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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 27 - 28
BUF PP: 1 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:54/75=72 %, Challenges:27/33=79 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:73/97=75 %, Challenges:44/50=86 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 846073 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:58 0-1 Philippe Boucher [4] (Jarret Stoll, Jack Johnson)PP
12:56 0-2 Marc Savard [14] (Petr Sykora)
15:54 0-3 Jarret Stoll [8] (Sergei Gonchar)
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26:47 1-3 BUF Zach Parisé [9] (Dennis Wideman, Derek Roy)PP
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46:03 2-3 BUF Jochen Hecht [6] (Maxim Afinogenov, Nick Schultz)
58:23 3-3 BUF Paul Gaustad [2] (Glen Murray, Daniel Paillé) WG
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61:02 4-3 BUF Jason Pominville [11] (Derek Roy, Zach Parisé)
Penalty summary:
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05:04 BUF Clarke MacArthur (2 min for slashing)
06:52 Philippe Boucher (2 min for tripping)
10:55 BUF Derek Roy (2 min for hooking)
13:55 BUF Nathan Gerbe (2 min for cross-checking)
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25:38 Blake Wheeler (2 min for tripping)
32:04 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for elbowing)
36:28 Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:38 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for hooking)
46:16 Marc Savard (2 min for boarding)
49:46 Marc Savard (2 min for tripping)
53:22 BUF Nathan Gerbe (2 min for hooking)
55:27 BUF Toni Lydman (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
R Glen Murray 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 18.30 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 21.30 7
C Nathan Gerbe 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 15.10 5
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 -1 14.10 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 20.40 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.40 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.10 8
L Zach Parisé 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 13.30 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 24.40 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23.30 7
D Nick Schultz 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 24.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 25 0 0 60.50 7
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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 9.00 4
R Petr Sykora 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 5
C David Krejci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Jarret Stoll 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
C Marc Savard 1 0 3 1 1 0 6 -1 22.10 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 13.50 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 10.50 7
L Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.20 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
D Jack Johnson 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.30 6
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 23.20 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 4 0 23 0 0 61.00 5
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zach Parisé
2nd star: Glen Murray
3rd star: Jason Pominville

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dennis Wideman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Philippe Boucher ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 14) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 22)
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1-0 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Mathieu Darche, Mike Card)
1-1 WIL Bill Thomas (Eric Godard, Jeff Taffe)
1-2 WIL Bill Thomas (Janne Pesonen, Jeff Taffe)

Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Mathieu Garon

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Florida Panthers 4 , Boston Bruins 5
Shots: 27 - 29
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:62/74=83 %, Challenges:28/34=80 %
BOS PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 897143 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:09 0-1 BOS Evgeny Malkin [10] (Mark Stuart, Matt Lashoff)
18:35 0-2 BOS Andrew Ference [3] (Tuukka Rask)
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25:07 1-2 Cory Stillman [8] (Nathan Horton, Jay Bouwmeester)
28:51 2-2 Nathan Horton [9] (Cory Stillman, Karlis Skrastins)
30:03 2-3 BOS Evgeny Malkin [11] (Steve Bernier, Mark Stuart)
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47:07 3-3 Drew Larman [2] (Nick Boynton, Karlis Skrastins)
48:39 4-3 Mike Van Ryn [3] (Jay Bouwmeester, Stephen Weiss)
54:46 4-4 BOS Patrice Bergeron [8] (Alex Kovalev, Marco Sturm)
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60:57 4-5 BOS Anson Carter [4] (Nick Petrecki, Ales Kotalik)
Penalty summary:
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05:07 BOS Peter Schaefer (2 min for boarding)
16:21 BOS Phil Kessel (2 min for tripping)
19:05 BOS Ales Kotalik (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:52 BOS Nick Petrecki (2 min for high-sticking)
25:48 Stephen Weiss (2 min for tripping)
31:03 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for holding the stick)
36:33 Radek Dvorak (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:26 Radek Dvorak (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 7
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 14.40 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 16.30 7
R Nathan Horton 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Drew Larman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.50 7
L David Booth 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4.50 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
L Cory Stillman 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 22.10 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 -1 29.50 9
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 15.30 7
D Mike Van Ryn 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 16.10 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 2 4 5 1 3 0 -2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 24 0 0 61.00 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 11.40 6
R Anson Carter 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 16.40 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 12.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 9.30 6
C Ales Kotalik 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 -2 16.10 6
C Evgeny Malkin 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Patrice Bergeron 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
L Martins Karsums 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 6
L Steve Bernier 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 17.10 8
L Marco Sturm 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Nick Petrecki 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -2 15.30 6
D Mark Stuart 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 24.10 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Andrew Ference 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 15.50 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 1 23 0 0 61.00 5
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Nathan Horton
3rd star: Patrice Bergeron

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Karlis Skrastins ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Lashoff notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Anson Carter ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 5( 24) , Providence Bruins 2( 23)
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1-0 LOU Tanner Glass (David Brine)
1-1 PRO Byron Bitz (Filip Novak, Martin St. Pierre)
2-1 LOU Cory Murphy (Michael Frolík, Kamil Kreps)
2-2 PRO Carl Söderberg (Martin St. Pierre)
3-2 LOU Kamil Kreps (Brady Calla)
4-2 LOU Kenndal McArdle (David Brine, Wade Belak)
5-2 LOU Brady Calla (Daniel Sparre)

Goalies: Chris Beckford-Tseu - Simeon Varlamov

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 , New York Islanders 0
Shots: 29 - 14
PP: 4 of 11 (14 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:52/59=86 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:62/83=74 %, Challenges:22/36=59 %
Attendance: 10565 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 515572 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:06 1-0 Daniel Brière [12] (Simon Gagné)PP
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28:31 2-0 Simon Gagné [10] (Daniel Brière, Kimmo Timonen)PP
31:39 3-0 Jeff Carter [7] (Mike Knuble, Braydon Coburn)PP
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40:28 4-0 Joffrey Lupul [12] (Jeff Carter, Simon Gagné)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:21 Mike Knuble (2 min for tripping)
04:25 Mike Richards (2 min for slashing)
07:52 Doug Weight (2 min for cross-checking)
11:48 Daniel Brière (2 min for holding the stick)
18:37 Mike Comrie (2 min for slashing)
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23:12 Trent Hunter (2 min for hooking)
24:18 Richard Park (2 min for elbowing)
25:47 Jon Sim (2 min for boarding)
30:47 Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
33:25 Trent Hunter (2 min for holding the stick)
38:58 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
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42:26 Mark Streit (2 min for high-sticking)
56:04 Chris Campoli (2 min for roughing)
59:35 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 6
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 13.40 7
C Jeff Carter 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
C Daniel Brière 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 20.00 7
L Andreas Nödl 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.00 6
L Mike Knuble 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 19.50 8
L Simon Gagné 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 15.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 24.30 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 22.40 10
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Richard Park 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 20.20 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 5 0 2 4 0 21.40 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 6
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 11.40 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 5
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 16.20 6
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.50 4
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 12.50 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 4
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 13.10 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 14.00 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24.40 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 0 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Biron
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Jeff Carter

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagné scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Knuble notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Simon Gagné notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for New York Islanders:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 31) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 19)
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0-1 BRG Trevor Smith (Blake Comeau, Radek Martinek)
0-2 BRG Jeremy Colliton (Jack Hillen, Sergei Ogorodnikov)

Goalies: Michael-Lee Teslak - Joey MacDonald

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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 32 - 17
ATL PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:42/48=85 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:76/97=78 %, Challenges:30/37=79 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 879557 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:03 1-0 ATL Slava Kozlov [8] (Jason Williams, Mathieu Schneider)
14:42 2-0 ATL Ron Hainsey [3])PP
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24:46 3-0 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk [15] (Slava Kozlov)
34:27 3-1 Vaclav Prospal [6] (Marek Svatos, Adam Foote)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:57 Ryan Malone (2 min for slashing)
09:45 ATL Tobias Enström (2 min for tripping)
13:06 Jeff Halpern (2 min for hooking)
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20:08 Steve Eminger (2 min for tripping)
21:23 Darcy Tucker (2 min for slashing)
32:35 ATL Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for high-sticking)
38:22 ATL Slava Kozlov (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:18 ATL Éric Perrin (2 min for elbowing)
49:28 Paul Ranger (2 min for hooking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 7
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
R Petr Prucha 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
R Slava Kozlov 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 19.20 8
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
C Jason Williams 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 7
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Éric Perrin 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 14.30 6
L Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 6 1 1 0 2 2 19.20 8
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 19.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.30 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 17.00 7
D Ron Hainsey 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.10 5
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -2 17.30 6
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
R Marek Svatos 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 19.30 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.00 4
C Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.00 8
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.10 4
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 19.30 7
L Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 10.10 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 20.00 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26.10 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 12.40 5
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 23.00 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Slava Kozlov
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Ron Hainsey

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vaclav Prospal ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Ryan Malone had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 24) , Detroit Vipers 1( 16)
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1-0 CHW Junior Lessard (Grant Stevenson)
2-0 CHW Joe Motzko (Colin Stuart)
2-1 DTV Steve Downie (Blair Jones)
3-1 CHW Brett Sterling (Junior Lessard, Aaron Rome)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Olaf Kölzig

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Washington Capitals 4 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 29 - 32
PP: 0 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:31/35=86 %
PP: 2 of 5 (15 shots), Passing:80/99=80 %, Challenges:49/57=84 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 961338 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:34 0-1 Shea Weber [4] (Steve Sullivan, Jason Arnott)PP
18:29 0-2 Radek Bonk [3] (Kevin Klein, Greg Zanon)
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36:16 1-2 Alexander Ovechkin [12] (Joe Thornton, Brooks Laich)
36:42 2-2 Viktor Kozlov [16] (Andrei Zyuzin, Michael Nylander)
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46:19 3-2 Joe Thornton [12] (Alexander Ovechkin, Rick Nash)
49:35 3-3 Steve Sullivan [11] (Shea Weber, Dan Hamhuis)PP
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63:56 4-3 Joe Thornton [13] (Alexander Ovechkin, Rick Nash)
Penalty summary:
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01:28 Steve Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
06:58 Brian Pothier (2 min for tripping)
09:03 Chris Clark (2 min for slashing)
19:33 Chris Clark (2 min for hooking)
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28:06 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for tripping)
39:51 Shea Weber (2 min for elbowing)
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40:44 Ryan Suter (2 min for roughing)
44:04 Greg Zanon (2 min for diving)
46:51 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for hooking)
49:06 Tom Poti (2 min for boarding)
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61:56 Radek Bonk (2 min for cross-checking)

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 -1 13.30 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 6 1 1 1 0 3 22.00 9
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
C Joe Thornton 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 22.00 10
L Logan Couture 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Matt Bradley 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 7
L Brooks Laich 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Rick Nash 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 2 23.50 8
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 19.50 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 3 29.20 9
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.00 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 29 0 0 64.00 8
G Brian Boucher 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 8.40 5
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 21.40 5
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.30 4
C Radek Bonk 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 6
C David Legwand 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 23.50 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 5.30 4
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 12.40 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 8
L Steve Sullivan 1 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 19.40 9
D Greg Zanon 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13.20 6
D Shea Weber 1 1 4 2 1 1 2 -2 25.20 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 28.10 7
D Kevin Klein 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 18.10 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 4 0 25 0 0 64.00 6
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Viktor Kozlov

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Nylander notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Shea Weber notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Radek Bonk finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Shea Weber finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Kevin Klein ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 16) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 15)
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0-1 MIL Scott Nichol (Ville Koistinen, Matt Ellison)
1-1 POR Keith Aucoin (Andrew Gordon, Karl Alzner)
2-1 POR François Bouchard (Jay Beagle)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Drew MacIntyre

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 27 - 22
PP: 1 of 9 (18 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:49/61=79 %
CHI PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:73/92=79 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 903231 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:44 1-0 Nicklas Lidström [3])PP
15:44 2-0 Darren Helm [2] (Andreas Lilja, Nicklas Lidström)
19:35 2-1 CHI Ladislav Nagy [14] (Kris Versteeg, Bryan Bickell)
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33:43 2-2 CHI Patrick Sharp [7] (Ladislav Nagy, Kris Versteeg)
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49:17 2-3 CHI Marian Gaborik [12] (Ladislav Nagy, Kris Versteeg)
58:52 3-3 Niklas Kronwall [2] (Tomas Holmström, Valtteri Filppula) WG
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Penalty summary:
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04:32 CHI Jack Skille (2 min for high-sticking)
08:12 CHI Brent Seabrook (2 min for roughing)
16:54 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for tripping)
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20:57 CHI Marian Gaborik (2 min for hooking)
29:37 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for tripping)
35:43 CHI Ladislav Nagy (2 min for hooking)
38:16 Darren Helm (2 min for hooking)
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41:28 Kris Draper (2 min for hooking)
43:53 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for holding the stick)
50:23 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for tripping)
54:11 CHI Ladislav Nagy (2 min for hooking)
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61:08 CHI Brent Seabrook (2 min for hooking)
63:11 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for slashing)

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 16.50 7
R Tomas Holmström 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 22.10 10
C Darren Helm 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 6.30 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.40 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 12.20 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.10 6
L Johan Franzén 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
L Alexander Semin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 6
D Andreas Lilja 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11.30 6
D Niklas Kronwall 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 21.40 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -3 28.50 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 23.20 7
D Nicklas Lidström 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 30.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 0 19 0 0 64.40 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Bickell 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 0 20.10 9
R Martin Havlat 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 12.30 6
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 18.30 8
C Jack Skille 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 7.10 5
C David Bolland 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 7
C Patrick Sharp 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 22.40 8
L Kris Versteeg 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 7.10 8
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 22.30 7
L Ladislav Nagy 1 2 3 1 0 1 4 1 20.30 9
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.20 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 23.20 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 29.40 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10.00 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 28.10 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ladislav Nagy
2nd star: Nicklas Lidström
3rd star: Kris Versteeg

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Darren Helm ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Duncan Keith had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 1( 13) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 11)
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0-1 NOR Craig Adams (Dan Bertram, Doug Janik)
0-2 NOR Adam Pineault (Matt Walker)
1-2 KCB Cory Emmerton (Logan Pyett, Jan Mursak)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Nikolai Khabibulin

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Edmonton Oilers 5 , Dallas Stars 4
Shots: 26 - 22
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:44/52=83 %
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
Attendance: 10768 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 528708 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:41 1-0 Thomas Vanek [10] (Jozef Stumpel, Sheldon Souray)PP
13:52 1-1 Mike Modano [10] (Jere Lehtinen, Mikkel Boedker)
19:11 2-1 Fernando Pisani [11] (Sheldon Souray, Marek Zidlicky)
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30:12 2-2 Jere Lehtinen [10] (Sergei Fedorov, Mark Fistric)
34:39 3-2 Fernando Pisani [12] (Thomas Vanek, Jozef Stumpel)
38:35 3-3 Mikkel Boedker [4] (Mike Modano, James Neal)
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40:17 4-3 Fernando Pisani [13] (Sheldon Souray, Marek Zidlicky)
47:55 4-4 Mike Modano [11] (Milan Michalek, Sergei Zubov)PP
55:05 5-4 Fernando Pisani [14] (Jozef Stumpel, Andrew Cogliano)
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Penalty summary:
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09:01 Sergei Zubov (2 min for hooking)
15:12 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
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46:55 David Vyborny (2 min for holding the stick)
58:13 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for tripping)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 7
R Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R David Vyborny 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.30 6
R Fernando Pisani 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 10
C Andrew Cogliano 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 14.20 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 17.30 6
C Jozef Stumpel 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 3 19.20 8
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 17.20 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 2 20.40 9
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 15.20 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 20.10 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 24.30 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 16.00 4
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 3 2 5 0 2 0 2 26.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 5
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12.50 5
R Jere Lehtinen 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 -1 19.40 8
R Mikkel Boedker 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
C James Neal 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -3 21.20 5
C Mike Modano 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 19.50 8
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.00 6
L Viktor Tikhonov 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 6
L Milan Michalek 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -2 20.10 7
L Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 13.10 8
D Mark Fistric 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25.00 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.50 4
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 24.20 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 22.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tobias Stephan 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fernando Pisani
2nd star: Mike Modano
3rd star: Sheldon Souray

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Thomas Vanek scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jozef Stumpel scored the 700th point of his career.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Modano scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jere Lehtinen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sergei Zubov notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 15) , Utah Grizzlies 2( 13)
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1-0 HAM Josef Hrabal (Kyle Brodziak)
1-1 UTH Konstantin Pushkarev (B.J. Crombeen)
1-2 UTH Fabian Brunnström (Krys Barch)

Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Danny Battochio