5 Janvier

Buffalo Sabres 3 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 28 - 25
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:32/36=86 %
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:77/92=83 %, Challenges:32/42=74 %
Attendance: 13441 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 649200 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:46 1-0 Maxim Afinogenov [15] (Tim Connolly, Thomas Vanek)
12:44 2-0 Jaroslav Spacek [6] (Jochen Hecht)PP
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33:43 3-0 Derek Roy [14] (Ales Kotalik, Jochen Hecht)
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55:37 3-1 Henrik Zetterberg [19] (Dan Boyle, Chris Higgins)
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Penalty summary:
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11:36 Steve Bernier (2 min for tripping)
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22:54 Steve Bernier (2 min for hooking)
35:42 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for elbowing)
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47:09 Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
48:36 Jochen Hecht (2 min for cross-checking)
50:03 Teppo Numminen (2 min for hooking)
54:44 Patrick Eaves (5 min for fighting)
54:44 Bryan Smolinski (5 min for fighting)
54:44 Patrick Eaves (10 min game misconduct)
54:44 Bryan Smolinski (10 min game misconduct)
54:44 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
54:44 Brandon Dubinsky (5 min for fighting)
54:44 Adam Mair (10 min game misconduct)
54:44 Brandon Dubinsky (10 min game misconduct)
54:44 Toni Lydman (5 min for fighting)
54:44 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
54:44 Toni Lydman (10 min game misconduct)
54:44 Shane O'Brien (10 min game misconduct)
54:44 Andrei Markov (2 min for roughing)
54:44 Mark Streit (2 min for roughing)
54:44 Mike Smith (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
54:44 Ryan Miller (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
54:44 Ryan Miller (5 min for fighting)
54:44 Mike Smith (5 min for fighting)
54:44 Ryan Miller (10 min game misconduct)
54:44 Mike Smith (10 min game misconduct)
57:28 Ales Kotalik (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 6.40 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 12.20 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 14.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 0 1 15 0 12.20 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Derek Roy 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 13.50 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 6.30 5
L Phillip Gogulla 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 19.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 1 14.50 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 26.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 21.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 0 0 21 17 0 55.00 10
G Jocelyn Thibault 1 0 3 0 0 5.00 5

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 5.40 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 20.10 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 -1 12.50 8
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 0 5.40 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 18.40 6
C Evan McGrath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 6
C Chris Higgins 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 21.30 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 0 1 15 -1 16.40 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 29.00 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 18.10 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 14.40 5
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 23 17 0 55.00 6
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 2 0 0 5.00 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Miller
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Derek Roy

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Dmitri Kalinin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Patrick Eaves fought Bryan Smolinski in a fight.
-Adam Mair fought Brandon Dubinsky in a fight.
-Shane O'Brien beat Toni Lydman in a fight.
-Ryan Miller fought Mike Smith in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 7( 38) , Quebec Citadelles 0(
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1-0 ROC Christopher Thörn (Tomas Sinisalo, Daniel Paillé)
2-0 ROC Christopher Thörn (Daniel Paillé)
3-0 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Michael Ryan)
4-0 ROC Tomas Sinisalo (Daniel Paillé)
5-0 ROC Michael Ryan
6-0 ROC Michael Ryan (Marc-André Gragnani)
7-0 ROC Mike Funk (Daniel Paillé)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Yann Danis

Atlanta Thrashers 4 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 31 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:56/71=78 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:81/92=88 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
Attendance: 17446 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 819962 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:13 0-1 Chuck Kobasew [12] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Brian Rolston)PP
12:56 0-2 Peter Schaefer [8] (Phil Kessel, Andrew Alberts)
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23:11 0-3 Brian Rolston [16] (Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference)
29:33 1-3 Petr Sykora [14] (Dany Heatley, Slava Kozlov)PP
33:58 2-3 Corey Perry [14] (Niclas Hävelid, Todd White)
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41:14 3-3 Dany Heatley [28] (Chris Thorburn)
43:04 4-3 Chris Thorburn [5] (Karel Pilar, Bobby Holik)
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Penalty summary:
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01:51 Bobby Holik (2 min for slashing)
03:08 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for high-sticking)
15:28 Zach Hamill (2 min for high-sticking)
17:59 Steve McCarthy (2 min for tripping)
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27:43 Andrew Alberts (5 min for fighting)
27:43 Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
28:53 Aaron Ward (5 min for attempt to injury)
37:24 Aaron Ward (5 min for fighting)
37:24 Garnet Exelby (5 min for fighting)
37:47 Chris Thorburn (2 min for roughing)
37:47 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for roughing)
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43:46 Aaron Ward (2 min for roughing)
43:46 Chris Thorburn (2 min for roughing)
45:39 Matt Lashoff (2 min for hooking)
56:15 Aaron Ward (5 min for fighting)
56:15 Garnet Exelby (5 min for fighting)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Petr Sykora 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.40 6
R Corey Perry 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
R Dany Heatley 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 8
C Jason Krog 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 7
C Todd White 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Bobby Holik 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 15.20 8
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 8
L Joe Motzko 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 4
L Chris Thorburn 1 1 2 4 1 1 9 2 17.00 8
L Shean Donovan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 4 0 3 2 0 16.00 8
D Ken Klee 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 24.40 7
D Karel Pilar 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 25.30 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 0 11.00 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Zach Hamill 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 12.00 6
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
R Marco Sturm 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 15.20 5
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Stanislav Chistov 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
C Phil Kessel 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 5
C Marc Savard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
L Brad Marchand 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 2 5 0 3 2 -1 19.40 9
L Brian Rolston 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 19.50 9
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 1 1 2 17 0 13.40 6
D Andrew Ference 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 25.20 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 26.50 7
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
D Andrew Alberts 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 21.40 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 20.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 27 0 0 58.00 6
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Chris Thorburn
3rd star: Petr Sykora

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Chris Thorburn ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Chris Thorburn ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Brian Rolston ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Andrew Alberts ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Andrew Alberts fought Chris Thorburn in a fight.
-Aaron Ward fought Garnet Exelby in a fight.
-Garnet Exelby beat Aaron Ward in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 19) , Providence Bruins 0( 17)
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1-0 CHW Tim Brent (Milan Bartovic)
2-0 CHW Jesse Schultz (Blair Yaworski)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Tim Thomas

Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 26 - 30
PP: 2 of 5 (16 shots), Passing:56/73=76 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:57/80=71 %, Challenges:38/44=84 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 960335 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:13 1-0 Mike Richards [22] (Keven Veilleux, Simon Gagné)
11:27 1-1 Bryan McCabe [9] (Pavel Kubina, Nik Antropov)PP
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20:35 2-1 Vincent Lecavalier [25] (Stefan Ruzicka, Sergei Fedorov)PP
25:44 3-1 Sergei Fedorov [15] (Simon Gagné, Vincent Lecavalier)PP
28:13 3-2 Mark Bell [8] (Alexander Steen, Matt Stajan)
31:29 4-2 Jeff Carter [10] (Simon Gagné, David Clarkson)
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50:25 4-3 Darcy Tucker [17] (Tony Salmelainen, Pavel Kubina)
55:01 5-3 Braydon Coburn [3] (Jason Smith, Jeff Carter)SH
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Penalty summary:
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06:05 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
11:15 Denis Gauthier (2 min for hooking)
12:23 Nik Antropov (2 min for tripping)
17:37 Tomas Kaberle (5 min for spearing)
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24:47 Pavel Kubina (2 min for cross-checking)
34:52 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for high-sticking)
37:12 Kris Newbury (5 min for fighting)
37:12 Vincent Lecavalier (5 min for fighting)
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44:37 Colin White (5 min for fighting)
44:37 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
54:46 Denis Gauthier (2 min for tripping)
56:47 Vincent Lecavalier (2 min for hooking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Jeff Carter 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
C Sergei Fedorov 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 8
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 11.20 7
C Mike Richards 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 22.30 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 1 4 0 0 0 7 1 20.00 7
L David Clarkson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Ryan Potulny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Keven Veilleux 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Simon Gagné 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 9
D Ryan Parent 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 19.40 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 2 5 0 0 4 0 20.30 8
D Braydon Coburn 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 29.10 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 10.20 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Houle 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.30 4
R Alexander Steen 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 14.00 7
R Matt Stajan 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.00 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Kris Newbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 4.30 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
C Nik Antropov 0 1 3 3 0 1 2 -1 19.00 8
C Mats Sundin 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
R Tony Salmelainen 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4.30 7
L Mark Bell 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 17.50 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 -1 17.20 8
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 4 1 0 0 5 -1 20.30 8
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 14.40 5
D Ian White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 -1 24.50 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 23.20 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 -1 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Simon Gagné
2nd star: Jeff Carter
3rd star: Sergei Fedorov

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Sergei Fedorov scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Simon Gagné has marked a new career high in assists with 34 assists.
-Jeff Carter scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Keven Veilleux ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jason Blake had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mark Bell finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Tomas Kaberle had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Kris Newbury beat Vincent Lecavalier in a fight.
-Colin White fought Darcy Tucker in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 27) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 0( 9)
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1-0 PHL Jesse Boulerice (Darren Reid, Frédérik Cabana)

Goalies: Brian Boucher - Justin Pogge

Washington Capitals 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 18 - 33
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:58/68=85 %, Challenges:25/30=80 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:87/98=88 %, Challenges:53/63=82 %
Attendance: 16298 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 780674 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:44 0-1 Pavel Datsyuk [16] (Henrik Sedin, Sidney Crosby)
16:38 1-1 Nicklas Bäckström [9] (Brooks Laich, Chris Clark)
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29:25 2-1 Alexander Ovechkin [23] (Jiri Hudler, Scott Hartnell)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:29 Bobby Hughes (2 min for tripping)
07:31 Alex Grant (2 min for tripping)
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22:12 Mike Green (2 min for slashing)
22:12 Mike Green (10 min misconduct)
28:35 Henrik Sedin (2 min for slashing)
29:51 Georges Laraque (2 min for boarding)
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40:52 Angelo Esposito (2 min for hooking)
43:33 Mike Green (2 min for hooking)
48:18 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
50:52 Bobby Hughes (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.10 6
R Jack Skille 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.40 5
R Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
R Jiri Hudler 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 8
C Brooks Laich 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 7.50 7
C Bobby Hughes 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 16.40 6
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.00 7
L Chris Clark 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
L Michael Nylander 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
R Scott Hartnell 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 16.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 19.40 8
D Josh Godfrey 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.10 5
D Tobias Enström 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 23.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 1 2 1 1 14 0 18.50 5
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 1 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 8.20 6
R Jordan LaVallee 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 5
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 4
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 8.10 5
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 12.40 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 21.20 9
L Tyler Kennedy 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.00 6
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 11.50 6
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 8
D Alex Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 25.20 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 24.30 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 16 0 0 58.00 6
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jiri Hudler
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Jiri Hudler notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 12) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 5( 28)
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0-1 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Dustin Jeffrey)
0-2 WIL Jeff Taffe (Jani Rita)
0-3 WIL Janne Jokila (Dustin Jeffrey)
0-4 WIL Janne Jokila (Dustin Jeffrey)
1-4 POR Peter Sejna (Grant Potulny, Ben Clymer)
1-5 WIL Ryan Stone (Jeff Taffe)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Dave Brown

Calgary Flames 4 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 24 - 18
PP: 2 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:60/75=80 %, Challenges:53/58=89 %
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:59/74=79 %, Challenges:34/40=82 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 793535 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:07 1-0 Alex Tanguay [15] (Daymond Langkow, Craig Conroy)
14:24 2-0 Grant Stevenson [1] (Robyn Regehr, Marcus Nilson)
16:45 3-0 Jarome Iginla [19] (Robyn Regehr)PP
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22:05 4-0 Jarome Iginla [20] (Alex Tanguay, Daymond Langkow)PP
37:07 4-1 Dallas Drake [7] (Brian Rafalski, Johan Franzén)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:46 Gary Roberts (2 min for diving)
15:21 Daniel Cleary (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:42 Daniel Cleary (2 min for high-sticking)
22:27 Brian Rafalski (2 min for holding the stick)
26:56 Alex Tanguay (2 min for hooking)
28:42 Adrian Aucoin (2 min for hooking)
32:46 Carsen Germyn (2 min for slashing)
34:54 Robyn Regehr (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:08 Daymond Langkow (2 min for hooking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.30 7
R Carsen Germyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.40 6
R Owen Nolan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.20 7
R Jarome Iginla 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 21.30 10
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 16.30 8
C Grant Stevenson 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 11.00 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 16.30 7
C Craig Conroy 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.00 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 16.30 9
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 11.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.40 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 18.10 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 2 0 4 1 0 2 2 26.30 9
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 9.50 5
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Johan Franzén 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
C Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 8.00 5
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
L Dallas Drake 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 21.30 5
D Brendan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 4
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.20 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21.50 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 14.20 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 27.50 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 9 0 0 22.10 4
G Dominik Hasek 0 0 11 0 0 37.50 6

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarome Iginla
2nd star: Alex Tanguay
3rd star: Robyn Regehr

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Alex Tanguay scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jarome Iginla scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Kristian Huselius had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Alex Kovalev had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Dallas Drake ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Daniel Sedin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 1( 25) , Kansas City Blades 0( 13)
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1-0 SJF Fred Wikner (Gord Baldwin)

Goalies: Brent Krahn - Chris Osgood

Nashville Predators 5 , Edmonton Oilers 1
Shots: 21 - 32
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:35/47=72 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:74/90=82 %, Challenges:33/36=89 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 871819 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:04 1-0 Greg de Vries [5] (Jason Arnott, Steve Sullivan)
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22:15 2-0 Nikolai Zherdev [13] (Martin Gélinas, David Legwand)PP
29:02 3-0 David Legwand [21] (Martin Gélinas, Nikolai Zherdev)
29:37 4-0 Marek Zidlicky [6] (Dan Hamhuis, Jason Arnott)PP
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49:06 5-0 Jason Arnott [18] (Greg de Vries)SH
49:51 5-1 Jarret Stoll [20] (Raffi Torres, Dustin Penner)
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Penalty summary:
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11:19 Raffi Torres (2 min for roughing)
18:12 R.J. Umberger (2 min for hooking)
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20:58 Fernando Pisani (2 min for high-sticking)
25:05 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
29:29 Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
33:31 Raffi Torres (2 min for cross-checking)
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43:45 Dave Scatchard (2 min for tripping)
47:53 Martin Gélinas (2 min for boarding)
55:28 Dave Scatchard (2 min for tripping)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 9.10 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 6
C David Legwand 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Jason Arnott 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 21.00 8
L Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Scott Nichol 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 6
L Martin Gélinas 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 15.40 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 19.10 6
D Greg de Vries 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 30.20 9
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Marek Zidlicky 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 1 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 7
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 15.10 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.30 6
R Dustin Penner 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
C Patrick Thoresen 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 6
C Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.10 6
C Jarret Stoll 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 9
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 16.20 9
L Raffi Torres 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 -1 19.00 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 16.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13.50 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 -1 22.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Joseph 4 0 10 0 0 29.40 4
G Dwayne Roloson 1 0 6 0 0 30.10 6

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: David Legwand

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Martin Gélinas notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dan Hamhuis notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Martin Erat had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Raffi Torres has marked a new career high in points with 42 points.
-Jarret Stoll scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 19) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 14)
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0-1 HAM Jean-François Jacques
1-1 MIL Scott May (Shane Willis)
1-2 HAM Kyle Brodziak (Alexei Mikhnov, Denis Grebeshkov)
2-2 MIL Matt Ellison (Scott May)
3-2 MIL John Vigilante (Cody Franson)

Goalies: Dan Ellis - Mathieu Garon

Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 30 - 25
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:74/90=82 %, Challenges:36/43=81 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:51 0-1 Fredrik Modin [15] (Todd Fedoruk, Chris Simon)
13:24 1-1 Colby Armstrong [9] (Todd Bertuzzi)PP
16:04 2-1 Colby Armstrong [10] (Bobby Ryan, Anton Volchenkov)
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21:54 3-1 Doug Weight [21] (Teemu Selänne, Ilya Kovalchuk)
35:09 3-2 Sean Hill [3] (Kurtis Foster, Mikko Koivu)
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49:42 3-3 Todd Fedoruk [3] (Chris Simon, Dominic Moore)
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61:54 4-3 Teemu Selänne [15] (Wade Redden, Doug Weight)
Penalty summary:
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00:03 Fredrik Modin (2 min for slashing)
12:19 Martin Skoula (2 min for hooking)
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24:35 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for roughing)
39:33 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for tripping)
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42:26 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for high-sticking)
44:34 Fredrik Modin (2 min for hooking)
52:43 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for hooking)
57:08 Marian Gaborik (2 min for high-sticking)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 13.30 7
R Colby Armstrong 2 0 5 5 0 0 0 2 15.50 10
R Bobby Ryan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 6
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 8.40 5
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 7
C Doug Weight 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 17.50 8
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 13.50 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 5
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Teemu Selänne 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 9
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 18.20 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 18.30 8
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.20 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 5 1 2 0 -2 27.10 8
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10.50 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 20.40 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -2 30.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Gerald Coleman 3 0 22 0 0 62.00 6
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Chris Simon 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 13.50 9
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 11.20 5
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 -2 22.20 8
C Dominic Moore 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 12.10 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13.00 5
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 8
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 22.30 6
L Todd Fedoruk 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 5
L James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 6
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 6 2 2 1 4 -2 22.20 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 20.40 7
D Sean Hill 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 27.20 7
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 26 0 0 62.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Colby Armstrong
2nd star: Doug Weight
3rd star: Teemu Selänne

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Colby Armstrong scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Bobby Ryan notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Teemu Selänne scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Wade Redden notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Fredrik Modin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Sean Hill finally ended his 25 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 18) , Houston Aeros 2( 20)
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0-1 HOU Benoit Pouliot (Serge Payer)
1-1 CIN Matt Keith (Björn Melin, Stephen Dixon)
1-2 HOU Nick Schultz (Serge Payer, Benoit Pouliot)
2-2 CIN Björn Melin (Kent Huskins, Stephen Dixon)

Goalies: Sebastian Stefaniszin - Nolan Schaefer