25 Février

25/2/2003
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 29 - 22
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:81/96=84 %, Challenges:31/49=62 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:16/39=40 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:02 1-0 Antoine Vermette [16] (Jaroslav Spacek)
14:42 1-1 Jochen Hecht [15] (Jaromir Jagr)
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26:19 2-1 Jarome Iginla [31] (Jason Spezza)
34:36 3-1 Ronald Petrovicky [18] (Alexander Frolov, Antoine Vermette)
35:31 3-2 Kyle Wanvig [5] (Niclas Hävelid, Vernon Fiddler)
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49:28 4-2 Jason Spezza [12] (Jarome Iginla, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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Penalty summary:
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27:17 Jon Sim (2 min for elbowing)
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42:35 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
42:35 Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
59:12 Jason Spezza (5 min for fighting)
59:12 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
59:44 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dustin Penner 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 0 10.10 9
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 13.10 5
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 19.40 8
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 5
C Antoine Vermette 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 18.20 8
C Jason Spezza 1 1 2 3 3 3 5 2 18.20 9
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.40 5
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 -1 11.30 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 18.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 18.30 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 13.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 21.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 27.10 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 -1 13.40 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Nordin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Kyle Wanvig 1 0 2 3 2 3 0 1 15.10 8
R Darren Haydar 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 16.40 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 20.10 6
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 4
C Vernon Fiddler 0 1 1 6 1 6 0 1 17.10 9
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 17.50 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 21.00 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 15.00 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -4 16.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 16.00 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 18.00 5
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 24.10 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 2 0 2 5 1 16.20 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -4 17.50 4
D Andy Sutton 0 0 2 3 4 2 5 1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarome Iginla
2nd star: Antoine Vermette
3rd star: Jason Spezza

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jarome Iginla notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jaroslav Spacek finally ended his 15 game point drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jochen Hecht scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jaromir Jagr notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Kyle Wanvig finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Steve Bégin fought Boris Valabik in a fight.
-Jason Spezza beat Andy Sutton in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 22) , Chicago Wolves 3( 14)
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0-1 CHW Joey Crabb (Glen Metropolit, Brad Larsen)
1-1 ROC Ryan Flinn (Mattias Trattnig)
1-2 CHW Eric Boulton (Owen Fussey)
1-3 CHW Ilkka Pikkarainen (Joey Crabb, Ilya Nikulin)
Goalies: Martin Prusek - Fred Brathwaite

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 24 - 15
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:37/64=56 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/76=77 %, Challenges:25/44=55 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:55 1-0 Nikolai Zherdev [20] (Dan Fritsche, Ray Whitney)
18:39 2-0 Peter Schaefer [15] (Adam Foote, Radek Bonk)PP
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30:32 2-1 Alex Kovalev [35] (Brad Richards, Janne Niinimaa)
31:55 3-1 Ray Whitney [10] (Anton Volchenkov, Andrej Meszaros)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:53 Alex Kovalev (2 min for boarding)
09:26 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for roughing)
09:26 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for roughing)
18:11 Jannik Hansen (2 min for elbowing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Marek Svatos 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 17.10 9
R Peter Bondra 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 18.30 9
C Radek Bonk 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 -1 19.00 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 7.00 6
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
L Ray Whitney 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 7
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 18.00 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 18.40 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 -1 25.50 7
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 16.40 5
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 16.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 1 2 5 4 1 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 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 1 2 0 7.40 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 6 3 7 0 0 19.00 8
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 17.00 6
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 16.00 7
C Sam Gagner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 4
C Brad Boyes 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 4
C Saku Koivu 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 14.10 6
C Brad Richards 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 1 15.40 8
L Tyson Nash 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.10 5
L Josh Green 0 0 2 10 3 10 0 0 19.20 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 15.00 5
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 16.50 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 21.00 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 17.50 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
D Danny Groulx 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 16.50 7
D Janne Niinimaa 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Jeff Lerg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Peter Schaefer scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ray Whitney scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Anton Volchenkov finally ended his 15 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Saku Koivu had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Janne Niinimaa ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 17) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 33)
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1-0 SYR Darcy Verot (Marc Methot, Scott Polaski)
2-0 SYR Petr Pohl (Barrett Heisten)
2-1 QUE Mike Ribeiro (Grant Marshall, Andre Benoit)
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Josh Disher

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Detroit Red Wings 2 , Phoenix Coyotes 2
Shots: 21 - 20
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:25/45=54 %
PHO PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:70/89=78 %, Challenges:28/55=50 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 619473 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:08 0-1 PHO Patrick Fischer [14] (Derek Morris, Dave Scatchard)
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34:52 1-1 Éric Bélanger [8] (Pavel Datsyuk)
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42:51 2-1 Jonathan Hedström [16] (Steven Reinprecht, Mattias Norström)
57:36 2-2 PHO Yanic Perreault [21] (Shane Doan, Nick Boynton)
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Penalty summary:
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00:09 Eric Neilson (5 min for fighting)
00:09 PHO Bill Thomas (5 min for fighting)
03:09 PHO Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
12:57 Kip Miller (2 min for hooking)
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22:15 Eric Neilson (2 min for elbowing)
25:17 Jiri Fischer (5 min for fighting)
25:17 PHO Josh Gratton (5 min for fighting)
32:36 PHO Ed Jovanovski (5 min for fighting)
32:36 Graham Mink (5 min for fighting)
36:37 PHO Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
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41:18 Ales Kotalik (2 min for roughing)
41:18 PHO Ed Jovanovski (2 min for roughing)
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63:52 PHO Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Neilson 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 10.30 5
R Graham Mink 0 0 3 1 3 0 5 -1 15.50 5
R Jonathan Hedström 1 0 3 4 1 4 0 0 21.50 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 18.20 6
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13.40 4
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 19.40 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 14.40 5
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Kip Miller 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 8.40 7
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 14.00 5
L Jeff Friesen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.30 5
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 20.30 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 19.40 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 2 8 1 7 5 1 27.20 10
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 15.40 6
D Mattias Norström 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 6 0 4 0 1 29.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 2 0 18 0 0 65.00 8
G Jussi Markkanen 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 2 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 18.20 6
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 2 3 0 6 -1 16.00 6
R Shane Doan 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 23.00 8
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
C Mike Ricci 0 0 0 5 0 7 0 0 18.20 8
C Dave Scatchard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Yanic Perreault 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 6
L Bill Thomas 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 -1 5.50 4
L Josh Gratton 0 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 11.50 4
L Patrick Fischer 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 3 2 4 1 0 1 21.50 7
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 7
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 24.40 7
D Tomas Kloucek 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 15.20 7
D Derek Morris 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 -1 26.40 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 4 0 3 7 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 2 0 19 0 0 65.00 8
G Mike Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Hedström
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Éric Bélanger

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Éric Bélanger finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Tomas Holmström had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Steve Eminger had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Derek Morris notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Yanic Perreault ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Bill Thomas beat Eric Neilson in a fight.
-Josh Gratton beat Jiri Fischer in a fight.
-Ed Jovanovski fought Graham Mink in a fight.
Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 1( 21) , Springfield Falcons 2( 19)
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0-1 SPR Jakub Koreis (Matthew Spiller)
0-2 SPR Matthew Spiller (Mike Zigomanis)
1-2 KCB Matt Hussey (Wade Brookbank)
Goalies: Joey MacDonald - David LeNeveu

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Edmonton Oilers 4 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:77/89=86 %, Challenges:46/55=82 %
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:25/37=65 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:05 0-1 Eric Lindros [27] (Jere Lehtinen, Patrik Elias)PP
15:37 1-1 Pavel Vorobiev [5] (Thomas Vanek, Marty Reasoner)
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23:34 1-2 Darcy Tucker [22] (Eric Lindros, Brian Pothier)
29:33 2-2 Shawn Horcoff [27] (Josef Vasicek)
30:02 3-2 Daniel Alfredsson [25] (Shawn Horcoff, Josef Vasicek)
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44:36 4-2 Thomas Vanek [14] (Ric Jackman, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
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Penalty summary:
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03:01 Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
03:01 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
03:32 Nigel Dawes (2 min for high-sticking)
06:04 Mathias Tjärnqvist (2 min for holding the stick)
15:03 Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
15:03 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
18:11 Mathias Tjärnqvist (2 min for hooking)
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37:34 Mathias Tjärnqvist (2 min for elbowing)
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41:11 Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
41:11 Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
41:11 Jason Arnott (10 min game misconduct)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 12.50 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 13.00 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 1 3 1 3 25 0 8.40 7
C Shawn Horcoff 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 2 18.50 10
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 12.50 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.20 8
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Danny Syvret 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 14.10 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 21.00 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 24.00 6
D Ric Jackman 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 16.50 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 18.40 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 -1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Björn Bjurling 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 5 1 0 6 0 7.40 7
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.30 4
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16.10 4
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 17.50 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 18.40 6
C Eric Lindros 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 6
C Mike York 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Matthew Barnaby 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 5
L Steve Ott 0 0 1 3 0 2 5 -1 16.30 7
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 3 2 1 0 10 -1 15.40 8
L Patrik Elias 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 -1 20.30 9
D Johan Fransson 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 14.30 5
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16.40 5
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25.40 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 4
D Brian Pothier 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 24.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shawn Horcoff
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Pavel Vorobiev

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Josef Vasicek notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Daniel Tjärnqvist has marked a new career high in assists with 26 assists.
-Pavel Vorobiev finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Martin St. Louis had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Miroslav Satan had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
Other notes:
-Jason Arnott beat Darcy Tucker in a fight.
-Jason Arnott beat Darcy Tucker in a fight.
-Jason Arnott beat Steve Ott in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 28) , Utah Grizzlies 3( 20)
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0-1 UTH Mark Fistric (Loui Eriksson)
0-2 UTH John Lammers (B.J. Crombeen, Mario Scalzo)
0-3 UTH B.J. Crombeen (Jamie Tardif)
1-3 HAM Tuomas Pihlman (Armands Berzins)

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Minnesota Wild 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 22 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:30/52=56 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:73/92=79 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
Attendance: 16200 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 421200 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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26:01 1-0 Mark Parrish [10] (Phil Kessel, Manny Malhotra)
29:03 2-0 Marian Gaborik [17] (Kim Johnsson, Teppo Numminen)
37:34 2-1 Eric Staal [22] (Marian Hossa, Alexander Polushin)
38:21 3-1 Brian Rolston [7] (Marian Gaborik, Teppo Numminen)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:57 Boyd Devereaux (2 min for elbowing)
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45:18 Eric Staal (5 min for fighting)
45:18 Manny Malhotra (5 min for fighting)
50:11 Brian Rolston (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 18.30 6
R Mark Parrish 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 15.00 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 2 16.30 8
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 -1 19.00 8
C Phil Kessel 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 16.30 6
C Brian Rolston 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16.30 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.00 5
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 -1 19.40 6
L Manny Malhotra 0 1 2 1 2 1 5 1 17.30 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 16.50 7
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 -1 19.50 5
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 18.40 8
D Teppo Numminen 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 21.30 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 18.30 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 20.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Niklas Backstrom 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 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Stanislav Lascek 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 -1 18.40 5
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 18.10 6
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 16.30 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 18.20 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 5 3 2 3 5 0 16.00 8
L Eric Healey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 4 3 6 0 -1 18.20 7
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 17.40 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 18.20 5
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.50 4
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 21.50 7
D Andy Delmore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 5
D Andy Rogers 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -1 17.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 22.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Gaborik
2nd star: Mark Parrish
3rd star: Brian Rolston

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mark Parrish scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Kim Johnsson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Teppo Numminen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mark Parrish finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Alexander Polushin ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Eric Staal fought Manny Malhotra in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 6( 50) , Detroit Vipers 0( 7)
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1-0 HOU Joel Ward (Josh Olson)
2-0 HOU Roman Cervenka (Trevor Kell, Jean-Michel Bolduc)
3-0 HOU Derek Boogaard (Ryan Stokes)
4-0 HOU Josh Olson (Marco Rosa)
5-0 HOU Bryan Lundbohm (Ivan Tkachenko)
6-0 HOU Stéphane Veilleux (Jonas Johansson)
Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Nolan Schaefer

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New York Rangers 4 , New York Islanders 0
Shots: 17 - 21
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/94=75 %, Challenges:31/49=62 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:61/80=76 %, Challenges:19/42=44 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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31:23 1-0 Blair Betts [4] (Mike Grier, Bobby Sanguinetti)
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47:27 2-0 Pascal Dupuis [11] (Ales Hemsky, Matt Cullen)
52:52 3-0 Ales Hemsky [16] (Matt Cullen, Sandis Ozolinsh)
56:35 4-0 Matt Cullen [16] (Jason Ward, Kyle Calder)PP
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Penalty summary:
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42:22 Bobby Holik (2 min for high-sticking)
48:38 Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
55:27 Jesse Joensuu (2 min for cross-checking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 11.40 6
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
R Jason Ward 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 19.10 6
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 15.50 8
C Blair Betts 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 11.40 7
C Petr Prucha 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11.10 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 15.40 7
C Matt Cullen 1 2 3 3 1 3 0 2 19.10 10
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 11.40 7
L Kyle Calder 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 12.20 7
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 18.00 7
L Pascal Dupuis 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 15.50 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 12.30 7
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 24.40 8
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 14.10 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 25.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Mike McKenna 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
R Blake Comeau 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 15.30 5
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 -2 17.00 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 5
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 12.10 5
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 15.00 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 14.20 4
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 -1 18.30 7
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 4
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 15.10 5
L Shawn Bates 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 5
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.20 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 -2 18.00 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 8 1 6 0 -1 27.40 9
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 15.10 5
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 29.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 13 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Matt Cullen
3rd star: Ales Hemsky

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Sandis Ozolinsh notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Bobby Holik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for New York Islanders:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 31) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 19)
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1-0 HFD Jake Taylor (Lee Falardeau)
1-1 BRG Luciano Aquino (Peter Ferraro, Mark Wotton)
1-2 BRG Ryan O'Marra (Allan Rourke, Richard Park)
1-3 BRG Brandon Nolan (Ryan O'Marra)
1-4 BRG Richard Park (Christoph Brandner, Ryan O'Marra)
2-4 HFD Alexei Zotkin (Dan Cavanaugh)
Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Billy Thompson

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 23 - 21
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:78/98=79 %, Challenges:33/52=62 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:29/44=64 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:55 1-0 Dustin Brown [12] (Andrew Ladd, Ladislav Smid)
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35:14 2-0 Mike Fisher [21] (Fernando Pisani, Ladislav Smid)PP
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42:47 2-1 Brent Seabrook [3] (Adrian Aucoin, Martin Lapointe)
45:48 2-2 Jeff O'Neill [14] (Martin Havlat, Sean Avery)
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Penalty summary:
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03:34 Andrew Ference (5 min for fighting)
03:34 Carl Corazzini (5 min for fighting)
11:04 Andrew Ference (2 min for tripping)
18:27 Markus Näslund (2 min for elbowing)
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24:38 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for tripping)
33:55 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for slashing)
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40:46 Mike Fisher (5 min for fighting)
40:46 Rene Bourque (5 min for fighting)
55:39 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for cross-checking)
58:51 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
58:51 Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aleksander Suglobov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 4
R Fernando Pisani 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 5
R Dustin Brown 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 16.10 5
R Dany Heatley 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 20.40 8
C Tim Taylor 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 8.40 5
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 5
C Mike Fisher 1 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 19.20 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 6
L Brad Isbister 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.40 4
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 22.40 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 18.10 7
D Brian Salcido 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16.00 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 17.50 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 27.40 8
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 -1 20.20 5
D Ladislav Smid 0 2 2 3 1 3 0 1 23.10 9
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 5 2 5 5 -1 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 19 0 0 65.00 8
G Jean-Philippe Levasseur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Carl Corazzini 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 9.00 7
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 17.30 5
R Martin Lapointe 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 7
R Jeff O'Neill 1 0 3 2 2 1 6 1 17.30 7
C Dave Bolland 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 19.20 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Sean Avery 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 13.10 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 3 0 3 5 0 18.10 8
L Nils Ekman 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 15.20 5
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
D Brent Seabrook 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 19.00 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 28.50 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 24.00 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 19.40 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 4 0 3 5 0 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 0 21 0 0 65.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ladislav Smid
2nd star: Jeff O'Neill
3rd star: Mike Fisher

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Sean Avery notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jeff O'Neill ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Brent Seabrook ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Andrew Ference fought Carl Corazzini in a fight.
-Mike Fisher beat Rene Bourque in a fight.
-Rhett Warrener beat Zdeno Chara in a fight.
Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 12) , Norfolk Admirals 4( 19)
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0-1 NOR Michael Blunden (Dustin Byfuglien, Maxime Talbot)
0-2 NOR Michael Blunden (Dustin Byfuglien)
0-3 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Colin Fraser)
0-4 NOR Maxime Talbot (Michael Blunden)
Goalies: Michael Tobler - Patrick Lalime


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Philadelphia Flyers 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 18 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:81/99=81 %, Challenges:12/43=27 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:79/88=89 %, Challenges:27/57=46 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 608993 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:59 0-1 Josef Melichar [3] (Ryan Malone, Evgeny Malkin)
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35:48 0-2 Evgeny Malkin [13] (Mark Recchi, Colby Armstrong)
38:53 1-2 Scott Walker [13] (Simon Gagné, Peter Forsberg)
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53:48 2-2 Jeff Carter [10] (Dmitry Afanasenkov, Sasha Pokulok)
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64:38 2-3 Matt Pettinger [4] (Geoff Sanderson, Marc-André Fleury)
Penalty summary:
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12:36 Ryan Whitney (5 min for fighting)
12:36 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
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34:27 Denis Gauthier (2 min for roughing)
34:27 Josh Langfeld (2 min for roughing)
39:45 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for boarding)
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47:24 Ryan Whitney (5 min for fighting)
47:24 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
54:54 Jeff Carter (5 min for fighting)
54:54 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 9.00 5
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 15.50 4
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 1 2 4 4 2 0 -1 21.20 7
R Scott Walker 1 0 3 4 2 0 0 1 18.30 9
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 9.00 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 -1 17.50 7
C Jeff Carter 1 0 1 2 1 2 5 -1 17.30 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 5
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 -1 14.00 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -1 19.10 7
L Simon Gagné 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 17.10 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19.40 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 8 4 7 0 1 27.20 8
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 18.20 5
D Sasha Pokulok 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -2 20.30 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 4 1 4 2 1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 20 0 0 64.40 6
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Josh Langfeld 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 8.50 6
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 15.20 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 7 4 6 0 0 20.30 8
R Mark Recchi 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 2 20.30 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 8.50 5
C Johan Franzén 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 -1 18.20 5
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 2 22.10 8
L Travis Fuller 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Matt Pettinger 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Ryan Malone 0 1 2 6 3 5 0 1 20.00 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Josef Melichar 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 26.00 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 4 0 3 10 1 22.00 8
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 1 16 0 0 64.40 6
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Colby Armstrong
3rd star: Matt Pettinger

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Jeff Carter scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Matt Pettinger finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Ryan Whitney beat Todd Fedoruk in a fight.
-Ryan Whitney fought Todd Fedoruk in a fight.
-Jeff Carter beat Sidney Crosby in a fight.
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 7( 35) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 23)
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0-1 WIL Jonathan Filewich (Martin Richter)
1-1 PHL Rosario Ruggeri (Timofei Shishkanov, Denis Tolpeko)
2-1 PHL John Slaney (Denis Tolpeko)
3-1 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Denis Tolpeko, Rosario Ruggeri)
4-1 PHL Matt Ellison (Alexander Drozdetsky, Mark Cullen)
5-1 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Denis Tolpeko)
6-1 PHL Martin Paroulek (Brent Kelly)
7-1 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Denis Tolpeko)
Goalies: Rejean Beauchemin - Andrew Penner