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Buffalo Sabres 0 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 16 - 41
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:60/63=93 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 873965 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:57 0-1 Rob Niedermayer [19] (Sergei Fedorov, Sidney Crosby)
13:42 0-2 Alexander Ovechkin [20] (Mike Green)PP
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23:25 0-3 Sidney Crosby [17] (Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green)
31:48 0-4 Sidney Crosby [18] (Alexander Ovechkin, Viktor Kozlov)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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13:12 Luke Adam (2 min for hooking)
14:24 Alexandre Giroux (2 min for boarding)
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45:59 Steve Downie (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.20 4
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 17.00 6
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 5
C Luke Adam 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 7.10 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 16.50 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 19.40 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 16.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 17.30 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 16.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 22.40 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 16.50 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 -1 24.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 4 0 37 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 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 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 15.20 8
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.30 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
C Sidney Crosby 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 20.00 10
L Alexandre Giroux 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 15.30 7
L Matt Bradley 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 5 4 0 2 0 2 19.20 10
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 23.30 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Mike Green 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 2 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Charles Jacques 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: José Theodore
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Thomas Vanek had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 32) , Portland Pirates 0( 10)
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1-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Andrew Peters, Marek Zagrapan)
2-0 ROC Mark Mancari (Marek Zagrapan)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Frédéric Cassivi

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Boston Bruins 3 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 27 - 36
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:59/76=77 %, Challenges:53/63=82 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 772860 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:26 1-0 Joni Pitkänen [7] (Marian Gaborik, Phil Kessel)PP
09:57 2-0 Marian Gaborik [16] (Phil Kessel, Dennis Wideman)PP
13:34 2-1 Danny Bois [3] (Cody Bass, Chris Kelly)
17:12 2-2 Dany Heatley [22] (Chris Kelly)SH
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24:26 2-3 Filip Kuba [5] (Chris Phillips, Jason Spezza)PP
37:38 2-4 Filip Kuba [6] (Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson)
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45:52 3-4 Alexander Frolov [18] (Marco Sturm)
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Penalty summary:
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03:17 Matt Stajan (2 min for hooking)
06:33 Dany Heatley (5 min for spearing)
16:53 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
19:42 Danny Bois (2 min for hooking)
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23:52 Vladimír Sobotka (2 min for tripping)
30:41 Dennis Wideman (2 min for diving)
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53:44 Danny Bois (2 min for hooking)
57:06 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
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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 8.10 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 8.50 5
R Marco Sturm 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 -1 20.00 8
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
C Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15.20 6
C Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Phil Kessel 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 10.30 5
R Matt Stajan 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 10.30 5
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 20.30 8
L Marian Gaborik 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 9
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 10.40 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 2 7 1 0 2 0 29.40 8
D Mark Stuart 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 -2 13.20 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 32 0 0 59.00 7
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Danny Bois 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 1 5.00 7
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 11.10 7
R Nick Foligno 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Dany Heatley 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 1 19.00 10
C Cody Bass 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.00 7
C Chris Kelly 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 17.30 8
L Mike Fisher 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Jason Spezza 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
L Chris Neil 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 22.40 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11.30 6
D Filip Kuba 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 21.00 10
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 29.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Filip Kuba
3rd star: Danny Bois

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Phil Kessel has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Marco Sturm had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Nick Foligno had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Fisher had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mike Comrie had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Filip Kuba ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 6( 29) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 9)
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0-1 GRD Jim McKenzie (Gregg Johnson, Chris Campoli)
1-1 PRO Blake Wheeler (Brett Skinner)
2-1 PRO Shawn Thornton (Martin St. Pierre)
3-1 PRO Jeremy Reich (Wacey Rabbit)
4-1 PRO Shawn Thornton (Martin St. Pierre)
5-1 PRO Blake Wheeler (Wacey Rabbit)
6-1 PRO Byron Bitz (Brad Schell)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Jeff Glass

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Philadelphia Flyers 2 , Dallas Stars 4
Shots: 14 - 33
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:53/68=77 %, Challenges:24/32=72 %
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:55/61=88 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 880307 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:58 0-1 Jere Lehtinen [10] (Stéphane Robidas, Mike Ribeiro)
15:55 0-2 Brad Richards [22] (Mike Ribeiro, Sergei Zubov)PP
16:23 1-2 Zac Dalpe [1] (Ned Lukacevic, Braydon Coburn)
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22:55 1-3 Sergei Zubov [3] (Mike Ribeiro, Jere Lehtinen)
39:31 2-3 Matt Carle [5] (Joffrey Lupul, Mike Knuble)
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58:38 2-4 Brendan Morrison [1] (Mark Parrish) EN
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Penalty summary:
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13:01 Mike Modano (2 min for elbowing)
15:17 Scott Hartnell (2 min for hooking)
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23:36 Daniel Carcillo (5 min for fighting)
23:36 Stéphane Robidas (5 min for fighting)
23:53 Brendan Morrison (2 min for high-sticking)
26:54 Arron Asham (2 min for roughing)
26:54 Loui Eriksson (2 min for roughing)
32:56 Steve Ott (2 min for tripping)
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41:43 Marc-André Bourdon (2 min for hooking)
47:43 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for hooking)
50:14 Steve Ott (2 min for high-sticking)
53:18 Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
53:18 Loui Eriksson (5 min for fighting)
53:18 Arron Asham (10 min game misconduct)
53:18 Loui Eriksson (10 min game misconduct)
53:18 Zac Dalpe (5 min for fighting)
53:18 Mike Modano (5 min for fighting)
53:18 Zac Dalpe (10 min game misconduct)
53:18 Mike Modano (10 min game misconduct)
53:18 Ned Lukacevic (5 min for fighting)
53:18 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
53:18 Ned Lukacevic (10 min game misconduct)
53:18 Steve Bégin (10 min game misconduct)
53:18 Marc-André Bourdon (5 min for fighting)
53:18 Niklas Grossman (5 min for fighting)
53:18 Marc-André Bourdon (10 min game misconduct)
53:18 Niklas Grossman (10 min game misconduct)
53:18 Braydon Coburn (2 min for roughing)
53:18 Trevor Daley (2 min for roughing)
53:46 Erik Cole (2 min for high-sticking)
58:47 Daniel Carcillo (2 min for high-sticking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Arron Asham 0 0 0 2 1 2 17 1 8.20 7
C Daniel Carcillo 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 11.50 4
R Mike Knuble 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
R Erik Cole 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -2 21.30 6
C Zac Dalpe 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 6.20 7
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Daniel Brière 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 18.20 7
R Ned Lukacevic 0 1 0 0 1 0 15 1 6.20 4
L David Perron 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 10.40 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 20.50 7
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Matt Carle 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Marc-André Bourdon 0 0 0 2 1 0 17 -1 25.00 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 12.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 21.20 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 -1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 29 0 0 59.30 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Ott 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 -1 5.40 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 10.10 6
R Mark Parrish 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
R Jere Lehtinen 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 2 22.20 9
C Toby Petersen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 0 1 0 17 0 10.10 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 18.50 8
C Mike Ribeiro 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 19.20 8
L Joel Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 3 0 4 15 0 12.50 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 8
L Brad Richards 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 20.20 9
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 12.00 5
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 26.30 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 1 5 1 2 5 2 28.10 9
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 12.40 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 5
D Sergei Zubov 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 25.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 12 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Zubov
2nd star: Jere Lehtinen
3rd star: Mike Ribeiro

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Erik Cole had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Daniel Brière had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Matt Carle finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Jere Lehtinen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Ribeiro notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jere Lehtinen scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Brendan Morrison finally ended his 31 game goal drought.
-Sergei Zubov finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Daniel Carcillo beat Stéphane Robidas in a fight.
-Arron Asham beat Loui Eriksson in a fight.
-Mike Modano beat Zac Dalpe in a fight.
-Steve Bégin beat Ned Lukacevic in a fight.
-Niklas Grossman beat Marc-André Bourdon in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 4( 33) , Utah Grizzlies 0( 7)
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1-0 PHL Denis Tolpeko
2-0 PHL Andreas Sundin (Adam Courchaine)
3-0 PHL Stefan Ruzicka (Frédérik Cabana)
4-0 PHL Andreas Sundin (Martin Grenier)

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Shots: 34 - 14
PP: 2 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:76/89=85 %, Challenges:37/45=80 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/78=74 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
Attendance: 16813 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 788529 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:22 0-1 Mikhail Grabovski [2] (Maxime Macenauer, Anton Strålman)PP
14:07 1-1 Tyler Kennedy [2] (Kris Russell, Oscar Möller)
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23:58 2-1 Olli Jokinen [19] (Jordan Staal, R.J. Umberger)PP
30:44 2-2 Robbie Earl [2] (Nikita Filatov, Jason Blake)
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43:46 3-2 Rostislav Klesla [7] (Antoine Vermette, Jirí Tlustý)PP
47:47 4-2 Jordan Staal [15] (Fredrik Modin, Antoine Vermette)
50:21 5-2 R.J. Umberger [14])
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Penalty summary:
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07:02 Michael Peca (2 min for slashing)
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23:05 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for high-sticking)
30:56 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (2 min for roughing)
30:56 Robbie Earl (2 min for roughing)
39:21 Brad May (5 min for fighting)
39:21 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
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40:45 Pavel Kubina (2 min for roughing)
40:45 Antoine Vermette (2 min for roughing)
41:13 Kris Newbury (2 min for tripping)
42:51 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for diving)
52:09 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
52:09 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for roughing)
58:53 Brad May (2 min for roughing)
58:53 Kristopher Letang (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.10 7
R Fredrik Modin 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 8
R R.J. Umberger 1 1 6 2 1 1 0 0 20.00 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 14.10 7
C Jordan Staal 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 19.40 9
C Michael Peca 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 17.40 7
L Tyler Kennedy 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6.50 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Antoine Vermette 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 17.30 9
L Olli Jokinen 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Kris Russell 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.20 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 18.30 8
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 25.50 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 16.40 6
D Rostislav Klesla 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Wade Dubielewicz 2 0 12 0 0 60.00 4
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Blake 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
R Matt Frattin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 5
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 16.00 4
R Nikita Filatov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 5
C Kris Newbury 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.00 5
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
C Maxime Macenauer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 17.50 5
L Brad May 0 0 2 4 1 3 7 0 7.40 5
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 -1 17.20 6
L Robbie Earl 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 20.00 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 18.20 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 19.50 5
D Alex Grant 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.50 5
D Anton Strålman 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.40 6
D Ian White 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 20.20 5
D Justin Schultz 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 22.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 5 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Timo Pielmeier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: R.J. Umberger
2nd star: Jordan Staal
3rd star: Antoine Vermette

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Jordan Staal scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Kris Russell ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Mikhail Grabovski finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Brad May in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 23) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 18)
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1-0 SYR Steven Goertzen (Manny Malhotra)
1-1 SJM Jeff Finger

Goalies: Fredrik Norrena - Olaf Kölzig

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 24 - 23
PP: 1 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:81/94=86 %, Challenges:35/58=59 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:66/86=76 %, Challenges:35/45=76 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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23:32 1-0 Tomas Plekanec [17] (Alex Kovalev, Alex Tanguay)PP
25:46 2-0 Tomas Plekanec [18] (Andrei Markov, Andrei Kostitsyn)
26:42 2-1 Barret Jackman [5] (Timofei Shishkanov, David Backes)
30:09 3-1 Saku Koivu [16] (Tomas Plekanec, Alex Kovalev)
35:45 3-2 Alexander Steen [9] (Brad Boyes, Carlo Colaiacovo)
37:05 3-3 Radek Bonk [10] (Eric Brewer, Alex Pietrangelo)
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Penalty summary:
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05:15 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for slashing)
08:35 Robert Lang (2 min for tripping)
14:07 Radek Bonk (2 min for cross-checking)
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22:48 Radek Bonk (2 min for high-sticking)
33:24 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for slashing)
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45:23 Michael Grabner (2 min for hooking)
47:55 Andrei Markov (2 min for tripping)
52:19 Timofei Shishkanov (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 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 11.40 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -1 18.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 2 3 2 4 0 0 1 26.00 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 6.50 5
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13.00 5
C Saku Koivu 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 22.20 7
C Tomas Plekanec 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 23.00 9
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 6.50 5
L Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 -1 14.00 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 18.50 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 -1 21.40 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 31.40 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 32.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 13.10 6
R Radek Bonk 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 16.50 7
R Alexander Steen 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 21.30 6
C Steve Stamkos 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 9.40 6
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 7
C David Backes 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 21.30 7
C Brad Boyes 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.50 6
L Michael Grabner 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 9.40 5
L Yan Stastny 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 13.10 5
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 15.20 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.40 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.10 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 0 5 1 4 0 -1 22.00 9
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 3 0 4 0 1 24.40 7
D Barret Jackman 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 26.40 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Plekanec
2nd star: Radek Bonk
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Timofei Shishkanov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Radek Bonk scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alex Pietrangelo notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 17) , Worcester Icecats 5( 24)
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1-0 QUE Alexei Ivanov (Duncan Milroy)
1-1 WOR Ryan MacMurchy (Mike Santorelli)
1-2 WOR Cam Janssen (Patrik Berglund, Tomás Kána)
1-3 WOR Ryan MacMurchy (Chris Porter, Mike Santorelli)
2-3 QUE Olivier Latendresse (Kyle Chipchura)
2-4 WOR Aaron MacKenzie (Martin Kariya, Danny Richmond)
2-5 WOR Martin Kariya (François-Pierre Guénette)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Hannu Toivonen

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New York Islanders 5 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 26 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:54/73=73 %, Challenges:36/44=80 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
Attendance: 6892 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 332884 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:19 0-1 Travis Zajac [7] (Zach Parisé)
14:13 0-2 Zach Parisé [21] (Marcel Goc, Christian Ehrhoff)
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26:58 1-2 Corey Trivino [8] (Jiry Niemi)
34:07 2-2 Sean Bergenheim [1] (Brendan Witt, Bruno Gervais)
36:24 3-2 Jimmy hayes [4] (Joshua Bailey, Travis Hamonic)
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47:41 4-2 Jeff Tambellini [1] (Sean Bergenheim, Jiry Niemi)
49:54 5-2 Mike Sillinger [8] (Joshua Bailey, Kyle Okposo)
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Penalty summary:
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04:16 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for roughing)
17:11 Brendan Witt (2 min for roughing)
17:11 Travis Zajac (2 min for roughing)
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31:42 Nick Bonino (2 min for tripping)
36:42 Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
39:08 Mike Grier (2 min for roughing)
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55:25 Mike Sillinger (2 min for slashing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 8.50 8
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 7
R Joshua Bailey 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
R Kyle Okposo 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
C Jeff Tambellini 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 10.00 6
C Richard Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Mike Sillinger 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 14.40 7
C Corey Trivino 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9.50 6
R Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.40 7
L Jimmy hayes 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 13.10 7
L Kirill Petrov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 22.20 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 15.50 8
D Jiry Niemi 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 24.00 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 18.20 6
D Travis Hamonic 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
D Brendan Witt 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -3 7.20 4
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
R Travis Zajac 1 0 5 2 1 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Nick Bonino 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 7.20 5
C Justin Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Marcel Goc 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Patrik Elias 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -3 7.20 5
L Joe Pavelski 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 12.20 5
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Zach Parisé 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 13.50 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.50 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -3 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Boucher 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Evgeny Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sean Bergenheim
2nd star: Joshua Bailey
3rd star: Kyle Okposo

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Brendan Witt notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bruno Gervais notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jiry Niemi notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sean Bergenheim finally ended his 32 game goal drought.
-Jeff Tambellini finally ended his 32 game goal drought.
-Jeff Tambellini finally ended his 17 game point drought.
-Jimmy hayes ended his 5 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Brian Gionta had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Travis Zajac ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 29) , Cleveland Barons 1( 19)
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0-1 CLE Peter Tsimikalis (John Laliberte, Jamie McGinn)
1-1 BRG David Lundbohm (Luciano Aquino)
2-1 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Corey Locke)
3-1 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Corey Locke)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Dmitri Pätzold

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 35 - 23
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:79/84=94 %, Challenges:46/50=90 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/70=78 %, Challenges:39/47=81 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:38 1-0 Radim Vrbata [5] (Ryan Malone, Jason Pominville)
14:47 1-1 Niklas Hagman [7] (Ryan Callahan, Michal Rozsival)
17:24 1-2 Marc Staal [4] (Niklas Hagman, Blair Betts)
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25:36 2-2 Vincent Lecavalier [18] (Ryan Getzlaf, Jay Bouwmeester)
30:45 2-3 Colton Orr [11] (Marc Staal, Wade Redden)
35:55 3-3 Ryan Getzlaf [15] (Jason Pominville, Brandon Bochenski)
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41:41 4-3 Jason Pominville [19] (Vincent Lecavalier, Ryan Getzlaf)
44:26 5-3 Vincent Lecavalier [19] (Ryan Getzlaf)
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Penalty summary:
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09:09 Colton Orr (2 min for slashing)
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23:26 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for hooking)
31:24 Colton Orr (2 min for slashing)
39:29 Michael Del Zotto (2 min for slashing)
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42:18 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 6.40 7
R Ryan Malone 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.00 7
R Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
R Jason Pominville 1 2 4 2 1 1 0 4 20.40 9
C Adam Hall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.40 4
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 7
C Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 4 20.50 10
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
L Radim Vrbata 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 10
L Henrik Sedin 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
R Ryan Getzlaf 1 3 6 0 1 0 0 4 20.50 9
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.10 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 -2 17.00 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 27.40 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.00 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 3 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Craig Anderson 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 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
R Ryan Callahan 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 14.30 7
R Colton Orr 1 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 14.20 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 6.40 6
C Blair Betts 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 2 16.20 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 5
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -1 6.40 5
L Niklas Hagman 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 14.30 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 20.30 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14.00 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 14.20 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -2 22.50 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 16.30 6
D Marc Staal 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 -1 25.10 8
D Wade Redden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -5 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 30 0 0 60.00 6
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Lecavalier
2nd star: Ryan Getzlaf
3rd star: Jason Pominville

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier scored the 200th goal of his career.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Nikolai Zherdev had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Scott Gomez had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Markus Näslund had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 17) , Hartford Wolfpack 4( 28)
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0-1 HFD Brodie Dupont (Gino Guyer)
0-2 HFD Tom Pyatt (Ivan Baranka, Josh Gratton)
1-2 DTV Brian Maloney (Marek Kvapil, Dustin Collins)
1-3 HFD Clarke MacArthur (Daniel Girardi)
1-4 HFD Clarke MacArthur (Jarkko Immonen, Daniel Girardi)
2-4 DTV Evgeny Artyukhin (Mario Scalzo)

Goalies: Morgan Cey - Chris Holt

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Calgary Flames 1
Shots: 33 - 19
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:74/91=81 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:60/83=72 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 967600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:02 0-1 Daymond Langkow [14] (Bill Guerin, Adrian Aucoin)
18:04 1-1 Johan Franzén [8] (Samuel Påhlsson)
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29:26 2-1 Marian Hossa [16] (Brian Campbell, Kari Lehtonen)
30:02 3-1 Derek Roy [22] (David Bolland)
37:35 4-1 Pavel Datsyuk [16] (Marian Hossa, Dustin Byfuglien)SH
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44:29 5-1 Duncan Keith [3] (Bryan Bickell, Samuel Påhlsson)
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Penalty summary:
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09:27 Wayne Primeau (2 min for slashing)
12:06 Marcus Nilson (2 min for hooking)
15:02 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
15:02 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
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24:12 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
24:12 David Moss (5 min for fighting)
25:52 Dustin Boyd (2 min for high-sticking)
37:03 Bryan Bickell (2 min for holding the stick)
39:24 Eric Nystrom (2 min for cross-checking)
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56:32 Marcus Nilson (2 min for hooking)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 11.30 7
R Ben Eager 0 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 10.20 6
R David Bolland 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Marian Hossa 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 8
C Jack Skille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 7
C Johan Franzén 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 11.10 7
C Derek Roy 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 2 21.00 8
L Bryan Bickell 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 10.40 6
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 11.10 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 17.20 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 13.50 7
D Duncan Keith 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 29.40 9
D Brent Sopel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 14.10 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 4 5 1 2 0 1 27.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 1 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 9.50 6
R David Moss 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -2 19.00 6
R Bill Guerin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -3 20.30 7
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 9.50 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
C Daymond Langkow 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 12.20 7
C Petr Sykora 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.10 6
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.50 4
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 17.50 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 12.20 5
L Rick Nash 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 14.10 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 12.10 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 26.40 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 18.10 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 12.40 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -2 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Duncan Keith
3rd star: Johan Franzén

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Derek Roy has marked a new career high in goals with 22 tallies.
-Duncan Keith finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Mike Cammalleri had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Daymond Langkow ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Petr Sykora had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Rick Nash had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Ben Eager beat Cory Sarich in a fight.
-Ben Eager beat David Moss in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 15) , Saint John Flames 1( 12)
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1-0 NOR Jakub Sindel (Adam Pineault)
1-1 SJF Grant Stevenson (Kris Chucko, Gord Baldwin)
2-1 NOR Jim Fahey (Pavel Vorobiev, Dan Bertram)
3-1 NOR Brennan Turner (Dan Bertram, Adam Pineault)

Goalies: Wade Flaherty - David McKee

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Colorado Avalanche 5 , Los Angeles Kings 7
Shots: 32 - 27
PP: 2 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:63/81=77 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
LA PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 781360 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:12 1-0 Tyler Arnason [17] (Wojtek Wolski, Adam Foote)
10:24 1-1 LA Anze Kopitar [22] (Dustin Brown, Matt Ellis)
11:35 2-1 Wojtek Wolski [12] (Ruslan Salei, Paul Stastny)
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27:19 2-2 LA Dustin Brown [14] (Kyle Calder, Anze Kopitar)
27:48 2-3 LA Jack Johnson [6] (Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar)
31:26 3-3 Tobias Enström [5] (Joe Sakic, Ben Guite)
35:34 3-4 LA Justin Williams [11] (Drew Doughty, Colten Teubert)
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40:24 4-4 Milan Hejduk [14] (Tobias Enström, John-Michael Liles)PP
41:56 5-4 Milan Hejduk [15] (Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth)PP
50:08 5-5 LA Drew Doughty [6] (Justin Williams, Jack Johnson)PP
54:21 5-6 LA Justin Williams [12] (Milan Lucic)
59:36 5-7 LA Derek Armstrong [3] (Robert Czarnik, Justin Williams) EN
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Penalty summary:
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16:53 LA Justin Williams (2 min for slashing)
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22:54 LA Andrew Campbell (2 min for hooking)
39:16 LA Kyle Calder (5 min for spearing)
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48:17 Joe Sakic (2 min for hooking)
56:18 Scott Parker (5 min for fighting)
56:18 LA Raitis Ivanans (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McCormick 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7.30 5
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
R Tyler Arnason 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
R Milan Hejduk 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 8
C Ben Guite 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -3 17.50 6
C Joe Sakic 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.20 7
L Scott Parker 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 0 7.00 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 12.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -3 17.50 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 22.40 9
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 14.30 6
D Adam Foote 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -2 15.30 7
D Tobias Enström 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 29.00 9
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.30 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 -2 19.00 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 7 0 20 0 0 59.00 4
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Ellis 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Robert Czarnik 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.20 7
R Justin Williams 2 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 18.40 9
R Dustin Brown 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 20.00 9
C David Krejci 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Derek Armstrong 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 12.40 8
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 22.50 9
L Raitis Ivanans 0 0 1 2 2 1 5 0 7.50 6
L Brad Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
L Milan Lucic 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
L Kyle Calder 0 1 1 2 1 0 5 2 19.10 7
D Andrew Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 11.50 6
D Colten Teubert 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Jack Johnson 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 28.20 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 12.30 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23.30 6
D Drew Doughty 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Justin Williams
2nd star: Anze Kopitar
3rd star: Drew Doughty

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Milan Hejduk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tobias Enström finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Matt Ellis ended his 5 game point drought.
-Justin Williams ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Derek Armstrong finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Derek Armstrong finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Scott Parker beat Raitis Ivanans in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 24) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 12)
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0-1 MNC Matt Ryan (David Svagrovsky)
1-1 HER Matt Hussey (Kiel McLeod, T.J. Hensick)
1-2 MNC Shaun Landolt (Jon Francisco)
2-2 HER David Jones
3-2 HER Matt Hussey (T.J. Hensick)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Danny Taylor