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Montreal Canadiens 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 28 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:61/64=95 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:59/70=84 %, Challenges:62/65=93 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:37 1-0 Nicklas Bergfors [16] (Marian Hossa, Tuukka Rask)
15:34 2-0 Sami Kapanen [17] (Martin Straka, Andrei Markov)
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25:21 3-0 Sergei Korostin [4] (Nicklas Bergfors, Marian Hossa)
39:09 3-1 Kevin Bieksa [6] (Patrick Marleau, Eric Staal)
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45:57 3-2 Eric Staal [31] (Wacey Rabbit, Cory Stillman)PP
58:58 4-2 Alexandre Picard [12] (Bryan Smolinski) EN
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Penalty summary:
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32:09 Chad LaRose (2 min for tripping)
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45:03 Andy Sutton (2 min for diving)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Glen Murray 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 14.20 9
R Marian Hossa 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 8
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Martin Straka 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 13.30 7
C Alexandre Picard 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 8
L Sami Kapanen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
R Sergei Korostin 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 15.50 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 28.30 8
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 15.50 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Ty Wishart 0 0 1 6 1 2 0 2 27.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 2 1 33 0 0 60.00 9
G Nikolai Khabibulin 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 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 15.40 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 17.10 8
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Eric Staal 1 1 5 6 0 5 0 -2 20.20 10
C Wacey Rabbit 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
R Valeri Bure 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
R Cory Stillman 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 8
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 9
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 -1 21.10 6
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
D Kevin Bieksa 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 24.20 8
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 24 0 0 59.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bergfors
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Marian Hossa

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Martin Straka notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Andrei Markov notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Sami Kapanen scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Bryan Smolinski has marked a new career high in points with 65 points.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Kevin Bieksa has marked a new career high in points with 36 points.
-Patrick Marleau notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Kevin Bieksa finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 20) , Albany River Rats 2( 9)
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1-0 Yannick Weber (Dave Bolland)
2-0 Michaël Lambert (Garth Murray)
2-1 Mike Angelidis (Jamie McBain)
2-2 Pat Dwyer (Ernie Hartlieb)
3-2 Maxim Lapierre

Goalies: Curtis Sanford - Michael Leighton

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Nashville Predators 4 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 27 - 17
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/77=88 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:49/74=66 %, Challenges:45/59=75 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Gaylord Entertainment Center)
Ticket income: 497988 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:21 1-0 Petr Prucha [30] (Mike Modano)
14:29 2-0 Mark Stuart [3] (Ray Whitney, Kyle Wellwood)
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27:48 2-1 Tomas Holmström [21] (Milan Hejduk, Dustin Penner)
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49:52 2-2 Jaromir Jagr [32] (Robbie Schremp, Ryan Smyth)
58:34 3-2 Petr Prucha [31] (Mike Modano, Dan Hamhuis)
59:35 4-2 Kyle Wellwood [17] (Radek Bonk) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:13 Vyacheslav Trukhno (2 min for tripping)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 7.50 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 14.50 7
C Petr Prucha 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 4 16.40 9
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
C Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 7.50 6
C Radek Bonk 0 1 2 2 2 5 0 0 15.30 8
C Mike Modano 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 16.40 8
C Kyle Wellwood 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 7.50 5
R Peter Bondra 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 15.20 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 16.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 7
D Mark Stuart 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 17.40 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 -1 28.20 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 14.20 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David LeNeveu 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 5
R Dustin Penner 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -1 17.20 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 15.30 7
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 4
C Sam Gagner 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 15.30 4
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 19.20 5
C Robbie Schremp 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 15.10 7
L Vyacheslav Trukhno 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
L Riley Nash 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 4
L Tomas Holmström 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 -1 19.10 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.40 5
D Ben Blood 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 16.10 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 22.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 21.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 23 0 0 59.00 5
G Devan Dubnyk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Petr Prucha scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Petr Prucha has marked a new career high in goals with 31 tallies.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Robbie Schremp had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Tomas Holmström finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 0( 21) , Greenville Grrrowl 0( 23)
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Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Mathieu Garon

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 31 - 12
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:79/98=80 %, Challenges:44/61=71 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/64=85 %, Challenges:17/48=34 %
Attendance: 19500 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 583050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:48 1-0 Marek Svatos [33] (Vladimir Mihalik, Paul Ranger)
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31:47 2-0 Anthony Stewart [18] (Joni Pitkänen, Shane O'Brien)
32:25 3-0 Vincent Lecavalier [34] (Anthony Stewart, Bryan McCabe)
32:46 3-1 Kyle Calder [28] (Adrian Aucoin, Michal Rozsival)
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Penalty summary:
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47:49 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
47:49 Nolan Pratt (5 min for fighting)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 16.30 7
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 8
R Anthony Stewart 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 16.40 9
C Chris Gratton 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 8.00 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 16.00 7
C Evan McGrath 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.20 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 16.40 9
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16.40 5
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 2 18.00 8
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 14.30 7
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 23.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 2 6 1 3 0 2 20.40 9
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 16.30 7
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 4 2 4 0 0 20.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 7 1 6 0 2 22.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 11 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 0 9.00 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 15.10 5
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 18.00 5
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 5 4 4 0 -2 17.50 4
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 5
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.10 4
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 17.20 4
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 9.40 4
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 15.10 5
L Kyle Calder 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.50 5
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 18.00 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 24.40 5
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 17.30 4
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 18.40 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 8 1 2 0 -2 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Linden Rowat 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anthony Stewart
2nd star: Marek Svatos
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Marek Svatos has marked a new career high in points with 58 points.
-Shane O'Brien notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Michal Rozsival notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Nolan Pratt beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 4( 29) , Hartford Wolf Pack 2( 11)
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1-0 Nick Tarnasky (Marek Kvapil)
2-0 Karl Stewart (Nick Tarnasky, Stanislav Lascek)
3-0 Blair Jones (Matt Smaby)
3-1 Mike Grier (Tom Poti)
3-2 Mike Grier (Niklas Hagman)
4-2 Stanislav Lascek (Tim Taylor, Andy Rogers)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Dwayne Roloson

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 24 - 24
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:61/75=81 %, Challenges:40/50=78 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 508125 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:55 1-0 Zach Parisé [30] (Chris Campoli)
14:51 2-0 Steve Rucchin [14] (Darren Haydar, Riley Holzapfel)PP
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29:26 2-1 Maxim Afinogenov [29] (Marek Zagrapan, Jussi Jokinen)
31:13 2-2 Jason Pominville [39] (Thomas Vanek)
33:52 2-3 Jason Pominville [40] (Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek)PP
39:35 2-4 Drew Stafford [23] (Andrej Sekera)
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Penalty summary:
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14:05 Drew Stafford (5 min for cross-checking)
19:25 Riley Holzapfel (2 min for high-sticking)
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33:09 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
35:34 Ales Kotalik (2 min for holding the stick)
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44:12 Ales Kotalik (2 min for boarding)
56:55 Dan Paillé (2 min for high-sticking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Niclas Lucenius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 5
L Riley Holzapfel 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 -1 16.50 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 5
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.50 5
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 5
C Steve Rucchin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10.00 5
C Zach Parisé 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Darren Haydar 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 21.30 5
R Mike Forney 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 13.00 4
D Jesse Jyrkkio 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Mark Fraser 0 0 4 9 2 5 0 0 27.50 10
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -2 21.30 5
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 20.20 8
D Chris Campoli 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 5 0 3 4 0 8.50 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 9
R Drew Stafford 1 0 3 1 3 0 5 2 14.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
R Jason Pominville 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 21.50 8
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 15.10 4
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.20 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 2 21.30 10
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 24.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Zach Parisé scored his 30th goal of the season.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jason Pominville scored his 40th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 28) , Rochester Americans 2( 9)
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1-0 Alexandre Giroux (Kevin Marshall)
2-0 Kevin Marshall (Alexandre Giroux, Eric Boulton)
2-1 Dylan Hunter (Jean-Simon Allard)
2-2 Alexander Mogilny (Dylan Hunter, Jean-Simon Allard)
3-2 Frans Nielsen (Steve McCarthy)

Goalies: Yutaka Fukufuji - Adam Dennis

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Detroit Red Wings 1 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 17 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
Attendance: 17622 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 546282 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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32:11 0-1 Daniel Alfredsson [28] (Antoine Vermette, Brooks Laich)
33:27 1-1 Zack Torquato [11] (Bryan Berard, Daniel Cleary)
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52:08 1-2 Alexander Semin [28] (Michael Nylander, Phil Kessel)
58:55 1-3 Daniel Alfredsson [29] (Antoine Vermette, Phil Kessel) EN
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Penalty summary:
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13:02 Kyle Quincey (2 min for holding the stick)
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38:18 Alexander Semin (2 min for diving)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Lassi Kokkala 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.50 5
C Mark Cullen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 16.40 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 4
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 15.00 5
R Zack Torquato 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 20.50 7
L Justin Abdelkader 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 5
L Daniel Cleary 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.40 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 17.30 5
D Jakub Kindl 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
D Ivan Vishnevsky 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 25.00 4
D Kyle Quincey 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 16.20 5
D Bryan Berard 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 18.20 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 25.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 0 25 0 0 59.00 7
G Dominik Hasek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 15.30 7
L Alexander Semin 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 15.20 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 2 0 5 6 0 0 0 1 19.00 10
L Blake Geoffrion 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
C Ilya Zubov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 5
C Phil Kessel 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
L Brooks Laich 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 9.00 5
C John Madden 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 0 17.50 8
L François Bouchard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 7
L Antoine Vermette 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 20.10 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 5
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 26.40 8
D Mike Green 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 17.30 7
D Sasha Pokulok 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 17.30 8
D Steve Eminger 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Alfredsson
2nd star: Antoine Vermette
3rd star: Alexander Semin

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Daniel Alfredsson scored the 800th point of his career.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 7) , Hershey Bears 7( 39)
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1-0 Krys Kolanos (Tony Voce, Brett Lebda)
1-1 Jamie Hunt (Jeff Schultz)
1-2 Oskar Osala (Kirill Lyamin, Tomas Fleischmann)
1-3 David Steckel (Shaone Morrisonn)
1-4 Joe Motzko (David Skokan)
1-5 Petr Taticek (Rico Fata)
1-6 Petr Taticek (Rico Fata)
1-7 Jame Pollock (David Steckel)

Goalies: Adam Berkhoel - Olaf Kölzig

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Anaheim Ducks 3 , Vancouver Canucks 4 (SO)
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/89=74 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Honda Center)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:07 1-0 Gilbert Brulé [34] (Jason Williams)
16:53 2-0 Rob Niedermayer [14] (Keith Carney, Jeff Woywitka)
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30:04 2-1 Brendan Morrison [25] (Sergei Shirokov, Aaron Miller)
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49:04 3-1 Matt Beleskey [8] (Garnet Exelby, Brendan Witt)
55:58 3-2 Sergei Shirokov [21] (Brendan Morrison, Aaron Miller)
59:05 3-3 Daniel Sedin [26] (Markus Näslund, Taylor Pyatt) WG
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Penalty summary:
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24:56 Cam Janssen (2 min for roughing)
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51:32 Ilya Fedin (2 min for hooking)
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Shootout
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Vancouver Canucks win 1-0
Anaheim Ducks - Gilbert Brul, miss; Scott Niedermayer, miss; Jordan LaVallee, miss;
Vancouver Canucks - Markus Näslund, goal; Sergei Shirokov, miss;

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Matt Beleskey 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
R Jason Williams 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 19.00 5
C Ilya Fedin 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 20.30 8
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
C Gilbert Brulé 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 -2 22.40 9
R Cam Janssen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8.10 6
L Travis Moen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 5
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 17.30 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 23.00 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 21.10 8
D Brendan Witt 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 -2 26.20 6
D Keith Carney 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 16.40 7
D Jeff Woywitka 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 17.20 6
R Andy McDonald 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 5
R Daniel Sedin 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.50 8
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 7.50 6
C Petr Nedved 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 5
C Brendan Morrison 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 22.00 9
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 7.50 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.00 6
L Sergei Shirokov 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
L Markus Näslund 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.40 5
D Aaron Miller 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 7
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 22.20 8
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.50 5
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cory Schneider 3 0 19 0 0 64.00 6
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Beleskey
2nd star: Brendan Morrison
3rd star: Gilbert Brulé

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Todd Marchant had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Brendan Morrison scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Brendan Morrison scored the 500th point of his career.
-Aaron Miller has marked a new career high in assists with 26 assists.
-Daniel Sedin ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Sergei Shirokov ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Aaron Miller ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 21) , Manitoba Moose 5( 23)
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1-0 Michal Repík (Bryce Swan)
1-1 MTB Marek Troncinský (Mason Raymond)
1-2 MTB Yannick Tremblay (Tommi Santala)
1-3 MTB Jason King (Ondrej Otcenas, Jason Jaffray)
1-4 MTB Mason Raymond (Marek Troncinský, Carter Camper)
1-5 MTB Rick Rypien (Juraj Simek)
2-5 Petteri Wirtanen (Brad May)

Goalies: Jean-Philippe Levasseur - Alexandre Vincent

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Columbus Blue Jackets 2 , St. Louis Blues 4
Shots: 26 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:35/51=67 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:31/50=60 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:33 0-1 Jamal Mayers [6] (Steve Ott)
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29:19 0-2 Lee Stempniak [12] (Paul Kariya, Steve Ott)
34:13 1-2 Vaclav Varada [22] (Ryan Getzlaf, Paul Stastny)
34:41 2-2 Vaclav Prospal [24] (Vaclav Varada, Ryan Getzlaf)
37:58 2-3 Keith Tkachuk [43] (Lee Stempniak, Jamal Mayers)
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46:25 2-4 Todd Bertuzzi [21] (Brad Boyes, Jay McClement)
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Penalty summary:
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22:21 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
22:21 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 5.20 4
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 16.40 6
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 5.20 4
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 5.20 4
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 16.50 7
L Vaclav Varada 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Rick Nash 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 17.10 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 7 0 7 0 -2 23.30 9
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 19.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 4 1 0 5 0 17.40 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 1 1 2 4 0 3 5 1 10.10 9
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 17.20 8
R Lee Stempniak 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 9
L Steve Ott 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 10.30 6
C Jay McClement 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
C Brad Boyes 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Paul Kariya 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
L D.J. King 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 10.30 7
L Mark Bell 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 14.50 7
R Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 17.00 5
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.30 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.50 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 23.40 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 17.10 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamal Mayers
2nd star: Lee Stempniak
3rd star: Todd Bertuzzi

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Steve Ott has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Jamal Mayers notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jay McClement notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Lee Stempniak ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Jamal Mayers in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 7( 43) , Peoria Rivermen 1( 14)
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1-0 Joakim Lindström (Derick Brassard)
2-0 Shawn Limpright (Zenon Konopka)
3-0 Jaroslav Balastik (Derek MacKenzie)
4-0 Steven Goertzen (Kyle Wharton)
5-0 Steven Goertzen (Derek MacKenzie)
6-0 Zenon Konopka
7-0 Derick Brassard (Eric Neilson)
7-1 Trent Whitfield (Cam Keith)

Goalies: Steve Mason - Marek Schwarz