8 Février 08

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Boston Bruins 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 33 - 16
PP: 2 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:90/105=85 %, Challenges:41/55=73 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:16/38=41 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 772860 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:13 1-0 Stefan Ruzicka [4] (Zdeno Chara, Mark Mowers)
07:48 1-1 Manny Malhotra [19] (Jordan Leopold, Ryan Craig)PP
08:53 2-1 Daniel Sedin [25] (Phil Kessel, Matt Lashoff)
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no scoring
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43:56 3-1 Phil Kessel [17] (James Van Riemsdyk, Daniel Sedin)PP
52:25 4-1 Daniel Sedin [26] (Phil Kessel, James Van Riemsdyk)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:22 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for hooking)
10:38 Henrik Sedin (2 min for high-sticking)
17:04 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
17:04 Karl Stewart (5 min for fighting)
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39:47 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:08 Jason Ward (2 min for hooking)
44:52 Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for high-sticking)
51:53 Patrick Leahy (2 min for hooking)
56:21 Michel Ouellet (2 min for elbowing)
59:07 Mark Mowers (2 min for elbowing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11.20 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 14.20 7
R Daniel Sedin 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.30 9
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Mark Mowers 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 12.50 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 15.40 7
C Phil Kessel 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 9
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 16.20 7
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 11.00 7
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 18.50 7
L Jeff Hoggan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10.40 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 3 0 2 5 1 19.40 8
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 23.30 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 0 19.10 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 17.30 9
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 6 1 6 0 1 23.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 -1 5.40 4
R Jason Ward 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 13.40 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 -1 17.10 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 5.40 5
C Ryan Craig 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 0 21.00 7
R Michael Peca 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
L Patrick Leahy 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 5.00 6
L Karl Stewart 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 13.00 5
L Manny Malhotra 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 21.40 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 17.20 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 20.20 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 24.40 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 17.00 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 22.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Sedin
2nd star: Phil Kessel
3rd star: Stefan Ruzicka

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Daniel Sedin scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Henrik Sedin had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-P.J. Axelsson had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-P.J. Axelsson had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:
-Karl Stewart beat Kevin Bieksa in a fight.

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 4( 41) , Detroit Vipers 0( 6)
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1-0 PRO Petr Tenkrat (David Krejci, Jordan Sigalet)
2-0 PRO Ben Walter (Martin Samuelsson)
3-0 PRO Shawn Thornton (T.J. Trevelyan, Jay Leach)
4-0 PRO Petr Tenkrat (David Krejci)

Goalies: Jordan Sigalet - Morgan Cey



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Calgary Flames 1 , Florida Panthers 4
Shots: 20 - 29
PP: 0 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:40/50=78 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:39/47=81 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 831241 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:18 0-1 Richard Zednik [24] (Jakub Voracek, Bryan Allen)
16:28 0-2 Anthony Stewart [8] (Tuomo Ruutu, Olli Jokinen)
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35:15 1-2 Dion Phaneuf [10] (Markus Näslund, Mark Giordano)
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46:09 1-3 Richard Zednik [25] (Olli Jokinen, Rostislav Klesla)PP
50:05 1-4 Ville Peltonen [14] (Jason Williams, Lukas Krajicek)
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Penalty summary:
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02:43 Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
11:27 Jason Allison (2 min for tripping)
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26:37 Cam Barker (2 min for slashing)
27:57 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for hooking)
31:04 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for diving)
32:23 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for holding the stick)
39:22 Jason Allison (2 min for tripping)
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41:45 Jozef Stumpel (2 min for tripping)
44:25 Mark Giordano (2 min for roughing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Owen Nolan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Valeri Bure 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 16.50 5
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
C Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Jason Allison 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14.50 5
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 16.50 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 11.00 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 17.30 5
L Markus Näslund 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Richie Regehr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 5
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.10 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 -1 25.10 8
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
D Mark Giordano 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1 23.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 4 5 0 3 0 1 26.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
R Jason Williams 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 12.50 7
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 9
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 3 6 2 2 2 1 20.20 9
C Brett McLean 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.10 4
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 1 20.10 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
L Jakub Voracek 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.10 4
L Ville Peltonen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 8
L Jozef Stumpel 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 14.10 6
L Richard Zednik 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 10.30 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21.00 6
D Bryan Allen 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 28.10 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 12.40 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 20.00 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Richard Zednik
3rd star: Tomas Vokoun

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Dion Phaneuf scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Tuomo Ruutu has marked a new career high in assists with 22 assists.
-Richard Zednik scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ville Peltonen finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 1( 15) , Louisville Panthers 2( 18)
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0-1 LOU Mikhail Yakubov (Drew Larman)
1-1 SJF Ryan Donally (Derek Couture)
1-2 LOU Bret Nasby (Kamil Kreps)

Goalies: David McKee - Mike Morrison

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 22 - 41
PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:49/63=77 %, Challenges:29/46=61 %
PP: 2 of 10 (25 shots), Passing:86/98=87 %, Challenges:58/60=95 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 860890 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:05 0-1 Bryan McCabe [7] (Tomas Kaberle, Mats Sundin)PP
10:22 0-2 Bates Battaglia [7] (Boyd Devereaux, Nik Antropov)
18:19 0-3 Andrej Meszaros [7] (Matt Stajan, Fredrik Modin)PP
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24:24 1-3 Erik Cole [12] (Bret Hedican, Cam Ward)PP
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49:41 2-3 Matt Cullen [11] (Scott Walker, Chad LaRose)
53:46 3-3 Eric Staal [12])SH
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Penalty summary:
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03:16 Bret Hedican (2 min for hooking)
05:26 Fredrik Modin (2 min for boarding)
16:27 Glen Wesley (2 min for tripping)
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22:42 Ian White (2 min for tripping)
26:18 Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
29:46 Alexander Steen (2 min for slashing)
37:54 Bret Hedican (2 min for slashing)
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40:19 Bates Battaglia (2 min for tripping)
47:05 Glen Wesley (2 min for tripping)
50:32 Jeff Hamilton (2 min for hooking)
53:07 Jeff Hamilton (2 min for hooking)
54:16 Eric Staal (2 min for cross-checking)
57:19 Marc Staal (2 min for hooking)
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62:36 Chad LaRose (2 min for holding the stick)

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 24.50 6
R Chad LaRose 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 9.20 5
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.10 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 14.00 7
C Matt Cullen 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 10.00 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 13.30 5
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 19.00 8
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
L Scott Walker 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
L Erik Cole 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 22.10 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 25.10 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 1 29.40 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 21.00 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 21.50 7
D Bret Hedican 0 1 3 3 0 0 4 0 20.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 1 38 0 0 65.00 10
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bates Battaglia 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 7.30 9
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.40 5
R Jason Blake 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 -2 18.10 8
R Alexander Steen 0 0 4 4 0 3 2 0 22.00 8
C Nik Antropov 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 12.20 8
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 16.40 8
C Matt Stajan 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Mats Sundin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 -2 20.50 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 9 3 0 1 0 0 22.40 8
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 20.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.10 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 31.00 7
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 23.50 9
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 31.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 19 0 0 65.00 6
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Bates Battaglia
3rd star: Nik Antropov

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Walker notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Cullen finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Eric Staal finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bates Battaglia ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Mats Sundin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Chad Kilger had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Andrej Meszaros ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 28) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 9)
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1-0 LOW Nikita Alexeev (Keith Aucoin)
2-0 LOW Keith Aucoin (Mike Angelidis, Anton Babchuk)
2-1 SJM Colin Murphy (Marc Moro, Dominic D'Amour)
2-2 SJM Derrick Walser (Wade Belak)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Jean-François Racine


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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Los Angeles Kings 6
Shots: 26 - 35
PP: 3 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:65/84=77 %, Challenges:26/34=74 %
LA PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 781360 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:48 1-0 Karlis Skrastins [3] (Brad Richardson, Patrik Stefan)
18:43 1-1 LA Dustin Brown [22] (Ladislav Nagy, Scott Thornton)
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21:26 1-2 LA Patrick O'Sullivan [7] (Thomas Hickey, Brad Stuart)
28:18 1-3 LA Dustin Brown [23] (Alexander Frolov, Jack Johnson)
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44:27 1-4 LA Michal Handzus [17] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Brad Stuart)
45:45 2-4 Filip Kuba [8] (Ryan Smyth, Bryan Berard)PP
48:47 3-4 Dustin Penner [11] (Kurt Sauer, Wojtek Wolski)PP
50:34 4-4 Paul Stastny [14] (Marek Svatos, Ryan Smyth)PP
58:02 4-5 LA Anze Kopitar [30] (Jack Johnson)
59:49 4-6 LA Anze Kopitar [31] (Ladislav Nagy)PP EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:14 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for slashing)
14:03 Kurt Sauer (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:24 Marek Svatos (2 min for tripping)
30:25 Dustin Penner (2 min for elbowing)
39:47 Filip Kuba (2 min for holding the stick)
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44:04 Ian Laperriere (2 min for roughing)
44:04 LA Mike Cammalleri (2 min for roughing)
45:09 LA Kyle Calder (2 min for hooking)
47:13 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
49:31 LA Mike Cammalleri (2 min for tripping)
58:33 Brad Richardson (2 min for boarding)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.40 5
R Brad Richardson 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 10.50 5
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 12.40 5
R Marek Svatos 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 15.40 7
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 20.10 7
C Patrik Stefan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 5
C Paul Stastny 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 13.00 6
C Dustin Penner 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 15.20 7
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 17.40 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 11.50 4
L Ryan Smyth 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
D Kurt Sauer 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 20.10 7
D Maxim Kondratiev 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 9.10 6
D Filip Kuba 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 -2 25.20 8
D Karlis Skrastins 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Bryan Berard 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 -2 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 6 0 29 0 0 58.30 4
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 18.50 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 10.10 7
R Dustin Brown 2 0 5 1 0 0 4 3 19.50 10
C Dany Roussin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 7
C Patrick O'Sullivan 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 13.00 7
C Michal Handzus 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
C Anze Kopitar 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Scott Thornton 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
L Kyle Calder 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 15.00 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 16.00 8
L Ladislav Nagy 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
D Thomas Hickey 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 19.40 7
D Brad Stuart 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
D Jack Johnson 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 27.40 8
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 22.10 8
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dustin Brown
2nd star: Anze Kopitar
3rd star: Patrick O'Sullivan

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Wojtek Wolski notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Karlis Skrastins ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Thomas Hickey notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Anze Kopitar scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Patrick O'Sullivan finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 28) , Manchester Monarchs 0( 16)
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1-0 HER David Svagrovsky (Landon Bathe, Ben Guite)

Goalies: Michael Wall - Danny Taylor

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 18 - 30
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:29/39=72 %
PP: 1 of 8 (12 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
Attendance: 14737 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 691165 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:05 1-0 Rick Nash [30] (Dan Fritsche, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
11:13 2-0 Mike Ribeiro [9] (Maxim Afinogenov, Tom Gilbert)
12:03 2-1 Mike Grier [3] (Dan Hamhuis, Chris Mason)
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20:54 2-2 Alexander Radulov [12] (Jordin Tootoo, Chris Mason)SH
32:42 2-3 Dan Hamhuis [4] (Mike Grier, Steve Sullivan)PP
36:16 3-3 Mike Ribeiro [10] (Chris Campoli, Tom Gilbert)
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55:15 4-3 Tom Gilbert [2] (Sergei Fedorov, David Vyborny)PP
56:32 5-3 Rick Nash [31] (David Vyborny, Lee Stempniak)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Alexander Radulov (2 min for tripping)
02:23 Mike Johnson (2 min for holding the stick)
05:36 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for hooking)
13:15 Pavel Vorobiev (2 min for slashing)
13:38 Chris Campoli (2 min for hooking)
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20:17 Martin Erat (2 min for high-sticking)
32:07 Mike Ribeiro (2 min for boarding)
39:51 Pavel Kubina (2 min for hooking)
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48:08 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for high-sticking)
49:45 David Legwand (2 min for high-sticking)
53:41 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for roughing)
57:36 Pavel Kubina (2 min for high-sticking)
58:54 Mike Johnson (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 7.40 5
R Mike Johnson 0 0 0 5 2 0 4 0 19.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
R David Vyborny 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 17.30 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10.20 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 17.10 7
L Mike Ribeiro 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 8.20 7
L Rick Nash 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 9
D Andre Benoit 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Tom Gilbert 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 20.00 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 23.00 7
D Chris Campoli 0 1 2 5 0 0 2 0 18.00 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 10.50 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 14.40 7
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 20.00 8
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 14.10 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -2 17.50 7
C David Legwand 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 20.10 7
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
L Alex Henry 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
L Mike Grier 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 14.50 8
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -2 13.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 5
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 19.40 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 23.40 6
D Dan Hamhuis 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.30 8
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 23.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 2 13 0 0 60.00 4
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Tom Gilbert
3rd star: Mike Ribeiro

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Tom Gilbert notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Ribeiro scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Campoli notched his 20th assist of the season.
-David Vyborny notched his 20th assist of the season.
-David Vyborny had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Tom Gilbert finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Jay Bouwmeester had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Alexander Radulov ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Dan Hamhuis ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 13) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 14)
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1-0 SYR Philippe Dupuis (Jiri Novotny, Louis-Philippe Martin)
1-1 MIL Jed Ortmeyer (Jerred Smithson, Matt Ellison)
2-1 SYR Jody Shelley (Tim Konsorada)
3-1 SYR Andrew Murray (Vladislav Evseev)

Goalies: Adam Munro - Karl Goehring



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Dallas Stars 7 , Phoenix Coyotes 6
Shots: 32 - 27
PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:80/93=86 %, Challenges:32/42=74 %
PP: 2 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:53/75=70 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
Attendance: 16082 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 715649 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:01 1-0 Jere Lehtinen [30])
05:47 2-0 Joe Sakic [26] (Jere Lehtinen, Sergei Zubov)
11:37 2-1 Mike York [14] (Rod Brind'Amour)
14:34 2-2 Fredrik Sjöström [13] (Mike York, Niko Kapanen)PP
16:09 2-3 Tomas Surovy [12] (Niko Kapanen, Hal Gill)PP
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29:17 3-3 Jeff Halpern [11] (Philippe Boucher, Mattias Norström)
30:15 3-4 Tomas Surovy [13] (Brendan Bell, Hal Gill)
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42:21 4-4 Joe Sakic [27] (Jere Lehtinen, Philippe Boucher)PP
45:09 4-5 Brendan Bell [5] (Hal Gill, Kevyn Adams)
46:43 5-5 Jeff Halpern [12] (Vojtech Polak, Jere Lehtinen)
49:24 6-5 Philippe Boucher [9] (Jussi Jokinen, Jere Lehtinen)PP
53:06 7-5 Junior Lessard [3] (Antti Miettinen, Nolan Baumgartner)
54:22 7-6 Hal Gill [5] (Tomas Surovy, Niko Dimitrakos)
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Penalty summary:
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01:09 Joe Sakic (2 min for holding the stick)
13:44 Antti Miettinen (2 min for tripping)
14:52 Philippe Boucher (2 min for hooking)
19:06 Jeff Halpern (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:28 Mathias Tjärnqvist (2 min for hooking)
24:16 Nick Boynton (2 min for boarding)
31:54 Nick Boynton (2 min for slashing)
37:34 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
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40:58 Mike Zigomanis (2 min for slashing)
47:45 Jay McKee (2 min for slashing)
56:56 Tomas Surovy (2 min for tripping)
59:16 Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Junior Lessard 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
R Vojtech Polak 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Jere Lehtinen 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 9
C Jason Chimera 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.50 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 6
C Jeff Halpern 2 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 15.50 8
C Joe Sakic 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 20.20 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Antti Miettinen 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 13.50 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 1 18.50 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 11.30 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 19.00 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 29.30 7
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 14.50 7
D Philippe Boucher 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 1 27.10 9
D Mattias Norström 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 6 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Marty Turco 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 7
R Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 12.20 6
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
C Niko Kapanen 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 -1 19.40 6
C Kevyn Adams 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 -2 20.20 7
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 7
L Matt Murley 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 14.40 5
L Tomas Surovy 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 15.00 9
L Mike York 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 -2 11.40 7
D Travis Roche 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 -2 20.00 8
D Hal Gill 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 26.30 9
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -1 18.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 18.20 6
D Brendan Bell 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 9
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 18.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 7 0 25 0 0 59.30 4
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jere Lehtinen
2nd star: Jeff Halpern
3rd star: Joe Sakic

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Jere Lehtinen scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Joe Sakic scored the 600th goal of his career.
-Jere Lehtinen notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Tomas Surovy has marked a new career high in goals with 13 tallies.
-Hal Gill has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Hal Gill has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Niko Dimitrakos notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tomas Surovy ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 26) , Springfield Falcons 1( 23)
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0-1 SPR Alexei Smirnov (Derek Morris)
1-1 UTH Joel Lundqvist (Mark Fistric)
2-1 UTH Steve Ott (Joel Lundqvist)
3-1 UTH Matt Nickerson (Jamie Tardif)

Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Josh Tordjman

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Detroit Red Wings 5 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 26 - 32
PP: 0 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:46/65=70 %, Challenges:37/37=97 %
PP: 2 of 9 (14 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 867263 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:44 0-1 Guillaume Latendresse [23] (Thomas Vanek)SH
11:31 0-2 Phillip Gogulla [1] (Shawn Belle, Mike Komisarek)
13:19 0-3 Gilbert Brulé [19] (Guillaume Latendresse, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
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34:45 1-3 Johan Franzén [6])SH
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40:39 1-4 Guillaume Latendresse [24] (Gilbert Brulé, Mike Komisarek)PP
52:23 2-4 Teemu Selänne [28] (Nicklas Lidström)
54:24 3-4 Brian Rafalski [7] (Teemu Selänne, Mikael Samuelsson)
55:36 4-4 Daniel Cleary [12] (Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Rafalski)
56:01 5-4 Tomas Holmström [18] (Daniel Cleary, Kris Draper)
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Penalty summary:
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02:54 Jonathan Toews (2 min for roughing)
05:14 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for hooking)
09:02 Jonathan Toews (2 min for hooking)
12:25 Chris Chelios (2 min for roughing)
13:29 Marek Zagrapan (2 min for cross-checking)
16:13 Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
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20:06 Brian Rafalski (2 min for elbowing)
22:09 Vaclav Varada (2 min for elbowing)
33:08 Kris Draper (2 min for tripping)
38:47 Chris Chelios (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:33 Martin Rucinsky (2 min for high-sticking)
50:14 Jean-Simon Allard (2 min for roughing)
57:52 Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
59:01 Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
59:13 Vaclav Varada (2 min for roughing)
59:13 Thomas Vanek (2 min for roughing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6.40 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.40 7
L Tomas Holmström 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 15.20 8
R Teemu Selänne 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.10 7
C Johan Franzén 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 20.40 8
C Kris Draper 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 10.10 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 16.20 6
R Martin Rucinsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.20 7
L Daniel Cleary 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5.30 8
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
D Aaron Rome 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 16.00 8
D Brian Rafalski 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 29.00 9
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 3 22.20 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Dominik Hasek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.50 5
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 9
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
C Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.50 6
C Phillip Gogulla 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 8
C Gilbert Brulé 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.20 7
C Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 4
L Jean-Simon Allard 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.50 5
L Marek Zagrapan 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 11.50 5
L Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -2 15.20 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 9 1 0 0 2 -2 20.30 10
D Mike Green 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -3 25.10 7
D Shawn Belle 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 5 0 21 0 0 58.00 4
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Guillaume Latendresse
2nd star: Teemu Selänne
3rd star: Daniel Cleary

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Teemu Selänne scored the 1100th point of his career.
-Brian Rafalski scored the 300th point of his career.
-Brian Rafalski finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Mike Komisarek notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Phillip Gogulla ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 12) , Rochester Americans 0( 19)
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1-0 KCB Jozef Balej (Evan McGrath, Mike Walsh)
2-0 KCB Tomas Kopecky (Adam Mair, Brad Ference)

Goalies: Jocelyn Thibault - Danny Battochio



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New York Islanders 9 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 28 - 29
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:40/42=93 %
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 7882 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 380701 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:37 1-0 Adrian Aucoin [7] (Marc-André Bergeron, Craig Conroy)
17:31 1-1 Darren Haydar [21] (Martin Lapointe, Mike Van Ryn)
18:33 1-2 Radim Vrbata [14] (Geoff Sanderson, Robert Lang)
19:23 2-2 Jaroslav Spacek [8] (Brendan Witt, Mike Sillinger)
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22:19 3-2 Marc-André Bergeron [9] (Jaroslav Spacek, Craig Conroy)PP
30:19 4-2 Bill Guerin [25] (Mike Sillinger, Matthew Lombardi)
33:28 5-2 Marc-André Bergeron [10] (Adrian Aucoin, Craig Conroy)
38:47 6-2 Craig Conroy [18] (Marco Sturm, Marc-André Bergeron)
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48:03 7-2 Marco Sturm [22] (Marc-André Bergeron, Brendan Witt)
55:28 8-2 Shawn Bates [11] (Richard Park, Ruslan Fedotenko)
58:18 9-2 Mike Sillinger [15] (Brendan Witt, Marc-André Bergeron)
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Penalty summary:
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07:16 Brendan Witt (2 min for boarding)
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20:56 Andrei Zyuzin (2 min for roughing)
39:43 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
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48:49 Martin Lapointe (2 min for slashing)
51:51 Magnus Johansson (2 min for tripping)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Richard Park 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
R Bill Guerin 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 16.30 8
R Trent Hunter 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 2 20.20 10
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Shawn Bates 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
C Mike Sillinger 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 3 18.20 10
C Craig Conroy 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 20.00 9
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.20 7
L Matthew Lombardi 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 14.40 8
L Marco Sturm 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.00 7
D Brendan Witt 0 3 1 2 1 1 4 3 14.00 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 2 26.40 10
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 17.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 18.50 8
D Adrian Aucoin 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 26.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 -2 17.40 6
R Radim Vrbata 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 -2 17.40 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 15.30 7
R Darren Haydar 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.10 6
C Alexandre Daigle 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 12.10 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 9.10 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -2 17.40 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 17.10 5
L Robert Lang 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 11.50 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -3 19.40 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 21.00 6
D Magnus Johansson 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -3 22.00 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -2 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 10 0 0 30.10 4
G Patrick Lalime 5 0 9 0 0 29.40 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc-André Bergeron
2nd star: Craig Conroy
3rd star: Mike Sillinger

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Mike Sillinger scored the 500th point of his career.
-Marc-André Bergeron has marked a new career high in points with 36 points.
-Craig Conroy notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Bill Guerin scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Marc-André Bergeron scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Sillinger scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marc-André Bergeron notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Trent Hunter had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Shawn Bates finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Shawn Bates finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Robert Lang notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin Lapointe finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 15) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 22)
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1-0 BRG Blake Comeau (Steve Regier)
1-1 NOR Kris Versteeg (Troy Brouwer)
1-2 NOR James Wisniewski
2-2 BRG Jeremy Colliton

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Corey Crawford

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New York Rangers 3 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 27 - 32
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 0 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:37/46=78 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 882700 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:37 0-1 Patrick Marleau [26] (Devin Setoguchi, Nick Petrecki)
16:05 1-1 Chris Drury [27] (Martin Straka)
18:06 1-2 Steve Bernier [15] (Milan Michalek, Joe Thornton)
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23:01 1-3 Patrick Marleau [27] (Joe Thornton, Craig Rivet)
35:53 2-3 Chris Drury [28] (Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka)
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47:17 3-3 Brendan Shanahan [25] (Thomas Pöck, Chris Drury)
49:37 3-4 Patrick Marleau [28] (Steve Bernier, Jonathan Cheechoo)
58:54 3-5 Jonathan Cheechoo [36] (Patrick Marleau) EN
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Penalty summary:
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18:19 Darius Kasparaitis (2 min for hooking)
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25:33 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
27:51 Marek Malik (2 min for roughing)
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45:02 Steve Bernier (2 min for holding the stick)
54:44 Ryane Clowe (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 5.30 5
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 -1 15.20 7
R Brendan Shanahan 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 17.10 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 7
C Jason Krog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 6
C Petr Prucha 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 15.10 6
C Chris Drury 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 3 19.50 10
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 21.00 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.30 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -1 15.50 6
L Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
L Martin Straka 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 -1 16.30 6
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 17.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 26.30 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 -1 16.30 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 25.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 27 0 0 59.00 5
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Garth Murray 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 7.20 7
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 -2 14.30 6
R Steve Bernier 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 3 17.50 9
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
L Patrick Marleau 3 1 5 1 0 0 0 4 17.40 10
C Joe Thornton 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 10.20 7
R Devin Setoguchi 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 16.30 7
L Milan Michalek 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Radoslav Suchy 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 15.30 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 21.10 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 28.40 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Nick Petrecki 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 14.20 8
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Chris Drury
3rd star: Steve Bernier

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Martin Straka notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brendan Shanahan scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Fedor Tyutin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Fedor Tyutin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Steve Bernier has marked a new career high in goals with 15 tallies.
-Steve Bernier scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Craig Rivet notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Cheechoo notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 0( 14) , Cleveland Barons 2( 16)
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0-1 CLE Glenn Olson (Mike Iggulden)
0-2 CLE Doug Murray (Ashton Rome)

Goalies: Chris Holt - Kevin Weekes

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New Jersey Devils 1 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 23 - 28
PP: 1 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:18/35=50 %
PP: 1 of 6 (5 shots), Passing:66/94=70 %, Challenges:41/44=91 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 864416 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:49 0-1 Andrew Alberts [1] (Willie Mitchell, Maxim Lapierre)
15:22 0-2 Brendan Morrison [18] (Mattias Öhlund)
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31:24 1-2 Sergei Brylin [11] (Patrik Elias)PP
33:22 1-3 Alex Tanguay [15] (Aleksey Morozov, Tomas Plekanec)PP
37:36 1-4 Tomas Plekanec [10] (Brendan Morrison, Luc Bourdon)
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43:33 1-5 Tomas Plekanec [11] (Jan Bulis, Matt Cooke)
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Penalty summary:
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00:48 Patrik Elias (2 min for hooking)
04:46 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for holding the stick)
06:52 Ian Moran (2 min for hooking)
10:38 Aleksey Morozov (2 min for high-sticking)
16:58 Sami Salo (2 min for roughing)
16:58 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for roughing)
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21:13 Matt Cooke (2 min for tripping)
25:58 Mike Rupp (2 min for slashing)
29:35 Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
31:36 Patrik Elias (2 min for slashing)
33:36 Tyler Bouck (2 min for slashing)
39:25 Sami Salo (2 min for tripping)
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43:48 Patrik Elias (2 min for holding the stick)
56:58 Alex Tanguay (2 min for boarding)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 19.40 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 4 1 1 1 4 0 14.20 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 4
C Mike Rupp 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -4 18.00 5
C Travis Zajac 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Sergei Brylin 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
C John Madden 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 15.50 7
L Noah Clarke 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -4 20.20 6
L Grant Marshall 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Patrik Elias 0 1 4 1 1 0 6 0 20.20 8
D Ian Moran 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 5
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -3 26.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 27.50 8
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Colin White 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 -3 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.30 7
L Jan Bulis 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 20.50 8
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 8
R Aleksey Morozov 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 13.40 7
R Maxim Lapierre 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 7
C Tomas Plekanec 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 15.00 9
C Brendan Morrison 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
L Alexandre Burrows 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 7
L Matt Cooke 0 1 1 7 0 6 4 2 19.20 10
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 12.50 8
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 16.10 7
D Andrew Alberts 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 23.50 8
D Luc Bourdon 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 18.40 8
D Aaron Miller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26.10 8
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 16.30 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 13.10 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 21.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Plekanec
2nd star: Brendan Morrison
3rd star: Roberto Luongo

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Willie Mitchell has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Willie Mitchell has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Alex Tanguay scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tomas Plekanec has marked a new career high in goals with 10 tallies.
-Tomas Plekanec scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brendan Morrison ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Andrew Alberts ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 1( 15) , Manitoba Moose 0( 11)
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1-0 ALB Petr Vrana (Barry Tallackson)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Drew MacIntyre

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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 26 - 28
PP: 2 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:39/49=78 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 807201 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:36 1-0 Mark Eaton [1] (Brian Campbell, Gary Roberts)
18:22 1-1 Ryan Kesler [14] (Michael Ryder)
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29:08 1-2 Brent Sopel [4] (Ryan Kesler, Ryan Malone)PP
33:31 2-2 Sidney Crosby [27] (Gary Roberts, Petr Sykora)PP
36:21 2-3 Pat Rissmiller [12] (Paul Gaustad, Steve Bégin)
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42:11 2-4 Paul Gaustad [6] (Kyle Chipchura, Francis Bouillon)
47:45 3-4 Evgeny Malkin [27] (Petr Sykora, Sergei Gonchar)PP
48:45 3-5 Pat Rissmiller [13] (Paul Gaustad, Steve Bégin)
58:52 4-5 Evgeny Malkin [28] (Petr Sykora, Sidney Crosby)
59:41 4-6 Alexander Semin [19] (Ryan Kesler, Saku Koivu) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:08 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
19:09 Milan Kraft (2 min for cross-checking)
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21:24 Paul Gaustad (2 min for boarding)
23:56 Brian Campbell (2 min for tripping)
28:28 Alain Nasreddine (2 min for slashing)
29:52 Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
31:31 Steve Bégin (2 min for elbowing)
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45:57 Alex Kovalev (2 min for high-sticking)
52:08 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
54:32 Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 7.30 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 16.10 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 11.00 6
R Petr Sykora 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 11.50 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -4 15.50 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 7.30 7
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 16.30 7
L Gary Roberts 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 -4 20.10 7
L Evgeny Malkin 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 20.20 9
D Alain Nasreddine 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 13.10 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 20.10 5
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 26.40 8
D Mark Eaton 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 18.50 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -4 15.00 5
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 6 0 22 0 0 59.20 4
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 4
R Michael Ryder 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 20.20 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 9.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 2 4 4 0 0 6 2 18.50 10
C Kyle Chipchura 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
C Ryan Kesler 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 20.40 9
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
C Steve Bégin 0 2 6 1 3 0 4 2 20.00 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
L Ryan Malone 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 22.40 7
L Alexander Semin 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 13.20 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 10.50 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 21.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 1 26.50 7
D Brent Sopel 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 18.40 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David LeNeveu 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pat Rissmiller
2nd star: Paul Gaustad
3rd star: Ryan Kesler

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Ryan Malone has marked a new career high in points with 45 points.
-Saku Koivu notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Paul Gaustad ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Ryan Kesler ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Dmitri Kalinin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Andrei Markov had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 10) , Quebec Citadelles 4( 19)
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0-1 QUE Mikhail Grabovski (Tom Kostopoulos, Mathieu Aubin)
0-2 QUE Duncan Milroy (Mikhail Grabovski, Danny Groulx)
0-3 QUE Tom Kostopoulos (Mikhail Grabovski, Mathieu Aubin)
1-3 WIL Jeff Taffe (Peter Sejna)
1-4 QUE Aaron Foster (Josh Gorges)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Yann Danis