23 Décembre

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 0
Shots: 33 - 20
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:69/87=79 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/76=75 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 803809 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:37 1-0 Olli Jokinen [16] (Maxim Afinogenov, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
16:25 2-0 Chris Kunitz [12] (Martin Gélinas, Aaron Miller)
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32:24 3-0 Ryan Craig [5] (Chris Kunitz, Martin Gélinas)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:39 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for boarding)
08:49 Troy Brouwer (2 min for boarding)
09:38 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for cross-checking)
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20:23 Brad Stuart (2 min for tripping)
25:45 Cam Barker (2 min for slashing)
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43:52 Troy Brouwer (2 min for hooking)
55:13 Martin Gélinas (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Jussi Jokinen (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Martin Gélinas (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Jussi Jokinen (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Adam Mair (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Dustin Byfuglien (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Chris Kunitz (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Andrew Ladd (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Chris Kunitz (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Andrew Ladd (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Kristopher Letang (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Cam Barker (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Kristopher Letang (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Cam Barker (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Aaron Miller (2 min for roughing)
55:13 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
55:13 Cam Ward (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
55:13 Marc-André Fleury (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
55:13 Marc-André Fleury (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Cam Ward (5 min for fighting)
55:13 Marc-André Fleury (10 min game misconduct)
55:13 Cam Ward (10 min game misconduct)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Zigomanis 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 7
R Martin Gélinas 0 2 0 1 0 1 15 2 12.10 7
R Petr Sykora 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7.20 6
C Ryan Craig 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 13.50 8
C Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 0 8.00 6
L Chris Kunitz 1 1 2 1 1 1 15 2 12.20 7
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 23.20 8
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 2 13.10 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 17.30 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 27.40 8
D Aaron Miller 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 15.50 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 20 17 0 55.20 10
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Bertram 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 7
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 11.00 5
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 17 -2 12.10 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Colin Fraser 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 6
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 20.10 7
C Joe Thornton 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
L Troy Brouwer 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 8.00 7
L Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.40 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 3 1 2 15 -1 17.50 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 -2 15.50 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30.10 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15.50 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 21.40 5
D Brent Sopel 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 28 17 0 55.20 8
G Corey Crawford 0 0 2 0 0 4.40 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc-André Fleury
2nd star: Chris Kunitz
3rd star: Martin Gélinas

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Chris Kunitz finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Brad Stuart had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ed Jovanovski had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Daniel Alfredsson had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Daniel Alfredsson had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Martin Gélinas fought Jussi Jokinen in a fight.
-Adam Mair fought Dustin Byfuglien in a fight.
-Andrew Ladd beat Chris Kunitz in a fight.
-Kristopher Letang beat Cam Barker in a fight.
-Marc-André Fleury fought Cam Ward in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 25) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 16)
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0-1 NOR Stephen Gionta (Peter Tsimikalis)
1-1 WIL Bill Thomas (Kris Beech)
2-1 WIL Tomas Sinisalo (Chad Morin, John Curry)

Goalies: John Curry - Joe Fallon

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Philadelphia Flyers 1 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 11 - 44
PP: 1 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:20/38=51 %
PP: 0 of 5 (17 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:56/64=86 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 911537 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:57 0-1 Tuomo Ruutu [12])
16:25 0-2 Ray Whitney [12] (Rod Brind'Amour, Anton Volchenkov)
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25:24 0-3 Eric Staal [13] (Tuomo Ruutu)
39:31 1-3 Sam Gagner [15] (Mike Knuble, Lasse Kukkonen)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:34 Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for slashing)
10:39 Yanic Perreault (2 min for hooking)
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20:35 Derian Hatcher (2 min for high-sticking)
23:18 Radim Vrbata (2 min for high-sticking)
29:37 Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for hooking)
38:29 Patrick Eaves (2 min for boarding)
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48:28 Erik Cole (2 min for hooking)
57:59 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for diving)
58:35 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
58:35 Sam Gagner (2 min for roughing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 15.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 10.40 4
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 6.20 5
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.10 5
C Sam Gagner 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 16.10 6
C Jeff Carter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Mike Knuble 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -3 20.30 7
L Dustin Penner 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 16.50 4
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.40 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 19.00 5
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -1 27.00 7
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 19.40 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 -2 12.30 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 -1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 41 0 0 60.00 10
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 12.10 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 11.20 7
R Erik Cole 0 0 5 3 0 1 2 0 13.30 8
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 16.10 9
C Chad LaRose 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 20.50 7
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 9.30 7
L Scott Walker 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12.30 7
L Ray Whitney 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 18.40 9
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 4 5 0 3 0 2 19.40 10
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14.50 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 24.00 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 21.30 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 2 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 10 0 0 60.00 7
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Ray Whitney
3rd star: Eric Staal

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Sam Gagner scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Scott Hartnell had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 30) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 18)
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1-0 PHL Fabian Brunnström (Perttu Lindgren)

Goalies: Al Montoya - Justin Peters

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Ottawa Senators 3 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 26 - 19
PP: 1 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:88/100=88 %, Challenges:28/35=77 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:67/95=70 %, Challenges:27/36=73 %
Attendance: 16310 of 18500 (Place Banque Scotia)
Ticket income: 779618 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:29 0-1 Dan Hamhuis [7] (Jed Ortmeyer)
11:41 0-2 Martin Erat [13] (Radek Bonk)PP
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29:47 1-2 Alexander Radulov [14] (Sergei Samsonov, Mike Fisher)
35:06 2-2 Martin Havlat [12] (Fedor Tyutin, Christoph Schubert)
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48:32 3-2 Dany Heatley [15] (Martin Havlat, Mike Fisher)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:28 Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
09:03 Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for hooking)
11:35 Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for roughing)
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30:45 Scott Nichol (2 min for elbowing)
38:25 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)
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42:46 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for tripping)
46:08 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for elbowing)
47:31 Ryan Suter (2 min for slashing)
49:13 Jason Arnott (2 min for tripping)
56:43 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 -1 6.50 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 7
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 8
R Martin Havlat 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 21.10 7
C Chris Kelly 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 7.30 4
C Jan Bulis 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.00 6
C Mike Fisher 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.30 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
L Dany Heatley 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 15.20 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 22.40 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 19.30 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 13.10 6
R Jason Arnott 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 21.40 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6.40 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 6
C Radek Bonk 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 19.30 5
C David Legwand 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 6.40 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 13.00 6
L Martin Erat 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 13.10 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 24.30 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 -1 20.10 7
D Dan Hamhuis 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 23 0 0 59.30 6
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Alexander Radulov
3rd star: Mike Fisher

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Dany Heatley scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mike Fisher notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Comrie had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Radek Bonk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jed Ortmeyer ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 15) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 11)
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1-0 GRD Anton Strålman (Danny Bois, Shawn Belle)
2-0 GRD Dario Bürgler (Ilya Zubov)

Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Drew MacIntyre

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Boston Bruins 1 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 10 - 29
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:65/85=76 %, Challenges:28/40=68 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:73/88=82 %, Challenges:38/54=69 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 816773 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:47 0-1 Shane Doan [17] (Devin Setoguchi, Marcel Goc)
16:42 0-2 Doug Murray [1] (Mike Grier)
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25:07 1-2 Marco Sturm [14] (Peter Mueller, Henrik Tallinder)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:15 Alex Bourret (2 min for cross-checking)
17:17 Torrey Mitchell (2 min for tripping)
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20:17 Daniel Brière (2 min for slashing)
28:54 Zdeno Chara (5 min for attempt to injury)
28:54 Zdeno Chara (10 min game misconduct)
34:38 Anze Kopitar (2 min for holding the stick)
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47:25 Shane Doan (2 min for elbowing)
50:02 Peter Mueller (2 min for cross-checking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 14.30 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 5
R Marco Sturm 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Travis Green 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 16.30 8
C Peter Mueller 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13.30 5
C Daniel Brière 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.30 4
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 11.50 5
L Jordan Staal 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 5
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 19.30 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 5
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 -1 27.50 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 18.40 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 30.30 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 -1 11.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 2 0 27 0 0 59.00 9
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Bourret 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.10 5
R Mike Grier 0 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 21.10 8
R Shane Doan 1 0 3 2 2 1 2 1 23.00 9
R Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 6
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.30 5
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 16.20 6
C Marcel Goc 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 -1 20.50 8
L Ed Purcell 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 11.00 5
L Devin Setoguchi 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
D Doug Murray 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 18.20 9
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 26.00 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 20.50 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 -1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 1 0 9 0 0 60.00 7
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Grier
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Doug Murray

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marcel Goc notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 4( 20) , Cleveland Barons 1(
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1-0 PRO Stanislav Lascek (Jeff Lovecchio, Jakub Kindl)
2-0 PRO Mikko Lehtonen (Andrew Bodnarchuk)
3-0 PRO Vladimír Sobotka (Andrew Bodnarchuk)
3-1 CLE Kent Huskins (Jody Shelley)
4-1 PRO Martin St. Pierre (Mark Stuart)

Goalies: Adam Courchaine - Tyson Sexsmith

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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 30 - 25
PP: 3 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:75/83=90 %, Challenges:49/58=83 %
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:58/75=77 %, Challenges:33/38=84 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 868386 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:48 1-0 Milan Lucic [12] (Dainius Zubrus, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
06:27 2-0 Marc-André Bergeron [6] (Jaroslav Spacek, Patrice Bergeron)PP
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26:36 3-0 Jere Lehtinen [14] (Andrew Brunette, Kurtis Foster)
29:39 4-0 Milan Lucic [13] (Dainius Zubrus, Jaroslav Spacek)
38:58 4-1 Marian Hossa [19] (Henrik Zetterberg, Marian Gaborik)PP
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41:18 5-1 Marc-André Bergeron [7] (Milan Lucic, Patrice Bergeron)PP
42:29 6-1 Valtteri Filppula [5])
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Brian Rafalski (2 min for cross-checking)
01:45 Marian Hossa (2 min for hooking)
05:56 Darren Helm (2 min for tripping)
10:03 Kris Draper (2 min for high-sticking)
18:44 Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
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21:15 Jere Lehtinen (2 min for roughing)
36:52 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for boarding)
37:55 Niklas Sundström (2 min for hooking)
39:59 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for diving)
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45:26 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for hooking)
50:33 Kyle Calder (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 4
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 13.40 8
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 16.10 8
R Dainius Zubrus 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
C Valtteri Filppula 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 11.50 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Patrice Bergeron 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 22.00 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 11.50 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
L Milan Lucic 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 9
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 3 4 1 0 1 2 1 29.10 9
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 15.20 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 27.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.40 4
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 13.40 8
R Dustin Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
R Marian Hossa 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 -1 22.20 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 6.20 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 11.50 6
C Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.00 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 6.40 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.40 8
L Kyle Calder 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 -1 15.40 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 8
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -1 23.00 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -2 21.40 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 16.30 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 6 0 24 0 0 60.00 4
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Lucic
2nd star: Jaroslav Spacek
3rd star: Marc-André Bergeron

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dainius Zubrus notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kurtis Foster notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrice Bergeron notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Valtteri Filppula finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Mike Ribeiro had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Marc-André Bergeron finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 15) , Kansas City Blades 0( 11)
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1-0 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Andrew Peters, Mike Weber)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Jimmy Howard

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 21 - 20
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:33/53=61 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Bell)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:44 1-0 Guillaume Latendresse [13] (Robert Lang, Mathieu Dandenault)
19:58 1-1 Ian White [2] (Chris Gratton, Jamal Mayers)
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34:18 2-1 Teemu Selänne [15] (Saku Koivu, Vincent Lecavalier)
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55:59 3-1 Chris Higgins [11] (François Beauchemin, Roman Hamrlik)
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Penalty summary:
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22:37 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
22:37 Ryan Hollweg (5 min for fighting)
38:19 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:41 Lee Stempniak (2 min for hooking)
44:37 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
44:37 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
46:29 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for elbowing)
50:07 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
50:07 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
50:07 Georges Laraque (10 min game misconduct)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 2 4 3 3 0 1 17.20 9
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 13.50 9
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 21.00 6
C Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 5
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.30 6
C Saku Koivu 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 14.10 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -1 20.30 7
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 0 8.50 5
L Robert Lang 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 13.20 5
L Chris Higgins 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 13.20 8
L Glen Murray 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 20.30 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 15.10 8
D François Beauchemin 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 15.00 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 -1 25.50 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 15.00 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 20.20 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 1 3 0 3 5 1 10.20 9
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 13.40 7
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 17.20 7
C Chris Gratton 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 10.20 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13.40 5
C Boyd Devereaux 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
C Matt Stajan 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9.50 5
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 12.10 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -2 18.00 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 18.10 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -2 22.10 6
D Ian White 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14.20 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 19.40 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Guillaume Latendresse
2nd star: Teemu Selänne
3rd star: Chris Higgins

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Teemu Selänne scored his 15th goal of the season.
-François Beauchemin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Robert Lang finally ended his 15 game point drought.
-Mathieu Dandenault finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jamal Mayers ended his 9 game point drought.
-Ian White finally ended his 30 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Georges Laraque beat Ryan Hollweg in a fight.
-Georges Laraque beat Jamal Mayers in a fight.
-Georges Laraque beat Shane O'Brien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 24) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 0( 14)
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1-0 QUE Zac Dalpe (Mathieu Aubin)
2-0 QUE Dusty Jamieson (Ryan White)

Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Nikolai Khabibulin

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New York Islanders 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 1 of 5 (3 shots), Passing:57/75=76 %, Challenges:25/35=69 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:82/98=83 %, Challenges:45/52=84 %
Attendance: 6059 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 301738 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:58 0-1 Manny Malhotra [5] (Mike York, Jakub Voracek)
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no scoring
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48:05 0-2 Rick Nash [17] (Rostislav Klesla, Sean Hill)SH
57:42 1-2 Miroslav Satan [12] (Bill Guerin, Scottie Upshall)PP
59:22 1-3 Kristian Huselius [15] (Antoine Vermette) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:04 Brendan Witt (2 min for elbowing)
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25:41 Andy Sutton (2 min for high-sticking)
28:57 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
32:57 Rick Nash (2 min for tripping)
36:51 Rick Nash (2 min for high-sticking)
39:24 Richard Park (2 min for tripping)
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46:54 Jason Williams (2 min for cross-checking)
49:58 Brendan Witt (2 min for high-sticking)
53:53 Andy Sutton (2 min for diving)
57:24 Manny Malhotra (2 min for cross-checking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Richard Park 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 9.30 5
R Antti Laaksonen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 20.00 5
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
R Miroslav Satan 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Ben Walter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.50 5
C Scottie Upshall 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.20 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 19.20 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13.50 4
L Bill Guerin 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 -1 19.40 7
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 29.10 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -2 19.10 5
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 17.30 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 2 1 3 1 4 0 19.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 28 0 0 58.30 8
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 10.00 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 10.50 7
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
R Kristian Huselius 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 18.30 7
C Mike York 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 6.10 7
C Ladislav Nagy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 15.40 8
L Manny Malhotra 1 0 3 3 0 2 2 2 15.50 10
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 7
L Jason Blake 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
L Rick Nash 1 0 6 2 0 0 4 2 20.20 9
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 29.10 8
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
D Sean Hill 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 23.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 0 0 21 0 0 56.00 10
G Fredrik Norrena 1 0 0 0 0 3.50 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Mason
2nd star: Manny Malhotra
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for New York Islanders:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Kristian Huselius scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Manny Malhotra ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Rick Nash ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 17) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 22)
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0-1 SYR Derick Brassard (Jason Chimera, Alexandre Picard)
0-2 SYR Alexandre Picard (Jason Chimera)

Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Wade Dubielewicz

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Tampa Bay Lightning 6 , Florida Panthers 0
Shots: 32 - 18
PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:73/81=90 %, Challenges:42/49=84 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:40/54=72 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 891086 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:56 1-0 Ryan Malone [12] (Vaclav Prospal)
18:44 2-0 Sami Salo [6] (Mike Richards)
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25:46 3-0 Sami Salo [7] (Cory Murphy, Sidney Crosby)PP
32:49 4-0 Sami Salo [8] (Martin St. Louis, Adam Hall)
34:18 5-0 Ryan Malone [13] (Mike Lundin, Paul Ranger)
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43:05 6-0 Martin St. Louis [17] (Evgeny Artyukhin, Matt Pettinger)
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Penalty summary:
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03:34 Adam Hall (2 min for high-sticking)
05:23 Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
05:23 Nathan Horton (2 min for roughing)
08:22 Nathan Horton (5 min for fighting)
08:22 Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
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25:12 Stephen Weiss (2 min for hooking)
38:37 Peter Schaefer (2 min for slashing)
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45:14 Richard Zednik (2 min for tripping)
54:28 Nathan Horton (2 min for roughing)
54:28 Paul Ranger (2 min for roughing)
58:58 Anthony Stewart (2 min for high-sticking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 7
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 12.50 7
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 15.30 7
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 3 20.20 10
C Matt Pettinger 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Vaclav Prospal 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 22.00 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 9.40 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 20.30 8
L Ryan Malone 2 0 4 0 0 0 2 2 14.10 9
L Mike Richards 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 3 17.00 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 14.30 7
D Mike Lundin 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 16.50 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 3 21.30 7
D Cory Murphy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 16.00 8
D Sami Salo 3 0 7 1 0 2 0 3 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 0 0 18 0 0 60.00 10
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Richard Zednik 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 15.00 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 0 1 0 9 -2 17.20 7
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 6.00 6
C Petr Nedved 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 17.10 5
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -4 17.30 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 6.00 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 19.20 8
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 -2 17.50 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 16.50 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.50 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 17.10 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -4 21.40 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.00 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -4 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 14 0 0 34.20 4
G Craig Anderson 1 0 12 0 0 25.40 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sami Salo
2nd star: Roberto Luongo
3rd star: Martin St. Louis

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Mike Richards notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Paul Ranger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Evgeny Artyukhin ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Cory Stillman had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Nathan Horton fought Noah Welch in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 15) , Louisville Panthers 1( 11)
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0-1 LOU Michael Frolík (Keaton Ellerby, Nick Tarnasky)
1-1 DTV Steve Downie (Ryan Garlock, Radek Smolenak)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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New York Rangers 3 , Dallas Stars 2 (SO)
Shots: 18 - 20
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:54/65=81 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:75/95=78 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 13033 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 637313 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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32:26 1-0 Nik Antropov [13] (Michal Rozsival, Paul Mara)
37:18 1-1 Blake Wheeler [2] (Stéphane Robidas, Ruslan Salei)
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50:49 2-1 Blair Betts [2] (Nik Antropov)SH
58:19 2-2 P.J. Axelsson [4] (Blake Wheeler, Paul Gaustad) WG
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Penalty summary:
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04:22 Sergei Zubov (2 min for slashing)
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38:58 Mike Johnson (2 min for tripping)
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44:08 Derek Morris (2 min for high-sticking)
48:12 Tim Connolly (2 min for boarding)
50:38 Mark Bell (2 min for roughing)
54:58 Brad Richards (2 min for boarding)
58:44 Michal Rozsival (2 min for roughing)
58:44 Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
59:55 Mark Bell (2 min for slashing)
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62:04 Colton Orr (2 min for roughing)
Shootout
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New York Rangers win 2-1
New York Rangers - Chris Drury, goal; Scott Gomez, goal; Nikolai Zherdev, miss;
Dallas Stars - Thomas Vanek, miss; Brad Richards, goal; Trent Hunter, miss;

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 9.50 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 3 2 2 4 0 0 14.10 8
R Nik Antropov 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 22.30 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 -1 18.40 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Blair Betts 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 5
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 17.40 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 19.30 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 4
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21.30 5
D Paul Mara 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 25.10 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 19.10 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 22.50 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 18 0 0 65.00 8
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Johnson 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 8.00 6
R P.J. Axelsson 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 2 19.20 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 16.50 5
R Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
C Steve Ott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 19.20 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 21.00 7
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Blake Wheeler 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 14.20 7
L James Neal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Tim Connolly 0 0 3 0 2 0 4 -1 18.00 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 21.30 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 -1 20.10 6
D Mark Fistric 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 27.40 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.20 5
D Ryan Parent 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 10.10 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 3 4 0 0 2 -1 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 16 0 0 64.40 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nik Antropov
2nd star: Blake Wheeler
3rd star: P.J. Axelsson

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Blair Betts ended his 7 game point drought.
-Chris Drury had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mark Bell had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-P.J. Axelsson ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Brendan Morrison had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Blake Wheeler ended his 6 game point drought.
-Stéphane Robidas ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 22) , Utah Grizzlies 1( 11)
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1-0 HFD David Skokan (Lauri Korpikoski, Michael Busto)
2-0 HFD Ben Wright (Ryan Callahan, Joe Barnes)
2-1 UTH Ondrej Otcenas (Krys Barch)

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Matt Climie

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Washington Capitals 2 , New Jersey Devils 5
Shots: 29 - 30
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:35/52=66 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 882378 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:51 1-0 Alexander Semin [13] (Nicklas Bäckström, Viktor Kozlov)PP
18:07 2-0 Tom Poti [3] (Viktor Kozlov, Michael Nylander)
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25:56 2-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [23] (Patrik Elias)
28:31 2-2 Brendan Shanahan [8] (David Clarkson)
33:51 2-3 Brian Rolston [16] (Joe Sakic)
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47:05 2-4 Patrik Elias [13] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Ryan Smyth)
48:31 2-5 Joe Sakic [19] (Brian Rolston, Ryan Smyth)
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Penalty summary:
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08:45 Owen Nolan (2 min for elbowing)
12:52 David Clarkson (2 min for hooking)
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35:55 Paul Martin (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:43 Dan McGillis (2 min for holding the stick)
52:19 Andy Greene (2 min for hooking)
53:54 Daniel Tjärnqvist (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 4
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.40 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 -1 17.20 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 -1 20.20 8
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 4
C Jim Dowd 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 15.10 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 12.50 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Alexandre Giroux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 6
L Owen Nolan 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 -1 16.30 6
L Michael Nylander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Alexander Semin 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 20.40 8
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 4 1 5 2 -1 16.30 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -2 21.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -2 18.20 6
D Tom Poti 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Mike Green 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 9.30 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
R Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 6 2 2 0 0 1 19.20 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 12.00 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
C Joe Sakic 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 9
C Patrik Elias 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
L Brendan Shanahan 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 12.10 7
R Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 12.00 6
L Brian Rolston 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 16.00 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 2 4 2 3 0 0 2 20.10 8
D Matt Spiller 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.10 4
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 21.50 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 13.30 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 23.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Joe Sakic
3rd star: Patrik Elias

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Brian Pothier had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Ryan Smyth notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brendan Shanahan ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 13) , Albany River Rats 4( 21)
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0-1 ALB Nick Palmieri (Lukas Vantuch)
0-2 ALB Petr Vrana (Matt Halischuk, Tyler Eckford)
0-3 ALB Éric Castonguay (Lukas Vantuch)
0-4 ALB Matt Halischuk (Barry Tallackson, Petr Vrana)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Jeff Frazee

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Phoenix Coyotes 5
Shots: 17 - 32
PP: 1 of 7 (8 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:34/52=64 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:55/73=75 %, Challenges:36/50=70 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 910998 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:49 1-0 Andy McDonald [10] (Paul Kariya, Brad Boyes)PP
16:03 2-0 Keith Tkachuk [21] (Jay McClement, Erik Johnson)
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21:34 2-1 Phil Kessel [13] (Dennis Wideman, Robert Scuderi)
30:25 2-2 Daniel Sedin [12] (Dennis Wideman, Ryan Whitney)SH
34:43 2-3 Marc Savard [11] (Ryan Whitney, Robert Scuderi)
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49:13 3-3 Eric Brewer [6] (Jay McClement, Alexander Steen)
50:42 3-4 Raffi Torres [10] (Anson Carter, Colby Armstrong)
59:43 3-5 Raffi Torres [11] (Nils Ekman)PP EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:08 Marc Savard (2 min for tripping)
04:47 Marc Savard (2 min for tripping)
07:42 Daniel Sedin (2 min for boarding)
11:19 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for diving)
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23:18 Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
27:21 Brad Boyes (2 min for hooking)
29:48 Kim Johnsson (2 min for high-sticking)
38:21 Brooks Laich (2 min for hooking)
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56:14 David Perron (2 min for hooking)
58:56 Barret Jackman (2 min for tripping)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 6.30 6
R David Perron 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 12.40 6
R Alexander Steen 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 8
R Brad Boyes 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 -3 17.20 6
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Dan Hinote 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 -1 16.00 7
C Jay McClement 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.40 8
C Andy McDonald 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.40 7
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.40 5
L Yan Stastny 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 -1 12.40 4
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
L Paul Kariya 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 16.20 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 5 3 4 2 -1 23.10 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 20.40 8
D Erik Johnson 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 -1 21.50 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 12.40 6
D Eric Brewer 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 23.20 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 19.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 0 27 0 0 58.30 5
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 10.20 6
R Raffi Torres 2 0 5 3 3 3 2 1 19.30 8
R Phil Kessel 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Daniel Sedin 1 0 6 5 0 2 2 1 19.50 9
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 10.20 7
C Anson Carter 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 10.00 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 5
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 10.20 7
L Colby Armstrong 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 15.40 8
L Nils Ekman 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 6
L Marc Savard 1 0 6 0 1 0 4 1 15.20 8
D David Hale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 5
D Robert Scuderi 0 2 0 6 0 3 0 -1 23.50 9
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 22.10 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 5 1 2 2 1 22.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 3 0 14 0 0 60.00 5
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Raffi Torres
2nd star: Robert Scuderi
3rd star: Phil Kessel

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Andy McDonald scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Robert Scuderi has marked a new career high in points with 12 points.
-Robert Scuderi notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Whitney notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Robert Scuderi has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Raffi Torres scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nils Ekman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Raffi Torres ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Marc Savard ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Robert Scuderi ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 29) , Springfield Falcons 1( 18)
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0-1 SPR Alexei Kaigorodov (Jonas Ahnelöv)
1-1 WOR T.J. Oshie (Matt Foy)
2-1 WOR Steve Regier (Patrik Berglund)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Joel Gistedt

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 21 - 34
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:58/73=79 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
PP: 0 of 6 (18 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:25/32=75 %
Attendance: 13840 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 683696 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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27:19 0-1 Steven Stamkos [11] (Kyle Wellwood, Aaron Ward)
33:17 0-2 Matthew Lombardi [3] (Pavol Demitra, Mats Sundin)
37:37 0-3 Mats Sundin [19] (Kyle Wellwood)
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49:12 1-3 Patrick Marleau [11] (David Vyborny, Nikita Alexeev)
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Penalty summary:
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01:51 Tom Gilbert (2 min for hooking)
09:36 Jason Krog (2 min for tripping)
10:44 Ron Hainsey (2 min for tripping)
15:31 Nikita Alexeev (2 min for tripping)
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22:19 David Booth (2 min for tripping)
27:57 Mikko Koivu (2 min for hooking)
35:07 Colten Teubert (2 min for diving)
38:18 Petr Cajanek (2 min for hooking)
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45:28 Drew Doughty (2 min for tripping)
54:54 Aaron Ward (2 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 8.00 5
R Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 19.00 4
R David Booth 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 5
R David Vyborny 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 11.10 5
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -2 20.50 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
L David Steckel 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.10 5
L Johan Franzén 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
L Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 6
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 6
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10.00 4
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 29.00 7
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.40 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 -1 29.30 9
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 9
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
R Kyle Wellwood 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 13.50 8
C Jason Krog 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.40 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.20 6
C Steven Stamkos 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 8
C Mats Sundin 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 4
L Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Matthew Lombardi 1 0 3 4 1 2 0 2 18.20 9
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 5 3 0 2 0 1 20.40 8
D Andy Rogers 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 14.10 5
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 12.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 2 28.50 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 5 1 3 2 -1 17.20 6
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 17.50 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mats Sundin
2nd star: Matthew Lombardi
3rd star: Pascal Leclaire

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Evgeny Malkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Pavol Demitra notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Aaron Ward ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 4( 29) , Manitoba Moose 1( 11)
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1-0 HOU Tomas Mojzis (Benoit Pouliot, Cal Clutterbuck)
2-0 HOU Andrew Ference (Ville Leino)
2-1 MAN Rick Rypien (Mark Cullen, Mike S. Brown)
3-1 HOU Benoit Pouliot (Rod Pelley)
4-1 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Jesse Schultz)

Goalies: Josh Harding - Cory Schneider