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Boston Bruins 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 27 - 30
BOS PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 1 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:85/99=85 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:53 1-0 BOS Michael Ryder [10] (Ales Kotalik)PP
14:38 1-1 Hal Gill [1] (Brooks Orpik, David Krejci)
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30:28 1-2 Jonathan Filewich [3] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Brooks Orpik)
33:27 2-2 BOS Evgeny Malkin [17] (Matt Lashoff)
35:36 3-2 BOS Alex Kovalev [20] (Marco Sturm)
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49:13 3-3 Marc Savard [26] (Jaromir Jagr, Zdeno Chara)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:31 Zdeno Chara (2 min for high-sticking)
01:09 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
01:09 BOS Marco Sturm (2 min for roughing)
05:08 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
08:48 BOS Andrew Ference (2 min for roughing)
08:48 Petr Sykora (2 min for roughing)
12:29 BOS Mark Stuart (2 min for tripping)
17:09 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for tripping)
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23:06 BOS Ales Kotalik (2 min for slashing)
31:15 Jack Johnson (2 min for high-sticking)
35:43 BOS Michael Ryder (2 min for roughing)
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44:26 BOS Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
47:59 BOS Evgeny Malkin (2 min for cross-checking)
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62:13 BOS Steve Bernier (2 min for hooking)

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zach Hamill 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 9.40 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.10 5
R Anson Carter 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.10 6
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 17.40 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 6
C Ales Kotalik 0 1 3 2 1 1 4 -2 20.40 6
C Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 5
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 2 22.50 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 16.00 6
L Steve Bernier 0 0 5 2 1 1 2 -2 19.40 7
L Michael Ryder 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 12.30 6
L Marco Sturm 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 16.20 5
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -2 20.10 6
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 13.40 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 27.20 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 5
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17.30 5
D Andrei Markov 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 2 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 -1 8.10 6
R Jonathan Filewich 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 7
R Petr Sykora 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 18.40 7
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 9.00 5
C David Krejci 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 15.50 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 19.50 7
C Marc Savard 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 13.00 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 21.00 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
L Jaromir Jagr 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 22.50 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 19.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 4 3 3 2 -1 25.50 6
D Hal Gill 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 5 5 0 2 2 -1 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Filewich
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Evgeny Malkin

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Michael Ryder scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ales Kotalik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ales Kotalik finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Brooks Orpik ended his 8 game point drought.
-Hal Gill ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 16) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 21)
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1-0 PRO Mikko Lehtonen (Vladimír Sobotka)
1-1 WIL Joey Mormina (Alex Goligoski)
2-1 PRO Brad Richardson (Martin St. Pierre)
3-1 PRO Carl Söderberg (Vladimír Sobotka)

Goalies: Tuukka Rask - Mathieu Garon

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 27 - 30
CAR PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:54/63=85 %, Challenges:30/44=66 %
PP: 2 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:52/58=88 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 851532 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:47 0-1 Alexander Ovechkin [24] (Rick Nash)
16:49 0-2 Doug Murray [2] (Michael Nylander, Viktor Kozlov)PP
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25:02 1-2 CAR Rod Brind'Amour [13] (Scott Walker, Cam Ward)
25:33 1-3 Chris Clark [9] (Shaone Morrisonn, Doug Murray)
28:01 1-4 Rick Nash [27] (Joe Thornton, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
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42:01 2-4 CAR Ray Whitney [16] (Rod Brind'Amour, Scott Walker)
50:33 2-5 Matt Bradley [4] (Rick Nash, Alexander Ovechkin)
55:16 3-5 CAR Rod Brind'Amour [14] (Ray Whitney, Joe Corvo)
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Penalty summary:
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01:34 CAR Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for slashing)
08:31 Chris Clark (2 min for high-sticking)
15:51 CAR Sergei Samsonov (2 min for high-sticking)
18:56 CAR Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for holding the stick)
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27:08 CAR Joni Pitkänen (2 min for tripping)
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45:08 CAR Chad LaRose (2 min for hooking)
49:39 François Bouchard (5 min for fighting)
49:39 CAR Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7.50 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.10 6
R Scott Walker 0 2 1 0 1 0 5 1 16.00 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
C Joe Jensen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 2 1 3 1 0 0 4 3 17.50 10
C Mats Sundin 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Chad LaRose 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 9.50 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 12.20 6
L Ray Whitney 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 15.00 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 -2 19.00 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 14.30 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 24.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 -3 19.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 16.40 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 5 5 0 0 2 -1 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 1 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6.50 7
R Chris Clark 1 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 14.40 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 -2 18.00 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 5 3 0 3 0 2 20.30 10
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.40 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15.20 7
C Joe Thornton 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
L François Bouchard 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6.10 5
L Matt Bradley 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 14.50 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -2 18.40 8
L Rick Nash 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 20.30 9
D Doug Murray 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 16.40 8
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 27.30 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 5
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Rod Brind'Amour
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Justin Williams had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Mats Sundin had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Rick Nash has marked a new career high in assists with 32 assists.
-Viktor Kozlov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Chris Clark ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Alexander Ovechkin ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Matt Bradley finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Scott Walker beat François Bouchard in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 22) , Portland Pirates 1( 18)
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0-1 POR Erik Caladi (Mathieu Perreault)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Brent Johnson

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Nashville Predators 3 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 37 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:48/56=84 %
LA PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 766302 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:09 0-1 LA Chuck Kobasew [15] (Ales Hemsky, Anze Kopitar)PP
19:47 1-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [20] (Steve Sullivan)PP
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24:25 2-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [21] (Shea Weber, Jason Arnott)
26:12 2-2 LA Patrick O'Sullivan [10] (Chuck Kobasew, Matt Greene)
28:21 2-3 LA Tom Preissing [5] (Chuck Kobasew, Ryan Whitney)PP
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43:51 3-3 Jed Ortmeyer [3] (Jerred Smithson, Jordin Tootoo)
49:53 3-4 LA Ryan Whitney [10] (Alexander Frolov, Anze Kopitar)
59:28 3-5 LA Jordan Staal [9] (Matt Greene, Drew Doughty) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:47 LA Drew Doughty (2 min for roughing)
07:41 LA Alexander Frolov (2 min for holding the stick)
14:04 David Legwand (2 min for high-sticking)
15:36 Radek Bonk (2 min for high-sticking)
18:14 LA Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for slashing)
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22:17 LA Anze Kopitar (2 min for cross-checking)
27:02 Ryan Suter (2 min for slashing)
30:05 Alexander Radulov (2 min for tripping)
33:24 Radek Bonk (2 min for boarding)
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46:08 LA Matt Greene (2 min for holding the stick)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 17.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 11.50 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 9
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 8.40 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 11.40 7
C David Legwand 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 14.30 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 -2 23.40 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.10 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
L Steve Sullivan 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 8
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Shea Weber 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 25.40 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 28.00 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.30 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 0 14.30 8
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -3 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 5 0 24 0 0 59.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
R Ed Purcell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
R Chuck Kobasew 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 9
R Alexander Frolov 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 19.00 7
C Brian Boyle 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 6.40 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 19.20 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 13.20 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 20.20 7
L Marc-André Cliche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 -1 19.40 7
L Jordan Staal 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 7.50 8
L Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 5
D Matt Greene 0 2 0 4 0 3 2 1 16.20 9
D Drew Doughty 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 21.50 7
D Tom Preissing 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 22.10 7
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 -1 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 34 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonathan Quick 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chuck Kobasew
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: Matt Greene

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jordin Tootoo notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jerred Smithson ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Chuck Kobasew scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Patrick O'Sullivan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ryan Whitney scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tom Preissing ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 6( 26) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 17)
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1-0 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Ryan Maki, Cal O'Reilly)
2-0 MIL Cal O'Reilly (Antti Pihlstrom, Ben Wright)
3-0 MIL Ryan Maki (Cal O'Reilly)
4-0 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Rich Peverly)
5-0 MIL Rich Peverly
5-1 MNC Wayne Simmonds (David Meckler)
5-2 MNC Brady Murray (Davis Drewiske)
6-2 MIL Linus Videll (Scott Nichol)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Erik Ersberg

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New York Islanders 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 0
Shots: 32 - 16
PP: 3 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:69/90=76 %, Challenges:45/49=90 %
CHI PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:59/78=75 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 759441 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:24 1-0 Bill Guerin [14] (Mike Comrie, Andy Hilbert)PP
14:39 2-0 Mike Sillinger [6] (Chris Campoli, Brendan Witt)
18:25 3-0 Trent Hunter [10] (Jeff Tambellini, Mike Comrie)PP
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21:57 4-0 Mark Streit [5] (Bill Guerin, Chris Campoli)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:31 Brendan Witt (2 min for cross-checking)
02:43 CHI Bryan Bickell (2 min for hooking)
04:09 CHI Andrew Ladd (2 min for hooking)
07:13 Frans Nielsen (2 min for elbowing)
09:54 CHI Brian Campbell (2 min for roughing)
16:35 CHI Kris Versteeg (2 min for elbowing)
18:42 Freddy Meyer (2 min for roughing)
18:42 CHI Ladislav Nagy (2 min for roughing)
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20:36 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for slashing)
30:44 CHI Brent Seabrook (2 min for hooking)
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40:56 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
40:56 CHI Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
48:33 CHI Kris Versteeg (2 min for cross-checking)
54:37 Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Richard Park 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 16.50 7
R Bill Guerin 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 8
R Trent Hunter 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 6
C Mike Sillinger 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 12.30 8
C Mike Comrie 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 9
C Doug Weight 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
L Blake Comeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
L Jeff Tambellini 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 13.00 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 12.20 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 23.20 7
D Mark Streit 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 23.20 8
D Chris Campoli 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 26.40 8
D Brendan Witt 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 21.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Yann Danis 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 0 2 2 0 2 0 7.00 4
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 11.30 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 14.30 5
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.10 6
C Jack Skille 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C David Bolland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.30 6
C Jake Dowell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 22.40 8
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 6.40 5
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 21.40 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 3 2 3 0 2 -1 18.50 6
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 23.10 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25.40 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.20 4
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26.20 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 10 0 0 22.00 4
G Corey Crawford 0 0 18 0 0 38.00 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Bill Guerin
3rd star: Mike Comrie

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Brendan Witt notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Trent Hunter scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Comrie notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Doug Weight had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Other notes:
-Andy Sutton beat Dustin Byfuglien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 13) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 19)
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0-1 NOR Dan Bertram (Craig Adams, Colin Fraser)
1-1 BRG Jesse Joensuu (Jon Sim, Jamie Fraser)
2-1 BRG Jesse Joensuu (Ben Walter)
2-2 NOR Adam Pineault (Troy Brouwer, Rafael Rotter)
2-3 NOR Troy Brouwer (Rafael Rotter)

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Nikolai Khabibulin

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San Jose Sharks 5 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 24 - 20
PP: 3 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
BUF PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 762041 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:17 1-0 Teemu Selänne [19] (Nicklas Bäckström, Bryan Berard)
15:04 2-0 Alex Tanguay [17] (Teemu Selänne, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
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29:56 3-0 Bryan Berard [9] (Mike Green, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
37:18 4-0 Teemu Selänne [20] (Alex Tanguay, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
39:31 5-0 Patrick Marleau [6] (Joe Pavelski, Christian Ehrhoff)
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50:08 5-1 BUF Tim Connolly [10] (Jochen Hecht, Zach Parisé)
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Penalty summary:
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02:17 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
06:41 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for tripping)
14:18 BUF Nathan Gerbe (2 min for holding the stick)
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26:12 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for high-sticking)
29:49 BUF Nathan Gerbe (2 min for high-sticking)
30:16 BUF Tim Connolly (2 min for slashing)
32:31 Bryan Berard (2 min for tripping)
35:28 BUF Dennis Wideman (2 min for elbowing)
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46:12 Maxime Talbot (2 min for roughing)
46:12 BUF Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
59:32 Matt Niskanen (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 12.40 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.00 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
R Teemu Selänne 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12.00 5
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 10.20 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 15.00 9
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 8
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 19.10 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Mike Green 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 27.30 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 12.50 7
D Bryan Berard 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9.30 5
R Glen Murray 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 -1 16.40 7
R Dylan Hunter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Nathan Gerbe 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 8.30 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Tim Connolly 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 -1 14.00 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.00 4
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
L Zach Parisé 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 18.50 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 25.00 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 15.00 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 26.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 12 0 0 39.30 4
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 7 0 0 20.10 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Alex Tanguay

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Teemu Selänne scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Christian Ehrhoff notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 2( 25) , Rochester Americans 1( 10)
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0-1 ROC Dennis Persson (Pier-Alexandre Poulin, Patrick Lalime)
1-1 CLE Riley Armstrong (Patrick Zackrisson)
2-1 CLE Mike Morris (Steven Zalewski)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Patrick Lalime