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Phoenix Coyotes 1 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 31 - 39
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:49/59=83 %, Challenges:28/35=77 %
LA PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:70/82=84 %
Attendance: 17653 of 17653 (Glendale Arena)
Ticket income: 872059 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:12 0-1 LA Miroslav Satan [28] (Daniel Brière)
15:51 1-1 Derek Morris [7] (Steven Reinprecht)PP
18:59 1-2 LA Joe Nieuwendyk [7] (Mike York, Sergei Fedorov)
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27:12 1-3 LA Anze Kopitar [40] (Kyle Turris)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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14:56 LA Joe Nieuwendyk (2 min for high-sticking)
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37:24 LA Mike York (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:13 Dan Carcillo (2 min for hooking)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 -1 18.00 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.30 5
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.40 5
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.10 4
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 5
L Dan Carcillo 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 15.20 6
L Enver Lisin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Cody Franson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 -1 21.50 8
D Brendan Bell 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 21.50 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Derek Morris 1 0 3 5 1 2 0 -1 19.30 9
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 23.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 36 0 0 60.00 10
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Mike York 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 6.40 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 14.30 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
R David Vyborny 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
C Joe Nieuwendyk 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 6.40 5
C Joe Sakic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 8
C Anze Kopitar 1 0 6 2 0 1 0 1 21.40 9
C Daniel Brière 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 8
R David Hlavac 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 6.40 7
C Joe Barnes 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Kyle Turris 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 1 21.10 8
L Miroslav Satan 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.30 6
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22.20 6
D Joey Ryan 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.20 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 24.10 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 21.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anze Kopitar
2nd star: Martin Brodeur
3rd star: Daniel Brière

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Radim Vrbata had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Enver Lisin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Anze Kopitar scored his 40th goal of the season.
-David Vyborny had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Joe Nieuwendyk finally ended his 26 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
San Antonio Rampage 2( 23) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 11)
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0-1 Konstantin Pushkarev (Petr Kanko, Kevin Dallman)
1-1 Olivier Latendresse (Loïc Burkhalter)
2-1 Keith Yandle (Alexei Kaigorodov)

Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Danny Battochio

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 5
Shots: 29 - 30
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:70/75=93 %, Challenges:30/46=63 %
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:39/55=69 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Savvis Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:31 0-1 Frantisek Kaberle [7] (Patrick Marleau, Eric Staal)
18:03 1-1 Eric Nystrom [27] (Christoph Schubert)
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24:57 1-2 Patrick Marleau [16] (Peter Forsberg, Frantisek Kaberle)
27:23 1-3 Peter Forsberg [29] (Martin Erat, Cory Stillman)
30:53 2-3 Todd Bertuzzi [22] (Christoph Schubert, Eric Nystrom)
33:45 2-4 Patrick Marleau [17] (Jordan Staal, Chad LaRose)
36:28 2-5 Eric Staal [32] (Cory Stillman, Wacey Rabbit)PP
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41:17 3-5 Christoph Schubert [8] (Lee Stempniak, Paul Kariya)PP
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Penalty summary:
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24:22 Eric Staal (5 min for fighting)
24:22 Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
35:42 Steve Ott (2 min for boarding)
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40:27 Wacey Rabbit (2 min for high-sticking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.50 5
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 8
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 5.50 4
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 -1 17.50 7
C Brad Boyes 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Paul Kariya 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 -1 18.10 6
L D.J. King 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 7.30 7
L Mark Bell 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 17.00 6
R Eric Nystrom 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 16.40 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -1 18.20 7
D Christoph Schubert 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 20.50 8
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 15.30 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 14.20 6
L Martin Erat 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
C Jordan Staal 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 20.40 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 -1 14.20 7
C Peter Forsberg 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 9
C Eric Staal 1 1 3 5 3 5 5 1 19.50 9
C Wacey Rabbit 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 7
R Valeri Bure 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R Cory Stillman 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
C Patrick Marleau 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 19.50 8
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 9.00 6
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 2 30.40 8
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 16.20 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Peter Forsberg
3rd star: Eric Staal

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Lee Stempniak notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Martin Erat notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jordan Staal notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Patrick Marleau ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Frantisek Kaberle finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Eric Staal fought Steve Ott in a fight.

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 0( 16) , Albany River Rats 3( 16)
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0-1 Mike Commodore (Pat Dwyer, Nicolas Blanchard)
0-2 Mike Angelidis (Harrison Reed, Jamie McBain)
0-3 Mike Angelidis (Harrison Reed, Vince Bellissimo)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Michael Leighton

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Detroit Red Wings 0
Shots: 28 - 14
PP: 2 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:62/68=89 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:52/68=76 %, Challenges:25/41=59 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:11 1-0 Rick Nash [28] (Kris Russell, Nikolai Zherdev)PP
12:54 2-0 Bobby Ryan [13] (Vaclav Varada, Dan Fritsche)PP
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26:39 3-0 Vaclav Prospal [25] (Ryan Getzlaf, Paul Stastny)
37:14 4-0 Vaclav Varada [23] (Paul Stastny, Tomas Kaberle)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:27 Jason Chimera (2 min for hooking)
09:07 Lassi Kokkala (2 min for tripping)
11:36 Bryan Berard (2 min for hooking)
12:21 Marcel Goc (2 min for roughing)
12:21 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for roughing)
14:54 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for boarding)
15:43 Raffi Torres (2 min for roughing)
15:43 Ron Hainsey (2 min for roughing)
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33:49 Kirk Maltby (2 min for boarding)
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46:58 Kris Beech (2 min for high-sticking)
51:17 Kris Russell (5 min for fighting)
51:17 Kyle Quincey (5 min for fighting)
51:52 Justin Abdelkader (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 18.00 6
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 12.20 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6.30 4
R Bobby Ryan 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.40 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 8
C Paul Stastny 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11.30 4
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 16.50 6
L Vaclav Varada 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 17.40 9
L Rick Nash 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 18.30 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 16.30 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 23.00 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 26.30 7
D Kris Russell 0 1 3 0 1 1 5 0 17.30 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 23.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G Andrew Raycroft 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 2 3 1 0 2 0 5.10 5
C Mark Cullen 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 19.00 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 8
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 14.40 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 10.20 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.40 5
R Zack Torquato 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
L Justin Abdelkader 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 7.20 4
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 19.00 4
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.10 4
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 19.40 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 25.40 5
D Jakub Kindl 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 24.00 4
D Ivan Vishnevsky 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19.40 5
D Kyle Quincey 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 11.20 4
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -1 16.10 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Dominik Hasek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pascal Leclaire
2nd star: Vaclav Varada
3rd star: Vaclav Prospal

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Nikolai Zherdev notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Vaclav Varada has marked a new career high in assists with 28 assists.
-Vaclav Prospal scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Paul Stastny has marked a new career high in assists with 40 assists.
-Paul Stastny notched his 40th assist of the season.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Other notes:
-Kyle Quincey beat Kris Russell in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 21) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 18)
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1-0 Marc Methot (Derick Brassard)
2-0 Derick Brassard (Kyle Wharton)
2-1 David Rohlfs (Tony Voce)

Goalies: Steve Mason - Adam Berkhoel

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Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Florida Panthers 4 (SO)
Shots: 25 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:40/60=65 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 608993 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:48 1-0 Mike Knuble [35] (Patrick O'Sullivan)
15:54 1-1 Todd White [12] (Christian Ehrhoff)
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27:31 2-1 Kimmo Timonen [11] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Henrik Sedin)
28:25 3-1 Lubomir Visnovsky [7] (Henrik Sedin, Jeff Carter)
39:22 3-2 Todd White [13] (Tuomo Ruutu, Etienne Froidevaux)
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46:26 3-3 Todd White [14] (Jay Bouwmeester)
48:01 3-4 Tuomo Ruutu [25] (Stephen Weiss, Ian White)PP
50:45 4-4 Lubomir Visnovsky [8] (Jeff Carter, Mike Richards)
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Penalty summary:
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01:43 Mike Knuble (2 min for roughing)
01:43 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
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46:54 Ryan Potulny (2 min for tripping)
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62:55 David Booth (2 min for hooking)
63:45 Brent Sopel (2 min for roughing)
63:45 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
Shootout
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Philadelphia Flyers win 2-1
Philadelphia Flyers - Jeff Carter, goal; Mike Richards, miss; Henrik Sedin, goal;
Florida Panthers - Jay Bouwmeester, goal; Stephen Weiss, miss; Ian White, miss;

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Potulny 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 8.10 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -2 15.20 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
R Jeff Carter 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 20.50 10
C Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.50 5
C Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -2 16.10 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 3 18.20 8
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
L Dustin Brown 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -2 16.30 7
L Mike Knuble 1 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 20.30 8
L Mike Richards 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 3 18.20 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -2 17.10 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 23.50 6
D Kimmo Timonen 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 23.00 8
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 -2 21.30 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 21.10 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 3 24.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 21 0 0 65.00 5
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Etienne Froidevaux 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 10.10 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17.20 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 17.10 5
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 21.40 8
C Drew Larman 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 9.00 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17.20 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 15.00 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 22.30 8
L David Booth 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 9.00 5
L Mathieu Roy 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 16.20 7
L Todd White 3 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 20.30 10
D Martin Lojek 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 17.40 6
D Ian White 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 1 4 2 4 0 1 28.10 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 21.10 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 -2 17.30 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 4 0 21 0 0 65.00 5
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd White
2nd star: Lubomir Visnovsky
3rd star: Jeff Carter

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Mike Knuble has marked a new career high in goals with 35 tallies.
-Mike Knuble scored his 35th goal of the season.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Tuomo Ruutu has marked a new career high in goals with 25 tallies.
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Todd White finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 17) , Florida Everblades 1( 18)
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0-1 Bryan Bickell (Rob Globke, Janis Sprukts)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Craig Anderson

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 28 - 19
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:60/67=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:60/64=93 %, Challenges:32/53=59 %
Attendance: 19500 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 583050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:19 1-0 Chris Gratton [5] (Samuel Påhlsson, Nolan Pratt)
11:51 2-0 Maxime Boisclair [11] (Samuel Påhlsson)
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21:41 3-0 Jason Blake [32] (Evan McGrath, Vincent Lecavalier)
36:28 3-1 Andrew Ladd [21] (Marian Hossa, Ty Wishart)
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44:16 4-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [29] (Maxime Boisclair)
54:23 5-1 Marek Svatos [34] (Evan McGrath)
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Penalty summary:
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25:03 Niklas Sundström (2 min for diving)
26:49 Vladimir Mihalik (2 min for hooking)
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48:12 Sergei Korostin (2 min for roughing)
48:12 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for roughing)
53:15 Vincent Lecavalier (5 min for fighting)
53:15 Sergei Korostin (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 5 0 2 2 1 7.50 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14.00 6
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 17.30 8
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Chris Gratton 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 16.30 6
C Evan McGrath 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 2 0 0 5 0 14.50 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 6
L Maxime Boisclair 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 14.00 8
R Jason Blake 1 0 5 4 0 0 0 2 16.20 10
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 9
D Nolan Pratt 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 15.40 7
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 2 19.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 1 16.50 10
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 20.10 9
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Glen Murray 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -2 13.20 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 13.50 5
R Marian Hossa 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 18.00 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 5 4 2 4 0 0 19.40 8
C Martin Straka 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 13.20 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 12.20 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 13.00 7
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 13.20 5
R Sergei Korostin 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 -2 10.50 5
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 17.00 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 -3 14.50 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 29.20 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 13.30 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Ty Wishart 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evan McGrath
2nd star: Maxime Boisclair
3rd star: Jason Blake

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Samuel Påhlsson has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.
-Samuel Påhlsson has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Vincent Lecavalier notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Maxime Boisclair finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Nolan Pratt ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrew Ladd ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Vincent Lecavalier fought Sergei Korostin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 13) , Hamilton Bulldogs 6( 28)
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0-1 Dave Bolland (Yannick Weber)
0-2 Matt D'Agostini (Maxim Lapierre)
1-2 Dan Jancevski
1-3 Yannick Weber (Dave Bolland)
1-4 David Fischer (Janne Lahti)
1-5 Matt D'Agostini (Maxim Lapierre)
2-5 Marek Kvapil (Justin Keller, Nick Tarnasky)
2-6 Matt D'Agostini (Maxim Lapierre)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Curtis Sanford

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Washington Capitals 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 19 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:45/64=70 %, Challenges:28/46=59 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:81/96=84 %, Challenges:28/50=54 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 515411 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:13 1-0 Alexander Semin [29] (François Bouchard, Michael Nylander)
17:36 1-1 Aleksey Morozov [29] (Brendan Shanahan, Chris Chelios)
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27:36 2-1 Daniel Alfredsson [30] (Antoine Vermette, Steve Eminger)
28:06 2-2 Jonathan Cheechoo [42] (Milan Michalek, Brad Richards)
37:19 2-3 Brendan Shanahan [17] (Richard Matvichuk, Aleksey Morozov)
38:18 2-4 Jonathan Cheechoo [43] (Ryan Whitney)
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40:16 3-4 François Bouchard [8] (Michael Nylander)
42:54 3-5 Aleksey Morozov [30] (David Legwand)
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Penalty summary:
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18:23 Philippe Boucher (2 min for elbowing)
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21:53 Blake Geoffrion (2 min for high-sticking)
34:27 Chris Kunitz (2 min for tripping)
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46:14 Boris Valabik (5 min for attempt to injury)
52:08 Cory Sarich (2 min for roughing)
52:08 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 13.10 5
L Alexander Semin 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 15.10 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Blake Geoffrion 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5.40 6
C Ilya Zubov 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 13.10 6
C Michael Nylander 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
C Phil Kessel 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
C John Madden 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L François Bouchard 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 19.50 8
L Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 20.50 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 5 3 5 5 0 16.40 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 5 0 5 2 0 20.40 8
D Mike Green 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -2 19.30 7
D Sasha Pokulok 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 -1 19.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Aleksey Morozov 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 3 14.30 9
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 -2 11.40 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 20.30 9
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
L Brendan Shanahan 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 12.20 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 17.40 6
C Brad Richards 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 21.00 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 11.10 5
L David Legwand 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 3 15.30 8
C Chris Higgins 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 -2 11.30 6
R Milan Michalek 0 1 3 5 7 4 0 1 21.50 7
D Chris Chelios 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 19.30 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 14.10 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 24.10 7
D Richard Matvichuk 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 15.20 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -2 16.50 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 30.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Joseph 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Aleksey Morozov
2nd star: Jonathan Cheechoo
3rd star: Brendan Shanahan

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Steve Eminger has marked a new career high in assists with 27 assists.
-Steve Eminger has marked a new career high in points with 34 points.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 30th goal of the season.
-François Bouchard ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ryan Whitney has marked a new career high in points with 45 points.
-Aleksey Morozov scored his 30th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 7) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 11)
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1-0 Mathieu Perreault (Joe Corvo)
2-0 Tomas Fleischmann (Stephen Werner, Jeff Schultz)
2-1 Paul Bissonnette (Stephen Dixon, Tim Wallace)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Dany Sabourin