18 Mars

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Phoenix Coyotes 3
Shots: 29 - 32
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:57/69=82 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
PHO PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:68/76=89 %, Challenges:36/47=75 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:38 1-0 Lauri Tukonen [11] (Andrej Meszaros, Joni Pitkänen)
12:55 2-0 Dan Hamhuis [4] (Gilbert Brulé)
17:01 2-1 PHO R.J. Umberger [11] (Alexander Semin, Jason Woolley)
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34:11 2-2 PHO Alexander Semin [13] (R.J. Umberger)
36:11 3-2 Lauri Tukonen [12] (Joni Pitkänen, Dan Fritsche)
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51:09 3-3 PHO Dave Scatchard [22] (Yanick Lehoux, Enver Lisin)
54:22 4-3 Peter Schaefer [18] (Joni Pitkänen, Ron Hainsey)
59:12 5-3 Peter Schaefer [19] (Andrej Meszaros, Joni Pitkänen) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:54 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for roughing)
01:54 PHO Alexander Frolov (2 min for roughing)
17:22 PHO Mike Ricci (2 min for hooking)
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22:27 Rico Fata (2 min for cross-checking)
38:07 PHO R.J. Umberger (5 min for fighting)
38:07 Gilbert Brulé (5 min for fighting)
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41:54 PHO Alexander Frolov (2 min for roughing)
41:54 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for roughing)
43:13 Darby Hendrickson (2 min for elbowing)
55:21 Brendan Mikkelson (2 min for tripping)
58:57 PHO Dave Scatchard (5 min for fighting)
58:57 Ron Hainsey (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Blake Comeau 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 15.50 6
R Lauri Tukonen 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 19.10 9
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
C Darby Hendrickson 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 -2 12.20 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 17.00 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 2 5 0 4 0 1 20.00 9
L Petr Schastlivy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Dany Roussin 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 12.00 5
L Peter Schaefer 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 15.30 8
L Rico Fata 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 19.10 8
D Brendan Mikkelson 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 16.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 4 0 2 2 2 2 3 16.30 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 3 1 0 5 0 27.30 7
D Dan Hamhuis 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 2 2 4 0 4 2 2 17.00 9
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 3 5 1 1 0 1 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Mike Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Enver Lisin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 6
R Tyson Clark 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 12.30 7
R Pierre Dagenais 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -3 20.30 5
R Richard Park 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 20.30 5
C Yanick Lehoux 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 6.30 5
C R.J. Umberger 1 1 2 2 0 2 5 1 11.20 9
C Oleg Saprykin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 18.20 5
C Dave Scatchard 1 0 3 1 1 1 5 0 21.00 8
L Mike Ricci 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 6.30 5
L Alexander Semin 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 0 4 1 3 4 -2 16.20 5
L Yanic Perreault 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Jason Woolley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
D Matthew Spiller 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -3 18.30 5
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 26.30 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 5
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 18.00 5
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 28.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 5 0 24 0 0 58.30 5
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Lauri Tukonen
2nd star: Peter Schaefer
3rd star: Joni Pitkänen

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Joni Pitkänen notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Dan Fritsche notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Blake Comeau had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Lauri Tukonen ended his 7 game point drought.
-Nikolai Zherdev had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Nikolai Zherdev had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-R.J. Umberger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Yanick Lehoux ended his 8 game point drought.
-Alexander Semin ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-R.J. Umberger fought Gilbert Brulé in a fight.
-Dave Scatchard beat Ron Hainsey in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 19) , Springfield Falcons 0( 22)
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1-0 SYR Jody Shelley (Krys Kolanos, Petr Tenkrat)
2-0 SYR Denis Shvidki (Erik Rasmussen)
3-0 SYR Brandon Sugden (Konstantin Koltsov, Jonas Nordquist)

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - David LeNeveu

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Dallas Stars 5 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 23 - 24
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:70/79=88 %, Challenges:23/52=43 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/80=82 %, Challenges:30/50=58 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:28 1-0 Darryl Sydor [3] (Stéphane Robidas, Mike Fisher)
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30:37 1-1 Brian Gionta [29] (Rick Nash, Mattias Öhlund)
31:21 1-2 Pavol Demitra [33] (Rick Nash, Mattias Öhlund)
31:41 2-2 Darryl Sydor [4] (Stéphane Robidas, Mike York)
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41:19 3-2 Jere Lehtinen [35] (Patrik Elias, Pavel Kubina)
48:06 4-2 Josh Langfeld [9] (Mike Fisher, Michal Barinka)
49:42 5-2 Jere Lehtinen [36] (Patrik Elias, Joe Thornton)
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Penalty summary:
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04:26 Joe Thornton (2 min for roughing)
04:26 Jan Bulis (2 min for roughing)
13:15 Rostislav Klesla (5 min for fighting)
13:15 Vojtech Polak (5 min for fighting)
18:04 Stéphane Robidas (2 min for roughing)
18:04 Marco Sturm (2 min for roughing)
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22:06 Marco Sturm (2 min for roughing)
22:06 Jaroslav Modry (2 min for roughing)
24:35 Tuomo Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
24:35 Vojtech Polak (5 min for fighting)
27:08 Pavel Kubina (2 min for roughing)
27:08 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
33:04 Michal Barinka (5 min for fighting)
33:04 Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
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46:55 Steve Ott (2 min for roughing)
46:55 Rob Blake (2 min for roughing)
50:56 Mark Streit (2 min for hooking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 1 2 1 10 0 8.20 6
R Josh Langfeld 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 16.50 7
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15.00 6
R Jere Lehtinen 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Johan Franzén 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 8.50 6
C Mike Fisher 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 16.50 7
C Mike York 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 16.20 6
C Joe Thornton 0 1 2 4 0 3 2 0 18.00 8
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 5
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 16.20 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 15.30 6
L Patrik Elias 0 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20.00 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 2 14.20 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 28.10 7
D Michal Barinka 0 1 1 3 2 3 5 1 15.50 8
D Darryl Sydor 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 17.40 9
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 4 4 1 4 2 0 24.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Maxime Ouellet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -1 10.00 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0 3 2 3 5 -1 11.40 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 -2 20.00 7
R Brian Gionta 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 17.10 7
C Sam Gagner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.00 5
C Alfred DeToro 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 -1 12.30 5
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 16.00 5
C Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 8.00 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.40 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -2 16.30 7
L Rick Nash 0 2 4 8 0 7 0 1 19.50 10
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 -1 14.30 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 17.00 5
D Mattias Öhlund 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 27.20 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 2 2 2 2 5 -1 16.10 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 -3 19.40 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Darryl Sydor
2nd star: Jere Lehtinen
3rd star: Josh Langfeld

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Jere Lehtinen scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Patrik Elias notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Pavel Kubina notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Pavel Kubina notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Jere Lehtinen has marked a new career high in points with 73 points.
-Darryl Sydor finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Other notes:
-Rostislav Klesla fought Vojtech Polak in a fight.
-Tuomo Ruutu beat Vojtech Polak in a fight.
-Michal Barinka beat Noah Welch in a fight.

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 21) , Providence Bruins 1( 27)
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1-0 UTH Stan Emmery (James Neal, Yared Hagos)
1-1 PRO Duncan Keith (Yan Stastny, Fedor Fedorov)
2-1 UTH Henrik Juntunen (Cameron Black)
3-1 UTH János Vas (Cameron Black)

Goalies: Josh Harding - Philippe Sauvé

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Colorado Avalanche 1 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 10 - 24
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:18/41=42 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:82/101=81 %, Challenges:31/53=57 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:25 0-1 Jordan Staal [33] (Manny Malhotra)
18:34 0-2 Saku Koivu [21] (Marian Gaborik, Brooks Orpik)
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39:57 0-3 Jordan Staal [34] (Manny Malhotra, Craig Rivet)
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47:59 1-3 Martin Straka [28] (Shean Donovan, John-Michael Liles)
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Penalty summary:
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15:45 John-Michael Liles (2 min for roughing)
15:45 Andrei Markov (2 min for roughing)
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23:34 John-Michael Liles (2 min for roughing)
23:34 Mark Parrish (2 min for roughing)
26:48 Colin White (5 min for fighting)
26:48 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
38:22 Martin Skoula (5 min for fighting)
38:22 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
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44:43 Hal Gill (2 min for roughing)
44:43 Steve Konowalchuk (2 min for roughing)
51:41 Jordan Staal (5 min for fighting)
51:41 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
54:13 Saku Koivu (2 min for hooking)
58:31 Saku Koivu (2 min for tripping)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cory Stillman 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 8.50 4
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 7
R Shean Donovan 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 16.30 4
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Cody McCormick 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 6.30 4
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.10 4
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 16.30 5
C Joe Sakic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.30 4
L Steve Konowalchuk 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 14.50 4
L Martin Straka 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Richard Zednik 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 20.40 7
D Johnny Boychuk 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 20.40 5
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 7 0 6 5 0 16.20 9
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 -1 23.10 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 4
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 19.40 6
D Colin White 0 0 1 8 0 6 5 -2 19.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Sébastien Caron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Johansson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 14.40 6
R Georges Laraque 0 0 3 6 2 6 5 1 19.00 9
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 17.00 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 9.20 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
C Jordan Staal 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2 16.20 9
C Saku Koivu 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 17.00 8
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10.20 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 15.00 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 2 3 5 4 5 0 1 20.30 8
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 1 14.10 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 16.50 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 19.10 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 -1 26.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 16.40 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 21.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 9 0 0 60.00 7
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jordan Staal
2nd star: Manny Malhotra
3rd star: Saku Koivu

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Darcy Tucker had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Kim Johnsson had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Georges Laraque beat Colin White in a fight.
-Martin Skoula fought Darcy Tucker in a fight.
-Jordan Staal beat Ian Laperriere in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 15) , Houston Aeros 2( 19)
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1-0 HER Goran Barlund (Jeff Finger)
2-0 HER Arttu Luttinen (Adam Courchaine)
2-1 HOU Joakim Lindström (Erik Reitz)
2-2 HOU Ryan Jones (Jean-François Plourde)
3-2 HER Scottie Upshall (Jason Johnson)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Jonathan Bernier

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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Edmonton Oilers 1
Shots: 22 - 20
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:76/86=88 %, Challenges:29/47=60 %
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:26/41=61 %
Attendance: 7658 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 377540 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:16 1-0 Boris Valabik [3] (Vitaly Vishnevski, Niko Kapanen)
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25:56 1-1 Curtis Brown [13] (Miroslav Satan, Martin St. Louis)PP
29:13 2-1 Vyacheslav Kozlov [17] (Michel Ouellet, Andy Sutton)
35:18 3-1 Kyle Wanvig [18] (Brendan Shanahan, Boris Valabik)
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Penalty summary:
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02:59 Rickard Wallin (2 min for slashing)
05:37 David Skokan (2 min for high-sticking)
08:07 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for slashing)
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23:32 Joe Pavelski (2 min for roughing)
23:32 Rickard Wallin (2 min for roughing)
24:12 Andy Sutton (2 min for elbowing)
26:15 Patrick Kane (2 min for tripping)
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49:54 Logan MacMillan (2 min for cross-checking)
53:39 Cam Barker (2 min for roughing)
53:39 Chris Pronger (2 min for roughing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brent Nordin 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7.50 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 5
R Kyle Wanvig 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 16.20 7
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Niko Kapanen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.30 5
C Rickard Wallin 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 2 15.00 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 20.40 6
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 20.30 5
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 12.20 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 17.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Andy Sutton 0 1 0 5 0 4 2 1 16.50 8
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 15.30 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.30 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Boris Valabik 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 17.50 9
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 6 1 5 2 0 23.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Glass 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Skokan 0 0 1 2 3 0 2 -1 7.40 4
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 10.10 5
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 -1 19.10 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
C Curtis Brown 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 17.30 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 18.50 6
L Logan MacMillan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.40 5
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 10.10 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 5
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 -1 21.00 7
D Nick Ross 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 7
D Jonathan Blum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 7 1 7 0 -2 27.10 7
D Mark Katic 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 27.10 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 -2 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Devan Dubnyk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Boris Valabik
2nd star: Kyle Wanvig
3rd star: Vyacheslav Kozlov

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Andy Sutton notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brendan Shanahan notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Niko Kapanen finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Vitaly Vishnevski ended his 9 game point drought.
-Boris Valabik finally ended his 36 game goal drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Miroslav Satan notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 20) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 9)
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1-0 CHW Kevin Doell (Joey Crabb)
1-1 HAM Brad Winchester (Steven Goertzen)
1-2 HAM Ivan Sadov (Ryan Getzlaf)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Dominic Vicari

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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , New York Rangers 4
Shots: 28 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/82=78 %, Challenges:15/30=48 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:31/48=63 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:27 0-1 Ales Hemsky [13] (Kyle Calder, Blair Betts)
13:57 0-2 Logan Couture [7] (Brian Rafalski, Michael Sauer)
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26:46 0-3 Blair Betts [5] (Mark Eaton, Bobby Sanguinetti)
27:01 1-3 Milan Michalek [23] (David Hale, Jeff Halpern)
30:22 1-4 Todd Bertuzzi [35] (Dan Boyle)
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53:18 2-4 Scott Gomez [16] (Justin Williams, Richard Matvichuk)
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Penalty summary:
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07:31 Bret Hedican (2 min for slashing)
17:55 Mike Comrie (2 min for roughing)
17:55 Blahoslav Vopat (2 min for roughing)
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22:09 Jarome Iginla (2 min for roughing)
22:09 Adam Foote (2 min for roughing)
30:47 Todd Bertuzzi (5 min for fighting)
30:47 David Hale (5 min for fighting)
31:09 Dmitry Yushkevich (2 min for hooking)
36:57 Bret Hedican (2 min for roughing)
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43:08 Bret Hedican (2 min for roughing)
49:23 Kyle Calder (5 min for fighting)
49:23 Mike Comrie (5 min for fighting)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Justin Williams 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 14.40 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 20.20 6
R Milan Michalek 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 18.00 7
C Scott Gomez 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 12.00 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 -1 8.30 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 7.00 6
L Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 14.40 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 18.50 7
D Richard Matvichuk 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 -2 22.40 7
D David Hale 0 1 1 4 3 4 5 0 25.20 7
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 12.20 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 -2 18.20 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 7 0 5 2 0 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 9.00 5
R Jason Ward 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 5
R Ales Hemsky 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.20 8
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 1 20.50 9
C Logan Couture 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 10.40 7
C Blahoslav Vopat 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.50 6
C Blair Betts 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 7
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 6
L Marcus Ricardsson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.00 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 12.40 7
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 18.00 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 2 5 3 5 5 0 22.20 7
D Michael Sauer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 28.20 7
D Kyle Wharton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 5
D Mark Eaton 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 5 1 1 2 0 2 28.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Justin Williams notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Todd Bertuzzi scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Logan Couture finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Todd Bertuzzi fought David Hale in a fight.
-Kyle Calder beat Mike Comrie in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 26) , Hartford Wolfpack 3( 20)
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1-0 LOW Shane Willis (Matej Trojovsky)
1-1 HFD Éric Bellavance (Shane Endicott, Erick Spratt)
1-2 HFD Oldrich Kron (Wayne Courtnall)
2-2 LOW Shane Willis (Alexander Svitov)
3-2 LOW Martin Vagner
3-3 HFD Éric Bellavance (Oldrich Kron)

Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Daren Machesney

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San Jose Sharks 4 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 22 - 20
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:66/89=74 %, Challenges:28/55=50 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:12/38=30 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:07 1-0 Zach Parisé [29] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Garnet Exelby)
17:04 2-0 Jean-Pierre Dumont [19] (Zach Parisé, Garnet Exelby)
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27:13 2-1 Jonathan Hedström [12] (Erik Cole, Patrik Stefan)
30:17 2-2 Fredrik Sjöström [19] (Chad Kilger, Brendan Morrison)PP
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48:24 3-2 Ales Kotalik [13] (Marcel Hossa, Brad Stuart)
59:21 4-2 Jean-Pierre Dumont [20] (Viktor Kozlov, Brad Stuart) EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:16 Ladislav Nagy (5 min for fighting)
09:16 Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
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28:34 Garnet Exelby (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:24 Sergei Beloi (2 min for high-sticking)
46:35 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
46:35 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 6
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 12.40 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 3 17.20 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 9.30 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 12.40 6
C Zach Parisé 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 3 15.00 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 7.50 4
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 14.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 16.50 4
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 -1 21.00 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.00 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 18.00 8
D Brad Stuart 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 28.20 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 5 0 7 5 0 12.10 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 3 18.30 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 9 2 4 0 -1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 2 5 3 5 0 0 6.20 7
R Fredrik Sjöström 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 -1 18.30 5
R Jonathan Hedström 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 17.10 8
R Andy McDonald 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 -2 18.00 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Sergei Beloi 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 -1 16.50 6
C Patrik Stefan 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
L Brett Bruneteau 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.20 4
L Serge Aubin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.50 4
L Erik Cole 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 17.40 7
L Chad Kilger 0 1 0 4 0 0 5 -2 19.00 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 3 0 4 5 -1 19.00 7
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -2 23.30 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 5
D Shawn Belle 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 0 18.30 7
D Mattias Norström 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 -2 22.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 4 0 18 0 0 58.30 5
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
2nd star: Zach Parisé
3rd star: Garnet Exelby

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Zach Parisé has marked a new career high in points with 60 points.
-Garnet Exelby notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Fredrik Sjöström ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Hedström ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Chad Kilger beat Ladislav Nagy in a fight.
-Jim Vandermeer beat Dustin Byfuglien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 2( 22) , Kansas City Blades 1( 13)
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1-0 CLE Jarkko A. Immonen (Rob Davison)
2-0 CLE Mike Morris (Scott Ferguson)
2-1 KCB Lynn Loyns (Kyle Quincey)

Goalies: Johan Holmqvist - Joey MacDonald