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Boston Bruins 5 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 22 - 48
PP: 1 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:54/66=81 %, Challenges:29/38=74 %
PP: 1 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:81/92=88 %, Challenges:50/55=89 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 772860 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:58 1-0 Peter Schaefer [5] (Mark Stuart, Aaron Ward)
08:08 2-0 Alexander Radulov [22] (Zdeno Chara, Tyler Myers)
09:55 2-1 Anson Carter [16] (Mike Fisher, Pascal Leclaire)
12:01 2-2 Chris Neil [5] (Kenny Jönsson, Anton Volchenkov)
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23:01 2-3 Jason Spezza [14] (Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
31:29 3-3 David Krejci [7] (Mark Recchi)
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48:05 4-3 Vincent Lecavalier [19] (Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara)PP
50:45 5-3 Vincent Lecavalier [20] (Zdeno Chara, Andrew Ference)
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Penalty summary:
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03:17 Mark Stuart (2 min for high-sticking)
12:56 Dany Heatley (2 min for hooking)
14:44 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for hooking)
18:51 Chris Neil (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:13 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for slashing)
29:15 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
34:33 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for hooking)
35:02 Alexander Radulov (2 min for tripping)
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47:17 Shean Donovan (2 min for diving)
50:51 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for hooking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 12.00 7
R Joe Colborne 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.20 5
R Mark Recchi 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 17.20 7
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Peter Schaefer 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
C David Krejci 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 20.30 9
L Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Vladislav Evseev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
L Michael Ryder 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Alexander Radulov 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 19.20 8
D Mark Stuart 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 17.10 7
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
D Tyler Myers 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 27.20 7
D Andrew Ference 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 20.40 6
D Colten Teubert 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 3 1 9 0 4 0 1 27.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 45 0 0 60.00 10
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 8.30 7
R Chris Neil 1 0 3 4 0 3 2 0 17.50 9
R Anson Carter 1 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 20.10 8
R Dany Heatley 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 -3 18.40 8
C Chris Kelly 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 7
C Jason Spezza 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 7
L Justin Mapletoft 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5.10 7
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12.40 7
L Mike Fisher 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 7
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 4 1 1 2 -1 24.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 5 1 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Lecavalier
2nd star: Zdeno Chara
3rd star: Chris Neil

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Vincent Lecavalier scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Peter Schaefer finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Kenny Jönsson has marked a new career high in assists with 27 assists.
-Daniel Alfredsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Chris Neil finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( 11) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 12)
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0-1 GRD Branislav Fabry (Brendan Bell, Gregg Johnson)
1-1 PRO Jeremy Reich (Wacey Rabbit, Shawn Thornton)
2-1 PRO Chris Collins (T.J. Trevelyan)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Jeff Glass

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Buffalo Sabres 6 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 34 - 29
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
PP: 3 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:35/37=92 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 873965 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:16 0-1 Alexander Ovechkin [21])PP
18:57 1-1 Erik Cole [7] (Paul Gaustad, Daniel Paillé)
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21:18 2-1 Tomas Holmström [14] (Sidney Crosby, Jason Pominville)PP
28:24 2-2 Alexander Ovechkin [22] (Viktor Kozlov, Chris Clark)PP
29:12 3-2 Erik Cole [8] (Dennis Wideman, Nathan Paetsch)
36:59 4-2 Dennis Wideman [2] (Erik Cole, Nathan Paetsch)
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45:03 5-2 Sidney Crosby [20] (Jason Pominville, Drew Stafford)
46:12 5-3 Chris Bourque [6] (Alexander Semin, Sergei Fedorov)PP
47:12 5-4 Alexandre Giroux [3] (Mike Green, Karl Alzner)
48:14 6-4 Tomas Holmström [15] (Sidney Crosby)
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Penalty summary:
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02:59 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for elbowing)
03:44 Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
12:11 John Erskine (2 min for tripping)
19:23 John Erskine (2 min for holding the stick)
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25:02 Bill Guerin (2 min for elbowing)
27:03 Sidney Crosby (2 min for holding the stick)
39:29 Alexander Semin (2 min for hooking)
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41:53 Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
45:32 Rob Blake (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
R Erik Cole 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 17.10 10
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 7
R Jason Pominville 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 21.20 8
C Luke Adam 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 18.10 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 14.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 4 1 0 0 6 2 20.50 9
L Tyler Ennis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10.30 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12.30 8
L Tomas Holmström 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 21.00 8
D Dennis Wideman 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 11.00 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 29.10 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 10.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 25.20 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 1 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.50 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 13.00 6
R Chris Bourque 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 14.10 8
R Chris Clark 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 20.30 6
C Alexandre Giroux 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 13.30 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Viktor Kozlov 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -3 20.30 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 5
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.00 5
L Alexander Semin 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 -1 17.30 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 0 6 7 0 3 0 -3 20.10 10
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.50 7
D John Erskine 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 18.20 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 26.50 6
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Mike Green 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -2 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 6 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Cole
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Tomas Holmström

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tomas Holmström scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Erik Cole finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Erik Cole finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Jason Pominville had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Dennis Wideman finally ended his 32 game goal drought.
-Nathan Paetsch finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexandre Giroux finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Karl Alzner ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 15) , Portland Pirates 3( 24)
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0-1 POR Eric Fehr (Tomas Fleischmann)
1-1 ROC Darin Olver (Mike Funk)
1-2 POR Eric Fehr (Tomas Fleischmann)
1-3 POR Donald Brashear (Patrick McNeill)
2-3 ROC Dylan Hunter (Andrew Peters)

Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Frédéric Cassivi

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Calgary Flames 1
Shots: 33 - 22
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 967600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:04 1-0 Jonathan Toews [20] (Patrick Kane, Brian Campbell)
12:51 2-0 Samuel Påhlsson [4] (David Bolland, Shawn Lalonde)
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28:46 2-1 Rene Bourque [16] (Jarome Iginla, Robyn Regehr)
30:14 3-1 Andrew Ladd [12] (Jack Skille)
32:35 4-1 Jonathan Toews [21] (Duncan Keith)
37:18 5-1 Jonathan Toews [22] (Duncan Keith)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:43 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
02:43 Adam Burish (5 min for fighting)
18:45 Jarome Iginla (2 min for hooking)
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45:52 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for hooking)
46:36 Wayne Primeau (2 min for tripping)
53:09 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for high-sticking)
56:07 Eric Nystrom (2 min for elbowing)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.20 6
R David Bolland 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 15.30 7
R Andrew Ladd 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
R Patrick Kane 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.20 8
C Kyle Beach 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Adam Burish 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 1 13.40 6
C Jack Skille 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
C Jonathan Toews 3 0 5 4 1 0 0 2 18.20 10
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Samuel Påhlsson 1 0 4 1 0 2 0 1 15.30 8
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 17.10 7
D Shawn Lalonde 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 1 23.40 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.00 6
D Duncan Keith 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 24.20 8
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 23.00 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 24.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Nystrom 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -1 6.10 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -2 18.30 8
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 16.30 6
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 5 0 2 0 2 0 21.40 7
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 11.20 6
C Peter Mueller 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -2 12.30 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L David Moss 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 5
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -2 15.40 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Rene Bourque 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -2 16.40 5
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 -1 26.00 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Toews
2nd star: Andrew Ladd
3rd star: Samuel Påhlsson

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jonathan Toews scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Andrew Ladd has marked a new career high in goals with 12 tallies.
-Martin Havlat had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Other notes:
-Cory Sarich fought Adam Burish in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 26) , Saint John Flames 0( 4)
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1-0 NOR Ben Eager (Brennan Turner)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - David McKee

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Colorado Avalanche 1 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 25 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:36/40=87 %
LA PP: 3 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:80/96=83 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 781360 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:13 0-1 LA Anze Kopitar [18] (Dustin Brown, Bryan Berard)PP
11:55 0-2 LA Guillaume Latendresse [9] (Anze Kopitar)PP
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28:23 1-2 Darcy Tucker [14] (Paul Stastny, Ruslan Salei)
30:45 1-3 LA Alexander Frolov [19] (Dustin Brown, Bryan Berard)PP
32:16 1-4 LA Bryan Berard [6] (Alexander Frolov, Dustin Brown)
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44:17 1-5 LA Joffrey Lupul [17] (Guillaume Latendresse, Jeff Carter)
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Penalty summary:
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04:42 Ian Laperriere (2 min for holding the stick)
07:43 LA Derek Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
10:15 John-Michael Liles (2 min for cross-checking)
17:59 LA Matt Greene (2 min for hooking)
19:58 Milan Hejduk (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:24 LA Anze Kopitar (2 min for hooking)
29:41 Dale Purinton (2 min for holding the stick)
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49:45 LA Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
54:55 LA Joffrey Lupul (2 min for boarding)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 16.40 7
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -2 21.00 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 12.30 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
C Joe Sakic 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.10 6
L Scott Parker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 7
L Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Dale Purinton 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 17.10 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 23.40 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 20.00 8
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 -2 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 10.20 7
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 14.40 8
R Dustin Brown 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
C Jeff Carter 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 20.40 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 6 1 1 0 2 0 19.50 8
R Maxime Sauvé 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 11.50 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.40 9
L Alexander Frolov 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.40 9
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.20 7
D P.K. Subban 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.00 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14.00 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Bryan Berard 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Berard
2nd star: Dustin Brown
3rd star: Anze Kopitar

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ryan Smyth had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-John-Michael Liles had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Dustin Brown notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Guillaume Latendresse has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Bryan Berard ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 14) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 11)
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1-0 HER Brian Willsie (Kiel McLeod)
1-1 MNC Matt Ryan (Matt Ellis)
2-1 HER Matt Hussey (Wes O'Neill)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Jonathan Quick

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Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Shots: 41 - 24
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:54/58=91 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:49/65=75 %, Challenges:28/35=77 %
Attendance: 15990 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 749931 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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00:49 1-0 Fedor Tyutin [4] (Rostislav Klesla, Antoine Vermette)
08:27 1-1 Alexei Ponikarovsky [12] (Jirí Tlustý)
11:25 2-1 Derick Brassard [10] (Barret Jackman, Michael Peca)
14:17 3-1 Michael Peca [12] (Wojtek Wolski)PP
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28:35 3-2 Jason Blake [12] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Mike Van Ryn)
31:24 4-2 Rick Nash [15] (Antoine Vermette)
34:51 5-2 Mike York [2] (Fredrik Modin, Rostislav Klesla)
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41:58 6-2 Rick Nash [16] (Antoine Vermette, Rostislav Klesla)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:18 Fedor Tyutin (2 min for boarding)
06:23 Derick Brassard (2 min for high-sticking)
13:57 Brett Morrison (2 min for hooking)
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25:04 David Backes (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:02 Mikhail Stefanovich (2 min for cross-checking)
42:37 Aaron Ness (2 min for roughing)
42:37 Phil Oreskovic (2 min for roughing)
48:55 Matt Stajan (2 min for boarding)
54:14 Kris Newbury (2 min for cross-checking)
54:59 Mark Bell (2 min for tripping)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Modin 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 13.20 7
R David Backes 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 10.30 6
R Derick Brassard 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 10.50 9
R Steve Stamkos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10.30 6
C Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 18.40 5
C Michael Peca 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 20.30 8
L Mike York 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 8
L Kyle Okposo 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
L Rick Nash 2 0 4 5 1 1 0 2 21.00 10
D Aaron Ness 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Fedor Tyutin 1 0 4 2 0 1 2 0 28.10 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 6
D Barret Jackman 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 2 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikhail Stefanovich 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 9.40 6
R Matt Stajan 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 -2 18.20 7
R Jason Blake 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
C Brett Morrison 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 7
C Jeremy Williams 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 9.40 6
C Kris Newbury 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 15.40 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 14.30 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 21.00 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
D Phil Oreskovic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 10.00 4
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 28.40 8
D Luke Schenn 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 11.00 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 26.10 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 14 0 0 35.00 4
G Justin Pogge 1 0 21 0 0 25.00 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Rostislav Klesla
3rd star: Michael Peca

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Derick Brassard scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Rick Nash scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Antoine Vermette has marked a new career high in assists with 24 assists.
-Rostislav Klesla notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Barret Jackman ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Matt Stajan had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 26) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 16)
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0-1 SJM Alex Foster (Anton Strålman, Tony Salmelainen)
0-2 SJM Ryan Hollweg (Bryan Muir)
1-2 SYR Linus Persson (Mark Rycroft, Andrew Murray)

Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Curtis Joseph


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Montreal Canadiens 5 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 33 - 26
PP: 2 of 8 (16 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:58/59=96 %
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:54/63=85 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:17 1-0 Georges Laraque [4] (Mathieu Schneider, Kyle Chipchura)
09:13 1-1 Carlo Colaiacovo [1] (Patrik Berglund)
11:09 1-2 Keith Tkachuk [11] (Paul Kariya, Dan Hinote)
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22:55 2-2 Alex Kovalev [17] (Chris Higgins)PP
28:44 3-2 Saku Koivu [16] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Tomas Plekanec)
36:23 4-2 Saku Koivu [17] (Tomas Plekanec, Patrick O'Sullivan)PP
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46:51 5-2 Georges Laraque [5] (Kyle Chipchura, Lubomir Visnovsky)
51:13 5-3 Brad Boyes [13] (Paul Kariya, Keith Tkachuk)PP
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Penalty summary:
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16:49 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
18:44 Chris Higgins (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:36 Raffi Torres (2 min for elbowing)
30:18 Patrik Berglund (2 min for holding the stick)
33:25 Jason Chimera (2 min for boarding)
35:21 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
36:36 Jason Chimera (2 min for boarding)
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40:51 Eric Brewer (2 min for slashing)
43:55 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
47:57 Yan Stastny (2 min for holding the stick)
50:24 Shea Weber (2 min for slashing)
53:17 Dan Hinote (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 6.40 8
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
C Kyle Chipchura 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 6.40 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 19.50 9
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
L Robert Czarnik 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Saku Koivu 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Chris Higgins 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 20.50 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 19.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 9 0 2 0 0 27.10 10
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 14.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 7.00 7
R Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 18.10 7
R Andy McDonald 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.40 5
R Paul Kariya 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 5
C Patrik Berglund 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 19.30 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 5
C Brad Boyes 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 7.00 5
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 6
L David Perron 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
L Keith Tkachuk 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 20.40 9
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 4
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Georges Laraque
2nd star: Saku Koivu
3rd star: Patrick O'Sullivan

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins has marked a new career high in points with 39 points.
-Patrick O'Sullivan notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Saku Koivu scored the 500th point of his career.
-Mike Richards had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Keith Tkachuk ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Carlo Colaiacovo finally ended his 34 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 23) , Worcester Icecats 7( 33)
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0-1 WOR Timofei Shishkanov (Ryan Reaves, Don MacLean)
0-2 WOR Don MacLean (Timofei Shishkanov)
1-2 QUE Eric Manlow (Mathieu Dandenault, Jeff Hamilton)
1-3 WOR Jonathan Filewich (Nick Drazenovic, Chris Porter)
2-3 QUE Ajay Baines (Gregory Stewart)
2-4 WOR Timofei Shishkanov (Ryan Reaves, Danny Richmond)
2-5 WOR Ryan MacMurchy (Roman Polak)
2-6 WOR Timofei Shishkanov (Don MacLean)
3-6 QUE Clarke MacArthur (Mathieu Aubin, Olivier Latendresse)
3-7 WOR Ryan Reaves (Don MacLean)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Chris Mason

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New York Islanders 3 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:77/85=90 %, Challenges:31/34=88 %
Attendance: 7116 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 343703 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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27:09 1-0 Kirill Petrov [3] (Matt D'Agostini, Mark Katic)
28:52 2-0 Mike Sillinger [6] (Mark Streit, Bruno Gervais)PP
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48:29 3-0 Manny Malhotra [6] (Doug Weight, Jakub Voracek)PP
55:46 3-1 Mike Grier [3] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Kyle McLaren)
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Penalty summary:
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06:49 Logan Couture (2 min for hooking)
15:17 Kirill Petrov (2 min for high-sticking)
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24:24 Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
27:56 Logan Couture (2 min for high-sticking)
31:33 Corey Trivino (2 min for hooking)
36:04 Corey Trivino (2 min for hooking)
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44:59 Torrey Mitchell (2 min for elbowing)
47:42 Nick Bonino (2 min for slashing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Kirill Petrov 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 13.00 7
R Kyle Calder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Doug Weight 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 5
C Manny Malhotra 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 16.30 8
C Mike Sillinger 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 6
C Joshua Bailey 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12.10 8
C Corey Trivino 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -1 15.30 7
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Matt D'Agostini 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 19.50 5
R Danni Kristo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Jakub Voracek 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 -1 16.30 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 20.50 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 6
D David Fischer 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Mark Katic 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.20 6
D Jiry Niemi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 5
D Mark Streit 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 -1 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 4
R Mike Grier 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 17.30 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 19.50 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.00 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Joe Thornton 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Nick Bonino 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.30 5
L Logan Couture 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 12.10 6
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.00 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 25.30 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 -1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Dmitri Pätzold 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Kirill Petrov
3rd star: Manny Malhotra

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Manny Malhotra ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Manny Malhotra ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Kyle McLaren notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Grier finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
-Mike Grier finally ended his 25 game point drought.
-Kyle McLaren ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 19) , Cleveland Barons 0( 10)
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1-0 BRG Radek Martinek (Doug Rogers)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Brian Boucher


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Philadelphia Flyers 6 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 29 - 25
PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:44/47=91 %
PP: 2 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:70/81=86 %, Challenges:43/47=89 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 880307 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:13 0-1 Jere Lehtinen [14] (Brenden Morrow, Sergei Zubov)PP
18:11 1-1 Simon Gagné [19] (Phil Kessel)
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22:48 2-1 Jarret Stoll [14] (Phil Kessel, Arron Asham)
28:18 2-2 Mark Parrish [15] (Brad Richards, Joel Lundqvist)PP
28:55 3-2 Arron Asham [5] (Luca Sbisa, Ossi Väänänen)
31:59 4-2 Simon Gagné [20] (Jarret Stoll)
39:16 5-2 Phil Kessel [14] (Matt Carle)PP
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43:06 6-2 Phil Kessel [15] (Scott Hartnell, Justin Williams)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:07 Claude Giroux (2 min for slashing)
08:39 Tim Ramholt (2 min for elbowing)
08:45 Matt Carle (2 min for slashing)
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25:01 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for holding the stick)
27:37 Daniel Brière (2 min for tripping)
29:41 Mike Modano (2 min for tripping)
35:07 Braydon Coburn (2 min for boarding)
38:27 Travis Roche (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:39 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
40:39 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
41:51 Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
41:51 Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
42:48 Brenden Morrow (2 min for slashing)
47:01 Matt Niskanen (2 min for high-sticking)
53:58 Daniel Brière (2 min for tripping)
56:47 Sergei Zubov (2 min for hooking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Hartnell 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 8
R Claude Giroux 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 11.00 6
R Justin Williams 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
R Jarret Stoll 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 3 18.50 9
C Arron Asham 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 12.50 8
R Mike Knuble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 15.50 7
C Phil Kessel 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 21.30 9
L Daniel Carcillo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Milan Lucic 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10.00 6
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 7
L Simon Gagné 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 16.50 9
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 19.30 7
D Luca Sbisa 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 19.50 8
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 21.20 8
D Matt Carle 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 2 22.00 9
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Ott 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 -1 7.40 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 8.40 5
R Mark Parrish 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 -1 21.00 8
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 9.00 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.20 5
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
L Joel Lundqvist 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 15.50 7
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.20 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 -1 15.10 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 4 3 0 0 2 -1 19.10 9
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 -2 22.10 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 25.00 7
D Travis Roche 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 -1 14.10 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 27.10 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Phil Kessel
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Jarret Stoll

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Luca Sbisa notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Simon Gagné scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Phil Kessel scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Scott Hartnell notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mark Parrish scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Steve Bégin in a fight.
-Arron Asham beat Steve Ott in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 21) , Utah Grizzlies 1( 5)
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1-0 PHL Blair Yaworski (Lars Jonsson)
1-1 UTH Marty Sertich (János Vas, Mark Fistric)
2-1 PHL Triston Grant (Lars Jonsson)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Philippe Sauvé

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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 , New York Rangers 0
Shots: 20 - 15
PP: 2 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:67/89=75 %, Challenges:7/47=14 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:71/90=78 %, Challenges:6/50=11 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:27 1-0 Kristian Huselius [14] (Vaclav Prospal, Matt Lashoff)PP
18:54 2-0 Ryan Malone [12])PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:19 Aaron Voros (2 min for high-sticking)
08:54 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for slashing)
18:37 Aaron Voros (2 min for elbowing)
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44:36 Ryan Malone (2 min for tripping)
56:03 Aaron Voros (2 min for cross-checking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 5
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 20.20 5
R Kristian Huselius 1 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 20.00 7
C Vaclav Prospal 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Luca Cunti 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.10 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 18.00 5
C Steve Downie 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 18.00 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 0 17.10 8
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
L Ryan Malone 1 0 2 3 5 6 2 0 19.30 6
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.30 5
L Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 17.10 4
D Mike Lundin 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 16.40 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 18.10 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 3 2 2 3 0 0 20.30 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 21.00 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 20.50 4
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 0 0 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
R Aaron Voros 0 0 1 1 1 2 6 0 11.50 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17.30 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 2 4 3 2 0 20.00 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 0 5.10 5
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 17.10 5
C Scott Gomez 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 19.50 4
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 20.20 6
L Nik Antropov 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.10 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 12.50 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 0 20.00 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 19.30 5
D Daniel Girardi 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.00 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 21.30 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 23.10 5
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 18.00 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 0 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Smith
2nd star: Kristian Huselius
3rd star: Ryan Malone

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vaclav Prospal had his 5 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Nikolai Zherdev had his 12 game point streak snapped.
-Scott Gomez had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Markus Näslund had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 6( 24) , Hartford Wolfpack 2(
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0-1 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Thomas Pöck, Colton Orr)
1-1 DTV Stanislav Lascek (Chris Lawrence, Adam Hall)
1-2 HFD Ryan Murphy (Francis Lessard)
2-2 DTV Justin Keller (Nick Tarnasky)
3-2 DTV Jason Ward (Adam Hall, Matt Smaby)
4-2 DTV Norm Milley (Justin Keller, Mario Scalzo)
5-2 DTV Norm Milley (Nick Tarnasky)
6-2 DTV Martins Karsums (Chris Lawrence)

Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Stephen Valiquette