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Buffalo Sabres 5 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 31 - 12
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:80/91=87 %, Challenges:43/50=84 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:53/70=75 %, Challenges:37/43=84 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 873965 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:46 1-0 Paul Gaustad [9] (Henrik Tallinder, Jaroslav Spacek)
07:13 2-0 Jochen Hecht [9] (Paul Gaustad)
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25:33 3-0 Craig Rivet [4] (Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly)
31:52 3-1 Marc Staal [5] (Wade Redden, Henrik Lundqvist)
33:03 4-1 Matt Pettinger [9] (Steve Downie, Nathan Paetsch)
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44:58 4-2 Nikolai Zherdev [16] (Scott Gomez, Markus Näslund)PP
51:49 5-2 Thomas Vanek [14] (Tim Connolly, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
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Penalty summary:
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11:01 Aaron Voros (2 min for high-sticking)
16:38 Colton Orr (2 min for high-sticking)
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37:13 Colton Orr (2 min for tripping)
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42:53 Steve Downie (2 min for high-sticking)
44:07 Craig Rivet (2 min for hooking)
50:43 Aaron Voros (2 min for high-sticking)
53:41 Aaron Voros (2 min for holding the stick)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Steve Downie 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 14.00 7
R Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 17.10 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 6
C Luke Adam 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 6 4 0 1 0 1 18.10 9
C Tim Connolly 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
L Matt Pettinger 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 25.50 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 5
D Craig Rivet 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mikael Tellqvist 2 0 10 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 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 2 3 2 0 6 0 9.00 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
R Colton Orr 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 -1 12.30 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 18.40 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 4
C Scott Gomez 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Markus Näslund 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 17.40 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 -2 22.00 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 15.00 4
D Marc Staal 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 24.50 8
D Wade Redden 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 -2 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 1 26 0 0 60.00 5
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Gaustad
2nd star: Jaroslav Spacek
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Matt Pettinger finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Matt Pettinger finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Craig Rivet finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 22) , Hartford Wolfpack 3( 26)
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0-1 HFD Josh Gratton (Alex Bourret, Ryan Murphy)
0-2 HFD Dan Cavanaugh (Alex Bourret)
1-2 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Justin Aikins, David Cespiva)
2-2 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Bobby Robins)
2-3 HFD Daniel Sparre (Daniel Girardi)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Chris Holt

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 27 - 32
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/70=91 %, Challenges:37/53=68 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:51/59=85 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:25 0-1 Rod Brind'Amour [12] (Eric Staal, Frantisek Kaberle)
11:49 0-2 Patrick Eaves [16] (Tuomo Ruutu, Rod Brind'Amour)
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25:13 1-2 Vaclav Prospal [9] (Henrik Sedin, Paul Ranger)
26:12 2-2 Radim Vrbata [6] (Matt Lashoff, Fedor Tyutin)
26:48 2-3 Jeff Carter [18] (Eric Staal, Ray Whitney)
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47:27 3-3 Andrej Meszaros [3] (Ryan Getzlaf, Vincent Lecavalier)
50:59 4-3 Jason Pominville [20] (Brandon Bochenski, Gary Roberts)
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Penalty summary:
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06:53 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for tripping)
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59:18 Josef Melichar (2 min for boarding)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 7.10 7
R Ryan Malone 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
R Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 17.30 6
R Jason Pominville 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 15.40 8
C Adam Hall 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 17.50 6
C Vaclav Prospal 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 15.10 8
L Gary Roberts 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
L Radim Vrbata 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 18.10 8
R Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.50 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.10 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 1 18.00 9
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 18.00 7
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 1 22.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 18.50 7
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 16.10 7
R Jeff Carter 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 17.50 8
C Chad LaRose 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 -1 18.50 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 9
C Eric Staal 0 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.50 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 7.10 5
L Scott Walker 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 -1 18.20 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -2 19.40 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 20.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 23 0 0 59.00 5
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Pominville
2nd star: Vaclav Prospal
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Fedor Tyutin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Pominville scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Gary Roberts notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrej Meszaros finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 25) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 17)
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1-0 DTV Michel Ouellet (Chris Gratton, Vladimir Mihalik)

Goalies: Morgan Cey - Kevin Nastiuk

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Florida Panthers 6 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 24 - 27
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:55/72=76 %, Challenges:27/36=73 %
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:80/96=83 %, Challenges:46/54=83 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 843238 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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00:58 1-0 Nathan Horton [10] (Rostislav Olesz, Nick Boynton)
06:44 2-0 David Booth [8] (Nick Boynton, Rostislav Olesz)
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21:25 2-1 Dany Heatley [24] (Jason Spezza, Chris Phillips)PP
24:35 3-1 Ryan Craig [7] (Richard Zednik, Steve Eminger)
33:02 3-2 Chris Kelly [4] (Mike Fisher, Filip Kuba)
37:41 4-2 Steve Eminger [1] (Karlis Skrastins, Ryan Craig)
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42:08 4-3 Daniel Alfredsson [15] (Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley)
45:04 4-4 Jason Spezza [17] (Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson)
49:58 5-4 Ryan Craig [8] (Rostislav Olesz, David Booth)
50:42 6-4 Chad Kilger [8] (Richard Zednik, Karlis Skrastins)
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Penalty summary:
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09:53 Nick Boynton (2 min for high-sticking)
11:26 Keith Ballard (2 min for slashing)
15:25 Cody Bass (2 min for hooking)
17:32 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for cross-checking)
18:59 Keith Ballard (2 min for hooking)
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28:09 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
39:29 Bryan Allen (2 min for high-sticking)
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56:41 Bryan Allen (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 13.30 6
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 14.20 7
R Nathan Horton 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 21.30 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Drew Larman 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 13.30 5
C Ryan Craig 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.30 9
C Rostislav Olesz 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 17.20 8
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Chad Kilger 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 21.20 7
L Richard Zednik 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 12.20 7
L David Booth 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 18.30 9
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 20.00 6
D Steve Eminger 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 13.30 8
D Nick Boynton 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 23.10 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 1 19.50 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 22.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 21.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Vesa Toskala 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 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 10.10 7
R Nick Foligno 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
R Dany Heatley 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 -3 20.50 9
C Cody Bass 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 8.40 7
C Chris Kelly 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 7
L Mike Fisher 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
C Jason Spezza 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 -3 21.00 9
L Shean Donovan 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 7
L Chris Neil 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.20 8
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 -3 21.00 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 5
D Chris Phillips 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 -3 30.40 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 5
D Filip Kuba 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 25.00 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -4 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Craig
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Rostislav Olesz

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Nathan Horton scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nick Boynton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Karlis Skrastins has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-David Booth notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jason Spezza notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Filip Kuba has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Mike Fisher notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chris Kelly ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Daniel Alfredsson ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 14) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 19)
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1-0 LOU Vaclav Nedorost
1-1 GRD Greg Mauldin (Dragan Umicevic)
2-1 LOU Anthony Stewart (Noah Welch)
2-2 GRD Dmitri Pestunov (Nicklas Danielsson, Lawrence Nycholat)

Goalies: Tyler Plante - Jeff Glass

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St. Louis Blues 2 , Colorado Avalanche 0
Shots: 16 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:62/74=83 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:56/62=88 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 822402 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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27:07 1-0 Brad Boyes [15] (Eric Brewer, Bobby Ryan)
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58:58 2-0 Timofei Shishkanov [4] (Radek Bonk, David Backes) EN
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Penalty summary:
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30:45 Angelo Esposito (2 min for slashing)
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49:31 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for tripping)
53:35 Ben Guite (2 min for slashing)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin Wilson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 15.00 6
R Radek Bonk 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 6
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.10 6
C Steve Stamkos 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 12.40 7
C David Backes 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 17.10 8
C Brad Boyes 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
L Michael Grabner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 4
L Yan Stastny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Timofei Shishkanov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 8
L Bobby Ryan 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.30 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 13.20 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 24.20 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 16.00 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 22.10 8
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 0 0 23 0 0 60.00 10
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McCormick 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 8.00 6
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
R Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 5
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Ben Guite 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 8.00 5
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 13.50 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
C Joe Sakic 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Scott Parker 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.10 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 -1 20.10 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 14.20 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.30 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 14 0 0 59.00 6
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jake Allen
2nd star: David Backes
3rd star: Brad Boyes

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Brad Boyes scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ben Guite had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Wojtek Wolski had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Wojtek Wolski had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 14) , Hershey Bears 4( 22)
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0-1 HER Kiel McLeod (Matt Hussey, Wes O'Neill)
1-1 WOR Cam Janssen (Patrik Berglund)
1-2 HER Glenn Olson (Ken Roche)
1-3 HER Kyle Cumiskey (Riku Hahl)
2-3 WOR Nick Drazenovic (Martin Kariya, D.J. King)
2-4 HER David Jones (Ivan Dornic)

Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Vitaly Kolesnik

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Nashville Predators 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 0
Shots: 39 - 14
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:79/88=89 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:40/42=93 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 800897 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:07 1-0 Steve Sullivan [20] (Shea Weber, Ryan Suter)PP
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21:37 2-0 David Legwand [6] (Steve Sullivan, Martin Erat)
24:29 3-0 Martin Erat [13] (Alexander Radulov)
29:57 4-0 Steve Sullivan [21] (Alexander Radulov, Jordin Tootoo)
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Penalty summary:
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06:32 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
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34:43 Fredrik Modin (2 min for roughing)
37:03 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for boarding)
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42:08 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for cross-checking)
50:15 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for cross-checking)
52:39 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for tripping)
57:11 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Fredrik Modin (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Jordin Tootoo (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Fredrik Modin (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Vernon Fiddler (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Jordan Staal (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Vernon Fiddler (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Jordan Staal (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Jason Arnott (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Jason Arnott (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Shea Weber (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Brooks Orpik (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Shea Weber (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Brooks Orpik (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Wade Dubielewicz (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
57:11 Dan Ellis (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
57:11 Dan Ellis (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Wade Dubielewicz (5 min for fighting)
57:11 Dan Ellis (10 min game misconduct)
57:11 Wade Dubielewicz (10 min game misconduct)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 0 13.00 6
R Andy McDonald 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
R Alexander Radulov 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 2 20.40 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 0 10.00 5
C Jason Arnott 0 0 5 0 0 0 15 0 16.40 7
C David Legwand 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 12.00 8
C Steve Sullivan 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 20.30 10
L Hugh Jessiman 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 9.30 7
L Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
L Scott Nichol 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 12.00 8
L Martin Erat 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.50 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 14.10 8
D Roman Josi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Shea Weber 0 1 5 3 0 0 15 2 31.00 8
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 0 0 14 17 0 57.50 9
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 7

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 10.40 6
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 1 0 0 17 -1 18.30 7
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 10.40 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 3 3 0 1 15 -1 20.30 8
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 7.20 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 12.50 7
L Antoine Vermette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
L Olli Jokinen 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 10.40 4
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 -1 22.00 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 24.40 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 -1 21.50 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 -1 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Wade Dubielewicz 4 0 32 17 0 57.50 7
G Steve Mason 0 0 3 0 0 2.00 7

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

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Steve Sullivan scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Scott Nichol had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Fredrik Modin had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Jordan Staal had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo beat Fredrik Modin in a fight.
-Jordan Staal beat Vernon Fiddler in a fight.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Jason Arnott in a fight.
-Shea Weber beat Brooks Orpik in a fight.
-Wade Dubielewicz beat Dan Ellis in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 5( 25) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 13)
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1-0 MIL Matt Ellison (Jed Ortmeyer)
2-0 MIL Andreas Thuresson (Robert Snowball, Mike McKenna)
3-0 MIL Jed Ortmeyer (Matt Ellison)
4-0 MIL Kaleb Betts
4-1 SYR Michael Blunden (Manny Malhotra)
5-1 MIL Shane Willis (Oliver Setzinger)

Goalies: Mike McKenna - Adam Munro

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Los Angeles Kings 5 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 34 - 22
LA PP: 1 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:48/49=96 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 802900 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:34 0-1 Brad Richards [24] (Jere Lehtinen, Sergei Zubov)
14:37 0-2 Jere Lehtinen [12])PP
17:15 1-2 LA Milan Lucic [8] (Colten Teubert, Dustin Brown)
17:56 2-2 LA Milan Lucic [9] (Jarret Stoll)
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28:45 3-2 LA Justin Williams [14] (Kyle Calder, Anze Kopitar)PP
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41:36 4-2 LA Kyle Calder [7] (Dustin Brown, Jack Johnson)
44:02 5-2 LA Justin Williams [15] (Jarret Stoll, Anze Kopitar)
55:37 5-3 Brad Richards [25] (Sergei Zubov)
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Penalty summary:
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04:45 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
12:43 LA Drew Doughty (2 min for hooking)
16:06 LA Raitis Ivanans (2 min for roughing)
16:06 Niklas Grossman (2 min for roughing)
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28:26 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
31:04 Brenden Morrow (5 min for spearing)
36:27 LA Andrew Campbell (2 min for tripping)
37:58 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for holding the stick)
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56:43 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Ellis 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
R Robert Czarnik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.30 6
R Justin Williams 2 0 6 3 0 0 0 2 18.30 10
R Dustin Brown 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 16.50 8
C David Krejci 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.30 5
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 21.30 9
L Raitis Ivanans 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 8.30 6
L Brad Richardson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
L Milan Lucic 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 12.30 8
L Kyle Calder 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
D Andrew Campbell 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 15.20 6
D Colten Teubert 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 15.50 7
D Jack Johnson 0 1 3 6 1 1 0 0 29.40 9
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 16.50 7
D Drew Doughty 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonathan Bernier 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 1 0 0 2 0 6.10 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 18.20 8
R Jere Lehtinen 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Toby Petersen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 19.00 6
C Brad Richards 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 7
L Joel Lundqvist 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 8
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 -2 17.40 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 8 0 1 7 0 20.00 10
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 5
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 24.00 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 27.10 8
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.50 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 14.30 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Dustin Brown notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Justin Williams scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Milan Lucic finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brad Richards scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Sergei Zubov scored the 700th point of his career.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 19) , Utah Grizzlies 0( 16)
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1-0 MNC Petr Kanko (Brian Boyle)

Goalies: Danny Taylor - Philippe Sauvé