31 Décembre

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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 21 - 24
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:27/45=58 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:41/59=68 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:36 0-1 Radek Bonk [10] (Nils Ekman)
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26:13 0-2 Marek Svatos [8] (Boyd Devereaux, Peter Schaefer)
27:31 1-2 Joe Thornton [18] (Mark Eaton, Chris Phillips)
32:01 2-2 Daniel Alfredsson [15] (Mark Eaton, Joe Thornton)
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56:09 2-3 Nils Ekman [17] (Ivan Novoseltsev, Andrej Meszaros)
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Penalty summary:
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10:59 Alexandre Picard (5 min for fighting)
10:59 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
13:57 Joe Thornton (5 min for fighting)
13:57 Ivan Novoseltsev (5 min for fighting)
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23:07 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for boarding)
24:13 Alexandre Picard (2 min for roughing)
24:13 Mark Eaton (2 min for roughing)
32:52 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
32:52 Ivan Novoseltsev (5 min for fighting)
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46:16 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 6.50 4
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 0 16.30 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 20.10 8
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 6.50 6
C Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.30 4
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Joe Thornton 1 1 3 7 1 1 5 1 20.30 10
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 7.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 15.20 5
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 18.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 12.30 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Mark Eaton 0 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 26.20 8
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 17.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 21 0 0 59.30 6
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 10.00 6
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 0 14.40 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 3 4 0 2 0 0 20.20 8
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 8.00 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 12.30 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 19.30 9
C Radek Bonk 1 0 3 2 4 1 0 0 19.50 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 9.20 8
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 9.50 6
L Nils Ekman 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 -1 20.20 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 29.10 8
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.30 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 16.50 5
D Adam Foote 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Nils Ekman
3rd star: Marek Svatos

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Chris Phillips notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Radek Bonk scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Peter Schaefer notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Dan Fritsche had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Alexandre Picard fought Tim Gleason in a fight.
-Joe Thornton beat Ivan Novoseltsev in a fight.
-Tim Gleason fought Ivan Novoseltsev in a fight.
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 15) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 14)
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0-1 SYR Kevyn Adams
1-1 LOW Brett Carson (Stephen Peat)
1-2 SYR Joe Motzko (Petr Pohl, Geoff Platt)
Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Tomas Popperle

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 18 - 27
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:29/40=70 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:30/51=57 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:17 0-1 Henrik Zetterberg [11] (Brent Burns)
18:01 1-1 Pierre Turgeon [8] (Brendan Shanahan)PP
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31:48 1-2 Brad Boyes [4] (Danny Groulx, Francis Bouillon)
39:01 2-2 Andy Sutton [5] (Braydon Coburn, Steve Rucchin)
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44:58 2-3 Henrik Zetterberg [12] (Brad Richards, Alex Kovalev)
46:46 2-4 Brad Boyes [5] (Josh Green, Matt Cooke)
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Penalty summary:
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08:43 Brent Nordin (2 min for tripping)
16:37 Jannik Hansen (2 min for holding the stick)
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49:33 Vitaly Vishnevski (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Nordin 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.30 5
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 16.40 4
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 6 1 6 0 0 19.40 9
C Pierre Turgeon 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 -3 18.10 5
C Steve Rucchin 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 4
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16.50 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -3 19.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 18.40 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -3 18.20 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 21.00 8
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 20.00 8
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 20.00 7
D Andy Sutton 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 9.40 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 12.00 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Sam Gagner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
C Brad Boyes 2 0 3 1 4 2 0 2 12.00 8
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
C Brad Richards 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 8
L Tyson Nash 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
L Josh Green 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 2 13.30 6
L Matt Cooke 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 2 0 3 3 4 1 0 2 19.00 9
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 12.20 6
D Brent Burns 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 28.20 7
D Danny Groulx 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 17.20 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 24.10 6
(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: Brad Boyes
2nd star: Henrik Zetterberg
3rd star: Brad Richards

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Braydon Coburn has marked a new career high in assists with 12 assists.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 19) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 19)
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0-1 QUE Mike Ribeiro (Grant Marshall)
1-1 CHW Rob Flynn (Eric Boulton)
2-1 CHW Garnet Exelby (Glen Metropolit)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Josh Disher

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Colorado Avalanche 7 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1
Shots: 30 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:42/62=66 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/69=85 %, Challenges:23/40=56 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:02 1-0 Richard Zednik [15] (Antti Laaksonen, Miikka Kiprusoff)
09:54 2-0 Shean Donovan [1] (Martin Straka, Ian Laperriere)
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30:25 3-0 Martin Straka [12] (Ian Laperriere)
31:25 3-1 Brad Isbister [5] (Kirk Maltby, Mike Sillinger)
33:24 4-1 Ian Laperriere [11] (Martin Straka, John-Michael Liles)
35:26 5-1 Steve Konowalchuk [6] (Curtis Brown, Mark Rycroft)
38:28 6-1 Joe Sakic [12] (Ossi Väänänen)
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40:32 7-1 Ian Laperriere [12] (Martin Straka, Martin Skoula)
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Penalty summary:
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02:23 Kirk Maltby (2 min for roughing)
10:41 Johnny Boychuk (5 min for fighting)
10:41 Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
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50:17 Kirk Maltby (2 min for hooking)
56:45 Shean Donovan (5 min for fighting)
56:45 Dustin Brown (5 min for fighting)
56:45 Shean Donovan (10 min game misconduct)
56:45 Dustin Brown (10 min game misconduct)
56:45 Brad Lukowich (5 min for fighting)
56:45 Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
56:45 Brad Lukowich (10 min game misconduct)
56:45 Mike Komisarek (10 min game misconduct)
56:45 Martin Straka (5 min for fighting)
56:45 Andrew Ladd (5 min for fighting)
56:45 Martin Straka (10 min game misconduct)
56:45 Andrew Ladd (10 min game misconduct)
56:45 Martin Skoula (2 min for roughing)
56:45 Ladislav Smid (2 min for roughing)
56:45 Jean-Philippe Levasseur (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
56:45 Miikka Kiprusoff (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
56:45 Miikka Kiprusoff (5 min for fighting)
56:45 Jean-Philippe Levasseur (5 min for fighting)
56:45 Miikka Kiprusoff (10 min game misconduct)
56:45 Jean-Philippe Levasseur (10 min game misconduct)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
R Mark Rycroft 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 6
R Shean Donovan 1 0 3 3 4 1 15 4 18.30 7
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 2 5 1 0 2 18.20 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Curtis Brown 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 8
C Ian Laperriere 2 2 5 2 0 0 0 4 21.00 9
C Joe Sakic 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 18.00 8
L Antti Laaksonen 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 5.40 4
L Steve Konowalchuk 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.10 8
L Martin Straka 1 3 5 0 1 0 15 4 19.30 9
L Richard Zednik 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 17.00 8
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 18.20 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 3 18.50 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 22.30 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 17.10 8
D Martin Skoula 0 1 1 3 1 3 2 3 22.00 9
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 2 4 3 4 0 3 20.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 1 20 17 0 56.50 9
G Kris Mayotte 0 0 1 0 0 3.00 5

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aleksander Suglobov 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 7.40 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 15.20 6
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 1 1 0 15 -1 14.30 6
R Dany Heatley 0 0 3 6 4 6 0 -3 18.40 7
C Tim Taylor 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.30 4
C Mike Sillinger 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -3 14.50 4
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 17.20 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -3 20.10 7
L Brad Isbister 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 7.40 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 -3 15.20 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 1 5 0 3 15 -1 18.20 9
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -3 18.10 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -3 18.30 4
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 21.20 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 4 0 3 20 -2 14.50 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 -1 21.00 5
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -3 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 7 0 12 0 0 35.30 4
G Jean-Philippe Levasseur 0 0 11 17 0 24.30 6

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ian Laperriere
2nd star: Martin Straka
3rd star: Shean Donovan

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Richard Zednik scored his 15th goal of the season.
-John-Michael Liles notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Mike Sillinger notched the 300th assist of his career.
Other notes:
-Mike Komisarek beat Johnny Boychuk in a fight.
-Shean Donovan fought Dustin Brown in a fight.
-Mike Komisarek beat Brad Lukowich in a fight.
-Andrew Ladd beat Martin Straka in a fight.
-Miikka Kiprusoff beat Jean-Philippe Levasseur in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 37) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 22)
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1-0 HER Nick Tarnasky (Mitch Love, Boris Protsenko)
1-1 CIN Charles Linglet (Ryan Carter)
2-1 HER Jeff Finger (Brad Richardson)
2-2 CIN Lanny Gare (Joe DiPenta)
3-2 HER Brad Richardson (Bryce Cockburn, Aaron Dawson)
Goalies: Tyler Weiman - Michael Tobler

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 26 - 19
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:81/91=89 %, Challenges:27/51=51 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:65/81=80 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
Attendance: 19785 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 613335 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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26:24 1-0 Jonathan Hedström [10] (Steven Reinprecht, Jiri Fischer)
38:43 2-0 Pavel Datsyuk [16] (Tomas Holmström, Jan Mursak)
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45:58 2-1 Alexander Steen [2] (Tyler McGregor, Ryan Getzlaf)
48:36 3-1 Filip Kuba [3] (Pavel Datsyuk, Ales Kotalik)
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Penalty summary:
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00:35 Ryan Getzlaf (5 min for fighting)
00:35 Eric Neilson (5 min for fighting)
06:16 Jan Mursak (2 min for hooking)
06:26 Filip Kuba (2 min for roughing)
06:26 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for roughing)
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20:23 Lukas Kaspar (5 min for fighting)
20:23 Eric Neilson (5 min for fighting)
26:53 Scott Hannan (2 min for roughing)
26:53 Kip Miller (2 min for roughing)
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54:49 Alexander Steen (2 min for slashing)
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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 10 0 6.00 4
R Graham Mink 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.40 6
R Jonathan Hedström 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 21.10 5
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 12.00 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 19.40 5
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 5 1 3 0 0 2 20.10 8
L Jan Mursak 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.50 5
L Kip Miller 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 11.10 4
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 6
L Tomas Holmström 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 2 21.00 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 7 0 4 0 0 19.50 7
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 24.30 7
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 5
D Jiri Fischer 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 20.50 6
D Filip Kuba 1 0 3 4 2 2 2 2 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jussi Markkanen 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Steen 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 6.30 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 -1 15.30 5
R Glen Murray 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 2 2 0 2 5 1 5.30 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 17.10 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 20.10 8
L Tyler McGregor 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.30 4
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 1 0 2 2 5 -1 14.10 5
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 18.40 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 17.10 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -2 22.40 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 3 3 1 2 1 21.40 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 -1 15.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.20 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Datsyuk
2nd star: Jonathan Hedström
3rd star: Filip Kuba

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Jonathan Hedström scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Pavel Datsyuk notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Alexander Steen ended his 6 game point drought.
-Tyler McGregor ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Ryan Getzlaf fought Eric Neilson in a fight.
-Lukas Kaspar fought Eric Neilson in a fight.
Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 19) , Cleveland Barons 1( 20)
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1-0 KCB Lynn Loyns (Derek Meech, Matt Hussey)
1-1 CLE Jan Fadrny (Scott Ferguson)
2-1 KCB Matt Ellis (Matt Hussey)
Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Johan Holmqvist

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Calgary Flames 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 20 - 21
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:26/41=61 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:37/55=66 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:51 1-0 Fredrik Modin [12] (Stephane Yelle, Andrei Zyuzin)
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29:39 1-1 Alexander Semin [14] (Michael Peca, Derian Hatcher)
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44:46 2-1 David Vyborny [7] (Stephane Yelle, Fredrik Modin)
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Penalty summary:
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01:18 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
05:28 Jason Pominville (2 min for boarding)
09:34 Michael Holmqvist (2 min for slashing)
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22:43 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
32:26 Jakub Klepis (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:46 Michael Peca (2 min for roughing)
43:46 Jakub Klepis (2 min for roughing)
54:36 Joe Pavelski (2 min for elbowing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.40 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 12.40 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 17.20 6
R David Vyborny 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 8
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 14.00 7
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12.40 4
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 18.10 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 15.10 7
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 11.40 6
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
L Jean-François Jacques 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.00 5
L Fredrik Modin 1 1 3 3 1 3 0 2 17.00 10
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 20.00 7
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 20.20 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 17.40 8
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 2 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Robert Esche 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 3 1 3 0 0 9.50 7
R Darren McCarty 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 12.00 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 -1 18.00 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 2 3 0 4 0 18.30 6
C Jared Aulin 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 9.50 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 6
C Michael Peca 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 1 16.50 6
C Mats Sundin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18.40 6
L Michael Holmqvist 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 9.50 7
L Matt Stajan 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 5
L Alexander Semin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 18.00 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.50 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26.50 7
D Ian White 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 -1 15.40 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 2 0 18 0 0 58.00 8
G Steve Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fredrik Modin
2nd star: David Vyborny
3rd star: Stephane Yelle

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Andrei Zyuzin notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 1( 14) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 19)
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0-1 SJM Johnny Pohl (Colin Murphy)
1-1 SJF Marc-André Thinel (Dustin Boyd)
1-2 SJM Nathan Perrott (Chris St. Jacques)
Goalies: Chris Mason - Todd Ford

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Chicago Blackhawks 6 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 24 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/90=83 %, Challenges:29/47=60 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:65/81=80 %, Challenges:23/46=48 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:07 1-0 Jonathan Toews [1] (Sean Avery)
17:55 1-1 Sergei Brylin [9] (Paul Martin, Craig Rivet)
18:55 1-2 Stephen Weiss [4] (Zach Parisé, David Hale)
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22:02 1-3 Jay Pandolfo [6])
28:32 2-3 Dave Bolland [2] (Cam Barker)
30:37 3-3 Martin Havlat [16] (Robert Lang, Rhett Warrener)
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44:41 4-3 Jamie Langenbrunner [14] (Cam Barker, Niklas Kronwall)
47:25 5-3 Rhett Warrener [6] (Martin Havlat, Adrian Aucoin)
52:28 6-3 Martin Havlat [17] (Robert Lang, Jeff O'Neill)
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Penalty summary:
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09:31 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for high-sticking)
13:47 Petr Vrana (2 min for elbowing)
15:49 Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
15:49 David Hale (2 min for roughing)
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34:47 Petr Vrana (5 min for fighting)
34:47 Sean Avery (5 min for fighting)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 16.20 7
R Peter Bondra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
R Jeff O'Neill 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 18.20 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 8.40 7
C Dave Bolland 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 16.50 7
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
C Robert Lang 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 3 17.50 8
L Sean Avery 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 8.30 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 15.30 4
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 17.20 5
L Martin Havlat 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 3 18.50 10
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14.10 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 6 3 6 0 -3 19.40 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 25.30 8
D Cam Barker 0 2 0 6 0 6 0 2 17.10 10
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -2 16.30 6
D Rhett Warrener 1 1 2 7 0 7 0 3 26.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 13.40 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 -2 16.50 5
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 6
C Petr Vrana 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 -1 8.50 7
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 12.50 8
C Zach Parisé 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.10 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 18.10 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 11.20 4
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 15.40 7
L Sergei Brylin 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 16.40 7
L Dan LaCouture 0 0 3 7 3 6 0 -1 18.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 16.20 5
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -3 17.50 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 0 5 3 4 0 -1 26.30 7
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 5
D David Hale 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 -3 17.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Rhett Warrener
3rd star: Cam Barker

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Cam Barker notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rhett Warrener has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Jonathan Toews ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Craig Rivet notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sergei Brylin ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Petr Vrana beat Sean Avery in a fight.
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 34) , Albany River Rats 6( 29)
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0-1 ALB Justin Papineau
0-2 ALB Erik Rasmussen (Bryan Miller, Justin Papineau)
0-3 ALB Erik Rasmussen (Cam Janssen, Anton Kadeykin)
1-3 NOR Bryan Bickell (Benoît Mondou)
1-4 ALB Cam Janssen (Justin Papineau)
1-5 ALB Mike Mottau (Stephen Gionta)
2-5 NOR Patrik Bärtschi (Brandon Bochenski)
2-6 ALB Kim Hirschovits (Pierre-Luc Leblond-Létourneau)
Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Scott Clemmensen

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Dallas Stars 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 14 - 41
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:67/76=88 %, Challenges:18/46=38 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:50/60=82 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:58 0-1 Scott Walker [4] (Thomas Vanek, Marcus Nilson)
12:45 0-2 Sidney Crosby [11] (Colby Armstrong)
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32:16 0-3 Sidney Crosby [12] (Marcus Nilson)
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51:31 1-3 János Vas [4] (Sergei Zubov, Jaroslav Modry)
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Penalty summary:
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29:42 Ryan Whitney (5 min for fighting)
29:42 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
36:44 Jeff Halpern (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:02 Matt Pettinger (2 min for tripping)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R János Vas 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 12.30 4
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16.20 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 21.00 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 9.00 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 5
C Eric Lindros 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17.30 6
C Mike York 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 17.50 4
L Matthew Barnaby 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 11.20 6
L Steve Ott 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 15.20 4
L Patrik Elias 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 20.20 7
D Johan Fransson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 -2 25.00 4
D Jaroslav Modry 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 -1 18.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 -1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 38 0 0 60.00 10
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
R Scott Walker 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 13.40 8
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 3 7 3 6 0 1 19.40 9
R Mark Recchi 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 16.50 8
C Johan Franzén 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 14.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 8.00 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 0 5 0 5 0 1 14.20 9
L Marcus Nilson 0 2 5 4 0 3 0 1 17.30 9
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 18.00 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 16.00 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 21.40 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 23.40 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Marcus Nilson
3rd star: Scott Walker

Notes for Dallas Stars:
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Scott Walker ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Ryan Whitney fought Darcy Tucker in a fight.
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 26) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 15)
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0-1 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Tyler Kennedy, Micki Dupont)
1-1 UTH B.J. Crombeen (Jamie Tardif)
2-1 UTH B.J. Crombeen (Matt Nickerson, Chris Conner)
3-1 UTH Tomek Valtonen (Jamie Johnson)
Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Andrew Penner