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New York Rangers 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 20 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:30/44=66 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:38/51=73 %
Attendance: 14048 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 622327 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:13 0-1 Rick Nash [19] (Rostislav Klesla)
18:22 1-1 Scott Gomez [13] (Markus Näslund)
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28:25 1-2 Rick Nash [20])
34:05 1-3 Jakub Voracek [13] (R.J. Umberger, Antoine Vermette)
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59:25 1-4 Jakub Voracek [14] (Kristian Huselius, Rick Nash)
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Penalty summary:
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37:45 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for slashing)
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47:38 Derick Brassard (2 min for holding the stick)
55:57 Thomas Pöck (2 min for diving)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.50 6
R Nik Antropov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 18.20 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 -1 10.30 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 15.50 7
C Scott Gomez 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -3 16.20 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.30 4
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Markus Näslund 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 7
L Dustin Brown 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -3 16.20 5
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 18.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 -4 27.10 5
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 13.10 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 5
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -3 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 5
R Jason Williams 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
R Jakub Voracek 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 14.50 9
R Kristian Huselius 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 19.40 7
C Derick Brassard 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -1 9.00 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 14.50 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 21.40 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 9.00 6
R Stefan Legein 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 14.40 8
L Rick Nash 2 1 5 3 3 3 0 2 19.50 10
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 19.00 5
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 23.40 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 17.20 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Markus Näslund notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 5( 28) , Syracuse Crunch 4( 13)
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1-0 HFD Bobby Sanguinetti (Hugh Jessiman, Pierre Parenteau)
2-0 HFD Justin Soryal (Andreas Jämtin, Ivan Baranka)
3-0 HFD Andreas Jämtin (Artem Anisimov)
3-1 SYR Jason Chimera (Alexandre Picard, Jiri Novotny)
3-2 SYR Michael Blunden (Alexander Svitov)
3-3 SYR Jason Chimera (Alexandre Picard, Jiri Novotny)
4-3 HFD Andreas Jämtin (Cory Urquhart)
5-3 HFD Greg Moore (Aaron Voros)
5-4 SYR Steve Kelly (John Vigilante)

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Daniel LaCosta

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New Jersey Devils 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/76=77 %, Challenges:32/42=74 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/81=86 %, Challenges:47/69=67 %
Attendance: 11610 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 515484 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:33 1-0 Brian Rolston [11] (Patrik Elias)
16:21 1-1 Matt Cullen [11] (Joni Pitkänen)
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24:34 2-1 Jay Pandolfo [5] (Johnny Oduya, Niclas Hävelid)
32:31 3-1 Bobby Holik [4] (Scott Hartnell)
37:19 3-2 Scott Walker [10] (Joe Corvo, Frantisek Kaberle)
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42:23 4-2 Brian Gionta [17] (Paul Martin, Patrik Elias)
48:22 4-3 Sergei Samsonov [7] (Paul Gaustad, Patrick Eaves)
52:12 5-3 Patrik Elias [10] (Brian Rolston, Martin Brodeur)
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Penalty summary:
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49:05 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
49:05 Niclas Wallin (2 min for roughing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 19.20 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 15.40 7
R Brian Gionta 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 16.30 9
C Bobby Holik 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 8.30 7
C John Madden 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 19.20 7
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 15.40 7
C Patrik Elias 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 16.30 9
L Scott Hartnell 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 3 3 3 2 0 18.50 7
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Brian Rolston 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.30 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 22.50 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 2 21.10 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 20.00 7
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 1 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 13.50 7
R Scott Walker 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 19.10 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 13.50 6
C Matt Cullen 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 19.50 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.50 5
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 4
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 -1 20.40 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14.20 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -3 18.30 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 27.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 16.00 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 -3 19.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 24.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Brian Rolston
3rd star: Brian Gionta

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Walker scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Scott Walker ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 27) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 13)
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1-0 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Rod Pelley)
1-1 LOW Brandon Sutter (Dennis Seidenberg, Ryan Bayda)
1-2 LOW Drayson Bowman (Brandon Sutter)
2-2 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Matt Spiller)
3-2 ALB Petr Vrana (Mike Mottau)

Goalies: Scott Clemmensen - Justin Peters

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Boston Bruins 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 27 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:74/86=86 %, Challenges:30/63=46 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:39/56=68 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 837850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:08 0-1 Patrick Sharp [10] (Samuel Påhlsson, Chris Pronger)
14:03 1-1 Patrice Bergeron [15] (Joe Thornton, Dennis Wideman)
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32:54 1-2 Marian Hossa [13] (Patrick Sharp, Brian Rafalski)
34:26 2-2 Éric Perrin [5] (Mark Recchi, Thomas Vanek)
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49:26 3-2 P.J. Axelsson [4] (Stephane Yelle)
52:41 3-3 Marian Hossa [14] (Samuel Påhlsson, Patrick Sharp)
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Penalty summary:
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28:13 Cam Barker (2 min for roughing)
28:13 Phil Kessel (2 min for roughing)
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46:35 Nick Petrecki (2 min for roughing)
46:35 Patrick Sharp (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10.50 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.50 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 21.10 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 20.20 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 10.50 6
C Éric Perrin 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 -1 12.50 7
C Mark Recchi 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Patrice Bergeron 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 21.10 8
L P.J. Axelsson 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 10.50 5
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 20.20 7
L Joe Thornton 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 21.10 6
D Tommy Cross 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 14.30 6
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 19.50 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 4 2 4 0 1 30.50 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 -1 12.50 5
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 21.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 31.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 5
R Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 16.10 7
R Corey Perry 0 0 4 2 4 2 0 -3 20.00 6
R Marian Hossa 2 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 20.50 10
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 4
C David Bolland 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 16.10 7
C Jack Skille 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 20.00 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 3 20.50 9
L Craig Adams 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.10 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 16.10 7
L Patrick Kane 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -3 21.00 6
L Patrick Sharp 1 2 6 1 1 1 2 3 19.50 9
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 16.10 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -3 23.30 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 3 25.30 9
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 20.00 6
D Chris Pronger 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 3 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Patrick Sharp
3rd star: Samuel Påhlsson

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Patrice Bergeron scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Joe Thornton notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Phil Kessel had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Samuel Påhlsson has marked a new career high in points with 27 points.
-Patrick Sharp scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrick Sharp notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrick Sharp ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 7( 41) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 19)
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1-0 PRO Shawn Thornton (Carl Söderberg, Martin St. Pierre)
2-0 PRO Carl Söderberg (Martin St. Pierre, Daryl Boyle)
2-1 NOR Ben Eager (Derek Couture, Pascal Pelletier)
3-1 PRO David Ruzicka (Martin St. Pierre)
4-1 PRO Vladislav Evseev (Zach Hamill)
4-2 NOR Pascal Pelletier (Ben Eager)
5-2 PRO Shawn Thornton (Carl Söderberg, Martin St. Pierre)
6-2 PRO Zach Hamill (Jeremy Reich, Vladislav Evseev)
6-3 NOR Tim Brent (Adam Pineault)
7-3 PRO Carl Söderberg (Martin St. Pierre)

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Buffalo Sabres 1 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 12 - 28
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:24/44=53 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:42/54=76 %
Attendance: 17587 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 733377 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:33 0-1 Patrick Marleau [15] (Marc Savard)
10:45 0-2 Ryane Clowe [6] (Joe Pavelski, Christian Ehrhoff)PP
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40:21 0-3 Jonathan Cheechoo [13] (Dan Boyle)
56:24 1-3 Derek Roy [11] (Andrei Markov)
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Penalty summary:
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10:11 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
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48:16 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for cross-checking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Erik Cole 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 14.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 16.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 19.50 5
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.40 4
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Derek Roy 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.10 4
L Marco Sturm 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.10 4
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 4
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 24.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 14.50 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 -1 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Ryane Clowe 1 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 16.00 9
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 16.40 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 7
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Marc Savard 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 8.10 5
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 15.30 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 19.40 8
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 17.30 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 23.50 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 16.20 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 1 0 11 0 0 60.00 7
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryane Clowe
2nd star: Jonathan Cheechoo
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marc Savard scored the 600th point of his career.
-Ryane Clowe finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Ryane Clowe finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 19) , Cleveland Barons 1( 13)
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0-1 CLE Brandon Gentile (Matthew Jones, T.J. Fox)
1-1 ROC Felix Schütz (Nathan Paetsch)
2-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Mike Weber)

Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Thomas Greiss

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Ottawa Senators 2 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 19 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:37/58=62 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/71=84 %, Challenges:35/56=61 %
Attendance: 12335 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 590847 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:41 1-0 Shean Donovan [7] (Jarkko Ruutu, Chris Campoli)
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27:52 1-1 Darren Helm [4] (Chris Chelios, Brad Stuart)
28:59 1-2 Eric Staal [10] (Martin Havlat, Daniel Cleary)
30:41 2-2 Mike Fisher [9] (Chris Campoli, Filip Kuba)
34:14 2-3 Brad Stuart [4] (Ryan Kesler, Valtteri Filppula)
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59:16 2-4 Ville Leino [3] (Ryan Kesler) EN
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 5
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.10 7
R Shean Donovan 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 1 18.50 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 17.00 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 10.00 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.10 6
C Mike Fisher 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 17.00 7
L Jim O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 6
L Nick Foligno 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.10 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 18.50 6
L Dany Heatley 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 -2 17.00 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.50 7
D Chris Campoli 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -3 25.20 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 16.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 18.20 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 -3 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 21 0 0 59.30 5
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.00 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 2 18.20 6
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 16.50 6
R Martin Havlat 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 7
C Darren Helm 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 14.30 8
L Valtteri Filppula 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 21.40 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Ville Leino 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 18.20 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 8
L Johan Franzén 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 5
D Chris Chelios 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 19.30 7
D Brad Stuart 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 4 3 4 0 0 22.10 8
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 18.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 18.40 9
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Thomas McCollum 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Stuart
2nd star: Darren Helm
3rd star: Eric Staal

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Mike Fisher finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Eric Staal scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Daniel Cleary finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Darren Helm finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Ville Leino finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Ville Leino finally ended his 21 game point drought.
-Chris Chelios ended his 5 game point drought.
-Brad Stuart finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 27) , Kansas City Blades 4( 23)
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0-1 KCB Johan Ryno (Justin Abdelkader)
1-1 GRD Peter Regin
1-2 KCB Darren Haydar (Evan McGrath, Kyle Quincey)
1-3 KCB Cory Emmerton (Johan Ryno)
1-4 KCB Ryan Oulahen (Evan McGrath, Andreas Lilja)
2-4 GRD Nicklas Danielsson (Cody Bass)

Goalies: David McKee - Ty Conklin

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 21 - 22
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/91=76 %, Challenges:34/48=69 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:29/52=54 %
Attendance: 12409 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 542273 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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35:47 1-0 Tomas Plekanec [10] (Steve Sullivan, Tyler Myers)
38:11 1-1 Mike Knuble [11] (Jason Blake, Jirí Tlustý)
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42:15 2-1 Alex Kovalev [12] (Matt D'Agostini, Steve Sullivan)
42:44 2-2 Jason Blake [10] (Mike Knuble, Pavel Kubina)
46:36 3-2 Robert Lang [8] (Alex Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec)
47:44 3-3 Jamal Mayers [6] (Andrew Ference, Barret Jackman)
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61:01 3-4 Jason Blake [11] (Mike Knuble, Pavel Kubina)
Penalty summary:
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
C Tomas Plekanec 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 9
C Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
C David Legwand 0 0 2 3 5 5 0 0 19.00 5
C Robert Lang 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 15.50 4
C Paul Stastny 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 4
C Ben Maxwell 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 19.00 5
L Matt D'Agostini 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Steve Sullivan 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 19.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.20 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 24.50 5
D P.K. Subban 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 15.50 6
D Tyler Myers 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 4 0 18 0 0 61.00 5
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 6
L Jason Blake 2 1 4 0 3 0 0 2 19.20 8
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 18.50 5
C Kris Newbury 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.10 5
C Mark Bell 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 14.50 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 17.50 7
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 20.20 5
L Cam Janssen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 14.50 6
L Mike Knuble 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 2 17.50 7
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.20 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 14.50 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 2 20.00 8
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 26.20 6
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 17.00 5
D Barret Jackman 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 18 0 0 61.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Blake
2nd star: Mike Knuble
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Tomas Plekanec scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tomas Plekanec notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Robert Lang finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Knuble notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 18) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 17)
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0-1 SJM Jeremy Williams (Darryl Boyce, Andy Rogers)
0-2 SJM Kyle Rogers (Robbie Earl)
1-2 QUE Stephen Gionta (Ryan Russell)
2-2 QUE Alexander Hegegy (Brock Trotter)
2-3 SJM Jeremy Williams (Andy Rogers)

Goalies: Peter Budaj - Curtis Joseph

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New York Islanders 0 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 18 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/86=77 %, Challenges:30/43=68 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:45/58=76 %
Attendance: 6405 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 310643 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:25 0-1 Pavel Datsyuk [6] (Jason Arnott)PP
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no scoring
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59:19 0-2 Pavel Datsyuk [7]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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10:03 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for tripping)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Jackman 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.10 4
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
R Richard Park 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 4
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.20 5
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.40 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 19.40 4
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 17.10 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 5
D Brendan Witt 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 25.10 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 7 0 3 0 -1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 25 0 0 58.50 9
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 7.50 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 16.40 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 20.10 8
C Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Scott Nichol 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 16.40 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
C Jason Arnott 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 20.30 10
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 16.40 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Pavel Datsyuk 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 8
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 26.30 7
D Greg Zanon 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.40 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 18 0 0 60.00 10
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mathieu Garon
2nd star: Pavel Datsyuk
3rd star: Jason Arnott

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Andy Hilbert had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Pavel Datsyuk ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 24) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 30)
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0-1 MIL Ryan Maki (Andreas Thuresson)

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Pekka Rinne

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Florida Panthers 0
Shots: 29 - 16
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:74/87=85 %, Challenges:43/56=75 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:38/51=73 %
Attendance: 7013 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 321897 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:08 1-0 Adam Hall [13] (Josef Melichar, Matt Carle)
11:59 2-0 Josef Melichar [1] (Matt Carle, Nathan Horton)
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28:11 3-0 Vincent Lecavalier [13] (Radim Vrbata, Brandon Bochenski)
38:27 4-0 Michael Frolík [3] (Ryan Craig, Nathan Horton)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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13:56 Brett McLean (2 min for diving)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 5
R Michael Frolík 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Adam Hall 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.10 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Ryan Craig 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 14.30 7
C Nathan Horton 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 17.50 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 19.10 9
L Gary Roberts 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 14.30 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 17.30 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14.00 6
D Matt Carle 0 2 1 5 1 2 0 2 19.30 9
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 26.50 9
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 15.10 6
D Josef Melichar 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 18.40 8
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -3 13.30 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 15.20 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Brett McLean 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 10.00 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -3 15.10 5
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 11.40 5
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -3 13.30 4
L Radek Dvorak 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 15.40 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Cory Murphy 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -3 14.20 4
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 26.20 5
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 15.40 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 5
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Smith
2nd star: Vincent Lecavalier
3rd star: Matt Carle

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Brandon Bochenski has marked a new career high in assists with 12 assists.
-Paul Ranger had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 18) , Louisville Panthers 2( 17)
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0-1 LOU Kenndal McArdle (Jordan Henry, Drew Larman)
1-1 DTV Justin Keller (Wyatt Smith)
2-1 DTV Andrew Hutchinson (Zenon Konopka, Steve Downie)
2-2 LOU Drew Larman (Kenndal McArdle, Jason Garrison)
3-2 DTV Steve Downie (Noah Welch)

Goalies: Matt Lundin - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Dallas Stars 1
Shots: 18 - 24
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:70/91=76 %, Challenges:15/47=31 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:11/44=24 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 749544 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:57 1-0 Brooks Orpik [2] (Sergei Gonchar, Evgeny Malkin)PP
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31:34 1-1 Mike Ribeiro [9] (Steve Ott)
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49:05 2-1 Sidney Crosby [17] (Petr Sykora, Eric Godard)
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Penalty summary:
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18:06 Sergei Korostin (2 min for boarding)
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36:58 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for roughing)
36:58 Vojtech Polak (2 min for roughing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.10 7
R Janne Pesonen 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 11.50 5
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 17.10 6
R Petr Sykora 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 11.10 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 11.50 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 17.20 5
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 11.10 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.50 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 17.20 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 19.40 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 12.20 7
D Brooks Orpik 1 0 2 3 2 4 0 0 20.30 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 27.10 6
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 12.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18.10 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 6
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 14.50 5
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 21.00 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.40 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15.40 6
C Mike Ribeiro 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 8
C Brad Richards 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 18.30 6
L Fabian Brunnström 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 7.00 5
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 3 2 5 0 0 15.40 5
L Steve Ott 0 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 16.10 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 19.30 6
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.00 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 18.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 27.20 5
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.30 4
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Brooks Orpik
3rd star: Marc-André Fleury

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Eric Godard ended his 8 game point drought.
-Martin Erat had his 14 game point streak snapped.
-Brooks Orpik ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 14) , Utah Grizzlies 3( 7)
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1-0 WIL Mark Eaton (Bill Thomas, Kris Beech)
2-0 WIL Marek Bartánus (Kris Beech, Robert Scuderi)
2-1 UTH B.J. Crombeen (Chris Conner, Drew Paris)
2-2 UTH Jamie Benn (Niklas Grossman)
2-3 UTH Lauri Tukonen (Jamie Benn, Luciano Aquino)

Goalies: Jordan Parisé - Matt Climie


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Washington Capitals 1 , Philadelphia Flyers 4
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/71=84 %, Challenges:25/42=58 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:70/80=87 %, Challenges:55/65=83 %
Attendance: 13410 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 631611 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:05 0-1 Zach Parisé [12] (Kimmo Timonen)
19:47 0-2 Travis Zajac [11] (Alexei Ponikarovsky)
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27:31 0-3 Mike Richards [13] (Simon Gagné, James Van Riemsdyk)
29:29 1-3 Nicklas Bäckström [9] (Mike Green, Ossi Väänänen)
36:24 1-4 Luca Sbisa [1] (Travis Zajac, Simon Gagné)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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22:29 Boyd Gordon (2 min for roughing)
24:23 Viktor Kozlov (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.30 6
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 13.40 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 16.30 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 6.30 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.30 8
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 -1 13.30 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 21.00 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 -1 14.10 7
D Drew Doughty 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 21.30 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 -1 24.20 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 14.10 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 22.20 5
D Mike Green 0 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
R David Backes 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 13.40 8
R David Booth 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 1 17.00 8
L Zach Parisé 1 0 5 1 0 2 0 2 21.00 10
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.20 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Travis Zajac 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
C Mike Richards 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8.20 6
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 17.50 6
L Simon Gagné 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 3 20.10 9
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.00 6
D Luca Sbisa 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 27.20 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.10 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zach Parisé
2nd star: Travis Zajac
3rd star: Simon Gagné

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Kimmo Timonen notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 14) , Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 12)
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0-1 PHL Patrick Thoresen (Björn Melin, Randy Jones)
0-2 PHL Björn Melin (Frédérik Cabana)
0-3 PHL Boyd Kane (Ryan Parent)
1-3 POR Maxime Lacroix (Chris Bourque)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Michael-Lee Teslak

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St. Louis Blues 2 , Phoenix Coyotes 0
Shots: 21 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/78=73 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:38/52=71 %
Attendance: 8153 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 375853 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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30:29 1-0 Brad Boyes [9] (Brian Pothier, Jay McKee)
39:22 2-0 Mike Van Ryn [2] (Anson Carter, Brett Sonne)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:03 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for roughing)
05:03 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for roughing)
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33:06 Stefan Della Rovere (2 min for slashing)
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48:03 Stefan Della Rovere (2 min for high-sticking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Brett Sonne 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 6
R T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.10 5
R Brad Boyes 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 20.10 7
R Anson Carter 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 17.20 5
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 4
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 20.50 6
C David Vyborny 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
L Stefan Della Rovere 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 6.20 5
L David Perron 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 16.10 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 14.20 8
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 24.50 7
D Mike Van Ryn 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 19.00 7
D Jay McKee 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 16.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Garth Murray 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.50 6
L Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13.00 6
R Kyle Turris 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 -1 21.10 7
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 5
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 13.00 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.40 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.30 5
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6.40 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 6
R Joël Perrault 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 21.00 6
D Matt Jones 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13.20 6
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 22.40 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 24.00 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 13.50 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 5
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 -2 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Legace
2nd star: Brad Boyes
3rd star: Mike Van Ryn

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Mike Van Ryn finally ended his 23 game goal drought.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 8( 37) , Springfield Falcons 1( 9)
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1-0 WOR Jay McClement (Matt Foy)
2-0 WOR Yan Stastny (Steve Regier, Andy Wozniewski)
3-0 WOR Ryan Reaves (Yan Stastny, Steve Regier)
4-0 WOR Jay McClement (Matt Foy)
5-0 WOR Jeff Szwez (Drew Miller)
6-0 WOR Steve Regier (Ryan Reaves)
6-1 SPR Kurt Sauer (Alex Leavitt, Kevin Cormier)
7-1 WOR Daniel Carcillo (Matt Foy)
8-1 WOR Matt Foy (Jay McClement)

Goalies: Chris Mason - Adam Dennis

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Colorado Avalanche 8 , Vancouver Canucks 0
Shots: 26 - 19
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:39/54=70 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:18/39=45 %
Attendance: 14432 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 720157 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:16 1-0 Alex Tanguay [8] (Wojtek Wolski)
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30:54 2-0 Marek Svatos [3] (Scott Niedermayer, Brent Sopel)
34:33 3-0 Darcy Tucker [5] (Scott Hannan)
38:49 4-0 Jaromir Jagr [20] (Scott Niedermayer, Ruslan Salei)
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40:14 5-0 Jaromir Jagr [21] (Ryan Smyth, Joe Sakic)
50:39 6-0 Ryan Smyth [12] (Darcy Tucker, Brett Clark)
51:52 7-0 Wojtek Wolski [15] (Milan Hejduk, Jaromir Jagr)
56:42 8-0 Scott Niedermayer [6] (Jaromir Jagr, Joe Sakic)
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Penalty summary:
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11:24 Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
16:13 Jason Krog (2 min for high-sticking)
19:22 T.J. Hensick (2 min for slashing)
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31:01 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for roughing)
31:01 Jiri Hudler (2 min for roughing)
35:33 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
35:33 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
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47:42 Brent Sopel (2 min for high-sticking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 12.00 6
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 15.30 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
R Jaromir Jagr 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 19.00 10
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 8.30 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 6
C Alex Tanguay 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 13.30 7
C Joe Sakic 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 19.00 8
L Darcy Tucker 1 1 1 2 0 2 5 2 8.00 8
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12.40 7
L Wojtek Wolski 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 3 18.20 9
L Ryan Smyth 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 21.00 8
D Brent Sopel 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 15.00 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 14.30 6
D Brett Clark 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 27.40 8
D Scott Hannan 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 1 16.50 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 2 19.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 5 26.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 0 0 19 0 0 60.00 10
G Peter Delmas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 4
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 13.50 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -3 17.50 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 -5 20.20 6
C Jason Krog 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.50 7
C Mats Sundin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -4 19.40 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 20.20 6
L Mason Raymond 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 13.50 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -3 17.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -5 20.50 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 3 0 4 5 0 15.20 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 -3 19.00 4
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -5 25.40 5
D Yann Sauve 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 6
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -3 18.40 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 -5 27.20 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 8 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Carey Price
2nd star: Jaromir Jagr
3rd star: Scott Niedermayer

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ruslan Salei notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Wojtek Wolski scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Joe Sakic notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marek Svatos finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Marek Svatos finally ended his 15 game point drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Darcy Tucker in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 9) , Manitoba Moose 0( 20)
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1-0 HER Kyle Henegan (Marty Sertich)

Goalies: Andrew Raycroft - Cory Schneider