26 Décembre

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Buffalo Sabres 4 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 24 - 17
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:81/101=80 %, Challenges:35/54=63 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:17/42=39 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:42 1-0 Dion Phaneuf [3] (Alyn McCauley, Alexander Frolov)PP
09:28 2-0 Alexander Frolov [6] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Danny Markov)
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31:06 2-1 Michal Rozsival [5] (Ales Hemsky)
33:19 3-1 Jarome Iginla [12] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Jason Spezza)
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49:44 4-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [19] (Lubomir Visnovsky)
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Penalty summary:
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05:39 Bobby Holik (2 min for cross-checking)
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39:39 Darius Kasparaitis (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Penner 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -1 19.40 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 14.20 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 2 16.20 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 17.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 17.10 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 16.20 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.50 5
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 17.40 6
L Alexander Frolov 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 16.20 10
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 19.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 15.30 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 21.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 -1 20.30 8
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 3 3 3 3 0 1 20.00 7
D Danny Markov 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 21.40 8
(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

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 7.30 4
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 -1 19.20 7
R Jason Ward 0 0 2 5 2 4 0 0 15.30 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 -1 17.40 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 -1 16.10 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 16.50 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 -1 16.10 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 17.40 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.30 4
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 16.10 5
D Michal Rozsival 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 26.20 7
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 17.00 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 23.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Mike McKenna 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Alexander Frolov
3rd star: Jarome Iginla

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for New York Rangers:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 14) , Hartford Wolfpack 2( 21)
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0-1 HFD Daniel Sparre (Rick Kozak, Michael Sauer)
1-1 ROC Michal Vondrka (Tomas Fleischmann, Toni Dahlman)
2-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Tomas Fleischmann)
2-2 HFD Scott Nichol (Greg Moore)
3-2 ROC Tomas Fleischmann (Dylan Hunter, Toni Dahlman)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Stephen Valiquette

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Atlanta Thrashers 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 24 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:30/43=68 %
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:27/48=55 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:37 1-0 Steve Rucchin [4] (Darren Haydar, Vitaly Vishnevski)
19:45 1-1 Joe Thornton [15] (Anson Carter, Sami Kapanen)
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34:26 2-1 Vyacheslav Kozlov [4] (Niclas Hävelid, Vitaly Vishnevski)
38:38 3-1 Kyle Wanvig [4] (Niclas Hävelid, Vitaly Vishnevski)
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49:11 4-1 Steve Rucchin [5] (Jochen Hecht)
49:34 4-2 Marcel Goc [3] (Toni Lydman, Bret Hedican)
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Penalty summary:
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08:09 Kristian Huselius (2 min for tripping)
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20:13 Milan Michalek (2 min for roughing)
20:13 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for roughing)
25:09 Brett McLean (2 min for slashing)
28:05 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for boarding)
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45:26 Andy Sutton (2 min for holding the stick)
50:34 Jesse Boulerice (2 min for roughing)
50:34 Vitaly Vishnevski (2 min for roughing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Nordin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 6
R Kyle Wanvig 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 12.10 8
R Darren Haydar 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 10.00 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 13.00 7
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Steve Rucchin 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Jon Sim 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 11.50 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 13.10 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 3 1 4 1 0 2 1 19.50 9
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 2 9 1 8 0 0 27.50 10
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 18.30 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 2 8 1 5 2 0 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 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 2 1 1 1 0 -1 9.20 5
R Milan Michalek 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 14.40 6
R Anson Carter 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.30 4
C Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 2 5 2 0 14.40 6
C Marcel Goc 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 20.50 5
C Joe Thornton 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 19.20 8
L Jesse Boulerice 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 -1 9.00 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 -1 22.30 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 11.00 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Bret Hedican 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 20.20 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24.40 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Rucchin
2nd star: Vitaly Vishnevski
3rd star: Kyle Wanvig

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Vitaly Vishnevski notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Kyle Wanvig ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Kyle Wanvig ended his 5 game point drought.
-Vyacheslav Kozlov finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Niclas Hävelid ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Joe Thornton scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marcel Goc ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 22) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 13)
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0-1 LOW Keith Aucoin (Andrei Kostitsyn, Chad LaRose)
1-1 CHW Marcus Jonasén (Cory Larose)
2-1 CHW Justin Kurtz (Kevin Doell)
3-1 CHW Ilkka Pikkarainen (Kevin Doell)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Kevin Nastiuk

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Nashville Predators 5 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 32 - 18
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:76/96=79 %, Challenges:27/39=67 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:15/36=40 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:46 0-1 Todd White [10] (Marian Gaborik)
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30:52 1-1 Paul Kariya [21] (Patrick Marleau, Marek Zidlicky)
36:56 2-1 Jason Chimera [7] (John Madden)
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43:43 3-1 Steve Sullivan [12] (Paul Kariya, Tomas Vokoun)
44:14 4-1 Mike Johnson [15] (Ryan Suter, Shea Weber)
49:08 5-1 Patrick Marleau [14] (Steve Sullivan, Jordin Tootoo)
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Penalty summary:
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16:54 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:03 Adam Pineault (2 min for hooking)
26:27 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for hooking)
37:25 Shea Weber (2 min for roughing)
37:25 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for roughing)
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45:04 Phil Kessel (2 min for hooking)
57:27 Teppo Numminen (2 min for boarding)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 7.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.40 4
R Mike Johnson 1 0 5 2 1 2 0 2 20.00 9
R Steve Sullivan 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 3 20.20 8
C Francis Lemieux 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 7.00 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 12.40 6
C John Madden 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 18.20 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 1 5 3 1 3 0 3 22.00 9
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Jason Chimera 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 17.50 9
L Paul Kariya 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 20.30 9
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D Shea Weber 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 16.40 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 29.00 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 13.40 6
D Ryan Suter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 3 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 1 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Pineault 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.50 5
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 16.10 5
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.40 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -2 12.50 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -1 8.50 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 18.30 6
C Phil Kessel 0 0 3 1 3 1 2 -1 18.10 4
C Todd White 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 14.30 7
L Joakim Lindström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 15.30 5
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 14.10 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.10 6
D Peter Ratchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.30 4
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -3 23.40 5
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 26.50 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.30 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -3 27.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Johnson
2nd star: Steve Sullivan
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Paul Kariya notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Johnson scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Kimmo Timonen had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Todd White scored his 10th goal of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 21) , Houston Aeros 2( 13)
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0-1 HOU Zack FitzGerald (Jonas Johansson, Wyatt Smith)
1-1 MIL Jaroslav Sklenar (Darcy Hordichuk, Bruno Gervais)
1-2 HOU Jonas Johansson (Ivan Tkachenko, Grant Stevenson)
2-2 MIL Paul Brown (Rich Peverly)
3-2 MIL Jaroslav Sklenar (Alexei Ivanov)
Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Niklas Backstrom

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San Jose Sharks 3 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 26 - 15
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:40/64=61 %
LA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:25/50=49 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:23 1-0 Scott Hannan [3] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic)PP
14:16 2-0 Dan Hamhuis [1] (Michael Nylander)
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40:36 2-1 LA Craig Conroy [10] (Bryan McCabe, Rob Blake)
42:46 3-1 Lukas Kaspar [1] (Dainius Zubrus, Glen Murray)
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Penalty summary:
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01:58 LA Derek Armstrong (2 min for high-sticking)
09:15 LA Brian Willsie (2 min for cross-checking)
11:55 LA Adam Mair (2 min for slashing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Steen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 14.30 7
R Glen Murray 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 -1 17.30 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 10.10 7
C Michael Nylander 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 16.10 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 5 2 5 0 -1 18.50 9
L Tyler McGregor 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11.20 5
L Lukas Kaspar 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 14.30 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 16.40 7
D Scott Hannan 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 -1 26.20 7
D Dan Hamhuis 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 20.30 8
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 6 3 5 0 1 21.00 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -1 20.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Antero Niittymäki 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 2 1 2 0 2 0 8.40 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 14.30 6
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 -1 16.30 4
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 3 5 2 2 0 0 18.30 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 9.30 5
C Marty Murray 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 14.30 4
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 -2 17.50 8
C Craig Conroy 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Noah Clarke 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Joey Mormina 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 14.30 5
L Dany Roussin 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 15.00 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 15.40 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 17.00 4
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26.00 6
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 17.50 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 15.50 5
D Rob Blake 0 1 0 7 0 4 0 0 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Glen Murray
2nd star: Lukas Kaspar
3rd star: Scott Hannan

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Dainius Zubrus finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Michael Nylander finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Craig Conroy scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Bryan McCabe notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 0( 32) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 19)
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0-1 MNC Ned Lukacevic (Pat Jarrett)
Goalies: Johan Holmqvist - Jason LaBarbera

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 24 - 18
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:81/100=81 %, Challenges:33/52=62 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/70=77 %, Challenges:21/44=46 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:11 1-0 Eric Brewer [5] (Doug Weight)PP
16:59 2-0 Chris Kunitz [7] (Ryan Johnson, Vladimir Orszagh)PP
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24:32 2-1 Rhett Warrener [5])
38:06 2-2 Sean Avery [3] (Peter Bondra, Jamie Langenbrunner)
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56:44 3-2 Doug Weight [10] (Radek Dvorak, Keith Tkachuk)
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Penalty summary:
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04:18 Dave Bolland (2 min for tripping)
06:22 Rene Bourque (2 min for hooking)
14:39 Jay McKee (5 min for fighting)
14:39 Sean Avery (5 min for fighting)
15:55 Ray Whitney (2 min for slashing)
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58:37 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
58:37 Chris Kunitz (2 min for roughing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason King 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.00 6
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 -2 15.20 4
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 19.20 7
C Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Ryan Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 -2 16.20 6
C Ryan Moore 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Doug Weight 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9.40 4
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 -2 15.40 7
L Dallas Drake 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 17.30 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 3 1 2 5 1 23.10 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 -2 19.00 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 15.10 8
D Eric Brewer 1 0 2 6 2 6 0 1 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David Aebischer 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Jason Bacashihua 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 2 2 2 2 0 0 9.20 5
R Peter Bondra 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 14.00 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 19.10 5
C Dave Bolland 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.20 5
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 15.10 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15.20 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 4
L Sean Avery 1 0 2 0 1 1 5 1 11.00 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 17.10 6
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 20.40 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 18.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 28.00 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 15.40 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 14.00 7
D Rhett Warrener 1 0 1 6 2 6 0 0 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Doug Weight
2nd star: Chris Kunitz
3rd star: Eric Brewer

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Doug Weight scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Robert Lang had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Sean Avery finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Martin Havlat had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Jay McKee fought Sean Avery in a fight.
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 17) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 16)
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0-1 NOR Michael Blunden (Craig MacDonald, Colin Fraser)
0-2 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Jonathan Lehun, Pavel Voroshnin)
1-2 WOR David Backes (Roman Polak, Peter Sejna)
2-2 WOR Ramzi Abid (Jeff Woywitka)
2-3 NOR Bryan Bickell (Carl Corazzini, Colin Fraser)
Goalies: Robert Goepfert - Patrick Lalime

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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 18 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:30/51=57 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:65/89=73 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 14469 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 432624 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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21:31 0-1 Alex Kovalev [18] (Brad Richards)
33:49 1-1 Eric Staal [14] (Paul Stastny, Dan Boyle)
39:02 1-2 Saku Koivu [13] (Chris Neil, Francis Bouillon)
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47:11 2-2 Andre Roy [4] (Andy Delmore, Wojtek Wolski)
52:29 2-3 Saku Koivu [14] (Francis Bouillon, Janne Niinimaa)
59:04 2-4 Guillaume Latendresse [2] (Brad Boyes, Danny Groulx) EN
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Penalty summary:
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22:08 Andre Roy (2 min for boarding)
24:34 Tyson Nash (2 min for high-sticking)
26:44 Alexander Edler (2 min for roughing)
26:44 Dave Spina (2 min for roughing)
26:58 Alexander Polushin (2 min for elbowing)
30:06 Dave Spina (2 min for tripping)
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41:53 Jannik Hansen (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Polushin 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7.00 5
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 14.10 5
R Andre Roy 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 13.30 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.40 6
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 10.40 5
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 10.30 4
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 17.20 5
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 21.10 9
L Dave Spina 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6.50 6
L Anton But 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.20 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 -2 20.20 5
D Martin Tuma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 4
D Andy Delmore 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 -1 27.00 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 16.10 4
D Andy Rogers 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 21.10 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 -2 28.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 19 0 0 59.20 5
G Tim Thomas 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 1 2 1 1 2 0 12.00 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 1 7 1 5 0 1 14.10 9
R Chris Neil 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 11.30 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 18.30 8
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
C Brad Boyes 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 14.10 6
C Saku Koivu 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 15.10 8
C Brad Richards 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.40 6
L Tyson Nash 0 0 0 6 0 6 2 0 11.40 7
L Josh Green 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 16.30 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 15.50 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -1 19.40 9
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17.40 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 16.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 24.20 5
D Danny Groulx 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 19.40 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 2 15.00 9
D Janne Niinimaa 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 -1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Jeff Lerg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Francis Bouillon

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Paul Stastny finally ended his 17 game point drought.
-Eric Staal finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Saku Koivu ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 24) , Quebec Citadelles 5( 31)
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0-1 QUE Aaron Downey (Jim Dowd)
0-2 QUE Eric Manlow (Darren Lynch, Marek Dubec)
1-2 DTV Norm Milley (Alexei Glukhov, Blair Jones)
1-3 QUE Matt Moulson (Ben Shutron)
1-4 QUE Trevor Gillies (Mike Ribeiro)
1-5 QUE Mathieu Brunelle (Darren Lynch)
Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Josh Disher