3 Avril 09

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St. Louis Blues 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 44 - 12
PP: 2 of 8 (17 shots), Passing:81/90=90 %, Challenges:51/53=94 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:46/59=77 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 822402 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:34 1-0 Shane Doan [38] (Jeff Carter)PP
10:13 1-1 Chad LaRose [12] (Mike Knuble, Jason Smith)
14:51 2-1 Andrew Ladd [16] (Enver Lisin, Patrick Eaves)
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25:29 3-1 Jay McClement [20] (Jeff Carter, Marc Staal)PP
30:32 4-1 Shane Doan [39] (Eric Brewer, Jeff Carter)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Cory Stillman (2 min for cross-checking)
00:41 Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
00:41 Marc Staal (2 min for roughing)
03:25 Mike Knuble (2 min for boarding)
04:58 Matt Stajan (2 min for hooking)
08:49 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
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23:39 Craig Adams (2 min for hooking)
28:54 Enver Lisin (2 min for roughing)
28:54 Jason Smith (2 min for roughing)
30:41 Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
35:56 Milan Jurcina (2 min for hooking)
39:37 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for slashing)
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48:18 Enver Lisin (2 min for tripping)
51:17 Eric Brewer (2 min for tripping)
53:24 Erik Cole (2 min for slashing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
R Enver Lisin 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 9.30 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
R Shane Doan 2 0 5 1 0 0 2 1 21.30 8
C Ryan Ramsay 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Kyle Turris 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.30 7
C Dave Bolland 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Jeff Carter 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Jay McClement 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 15.40 8
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
D Eric Brewer 0 1 3 6 0 1 2 1 25.50 9
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 7 4 0 1 0 0 22.30 8
D Marc Staal 0 1 3 4 0 1 2 1 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 11 0 0 60.00 7
G Ben Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 5
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 11.10 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
R Cory Stillman 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.30 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 6
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 11.10 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 4
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 -2 17.30 7
L Matt Cullen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
R Mike Knuble 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 13.30 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 11.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 23.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 13.50 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 18.10 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 22.20 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 19.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 40 0 0 60.00 9
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shane Doan
2nd star: Jeff Carter
3rd star: Patrick Eaves

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Andrew Ladd has marked a new career high in goals with 16 tallies.
-Jay McClement scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Chad LaRose has marked a new career high in goals with 12 tallies.
-Chad LaRose finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 5( 37) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 11)
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1-0 WOR Richard Park (Timofei Shishkanov, Dirk Southern)
2-0 WOR Bobby Robins (Jamal Mayers)
3-0 WOR Bobby Robins (Sean Collins)
3-1 LOW Steve Regier (Brett Carson, Steve Saviano)
4-1 WOR Richard Park (Jeff Woywitka, Dirk Southern)
5-1 WOR Martin Kariya (Josh Robertson)

Goalies: Matt Zaba - Michael Leighton

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Florida Panthers 3 , New Jersey Devils 5
Shots: 23 - 33
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:55/72=76 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:57/78=73 %, Challenges:42/54=76 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 843238 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:07 0-1 Mike Rupp [8] (Richard Matvichuk)
15:24 0-2 Richard Matvichuk [4] (Vitaly Vishnevski, Mike Rupp)
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23:29 1-2 Mike Fisher [22] (Bryan Allen, Jason Spezza)
28:59 1-3 Richard Matvichuk [5] (Grant Marshall, Kurt Fink)
30:31 2-3 Patrick Sharp [20] (Anton Volchenkov, Duncan Keith)
35:28 3-3 Jason Spezza [32] (Patrick Sharp, Nick Foligno)
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42:16 3-4 Jamie Langenbrunner [24] (Paul Martin, Sean Zimmerman)
43:25 3-5 Patrik Elias [21] (Henrik Sedin, Mike Rupp)
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Penalty summary:
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00:15 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for hooking)
05:41 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
05:41 Drew Larman (5 min for fighting)
10:59 Grant Marshall (2 min for tripping)
16:45 Nick Foligno (2 min for slashing)
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26:36 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for holding the stick)
31:16 Brian Gionta (2 min for slashing)
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50:38 Richard Zednik (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Kelly 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 16.20 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 13.10 6
C Patrick Sharp 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.10 7
C Drew Larman 0 0 2 3 1 0 5 -2 13.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
C Jason Spezza 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.10 8
L Nick Foligno 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 -2 17.10 8
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 -2 14.10 7
L Richard Zednik 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 10.20 7
L Mike Fisher 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 11.10 7
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 5
D Bryan Allen 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 25.50 7
D Duncan Keith 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -4 19.50 4
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 7 1 2 2 2 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.30 8
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 10.50 5
R Brian Gionta 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 15.40 7
R Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 14.50 7
C Mike Rupp 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 15.40 8
C Kurt Fink 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 18.10 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 15.30 8
L Andrew Peters 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Grant Marshall 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 10.50 7
L John Madden 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Patrik Elias 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 6
D Sean Zimmerman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15.20 7
D Colin White 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 24.50 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 19.50 8
D Richard Matvichuk 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.40 9
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Jordan Parisé 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Richard Matvichuk
2nd star: Mike Rupp
3rd star: Jamie Langenbrunner

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Patrick Sharp scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jason Spezza scored the 100th goal of his career.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Richard Matvichuk has marked a new career high in points with 26 points.
-Vitaly Vishnevski notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Jamie Langenbrunner has marked a new career high in goals with 24 tallies.
-Henrik Sedin notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Patrik Elias ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Richard Matvichuk ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Mike Rupp fought Drew Larman in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 4( 19) , Albany River Rats 1( 20)
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1-0 LOU Marc-André Roy (Alexander Nikulin)
2-0 LOU Brady Calla (Greg Mauldin, Jordan LaVallee)
3-0 LOU Kenndal McArdle (Franklin MacDonald, Brad Zancanaro)
3-1 ALB James Laux (Patrick Davis)
4-1 LOU Greg Mauldin (Martin Lojek, Brady Calla)

Goalies: David Shantz - Mike Morrison

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 26 - 30
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:42/47=87 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:77/84=91 %, Challenges:49/57=84 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:02 0-1 Vojtech Polak [21] (Bryan Bickell, Dan Paillé)
15:21 1-1 Bobby Nyholm [1] (Dan Fritsche, Martin Erat)
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30:18 2-1 Alexei Cherepanov [9] (Alexandre Picard, Stephen Weiss)
32:49 2-2 Rene Bourque [16] (Mark Eaton, Dustin Byfuglien)
37:57 2-3 Marc Savard [17] (Chris Drury, Brent Seabrook)
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45:47 2-4 Chris Drury [28] (Bryan Bickell, Wade Redden)
48:57 3-4 Alexander Ovechkin [52] (Chris Higgins, Jay Bouwmeester)
50:17 4-4 Tom Gilbert [14] (Martin Erat, Andre Benoit)
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Penalty summary:
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04:02 Johnny Boychuk (2 min for high-sticking)
06:18 Bryan Bickell (2 min for boarding)
17:35 Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for tripping)
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22:02 Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for tripping)
39:37 Bryan Bickell (2 min for hooking)
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41:59 Tom Gilbert (2 min for cross-checking)
52:39 Lee Stempniak (2 min for slashing)
57:03 Alexandre Picard (2 min for slashing)
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61:38 Vojtech Polak (2 min for roughing)
61:38 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (2 min for roughing)
64:37 Dan Fritsche (2 min for roughing)
64:37 Lee Stempniak (2 min for roughing)

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 7.50 7
R Bobby Nyholm 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
R Brad Richardson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20.30 6
R David Vyborny 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 15.30 7
C Alexandre Picard 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 1 7.50 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 15.00 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 5 1 1 0 2 -1 21.30 8
C Chris Higgins 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 21.40 9
L Brad Malone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 4
L Evgeni Chemerkin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
L Martin Erat 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 16.50 6
D Andre Benoit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 16.40 6
D Tom Gilbert 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 -1 23.50 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 26 0 0 65.00 6
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 1 0 4 2 1 0 2 -2 16.00 8
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 23.30 7
C Dan Paillé 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.00 7
C Alexandre Daigle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 8
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 10.10 7
C Lee Stempniak 0 0 4 4 1 0 4 0 18.20 8
L Bryan Bickell 0 2 2 2 2 0 4 -2 16.30 7
L Rene Bourque 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
L Marc Savard 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 17.00 8
L Chris Drury 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.30 8
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -1 32.50 7
D Mark Eaton 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.40 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 -1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 4 0 22 0 0 65.00 5
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Alexandre Picard has marked a new career high in assists with 13 assists.
-Stephen Weiss notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andre Benoit notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brad Richardson had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Dustin Byfuglien notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Bryan Bickell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rene Bourque ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 6( 35) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 15)
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1-0 SYR Vladislav Evseev (Joonas Vihko, Jiri Novotny)
2-0 SYR Joonas Vihko (Jiri Novotny)
3-0 SYR Shawn Matthias
4-0 SYR Eric Neilson (Vladislav Evseev, Kyle Wharton)
5-0 SYR Shawn Matthias
5-1 NOR Geoff Sanderson (James Wisniewski)
6-1 SYR Shawn Matthias (Kyle Wharton)

Goalies: Adam Munro - Mike Brodeur

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New York Rangers 6 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 22 - 43
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:54/81=66 %, Challenges:32/35=88 %
PP: 1 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:45/54=81 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 882700 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:02 1-0 Martin Havlat [31] (Kim Johnsson)
10:14 1-1 Matt Pettinger [25] (Thomas Vanek, Andrej Sekera)PP
12:19 1-2 Brian Sutherby [17] (Steve Eminger, Stephen Werner)
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26:01 1-3 Thomas Vanek [45] (Ryan Getzlaf)
28:46 2-3 Martin Havlat [32] (Adrian Aucoin, Jaromir Jagr)
30:01 3-3 Keith Tkachuk [36] (Mark Parrish)
36:05 3-4 Petr Prucha [34] (Brooks Laich, Viktor Kozlov)
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47:06 3-5 Ryan Getzlaf [44] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
49:11 4-5 Stéphane Veilleux [20] (Keith Tkachuk, Kim Johnsson)
59:41 5-5 Joe Barnes [4] (Stéphane Veilleux) WG
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62:56 6-5 Adrian Aucoin [9] (Martin Havlat, Daniel Brière)
Penalty summary:
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03:43 Sean Avery (2 min for hooking)
07:07 Stephen Werner (2 min for holding the stick)
09:18 Nigel Dawes (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:13 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for hooking)
49:35 Andrew Hutchinson (2 min for tripping)
52:14 Joe Barnes (2 min for hooking)
52:51 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
56:58 Derian Hatcher (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 8.20 5
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 20.40 7
R Mark Parrish 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 16.30 7
C Bruce Graham 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 6.00 6
C Joe Barnes 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 1 14.00 9
C Keith Tkachuk 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 8
R Daniel Brière 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 16.30 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 6.00 4
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 3 0 1 4 1 18.10 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 21.10 9
L Martin Havlat 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 3 22.10 9
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25.10 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 22.40 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 23.30 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Adrian Aucoin 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 22.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Joey MacDonald 5 0 38 0 0 62.00 7
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephen Werner 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 7.20 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
L Brooks Laich 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -1 20.50 7
R Thomas Vanek 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 8
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 5
C Chris Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
C Petr Prucha 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 18.50 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
L Brian Sutherby 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 7
L Matt Pettinger 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 6
D Shawn Belle 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 24.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 22.30 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -1 26.00 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 6 0 16 0 0 63.00 4
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Keith Tkachuk
3rd star: Stéphane Veilleux

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Kim Johnsson notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Martin Havlat has marked a new career high in goals with 32 tallies.
-Martin Havlat has marked a new career high in points with 69 points.
-Stéphane Veilleux scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Martin Havlat has marked a new career high in assists with 38 assists.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Matt Pettinger scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Brian Sutherby has marked a new career high in points with 31 points.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 45th goal of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Brian Sutherby ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 20) , Portland Pirates 2( 17)
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1-0 HFD Bill Guerin (Daniel Girardi, Sergei Zinovjev)
1-1 POR Colin McDonald (John Vigilante)
2-1 HFD Bill Guerin (Sergei Zinovjev)
2-2 POR John Vigilante (Paul Brown, Jamie Hunt)

Goalies: Jordan Sigalet - Olaf Kölzig

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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Ottawa Senators 2
Shots: 24 - 33
PP: 2 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:46/58=79 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:69/78=88 %, Challenges:50/54=90 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 875855 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:11 1-0 Nathan Horton [41] (Mark Popovic, Boris Valabik)PP
11:12 1-1 Alexei Ponikarovsky [43] (Rostislav Klesla, Corey Perry)PP
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30:56 1-2 Dale Mitchell [6] (Christoph Schubert, Karl Alzner)
35:34 2-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [45] (Mark Popovic, Boris Valabik)PP
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47:42 3-2 Mark Popovic [9] (Boris Valabik, Brad Richards)
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Penalty summary:
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00:32 James Sheppard (2 min for tripping)
07:38 Corey Perry (2 min for hooking)
09:26 Brad Larsen (2 min for hooking)
09:26 Brad Larsen (10 min misconduct)
18:12 Brett Sterling (2 min for tripping)
19:38 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
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23:42 Ken Klee (2 min for holding the stick)
25:55 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for slashing)
34:57 Dale Mitchell (2 min for high-sticking)
35:53 Jim Slater (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:43 James Sheppard (2 min for cross-checking)
48:57 Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
58:53 Eric Fehr (2 min for high-sticking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
R Nathan Horton 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Brad Larsen 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 0 7.20 5
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 16.10 6
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Brad Richards 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Brett Sterling 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 11.10 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 20.20 9
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 17.10 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
D Mark Popovic 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 27.40 8
D Wes O'Neill 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 21.40 6
D Boris Valabik 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Ondrej Pavelec 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 11.50 7
R Dale Mitchell 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 19.50 9
R Corey Perry 0 1 2 4 1 0 2 0 24.20 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Simon Gagné 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Mathieu Aubin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 6
R Dany Heatley 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.30 7
L Derick Brassard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 7
L Eric Fehr 0 0 1 5 0 0 4 0 15.40 8
L James Sheppard 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 19.50 9
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.10 4
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 0 6 0 4 0 0 27.30 9
D Karl Alzner 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 27.50 9
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
D Keith Ballard 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 28.00 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 3 0 21 0 0 58.30 6
G Miikka Kiprusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Popovic
2nd star: Boris Valabik
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 45th goal of the season.
-Boris Valabik notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Brad Richards notched his 70th assist of the season.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Corey Perry notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Dale Mitchell has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Dale Mitchell finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Mathieu Aubin had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Mathieu Aubin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jirí Tlustý had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Dany Heatley had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 16) , Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 23)
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0-1 GRD Alex Bourret (Brian McGrattan, Will Weber)
0-2 GRD Mark Bell (Alexei Smirnov, Craig Conroy)
0-3 GRD Mark Bell (Alexei Smirnov)
1-3 CHW Lucas Lawson (Brian Boyle)
2-3 CHW Ryan Murphy (Benoît Mondou)
2-4 GRD T.J. Kemp (Josh Hennessy)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Corey Crawford

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Phoenix Coyotes 4 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 28 - 24
PP: 1 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:74/84=88 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 2 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:65/94=69 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
Attendance: 15553 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 808757 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:35 1-0 Bryan Berard [10] (Petr Cajanek)PP
16:02 2-0 Niko Dimitrakos [10] (Jay McKee, Chris Phillips)
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30:27 3-0 Tomas Surovy [22] (Mike York, Brendan Bell)
32:18 3-1 Matt Carle [20] (Joe Corvo, Joe Thornton)PP
36:44 3-2 Joe Corvo [12] (Patrick Marleau, Matt Carle)PP
39:24 4-2 Niko Kapanen [23] (Bryan Berard)
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44:12 4-3 Joe Thornton [45] (Matt Carle, Craig Rivet)
45:49 4-4 Curtis Brown [13] (Jeff O'Neill, Patrick Marleau)
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Penalty summary:
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08:27 Chris Neil (2 min for hooking)
14:09 Curtis Brown (2 min for holding the stick)
16:41 Chris Phillips (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:36 Logan Couture (2 min for slashing)
26:59 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for hooking)
32:04 Niko Dimitrakos (2 min for slashing)
36:19 Peter Mueller (2 min for boarding)
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41:14 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for tripping)
48:41 Garth Murray (2 min for tripping)
51:46 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
51:46 Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
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60:44 Joe Corvo (2 min for tripping)

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Fischer 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
R Niko Dimitrakos 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 18.00 8
R Steven Reinprecht 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 22.20 7
R Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Peter Mueller 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 9.50 5
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 15.30 8
C Niko Kapanen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
L Matt Murley 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 11.20 4
L Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
L Tomas Surovy 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
L Mike York 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 5
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 18.30 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 17.10 7
D Brendan Bell 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 29.30 8
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Bryan Berard 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 25.50 8
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 4 0 20 0 0 65.00 5
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -3 11.30 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 18.30 8
R Jeff O'Neill 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 11.50 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 23.20 8
C Logan Couture 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -3 11.30 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
C Curtis Brown 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 8.50 6
C Joe Thornton 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 9
L Garth Murray 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 -3 11.30 6
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 0 13.30 6
L Patrick Marleau 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 8
L Milan Michalek 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 1 23.30 8
D Radoslav Suchy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 5
D Joe Corvo 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.10 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30.10 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 18.50 8
D Matt Carle 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 -2 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 11 0 0 39.30 4
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 13 0 0 25.40 9

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Carle
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Joe Corvo

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Bryan Berard scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Niko Dimitrakos scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Matt Carle scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Joe Thornton scored his 45th goal of the season.
-Joe Pavelski had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil beat Nick Boynton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 1( 18) , Cleveland Barons 2( 12)
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1-0 SPR Lance Monych (Roman Cervenka, Josh Tordjman)
1-1 CLE Lukas Kaspar (Marcel Goc, Jon DiSalvatore)
1-2 CLE Vladimír Sobotka (Steven Zalewski)

Goalies: Josh Tordjman - Alex Stalock