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San Jose Sharks 3 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 24 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:65/84=77 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:70/77=90 %, Challenges:26/42=60 %
Attendance: 10709 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 537591 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:51 0-1 Scottie Upshall [14] (Saku Koivu, Marian Hossa)
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24:43 0-2 Andrei Kostitsyn [20] (Guillaume Latendresse, Chris Higgins)
31:03 1-2 Andrew Ladd [26] (Tim Gleason)
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48:08 2-2 Maxim Afinogenov [21] (Alexander Radulov, Eric Staal)
53:33 3-2 Curtis Brown [13] (Paul Martin, Andrew Ladd)
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Penalty summary:
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17:19 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for hooking)
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20:36 Tarek Hill (2 min for cross-checking)
29:01 Mathieu Aubin (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:47 Mathieu Aubin (2 min for boarding)
55:36 Maxim Afinogenov (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Kyle Wanvig (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Maxim Afinogenov (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Kyle Wanvig (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Curtis Brown (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Samuel Påhlsson (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Curtis Brown (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Samuel Påhlsson (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Alex Tanguay (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Alex Tanguay (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Mike Komisarek (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Roman Hamrlik (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Kyle McLaren (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Roman Hamrlik (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Anton Babchuk (2 min for roughing)
55:36 David Hale (2 min for roughing)
55:36 Carey Price (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
55:36 Evgeny Nabokov (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
55:36 Evgeny Nabokov (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Carey Price (5 min for fighting)
55:36 Evgeny Nabokov (10 min game misconduct)
55:36 Carey Price (10 min game misconduct)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 12.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 2 0 0 15 1 18.00 8
R Andrew Ladd 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 21.20 9
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 11.20 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 12.30 5
C Curtis Brown 1 0 2 1 0 0 15 1 14.20 8
C Eric Staal 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 21.40 10
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 4
L Kris Beech 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 12.30 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 1 0 15 1 16.20 7
L Alexander Radulov 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Tarek Hill 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 13.20 5
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 3 1 3 15 0 19.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 24.30 7
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 16.30 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 19.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 20 17 0 55.30 8
G Taylor Dakers 0 0 1 0 0 4.10 7

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 10.20 7
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 2 4 3 3 15 -1 15.30 6
R Scottie Upshall 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 13.10 7
R Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Mathieu Aubin 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 12.20 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 -1 14.20 6
C Saku Koivu 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 8
C Chris Higgins 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 13.30 7
L Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.50 6
L Marian Hossa 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.00 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 3 5 3 2 0 -1 21.20 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 16.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 0 17.50 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 25.50 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 -1 18.20 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 18 17 0 56.00 6
G Yann Danis 0 0 3 0 0 3.20 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrew Ladd
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Curtis Brown

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Kostitsyn scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Kyle Wanvig had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Scottie Upshall ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kyle Wanvig beat Maxim Afinogenov in a fight.
-Curtis Brown fought Samuel Påhlsson in a fight.
-Mike Komisarek beat Alex Tanguay in a fight.
-Kyle McLaren beat Roman Hamrlik in a fight.
-Evgeny Nabokov fought Carey Price in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 2( 23) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 14)
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1-0 CLE Graham Mink (Tomas Plihal, Patrik Stefan)
2-0 CLE Derek Joslin (Patrik Stefan)
2-1 QUE Philippe Paquet (Gregory Stewart)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Jeff Deslauriers

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Chicago Blackhawks 2 , Nashville Predators 0
Shots: 23 - 14
PP: 2 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:75/94=79 %, Challenges:39/53=72 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:59/81=72 %, Challenges:30/49=60 %
Attendance: 8317 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 392562 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:39 1-0 Tuomo Ruutu [28] (Chris Drury)PP
16:43 2-0 Bryan Berard [10] (Alexei Zhitnik, Chris Drury)PP
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no scoring
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:18 Martin Havlat (5 min for fighting)
00:18 Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
08:49 Nick Spaling (2 min for elbowing)
10:05 Joe Thornton (2 min for slashing)
11:56 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for hooking)
16:36 Martin Hanzal (2 min for hooking)
18:35 Craig Rivet (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:37 Martin Hanzal (2 min for elbowing)
24:11 Joe Thornton (2 min for roughing)
24:11 Duncan Keith (2 min for roughing)
27:32 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
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47:17 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
51:51 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for tripping)
54:25 Darren Haydar (2 min for holding the stick)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 14.50 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 11.30 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Colin Fraser 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 12.40 5
C Petr Nedved 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13.00 7
C Chris Drury 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
L Jonas Nordquist 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 13.50 6
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 2 1 3 5 0 20.00 8
D Joey Lavin 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 17.30 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 29.30 6
D Danny Richmond 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 19.20 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 18.20 7
D Bryan Berard 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nick Spaling 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Steve Downie 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 19.10 7
R Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
R Jason Blake 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 7.10 7
C Petr Prucha 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 14.10 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 4
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 22.00 6
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 11.00 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
L Joe Thornton 0 0 2 1 2 1 4 0 21.10 7
D Richard Stehlik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 4 1 3 5 0 28.30 8
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.40 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 22.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Chris Drury

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Bryan Berard scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Nashville Predators:

Other notes:
-Martin Havlat fought Boris Valabik in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 10) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 10)
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1-0 Adam Berti (Glen Murray)
2-0 Glen Murray (Andrei Zyuzin, Ian Laperriere)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Pekka Rinne


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Colorado Avalanche 5 , New York Islanders 1
Shots: 32 - 12
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:29/68=42 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/86=70 %, Challenges:17/40=41 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 781360 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:03 1-0 Alexei Ponikarovsky [16] (Mike Comrie, Vitaly Vishnevski)
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34:49 1-1 Kyle Chipchura [4] (German Krivelyov, Tomás Marcinko)
35:23 2-1 Thomas Vanek [22] (Patrice Bergeron)
36:06 3-1 Patrik Elias [20] (Kyle Wellwood, Marian Gaborik)
37:58 4-1 Ryan Suter [1] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Kyle Wellwood)PP
39:32 5-1 Paul Stastny [24] (Dion Phaneuf)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:11 Kyle Chipchura (5 min for fighting)
03:11 Matt Pelech (5 min for fighting)
15:42 Lars-Erik Mikkelsson (2 min for roughing)
15:42 Richard Matvichuk (2 min for roughing)
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23:15 Lars-Erik Mikkelsson (2 min for roughing)
23:15 Richard Matvichuk (2 min for roughing)
24:59 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
24:59 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
37:38 Tomás Marcinko (2 min for boarding)
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40:29 Alexander Semin (2 min for holding the stick)
59:36 Lars-Erik Mikkelsson (5 min for fighting)
59:36 Thomas Vanek (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.00 5
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 17.20 6
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 20.30 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 3 1 5 0 7.10 4
C Mike Comrie 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 15.10 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Paul Stastny 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 20.40 8
L Mathieu Melanson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 8
L Patrik Elias 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 18.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 1 6 2 5 1 20.30 6
D Matt Pelech 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 14.00 5
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 0 6 2 5 0 2 17.30 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 1 27.30 6
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 16.00 7
D Ryan Suter 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 16.30 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 2 5 3 5 0 1 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 11 0 0 60.00 7
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 4
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 2 3 1 6 0 0 15.30 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 14.30 5
R Trent Hunter 0 0 0 9 2 9 0 -3 21.00 8
C German Krivelyov 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.10 7
C Tomás Marcinko 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 14.20 6
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Wacey Rabbit 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.30 6
L Kyle Chipchura 1 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 7.10 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 14.50 6
R Lars-Erik Mikkelsson 0 0 0 3 1 3 9 -1 17.50 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 -2 20.00 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 5
D Mark Katic 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 17.40 4
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 -3 26.00 7
D Claude Cadieux 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.30 6
D Wes O'Neill 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -3 27.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 12 0 0 39.30 4
G Kurt Mucha 0 0 15 0 0 20.10 9

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexei Ponikarovsky
2nd star: Kyle Wellwood
3rd star: Paul Stastny

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Patrik Elias scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ryan Suter finally ended his 60 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Tomás Marcinko finally ended his 24 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Kyle Chipchura fought Matt Pelech in a fight.
-Maxim Lapierre beat Milan Lucic in a fight.
-Thomas Vanek beat Lars-Erik Mikkelsson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 18) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 27)
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1-0 HER Eric Healey (Petr Dvorak)
1-1 BRG Evgeny Artyukhin (Jeremy Colliton)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Wade Dubielewicz

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Calgary Flames 1
Shots: 27 - 18
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:68/81=83 %, Challenges:21/39=52 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:36/47=75 %
Attendance: 8398 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 408143 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:42 1-0 Brad Boyes [26] (Erik Johnson)
13:22 2-0 Hnat Domenichelli [23] (Jay McClement, Lee Stempniak)PP
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22:04 3-0 Petr Cajanek [19] (Christian Bäckman, Erik Johnson)
36:12 3-1 Adrian Aucoin [5] (Zdeno Chara, Matthew Lombardi)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:06 Marcus Nilson (2 min for hooking)
07:22 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
07:22 D.J. King (5 min for fighting)
12:48 Mikael Backlund (2 min for boarding)
15:16 David Hlavac (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:44 Kyle Calder (2 min for tripping)
34:32 Hnat Domenichelli (2 min for roughing)
36:07 Jamal Mayers (2 min for high-sticking)
37:56 David Hlavac (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:35 Brandon Prust (2 min for hooking)
50:07 Yan Stastny (5 min for fighting)
50:07 Brandon Prust (5 min for fighting)
59:11 Brad Boyes (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Hlavac 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 8.40 6
R David Backes 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 20.00 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 13.50 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 21.00 7
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 7.40 6
C Jay McClement 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Petr Cajanek 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 10.20 7
C Brad Boyes 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 1 18.00 8
L David Perron 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 9.10 5
L D.J. King 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 10.30 6
L Hnat Domenichelli 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 15.50 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 17.30 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 28.00 7
D Jeff Woywitka 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Erik Johnson 0 2 3 3 1 2 0 1 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14.30 6
R Kyle Calder 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 18.40 6
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -1 17.50 8
C Brandon Prust 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 9.10 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 0 16.10 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 14.10 5
R Derek Couture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 19.40 5
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 -1 24.10 8
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 5
D Adrian Aucoin 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 18.50 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 -1 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Krahn 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Johnson
2nd star: Petr Cajanek
3rd star: Brad Boyes

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Lee Stempniak has marked a new career high in points with 53 points.
-Christian Bäckman notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brad Boyes finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Adrian Aucoin ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-D.J. King beat Zdeno Chara in a fight.
-Yan Stastny beat Brandon Prust in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 15) , Saint John Flames 3( 22)
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0-1 SJF Daymond Langkow
0-2 SJF Mark Giordano (Darren Reid, Daymond Langkow)
0-3 SJF Ryan Donally (Daymond Langkow)
1-3 WOR Byron Bitz (Chris Durno)

Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Curtis McElhinney

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Tampa Bay Lightning 0 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 10 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:67/88=76 %, Challenges:19/37=50 %
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:45/57=77 %
Attendance: 6495 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 286430 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:02 0-1 Alexander Ovechkin [32] (Viktor Kozlov, Mike Green)
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35:33 0-2 Marco Sturm [20] (Karl Alzner, Mike Green)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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19:17 Kevin Croxton (2 min for roughing)
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24:07 Mike Funk (5 min for fighting)
24:07 Brian Sutherby (5 min for fighting)
26:34 Jim Slater (2 min for holding the stick)
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44:18 Matt Pettinger (2 min for cross-checking)
48:41 Pavel Kubina (2 min for slashing)
51:52 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for holding the stick)
57:15 Jim Slater (2 min for high-sticking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Frattin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 12.10 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 12.00 4
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 19.10 6
C Kevin Croxton 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 5
C Blair Jones 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 4
C Jim Slater 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -1 15.50 4
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
L Dan Paillé 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6.20 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 19.30 6
L Mike Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 5
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 11.10 5
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.20 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 26.10 5
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12.20 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 2 8 3 0 2 0 22.40 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 29.10 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 5
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 13.50 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 16.40 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 18.00 7
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 17.00 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.20 4
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 14.10 5
L Marco Sturm 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 16.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 21.30 10
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 5
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 12.30 6
D Mike Green 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 29.50 7
D Sasha Pokulok 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 5
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 6 2 6 0 1 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 0 0 10 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Al Montoya
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Marco Sturm

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Marco Sturm scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mike Green notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Brian Sutherby beat Mike Funk in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 20) , Portland Pirates 2( 9)
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0-1 POR Warren Peters (David Lundbohm, Mikhail Tyulyapkin)
1-1 DTV Justin Keller (Marek Kvapil, Tim Taylor)
1-2 POR Mathieu Roy (Peter Tsimikalis, Stephen Werner)
2-2 DTV Ryan Hamilton
3-2 DTV Ryan Hamilton (Marek Kvapil, Tim Taylor)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Olaf Kölzig

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Boston Bruins 1 , Ottawa Senators 1
Shots: 16 - 32
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:22/45=47 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:83/100=83 %, Challenges:40/60=65 %
Attendance: 8718 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 383592 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:39 1-0 John-Michael Liles [5] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Rene Bourque)PP
15:58 1-1 Andrej Meszaros [6] (Marc-André Bergeron, Keith Tkachuk)
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no scoring
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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11:03 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for hooking)
16:13 Peter Forsberg (2 min for slashing)
19:48 Blake Comeau (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:45 Peter Forsberg (2 min for cross-checking)
27:03 Konstantin Glazachev (2 min for roughing)
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46:07 Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for slashing)
52:22 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for tripping)
54:34 Robin Figren (2 min for high-sticking)
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64:11 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for hooking)

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Comeau 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 7.00 5
L David Moss 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 23.20 6
C Brian Boyle 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 4
R Marek Svatos 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 14.00 4
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 -1 15.00 5
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 23.00 4
L Konstantin Glazachev 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 7.00 4
L Rene Bourque 0 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 16.40 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
R Robin Figren 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 22.10 5
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 14.30 5
D Cody Franson 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 -1 23.20 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 6 4 2 0 0 32.10 7
D Adam McQuaid 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.50 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 4
D John-Michael Liles 1 0 4 4 1 3 0 0 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 1 0 31 0 0 65.00 10
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Chris Kelly 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 10.40 5
R Brian McGrattan 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 21.40 7
R Dany Heatley 0 0 5 6 1 6 0 0 22.20 10
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 13.20 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 14.20 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 22.40 6
L Chris Neil 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
L Nick Foligno 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10.40 4
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 3 0 1 0 4 1 15.30 5
L Peter Forsberg 0 0 6 1 3 1 4 0 21.50 7
D Michal Barinka 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 21.10 6
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 28.10 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 16.30 5
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 1 0 15 0 0 65.00 8
G Jeff Glass 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuukka Rask
2nd star: Andrej Meszaros
3rd star: John-Michael Liles

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-John-Michael Liles finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Andrej Meszaros finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 1( 19) , Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 19)
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0-1 GRD Blake Kessel (David Rohlfs, Cody Bass)
1-1 PRO Jean-Michel Bolduc (Sergei Zinovjev)
1-2 GRD David Rohlfs (Cody Bass)
1-3 GRD Cody Bass (Andrew Ebbett)
1-4 GRD T.J. Kemp (Roman Cervenka)

Goalies: Jordan Sigalet - Brian Elliott

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 32 - 12
PP: 1 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:75/84=89 %, Challenges:44/60=72 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:22/41=52 %
Attendance: 10300 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 483070 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:31 1-0 Nathan Horton [12] (Olli Jokinen, Rostislav Olesz)PP
16:09 2-0 Olli Jokinen [29] (Dan Fritsche)
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34:19 3-0 Rostislav Olesz [24] (Dan Fritsche, Ron Hainsey)
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52:16 3-1 Jan Hrdina [13] (Jarret Stoll, Mark Parrish)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:08 Dan Fritsche (2 min for slashing)
05:15 Tom Poti (2 min for boarding)
18:23 Branko Radivojevic (2 min for hooking)
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32:04 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
32:04 Mark Parrish (2 min for roughing)
36:13 Éric Bélanger (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:02 Danny Irmen (2 min for tripping)
49:08 Tom Poti (2 min for high-sticking)
51:37 Dan Fritsche (2 min for hooking)
55:01 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
59:31 Jan Hrdina (2 min for elbowing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jody Shelley 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Nathan Horton 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18.30 7
R Dan Fritsche 0 2 2 2 1 0 4 2 10.30 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 14.10 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.00 8
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 23.20 8
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Stephen Weiss 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 12.50 6
L Rostislav Olesz 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 18.30 8
L Rick Nash 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Filip Novak 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 20.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.20 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 23.40 7
D Will Weber 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 21.10 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 4 1 4 2 0 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 11 0 0 60.00 7
G Adam Munro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 6.20 4
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 14.10 4
R Mark Parrish 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 -1 14.00 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Danny Irmen 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.20 5
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 14.10 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 19.30 6
C Mike Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 5
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 11.50 4
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 14.10 5
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.50 6
L Jan Hrdina 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 -2 16.20 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 17.20 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 12.40 4
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 23.50 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 23.00 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 19.00 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 24.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Miroslav Kopriva 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Rostislav Olesz
3rd star: Nathan Horton

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 26) , Houston Aeros 1( 16)
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1-0 SYR Jakub Klepis (Tim Konsorada, Trevor Hendrikx)
1-1 HOU James Sheppard (Drew Bagnall)
2-1 SYR Tim Konsorada (Jakub Klepis)

Goalies: Steve Mason - Cédrick Desjardins