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31/12/2007
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St. Louis Blues 6 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 32 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:28/37=73 %
PP: 2 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 822402 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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05:39 0-1
Brooks Laich [5])PP
08:58 1-1
Steve Bernier [15] (Doug Weight, Keith Tkachuk)
19:04 1-2
Viktor Kozlov [10] (Matt Pettinger, Ben Clymer)PP
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23:24 2-2
Keith Tkachuk [18] (Christian Bäckman, Doug Weight)
27:35 3-2
Jay McKee [4] (Christian Bäckman, Doug Weight)
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40:52 4-2
Jamal Mayers [14] (Petr Cajanek, Bryce Salvador)
43:03 5-2
Keith Tkachuk [19] (Doug Weight, Jay McKee)
43:54 6-2
Steve Bernier [16] (Keith Tkachuk)
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Penalty summary:
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05:02
Timofei Shishkanov (2 min for hooking)
15:49
Milan Michalek (2 min for tripping)
17:34
Jamal Mayers (2 min for hooking)
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28:11
Petr Cajanek (2 min for holding the stick)
34:58
Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 5
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 5 2 1 0 2 1 16.30 8
R Steve Bernier 2 0 5 3 0 2 0 5 20.10 10
C Jay McClement 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Brad Boyes 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.00 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 14.10 7
C Doug Weight 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 5 19.30 8
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 7
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 15.50 7
L Keith Tkachuk 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 5 19.30 10
D Tomas Mojzis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.10 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 25.50 8
D Micki Dupont 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Jay McKee 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 24.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 2 0 28 0 0 60.00 9
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 10.10 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 14.20 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 -2 17.00 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -2 20.40 7
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 10.10 6
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 12.10 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 15.40 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 19.50 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.30 5
L Eric Fehr 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 12.10 7
L Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 13.30 6
L Brooks Laich 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 -2 18.40 6
D Mike Green 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 19.30 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18.10 5
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 24.30 6
D Ben Clymer 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -3 25.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cory Schneider 6 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Keith Tkachuk
2nd star: Steve Bernier
3rd star: Doug Weight
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Steve Bernier has marked a new career high in goals with 15 tallies.
-Steve Bernier scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Doug Weight notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Bryce Salvador has marked a new career high in points with 13 points.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ben Clymer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Peter Forsberg had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 10) , Portland Pirates 2( 24)
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1-0 WOR Trent Whitfield (Steven Later)
1-1 POR Jame Pollock (Chris Bourque)
1-2 POR Tomas Fleischmann (Brian Pothier)
Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Davis Parley
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Toronto Maple Leafs 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:64/85=75 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 863792 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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17:13 1-0
Alexei Ponikarovsky [13] (Karel Rachunek)
18:28 2-0
Kyle Wellwood [13] (Tomas Kaberle)
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26:08 3-0
Ryan Getzlaf [9] (Alexander Radulov, Karel Rachunek)PP
33:51 3-1
Ales Kotalik [6] (Henrik Tallinder, Toni Lydman)
37:23 4-1
Kyle Wellwood [14] (Chad Kilger, Jason Blake)
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43:19 4-2
Dan Paillé [2] (Marek Zagrapan, Ales Kotalik)
50:27 5-2
Mats Sundin [13] (Darryl Sydor)
59:12 5-3
Jochen Hecht [6] (Paul Gaustad, Dan Paillé)
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Penalty summary:
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05:16
Brian Campbell (2 min for cross-checking)
09:12
Jeremy Williams (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:34
Ales Kotalik (2 min for slashing)
35:16
Marek Zagrapan (2 min for roughing)
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43:49
Alexander Steen (2 min for hooking)
51:45
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 6
R Jason Blake 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 19.10 6
R Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 17.20 8
R Alexander Steen 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 15.10 6
C Jeremy Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4.30 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 14.20 6
C Mats Sundin 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
C Kyle Wellwood 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 9
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Mark Bell 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 7
L Chad Kilger 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 20.40 7
L Alexander Radulov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 15.50 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 26.10 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 1 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.10 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 13.50 5
L Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 13.30 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 7
L Dan Paillé 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 13.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
L Marek Zagrapan 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 17.50 7
R Ales Kotalik 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 14.40 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 -2 20.20 7
D John Negrin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 19.50 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -1 24.30 7
D Drew Schiestel 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 18.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 -1 22.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Wellwood
2nd star: Ryan Getzlaf
3rd star: Dan Paillé
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Alexander Radulov notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Ales Kotalik finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 9 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 17) , Rochester Americans 1( 16)
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1-0 SJM Kris Newbury (Bates Battaglia)
2-0 SJM Kent Huskins (Kris Newbury)
2-1 ROC Toni Dahlman (Andrei Mukhachev)
Goalies: Jean-François Racine - Danny Battochio