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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 31 - 30
BUF PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:31/36=83 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:81/97=83 %, Challenges:56/60=91 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 846073 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:27 1-0 BUF Maxim Afinogenov [15] (Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly)
18:37 1-1 Marc Savard [20] (Devin Setoguchi, Philippe Boucher)
19:55 1-2 Devin Setoguchi [10] (Jarret Stoll, Blake Wheeler)
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23:02 2-2 BUF Drew Stafford [3] (Toni Lydman, Henrik Tallinder)SH
27:08 2-3 Jarret Stoll [16] (Sergei Gonchar, Jack Johnson)
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43:09 2-4 Petr Sykora [15] (Tyler Kennedy, Matt Cooke)
46:43 3-4 BUF Jason Pominville [13] (Zach Parisé, Tyler Myers)
50:18 4-4 BUF Jochen Hecht [9] (Maxim Afinogenov, Jason Pominville)
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Penalty summary:
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09:13 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
09:13 BUF Daniel Paillé (2 min for roughing)
14:09 Philippe Boucher (2 min for slashing)
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21:16 BUF Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
27:38 BUF Daniel Paillé (2 min for cross-checking)
30:25 Marc Savard (2 min for tripping)
32:42 BUF Dennis Wideman (2 min for tripping)
36:17 Blake Wheeler (2 min for high-sticking)
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55:07 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for roughing)
55:07 BUF Toni Lydman (2 min for roughing)
56:24 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for slashing)
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61:53 BUF Derek Roy (2 min for tripping)

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 6
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
R Jason Pominville 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
C Nathan Gerbe 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 22.40 6
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 10.10 5
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 5 2 0 1 2 -1 16.30 9
L Zach Parisé 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 22.40 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 17.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 19.00 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 30.20 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 5
D Nick Schultz 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Tyler Myers 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 32.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 26 0 0 65.00 6
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 7
R Jonathan Filewich 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
R Blake Wheeler 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.30 6
R Petr Sykora 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 23.20 10
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 4
C David Krejci 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.10 4
C Jarret Stoll 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 21.40 9
C Marc Savard 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 23.20 7
L Matt Cooke 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 14.40 8
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
L Devin Setoguchi 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 13.20 7
L Jaromir Jagr 0 0 6 0 1 0 2 -1 22.00 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 16.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 7
D Jack Johnson 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 21.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 33.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 4 0 27 0 0 65.00 6
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Petr Sykora

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Zach Parisé notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Derek Roy had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Marc Savard scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Devin Setoguchi has marked a new career high in points with 18 points.
-Devin Setoguchi scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Petr Sykora scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 17) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 20)
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1-0 ROC Mathieu Darche (Chris Harrington)
2-0 ROC Andrew Peters (Mike Card, Tim Kennedy)

Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Mathieu Garon

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 28 - 27
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:53/67=79 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
CAR PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 966166 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:47 0-1 CAR Justin Williams [13] (Joe Corvo)PP
15:45 1-1 Marek Svatos [14] (Vincent Lecavalier, Darcy Tucker)PP
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20:39 2-1 Marek Svatos [15] (Vaclav Prospal, Darcy Tucker)PP
38:24 2-2 CAR Mats Sundin [3] (Justin Williams, Tuomo Ruutu)
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42:02 3-2 Jussi Jokinen [9] (Adam Foote, Steve Eminger)
46:52 3-3 CAR Justin Williams [14] (Joni Pitkänen, Tim Gleason)
50:06 4-3 Mark Recchi [7] (Evgeny Artyukhin, Ryan Craig)
59:19 5-3 Jussi Jokinen [10]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:09 CAR Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
02:56 Ryan Craig (2 min for tripping)
13:07 Ryan Malone (2 min for holding the stick)
15:24 CAR Chad LaRose (2 min for cross-checking)
19:52 CAR Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:55 Ryan Craig (2 min for hooking)
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50:24 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for slashing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 11.40 8
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 5
R Jussi Jokinen 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 10.40 8
R Marek Svatos 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Ryan Craig 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 1 11.20 8
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 15.10 7
C Darcy Tucker 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 15.00 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 11.00 8
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.10 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 15.00 7
L Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 18.30 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 16.20 8
D Paul Ranger 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 24.20 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 15.00 6
D Adam Foote 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 6 0 2 2 -1 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 8.00 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 12.10 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 19.30 7
R Justin Williams 2 1 5 3 1 0 0 1 19.30 10
C Joe Jensen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.00 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.50 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 19.40 6
C Mats Sundin 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Chad LaRose 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 7.00 4
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 2 3 0 1 4 1 17.10 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.30 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 20.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 23 0 0 58.30 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jussi Jokinen
2nd star: Justin Williams
3rd star: Marek Svatos

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Marek Svatos scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Adam Foote notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jussi Jokinen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mark Recchi finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Steven Stamkos had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Justin Williams notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Justin Williams ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 19) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 6)
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0-1 LOW Nicolas Blanchard (Bobby Hughes, Noah Babin)
1-1 DTV Zenon Konopka (Ty Wishart, Jason Ward)
1-2 LOW Ryan Bayda (Brandon Sutter)
2-2 DTV Christoph Gawlik (Blair Jones)
3-2 DTV Justin Keller (Wyatt Smith)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Justin Peters

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 23 - 25
ATL PP: 1 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:48/57=82 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 879557 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:09 0-1 Josh Hennessy [2] (Chris Neil, Filip Kuba)
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31:45 1-1 ATL Éric Perrin [2] (Colby Armstrong, Petr Prucha)
36:26 2-1 ATL Erik Christensen [4] (Petr Prucha, Tobias Enström)PP
38:47 2-2 Chris Kelly [11] (Anton Volchenkov, Jason Smith)
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48:28 2-3 Dean McAmmond [15] (Chris Kelly, Christoph Schubert)PP
49:23 2-4 Dany Heatley [16] (Olli Jokinen, Josh Hennessy)
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Penalty summary:
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06:13 ATL Mathieu Schneider (2 min for tripping)
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23:27 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for elbowing)
26:44 Nick Foligno (2 min for hooking)
34:34 Nick Foligno (2 min for roughing)
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47:48 ATL Petr Prucha (2 min for tripping)
54:01 Nick Foligno (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 9.40 6
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 11.10 7
R Petr Prucha 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 -1 15.40 6
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 22.00 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 10.50 5
C Erik Christensen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
C Jason Williams 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 9.40 4
L Éric Perrin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 6
L Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 22.00 6
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15.00 4
D Tobias Enström 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 23.00 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 20.30 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 11.30 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 -2 28.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 15.30 8
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.50 7
R Chris Kelly 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 15.30 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
C Josh Hennessy 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.40 8
C Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13.50 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Nick Foligno 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 7.20 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 13.50 8
L Dean McAmmond 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
L Dany Heatley 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 15.10 9
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 16.00 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 24.50 9
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 20.30 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Kelly
2nd star: Josh Hennessy
3rd star: Dean McAmmond

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 19 game point drought.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Anton Volchenkov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Smith notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dean McAmmond scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Olli Jokinen scored the 500th point of his career.
-Josh Hennessy finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Josh Hennessy finally ended his 26 game point drought.
-Dean McAmmond ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Jason Smith ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 18) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 19)
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1-0 CHW Joe Motzko (Tyler McGregor, Boris Valabik)
2-0 CHW Igor Musatov (Colin Stuart)
2-1 GRD Dario Bürgler (Daniel Carcillo)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Al Montoya

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 23 - 25
ATL PP: 1 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:48/57=82 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 879557 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:09 0-1 Josh Hennessy [2] (Chris Neil, Filip Kuba)
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31:45 1-1 ATL Éric Perrin [2] (Colby Armstrong, Petr Prucha)
36:26 2-1 ATL Erik Christensen [4] (Petr Prucha, Tobias Enström)PP
38:47 2-2 Chris Kelly [11] (Anton Volchenkov, Jason Smith)
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48:28 2-3 Dean McAmmond [15] (Chris Kelly, Christoph Schubert)PP
49:23 2-4 Dany Heatley [16] (Olli Jokinen, Josh Hennessy)
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Penalty summary:
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06:13 ATL Mathieu Schneider (2 min for tripping)
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23:27 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for elbowing)
26:44 Nick Foligno (2 min for hooking)
34:34 Nick Foligno (2 min for roughing)
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47:48 ATL Petr Prucha (2 min for tripping)
54:01 Nick Foligno (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 9.40 6
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 11.10 7
R Petr Prucha 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 -1 15.40 6
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 22.00 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 10.50 5
C Erik Christensen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
C Jason Williams 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 9.40 4
L Éric Perrin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 6
L Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 22.00 6
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15.00 4
D Tobias Enström 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 23.00 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 20.30 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 11.30 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 -2 28.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 15.30 8
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.50 7
R Chris Kelly 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 15.30 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 8
C Josh Hennessy 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.40 8
C Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13.50 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Nick Foligno 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 1 7.20 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 13.50 8
L Dean McAmmond 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
L Dany Heatley 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 15.10 9
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 16.00 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 24.50 9
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 20.30 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Kelly
2nd star: Josh Hennessy
3rd star: Dean McAmmond

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 19 game point drought.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Anton Volchenkov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Smith notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dean McAmmond scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Olli Jokinen scored the 500th point of his career.
-Josh Hennessy finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Josh Hennessy finally ended his 26 game point drought.
-Dean McAmmond ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Jason Smith ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 18) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 19)
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1-0 CHW Joe Motzko (Tyler McGregor, Boris Valabik)
2-0 CHW Igor Musatov (Colin Stuart)
2-1 GRD Dario Bürgler (Daniel Carcillo)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Al Montoya

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St. Louis Blues 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 21 - 32
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:61/81=75 %, Challenges:28/38=71 %
PP: 1 of 2 (8 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
Attendance: 16186 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 828723 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:58 0-1 Raffi Torres [4] (Mike York, Michael Peca)
13:28 1-1 Matt Foy [4] (Yan Stastny, Eric Brewer)
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25:49 1-2 Raffi Torres [5] (Mike York, Jakub Voracek)
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48:27 2-2 Eric Brewer [4] (Andy McDonald, Zbynek Michalek)
54:27 2-3 Jamie Langenbrunner [18] (Éric Bélanger, Pavel Datsyuk)PP
59:32 2-4 Fredrik Modin [18] (Rostislav Klesla, Jan Hejda) EN
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Penalty summary:
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10:05 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for tripping)
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20:01 Fredrik Modin (2 min for hooking)
26:32 Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
38:34 Cam Janssen (5 min for attempt to injury)
38:34 Cam Janssen (10 min game misconduct)
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53:57 Zbynek Michalek (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Foy 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4.50 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 22.00 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 5
R Brad Boyes 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
C Yan Stastny 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4.50 5
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 14.20 6
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Andy McDonald 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Cam Janssen 0 0 0 1 1 2 15 0 9.20 5
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 19.00 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 2 4 2 1 2 0 22.50 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
D Eric Brewer 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 4 0 28 0 0 58.20 6
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 16.00 8
R Brenden Morrow 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 14.40 8
C Mike York 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 12.00 6
C Michael Peca 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 12.40 6
C John Madden 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Raffi Torres 2 0 3 2 1 3 0 1 12.00 8
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 13.20 8
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 23.10 8
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.50 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 28.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 16.30 7
D Jan Hejda 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 18.00 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Raffi Torres
2nd star: Jamie Langenbrunner
3rd star: Éric Bélanger

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Eric Brewer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Foy finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Eric Brewer ended his 5 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mike York notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rostislav Klesla notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Raffi Torres ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Mike Commodore had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 13) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 21)
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0-1 SYR Jiri Novotny (Derek MacKenzie, Jonathan Sigalet)
1-1 WOR Chris Collins (Julian Talbot)
2-1 WOR Julian Talbot (Chris Collins)

Goalies: Manny Legace - Steve Mason

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Detroit Red Wings 5 , Edmonton Oilers 3
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:72/82=87 %, Challenges:33/46=70 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 903231 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:18 0-1 Sam Gagner [4] (Dainius Zubrus, Todd Bertuzzi)
13:08 1-1 Nicklas Lidström [4])PP
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26:18 1-2 Fernando Pisani [19] (Andrew Cogliano, Denis Grebeshkov)PP
28:54 2-2 Alexander Semin [22] (Henrik Zetterberg, Brad Stuart)
31:13 3-2 Henrik Zetterberg [16] (Nicklas Lidström, Marian Hossa)PP
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46:52 4-2 Alexander Semin [23] (Marian Hossa, Brian Rafalski)
48:06 5-2 Jiri Hudler [8] (Tomas Holmström, Niklas Kronwall)
56:41 5-3 Fernando Pisani [20] (Jozef Stumpel, Thomas Vanek)
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Penalty summary:
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02:04 Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
02:04 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for roughing)
03:46 Chris Chelios (2 min for boarding)
09:24 Tomas Holmström (2 min for boarding)
11:37 Fernando Pisani (2 min for holding the stick)
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22:25 Bobby Holik (2 min for elbowing)
25:47 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for holding the stick)
30:27 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
37:44 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for tripping)
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50:57 Andreas Lilja (2 min for hooking)
58:16 Sam Gagner (2 min for slashing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.50 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 13.50 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 1 4 0 2 0 2 1 19.30 7
R Marian Hossa 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18.10 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 13.30 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5.50 5
L Johan Franzén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 5
L Jiri Hudler 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
L Alexander Semin 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 14.20 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 18.50 8
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 26.50 8
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 17.40 6
D Brad Stuart 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 14.20 9
D Nicklas Lidström 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 -1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Sam Gagner 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 8.40 7
R David Vyborny 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.50 6
R Fernando Pisani 2 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 18.30 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Andrew Cogliano 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.40 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 -2 16.30 5
C Jozef Stumpel 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Colton Gillies 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Dainius Zubrus 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 15.40 5
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -2 18.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 21.10 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26.30 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 10.00 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 21.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Fernando Pisani
3rd star: Henrik Zetterberg

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Brian Rafalski notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tomas Holmström had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Niklas Kronwall ended his 8 game point drought.
-Nicklas Lidström finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Dainius Zubrus notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fernando Pisani has marked a new career high in goals with 19 tallies.
-Fernando Pisani scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jozef Stumpel notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sam Gagner ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 5( 34) , Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 16)
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1-0 KCB Luciano Aquino (Jakub Kindl, Ville Leino)
1-1 HAM Vyacheslav Trukhno (Kyle Brodziak, Sebastien Bisaillon)
2-1 KCB Evan McGrath (Luciano Aquino, Jimmy Howard)
3-1 KCB Darren Haydar (Jonathan Ericsson)
4-1 KCB Jamie Tardif (Brian Gibbons)
4-2 HAM Alexei Mikhnov (Paul Bissonnette, Robbie Schremp)
4-3 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Ryan Potulny, Kyle Brodziak)
5-3 KCB Dick Axelsson

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Phoenix Coyotes 1 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:56/76=73 %, Challenges:47/54=85 %
PP: 3 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:73/90=81 %, Challenges:50/59=83 %
Attendance: 16210 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 755386 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:24 0-1 Bryan Berard [6] (Mike Green, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
09:21 0-2 Bryan Berard [7] (Mike Green, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
11:23 0-3 Joe Pavelski [8] (Miroslav Satan, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
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25:38 1-3 Ed Jovanovski [4] (Jason Spezza)
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43:59 1-4 Jeremy Roenick [5] (Mike Grier, Loui Eriksson)
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Penalty summary:
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03:08 Keith Yandle (2 min for hooking)
04:37 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for boarding)
08:14 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for cross-checking)
09:44 Brett MacLean (2 min for cross-checking)
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22:54 Mike Green (2 min for elbowing)
28:42 Derek Morris (2 min for tripping)
35:49 Matt Niskanen (2 min for roughing)
39:44 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for elbowing)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 6
R Daniel Winnik 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 12.00 5
R Kyle Turris 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.20 7
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Brett MacLean 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.20 6
R Joël Perrault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 4
L Peter Mueller 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 16.50 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 21.10 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 20.50 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 16.10 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 19.10 6
D Ed Jovanovski 1 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 8.30 8
R Loui Eriksson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10.30 5
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
C Joe Pavelski 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 -1 20.20 8
L Jeremy Roenick 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 10.30 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 8
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 18.40 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 6
D Mike Green 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 -1 28.20 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 17.40 6
D Bryan Berard 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Berard
2nd star: Evgeni Nabokov
3rd star: Mike Grier

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Ed Jovanovski finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mike Green notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Miroslav Satan notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Grier notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Alex Tanguay had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 0( 18) , Cleveland Barons 4( 17)
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0-1 CLE T.J. Fox (Matthew Jones, Jason Demers)
0-2 CLE T.J. Fox (Jody Shelley)
0-3 CLE Patrick Zackrisson (Mike Morris)
0-4 CLE Matthew Jones (Oskar Osala)

Goalies: Joel Gistedt - Jeff Deslauriers