23 Décembre

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 27 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:77/95=81 %, Challenges:31/53=57 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:13/39=32 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:27 0-1 Paul Kariya [20] (Kimmo Timonen)
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29:01 1-1 Mark Recchi [10] (Ryan Malone, Nicklas Lidström)
30:57 1-2 John Madden [15] (Mike Johnson, Steve Sullivan)
35:53 2-2 Evgeny Malkin [5] (Thomas Vanek, Mark Recchi)
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47:41 3-2 Ryan Malone [12] (Mark Recchi, Ryan Whitney)
59:57 3-3 Ryan Suter [4] (Kimmo Timonen, Mike Johnson) WG
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Penalty summary:
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05:43 Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
05:43 Ryan Suter (5 min for fighting)
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31:26 Jason Chimera (2 min for roughing)
31:26 Noah Welch (2 min for roughing)
33:55 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for tripping)
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42:16 Shea Weber (5 min for fighting)
42:16 Matt Pettinger (5 min for fighting)
44:59 Kris Draper (2 min for boarding)
47:59 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for hooking)
54:45 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for roughing)
54:45 Marcus Nilson (2 min for roughing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 17.10 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 -2 20.10 6
R Mark Recchi 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 20.20 9
C Johan Franzén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 17.10 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 15.50 6
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 20.20 8
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 2 2 1 5 0 7.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 18.50 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -2 17.00 4
L Ryan Malone 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 20.20 9
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 2 1 2 7 0 13.40 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -2 22.30 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 2 7 2 7 0 1 28.50 10
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.00 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 17.40 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 25 0 0 65.00 7
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 5.10 4
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 -2 15.00 6
R Mike Johnson 0 2 3 4 1 2 0 2 21.50 9
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 22.10 7
C Francis Lemieux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 15.00 6
C John Madden 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 21.50 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 22.50 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 4
L Martin Erat 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 -2 15.00 4
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 10 4 6 2 2 21.30 8
L Paul Kariya 1 0 5 3 4 0 0 0 22.10 6
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15.10 5
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 2 18.50 8
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 31.10 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -2 16.50 6
D Ryan Suter 1 0 1 3 0 1 5 1 19.40 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Recchi
2nd star: Mike Johnson
3rd star: Ryan Malone

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Mark Recchi scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nicklas Lidström notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Evgeny Malkin finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Paul Kariya scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Kimmo Timonen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-John Madden scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ryan Suter ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Noah Welch beat Ryan Suter in a fight.
-Shea Weber beat Matt Pettinger in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 5( 26) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 22)
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0-1 MIL Paul Brown (Cal O'Reilly, Bruno Gervais)
0-2 MIL Ryan Parent (Cal O'Reilly)
1-2 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Tyler Kennedy)
2-2 WIL Jonathan Filewich (Eero Somervuori)
3-2 WIL Yuri Dobryshkin (Matt Carkner)
4-2 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Tyler Kennedy)
5-2 WIL Kurtis McLean
Goalies: Andrew Penner - Pekka Rinne

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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , New Jersey Devils 2
Shots: 26 - 21
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:73/92=79 %, Challenges:24/41=57 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:79/91=86 %, Challenges:19/40=46 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:41 1-0 Darren Haydar [10] (Greg de Vries)
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25:14 1-1 Nicklas Bergfors [1] (Bryan Smolinski, Dan LaCouture)
36:38 1-2 Stephen Weiss [3] (Chuck Kobasew, Shane O'Brien)
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48:21 2-2 Jaromir Jagr [19] (Jochen Hecht, Andy Sutton)
52:07 3-2 Jochen Hecht [11] (Jaromir Jagr, Braydon Coburn)
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Penalty summary:
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05:43 Jon Sim (2 min for hooking)
08:41 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for hooking)
13:17 Sergei Brylin (2 min for hooking)
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29:39 Brent Nordin (2 min for tripping)
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42:59 Petr Vrana (2 min for hooking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Nordin 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 7.40 6
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 13.30 6
R Darren Haydar 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 6
R Jaromir Jagr 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 19.10 7
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 6 2 6 0 0 16.50 8
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.40 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 14.40 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.20 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.00 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 18.40 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 1 29.00 8
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 14.30 6
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Andy Sutton 0 1 0 8 0 6 0 1 25.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 8.40 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 14.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 -2 18.00 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.20 6
C Petr Vrana 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 8.40 6
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 14.20 7
C Zach Parisé 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 15.40 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 15.20 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 12.20 5
L Dan LaCouture 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 1 16.50 7
L Sergei Brylin 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 -2 16.40 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 14.20 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.40 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 0 27.30 9
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.20 5
D David Hale 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 -2 21.00 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Darren Haydar

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Darren Haydar scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jaromir Jagr notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Braydon Coburn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Greg de Vries ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Nicklas Bergfors finally ended his 33 game goal drought.
-Brian Gionta had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 26) , Albany River Rats 0( 9)
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1-0 CHW Glen Metropolit (Stephen Baby)
2-0 CHW Garnet Exelby (Glen Metropolit)
3-0 CHW Kevin Doell (Ilkka Pikkarainen, Joey Crabb)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Scott Clemmensen

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Boston Bruins 4 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 34 - 21
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:67/76=88 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:34/52=64 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:35 1-0 Andrew Brunette [12] (Kevin Bieksa, Wayne Primeau)
13:01 2-0 Adam Hall [4] (Sheldon Souray, Milan Jurcina)
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23:27 2-1 Pavel Datsyuk [15] (Tomas Holmström, Jiri Fischer)
29:07 3-1 Dick Tärnström [1] (Kevin Bieksa, Wayne Primeau)
30:17 4-1 Andrew Brunette [13] (Wayne Primeau, Michael Ryder)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:59 Graham Mink (2 min for tripping)
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36:39 Petr Cajanek (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:45 Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 9.50 8
R Andy McDonald 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
R Michael Ryder 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 16.00 8
R Jason Blake 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.10 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 7
C Marc Savard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Wayne Primeau 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 3 16.50 8
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 16.50 9
L Vladislav Evseev 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
L Andrew Brunette 2 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 18.10 7
L Marco Sturm 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 15.50 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 18.00 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 -1 25.10 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 17.30 7
D Dick Tärnström 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 20.30 8
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Pascal Leclaire 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 0 0 2 1 0 -1 7.30 4
R Graham Mink 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.40 6
R Jonathan Hedström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 5 3 2 0 2 -1 19.40 6
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 15.00 5
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
L Jan Mursak 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
L Kip Miller 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 12.40 6
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 5
L Tomas Holmström 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 -1 20.20 4
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 25.30 5
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.30 4
D Jiri Fischer 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 -2 21.30 5
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jussi Markkanen 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Wayne Primeau
2nd star: Andrew Brunette
3rd star: Adam Hall

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Jason Blake had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Dick Tärnström finally ended his 32 game goal drought.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk scored his 15th goal of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 19) , Kansas City Blades 0( 18)
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1-0 PRO Petr Kalus (Konstantin Baranov, Andrew Alberts)
2-0 PRO Sergei Zinovjev (Ryan Gibbons)
3-0 PRO Kris Versteeg (Petr Kalus, Richard Stehlik)
Goalies: Philippe Sauvé - Joey MacDonald

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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 26 - 17
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:41/59=68 %
LA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/77=81 %, Challenges:16/50=31 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:26 0-1 LA Adam Mair [2] (Noah Clarke, Joey Mormina)
17:13 1-1 Ronald Petrovicky [10] (Antoine Vermette)
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33:38 2-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [18] (Jason Spezza)
34:36 3-1 Ronald Petrovicky [11] (Jarome Iginla, Danny Markov)
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48:49 4-1 Alyn McCauley [10] (Mike Commodore, Jaroslav Spacek)
51:57 5-1 Alexander Frolov [5] (Ronald Petrovicky)
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Penalty summary:
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04:09 Dion Phaneuf (2 min for roughing)
04:09 LA Brian Willsie (2 min for roughing)
08:51 LA Aaron Miller (2 min for roughing)
08:51 Alyn McCauley (2 min for roughing)
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52:31 Marek Zagrapan (5 min for fighting)
52:31 LA Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Penner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 15.30 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 2 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 17.00 9
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 18.00 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 7.40 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 1 15.50 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 17.00 7
C Jason Spezza 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 19.50 9
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 9.10 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 5
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 2 17.00 9
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 18.00 8
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 5 0 6 0 1 16.20 9
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 17.00 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 26.20 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 1 15.50 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 2 19.00 8
D Danny Markov 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 7.50 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -4 19.10 4
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 4 5 4 2 0 0 18.00 6
C Adam Mair 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 7.10 6
C Marty Murray 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.40 5
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -4 18.00 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 19.10 5
L Noah Clarke 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7.50 6
L Joey Mormina 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 -1 15.40 4
L Dany Roussin 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 -4 17.20 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 5
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -4 18.20 4
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 0 24.10 7
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 17.50 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 2 3 2 0 2 -4 19.00 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 23.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ronald Petrovicky
2nd star: Alexander Frolov
3rd star: Alyn McCauley

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ronald Petrovicky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alyn McCauley scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexander Frolov finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Mike Commodore ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Adam Mair finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Anze Kopitar had his 6 game goal streak snapped.
-Anze Kopitar had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Marek Zagrapan beat Adam Mair in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 21) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 16)
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0-1 MNC Raitis Ivanans (Pat Jarrett, Gabe Gauthier)
1-1 ROC Toni Dahlman (Tomas Fleischmann)
2-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Tomas Fleischmann)
3-1 ROC Martin Kariya (Michal Vondrka, Mattias Trattnig)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Jason LaBarbera

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New York Islanders 0 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 15 - 17
PP: 0 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:69/92=75 %, Challenges:34/51=65 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:27/48=55 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 443278 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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34:31 0-1 Jeff O'Neill [6] (Martin Havlat, Robert Lang)
37:38 0-2 Dave Bolland [1] (Ray Whitney)
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48:12 0-3 Jeff O'Neill [7] (Martin Havlat, Ray Whitney)
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Penalty summary:
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04:04 Ray Whitney (2 min for hooking)
05:39 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for roughing)
08:32 Aleksey Morozov (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:43 Petteri Nokelainen (5 min for fighting)
20:43 Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
28:55 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for holding the stick)
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51:03 Sean Avery (5 min for fighting)
51:03 Tom Poti (5 min for fighting)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Blake Comeau 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 6
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -3 17.10 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 5
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 7.00 4
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 0 18.30 8
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 16.50 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 17.30 5
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 13.40 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 18.30 6
L Shawn Bates 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 21.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 3 0 2 5 -3 17.50 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 0 20.00 8
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.40 4
D Sean Hill 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 20.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 5 2 4 0 0 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 14 0 0 60.00 5
G Michael Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 9.10 4
R Peter Bondra 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 5 1 0 2 0 15.20 7
R Jeff O'Neill 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 14.50 9
C Dave Bolland 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 8.10 5
C Wes Walz 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 19.10 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 7
L Ray Whitney 0 2 0 3 2 1 2 1 9.00 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 0 13.20 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Martin Havlat 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 2 19.00 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 19.50 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 23.10 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 19.50 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 2 2 0 1 5 3 20.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Khabibulin
2nd star: Jeff O'Neill
3rd star: Ray Whitney

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Aleksey Morozov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Marcel Hossa had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Robert Lang notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jamie Langenbrunner had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Dave Bolland finally ended his 35 game goal drought.
-Dave Bolland finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Rene Bourque had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Rene Bourque had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Petteri Nokelainen beat Rhett Warrener in a fight.
-Sean Avery beat Tom Poti in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 24) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 20)
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1-0 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Eric Boguniecki, Frans Nielsen)
1-1 NOR Carl Corazzini (David Koci, Colin Fraser)
2-1 BRG Joni Lindlöf (Matt Koalska)
2-2 NOR Michael Blunden (Benoît Mondou)
3-2 BRG Richard Park (Luciano Aquino)
3-3 NOR Jonathan Lehun (Pavel Voroshnin)
4-3 BRG Jeremy Colliton (Chris Ovington)

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New York Rangers 4 , Dallas Stars 0
Shots: 30 - 13
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:64/71=88 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/64=85 %, Challenges:24/42=55 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:14 1-0 Ales Hemsky [11] (Matt Cullen, Michal Rozsival)
10:28 2-0 Jason Ward [4] (Bobby Holik)
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25:35 3-0 Frantisek Kaberle [5] (Bobby Holik, Mark Bell)
29:12 4-0 Bobby Holik [8] (Jason Ward)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:44 Steve Ott (2 min for roughing)
02:44 Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for roughing)
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27:07 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
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44:46 János Vas (2 min for cross-checking)
50:09 Darryl Sydor (2 min for slashing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
R Jason Ward 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 15.50 8
R Ales Hemsky 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
C Blair Betts 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 15.50 7
C Bobby Holik 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 14.20 8
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 5 0 4 0 1 21.50 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.50 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Mark Bell 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 14.20 9
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 14.50 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 3 14.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 29.20 8
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 16.50 8
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 13 0 0 60.00 9
G Mike McKenna 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R János Vas 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 6.30 5
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 4
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 19.00 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 11.00 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.30 5
C Eric Lindros 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 17.30 4
L Matthew Barnaby 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 6
L Steve Ott 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 14.10 5
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 18.10 6
L Patrik Elias 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 16.40 6
D Johan Fransson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 23.10 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -4 21.10 5
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 5
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 20.20 4
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 25.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Bobby Holik
3rd star: Jason Ward

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Matt Cullen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Bobby Holik finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 20) , Utah Grizzlies 0( 12)
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1-0 HFD Scott Nichol (Bryce Lampman, Frantisek Skladany)
2-0 HFD Frantisek Skladany (Greg Moore, Scott Nichol)
Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Tobias Stephan

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Ottawa Senators 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 22 - 29
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:33/49=66 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:69/79=87 %, Challenges:29/47=60 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 612350 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:21 1-0 Chris Clark [9] (Joe Corvo)
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33:49 1-1 Nikolai Zherdev [13] (Joni Pitkänen, Radek Bonk)
35:54 1-2 Boyd Devereaux [3] (Dan Fritsche, Anton Volchenkov)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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15:57 Mike Comrie (2 min for tripping)
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36:09 Patrick Eaves (2 min for hooking)
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45:19 Dean McAmmond (2 min for slashing)
52:49 Joe Corvo (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 8.20 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 -1 18.20 7
R Chris Clark 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 13.40 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 8
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.00 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 12.50 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.40 5
C Chris Drury 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8.20 4
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 20.30 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 5
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 20.20 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 5
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 5
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 25.00 9
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 13.20 5
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 23.40 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 2 0 27 0 0 58.00 9
G Maxime Ouellet 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 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.30 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.00 4
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 11.20 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 23.10 8
C Radek Bonk 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6.10 6
L Boyd Devereaux 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 12.30 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 1 28.00 9
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 21.40 5
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 17.50 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Hannu Toivonen
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: Dan Fritsche

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Joe Corvo notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Boyd Devereaux ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 0( , Syracuse Crunch 2( 16)
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0-1 SYR Brandon Sugden (Andrew Murray)
0-2 SYR Kevyn Adams (Marc Methot, Scott Polaski)
Goalies: Jeff Glass - Tomas Popperle

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Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 23 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:70/90=77 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:22/43=50 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 608993 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:21 1-0 Peter Forsberg [14] (Mike Richards, Mike Rathje)
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28:19 2-0 Roman Voloshenko [2] (Nolan Baumgartner, Jeff Carter)
29:22 2-1 Toni Lydman [3] (Anson Carter, Bret Hedican)
30:54 3-1 Geoff Sanderson [9] (Peter Forsberg, Mike Richards)
38:07 3-2 Chris Phillips [1] (Joe Thornton, Kristian Huselius)
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48:44 3-3 Ruslan Fedotenko [5] (Glen Wesley, Toni Lydman)
57:29 4-3 Niko Dimitrakos [13] (Sasha Pokulok, Mike Rathje)
58:24 5-3 Jeff Carter [6] (Nolan Baumgartner, Alexei Zhitnik)
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Penalty summary:
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27:55 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
27:55 Mark Eaton (5 min for fighting)
38:37 Bret Hedican (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:36 Peter Forsberg (2 min for tripping)
42:58 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for boarding)
45:22 Mike Richards (5 min for fighting)
45:22 Chris Higgins (5 min for fighting)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Meloche 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 14.10 6
R Niko Dimitrakos 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 17.40 7
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 7
C Mike Richards 0 2 2 2 1 2 5 0 8.20 8
C Jeff Carter 1 1 3 3 3 3 0 1 16.10 8
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
C Peter Forsberg 1 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 20.40 9
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 7.40 6
L Roman Voloshenko 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.10 6
L Mike Knuble 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
L Geoff Sanderson 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 16.40 7
D Sasha Pokulok 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
D Mike Rathje 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 25.30 8
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.30 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 9 1 6 0 1 31.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 6.50 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 12.00 5
R Anson Carter 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 -1 17.40 4
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 19.30 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 -1 6.50 5
C Brett McLean 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 5
C Joe Thornton 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 21.20 8
L Jesse Boulerice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 4
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 12.00 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -1 17.10 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
D Bret Hedican 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -3 22.30 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 25.00 7
D Glen Wesley 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 12.00 6
D Toni Lydman 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 21.30 6
D Chris Phillips 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 -2 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff Carter
2nd star: Peter Forsberg
3rd star: Niko Dimitrakos

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Sasha Pokulok notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jeff Carter ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Roman Voloshenko ended his 8 game point drought.
-Nolan Baumgartner ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Toni Lydman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Toni Lydman finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Todd Fedoruk beat Mark Eaton in a fight.
-Mike Richards beat Chris Higgins in a fight.
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 16) , Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 18)
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0-1 LOW Andrei Kostitsyn (Andrew Hutchinson, Joe Barnes)
0-2 LOW David Gove (Tim Conboy, Stephen Peat)
0-3 LOW Shane Willis (Andrew Hutchinson)
1-3 PHL Boyd Kane (Stefan Ruzicka)
Goalies: Rejean Beauchemin - Kevin Nastiuk

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Toronto Maple Leafs 3 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 32 - 17
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:33/52=62 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:23/46=48 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 596562 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:06 0-1 Alex Kovalev [17] (Brent Burns, Saku Koivu)
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29:44 1-1 Darren McCarty [3] (Michael Holmqvist, Ian White)
32:26 2-1 Mats Sundin [16] (Alexei Ponikarovsky)
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42:05 3-1 Alexander Semin [13] (Trent Hunter, Michael Peca)
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Penalty summary:
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03:58 Darren McCarty (5 min for fighting)
03:58 Josh Green (5 min for fighting)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 6
R Darren McCarty 1 0 3 1 0 1 5 0 16.50 8
R Trent Hunter 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 18.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Jared Aulin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 17.50 6
C Michael Peca 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 18.20 7
C Mats Sundin 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Matt Stajan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
L Michael Holmqvist 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 16.50 6
L Alexander Semin 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 18.10 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 1 16.50 8
D Brad Brown 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 18.10 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 21.00 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 1 20.50 8
D Ian White 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 16.50 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 22.00 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Shields 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 2 3 0 0 -1 7.20 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 18.40 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -1 16.00 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Sam Gagner 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
C Brad Boyes 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 18.40 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 17.30 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
L Tyson Nash 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 7.20 5
L Josh Green 0 0 2 4 6 4 5 0 17.50 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 20.20 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 21.50 5
D Danny Groulx 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 22.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Jeff Lerg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Alexei Ponikarovsky notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Michael Holmqvist finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Ian White finally ended his 11 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Brent Burns notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Darren McCarty beat Josh Green in a fight.
Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 19) , Quebec Citadelles 3( 23)
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0-1 QUE Mike Ribeiro (Mathieu Brunelle)
0-2 QUE Mathieu Brunelle (Shawn Collymore)
0-3 QUE Jim Dowd (Mathieu Brunelle, James Sanford)
1-3 SJM Donald Brashear (Johnny Pohl, Staffan Kronwall)
2-3 SJM Chris St. Jacques
Goalies: Todd Ford - Josh Disher

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Washington Capitals 3 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 21 - 21
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:17/38=43 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:79/93=84 %, Challenges:24/39=60 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:36 0-1 Martin Gélinas [13] (Chris Gratton, Mike Van Ryn)
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29:33 1-1 Alexander Ovechkin [12] (Mikael Samuelsson, Pavel Kubina)
38:56 2-1 Mikael Samuelsson [9] (Alexander Ovechkin, Robyn Regehr)
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47:17 3-1 David Legwand [16] (Alexander Ovechkin, Mikael Samuelsson)
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Penalty summary:
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00:58 Robyn Regehr (5 min for fighting)
00:58 Todd Bertuzzi (5 min for fighting)
18:28 Andrei Taratukhin (5 min for high-sticking)
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42:46 Tony Amonte (2 min for hooking)
48:36 John Erskine (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Perry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 17.10 6
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 3 14.30 9
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Andrei Taratukhin 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 -1 15.10 5
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 19.00 7
C David Legwand 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 3 19.20 7
L Quintin Laing 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.10 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 20.30 8
D Mark Popovic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
D John Erskine 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 0 4 2 3 5 3 23.00 8
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 -1 14.30 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 21.00 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 3 3 3 2 0 3 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Thomas Greiss 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 -1 18.40 7
R Juraj Kolnik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R Tony Amonte 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 19.50 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.10 4
C Travis Zajac 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 18.40 7
C Chris Gratton 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.20 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 0 19.50 7
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5.10 4
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 5
L Martin Gélinas 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 7 1 7 5 0 19.50 8
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 19.00 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Bryan Bridges 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Samuelsson
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: David Legwand

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Pavel Kubina had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Martin Gélinas ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Robyn Regehr fought Todd Bertuzzi in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 27) , Louisville Panthers 2( 10)
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0-1 LOU Rob Globke (Jeremy Swanson)
0-2 LOU Rob Globke (Ryan Donally)
1-2 POR Jason Lehoux (Ville Koistinen)
Goalies: Kyle Moir - David Tremblay

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 27 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:40/51=76 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:74/83=89 %, Challenges:34/53=63 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:47 0-1 Henrik Sedin [13] (Scott Niedermayer, François Beauchemin)
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27:37 1-1 Jason King [1] (Ryan Shannon, Martin Rucinsky)
29:18 1-2 Dany Heatley [15] (Henrik Sedin)
38:58 2-2 Radek Dvorak [9] (Keith Tkachuk, Martin Rucinsky)
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52:38 3-2 Doug Weight [9] (Keith Tkachuk, Radek Dvorak)
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Penalty summary:
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03:38 Martin Rucinsky (2 min for tripping)
14:17 Dennis Wideman (2 min for roughing)
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21:43 Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
21:43 François Beauchemin (5 min for fighting)
29:36 Mike Komisarek (2 min for roughing)
29:36 Dennis Wideman (2 min for roughing)
36:19 Ryan Shannon (2 min for boarding)
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45:58 Andrew Ladd (5 min for fighting)
45:58 Dennis Wideman (5 min for fighting)
48:51 Martin Rucinsky (2 min for holding the stick)
54:45 Ladislav Smid (2 min for hooking)
57:17 Mike Fisher (5 min for fighting)
57:17 Jay McKee (5 min for fighting)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason King 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 11.20 8
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -1 13.30 4
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Radek Dvorak 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Ryan Shannon 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 9.00 7
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Ryan Moore 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 18.20 6
C Doug Weight 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
L Martin Rucinsky 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 8.10 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 13.40 9
L Dallas Drake 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 17.40 8
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 -1 10.50 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 5 1 2 5 2 27.10 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 22.10 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 17.40 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 1 21.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David Aebischer 2 0 28 0 0 60.00 9
G Jason Bacashihua 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aleksander Suglobov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 -2 13.20 5
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 18.40 6
R Dany Heatley 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 20.50 8
C Tim Taylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 4
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 13.20 5
C Mike Fisher 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 0 20.40 7
C Henrik Sedin 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 20.40 9
L Brad Isbister 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 -2 13.20 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 5 0 4 5 0 17.30 8
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 21.30 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.10 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 16.30 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 30.10 9
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -2 13.00 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 17.50 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 24 0 0 59.30 7
G Jean-Philippe Levasseur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radek Dvorak
2nd star: Jason King
3rd star: Doug Weight

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Keith Tkachuk notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason King finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Eric Brewer had his 7 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-François Beauchemin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dany Heatley scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Henrik Sedin finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Markus Näslund had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Zdeno Chara had his 7 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Dan Hinote fought François Beauchemin in a fight.
-Andrew Ladd beat Dennis Wideman in a fight.
-Jay McKee beat Mike Fisher in a fight.
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 20) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2(
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0-1 CIN Zenon Konopka (Andreas Holmqvist, Brendan Mikkelson)
1-1 WOR Roman Polak (David Backes, Niklas Eckerblom)
1-2 CIN Travis Green (Simon Gamache, Brian Salcido)
2-2 WOR Ryan Cuthbert (Peter Sejna, Jamie Rivers)
3-2 WOR Niklas Eckerblom (Tomas Mojzis, Robert Goepfert)
Goalies: Robert Goepfert - Michael Tobler

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23/12/2002
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Minnesota Wild 1 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 18 - 24
PP: 0 of 1 (6 shots), Passing:55/77=71 %, Challenges:19/45=41 %
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:77/95=81 %, Challenges:36/52=67 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:09 0-1 Brendan Morrison [14] (Alexandre Burrows, Yannick Tremblay)
17:11 0-2 Mike Modano [20] (Rick Nash)
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36:48 0-3 Rick Nash [9])
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55:45 1-3 Phil Kessel [7] (Nick Schultz, Curtis Murphy)
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Penalty summary:
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19:16 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
19:16 Curtis Murphy (5 min for fighting)
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21:17 Andy Wozniewski (2 min for roughing)
21:17 Branko Radivojevic (2 min for roughing)
21:26 Derek Boogaard (2 min for tripping)
25:23 Ryan Kesler (2 min for roughing)
25:23 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for roughing)
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41:13 Rick Nash (5 min for attempt to injury)
41:23 Willie Mitchell (2 min for roughing)
41:23 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for roughing)
42:49 Brendan Morrison (2 min for roughing)
42:49 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for roughing)
46:41 Ryan Kesler (2 min for roughing)
46:41 Todd White (2 min for roughing)
50:05 Tyler Bouck (2 min for roughing)
50:05 Andy Wozniewski (2 min for roughing)
50:17 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
50:17 Derek Boogaard (5 min for fighting)
50:17 Derek Boogaard (2 min for instigating)
50:17 Derek Boogaard (10 min misconduct)
58:14 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
58:14 Joakim Lindström (5 min for fighting)
58:14 Ryan Kesler (10 min game misconduct)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Pineault 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 20.30 4
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 1 17.30 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 12.10 4
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6.20 4
C Jordan Staal 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 -1 21.00 7
C Phil Kessel 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 16.40 6
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 1 1 1 1 19 0 4.40 6
L Joakim Lindström 0 0 1 2 4 2 5 -1 18.20 5
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.20 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 -2 20.40 5
D Peter Ratchuk 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 20.50 6
D Curtis Murphy 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 1 15.10 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 -2 19.50 4
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 -1 20.00 6
D Nick Schultz 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.10 5
R Alexandre Burrows 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 13.50 6
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 1 20.40 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 0 5.50 5
C Trevor Linden 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 5
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 15.50 7
C Mike Modano 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 9
L Jan Bulis 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.10 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 15.10 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
L Rick Nash 1 1 4 6 0 6 5 1 19.50 10
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Yannick Tremblay 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.00 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 29.20 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 13.40 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 16.20 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 4 4 1 4 0 1 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Cory Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Brendan Morrison
3rd star: Mike Modano

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Alexandre Burrows notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Modano scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Rick Nash notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexandre Burrows had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Rick Nash finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Ryan Kesler beat Curtis Murphy in a fight.
-Derek Boogaard beat Ryan Kesler in a fight.
-Ryan Kesler beat Joakim Lindström in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 1( 14) , Manitoba Moose 5( 30)
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0-1 MAN Marc Chouinard (Jeff Cowan)
0-2 MAN Shaun Heshka (Marc Chouinard, Lee Goren)
0-3 MAN Jeff Cowan (Rory Fitzpatrick)
0-4 MAN Nathan McIver (Marc-André Bernier)
0-5 MAN Lee Goren (Marc Chouinard)
1-5 HOU Brian O'Hanley (Jason Morgan)
Goalies: Niklas Backstrom - Drew MacIntyre