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San Jose Sharks 4 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:59/68=85 %
LA PP: 1 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:63/70=90 %, Challenges:28/40=68 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 875388 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:42 0-1 LA Lauri Tukonen [3] (Trevor Lewis, Michal Handzus)
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22:03 1-1 Curtis Brown [10] (Joe Corvo, Craig Rivet)
29:34 2-1 Jeff O'Neill [20] (Christian Ehrhoff)
30:05 2-2 LA Lauri Tukonen [4] (Scott Thornton, Trevor Lewis)
34:35 2-3 LA Dustin Brown [30] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Alexander Frolov)PP
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43:44 3-3 Joe Thornton [42] (Steve Bernier)SH
47:47 4-3 Jonathan Cheechoo [33] (Patrick Marleau, Joe Corvo)PP
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Penalty summary:
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10:12 Logan Couture (2 min for holding the stick)
12:54 Matt Carle (2 min for diving)
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34:09 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for elbowing)
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42:12 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for tripping)
47:06 LA Matt Lashoff (2 min for hooking)
47:57 LA Lauri Tukonen (2 min for slashing)
50:09 Patrick Marleau (2 min for hooking)
58:23 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for slashing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 4
R Steve Bernier 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 17.20 8
R Jeff O'Neill 1 0 3 1 1 0 6 0 16.00 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Logan Couture 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 9.20 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
C Curtis Brown 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
C Joe Thornton 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 24.50 10
L Garth Murray 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.40 5
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 6
L Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 14.50 8
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 22.10 8
D Radoslav Suchy 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 13.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 27.10 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 20.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 6.50 7
R Marc-André Cliche 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 17.20 6
R Dustin Brown 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
R Kyle Calder 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 5
C Trevor Lewis 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.50 6
C Michal Handzus 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 -2 12.00 7
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 20.50 9
L Scott Thornton 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 6.50 6
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -2 10.30 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 -1 21.00 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
D A.J. Thelen 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -2 10.30 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 20.00 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 26.40 8
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 13.20 5
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 24.10 5
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 4 0 28 0 0 59.00 6
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Lauri Tukonen
3rd star: Steve Bernier

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Corvo has marked a new career high in assists with 27 assists.
-Curtis Brown scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Curtis Brown scored the 300th point of his career.
-Jeff O'Neill scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Joe Pavelski had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Dustin Brown scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Lauri Tukonen finally ended his 37 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 3( 25) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 24)
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1-0 CLE Jon DiSalvatore (Marcel Goc, Derek Joslin)
1-1 MNC Constantin Braun (Wayne Simmonds, Marcel Müller)
1-2 MNC Lynn Loyns (Dany Roussin)
2-2 CLE Jiri Cetkovsky (Glenn Olson)
3-2 CLE Colton Fretter (Riley Armstrong)

Goalies: Alex Stalock - Danny Taylor


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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , New York Islanders 2
Shots: 41 - 19
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:70/81=86 %, Challenges:48/49=96 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:28/31=87 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:23 1-0 David Vyborny [43] (Chris Higgins, Alexandre Picard)
13:32 2-0 Dan Fritsche [27])
16:31 3-0 Pavel Vorobiev [8] (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Tom Gilbert)
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26:03 3-1 Raffi Torres [14] (Ron Hainsey, Marc-André Bergeron)
26:56 4-1 Stephen Weiss [11] (Pavel Vorobiev, Johnny Boychuk)
29:45 5-1 Brad Richardson [22] (Martin Erat, Tom Gilbert)
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54:43 5-2 Sergey Bukin [9] (Marc-André Bergeron, Ron Hainsey)
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Penalty summary:
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06:33 Pavel Kubina (2 min for tripping)
08:47 Chris Higgins (2 min for cross-checking)
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30:09 Evgeni Chemerkin (2 min for cross-checking)
32:25 Mike Angelidis (2 min for tripping)
34:21 Chris Campoli (2 min for slashing)
37:07 Johnny Boychuk (2 min for slashing)
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44:56 Evgeni Chemerkin (2 min for roughing)
52:21 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for slashing)
58:36 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 12.50 8
R Brad Richardson 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 9
R David Vyborny 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
C Alexandre Picard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 7
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 12.50 7
C Dan Fritsche 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
C Chris Higgins 0 1 6 1 0 0 2 1 21.20 7
L Brad Malone 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Evgeni Chemerkin 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 12.50 5
L Martin Erat 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Johnny Boychuk 0 1 0 4 0 2 2 2 19.00 7
D Andre Benoit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 26.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 14.50 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 16.20 9
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
R Raffi Torres 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 -1 22.20 9
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -3 20.10 7
C Jeremy Colliton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
C Jason Williams 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Bobby Hughes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
C Carl Söderberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 20.40 6
L Sergey Bukin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 6
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Mike Angelidis 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 16.10 7
L Tim Connolly 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -4 19.50 5
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 19.50 6
D Denis Bouchard 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 17.30 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.20 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 -1 27.30 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Holmqvist 5 0 13 0 0 29.40 4
G Jason Bacashihua 0 0 23 0 0 30.10 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Vorobiev
2nd star: Tom Gilbert
3rd star: Brad Richardson

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-David Vyborny scored the 400th point of his career.
-Johnny Boychuk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin Erat notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Johnny Boychuk ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Marc-André Bergeron notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 30)
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0-1 BRG Michal Repík (Jesse Joensuu, Frans Nielsen)
0-2 BRG Sergei Ogorodnikov (Chris Porter)

Goalies: Adam Munro - Al Montoya

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Nashville Predators 5 , Phoenix Coyotes 1
Shots: 32 - 15
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:33/36=89 %
PP: 0 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:80/100=80 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 800897 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:27 0-1 Mike Sillinger [8] (Nick Boynton)
16:45 1-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [14] (David Legwand)PP
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26:36 2-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [15] (David Legwand, Alexander Radulov)PP
27:48 3-1 Radek Bonk [11] (Jordin Tootoo, Dan Hamhuis)
35:33 4-1 Dan Hamhuis [7] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Jason Arnott)
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48:15 5-1 Steve Sullivan [14] (Richard Stehlik, Vernon Fiddler)
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Penalty summary:
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00:37 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for roughing)
05:03 Steve Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
13:03 Jason Arnott (2 min for high-sticking)
15:12 Patrick Fischer (2 min for hooking)
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20:32 Mike Sillinger (2 min for hooking)
25:15 Matt Murley (2 min for cross-checking)
38:29 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)
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41:12 Patrick Fischer (2 min for hooking)
53:16 Tomas Surovy (2 min for hooking)
59:21 Mike Ribeiro (2 min for boarding)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 9.30 7
R Steve Sullivan 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 16.30 7
R Paul Kariya 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 2 5 1 3 0 -1 20.30 8
C Radek Bonk 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6.30 6
C Vernon Fiddler 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.30 8
C Jason Arnott 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 11.20 8
C David Legwand 0 2 4 3 0 3 0 0 22.10 9
L Mike Grier 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 9.00 6
L Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 20.30 7
L Mike Ribeiro 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 7
L Jean-Pierre Dumont 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 9
D Richard Stehlik 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 23.40 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
D Dan Hamhuis 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 22.00 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 17.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Fischer 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 11.00 6
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 13.40 7
R Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 15.30 6
R Mike Sillinger 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 13.20 8
C Peter Mueller 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 4
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Matt Murley 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 10.40 6
L Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 4
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -2 13.50 5
L Mike York 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 4
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 23.00 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 21.00 5
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 23.20 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 20.00 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David Aebischer 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
2nd star: David Legwand
3rd star: Dan Hamhuis

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-David Legwand notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Arnott notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Steve Sullivan finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Dan Hamhuis finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Nick Boynton notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Mike Sillinger finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 5( 23) , Springfield Falcons 0( 20)
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1-0 MIL Teemu Laakso (Ryan Maki)
2-0 MIL Jed Ortmeyer (Matt Ellison, John Doherty)
3-0 MIL Ryan Maki (Milan Jurík)
4-0 MIL Konstantin Glazachev (Milan Jurík, John Doherty)
5-0 MIL Cory Urquhart (Matt Ellison, Luke Fritshaw)

Goalies: Jhonas Enroth - Scott Munroe

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Boston Bruins 6 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 33 - 24
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:54/62=87 %, Challenges:47/54=85 %
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 772860 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:33 1-0 Kenny Jönsson [8] (Josh Gorges, Bryan Little)
13:12 2-0 Mark Mowers [5] (Jack Johnson, Justin Pogge)
19:35 3-0 Sergei Brylin [27] (Phil Kessel)PP
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27:57 3-1 Paul Gaustad [17] (Brent Sopel, Andreas Lilja)
33:29 4-1 James Van Riemsdyk [21] (Sergei Brylin, Zach Parisé)PP
37:18 4-2 Mathieu Roy [25] (Matt D'Agostini, Paul Gaustad)
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41:51 4-3 Ryan Malone [23] (Saku Koivu, Michael Ryder)PP
47:25 5-3 Nikolai Zherdev [20] (Jack Johnson)
56:47 6-3 Sergei Brylin [28] (Filip Kuba, Jack Johnson)
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Penalty summary:
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09:56 Kenny Jönsson (2 min for hooking)
14:21 Peter Schaefer (2 min for slashing)
18:01 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
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24:31 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for hooking)
28:57 Zach Parisé (2 min for hooking)
32:41 Mathieu Roy (2 min for tripping)
34:24 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for boarding)
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41:18 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for hooking)
47:52 Mathieu Roy (2 min for tripping)
49:32 Ryan Kesler (2 min for holding the stick)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 14.20 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 9.20 6
R Sergei Brylin 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.20 9
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10.10 8
C Mark Mowers 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 13.30 8
C Bryan Little 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 12.40 8
C Phil Kessel 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Zach Parisé 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 13.10 8
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 13.40 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10.10 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 16.10 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 20.10 6
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 6
D Kenny Jönsson 1 0 2 6 0 0 2 1 22.20 10
D Josh Gorges 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 18.50 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 24.40 9
D Jack Johnson 0 3 2 4 0 2 0 0 25.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 1 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.40 6
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 14.20 5
R Michael Ryder 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 8.40 6
C Alexander Semin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.30 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
L Mathieu Roy 1 0 3 0 3 0 4 0 18.40 7
L Ryan Malone 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -2 11.30 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 9.50 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 6
D Brent Sopel 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -2 27.30 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 19.10 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 -2 15.40 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 11 0 0 33.30 4
G David LeNeveu 2 0 16 0 0 26.30 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Brylin
2nd star: Kenny Jönsson
3rd star: Jack Johnson

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Bryan Little notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Justin Pogge notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Filip Kuba notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mark Mowers ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Mathieu Roy scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Michael Ryder notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Mathieu Roy ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( 22) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 12)
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1-0 PRO Nate Robinson (Wacey Rabbit)
2-0 PRO Wacey Rabbit (Anthony Aquino)

Goalies: Dominic Vicari - Loïc LaCasse

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Calgary Flames 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 5
Shots: 27 - 33
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:39/51=75 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 831241 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:43 0-1 Marek Svatos [14] (Vojtech Polak, Brent Seabrook)
12:39 0-2 Chris Drury [24])SH
19:54 0-3 Vojtech Polak [16] (Wade Redden, Dan Paillé)
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25:32 1-3 Miroslav Satan [22] (Stephane Yelle)
28:06 2-3 Markus Näslund [34] (Daymond Langkow)
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46:01 2-4 Radek Dvorak [24] (Marek Svatos, Chris Drury)
48:03 3-4 Jarome Iginla [28] (Daymond Langkow, David Hale)PP
49:51 3-5 Bryan Bickell [7] (Dustin Byfuglien, Brent Seabrook)SH
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Penalty summary:
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10:54 Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
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32:36 Aki Seitsonen (2 min for slashing)
34:59 Chris Clark (2 min for tripping)
37:29 Bryan Bickell (2 min for tripping)
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41:24 Arron Alphonso (2 min for hooking)
46:58 Mark Eaton (2 min for hooking)
48:51 Wade Redden (2 min for hooking)
51:54 Brent Seabrook (2 min for cross-checking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Alphonso 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.30 4
R David Hlavac 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 10.50 6
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
C Aki Seitsonen 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.30 6
C Perry Hoffman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
C Stephane Yelle 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 -2 20.20 8
L Chris Clark 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
L David Moss 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 15.00 6
L Miroslav Satan 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Markus Näslund 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 20.00 7
D David Ruzicka 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.40 5
D Richie Regehr 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 4
D David Hale 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 -3 29.30 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 15.20 7
D Mark Giordano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 23.30 5
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 3 7 0 3 0 -1 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Leland Irving 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G Jean-Christophe Blancha 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 16.00 7
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 18.30 6
R Radek Dvorak 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 10.50 7
R Marek Svatos 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
C Dan Paillé 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Alexandre Daigle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 15.30 7
C Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 5
L Bryan Bickell 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 16.20 9
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
L Marc Savard 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 12.20 7
L Chris Drury 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.30 9
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 22.30 8
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 16.40 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 4 1 0 2 1 20.50 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 16.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 22.10 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 21.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vojtech Polak
2nd star: Marek Svatos
3rd star: Chris Drury

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Vojtech Polak notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Radek Dvorak ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 6( 23) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 11)
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1-0 SJF Jason Allison
2-0 SJF Janne Lahti
3-0 SJF David Bararuk (Janne Lahti)
4-0 SJF Kris Chucko (Tim Ramholt, Eric Nystrom)
5-0 SJF Anders Eriksson
6-0 SJF Eric Nystrom (Jason Allison)
6-1 NOR Geoff Sanderson (Michael Blunden)

Goalies: Kevin Lalande - Mike Brodeur


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Colorado Avalanche 2 , St. Louis Blues 5
Shots: 25 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:64/86=74 %, Challenges:32/42=74 %
PP: 2 of 8 (6 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:31/47=64 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 781360 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:47 1-0 Milan Hejduk [16] (Rick Nash, Kyle Wellwood)
14:32 1-1 Marc Staal [6] (Dave Bolland)
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28:26 1-2 Patrick Eaves [25] (Andrew Ladd, Barret Jackman)PP
31:14 2-2 Misha Joukov [10] (David Perron, Rick Nash)
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41:14 2-3 Christian Bäckman [15] (Dave Bolland, Jay McClement)PP
48:43 2-4 Jay McClement [18] (Manny Malhotra, Jeff Carter)
56:21 2-5 Jay McClement [19] (Enver Lisin, Patrick Eaves)
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Penalty summary:
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01:25 David Svagrovsky (2 min for elbowing)
04:58 Ryan Callahan (2 min for roughing)
12:32 Mark Stuart (2 min for hooking)
18:21 Derek Boogaard (2 min for tripping)
19:23 Zdeno Chara (2 min for roughing)
19:23 Jay McClement (2 min for roughing)
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25:12 David Svagrovsky (2 min for cross-checking)
27:36 Derek Boogaard (2 min for slashing)
28:45 David Svagrovsky (2 min for cross-checking)
39:53 David Svagrovsky (2 min for tripping)
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53:53 Dan DaSilva (2 min for boarding)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan DaSilva 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18.00 6
R David Svagrovsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 12.10 4
R Linus Persson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Milan Hejduk 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 5.30 6
C Misha Joukov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 13.20 5
C Dustin Penner 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 16.40 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
L David Perron 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 12.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 15.20 7
L Rick Nash 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 15.10 6
D Maxim Kondratiev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 5
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 20.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 4 5 0 2 0 0 26.30 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 19.40 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.20 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Vitaly Kolesnik 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 0 1 2 0 2 0 6.10 5
R Enver Lisin 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 13.50 7
R Patrick Eaves 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
C Kyle Turris 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.10 4
C Dave Bolland 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 21.50 8
C Brad Boyes 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 9.00 5
C Jeff Carter 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 21.20 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 12.30 8
L Jay McClement 2 1 5 3 1 1 2 1 20.40 10
L Manny Malhotra 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 -1 11.30 8
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 16.00 7
D Barret Jackman 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 20.40 8
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19.10 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 23.50 6
D Marc Staal 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Ben Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jay McClement
2nd star: Patrick Eaves
3rd star: Dave Bolland

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Kyle Wellwood notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Misha Joukov scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Patrick Eaves scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Christian Bäckman scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jay McClement finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Marc Staal ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 28) , Worcester Icecats 1( 14)
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0-1 WOR Scott Dobben (Bobby Robins)
1-1 HER Scott Parker (Cody McCormick, Jeff Jillson)
2-1 HER Tuomas Mikkonen (Jaroslav Hlinka)

Goalies: Michael Wall - Philippe Roberge

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Edmonton Oilers 3 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 30 - 31
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
PP: 2 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:58 0-1 Vitaly Vishnevski [10] (Travis Zajac)PP
09:23 0-2 Andrew Peters [12] (Kurt Fink)
15:44 0-3 Henrik Sedin [27] (John Madden, Brian Gionta)PP
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27:53 0-4 Daniel Sedin [26] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Vitaly Vishnevski)
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47:13 1-4 Ryan O'Marra [10] (Clarke MacArthur, Danny Syvret)
49:27 2-4 Jean-François Jacques [23] (Sam Gagner)
49:46 3-4 Sam Gagner [11] (Sheldon Souray, Joni Pitkänen)
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Penalty summary:
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02:36 Sam Gagner (2 min for high-sticking)
08:35 Ladislav Smid (2 min for holding the stick)
10:37 Patrik Elias (2 min for tripping)
13:07 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for roughing)
15:04 Danny Syvret (2 min for hooking)
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20:39 Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
21:42 John Madden (2 min for roughing)
21:42 Danny Syvret (2 min for roughing)
23:54 Andrew Peters (2 min for roughing)
23:54 Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
37:39 Andrew Peters (2 min for hooking)
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44:31 Andrew Peters (2 min for hooking)
55:26 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for high-sticking)
58:23 Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 16.00 8
R Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Clarke MacArthur 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 1 16.40 7
R Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 14.00 5
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 5
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Ryan O'Marra 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 16.40 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 3.20 4
L Jean-François Jacques 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Vyacheslav Trukhno 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 16.40 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 10.10 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 19.40 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 7.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 5 5 0 3 0 0 28.50 9
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 23.40 7
D Danny Syvret 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 17.50 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jason LaBarbera 4 0 27 0 0 58.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 15.40 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Brian Gionta 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 15.10 7
R Daniel Sedin 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
C Kurt Fink 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
C Mike Rupp 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 8.30 7
C Travis Zajac 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -2 20.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 11.40 5
L Andrew Peters 1 0 5 1 1 0 6 1 14.50 8
L Grant Marshall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
L John Madden 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 -1 21.30 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 11.40 6
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 21.40 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 1 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 26.50 10
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 10.40 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Jordan Parisé 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vitaly Vishnevski
2nd star: Sam Gagner
3rd star: Daniel Sedin

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ryan O'Marra scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Clarke MacArthur notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sheldon Souray has marked a new career high in assists with 30 assists.
-Sheldon Souray has marked a new career high in points with 42 points.
-Sheldon Souray notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jean-François Jacques ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Vitaly Vishnevski scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brian Gionta notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Sedin finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 21) , Albany River Rats 1( 30)
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1-0 HAM Michael Vannelli (Liam Reddox)
2-0 HAM Fredrik Johansson (Stéphane Goulet)
2-1 ALB Blair Yaworski
3-1 HAM Adam Pineault (Kyle Brodziak)

Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Mike Morrison

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Florida Panthers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 34 - 29
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:57/73=78 %, Challenges:56/58=94 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/73=93 %, Challenges:32/55=57 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 843238 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:26 1-0 Patrick Sharp [16] (Chris Kelly, Ruslan Salei)
10:47 2-0 Anthony Stewart [20] (Mike Fisher, Nick Foligno)
12:54 2-1 Gilbert Brulé [33] (Nicklas Bergfors, Brent Burns)PP
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20:56 3-1 Bryan Allen [6] (Andrei Zyuzin, Ryan Craig)PP
26:44 3-2 Paul Stastny [45] (Vincent Lecavalier, Shea Weber)
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41:36 3-3 Gilbert Brulé [34] (Paul Stastny, Kristopher Letang)
42:11 4-3 Jason Spezza [28] (Bryan Allen, Anton Volchenkov)
42:43 4-4 Marek Zagrapan [9] (Claude Cadieux, Felix Schütz)
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60:58 5-4 Trent Hunter [17] (Tuomo Ruutu, Ruslan Salei)
Penalty summary:
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12:18 Duncan Keith (2 min for cross-checking)
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20:41 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for hooking)
22:32 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for slashing)
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56:06 Patrick Sharp (2 min for roughing)
56:06 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for roughing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Kelly 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
R Trent Hunter 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 9
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 10.30 8
C Patrick Sharp 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 18.30 10
C Drew Larman 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 14.40 8
C Ryan Craig 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
C Jason Spezza 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 11.10 8
L Nick Foligno 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 8
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 15.50 6
L Mike Fisher 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 11.20 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 19.20 8
D Bryan Allen 1 1 3 11 0 7 0 1 26.50 10
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 20.00 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 2 0 3 0 6 0 0 14.00 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 25 0 0 61.00 6
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 7 2 0 4 -1 20.30 7
C Benoit Pouliot 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.00 7
C Felix Schütz 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 19.20 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 6.40 6
L Marek Zagrapan 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 16.10 6
L Gilbert Brulé 2 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 15.10 8
L Paul Stastny 1 1 3 5 3 0 0 -1 20.30 8
D Claude Cadieux 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Scott Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 26.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 20.30 8
D Brent Burns 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Shea Weber 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 -1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alexei Shmelev 5 0 29 0 0 61.00 4
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Allen
2nd star: Patrick Sharp
3rd star: Gilbert Brulé

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Anthony Stewart scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mike Fisher notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Nick Foligno notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Anthony Stewart finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Drew Larman had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Drew Larman had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Evgeny Artyukhin had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Richard Zednik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Andrei Zyuzin ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Paul Stastny scored his 45th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 4( 16) , Rochester Americans 3( 12)
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1-0 LOU Brady Calla (Martin Lojek)
2-0 LOU Jordan LaVallee (Greg Mauldin)
2-1 ROC Cody Franson (Cal O'Reilly)
3-1 LOU Kenndal McArdle (Mikhail Yakubov, Brad Zancanaro)
3-2 ROC Olivier Legault (Trevor Kell, Jeff Corey)
3-3 ROC Olivier Legault (Trevor Kell)
4-3 LOU Kenndal McArdle (Mikhail Yakubov, Brad Zancanaro)

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New York Rangers 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 4
Shots: 29 - 47
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:58/74=78 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
PP: 0 of 7 (19 shots), Passing:72/81=88 %, Challenges:59/64=90 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 882700 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:23 1-0 Adrian Aucoin [8] (Keith Tkachuk)PP
10:45 1-1 Steve Downie [8] (Braydon Coburn, Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
14:39 1-2 Scottie Upshall [5] (Colby Armstrong, Fedor Tyutin)
15:52 1-3 Antoine Vermette [28] (Nicklas Bäckström, Claude Giroux)
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27:22 2-3 Mark Parrish [18] (Jaromir Jagr, Daniel Brière)
29:46 3-3 Bruce Graham [1] (Nigel Dawes, Hugh Jessiman)
31:08 4-3 Jaromir Jagr [57] (Martin Havlat, Joey MacDonald)
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42:26 4-4 Joffrey Lupul [26] (Drew Stafford, Braydon Coburn)
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Penalty summary:
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00:54 Daniel Brière (2 min for roughing)
03:01 Braydon Coburn (2 min for slashing)
05:01 Mikko Koivu (2 min for tripping)
11:11 Sean Avery (2 min for hooking)
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34:04 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:15 Michal Rozsival (2 min for tripping)
44:33 Derian Hatcher (2 min for holding the stick)
53:43 Adrian Aucoin (2 min for holding the stick)
54:23 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
54:23 Kim Johnsson (2 min for roughing)
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60:48 Paul Mara (2 min for holding the stick)

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nigel Dawes 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 7.10 7
R Hugh Jessiman 0 1 2 4 1 3 0 -2 22.40 8
R Mark Parrish 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.00 8
R Jaromir Jagr 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Bruce Graham 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 7
C Joe Barnes 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 12.40 7
C Keith Tkachuk 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 12.00 7
R Daniel Brière 0 1 5 5 0 0 2 0 17.10 10
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 8.10 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 21.10 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 18.40 7
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 23.20 7
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 12.40 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 22.50 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 29.40 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -2 22.50 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 5 1 0 2 0 22.20 8
D Adrian Aucoin 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 20.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Joey MacDonald 4 1 43 0 0 65.00 10
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Downie 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.50 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 6 2 1 2 2 0 20.20 8
R Claude Giroux 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 24.50 9
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
C Scottie Upshall 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 17.00 6
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
C Drew Stafford 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 22.50 9
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Mikko Koivu 0 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 17.10 6
L Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 20.30 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 1 23.50 8
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 4 0 25 0 0 65.00 4
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joey MacDonald
2nd star: Jaromir Jagr
3rd star: Joffrey Lupul

Notes for New York Rangers:

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Braydon Coburn notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Colby Armstrong has marked a new career high in assists with 25 assists.
-Fedor Tyutin has marked a new career high in points with 37 points.
-Joffrey Lupul has marked a new career high in points with 68 points.
-Steve Downie ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Scottie Upshall finally ended his 42 game goal drought.
-Scottie Upshall finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 15) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 20)
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1-0 HFD Boyd Devereaux (Sergei Zinovjev)
1-1 PHL Jamie Tardif (Ben Eager, Ryan Potulny)
1-2 PHL Jussi Timonen (Jonathan Matsumoto)
2-2 HFD Brandon Dubinsky (Tim Konsorada)
3-2 HFD Bill Guerin (Sergei Zinovjev)

Goalies: Jordan Sigalet - Rejean Beauchemin

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 26 - 25
PP: 0 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:62/71=87 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:59/78=75 %, Challenges:49/53=90 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:29 0-1 Stanislav Strachota [1] (Ryan Flynn, R.J. Umberger)
09:47 0-2 Petr Sykora [32] (Evgeny Malkin, Sidney Crosby)
12:48 0-3 Petr Sykora [33] (Matthew Lombardi, Sergei Gonchar)PP
14:04 0-4 Petr Sykora [34] (Sergei Gonchar)
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38:09 1-4 Michel Ouellet [9] (Patrice Bergeron, Maxime Boisclair)
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45:42 1-5 Ales Kotalik [28] (Jordan Staal, Darryl Sydor)
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Penalty summary:
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04:44 Erik Christensen (2 min for boarding)
11:45 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for slashing)
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25:17 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for cross-checking)
31:06 Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
36:01 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for elbowing)
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40:44 Carl Sneep (2 min for roughing)
48:14 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
50:56 Jason Ward (2 min for elbowing)
54:12 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Ward 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8.00 5
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 18.10 6
R Michael Peca 0 0 3 3 1 0 2 -1 14.20 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
C Brett McLean 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Éric Perrin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
C Karl Stewart 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Patrick Leahy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Maxime Boisclair 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.20 6
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -2 18.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 21.20 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.50 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 13.10 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 9 0 0 14.00 4
G Hannu Toivonen 1 0 11 0 0 45.50 7

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Flynn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 6
R R.J. Umberger 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 11.20 8
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 9.10 8
R Petr Sykora 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 9
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 5
C Milan Kraft 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 17.50 8
C Jordan Staal 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 20.40 7
L Stanislav Strachota 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 6
L Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11.20 6
L Matthew Lombardi 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 14.10 6
L Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.30 7
D Carl Sneep 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 15.10 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 25.50 9
D Brian Strait 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 26.20 8
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Alexandre Vincent 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Marc-André Fleury
3rd star: Sergei Gonchar

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Petr Sykora scored the 300th goal of his career.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 15) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 10)
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1-0 DTV Tim Taylor
1-1 WIL Jaroslav Balastik (Tyler Kennedy)
2-1 DTV Radek Smolenak (Lasse Kukkonen)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Dany Sabourin

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Washington Capitals 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 24 - 25
PP: 0 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:67/76=88 %, Challenges:18/45=39 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:52/67=76 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 915936 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:14 1-0 Brian Sutherby [16] (Michael Nylander, Cam Barker)
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26:06 1-1 Eric Staal [52] (Tomas Kaberle)
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45:57 1-2 Eric Staal [53] (Alexander Steen, Bates Battaglia)
47:04 1-3 Chad Kilger [19] (Eric Staal)
49:59 1-4 Andy McDonald [22] (Chad Kilger, Jeremy Williams)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:27 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for slashing)
07:19 Jeremy Williams (2 min for boarding)
14:12 Jeremy Williams (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:22 Alexander Steen (2 min for boarding)
34:21 Jeremy Williams (2 min for boarding)
37:11 Chris Bourque (2 min for hooking)
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41:31 Jeremy Williams (2 min for holding the stick)
49:26 Michael Nylander (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephen Werner 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8.10 5
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 16.50 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 6
R Thomas Vanek 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 -2 20.10 7
C Michael Nylander 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6.50 5
C Chris Bourque 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 14.00 6
C Petr Prucha 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 14.30 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -2 19.50 7
L Brian Sutherby 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.10 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 21.10 5
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 14.30 5
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 14.10 7
D Shawn Belle 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 -1 18.10 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 -1 22.30 6
D Mike Green 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 23.10 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 5 3 2 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 0 6 4 4 0 -1 21.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bates Battaglia 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.20 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 15.30 7
R Andy McDonald 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 8.50 7
R Alexander Steen 0 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 21.00 9
C Jeremy Williams 0 1 2 2 0 0 8 -1 11.10 7
C Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 6
C Nik Antropov 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 13.00 8
C Eric Staal 2 1 4 1 1 1 0 3 20.20 10
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -1 9.00 5
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
L Chad Kilger 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 11.50 8
L Olli Jokinen 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 17.00 7
D Juraj Mikus 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17.10 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 3 3 0 3 2 1 25.50 8
D Ian White 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 15.50 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Chad Kilger
3rd star: Andrew Raycroft

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Nylander notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Cam Barker notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Viktor Kozlov had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 20) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 20)
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0-1 SJM Alexander Ryabev (Erik Westrum)
1-1 POR Janne Hauhtonen (Sasha Pokulok)
2-1 POR Paul Brown (Petr Taticek)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - James Reimer