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Buffalo Sabres 0 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 18 - 29
BUF PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:53/71=74 %, Challenges:28/31=87 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:81/99=81 %, Challenges:40/45=87 %
Attendance: 15744 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 716352 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:25 0-1 Travis Zajac [15] (Alexei Ponikarovsky)PP
17:34 0-2 Mark Bell [11] (Mikhail Grabovski, Niklas Hagman)
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24:28 0-3 Travis Zajac [16] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan)
29:58 0-4 Nik Antropov [11] (Nikolai Kulemin, Bryan McCabe)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:51 Nik Antropov (2 min for high-sticking)
11:39 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
14:44 BUF Nathan Gerbe (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:59 Bryan McCabe (2 min for elbowing)
32:55 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
32:55 BUF Tyler Myers (5 min for fighting)
39:48 BUF Toni Lydman (2 min for roughing)
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42:55 BUF Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
48:27 BUF Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
48:27 Nik Antropov (2 min for roughing)
58:54 BUF Dennis Wideman (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 16.50 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 5
C Nathan Gerbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 11.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 17.10 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 17.10 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 27.30 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 -1 19.20 5
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 -2 19.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13.10 7
R Travis Zajac 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 18.40 8
R Nik Antropov 1 0 6 3 1 0 6 2 17.30 8
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Matt Stajan 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Mark Bell 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
L Jason Blake 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22.10 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 24.10 6
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 24.50 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 18 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vesa Toskala
2nd star: Travis Zajac
3rd star: Nik Antropov

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tyler Myers had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Travis Zajac scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Tyler Myers in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 19) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 27)
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1-0 ROC Felix Schütz (Andrew Peters)
2-0 ROC Andrew Peters (Dylan Hunter, Andrej Sekera)
2-1 SJM Richard Lelkes (Ben Ondrus)

Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Justin Pogge

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 , Florida Panthers 2
Shots: 22 - 37
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:60/79=75 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
PP: 1 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:48/59=80 %
Attendance: 18344 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 895187 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:17 0-1 Stephen Weiss [10] (Cory Stillman, Nathan Horton)PP
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29:27 1-1 Stefan Ruzicka [4] (Kimmo Timonen, Andrew Alberts)
30:29 1-2 Radek Dvorak [11] (Keith Ballard, Mike Van Ryn)
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46:43 2-2 Scott Hartnell [17] (Mike Knuble, Ossi Väänänen)
47:15 3-2 Scott Hartnell [18] (Jeff Carter, Mike Knuble)
59:14 4-2 Daniel Brière [16] (Kimmo Timonen, Andrew Alberts) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:01 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for hooking)
03:12 Nick Boynton (2 min for roughing)
05:14 Simon Gagné (2 min for tripping)
08:52 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for roughing)
15:59 Drew Larman (2 min for hooking)
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31:11 Daniel Brière (2 min for holding the stick)
35:29 Cory Stillman (2 min for boarding)
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42:02 Scott Hartnell (2 min for tripping)
51:05 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for roughing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 1 0 1 2 3 0 2 1 7.40 7
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 7
R Scott Hartnell 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 16.00 8
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 19.10 6
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 9.20 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Jeff Carter 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 15.20 7
C Daniel Brière 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 18.50 9
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 7
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 10.30 5
L Mike Knuble 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 15.10 8
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.30 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.10 5
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 15.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 27.00 8
D Andrew Alberts 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 18.00 9
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 28.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 2 0 35 0 0 60.00 10
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 7.50 6
R Richard Zednik 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
R Radek Dvorak 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
R Nathan Horton 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 -3 21.00 7
C Drew Larman 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 7.50 5
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -3 21.00 7
L David Booth 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.50 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Cory Stillman 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -3 21.00 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 6
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -3 28.30 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 21.10 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -3 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 18 0 0 59.20 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Hartnell
2nd star: Andrew Alberts
3rd star: Kimmo Timonen

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Ossi Väänänen has marked a new career high in assists with 13 assists.
-Mike Knuble notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Braydon Coburn had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Stephen Weiss scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Rostislav Olesz had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 20) , Louisville Panthers 1( 27)
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0-1 LOU Michael Frolík (Michal Repík, Kamil Kreps)
1-1 PHL Andreas Nödl (Tim Ramholt)
2-1 PHL Rob Bellamy (Frédérik Cabana, Andreas Nödl)

Goalies: Michael-Lee Teslak - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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New York Islanders 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 29 - 19
PP: 0 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:41/53=75 %
ATL PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:40/45=87 %
Attendance: 9210 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 429186 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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31:03 0-1 ATL Éric Perrin [4] (Erik Christensen, Chris Thorburn)
32:22 0-2 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [26] (Jason Williams)
33:35 1-2 Jon Sim [10] (Chris Campoli, Bruno Gervais)
34:51 2-2 Sean Bergenheim [2] (Mark Streit, Freddy Meyer)
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42:17 3-2 Andy Hilbert [6] (Doug Weight)
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Penalty summary:
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08:19 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for tripping)
12:24 Richard Park (2 min for hooking)
15:41 ATL Zach Bogosian (2 min for boarding)
18:01 Mark Streit (2 min for hooking)
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24:03 ATL Marty Reasoner (2 min for elbowing)
28:22 ATL Bryan Little (2 min for high-sticking)
29:01 ATL Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
29:01 Chris Campoli (2 min for roughing)
35:14 ATL Éric Perrin (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:09 ATL Niclas Hävelid (2 min for slashing)
54:27 Jon Sim (2 min for hooking)
58:43 Bill Guerin (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
R Richard Park 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 16.50 8
R Trent Hunter 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 19.40 7
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 18.50 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
C Doug Weight 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 5.20 6
L Sean Bergenheim 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 12.50 7
L Jon Sim 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 15.10 7
L Andy Hilbert 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 23.10 7
D Chris Campoli 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 15.40 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 -1 23.10 6
D Mark Streit 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 21.40 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 5
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -1 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 8.00 7
R Chris Thorburn 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 14.20 8
R Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 12.10 6
C Erik Christensen 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 15.50 4
C Jason Williams 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.00 4
L Éric Perrin 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 14.40 7
L Colby Armstrong 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 -1 17.40 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 14.00 5
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 5
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19.10 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 22.20 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 23.40 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 26 0 0 59.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sean Bergenheim
2nd star: Jon Sim
3rd star: Andy Hilbert

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Bruno Gervais has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Jon Sim scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Campoli notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andy Hilbert finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Andy Hilbert finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 14) , Chicago Wolves 0( 14)
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1-0 BRG Tim Filangieri (Trevor Smith, Tim Jackman)
2-0 BRG Sergei Ogorodnikov (Ben Walter, Jesse Joensuu)

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Ondrej Pavelec

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Washington Capitals 6 , Boston Bruins 4
Shots: 34 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:58/70=82 %, Challenges:31/49=62 %
BOS PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 961338 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:08 1-0 Brooks Laich [9] (Viktor Kozlov, Andrei Zyuzin)
04:15 1-1 BOS Andrei Markov [3] (Marco Sturm)PP
10:47 1-2 BOS Andrei Markov [4] (Matt Lashoff, Evgeny Malkin)PP
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25:31 2-2 Joe Thornton [22] (Rick Nash)
29:28 3-2 Tom Poti [6])
39:04 3-3 BOS Patrice Bergeron [13] (P.J. Axelsson, Michael Ryder)
39:57 3-4 BOS P.J. Axelsson [10] (Patrice Bergeron, Andrew Ference)
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40:58 4-4 Rick Nash [21] (Viktor Kozlov, Brian Pothier)
44:43 5-4 Rick Nash [22] (Tom Poti, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
59:29 6-4 Tom Poti [7] (Doug Murray, Boyd Gordon) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:26 Chris Clark (2 min for hooking)
07:39 Doug Murray (2 min for tripping)
10:24 Shaone Morrisonn (2 min for holding the stick)
16:23 Graham Mink (2 min for tripping)
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23:38 BOS Petteri Nokelainen (2 min for hooking)
25:43 Brian Pothier (2 min for tripping)
32:33 BOS P.J. Axelsson (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:15 BOS Alex Kovalev (2 min for elbowing)
50:44 BOS Andrei Markov (2 min for high-sticking)
59:43 BOS Alex Kovalev (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 6.20 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 17.20 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 18.50 8
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 20.40 8
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 8.20 4
C Boyd Gordon 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 12.10 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
C Joe Thornton 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 19.30 7
L Logan Couture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 6
L Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12.10 4
L Brooks Laich 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 16.30 6
L Rick Nash 2 1 7 4 0 1 0 3 19.50 10
D Doug Murray 0 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 17.40 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Tom Poti 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 2 23.40 9
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 17.50 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 17.00 6
D Brian Pothier 0 1 2 1 4 0 2 2 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 8.50 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
R P.J. Axelsson 1 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 16.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 6 1 0 0 4 -1 15.20 8
C Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 8.50 4
C Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 17.10 6
C Patrice Bergeron 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 14.20 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
L Brad Richardson 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 8.50 7
L Steve Bernier 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -3 18.10 8
L Michael Ryder 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 5
L Marco Sturm 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 16.30 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -2 23.50 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 22.10 5
D Andrew Ference 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 6
D Andrei Markov 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 6 0 28 0 0 58.30 4
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Tom Poti
3rd star: Viktor Kozlov

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Rick Nash notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Tom Poti notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-P.J. Axelsson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Andrei Markov finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 12) , Providence Bruins 2( 18)
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1-0 POR Andy Inderieden (David Steckel, Sasha Pokulok)
1-1 PRO Byron Bitz (Martin St. Pierre, Carl Söderberg)
1-2 PRO Martin St. Pierre (Shawn Thornton)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Adam Courchaine

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 24 - 27
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:55/72=76 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
CAR PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:74/86=86 %, Challenges:51/59=85 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 876900 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:35 0-1 CAR Ray Whitney [12] (Rod Brind'Amour)
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27:42 1-1 Jamie Langenbrunner [19] (Brenden Morrow, Christian Bäckman)
31:06 1-2 CAR Mats Sundin [4] (Justin Williams, Joni Pitkänen)PP
36:51 1-3 CAR Sergei Samsonov [6] (Matt Cullen, Patrick Eaves)
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47:11 2-3 Brenden Morrow [13] (Rostislav Klesla, Christian Bäckman)PP
49:03 3-3 Michael Peca [9] (Fredrik Modin, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
59:54 4-3 Brenden Morrow [14] (Pavel Datsyuk, John Madden)
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Penalty summary:
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04:36 Alexandre Picard (2 min for high-sticking)
11:14 Kris Russell (2 min for hooking)
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22:31 Éric Bélanger (2 min for slashing)
29:58 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
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42:28 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
45:29 CAR Mats Sundin (2 min for tripping)
54:56 Alexandre Picard (2 min for hooking)
57:15 CAR Sergei Samsonov (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 7.40 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14.10 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 19.50 9
R Brenden Morrow 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 18.20 9
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.50 6
C Mike York 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
C Michael Peca 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
C John Madden 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 13.50 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 16.50 8
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17.00 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 25.10 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 18.20 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 15.40 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Fredrik Norrena 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 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 10.50 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
R Justin Williams 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.40 7
C Joe Jensen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Mats Sundin 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 -2 20.40 8
L Chad LaRose 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 14.30 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -3 18.00 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 14.20 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 22.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 16.10 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 -3 27.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brenden Morrow
2nd star: Jamie Langenbrunner
3rd star: Michael Peca

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Christian Bäckman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rostislav Klesla has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Fredrik Modin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rod Brind'Amour notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sergei Samsonov finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 24) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0(
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1-0 SYR Derek MacKenzie (Jiri Novotny, Clay Wilson)
2-0 SYR Alexander Svitov (Mike Sgroi)

Goalies: Steve Mason - Justin Peters

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Minnesota Wild 4 , Los Angeles Kings 4
Shots: 37 - 23
PP: 0 of 8 (18 shots), Passing:78/89=87 %, Challenges:55/61=88 %
LA PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:65/86=75 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 12551 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 631316 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:23 1-0 Owen Nolan [22] (Corey Locke, Derek Boogaard)
14:02 2-0 Andrew Brunette [11] (Owen Nolan, Steven Reinprecht)
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22:29 3-0 Antti Miettinen [3] (Owen Nolan, Andrew Brunette)
24:51 4-0 Brian Rolston [17] (Brad Richards)
30:56 4-1 LA Ryan Whitney [6] (Kyle Calder, Matt Greene)
31:45 4-2 LA Ales Hemsky [12] (Ryan Whitney, Anze Kopitar)
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48:45 4-3 LA Chuck Kobasew [11] (Ryan Whitney, Anze Kopitar)PP
50:25 4-4 LA Alexander Frolov [14] (Ales Hemsky, Anze Kopitar)
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Penalty summary:
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00:58 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for tripping)
03:12 LA Marc-André Cliche (2 min for tripping)
08:05 LA Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for holding the stick)
08:43 LA Michal Handzus (2 min for hooking)
15:37 LA Matt Greene (2 min for high-sticking)
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28:24 LA Colten Teubert (2 min for tripping)
37:38 LA Anze Kopitar (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:43 LA Drew Doughty (2 min for high-sticking)
45:25 LA Tom Preissing (2 min for tripping)
48:21 Brad Richards (2 min for hooking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 7
R Antti Miettinen 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 6
R Owen Nolan 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 22.30 10
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 21.50 8
C Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.50 7
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 23.10 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 22.30 7
L Derek Boogaard 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.40 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Andrew Brunette 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 22.30 10
L Brian Rolston 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 23.40 8
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 28.30 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 8 0 4 0 2 25.50 10
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.30 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 -1 29.00 8
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 24.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 19 0 0 65.00 5
G Barry Brust 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
R Ed Purcell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 17.20 8
R Alexander Frolov 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 18.50 7
C Brian Boyle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 22.40 8
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 13.30 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 21.50 8
L Marc-André Cliche 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.10 5
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 22.30 7
L Jordan Staal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 14.10 5
L Ales Hemsky 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 5
D Matt Greene 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 27.10 8
D Drew Doughty 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 -1 23.40 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 14.30 6
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 -3 21.10 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 31.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 4 0 33 0 0 65.00 7
G Jonathan Quick 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Owen Nolan
2nd star: Andrew Brunette
3rd star: Ryan Whitney

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Antti Miettinen finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Anze Kopitar notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryan Whitney ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 5( 18) , Manchester Monarchs 0( 14)
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1-0 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Krys Kolanos, Martin Skoula)
2-0 HOU Martin Skoula (Petr Kalus, Krys Kolanos)
3-0 HOU Martin Skoula (Petr Kalus)
4-0 HOU Krys Kolanos (Petr Kalus)
5-0 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Krys Kolanos)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Erik Ersberg

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Nashville Predators 6
Shots: 32 - 32
CHI PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
PP: 2 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:52/74=70 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 883550 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:51 1-0 CHI Brian Campbell [7] (Cam Barker, Jonathan Toews)
14:27 2-0 CHI Jack Skille [2] (Cam Barker, James Wisniewski)
15:55 3-0 CHI Andrew Ladd [10] (Patrick Sharp, Martin Havlat)PP
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26:54 4-0 CHI Jonathan Toews [14] (Martin Havlat, Andrew Ladd)
28:49 4-1 Jason Arnott [17] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Dan Hamhuis)
33:19 4-2 David Legwand [17] (Shea Weber, Dan Hamhuis)PP
34:24 4-3 Jason Arnott [18] (Greg de Vries, Dan Hamhuis)
38:32 5-3 CHI David Bolland [4] (Josef Vasicek)
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48:04 5-4 Jason Arnott [19] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Steve Sullivan)
50:52 5-5 Jordin Tootoo [4] (Radek Bonk, Kevin Klein)
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60:57 5-6 Alexander Radulov [16] (David Legwand, Martin Erat)PP
Penalty summary:
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14:47 Nick Tarnasky (2 min for tripping)
17:59 Greg de Vries (2 min for slashing)
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21:53 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for attempt to injury)
31:34 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for boarding)
33:52 Nick Tarnasky (2 min for roughing)
33:52 CHI Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for roughing)
35:25 Alexander Radulov (2 min for high-sticking)
38:17 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
38:17 CHI Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
39:14 CHI Cam Barker (2 min for holding the stick)
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53:42 CHI Bryan Bickell (2 min for tripping)
58:24 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
58:24 Greg de Vries (2 min for roughing)
59:43 CHI Josef Vasicek (2 min for high-sticking)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Bickell 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11.00 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 3 1 0 1 7 1 17.20 8
R Martin Havlat 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 -1 14.30 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Jack Skille 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
C David Bolland 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 -1 21.40 8
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Jonathan Toews 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 1 1 3 1 3 2 0 15.40 8
L Andrew Ladd 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
D James Wisniewski 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 12.30 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 -2 19.50 5
D Cam Barker 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 26.00 9
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 13.00 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 22.10 6
D Brian Campbell 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 6 0 26 0 0 61.00 4
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
R Jordin Tootoo 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 17.50 9
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 12.20 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 2 5 3 0 1 0 1 20.30 9
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 2 2 1 1 14 0 8.50 5
C Radek Bonk 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C David Legwand 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 -1 17.30 9
C Jason Arnott 3 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 20.10 9
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 7.40 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Martin Erat 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.30 5
D Shea Weber 0 1 4 5 1 3 0 0 26.40 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 26.40 8
D Kevin Klein 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Greg de Vries 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 22.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 5 0 27 0 0 61.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: David Legwand

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Cam Barker notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andrew Ladd scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Martin Havlat notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Marian Gaborik had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Josef Vasicek finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Ladislav Nagy had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Dan Hamhuis notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Nick Tarnasky beat Dustin Byfuglien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 28) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 18)
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0-1 MIL Teemu Laakso (Ryan Maki)
1-1 NOR Dan Bertram (Colin Fraser, Aaron Johnson)
2-1 NOR Ben Eager (Mike Brennan)
3-1 NOR Troy Brouwer (Jake Dowell)

Goalies: Nikolai Khabibulin - Drew MacIntyre

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Dallas Stars 2 , Phoenix Coyotes 0
Shots: 20 - 21
PP: 1 of 13 (18 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:31/36=83 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:55/78=70 %, Challenges:54/61=87 %
Attendance: 12999 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 597953 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:43 1-0 Rob Blake [2] (Milan Jurcina, Mike Modano)PP
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31:15 2-0 Milan Michalek [13] (Jere Lehtinen, Rob Blake)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:44 Mike Fisher (2 min for holding the stick)
05:26 Danny Markov (2 min for tripping)
06:43 Brett MacLean (2 min for cross-checking)
08:35 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for slashing)
11:02 Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
12:22 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:44 Mike Modano (2 min for tripping)
26:36 Shane Doan (2 min for tripping)
37:07 Kyle Turris (2 min for elbowing)
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41:02 Danny Markov (2 min for hooking)
42:58 Shane Doan (2 min for slashing)
47:23 Darryl Sydor (2 min for tripping)
50:16 Alexei Kaigorodov (2 min for tripping)
52:32 Daniel Winnik (2 min for tripping)
56:52 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for high-sticking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.10 5
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
R Mikkel Boedker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
C James Neal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 5
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.40 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 26.10 8
C Mike Modano 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 21.10 7
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 5
L Viktor Tikhonov 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.40 6
L Milan Michalek 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 21.50 7
L Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 5
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 11.40 7
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 17.50 6
D Rob Blake 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 14.00 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Todd Fedoruk 0 0 1 3 0 2 4 0 15.40 8
R Daniel Winnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 5
R Kyle Turris 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 12.40 7
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 3 0 0 6 -1 23.20 9
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.50 7
C Alex Bourret 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Mike Fisher 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 19.40 5
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Brett MacLean 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 16.20 7
R Joël Perrault 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 9.20 4
L Peter Mueller 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 15.10 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 22.40 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 26.00 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 31.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tobias Stephan
2nd star: Rob Blake
3rd star: Jere Lehtinen

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Milan Jurcina ended his 7 game point drought.
-Rob Blake finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Jason Spezza had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 23) , Springfield Falcons 0( 3)
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1-0 UTH Garrett Stafford (B.J. Crombeen)
2-0 UTH Steve Ott (Perttu Lindgren)
3-0 UTH Stéphane Robidas (Sean Avery)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Joel Gistedt

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Calgary Flames 4 , Vancouver Canucks 2
Shots: 29 - 22
CGY PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 778110 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:15 1-0 CGY Mikko Koivu [10] (Kim Johnsson, Robyn Regehr)
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27:13 1-1 Daniel Sedin [14] (Mattias Öhlund, Henrik Sedin)PP
28:19 2-1 CGY Craig Conroy [14] (Jarome Iginla, Kim Johnsson)
29:02 3-1 CGY Marcus Nilson [8] (Jarome Iginla, Kim Johnsson)
37:21 3-2 Kyle Wellwood [13] (Pavol Demitra, Matt Pettinger)
38:02 4-2 CGY Mikko Koivu [11] (Kim Johnsson)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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16:34 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for hooking)
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25:56 CGY David Moss (2 min for high-sticking)
29:18 CGY Marcus Nilson (2 min for boarding)
32:54 Michel Ouellet (2 min for roughing)
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40:24 CGY Matthew Lombardi (2 min for high-sticking)
45:15 CGY Mikko Koivu (2 min for hooking)
48:29 CGY Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
48:29 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
52:06 CGY Wayne Primeau (2 min for roughing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.10 5
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 20.10 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 7
R Craig Conroy 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 8
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 4
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 16.00 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 7
C Mikko Koivu 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 19.00 9
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
L Marcus Nilson 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 13.10 7
L Jarome Iginla 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 0 18.00 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 17.10 7
D John Negrin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 23.00 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 21.30 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 7.10 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 12.50 7
R Milan Lucic 0 0 3 5 0 4 0 -2 18.10 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Jason Krog 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 7.10 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Kyle Wellwood 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.30 6
L Jason Jaffray 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 5
L Mason Raymond 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 7 1 2 0 0 -1 20.20 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 11.50 5
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 27.00 5
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Cory Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikko Koivu
2nd star: Kim Johnsson
3rd star: Craig Conroy

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Mikko Koivu scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Robyn Regehr notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Kim Johnsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daymond Langkow had his 11 game point streak snapped.
-Robyn Regehr ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Kyle Wellwood has marked a new career high in goals with 13 tallies.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Cory Sarich in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 2( 16) , Manitoba Moose 0( 11)
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1-0 SJF Dustin Boyd (Kris Chucko, Adam Pardy)
2-0 SJF Adam Pardy (Kris Chucko)

Goalies: Leland Irving - Curtis Sanford

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Edmonton Oilers 2 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 26 - 33
PP: 0 of 6 (16 shots), Passing:60/75=80 %, Challenges:47/57=81 %
PP: 3 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:35/47=72 %
Attendance: 16946 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 832049 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:14 0-1 Alexander Semin [24] (Henrik Zetterberg, Marian Hossa)PP
09:49 1-1 Jozef Stumpel [11] (Sheldon Souray, Marek Zidlicky)
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29:37 1-2 Marian Hossa [15] (Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Rafalski)PP
32:42 1-3 Tomas Holmström [17] (Alexander Semin, Nicklas Lidström)PP
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44:14 2-3 Jozef Stumpel [12] (Thomas Vanek, Fernando Pisani)
49:54 2-4 Henrik Zetterberg [17] (Nicklas Lidström, Marian Hossa)SH
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Penalty summary:
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00:21 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
03:43 Kris Draper (2 min for high-sticking)
06:05 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for holding the stick)
12:57 Kris Draper (2 min for elbowing)
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21:02 Andreas Lilja (2 min for tripping)
22:13 Kris Draper (2 min for holding the stick)
28:21 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for roughing)
31:23 Adam Mair (2 min for high-sticking)
39:22 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
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49:29 Kirk Maltby (2 min for cross-checking)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 7.40 6
R Sam Gagner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
R David Vyborny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 17.30 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 7.20 5
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.10 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13.20 5
C Jozef Stumpel 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Colton Gillies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.50 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 5 3 1 1 4 1 23.40 10
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12.50 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 3 8 0 3 0 1 29.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.10 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
R Tomas Holmström 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Marian Hossa 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 9
C Darren Helm 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.10 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 2 1 6 0 18.00 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 9
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 5.10 5
L Johan Franzén 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 15.30 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
L Alexander Semin 1 1 6 0 0 0 2 -1 17.30 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 15.30 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 -1 27.20 8
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 18.10 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 -1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Jozef Stumpel

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Marian Hossa scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in points with 43 points.
-Nicklas Lidström notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 34) , Kansas City Blades 0( 12)
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1-0 HAM Kyle Brodziak (Vyacheslav Trukhno)

Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Jimmy Howard