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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 27 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:72/94=76 %, Challenges:49/59=81 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:63/74=85 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
Attendance: 12169 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 579245 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:18 1-0 Petr Sykora [12] (Evgeny Malkin, Sidney Crosby)
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28:01 2-0 Philippe Boucher [4] (Sidney Crosby, Evgeny Malkin)
32:48 2-1 Jaromir Jagr [6] (Tobias Enström)
34:09 2-2 Josef Vasicek [9] (Jay McKee, Jay McClement)
38:51 3-2 Miroslav Satan [10] (Dennis Wideman, Sergei Gonchar)
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55:27 3-3 Andrei Kostitsyn [13] (Josef Vasicek)
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Penalty summary:
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41:38 Timofei Shishkanov (2 min for diving)
58:35 Philippe Boucher (2 min for high-sticking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 10.20 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 16.00 7
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 5
R Petr Sykora 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
C Matt Cooke 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 -1 17.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 22.20 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
L Jordan Staal 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
L Miroslav Satan 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 8
L Evgeny Malkin 0 2 4 3 1 1 0 1 21.00 10
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16.30 5
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 22.50 8
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 25.50 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 17.50 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 18.50 7
R Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.40 8
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.00 6
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.00 7
C Jay McClement 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 8
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 7.00 5
L David Perron 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 7
L Josef Vasicek 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 9
L Markus Näslund 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 28.40 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20.10 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 19.00 8
D Tobias Enström 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Ondrej Pavelec 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Josef Vasicek
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Andrei Kostitsyn

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Miroslav Satan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dennis Wideman notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jaromir Jagr ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 1( 19) , Peoria Rivermen 3( 18)
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0-1 PEO D.J. King (Tomás Kána)
0-2 PEO Nick Drazenovic (Ryan Reaves)
0-3 PEO D.J. King (Tomás Kána)
1-3 WBS Jani Rita (Adrian Wichser)
Goalies: Dave Brown - Hannu Toivonen

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Boston Bruins 2 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 25 - 23
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:51/64=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 772860 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:38 1-0 Zdeno Chara [6] (Kristopher Letang)
14:31 1-1 Marian Hossa [20] (Brian Rafalski)
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21:48 1-2 Mikael Samuelsson [6] (Niklas Kronwall, Rostislav Klesla)
25:06 2-2 Marc Savard [18] (Patrice Bergeron, Kristopher Letang)PP
34:28 2-3 Marian Hossa [21] (Brian Rafalski)
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59:15 2-4 Mikael Samuelsson [7] (Niklas Kronwall, Brett Lebda) EN
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Penalty summary:
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10:17 Tomas Kopecky (2 min for tripping)
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23:18 Tomas Kopecky (2 min for tripping)
25:11 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for boarding)
28:06 Andrew Ference (2 min for roughing)
28:06 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6.00 5
L Michael Ryder 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -2 16.20 5
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 8
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6.00 7
C Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 15.50 6
C Marc Savard 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 -1 17.50 9
C Phil Kessel 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Shawn Thornton 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 6.00 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
R Marco Sturm 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 18.40 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 2 5 3 5 0 -2 19.10 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 -1 26.00 8
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 17.50 5
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 19 0 0 59.20 5
G Manny Fernandez 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 4
R Mikael Samuelsson 2 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 12.10 9
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 18.50 8
R Marian Hossa 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 17.30 8
C Tomas Kopecky 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -1 8.50 6
C Mark Cullen 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 13.20 9
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 17.20 7
L Kip Miller 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 9.00 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 14.50 7
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Brett Lebda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.30 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 2 1 4 1 2 0 2 23.50 9
D Niklas Kronwall 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 15.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 19.50 8
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Samuelsson
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Brian Rafalski

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Marco Sturm had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Marian Hossa scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Rostislav Klesla has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.
-Brian Rafalski notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mikael Samuelsson finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 0( 13) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 22)
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0-1 GRD Jamie Tardif (Ivan Dornic)
Goalies: Mike Morrison - Adam Berkhoel

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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 32 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:45/51=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:36/43=81 %
Attendance: 14114 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 663358 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:05 1-0 Marek Zagrapan [1] (Drew Stafford, Nathan Paetsch)
11:34 2-0 Jaroslav Spacek [5] (Derek Roy)PP
14:08 2-1 Steve Bégin [8] (Stéphane Robidas, Brad Richards)
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31:52 3-1 Thomas Vanek [8] (Jaroslav Spacek, Derek Roy)
39:06 3-2 Steve Bégin [9] (Sean Avery, Jere Lehtinen)
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59:53 4-2 Daniel Paillé [4] (Drew Stafford) EN
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Penalty summary:
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10:38 Darryl Sydor (2 min for holding the stick)
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26:41 Dominic Moore (2 min for holding the stick)
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43:42 Adam Mair (2 min for roughing)
48:06 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for cross-checking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Drew Stafford 0 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 17.30 8
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 17.00 5
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 5
C Marek Zagrapan 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
C Derek Roy 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 20.00 8
L Adam Mair 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 8.00 6
L Daniel Paillé 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 23.00 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 24.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Ott 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.20 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 20.50 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
C Toby Petersen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 11.00 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.30 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 10.40 7
L Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Steve Bégin 2 0 6 1 0 1 0 -1 19.20 9
L Sean Avery 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 27.40 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20.50 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 13.50 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 28 0 0 58.20 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bégin
2nd star: Jaroslav Spacek
3rd star: Drew Stafford

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Marek Zagrapan finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Marek Zagrapan finally ended his 21 game point drought.
-Daniel Paillé finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 17) , Texas Stars 0( 18)
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1-0 POR Dylan Hunter (Justin Aikins)
2-0 POR Marc-André Gragnani (Andrew Peters, Esa Pirnes)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Philippe Sauvé

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Colorado Avalanche 2 , Calgary Flames 4
Shots: 32 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:32/37=84 %
Attendance: 18007 of 18007 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 776102 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:16 1-0 Ruslan Salei [3] (Joe Sakic)
15:41 1-1 Dion Phaneuf [4] (Adrian Aucoin, Grant Stevenson)
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28:59 1-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [18] (Daymond Langkow, Dion Phaneuf)
35:48 1-3 Daymond Langkow [15] (Mike Cammalleri, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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40:57 1-4 Daymond Langkow [16] (Dion Phaneuf)
46:28 2-4 Ryan Smyth [8] (Scott Hannan, Ruslan Salei)
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Penalty summary:
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01:51 Ruslan Salei (2 min for hooking)
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24:43 Ryan Smyth (5 min for fighting)
24:43 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
31:45 Dustin Boyd (2 min for slashing)
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50:25 Jordan Leopold (5 min for fighting)
50:25 Ryan Smyth (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 -1 16.20 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 5
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 16.20 5
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 5
C Joe Sakic 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 12.10 5
L Ryan Smyth 1 0 3 0 1 0 10 0 13.50 7
L Luke Adam 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 5
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18.10 7
D Lawrence Nycholat 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 18.20 4
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 6
D Wes O'Neill 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 21.10 5
D Scott Hannan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
D Ruslan Salei 1 1 2 4 0 0 2 1 21.00 10
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 21.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Jason Bacashihua 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Carsen Germyn 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8.20 6
R Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 7
C Grant Stevenson 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8.20 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
C Johan Franzén 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 5
C Daymond Langkow 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.10 9
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 8.20 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 14.40 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 2 16.20 9
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 16.10 5
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 26.50 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.10 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 -1 18.30 7
D Dion Phaneuf 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 3 25.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis McElhinney 2 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daymond Langkow
2nd star: Dion Phaneuf
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ruslan Salei ended his 8 game goal drought.
Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Adrian Aucoin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daymond Langkow scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Adrian Aucoin finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Dion Phaneuf finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Ryan Smyth in a fight.
-Jordan Leopold beat Ryan Smyth in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 1( 26) , Quad City Flames 1( 15)
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1-0 LEM T.J. Hensick (Raymond Macias, Ryan Potulny)
1-1 QCF Andrei Taratukhin (Anders Eriksson)
Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - David McKee

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 22 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:50/68=72 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:66/87=75 %, Challenges:36/50=70 %
Attendance: 10697 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 652517 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:36 1-0 Todd White [7] (Martin Havlat, Alex Kovalev)
14:07 1-1 Daniel Alfredsson [12] (Dany Heatley, Jason Smith)
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26:47 1-2 David Backes [10] (Chris Phillips, Mike Comrie)
27:06 1-3 David Backes [11] (Chris Phillips, Mike Comrie)
31:22 2-3 Alex Kovalev [15] (Paul Kariya, Saku Koivu)
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54:02 3-3 Saku Koivu [13] (Alex Kovalev, Ron Hainsey)
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64:15 3-4 Mike Fisher [9] (Christoph Schubert, Mike Comrie)
Penalty summary:
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15:22 Martin Havlat (5 min for fighting)
15:22 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
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37:32 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
37:32 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
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49:59 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
49:59 Mike Komisarek (2 min for roughing)
59:41 Mathieu Schneider (5 min for fighting)
59:41 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
59:41 Jarkko Ruutu (10 min game misconduct)
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61:58 Maxim Trunev (2 min for tripping)
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 -1 10.20 5
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 16.10 5
L Martin Havlat 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 16.40 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 -1 22.50 9
C Maxim Trunev 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.30 6
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
C Todd White 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
C Saku Koivu 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 9
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 9.50 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Paul Kariya 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 18.20 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 5 2 3 0 0 27.30 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 14.00 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 -1 20.40 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Hedberg 4 0 26 0 0 64.10 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Danny Bois 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 2 0 2 27 0 11.00 6
R David Backes 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 22.40 8
R Dany Heatley 0 1 3 9 2 5 0 1 23.20 10
C Nick Foligno 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 7.20 6
C Chris Kelly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
C Mike Comrie 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 20.50 10
C Jason Spezza 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 18.00 8
L Cody Bass 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Shean Donovan 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 16.50 8
L Mike Fisher 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 18.10 5
D Chris Phillips 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 23.10 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 18.50 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 19 0 0 64.10 6
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Comrie
2nd star: David Backes
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alex Kovalev notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Roman Hamrlik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-David Backes scored his 10th goal of the season.
-David Backes has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.
-Mike Fisher ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jarkko Ruutu beat Martin Havlat in a fight.
-Georges Laraque beat Jarkko Ruutu in a fight.
-Jarkko Ruutu beat Mathieu Schneider in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 7) , Binghamton Senators 1( 14)
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1-0 HAM Mathieu Dandenault (Mathieu Aubin, Pat Dwyer)
2-0 HAM Maxim Lapierre (Tom Kostopoulos, Ryan O'Byrne)
2-1 BNG Brendan Bell (Alexander Nikulin, Josh Hennessy)
Goalies: Marc Denis - Jeff Glass

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Nashville Predators 3 , Anaheim Ducks 1
Shots: 26 - 25
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 792332 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:43 0-1 Bobby Ryan [5] (Todd Marchant)PP
14:56 1-1 Alexander Radulov [4] (Martin Erat, David Legwand)
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30:49 2-1 Zach Parisé [15] (John-Michael Liles, Dan Hamhuis)PP
31:13 3-1 Radek Bonk [5] (Raffi Torres, Richard Stehlik)
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Penalty summary:
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08:45 Jake Gardiner (2 min for slashing)
12:06 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for high-sticking)
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30:26 Erik Christensen (2 min for hooking)
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40:51 Nolan Yonkman (2 min for slashing)
51:18 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for tripping)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Radek Bonk 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 7
C Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.20 7
C David Legwand 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.40 7
L Scott Nichol 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 5
L Raffi Torres 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 6
L Martin Erat 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Zach Parisé 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
D Nolan Yonkman 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 16.50 8
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 18.10 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 26.20 7
D Richard Stehlik 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 17.10 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Erik Christensen 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5.20 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 16.30 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 4
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
R Bobby Ryan 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 17.50 8
C Corey Perry 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 18.20 8
L Nick Bonino 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Todd Marchant 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 -1 17.50 6
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Jake Gardiner 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 19.00 6
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24.20 6
D Justin Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 5
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 7
D John de Gray 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michael Chamoun 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radek Bonk
2nd star: Alexander Radulov
3rd star: David Legwand

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Zach Parisé scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Martin Erat had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Ryan Whitney had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 10) , Iowa Chops 2( 20)
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1-0 MIL Oliver Setzinger (Matt Ellison)
1-1 IOW George Parros (Dan LaCouture, Ryan Carter)
1-2 IOW Brandon Segal (Stephen Dixon)
Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Gerald Coleman

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New York Islanders 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 19 - 33
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:25/41=59 %
PP: 1 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:88/99=88 %, Challenges:50/66=74 %
Attendance: 7452 of 16234 (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum)
Ticket income: 359932 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:35 0-1 Paul Stastny [14] (Shea Weber, Brent Burns)PP
14:45 0-2 Christian Bäckman [3] (Darren Helm, Alexander Svitov)
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38:55 1-2 Trent Hunter [8] (Andy Hilbert, Bruno Gervais)
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49:11 2-2 Andy Hilbert [9] (Trent Hunter, Andy Sutton)
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Penalty summary:
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03:49 Zenon Konopka (2 min for tripping)
05:24 Brendan Witt (2 min for cross-checking)
12:27 Frans Nielsen (2 min for boarding)
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27:43 Trent Hunter (5 min for high-sticking)
33:57 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for hooking)
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41:28 Freddy Meyer (2 min for roughing)
41:28 Alexander Svitov (2 min for roughing)
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60:22 Michael Blunden (2 min for roughing)
60:22 Andy Sutton (2 min for roughing)
64:49 Andy Sutton (2 min for slashing)
New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 6
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 13.40 6
R Trent Hunter 1 1 2 0 2 0 5 2 22.20 8
R Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.10 5
C Jeremy Colliton 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Zenon Konopka 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 15.10 7
C Corey Trivino 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
L Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.40 5
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 12.00 5
L Andy Hilbert 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.20 5
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 11.50 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 21.20 8
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 -2 30.00 6
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.10 5
D Andy Sutton 0 1 0 4 1 0 4 2 26.40 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 31 0 0 65.00 10
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 4
R Michael Blunden 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 16.00 5
C Michael Peca 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
R Derick Brassard 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 -1 20.20 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7.20 6
R Jeff Hamilton 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Darren Helm 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
C Paul Stastny 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Peter Sejna 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 20.00 6
L Alexander Svitov 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 20.00 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 17.30 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 12.30 6
D Roman Josi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 24.30 6
D Shea Weber 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 -2 28.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 14.30 7
D Christian Bäckman 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 23.20 8
D Brent Burns 0 1 4 4 3 3 0 -2 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 17 0 0 65.00 6
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Trent Hunter
3rd star: Andy Hilbert

Notes for New York Islanders:
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Christian Bäckman finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 30) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 10)
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1-0 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Mattias Hellström, Clarke MacArthur)
Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Fredrik Norrena

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New York Rangers 3 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 22 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:77/93=82 %, Challenges:46/57=79 %
Attendance: 7917 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 383974 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:02 0-1 Milan Michalek [9] (Matt Ellis, Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
13:25 0-2 Jonathan Cheechoo [15] (Jonathan Toews)
14:45 1-2 Keith Tkachuk [12])
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24:32 2-2 Martin Straka [7] (Scott Gomez, Michal Rozsival)
30:19 2-3 Milan Michalek [10] (Ryane Clowe, Logan Couture)
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50:18 3-3 Scott Gomez [13] (Mike Johnson, Martin Straka)
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Penalty summary:
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32:37 Wade Redden (2 min for tripping)
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62:58 Marcel Goc (2 min for tripping)
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 8.10 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 6
R Mike Johnson 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -1 19.20 5
C Scott Gomez 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 4
L Nik Antropov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 5
L Martin Straka 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Hannu Pikkarainen 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -1 20.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.30 6
D Daniel Girardi 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 -1 20.50 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 22.40 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 6 1 1 2 0 23.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 9.40 4
R Milan Michalek 2 0 3 3 1 3 0 2 16.30 10
R Matt Ellis 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 20.20 9
C Justin Daniels 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 9.40 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 16.30 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Travis Moen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 9.40 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 16.30 7
L Logan Couture 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.40 7
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 8
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 16.30 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 29.30 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 16.40 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 -3 21.30 8
D Rob Blake 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 3 0 19 0 0 65.00 6
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Michalek
2nd star: Jonathan Cheechoo
3rd star: Scott Gomez

Notes for New York Rangers:
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Jonathan Cheechoo scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Milan Michalek scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Ellis ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 1( 33) , Worcester Sharks 2( 10)
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1-0 HFD Mitch Fritz (Artem Anisimov)
1-1 WOR Kent Huskins (Lukas Kaspar, Torrey Mitchell)
1-2 WOR Tyler McGregor (Mike Morris, Tom Cavanagh)
Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Brian Boucher

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Philadelphia Flyers 7 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 28 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:41/50=80 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:70/78=89 %, Challenges:33/47=68 %
Attendance: 18929 of 19523 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 853699 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:42 1-0 Simon Gagné [13] (Ryan Getzlaf, Mike Richards)
13:26 1-1 Erik Cole [7] (Zac Dalpe, Matt Cullen)
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26:55 2-1 Ladislav Nagy [11] (Claude Giroux, Mike Richards)
30:19 3-1 Ryan Getzlaf [12] (Kimmo Timonen, Mike Richards)
31:55 3-2 Rod Brind'Amour [5] (Joe Corvo, Brent Seabrook)
39:53 4-2 Simon Gagné [14] (Ryan Getzlaf, Mike Richards)
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41:03 5-2 Mike Richards [9] (Ryan Getzlaf, Simon Gagné)
42:03 6-2 Daniel Brière [17] (Kyle McLaren, Braydon Coburn)
50:13 7-2 Ladislav Nagy [12] (Daniel Brière, Ryan Getzlaf)
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Penalty summary:
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57:06 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for tripping)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 16.30 7
L Ladislav Nagy 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 15.00 9
L Simon Gagné 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 4 18.40 9
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 5
C Brad Boyes 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 -1 16.30 7
C Daniel Brière 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 15.00 9
R Ryan Getzlaf 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 20.50 10
L Daniel Carcillo 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
L Claude Giroux 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15.00 7
C Mike Richards 1 4 3 2 0 1 0 4 20.50 10
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 17.30 5
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.10 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 4 25.20 8
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 17.30 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 18.00 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 2 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 15.40 8
R Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.40 5
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -4 21.00 6
C Zac Dalpe 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.40 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 16.30 6
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -5 21.10 6
L Erik Cole 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 6.40 7
L Scott Walker 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 -5 19.00 6
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.50 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 26.40 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17.00 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -4 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 7 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Getzlaf
2nd star: Mike Richards
3rd star: Simon Gagné

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Daniel Brière notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 18) , Albany River Rats 2( 19)
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1-0 PHL Riley Cote (Randy Jones, Josh Beaulieu)
1-1 ALB Bryan Rodney (Jan Steber)
1-2 ALB Scott Kelman (Jason Spence)
2-2 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Mikhail Zhukov)
3-2 PHL Brent Kelly (Ryan Parent)
Goalies: Martin Houle - Kevin Nastiuk

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , New Jersey Devils 5
Shots: 30 - 22
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:38/50=74 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:11 1-0 Andrej Meszaros [3] (Paul Ranger)
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26:58 1-1 Paul Martin [5] (Colin White, Antoine Vermette)
29:16 2-1 Vaclav Prospal [12] (Andrej Meszaros, Vincent Lecavalier)
30:03 3-1 Steve Downie [7] (Radim Vrbata, Vaclav Prospal)
35:18 3-2 Grant Marshall [4] (Jay Pandolfo, Dainius Zubrus)
37:08 3-3 Antoine Vermette [8] (Patrik Elias, Brian Gionta)
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46:58 4-3 Martin St. Louis [5] (Noah Welch)
50:19 4-4 Travis Zajac [9] (Brendan Shanahan, Brian Rolston)
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63:59 4-5 John Madden [4] (Martin Brodeur)SH
Penalty summary:
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15:09 Matt Pettinger (2 min for roughing)
15:09 Andy Greene (2 min for roughing)
17:14 Jay Pandolfo (2 min for high-sticking)
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24:37 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
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50:54 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for tripping)
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63:15 Grant Marshall (2 min for high-sticking)
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
R Ryan Malone 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 -1 17.50 7
R Steve Downie 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
C Steve Stamkos 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 17.10 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9.30 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 12.50 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 9.30 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.50 5
L Radim Vrbata 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 -2 21.40 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 20.00 9
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 24.30 5
D Paul Ranger 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 1 25.10 8
D Noah Welch 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 24.30 7
D Andrej Meszaros 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 5 0 17 0 0 64.00 4
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 8.20 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 15.10 7
R Travis Zajac 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
R Brian Gionta 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.20 5
C John Madden 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 8
C Brian Rolston 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Patrik Elias 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
L Jay Pandolfo 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 12.20 7
L Dainius Zubrus 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 -2 12.50 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 -2 20.00 6
L Antoine Vermette 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 18.40 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 19.50 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 22.20 8
D Paul Martin 1 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 21.50 9
D Colin White 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.40 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 1 26 0 0 64.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antoine Vermette
2nd star: Grant Marshall
3rd star: Travis Zajac

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Andrej Meszaros finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias notched the 300th assist of his career.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 27) , Lowell Devils 1( 11)
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1-0 NOR Adam Henrich (Vladimir Mihalik, Nick Tarnasky)
1-1 LOW Alexandre Picard (Nicklas Bergfors)
2-1 NOR Nick Tarnasky (Adam Henrich, Mario Scalzo)
3-1 NOR Adam Henrich (Nick Tarnasky)
Goalies: Morgan Cey - Frank Doyle

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Toronto Maple Leafs 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 0
Shots: 19 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/68=79 %, Challenges:38/51=73 %
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:57/63=89 %
Attendance: 9436 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 433113 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:34 1-0 Alexei Ponikarovsky [9] (Tomas Kaberle)
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29:05 2-0 Jirí Tlustý [6] (Tomas Kaberle)
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Penalty summary:
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08:22 Mark Bell (2 min for boarding)
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20:38 Jeff Finger (2 min for roughing)
25:04 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for tripping)
36:59 Jeff Finger (2 min for slashing)
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40:18 Kris Newbury (5 min for fighting)
40:18 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
46:31 Jeff Finger (5 min for fighting)
46:31 Adam Burish (5 min for fighting)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 5
R Matt Stajan 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 15.30 7
C Jeremy Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 9.20 5
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Jirí Tlustý 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 15.30 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 18.40 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 20.10 8
D Jeff Finger 0 0 1 1 1 1 9 0 12.40 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 20.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 25.00 8
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 21.00 9
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Adam Burish 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 6.40 7
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 16.00 6
R Andrew Ladd 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -1 17.50 8
R Simon Dionne 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Jake Dowell 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Kyle Beach 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Bryan Little 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 7
C Joe Thornton 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Ben Eager 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 8.10 6
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
C Jack Skille 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -1 18.40 7
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 20.10 8
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 26.20 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 20.10 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
2nd star: Jirí Tlustý
3rd star: Alexei Ponikarovsky

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Joe Thornton had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Kris Newbury in a fight.
-Jeff Finger fought Adam Burish in a fight.
Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 2( 6) , Rockford Ice Hogs 2( 16)
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1-0 TOM David Ling (Ben Ondrus, Colin Murphy)
2-0 TOM Derrick Walser (John Mitchell)
2-1 RCK Marko Anttila (Scott McCulloch, Jakub Sindel)
2-2 RCK Evan Brophey
Goalies: Martin Gerber - Nikolai Khabibulin

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Washington Capitals 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 28 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:27/40=65 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:34/48=69 %
Attendance: 9729 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 451427 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:15 1-0 John Erskine [1] (Tim Thomas)SH
08:51 1-1 Brent Sopel [1] (Robert Lang)PP
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30:16 1-2 Chris Higgins [9] (Jarome Iginla, Olli Jokinen)
30:46 2-2 Sergei Fedorov [8] (Viktor Kozlov, Alexander Ovechkin)
39:41 3-2 Dmitri Kugryshev [2] (Brooks Laich, John Erskine)
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49:42 3-3 Slava Kozlov [13] (Jarome Iginla, Karel Pilar)
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60:11 3-4 Slava Kozlov [14] (Brent Sopel, Garnet Exelby)
Penalty summary:
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03:27 Brooks Laich (2 min for hooking)
07:07 Dmitri Kugryshev (2 min for tripping)
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21:02 Chris Thorburn (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:27 Eric O'Dell (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 8.10 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 13.30 5
R Chris Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 21.10 6
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 4
C David Krejci 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
L Brooks Laich 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 8.40 6
L Matt Bradley 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 14.20 5
L Alexander Semin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 21.00 7
D John Erskine 1 1 2 5 0 6 0 2 17.10 10
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24.50 5
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Mike Green 0 0 2 4 3 1 0 2 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 4 1 18 0 0 60.20 5
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 6 0 6 0 0 19.40 9
R Slava Kozlov 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 14.10 8
R Jarome Iginla 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 -1 19.10 8
C Eric O'Dell 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 18.40 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 8.00 6
L Steve Martins 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 17.00 6
L Éric Perrin 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 19.10 8
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 25.10 6
D Grant Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 6
D Brent Sopel 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
D Karel Pilar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 25 0 0 60.20 7
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Slava Kozlov
2nd star: John Erskine
3rd star: Brent Sopel

Notes for Washington Capitals:
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jarome Iginla notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brent Sopel notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Slava Kozlov ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Garnet Exelby ended his 5 game point drought.
-Brent Sopel finally ended his 31 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 19) , Chicago Wolves 3( 19)
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0-1 CHW Jesse Schultz (Colin Stuart, Scott Lehman)
0-2 CHW Joe Motzko (Jesse Schultz)
0-3 CHW Mike Hamilton (Rich Peverly)
1-3 HER Owen Fussey (Grant Potulny)
Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Scott Munroe