[Jour 59]

Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 18 - 36
ATL PP: 2 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:55/75=73 %, Challenges:26/39=65 %
TB PP: 0 of 8 (22 shots), Passing:76/88=86 %, Challenges:36/51=69 %
Attendance: 6200 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 288920 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:45 1-0 ATL Darren Haydar [8] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Bryan Little)PP
10:32 1-1 TB Vaclav Prospal [6] (Vincent Lecavalier)
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28:49 2-1 ATL Todd White [7] (Steve McCarthy, Vyacheslav Kozlov)PP
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58:36 3-1 ATL Bryan Little [3] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexei Zhitnik) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:19 ATL Garnet Exelby (2 min for slashing)
05:51 ATL Chris Thorburn (2 min for roughing)
05:51 TB Brian Willsie (2 min for roughing)
07:09 TB Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
08:53 ATL Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
08:53 TB Andre Roy (5 min for fighting)
19:49 TB Vaclav Prospal (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:42 TB Dany Roussin (2 min for slashing)
29:51 ATL Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
36:19 ATL Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
39:05 ATL Jesse Schultz (2 min for tripping)
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42:26 ATL Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for cross-checking)
46:55 ATL Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
46:55 TB Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
52:36 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for cross-checking)
56:06 ATL Jesse Schultz (2 min for roughing)
59:11 ATL Boris Valabik (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Little
2nd star: Darren Haydar
3rd star: Todd White

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Bryan Little ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Steve McCarthy ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
Other notes:
-Chris Thorburn fought Andre Roy in a fight.
-Chris Thorburn fought Rhett Warrener in a fight.

Buffalo Sabres 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 24 - 22
BUF PP: 0 of 4 (2 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:22/47=45 %
PIT PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:70/92=76 %, Challenges:27/45=58 %
Attendance: 15974 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 726817 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:22 0-1 PIT Ryan Malone [3] (Gary Roberts, Sidney Crosby)
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31:04 1-1 BUF Brian Campbell [3] (Thomas Vanek, Brian Rafalski)
33:38 2-1 BUF Brian Rafalski [2] (Jeff Cowan)SH
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42:54 2-2 PIT Sidney Crosby [7] (Petr Sykora, Angelo Esposito)
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60:36 3-2 BUF Thomas Vanek [10] (Maxim Afinogenov)
Penalty summary:
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00:44 PIT Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
02:14 PIT Petr Sykora (2 min for high-sticking)
10:24 PIT Angelo Esposito (2 min for holding the stick)
11:29 PIT Petr Sykora (2 min for hooking)
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31:18 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
33:28 BUF Cam Janssen (2 min for hooking)
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46:55 PIT Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
46:55 BUF Cam Janssen (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Brian Rafalski
3rd star: Brian Campbell

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brian Rafalski notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brian Rafalski finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sidney Crosby ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Cam Janssen beat Georges Laraque in a fight.

Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 22 - 22
CAR PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:61/81=75 %, Challenges:22/46=46 %
DET PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:26/44=57 %
Attendance: 12162 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 577695 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:02 0-1 DET Johan Franzén [3] (Kirk Maltby)
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31:13 0-2 DET Mike Ribeiro [5] (Jiri Hudler, Daniel Cleary)
37:54 1-2 CAR Eric Staal [11] (Rostislav Klesla)
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45:43 2-2 CAR Andrew Ladd [6] (Justin Williams, Thomas Hickey)PP
48:49 3-2 CAR Eric Staal [12] (Steve Eminger, Rostislav Klesla)
59:19 4-2 CAR Jeff Hamilton [2] (Matt Cullen, Nikolai Zherdev) EN
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Penalty summary:
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21:15 CAR Jeff Hamilton (2 min for cross-checking)
24:18 DET Niklas Kronwall (2 min for boarding)
27:08 CAR Alexander Semin (2 min for elbowing)
28:44 CAR Steve Eminger (2 min for boarding)
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42:22 DET Mike Ribeiro (2 min for tripping)
44:56 DET Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Jeff Hamilton
3rd star: Andrew Ladd

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rostislav Klesla notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Semin had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Kirk Maltby ended his 6 game point drought.
-Mike Ribeiro ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Johan Franzén finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Colorado Avalanche 3 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 36 - 19
COL PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:73/87=83 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
SJ PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:27/45=58 %
Attendance: 17426 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 747575 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:22 1-0 COL Tyler Arnason [3] (John LeClair)
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23:39 2-0 COL Milan Hejduk [11] (Ed Jovanovski)
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47:51 2-1 SJ Joe Thornton [11] (Matt Carle, Christian Ehrhoff)PP
50:15 3-1 COL Wojtek Wolski [10] (Ryan Smyth, Milan Hejduk)
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Penalty summary:
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02:53 COL Ian Laperriere (2 min for tripping)
05:43 COL Travis Roche (2 min for tripping)
09:01 SJ Joe Pavelski (2 min for elbowing)
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30:13 SJ Tomas Plihal (2 min for hooking)
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47:39 COL John-Michael Liles (2 min for tripping)
53:36 COL Ed Jovanovski (2 min for tripping)
56:09 SJ Mathieu Darche (2 min for holding the stick)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Hejduk
2nd star: Tyler Arnason
3rd star: John LeClair

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Wojtek Wolski scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Thornton scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Nashville Predators 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 17 - 30
NAS PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:72/76=94 %, Challenges:26/47=54 %
CHI PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:29/44=64 %
Attendance: 12985 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 593415 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:12 0-1 CHI Robert Lang [11] (Cam Barker, Jay Bouwmeester)
12:38 0-2 CHI Nathan Horton [8] (Yanic Perreault)
17:43 1-2 NAS Jason Arnott [10] (Steve Staios, Martin Erat)PP
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38:17 1-3 CHI Tuomo Ruutu [10] (Cam Barker, Robert Lang)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:43 CHI Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
17:15 CHI Martin Lapointe (2 min for roughing)
18:21 CHI Kevyn Adams (2 min for hooking)
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29:38 NAS Marek Zidlicky (2 min for hooking)
32:09 CHI Sergei Samsonov (2 min for hooking)
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44:49 CHI Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
44:49 NAS Alex Henry (5 min for fighting)
46:31 CHI Sergei Samsonov (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robert Lang
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Tuomo Ruutu

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jason Arnott scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 10th goal of the season.
Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Alex Henry in a fight.

New Jersey Devils 3 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 26 - 16
NJ PP: 2 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:73/97=75 %, Challenges:39/55=69 %
NYR PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/81=75 %, Challenges:25/44=55 %
Attendance: 17053 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 786143 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:16 0-1 NYR Hugh Jessiman [2] (Marek Malik, Jeff Jillson)
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22:15 1-1 NJ Paul Martin [2] (Adam Foote, Keith Tkachuk)
25:11 2-1 NJ Craig Conroy [8] (Dainius Zubrus, Patrik Elias)PP
27:51 3-1 NJ Sergei Brylin [6] (Keith Tkachuk, John Madden)PP
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50:44 3-2 NYR Chris Drury [4] (Michal Rozsival, Paul Mara)
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Penalty summary:
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23:37 NYR Darius Kasparaitis (5 min for attempt to injury)
25:21 NYR Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
25:21 NJ Ian Moran (2 min for roughing)
39:17 NJ Craig Conroy (2 min for slashing)
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41:23 NYR Joe Sakic (5 min for cross-checking)
44:56 NYR David Hale (2 min for roughing)
44:56 NJ Keith Tkachuk (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Brylin
2nd star: Keith Tkachuk
3rd star: Craig Conroy

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Keith Tkachuk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Paul Martin finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Hugh Jessiman ended his 9 game point drought.

Washington Capitals 1 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 16 - 27
WSH PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:62/68=91 %, Challenges:19/39=47 %
OTT PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:78/98=79 %, Challenges:46/59=76 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 957390 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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26:29 0-1 OTT Patrick Eaves [11] (Saku Koivu, Jason Spezza)
30:23 0-2 OTT Jason Spezza [13] (Markus Näslund, Dany Heatley)
33:21 1-2 WSH Michael Nylander [9] (Milan Jurcina)
38:34 1-3 OTT Markus Näslund [10] (Wade Redden, Jason Spezza)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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13:37 WSH Milan Jurcina (2 min for high-sticking)
17:33 OTT Josh Hennessy (2 min for elbowing)
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37:21 WSH Chris Clark (2 min for roughing)
37:21 OTT Shean Donovan (2 min for roughing)
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52:14 WSH Jakub Klepis (2 min for hooking)
57:12 WSH Tom Poti (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Markus Näslund
3rd star: Patrick Eaves

Notes for Washington Capitals:
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Markus Näslund notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Markus Näslund scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrick Eaves ended his 5 game goal drought.