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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 16 - 42
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:25/33=73 %
PP: 0 of 7 (23 shots), Passing:87/99=87 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 966166 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:53 0-1 Olli Jokinen [21] (Filip Kuba)
17:04 0-2 Olli Jokinen [22] (Daniel Alfredsson, Chris Neil)
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28:44 0-3 Daniel Alfredsson [24] (Filip Kuba, Olli Jokinen)
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41:22 1-3 Ryan Craig [7] (Evgeny Artyukhin, Vaclav Prospal)
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Penalty summary:
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02:47 Jeff Halpern (2 min for hooking)
05:02 Dean McAmmond (2 min for high-sticking)
19:09 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for hooking)
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22:09 Jeff Halpern (2 min for elbowing)
23:13 Ryan Malone (2 min for hooking)
36:42 Steve Eminger (2 min for diving)
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41:49 Paul Ranger (2 min for elbowing)
50:58 Mark Recchi (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 5.30 5
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 20.30 6
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 11.50 4
R Marek Svatos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.00 6
C Ryan Craig 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 7.30 6
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 16.20 6
C Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 18.30 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.00 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.30 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 20.40 6
L Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 17.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 16.30 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 -2 18.10 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 5
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 28.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 39 0 0 60.00 10
G Karri Rämö 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 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 7
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 13.00 7
R Chris Kelly 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 21.40 9
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Olli Jokinen 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 21.20 8
L Nick Foligno 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12.20 8
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 18.00 7
L Dany Heatley 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 2 21.20 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 25.10 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.20 5
D Filip Kuba 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 3 30.00 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 15.20 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 20.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Daniel Alfredsson
3rd star: Filip Kuba

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Darcy Tucker had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 10 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Dean McAmmond had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 20) , Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 10)
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1-0 DTV Zenon Konopka (Jason Ward)
2-0 DTV Chris Gratton (Adam Hall)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Al Montoya

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Minnesota Wild 4 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 28 - 19
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:76/94=80 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
ANA PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 14916 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 750275 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:13 1-0 Steven Reinprecht [11] (Owen Nolan, Lubomir Visnovsky)
14:13 2-0 Antti Miettinen [4] (Steve Staios)
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35:16 3-0 Owen Nolan [23] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Brent Burns)
35:37 3-1 ANA François Beauchemin [7] (Ken Klee, Ryan Getzlaf)
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49:52 3-2 ANA Corey Perry [19] (Ryan Getzlaf, Scott Niedermayer)
59:07 4-2 Andrew Brunette [12] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Antti Miettinen) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:09 ANA Scott Niedermayer (2 min for tripping)
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30:55 ANA Ken Klee (2 min for holding the stick)
38:43 Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
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43:56 Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
46:18 ANA Rob Niedermayer (2 min for high-sticking)
59:35 ANA Ken Klee (2 min for cross-checking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Antti Miettinen 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 10.30 7
R Owen Nolan 1 1 4 2 1 0 4 1 16.50 9
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
C James Sheppard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 6
C Steven Reinprecht 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 5
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 18.30 9
L Brian Rolston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 28.50 8
D Steve Staios 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 14.00 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
D Brent Burns 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Barry Brust 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Bailey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 6
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 5
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 12.30 7
R Corey Perry 1 0 4 4 3 0 0 -1 21.00 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 14.20 7
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 16.30 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Matt Beleskey 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 6
L Joakim Lindström 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 11.30 5
L Travis Moen 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 11.40 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D John de Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 5
D Ken Klee 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 -1 21.00 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 29.20 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 6
D François Beauchemin 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.00 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 4 1 1 1 2 -1 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 24 0 0 58.50 6
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antti Miettinen
2nd star: Owen Nolan
3rd star: Lubomir Visnovsky

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 1( , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 18)
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0-1 CIN Eric Boguniecki (Josh Green, Brian Sutherby)
0-2 CIN Drew Miller (Jason King, Stu Bickel)
1-2 HOU Marek Kvapil (Craig Weller, Peter Olvecky)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - David LeNeveu

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Nashville Predators 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 3
Shots: 26 - 28
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:74/86=86 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 766302 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:32 1-0 Steve Sullivan [18] (Shea Weber, David Legwand)PP
12:53 2-0 Vernon Fiddler [3] (Kevin Klein, Jonathon Blum)
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32:28 2-1 Jason Spezza [18] (Kyle Turris, Ed Jovanovski)
38:18 2-2 Jason Spezza [19] (Ed Jovanovski)
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49:11 3-2 Jean-Pierre Dumont [16] (Steve Sullivan, Jason Arnott)
58:47 3-3 Nikolai Zherdev [12] (Derek Morris, Keith Yandle) WG
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64:43 4-3 Jordin Tootoo [5] (Vernon Fiddler, Radek Bonk)
Penalty summary:
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05:27 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for hooking)
11:38 Joël Perrault (2 min for high-sticking)
16:22 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for boarding)
19:44 Jason Arnott (2 min for tripping)
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24:02 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for tripping)
38:39 Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
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50:06 Alexander Radulov (2 min for slashing)
51:45 Ryan Suter (2 min for roughing)
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60:43 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
R Jordin Tootoo 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 21.30 8
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -2 14.10 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 8
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Radek Bonk 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 22.10 8
C David Legwand 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.10 6
C Jason Arnott 0 1 5 3 0 0 2 0 21.20 8
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Vernon Fiddler 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 14.30 9
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -3 15.10 5
L Steve Sullivan 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
D Jonathon Blum 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 7
D Shea Weber 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 -2 27.20 9
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 29.00 8
D Kevin Klein 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 15.30 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -2 14.20 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 25 0 0 64.40 7
G Pekka Rinne 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 0 2 1 2 2 -1 11.40 6
R Daniel Winnik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 5
R Kyle Turris 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
R Shane Doan 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 20.00 7
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 6
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 23.10 6
C Jason Spezza 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 2 17.20 8
L Brett MacLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
R Joël Perrault 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 5
L Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 -1 16.40 6
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 18.10 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 22.10 7
D Keith Yandle 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 5
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 19.50 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 17.20 6
D Derek Morris 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 24.10 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 2 0 3 0 2 2 2 27.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 22 0 0 64.10 5
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Vernon Fiddler
3rd star: Steve Sullivan

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Alexander Radulov had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Radulov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jason Arnott had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Nikolai Zherdev ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 18) , Springfield Falcons 3( 16)
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0-1 SPR Alexander Nikulin (Kevin Porter)
1-1 MIL Ville Koistinen (Scott Nichol, Josh Gratton)
1-2 SPR Kevin Porter (Alexander Nikulin)
2-2 MIL Teemu Laakso (Scott Nichol)
2-3 SPR Steven Goertzen (Ivan Khomutov)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Joel Gistedt

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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 37 - 17
CAR PP: 1 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
CHI PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:60/81=74 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 851532 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:48 1-0 CAR Justin Williams [16] (Tuomo Ruutu, Joni Pitkänen)
19:53 2-0 CAR Tuomo Ruutu [14] (Frantisek Kaberle, Rod Brind'Amour)
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30:14 3-0 CAR Ray Whitney [13] (Joe Corvo, Joni Pitkänen)
30:36 3-1 CHI Dustin Byfuglien [5] (Josef Vasicek, David Bolland)
31:49 3-2 CHI Josef Vasicek [7] (Brent Sopel)
34:51 4-2 CAR Mats Sundin [5] (Tuomo Ruutu)
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58:45 5-2 CAR Rod Brind'Amour [10] (Ray Whitney, Justin Williams)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:28 CHI Brent Seabrook (2 min for hooking)
11:25 CHI Cam Barker (2 min for hooking)
13:57 CAR Scott Walker (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:11 CHI Brent Seabrook (2 min for high-sticking)
48:56 CHI Jack Skille (2 min for tripping)
53:15 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
57:34 CHI Brian Campbell (2 min for hooking)
59:34 CAR Niclas Wallin (2 min for boarding)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 15.20 8
R Justin Williams 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 21.00 9
C Joe Jensen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 14.20 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Mats Sundin 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
L Chad LaRose 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 15.20 6
L Ray Whitney 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 9
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 3 16.00 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 16.20 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 23.10 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 -1 19.00 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 4 4 0 2 0 3 26.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Bickell 0 0 3 5 0 4 0 0 9.40 8
R Dustin Byfuglien 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 16.50 8
R Martin Havlat 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -2 11.40 5
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 14.30 7
C Jack Skille 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.40 6
C David Bolland 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 12.20 6
C Jake Dowell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 21.00 6
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Josef Vasicek 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 12.20 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 20.20 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13.10 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 6 0 1 4 -2 25.30 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -2 21.20 5
D Brent Sopel 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 12.40 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 24.50 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 32 0 0 60.00 4
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Justin Williams
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Joni Pitkänen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Brent Sopel notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dustin Byfuglien finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Toews had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Josef Vasicek finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Brian Campbell had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 19) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 23)
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0-1 NOR Troy Brouwer (Adam Pineault)
0-2 NOR Dustin Gazley
0-3 NOR Adam Burish (Pascal Pelletier)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Nikolai Khabibulin

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 6
Shots: 27 - 36
PP: 4 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:39/50=76 %
PP: 4 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:59/76=77 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 876900 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:34 1-0 Brenden Morrow [15] (Pavel Datsyuk, Rostislav Klesla)PP
15:04 1-1 Kimmo Timonen [9] (Mike Knuble)PP
17:38 1-2 Kimmo Timonen [10] (Scott Hartnell, Matt Carle)PP
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28:38 2-2 Brenden Morrow [16] (Pavel Datsyuk)PP
31:34 2-3 Kimmo Timonen [11])PP
38:53 3-3 Rostislav Klesla [3] (Éric Bélanger, Pavel Datsyuk)PP
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41:57 3-4 Daniel Brière [17] (Matt Carle)PP
50:35 4-4 Kris Russell [2] (Jamie Langenbrunner, John Madden)PP
58:21 4-5 Matt Carle [5] (Scott Hartnell, Mike Knuble)
59:21 4-6 Patrick Thoresen [3] (Andrew Alberts, Matt Carle) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:31 Daniel Brière (2 min for diving)
14:36 Christian Bäckman (2 min for tripping)
15:55 Alexandre Picard (2 min for slashing)
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24:38 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
28:06 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for hooking)
30:25 Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
37:36 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for tripping)
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41:22 Mike York (2 min for tripping)
45:03 Jeff Carter (2 min for roughing)
47:39 Scott Hartnell (2 min for slashing)
49:01 Mike Knuble (2 min for hooking)
50:57 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for tripping)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 7
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 15.00 7
R Brenden Morrow 2 0 5 2 0 1 2 -1 21.00 9
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 19.00 7
C Mike York 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 14.30 5
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.10 6
C John Madden 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 9.50 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 15.50 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.20 5
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 8
D Kris Russell 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 20.00 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 27.10 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 4
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.40 6
D Rostislav Klesla 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 -1 28.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 6 0 30 0 0 59.00 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 9.00 7
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 12.10 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 18.30 8
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
C Jeff Carter 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 17.20 7
C Daniel Brière 1 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 18.00 8
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 8.30 5
L Patrick Thoresen 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 12.10 7
L Mike Knuble 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 12.50 8
L Simon Gagné 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 13.00 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 28.20 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 20.20 7
D Matt Carle 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 9
D Kimmo Timonen 3 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 27.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kimmo Timonen
2nd star: Matt Carle
3rd star: Brenden Morrow

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Brenden Morrow scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Fredrik Modin had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Rostislav Klesla finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Kimmo Timonen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Carle notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Thoresen finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
-Patrick Thoresen finally ended his 23 game point drought.
-Matt Carle ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 15) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 22)
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1-0 SYR Michael Blunden (Nikita Filatov, Clay Wilson)
1-1 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Randy Jones, Jared Ross)
1-2 PHL Andreas Nödl (Danny Syvret)

Goalies: Steve Mason - Michael-Lee Teslak

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Calgary Flames 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 24 - 27
CGY PP: 0 of 6 (5 shots), Passing:54/76=71 %, Challenges:24/33=70 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:79/104=75 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
Attendance: 16522 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 750098 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:28 1-0 CGY Matthew Lombardi [9] (Daymond Langkow, Cory Sarich)
05:53 2-0 CGY Daymond Langkow [15] (Brian Gionta, Cory Sarich)
10:53 2-1 Sidney Crosby [19] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Guillaume Latendresse)PP
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33:14 2-2 Robert Lang [5] (Chris Higgins, Sergei Kostitsyn)
39:08 2-3 Sidney Crosby [20] (Chris Higgins, Georges Laraque)
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41:02 2-4 Sidney Crosby [21] (Chris Higgins)
49:16 3-4 CGY Rene Bourque [5] (Jim Vandermeer, Kim Johnsson)
59:48 3-5 Tom Kostopoulos [3] (Steve Bégin, Tomas Plekanec) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:51 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for holding the stick)
10:11 CGY Matthew Lombardi (2 min for tripping)
14:01 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for slashing)
18:15 CGY John Negrin (2 min for tripping)
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29:04 Georges Laraque (2 min for roughing)
29:04 CGY Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
31:19 CGY Kim Johnsson (2 min for holding the stick)
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42:31 Shawn Belle (2 min for tripping)
45:33 Shawn Belle (2 min for hooking)
51:58 CGY Jamie Lundmark (2 min for elbowing)
54:18 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for holding the stick)
56:57 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for elbowing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 4
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 15.40 7
R Brian Gionta 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 7
R Craig Conroy 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -2 21.00 6
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 7.20 5
C Matthew Lombardi 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 17.30 7
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 15.30 6
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 7.40 5
L Rene Bourque 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 17.40 9
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
L Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 20.50 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 23.10 7
D Cory Sarich 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.20 6
D John Negrin 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -4 22.20 5
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 16.50 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 19.30 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 -3 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 22 0 0 58.00 4
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 12.50 8
R Tom Kostopoulos 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 17.30 8
R Georges Laraque 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 15.20 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 -1 20.30 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 9.30 6
C Robert Lang 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 9
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 5
L Steve Bégin 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 16.50 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 11.30 7
L Chris Higgins 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 17.00 5
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 14.10 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 24.20 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 18.50 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Chris Higgins
3rd star: Tom Kostopoulos

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Daymond Langkow scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Georges Laraque notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bégin ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 1( 26) , Quebec Citadelles 1(
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1-0 SJF Eric Nystrom (Dustin Boyd, Mark Giordano)
1-1 QUE Mathieu Aubin (Kyle Chipchura)

Goalies: Leland Irving - Jaroslav Halak

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Dallas Stars 1 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 26 - 25
PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:63/81=77 %, Challenges:42/44=93 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:36/43=81 %
Attendance: 16434 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 755964 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:58 1-0 Sergei Fedorov [9])PP
11:25 1-1 Patrik Elias [18] (Chris Drury, Markus Näslund)PP
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48:18 1-2 Brandon Dubinsky [4] (Lauri Korpikoski, Tomás Záborský)
48:34 1-3 Markus Näslund [18] (Wade Redden, Chris Drury)
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Penalty summary:
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00:56 Chris Drury (2 min for slashing)
08:33 Scott Gomez (2 min for boarding)
10:12 James Neal (2 min for high-sticking)
17:52 Pierre Parenteau (2 min for hooking)
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21:47 Lauri Korpikoski (2 min for boarding)
28:39 Dan Fritsche (2 min for tripping)
32:37 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:59 Dan Fritsche (2 min for high-sticking)
44:17 Vojtech Polak (2 min for hooking)
56:02 Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for hooking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 10.20 6
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 8.50 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Mikkel Boedker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15.40 5
C James Neal 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 13.50 5
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 23.30 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 21.10 7
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 10.20 5
L Viktor Tikhonov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
L Milan Michalek 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 19.30 5
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 9.10 7
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 -2 28.40 9
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 4
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tobias Stephan 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pierre Parenteau 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 7.00 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.50 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 12.00 5
R Markus Näslund 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
C Chris Drury 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 21.10 8
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 7.00 7
L Tomás Záborský 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.40 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Patrik Elias 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 22.00 8
D Dan Girardi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29.40 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.10 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.10 8
D Wade Redden 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Lundqvist
2nd star: Markus Näslund
3rd star: Brandon Dubinsky

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Sergei Fedorov finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Brandon Dubinsky finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Brandon Dubinsky finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 2( 22) , Hartford Wolfpack 0( 12)
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1-0 UTH Steve Ott (B.J. Crombeen, Perttu Lindgren)
2-0 UTH Perttu Lindgren (B.J. Crombeen, Garrett Stafford)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Miika Wiikman