4/3/2003
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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 19 - 22
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:35/59=58 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:79/90=87 %, Challenges:16/42=37 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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15:22 0-1
Toni Lydman [6] (Bret Hedican, Marcel Goc)
17:07 0-2
Andrei Kostitsyn [3])
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31:48 1-2
Martin Gélinas [22] (Nikolai Zherdev, Peter Bondra)
39:36 2-2
Martin Gélinas [23] (Dan Fritsche, Andrej Meszaros)
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53:25 3-2
Nikolai Zherdev [21] (Anton Volchenkov, Dan Fritsche)
56:36 4-2
Radek Bonk [20] (Peter Schaefer, Adam Foote)
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Penalty summary:
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04:43
Marek Svatos (2 min for tripping)
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27:28
Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
33:47
Gilbert Brulé (2 min for high-sticking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 15.00 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 9
R Peter Bondra 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 8.10 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 -1 15.00 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 2 1 5 0 3 0 2 15.50 9
C Radek Bonk 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 18.10 8
L Erik Rasmussen 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 -1 15.00 6
L Martin Gélinas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 8
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.20 6
D Dan McGillis 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 17.30 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 18.10 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 5 3 5 0 1 26.20 9
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 6 1 6 0 -1 17.40 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 15.10 8
D Adam Foote 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 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 1 2 3 1 0 -1 6.50 4
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 7 4 7 0 1 19.20 8
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 14.30 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 6
C Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 16.40 5
C Marcel Goc 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 -1 15.40 4
C Joe Thornton 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -1 20.50 7
L Jesse Boulerice 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 6.50 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 1 3 3 5 0 1 15.50 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 -2 21.10 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 22.10 6
D Bret Hedican 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 24.30 5
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 16.40 7
D Toni Lydman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -3 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Gélinas
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: Dan Fritsche
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Dan Fritsche notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Radek Bonk scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ray Whitney had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Peter Schaefer had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Andrei Kostitsyn ended his 7 game point drought.
-Toni Lydman finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 14) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 17)
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0-1 LOW Mike Walsh (Vince Bellissimo)
1-1 SYR Geoff Platt (Sergei Mozyakin, Derrick Walser)
1-2 LOW Niclas Wallin (Vince Bellissimo)
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Kevin Nastiuk
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Dallas Stars 2 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 16 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:19/35=52 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:78/96=81 %, Challenges:46/60=75 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:46 0-1
Ilya Kovalchuk [33] (Lubomir Visnovsky)
11:09 1-1
Mike York [16] (Patrik Elias, Jere Lehtinen)
16:45 1-2
Ilya Kovalchuk [34] (Antoine Vermette, Alyn McCauley)PP
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28:28 1-3
Antoine Vermette [18] (Alexander Frolov, Ronald Petrovicky)
32:15 1-4
Alexander Frolov [15] (Antoine Vermette, Ronald Petrovicky)
35:34 2-4
Patrik Elias [26] (Matthew Barnaby, Stu Barnes)
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57:55 2-5
Jarome Iginla [32] (Lubomir Visnovsky)
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Penalty summary:
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03:21
Mathias Tjärnqvist (2 min for high-sticking)
15:46
Darryl Sydor (2 min for holding the stick)
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26:33
Marek Zagrapan (5 min for fighting)
26:33
Matthew Barnaby (5 min for fighting)
37:03
Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
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52:02
Mathias Tjärnqvist (5 min for fighting)
52:02
Alyn McCauley (5 min for fighting)
52:02
Mathias Tjärnqvist (10 min game misconduct)
52:02
Alyn McCauley (10 min game misconduct)
52:02
Stu Barnes (5 min for fighting)
52:02
Jiri Novotny (5 min for fighting)
52:02
Stu Barnes (10 min game misconduct)
52:02
Jiri Novotny (10 min game misconduct)
52:02
Matthew Barnaby (5 min for fighting)
52:02
Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
52:02
Matthew Barnaby (10 min game misconduct)
52:02
Steve Bégin (10 min game misconduct)
52:02
Johan Fransson (5 min for fighting)
52:02
Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
52:02
Johan Fransson (10 min game misconduct)
52:02
Mike Commodore (10 min game misconduct)
52:02
Sergei Zubov (2 min for roughing)
52:02
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 2 1 0 0 17 0 6.50 7
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 12.20 4
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 19.30 4
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Stu Barnes 0 1 2 2 1 2 15 0 8.00 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
C Eric Lindros 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
C Mike York 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
L Matthew Barnaby 0 1 1 2 0 2 20 0 6.10 5
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 13.20 4
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 19.40 4
L Patrik Elias 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Johan Fransson 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 -1 13.00 5
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 4
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 -1 28.50 4
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 -1 15.20 5
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 19.50 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 3 6 0 2 2 -1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 30 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 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 0 3 2 2 0 0 7.00 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 1 1 1 0 0 15 0 12.50 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 17.00 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 5 3 3 1 0 0 21.10 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 6.30 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 4 1 4 15 0 11.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 3 20.00 9
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 21.50 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 1 1 17 0 11.40 7
L Alexander Frolov 1 1 4 2 1 2 0 2 20.10 9
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 21.10 10
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 12.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 18.50 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 26.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 16.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 20.10 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 14 0 0 60.00 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antoine Vermette
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Ronald Petrovicky
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Stu Barnes finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Patrik Elias finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Alexander Frolov scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexander Frolov ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Marek Zagrapan beat Matthew Barnaby in a fight.
-Mathias Tjärnqvist beat Alyn McCauley in a fight.
-Jiri Novotny beat Stu Barnes in a fight.
-Steve Bégin beat Matthew Barnaby in a fight.
-Mike Commodore beat Johan Fransson in a fight.
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 2( 14) , Rochester Americans 3( 21)
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0-1 ROC Mike Funk (Dylan Hunter, Toni Dahlman)
1-1 UTH Loui Eriksson (Mark Fistric, Tobias Stephan)
2-1 UTH Tomek Valtonen (Vadim Khomitsky, Jamie Tardif)
2-2 ROC Martin Kariya (Ryan Barnes)
2-3 ROC Greg Mauldin (Martin Kariya, Ryan Barnes)
Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Martin Prusek
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Nashville Predators 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 19 - 31
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/68=88 %, Challenges:32/57=55 %
PP: 0 of 1 (5 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:33/49=66 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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28:29 1-0
Jason Spezza [15] (Marek Zidlicky, Kimmo Timonen)
29:19 2-0
Mike Johnson [28] (Steve Sullivan, Jason Spezza)
35:27 2-1
Josh Langfeld [5] (Travis Fuller, Noah Welch)
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58:53 3-1
Jason Chimera [17] (Jordan Leopold, Marek Zidlicky) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:13
Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
01:13
Jason Spezza (5 min for fighting)
03:12
Ryan Suter (5 min for fighting)
03:12
Ryan Whitney (5 min for fighting)
19:31
Travis Fuller (2 min for hooking)
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21:56
Noah Welch (2 min for roughing)
21:56
Paul Kariya (2 min for roughing)
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40:51
John Madden (2 min for roughing)
40:51
Matt Pettinger (2 min for roughing)
47:04
Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
47:04
Travis Fuller (5 min for fighting)
49:05
Jordan Leopold (2 min for elbowing)
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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 5.50 6
R Dustin Penner 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 15.30 6
R Mike Johnson 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 18.30 9
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Francis Lemieux 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.10 4
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
C John Madden 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 18.10 7
C Jason Spezza 1 1 3 1 2 1 5 0 20.10 9
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 7
L Jason Chimera 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 18.20 7
L Paul Kariya 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 20.00 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.10 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 17.50 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 26.00 8
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 1 3 1 5 2 18.10 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Josh Langfeld 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5.50 8
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 18.00 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 15.00 7
R Mark Recchi 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 21.10 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5.50 5
C Johan Franzén 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 0 18.00 9
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 -1 17.40 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 4 6 2 2 0 -2 18.30 8
L Travis Fuller 0 1 0 2 1 0 7 1 4.40 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 15.50 6
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 4 8 1 4 0 -2 21.10 9
D Noah Welch 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 16.50 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 2 6 0 4 0 -1 19.50 9
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 2 4 0 3 5 -2 23.30 8
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 18.10 5
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 22.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 16 0 0 59.00 5
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Johnson
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Marek Zidlicky
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jason Spezza scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jason Spezza scored the 300th point of his career.
-John Madden had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jason Chimera finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Josh Langfeld finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Mark Recchi had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ryan Malone had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Jason Spezza beat Sidney Crosby in a fight.
-Ryan Suter fought Ryan Whitney in a fight.
-Travis Fuller beat Jordin Tootoo in a fight.
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 32) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 11)
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1-0 MIL Alex Henry (Bruno Gervais, Jerred Smithson)
2-0 MIL Paul Brown (Scott May)
3-0 MIL Jerred Smithson (Alex Henry)
3-1 WIL Connor James (Kenny Corupe, Micki Dupont)
Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Andrew Penner