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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Washington Capitals 1
Shots: 22 - 24
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:65/81=80 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 12946 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 612346 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:56 1-0 Boris Valabik [2] (Garnet Exelby, Brad Richards)
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34:49 1-1 Viktor Kozlov [19] (Brian Pothier, Anton Volchenkov)
39:39 2-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [32] (Brad Richards, Niclas Hävelid)
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46:29 3-1 Niclas Hävelid [2] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Nathan Horton)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:23 Brian Sutherby (2 min for hooking)
06:53 Matt Bradley (2 min for elbowing)
09:44 Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
09:44 Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
15:27 Brian Pothier (2 min for elbowing)
19:49 Boris Valabik (2 min for slashing)
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20:07 Chris Simon (2 min for high-sticking)
29:35 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for tripping)
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44:29 Alexander Ovechkin (5 min for spearing)
50:35 Patrick Kane (2 min for tripping)
58:32 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Patrick Kane 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 9.50 6
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Nathan Horton 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Bryan Little 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 9.30 6
C Todd White 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
C Brad Richards 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 22.50 8
L Chris Simon 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 10.20 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9.50 4
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 20.00 8
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 21.30 6
D Niclas Hävelid 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.50 8
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 10.40 7
D Boris Valabik 1 0 2 2 1 0 7 1 23.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 6.00 5
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.30 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 21.50 7
C Chris Bourque 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 16.30 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 25.00 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 16.00 8
D Brian Pothier 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 18.40 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Niclas Hävelid
3rd star: Brad Richards

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Nathan Horton has marked a new career high in points with 48 points.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Dustin Boyd had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Boris Valabik beat Matt Bradley in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 30) , Portland Pirates 1( 18)
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1-0 CHW Joël Perrault
2-0 CHW Jaroslav Balastik (Chad Painchaud, Joël Perrault)
2-1 POR Eric Labelle (Joe Motzko, Brent Krahn)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Brent Krahn


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Detroit Red Wings 9 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 27 - 25
PP: 3 of 7 (6 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:32/39=80 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 867263 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:24 1-0 Kris Draper [9] (Peter Forsberg, Nicklas Lidström)
13:53 1-1 Jamal Mayers [14])
17:14 2-1 Alexei Yashin [2] (Brian Rafalski)
19:25 2-2 Brad Boyes [22] (Andrew Ladd, Christian Bäckman)PP
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25:49 3-2 Niklas Kronwall [2] (Brett Lebda, Adam Mair)PP
27:41 4-2 Teemu Selänne [34] (Peter Forsberg)
32:29 5-2 Henrik Zetterberg [30] (Nicklas Lidström, Teemu Selänne)PP
34:07 5-3 Jay McClement [10] (Anson Carter, Shane Doan)
34:44 6-3 Brian Rafalski [10] (Henrik Zetterberg, Teemu Selänne)
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44:01 7-3 Teemu Selänne [35] (Henrik Zetterberg, Peter Forsberg)PP
49:53 8-3 Nicklas Lidström [17] (Henrik Zetterberg, Brian Rafalski)
58:52 9-3 Vaclav Varada [3] (Nicklas Lidström, Brett Lebda)
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Penalty summary:
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09:09 Ryan Callahan (2 min for slashing)
18:33 Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
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21:55 Shane Doan (2 min for slashing)
25:33 David Perron (2 min for high-sticking)
30:56 Kyle Turris (2 min for hooking)
38:22 Aaron Rome (5 min for fighting)
38:22 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
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43:37 Jiri Fischer (2 min for boarding)
47:41 Shane Doan (2 min for diving)
50:44 Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
53:55 Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 6
R Teemu Selänne 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 20.00 9
C Adam Mair 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 7
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
C Kris Draper 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 8
C Peter Forsberg 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 19.50 8
L Vaclav Varada 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Martin Rucinsky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 20.00 10
D Aaron Rome 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 13.20 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 14.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 29.00 9
D Brett Lebda 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 17.30 5
D Niklas Kronwall 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
D Nicklas Lidström 1 3 3 4 0 1 0 3 27.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 12.50 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12.10 6
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 5 1 1 0 5 -1 15.10 8
R Shane Doan 0 1 6 3 0 0 6 -2 19.50 10
C Kyle Turris 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.40 6
C Brad Boyes 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 11.40 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
C Anson Carter 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 10.00 4
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 2 5 0 3 0 -1 20.10 8
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 11.40 7
L Jay McClement 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 18.10 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 19.10 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 28.30 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 22.50 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -3 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 11 0 0 27.40 4
G Hannu Toivonen 5 0 7 0 0 32.00 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Nicklas Lidström

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Nicklas Lidström notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Brian Rafalski has marked a new career high in goals with 10 tallies.
-Brian Rafalski has marked a new career high in points with 53 points.
-Brian Rafalski scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Teemu Selänne scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Brian Rafalski has marked a new career high in assists with 44 assists.
-Henrik Zetterberg has marked a new career high in points with 86 points.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jay McClement scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brad Boyes ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Aaron Rome in a fight.

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 27) , Worcester Icecats 0( 11)
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1-0 KCB Mark Cullen (Mike Walsh)
2-0 KCB Matt Ellis (Bobby Holik, Tomas Kopecky)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Jason Bacashihua

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Ottawa Senators 3 , Minnesota Wild 6
Shots: 31 - 30
PP: 0 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:56/63=88 %, Challenges:44/48=89 %
PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:41/44=91 %
Attendance: 14231 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 715820 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:46 1-0 Jason Spezza [14] (Dany Heatley, Marian Gaborik)
14:07 2-0 Marian Gaborik [13] (Wade Redden, Keith Yandle)
15:23 2-1 Marc Savard [21] (Mark Parrish, Daniel Alfredsson)
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24:13 2-2 Alexander Perezhogin [22] (Steve Kelly, Petteri Nummelin)
26:14 2-3 Martin Skoula [6] (Brian Rolston, Pavol Demitra)
30:09 3-3 Alexei Ponikarovsky [24] (Chris Higgins, Mark Bell)
36:39 3-4 Pavol Demitra [19] (Daniel Alfredsson, Kim Johnsson)PP
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43:22 3-5 Marc Savard [22] (Pavol Demitra, Kim Johnsson)
59:52 3-6 Brian Rolston [25] (Daniel Alfredsson)
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Penalty summary:
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00:16 Kim Johnsson (2 min for cross-checking)
05:15 Steve Kelly (2 min for holding the stick)
17:39 Steve Kelly (2 min for slashing)
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22:15 Karl Alzner (2 min for diving)
28:07 Dan Paillé (2 min for tripping)
34:42 Dale Mitchell (2 min for slashing)
38:41 Dean McAmmond (2 min for tripping)
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46:32 Mark Parrish (2 min for cross-checking)
51:11 Mark Bell (2 min for slashing)
54:28 Josh Hennessy (2 min for high-sticking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 16.00 7
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 6
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 20.00 7
R Dany Heatley 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 17.30 7
C Corey Perry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
C Chris Higgins 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Jason Spezza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18.50 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
L Mark Bell 0 1 6 1 1 1 2 0 20.00 7
L Marian Gaborik 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 9.40 7
D Will Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
D Keith Yandle 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 27.50 8
D Keith Ballard 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 28.10 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 21.20 5
D Wade Redden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 23.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 6 0 24 0 0 60.00 4
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
R Mark Parrish 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 5.50 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 17.30 10
C Dan Paillé 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 16.10 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Marc Savard 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.30 9
C Pavol Demitra 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 6.50 7
L Steve Kelly 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 19.40 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 -1 17.20 6
L Brian Rolston 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 14.00 8
D Paul Albers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 17.50 7
D Martin Skoula 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 29.40 8
D Petteri Nummelin 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 2 3 5 0 1 2 0 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Alfredsson
2nd star: Marc Savard
3rd star: Pavol Demitra

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Dany Heatley notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Chris Higgins notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Kim Johnsson has marked a new career high in assists with 31 assists.
-Brian Rolston scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Alexander Perezhogin ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 21) , Houston Aeros 0(
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1-0 GRD Danny Bois (Cory Pecker, Neil Komadoski)

Goalies: Kelly Guard - Adam Dennis

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Phoenix Coyotes 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 0
Shots: 29 - 20
PP: 2 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:72/92=78 %, Challenges:42/48=85 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 6420 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 333840 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:59 1-0 Travis Roche [3] (Mike York, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
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34:37 2-0 Steven Reinprecht [17] (Mike York, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
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45:17 3-0 Rod Brind'Amour [20] (Steven Reinprecht, Brendan Bell)
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Penalty summary:
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04:46 Craig Adams (2 min for elbowing)
05:47 Ryan Bayda (2 min for high-sticking)
18:55 Chad LaRose (2 min for cross-checking)
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26:19 Travis Roche (2 min for hooking)
32:59 Ryan Bayda (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:52 Craig Adams (2 min for hooking)
49:38 Kevyn Adams (2 min for tripping)
53:11 Travis Roche (2 min for hooking)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
R Steven Reinprecht 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 17.50 6
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 14.10 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
L Matt Murley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 5
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 14.20 9
L Mike York 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
D Travis Roche 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 1 27.10 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 0 23.20 8
D Brendan Bell 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 24.30 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 2 2 4 1 4 0 20.30 5
R Chad LaRose 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 11.30 5
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 18.10 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.10 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 19.20 5
L Scott Walker 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 4 1 0 2 0 -1 19.20 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.30 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 27.20 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Khabibulin
2nd star: Steven Reinprecht
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Rod Brind'Amour notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 19) , Lowell Lock Monsters 6( 21)
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0-1 LOW Nikita Alexeev (Anton Babchuk)
0-2 LOW Mike Angelidis (Brett Carson, Keith Aucoin)
1-2 SPR Travis Fuller (Alexei Kaigorodov)
2-2 SPR Bill Thomas (Alexei Kaigorodov)
2-3 LOW Nikita Alexeev (Anton Babchuk)
2-4 LOW Keith Aucoin (Mike Commodore)
2-5 LOW Joey Mormina (Pat Dwyer)
2-6 LOW Bobby Hughes

Goalies: Josh Tordjman - Michael Leighton

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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , New York Islanders 1
Shots: 32 - 24
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:56/74=75 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 0 of 4 (2 shots), Passing:56/75=74 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 807201 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:39 1-0 Gary Roberts [14] (Mark Recchi, Ryan Whitney)
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27:51 2-0 Sidney Crosby [36] (Evgeny Malkin)
32:15 2-1 Ruslan Fedotenko [9] (Richard Park, Bill Guerin)
36:25 3-1 Evgeny Malkin [33] (Sidney Crosby, Marc-André Fleury)
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42:31 4-1 Sidney Crosby [37] (Petr Sykora)PP
45:37 5-1 Petr Sykora [32] (Sidney Crosby, Sergei Gonchar)
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Penalty summary:
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00:58 Mike Sillinger (2 min for tripping)
02:51 Sidney Crosby (2 min for boarding)
10:07 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for tripping)
14:07 Erik Christensen (2 min for roughing)
15:57 Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
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24:58 Mike Sillinger (2 min for high-sticking)
37:48 Mark Recchi (2 min for diving)
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41:13 Shawn Bates (2 min for tripping)
46:17 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
58:05 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 6.40 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Mark Recchi 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 10.30 7
R Petr Sykora 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 21.10 8
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 6
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 15.50 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
C Sidney Crosby 2 2 6 1 1 0 2 2 21.50 9
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 14.10 7
L Gary Roberts 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
L Evgeny Malkin 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 9
D Alain Nasreddine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 26.30 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 3 29.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 1 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 6.40 5
R Richard Park 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 15.00 7
R Bill Guerin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.00 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 2 8 0 5 0 -1 20.30 10
C Jeremy Colliton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 7
C Shawn Bates 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.00 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -2 20.50 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 2 2 0 4 -1 16.20 7
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 8
L Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.40 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -1 13.40 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -3 25.00 5
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Evgeny Malkin

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin notched his 50th assist of the season.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Mike Sillinger had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Marco Sturm had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 12) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 20)
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0-1 BRG Kip Brennan (Tim Jackman, Bryan Rodney)
1-1 WIL Mark Letestu (Peter Sejna, Jeff Taffe)
2-1 WIL Mark Letestu (Jeff Taffe)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Joey MacDonald

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 28 - 32
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
LA PP: 2 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:33/39=82 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:09 0-1 LA Michal Handzus [20] (Mike Cammalleri)
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24:02 1-1 Vincent Lecavalier [34] (Vaclav Prospal, Patrick Leahy)
30:06 1-2 LA Ladislav Nagy [28] (Lauri Tukonen, Thomas Hickey)PP
32:27 2-2 Manny Malhotra [22] (Michel Ouellet, Dan Boyle)
35:47 2-3 LA Ladislav Nagy [29] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Thomas Hickey)PP
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45:59 2-4 LA Rob Blake [5] (Ladislav Nagy, Scott Thornton)
47:14 3-4 Evgeny Artyukhin [10] (Paul Ranger, Kimmo Timonen)
59:45 3-5 LA Michal Handzus [21] (Lubomir Visnovsky) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:06 LA Kyle Calder (2 min for holding the stick)
04:34 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for boarding)
18:53 LA Brad Stuart (2 min for hooking)
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28:14 Brad Lukowich (2 min for high-sticking)
35:27 Chris Gratton (2 min for high-sticking)
38:23 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:06 LA Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for tripping)
41:27 LA Scott Thornton (2 min for hooking)
49:51 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Evgeny Artyukhin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.20 7
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
R Michel Ouellet 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 7.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 19.50 7
R Michael Peca 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 16.00 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 21.10 8
L Patrick Leahy 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6.30 7
L Karl Stewart 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Manny Malhotra 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 18.30 8
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18.30 6
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 15.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 25.40 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 14.00 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 27 0 0 58.20 5
G Johan Holmqvist 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
R Lauri Tukonen 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
C Dany Roussin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Michal Handzus 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 20.10 7
L Scott Thornton 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 11.00 8
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 12.40 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Ladislav Nagy 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 9
D Thomas Hickey 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 17.10 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 27.40 8
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 24.10 7
D Rob Blake 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ladislav Nagy
2nd star: Michal Handzus
3rd star: Thomas Hickey

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Evgeny Artyukhin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Evgeny Artyukhin finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Evgeny Artyukhin finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Michael Peca had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Michal Handzus scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Ladislav Nagy scored the 300th point of his career.
-Ladislav Nagy has marked a new career high in assists with 42 assists.
-Michal Handzus ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Rob Blake ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 18) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 13)
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1-0 DTV Mike Egener (Kyle Wanvig)
1-1 MNC Brendan Bernakevitch (Ryan Murphy, Doug Nolan)
1-2 MNC Ryan Murphy (Jeff Giuliano)

Goalies: Morgan Cey - Danny Taylor

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 28 - 32
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
LA PP: 2 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:33/39=82 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:09 0-1 LA Michal Handzus [20] (Mike Cammalleri)
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24:02 1-1 Vincent Lecavalier [34] (Vaclav Prospal, Patrick Leahy)
30:06 1-2 LA Ladislav Nagy [28] (Lauri Tukonen, Thomas Hickey)PP
32:27 2-2 Manny Malhotra [22] (Michel Ouellet, Dan Boyle)
35:47 2-3 LA Ladislav Nagy [29] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Thomas Hickey)PP
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45:59 2-4 LA Rob Blake [5] (Ladislav Nagy, Scott Thornton)
47:14 3-4 Evgeny Artyukhin [10] (Paul Ranger, Kimmo Timonen)
59:45 3-5 LA Michal Handzus [21] (Lubomir Visnovsky) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:06 LA Kyle Calder (2 min for holding the stick)
04:34 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for boarding)
18:53 LA Brad Stuart (2 min for hooking)
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28:14 Brad Lukowich (2 min for high-sticking)
35:27 Chris Gratton (2 min for high-sticking)
38:23 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:06 LA Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for tripping)
41:27 LA Scott Thornton (2 min for hooking)
49:51 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Evgeny Artyukhin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.20 7
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
R Michel Ouellet 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 1 7.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 19.50 7
R Michael Peca 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 16.00 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 21.10 8
L Patrick Leahy 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 6.30 7
L Karl Stewart 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Manny Malhotra 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 18.30 8
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18.30 6
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 15.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 25.40 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 14.00 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 27 0 0 58.20 5
G Johan Holmqvist 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
R Lauri Tukonen 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
C Dany Roussin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Michal Handzus 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 20.10 7
L Scott Thornton 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 11.00 8
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 12.40 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Ladislav Nagy 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 9
D Thomas Hickey 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 17.10 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 27.40 8
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 24.10 7
D Rob Blake 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ladislav Nagy
2nd star: Michal Handzus
3rd star: Thomas Hickey

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Evgeny Artyukhin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Evgeny Artyukhin finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Evgeny Artyukhin finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Michael Peca had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Michal Handzus scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Ladislav Nagy scored the 300th point of his career.
-Ladislav Nagy has marked a new career high in assists with 42 assists.
-Michal Handzus ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Rob Blake ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 18) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 13)
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1-0 DTV Mike Egener (Kyle Wanvig)
1-1 MNC Brendan Bernakevitch (Ryan Murphy, Doug Nolan)
1-2 MNC Ryan Murphy (Jeff Giuliano)

Goalies: Morgan Cey - Danny Taylor