27 Décembre

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Carolina Hurricanes 7 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 25 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:75/84=89 %, Challenges:15/47=31 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/84=77 %, Challenges:23/37=60 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:57 1-0 Mark Eaton [2] (Chris Phillips, Joe Thornton)
10:45 2-0 Anson Carter [11] (Marcel Goc, Martin Biron)
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29:46 2-1 Evgeny Malkin [6] (Ryan Whitney, Noah Welch)
33:05 2-2 Jarkko Ruutu [2] (Colby Armstrong)SH
35:21 3-2 Jesse Boulerice [3] (Mark Eaton)
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47:34 3-3 Thomas Vanek [11] (Noah Welch, Josef Melichar)
52:18 4-3 Marcel Goc [4] (Anson Carter, Ruslan Fedotenko)
57:09 5-3 Joe Thornton [16] (Toni Lydman)
57:36 6-3 Sami Kapanen [8] (Joe Thornton, Mark Eaton)
59:01 7-3 Ruslan Fedotenko [6] (Marcel Goc, Toni Lydman)
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Penalty summary:
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30:26 Ryan Malone (5 min for fighting)
30:26 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
32:17 Thomas Vanek (2 min for cross-checking)
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54:53 Mark Recchi (2 min for high-sticking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.10 4
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 15.20 6
R Anson Carter 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 19.30 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5.10 5
C Brett McLean 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 15.30 5
C Marcel Goc 1 2 1 3 3 0 0 2 19.20 7
C Joe Thornton 1 2 5 4 0 4 0 1 20.00 10
L Jesse Boulerice 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5.10 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 14.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 2 19.10 6
L Sami Kapanen 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 14.00 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 22.50 7
D Mark Eaton 1 2 1 5 3 1 0 2 23.00 9
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 22.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 5 3 5 0 2 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 1 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 10.10 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 13.30 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 -2 19.50 7
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 -3 20.00 5
C Johan Franzén 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.40 6
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 4 3 1 2 0 -3 20.00 8
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 13.30 8
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 -3 16.10 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 5 7 1 7 5 -2 19.30 9
D Noah Welch 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 14.20 8
D Josef Melichar 0 1 0 7 0 7 0 -2 21.20 9
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 27.10 5
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.30 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 25.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 7 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Mark Eaton
3rd star: Marcel Goc

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Anson Carter notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jarkko Ruutu ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Ryan Malone fought Tim Gleason in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 19) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 16)
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0-1 WIL Tyler Kennedy
1-1 LOW Bill Kinkel (Chad LaRose)
1-2 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Tyler Kennedy)
2-2 LOW Joe Barnes
Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Andrew Penner

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Columbus Blue Jackets 7 , Phoenix Coyotes 4
Shots: 27 - 25
PP: 1 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:69/87=79 %, Challenges:17/42=39 %
PHO PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:61/81=75 %, Challenges:20/43=45 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:19 1-0 Joni Pitkänen [4] (Peter Schaefer, Radek Bonk)
08:18 2-0 Nikolai Zherdev [14] (Peter Schaefer, Radek Bonk)
13:38 2-1 PHO Ladislav Nagy [9] (Yanic Perreault)SH
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21:42 2-2 PHO Patrick Fischer [4] (Derek Morris, Ed Jovanovski)
24:05 3-2 Marek Svatos [7] (Nils Ekman, Joni Pitkänen)PP
31:03 3-3 PHO Jason Arnott [14] (Shane Doan, Ladislav Nagy)PP
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43:55 4-3 Ivan Novoseltsev [5] (Dan Fritsche)
47:08 5-3 Nils Ekman [16] (Ivan Novoseltsev, Dan Fritsche)
49:59 5-4 PHO Patrick Fischer [5] (Owen Nolan, Shane Doan)
51:03 6-4 Peter Schaefer [7] (Radek Bonk, Nikolai Zherdev)
52:17 7-4 Anton Volchenkov [2] (Ivan Novoseltsev, Nils Ekman)
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Penalty summary:
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04:02 PHO Bill Thomas (2 min for elbowing)
12:14 PHO Ed Jovanovski (2 min for slashing)
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22:52 PHO Josh Gratton (2 min for roughing)
30:17 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for hooking)
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53:44 Marek Svatos (2 min for tripping)
55:19 PHO Nick Boynton (2 min for roughing)
55:19 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 -3 14.00 6
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12.40 6
R Ivan Novoseltsev 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 3 14.10 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 3 17.20 9
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -2 6.50 4
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 15.10 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 3 17.50 8
C Radek Bonk 0 3 2 3 4 3 0 2 18.40 8
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 8.20 6
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 17.30 5
L Nils Ekman 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 17.10 9
L Peter Schaefer 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.50 8
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 18.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 23.00 9
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 7 4 6 0 -1 22.00 6
D Anton Volchenkov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 15.40 8
D Adam Foote 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 4 3 4 0 -1 17.10 7
R Owen Nolan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 5
R Shane Doan 0 2 4 5 2 3 0 -2 20.50 8
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 6
C Mike Ricci 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 -1 17.10 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Jason Arnott 1 0 3 5 2 4 0 -2 20.50 9
L Bill Thomas 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 6.40 4
L Josh Gratton 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 -1 15.40 7
L Patrick Fischer 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.10 7
L Ladislav Nagy 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Bryan Helmer 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 16.40 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 5
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 0 26.10 8
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 17.00 4
D Derek Morris 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 3 4 1 3 2 -2 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Morrison 7 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ivan Novoseltsev
2nd star: Nils Ekman
3rd star: Peter Schaefer

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Radek Bonk notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Joni Pitkänen finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Anton Volchenkov finally ended his 31 game goal drought.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Shane Doan notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Patrick Fischer finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 17) , Springfield Falcons 2( 18)
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0-1 SPR Mike Zigomanis (Lance Monych)
1-1 SYR Joe Motzko (Scott Polaski, Kevyn Adams)
2-1 SYR Kevyn Adams (Scott Polaski)
2-2 SPR Mike Zigomanis (Lance Monych)
3-2 SYR Scott Polaski (Kevyn Adams)
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - David LeNeveu

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Dallas Stars 6 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 12 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:63/71=88 %, Challenges:22/44=48 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:73/93=78 %, Challenges:40/46=85 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:06 1-0 János Vas [3] (Jeff Halpern, Sergei Zubov)
15:23 1-1 Ladislav Smid [4])PP
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32:47 2-1 Matthew Barnaby [3] (János Vas)
35:34 2-2 Mike Fisher [11] (Andrew Ladd, Markus Näslund)
36:02 3-2 Stu Barnes [2] (Steve Ott, Johan Fransson)
38:33 4-2 Patrik Elias [17] (Matthew Barnaby, Jeff Halpern)
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40:16 5-2 Brian Pothier [4] (Eric Lindros)
41:42 6-2 Jaroslav Modry [2] (Jeff Halpern)
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Penalty summary:
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04:59 Sergei Zubov (2 min for slashing)
06:53 Stéphane Robidas (2 min for hooking)
14:02 Mathias Tjärnqvist (2 min for boarding)
18:36 Dustin Brown (5 min for boarding)
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26:04 Brad Isbister (2 min for roughing)
28:19 Aleksander Suglobov (2 min for boarding)
28:52 Andrew Ladd (2 min for roughing)
28:52 Patrik Elias (2 min for roughing)
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41:38 Mike Fisher (2 min for roughing)
41:38 Stu Barnes (2 min for roughing)
58:29 Andrew Ladd (5 min for fighting)
58:29 Matthew Barnaby (5 min for fighting)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R János Vas 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 6.30 6
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 11.30 5
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 20.20 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 9.00 7
C Stu Barnes 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 13.40 6
C Eric Lindros 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 20.40 6
C Mike York 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 6
L Matthew Barnaby 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 5.50 8
L Steve Ott 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12.10 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 5
L Patrik Elias 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 20.20 7
D Johan Fransson 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 12.00 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 21.40 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 20.20 5
D Jaroslav Modry 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 22.40 7
D Brian Pothier 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Josh Harding 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 0 0 0 2 -1 7.10 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 -1 14.10 6
R Dany Heatley 0 0 3 5 0 5 0 -3 18.10 9
C Tim Taylor 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 7.10 4
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Mike Fisher 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 -2 20.10 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 -2 23.40 9
L Brad Isbister 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -1 7.10 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 12.20 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 1 5 0 5 7 0 19.20 10
L Markus Näslund 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -4 19.30 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 5
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -3 23.10 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 6
D Ladislav Smid 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 -3 28.00 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 5 0 0 38.30 4
G Jean-Philippe Levasseur 2 0 1 0 0 21.10 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff Halpern
2nd star: Matthew Barnaby
3rd star: János Vas

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Eric Lindros notched his 20th assist of the season.
-János Vas ended his 6 game goal drought.
-János Vas ended his 6 game point drought.
-Stu Barnes finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Stu Barnes finally ended his 22 game point drought.
-Johan Fransson ended his 5 game point drought.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Ladislav Smid finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Andrew Ladd beat Matthew Barnaby in a fight.
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 5( 42) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 3( 15)
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1-0 UTH Loui Eriksson
1-1 CIN Charles Linglet (Colby Genoway, Brian Salcido)
2-1 UTH John Lammers (Marty Wilford)
2-2 CIN Brendan Mikkelson (Ivan Huml, Zenon Konopka)
3-2 UTH Loui Eriksson (Simon Ferguson, Niklas Grossman)
4-2 UTH Mark Fistric (Yared Hagos)
4-3 CIN Ivan Huml (Yuri Artemenkov, Zenon Konopka)
5-3 UTH James Neal (Simon Ferguson, Loui Eriksson)

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Detroit Red Wings 1 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 15 - 18
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:14/41=33 %
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:68/90=75 %, Challenges:29/53=53 %
Attendance: 18300 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 567300 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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32:45 0-1 Martin Straka [11] (Martin Skoula, Ian Laperriere)
34:58 1-1 Jonathan Hedström [9] (Daniel Cleary)
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50:43 1-2 Joe Sakic [10] (Cory Stillman, Martin Straka)PP
59:48 1-3 Steve Konowalchuk [5] (Martin Straka, Martin Skoula) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:21 Ales Kotalik (2 min for slashing)
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21:23 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
21:23 Eric Neilson (5 min for fighting)
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49:43 Jan Mursak (2 min for tripping)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Neilson 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -1 6.20 4
R Graham Mink 0 0 1 2 6 2 0 0 17.00 5
R Jonathan Hedström 1 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 17.30 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 4 3 3 1 2 0 19.10 6
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 10.40 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 5
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 6
L Jan Mursak 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 6.20 4
L Kip Miller 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 5
L Daniel Cleary 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 4
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 5
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16.00 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 16.00 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 24.20 7
D Keith Carney 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 16.20 5
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 9 2 9 0 0 21.30 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 25.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jussi Markkanen 3 0 15 0 0 58.30 5
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 7
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 2 3 2 4 0 0 19.20 7
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 14.00 6
R Cory Stillman 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 18.00 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 8.40 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 19.20 7
C Ian Laperriere 0 1 1 1 1 0 5 1 13.00 7
C Joe Sakic 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
L Steve Konowalchuk 1 0 3 4 1 6 0 0 19.20 9
L Martin Straka 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 1 17.00 8
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.20 6
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.00 6
D Colin White 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 21.40 7
D Martin Skoula 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 17.20 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 0 21.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Kris Mayotte 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Straka
2nd star: Steve Konowalchuk
3rd star: Joe Sakic

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ian Laperriere notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joe Sakic scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Steve Konowalchuk finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Steve Konowalchuk finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Martin Straka finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Ian Laperriere beat Eric Neilson in a fight.
Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 1( 26) , Hershey Bears 2( 16)
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1-0 KCB Jeff Hamilton (Lynn Loyns, Dan Smith)
1-1 HER Ryan Garlock (Josef Vavra, Michael Vernace)
1-2 HER Jesse Niinimäki (Michael Vernace, Josef Vavra)
Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Tyler Weiman

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Florida Panthers 5 , Philadelphia Flyers 1
Shots: 24 - 19
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:74/94=78 %, Challenges:18/41=42 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:77/90=85 %, Challenges:21/52=39 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:58 0-1 Geoff Sanderson [10] (Sasha Pokulok, Denis Gauthier)
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28:57 1-1 Juraj Kolnik [4] (Chris Gratton)
36:28 2-1 Martin Gélinas [14] (Travis Zajac, Anthony Stewart)
39:44 3-1 Paul Ranger [3] (Martin Gélinas, Travis Zajac)PP
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54:11 4-1 Olli Jokinen [16] (Brendan Witt, Karlis Skrastins)
58:06 5-1 Tony Amonte [9] (Brendan Witt, Ruslan Salei)
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Penalty summary:
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39:28 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for hooking)
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42:07 Eric Meloche (2 min for roughing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
R Juraj Kolnik 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 19.50 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 15.10 7
R Tony Amonte 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Chris Gratton 0 1 3 3 3 3 0 1 19.00 7
C Travis Zajac 0 2 3 2 4 2 0 1 17.30 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 16.10 8
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 5
L Martin Gélinas 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Paul Ranger 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 22.30 8
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 15.30 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 21.50 8
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 7 0 10 0 1 20.20 10
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 18.00 7
D Brendan Witt 0 2 2 6 1 4 0 1 21.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Bryan Bridges 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Meloche 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 7.50 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 2 7 4 0 0 17.20 5
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 17.20 5
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 -1 17.30 5
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 17.20 5
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -2 18.00 6
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -1 6.40 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17.20 7
L Geoff Sanderson 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 18.00 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 15.00 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 17.20 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.50 6
D Mike Rathje 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 23.50 6
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 6
D Sasha Pokulok 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -2 20.00 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 -1 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 5 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Gélinas
2nd star: Brendan Witt
3rd star: Juraj Kolnik

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Paul Ranger ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Geoff Sanderson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Niko Dimitrakos had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 5( 36) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 13)
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1-0 LOU Maxim Yushkov (Martin Lojek)
2-0 LOU Mika Hannula (Drew Larman)
3-0 LOU Sean McAslan (Brock Hooton)
4-0 LOU Rob Globke (Drew Larman)
4-1 PHL Matt Ellison (Frédérik Cabana)
5-1 LOU Janne Jokila (Randall Gelech)
5-2 PHL Boyd Kane (Denis Tolpeko)
Goalies: David Tremblay - Rejean Beauchemin

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Edmonton Oilers 3
Shots: 14 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:48/61=78 %, Challenges:25/41=59 %
PP: 2 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:83/94=88 %, Challenges:51/65=77 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:21 1-0 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [5] (Joakim Lindström, Adam Pineault)
19:02 1-1 Josef Vasicek [16] (Marc-André Bergeron, Chris Pronger)PP
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24:14 1-2 Rod Brind'Amour [13] (Martin St. Louis, Miroslav Satan)PP
27:45 1-3 Shawn Horcoff [17] (Josef Vasicek, Petr Sykora)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:42 Steven Goertzen (2 min for high-sticking)
14:26 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for elbowing)
18:37 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for tripping)
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20:19 Adam Pineault (2 min for hooking)
22:26 Phil Kessel (2 min for boarding)
26:27 Chris Pronger (2 min for roughing)
26:27 Marian Gaborik (2 min for roughing)
29:59 Ethan Moreau (2 min for tripping)
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41:56 Adam Pineault (2 min for hooking)
46:14 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for holding the stick)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Pineault 0 1 0 2 2 0 4 1 8.10 5
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 12.50 4
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 18.00 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 8.20 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 15.50 6
C Phil Kessel 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 21.30 6
C Todd White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
L Joakim Lindström 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 8.10 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 5
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 19.50 6
D Peter Ratchuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 4
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 5 1 1 4 0 22.30 7
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 25.20 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.50 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 11.50 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 4
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 5
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 -1 19.50 8
L Brock Radunske 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
L Josef Vasicek 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 1 19.00 10
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 -1 20.40 10
D Danny Syvret 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 13.40 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 27.50 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 18.50 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 15.30 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Chris Pronger 0 1 4 1 2 1 2 -1 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Josef Vasicek
2nd star: Shawn Horcoff
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Joakim Lindström finally ended his 15 game point drought.
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Martin St. Louis notched his 20th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 3( 18) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 19)
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1-0 HOU Wyatt Smith (Josh Olson, Bryan Lundbohm)
2-0 HOU Mark Rooneem (Jason Morgan)
2-1 HAM Maxim Sheviev (Tom Gilbert)
3-1 HOU Brian O'Hanley (Jason Morgan)
Goalies: Niklas Backstrom - Dominic Vicari

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New Jersey Devils 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 24 - 24
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:78/93=83 %, Challenges:31/51=59 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:06 0-1 Jeff O'Neill [8] (Robert Lang, Brent Seabrook)
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24:29 1-1 Brian Gionta [18] (Scott Gomez, Bryan Smolinski)PP
28:03 1-2 Michal Handzus [11] (Rene Bourque, Jamie Langenbrunner)
31:15 2-2 Scott Gomez [13] (Jay Pandolfo, Brian Rafalski)
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49:39 2-3 Jeff O'Neill [9] (Martin Havlat)
59:49 3-3 David Hale [5] (Zach Parisé) WG
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Penalty summary:
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00:34 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for high-sticking)
10:59 Andy Greene (2 min for slashing)
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23:58 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
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42:15 Dave Bolland (5 min for fighting)
42:15 Petr Vrana (5 min for fighting)
53:43 Petr Vrana (2 min for tripping)
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63:32 Wes Walz (2 min for tripping)
New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 4
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.50 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 18.10 6
R Brian Gionta 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Petr Vrana 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 10.40 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 16.50 7
C Zach Parisé 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Scott Gomez 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 15.40 5
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 6
L Sergei Brylin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 5
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 27.40 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 18.30 5
D David Hale 1 0 1 4 0 3 0 -1 21.50 8
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 21 0 0 63.20 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 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 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 5
R Peter Bondra 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.40 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 17.20 8
R Jeff O'Neill 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 18.10 8
C Dave Bolland 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 9.00 4
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 17.20 6
C Michal Handzus 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 20.20 8
C Robert Lang 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 11.20 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.10 7
L Rene Bourque 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 20.40 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 18.40 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 25.40 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 22.20 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 2 19.10 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff O'Neill
2nd star: Scott Gomez
3rd star: Jamie Langenbrunner

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-David Hale finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Martin Havlat notched his 20th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Dave Bolland fought Petr Vrana in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 5( 45) , Norfolk Admirals 0( 14)
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1-0 ALB Cam Janssen (Justin Papineau, Erik Rasmussen)
2-0 ALB Stephen Gionta (Adrian Wichser, Scott Clemmensen)
3-0 ALB Pierre-Luc Leblond-Létourneau (Aaron Voros, Kim Hirschovits)
4-0 ALB Mark Fraser (Kim Hirschovits)
5-0 ALB Jason Ryznar
Goalies: Scott Clemmensen - Patrick Lalime


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New York Islanders 4 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 18 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:77/89=86 %, Challenges:30/48=61 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 443278 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:07 1-0 Viktor Kozlov [10] (Shawn Bates, Jeff Tambellini)
16:24 2-0 Marcel Hossa [8] (Aleksey Morozov)
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no scoring
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49:28 3-0 Marcel Hossa [9] (Aleksey Morozov, Matthew Lombardi)
49:49 3-1 Andrew Brunette [14] (Dick Tärnström, Wayne Primeau)
58:36 3-2 Marco Sturm [16] (Brad Stuart)
59:12 4-2 Shawn Bates [10] (Brooks Orpik)
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Penalty summary:
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20:54 Chris Campoli (2 min for hooking)
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55:44 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Blake Comeau 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -1 19.50 6
R Aleksey Morozov 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 2 16.20 8
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -1 18.10 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 18.00 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 16.50 6
L Jeff Tambellini 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 16.50 6
L Marcel Hossa 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 15.20 7
L Shawn Bates 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 14.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 19.20 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 6 1 6 0 2 26.00 10
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 16.00 5
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 18.40 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 2 25.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Michael Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.50 6
R Andy McDonald 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -2 19.10 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.50 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 -1 18.10 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.50 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 15.10 6
C Wayne Primeau 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 18.30 8
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
L Vladislav Evseev 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -2 15.10 6
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 6
L Marco Sturm 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 15.30 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 20.40 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -2 15.10 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 22.50 8
D Brad Stuart 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 -1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 14 0 0 60.00 4
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marcel Hossa
2nd star: Shawn Bates
3rd star: Aleksey Morozov

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Shawn Bates scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jeff Tambellini finally ended his 14 game point drought.
Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Brad Stuart notched his 20th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 15) , Providence Bruins 4( 35)
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1-0 BRG Joni Lindlöf (Freddy Meyer)
1-1 PRO Bobby Allen (Petr Kalus)
1-2 PRO Mark Mowers (Konstantin Baranov)
1-3 PRO Markus Kink (Sergei Zinovjev, Ryan Gibbons)
2-3 BRG Frans Nielsen (Eric Boguniecki, Mark Wotton)
2-4 PRO Markus Kink (Sergei Zinovjev)
Goalies: Billy Thompson - Philippe Sauvé

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New York Rangers 3 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 24 - 32
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:28/54=50 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:82/94=87 %, Challenges:26/47=54 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:37 1-0 Karel Rachunek [3] (Frantisek Kaberle, Bobby Holik)
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23:28 2-0 Petr Prucha [2] (Bobby Holik, Jason Ward)
30:37 2-1 Brad Richards [12] (Sam Gagner, Tyson Nash)
35:22 2-2 Alex Kovalev [19] (Brad Richards)
39:45 3-2 Jason Ward [5] (Mark Bell, Karel Rachunek)
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58:15 3-3 Matt Cooke [10] (Francis Bouillon, Saku Koivu) WG
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64:24 3-4 Brad Richards [13] (Henrik Zetterberg, Janne Niinimaa)
Penalty summary:
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17:09 Jason Ward (2 min for roughing)
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42:39 Danny Groulx (2 min for elbowing)
46:44 Jannik Hansen (2 min for tripping)
51:15 Sam Gagner (2 min for tripping)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8.50 4
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 18.30 8
R Jason Ward 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 16.10 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -2 20.30 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 9.40 5
C Petr Prucha 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 16.30 5
C Bobby Holik 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 9
C Matt Cullen 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 -2 21.20 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.40 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 21.40 7
L Mark Bell 0 1 0 3 6 3 0 0 17.10 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 14.40 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 15.50 5
D Karel Rachunek 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 -2 30.20 7
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 17.10 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 19.10 8
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 27.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 28 0 0 64.30 6
G Mike McKenna 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 2 2 1 0 2 0 10.40 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 3 2 4 0 -1 17.30 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 18.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 16.10 9
C Sam Gagner 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
C Brad Boyes 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 -1 17.30 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.40 7
C Brad Richards 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 2 17.50 10
L Tyson Nash 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.10 7
L Josh Green 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 -1 20.20 7
L Matt Cooke 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 14.50 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 19.30 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 2 4 1 5 0 -1 18.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 21.10 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 23.10 6
D Danny Groulx 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 19.20 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Janne Niinimaa 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 21 0 0 64.10 6
G Jeff Lerg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Jason Ward
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Petr Prucha finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Karel Rachunek finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Karel Rachunek finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Matt Cooke scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Francis Bouillon notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 6( 22) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 18)
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1-0 HFD Dan Cavanaugh (Rick Kozak, Bryce Lampman)
2-0 HFD Frantisek Skladany (Greg Moore, Jake Taylor)
3-0 HFD Ryan Callahan (Daniel Sparre, Lee Falardeau)
3-1 QUE Matt Moulson (Eric Manlow)
4-1 HFD Ryan Callahan (Marvin Degon, Daniel Sparre)
5-1 HFD Jake Taylor (Lee Falardeau)
5-2 QUE Mathieu Brunelle (Jim Dowd)
6-2 HFD Dan Cavanaugh (Francis Lessard, Stephen Valiquette)
Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Josh Disher

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Ottawa Senators 4 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 25 - 19
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:37/51=71 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:35/51=67 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 612350 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:55 1-0 Chris Drury [13] (Brenden Morrow, Justin Williams)
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26:54 2-0 Chris Drury [14] (Sergei Samsonov, Justin Williams)PP
37:18 2-1 Alex Korolyuk [7] (Alexei Yashin, Alexander Ovechkin)
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41:57 2-2 Alex Korolyuk [8] (Cam Ward)
43:38 3-2 Jamal Mayers [3] (Justin Williams, Bryan Berard)
59:24 4-2 Chris Clark [10] (Sergei Samsonov, Tom Preissing) EN
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Penalty summary:
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13:29 Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
19:09 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
19:09 Pavel Kubina (5 min for fighting)
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25:12 John Erskine (2 min for diving)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 3 2 2 2 5 -1 17.20 8
R Chris Clark 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 6
R Justin Williams 0 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 20.10 9
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 16.20 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 5
C Chris Drury 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 16.20 4
L Sergei Samsonov 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 2 18.30 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 17.50 5
D Tom Preissing 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 1 17.50 6
D Bryan Berard 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 25.50 9
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 17.10 5
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 15.30 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Maxime Ouellet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Perry 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 4.50 4
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 13.50 7
R Alex Korolyuk 2 0 2 2 4 0 0 1 19.10 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 4.50 4
C Andrei Taratukhin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
C Alexei Yashin 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
C David Legwand 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Quintin Laing 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.00 4
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 -1 13.50 5
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 1 20.20 10
D Mark Popovic 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15.50 6
D John Erskine 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 18.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 -1 27.00 8
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 13.50 4
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 23.40 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 -1 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 1 21 0 0 59.20 5
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Justin Williams
3rd star: Jamal Mayers

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Drury scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Chris Drury scored the 500th point of his career.
-Chris Clark scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Pavel Kubina had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Pavel Kubina in a fight.
Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 15) , Portland Pirates 0( 12)
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1-0 GRD Serge Payer (Jed Ortmeyer)
2-0 GRD Serge Payer (Denis Hamel, Michal Barinka)
Goalies: Jeff Glass - Kyle Moir

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Vancouver Canucks 0 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 16 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:32/55=57 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:74/90=82 %, Challenges:23/42=53 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 539764 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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27:06 0-1 Philippe Boucher [3] (Mats Sundin, Darren McCarty)
30:58 0-2 Mats Sundin [17] (Maxim Afinogenov, Philippe Boucher)
34:57 0-3 Mats Sundin [18] (Tomas Kaberle, Ian White)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:08 Rick Nash (5 min for fighting)
06:08 Brad Brown (5 min for fighting)
09:28 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for roughing)
09:28 Darren McCarty (2 min for roughing)
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53:16 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
53:16 Brad Brown (5 min for fighting)
56:06 Darren McCarty (5 min for fighting)
56:06 Alexandre Burrows (5 min for fighting)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.10 5
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 -3 17.10 7
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 -1 21.10 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 5.30 6
C Trevor Linden 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17.30 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 18.10 5
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 15.50 6
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 3 1 3 5 -1 20.30 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Yannick Tremblay 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 -2 16.30 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 27.10 5
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 16.20 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -2 18.50 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -1 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Cory Schneider 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 2 2 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Darren McCarty 0 1 0 2 3 4 7 0 16.40 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 17.00 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 19.10 8
C Jared Aulin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 17.40 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Mats Sundin 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 17.30 10
L Matt Stajan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Michael Holmqvist 0 0 2 6 1 8 0 0 17.40 9
L Alexander Semin 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 17.00 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 3 18.00 7
D Brad Brown 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 15.50 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 19.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 25.10 7
D Ian White 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 18.50 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc Denis
2nd star: Mats Sundin
3rd star: Philippe Boucher

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Alexandre Burrows had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Michael Peca had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Brad Brown beat Rick Nash in a fight.
-Ryan Kesler fought Brad Brown in a fight.
-Alexandre Burrows beat Darren McCarty in a fight.
Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 3( 19) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 0( 9)
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1-0 MAN Marc Chouinard
2-0 MAN Jesse Schultz (Jason Jaffray)
3-0 MAN Marc Chouinard (Lee Goren)
Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Todd Ford