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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 30 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/67=85 %, Challenges:48/49=96 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:74/79=93 %, Challenges:47/67=69 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:34 0-1 Guillaume Latendresse [20] (Roman Hamrlik, Bryan Smolinski)
16:11 1-1 Brian Campbell [5] (Jason Pominville)
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29:05 1-2 Alexander Perezhogin [7] (Nicklas Bergfors, Nikolai Khabibulin)
36:56 1-3 Mathieu Schneider [5] (Alexander Perezhogin)
39:08 2-3 Andrej Sekera [3] (Brian Campbell, Maxim Afinogenov)
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44:44 3-3 Jason Pominville [17] (Andrej Sekera)
47:31 4-3 Clarke MacArthur [3] (Teppo Numminen, Toni Lydman)
50:02 4-4 Andrew Ladd [10] (Andrei Markov, Mathieu Schneider)
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60:22 5-4 Marek Zagrapan [4] (Clarke MacArthur, Brenden Morrow)
Penalty summary:
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21:25 Dan Paillé (2 min for tripping)
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44:18 Paul Gaustad (5 min for fighting)
44:18 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Marek Zagrapan 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 17.40 8
R Drew Stafford 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 10.00 7
L Clarke MacArthur 1 1 3 1 0 3 0 2 17.40 9
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
R Jason Pominville 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Dan Paillé 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 17.40 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 18.10 8
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 23.10 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.10 6
D Brian Campbell 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 25.20 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 2 18.50 9
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 7 0 4 0 -2 16.30 8
D Andrej Sekera 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 17 0 0 60.30 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Alexander Perezhogin 1 1 2 1 5 0 0 2 13.20 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -2 13.30 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 -1 18.20 8
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 17.30 7
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 13.20 7
C Martin Straka 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 13.30 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13.20 7
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 12.10 6
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Andre Benoit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 4
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 23.50 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.40 5
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
D Mathieu Schneider 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 22.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 5 1 25 0 0 60.30 5
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Clarke MacArthur
2nd star: Jason Pominville
3rd star: Brian Campbell

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Teppo Numminen notched the 500th assist of his career.
-Brenden Morrow notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marek Zagrapan finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Tim Connolly had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Teppo Numminen finally ended his 17 game point drought.
-Brian Campbell finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Guillaume Latendresse scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Andrew Ladd scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexander Perezhogin ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Simon Gagné had his 10 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Paul Gaustad beat Tom Kostopoulos in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 11) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 30)
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0-1 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Corey Locke)
0-2 QUE Ben Maxwell (Dave Bolland, David Fischer)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Curtis Sanford

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Calgary Flames 0 , Phoenix Coyotes 1 (SO)
Shots: 14 - 17
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:79/99=79 %, Challenges:10/51=19 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:80/93=86 %, Challenges:5/57=8 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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Penalty summary:
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Phoenix Coyotes win 1-0
Calgary Flames - Patrice Brisebois, miss; Nils Ekman, miss; Zach Hamill, miss;
Phoenix Coyotes - Kyle Turris, miss; Patrick Eaves, goal;

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 6.20 5
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 17.40 5
C Colin Fraser 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 19.20 4
R Zach Hamill 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 21.50 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 1 0 3 7 0 0 17.40 6
C Trevor Linden 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 19.20 5
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 21.50 6
C Chris Bourque 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Nils Ekman 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 17.40 5
L James O'Brien 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 18.50 4
R Owen Nolan 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 22.20 5
D John Negrin 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 18.10 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 19.00 9
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 28.00 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 18.10 5
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 6 1 7 0 0 20.20 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 7 4 9 0 0 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Riku Helenius 0 0 17 0 0 65.00 9
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 0 12.30 4
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 16.00 6
L Enver Lisin 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15.20 7
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 2 2 10 5 0 0 21.20 4
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12.30 4
C Kyle Turris 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 16.00 7
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 3 0 4 3 0 0 15.20 5
C Mike York 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 21.20 4
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 12.30 6
L Pavel Brendl 0 0 3 1 5 2 0 0 16.00 4
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 15.20 4
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 21.20 5
D Nick Ross 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21.40 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 15.20 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28.10 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.20 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 4
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 29.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 14 0 0 65.00 9
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Riku Helenius
2nd star: Hannu Toivonen
3rd star: Kyle Turris

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 0( 14) , Springfield Falcons 1( 19)
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0-1 Trevor Kell (Andrei Mukhachev)

Goalies: Damiano Ciaccio - Mikael Tellqvist

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Colorado Avalanche 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 5
Shots: 17 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/74=79 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:74/93=79 %, Challenges:45/58=76 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:56 0-1 Duncan Keith [3] (Jonathan Toews)
09:53 0-2 Rene Bourque [14] (Jonathan Toews, Martin St. Louis)
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20:46 0-3 Martin St. Louis [15] (Brent Seabrook)
25:47 0-4 Martin St. Louis [16] (Duncan Keith, Ryan O'Byrne)
31:03 1-4 Wojtek Wolski [16] (Ian Laperriere, John-Michael Liles)
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44:39 1-5 Jonathan Toews [15] (Martin St. Louis, Alexander Radulov)
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Penalty summary:
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04:18 Tyler Arnason (2 min for tripping)
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50:15 Ian Laperriere (2 min for tripping)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 7.20 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 14.20 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 -2 19.20 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -1 7.20 6
C Petr Vrana 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 15.00 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Joe Thornton 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 21.30 8
C Ian Laperriere 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 -1 7.30 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 14.20 5
L Glen Murray 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Wojtek Wolski 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 21.30 7
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 5
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 19.30 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 23.50 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 17.00 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16.40 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 -3 26.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 4 0 11 0 0 25.40 4
G Dwayne Roloson 1 0 14 0 0 34.00 7

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 8.30 7
R Pierre Parenteau 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
R Martin St. Louis 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 5 18.50 8
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 -1 20.50 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 9.20 5
L Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 20.40 10
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 8.30 6
L Adam Berti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Rene Bourque 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 5 15.40 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.50 5
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13.00 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 5 21.10 9
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 29.00 6
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13.10 6
D Duncan Keith 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 5 17.50 8
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Jonathan Toews
3rd star: Duncan Keith

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jonathan Toews notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jonathan Toews scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Duncan Keith ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 21) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 18)
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0-1 Dragan Umicevic (Olivier Proulx)
0-2 Roman Cervenka (Kris Versteeg)
1-2 Jeff Szwez (Ben Guite)
2-2 Scott Parker
3-2 Eric Healey (Matt Hussey)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Joe Palmer

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 33 - 21
PP: 2 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:56/65=84 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/70=82 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:28 0-1 Cory Stillman [12] (Anton Babchuk, Peter Forsberg)
17:49 1-1 Dan Fritsche [3])PP
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27:09 2-1 Rick Nash [19] (Paul Stastny, Robyn Regehr)
38:55 3-1 Ron Hainsey [2] (Kris Russell, Dan Fritsche)PP
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40:46 4-1 Nikolai Zherdev [23] (Robyn Regehr)
44:38 5-1 Paul Stastny [16] (Rick Nash, Nikolai Zherdev)
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Penalty summary:
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03:52 Kris Russell (5 min for fighting)
03:52 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
08:17 Jason Allison (2 min for tripping)
17:26 Chad LaRose (2 min for boarding)
18:19 Eric Staal (2 min for roughing)
18:19 Bobby Ryan (2 min for roughing)
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27:36 Steve Bégin (2 min for elbowing)
35:21 Alexander Svitov (2 min for roughing)
35:21 Jordan Staal (2 min for roughing)
37:32 Chad LaRose (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Dan Fritsche 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 14.40 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -1 14.10 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 20.40 10
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 7.50 6
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -1 16.20 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
C Paul Stastny 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 18.20 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.10 5
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Rick Nash 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 3 21.00 10
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.10 4
D Ron Hainsey 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 3 28.40 9
D Kris Russell 0 1 3 0 1 2 5 -1 21.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 3 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 9.10 5
R Scott Walker 0 0 3 3 1 3 5 -1 15.10 7
R Cory Stillman 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -2 17.50 7
C Jason Allison 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 9.10 5
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 17.00 6
C Peter Forsberg 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 15.40 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 9.10 7
R Valeri Bure 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 16.00 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 17.20 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 16.40 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 24.20 6
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -2 26.00 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -2 24.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Dan Fritsche

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Ron Hainsey ended his 7 game goal drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:
-Scott Walker beat Kris Russell in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 23) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 14)
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0-1 Ernie Hartlieb (Keith Aucoin, Tim Gleason)
1-1 Petr Pohl (Geoff Platt)
2-1 Jaroslav Balastik (Mikko Maenpaa, Derek MacKenzie)
3-1 Jaroslav Balastik (Derek MacKenzie)

Goalies: Steve Mason - Michael Leighton

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Florida Panthers 4 , Boston Bruins 5 (SO)
Shots: 18 - 37
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:29/45=63 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:77/87=88 %, Challenges:53/71=73 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:06 1-0 Tuomo Ruutu [9] (Richard Zednik, Stephen Weiss)
02:15 2-0 Jozef Stumpel [2] (Gregory Campbell, Ian White)
10:13 2-1 Peter Schaefer [10] (Marc Savard)
19:23 2-2 Patrice Bergeron [18] (Shea Weber)SH
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29:39 2-3 Shea Weber [3] (Jirí Tlustý)
37:17 3-3 Jay Bouwmeester [5] (Christian Ehrhoff)
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44:31 3-4 Patrice Bergeron [19] (Zdeno Chara)
49:51 4-4 Ruslan Salei [1] (Jay Bouwmeester, Al Montoya)
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Penalty summary:
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19:02 Daniel Ryder (2 min for tripping)
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52:32 Mike Comrie (2 min for tripping)
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Shootout
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Boston Bruins win 1-0
Florida Panthers - Jay Bouwmeester, miss; Mike Comrie, miss; Richard Zednik, miss;
Boston Bruins - Patrice Bergeron, goal; Chris Stewart, miss;

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brady Calla 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 4
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 5
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 22.50 7
C Drew Larman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -2 17.50 4
C Jozef Stumpel 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.30 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 22.10 7
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 6
L Mathieu Roy 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -2 17.50 6
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 5
L Richard Zednik 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 21.30 6
D Martin Lojek 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 20.10 5
D Ian White 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 1 12 2 7 0 1 27.00 8
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -2 17.50 5
D Ruslan Salei 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 1 3 6 1 3 0 2 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 4 1 33 0 0 65.00 7
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Daniel Ryder 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.40 4
R Chris Stewart 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 19.40 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 -2 19.10 8
C Bobby Hughes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 6
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.00 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 16.00 9
C Marc Savard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 22.00 10
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 8.00 6
C Eric Lindros 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 16.00 6
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 -2 15.30 7
L Marco Sturm 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 21.30 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 1 27.40 10
D Shea Weber 1 1 3 2 1 3 0 2 17.00 9
D Aaron Ward 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 31.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 4 0 14 0 0 65.00 4
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrice Bergeron
2nd star: Jay Bouwmeester
3rd star: Shea Weber

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Tuomo Ruutu finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Peter Schaefer scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Shea Weber ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 5( 27) , Providence Bruins 2( 10)
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1-0 LOU Bryan Bickell (Franklin MacDonald)
2-0 LOU Geoff Sanderson (Christian Berglund, Vaclav Nedorost)
3-0 LOU Geoff Sanderson (Vaclav Nedorost)
3-1 Stanislav Chistov (Drew Doughty, Brodie Dupont)
4-1 LOU Vaclav Nedorost (Steve Montador, Geoff Sanderson)
4-2 Wacey Rabbit (Nathan Dempsey, Chris Collins)
5-2 LOU Stefan Meyer

Goalies: Craig Anderson - Jordan Sigalet

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Minnesota Wild 2 , Vancouver Canucks 4
Shots: 17 - 27
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:52/69=75 %, Challenges:26/45=56 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:29/42=67 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:14 0-1 Andy McDonald [8] (Mattias Öhlund, Mike Fisher)
12:52 0-2 Markus Näslund [17] (Mike Fisher)
18:02 0-3 Sergei Shirokov [9] (Daniel Sedin, Mattias Öhlund)PP
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35:13 1-3 Kim Johnsson [2] (Brent Burns, Wes Walz)
38:39 2-3 Mikko Koivu [5] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, James Sheppard)
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45:44 2-4 Brendan Morrison [11] (Aaron Miller, Sergei Shirokov)
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Penalty summary:
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08:53 Roman Voloshenko (2 min for hooking)
16:28 Roman Voloshenko (2 min for tripping)
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20:27 Patrik Stefan (2 min for high-sticking)
28:45 Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.10 5
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 17.30 6
C Wes Walz 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 12.40 8
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 19.00 9
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 12.20 5
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 9.10 5
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17.00 4
L James Sheppard 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12.50 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 4
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 19.10 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -2 22.30 6
D Brent Burns 0 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 20.30 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.30 5
D Kim Johnsson 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
D Mattias Norström 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 7.30 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.40 7
R Daniel Sedin 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 6
R Andy McDonald 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 9.30 7
C Petr Nedved 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Mike Fisher 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 7.30 4
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 7 2 7 0 0 15.40 8
L Sergei Shirokov 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 8
L Markus Näslund 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Aaron Miller 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 25.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.50 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cory Schneider 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Fisher
2nd star: Sergei Shirokov
3rd star: Mattias Öhlund

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Brendan Morrison ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 22) , Manitoba Moose 1( 20)
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1-0 Paul Albers (Marco Rosa)
1-1 Jason Jaffray (Juraj Mikus)
2-1 Joel Ward (Petr Kalus, Martin Skoula)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Alexandre Vincent

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Nashville Predators 7 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 32 - 20
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/90=83 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:50/63=79 %, Challenges:31/50=60 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:59 1-0 Marek Zidlicky [4] (Martin Havlat, Ryan Suter)
06:17 2-0 Mats Sundin [17] (Nathan Horton, Marek Zidlicky)
13:41 3-0 Petr Prucha [16] (Dan Hamhuis, Ryan Suter)
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29:49 3-1 Jere Lehtinen [10] (Daniel Cleary, Bryan Berard)
34:19 4-1 Petr Prucha [17] (Martin Erat, Kyle Wellwood)
36:42 5-1 Martin Gélinas [5] (Mark Stuart, Greg de Vries)
38:26 6-1 Kyle Wellwood [9] (Mats Sundin, Martin Havlat)
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49:46 6-2 Jere Lehtinen [11] (Bryan Berard, Kyle Quincey)
55:29 7-2 Jordin Tootoo [7] (Alexander Steen, Greg Zanon)
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Penalty summary:
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15:29 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for roughing)
15:29 Zack Torquato (2 min for roughing)
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41:57 Lassi Kokkala (2 min for hooking)
46:12 Martin Gélinas (2 min for high-sticking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 8.10 6
R Jordin Tootoo 1 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 19.00 8
C Petr Prucha 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 13.20 9
R Nathan Horton 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 17.00 7
C Kyle Wellwood 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 13.20 8
C Mats Sundin 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 19.30 8
L Martin Gélinas 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 8.10 8
R Alexander Steen 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 17.00 6
L Martin Erat 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 14.50 8
L Martin Havlat 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 20.00 8
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 17.00 7
D Mark Stuart 0 1 1 6 0 3 0 4 15.40 9
D Marek Zidlicky 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 27.20 8
D Greg Zanon 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 14.00 7
D Ryan Suter 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 2 28.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 7
G Dov Grumet-Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Lassi Kokkala 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.50 6
C Mark Cullen 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -1 17.30 5
R Jere Lehtinen 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 9
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 15.20 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 6.50 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 18.30 6
R Zack Torquato 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15.50 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -4 18.50 7
L Justin Abdelkader 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 17.30 5
L Daniel Cleary 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.20 7
C Evan McGrath 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -3 15.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 -1 22.40 7
D Jakub Kindl 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 5
D Ivan Vishnevsky 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -4 20.20 5
D Kyle Quincey 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 19.00 5
D Bryan Berard 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -3 23.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jimmy Howard 5 0 13 0 0 36.50 4
G Dominik Hasek 2 0 12 0 0 23.10 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Prucha
2nd star: Jere Lehtinen
3rd star: Kyle Wellwood

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Greg de Vries notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin Havlat notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jordin Tootoo has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Jere Lehtinen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Kyle Quincey notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jere Lehtinen ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 23) , Kansas City Blades 1( 23)
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1-0 Adam Pineault (Jerred Smithson)
1-1 KCB Shaun Landolt (Brett Lebda, Matt Ellis)
2-1 Nick Spaling (Richard Stehlik)

Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Chris Osgood

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New York Islanders 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 0
Shots: 21 - 17
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:25/51=48 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:25/51=48 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 443278 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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29:06 1-0 Trent Hunter [17] (Erik Christensen)
32:19 2-0 Sergei Gonchar [2] (Mike Komisarek)
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40:21 3-0 Jean-Pierre Dumont [8] (Sergei Gonchar)
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Penalty summary:
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15:13 Jason Williams (2 min for tripping)
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48:12 Nolan Pratt (5 min for fighting)
48:12 Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
53:44 Nolan Pratt (5 min for fighting)
53:44 Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
58:42 Claude Giroux (2 min for holding the stick)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8.20 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 17.30 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 16.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Brad Marchand 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Erik Christensen 0 1 0 3 1 6 0 1 16.20 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 16.00 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Trent Hunter 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 16.20 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 2 16.00 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 21.40 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 5 2 5 10 2 14.10 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 24.10 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 1 18.20 6
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 16.10 8
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 17 0 0 60.00 9
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9.20 4
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 16.50 8
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 -1 16.50 6
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 9.20 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 -1 15.40 4
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -1 17.00 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 16.50 5
R Jason Williams 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 10.30 5
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 -1 17.40 5
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 3 0 3 10 -1 14.50 7
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 21.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 23.20 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 16.50 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 19.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Sergei Gonchar
3rd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Sergei Gonchar finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:
-Nolan Pratt fought Mike Komisarek in a fight.
-Nolan Pratt fought Mike Komisarek in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 13) , Detroit Vipers 1( 10)
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1-0 Kip Brennan (Evgeny Tunik, Tim Jackman)
1-1 DTV Stanislav Lascek (Brad Lukowich)
2-1 Darryl Bootland (Aaron Johnson)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Jonathan Boutin

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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 25 - 16
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/72=87 %, Challenges:51/75=67 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:27/41=64 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:13 1-0 Milan Michalek [15] (Evgeny Malkin)
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27:47 1-1 Antoine Vermette [7] (François Bouchard, Mike Green)
33:45 2-1 Chris Higgins [6] (David Legwand, Maxime Talbot)
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49:01 2-2 Stephane Yelle [2] (Daniel Alfredsson, David Skokan)
49:36 3-2 Ryan Whitney [4] (Brad Richards)
49:54 4-2 Aleksey Morozov [9] (Milan Michalek, Evgeny Malkin)
54:36 5-2 Evgeny Malkin [13] (Chris Chelios, Ryan Whitney)
58:13 6-2 Milan Michalek [16] (Chris Chelios, Ryan Whitney)
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Penalty summary:
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10:41 Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
10:41 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5.40 4
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 6
R Aleksey Morozov 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 19.40 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 19.30 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Chris Higgins 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 12.40 9
C Evgeny Malkin 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 3 20.20 10
C Brad Richards 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 9
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.20 6
L David Legwand 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 12.40 7
R Milan Michalek 2 1 4 2 4 2 0 3 20.20 9
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 19.40 5
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 12.40 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 23.00 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 24.20 6
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 13.30 7
D Chris Chelios 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 19.20 9
D Ryan Whitney 1 2 1 4 1 2 0 0 27.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 14 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Alexander Semin 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 1 9.10 7
C Phil Kessel 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
L François Bouchard 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Mike Modano 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -5 18.50 6
C Stephane Yelle 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 9.10 5
C John Madden 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 8
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -5 18.50 4
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.10 5
R David Skokan 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 15.30 5
L Antoine Vermette 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -5 18.50 6
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 15.30 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 6 1 4 0 1 21.00 8
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -5 23.30 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 16.30 6
D Mike Green 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 -5 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Michalek
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Ryan Whitney

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Milan Michalek scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brad Richards notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Evgeny Malkin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Chris Chelios ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Antoine Vermette finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Boris Valabik beat Georges Laraque in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 4( 21) , Portland Pirates 1( 25)
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1-0 WIL Milan Kraft (Mark Eaton, Stephen Dixon)
2-0 WIL Ryan Stone (Pavel Vorobiev, Paul Bissonnette)
2-1 Ilya Zubov (Stephen Werner)
3-1 WIL Tim Wallace (Olivier Legault, Joël Bouchard)
4-1 WIL Milan Kraft (Stephen Dixon, Lauri Tukonen)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Rastislav Stana

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San Jose Sharks 4 , Los Angeles Kings 5 (SO)
Shots: 21 - 32
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/71=91 %, Challenges:42/55=75 %
LA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:79/89=88 %, Challenges:54/63=84 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:47 1-0 Nick Bonino [1] (Ladislav Nagy, Pascal Dupuis)
11:19 2-0 Mark Recchi [16] (Stu Barnes, Alexander Frolov)
14:27 2-1 LA Joe Nieuwendyk [5] (Teemu Selänne, Sergei Fedorov)
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29:04 2-2 LA Daniel Brière [15] (Joe Nieuwendyk, Michael Frolík)
31:03 2-3 LA Miroslav Satan [16] (Jack Johnson, Dion Phaneuf)
38:58 3-3 Mark Recchi [17] (Kyle McLaren, Wade Redden)
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42:37 3-4 LA Pavol Demitra [19] (Daniel Brière, Thomas Hickey)
53:29 4-4 Richard Park [5] (Dean McAmmond, Kristian Huselius)
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Penalty summary:
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Shootout
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Los Angeles Kings win 3-2
San Jose Sharks - Kristian Huselius, miss; Wade Redden, goal; Ladislav Nagy, goal;
Los Angeles Kings - Dion Phaneuf, goal; Anze Kopitar, goal; Daniel Brière, goal;

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 -2 11.10 5
L Dean McAmmond 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 15.30 8
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 19.30 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 11.10 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 15.30 7
C Stu Barnes 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 19.00 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 19.30 7
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 11.10 4
R Richard Park 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 6
R Mark Recchi 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 9
C Nick Bonino 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 30.20 7
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16.30 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -2 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 4 0 28 0 0 65.00 6
G Evgeny Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 18.00 8
L Miroslav Satan 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
R David Vyborny 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 6
C Joe Nieuwendyk 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Joe Sakic 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 18.50 9
C Daniel Brière 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 20.30 7
R Michael Frolík 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 5 1 1 3 0 0 18.00 8
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.00 8
C Pavol Demitra 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 -2 20.20 8
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 6
D Thomas Hickey 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 25.20 7
D Joey Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.20 6
D Jack Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 2 5 3 5 0 0 25.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 4 0 17 0 0 65.00 4
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Recchi
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Dean McAmmond

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Pascal Dupuis finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Daniel Brière scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jack Johnson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Joe Nieuwendyk finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Joe Nieuwendyk finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 2( 13) , Manchester Monarchs 0( 20)
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1-0 CLE John Laliberte (Tomas Plihal)
2-0 CLE Tomas Plihal (Tom Cavanagh)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Jason LaBarbera