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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 0
Shots: 29 - 28
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:55/75=73 %, Challenges:43/54=78 %
PP: 0 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:34/52=64 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 860890 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:36 1-0 Zdeno Chara [8] (Joe Corvo, Eric Staal)PP
19:48 2-0 Chad LaRose [3] (Zdeno Chara, David Tanabe)
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32:42 3-0 Joe Corvo [6] (Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Staal)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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08:21 Adam Hall (2 min for roughing)
16:28 Ryan Malone (2 min for elbowing)
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28:52 Ryan Bayda (2 min for roughing)
35:05 David Tanabe (2 min for boarding)
37:05 Scott Walker (2 min for diving)
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44:17 Ryan Bayda (2 min for cross-checking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 6.40 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 14.10 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
R Jeff Carter 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Chad LaRose 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.50 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 15.20 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 12.40 6
C Eric Staal 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.40 4
L Scott Walker 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18.20 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 17.40 8
L Ray Whitney 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17.30 6
D Joe Corvo 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 20.10 7
D David Tanabe 0 1 1 3 0 4 2 0 16.30 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 21.50 6
D Zdeno Chara 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 0 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Ryan Malone 0 0 1 6 2 4 2 0 13.10 7
R Daniel Sedin 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 16.10 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 20.40 7
C Adam Hall 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 7.40 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13.40 6
C Vaclav Prospal 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 21.00 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 15.00 8
L Henrik Sedin 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -2 18.50 6
R Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 16.30 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 28.30 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 13.50 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 2 5 1 2 0 -1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Zdeno Chara
3rd star: Joe Corvo

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Eric Staal notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Zdeno Chara notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ray Whitney had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Daniel Sedin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Vaclav Prospal had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Henrik Sedin had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ryan Getzlaf had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Ranger had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 31) , Detroit Vipers 2( 18)
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1-0 LOW Trevor Gillies (Brandon Nolan)
2-0 LOW Bryan Rodney (Loïc Burkhalter, Steve Saviano)
2-1 DTV Michel Ouellet (Chris Gratton)
2-2 DTV Alexei Glukhov (Jay Leach)
3-2 LOW Mike Angelidis (Bryan Rodney)

Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Morgan Cey

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Edmonton Oilers 5
Shots: 33 - 33
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:06 1-0 Jakub Voracek [4] (Luke Schenn, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
13:03 2-0 Jordan Staal [16] (R.J. Umberger, Kristopher Letang)PP
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22:52 3-0 Fredrik Modin [11] (Jordan Staal, Antoine Vermette)
26:13 3-1 Ethan Moreau [23] (Steve Staios, Lubomir Visnovsky)
30:05 4-1 Rostislav Klesla [8] (Kristopher Letang, Michael Peca)
32:25 4-2 Fernando Pisani [9] (Sheldon Souray, Ladislav Smid)
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41:08 4-3 Ethan Moreau [24] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Gilbert Brulé)
44:08 4-4 Ales Hemsky [22] (Dustin Penner)
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64:28 4-5 Stéphane Veilleux [6] (Brent Burns, Sheldon Souray)
Penalty summary:
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11:34 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for cross-checking)
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33:03 Riley Nash (2 min for hooking)
34:19 Tom Gilbert (2 min for tripping)
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47:54 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
53:11 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for diving)
55:51 Oscar Möller (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 5
R Jakub Voracek 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 14.00 7
R Fredrik Modin 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 8
R R.J. Umberger 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 -1 22.00 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -2 14.00 4
C Jordan Staal 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Michael Peca 0 1 4 3 0 0 2 -1 18.20 6
L Tyler Kennedy 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 8.30 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 16.00 6
L Antoine Vermette 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Olli Jokinen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 7
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 -1 29.50 7
D Luke Schenn 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 -2 18.00 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Rostislav Klesla 1 0 5 6 0 1 0 -1 30.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Wade Dubielewicz 5 0 28 0 0 64.30 5
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Riley Nash 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 7.50 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.10 6
R Ethan Moreau 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 21.00 10
R Dustin Penner 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 11.50 7
C Fernando Pisani 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 10.40 7
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 7
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7.50 6
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 2 19.40 8
L Ales Hemsky 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 13.40 7
D Steve Staios 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 22.00 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.50 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 17.00 9
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 2 24.50 9
D Brent Burns 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 4 0 29 0 0 64.30 6
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ethan Moreau
2nd star: Sheldon Souray
3rd star: Fernando Pisani

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Jakub Voracek ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ladislav Smid has marked a new career high in points with 11 points.
-Ladislav Smid notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrick O'Sullivan notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Dustin Penner had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Fernando Pisani ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Stéphane Veilleux finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 14) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 23)
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1-0 SYR Craig MacDonald (Dan Smith)
2-0 SYR Mark Rycroft (Colin Fraser)
3-0 SYR Jason Chimera (Colin Fraser)
3-1 HAM Chris Vande Velde (Mathieu Roy)

Goalies: Adam Munro - Devan Dubnyk

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New York Rangers 1 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 21 - 31
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:61/70=87 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:47/49=94 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 882700 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:55 1-0 Chris Drury [11] (Markus Näslund, Nikolai Zherdev)
16:48 1-1 Matt Bradley [8] (Sergei Fedorov, Tom Poti)
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26:44 1-2 Brian Pothier [3] (Alexandre Giroux, Michael Nylander)
30:38 1-3 Alexander Ovechkin [24] (Sidney Crosby, Michael Nylander)
32:48 1-4 Sergei Fedorov [17] (Rob Niedermayer, Matt Bradley)
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44:16 1-5 Viktor Kozlov [12] (Sidney Crosby, Mike Green)
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Penalty summary:
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24:23 Aaron Voros (2 min for high-sticking)
38:29 Alexandre Giroux (2 min for slashing)
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42:06 Aaron Voros (2 min for tripping)
54:49 Aaron Voros (2 min for tripping)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Voros 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -1 8.10 5
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -1 15.40 6
R Colton Orr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 8.10 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 5
C Scott Gomez 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 8
C Chris Drury 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 19.30 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.10 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 4
L Markus Näslund 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 5
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 -2 24.40 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 19.20 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 5
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G David LeNeveu 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 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.40 8
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Michael Nylander 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Sergei Fedorov 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 13.10 9
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Alexandre Giroux 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 7.40 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
L Matt Bradley 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 13.10 9
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 20.40 9
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 18.10 7
D Brian Pothier 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 27.20 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.40 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 16.20 8
D Mike Green 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Charles Jacques 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Fedorov
2nd star: Matt Bradley
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Scott Gomez had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Sergei Fedorov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Michael Nylander notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sergei Fedorov scored the 1100th point of his career.
-Mike Green notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Michael Nylander finally ended his 17 game point drought.
-Alexandre Giroux finally ended his 17 game point drought.
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 14) , Portland Pirates 0(
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1-0 HFD Clarke MacArthur (Daniel Girardi)
2-0 HFD Clarke MacArthur (Thomas Pöck)
3-0 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Alex Bourret, Thomas Pöck)

Goalies: Chris Holt - Frédéric Cassivi

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Ottawa Senators 5 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 29 - 28
PP: 0 of 4 (13 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:44/50=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 930550 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:06 0-1 Jochen Hecht [11] (Maxim Afinogenov, Henrik Tallinder)
15:33 1-1 Anton Volchenkov [4] (Jason Spezza, Chris Phillips)
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31:03 2-1 Dany Heatley [28] (Jason Spezza, Chris Phillips)
31:23 2-2 Maxim Afinogenov [12] (Jochen Hecht, Paul Gaustad)
34:21 3-2 Shean Donovan [8] (Chris Neil, Brian Lee)
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43:38 3-3 Thomas Vanek [16] (Jaroslav Spacek)
48:03 3-4 Tim Connolly [15] (Thomas Vanek, Jeff Halpern)
48:36 4-4 Jason Spezza [20] (Dany Heatley)
49:45 5-4 Mike Comrie [15] (Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza)
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Penalty summary:
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04:29 Daniel Paillé (2 min for tripping)
06:32 Chris Neil (2 min for hooking)
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27:58 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for hooking)
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51:58 Patrick Kaleta (2 min for tripping)
53:58 Chris Neil (2 min for hooking)
58:13 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Danny Bois 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 11.00 6
R Nick Foligno 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
R Dany Heatley 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Cody Bass 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Chris Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
L Mike Fisher 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Jason Spezza 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Shean Donovan 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
L Chris Neil 0 1 3 3 1 1 4 -1 16.40 9
C Mike Comrie 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 15.20 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
D Chris Phillips 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 1 29.50 9
D Brian Lee 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 -1 12.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 22.30 7
D Anton Volchenkov 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 25.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 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 0 0 0 0 4 0 5.50 4
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 14.30 8
R Jeff Halpern 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 7
C Luke Adam 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 9
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 23.20 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 -1 26.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Chris Phillips

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jason Spezza scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mike Comrie scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brian Lee finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Anton Volchenkov finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jeff Halpern notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Downie had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 36) , Rochester Americans 3( 19)
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0-1 ROC Andrew Peters (Mike Weber, Marek Zagrapan)
0-2 ROC Andrew Peters (Mark Mancari, Marek Zagrapan)
0-3 ROC Dylan Hunter (Luke Wiens, Bobby Robins)
1-3 GRD Alex Picard (Dragan Umicevic, Chris Campoli)
2-3 GRD Ryan Garlock (Michal Barinka)
3-3 GRD Lawrence Nycholat (Josh Hennessy, Alexander Nikulin)
4-3 GRD Dragan Umicevic (Alexander Nikulin, Chris Campoli)

Goalies: Jeff Glass - Adam Dennis

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Minnesota Wild 3 , Florida Panthers 5
Shots: 24 - 30
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:61/69=88 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:32/42=74 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 900240 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:09 0-1 Nathan Horton [11] (Rostislav Olesz, David Booth)
10:54 0-2 Richard Zednik [14] (Nick Boynton, Rostislav Olesz)PP
18:59 1-2 Kim Johnsson [4] (Kurtis Foster, Slava Kozlov)
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29:55 2-2 Shawn Horcoff [11] (Antti Miettinen, Andrew Cogliano)
31:33 3-2 Marc-André Bergeron [7] (Mikko Koivu, Andrew Brunette)
38:35 3-3 Ville Peltonen [5] (Kamil Kreps, Nathan Horton)
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41:34 3-4 David Booth [9] (Keith Ballard, Bryan McCabe)PP
41:55 3-5 Brett McLean [6] (Bryan McCabe, Kamil Kreps)
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Penalty summary:
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05:37 Kamil Kreps (2 min for roughing)
10:24 Éric Bélanger (2 min for high-sticking)
15:33 Kamil Kreps (2 min for slashing)
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27:11 Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
35:31 Brett McLean (2 min for hooking)
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40:46 Éric Bélanger (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew Cogliano 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.20 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 14.30 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Slava Kozlov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 8.20 5
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 -1 13.00 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 19.40 8
C Marc Savard 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 19.20 7
L Antti Miettinen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
L Éric Perrin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
L Shawn Horcoff 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.30 5
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 26.50 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.20 5
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 22.00 7
D Kim Johnsson 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 25.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Delmas 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Michael Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 2 8.40 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10.20 4
R Cory Stillman 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
R Nathan Horton 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.00 9
C Kamil Kreps 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 8.40 7
C Drew Larman 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 8
L Ville Peltonen 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 8.40 8
L Chad Kilger 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Richard Zednik 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
L David Booth 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.10 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 5
D Nick Boynton 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 -1 17.10 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 22.30 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Horton
2nd star: David Booth
3rd star: Brett McLean

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mikael Samuelsson had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Rostislav Olesz has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Rostislav Olesz notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rostislav Olesz has marked a new career high in points with 31 points.
-Bryan McCabe notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brett McLean ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Ville Peltonen ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 4( 31) , Louisville Panthers 1( 13)
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1-0 HOU Danny Irmen (Petr Kalus, Riley Emmerson)
1-1 LOU Jason Ward (Kenndal McArdle, Franklin MacDonald)
2-1 HOU Troy Riddle (Riley Emmerson, Mathias Joggi)
3-1 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Dirk Southern)
4-1 HOU Peter Olvecky (Petr Kalus, Danny Irmen)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Tyler Plante

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Chicago Blackhawks 5 , Calgary Flames 1
Shots: 29 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/81=88 %, Challenges:26/43=59 %
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:51/62=80 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 967600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:28 1-0 Bryan Bickell [4] (Jack Skille, Brent Seabrook)
12:47 2-0 Derek Roy [25] (Brent Seabrook, Dustin Byfuglien)
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21:27 2-1 Rick Nash [20])
30:26 3-1 Marian Hossa [18] (Pavel Datsyuk, Martin Havlat)
37:24 4-1 Johan Franzén [10] (Samuel Påhlsson, Ben Eager)
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43:55 5-1 Pavel Datsyuk [18] (Martin Havlat, Duncan Keith)
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Penalty summary:
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07:55 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for hooking)
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24:13 Bryan Bickell (2 min for high-sticking)
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46:48 Rick Nash (5 min for fighting)
46:48 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 11.10 6
R Ben Eager 0 1 2 4 1 2 5 1 15.50 8
R David Bolland 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
R Marian Hossa 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 16.00 8
C Jack Skille 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 8.00 8
C Johan Franzén 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 15.10 8
C Derek Roy 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 16.00 8
L Bryan Bickell 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.00 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 15.10 6
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 17.00 6
L Martin Havlat 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.50 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 16.10 6
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Duncan Keith 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 23.30 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 17.50 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 20.00 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 29 0 0 60.00 10
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 1 1 0 -1 7.20 6
R David Moss 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 14.00 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 18.10 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.20 4
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -4 19.00 8
C Petr Sykora 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 7.20 5
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 13.50 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -4 20.40 6
L Rick Nash 1 0 5 2 0 2 5 1 18.10 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.40 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 21.40 5
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -4 19.50 5
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 5 4 0 4 0 0 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavel Datsyuk
2nd star: Kari Lehtonen
3rd star: Ben Eager

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Brent Seabrook notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Derek Roy scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ben Eager has marked a new career high in points with 12 points.
-Johan Franzén scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Bryan Bickell finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Patrick Sharp had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Rick Nash scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Rick Nash beat Ben Eager in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 26) , Saint John Flames 0( 10)
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1-0 NOR Jake Dowell (Adam Hobson, Troy Brouwer)

Goalies: Wade Flaherty - David McKee

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Dallas Stars 4 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:46/52=86 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 756545 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:04 1-0 Mike Ribeiro [15] (Sergei Zubov, Stéphane Robidas)
02:34 2-0 Mike Modano [5] (Brendan Morrison, Brenden Morrow)
09:12 2-1 Pavol Demitra [16] (Mattias Öhlund, Martin St. Louis)
14:02 3-1 Mark Parrish [16])
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28:37 3-2 Keith Tkachuk [16] (Claude Giroux, Paul Kariya)PP
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41:31 3-3 Sami Salo [3] (Claude Giroux, Eric Mestery)
45:04 3-4 Pavol Demitra [17] (Martin St. Louis, Taylor Pyatt)
46:38 3-5 Paul Kariya [20] (Martin St. Louis, Martin Biron)
47:46 4-5 Mark Parrish [17] (Brenden Morrow, Brendan Morrison)
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Penalty summary:
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16:32 Toby Petersen (2 min for cross-checking)
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27:55 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
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50:13 Todd White (2 min for high-sticking)
54:13 Mason Raymond (2 min for slashing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Ott 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 7.50 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
R Mark Parrish 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 8
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
C Toby Petersen 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 7
C Mike Modano 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 15.20 9
C Brendan Morrison 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Mike Ribeiro 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
L Joel Lundqvist 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 8.10 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 17.50 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 9
L Brad Richards 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 5
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 6 2 5 0 -1 24.40 8
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 23.50 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 -1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 21 0 0 59.50 4
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mason Raymond 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8.30 7
R Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16.30 6
R Claude Giroux 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Pavol Demitra 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 8
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 8.30 6
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14.20 5
C Keith Tkachuk 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Mats Sundin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 12.20 5
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
L Paul Kariya 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 9
L Martin St. Louis 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 9
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Eric Mestery 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22.20 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 21.30 10
D Sami Salo 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 20.10 9
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 1 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Martin St. Louis
3rd star: Mark Parrish

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Ribeiro scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Sergei Zubov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brenden Morrow notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Modano finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Mike Modano finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Paul Kariya scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mats Sundin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Sami Salo ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 1( 16) , Manitoba Moose 3( 20)
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1-0 UTH Marius Holtet (Aaron Gagnon)
1-1 MAN Jason Jaffray (Greg Classen)
1-2 MAN Jannik Hansen (Kirill Koltsov)
1-3 MAN Jannik Hansen (Artem Chubarov, Jason Krog)

Goalies: Philippe Sauvé - Sébastien Centomo

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 32 - 18
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:76/87=87 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:64/85=75 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 814048 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:14 1-0 Erik Christensen [7] (Chris Pronger, Ryan Whitney)
08:55 2-0 Mike Richards [20] (Chris Pronger)
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26:55 3-0 George Parros [3] (Brian Sutherby, Erik Christensen)
28:55 3-1 Alexander Semin [17] (Trent Hunter)SH
34:48 4-1 François Beauchemin [3] (Petteri Nokelainen, Todd Marchant)
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50:39 4-2 Jason Williams [8] (Kris Versteeg, Boris Valabik)
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Penalty summary:
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03:56 Boris Valabik (2 min for roughing)
16:19 Andy Hilbert (2 min for tripping)
19:26 Steve Bernier (2 min for slashing)
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23:11 Ron Hainsey (2 min for slashing)
27:38 Colby Armstrong (2 min for slashing)
34:58 Matt Cooke (2 min for roughing)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L George Parros 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5.30 6
R Petteri Nokelainen 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 14.00 7
R Todd Marchant 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 19.20 8
R Corey Perry 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Erik Christensen 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 5.30 8
C Matt Cooke 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 14.00 7
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 18.20 6
C Mike Richards 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 19.00 9
L Brian Sutherby 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 8.30 6
C Mark Bell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.00 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.10 5
L Steve Bernier 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 20.10 7
D François Beauchemin 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 15.00 8
D Luca Sbisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 5
D Tyler Myers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 24.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 24.10 9
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 15.30 5
D Chris Pronger 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 3 28.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marco Cousineau 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Jonas Hiller 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 1 2 0 2 0 12.00 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
R Trent Hunter 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 8
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Jason Williams 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 10.00 5
C Simon Gagné 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 4
L Kris Versteeg 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.20 4
L Alexandre Burrows 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 11.50 6
L Alexander Semin 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 9
D Boris Valabik 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 19.30 8
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 17.30 6
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 25.20 8
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18.30 5
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 12.10 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 -1 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Ondrej Pavelec 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Christensen
2nd star: Mike Richards
3rd star: Chris Pronger

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Mike Richards scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Brian Sutherby notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Erik Christensen finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-François Beauchemin finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Marek Svatos had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Boris Valabik ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 17) , Chicago Wolves 1( 17)
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0-1 CHW Nigel Williams (James Sheppard, Chris Thorburn)
1-1 CIN Stephen Dixon (Drew Miller)
2-1 CIN Ryan Carter (Ken Klee)

Goalies: Gerald Coleman - Scott Munroe