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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 17 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:42/59=71 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:80/86=93 %, Challenges:58/63=90 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 818180 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:16 0-1 Pavol Demitra [26] (Wojtek Wolski)
14:44 1-1 Jay McKee [6] (John Negrin, Daniel Brière)
19:41 1-2 Marek Svatos [26] (Ryan Smyth, Wojtek Wolski)
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27:31 1-3 Rick Nash [28] (Sidney Crosby)
28:38 1-4 Pavol Demitra [27] (Ryan Smyth)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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09:24 Steve Bernier (2 min for tripping)
09:24 Steve Bernier (10 min misconduct)
17:39 Brad Boyes (2 min for roughing)
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41:42 Brian Campbell (2 min for roughing)
46:55 Shea Weber (2 min for hooking)
51:07 Steve Bernier (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.40 6
L Osmo Hartikainen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 16.30 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16.50 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 15.20 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 0 8.40 5
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Daniel Brière 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
C Brad Boyes 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -2 15.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 14.50 5
L Jean-Simon Allard 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.20 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
D T.J. Brennan 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 16.30 8
D John Negrin 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 -1 14.30 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -2 25.20 8
D Drew Schiestel 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -2 21.50 6
D Jay McKee 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 14.30 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 8 1 2 0 -1 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Danny Battochio 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 10.30 7
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
R Marek Svatos 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 9
L Rick Nash 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Nick Sucharski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Oleg Saprykin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Pavol Demitra 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 15.00 10
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
R Bobby Nyholm 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
L Mark Parrish 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
C Ryan Smyth 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 9
L Wojtek Wolski 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 3 18.10 9
D Will Weber 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 15.00 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 24.10 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 23.00 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 15.10 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan LaCosta 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Marek Svatos
3rd star: Ryan Smyth

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Clarke MacArthur had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Clarke MacArthur had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Wojtek Wolski notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ryan Smyth notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 17) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 15)
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1-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Janne Hauhtonen, Zack FitzGerald)
1-1 SYR Charles Linglet (Tim Konsorada, Geoff Platt)
2-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Janne Hauhtonen)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Tomas Popperle










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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 32 - 21
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:48/54=87 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:26/35=72 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:12 1-0 Mike Modano [22] (Patrice Bergeron, Mikko Koivu)
15:37 1-1 Matt Ellison [4] (Jason Arnott, Tom Poti)PP
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26:48 2-1 Saku Koivu [22] (Jaroslav Halak)
32:43 2-2 Martin Erat [18] (Nick Spaling, Jordin Tootoo)
33:12 3-2 Patrice Bergeron [30] (Mike Modano, Chad Kilger)
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43:14 4-2 Dion Phaneuf [12] (Chris Higgins, Guillaume Latendresse)
49:04 5-2 Patrice Bergeron [31] (Mike Modano, Andre Benoit)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:19 Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
02:19 Darcy Hordichuk (5 min for fighting)
14:08 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
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25:56 Michael Blunden (5 min for fighting)
25:56 Darcy Hordichuk (5 min for fighting)
39:22 Dion Phaneuf (2 min for elbowing)
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47:29 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for tripping)
53:06 Andrei Kostitsyn (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Steve Sullivan (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Andrei Kostitsyn (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Steve Sullivan (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Mike Modano (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Vernon Fiddler (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Mike Modano (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Vernon Fiddler (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Darcy Hordichuk (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Chad Kilger (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Darcy Hordichuk (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Darcy Hordichuk (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Boris Valabik (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Kevin Klein (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Boris Valabik (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Kevin Klein (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Willie Mitchell (2 min for roughing)
53:06 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
53:06 Chris Mason (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
53:06 Jaroslav Halak (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
53:06 Jaroslav Halak (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Chris Mason (5 min for fighting)
53:06 Jaroslav Halak (10 min game misconduct)
53:06 Chris Mason (10 min game misconduct)
57:26 Olivier Latendresse (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 8.50 7
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 0 15.10 7
R Patrice Bergeron 2 1 6 2 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 20.40 10
C Olivier Latendresse 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Mike Modano 1 2 4 0 0 0 15 1 15.40 8
C Saku Koivu 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 16.00 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 7
L Mikko Koivu 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 16.10 7
L Chad Kilger 0 1 2 1 0 0 20 0 12.40 7
L Chris Higgins 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 17.40 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 17.20 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 2 0 0 15 1 19.10 7
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 21.30 8
D Andre Benoit 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 17.20 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16.20 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 2 1 17 17 0 54.00 6
G Brent Krahn 0 0 2 0 0 5.40 6

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 9.10 5
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -3 14.30 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 13.50 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
C Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 -3 18.20 5
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 1 0 0 15 0 13.20 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Nick Spaling 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
L Matt Ellison 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 17.20 6
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 0 5 3 0 35 0 10.50 7
L Martin Erat 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 21.00 9
D Richard Stehlik 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 14.40 5
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 0 12.40 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 25.20 6
D Cody Franson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 14.40 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 22.50 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 0 26 17 0 53.30 5
G Justin Pogge 0 0 1 0 0 6.10 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrice Bergeron
2nd star: Mike Modano
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Jaroslav Halak notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrice Bergeron scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Willie Mitchell had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Tom Poti notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nick Spaling ended his 8 game point drought.
-Matt Ellison ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Matt Ellison ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Darcy Hordichuk beat Chad Kilger in a fight.
-Michael Blunden fought Darcy Hordichuk in a fight.
-Andrei Kostitsyn beat Steve Sullivan in a fight.
-Mike Modano fought Vernon Fiddler in a fight.
-Darcy Hordichuk beat Chad Kilger in a fight.
-Boris Valabik beat Kevin Klein in a fight.
-Chris Mason beat Jaroslav Halak in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 23) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 11)
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1-0 QUE Mikhail Grabovski (Corey Locke)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Mike Brodeur

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Philadelphia Flyers 2 , Ottawa Senators 6
Shots: 21 - 26
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:55/62=88 %, Challenges:51/60=83 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 880307 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:57 1-0 Jonathan Cheechoo [30] (Kristian Huselius, Kim Johnsson)PP
17:58 1-1 Andrej Meszaros [10] (Christoph Schubert, Mike Fisher)
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27:32 1-2 Nikolai Zherdev [18] (Benoit Pouliot, Anton Volchenkov)
29:09 2-2 Scott Hartnell [17] (Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo)
30:51 2-3 Dan Fritsche [16] (Wade Redden, Nikolai Zherdev)
31:51 2-4 Andrej Meszaros [11] (Ray Emery)
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44:26 2-5 Nikolai Zherdev [19] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
45:36 2-6 Mike Fisher [17] (Patrick Eaves, Benoit Pouliot)
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Penalty summary:
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08:34 Ryan Potulny (2 min for cross-checking)
11:07 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for holding the stick)
12:22 Chris Kelly (2 min for slashing)
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21:52 Chris Kelly (2 min for hooking)
25:27 Sean Avery (2 min for slashing)
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46:57 Ryan Potulny (2 min for boarding)
53:37 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for high-sticking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 6.30 6
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 -2 18.50 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 13.40 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
C Ryan Potulny 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 -1 6.30 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 19.20 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 13.40 7
L Scott Hartnell 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.20 8
C Sean Avery 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.10 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 13.20 4
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 -2 19.10 5
L Milan Michalek 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 21.30 8
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 13.20 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 20.20 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 26.00 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -2 13.30 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -3 21.00 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Houle 4 0 11 0 0 32.00 4
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 9 0 0 28.00 4

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Kelly 0 0 3 2 1 1 4 0 10.40 6
R Ilkka Puurunen 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 14.40 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 3 14.40 9
R Dan Fritsche 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 13.40 8
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.20 7
C Mike Fisher 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 17.40 8
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 2 15.20 8
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Nick Foligno 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 14.20 7
L Benoit Pouliot 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 17.00 7
L Nikolai Zherdev 2 1 4 0 0 0 2 4 20.00 9
D Brian Lee 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 15.20 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 14.50 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 3 4 1 1 0 3 30.10 9
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Andrej Meszaros 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 16.00 9
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 2 1 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Andrej Meszaros
3rd star: Mike Fisher

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Jonathan Cheechoo scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Matt Carle had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Andrej Meszaros scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Christoph Schubert notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 13) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 17)
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0-1 GRD Brian McGrattan (Ilya Zubov)
1-1 PHL David Printz (Frédérik Cabana)
1-2 GRD Jaroslav Balastik (Jussi Timonen)

Goalies: Antero Niittymäki - Kelly Guard










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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 16 - 33
PP: 2 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:55/71=77 %, Challenges:37/46=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:70/80=87 %, Challenges:57/67=83 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:25 1-0 Brad Richards [18] (Justin Keller, Filip Kuba)
07:35 1-1 Paul Kariya [22] (Alexander Ovechkin, Luc Bourdon)
11:27 1-2 Brooks Laich [13] (Ben Clymer, Milan Jurcina)
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20:25 1-3 Peter Forsberg [28] (Alexander Ovechkin, Paul Kariya)
26:56 2-3 Michel Ouellet [16] (Filip Kuba, Paul Ranger)PP
32:21 2-4 Mike Knuble [18] (Sasha Pokulok, Steve Eminger)
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46:29 3-4 Brad Richards [19] (Justin Keller, Filip Kuba)PP
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Penalty summary:
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22:22 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
22:22 Sasha Pokulok (5 min for fighting)
26:33 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
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45:31 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
46:34 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for attempt to injury)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marek Kvapil 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 8.10 4
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 2 1 2 10 0 12.50 6
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
C Blair Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 16.50 6
C Brad Richards 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
L Alexei Glukhov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 4
L John Toffey 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 4
L Justin Keller 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
D Bryce Lampman 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 16.00 4
D Paul Ranger 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 -1 24.20 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 19.40 6
D Mike Lundin 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 15.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -2 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 4 0 29 0 0 59.20 5
G Jonathan Boutin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Petr Taticek 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Brooks Laich 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 17.50 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 17.20 8
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 1 24.30 10
C Josh Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Chris Bourque 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.00 6
L Mike Knuble 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
C Peter Forsberg 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 1 23.10 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 8.20 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 13.00 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
R Paul Kariya 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 22.50 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 1 6 0 3 0 1 20.30 10
D Luc Bourdon 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 23.30 9
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.40 7
D Sasha Pokulok 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 11.40 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cory Schneider 3 0 13 0 0 60.00 5
G Josh Godfrey 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Brad Richards
3rd star: Paul Kariya

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Michel Ouellet finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brooks Laich ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Brenden Morrow had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Brenden Morrow had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Viktor Kozlov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Kariya ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Evgeny Artyukhin beat Sasha Pokulok in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 17) , Portland Pirates 4( 25)
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1-0 DTV Radek Smolenak (Brandon Elliot)
1-1 POR Jamie Hunt (Matt Bradley)
1-2 POR Boyd Gordon (Oscar Hedman, Jakub Klepis)
2-2 DTV Stanislav Lascek (Tim Taylor)
2-3 POR Tobias Nilsson-Roos (Jakub Klepis)
2-4 POR Tobias Nilsson-Roos (Oskar Osala, Jakub Klepis)

Goalies: Karri Rämö - Daren Machesney

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Minnesota Wild 5 , Dallas Stars 4
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:61/67=89 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:54/63=85 %, Challenges:43/54=78 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 900240 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:36 0-1 Matt Stajan [21] (Jere Lehtinen, Jussi Jokinen)
13:39 0-2 Chris Clark [23] (Nolan Baumgartner, Marty Turco)PP
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27:11 1-2 Alexander Perezhogin [20] (Martin Skoula, Roman Hamrlik)
29:09 2-2 Tom Kostopoulos [5] (Adam Foote, Derian Hatcher)
38:51 3-2 Michael Ryder [16] (Jaromir Jagr, Adam Foote)
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42:49 3-3 Antti Miettinen [14] (Chris Clark, Stéphane Robidas)
44:55 3-4 Philippe Boucher [8] (Sergei Zubov, Matt Stajan)
48:35 4-4 Michael Ryder [17] (Jaromir Jagr, Evgeny Poushkin)
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61:42 5-4 Jaromir Jagr [18] (Michael Ryder)
Penalty summary:
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04:36 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
12:02 Petr Kalus (2 min for tripping)
14:47 Niklas Hagman (2 min for hooking)
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30:52 Sergei Zubov (2 min for tripping)
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41:18 Mark Fistric (5 min for fighting)
41:18 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
54:41 Philippe Boucher (2 min for roughing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 1 0 2 2 0 0 7 1 7.00 7
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 14.40 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
R Jaromir Jagr 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 22.20 10
C Petr Kalus 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 9.00 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -2 19.00 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 6
C Evgeny Poushkin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 6
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 6
L Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 16.10 6
L David Vyborny 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 9
L Michael Ryder 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 19.00 9
D Derian Hatcher 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 -2 18.50 7
D Martin Skoula 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Adam Foote 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 24.00 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 19.00 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 18.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 2 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 19 0 0 61.50 5
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 9.00 4
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.40 6
R Chris Clark 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.00 8
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 11.40 6
C Patrik Stefan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 5
C Matt Stajan 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 24.30 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 -1 7.00 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
L Antti Miettinen 1 0 4 4 2 1 0 -1 15.10 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 11.00 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 5
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 2 5 3 0 2 -1 30.50 8
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 5
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 1 27 0 0 61.50 5
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Ryder
2nd star: Jaromir Jagr
3rd star: Tom Kostopoulos

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Alexander Perezhogin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Roman Hamrlik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Adam Foote notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tom Kostopoulos ended his 8 game point drought.
-Evgeny Poushkin ended his 9 game point drought.
-Michael Ryder finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Michael Ryder finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Jere Lehtinen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Antti Miettinen has marked a new career high in goals with 14 tallies.
-Sergei Zubov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Philippe Boucher ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Mark Fistric fought Tom Kostopoulos in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 14) , Utah Grizzlies 7( 40)
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1-0 HOU Tim Smith (Joe Motzko, Josh Disher)
1-1 UTH James Neal (Jamie Tardif)
1-2 UTH Brad Winchester (Joel Lundqvist)
1-3 UTH Joel Lundqvist (Brad Winchester, Junior Lessard)
1-4 UTH Chris Conner (Marty Sertich)
1-5 UTH Joel Lundqvist (Brad Winchester)

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St. Louis Blues 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 31 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:51/59=85 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:55/66=83 %, Challenges:49/58=83 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 822402 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:28 1-0 Brandon Bochenski [14] (Jeff Woywitka, Blair Betts)
10:57 1-1 Mike Ribeiro [14] (Jordan LaVallee)
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26:42 2-1 Petr Cajanek [21] (Marek Zagrapan, John-Michael Liles)
28:19 2-2 Mike Ribeiro [15] (Jordan LaVallee, Darren Haydar)
30:21 3-2 Marcel Hossa [20] (Mike Comrie, Ales Kotalik)
38:09 3-3 Bryan Little [5] (Josh Gorges, Brian Strait)
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41:44 4-3 T.J. Oshie [9] (Petr Cajanek, Marek Zagrapan)
48:35 4-4 Jordan LaVallee [17] (Mike Ribeiro, Josh Gorges)
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60:59 5-4 Petr Cajanek [22] (T.J. Oshie, Robyn Regehr)
Penalty summary:
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14:44 Barret Jackman (2 min for elbowing)
17:24 Jamal Mayers (2 min for elbowing)
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42:25 Chad Painchaud (2 min for cross-checking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 6
R Brandon Bochenski 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 16.50 6
R T.J. Oshie 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 8
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Blair Betts 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 15.50 7
C Mike Comrie 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
C Petr Cajanek 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 2 17.30 10
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
L Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
L Marcel Hossa 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 14.30 7
L Marek Zagrapan 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 21.50 9
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 1 16.20 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18.30 5
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 26.10 8
D Jeff Woywitka 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 1 13.40 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 19.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 4 0 24 0 0 61.00 6
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad Painchaud 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5.40 5
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 14.20 4
R Darren Haydar 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 20.50 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -2 20.10 7
C Bryan Little 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 5.40 7
C Jim Slater 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 17.10 8
C Mike Ribeiro 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.20 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5.40 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 17.10 6
L Jordan LaVallee 1 2 5 2 1 0 0 2 17.00 9
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 5 0 2 0 -2 21.10 9
D Brian Strait 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 -2 15.40 7
D Josh Gorges 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 19.50 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 25.30 6
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 18.50 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 7
D Mark Popovic 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 5 0 26 0 0 61.00 5
G Danny Turple 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Cajanek
2nd star: T.J. Oshie
3rd star: Mike Ribeiro

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Marcel Hossa scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Christian Bäckman had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jordan LaVallee notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Ribeiro scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 4( 26) , Chicago Wolves 2( 9)
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0-1 CHW Jan Steber
0-1 CHW Jan Steber (, Scott Lehman)
1-1 WOR Ryan Turek (Jonas Junland)
2-1 WOR Simon Hjalmarsson (Zach Hamill)
2-2 CHW Yuri Dobryshkin (Kevin Doell, Brett Sterling)
3-2 WOR Zach Hamill (Ryan Turek, Simon Hjalmarsson)
4-2 WOR Tomás Kána (Jonas Junland)

Goalies: Carey Price - Matus Kostur

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