31 Décembre

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Washington Capitals 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 20 - 25
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:64/84=76 %, Challenges:28/37=73 %
PP: 0 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:61/86=70 %, Challenges:27/37=71 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 882378 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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29:28 0-1 Boyd Devereaux [6] (Chris Campoli, Pavel Kubina)
31:17 0-2 Jirí Tlustý [9] (Jeremy Williams, Ryan Hollweg)
35:09 0-3 Alexei Ponikarovsky [15] (Ian White, Lee Stempniak)
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49:02 1-3 Nicklas Bäckström [11] (Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green)PP
52:33 2-3 Michael Nylander [8] (Sergei Fedorov, Viktor Kozlov)
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Penalty summary:
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02:48 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for tripping)
10:04 Jeremy Williams (2 min for slashing)
13:17 Mike Green (2 min for roughing)
13:17 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for roughing)
17:42 Owen Nolan (2 min for slashing)
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21:27 Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
23:56 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for cross-checking)
32:43 Alexander Semin (2 min for hooking)
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40:23 Mike Green (2 min for cross-checking)
42:45 Brian Pothier (2 min for high-sticking)
45:52 Lee Stempniak (2 min for elbowing)
48:22 Jeremy Williams (2 min for hooking)
52:43 Boyd Devereaux (2 min for hooking)
57:07 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for slashing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -2 18.30 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 -1 19.30 9
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 4
C Jim Dowd 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 11.00 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 20.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 13.40 8
L Alexandre Giroux 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Owen Nolan 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 -2 14.20 4
L Michael Nylander 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
L Alexander Semin 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 13.40 6
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 -1 24.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -1 21.40 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
D Mike Green 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 -2 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 22 0 0 58.00 6
G Brent Johnson 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 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 12.20 8
R Jeremy Williams 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 11.30 7
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 12.40 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17.50 6
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 20.00 7
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 12.50 7
C Boyd Devereaux 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 8.20 8
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 20.50 6
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
L Ryan Hollweg 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 10.50 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 16.30 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 20.10 6
D Ian White 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17.00 6
D Chris Campoli 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 16.10 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 4 1 0 4 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jirí Tlustý
2nd star: Boyd Devereaux
3rd star: Alexei Ponikarovsky

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Semin had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jirí Tlustý has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 15) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 16)
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0-1 SJM Alex Foster (Ben Ondrus)
0-2 SJM Darryl Boyce (Stefano Giliati)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Nikolai Khabibulin

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Colorado Avalanche 5 , Phoenix Coyotes 3
Shots: 30 - 24
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:65/83=78 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:55/68=80 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 797676 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:07 1-0 Paul Stastny [15] (John-Michael Liles, Adam Foote)
18:51 2-0 Paul Stastny [16] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Gionta)
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24:17 2-1 Daniel Sedin [14] (Henrik Sedin, Brandon Bochenski)
29:08 2-2 Colby Armstrong [8] (Kim Johnsson, Ryan Whitney)SH
38:57 3-2 Wojtek Wolski [12] (Steven Reinprecht, Marek Svatos)PP
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43:26 3-3 Henrik Sedin [15] (Daniel Sedin, Marc Savard)
53:19 4-3 Travis Zajac [4] (Brett Clark)
59:13 5-3 Brian Gionta [13] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Paul Stastny) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:27 Adam Foote (2 min for roughing)
04:27 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
14:52 Brett Clark (2 min for hooking)
19:19 Wojtek Wolski (2 min for slashing)
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27:57 Henrik Sedin (2 min for cross-checking)
37:54 Nils Ekman (2 min for high-sticking)
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48:41 Bryan Allen (2 min for diving)
54:37 Ian Laperriere (2 min for roughing)
54:37 Robert Scuderi (2 min for roughing)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Peca 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.10 6
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 3 2 3 2 0 17.20 8
R Marek Svatos 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
R Brian Gionta 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Travis Zajac 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Paul Stastny 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
L Brian Willsie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L John Madden 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17.20 8
L Wojtek Wolski 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 18.20 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 5 0 2 2 2 28.10 10
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
D Brett Clark 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 -1 17.30 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 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 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 5
R Raffi Torres 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 16.30 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Daniel Sedin 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Brandon Bochenski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
C Anson Carter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 5
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 5
C Henrik Sedin 1 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 20.10 8
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Colby Armstrong 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 -1 16.50 8
L Nils Ekman 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15.00 6
L Marc Savard 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
D David Hale 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15.40 4
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 14.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.50 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -2 17.10 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 5 0 25 0 0 59.00 5
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Stastny
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: Daniel Sedin

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Paul Stastny scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marek Svatos had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Henrik Sedin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Colby Armstrong ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 0( 14) , Springfield Falcons 3( 14)
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0-1 SPR Alexei Kaigorodov (Jonas Ahnelöv)
0-2 SPR David Schlemko (Enver Lisin)
0-3 SPR Daniel Winnik (Joël Perrault)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Joel Gistedt

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Detroit Red Wings 5 , Los Angeles Kings 4 (SO)
Shots: 28 - 31
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:65/83=78 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
PP: 2 of 9 (15 shots), Passing:85/95=89 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 895238 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:15 0-1 Zach Parisé [20] (Milan Hejduk, Bryan Berard)PP
15:33 1-1 Marian Hossa [22] (Marian Gaborik)PP
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28:36 2-1 Henrik Zetterberg [23] (Brian Rafalski, Alexei Zhitnik)
29:08 2-2 Jiri Hudler [12] (Karel Rachunek, Michal Handzus)
34:02 3-2 Dustin Brown [11] (Mikael Samuelsson, Kyle Calder)
36:17 3-3 Jonathan Toews [15] (Sergei Gonchar, Bryan Berard)PP
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43:32 4-3 Marian Gaborik [18] (Henrik Zetterberg, Marian Hossa)PP
48:13 4-4 Karel Rachunek [2] (Milan Hejduk, Jiri Hudler)
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Penalty summary:
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05:12 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for holding the stick)
09:29 Darren Haydar (2 min for slashing)
09:53 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for tripping)
11:41 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for hooking)
14:41 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
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22:07 Dustin Brown (2 min for tripping)
24:35 Kris Draper (2 min for hooking)
35:36 Darren Haydar (2 min for boarding)
38:46 Brian Rafalski (2 min for hooking)
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42:06 Shawn Bates (2 min for roughing)
49:36 Chris Chelios (2 min for tripping)
52:08 Kirk Maltby (2 min for hooking)
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Shootout
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Detroit Red Wings win 2-0
Detroit Red Wings - Marian Hossa, miss; Henrik Zetterberg, goal; Nicklas Lidström, goal;
Los Angeles Kings - Milan Hejduk, miss; Jonathan Toews, miss;

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 6.00 5
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 13.10 7
R Dustin Brown 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 14.40 6
R Marian Hossa 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 23.30 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 13.10 6
C Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 20.20 6
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Marian Gaborik 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 8
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 25.00 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 24.40 8
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.20 8
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 31.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 27 0 0 65.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Bolland 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 13.50 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.30 5
C Shawn Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 5
C Michal Handzus 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 8 0 1 0 0 -1 22.30 7
L Brad Richardson 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 8.10 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 13.50 6
L Jiri Hudler 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Zach Parisé 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 22.40 8
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Bryan Berard 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 27.00 8
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 22.10 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Karel Rachunek 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 -1 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 24 0 0 65.00 6
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Jiri Hudler

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Zach Parisé scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jonathan Toews scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jiri Hudler notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jiri Hudler ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Karel Rachunek finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 14) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 20)
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1-0 KCB Eric Labelle (Rafael Rotter, Daryl Boyle)
1-1 MNC Gabe Gauthier (David Meckler)
2-1 KCB Mattias Ritola (Kyle Bailey)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Jonathan Quick

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Carolina Hurricanes 1 , Nashville Predators 4
Shots: 22 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (6 shots), Passing:54/67=80 %, Challenges:16/45=34 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:80/94=85 %, Challenges:25/43=56 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 786030 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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23:35 0-1 Greg de Vries [4] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Martin Erat)
27:35 0-2 Martin Erat [14] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Greg de Vries)
31:23 0-3 Jean-Pierre Dumont [22] (Dan Hamhuis, Radek Bonk)
33:52 0-4 Jerred Smithson [4])
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48:49 1-4 Matt Cullen [8] (Patrick Eaves, Erik Cole)
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Penalty summary:
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01:57 Erik Cole (2 min for boarding)
03:44 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for tripping)
08:44 Chad LaRose (2 min for high-sticking)
13:08 Erik Cole (2 min for tripping)
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31:06 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
31:06 Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
35:41 Radek Bonk (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:07 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
47:07 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
55:43 Patrick Kane (2 min for high-sticking)
57:58 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for roughing)
57:58 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 14.00 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 0 4 4 4 0 1 13.30 7
R Erik Cole 0 1 2 1 5 0 4 -1 10.50 6
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -3 17.30 6
C Chad LaRose 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 7.00 6
C Matt Cullen 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.30 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 5
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 20.40 6
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 6
L Scott Walker 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 17.00 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 6 6 2 4 0 -2 18.20 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 16.10 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 5 0 1 5 -1 16.10 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 -3 24.00 5
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 16.40 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 19.10 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 -3 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 7.50 8
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 3 1 4 5 0 15.10 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 2 5 1 0 1 2 2 15.40 9
R Jason Arnott 0 0 3 1 0 3 5 0 21.20 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7.50 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 12.40 7
C Radek Bonk 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 17.20 6
C David Legwand 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 7.20 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 12.40 6
L Martin Erat 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 19.30 8
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Greg de Vries 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 11.00 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 23.50 5
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 2 1 7 0 0 13.50 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 24.30 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 3 5 3 5 0 0 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
2nd star: Martin Erat
3rd star: Greg de Vries

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jerred Smithson ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jerred Smithson ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil beat Jason Arnott in a fight.
-Jordin Tootoo beat Tim Gleason in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 19) , Milwaukee Admirals 4( 26)
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0-1 MIL Robbie Earl (Dan Fritsche, Hugo Carpentier)
0-2 MIL Brian Gibbons (Kelsey Wilson, Joel Ward)
0-3 MIL Hugo Carpentier (Dan Fritsche)
0-4 MIL Andreas Thuresson (Matt Ellison)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Drew MacIntyre

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 31 - 11
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:74/83=89 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/72=75 %, Challenges:22/48=44 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 875050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:23 1-0 Sean Hill [3] (Mike York, Jason Williams)PP
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27:58 2-0 Fredrik Modin [10] (Christian Bäckman, Filip Kuba)
37:57 3-0 Ladislav Nagy [14] (Rick Nash, Kristian Huselius)PP
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49:15 3-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [24] (Ryan Smyth, Andy Greene)
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Penalty summary:
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04:42 Bobby Holik (2 min for boarding)
12:54 Filip Kuba (2 min for roughing)
12:54 Dmitry Yushkevich (2 min for roughing)
17:37 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:26 Johnny Oduya (2 min for cross-checking)
28:12 Ryan Smyth (2 min for hooking)
37:01 Ryan Smyth (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 10.20 7
R Jason Williams 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
R Fredrik Modin 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 19.40 8
C Mike York 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Ladislav Nagy 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 8
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 7
L Jason Blake 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 5 2 1 3 0 0 20.10 9
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 4 1 6 0 0 14.30 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
D Filip Kuba 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 0 26.40 8
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 13.40 7
D Sean Hill 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 1 0 10 0 0 60.00 7
G Fredrik Norrena 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 13.20 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
R Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 17.30 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 11.50 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 6
C Joe Sakic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Patrik Elias 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4.50 4
R Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 14.20 7
L Brian Rolston 0 0 3 5 4 1 0 0 25.20 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 19.00 8
D Matt Spiller 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 19.30 5
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.20 6
D Andy Greene 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 27.20 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 17.20 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 18.00 5
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fredrik Modin
2nd star: Ladislav Nagy
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Fredrik Modin scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Rolston had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 17) , Albany River Rats 0( 17)
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1-0 SYR Alexandre Picard (Derick Brassard)

Goalies: Wade Dubielewicz - Jeff Frazee

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Calgary Flames 5 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 30 - 17
PP: 3 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:74/93=79 %, Challenges:44/62=69 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:14/38=35 %
Attendance: 13485 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 683689 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:45 1-0 Daymond Langkow [9] (Jarome Iginla)
14:13 2-0 Adrian Aucoin [5] (Daymond Langkow)PP
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30:08 3-0 Dustin Boyd [1] (Eric Nystrom, Jamie Lundmark)
39:06 3-1 Alex Kovalev [15] (Vincent Lecavalier)
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46:41 4-1 Todd Bertuzzi [17] (Dion Phaneuf, Adrian Aucoin)PP
47:15 5-1 Mike Cammalleri [14] (Rene Bourque, Craig Conroy)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:52 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
06:52 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
10:08 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for boarding)
12:25 Mathieu Dandenault (2 min for elbowing)
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25:52 Kyle Turris (2 min for diving)
31:25 Daymond Langkow (2 min for tripping)
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45:29 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for boarding)
46:21 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for cross-checking)
50:32 Eric Nystrom (5 min for fighting)
50:32 François Beauchemin (5 min for fighting)
52:23 Daymond Langkow (2 min for tripping)
58:09 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
58:09 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Lundmark 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 8.30 6
R Mike Cammalleri 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 8
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 15.50 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Dustin Boyd 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 6
C Craig Conroy 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 18.00 6
C Kyle Turris 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.50 6
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 3 2 2 0 4 0 19.30 8
L Eric Nystrom 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 6.30 7
L David Moss 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Rene Bourque 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 19.50 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 0 15.30 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 15.00 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 30.00 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.50 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 4 7 3 7 0 1 27.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 7 1 4 4 0 10.10 8
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 16.10 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 16.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 11.20 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
L Georges Laraque 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 12.50 6
L Robert Lang 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 13.50 4
L Chris Higgins 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 14.40 5
L Glen Murray 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 16.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 27.10 8
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 -1 11.30 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 26.20 5
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 15.40 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daymond Langkow
2nd star: Adrian Aucoin
3rd star: Mike Cammalleri

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Adrian Aucoin finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alex Kovalev ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Cory Sarich beat Tom Kostopoulos in a fight.
-Eric Nystrom beat François Beauchemin in a fight.
-Tom Kostopoulos beat Jim Vandermeer in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 5( 25) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 18)
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0-1 QUE Brock Trotter (Mathieu Aubin)
0-2 QUE Brock Trotter (Mathieu Aubin, Ryan White)
1-2 SJF Kyle Greentree (Mark Giordano)
2-2 SJF Daniel Ryder (Adam Cracknell)
3-2 SJF Gord Baldwin (Daniel Ryder)
4-2 SJF Carsen Germyn (Daniel Ryder)
5-2 SJF Kyle Greentree (Mark Giordano)

Goalies: Leland Irving - Jaroslav Halak

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Dallas Stars 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (SO)
Shots: 18 - 26
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:33/49=66 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:84/99=84 %, Challenges:34/51=65 %
Attendance: 9720 of 17001 (American Airline Center)
Ticket income: 491832 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:52 0-1 Maxim Afinogenov [14] (Ed Jovanovski)
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24:44 1-1 Brad Richards [10] (Thomas Vanek, Sergei Zubov)
28:43 2-1 Tim Connolly [15] (Brad Richards, Thomas Vanek)PP
37:13 2-2 Niklas Kronwall [2] (Petr Sykora, Philippe Boucher)
39:35 2-3 Maxim Afinogenov [15] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Ed Jovanovski)
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58:48 3-3 Thomas Vanek [7] (Tim Connolly, Marty Turco) WG
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Penalty summary:
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06:19 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for hooking)
16:53 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
16:53 Ed Jovanovski (5 min for fighting)
18:38 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for slashing)
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27:22 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
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48:56 James Neal (2 min for tripping)
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Shootout
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Dallas Stars win 4-3
Dallas Stars - Thomas Vanek, goal; Brad Richards, goal; Tim Connolly, miss; Sergei Zubov, miss; Brendan Morrison, goal; Trent Hunter, miss; James Neal, miss; Mike Johnson, goal;
Pittsburgh Penguins - Maxim Afinogenov, goal; Chris Kunitz, miss; Petr Sykora, goal; Ed Jovanovski, miss; Olli Jokinen, goal; Ryan Craig, miss; Philippe Boucher, miss; Andrei Kostitsyn, miss;

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 4
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 21.40 5
R Trent Hunter 0 0 4 5 3 0 0 -3 18.00 6
R Thomas Vanek 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 19.30 9
C Steve Ott 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 0 21.40 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 18.10 5
C Brad Richards 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 18.20 10
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5.40 5
L Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
L James Neal 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -3 18.40 6
L Tim Connolly 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 23.50 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 18.40 4
D Mark Fistric 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 27.20 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 16.40 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 1 23 0 0 64.40 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Zigomanis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
R Martin Gélinas 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 14.40 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 20.30 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 10.00 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Jochen Hecht 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 21.30 6
L Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.40 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 20.30 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 20.30 8
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 27.20 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 22.20 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 2 3 4 0 1 7 1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 15 0 0 65.00 5
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Brad Richards

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brad Richards scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tim Connolly scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brad Richards notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Olli Jokinen had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Niklas Kronwall ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Ed Jovanovski in a fight.

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 5( 29) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 6( 21)
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1-0 UTH Tyler Shelast (Benoît Mondou)
2-0 UTH Krys Barch (Ondrej Otcenas)
2-1 WIL Bill Thomas (Tim Wallace, Kris Beech)
3-1 UTH Michael Grabner (Tomas Kopecky, Ivan Vishnevskiy)
3-2 WIL Connor James (Tomas Sinisalo)
3-3 WIL Bryce Swan (Joey Mormina, Brandon Prust)
4-3 UTH Tomas Kopecky (Toby Petersen, Ivan Vishnevskiy)
4-4 WIL Alex Goligoski (Kris Beech)
5-4 UTH Chris Conner (Jamie Benn)
5-5 WIL Marvin Degon (Brandon Prust)