15 Décembre

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 21 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:30/57=51 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:23/42=53 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:49 0-1 Scott Walker [3] (Kris Draper, Sidney Crosby)
12:38 1-1 Mike Fisher [8] (François Beauchemin, Scott Niedermayer)
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33:14 1-2 Sidney Crosby [9] (Mark Recchi, Thomas Vanek)PP
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48:38 2-2 Markus Näslund [13] (Dany Heatley)
54:18 3-2 Markus Näslund [14] (Henrik Sedin, Zdeno Chara)
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Penalty summary:
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23:35 Andrew Ference (2 min for slashing)
24:57 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for roughing)
24:57 Andrew Ladd (2 min for roughing)
32:32 Brad Isbister (2 min for hooking)
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44:08 Noah Welch (2 min for roughing)
44:08 Zdeno Chara (2 min for roughing)
48:09 François Beauchemin (5 min for fighting)
48:09 Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aleksander Suglobov 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 14.10 7
R Dany Heatley 0 1 2 6 5 6 0 1 19.50 8
C Tim Taylor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 5
C Mike Fisher 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 16.30 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 6 3 6 0 1 19.30 9
L Brad Isbister 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 9.10 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 14.50 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 16.10 7
L Markus Näslund 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 18.10 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 14.40 5
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 25.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 15.30 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 19.50 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Jean-Philippe Levasseur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 7.40 6
R Scott Walker 1 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 18.40 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 5 0 3 0 -2 14.20 6
R Mark Recchi 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Johan Franzén 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 4
C Kris Draper 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 17.50 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 -2 15.30 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 18.10 7
L Travis Fuller 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 17.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 18.10 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 3 0 3 7 0 15.40 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18.00 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 24.20 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 20.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 16.50 5
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 3 0 18 0 0 59.00 6
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Markus Näslund
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Mike Fisher

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-François Beauchemin finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Thomas Vanek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Scott Walker ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Sergei Gonchar had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-François Beauchemin fought Noah Welch in a fight.
Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 5( 28) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 11)
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1-0 CIN Petteri Wirtanen (Shawn Thornton)
2-0 CIN Yuri Artemenkov (Joe DiPenta)
3-0 CIN Ivan Huml (Yuri Artemenkov, Brendan Mikkelson)
4-0 CIN Colby Genoway (Travis Moen, Zenon Konopka)
5-0 CIN Simon Gamache (Ivan Huml)
Goalies: Michael Tobler - Andrew Penner

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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 13 - 18
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/87=77 %, Challenges:3/47=6 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:83/102=81 %, Challenges:6/46=12 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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34:17 0-1 Dustin Penner [4] (Pat Rissmiller, Steve Bégin)
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52:23 1-1 Mark Eaton [1] (Kristian Huselius, Jesse Boulerice)
57:17 2-1 Daniel Alfredsson [13])
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Penalty summary:
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24:22 Danny Markov (2 min for roughing)
24:22 Anson Carter (2 min for roughing)
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49:41 Marek Zagrapan (5 min for fighting)
49:41 Chris Higgins (5 min for fighting)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.20 4
R Milan Michalek 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 17.00 6
R Anson Carter 0 0 1 2 6 2 2 0 17.00 5
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 4 2 5 2 0 1 18.40 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 2 1 3 1 5 0 6.30 6
C Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 16.20 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 17.40 5
C Joe Thornton 0 0 2 2 8 2 0 1 19.30 5
L Jesse Boulerice 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 7.20 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17.40 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 18.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.50 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 18.40 7
D Mark Eaton 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 1 24.30 8
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 0 18.10 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18.20 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Penner 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 5.10 5
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 -1 14.50 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 -1 20.40 4
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 3 4 4 0 0 19.20 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 1 4.40 5
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 13.20 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 20.20 6
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 -1 21.40 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 5.10 4
L Steve Bégin 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 -1 13.20 4
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 0 21.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 2 6 2 0 -1 20.20 5
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 13.30 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 21.40 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 24.50 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 -1 14.00 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 -1 25.20 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 4 1 5 2 1 20.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 11 0 0 58.00 5
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Alfredsson
2nd star: Mark Eaton
3rd star: Jesse Boulerice

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Jesse Boulerice ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dustin Penner ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Marek Zagrapan beat Chris Higgins in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 23) , Rochester Americans 1( 20)
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1-0 LOW Shane Willis (Brad Zancanaro)
1-1 ROC Mike Funk (Tomas Fleischmann)
2-1 LOW Shane Willis (Andrei Kostitsyn, Brad Zancanaro)
Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Danny Battochio

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Dallas Stars 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 27 - 35
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:53/66=80 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:89/106=83 %, Challenges:54/67=79 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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03:22 0-1 Alexandre Picard [6])
06:46 1-1 Eric Lindros [13] (Jere Lehtinen, Sergei Zubov)PP
15:41 1-2 Ivan Novoseltsev [4] (Anton Volchenkov, Dan Fritsche)
18:34 2-2 Mike York [11] (Darryl Sydor)
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29:25 3-2 Darcy Tucker [12] (Eric Lindros, Brian Pothier)
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48:46 3-3 Peter Schaefer [6] (Radek Bonk, Nikolai Zherdev)PP
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Penalty summary:
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05:37 Marek Svatos (2 min for roughing)
10:37 Steve Ott (2 min for holding the stick)
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45:02 Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
45:02 Alexandre Picard (5 min for fighting)
47:22 Eric Lindros (2 min for slashing)
57:13 Johan Fransson (2 min for roughing)
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61:22 János Vas (2 min for cross-checking)
Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R János Vas 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 10.40 5
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 4
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 19.20 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 6
C Stu Barnes 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 14.10 5
C Eric Lindros 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
C Mike York 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 21.30 7
L Matthew Barnaby 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 11.50 6
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 -1 13.00 4
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Johan Fransson 0 0 1 0 1 4 2 -1 16.20 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 29.40 6
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Brian Pothier 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 22.00 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 32 0 0 65.00 9
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 12.40 7
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 12.20 6
R Ivan Novoseltsev 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 -1 25.00 8
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
C Radek Bonk 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 -1 25.10 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.20 5
L Alexandre Picard 1 0 3 1 0 1 5 0 10.50 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 6
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 24.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 17.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -1 28.50 7
D Dan McGillis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 21.20 8
D Adam Foote 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 30.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Lindros
2nd star: Marty Turco
3rd star: Ivan Novoseltsev

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Patrik Elias had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Anton Volchenkov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexandre Picard ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Alexandre Picard beat Steve Ott in a fight.
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 0( 14) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 17)
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0-1 SYR Scott Polaski (Tomas Kloucek)
Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Tomas Popperle

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Minnesota Wild 4 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 21 - 20
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:77/92=83 %, Challenges:33/52=62 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:27/37=71 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:48 0-1 Pavel Datsyuk [11] (Ales Kotalik)
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26:19 1-1 Jordan Staal [4] (Mattias Weinhandl, Patrice Bergeron)PP
33:07 2-1 Todd White [7] (Mathieu Schneider)
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45:32 3-1 Todd White [8] (Teppo Numminen)
51:58 3-2 Jonathan Hedström [8] (Daniel Cleary, Steve Eminger)
59:56 4-2 Jordan Staal [5] (Phil Kessel, Mattias Weinhandl) EN
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Penalty summary:
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15:54 Jan Mursak (2 min for tripping)
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25:23 Jan Mursak (2 min for hooking)
29:34 Darryl Bootland (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Pineault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 15.10 4
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 20.10 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 5.50 4
C Jordan Staal 2 0 3 3 1 4 0 1 17.10 9
C Phil Kessel 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 -1 18.10 7
C Todd White 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 9
L Joakim Lindström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16.10 4
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 21.20 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 23.50 5
D Peter Ratchuk 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.20 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Neilson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 5
R Darryl Bootland 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 14.30 4
R Jonathan Hedström 1 0 3 5 1 2 0 0 19.20 9
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.50 6
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 -1 11.50 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 14.30 8
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 7
L Jan Mursak 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 8.00 5
L Kip Miller 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
L Daniel Cleary 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 5
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 17.50 5
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 15.10 8
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -2 26.50 7
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.40 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 17.50 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -2 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 4 0 17 0 0 59.30 4
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jordan Staal
2nd star: Todd White
3rd star: Mattias Weinhandl

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Todd White finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Steve Eminger ended his 8 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 15) , Kansas City Blades 6( 29)
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1-0 HOU Bryan Lundbohm (Wyatt Smith, Paul Albers)
1-1 KCB Gino Guyer (Brad Norton)
1-2 KCB Kyle Quincey (Justin Cox, Darren Helm)
1-3 KCB Graham Mink (Lynn Loyns, Jeff Hamilton)
1-4 KCB Jeff Hamilton (Graham Mink)
2-4 HOU Roman Cervenka (Joel Ward)
2-5 KCB Lynn Loyns (Graham Mink, Brad Norton)
2-6 KCB Graham Mink (Lynn Loyns)
Goalies: Niklas Backstrom - Joey MacDonald

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New Jersey Devils 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 26 - 28
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:23/40=56 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:44/67=64 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:14 0-1 Alexei Ponikarovsky [10] (Maxim Afinogenov)PP
11:28 0-2 Trent Hunter [8] (Michael Peca, Derian Hatcher)
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29:49 1-2 Jay Pandolfo [4] (Craig Rivet)
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48:29 1-3 Mats Sundin [15] (Alexei Ponikarovsky)
49:27 2-3 Stephen Weiss [2] (Chuck Kobasew, Andy Greene)
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Penalty summary:
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02:49 Andy Greene (2 min for hooking)
05:21 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for cross-checking)
12:27 Michael Holmqvist (2 min for roughing)
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26:58 Brad Brown (5 min for fighting)
26:58 Petr Vrana (5 min for fighting)
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41:57 Michael Holmqvist (2 min for hooking)
42:33 Michael Peca (2 min for cross-checking)
46:24 Scott Gomez (2 min for tripping)
58:43 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 13.20 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 6
C Petr Vrana 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 5.40 6
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
C Zach Parisé 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 18.40 5
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.50 5
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 18.40 4
L Sergei Brylin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 1 15.30 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.40 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 6 6 5 0 -1 28.20 7
D Andy Greene 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 14.50 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 9 1 7 0 -1 21.50 10
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 22.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Darren McCarty 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 13.20 7
R Trent Hunter 1 0 4 5 6 4 0 0 18.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 5 2 2 0 2 1 18.20 8
C Jared Aulin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 17.10 7
C Michael Peca 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
C Mats Sundin 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Michael Holmqvist 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 -1 13.10 5
L Alexander Semin 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15.20 4
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 1 5 4 2 4 0 1 20.40 9
D Brad Brown 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 -1 14.10 5
D Derian Hatcher 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24.20 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24.40 7
D Ian White 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 14.40 5
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.40 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexei Ponikarovsky
2nd star: Trent Hunter
3rd star: Mats Sundin

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Stephen Weiss finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Scott Gomez had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Scott Gomez had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Alexei Ponikarovsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Michael Peca notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mats Sundin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Trent Hunter ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Derian Hatcher ended his 7 game point drought.
-Tomas Kaberle had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Brad Brown fought Petr Vrana in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 0( 18) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 4( 35)
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0-1 SJM Johnny Pohl (Duvie Westcott, Jeremy Williams)
0-2 SJM Donald Brashear (Jeremy Williams)
0-3 SJM Duvie Westcott (Jeremy Williams, Donald Brashear)
0-4 SJM Wade Belak (Tyler Beechey, Chris St. Jacques)

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New York Islanders 2 , Montreal Canadiens 0
Shots: 20 - 21
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:30/50=58 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:35/51=67 %
Attendance: 13037 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 354606 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:25 1-0 Marcel Hossa [5] (Tom Poti, Brooks Orpik)
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32:27 2-0 Viktor Kozlov [9] (Tom Poti, Dmitri Kalinin)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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23:19 Sam Gagner (2 min for hooking)
24:48 Josh Green (2 min for holding the stick)
31:44 Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
37:08 Tyson Nash (5 min for fighting)
37:08 Blake Comeau (5 min for fighting)
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45:08 Petteri Nokelainen (5 min for fighting)
45:08 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
57:18 Raffi Torres (2 min for slashing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Blake Comeau 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 15.00 5
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 17.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 6.30 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 15.40 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.50 5
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 13.30 6
L Marcel Hossa 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.40 7
L Shawn Bates 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 17.00 5
D Tom Poti 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 1 4 1 4 0 0 23.30 8
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 14.10 5
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 19.10 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Michael Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 4 1 7 0 0 15.30 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 -1 17.30 5
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 4
C Brad Boyes 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.30 5
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 19.00 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
L Tyson Nash 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 8.00 5
L Josh Green 0 0 1 4 2 3 2 0 17.40 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 -1 16.50 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 21.30 6
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 21.00 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 18.10 6
D Danny Groulx 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 19.10 8
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Jeff Lerg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Marcel Hossa

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Brooks Orpik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 13 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Matt Cooke had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Janne Niinimaa had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Janne Niinimaa had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Tyson Nash beat Blake Comeau in a fight.
-Petteri Nokelainen fought Chris Neil in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 21) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 28)
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1-0 BRG Richard Park (Luciano Aquino, Allan Rourke)
2-0 BRG Richard Park (Christoph Brandner, Luciano Aquino)
2-1 QUE Trevor Gillies (Mike Ribeiro)
2-2 QUE Grant Marshall
3-2 BRG Christoph Brandner (Luciano Aquino)
Goalies: Billy Thompson - Josh Disher

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New York Rangers 3 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 19 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:57/65=87 %, Challenges:26/57=44 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/101=74 %, Challenges:22/38=56 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:23 0-1 Todd Bertuzzi [18] (Olli Jokinen)
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26:26 1-1 Niklas Hagman [3] (Mike Grier, Hugh Jessiman)
39:35 2-1 Michal Rozsival [4] (Blair Betts, Petr Prucha)
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59:23 3-1 Frantisek Kaberle [4] (Sandis Ozolinsh, Kari Lehtonen) EN
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Penalty summary:
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32:37 Michael Frolík (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:06 Martin Gélinas (2 min for high-sticking)
45:58 Michal Rozsival (2 min for boarding)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 6.10 5
R Hugh Jessiman 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 14.00 6
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 19.10 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Blair Betts 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 6.10 6
C Petr Prucha 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 12.50 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 20.00 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 9 5 9 0 0 20.10 8
L Niklas Hagman 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 6.10 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 16.50 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 5
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 28.40 8
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 1 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Mike McKenna 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 6
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 14.40 7
R Juraj Kolnik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 15.00 6
R Tony Amonte 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.10 5
C Travis Zajac 0 0 1 5 3 5 0 0 15.50 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 16.50 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 5 2 5 0 0 21.10 8
L David Booth 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 5
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 -3 18.30 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 3 4 3 4 0 1 20.40 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 17.40 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.00 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 20.10 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 15.30 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -2 23.00 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 3 0 16 0 0 59.30 5
G Bryan Bridges 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michal Rozsival
2nd star: Frantisek Kaberle
3rd star: Sandis Ozolinsh

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Niklas Hagman finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Niklas Hagman finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Frantisek Kaberle finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 31) , Louisville Panthers 1( 12)
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1-0 HFD Dan Cavanaugh (Bryce Lampman)
1-1 LOU Randall Gelech (Joel Kwiatkowski)
2-1 HFD Daniel Sparre (Marvin Degon)
Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - David Tremblay

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Tampa Bay Lightning 0 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 15 - 15
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/80=70 %, Challenges:3/42=7 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/97=77 %, Challenges:5/58=8 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:14 0-1 Martin Rucinsky [5] (Eric Brewer, Bryce Salvador)
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Penalty summary:
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44:31 Marian Hossa (2 min for roughing)
44:31 Martin Rucinsky (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Polushin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 -1 14.40 6
R Andre Roy 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 19.30 6
R Marian Hossa 0 0 1 4 2 5 2 0 18.40 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7.10 4
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 14.40 4
C Ryan Craig 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 19.30 4
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 18.40 8
L Dave Spina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Anton But 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 -1 14.40 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 19.30 4
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 5 5 5 0 0 18.40 6
D Martin Tuma 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 14.40 5
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 4
D Cory Sarich 0 0 3 5 3 6 0 0 26.10 8
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 15.50 5
D Andy Rogers 0 0 1 6 3 6 0 0 19.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 25.00 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 1 0 14 0 0 58.30 8
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason King 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.00 6
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 2 6 6 0 0 19.20 4
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 1 9 2 0 0 19.40 4
C Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6.30 6
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 18.30 5
C Ryan Moore 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 15.10 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 19.50 5
L Martin Rucinsky 1 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 6.30 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 18.30 5
L Dallas Drake 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 15.10 5
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 19.50 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 21.00 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 16.20 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 1 23.10 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 20.00 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 14.30 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 0 4 6 4 0 1 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David Aebischer 0 0 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Jason Bacashihua 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Aebischer
2nd star: Martin Rucinsky
3rd star: Jay McKee

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Eric Brewer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin Rucinsky ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 23) , Worcester Icecats 2( 17)
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0-1 WOR David Backes (Niklas Eckerblom, Roman Polak)
0-2 WOR Peter Sejna (Jamie Rivers)
1-2 DTV Nolan Pratt (Ben Knopp)
2-2 DTV Justin Keller (Radek Smolenak, Andreas Karlsson)
3-2 DTV Norm Milley (Blair Jones)
Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Robert Goepfert