6 Avril 09

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Detroit Red Wings 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 26 - 29
PP: 1 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:44/49=88 %
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:30/37=79 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 867263 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:33 0-1 Chad Kilger [21] (Tomas Kaberle, Nik Antropov)
16:37 1-1 Alexei Yashin [34] (Glen Murray)
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34:43 2-1 Peter Forsberg [39] (Glen Murray, Nicklas Lidström)PP
38:43 2-2 Jason Blake [16] (Ian White, Bryan McCabe)
39:29 2-3 Darcy Tucker [18] (Jason Blake, Juraj Mikus)
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46:07 2-4 Jeremy Williams [7] (Chad Kilger, Andrej Meszaros)
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Penalty summary:
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00:59 Alexander Steen (2 min for tripping)
04:54 Peter Forsberg (2 min for cross-checking)
09:54 Alexei Yashin (2 min for roughing)
19:16 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for tripping)
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21:36 Olli Jokinen (2 min for slashing)
27:54 Bates Battaglia (2 min for hooking)
33:04 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for roughing)
36:09 Alexander Steen (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:38 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for boarding)
47:29 Jeremy Williams (2 min for hooking)
54:51 Jason Blake (2 min for hooking)
56:41 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomas Kopecky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
R Kris Draper 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 10.20 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 7
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 4
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 10.20 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 14.40 7
C Peter Forsberg 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 20.10 8
C Jozef Balej 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 5
L Jan Bulis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.20 6
R Glen Murray 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 17.40 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 29.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 17.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 16.20 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 -1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Mike Smith 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 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 6.40 6
R Jason Blake 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 2 10.50 8
R Andy McDonald 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 10.00 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 20.50 8
C Jeremy Williams 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 12.20 8
C Johnny Pohl 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 10.50 7
C Nik Antropov 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 14.30 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 21.00 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 10.50 7
L Chad Kilger 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 19.30 10
L Olli Jokinen 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 19.00 7
D Juraj Mikus 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 13.20 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 3 8 0 0 2 1 26.30 9
D Ian White 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 29.40 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chad Kilger
2nd star: Jason Blake
3rd star: Jeremy Williams

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Mikael Samuelsson had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jaroslav Spacek had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bryan McCabe has marked a new career high in assists with 53 assists.
-Ian White notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Chad Kilger notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Andrej Meszaros notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 0( 23) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 9)
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0-1 SJM Steve Chabbert (Alex Berry)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - James Reimer


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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 3
Shots: 21 - 30
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:59/70=84 %, Challenges:45/53=83 %
PP: 0 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:76/90=84 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
Attendance: 14733 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 698345 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:31 0-1 Fredrik Sjöström [16] (Mike Sillinger, Niko Kapanen)
14:48 0-2 Chris Phillips [1] (Niko Dimitrakos, Fredrik Sjöström)
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35:26 1-2 Mike Modano [23] (Marian Hossa, Pavel Datsyuk)
36:25 2-2 Samuel Påhlsson [17] (Rob Niedermayer)
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45:07 3-2 Mike Modano [24] (Pavel Datsyuk, Tuukka Rask)PP
59:54 3-3 Tomas Surovy [23] (Steven Reinprecht, Bryan Berard) WG
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62:06 4-3 Samuel Påhlsson [18] (Rob Niedermayer, Stanislav Chistov)
Penalty summary:
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02:39 Brad May (2 min for elbowing)
11:36 Markus Kink (2 min for hooking)
18:31 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for slashing)
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24:58 Mike Sillinger (2 min for tripping)
29:27 Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for holding the stick)
31:49 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for hooking)
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41:51 Nathan Saunders (2 min for boarding)
44:25 Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for elbowing)
49:11 Chris Pronger (2 min for tripping)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad May 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 14.30 5
R Rob Niedermayer 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 13.10 8
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 20.20 7
R Mike Modano 2 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 7.30 7
C Anson Carter 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 2 19.10 8
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.00 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 10.00 6
L Markus Kink 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 14.20 5
L Stanislav Chistov 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 13.10 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 14.50 6
L Marian Hossa 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 12.50 7
D Nathan Saunders 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 15.20 5
D Brian Salcido 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 16.50 6
D Brendan Mikkelson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 25.10 6
D Brett Festerling 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 19.30 6
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 24.20 6
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 1 27 0 0 62.00 8
G Manny Fernandez 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 4 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 13.10 6
R Steven Reinprecht 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -2 22.00 7
R Mike Sillinger 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 15.20 6
C Peter Mueller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
C Niko Kapanen 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Matt Murley 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
L Fredrik Sjöström 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 2 20.30 8
L Tomas Surovy 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
L Mike York 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Chris Phillips 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 17.40 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 -1 27.20 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 17.20 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.20 6
D Bryan Berard 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 24.30 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 22.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 4 0 17 0 0 62.00 4
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Samuel Påhlsson
2nd star: Mike Modano
3rd star: Rob Niedermayer

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Marian Hossa scored the 600th point of his career.
-Samuel Påhlsson has marked a new career high in goals with 17 tallies.
-Pavel Datsyuk notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Rob Niedermayer finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Mike Sillinger notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Fredrik Sjöström ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 3( 19) , Springfield Falcons 2( 14)
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1-0 CIN Petteri Wirtanen
1-1 SPR Roman Cervenka (Jonathan Ferland, John de Gray)
1-2 SPR Lance Monych (Tyler Redenbach)
2-2 CIN Dmitri Utkin (Petteri Wirtanen)
3-2 CIN Mike Egener (Petteri Wirtanen)

Goalies: Gerald Coleman - Josh Tordjman

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Buffalo Sabres 7 , Florida Panthers 2
Shots: 41 - 24
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:56/72=77 %, Challenges:44/46=93 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 1050618 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:53 1-0 Kristopher Letang [8] (Vincent Lecavalier)
10:42 1-1 Duncan Keith [9] (Drew Larman)
14:32 2-1 Kristopher Letang [9] (Marek Zagrapan, Andrei Kostitsyn)
15:46 2-2 Nick Foligno [17] (Patrick Sharp)
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21:22 3-2 Jason Pominville [23] (Kristopher Letang, Adam Foote)
28:35 4-2 Gilbert Brulé [38] (Scott Jackson, Kristopher Letang)
29:22 5-2 Marek Zagrapan [10] (Gilbert Brulé, Scott Jackson)
31:35 6-2 Paul Stastny [51] (Dustin Boyd, Kristopher Letang)
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40:53 7-2 Andrei Kostitsyn [18] (Marek Zagrapan, Benoit Pouliot)
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Penalty summary:
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03:25 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for roughing)
11:49 Adam Foote (2 min for hooking)
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29:44 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
29:44 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
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43:26 Bryan Allen (2 min for hooking)
48:35 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Pominville 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Andrei Kostitsyn 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 18.10 10
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 6 3 0 2 2 2 19.10 8
C Felix Schütz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 5
C Benoit Pouliot 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 19.10 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 2 18.50 9
L Dustin Boyd 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
L Marek Zagrapan 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 2 18.10 8
L Gilbert Brulé 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
L Paul Stastny 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 9
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 2 23.30 8
D Scott Jackson 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 13.30 8
D Kristopher Letang 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 3 23.50 10
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 26.00 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 12.40 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 21.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 7
G Danny Battochio 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 -3 19.20 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 8.00 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Drew Larman 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -3 19.20 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.40 6
L Nick Foligno 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 16.00 8
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 -3 18.20 8
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Mike Fisher 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 22.10 5
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 -1 25.40 6
D Duncan Keith 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 -4 22.20 5
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 13.20 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 16.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 14 0 0 29.30 4
G Craig Anderson 2 0 20 0 0 30.30 6

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kristopher Letang
2nd star: Andrei Kostitsyn
3rd star: Marek Zagrapan

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Adam Foote has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Kristopher Letang notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Marek Zagrapan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Scott Jackson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Benoit Pouliot notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Shea Weber had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Nick Foligno ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Bryan Allen had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Duncan Keith finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 21) , Louisville Panthers 3( 15)
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1-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Marc-Antoine Pouliot, Cal O'Reilly)
1-1 LOU Kenndal McArdle (Brad Zancanaro, Mikhail Yakubov)
1-2 LOU Brady Calla (Steve Montador)
1-3 LOU Kenndal McArdle (Brad Zancanaro)
2-3 ROC Dylan Hunter (Cal O'Reilly)
3-3 ROC Mark Mancari (Michal Kazatel)

Goalies: Chris Beckford-Tseu - David Shantz


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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 27 - 29
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:45/50=88 %
PP: 2 of 6 (18 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 860890 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:49 0-1 Todd White [35] (Andrew Ference)
10:36 0-2 Brad Richards [36] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Nathan Horton)PP
16:06 0-3 Boris Valabik [13] (Mark Popovic, Ilya Kovalchuk)PP
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31:59 1-3 Cory Stillman [32] (Pavol Demitra, Brandon Sutter)
39:46 2-3 Cory Stillman [33] (Matt Cullen, Matt Stajan)PP
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41:02 2-4 Todd White [36] (Patrick Kane, Jesse Schultz)
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Penalty summary:
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03:09 Chad LaRose (2 min for hooking)
09:19 Matt Cullen (2 min for tripping)
15:51 Tim Gleason (2 min for high-sticking)
18:45 Wes O'Neill (5 min for attempt to injury)
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24:04 Erik Cole (2 min for slashing)
25:59 Marco Sturm (2 min for slashing)
28:07 Matt Stajan (2 min for slashing)
34:56 Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for elbowing)
37:04 Jim Slater (2 min for high-sticking)
38:32 Ken Klee (2 min for tripping)
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42:19 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for slashing)
55:07 Mark Popovic (2 min for boarding)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 13.20 5
R Craig Adams 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
L Marco Sturm 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 11.10 6
R Cory Stillman 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.30 6
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Matt Stajan 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 20.00 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 5
L Matt Cullen 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 18.50 7
R Mike Knuble 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 16.00 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -1 17.40 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 22.20 9
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 18.40 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 23.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.20 5
R Jesse Schultz 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 12.40 6
R Patrick Kane 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10.20 6
R Nathan Horton 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
C Brad Larsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 17.00 7
C Todd White 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.50 8
C Brad Richards 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 23.50 9
L Brett Sterling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 15.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 22.50 10
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -1 16.10 7
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 18.30 6
D Mark Popovic 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 25.10 7
D Wes O'Neill 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 -1 15.20 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 16.30 6
D Boris Valabik 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Ondrej Pavelec 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Pavol Demitra scored the 700th point of his career.
-Matt Cullen notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Todd White scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Andrew Ference notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brad Richards ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Boris Valabik ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 21) , Chicago Wolves 1( 18)
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1-0 LOW Mark McCutcheon
1-1 CHW Joe Motzko (Alexandre Giroux)
2-1 LOW Mark Flood
3-1 LOW Steve Saviano (Connor James, Brett Carson)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Danny Turple

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Minnesota Wild 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 0
Shots: 17 - 45
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:39/52=75 %, Challenges:32/35=88 %
PP: 0 of 7 (19 shots), Passing:81/90=90 %, Challenges:62/67=91 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 900240 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:46 1-0 David Backes [5] (Colton Gillies, Lauri Korpikoski)
18:06 2-0 Kelly Dabrowski [14] (Branko Radivojevic, Radim Vrbata)
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37:08 3-0 Scott Gomez [14] (Brenden Morrow, Kurtis Foster)
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Penalty summary:
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04:21 Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for hooking)
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22:14 Alexandre Picard (2 min for slashing)
28:12 Kyle Bailey (2 min for boarding)
30:18 Nick Schultz (2 min for tripping)
38:19 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
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41:37 Clayton Stoner (2 min for hooking)
42:53 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
46:36 David Backes (2 min for slashing)
55:18 Kelly Dabrowski (5 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18.00 6
R David Backes 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 17.10 9
R Branko Radivojevic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 6
C Chris Hickey 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Lauri Korpikoski 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.30 6
C Scott Gomez 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 6
L Peter Olvecky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
L Colton Gillies 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 8
L Kelly Dabrowski 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 1 9.00 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 4 2 0 0 4 1 15.50 9
D Clayton Stoner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11.10 5
D Harri Ilvonen 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 18.50 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 0 15 0 1 0 1 31.00 10
D Kyle Medvec 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 18.30 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 0 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 45 0 0 60.00 10
G Pekka Rinne 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 0 3 1 0 2 0 5.50 6
R Bobby Nyholm 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.30 7
R Brad Richardson 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 22.20 8
R David Vyborny 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 22.20 7
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 23.20 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 21.20 7
L Brad Malone 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 4
L Evgeni Chemerkin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 -2 23.10 10
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 5
D Andre Benoit 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 -2 29.50 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 9.20 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 18.30 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 14 0 0 60.00 5
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Leclaire
2nd star: David Backes
3rd star: Scott Gomez

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Kurtis Foster notched his 30th assist of the season.
-David Backes finally ended his 62 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Chris Higgins had his 17 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Erat had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 11) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 24)
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0-1 SYR Joakim Lindström (Shawn Matthias)
1-1 HOU Steve Kelly (Ryan Hamilton)
1-2 SYR Shawn Matthias (Eric Neilson)
2-2 HOU Erik Reitz (Matt Foy, Cody Bass)
2-3 SYR Joakim Lindström (Shawn Matthias, Kyle Wharton)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Adam Munro


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New Jersey Devils 4 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 2 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:55/68=80 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 864416 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:42 0-1 Brett Lebda [6] (Dmitri Kalinin, Saku Koivu)PP
15:32 1-1 Dainius Zubrus [17] (Kurt Fink, Travis Zajac)
18:57 1-2 Saku Koivu [30] (Scott Hartnell, Michael Ryder)
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31:18 2-2 Brian Gionta [27] (Patrik Elias, Vitaly Vishnevski)PP
33:15 2-3 Maxim Afinogenov [22] (Brent Sopel)
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43:24 3-3 Daniel Sedin [28] (Henrik Sedin, Mike Rupp)
48:34 4-3 Henrik Sedin [31] (Brian Gionta, Vitaly Vishnevski)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:37 Mike Rupp (2 min for high-sticking)
11:28 Henrik Sedin (2 min for tripping)
12:48 Ryan Malone (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:29 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for holding the stick)
26:45 Richard Matvichuk (2 min for hooking)
30:17 Mathieu Roy (2 min for holding the stick)
34:18 Sean Zimmerman (2 min for cross-checking)
37:34 Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
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46:31 Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
46:31 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
47:29 Andreas Lilja (2 min for cross-checking)
50:35 Daniel Tjärnqvist (2 min for high-sticking)
54:14 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
57:46 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Dainius Zubrus 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8.40 7
R Brian Gionta 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 7
R Daniel Sedin 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
C Mike Rupp 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 15.20 8
C Kurt Fink 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Travis Zajac 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 13.10 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Grant Marshall 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
L John Madden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Patrik Elias 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
D Sean Zimmerman 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 14.00 6
D Colin White 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 25.20 8
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 2 1 5 2 3 0 0 20.40 8
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 19.00 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 18.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Jordan Parisé 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 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
R Michael Ryder 0 1 5 4 0 2 0 1 19.30 9
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 13.20 6
C Alexander Semin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 7
C Saku Koivu 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
L Mathieu Roy 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 -1 10.50 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 2 1 0 4 0 20.00 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 13.00 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.30 4
D Brent Sopel 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.50 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 29.50 6
D Brett Lebda 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 -1 16.20 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 24.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Henrik Sedin
3rd star: Vitaly Vishnevski

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu has marked a new career high in assists with 51 assists.
-Saku Koivu scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Saku Koivu finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ryan Kesler beat Mike Rupp in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 12) , Quebec Citadelles 5( 28)
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0-1 QUE Tom Kostopoulos (Jonathan Sigalet, Marcus Jonasén)
1-1 ALB Petr Vrana (Tim Smith, Nicklas Danielsson)
2-1 ALB Jason Ryznar (David Clarkson)
2-2 QUE Zenon Konopka (Mike Card, Gregory Stewart)
2-3 QUE Zenon Konopka (Filip Novak)
2-4 QUE Gregory Stewart (Marius Holtet)
3-4 ALB David Clarkson (Petr Vrana)
3-5 QUE Duncan Milroy (Zenon Konopka)

Goalies: Mike Morrison - Loïc LaCasse

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New York Islanders 1 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 16 - 39
PP: 1 of 8 (5 shots), Passing:53/60=88 %, Challenges:34/36=91 %
PP: 2 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:80/90=88 %, Challenges:46/51=88 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 787146 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:03 0-1 Marian Gaborik [49] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Karl Alzner)PP
15:22 1-1 Fernando Pisani [18] (Carl Söderberg, Marc-André Bergeron)PP
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23:57 1-2 Corey Perry [36] (James Sheppard, Dany Heatley)
28:35 1-3 Alexei Ponikarovsky [44] (Simon Gagné, Derick Brassard)
32:28 1-4 Alexei Ponikarovsky [45] (Rostislav Olesz, Corey Perry)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:51 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for slashing)
07:13 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for tripping)
11:04 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for holding the stick)
14:08 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for tripping)
16:07 Marian Gaborik (2 min for tripping)
17:45 Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
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21:08 James Sheppard (2 min for tripping)
25:56 Ron Hainsey (2 min for tripping)
28:49 Raffi Torres (2 min for slashing)
30:42 Tim Connolly (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:04 Dale Mitchell (2 min for tripping)
42:24 Karl Alzner (2 min for high-sticking)
43:11 Dany Heatley (2 min for hooking)
53:06 Jeremy Colliton (2 min for elbowing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
R Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 20.20 7
R Fernando Pisani 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Bobby Hughes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Jeremy Colliton 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 11.50 6
C Carl Söderberg 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
C Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
L Sergey Bukin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Mike Angelidis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 5
L Shawn Bates 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Tim Connolly 0 0 3 3 1 0 2 -1 23.00 6
D Denis Bouchard 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 8.10 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 9 0 1 2 0 26.20 9
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.20 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 25.50 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Holmqvist 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Jason Bacashihua 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Marian Gaborik 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 8.50 7
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 2 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 17.50 9
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 14.50 7
R Corey Perry 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 27.20 10
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
C Simon Gagné 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 7
C Mathieu Aubin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15.50 7
R Dany Heatley 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 14.50 8
L Derick Brassard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.30 6
L Eric Fehr 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.20 7
L James Sheppard 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 15.50 7
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 25.50 7
D Karl Alzner 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 24.40 8
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 5
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 27.30 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Miikka Kiprusoff 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexei Ponikarovsky
2nd star: Corey Perry
3rd star: Marian Gaborik

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Carl Söderberg notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Alexei Ponikarovsky scored his 45th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 36) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 18)
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0-1 GRD Mark Bell (Craig Conroy)
1-1 BRG Robin Figren (Frans Nielsen, Staffan Kronwall)
1-2 GRD Mark Bell (Craig Conroy)
2-2 BRG Frans Nielsen (Troy Mattila, Staffan Kronwall)

Goalies: Al Montoya - Corey Crawford