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Boston Bruins 5 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 30 - 22
PP: 2 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:79/95=83 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/79=75 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 772860 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:37 1-0 Marco Sturm [10] (Alexander Frolov, Tom Preissing)
10:37 2-0 Phil Kessel [14] (Vladimír Sobotka, P.J. Axelsson)
15:29 2-1 Paul Gaustad [7] (Thomas Vanek, Henrik Tallinder)
18:16 3-1 Marian Gaborik [15] (Phil Kessel, Dennis Wideman)PP
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22:44 4-1 Phil Kessel [15] (Marian Gaborik)
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45:09 5-1 Joni Pitkänen [5] (Marian Gaborik, Phil Kessel)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:36 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for elbowing)
17:32 Daniel Paillé (2 min for boarding)
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25:19 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
28:53 Dennis Wideman (2 min for tripping)
36:44 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for elbowing)
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44:43 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
51:01 Steve Downie (2 min for boarding)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 5
R Marco Sturm 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 19.20 7
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
C Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 6
C Drew Stafford 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 14.10 7
C Phil Kessel 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 9
L P.J. Axelsson 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Matt Stajan 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.40 5
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Marian Gaborik 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
D Tom Preissing 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 27.30 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 17.00 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 18.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 2 4 0 2 0 2 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 9.10 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 -1 13.00 6
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13.10 4
C Luke Adam 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 13.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 4
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 -2 19.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 17.50 8
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 24.20 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 4
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 21.50 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Phil Kessel
2nd star: Marian Gaborik
3rd star: Marco Sturm

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Marco Sturm scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tom Preissing notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dennis Wideman has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Marian Gaborik scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Dennis Wideman notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Phil Kessel has marked a new career high in points with 30 points.
-Phil Kessel scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marian Gaborik notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrice Bergeron had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Paul Gaustad ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Tim Connolly had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 6( 37) , Rochester Americans 1( 9)
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1-0 PRO Adam McQuaid (Jeremy Reich, Shawn Thornton)
2-0 PRO Martin St. Pierre (Andrew Alberts)
3-0 PRO Blake Wheeler (Martin St. Pierre, Vladislav Evseev)
4-0 PRO Brad Schell (Carl Söderberg, Manny Fernandez)
5-0 PRO Jeremy Reich (Wacey Rabbit)
5-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Justin Aikins)

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New York Islanders 2 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 20 - 29
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
Attendance: 7021 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 339115 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:12 0-1 Viktor Kozlov [8] (Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby)
14:53 1-1 Joshua Bailey [4] (Jimmy hayes, Jiry Niemi)
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37:54 2-1 Jiry Niemi [2] (Kirill Petrov, Corey Trivino)
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49:17 2-2 Tom Poti [3] (Rob Niedermayer, Viktor Kozlov)
49:46 2-3 Rob Niedermayer [16] (Matt Greene, Sergei Fedorov)
58:32 2-4 Chris Clark [5] (Nicklas Bäckström, Brooks Laich) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:07 Jiry Niemi (2 min for cross-checking)
06:31 Kirill Petrov (2 min for elbowing)
11:36 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
11:36 Matt Bradley (2 min for roughing)
18:58 Boyd Gordon (2 min for roughing)
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20:52 Rob Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
28:05 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
39:55 Michael Nylander (2 min for hooking)
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43:51 Boyd Gordon (2 min for slashing)
56:48 Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
56:48 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.00 5
R Joshua Bailey 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Jeff Tambellini 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Richard Park 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.00 4
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 14.50 4
C Corey Trivino 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 7
L Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Raffi Torres 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 15.10 6
L Jimmy hayes 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.50 6
L Kirill Petrov 0 1 6 0 0 0 2 1 20.50 9
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 -1 28.30 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 -3 12.10 5
D Jiry Niemi 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 21.00 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
D Travis Hamonic 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15.10 4
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 1 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 25 0 0 59.20 4
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -1 8.00 6
R Chris Clark 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 15.20 7
R Rob Niedermayer 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 15.00 9
R Viktor Kozlov 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 8.00 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 19.00 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
L Alexandre Giroux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 6
L Brooks Laich 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
L Matt Bradley 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 13.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 18.40 9
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 16.50 7
D Matt Greene 0 1 1 2 0 1 5 1 20.00 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 16.30 7
D Tom Poti 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
D Mike Green 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Charles Jacques 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rob Niedermayer
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Chris Clark

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Kirill Petrov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joshua Bailey ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Joshua Bailey ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Bradley had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Matt Greene in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 30) , Portland Pirates 1( 16)
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1-0 BRG David Lundbohm (Evgeny Tunik)
1-1 POR Stephen Werner (Peter Sejna, Sasha Pokulok)
2-1 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Corey Locke)
3-1 BRG Kevin Jarman (Luciano Aquino)
4-1 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Blake Comeau)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Frédéric Cassivi

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 23 - 26
PP: 2 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:56/66=83 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 822402 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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32:24 0-1 Scott Hartnell [7] (Mike Knuble, Joffrey Lupul)
33:46 1-1 Radek Bonk [9] (Bobby Ryan, Barret Jackman)PP
35:57 1-2 Daniel Brière [17] (Mike Knuble, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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46:47 2-2 Jay McClement [4] (Dan Hinote, Alex Pietrangelo)
49:18 3-2 Carlo Colaiacovo [1] (Alexander Steen, Bobby Ryan)PP
51:27 3-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [10] (Daniel Brière, Erik Cole)
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Penalty summary:
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03:12 Daniel Carcillo (2 min for roughing)
03:12 Radek Bonk (2 min for roughing)
04:55 Steve Stamkos (2 min for boarding)
05:05 Erik Johnson (2 min for roughing)
05:05 Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
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23:33 Colin Wilson (2 min for cross-checking)
27:26 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for tripping)
33:03 Daniel Carcillo (2 min for roughing)
38:19 Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
38:19 Daniel Carcillo (5 min for fighting)
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47:53 Erik Cole (2 min for elbowing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 9.50 6
R Dan Hinote 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 1 16.00 5
R Radek Bonk 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 18.10 6
R Alexander Steen 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 6
C Steve Stamkos 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 -1 8.30 6
C Jay McClement 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.20 8
C David Backes 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Brad Boyes 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -2 20.50 6
L Michael Grabner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 4
L Yan Stastny 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 16.20 6
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 7
L Bobby Ryan 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 19.10 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 14.10 8
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 -3 22.00 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 22.30 7
D Barret Jackman 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 -1 24.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 -2 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Arron Asham 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 11.20 5
C Daniel Carcillo 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 13.10 5
R Mike Knuble 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 22.20 10
R Erik Cole 0 1 2 4 0 0 4 1 22.40 7
C Zac Dalpe 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 9.20 6
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 13.00 8
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Daniel Brière 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 22.30 8
R Ned Lukacevic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 5
L David Perron 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12.30 5
L Scott Hartnell 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 22.30 9
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 4
D Randy Jones 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 29.10 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Knuble
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Bobby Ryan notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Barret Jackman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-David Backes had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jay McKee had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Carlo Colaiacovo finally ended his 30 game goal drought.
-Barret Jackman ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Mike Knuble notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Carle had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Dan Hinote fought Daniel Carcillo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 25) , Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 11)
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1-0 WOR Mike Santorelli (Ryan MacMurchy)

Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Martin Houle

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Dallas Stars 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 20 - 31
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:37/49=74 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:53/59=88 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 756545 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:33 0-1 Teemu Selänne [15])
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22:04 0-2 Jarome Iginla [18] (Evgeny Malkin, Henrik Zetterberg)
34:51 1-2 Loui Eriksson [1] (Steve Bégin, Mike Modano)
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58:46 1-3 Evgeny Malkin [14] (Sergei Gonchar, Alexander Edler) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:15 Kris Beech (2 min for slashing)
08:21 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for high-sticking)
11:58 Alexander Edler (2 min for high-sticking)
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35:43 Teemu Selänne (2 min for hooking)
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45:22 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for hooking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Ott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Loui Eriksson 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15.50 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 16.40 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Toby Petersen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Mike Modano 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 15.50 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 4
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Joel Lundqvist 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 6.40 6
L Steve Bégin 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 16.40 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 7
L Brad Richards 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 22.40 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -2 23.10 9
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 16.40 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 28 0 0 59.30 8
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.00 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 12.00 6
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.30 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 15.00 7
C Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 7 2 0 1 0 1 21.00 9
L Kris Beech 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 8.00 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
L Teemu Selänne 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 15.10 9
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 21.20 9
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20.00 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 29.10 7
D Alexander Edler 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 13.20 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Teemu Selänne
3rd star: Miikka Kiprusoff

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Steve Bégin has marked a new career high in points with 24 points.
-Loui Eriksson finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Teemu Selänne scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Sergei Gonchar notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 17) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 14)
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0-1 WIL Eric Godard (Mike Zigomanis)
1-1 UTH Vojtech Polak (Ivan Vishnevsky)
2-1 UTH Aaron Gagnon (Chris Conner, Mark Fistric)
2-2 WIL Dustin Jeffrey (Sergei Anshakov, Johannes Salmonsson)
3-2 UTH Konstantin Pushkarev (Marty Sertich)

Goalies: Philippe Sauvé - Dave Brown