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Buffalo Sabres 9 , New York Rangers 0
Shots: 28 - 27
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:49/59=83 %, Challenges:43/44=95 %
PP: 0 of 10 (19 shots), Passing:77/97=79 %, Challenges:40/41=95 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 873965 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:26 1-0 Sidney Crosby [21] (Tomas Holmström)
01:15 2-0 Jason Pominville [19] (Tomas Holmström)
17:31 3-0 Gary Roberts [12] (Jason Pominville, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
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23:29 4-0 Rob Blake [9] (Jaroslav Spacek, Sidney Crosby)
24:42 5-0 Tomas Holmström [17] (Toni Lydman, Rob Blake)
26:37 6-0 Gary Roberts [13] (Rod Brind'Amour, Henrik Tallinder)
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48:48 7-0 Erik Cole [9] (Nathan Paetsch, Dennis Wideman)
50:57 8-0 Sidney Crosby [22] (Tomas Holmström, Rob Blake)
58:27 9-0 Jason Pominville [20] (Sidney Crosby)
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Penalty summary:
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01:46 Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
03:14 Rob Blake (2 min for high-sticking)
05:06 Toni Lydman (2 min for slashing)
08:14 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for elbowing)
15:47 Aaron Voros (2 min for slashing)
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21:26 Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for roughing)
30:06 Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for tripping)
32:39 Gary Roberts (2 min for slashing)
34:44 Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
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41:45 Tyler Ennis (2 min for tripping)
43:31 Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
51:04 Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
53:54 Toni Lydman (2 min for tripping)
56:04 Nik Antropov (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Erik Cole 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 6.00 6
R Jason Pominville 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 18.10 10
C Luke Adam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 15.30 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
C Sidney Crosby 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 21.20 10
L Tyler Ennis 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.00 6
L Gary Roberts 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 12.40 9
L Tomas Holmström 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 6 21.50 10
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 23.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 3 4 0 0 4 4 26.40 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 4 29.10 9
D Rob Blake 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 5 29.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Jhonas Enroth 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 2 1 0 0 2 -1 4.20 7
R Aaron Voros 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 7.10 4
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 16.50 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 23.10 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 4.20 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 17.40 5
C Scott Gomez 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 20.30 7
L Nik Antropov 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 14.50 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 8.30 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 14.30 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -3 20.40 7
D Daniel Girardi 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 8.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 23.10 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -4 27.50 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -5 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 10 0 0 23.30 4
G David LeNeveu 5 0 9 0 0 36.30 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Marc-André Fleury
3rd star: Jason Pominville

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dennis Wideman has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Dennis Wideman notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Pominville scored his 20th goal of the season.

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 22) , Hartford Wolfpack 2(
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0-1 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Jarkko Immonen, Thomas Pöck)
1-1 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Mike Card, Mark Mancari)
2-1 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Tomas Sinisalo)
2-2 HFD Hannu Pikkarainen (Tom Pyatt, Mitch Fritz)
3-2 ROC Brad Marchand (Mike Card)

Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Stephen Valiquette


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Florida Panthers 1 , Ottawa Senators 5
Shots: 21 - 34
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:26/32=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:78/92=84 %, Challenges:50/55=89 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 843238 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:22 0-1 Jason Smith [2] (Anson Carter, Filip Kuba)
16:27 1-1 Rostislav Olesz [17] (Nick Boynton, Keith Ballard)
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22:04 1-2 Dany Heatley [18] (Anton Volchenkov, Peter Forsberg)
23:05 1-3 Peter Forsberg [8] (Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson)
31:46 1-4 Dany Heatley [19] (Daniel Alfredsson, Anton Volchenkov)
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42:52 1-5 Mike Comrie [8] (Shean Donovan, Mike Fisher)
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Penalty summary:
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05:52 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
08:16 Steve Eminger (2 min for tripping)
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26:47 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for slashing)
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44:59 Justin Mapletoft (2 min for hooking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 4
R Cory Stillman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
R Michael Frolík 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 18.00 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Colin Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Drew Larman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
C Rostislav Olesz 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -4 19.00 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
L Kamil Kreps 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.20 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -4 16.30 6
L David Booth 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.40 6
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -4 18.40 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 27.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 13.20 5
D Nick Boynton 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -4 18.50 7
D Drew Doughty 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Craig Anderson 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 1 2 0 1 4 0 7.10 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
R Anson Carter 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
R Dany Heatley 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 18.30 9
C Chris Kelly 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Mike Comrie 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Peter Forsberg 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 16.50 10
L Justin Mapletoft 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 6.50 6
L Shean Donovan 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 14.30 7
L Mike Fisher 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 4 18.30 8
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 16.50 8
D Jason Smith 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 21.50 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 24.30 8
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 22.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Peter Forsberg
3rd star: Anton Volchenkov

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Alex Tanguay had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Peter Forsberg notched the 600th assist of his career.
-Jason Spezza had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jason Smith ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 19) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 24)
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1-0 LOU Peter Sejna (Brett McLean)
1-1 GRD Chris Campoli (Nicklas Danielsson, Greg Mauldin)
2-1 LOU Bryan Allen (Kenndal McArdle)

Goalies: Tyler Plante - Jeff Glass

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Los Angeles Kings 1 , Dallas Stars 4
Shots: 26 - 29
LA PP: 1 of 8 (13 shots), Passing:57/73=78 %, Challenges:52/57=89 %
PP: 2 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:50/54=90 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 802900 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:38 0-1 Brenden Morrow [12] (Jere Lehtinen, Sergei Zubov)PP
19:44 1-1 LA Jack Johnson [5] (Anze Kopitar)PP
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24:46 1-2 Jere Lehtinen [15] (Stéphane Robidas)SH
29:49 1-3 Sergei Zubov [6] (Brenden Morrow, Jere Lehtinen)PP
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49:04 1-4 Brad Richards [10] (Sergei Zubov)
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Penalty summary:
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05:32 Steve Ott (2 min for high-sticking)
10:32 LA Karel Rachunek (2 min for slashing)
19:28 Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
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23:43 Brendan Morrison (2 min for slashing)
25:29 Jere Lehtinen (2 min for roughing)
28:44 LA Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
29:58 LA Oscar Möller (2 min for elbowing)
34:19 Steve Ott (2 min for slashing)
39:58 Trevor Daley (2 min for hooking)
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41:35 Jere Lehtinen (2 min for tripping)
44:48 Travis Roche (2 min for tripping)
53:23 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.20 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 5 3 0 1 2 -2 20.00 8
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 10.20 8
C Jeff Carter 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -2 21.30 7
R Maxime Sauvé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 12.50 4
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 20.20 6
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.50 6
D P.K. Subban 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Jack Johnson 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 28.40 9
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.10 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 17.30 8
D Bryan Berard 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Holmqvist 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 2 0 0 4 0 6.40 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.20 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
R Jere Lehtinen 1 2 3 3 0 0 4 2 19.50 10
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 11.20 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
C Brad Richards 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 12.40 8
L Joel Lundqvist 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 7
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.30 8
L Brenden Morrow 1 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 21.10 8
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.10 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 25.00 9
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Travis Roche 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 13.20 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 22.30 8
D Sergei Zubov 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jere Lehtinen
2nd star: Sergei Zubov
3rd star: Marty Turco

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Jack Johnson finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Jere Lehtinen scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brad Richards scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Joel Lundqvist had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Sergei Zubov finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 2( 14) , Utah Grizzlies 0( 15)
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1-0 MNC Brad Richardson (Brian Boyle, Mark Ardelan)
2-0 MNC Marc-André Cliche (Joshua Turnbull, Zach Jones)

Goalies: Jonathan Quick - Philippe Sauvé

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Nashville Predators 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 2 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:56/69=81 %, Challenges:56/63=87 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:55/75=73 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 800897 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:52 1-0 Steve Sullivan [14] (Martin Erat, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
04:07 2-0 Ryan Suter [2] (Steve Sullivan)PP
13:14 3-0 Scott Nichol [14] (Jason Arnott, Dan Hamhuis)
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29:43 3-1 Mike York [3] (Fredrik Modin, David Backes)
32:28 3-2 David Backes [3] (Derick Brassard, Rostislav Klesla)
34:43 4-2 Radek Bonk [4] (Jerred Smithson, Kevin Klein)
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57:43 4-3 David Backes [4] (Kyle Okposo, Aaron Ness)
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Penalty summary:
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02:04 Derick Brassard (2 min for tripping)
03:16 Ryan Craig (2 min for roughing)
04:42 Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
07:52 Aaron Ness (2 min for roughing)
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30:27 Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
30:27 Alex Henry (5 min for fighting)
35:12 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for boarding)
37:37 Mike York (2 min for elbowing)
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44:01 Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
44:01 Alex Henry (5 min for fighting)
50:16 Alexei Emelin (2 min for cross-checking)
56:04 Alex Henry (5 min for fighting)
56:04 Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
56:04 Alex Henry (10 min game misconduct)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
R Radek Bonk 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 14.20 8
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.50 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
C David Legwand 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 5
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
C Steve Sullivan 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 -2 19.40 8
L Alex Henry 0 0 0 1 0 1 25 0 2.10 6
L Jerred Smithson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
L Scott Nichol 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 18.40 6
L Martin Erat 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 8
D Alexei Emelin 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 14.00 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Ryan Suter 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 27.00 8
D Kevin Klein 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.10 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Charles Jacques 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Modin 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 8.20 8
R David Backes 2 1 2 4 1 2 0 2 11.10 8
R Derick Brassard 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 0 11.30 8
R Steve Stamkos 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 18.20 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 7.00 5
C Alexander Steen 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 2 20.10 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Mike York 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 7.10 8
L Kyle Okposo 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 11.10 8
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -2 20.20 8
D Aaron Ness 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 11.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.20 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 1 29.20 9
D Mike Commodore 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 13.40 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 18.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 4 0 28 0 0 58.30 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Backes
2nd star: Steve Sullivan
3rd star: Radek Bonk

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Steve Sullivan notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Arnott notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jerred Smithson has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Jerred Smithson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Radek Bonk finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Ryan Suter finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Kevin Klein ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-David Backes finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Antoine Vermette had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Rick Nash had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Barret Jackman beat Alex Henry in a fight.
-Mike Commodore fought Alex Henry in a fight.
-Alex Henry fought Mike Commodore in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 27) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 23)
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0-1 SYR Mattias Trattnig (Alexei Kaigorodov)
1-1 MIL David tremblay (Andreas Thuresson)
2-1 MIL Mike Santorelli
2-2 SYR Jeff Szwez (Andy Canzanello)
3-2 MIL Matt Ellison (Oliver Setzinger)

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St. Louis Blues 7 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 24 - 22
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:57/66=86 %, Challenges:31/45=67 %
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:68/88=77 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 822402 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:38 0-1 Ryan Smyth [11] (John-Michael Liles)
14:06 1-1 Andy McDonald [13] (Paul Kariya, Erik Johnson)
16:22 1-2 Ryan Smyth [12] (Joe Sakic)
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22:46 2-2 Brad Boyes [14] (Keith Tkachuk, Eric Brewer)
32:19 2-3 Ruslan Salei [7] (Joe Sakic, Scott Hannan)PP
35:59 3-3 Paul Kariya [12] (Jay McClement, Erik Johnson)PP
39:25 4-3 Max Pacioretty [7] (Raffi Torres, Andy McDonald)
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42:18 5-3 Keith Tkachuk [12] (Paul Kariya, Erik Johnson)PP
52:46 6-3 Raffi Torres [10] (Patrik Berglund, Brad Boyes)
57:27 7-3 David Perron [11] (Jay McClement)
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Penalty summary:
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08:38 Jason Chimera (2 min for high-sticking)
17:22 Ryan Smyth (2 min for roughing)
19:42 Alexander Svitov (2 min for roughing)
19:42 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (2 min for roughing)
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26:19 Patrik Berglund (2 min for holding the stick)
28:42 Ryan Smyth (2 min for cross-checking)
31:08 Eric Brewer (2 min for elbowing)
34:06 Jiri Novotny (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:07 Ian Laperriere (2 min for hooking)
44:11 Yan Stastny (2 min for hooking)
48:46 Yan Stastny (5 min for fighting)
48:46 Dale Purinton (5 min for fighting)
49:12 Brett Clark (2 min for boarding)
59:27 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (2 min for tripping)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 10.10 7
R Raffi Torres 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 18.00 8
R Andy McDonald 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 10.20 8
R Paul Kariya 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
C Yan Stastny 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 7.00 5
C Patrik Berglund 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 17.00 7
C Jay McClement 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 15.40 7
C Brad Boyes 1 1 5 4 0 0 0 -1 19.50 9
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 8.40 4
L Max Pacioretty 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 14.50 7
L David Perron 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.30 7
L Keith Tkachuk 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 15.30 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13.00 6
D Erik Johnson 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 26.50 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 18.20 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 16.10 7
D Eric Brewer 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.10 7
R Marek Svatos 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 4
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 18.50 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 18.00 7
C Joe Sakic 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
L Scott Parker 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 7
L Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 10.00 5
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 16.20 6
L Ryan Smyth 2 0 5 4 2 0 4 1 22.20 9
D Dale Purinton 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 0 11.10 7
D Ruslan Salei 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 -3 24.10 9
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 -1 21.50 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.50 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -4 17.30 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 4 0 11 0 0 39.30 4
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 6 0 0 20.30 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Kariya
2nd star: Erik Johnson
3rd star: Raffi Torres

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Raffi Torres notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Raffi Torres scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jay McClement notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ruslan Salei has marked a new career high in goals with 7 tallies.

Other notes:
-Dale Purinton beat Yan Stastny in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 0( 13) , Hershey Bears 4( 21)
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0-1 HER Kyle Cumiskey (Riku Hahl, Eric Healey)
0-2 HER Chris Stewart (Riku Hahl, Vitaly Kolesnik)
0-3 HER Brian Willsie (Matt Hussey, Kyle Cumiskey)
0-4 HER Matt Hussey (Kiel McLeod, Brian Willsie)

Goalies: Chris Mason - Vitaly Kolesnik

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 21 - 35
PP: 3 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:73/92=79 %, Challenges:36/39=90 %
PP: 1 of 7 (9 shots), Passing:83/94=88 %, Challenges:46/52=86 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:38 1-0 Vaclav Prospal [17] (Eric Staal, Martin St. Louis)PP
08:59 1-1 Tim Connolly [11] (Mikael Samuelsson, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
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27:45 2-1 Radim Vrbata [7] (Lukas Krajicek, Eric Staal)PP
29:05 2-2 Andrei Markov [8] (Frantisek Kaberle, Zach Boychuk)
30:04 2-3 Marc Savard [13] (Andrei Markov, Shane Doan)
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40:25 3-3 Eric Staal [10] (Andrej Meszaros, Matt Lashoff)
44:15 4-3 Kristian Huselius [15] (Vaclav Prospal)PP
48:23 4-4 Maxim Afinogenov [8] (Tim Connolly, Mikael Samuelsson)
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Shane Doan (5 min for attempt to injury)
05:26 Eric Staal (2 min for tripping)
08:04 Luca Cunti (2 min for hooking)
11:06 Josef Melichar (2 min for hooking)
13:38 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
13:38 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for roughing)
17:14 Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:58 Max Nicastro (2 min for hooking)
33:13 Josef Melichar (2 min for tripping)
36:21 Zach Boychuk (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:57 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
49:45 Luca Cunti (2 min for high-sticking)
52:43 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for high-sticking)
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61:03 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for cross-checking)

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
L Radim Vrbata 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 7
R Kristian Huselius 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 8
C Vaclav Prospal 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 -1 15.20 9
C Luca Cunti 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 9.00 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 18.20 8
C Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 6
C Eric Staal 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 -1 22.10 8
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 9.20 6
L Martin St. Louis 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 19.20 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 20.30 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 22.00 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 4 2 0 1 4 -1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 31 0 0 65.00 7
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 26.10 7
R Shane Doan 0 1 4 0 2 0 7 1 22.50 7
C Zach Boychuk 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 6.40 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
C Tim Connolly 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
C Marc Savard 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 23.00 9
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6.40 7
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 5 0 0 0 4 1 18.30 8
L Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 23.00 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 25.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 26.20 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Max Nicastro 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14.00 7
D Andrei Markov 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 32.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 17 0 0 65.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Andrei Markov
3rd star: Vaclav Prospal

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Eric Staal scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Kristian Huselius scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marc Savard ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 14) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 11)
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0-1 LOW Bobby Hughes (Chad LaRose)
1-1 DTV Chris Lawrence (David Koci)

Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Kevin Nastiuk