28/12/2002
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 30 - 7
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:44/62=69 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:74/92=80 %, Challenges:13/47=27 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:09 0-1
Erik Cole [7] (Eric Staal)PP
11:51 1-1
Nicklas Lidström [5] (Matt Pettinger, Johan Franzén)
13:02 2-1
Sidney Crosby [10] (Colby Armstrong, Marcus Nilson)
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26:57 3-1
Evgeny Malkin [7] (Johan Franzén, Jarkko Ruutu)
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42:56 4-1
Ryan Malone [13] (Evgeny Malkin, Mark Recchi)PP
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Penalty summary:
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09:27
Kris Draper (2 min for slashing)
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38:11
Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
38:11
Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
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41:34
Dave Spina (2 min for high-sticking)
44:52
Cory Sarich (2 min for roughing)
44:52
Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
49:52
Andre Roy (2 min for diving)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 8.10 8
R Scott Walker 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 17.00 7
R Mark Recchi 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Johan Franzén 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 15.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 5 5 2 3 0 1 21.00 10
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 6.40 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 1 17.20 7
L Ryan Malone 1 0 3 4 3 3 0 1 20.50 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 0 13.40 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 18.20 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 1 23.40 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 19.00 8
D Nicklas Lidström 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 6 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Polushin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.30 4
R Andre Roy 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -2 15.40 5
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 8.30 5
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 -1 15.20 4
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
C Eric Staal 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 20.20 7
L Dave Spina 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6.40 4
L Anton But 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 -1 15.20 4
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 -2 17.50 5
L Erik Cole 1 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 20.10 7
D Martin Tuma 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 16.30 4
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 19.40 4
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 5 3 3 7 -1 22.20 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 11.20 4
D Andy Rogers 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 20.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 30.10 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Jarkko Ruutu
3rd star: Johan Franzén
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marcus Nilson notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Erik Cole finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Cory Sarich beat Noah Welch in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 20) , Detroit Vipers 3( 17)
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0-1 DTV Andreas Karlsson (Justin Keller, Nolan Pratt)
0-2 DTV Daniel Corso (Stanislav Lascek)
1-2 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Tyler Kennedy)
1-3 DTV Radek Smolenak (Andreas Karlsson)
2-3 WIL Yuri Dobryshkin (Stephen Dixon)
Goalies: Andrew Penner - Nolan Schaefer
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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 4
Shots: 28 - 31
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:21/54=38 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:63/87=72 %, Challenges:24/51=46 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:21 1-0
Vernon Fiddler [1] (Kyle Wanvig)
09:22 1-1
Geoff Sanderson [11] (Niko Dimitrakos, Dmitry Afanasenkov)
19:43 1-2
Peter Forsberg [15] (Niko Dimitrakos, Alexei Zhitnik)PP
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39:37 1-3
Peter Forsberg [16] (Simon Gagné, Todd Fedoruk)
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47:05 2-3
Jaromir Jagr [20] (Andy Sutton, Braydon Coburn)
48:49 3-3
Vyacheslav Kozlov [5] (Vitaly Vishnevski, Pierre Turgeon)
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64:42 3-4
Peter Forsberg [17] (Geoff Sanderson, Alexei Zhitnik)
Penalty summary:
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04:33
Eric Meloche (2 min for slashing)
13:36
Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
18:33
Brent Nordin (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:24
Andy Sutton (2 min for high-sticking)
26:12
Denis Gauthier (2 min for roughing)
26:12
Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for roughing)
36:05
Brent Nordin (2 min for hooking)
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44:39
Mike Richards (5 min for fighting)
44:39
Brendan Shanahan (5 min for fighting)
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62:54
Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
62:54
Jeff Carter (5 min for fighting)
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Nordin 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 6.10 5
R Kyle Wanvig 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 16.50 7
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 16.40 6
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.10 6
C Vernon Fiddler 1 0 2 4 3 4 0 1 18.50 7
C Pierre Turgeon 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 18.00 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 19.00 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 16.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 18.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 17.40 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 4 7 2 4 0 -2 29.40 9
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 7 3 7 0 1 22.30 8
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Andy Sutton 0 1 2 3 4 3 7 -1 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 27 0 0 64.40 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Meloche 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 6.40 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 3 3 4 0 0 14.50 7
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.00 8
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 1 2 6 4 6 0 -2 20.20 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.10 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 5 2 7 0 0 19.40 8
C Jeff Carter 0 0 3 3 1 3 5 0 16.20 7
C Peter Forsberg 3 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 22.40 7
L Todd Fedoruk 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6.40 6
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.00 7
L Geoff Sanderson 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Simon Gagné 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 20.50 8
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 -1 24.40 8
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18.30 6
D Sasha Pokulok 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 22.20 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 2 4 2 4 2 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 25 0 0 64.40 7
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Peter Forsberg
2nd star: Geoff Sanderson
3rd star: Niko Dimitrakos
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Braydon Coburn has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Vernon Fiddler finally ended his 34 game goal drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Peter Forsberg scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Niko Dimitrakos notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Todd Fedoruk ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Mike Richards beat Brendan Shanahan in a fight.
-Andy Sutton beat Jeff Carter in a fight.
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 33) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 10)
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0-1 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Boyd Kane, Denis Tolpeko)
1-1 CHW Glen Metropolit (Stephen Baby)
2-1 CHW Garnet Exelby (Cory Larose)
2-2 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Boyd Kane, Oskars Bartulis)
3-2 CHW Jim Slater (Ilkka Pikkarainen)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Rejean Beauchemin
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Nashville Predators 2 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4
Shots: 20 - 31
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:23/37=60 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:78/88=88 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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14:23 0-1
Fernando Pisani [5] (Henrik Sedin, Markus Näslund)PP
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25:18 1-1
Patrick Marleau [15] (Marek Zidlicky, Shea Weber)
29:38 1-2
Dustin Brown [8] (Mike Fisher, Ladislav Smid)
30:33 1-3
Fernando Pisani [6] (Kirk Maltby, Andrew Ference)
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41:51 2-3
Marek Zidlicky [8] (Steve Sullivan, Paul Kariya)PP
58:45 2-4
Mike Sillinger [8] (Mike Fisher, François Beauchemin) EN
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Penalty summary:
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13:53
Francis Lemieux (2 min for hooking)
14:32
Aleksander Suglobov (2 min for hooking)
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22:36
Zdeno Chara (2 min for roughing)
22:36
Mike Johnson (2 min for roughing)
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40:01
Kirk Maltby (2 min for high-sticking)
53:27
Andrew Ladd (5 min for fighting)
53:27
Shea Weber (5 min for fighting)
59:08
Kirk Maltby (2 min for high-sticking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 4
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 15.20 5
R Mike Johnson 0 0 2 4 3 2 2 0 17.00 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
C Francis Lemieux 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.20 6
C John Madden 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 5
L Jason Chimera 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 13.50 7
L Paul Kariya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Teemu Laakso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Shea Weber 0 1 0 6 0 3 5 0 15.20 8
D Marek Zidlicky 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 -1 26.30 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 17.50 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 -1 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 27 0 0 59.00 6
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aleksander Suglobov 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
R Fernando Pisani 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 16.50 8
R Dustin Brown 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 14.10 8
R Dany Heatley 0 0 4 8 2 7 0 0 18.00 10
C Tim Taylor 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Mike Sillinger 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Mike Fisher 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Brad Isbister 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 2 1 2 0 4 1 14.00 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 3 2 0 2 5 1 17.50 8
L Markus Näslund 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 5
D François Beauchemin 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 17.20 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 21.40 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Jean-Philippe Levasseur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fernando Pisani
2nd star: Dustin Brown
3rd star: Mike Sillinger
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Kirk Maltby notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fernando Pisani finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Dustin Brown finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Kirk Maltby ended his 9 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Andrew Ladd beat Shea Weber in a fight.
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 19) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 14)
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1-0 MIL Jerred Smithson
2-0 MIL Jerred Smithson (Radovan Somik, Ryan Parent)
Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Michael Tobler