1er Mars

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Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 0
Shots: 25 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:22/46=46 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:79/92=85 %, Challenges:20/41=47 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 608993 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:18 1-0 Todd Fedoruk [3] (Joffrey Lupul, Alex Picard)
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32:12 2-0 Peter Forsberg [28] (Jeff Carter, Alexei Zhitnik)
33:58 3-0 Mike Knuble [14] (Niko Dimitrakos, Alexei Zhitnik)
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41:52 4-0 Nolan Baumgartner [2] (Eric Meloche, Roman Voloshenko)
50:23 5-0 Dmitry Afanasenkov [20] (Eric Meloche, Denis Gauthier)
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Penalty summary:
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03:57 Mike Richards (5 min for fighting)
03:57 Brian Campbell (5 min for fighting)
06:28 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
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26:09 Alyn McCauley (2 min for elbowing)
29:41 Mike Rathje (2 min for high-sticking)
36:42 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
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55:33 Eric Meloche (2 min for boarding)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Meloche 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 8.00 8
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 15.20 7
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.50 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 8.00 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 1 17.10 7
C Jeff Carter 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 15.10 6
C Peter Forsberg 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
L Roman Voloshenko 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 8.00 4
L Todd Fedoruk 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 13.30 7
L Mike Knuble 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 20.30 7
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 14.40 7
D Nolan Baumgartner 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 2 18.10 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 25.00 6
D Alex Picard 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.00 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 20.20 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 1 3 7 2 7 0 2 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 0 0 29 0 0 60.00 10
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 8.20 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 -1 12.40 5
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 15.20 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 -3 19.20 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.20 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 15.10 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 4 4 2 2 0 -4 20.10 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 8.20 5
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 11.20 5
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 -1 17.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -3 20.20 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 15.50 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.30 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -4 26.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 20.50 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 17.00 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -3 21.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Legace
2nd star: Eric Meloche
3rd star: Dmitry Afanasenkov

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Joffrey Lupul notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jeff Carter has marked a new career high in assists with 22 assists.
-Alexei Zhitnik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Denis Gauthier has marked a new career high in assists with 26 assists.
-Dmitry Afanasenkov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Dmitry Afanasenkov finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Roman Voloshenko ended his 8 game point drought.
-Todd Fedoruk ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Alexei Zhitnik ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Alexander Frolov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 7 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Brian Campbell beat Mike Richards in a fight.
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 6( 40) , Rochester Americans 0( 13)
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1-0 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Timofei Shishkanov)
2-0 PHL Timofei Shishkanov (Rosario Ruggeri)
3-0 PHL Timofei Shishkanov (Rosario Ruggeri, Stefan Ruzicka)
4-0 PHL Brent Kelly (Rosario Ruggeri)
5-0 PHL Boyd Kane (Alexander Drozdetsky, Mark Cullen)
6-0 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Rosario Ruggeri)

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Boston Bruins 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 23 - 25
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:28/44=62 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:32/52=60 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:34 1-0 Andy McDonald [14] (Petr Cajanek, Wayne Primeau)
16:47 1-1 Brendan Shanahan [20])
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32:39 1-2 Brendan Shanahan [21] (Greg de Vries)
39:43 1-3 Boris Valabik [1] (Jochen Hecht, Braydon Coburn)
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52:14 2-3 Wayne Primeau [23] (Jason Blake, P.J. Axelsson)
58:22 2-4 Pierre Turgeon [13]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:43 Vladislav Evseev (2 min for boarding)
17:43 Mike Ribeiro (2 min for hooking)
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22:13 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for tripping)
23:37 Steve Rucchin (2 min for hooking)
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44:26 Brent Nordin (2 min for high-sticking)
51:31 Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
51:31 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 9.20 5
R Andy McDonald 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.50 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 16.30 6
R Jason Blake 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 17.20 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 7.50 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 10.40 6
C Wayne Primeau 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.20 6
L Vladislav Evseev 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 11.20 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -2 13.20 4
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 3 1 2 5 -2 18.20 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 23.20 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 11.40 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 -1 26.20 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 21 0 0 59.30 5
G Jonathan Bernier 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 0 1 2 0 2 0 5.30 4
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 17.10 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 15.50 5
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.30 4
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 20.00 7
C Pierre Turgeon 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 20.30 7
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Brendan Shanahan 2 0 4 2 2 1 2 1 17.50 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 20.30 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 19.30 8
D Boris Valabik 1 0 1 4 0 4 5 1 19.40 9
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 17.40 5
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Shanahan
2nd star: Boris Valabik
3rd star: Wayne Primeau

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Petr Cajanek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Blake notched his 30th assist of the season.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Brendan Shanahan scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Pierre Turgeon ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Sheldon Souray beat Boris Valabik in a fight.
Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( 27) , Chicago Wolves 2( 7)
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0-1 CHW Marcus Jonasén (Joey Crabb)
0-2 CHW Kevin Doell (Owen Fussey)
1-2 PRO Konstantin Baranov (Petr Kalus)
2-2 PRO Jan Steber (Sergei Zinovjev)
Goalies: Philippe Sauvé - Fred Brathwaite

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Ottawa Senators 3 , Los Angeles Kings 4
Shots: 25 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:70/80=87 %, Challenges:33/54=60 %
LA PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:74/84=88 %, Challenges:26/47=54 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 612350 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:47 0-1 LA Rob Blake [8] (Alex Tanguay, Bryan McCabe)
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30:19 0-2 LA Anze Kopitar [24] (Derek Armstrong, Scott Thornton)
31:59 1-2 Trevor Daley [1] (Todd White)
33:53 2-2 Justin Williams [24] (Bryan Berard, Wade Redden)
35:24 3-2 Mike Comrie [19] (Tom Preissing, Sergei Samsonov)
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46:18 3-3 LA Scott Thornton [16] (Derek Armstrong, Anze Kopitar)
48:58 3-4 LA Rob Niedermayer [18] (Alex Tanguay, Craig Conroy)
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Brenden Morrow (5 min for fighting)
00:03 LA Joey Mormina (5 min for fighting)
03:48 LA Lee Stempniak (2 min for hooking)
12:09 Wade Redden (2 min for hooking)
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39:12 Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
39:12 LA Bryan McCabe (2 min for roughing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 -1 8.30 4
R Chris Kelly 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 14.00 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
R Justin Williams 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.30 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 6.30 6
C Todd White 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 12.50 7
C Mike Comrie 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 6
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 17.30 5
L Denis Hamel 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 7.50 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 15.30 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 21.20 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 0 2 2 1 7 -1 14.10 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15.20 6
D Tom Preissing 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 19.50 7
D Bryan Berard 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 -3 24.10 5
D Trevor Daley 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 19.10 5
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 5 0 5 2 -3 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Maxime Ouellet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 6.00 6
R Brian Willsie 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 16.40 5
R Derek Armstrong 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 2 18.50 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 7.00 4
C Marty Murray 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16.40 5
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 4 4 1 4 0 0 18.20 10
C Craig Conroy 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 18.20 8
L Joey Mormina 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 -1 6.20 4
L Dany Roussin 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 18.20 7
L Scott Thornton 1 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 17.40 9
L Alex Tanguay 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 18.10 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 18.30 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 17.30 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 1 5 1 3 2 1 24.00 8
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
D Rob Blake 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 20.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anze Kopitar
2nd star: Scott Thornton
3rd star: Derek Armstrong

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Trevor Daley finally ended his 61 game goal drought.
Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Derek Armstrong has marked a new career high in points with 43 points.
-Rob Niedermayer ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Rob Blake finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Brenden Morrow beat Joey Mormina in a fight.
Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 37) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 17)
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1-0 GRD Jamie Allison (Serge Payer)
1-1 MNC Petr Kanko (Brendan Bernakevitch, Pat Jarrett)
2-1 GRD Cory Pecker
2-2 MNC Jeff Hoggan (Lauri Tukonen, Pat Jarrett)
3-2 GRD Ahren Nittel (Brian McGrattan)
3-3 MNC Tom Kostopoulos (Jon Francisco, Raitis Ivanans)
4-3 GRD Cody Bass (Michal Barinka)
Goalies: Jeff Glass - Jason LaBarbera

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Washington Capitals 3 , Montreal Canadiens 0
Shots: 23 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:23/45=50 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:24 1-0 Pavel Kubina [9] (David Legwand, Robyn Regehr)
19:52 2-0 Alexei Yashin [22] (Mikael Samuelsson)
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no scoring
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49:02 3-0 Ryan Smyth [25] (Alexei Yashin, John Erskine)
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Penalty summary:
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07:33 Alexei Yashin (2 min for roughing)
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51:54 Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
51:54 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Perry 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 10.00 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 16.10 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 19.20 7
C Andrei Taratukhin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 1 5 1 1 0 2 2 17.40 10
C David Legwand 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 19.50 7
L Quintin Laing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 4
L Chad Kilger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
L Ryan Smyth 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 20.10 7
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.30 5
D John Erskine 0 1 1 5 2 5 0 1 19.00 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 2 7 0 6 2 2 25.30 10
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12.50 4
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 7
D Pavel Kubina 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Thomas Greiss 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 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 14.40 6
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 21.30 4
C Marc Savard 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 8.30 6
C Brad Boyes 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 14.40 5
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 21.00 8
L Tyson Nash 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 6.30 4
L Josh Green 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 14.40 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 4 3 2 1 2 -2 20.40 7
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 15.50 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 26.50 6
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 16.30 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 -2 27.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Jeff Lerg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Alexei Yashin
3rd star: Ryan Smyth

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-David Legwand notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Mikael Samuelsson notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ryan Smyth scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Pavel Kubina finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 18) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 19)
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0-1 QUE Eric Manlow (Mathieu Brunelle, Grant Marshall)
0-2 QUE Darren Lynch (Ajay Baines)
1-2 POR Erkki Rajamäki (Colton Fretter)
Goalies: Kyle Moir - Josh Disher

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Calgary Flames 1 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 17 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:22/46=46 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:29/49=58 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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21:45 0-1 Milan Hejduk [10] (Joe Sakic, Ryan Steeves)
30:12 1-1 Ben Clymer [4] (Matt Carle, Brian Sutherby)
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43:23 1-2 Joe Sakic [27] (Milan Hejduk)
59:55 1-3 Steve Konowalchuk [8] (Curtis Brown, Ian Laperriere) EN
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Penalty summary:
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35:11 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
35:11 Jean-François Jacques (5 min for fighting)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16.20 5
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
R David Vyborny 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 -1 17.10 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 5
L Jean-François Jacques 0 0 3 3 4 3 5 -1 15.30 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 -1 18.30 6
D Matt Carle 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 16.30 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 25.30 7
D Ben Clymer 1 0 1 4 1 5 0 0 17.50 8
D Brett Clark 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 18.00 4
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 23.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 3 0 17 0 0 59.30 5
G Robert Esche 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 7
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 4 2 5 0 1 17.40 8
R Cory Stillman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 18.40 7
C Ryan Steeves 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Curtis Brown 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 17.40 8
C Ian Laperriere 0 1 3 1 2 1 5 0 14.50 7
C Joe Sakic 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 20.10 9
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 7.20 6
L Steve Konowalchuk 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 1 17.40 8
L Martin Straka 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16.20 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 20.50 6
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 22.20 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 20.00 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 1 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Sébastien Caron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-David Vyborny had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Fredrik Modin had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ben Clymer finally ended his 31 game goal drought.
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Milan Hejduk scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Milan Hejduk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Konowalchuk finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jean-François Jacques beat Ian Laperriere in a fight.
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 4( 15) , Hershey Bears 2( 15)
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1-0 SJF Dustin Boyd (Brad Ference, Marc-André Thinel)
2-0 SJF Tomas Kurka (Marc-André Thinel, Dustin Boyd)
2-1 HER Arttu Luttinen (Mark Rycroft)
2-2 HER Nick Tarnasky (Josef Vavra, Michael Vernace)
3-2 SJF Tomas Kurka (Marc-André Thinel, Dustin Boyd)
4-2 SJF Justin Morrison (Marek Malik)
Goalies: Chris Mason - Tyler Weiman

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 30 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:28/53=51 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:20/44=44 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:05 1-0 Ray Whitney [12] (Dan Fritsche, Anton Volchenkov)
16:45 2-0 Dan Fritsche [25] (Nikolai Zherdev)
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27:23 2-1 Ville Nieminen [11] (Daniel Brière, Dan Hamhuis)
29:57 3-1 Peter Schaefer [17] (Nikolai Zherdev, Ron Hainsey)SH
33:35 4-1 Radek Bonk [19] (Peter Bondra)
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44:25 4-2 Daniel Brière [19] (Glen Murray, Ville Nieminen)
48:42 4-3 Dan Hamhuis [2] (Daniel Brière, Glen Murray)
52:07 5-3 Andrej Meszaros [2] (Dan Fritsche, Ray Whitney)
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Penalty summary:
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17:07 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for roughing)
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28:06 Ray Whitney (2 min for hooking)
37:18 Alexander Steen (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 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.30 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 18.20 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 17.10 8
R Peter Bondra 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 6
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 17.20 7
C Dan Fritsche 1 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 19.20 9
C Radek Bonk 1 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 16.20 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 11.40 6
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 11.20 5
L Ray Whitney 1 1 4 0 5 0 2 2 19.20 6
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 24.00 7
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 2 6 1 3 0 3 18.50 9
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 0 23.00 8
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 18.20 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 15.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 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 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -2 18.30 5
R Glen Murray 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 15.10 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -2 18.10 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 6.50 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.20 6
C Daniel Brière 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 13.30 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 -2 19.00 6
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -2 18.40 5
L Ville Nieminen 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 2 15.10 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 -2 18.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -3 23.00 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 16.20 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -2 20.40 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 -2 20.20 7
D Dan Hamhuis 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 15.10 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 -2 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dan Fritsche
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Andrej Meszaros

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Anton Volchenkov has marked a new career high in assists with 17 assists.
-Dan Fritsche scored his 25th goal of the season.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Daniel Brière notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Glen Murray notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ville Nieminen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ville Nieminen ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 15) , Cleveland Barons 1( 18)
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1-0 SYR Brandon Sugden (Yorick Treille)
2-0 SYR Filip Novak (Geoff Platt)
2-1 CLE Riley Armstrong (Lou Dickenson, Patrick Traverse)
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Johan Holmqvist

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Nashville Predators 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 26 - 25
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:36/51=69 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:30/44=66 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:02 1-0 Jason Spezza [14] (Paul Kariya)PP
16:25 1-1 Michal Handzus [20] (Nils Ekman, Martin Lapointe)
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29:21 2-1 John Madden [22] (Mike Johnson, Jordan Leopold)
34:11 2-2 Robert Lang [25] (Martin Havlat, Sean Avery)
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41:46 2-3 Jamie Langenbrunner [22] (Martin Havlat, Adrian Aucoin)PP
49:31 3-3 Paul Kariya [32] (Jason Spezza)
50:38 3-4 Nils Ekman [25] (Martin Lapointe, Adrian Aucoin)
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Penalty summary:
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06:54 Martin Lapointe (2 min for high-sticking)
08:47 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
08:47 Ivan Novoseltsev (5 min for fighting)
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27:08 Carl Corazzini (5 min for fighting)
27:08 Jason Spezza (5 min for fighting)
35:34 Martin Lapointe (2 min for tripping)
37:54 Wes Walz (2 min for tripping)
39:53 Mike Johnson (2 min for roughing)
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44:21 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for holding the stick)
55:34 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 6.40 6
R Dustin Penner 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -2 17.30 4
R Mike Johnson 0 1 3 4 1 1 2 1 18.40 8
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Francis Lemieux 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 7.20 4
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 6
C John Madden 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
C Jason Spezza 1 1 4 1 0 1 5 0 20.40 8
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 14.00 5
L Paul Kariya 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 22.30 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 11.10 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 25.00 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 21 0 0 58.30 5
G Al Montoya 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 1 2 2 0 5 0 6.50 6
R Ivan Novoseltsev 0 0 2 2 2 1 5 0 12.20 5
R Martin Lapointe 0 2 1 4 0 0 4 1 14.50 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 21.10 5
C Dave Bolland 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 8.10 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 17.10 6
C Michal Handzus 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 2 14.10 9
C Robert Lang 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Sean Avery 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 -1 8.00 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 18.00 8
L Nils Ekman 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11.10 7
L Martin Havlat 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 20.20 9
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 18.10 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 15.20 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 -1 23.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nils Ekman
2nd star: Martin Havlat
3rd star: Martin Lapointe

Notes for Nashville Predators:
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Michal Handzus scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Robert Lang scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Martin Havlat notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Nils Ekman has marked a new career high in points with 58 points.
-Nils Ekman scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Martin Lapointe notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nils Ekman scored the 100th goal of his career.
Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo beat Ivan Novoseltsev in a fight.
-Carl Corazzini beat Jason Spezza in a fight.
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 17) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 12)
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1-0 MIL Jerred Smithson
1-1 NOR Brandon Bochenski (James Wisniewski)
1-2 NOR Maxime Talbot (Brandon Bochenski)
1-3 NOR Benoît Mondou (Craig MacDonald, Jordan Hendry)
Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Patrick Lalime

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New York Islanders 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 23 - 14
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/87=87 %, Challenges:21/45=45 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/86=75 %, Challenges:32/47=66 %
Attendance: 13280 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 361216 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:23 1-0 Samuel Påhlsson [9] (Tom Poti)
10:58 1-1 Bret Hedican [1] (Toni Lydman, Marcel Goc)
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29:18 2-1 Sergei Fedorov [12] (Viktor Kozlov, Jesse Joensuu)
33:49 3-1 Sergei Fedorov [13] (Dmitri Kalinin, Brooks Orpik)
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48:05 4-1 Sergei Fedorov [14] (Shawn Bates, Viktor Kozlov)
52:54 5-1 Viktor Kozlov [15] (Sergei Fedorov, Dmitri Kalinin)
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Penalty summary:
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02:05 Toni Lydman (2 min for roughing)
02:05 Aleksey Morozov (2 min for roughing)
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32:22 Joe Thornton (5 min for fighting)
32:22 Petteri Nokelainen (5 min for fighting)
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44:05 Jesse Boulerice (2 min for roughing)
44:05 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
56:18 Joe Thornton (5 min for fighting)
56:18 Petteri Nokelainen (5 min for fighting)
56:38 Blake Comeau (5 min for fighting)
56:38 Trevor Letowski (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 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
R Blake Comeau 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 16.30 7
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 16.00 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 2 5 2 3 2 0 4 18.40 9
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 5 2 1 10 0 7.20 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 17.20 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 15.50 6
C Sergei Fedorov 3 1 5 2 1 0 0 4 19.20 9
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 8.00 4
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -1 17.20 5
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 6
L Shawn Bates 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 4 18.40 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 18.50 4
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 1 16.50 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 4 24.30 9
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 -1 17.50 5
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 4 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Michael Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 7.50 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 17.00 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 16.20 5
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Marcel Goc 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -2 19.30 5
C Joe Thornton 0 0 2 5 2 5 10 -2 14.40 9
L Jesse Boulerice 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 7.40 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 17.00 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -3 16.20 4
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 17.00 7
D Bret Hedican 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -3 24.10 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 20.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 -1 17.10 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -3 22.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Fedorov
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Samuel Påhlsson

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Marcel Goc notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Bret Hedican finally ended his 53 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Joe Thornton fought Petteri Nokelainen in a fight.
-Joe Thornton fought Petteri Nokelainen in a fight.
-Blake Comeau fought Trevor Letowski in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 17) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 15)
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1-0 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Luciano Aquino)
2-0 BRG Eric Boguniecki (Mark Wotton)
3-0 BRG Richard Park (Christoph Brandner, Ryan O'Marra)
3-1 LOW Mike Walsh (Brett Carson)
Goalies: Billy Thompson - Kevin Nastiuk