29 Décembre

29/12/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Ottawa Senators 2
Shots: 28 - 14
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:78/98=79 %, Challenges:43/65=65 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:21/46=44 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:55 1-0 Ronald Petrovicky [12] (Alexander Frolov, Antoine Vermette)
16:36 1-1 Sergei Samsonov [11] (Joe Corvo, Martin Gerber)
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no scoring
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no scoring
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60:41 1-2 Chris Clark [11] (Joe Corvo, Sergei Samsonov)
Penalty summary:
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36:36 Jarome Iginla (5 min for fighting)
36:36 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
38:23 Patrick Eaves (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:56 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
45:56 Tom Preissing (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Penner 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 9.20 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 19.20 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 16.30 6
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 2 0 1 5 0 14.40 8
C Michael Ryan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 7 5 7 0 0 18.50 9
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 -1 16.00 8
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 5 2 3 0 0 18.40 9
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 9.50 5
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 17.10 5
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 18.50 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 19.10 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 25.30 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 17.10 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 12 0 0 60.50 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 7.50 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.40 6
R Chris Clark 1 0 5 3 3 0 5 2 18.20 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 19.10 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 7.50 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 14.00 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 16.50 4
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 4
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 8 2 8 0 0 18.00 8
L Sergei Samsonov 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 16.50 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 -1 20.10 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 4
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 16.50 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 25.20 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 4
D Joe Corvo 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 1 1 27 0 0 60.50 10
G Maxime Ouellet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Gerber
2nd star: Sergei Samsonov
3rd star: Chris Clark

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Sergei Samsonov finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jarome Iginla beat Chris Clark in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 14) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 20)
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1-0 ROC Mike Funk (Mattias Trattnig)
1-1 GRD Ahren Nittel (Neil Komadoski)
1-2 GRD Denis Hamel (Serge Payer)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Jeff Glass

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Calgary Flames 4 , Vancouver Canucks 2
Shots: 26 - 24
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:22/40=53 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:46/65=69 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:27 0-1 Ryan Kesler [3] (Mattias Öhlund, Mathieu Dandenault)
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28:07 1-1 Fredrik Modin [11] (Roman Hamrlik, Daymond Langkow)PP
31:17 2-1 David Vyborny [6] (Ben Clymer, Stephane Yelle)
36:16 2-2 Daniel Sedin [10] (Yannick Tremblay, Sami Salo)
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49:51 3-2 Daymond Langkow [14] (Roman Hamrlik, Brett Clark)
59:05 4-2 Teemu Selänne [13] (Roman Hamrlik, Stephane Yelle) EN
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Penalty summary:
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27:04 Rick Nash (5 min for fighting)
27:04 Brian Sutherby (5 min for fighting)
27:11 Daniel Sedin (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:55 David Vyborny (5 min for fighting)
41:55 Alexandre Burrows (5 min for fighting)
41:55 David Vyborny (10 min game misconduct)
41:55 Alexandre Burrows (10 min game misconduct)
41:55 Jean-François Jacques (5 min for fighting)
41:55 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
41:55 Jean-François Jacques (10 min game misconduct)
41:55 Ryan Kesler (10 min game misconduct)
41:55 Ben Clymer (5 min for fighting)
41:55 Yannick Tremblay (5 min for fighting)
41:55 Ben Clymer (10 min game misconduct)
41:55 Yannick Tremblay (10 min game misconduct)
41:55 Brett Clark (2 min for roughing)
41:55 Willie Mitchell (2 min for roughing)
41:55 Roberto Luongo (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
41:55 Peter Budaj (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
41:55 Peter Budaj (5 min for fighting)
41:55 Roberto Luongo (5 min for fighting)
41:55 Peter Budaj (10 min game misconduct)
41:55 Roberto Luongo (10 min game misconduct)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 20.50 6
R David Vyborny 1 0 3 1 1 0 15 1 13.10 7
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 10.00 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 3 6 0 6 5 -1 14.00 9
C Stephane Yelle 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 19.00 7
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 20.50 6
L Jean-François Jacques 0 0 1 1 1 1 15 1 13.20 6
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 21.50 6
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 0 1 0 15 1 12.50 5
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 24.30 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 16.40 8
D Brett Clark 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 21.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 23.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 2 0 16 17 0 42.00 6
G Robert Esche 0 0 6 0 0 17.40 8

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.30 7
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -1 17.40 4
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 3 0 1 0 15 0 11.30 6
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 1 2 2 2 15 1 8.20 7
C Trevor Linden 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 13.40 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 19.40 8
C Mike Modano 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 18.20 5
L Jan Bulis 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 9.30 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 14.30 6
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 -1 19.00 8
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 1 1 1 5 -1 17.00 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 17.20 6
D Yannick Tremblay 0 1 0 2 0 2 15 0 12.50 7
D Sami Salo 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 29.50 6
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 14.20 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 -1 20.30 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 15 17 0 42.30 6
G Cory Schneider 2 0 7 0 0 16.40 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daymond Langkow
2nd star: Roman Hamrlik
3rd star: David Vyborny

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-David Vyborny finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Daniel Sedin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sami Salo notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Sedin finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Rick Nash fought Brian Sutherby in a fight.
-Alexandre Burrows beat David Vyborny in a fight.
-Jean-François Jacques fought Ryan Kesler in a fight.
-Ben Clymer beat Yannick Tremblay in a fight.
-Roberto Luongo beat Peter Budaj in a fight.
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 1( 14) , Manitoba Moose 2( 22)
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0-1 MAN Marc-André Bernier (Misha Joukov, Drew MacIntyre)
0-2 MAN Jason Jaffray (Nathan Smith)
1-2 SJF Dustin Boyd (David Moss)
Goalies: Chris Mason - Drew MacIntyre

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Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 31 - 27
PP: 2 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:56/69=81 %, Challenges:19/45=41 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:44 1-0 Jamie Langenbrunner [13] (Rene Bourque, Niklas Kronwall)
08:07 2-0 Brent Seabrook [1])PP
18:29 3-0 Robert Lang [17] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Brent Seabrook)PP
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29:37 3-1 Joe Thornton [17] (Kristian Huselius, Mark Eaton)
34:04 4-1 Cam Barker [4] (Wes Walz)SH
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47:35 4-2 Milan Michalek [5] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Brett McLean)
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Penalty summary:
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07:12 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
12:21 Trevor Letowski (2 min for holding the stick)
14:53 Peter Bondra (2 min for high-sticking)
17:46 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for tripping)
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32:13 Dave Bolland (5 min for fighting)
32:13 Trevor Letowski (5 min for fighting)
32:58 Robert Lang (2 min for boarding)
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43:06 Trevor Letowski (5 min for fighting)
43:06 Dave Bolland (5 min for fighting)
49:03 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 5
R Peter Bondra 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 14.50 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 7
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 16.20 6
C Dave Bolland 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 6.50 4
C Wes Walz 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 1 19.30 8
C Robert Lang 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 -1 18.10 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 10.40 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 13.10 6
L Rene Bourque 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 13.20 6
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 23.30 7
D Cam Barker 1 0 1 8 0 8 0 1 23.40 10
D Brent Seabrook 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.00 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Brian Boucher 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 0 0 2 0 12 0 4.40 4
R Milan Michalek 1 0 3 5 0 5 0 1 13.50 8
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 19.50 5
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 20.10 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.10 6
C Brett McLean 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 19.50 5
C Joe Thornton 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.20 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 -2 20.30 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 1 19.30 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 22.10 6
D Mark Eaton 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 23.10 8
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 14.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 5 4 0 0 -2 23.10 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamie Langenbrunner
2nd star: Cam Barker
3rd star: Brent Seabrook

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Rene Bourque notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Cam Barker finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Cam Barker finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Brent Seabrook finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Milan Michalek ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Dave Bolland beat Trevor Letowski in a fight.
-Dave Bolland beat Trevor Letowski in a fight.
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 10) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 13)
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0-1 LOW Jesse Boulerice (Shane Willis)
0-2 LOW Chad LaRose (David Gove)
1-2 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Reed Low, Brian Lee)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Kevin Nastiuk

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Colorado Avalanche 2 , Phoenix Coyotes 3
Shots: 14 - 22
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/87=79 %, Challenges:18/48=36 %
PHO PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:74/93=79 %, Challenges:22/44=48 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:06 0-1 PHO Shane Doan [17] (Ladislav Nagy, Jason Arnott)
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27:17 1-1 Cory Stillman [7] (Joe Sakic, Richard Zednik)
35:09 1-2 PHO Ed Jovanovski [6] (Jason Arnott)
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47:07 2-2 Joe Sakic [11] (Richard Zednik, Antti Laaksonen)
50:54 2-3 PHO Ed Jovanovski [7] (Jason Arnott)
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Penalty summary:
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09:24 PHO Owen Nolan (2 min for roughing)
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40:44 PHO Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
40:44 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 -1 17.30 4
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.20 6
R Cory Stillman 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7.10 4
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 -1 18.50 7
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 2 7 1 5 0 16.00 5
C Joe Sakic 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
L Antti Laaksonen 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.10 5
L Steve Konowalchuk 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 17.30 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.10 4
L Richard Zednik 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 18.20 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.50 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 23.50 5
D Colin White 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 18.00 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 22.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 19 0 0 59.50 6
G Kris Mayotte 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 4
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 17.40 7
R Owen Nolan 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 16.30 7
R Shane Doan 1 0 4 7 2 6 0 3 20.50 10
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.00 7
C Mike Ricci 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 0 17.40 8
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 20.00 7
C Jason Arnott 0 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 17.20 9
L Bill Thomas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.00 4
L Josh Gratton 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 17.40 8
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 15.20 5
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 19.50 7
D Bryan Helmer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 -2 16.00 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 3 25.40 8
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 5
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 5
D Ed Jovanovski 2 0 3 4 2 4 0 3 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Morrison 2 0 12 0 0 60.00 6
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ed Jovanovski
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Jason Arnott

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Joe Sakic notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Ladislav Nagy had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ed Jovanovski ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jason Arnott fought Ian Laperriere in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 15) , Springfield Falcons 3( 28)
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0-1 SPR David Bararuk (Mike Zigomanis, Travis Roche)
1-1 HER Arttu Luttinen
1-2 SPR Matt Jones (Jakub Koreis)
1-3 SPR Mike Zigomanis (Lance Monych, Matt Jones)
Goalies: Tyler Weiman - David LeNeveu

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Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 24 - 19
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:29/44=64 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:22/44=48 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:25 1-0 Peter Schaefer [8] (Nikolai Zherdev, Adam Foote)
19:53 1-1 Steven Reinprecht [4] (Jiri Fischer, Filip Kuba)
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24:38 2-1 Radek Bonk [9] (Nils Ekman, Joni Pitkänen)
34:31 2-2 Éric Bélanger [6] (Graham Mink, Duncan Keith)
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46:42 3-2 Dan Fritsche [14] (Joni Pitkänen)PP
49:05 4-2 Nikolai Zherdev [15] (Radek Bonk, Nils Ekman)
49:26 5-2 Dan Fritsche [15] (Peter Schaefer)
54:34 6-2 Dan Fritsche [16] (Ivan Novoseltsev, Nikolai Zherdev)
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Penalty summary:
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07:33 Jan Mursak (2 min for tripping)
10:42 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for hooking)
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43:34 Ivan Novoseltsev (2 min for holding the stick)
46:06 Mattias Norström (2 min for elbowing)
57:29 Graham Mink (5 min for fighting)
57:29 Alexandre Picard (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petr Tenkrat 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 6
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 14.30 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 17.20 8
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 6.40 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 17.30 8
C Dan Fritsche 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 16.40 10
C Radek Bonk 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 17.10 8
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 10.00 6
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 4 2 4 5 0 19.20 8
L Peter Schaefer 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 16.00 7
L Nils Ekman 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 15.50 8
D Dan McGillis 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 16.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 24.10 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 0 19.30 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 18.00 7
D Adam Foote 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 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 1 0 0 0 6.50 4
R Graham Mink 0 1 1 0 2 2 5 0 14.30 6
R Jonathan Hedström 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -1 19.00 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 -2 17.50 5
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 6
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Steven Reinprecht 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
L Jan Mursak 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6.50 4
L Kip Miller 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 4
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 18.50 4
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 -2 19.00 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 -2 21.10 5
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 -1 19.00 6
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.40 5
D Jiri Fischer 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -1 19.20 5
D Filip Kuba 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jussi Markkanen 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Radek Bonk notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nils Ekman notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dan Fritsche scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ivan Novoseltsev notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Graham Mink ended his 5 game point drought.
-Éric Bélanger ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Alexandre Picard beat Graham Mink in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 18) , Kansas City Blades 1( 13)
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0-1 KCB Jonathan Ericsson (Kyle Quincey, Dusty Jamieson)
1-1 SYR Darcy Verot (Filip Novak)
2-1 SYR Janne Hauhtonen (Brandon Sugden, Tomas Kloucek)
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Joey MacDonald

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Dallas Stars 4 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 29 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:24/43=54 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:64/82=78 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:12 1-0 Stéphane Robidas [1] (Vojtech Polak, Jere Lehtinen)
14:37 1-1 Marc-Édouard Vlasic [2] (Scott Hannan, Michael Nylander)PP
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29:03 2-1 Mike York [13] (Jere Lehtinen, Patrik Elias)
39:27 2-2 Daniel Brière [11] (Glen Murray, Jonathan Cheechoo)
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49:23 3-2 Vojtech Polak [6] (Darcy Tucker, Patrik Elias)
58:58 3-3 Glen Murray [17] (Fedor Tyutin, Daniel Brière) WG
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64:16 4-3 Patrik Elias [18] (Jere Lehtinen, Mike York)
Penalty summary:
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14:16 Mathias Tjärnqvist (2 min for hooking)
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20:19 Alexander Steen (2 min for elbowing)
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55:19 Johan Fransson (2 min for elbowing)
58:25 Vincent Lecavalier (2 min for roughing)
58:25 Mike York (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R János Vas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 17.20 5
R Vojtech Polak 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 20.00 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 7.20 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 17.20 5
C Eric Lindros 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Mike York 1 1 4 2 1 0 2 1 21.20 8
L Matthew Barnaby 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Steve Ott 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 18.20 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 17.50 6
L Patrik Elias 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Johan Fransson 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19.50 5
D Stéphane Robidas 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25.30 5
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 21.20 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 26 0 0 64.10 7
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Steen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 7.50 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 16.30 7
R Glen Murray 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 19.10 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 18.50 9
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 7.50 5
C Michael Nylander 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18.20 6
C Daniel Brière 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.40 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 19.20 6
L Tyler McGregor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 4
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 16.40 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 18.10 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 20.00 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 -2 21.00 8
D Scott Hannan 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 24.40 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -2 19.20 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 25 0 0 63.30 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Vojtech Polak
3rd star: Jere Lehtinen

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Vojtech Polak has marked a new career high in points with 14 points.
-Vojtech Polak finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Stéphane Robidas ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Daniel Brière ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Fedor Tyutin ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 2( 13) , Cleveland Barons 1( 9)
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0-1 CLE Devin Setoguchi (Mark Smith, Johan Holmqvist)
1-1 UTH Simon Ferguson (Loui Eriksson, Mark Fistric)
2-1 UTH Krys Barch (Yared Hagos, Niklas Grossman)
Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Johan Holmqvist

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Florida Panthers 3 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 30 - 24
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:75/95=78 %, Challenges:31/54=56 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:27/53=50 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:56 1-0 Anthony Stewart [5] (Martin Gélinas, Mike Van Ryn)
18:31 2-0 Tony Amonte [10] (Olli Jokinen, Todd Bertuzzi)PP
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28:01 2-1 Dick Tärnström [2] (Petr Cajanek, Marc Savard)
39:32 2-2 Andrew Brunette [15] (Michael Ryder)
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44:24 2-3 Wayne Primeau [10] (Dick Tärnström, Rostislav Klesla)
51:15 3-3 Karlis Skrastins [1] (Todd Bertuzzi, Tony Amonte)
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Penalty summary:
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03:24 Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
11:17 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
11:17 Jason Blake (2 min for roughing)
12:21 Michael Frolík (2 min for high-sticking)
17:28 Vladislav Evseev (2 min for hooking)
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45:41 Vladislav Evseev (2 min for elbowing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 9.20 6
R Juraj Kolnik 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 18.10 6
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 13.10 8
R Tony Amonte 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 21.40 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 7.20 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 7
C Travis Zajac 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 17.30 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 5 4 0 4 0 0 23.10 8
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.20 4
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 17.30 6
L Martin Gélinas 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 2 2 4 7 4 0 0 22.50 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 21.40 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Karlis Skrastins 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 23.20 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17.10 5
D Bryan Allen 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 0 18.40 8
D Brendan Witt 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 -1 31.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Bryan Bridges 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 0 1 0 0 0 1 10.50 5
R Andy McDonald 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 4
R Michael Ryder 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 1 5 0 2 0 20.10 5
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 1 4 5 3 0 1 8.40 7
C Marc Savard 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 -1 15.30 6
C Wayne Primeau 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 21.10 6
L Vladislav Evseev 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 8.10 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 15.30 5
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 16.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 5 1 4 0 1 19.10 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 1 31.30 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 14.10 7
D Dick Tärnström 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 17.20 9
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 31.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dick Tärnström
2nd star: Anthony Stewart
3rd star: Tony Amonte

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Tony Amonte scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Olli Jokinen notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Andrew Brunette scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Wayne Primeau scored his 10th goal of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 18) , Providence Bruins 5( 25)
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0-1 PRO Miroslav Zalesak (Petr Kalus, T.J. Trevelyan)
0-2 PRO Ben Walter (Dmitri Bezrukov)
1-2 LOU Drew Larman (Rob Globke, Joel Kwiatkowski)
1-3 PRO T.J. Trevelyan (Petr Kalus)
1-4 PRO Miroslav Zalesak (T.J. Trevelyan, Petr Kalus)
1-5 PRO T.J. Trevelyan (Petr Kalus)
2-5 LOU Sean McAslan (Ilya Solarev)
Goalies: David Tremblay - Philippe Sauvé

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 15 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:83/103=80 %, Challenges:3/38=7 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:13/43=29 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:16 0-1 Jason Chimera [8])
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39:17 1-1 Todd White [11] (Marian Gaborik)
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40:42 1-2 Patrick Marleau [16] (Paul Kariya)
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Penalty summary:
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35:39 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for slashing)
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55:54 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for roughing)
55:54 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for roughing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 18.50 5
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 4 1 3 2 0 1 20.40 6
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 13.40 6
C Phil Kessel 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 -2 19.40 5
C Todd White 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 1 19.50 6
L Joakim Lindström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 4
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 13.10 4
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 -2 18.50 4
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 21.00 4
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 15.30 7
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 19.20 4
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 25.10 5
D Peter Ratchuk 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 14.50 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -2 20.00 4
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 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 2 0 1 0 0 -1 7.30 4
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 15.40 5
R Mike Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 17.00 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 3 0 6 2 0 1 19.50 5
C Francis Lemieux 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 7.30 4
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 6
C John Madden 0 0 3 4 2 4 0 1 17.00 8
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 19.50 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.30 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 16.30 5
L Jason Chimera 1 0 2 8 6 8 0 1 16.10 8
L Paul Kariya 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 19.50 7
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 1 18.50 8
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 25.10 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 17.10 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Chimera
2nd star: Tomas Vokoun
3rd star: John Madden

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
Notes for Nashville Predators:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 0( 20) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 23)
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0-1 MIL Mikko Lehtonen (Alex Henry, Paul Brown)
Goalies: Niklas Backstrom - Pekka Rinne

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New Jersey Devils 1 , Washington Capitals 1
Shots: 23 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:79/87=90 %, Challenges:36/59=60 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:42/58=71 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:58 0-1 Mikael Samuelsson [10] (Ryan Smyth, Kenny Jönsson)PP
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31:05 1-1 Dan LaCouture [9] (Chuck Kobasew, Stephen Weiss)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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09:36 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for holding the stick)
17:23 Craig Rivet (2 min for tripping)
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23:52 Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
23:52 Chad Kilger (2 min for roughing)
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45:52 Petr Vrana (5 min for fighting)
45:52 Mark Popovic (5 min for fighting)
50:21 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for elbowing)
55:34 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.10 4
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 16.40 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 16.30 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21.20 6
C Petr Vrana 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 7.20 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Zach Parisé 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22.10 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 14.20 5
L Dan LaCouture 1 0 1 4 1 4 0 1 18.10 8
L Sergei Brylin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13.50 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16.50 5
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 6 1 3 2 0 28.00 8
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.50 5
D David Hale 0 0 3 4 2 4 0 0 18.50 8
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 30.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 24 0 0 65.00 10
G Jocelyn Thibault 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 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 17.50 6
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 6 2 4 1 0 -1 21.00 8
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8.00 5
C Andrei Taratukhin 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 15.50 5
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
C David Legwand 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 -1 23.20 9
L Quintin Laing 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 8.00 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 18.10 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 27.20 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 11.40 8
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 14.20 6
D John Erskine 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 18.20 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 30.30 5
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 20.40 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 29.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 22 0 0 65.00 9
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Ryan Miller
3rd star: Mikael Samuelsson

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Dan LaCouture finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Mikael Samuelsson scored his 10th goal of the season.
Other notes:
-Petr Vrana beat Mark Popovic in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 15) , Portland Pirates 2( 13)
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0-1 POR Marcus Kristoffersson (Alexandre Giroux)
0-2 POR Erkki Rajamäki (Viktor Dovgan)
1-2 ALB Cam Janssen (Erik Rasmussen, Justin Papineau)
2-2 ALB Mike Rupp (Jason Ryznar)
3-2 ALB Cam Janssen (Justin Papineau)
Goalies: Scott Clemmensen - Kyle Moir

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New York Islanders 0 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 23 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/78=87 %, Challenges:28/50=54 %
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:74/91=81 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
Attendance: 15039 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 409061 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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35:07 0-1 Andy Delmore [4] (Ryan Craig)
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41:11 0-2 Eric Staal [15] (Erik Cole)
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Penalty summary:
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14:34 Sean Hill (2 min for boarding)
18:36 Petteri Nokelainen (2 min for cross-checking)
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25:06 Alexander Polushin (2 min for roughing)
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48:05 Sean Hill (2 min for high-sticking)
52:28 Andy Rogers (5 min for fighting)
52:28 Petteri Nokelainen (5 min for fighting)
54:55 Jesse Joensuu (2 min for hooking)
59:26 Petteri Nokelainen (5 min for fighting)
59:26 Erik Cole (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 1 0 2 0 2 -1 7.00 4
R Blake Comeau 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 -1 20.50 6
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 23.10 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 4
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 2 1 1 12 -1 7.00 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 20.00 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 11.20 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 5
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 5.50 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 14.30 7
L Shawn Bates 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -1 27.00 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 18.50 6
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 -2 15.00 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Michael Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Polushin 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 5
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 5
R Andre Roy 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 11.50 6
R Marian Hossa 0 0 7 0 3 1 0 1 20.50 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 5
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 14.50 4
C Ryan Craig 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.50 6
C Eric Staal 1 0 5 2 0 2 0 1 21.10 9
L Pontus Petterström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Anton But 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
L Erik Cole 0 1 4 6 0 5 5 1 20.00 8
D Martin Tuma 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 16.10 6
D Andy Delmore 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 1 25.00 7
D Brad Bombardir 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Andy Rogers 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 1 16.50 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Bryzgalov
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Erik Cole

Notes for New York Islanders:
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Eric Staal scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Eric Staal scored the 100th goal of his career.
Other notes:
-Petteri Nokelainen beat Andy Rogers in a fight.
-Petteri Nokelainen beat Erik Cole in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 9) , Detroit Vipers 3( 43)
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1-0 BRG Frans Nielsen (Steve Regier)
2-0 BRG David Lundbohm (Mark Wotton, Ryan O'Marra)
2-1 DTV Justin Keller (Andreas Karlsson)
2-2 DTV Adam Henrich (Daniel Corso)
3-2 BRG Garrett Bembridge (Steve Regier, Bryan Rodney)
3-3 DTV Daniel Corso (Adam Henrich, Stanislav Lascek)
Goalies: Billy Thompson - Nolan Schaefer