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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Tampa Bay Lightning 4
Shots: 23 - 26
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:61/70=87 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:73/87=83 %, Challenges:41/53=75 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 686155 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:41 1-0 Jaroslav Spacek [3] (Derek Roy)PP
19:24 2-0 Nathan Paetsch [3] (Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly)PP
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35:58 2-1 Vaclav Prospal [14] (Jussi Jokinen, Matt Carle)
37:06 2-2 Jeff Halpern [16] (Martin St. Louis, Vaclav Prospal)
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55:01 2-3 Jeff Halpern [17] (Paul Ranger, Andrew Hutchinson)
58:53 2-4 Martin St. Louis [21] (Matt Carle) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:35 Gary Roberts (2 min for hooking)
08:16 Chris Gratton (2 min for hooking)
16:08 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
16:08 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
16:58 Adam Hall (2 min for hooking)
17:43 Ryan Malone (2 min for tripping)
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26:52 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for diving)
30:46 Drew Stafford (2 min for holding the stick)
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49:14 Ryan Malone (2 min for hooking)
56:11 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 7.50 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 16.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 16.00 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 20.00 8
C Derek Roy 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 -1 16.40 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 13.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 15.10 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 12.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 1 2 5 2 2 0 -1 25.10 9
D Nathan Paetsch 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 -3 19.50 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 23.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 22 0 0 59.20 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5.40 5
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 19.50 10
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 11.40 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
C Jeff Halpern 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 19.10 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 19.00 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 4
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 14.10 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 17.50 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 3 15.30 9
D Alex Picard 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.50 6
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
D Matt Carle 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 25.20 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 18.20 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 19.40 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Jeff Halpern
3rd star: Vaclav Prospal

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Roy notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jaroslav Spacek finally ended his 42 game goal drought.
-Nathan Paetsch finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vaclav Prospal notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Jeff Halpern ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Vaclav Prospal ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Paul Ranger ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Adam Mair in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 22) , Detroit Vipers 0( 11)
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1-0 ROC Adam Courchaine (Mark Mancari, Chris Butler)
2-0 ROC Mike Weber (Marek Zagrapan, Alexandre Picard)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Karri Rämö

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Ottawa Senators 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 0
Shots: 30 - 9
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/89=71 %, Challenges:40/61=64 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/83=75 %, Challenges:19/45=41 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 804750 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:53 1-0 Jason Spezza [24] (Dany Heatley, Anton Volchenkov)
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26:17 2-0 Daniel Alfredsson [26] (Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley)
30:31 3-0 Jason Spezza [25] (Anton Volchenkov, Christoph Schubert)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:07 Ryan Getzlaf (2 min for roughing)
01:07 Jason Spezza (2 min for roughing)
03:39 Josh Green (2 min for hooking)
08:04 Josh Green (2 min for slashing)
14:26 Josh Green (2 min for slashing)
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24:53 Steve Montador (5 min for fighting)
24:53 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
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57:37 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
57:37 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for roughing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 8.40 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10.40 5
R Chris Kelly 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 20.50 8
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Nick Foligno 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.40 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 2 5 1 4 0 0 20.10 8
C Jason Spezza 2 1 6 0 1 0 2 3 20.30 9
L Cody Bass 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Jim O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Antoine Vermette 0 0 3 4 4 3 0 0 19.00 7
L Dany Heatley 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 3 20.20 10
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 18.30 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 2 4 3 4 0 2 29.40 8
D Brian Lee 0 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 18.10 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 2 2 6 0 5 0 3 27.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 0 0 9 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason King 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.40 5
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 4
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 18.20 4
R Corey Perry 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 20.00 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10.40 4
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 14.20 4
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 17.50 5
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 20.30 7
L Brad May 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11.20 4
L Travis Moen 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 7.40 7
L Josh Green 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 -3 16.00 4
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 19.00 5
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 7.00 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -3 21.10 5
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 29.50 9
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -3 23.00 5
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jason Spezza scored the 400th point of his career.
-Anton Volchenkov has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Christoph Schubert has marked a new career high in assists with 18 assists.
-Jason Spezza scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Anton Volchenkov ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:

Other notes:
-Steve Montador beat Chris Neil in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 15) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 5( 34)
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0-1 CIN Brian Sutherby (Bobby Ryan)
0-2 CIN Andrew Ebbett (Bobby Ryan, Brian Sutherby)
0-3 CIN Bobby Ryan (Brian Sutherby)
0-4 CIN Michal Birner (Ryan Carter)
0-5 CIN Logan MacMillan (Stanislav Lascek)

Goalies: Brian Elliott - David LeNeveu

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Washington Capitals 7 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:67/87=77 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:31/44=68 %
Attendance: 13066 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 584050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:13 1-0 Mike Green [7] (Nicklas Bäckström)
09:14 2-0 Alexander Ovechkin [30] (Nicklas Bäckström, Mike Green)
17:23 3-0 Tom Poti [4] (Milan Jurcina, Michael Nylander)PP
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24:06 3-1 Nik Antropov [17] (Matt Stajan, Jason Blake)
32:02 3-2 Bryan McCabe [6] (Tomas Kaberle, Matt Stajan)
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42:29 3-3 Mark Bell [18] (Alexander Steen, Nik Antropov)
45:24 3-4 Mikhail Grabovski [8] (Tomas Kaberle, Carlo Colaiacovo)
51:49 4-4 Mike Green [8] (Alexander Ovechkin)
52:39 5-4 Chris Clark [19] (Viktor Kozlov, Mike Green)
53:31 6-4 Michael Nylander [16] (Sergei Fedorov, Brooks Laich)
56:55 7-4 Matt Bradley [7] (Chris Clark, Brooks Laich)
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Penalty summary:
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12:31 Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for slashing)
14:51 Bryan McCabe (2 min for roughing)
14:51 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
16:07 Nik Antropov (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:27 Boyd Gordon (2 min for cross-checking)
28:16 Ian White (2 min for tripping)
38:49 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
38:49 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 6
R Matt Bradley 1 0 4 4 0 3 0 2 17.30 9
R Chris Clark 1 1 4 1 1 0 5 -1 17.00 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 20.00 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 -1 9.20 6
C Michael Nylander 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 20.00 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 4
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 6
L Brooks Laich 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 -1 14.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 2 20.00 9
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 18.00 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
D Mike Green 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 27.40 10
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 20.10 6
D Tom Poti 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.00 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 9.40 8
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 12.10 6
R Alexander Steen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13.20 6
R Nik Antropov 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 -1 20.30 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 9.40 5
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Mark Bell 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 8
C Matt Stajan 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 6
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 10.00 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 13.50 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Jason Blake 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.20 7
D Ian White 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 14.30 4
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 25.40 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 21.50 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 7 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Green
2nd star: Matt Bradley
3rd star: Chris Clark

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Michael Nylander finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Tom Poti finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Matt Stajan has marked a new career high in assists with 30 assists.
-Matt Stajan notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Carlo Colaiacovo has marked a new career high in points with 18 points.
-Mikhail Grabovski ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Bryan McCabe finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Carlo Colaiacovo ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers fought Chris Clark in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 20) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 15)
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1-0 POR Chris Bourque (Alexandre Giroux)
1-1 SJM Tim Stapleton (Phil Oreskovic, Justin Pogge)
2-1 POR Josh Godfrey (Alexandre Giroux, Chris Bourque)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Justin Pogge

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New York Rangers 1 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 21 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/88=82 %, Challenges:41/55=73 %
FLA PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:76/90=84 %, Challenges:43/56=75 %
Attendance: 15340 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 661154 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:58 1-0 Blair Betts [6] (Michal Rozsival, Wade Redden)
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47:39 1-1 FLA Ville Peltonen [11] (Anthony Stewart, Rostislav Olesz)
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Penalty summary:
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03:58 Artem Anisimov (2 min for high-sticking)
19:07 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for roughing)
19:07 FLA Chad Kilger (2 min for roughing)
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28:07 Lauri Korpikoski (2 min for hooking)
36:56 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for roughing)
36:56 FLA Nathan Horton (2 min for roughing)
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44:23 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for roughing)
44:23 FLA Kamil Kreps (2 min for roughing)
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64:47 FLA Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
64:47 Hugh Jessiman (5 min for fighting)

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 2 4 2 4 11 0 12.30 7
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 16.00 7
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 5
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 14.10 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 12.40 5
C Blair Betts 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 6
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 14.10 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12.40 5
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 23.00 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 28.40 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.40 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 5
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 28.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 23 0 0 65.00 9
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
R Richard Zednik 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 16.20 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
R Nathan Horton 0 0 5 5 0 0 2 0 21.50 10
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 8.50 5
C Anthony Stewart 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 1 13.00 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 7
L David Booth 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 8.50 6
L Ville Peltonen 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 16.20 8
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 -1 17.50 7
L Cory Stillman 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Jordan Henry 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 14.00 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 29.20 7
D Keaton Ellerby 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 17.10 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 20.50 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 20 0 0 65.00 9
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Vokoun
2nd star: Henrik Lundqvist
3rd star: Blair Betts

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Blair Betts ended his 5 game point drought.
-Scott Gomez had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Patrick Rissmiller had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Ville Peltonen ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Anthony Stewart fought Hugh Jessiman in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 1( 11) , Louisville Panthers 0( 17)
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1-0 HFD Greg Moore (Cory Urquhart, Aaron Voros)

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 27 - 25
PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:30/41=71 %
PP: 0 of 2 (8 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
Attendance: 8641 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 429458 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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26:04 1-0 Joffrey Lupul [26] (Daniel Brière, Simon Gagné)PP
30:58 2-0 Mike Knuble [22] (Mike Richards, Scottie Upshall)
34:08 3-0 Simon Gagné [25] (Daniel Brière)
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48:43 3-1 Petteri Nokelainen [5] (Michael Ryder, Phil Kessel)
50:51 3-2 Patrice Bergeron [13] (Marco Sturm, Chuck Kobasew)
59:31 4-2 Mike Knuble [23]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:13 Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
02:13 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
09:27 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for holding the stick)
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22:47 Carl Söderberg (5 min for fighting)
22:47 Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
25:25 Milan Lucic (5 min for attempt to injury)
25:25 Milan Lucic (10 min game misconduct)
38:29 Shane Hnidy (2 min for roughing)
38:29 Mike Knuble (2 min for roughing)
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43:18 Mike Knuble (2 min for roughing)
43:18 Marco Sturm (2 min for roughing)
51:39 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for roughing)
51:39 Phil Kessel (2 min for roughing)
52:06 Braydon Coburn (5 min for attempt to injury)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 8.40 7
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 1 1 2 10 0 16.40 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 7.10 5
C Mike Richards 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 14.40 7
C Jeff Carter 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Daniel Brière 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
L Denis Tolpeko 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 5
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.20 4
L Mike Knuble 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 1 15.50 8
L Simon Gagné 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Michael Ratchuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 4
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 29.00 8
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 16.40 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 2 4 0 3 5 -1 21.00 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 23.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5.30 5
R Michael Ryder 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 21.20 8
R Phil Kessel 0 1 2 4 3 0 2 -2 19.50 8
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Brad Marchand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 11.50 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Patrice Bergeron 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 5.40 5
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 1 1 1 20 0 4.20 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 23.10 6
L Marco Sturm 0 1 5 1 1 0 2 2 22.10 7
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11.20 6
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.40 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 25.10 5
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 19.10 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.40 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 23 0 0 58.30 5
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Knuble
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Joffrey Lupul

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagné scored his 25th goal of the season.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Petteri Nokelainen finally ended his 21 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Arron Asham fought Milan Lucic in a fight.
-Arron Asham beat Carl Söderberg in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 23) , Providence Bruins 4( 14)
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1-0 PHL Kevin Marshall (Jon Kalinski)
2-0 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Frédérik Cabana)
2-1 PRO Martins Karsums (Jamie Johnson)
2-2 PRO Martins Karsums (Jamie Johnson)
3-2 PHL Konstantin Pushkarev (Andreas Nödl)
3-3 PRO Jeremy Reich (Mikko Lehtonen)
3-4 PRO Keegan Dansereau (Jeff Lovecchio)

Goalies: Michael-Lee Teslak - Manny Fernandez

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Nashville Predators 3 , Los Angeles Kings 2
Shots: 26 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:35/50=68 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:58/80=72 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
Attendance: 13243 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 623745 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:05 1-0 Alexander Radulov [20] (Steve Sullivan, Jason Arnott)
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24:19 2-0 Jordin Tootoo [9] (Kevin Klein, Ryan Suter)
35:36 2-1 Michal Handzus [13] (Tom Preissing, Matt Greene)
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48:56 2-2 Matt Greene [4] (Ed Purcell, Oscar Möller)
50:31 3-2 Jerred Smithson [5] (Rich Peverly, Dan Hamhuis)
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Penalty summary:
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04:39 Oscar Möller (2 min for tripping)
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28:05 Denis Gauthier (2 min for high-sticking)
37:14 Greg de Vries (2 min for tripping)
38:38 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.30 6
R Jordin Tootoo 1 0 3 2 2 1 2 0 16.00 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Rich Peverly 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5.30 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.40 6
C David Legwand 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12.30 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 4 4 2 3 0 -2 18.30 8
L Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 13.30 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 -2 23.30 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 24.40 6
D Kevin Klein 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 14.00 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 -2 19.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 2 24.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.20 5
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 14.20 6
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.50 4
R Ed Purcell 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 6
C Brian Boyle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 15.00 5
C Michal Handzus 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Marc-André Cliche 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 6.20 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 17.30 7
L Dustin Brown 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 21.00 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 15.40 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 17.20 6
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 -1 20.30 4
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 22.40 7
D Drew Bagnall 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.10 5
D Tom Preissing 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -1 23.50 6
D Matt Greene 1 1 2 5 0 5 0 1 21.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 23 0 0 58.30 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Greene
2nd star: Jerred Smithson
3rd star: Jordin Tootoo

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Alexander Radulov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jerred Smithson has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.
-Jerred Smithson finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Jordin Tootoo ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Michal Handzus ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 24) , Manchester Monarchs 4( 16)
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0-1 MNC Vladimir Dravecky (Matt Ellis, Chad Morin)
1-1 MIL Kelsey Wilson
1-2 MNC Ivan Dornic (Vladimir Nikiforov)
1-3 MNC John Zeiler (Brady Murray)
2-3 MIL Ryan Maki
2-4 MNC Alec Martinez (Matt Ellis)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Jason LaBarbera

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Calgary Flames 3 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 23 - 24
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:58/73=79 %, Challenges:37/55=66 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:82/92=89 %, Challenges:24/47=50 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 778111 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:44 0-1 Alexandre Burrows [2] (Sami Salo, Willie Mitchell)
12:16 1-1 Mike Cammalleri [20] (Robyn Regehr, Matthew Lombardi)
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no scoring
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47:01 2-1 Mike Cammalleri [21] (Matthew Lombardi, Rene Bourque)
48:01 3-1 Wayne Primeau [10] (Craig Conroy)
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Penalty summary:
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13:31 Jannik Hansen (2 min for hooking)
16:26 Mikael Backlund (2 min for elbowing)
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53:33 Willie Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 10.50 6
R Wayne Primeau 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 14.30 8
R Mike Cammalleri 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.00 9
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 20.20 7
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 8.10 6
C Craig Conroy 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 11.50 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 16.30 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
L Tomi Mäki 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 9.40 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 12.40 7
L Rene Bourque 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 20.50 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6.00 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 15.50 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 25.30 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 24.30 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 6 3 6 0 -1 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 6.20 7
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 12.30 5
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -1 19.30 8
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -1 17.10 6
C Jason Krog 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 15.20 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 -1 20.20 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Jannik Hansen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6.20 6
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 -1 12.30 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 19.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 0 2 2 4 2 -1 14.30 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 23.30 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 24.20 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Cammalleri
2nd star: Wayne Primeau
3rd star: Matthew Lombardi

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Robyn Regehr has marked a new career high in points with 27 points.
-Mike Cammalleri scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Wayne Primeau scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jarome Iginla had his 10 game point streak snapped.
-Daymond Langkow had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Daymond Langkow had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Todd Bertuzzi had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Alexandre Burrows ended his 8 game point drought.
-Willie Mitchell ended his 8 game point drought.
-Mattias Öhlund had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 2( 25) , Manitoba Moose 1( 14)
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1-0 SJF Warren Peters (Carsen Germyn, John Armstrong)
2-0 SJF Kyle Greentree (Dustin Boyd)
2-1 MAN Juraj Simek (Nolan Baumgartner)

Goalies: Curtis McElhinney - Cory Schneider