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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 39 - 19
PP: 1 of 8 (16 shots), Passing:83/95=87 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:28/35=77 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 860890 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:55 1-0 Eric Staal [15] (Ray Whitney, Jeff Carter)
08:31 2-0 Eric Staal [16] (Jeff Carter, Zdeno Chara)
10:08 3-0 Lee Stempniak [6] (Tuomo Ruutu, Matt Cullen)PP
15:47 4-0 Patrick Eaves [15] (Joe Corvo)
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29:57 5-0 Jeff Carter [14] (Zdeno Chara, Eric Staal)
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48:38 5-1 Thomas Vanek [11] (Tim Connolly)
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Penalty summary:
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04:16 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for tripping)
08:41 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
10:33 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for slashing)
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20:26 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for high-sticking)
25:17 Eric Staal (2 min for roughing)
25:17 Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
31:14 Jeff Halpern (2 min for hooking)
34:21 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for hooking)
34:53 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
34:53 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
36:31 Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
36:31 Lee Stempniak (2 min for roughing)
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41:59 Craig Rivet (2 min for hooking)
44:23 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for high-sticking)
52:35 Dominic Moore (2 min for slashing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Lee Stempniak 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 17.10 8
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
R Jeff Carter 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 21.50 9
C Chad LaRose 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.50 5
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 19.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 6
C Eric Staal 2 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 19.40 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 4
L Scott Walker 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 14.50 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 16.50 8
L Ray Whitney 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.20 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 25.30 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 19.30 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.20 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 2 8 4 0 2 0 2 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Michael Leighton 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 1 2 1 0 8 -1 7.30 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 20.50 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 13.20 4
C Luke Adam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 13.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 -2 14.10 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 7.30 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 4
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.10 8
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 23.20 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 24.40 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -3 26.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 4 0 10 0 0 15.50 4
G Patrick Lalime 1 0 24 0 0 44.00 10

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Jeff Carter
3rd star: Zdeno Chara

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Eric Staal scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Patrick Eaves scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Tim Gleason had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 25) , Rochester Americans 7( 24)
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0-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Mike Weber, Marek Zagrapan)
0-2 ROC Dylan Hunter (Justin Aikins)
0-3 ROC Mike Card (Tomas Sinisalo)
0-4 ROC Mark Mancari (Marek Zagrapan)
0-5 ROC Éric Castonguay (Alexandre Bolduc)
0-6 ROC Mark Mancari (Marek Zagrapan)
0-7 ROC Andrew Peters (Marek Zagrapan)

Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Adam Dennis

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New Jersey Devils 3 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 22 - 28
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:24/44=53 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:75/86=87 %, Challenges:41/55=73 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 864416 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:54 0-1 Mike Komisarek [4] (Saku Koivu, Tomas Plekanec)
18:52 0-2 Tomas Plekanec [15] (Alex Tanguay, Mathieu Schneider)PP
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35:07 1-2 David Clarkson [2] (Johnny Oduya)
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42:14 2-2 Patrick Marleau [12] (Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo)
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63:44 3-2 Nicklas Bergfors [2] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Vitaly Vishnevski)
Penalty summary:
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10:48 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
10:48 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
18:13 David Clarkson (2 min for roughing)
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29:48 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for holding the stick)
30:05 Tomas Plekanec (2 min for tripping)
36:22 Georges Laraque (2 min for slashing)
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50:09 David Clarkson (2 min for high-sticking)
56:38 Mike Komisarek (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 1 0 2 2 0 2 9 1 6.10 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 17.00 7
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.10 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 22.00 6
C John Madden 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 8.30 6
C Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Brian Rolston 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
C Joe Thornton 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 1 20.50 8
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8.30 6
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 16.20 6
L Logan Couture 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 18.00 5
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Brandon Burlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 2 28.40 8
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 16.00 7
D Colin White 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 -1 20.10 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 30.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 26 0 0 63.50 9
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 3 1 3 7 0 7.00 7
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 -2 16.40 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 15.30 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.50 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 4
C Robert Lang 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -2 16.40 6
C Saku Koivu 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
C Tomas Plekanec 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 -1 20.10 9
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 8.50 4
L Chris Higgins 0 0 3 4 1 4 0 -2 20.10 9
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 14.50 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -2 17.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 19.20 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 24.00 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -2 22.10 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -1 31.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 19 0 0 63.50 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Clarkson
2nd star: Nicklas Bergfors
3rd star: Joe Thornton

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-David Clarkson finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Nicklas Bergfors finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Vitaly Vishnevski ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Tomas Plekanec scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alex Tanguay notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mathieu Schneider notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Georges Laraque beat David Clarkson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 17) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 14)
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1-0 ALB Grant Marshall (Ian Moran, Rod Pelley)
1-1 QUE Ryan Russell (Alexei Emelin)
1-2 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Kyle Chipchura, Mathieu Dandenault)
2-2 ALB Rod Pelley (Alexandre Picard)
3-2 ALB Grant Marshall (Alexandre Picard)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Marc Denis

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New York Islanders 3 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 20 - 31
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:59/68=86 %, Challenges:24/37=63 %
PP: 1 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:69/92=75 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
Attendance: 9126 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 440786 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:01 0-1 Chris Phillips [4] (Dany Heatley, Filip Kuba)PP
11:43 0-2 Mike Comrie [11] (Nick Foligno)
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25:07 1-2 Kyle Okposo [6] (Kirill Petrov, Corey Trivino)PP
32:44 2-2 Joshua Bailey [5] (Jimmy hayes, Corey Trivino)
33:08 2-3 Mike Fisher [7] (Jason Smith, Filip Kuba)
39:34 3-3 Corey Trivino [5] (Kyle Okposo, Sean Bergenheim)
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40:49 3-4 Nick Foligno [5] (Mike Comrie, Jason Smith)
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Penalty summary:
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04:18 Brendan Witt (2 min for holding the stick)
07:17 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
18:33 Frans Nielsen (2 min for roughing)
18:33 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
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23:11 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
27:13 Bruno Gervais (2 min for cross-checking)
35:09 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for holding the stick)
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43:22 Richard Park (2 min for slashing)
47:52 Brendan Witt (2 min for elbowing)
49:57 Kyle Okposo (2 min for slashing)
54:54 Danny Bois (2 min for hooking)
57:22 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4.40 7
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 5
R Joshua Bailey 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 -2 18.00 5
R Kyle Okposo 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 20.50 8
C Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 5
C Richard Park 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14.00 4
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 4
C Corey Trivino 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Frans Nielsen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4.40 6
R Raffi Torres 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.10 6
L Jimmy hayes 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.00 7
L Kirill Petrov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.10 8
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 30.10 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 13.30 7
D Jiry Niemi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 4
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 22.30 6
D Travis Hamonic 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 5 0 1 6 0 19.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 27 0 0 58.50 5
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Danny Bois 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 7.30 6
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 5 1 4 6 0 15.10 7
R Nick Foligno 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8.50 8
R Dany Heatley 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Cody Bass 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Chris Kelly 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 17.50 8
L Mike Fisher 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 9
C Jason Spezza 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Shean Donovan 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 9.40 6
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 4 0 4 2 0 20.50 8
C Mike Comrie 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 10.40 8
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -2 20.50 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Jason Smith 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 3 18.30 9
D Chris Phillips 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 22.30 7
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16.10 5
D Filip Kuba 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 19.20 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nick Foligno
2nd star: Corey Trivino
3rd star: Mike Comrie

Notes for New York Islanders:

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Filip Kuba notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Smith notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 29) , Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 16)
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0-1 GRD Chris Campoli (Ryan Garlock, Nicklas Danielsson)
1-1 BRG David Lundbohm (Mark Wotton)
1-2 GRD Jeremy Yablonski (Lawrence Nycholat, Esa Pirnes)
1-3 GRD Dragan Umicevic (Lawrence Nycholat, Alexander Nikulin)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Jeff Glass

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New York Rangers 8 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 23 - 26
PP: 2 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:36/42=83 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:41/56=71 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 882700 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:38 0-1 Alexander Semin [13] (Simon Gagné)
10:18 1-1 Markus Näslund [13] (Nikolai Zherdev, Derek Morris)
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21:33 1-2 Marek Svatos [14] (Alexander Semin, Zach Bogosian)
22:57 2-2 Aaron Voros [4] (Pat Rissmiller, Niklas Hagman)
26:07 2-3 Ron Hainsey [3] (Alexander Semin, Kris Versteeg)
29:51 3-3 Niklas Hagman [6] (Blair Betts, Ryan Callahan)
38:18 4-3 Chris Drury [8] (Niklas Hagman, Derek Morris)PP
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44:26 4-4 Alexandre Burrows [11] (Trent Hunter, Garnet Exelby)
48:36 5-4 Sean Avery [14] (Scott Gomez, Marc Staal)
50:27 6-4 Nikolai Zherdev [11] (Markus Näslund, Wade Redden)PP
53:25 7-4 Chris Drury [9] (Markus Näslund, Derek Morris)
57:52 8-4 Chris Drury [10] (Markus Näslund, Pat Rissmiller)
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Penalty summary:
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27:07 Blair Betts (2 min for slashing)
35:28 Andy Hilbert (2 min for slashing)
36:26 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
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49:59 T.J. Oshie (2 min for roughing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Voros 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 15.10 7
R Colton Orr 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 17.40 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.10 7
C Blair Betts 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 13.20 6
C Scott Gomez 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 8
C Chris Drury 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 19.40 10
L Pat Rissmiller 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 10.10 8
L Niklas Hagman 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
L Sean Avery 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 -2 15.50 8
L Markus Näslund 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 3 17.30 9
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.30 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
D Derek Morris 0 3 3 1 1 2 0 3 25.00 9
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 -2 17.10 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 4 24.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 18.20 5
R Trent Hunter 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -3 18.20 7
R Marek Svatos 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.50 8
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
C Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 14.50 6
C Bryan Little 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 16.00 6
C Simon Gagné 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 8
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 6.20 6
L Kris Versteeg 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Alexandre Burrows 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 16.40 6
L Alexander Semin 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 18.50 8
D Boris Valabik 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 -3 18.30 6
D Zach Bogosian 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 23.30 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.00 4
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 16.40 6
D Ron Hainsey 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 8 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Ondrej Pavelec 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Markus Näslund
3rd star: Derek Morris

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Niklas Hagman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Derek Morris notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marc Staal notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Drury scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Markus Näslund notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 5( 28) , Chicago Wolves 4( 11)
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1-0 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Daniel Girardi)
1-1 CHW Grant Lewis (Joey Crabb, Jon Sim)
1-2 CHW Benoit Pouliot (Nigel Williams)
1-3 CHW Jim Slater (Benoit Pouliot, Nigel Williams)
2-3 HFD Jarkko Immonen (Clarke MacArthur)
3-3 HFD Ryan Murphy (Mitch Fritz, Alex Bourret)
4-3 HFD Ryan Murphy (Alex Bourret)
4-4 CHW Milan Bartovic (Colin Stuart, Chris Thorburn)
5-4 HFD Clarke MacArthur (Daniel Girardi)

Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Scott Munroe

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Florida Panthers 3 , Nashville Predators 4
Shots: 23 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:66/82=80 %, Challenges:39/47=81 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 843238 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:33 1-0 Richard Zednik [9] (Rostislav Olesz)
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32:38 1-1 Alexander Radulov [11] (Jordin Tootoo, Hugh Jessiman)
33:01 1-2 Steve Sullivan [17] (Alexander Radulov, Ryan Suter)
37:59 2-2 Richard Zednik [10] (Cory Stillman, Nick Boynton)PP
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47:23 2-3 Steve Sullivan [18] (Alexander Radulov, Shea Weber)
48:45 3-3 Ville Peltonen [4] (Chad Kilger, Keith Ballard)
50:57 3-4 Martin Erat [11] (Steve Sullivan, Vernon Fiddler)
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Penalty summary:
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04:21 Kevin Klein (2 min for elbowing)
06:55 David Booth (2 min for slashing)
14:53 Kamil Kreps (2 min for cross-checking)
18:19 Bryan McCabe (5 min for cross-checking)
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29:23 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for tripping)
34:27 Karlis Skrastins (2 min for holding the stick)
36:57 Alexander Radulov (2 min for holding the stick)
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54:18 Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
54:18 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8.10 5
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.20 5
R Cory Stillman 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 8.10 6
C Drew Larman 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -1 9.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.10 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Ville Peltonen 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 9.20 6
L Chad Kilger 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 -1 16.20 7
L Richard Zednik 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 7
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 19.10 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 18.20 8
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 15.40 5
D Nick Boynton 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 26.20 7
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -2 19.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 5 1 2 5 1 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 0 8.10 7
R Andy McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 19.30 7
R Alexander Radulov 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 4 21.20 10
C Vernon Fiddler 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
C David Legwand 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 13.40 5
C Steve Sullivan 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 4 20.40 10
L Hugh Jessiman 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.40 5
L Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
L Scott Nichol 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
L Martin Erat 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 21.10 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
D Roman Josi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
D Shea Weber 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 29.00 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.10 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 18.50 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 4 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Sullivan
2nd star: Alexander Radulov
3rd star: Richard Zednik

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Richard Zednik scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ville Peltonen finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jordin Tootoo ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo beat Chad Kilger in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 3( 17) , Milwaukee Admirals 1(
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1-0 LOU Peter Aston (Stefan Meyer)
1-1 MIL Konstantin Zakharov (Scott May, John Vigilante)
2-1 LOU Noah Welch (Anthony Stewart, Kenndal McArdle)
3-1 LOU Mike Duco (David Brine)

Goalies: Tyler Plante - Mike McKenna

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Colorado Avalanche 5 , Detroit Red Wings 4
Shots: 24 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:41/44=91 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:79/89=88 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 781360 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:18 0-1 Daniel Cleary [14] (Patrick Kane, Brad Stuart)
13:33 1-1 Ruslan Salei [2] (Paul Stastny, Wojtek Wolski)
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26:13 1-2 Jonathan Toews [13] (Tomas Holmström)
31:19 2-2 Ben Guite [3] (Cody McCormick, Brian Willsie)
34:18 2-3 Jonathan Toews [14] (Brian Rafalski, Brett Lebda)
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40:48 3-3 Milan Hejduk [13] (Tobias Enström, Joe Sakic)
42:05 3-4 Valtteri Filppula [11] (Daniel Cleary, Brad Stuart)
43:31 4-4 Wojtek Wolski [10] (Paul Stastny, Tyler Arnason)
58:49 5-4 Tyler Arnason [16] (Paul Stastny, Joe Sakic)
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Penalty summary:
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02:52 Darcy Tucker (2 min for roughing)
02:52 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for roughing)
07:16 John-Michael Liles (2 min for hooking)
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33:01 Adam Foote (2 min for roughing)
33:01 Darren Helm (2 min for roughing)
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59:23 Brett Clark (2 min for roughing)
59:23 Daniel Cleary (2 min for roughing)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McCormick 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 6
R Brian Willsie 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.30 6
R Tyler Arnason 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 9
R Milan Hejduk 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 8
C Ben Guite 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 6.10 6
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 16.40 6
C Paul Stastny 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Joe Sakic 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Scott Parker 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 8.30 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 16.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 20.20 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 15.20 6
D Tobias Enström 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 24.50 8
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 -1 20.20 7
D Ruslan Salei 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 16.00 9
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Johnson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 16.20 7
R Daniel Cleary 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 17.10 7
R Patrick Kane 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 6
C Mark Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Darren Helm 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 -1 16.20 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Jonathan Toews 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Mike Keane 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.30 7
L Valtteri Filppula 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
L Tomas Holmström 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
D Brett Lebda 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 22.30 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 5
D Brad Stuart 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 19 0 0 59.50 4
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tyler Arnason
2nd star: Paul Stastny
3rd star: Wojtek Wolski

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Paul Stastny notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Joe Sakic notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Wojtek Wolski scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ruslan Salei ended his 9 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Valtteri Filppula has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.
-Brad Stuart notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Lidström had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 16) , Kansas City Blades 3( 28)
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0-1 KCB Andreas Lilja (Alexei Cherepanov, Tomas Kopecky)
1-1 HER Erkki Rajamäki (Ken Roche)
2-1 HER Matt Hussey (Wes O'Neill)
2-2 KCB Ryan Oulahen (Evan McGrath, Andreas Lilja)
3-2 HER Glenn Olson (Ivan Dornic, Wes O'Neill)
3-3 KCB Mike Walsh (Mattias Ritola)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Ty Conklin

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San Jose Sharks 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 5
Shots: 21 - 28
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:82/97=84 %, Challenges:36/47=75 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/68=82 %, Challenges:47/57=81 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 875388 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:12 1-0 Brian Gionta [10] (Christian Ehrhoff, Rob Blake)
17:12 1-1 Derek Roy [20] (Patrick Sharp)
19:15 1-2 Pavel Datsyuk [15] (Marian Hossa)
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24:42 2-2 Zach Parisé [17] (Travis Zajac, Rob Blake)
32:13 2-3 David Bolland [7] (Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzén)
33:14 2-4 David Bolland [8])
33:39 3-4 Brian Gionta [11] (Kyle McLaren, Christian Ehrhoff)
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48:47 3-5 Ben Eager [3] (David Bolland, Patrick Sharp)
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Penalty summary:
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20:57 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
20:57 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
28:09 Bryan Bickell (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:01 Ben Eager (2 min for slashing)
50:38 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for tripping)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 7.40 5
R Milan Michalek 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -2 11.20 7
R Brian Gionta 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 10
R Travis Zajac 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 -1 21.20 6
C Nick Bonino 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Justin Daniels 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -2 11.20 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
C Patrik Elias 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 20.30 6
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 11.20 4
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Zach Parisé 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 14.00 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Rob Blake 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 -1 26.40 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 14.40 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 5 0 1 5 1 16.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 -1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Boucher 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Evgeny Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 7
R Ben Eager 1 0 3 5 0 4 7 1 18.30 10
R David Bolland 2 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 14.20 9
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 8
C Jack Skille 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Johan Franzén 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 17.40 8
C Derek Roy 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7.20 6
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 17.40 6
L Patrick Sharp 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 18.00 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25.40 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 17.40 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Bolland
2nd star: Ben Eager
3rd star: Brian Gionta

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Brian Gionta scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Christian Ehrhoff notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Derek Roy scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Pavel Datsyuk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Pavel Datsyuk notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Sharp has marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists.
-Ben Eager ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ben Eager fought Kyle McLaren in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 1( 22) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 21)
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1-0 CLE Peter Tsimikalis (Mike Morris, Aaron Power)
1-1 NOR Tim Brent (Pavel Vorobiev)
1-2 NOR Matt Walker (Denis Istomin)

Goalies: Dmitri Pätzold - Wade Flaherty

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 23 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:24/32=72 %
PP: 3 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:68/76=89 %, Challenges:66/71=91 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 814048 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:04 0-1 Todd Bertuzzi [13] (Miroslav Satan, Alexander Edler)PP
07:59 1-1 Mike Richards [13] (Chris Pronger)
18:55 1-2 Miroslav Satan [12] (Todd Bertuzzi, Alexander Edler)PP
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23:33 2-2 Brian Sutherby [4] (Jake Gardiner, François Beauchemin)
28:01 2-3 Todd Bertuzzi [14] (Miroslav Satan, Jarome Iginla)
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48:34 2-4 Evgeny Malkin [15] (Jarome Iginla)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:28 George Parros (2 min for tripping)
14:53 Brandon McMillan (2 min for boarding)
17:42 Brandon McMillan (2 min for hooking)
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36:07 Mark Bell (2 min for tripping)
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40:12 Chris Pronger (2 min for hooking)
44:11 Mike Zigomanis (2 min for cross-checking)
47:18 Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
47:18 George Parros (5 min for fighting)
47:33 Steve Bernier (2 min for hooking)
49:53 Mikhail Stefanovich (2 min for hooking)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikhail Stefanovich 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.30 5
R Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.20 6
R Todd Marchant 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 14.50 6
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Brandon McMillan 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 8.40 6
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 6
C Mark Bell 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 14.50 6
C Mike Richards 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 19.40 9
L George Parros 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 8.10 4
L Brian Sutherby 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 15.30 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
L Steve Bernier 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 21.10 8
D Jake Gardiner 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.20 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 24.40 7
D Luca Sbisa 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 13.40 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
D Chris Pronger 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marco Cousineau 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonas Hiller 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 1 2 1 2 0 0 11.00 7
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 9.10 6
R Miroslav Satan 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 9
R Jarome Iginla 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 11.00 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 10.40 6
C Todd Bertuzzi 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 -1 17.20 9
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
L Kris Beech 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 9.10 7
L Teemu Selänne 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.30 7
D Alexander Edler 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.20 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Miroslav Satan
3rd star: Jarome Iginla

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Brian Sutherby finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jake Gardiner ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Sergei Gonchar had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-George Parros beat Alexander Svitov in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 20) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 7)
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1-0 CIN Ryan Carter (Ken Klee)

Goalies: Jean-Sébastien Giguère - Dave Brown