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Montreal Canadiens 6 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 33 - 24
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:61/69=88 %, Challenges:38/50=74 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:32/40=78 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:01 1-0 Saku Koivu [11] (Guillaume Latendresse, Alex Tanguay)
11:02 1-1 Thomas Vanek [9] (Craig Rivet)
14:29 1-2 Tim Connolly [10] (Luke Adam, Patrick Kaleta)
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29:14 1-3 Jochen Hecht [8] (Paul Gaustad, Jeff Halpern)
30:16 2-3 Saku Koivu [12] (Guillaume Latendresse, Mike Komisarek)
33:45 3-3 Saku Koivu [13] (Alex Tanguay, Mike Komisarek)
37:53 4-3 Alex Tanguay [13] (Saku Koivu, Guillaume Latendresse)
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44:47 5-3 Tomas Plekanec [13] (Mathieu Schneider)
50:21 6-3 Guillaume Latendresse [9] (Saku Koivu, Chris Higgins)PP
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Penalty summary:
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17:43 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for tripping)
19:19 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for slashing)
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23:03 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for elbowing)
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47:22 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
48:54 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
55:44 Dominic Moore (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.50 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 15.50 9
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 21.10 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 7.50 5
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
C Saku Koivu 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.00 9
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 21.20 7
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Chris Higgins 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 18.10 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 2 17.20 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 14.10 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 3 16.30 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 -1 26.20 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.50 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 6.40 7
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -2 14.00 6
R Jeff Halpern 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 19.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 18.10 7
C Luke Adam 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 -2 14.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -1 18.10 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 5 2 6 0 -2 14.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 -1 17.10 8
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 14.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 27.30 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.30 5
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 6 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Alex Tanguay

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 17) , Rochester Americans 2( 11)
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0-1 ROC Marek Zagrapan
1-1 QUE Mike Glumac (Ajay Baines, Mathieu Aubin)
2-1 QUE Gregory Stewart (Ryan Russell)
2-2 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Mike Funk)
3-2 QUE Mathieu Dandenault (Matt D'Agostini, Shawn Belle)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Adam Dennis

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Toronto Maple Leafs 1 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 18 - 37
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:56/79=70 %, Challenges:38/44=84 %
PP: 1 of 2 (8 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:46/57=79 %
Attendance: 12506 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 574026 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:23 0-1 Ryan Callahan [5] (Colton Orr, Henrik Lundqvist)
16:29 0-2 Sean Avery [12] (Blair Betts, Derek Morris)
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34:29 1-2 Derick Brassard [5] (Pavel Kubina)
36:52 1-3 Nik Antropov [1] (Wade Redden, Scott Gomez)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:51 Bates Battaglia (2 min for roughing)
01:51 Marc Staal (2 min for roughing)
19:48 Aaron Voros (2 min for hooking)
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35:27 Bates Battaglia (2 min for hooking)
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49:13 Patrice Brisebois (2 min for high-sticking)
51:48 Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for holding the stick)
57:33 Jamal Mayers (2 min for roughing)
57:33 Ryan Callahan (2 min for roughing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 5
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 17.30 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 12.20 5
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 6
C Maxime Macenauer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 16.00 5
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
C Derick Brassard 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
L Brad May 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 20.20 6
L Bates Battaglia 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 -1 13.30 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Alex Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 4
D Justin Schultz 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -1 13.10 4
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 24.20 6
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19.00 5
D Ian White 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 0 34 0 0 60.00 9
G Timo Pielmeier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Voros 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8.10 7
R Ryan Callahan 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 14.10 8
R Colton Orr 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 -1 13.50 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Blair Betts 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 15.20 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 19.00 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 7
L Nik Antropov 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 13.30 8
L Sean Avery 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 17.30 9
L Markus Näslund 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.20 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19.00 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 26.40 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 15.10 7
D Derek Morris 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 1 17 0 0 60.00 8
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Callahan
2nd star: Nik Antropov
3rd star: Sean Avery

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Pavel Kubina notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tomas Kaberle had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Marc Staal had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 15) , Hartford Wolfpack 3( 13)
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0-1 HFD Mitch Fritz (Tom Pyatt, Bobby Sanguinetti)
0-2 HFD Josh Gratton (Bruce Graham, Paul Brown)
1-2 SJM Derrick Walser (Colin Murphy)
1-3 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Clarke MacArthur, Jarkko Immonen)
2-3 SJM Derrick Walser (Colin Murphy)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Stephen Valiquette

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Nashville Predators 9 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 2 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:69/79=87 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (6 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:29/42=67 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 800897 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:32 0-1 Petteri Nokelainen [3] (Brian Sutherby, Luca Sbisa)
13:27 1-1 Andy McDonald [4] (Dan Hamhuis, Roman Josi)
17:47 2-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [14] (Dan Hamhuis, Jason Arnott)PP
19:54 3-1 Alexander Radulov [10] (Steve Sullivan, Ryan Suter)
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28:47 4-1 Steve Sullivan [15] (Martin Erat, Shea Weber)PP
31:26 5-1 Martin Erat [10])
37:33 6-1 Scott Nichol [9] (Roman Josi, Shea Weber)
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40:25 7-1 Ryan Suter [4] (Martin Erat, Steve Sullivan)
49:36 8-1 Jerred Smithson [2] (Dan Hamhuis, Jason Arnott)
59:31 9-1 Steve Sullivan [16] (Alexander Radulov, Shea Weber)
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Penalty summary:
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03:55 Jake Gardiner (2 min for roughing)
14:43 Mark Bell (2 min for roughing)
14:43 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for roughing)
16:36 Petteri Nokelainen (2 min for hooking)
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27:58 Petteri Nokelainen (2 min for hooking)
32:11 Greg de Vries (2 min for elbowing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11.10 6
R Andy McDonald 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 13.00 9
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 9
R Alexander Radulov 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 3 20.10 9
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 5
C Jason Arnott 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 2 16.00 8
C David Legwand 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Steve Sullivan 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 20.10 9
L Hugh Jessiman 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Jerred Smithson 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 14.10 7
L Scott Nichol 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 8
L Martin Erat 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 20.10 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 14.20 8
D Roman Josi 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 17.40 7
D Shea Weber 0 3 3 4 0 2 0 2 28.00 10
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 13.00 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 17.50 6
D Ryan Suter 1 1 2 7 0 2 0 3 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 1 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikhail Stefanovich 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
R Petteri Nokelainen 1 0 3 2 1 1 4 1 11.10 8
R Todd Marchant 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 18.50 7
R Corey Perry 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -4 20.50 6
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 8.00 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 6
C Mark Bell 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 -3 19.20 4
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 20.50 6
L George Parros 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 5
L Brian Sutherby 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 11.50 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 -2 16.20 5
L Steve Bernier 0 0 2 5 2 1 0 -4 20.10 7
D Jake Gardiner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15.20 4
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -5 24.40 7
D Luca Sbisa 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.10 5
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 22.10 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 -4 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marco Cousineau 4 0 7 0 0 28.40 4
G Jonas Hiller 5 0 11 0 0 31.10 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Sullivan
2nd star: Martin Erat
3rd star: Shea Weber

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Alexander Radulov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Steve Sullivan notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Steve Sullivan scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Martin Erat scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Scott Nichol has marked a new career high in goals with 9 tallies.
-Jason Arnott notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jerred Smithson ended his 9 game goal drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Luca Sbisa ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 24) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 16)
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1-0 MIL Janne Niskala (Shane Willis)
2-0 MIL Cal O'Reilly
3-0 MIL Kaleb Betts (Jed Ortmeyer)

Goalies: Mike McKenna - Jean-Sébastien Giguère