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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 29 - 22
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:33/47=68 %
LA PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:29/52=54 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:27 1-0 Brendan Mikkelson [5] (Mattias Lévesque)
16:06 2-0 Jonathan Toews [13] (Marcus Granqvist, Marc Staal)
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33:53 2-1 LA Paul Stastny [11] (Tyler Myers, Ian White)
36:38 2-2 LA Nik Antropov [13] (Paul Stastny, Dwight King)
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40:48 3-2 Travis Moen [5] (Mattias Lévesque, Dennis Wideman)
50:16 4-2 Jonathan Toews [14] (Marcus Granqvist, Scott Hartnell)
57:08 4-3 LA Michael Sauer [1] (Jason Sciardi, Lars Eller)
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Penalty summary:
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19:57 LA Troy Brouwer (2 min for elbowing)
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21:57 Mattias Lévesque (2 min for tripping)
26:45 LA Mike Cammalleri (2 min for holding the stick)
31:55 LA Nik Antropov (2 min for cross-checking)
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51:13 LA Mike Cammalleri (2 min for hooking)
59:45 Mattias Lévesque (2 min for slashing)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 5
R Mattias Lévesque 0 2 1 3 0 3 4 1 18.50 9
R Sam Gagner 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 14.00 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 1 2 5 2 3 0 1 19.30 8
C Igor Krasnov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 4
C Logan MacMillan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 12.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 18.50 7
C Jonathan Toews 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.10 8
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Travis Moen 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 14.20 8
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 17.50 6
L Marcus Granqvist 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 18.00 6
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Keaton Ellerby 0 0 2 7 0 4 0 1 26.50 9
D Brendan Mikkelson 1 0 3 4 1 3 0 1 20.00 9
D Alexander Edler 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 17.30 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 1 6 0 3 0 1 23.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Niko Hovinen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 -2 8.30 4
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.20 6
R Nik Antropov 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 13.40 8
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 3 4 1 4 -1 19.10 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.30 4
C Lars Eller 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 16.00 7
C Paul Stastny 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Jonathan Tavares 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 20.40 8
L Troy Brouwer 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 8.30 7
L Lucas Ainslie 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 12.20 6
L Dwight King 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
L Peter Mueller 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 21.10 8
D Michael Sauer 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 12.20 7
D Ian White 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Ryan Ellis 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 -3 28.30 5
D Jason Sciardi 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 12.20 7
D Tyler Myers 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 19.00 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 -3 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 4 0 25 0 0 58.20 6
G Jonathan Quick 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Toews
2nd star: Mattias Lévesque
3rd star: Scott Hartnell

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Marcus Granqvist notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Travis Moen finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Patrick Sharp had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Dwight King has marked a new career high in points with 36 points.
-Mike Cammalleri had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mike Cammalleri had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Jonathan Tavares had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Michael Sauer finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Jason Sciardi ended his 7 game point drought.
-Tom Gilbert had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 3( 24) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 28)
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0-1 MNC Zdeno Kinkava (Michael Grabner, Vyateslav Voinov)
1-1 CIN Kelly Tucker
1-2 MNC Zdeno Kinkava (Michael Grabner, Shaun Allen)
2-2 CIN Jaroslav Vogel (Brett Morrison)
2-3 MNC Matthew Martin (Shaun Allen)
3-3 CIN Hank Conroy (Ryan Dingle)

Goalies: Marco Cousineau - Jeff Zatkoff

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Calgary Flames 2
Shots: 22 - 21
PP: 2 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:29/49=58 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:72/95=75 %, Challenges:25/36=67 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 828800 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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03:18 1-0 Derick Brassard [15] (Johan Motin, Kenny Cristersson)
15:53 1-1 T.J. Galiardi [3] (Anton Lander, Del Ward)
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22:09 2-1 Phillip Hogan [11] (Teemu Turku, Kenny Cristersson)PP
29:31 2-2 Paul Sylvester [14] (Jason Williams, Bobby Sanguinetti)
34:33 3-2 Teemu Turku [16] (Rick Nash)
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44:31 4-2 Rick Nash [24] (Teemu Turku, Phillip Hogan)PP
50:38 5-2 Rick Nash [25] (Jim Ferraro, Mrej Brejhova)
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Penalty summary:
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08:41 Dustin Penner (2 min for high-sticking)
10:59 Kenny Cristersson (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:17 Anton Lander (2 min for elbowing)
27:39 Lubos Lavrince (2 min for tripping)
30:13 Anton Lander (2 min for high-sticking)
37:11 Zack Stortini (2 min for roughing)
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40:09 Ari Talonen (2 min for boarding)
43:46 T.J. Galiardi (2 min for tripping)
44:44 Mathieu St-Laurent (2 min for roughing)
44:44 Ross Verbeek (2 min for roughing)
46:29 Jason Williams (2 min for high-sticking)
48:11 Mathieu St-Laurent (2 min for roughing)
48:11 Phillip Hogan (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sebastien Paré 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Ross Verbeek 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 11.40 7
R Jim Ferraro 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 6
R Phillip Hogan 1 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 20.10 8
C Raul Yzerman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 7
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 14.40 6
C Derick Brassard 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
C Teemu Turku 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 9
L Lubos Lavrince 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7.00 5
L Viktor Antropov 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 14.50 5
L Billy Sweatt 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 17.50 5
L Rick Nash 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 9
D Ari Talonen 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 14.50 7
D Johan Motin 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 19.40 8
D Mrej Brejhova 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 22.30 7
D Oleg Bukin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Kenny Cristersson 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 19.00 6
D Ben Blood 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas Alarie 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R T.J. Galiardi 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 11.30 6
R Zack Stortini 0 0 2 5 0 5 2 -1 19.10 9
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 6
R Jason Williams 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 17.00 5
C Del Ward 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.40 5
C Manny Oates 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Janne Niemelä 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 17.00 4
L Anton Lander 0 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 7.40 5
L Silas Rovai 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 5
L Paul Sylvester 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 12.40 6
L Dustin Penner 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 21.40 5
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 1 1 4 1 6 0 0 19.40 8
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 8 0 5 0 -2 29.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 4
D Colby Cohen 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 19.40 7
D Mathieu St-Laurent 0 0 1 2 1 2 4 -1 21.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Leland Irving 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Thomas McCollum 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Teemu Turku
3rd star: Phillip Hogan

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Derick Brassard scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Kenny Cristersson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rick Nash scored the 900th point of his career.
-Rick Nash scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Mrej Brejhova notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-T.J. Galiardi ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 19) , Saint John Flames 2( 12)
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1-0 SYR Adam Pineault (Kirill Starkov, Marc Methot)
2-0 SYR Martin Látal (James Rollins)
2-1 SJF Arvi Saarenpää (Casey Hurlbut, Brett MacLean)
2-2 SJF John Armstrong (Aaron Snow)
3-2 SYR Ondrej Fiala (Maxim Trunev, Eldon Reed)

Goalies: Daniel LaCosta - Vitaly Udovin

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Nashville Predators 6 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 35 - 26
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:69/74=93 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/68=89 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 859711 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:25 1-0 Mark Bell [15] (Marc-André Cliche, Mike Funk)
10:42 1-1 Renaud Vandal [7] (Sandy Clark, Matt Pelech)
19:52 2-1 Bruno Gervais [3] (Marc-André Cliche, R.J. Umberger)PP
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24:11 2-2 Evgeny Artyukhin [7] (Jaroslav Prochazka, Matt Pelech)
25:14 3-2 Marc-André Cliche [18] (Nick Schultz)
28:58 3-3 Sandy Clark [3] (Dave Larose, Jaroslav Prochazka)
30:36 3-4 Brian Lee [8] (Cory Emmerton)
31:59 4-4 Toni Rajala [6] (Michael Ryder, Bruno Gervais)
32:54 5-4 Chris Higgins [16] (Michael Ryder, Bruno Gervais)
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47:49 6-4 Michael Ryder [16] (Chris Higgins, Jason Spezza)
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Penalty summary:
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17:13 Marcel Goc (2 min for hooking)
19:24 Zigmund Novotny (2 min for roughing)
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23:17 Michael Blunden (5 min for fighting)
23:17 Anton Babchuk (5 min for fighting)
27:26 Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
27:26 Colton Sceviour (5 min for fighting)
33:54 Mark Bell (2 min for roughing)
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44:04 Brian Lee (5 min for fighting)
44:04 Anton Babchuk (5 min for fighting)
51:18 Jaroslav Prochazka (2 min for slashing)
55:45 Jaroslav Prochazka (2 min for hooking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Sceviour 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 4.50 4
R Mathieu Turgeon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
R Jimmy Hayes 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.50 5
R Michael Ryder 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7.20 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 17.00 7
C Mark Bell 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 17.20 8
C Jason Spezza 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 20.20 8
L Toni Rajala 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.20 6
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
L Marc-André Cliche 1 2 4 1 3 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Chris Higgins 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
D Sylvain Drainville 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 10.20 5
D Mike Funk 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 20.40 7
D Bruno Gervais 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 29.00 7
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
D Nick Schultz 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 22.00 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 6 0 2 10 1 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olivier Roy 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Jeremy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zigmund Novotny 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 12.20 7
R Anton Gustafsson 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 19.00 7
R Michael Blunden 0 0 4 1 0 1 5 0 15.10 7
R Dave Larose 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 4.50 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 11.30 5
C Renaud Vandal 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
C Cory Emmerton 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
C Bill Dare 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Evgeny Artyukhin 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
L Jaroslav Prochazka 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 14.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 20.30 7
D Johan Fransson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
D Sandy Clark 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Carl Sneep 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 -1 29.00 8
D Gustav Radimerski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Matt Pelech 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 19.10 8
D Brian Lee 1 0 3 2 1 2 5 -1 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vsevolod Zhamnov 5 0 14 0 0 33.00 4
G Cory Schneider 1 0 15 0 0 27.00 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Ryder
2nd star: Marc-André Cliche
3rd star: Bruno Gervais

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Mark Bell scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marc-André Cliche scored the 300th point of his career.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Jaroslav Prochazka notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brian Lee finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Michael Blunden beat Anton Babchuk in a fight.
-Colton Sceviour beat Logan Couture in a fight.
-Brian Lee fought Anton Babchuk in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 17) , Kansas City Blades 2( 12)
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1-0 MIL Jim Slater (Constantin Braun)
1-1 KCB Keimo Takko (Johan Ryno, Berg Wedlund)
1-2 KCB Johan Ryno (Keimo Takko, Berg Wedlund)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Danny Turple

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Washington Capitals 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 15 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/74=72 %, Challenges:24/44=53 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:77/87=88 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 937650 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:31 1-0 Ravil Oktyabrev [17] (Ivan Vishnevskiy)
10:16 1-1 Ed Purcell [23] (Alexei Cherepanov, Brian Boyle)
19:12 1-2 Brian Boyle [13] (Larry Calhoun, Brent Burns)
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29:25 2-2 Ravil Oktyabrev [18] (Rod Pelley, Ivan Vishnevskiy)
30:45 2-3 Kyle Turris [8] (Vlastislav Omer, Ahti Pulkkinen)
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49:24 2-4 Zigmund Hubergritz [3] (Pavel Lebziak, Vlastislav Omer)
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Joni Pitkänen (5 min for fighting)
00:03 Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
15:29 Brian Boyle (2 min for roughing)
15:29 Tarek Tabaracci (2 min for roughing)
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29:42 Rod Pelley (2 min for roughing)
29:42 Heimo Jarvi (2 min for roughing)
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41:04 Nikita Alexeev (2 min for slashing)
45:21 Matt Stajan (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 6.50 5
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 18.10 7
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 16.10 7
R Ravil Oktyabrev 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 8
C Matt Stajan 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 6.50 5
C Tarek Tabaracci 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 15.40 6
C Ben Maxwell 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 16.30 6
C Rod Pelley 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 16.20 7
L Magnus Svensson-Paajarv 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 6.50 4
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.40 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17.30 5
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 20.00 5
D John Carlson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 23.20 5
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 5 1 0 5 -1 21.00 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 17.40 6
D Oscar Hedman 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -2 18.00 7
D Ivan Vishnevskiy 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Charles Lavallière 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zigmund Hubergritz 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8.20 6
R Kyle Turris 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 14.20 9
R Larry Calhoun 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 17.00 7
R Ed Purcell 1 0 5 7 0 6 0 1 20.20 10
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
C Tyson Westover 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 14.20 7
C Heimo Jarvi 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 17.00 6
C Brian Boyle 1 1 6 2 0 0 2 2 20.20 8
L Pavel Lebziak 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.20 5
L Vlastislav Omer 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 0 14.20 8
L Ahti Pulkkinen 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.10 6
D Brent Burns 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 19.00 8
D Francis Béliveau 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 24.50 7
D Wes O'Neill 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 15.50 5
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 2 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Eric Kaprielian 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G Lennart Simonsson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Turris
2nd star: Ravil Oktyabrev
3rd star: Ed Purcell

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Rod Pelley notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Josef Vasicek had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Larry Calhoun notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vlastislav Omer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Zigmund Hubergritz finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
-Brian Boyle ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Joni Pitkänen fought Keith Ballard in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 28) , Rochester Americans 0( 12)
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1-0 POR Viktor Onopko (Kent Errey)
2-0 POR Kent Errey (Dario Bürgler, Viktor Onopko)

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Clement Wertheim