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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 31 - 29
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:60/68=88 %, Challenges:46/55=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:61/65=92 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 860890 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:08 1-0 Eric Staal [21] (Tim Gleason)PP
15:37 2-0 Frantisek Kaberle [4] (Eric Staal, Chad LaRose)
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21:58 3-0 Eric Staal [22] (Jeff Carter, Ray Whitney)
26:46 3-1 Marian Gaborik [21] (Patrice Bergeron, Peter Schaefer)
31:08 4-1 Jeff Carter [23] (Frantisek Kaberle, Anton Babchuk)
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41:33 4-2 Marian Gaborik [22] (Joni Pitkänen, Dennis Wideman)
46:47 4-3 Drew Stafford [14] (Aaron Ward, Joni Pitkänen)
59:29 5-3 Eric Staal [23] (Frantisek Kaberle, Anton Babchuk) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:11 Dennis Wideman (2 min for high-sticking)
09:13 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for high-sticking)
11:49 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for hooking)
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22:45 Alexander Frolov (2 min for hooking)
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42:19 Alexander Frolov (2 min for roughing)
42:19 Tim Gleason (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 15.00 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
R Jeff Carter 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 9
C Chad LaRose 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Eric Staal 3 1 6 4 0 0 0 1 21.00 10
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.30 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 6
L Ray Whitney 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.00 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 2 4 4 0 0 2 1 23.30 10
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.00 7
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 15.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 8
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.00 7
R Marco Sturm 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Mark Recchi 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
C Drew Stafford 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 8
C Phil Kessel 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 16.50 8
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 7.40 5
R Matt Stajan 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 5
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 4 1 0 4 0 17.40 8
L Marian Gaborik 2 0 5 2 1 0 0 -1 20.50 10
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 14.10 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 -1 24.10 8
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 19.40 7
D Aaron Ward 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 -1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 26 0 0 59.00 5
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ray Whitney notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Anton Babchuk has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Anton Babchuk ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Drew Stafford has marked a new career high in goals with 14 tallies.
-Drew Stafford has marked a new career high in points with 28 points.
-Alexander Frolov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 18) , Providence Bruins 1( 21)
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0-1 PRO Wacey Rabbit (Carl Söderberg, Shawn Thornton)
1-1 LOW Dennis Seidenberg (Brandon Nolan)
2-1 LOW Trevor Gillies (Brandon Nolan, Niclas Wallin)

Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Manny Fernandez

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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Ottawa Senators 7
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 2 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:59/67=88 %, Challenges:41/50=80 %
PP: 3 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:44/54=80 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 914036 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:04 0-1 Jarkko Ruutu [6] (Jason Smith, Chris Phillips)
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24:23 1-1 Jarome Iginla [27] (Sergei Gonchar)
26:04 1-2 Mike Fisher [10] (Daniel Alfredsson, Filip Kuba)
31:28 2-2 Pascal Dupuis [4] (Christian Bäckman, Mike Commodore)
32:59 2-3 Mike Fisher [11] (Mike Comrie, Jason Smith)
36:08 3-3 Henrik Zetterberg [21] (Evgeny Malkin, Jarome Iginla)PP
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40:48 4-3 Jarome Iginla [28] (Todd Bertuzzi, Teemu Selänne)PP
43:32 4-4 Filip Kuba [8] (Christoph Schubert, Jason Spezza)PP
46:55 4-5 Brendan Shanahan [22] (Nick Foligno, Mike Comrie)PP
48:57 5-5 Jarome Iginla [29] (Sergei Gonchar)
57:03 5-6 Dany Heatley [34] (Christoph Schubert, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
58:37 5-7 Daniel Alfredsson [22] (Anton Volchenkov, Pavel Kubina) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:52 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for high-sticking)
10:41 Nick Foligno (2 min for boarding)
19:44 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
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21:58 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for high-sticking)
28:07 Miroslav Satan (2 min for slashing)
35:02 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
38:57 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for slashing)
39:05 Mike Fisher (2 min for tripping)
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43:21 Philippe Boucher (2 min for holding the stick)
45:37 Mike Commodore (2 min for high-sticking)
50:05 Cody Bass (2 min for hooking)
50:21 Dany Heatley (2 min for elbowing)
55:43 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 6.40 6
R Pascal Dupuis 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.40 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 16.40 7
R Jarome Iginla 3 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 20.40 9
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 7.50 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 14.10 7
C Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 19.30 4
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
L Kris Beech 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Teemu Selänne 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 9
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 -2 20.20 8
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 1 28.40 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 14.40 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 7 0 20 0 0 59.20 4
G Mathieu Garon 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 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 7
R Nick Foligno 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 17.30 6
R Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 3 1 2 0 4 2 11.20 7
R Dany Heatley 1 0 3 5 0 1 2 0 19.30 9
C Cody Bass 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 5.00 5
C Justin Mapletoft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
C Mike Comrie 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 7
C Jason Spezza 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 20.20 7
L Shean Donovan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.00 4
L Brendan Shanahan 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 20.20 8
L Mike Fisher 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 15.30 9
L Daniel Alfredsson 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 9
D Christoph Schubert 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.40 7
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 12.40 7
D Filip Kuba 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 19.40 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 -1 20.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 22.10 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarome Iginla
2nd star: Mike Fisher
3rd star: Daniel Alfredsson

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Pascal Dupuis finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Pascal Dupuis finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jason Smith notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Fisher scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Anton Volchenkov has marked a new career high in points with 26 points.
-Mike Fisher ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Chris Phillips ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 16) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 18)
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0-1 GRD Gregg Johnson (Michal Barinka)
0-2 GRD Alexander Nikulin (Josh Hennessy, Chris Campoli)

Goalies: Dave Brown - Jeff Glass

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Toronto Maple Leafs 1 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 21 - 40
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:45/59=76 %, Challenges:27/35=75 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:90/99=90 %, Challenges:63/69=90 %
Attendance: 9875 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 453263 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:01 0-1 Matt Greene [3] (Rob Niedermayer, Brooks Laich)PP
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27:04 0-2 Viktor Kozlov [15] (Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin)
27:36 1-2 Tomas Kaberle [5] (Ian White, Derick Brassard)PP
30:27 1-3 Alexander Ovechkin [31])
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Penalty summary:
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05:29 Ryan Hollweg (2 min for roughing)
05:29 Michael Nylander (2 min for roughing)
07:46 Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
07:46 Tommy Sestito (5 min for fighting)
10:13 Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for hooking)
14:27 Artem Anisimov (2 min for elbowing)
16:46 Derick Brassard (2 min for tripping)
19:17 Michael Nylander (2 min for cross-checking)
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24:35 Tommy Sestito (5 min for fighting)
24:35 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
27:23 Sidney Crosby (2 min for elbowing)
36:39 Ryan Hollweg (2 min for boarding)
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51:37 Kris Newbury (5 min for fighting)
51:37 Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Frattin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 10.20 5
R Evgeny Gravchev 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 19.40 6
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 7.30 5
C Kris Newbury 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 -1 17.00 5
C Ryan Hollweg 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 -1 21.00 6
C Derick Brassard 0 1 2 5 0 0 2 0 20.10 6
L Maxime Macenauer 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 9.40 5
L Tommy Sestito 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 7.50 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 17.50 5
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Alex Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 4
D Justin Schultz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Brian Lee 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 25.40 7
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 15.10 5
D Ian White 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -1 25.00 6
D Tomas Kaberle 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 0 37 0 0 60.00 10
G Timo Pielmeier 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 1 0 1 0 0 5.50 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 11.30 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 21.50 10
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5.50 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 22.10 10
L Alexandre Giroux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Brooks Laich 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 17.10 7
L Matt Bradley 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 13.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 7 5 1 3 0 2 21.10 9
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Matt Greene 1 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 17.00 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 29.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 27.40 7
(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: Viktor Kozlov
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: José Theodore

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Tomas Kaberle finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brooks Laich notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Tommy Sestito beat Matt Bradley in a fight.
-Tommy Sestito fought Chris Clark in a fight.
-Kris Newbury fought Matt Greene in a fight.

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 27) , Portland Pirates 1( 13)
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0-1 POR Quintin Laing (Travis Morin, Josef Boumedienne)
1-1 SJM Darryl Boyce (David Ling)
2-1 SJM Ben Ondrus (Colin Murphy)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Frédéric Cassivi

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Philadelphia Flyers 3 , New Jersey Devils 5
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:48/63=76 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:78/88=88 %, Challenges:47/58=79 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 880307 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:44 1-0 Matt Carle [6] (Scott Hartnell, Ilya Kovalchuk)
16:34 2-0 Ned Lukacevic [2] (Arron Asham, Zac Dalpe)
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22:04 2-1 Joe Thornton [24] (Jonathan Cheechoo)
26:27 2-2 Patrick Marleau [16] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Joe Thornton)
28:04 2-3 Nicklas Bergfors [4] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Dainius Zubrus)
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47:38 3-3 Joffrey Lupul [12] (Mike Knuble, Daniel Carcillo)
51:51 3-4 Jay Pandolfo [4] (John Madden, Nicklas Bergfors)
53:11 3-5 Joe Thornton [25] (Patrick Marleau, Paul Martin)
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Penalty summary:
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03:19 Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for hooking)
09:37 Ned Lukacevic (2 min for boarding)
18:35 Daniel Carcillo (2 min for hooking)
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38:19 Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
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54:08 Logan Couture (2 min for hooking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Arron Asham 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 5
C Daniel Carcillo 0 1 1 1 3 3 2 -3 15.20 6
R Mike Knuble 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
R Erik Cole 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 -1 19.00 6
C Zac Dalpe 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -3 13.10 5
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 14.20 9
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
R Ned Lukacevic 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.00 6
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3 13.10 4
L Scott Hartnell 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 -1 16.50 8
D Randy Jones 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -3 17.30 5
D Matt Carle 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.50 8
D Marc-André Bourdon 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 22.30 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 -3 14.30 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 22.10 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 6.40 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 12.50 7
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 2 20.10 9
C John Madden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 6
C Nicklas Bergfors 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 7
C Brian Rolston 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
C Joe Thornton 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 20.10 9
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8.40 5
L Dainius Zubrus 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 12.10 7
L Logan Couture 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 18.50 6
L Patrick Marleau 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 20.20 9
D Brandon Burlon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 25.30 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.10 5
D Colin White 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 21.50 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 4 29.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Arron Asham finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Daniel Carcillo ended his 7 game point drought.
-Joffrey Lupul finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Ned Lukacevic ended his 9 game point drought.
-Matt Carle finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-John Madden notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joe Thornton scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Paul Martin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bergfors ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 6 game point drought.
-Patrick Marleau ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 11) , Albany River Rats 2( 15)
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1-0 PHL Lars Jonsson (Josh Beaulieu)
1-1 ALB Grant Marshall (Mike Rupp, Andy Greene)
2-1 PHL Triston Grant (Adam Courchaine)
2-2 ALB Alexandre Picard (Mike Rupp)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Frank Doyle

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 20 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/67=85 %, Challenges:29/60=47 %
PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:62/73=84 %, Challenges:33/50=64 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:29 1-0 Alex Tanguay [19] (Mathieu Schneider, Mike Komisarek)
17:43 1-1 Jay Bouwmeester [6] (Ryan Getzlaf, Gary Roberts)
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36:18 1-2 Vaclav Prospal [14] (Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin)PP
39:48 2-2 Francis Bouillon [1] (Josh Gorges, Glen Metropolit)
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41:36 3-2 Chris Higgins [11] (Alex Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec)
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Penalty summary:
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02:18 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for elbowing)
04:09 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for tripping)
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20:02 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
35:05 Robert Lang (2 min for cross-checking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.50 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 13.00 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 3 5 2 2 1 20.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 5.00 6
C Glen Metropolit 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 17.30 9
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 19.50 8
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.00 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 13.20 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 4 4 0 2 0 1 19.30 9
D Francis Bouillon 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 14.20 8
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 26.10 5
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 12.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 20.50 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Jaroslav Halak 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 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6
R Ryan Malone 0 0 3 5 2 7 0 0 18.30 9
R Daniel Sedin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 -1 16.40 8
C Adam Hall 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.40 5
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 18.30 6
C Vaclav Prospal 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 -1 16.40 6
L Gary Roberts 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 4.40 4
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 18.30 7
L Henrik Sedin 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 19.40 6
R Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 17.10 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.20 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 -2 18.40 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22.50 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 18.30 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 17.00 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 0 4 6 0 5 0 0 23.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 17 0 0 59.30 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Higgins
2nd star: Tomas Plekanec
3rd star: Alex Tanguay

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Josh Gorges ended his 5 game point drought.
-Andrei Markov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 24) , Detroit Vipers 1( 20)
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0-1 DTV Michel Ouellet (Chris Gratton)
1-1 QUE Eric Manlow (Matt D'Agostini)
2-1 QUE Kyle Chipchura (Shawn Belle)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Morgan Cey

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Nashville Predators 4 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 24 - 35
PP: 1 of 6 (4 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
PP: 2 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:51/54=92 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 800897 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:39 0-1 Ales Hemsky [29] (Patrick O'Sullivan, Lubomir Visnovsky)PP
16:31 0-2 Sheldon Souray [7] (Tom Gilbert, Sam Gagner)PP
17:53 1-2 Jason Arnott [9] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Ryan Suter)PP
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28:26 1-3 Ethan Moreau [26] (Gilbert Brulé, Ales Hemsky)
29:09 2-3 Andy McDonald [7] (Jerred Smithson, Kevin Klein)
34:32 3-3 Hugh Jessiman [1] (Eric Fehr, Vernon Fiddler)
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45:23 4-3 Alexander Radulov [19] (Scott Nichol)
48:44 4-4 Ales Hemsky [30] (Brent Burns)
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Penalty summary:
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04:47 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for slashing)
10:22 Ethan Moreau (2 min for hooking)
14:11 Eric Fehr (2 min for hooking)
16:28 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for high-sticking)
17:02 Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
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37:55 Ethan Moreau (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:11 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for roughing)
45:38 Scott Nichol (2 min for hooking)
49:54 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for hooking)
54:01 Eric Fehr (2 min for hooking)
58:11 Ethan Moreau (2 min for elbowing)
59:16 Dustin Penner (2 min for cross-checking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 7.00 7
R Andy McDonald 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 5
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 21.20 8
C Vernon Fiddler 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 5
C David Legwand 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 11.40 7
C Jason Arnott 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 25.00 8
C Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
L Hugh Jessiman 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 1 7.50 6
L Jerred Smithson 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17.30 6
L Scott Nichol 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 13.10 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 6 0 0 2 0 21.30 8
D Ryan Suter 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 31.00 7
D Kevin Klein 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 30.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 4 0 31 0 0 65.00 7
G Pekka Rinne 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 -1 20.50 7
R Ethan Moreau 1 0 3 4 0 1 6 0 13.20 8
R Dustin Penner 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 21.00 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.20 7
C Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 11.50 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Sam Gagner 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.40 5
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
L Gilbert Brulé 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 8
L Ales Hemsky 2 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 24.00 10
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.20 5
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 29.20 8
D Sheldon Souray 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 18.50 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 18.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 4 0 20 0 0 65.00 5
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Hemsky
2nd star: Alexander Radulov
3rd star: Ethan Moreau

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jean-Pierre Dumont notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored the 300th point of his career.
-Alexander Radulov has marked a new career high in goals with 19 tallies.
-Vernon Fiddler finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Hugh Jessiman ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Gilbert Brulé notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ales Hemsky scored his 30th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 20) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 24)
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1-0 MIL Kaleb Betts (John Vigilante, Matt Ellison)
2-0 MIL Oliver Setzinger (Cody Franson)

Goalies: Mike McKenna - Devan Dubnyk

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Colorado Avalanche 3 , Calgary Flames 5
Shots: 28 - 32
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:71/89=79 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/85=72 %, Challenges:37/42=86 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 781360 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:37 1-0 Ryan Smyth [17] (John-Michael Liles, Joe Sakic)
15:33 2-0 Ryan Smyth [18] (Milan Hejduk, Joe Sakic)PP
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26:26 2-1 Petr Sykora [19] (Rick Nash, Mike Cammalleri)
27:02 2-2 Petr Sykora [20] (Mike Cammalleri, Robyn Regehr)
33:53 2-3 Wayne Primeau [3] (Eric Nystrom, Dustin Boyd)
34:22 2-4 Mike Cammalleri [23] (Dion Phaneuf, Petr Sykora)
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47:51 3-4 Tyler Arnason [23] (Ruslan Salei, John-Michael Liles)
59:22 3-5 Dion Phaneuf [11]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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14:41 Wayne Primeau (2 min for tripping)
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37:27 Ben Guite (2 min for hooking)
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42:13 Rhett Warrener (2 min for hooking)
50:47 Marcus Nilson (2 min for cross-checking)
52:33 Bill Guerin (2 min for high-sticking)
56:35 Joe Sakic (2 min for high-sticking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McCormick 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 6.10 6
R Brian Willsie 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.50 5
R Tyler Arnason 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 6
C Ben Guite 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 5.40 4
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Joe Sakic 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 -2 20.10 7
L Scott Parker 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 5.40 5
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 15.20 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
L Ryan Smyth 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 21.30 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 17.00 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 23.50 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 17.30 5
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
D John-Michael Liles 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 -3 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 5 0 27 0 0 59.30 5
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Nystrom 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 7
R David Moss 0 0 1 5 1 4 0 0 19.50 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 17.50 7
R Mike Cammalleri 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 2 19.30 10
C Wayne Primeau 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6.00 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
C Petr Sykora 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 9
L Dustin Boyd 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7.00 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 17.50 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
L Rick Nash 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 2 19.20 8
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 16.40 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23.50 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 19.30 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Dion Phaneuf 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 3 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Mike Cammalleri
3rd star: Dion Phaneuf

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Tyler Arnason has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Robyn Regehr has marked a new career high in points with 27 points.
-Petr Sykora scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Dustin Boyd finally ended his 28 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 21) , Saint John Flames 2( 17)
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0-1 SJF Curtis Glencross (Grant Stevenson, Brandon Rogers)
1-1 HER T.J. Hensick (Wes O'Neill)
1-2 SJF Derek Couture (Andrei Taratukhin)
2-2 HER Codey Burki (Riku Hahl)
3-2 HER Codey Burki (Chris Stewart)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - David McKee