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Toronto Maple Leafs 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Shots: 20 - 33
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:33/46=70 %
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:76/94=80 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
Attendance: 11703 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 519613 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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27:28 0-1 Rick Nash [14] (Nicklas Bäckström, Alexander Ovechkin)
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49:18 1-1 Matt Stajan [4] (Lee Stempniak, Jason Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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02:45 Richard Greenop (2 min for slashing)
06:19 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
06:38 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for roughing)
06:38 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for roughing)
15:03 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for tripping)
19:26 Kirill Starkov (2 min for slashing)
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21:52 Raffi Torres (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:36 John Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
52:28 Ian White (2 min for tripping)
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63:16 Lee Stempniak (2 min for hooking)

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 4
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
R Richard Greenop 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 19.50 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 18.30 7
C Rickard Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C John Mitchell 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 14.40 5
C Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Matt Stajan 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 22.50 6
L Colin Stuart 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 13.40 5
L Jason Blake 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Carl Gunnarsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 4
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 18.20 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 7 1 5 0 1 25.40 7
D Ian White 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 20.20 5
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 27.00 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 22.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 32 0 0 65.00 10
G Jonas Gustavsson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Dorsett 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Jake Hansen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 5
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.40 5
R Rick Nash 1 0 2 5 2 3 0 1 24.50 8
C Kirill Starkov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.20 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 15.50 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 23.20 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 16.10 4
L Mike Comrie 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 -1 19.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 6 3 0 2 0 1 23.20 9
D Marc Methot 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 5
D John Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 4
D Kris Russell 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 31.40 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 16.10 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 32.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 1 0 19 0 0 65.00 9
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Simeon Varlamov
2nd star: Vesa Toskala
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Lee Stempniak notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Toronto Marlies 1( 19) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 16)
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0-1 SYR Derek MacKenzie (Dmitri Kosmachev)
1-1 TOM Jonas Frögren

Goalies: Justin Pogge - Kevin Lalande

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 23 - 22
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:72/95=75 %, Challenges:40/49=80 %
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:34/47=70 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 819071 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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25:32 1-0 Mark Recchi [4] (Michael Ryder, Erik Cole)
33:25 2-0 Ales Hemsky [10] (Dustin Penner, Matt Cooke)
33:52 2-1 Chris Pronger [4] (Erik Johnson, Patrick Marleau)
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49:15 3-1 Dustin Penner [19] (Ales Hemsky, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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Penalty summary:
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04:38 Jay McClement (2 min for hooking)
07:37 Sergei Samsonov (2 min for high-sticking)
15:08 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for slashing)
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34:05 Dustin Penner (2 min for hooking)
36:26 Mark Recchi (2 min for roughing)
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42:32 Petr Sykora (2 min for hooking)
50:09 Chris Drury (2 min for boarding)
53:06 Patrick Eaves (2 min for cross-checking)
59:27 Lars Eller (5 min for fighting)
59:27 Mark Giordano (5 min for fighting)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 8.20 6
R Michael Ryder 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
R Erik Cole 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 17.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 16.30 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.20 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 6
L Matt Cooke 0 1 1 5 1 5 0 0 11.40 8
L Mark Recchi 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 10.10 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10.50 7
L Dustin Penner 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 18.10 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 20.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.30 7
D Mark Giordano 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 13.30 6
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 10.10 6
R Lars Eller 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 8.50 6
R Petr Sykora 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 18.30 7
R T.J. Oshie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 5
C David Steckel 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 8.40 6
C Keith Tkachuk 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 13.10 6
C Jeff Carter 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 7
L Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 11.50 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15.10 7
L David Perron 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 20.30 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 -2 24.20 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 23.40 7
D Chris Pronger 1 0 3 4 1 2 0 -2 30.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Hemsky
2nd star: Dustin Penner
3rd star: Matt Cooke

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ales Hemsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Cooke ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Paul Kariya had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Paul Kariya had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Derek Morris had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Lars Eller fought Mark Giordano in a fight.

Farm game result:
W-B/Scranton Penguins 1( 24) , Peoria Rivermen 0( 14)
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1-0 WBS Maxime Talbot (Dustin Jeffrey)

Goalies: Brad Thiessen - Hannu Toivonen

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Washington Capitals 2 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 21 - 33
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:53/66=80 %, Challenges:38/55=67 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:40/44=88 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 869985 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:48 0-1 Jim O'Brien [2] (Chris Neil)
16:19 0-2 Devin Setoguchi [14] (Mike Fisher)
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27:34 1-2 Jakub Voracek [1] (David Backes, Mike Knuble)
29:49 1-3 Alex Kovalev [15] (Anton Volchenkov, Jason Smith)
36:48 2-3 Alexei Yashin [14] (Ales Kotalik, Brian Pothier)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:37 David Backes (2 min for roughing)
07:37 Mike Fisher (2 min for roughing)
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32:15 Karl Alzner (2 min for hooking)
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43:59 Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
46:04 Chris Kelly (2 min for elbowing)
48:21 Jakub Voracek (2 min for tripping)
51:25 Mike Knuble (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 5
R Jakub Voracek 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 13.20 7
R Brad Boyes 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 17.30 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
C David Backes 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 19.50 8
C Alexei Yashin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 5
C Derick Brassard 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.30 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 7
L Mike Knuble 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 14.00 7
L Ales Kotalik 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 5
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 20.50 7
D John Carlson 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 18.10 5
D Brian Pothier 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 27.30 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 14.40 6
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
D Mike Green 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 30 0 0 59.30 9
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 1 4 6 1 6 0 0 11.40 9
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.50 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 7 1 0 0 2 2 18.10 10
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
C Cody Bass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Chris Kelly 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 14.00 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 15.20 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
L Jim O'Brien 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
L Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 11.50 9
L Devin Setoguchi 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 29.40 7
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 18.50 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 28.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Brian Elliott 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Chris Neil
3rd star: Jim O'Brien

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-David Backes notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Knuble notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ales Kotalik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jakub Voracek finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Jakub Voracek finally ended his 17 game point drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jason Smith notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Anton Volchenkov ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 25) , Binghamton Senators 2( 11)
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1-0 HER Andrew Gordon (Alexander Svitov)
2-0 HER Oskar Osala (Alexander Svitov)
2-1 BNG Geoff Kinrade (Ilya Zubov)
2-2 BNG Shawn Weller (Erik Condra, Tomás Kudelka)
3-2 HER Boyd Gordon (Kyle Wilson, Teddy Purcell)

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Mike Brodeur

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Phoenix Coyotes 2 , Calgary Flames 2
Shots: 26 - 32
PP: 1 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:64/86=74 %, Challenges:48/59=80 %
Attendance: 17779 of 17779 (Jobing.com Arena)
Ticket income: 776942 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:52 0-1 Rene Bourque [7] (Jordan Staal, Vincent Lecavalier)
10:37 1-1 Tuomo Ruutu [15] (Ray Whitney, Matt Cullen)PP
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52:29 1-2 Jay Bouwmeester [7] (Vincent Lecavalier, Fredrik Sjöström)
59:24 2-2 Ray Whitney [8] (Joni Pitkänen, Keith Yandle) WG
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Penalty summary:
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04:23 Nigel Dawes (2 min for roughing)
10:12 Rene Bourque (2 min for hooking)
10:41 Nigel Dawes (2 min for tripping)
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28:46 Jamie Lundmark (2 min for roughing)
33:41 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for tripping)
36:12 Craig Conroy (2 min for high-sticking)
39:57 Jamie Lundmark (2 min for tripping)
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43:17 Nigel Dawes (2 min for hooking)
52:33 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
52:33 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Nikulin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.50 4
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
R Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 23.00 6
C Viktor Tikhonov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 6
C Kyle Turris 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 4 1 0 2 -2 21.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 22.20 6
L Mikkel Boedker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 5
L Vern Fiddler 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 13.40 4
L Ray Whitney 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 23.30 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 12.00 7
D Kurt Sauer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 13.50 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 28.20 7
D Keith Yandle 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 26.20 4
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 1 30.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 30 0 0 65.00 10
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Lundmark 0 0 2 3 2 1 4 0 10.00 7
R David Moss 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 15.00 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9.50 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 17.10 6
C Jordan Staal 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 10
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 0 11.50 5
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 13.00 4
L Rene Bourque 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 11.00 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Adam Pardy 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 27.00 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 26.10 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 24 0 0 65.00 9
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Lecavalier
2nd star: Ray Whitney
3rd star: Cam Ward

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Petr Prucha had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Matthew Lombardi had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Vincent Lecavalier notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rene Bourque finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Jay Bouwmeester ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Cory Sarich in a fight.

Farm game result:
San Antonio Rampage 2( 7) , Quad City Flames 1( 15)
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1-0 SAN Justin Bernhardt (Matt Jones)
1-1 QCF Jason Jaffray (Kris Chucko, Matt Pelech)
2-1 SAN Tobias Nilsson-Roos (Justin Bernhardt)

Goalies: Al Montoya - Leland Irving

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New Jersey Devils 5 , Anaheim Ducks 3
Shots: 26 - 29
PP: 2 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:70/80=87 %, Challenges:33/39=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:46/53=85 %
Attendance: 16099 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 825879 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:39 1-0 Jamie Langenbrunner [17] (Dainius Zubrus, Alexander Radulov)PP
13:55 1-1 Ryan Getzlaf [14] (Scott Niedermayer, James Wisniewski)
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36:49 2-1 Alexander Radulov [8] (Nicklas Bergfors, Matt Corrente)
37:16 2-2 Scott Niedermayer [3] (Petteri Nokelainen, Ryan Carter)
38:59 2-3 Drew Miller [6])
39:55 3-3 Steve Sullivan [8] (Rod Pelley)
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49:01 4-3 Petr Vrana [3] (Nicklas Bergfors, Matt Corrente)PP
59:04 5-3 Rod Pelley [6] (Steve Sullivan) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:34 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for roughing)
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34:06 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for hooking)
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48:33 Corey Perry (2 min for slashing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Halischuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 -1 15.40 7
R David Clarkson 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 15.20 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
C Colin Wilson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
C Petr Vrana 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
C Rod Pelley 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 17.50 8
C Dainius Zubrus 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 -1 18.50 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.50 7
L Alexander Radulov 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
L Steve Sullivan 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 15.40 8
L Patrik Elias 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Matt Corrente 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 20.20 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 23.00 5
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.40 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Brown 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 8.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
R Corey Perry 0 0 5 3 1 0 2 0 16.50 8
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.30 6
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
C Saku Koivu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 9
L Ryan Carter 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 7
L Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
L Drew Miller 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Luca Sbisa 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 17.00 6
D Sheldon Brookbank 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 16.20 7
D James Wisniewski 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 27.00 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 13.50 6
D Brandon McMillan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 6
D Scott Niedermayer 1 1 5 3 0 0 2 0 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 21 0 0 59.00 4
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rod Pelley
2nd star: Steve Sullivan
3rd star: Nicklas Bergfors

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Nicklas Bergfors notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Petr Vrana finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Corey Perry had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Teemu Selänne had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Scott Niedermayer finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 1( 18) , Iowa Chops 3( 25)
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0-1 IOW Matt Beleskey (Brian Salcido)
0-2 IOW Logan MacMillan (Eric Regan)
0-3 IOW Troy Bodie (Petteri Wirtanen)
1-3 LOW Ben Walter (Vitaly Vishnevski)

Goalies: Jeff Frazee - Jean-Philippe Levasseur

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Florida Panthers 4 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 31 - 25
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:77/94=81 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:75/100=75 %, Challenges:40/45=87 %
Attendance: 19250 of 19250 (BankAtlantic Center)
Ticket income: 891275 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:12 1-0 Rory Fitzpatrick [1] (Greg Campbell)SH
14:44 1-1 Matt Gilroy [3])PP
18:03 1-2 Artem Anisimov [8] (Sergei Kostitsyn, Jarret Stoll)
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24:35 2-2 David Booth [12] (Ville Koistinen, Jordan Leopold)
29:56 3-2 Nathan Horton [16] (Stephen Weiss, Brady Calla)PP
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59:02 3-3 Jarret Stoll [8] (Sergei Kostitsyn) WG
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64:35 4-3 Steven Reinprecht [3] (Michal Repík, Radek Dvorak)
Penalty summary:
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10:05 Nikita Filatov (2 min for roughing)
10:05 Ville Koistinen (2 min for roughing)
12:57 Radek Dvorak (2 min for tripping)
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28:51 Pavel Valentenko (2 min for slashing)
31:24 Greg Campbell (2 min for cross-checking)
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46:43 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
49:45 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for cross-checking)
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61:41 Evgeny Grachev (2 min for hooking)

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brady Calla 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
R Michal Repík 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 15.30 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 19.50 7
R Nathan Horton 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 -1 21.50 7
C Greg Campbell 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 12.10 7
C Steven Reinprecht 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 15.30 7
C Michael Frolík 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 10.00 6
L David Booth 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 16.00 8
L Rostislav Olesz 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Rory Fitzpatrick 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 3 17.20 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 21.10 6
D Martin Lojek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
D Ville Koistinen 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 18.10 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 30.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 22 0 0 64.40 5
G Scott Clemmensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Grachev 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.30 5
R Enver Lisin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 5
R Artem Anisimov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
C Brian Boyle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 16.50 6
C Jarret Stoll 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 21.50 9
C Evgeni Malkin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 6.30 5
L Chris Chappell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 20.00 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 -1 18.50 6
D Matt Gilroy 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.20 7
D Pavel Valentenko 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 18.00 6
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Tomas Kundratek 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 24.10 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 27 0 0 64.10 6
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Horton
2nd star: Steven Reinprecht
3rd star: Jarret Stoll

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Stephen Weiss notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brady Calla ended his 9 game point drought.
-Steven Reinprecht finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Rory Fitzpatrick ended his 5 game point drought.
-Jordan Leopold finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 31) , Hartford Wolf Pack 1( 9)
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0-1 HFD Michael Sauer (Corey Locke, Pierre Parenteau)
1-1 ROC Kenndal McArdle (Jeff Taffe)
2-1 ROC Colby Genoway (Alexander Mereskin)
3-1 ROC Mike Duco (Evgeni Dadonov, Shawn Matthias)

Goalies: Chris Beckford-Tseu - Chad Johnson

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Minnesota Wild 5 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 34 - 23
PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:42/51=80 %
PP: 1 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:57/80=71 %, Challenges:22/29=73 %
Attendance: 13358 of 18064 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 613132 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:01 0-1 Pavol Demitra [10] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Sami Salo)PP
11:47 1-1 Andrew Brunette [18] (Brent Burns, Tyler Cuma)
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22:52 2-1 Éric Bélanger [14] (Andrew Brunette, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
27:17 2-2 Steve Bernier [8] (Cody Hodgson, Willie Mitchell)
29:57 3-2 Martin Havlat [13] (Antti Miettinen, Kyle Brodziak)
33:18 3-3 Alex Burrows [5] (Ryan Kesler)
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40:57 4-3 Martin Havlat [14] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Mikko Koivu)
48:04 5-3 Éric Bélanger [15] (Tyler Cuma, Marek Zidlicky)
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Penalty summary:
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01:42 Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
06:27 Daniel Sedin (2 min for hooking)
16:29 Willie Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
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30:49 Steve Bernier (2 min for slashing)
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41:29 Daniel Sedin (2 min for tripping)
54:37 Taylor Doherty (2 min for boarding)
56:29 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for hooking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Antti Miettinen 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 13.30 7
R Colton Gillies 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
R Owen Nolan 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 14.00 7
R Martin Havlat 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 9
C Kyle Brodziak 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 6.00 7
C James Sheppard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
C Éric Bélanger 2 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 19.50 8
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 23.00 8
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.10 5
L Andrew Brunette 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 3 19.20 10
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.00 6
D Tyler Cuma 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 13.00 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28.30 7
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 11.40 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 23.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 2 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 0 5 0 3 2 0 13.40 7
R Alex Burrows 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 20.30 6
R Steve Bernier 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 -2 12.40 7
R Ryan Kesler 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 -1 21.00 8
C Jordan Schroeder 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
C Logan Couture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
C Cody Hodgson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 11.30 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
L Michael Grabner 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 15.00 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -2 11.30 7
L Pavol Demitra 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Taylor Doherty 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 13.30 5
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 22.00 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -2 24.30 6
D Yann Sauve 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1 22.50 7
D Sami Salo 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 5 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Éric Bélanger
3rd star: Andrew Brunette

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Éric Bélanger has marked a new career high in points with 38 points.
-Antti Miettinen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Éric Bélanger scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tyler Cuma ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Pavol Demitra scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alex Burrows ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Pavol Demitra ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Willie Mitchell ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 3( 22) , Manitoba Moose 2( 10)
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0-1 MTB Mario Bliznak (Mikael Samuelsson, Tanner Glass)
1-1 HOU Jon DiSalvatore (Morten Madsen, Robbie Earl)
1-2 MTB Mikael Samuelsson (Sergei Shirokov)
2-2 HOU Craig Weller (Maxim Noreau, Olivier Latendresse)
3-2 HOU Olivier Latendresse (Robbie Earl, Craig Weller)

Goalies: Wade Dubielewicz - Cory Schneider

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Dallas Stars 2 , Tampa Bay Lightning 6
Shots: 29 - 31
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:63/79=79 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:45/51=86 %
Attendance: 18532 of 18532 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 919187 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:44 0-1 Mattias Öhlund [4] (Steven Stamkos, Jarome Iginla)
11:16 1-1 Brenden Morrow [14] (Stéphane Robidas, Trevor Daley)
13:51 1-2 Vaclav Prospal [13] (Steven Stamkos, Dana Tyrell)
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25:23 1-3 Ryan Malone [12] (Andrej Meszaros, Ryan Craig)
29:12 1-4 Steven Stamkos [13] (Mattias Öhlund, Kimmo Timonen)
29:44 2-4 Mike Modano [10] (Loui Eriksson, James Neal)
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42:41 2-5 Jarome Iginla [23] (Ryan Craig, Radim Vrbata)
45:17 2-6 Steven Stamkos [14] (Vaclav Prospal, Jarome Iginla)
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Penalty summary:
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33:04 Brenden Morrow (2 min for high-sticking)
36:38 Matt Smaby (2 min for roughing)
36:38 Vojtech Polak (2 min for roughing)
36:47 Alex Hutchings (2 min for elbowing)
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47:04 Alex Hutchings (2 min for tripping)
54:59 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for roughing)
54:59 Tom Wandell (2 min for roughing)
55:03 Vojtech Polak (2 min for elbowing)
57:08 Brenden Morrow (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 1 0 0 0 4 -1 7.00 5
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 5
R Loui Eriksson 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 -4 15.30 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 21.50 7
C Toby Petersen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 7.00 4
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Mike Modano 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 19.10 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 4
L Tom Wandell 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15.40 5
L James Neal 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -3 16.10 7
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 6 3 0 0 4 1 18.30 7
D Jeff Woywitka 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -4 19.30 5
D Trevor Daley 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Nicklas Grossman 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 15.30 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -4 19.40 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Alex Hutchings 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 10.50 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 18.50 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 2 2 3 0 3 0 4 21.20 9
C Dana Tyrell 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Adam Hall 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
L Ryan Craig 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Steven Stamkos 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 20.40 10
L Arron Asham 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 5
L Ryan Malone 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 3 21.00 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 24.50 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 23.50 7
D Matt Smaby 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11.00 6
D Kris Letang 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 16.20 7
D Mattias Öhlund 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Karri Rämö 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steven Stamkos
2nd star: Jarome Iginla
3rd star: Mattias Öhlund

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Modano scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Ribeiro had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Modano finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Mattias Öhlund notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dana Tyrell ended his 9 game point drought.
-Ryan Malone ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Mattias Öhlund finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Texas Stars 1( 18) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 25)
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1-0 TEX Perttu Lindgren (Andrew Hutchinson, Krys Barch)
1-1 NOR Paul Szczechura (Alexei Mikhnov)
1-2 NOR Ty Wishart (Zenon Konopka)

Goalies: Brent Krahn - Riku Helenius

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Detroit Red Wings 2 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 25 - 29
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:56/70=80 %, Challenges:26/36=70 %
PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:82/91=90 %, Challenges:56/62=88 %
Attendance: 20066 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 1011326 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:32 0-1 Martin St. Louis [16] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Patrick Sharp)PP
13:28 0-2 Joe Thornton [19] (Patrick Kane, Todd Bertuzzi)
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20:57 0-3 Patrick Kane [14] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Marian Hossa)PP
25:46 1-3 Henrik Zetterberg [22] (Eric Staal, Brian Rafalski)PP
32:16 1-4 Joe Thornton [20] (Martin St. Louis, Sergei Zubov)
36:16 2-4 Kirk Maltby [1] (Nicklas Lidström, Brad Stuart)
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48:34 2-5 Patrick Sharp [17] (Martin St. Louis, Andrei Kostitsyn)
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Penalty summary:
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03:25 Tomas Holmström (2 min for tripping)
05:45 Kirk Maltby (2 min for holding the stick)
08:51 Brett Lebda (2 min for slashing)
09:48 Brad Staubitz (2 min for hooking)
19:12 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for hooking)
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25:02 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
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40:44 Patrick Kane (2 min for roughing)
40:44 Brett Lebda (2 min for roughing)
42:01 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for boarding)
53:21 Justin McCrae (2 min for hooking)
57:48 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kirk Maltby 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 12.30 6
L Justin McCrae 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.20 6
R Johan Franzén 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 16.50 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 4
C Mats Sundin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 22.00 8
C Tomas Tatar 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 14.00 5
L Justin Abdelkader 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 16.50 6
L Eric Staal 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
L Brian Lashoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 5
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 17.40 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 -1 15.00 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 27.20 7
D Brad Stuart 0 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 18.00 6
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 15.20 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Staubitz 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 5.10 6
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.10 7
R Martin St. Louis 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 23.20 10
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 -1 20.50 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 17.50 8
C Joe Thornton 2 0 5 5 0 1 0 2 23.40 10
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 5.10 6
L Aleksey Morozov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 23.20 7
L Patrick Kane 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 20.00 8
D Alex Edler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 28.50 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 14.30 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Andrei Kostitsyn

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Eric Staal notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brian Rafalski notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brad Stuart finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marian Hossa notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marian Hossa notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Joe Thornton scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 8( 27) , Worcester Sharks 1( 10)
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1-0 GRD Jamie Tardif (Elia Ostwald)
2-0 GRD Jamie Tardif (Evan McGrath, Francis Pare)
3-0 GRD Evan McGrath (Lukas Kaspar, Logan Pyett)
4-0 GRD Lukas Kaspar (Cory Emmerton)
5-0 GRD Elia Ostwald
6-0 GRD Elia Ostwald (Doug Janik)
7-0 GRD Evan McGrath (Logan Pyett)
8-0 GRD Jakub Kindl (Francis Pare)
8-1 WOR Martin Látal (Steven Zalewski)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - David McKee

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Edmonton Oilers 4 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 33 - 23
PP: 2 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:44/52=83 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:54/71=76 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
Attendance: 6633 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 342926 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:24 0-1 Jochen Hecht [6] (Henrik Tallinder, Craig Rivet)
17:09 1-1 Sheldon Souray [8] (Henrik Sedin, Tom Gilbert)PP
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30:46 2-1 Fernando Pisani [5] (Daymond Langkow, Tomas Plekanec)
33:58 2-2 Drew Stafford [6] (Jochen Hecht, Paul Gaustad)
35:42 2-3 Patrick Kaleta [2] (Adam Mair, Daniel Paillé)
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43:25 3-3 Brian Gionta [12] (Phil Kessel, Henrik Sedin)PP
46:44 4-3 Brian Gionta [13] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Denis Grebeshkov)
50:52 4-4 Paul Gaustad [1] (Andrej Sekera, Toni Lydman)
58:47 4-5 Daniel Paillé [3] (Tyler Myers, Andrej Sekera)
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Penalty summary:
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03:13 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for tripping)
07:18 Fernando Pisani (2 min for boarding)
15:27 Brayden McNabb (2 min for roughing)
18:42 Craig Rivet (2 min for tripping)
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36:41 Tyler Myers (2 min for boarding)
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41:33 Craig Rivet (2 min for slashing)
52:01 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for slashing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
L Magnus Paajarvi-Svensso 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 6
L Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -2 18.00 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 -2 20.30 7
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.20 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 -2 14.30 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
R Linus Omark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
R Fernando Pisani 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 18.30 8
L Brian Gionta 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 9
R Phil Kessel 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 13.10 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 -2 23.40 8
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 -2 22.50 7
D Sheldon Souray 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 -2 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Harri Sateri 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
R Adam Mair 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 11.20 6
R Drew Stafford 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 6
C Matt Ellis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 11.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 5 3 0 3 0 1 20.00 9
C Derek Roy 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 5
L Daniel Paillé 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 11.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 16.20 9
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Brayden McNabb 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10.40 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 18.40 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 1 26.30 8
D Tyler Myers 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 16.40 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Gaustad
2nd star: Daniel Paillé
3rd star: Brian Gionta

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Sheldon Souray scored the 100th goal of his career.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 31 game goal drought.
-Derek Roy had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jochen Hecht finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 5 game point drought.
-Andrej Sekera ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 1( 16) , Portland Pirates 2( 10)
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1-0 SPR Robert Nilsson (Ryan Stone, Taylor Chorney)
1-1 POR Mike Weber (Tyler Ennis, Nathan Paetsch)
1-2 POR Travis Turnbull (Tyler Ennis)

Goalies: Mike Smith - Jhonas Enroth