26 Mars 09

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Edmonton Oilers 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Shots: 19 - 27
PP: 2 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:47/60=78 %, Challenges:34/36=91 %
PP: 0 of 7 (4 shots), Passing:92/99=92 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:49 0-1 David Vyborny [47] (Chris Higgins, Alexander Ovechkin)
14:18 0-2 Martin Erat [17] (Dan Fritsche, Andre Benoit)
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25:01 1-2 Clarke MacArthur [14] (Sergei Samsonov)PP
29:31 2-2 Sam Gagner [14] (Danny Syvret, Sheldon Souray)
36:47 3-2 Ryan O'Marra [11] (Clarke MacArthur, Sergei Samsonov)PP
37:53 3-3 Martin Erat [18] (David Vyborny, Andre Benoit)
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49:11 3-4 Chris Higgins [35] (Alexander Ovechkin, Brad Malone)
50:56 3-5 Dan Fritsche [31] (Brad Richardson, Tom Gilbert)
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Penalty summary:
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08:33 Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
11:08 Jean-François Jacques (2 min for elbowing)
18:02 Robbie Schremp (2 min for holding the stick)
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23:41 Tom Gilbert (2 min for elbowing)
31:19 Robert Nilsson (5 min for fighting)
31:19 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
32:17 Jean-François Jacques (2 min for tripping)
35:49 Evgeni Chemerkin (2 min for hooking)
38:01 David Vyborny (2 min for tripping)
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42:41 Sam Gagner (2 min for hooking)
44:53 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for slashing)
57:14 Jean-François Jacques (2 min for roughing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.40 7
R Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.30 5
R Clarke MacArthur 1 1 1 5 0 3 2 -1 20.10 8
R Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 11.40 5
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 12.50 7
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -2 14.30 6
C Ryan O'Marra 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 4
L Jean-François Jacques 0 0 5 2 1 0 6 0 17.30 7
L Vyacheslav Trukhno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 13.30 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 4
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.10 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 28.50 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 -2 20.20 7
D Danny Syvret 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 14.20 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -3 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jason LaBarbera 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 11.10 7
R Brad Richardson 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 18.00 9
R David Vyborny 1 1 6 0 1 0 2 3 22.00 8
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 11.10 7
C Dan Fritsche 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 21.00 8
C Chris Higgins 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.10 9
L Brad Malone 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Evgeni Chemerkin 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 9.50 6
L Martin Erat 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 21.10 10
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 21.20 8
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 14.30 4
D Andre Benoit 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 18.00 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 29.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 9.50 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 2 18.40 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Erat
2nd star: David Vyborny
3rd star: Dan Fritsche

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Chris Higgins scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Brad Malone ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Robert Nilsson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 6( 35) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 7)
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1-0 HAM Sean McAslan (Niklas Eckerblom)
1-1 SYR Curtis Glencross (Eric Neilson)
2-1 HAM Kyle Brodziak (Stéphane Goulet)
3-1 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Liam Reddox, Kyle Brodziak)
4-1 HAM Mathieu Melanson (Doug O'Brien, Andrew Cogliano)
5-1 HAM Mathieu Melanson (Adam Pineault, Andrew Cogliano)
6-1 HAM Liam Reddox (Kyle Brodziak)

Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Adam Munro

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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Boston Bruins 6
Shots: 19 - 34
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:48/60=80 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
PP: 0 of 8 (6 shots), Passing:66/71=92 %, Challenges:76/80=93 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 860890 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:52 1-0 Matt Stajan [28] (Marco Sturm, Cory Stillman)
12:13 1-1 Jack Johnson [16])
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21:59 1-2 Zach Parisé [27] (Ryan Smyth)
22:29 1-3 Phil Kessel [17] (Sergei Brylin, James Van Riemsdyk)
29:26 2-3 Mike Knuble [14] (Matt Stajan, Pavol Demitra)
31:22 2-4 Jack Johnson [17] (Josh Gorges, Chuck Kobasew)
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45:07 2-5 Phil Kessel [18] (Kenny Jönsson, Sergei Brylin)
46:31 2-6 Phil Kessel [19] (Zach Parisé, Kenny Jönsson)
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Penalty summary:
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00:15 Ryan Smyth (2 min for diving)
02:33 Chad LaRose (2 min for holding the stick)
11:39 Bryan Little (2 min for roughing)
11:39 Jeff Hamilton (2 min for roughing)
13:37 Kenny Jönsson (2 min for cross-checking)
18:37 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for hooking)
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20:42 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
20:42 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
32:55 Matt Stajan (2 min for high-sticking)
35:02 Marco Sturm (2 min for boarding)
37:42 Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
39:43 Marco Sturm (2 min for boarding)
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45:49 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
45:49 Brandon Sutter (2 min for roughing)
47:18 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for holding the stick)
49:34 Peter Schaefer (2 min for holding the stick)
53:36 Pavol Demitra (2 min for slashing)
57:24 Mark Mowers (2 min for slashing)
59:42 Cory Stillman (2 min for elbowing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -4 13.50 4
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
L Marco Sturm 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 15.00 5
R Cory Stillman 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 -2 13.20 8
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -4 13.50 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 14.20 6
C Matt Stajan 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 11.30 8
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 -2 10.30 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -4 13.50 6
L Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
R Mike Knuble 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 19.30 10
L Erik Cole 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 -2 17.30 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 14.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 5
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 -4 28.30 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 1 22.10 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 -5 28.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 6 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 8.50 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 10.00 7
R Sergei Brylin 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 20.00 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11.50 6
C Mark Mowers 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 8.50 7
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 10.00 7
C Phil Kessel 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 3 21.40 10
C Zach Parisé 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 19.30 10
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1 7.00 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 10.00 9
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 3 22.20 10
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 20.40 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 29.20 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 4 10.20 9
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 17.30 6
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 29.20 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.50 7
D Jack Johnson 2 0 5 2 0 1 0 2 23.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Phil Kessel
2nd star: Zach Parisé
3rd star: Jack Johnson

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Cory Stillman notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jeff Hamilton had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Chuck Kobasew has marked a new career high in assists with 17 assists.
-Zach Parisé notched his 40th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Todd Fedoruk beat Tim Gleason in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 31) , Providence Bruins 3( 21)
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1-0 LOW Greg Hogeboom (Brady Murray, Kyle Klubertanz)
1-1 PRO Patrik Berglund (Chris Stewart, Dmitri Kosmachev)
2-1 LOW Greg Hogeboom (Brady Murray, Brett Carson)
2-2 PRO Patrik Berglund (Shawn Thornton, Dominic Vicari)
2-3 PRO Dmitri Kosmachev (David Krejci)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Dominic Vicari

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Ottawa Senators 4 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 34 - 21
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:64/72=88 %, Challenges:53/58=89 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/74=78 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 1128500 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:57 0-1 Daniel Brière [41] (Bruce Graham, Nigel Dawes)
18:47 1-1 Mathieu Aubin [7] (Jirí Tlustý, Eric Fehr)
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28:07 2-1 Karl Alzner [7] (Dany Heatley, Marian Gaborik)
30:27 2-2 Joe Barnes [3] (Hugh Jessiman, Derian Hatcher)
36:44 3-2 Rostislav Olesz [30] (Simon Gagné, Rostislav Klesla)PP
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46:33 4-2 Simon Gagné [35] (Dany Heatley)
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Penalty summary:
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07:15 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for hooking)
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20:43 Nigel Dawes (2 min for hooking)
23:38 Marcel Hossa (2 min for slashing)
34:53 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
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49:27 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.00 6
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
R Dany Heatley 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 20.40 10
C Mathieu Aubin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4.00 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.30 5
C Rostislav Olesz 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 22.40 9
C Simon Gagné 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.00 5
L Eric Fehr 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 7
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 20.20 8
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 2 7 0 3 0 -1 26.10 9
D Karl Alzner 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 24.20 8
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
D Keith Ballard 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 24.50 9
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Miikka Kiprusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nigel Dawes 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 9.40 6
R Hugh Jessiman 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 13.40 9
R Mark Parrish 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
C Bruce Graham 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
C Joe Barnes 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
C Keith Tkachuk 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 14.00 7
R Daniel Brière 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 9.40 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.10 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 22.40 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Joey MacDonald 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Rostislav Olesz
3rd star: Simon Gagné

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Rostislav Olesz has marked a new career high in points with 71 points.
-Rostislav Olesz scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Simon Gagné scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Dany Heatley notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Corey Perry had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Corey Perry had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Joe Barnes ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Derian Hatcher ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 38) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 11)
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1-0 GRD Shean Donovan (Brian Day, Alex Bourret)
1-1 HFD Carl Corazzini (Dane Byers, Lane Manson)
2-1 GRD Mark Bell (Will Weber)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Jordan Sigalet

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Atlanta Thrashers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 42 - 26
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:54/57=93 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 875855 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:12 1-0 Mark Popovic [8] (Brad Richards, Ilya Kovalchuk)PP
11:08 2-0 Boris Valabik [12] (Mark Popovic)
16:32 3-0 Vyacheslav Kozlov [24] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Tomas Vokoun)
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24:42 3-1 Nicklas Bergfors [15] (Gilbert Brulé, Scott Jackson)
29:13 3-2 Brent Burns [4] (Scott Jackson, Jonathan Toews)
39:06 3-3 Guillaume Latendresse [57] (Shea Weber)SH
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47:37 4-3 Brad Richards [35] (Nathan Horton, Mark Popovic)
48:38 4-4 Guillaume Latendresse [58] (Paul Stastny, Shea Weber)SH
52:57 5-4 Patrick Kane [23] (Mark Popovic)
58:15 5-5 Vincent Lecavalier [38] (Paul Stastny) WG
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Penalty summary:
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07:39 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for elbowing)
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32:03 Claude Cadieux (2 min for hooking)
38:23 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for boarding)
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47:43 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
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62:26 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
R Patrick Kane 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Nathan Horton 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 -1 22.30 8
C Brad Larsen 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 7
C Jim Slater 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 17.40 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Brad Richards 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 -1 23.30 8
L Brett Sterling 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 2 4 2 0 2 0 -1 23.30 9
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.40 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Mark Popovic 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 -1 32.20 9
D Wes O'Neill 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 21.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
D Boris Valabik 1 0 4 3 0 1 0 -1 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 1 21 0 0 65.00 4
G Ondrej Pavelec 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 4
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 14.10 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 2 0 5 6 0 0 0 2 23.10 10
C Felix Schütz 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Benoit Pouliot 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 14.10 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 -1 18.30 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 7.10 4
L Marek Zagrapan 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1 17.50 7
L Paul Stastny 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 23.40 8
D Claude Cadieux 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 7
D Scott Jackson 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 28.00 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Brent Burns 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 20.00 8
D Shea Weber 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alexei Shmelev 5 0 37 0 0 65.00 7
G Danny Battochio 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Popovic
2nd star: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Brad Richards

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Mark Popovic has marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists.
-Brad Richards scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Todd White had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Nicklas Bergfors scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Nicklas Bergfors ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Scott Jackson ended his 8 game point drought.
-Kristopher Letang had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brent Burns finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 12) , Rochester Americans 0( 22)
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Goalies: Danny Turple - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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San Jose Sharks 3 , Los Angeles Kings 4
Shots: 20 - 36
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:56/75=74 %, Challenges:39/41=92 %
LA PP: 2 of 6 (16 shots), Passing:68/81=83 %, Challenges:45/58=76 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 875388 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:17 0-1 LA Oleg Saprykin [11] (Oleg Tverdovsky, Lubomir Visnovsky)
12:49 1-1 Garth Murray [4] (Evgeny Nabokov)
18:48 2-1 Joe Thornton [43] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Matt Carle)
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32:14 2-2 LA Dustin Brown [34] (Oleg Tverdovsky, Alexander Frolov)
33:54 3-2 Brandon Bochenski [6] (Matt Carle, Kyle McLaren)
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48:44 3-3 LA Ladislav Nagy [34] (Anze Kopitar, Marc-André Cliche)PP
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62:14 3-4 LA Anze Kopitar [45] (Matt Lashoff, Lubomir Visnovsky)PP
Penalty summary:
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04:56 LA Ladislav Nagy (2 min for tripping)
08:26 LA Trevor Lewis (2 min for hooking)
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24:22 Radoslav Suchy (2 min for slashing)
27:09 LA Oleg Saprykin (2 min for slashing)
30:07 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for hooking)
38:58 LA Michal Handzus (2 min for holding the stick)
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45:32 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
45:32 LA Scott Thornton (5 min for fighting)
47:15 Logan Couture (2 min for tripping)
57:08 Logan Couture (2 min for slashing)
58:33 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for tripping)
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60:29 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for tripping)

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 9.00 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 -1 16.30 8
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 1 21.40 8
C Logan Couture 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 2 10.20 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Joe Thornton 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
L Garth Murray 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 9.00 6
L Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 5
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Milan Michalek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Radoslav Suchy 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 -1 17.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 0 20.10 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 7 0 1 2 -1 23.50 10
D Matt Carle 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 21.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 1 32 0 0 62.20 7
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 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4.20 5
R Marc-André Cliche 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
R Dustin Brown 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 18.00 8
R Kyle Calder 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -3 17.30 5
C Trevor Lewis 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4.20 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 12.00 7
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 -2 23.40 9
L Scott Thornton 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 3.40 5
L Oleg Saprykin 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 12.00 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 1 19.10 8
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 8 1 1 0 2 -3 23.30 8
D A.J. Thelen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 -3 29.30 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 14.40 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 31.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 17 0 0 62.20 5
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anze Kopitar
2nd star: Dustin Brown
3rd star: Oleg Saprykin

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Garth Murray ended his 6 game point drought.
-Patrick Marleau had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Anze Kopitar scored his 45th goal of the season.
-Anze Kopitar ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Scott Thornton beat Kyle McLaren in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 0( 7) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 23)
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0-1 MNC Constantin Braun (Tom Preissing, Wayne Simmonds)
0-2 MNC Dany Roussin
0-3 MNC Dany Roussin (Lynn Loyns)

Goalies: Alex Stalock - Danny Taylor