for tripping)
14:58 DET Daniel Cleary (2 min for tripping)
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27:43 DET Nathan Paetsch (2 min for tripping)
35:23 DET Nathan Paetsch (2 min for roughing)
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52:02 CHI Brent Seabrook (2 min for roughing)
55:08 CHI Chris Neil (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Samsonov
2nd star: Nathan Horton
3rd star: Tuomo Ruutu

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Dallas Drake finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Montreal Canadiens 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 31 - 10
MTL PP: 0 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:75/96=78 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
ATL PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:54/76=71 %, Challenges:22/45=47 %
Attendance: 10451 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 503739 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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26:24 1-0 MTL Bryan Smolinski [5] (Roman Hamrlik)
29:36 2-0 MTL Guillaume Latendresse [6] (Josh Gorges, Garth Murray)
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45:54 2-1 ATL Pascal Dupuis [2] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Chris Thorburn)
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Penalty summary:
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00:29 MTL Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
06:57 ATL Steve McCarthy (2 min for boarding)
07:59 ATL Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
10:55 ATL Jesse Schultz (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:36 ATL Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
25:36 MTL Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
29:17 ATL Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for roughing)
29:17 MTL Martin Gélinas (2 min for roughing)
30:57 ATL Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
30:57 MTL Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
34:26 MTL Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
34:26 ATL Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
37:17 ATL Darren Haydar (2 min for hooking)
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48:06 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for boarding)
49:04 MTL Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
49:04 ATL Boris Valabik (2 min for roughing)
58:39 ATL Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Smolinski
2nd star: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Roman Hamrlik

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Roman Hamrlik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Garth Murray ended his 6 game point drought.
-Josh Gorges ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Vyacheslav Kozlov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Chris Thorburn fought Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
-Boris Valabik beat Mike Komisarek in a fight.

New York Rangers 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 0
Shots: 25 - 27
NYR PP: 2 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:32/45=69 %
TB PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:75/93=80 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
Attendance: 7156 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 355653 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:01 1-0 NYR Jeff Jillson [1] (Ryan Callahan, Martin Straka)PP
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no scoring
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41:06 2-0 NYR Brendan Shanahan [8] (Joe Sakic, Jaromir Jagr)PP
49:25 3-0 NYR Joe Sakic [4] (Jaromir Jagr, Brendan Shanahan)
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Penalty summary:
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02:28 TB Andre Roy (5 min for fighting)
02:28 NYR Colton Orr (5 min for fighting)
03:43 TB Dany Roussin (2 min for hooking)
11:06 TB Karl Stewart (2 min for roughing)
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28:31 TB Brad Lukowich (2 min for hooking)
32:41 NYR David Hale (2 min for tripping)
39:48 TB Mike Comrie (2 min for tripping)
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54:31 TB Brian Gionta (2 min for tripping)
59:38 NYR Brendan Shanahan (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Lundqvist
2nd star: Jaromir Jagr
3rd star: Joe Sakic

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Martin Straka notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Filip Kuba had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Colton Orr beat Andre Roy in a fight.