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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 24 - 28
CAR PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
MTL PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
Attendance: 14835 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 704662 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:07 1-0 CAR Eric Staal [20] (Bret Hedican, Frantisek Kaberle)PP
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23:42 2-0 CAR Rod Brind'Amour [14] (Glen Wesley, Tim Gleason)
29:29 2-1 MTL Guillaume Latendresse [3] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Mike Komisarek)
33:11 2-2 MTL Andrei Kostitsyn [9] (Mike Komisarek, Mathieu Dandenault)
35:41 3-2 CAR Pascal Dupuis [7] (Andy McDonald, Rod Brind'Amour)
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49:42 4-2 CAR Cory Stillman [11] (Chris Kunitz, Pascal Dupuis)
50:35 4-3 MTL Patrice Brisebois [4] (Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu)
58:51 5-3 CAR Cory Stillman [12] (Andy McDonald, Rod Brind'Amour) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:03 MTL Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
08:42 MTL Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for hooking)
14:46 CAR Anton Babchuk (2 min for tripping)
17:34 CAR Niclas Wallin (2 min for elbowing)
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55:36 MTL Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 16.00 6
R Cory Stillman 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 9
R Andy McDonald 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 9
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.10 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 9
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 16.10 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.20 8
L Pascal Dupuis 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 16.50 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 18.30 7
D Tim Gleason 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
D Bret Hedican 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25.10 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 16.10 7
D Glen Wesley 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 8.40 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 16.20 8
R Peter Bondra 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 -3 18.40 6
C Garth Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 13.40 5
C Chris Higgins 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -3 16.50 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 7.10 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 2 15.10 8
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 18.00 8
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 19.40 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 20.10 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -3 26.30 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 21.10 6
D Patrice Brisebois 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 19 0 0 59.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cory Stillman
2nd star: Rod Brind'Amour
3rd star: Andy McDonald

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Eric Staal scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andy McDonald notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Pascal Dupuis finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Tim Gleason ended his 5 game point drought.
-Glen Wesley ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Guillaume Latendresse finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Guillaume Latendresse finally ended his 21 game point drought.
-Patrice Brisebois finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 6( 29) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0(
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1-0 LOW Eric Neilson (Keith Aucoin, Kyle Lawson)
2-0 LOW Pat Dwyer (Milan Kraft, Dennis Seidenberg)
3-0 LOW Milan Kraft (Mike Commodore)
4-0 LOW Eric Neilson (Brett Carson)
5-0 LOW Keith Aucoin (Brett Carson)
6-0 LOW Pat Dwyer (Ryan Bayda)
Goalies: Michael Leighton - Carey Price

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 22 - 24
MIN PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:24/40=58 %
ANA PP: 2 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:76/95=80 %, Challenges:45/54=81 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 822120 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:54 0-1 ANA François Beauchemin [2] (Trent Hunter, Todd Marchant)PP
18:38 1-1 MIN Shane O'Brien [2])PP
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31:45 1-2 ANA Todd Bertuzzi [19] (Mathieu Schneider, Ryan Getzlaf)PP
35:59 1-3 ANA Shawn Bates [2] (Mathieu Schneider, Sean O'Donnell)
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Penalty summary:
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02:55 ANA Rob Niedermayer (2 min for slashing)
05:32 ANA François Beauchemin (5 min for fighting)
05:32 MIN Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
06:04 MIN Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for holding the stick)
14:16 MIN Sean Hill (2 min for cross-checking)
17:29 ANA Boyd Gordon (2 min for hooking)
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21:24 ANA Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for high-sticking)
27:45 ANA Scott Niedermayer (2 min for elbowing)
31:15 MIN Petteri Nummelin (2 min for hooking)
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43:33 ANA Scott Niedermayer (2 min for tripping)
45:32 ANA Ryan Getzlaf (2 min for roughing)
45:32 MIN Kim Johnsson (2 min for roughing)
48:11 ANA Todd Bertuzzi (5 min for fighting)
48:11 MIN Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
56:36 ANA Shawn Bates (2 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.10 4
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 5
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 4
C Wes Walz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 4
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 20.10 5
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
L Keven Veilleux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.10 4
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 16.50 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 21.00 6
D Jon Klemm 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 14.40 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 -1 18.50 6
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27.20 5
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 18.50 6
D Shane O'Brien 1 0 2 2 1 1 10 -1 14.40 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 7 0 1 1 2 0 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Nolan Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 8.50 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 12.20 6
R Trent Hunter 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 14.30 8
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 4 1 0 0 7 0 15.20 8
C Geoff Peters 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 21.00 8
C Todd Marchant 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
L Shawn Bates 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 9.20 7
L Mike Leclerc 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 12.20 4
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
D Joe DiPenta 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 14.10 7
D François Beauchemin 1 0 2 3 0 1 5 1 16.50 9
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 29.30 8
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
2nd star: Trent Hunter
3rd star: Todd Bertuzzi

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Shane O'Brien finally ended his 32 game goal drought.
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Shawn Bates ended his 7 game goal drought.
-François Beauchemin finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat François Beauchemin in a fight.
-Shane O'Brien beat Todd Bertuzzi in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 22) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 9)
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1-0 HOU Branko Radivojevic (Dominic Moore, Nick Schultz)
1-1 CIN Brad May (Joe Callahan, Peter Tsimikalis)
2-1 HOU Dominic Moore (Jarkko Ruutu, Keith Carney)
Goalies: Dieter Kochan - Gerald Coleman

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Detroit Red Wings 4 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 28 - 25
DET PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:45/54=81 %
DAL PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 1003146 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:11 0-1 DAL Jamal Mayers [14] (Nolan Baumgartner, Philippe Boucher)
08:17 1-1 DET Henrik Zetterberg [23] (Peter Forsberg, Brian Pothier)PP
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33:51 2-1 DET Henrik Zetterberg [24] (Peter Forsberg)
34:58 2-2 DAL Mike Modano [22] (Brenden Morrow, Niklas Hagman)
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40:27 3-2 DET Shane Doan [17] (Henrik Zetterberg, Peter Forsberg)PP
45:36 4-2 DET Johan Franzén [3] (Daniel Cleary, Shane Doan)
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Penalty summary:
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00:47 DET Brian Sutherby (5 min for fighting)
00:47 DAL Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
07:32 DAL Martin Rucinsky (2 min for roughing)
19:36 DAL Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
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27:33 DET Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
39:07 DAL Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for tripping)
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42:42 DAL Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for tripping)
46:52 DAL Sergei Zubov (2 min for cross-checking)
54:32 DET Dallas Drake (2 min for roughing)
54:32 DAL Bryce Salvador (2 min for roughing)
54:43 DET Daniel Cleary (2 min for tripping)
55:39 DET Brian Rafalski (2 min for slashing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Daniel Cleary 0 1 3 4 3 1 2 0 19.00 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 7
R Shane Doan 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 21.10 9
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 12.40 7
C Johan Franzén 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12.10 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 17.10 9
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 10.40 6
L Dallas Drake 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 14.00 7
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 9
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -1 18.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 28.00 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18.10 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 16.20 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 8.20 6
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 14.40 6
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 4 1 3 0 5 1 16.30 7
R Mike Johnson 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 13.00 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 12.20 5
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
C Mike Modano 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 -1 8.20 6
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 14.00 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 5
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 20.00 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 -1 18.10 5
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 5
D Mattias Norström 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 1 23.30 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 21.40 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Zetterberg
2nd star: Peter Forsberg
3rd star: Shane Doan

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Henrik Zetterberg scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Henrik Zetterberg notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Peter Forsberg notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Johan Franzén finally ended his 32 game goal drought.
-Johan Franzén finally ended his 17 game point drought.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Johnson had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Mike Johnson had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Jamal Mayers beat Brian Sutherby in a fight.
Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 0( 17) , Utah Grizzlies 4( 18)
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0-1 UTH Joel Lundqvist (János Vas)
0-2 UTH Konstantin Baranov (Brad Winchester, Niklas Grossman)
0-3 UTH B.J. Crombeen (James Neal)
0-4 UTH Brad Winchester (Joel Lundqvist)
Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Tobias Stephan

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Nashville Predators 1
Shots: 33 - 25
TB PP: 4 of 5 (19 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
NAS PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:57/73=78 %, Challenges:22/37=57 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:38 1-0 TB Kyle Wanvig [3] (Shean Donovan, Simon Gagné)
08:09 2-0 TB Vincent Lecavalier [19] (Filip Kuba, Jaroslav Modry)PP
10:16 2-1 NAS Marek Zidlicky [7] (Martin Skoula, Jason Arnott)PP
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20:48 3-1 TB Vincent Lecavalier [20] (Simon Gagné, Jaroslav Modry)PP
27:05 4-1 TB Owen Nolan [6] (Simon Gagné, Vincent Lecavalier)PP
38:01 5-1 TB Owen Nolan [7] (Filip Kuba, Jaroslav Modry)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:47 NAS Ryan Suter (2 min for hooking)
09:56 TB Mike Sillinger (2 min for boarding)
18:55 NAS Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for hooking)
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21:57 TB Filip Kuba (2 min for roughing)
26:47 NAS Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
32:56 TB Jason Ward (2 min for high-sticking)
37:45 NAS Marek Zidlicky (2 min for cross-checking)
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47:44 TB Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
50:38 NAS Ryan Suter (5 min for attempt to injury)
56:28 TB Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
56:28 NAS Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Owen Nolan 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 14.40 7
R Kyle Wanvig 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.10 6
R Shean Donovan 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
C Eric Lindros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 14.10 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 2 1 8 3 0 1 0 0 20.20 9
L Chris Simon 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7.50 5
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.10 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
L Simon Gagné 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 9
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 6
D Jaroslav Modry 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 16.10 7
D Filip Kuba 0 2 3 3 2 0 2 0 27.50 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 18.20 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Holmqvist 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 4
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 1 3 2 4 0 11.30 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
C David Legwand 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -1 19.10 8
L Matt Ellison 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
L Alex Henry 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 14.00 6
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 16.50 7
D Kirill Safronov 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.30 5
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Marek Zidlicky 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 -1 20.10 6
D Martin Skoula 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 4 2 2 7 -1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Lecavalier
2nd star: Owen Nolan
3rd star: Simon Gagné

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Filip Kuba notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jaroslav Modry notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Owen Nolan finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Kyle Wanvig finally ended his 30 game goal drought.
-Kyle Wanvig finally ended his 11 game point drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Ryan Suter had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 22) , Milwaukee Admirals 1(
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1-0 DTV Nick Tarnasky (Stanislav Lascek, Dan Jancevski)
1-1 MIL Jed Ortmeyer (Rich Peverly)
2-1 DTV Marek Kvapil
Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Dan Ellis

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , New Jersey Devils 2
Shots: 24 - 26
CBS PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:69/89=77 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
NJ PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:30/41=71 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:14 1-0 CBS Bryan Berard [5] (Ron Hainsey, Michael Peca)
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22:24 1-1 NJ Patrik Stefan [2] (Jay Pandolfo, Jamie Langenbrunner)
31:17 1-2 NJ Jay Pandolfo [6] (Patrik Stefan, Jamie Langenbrunner)
38:06 2-2 CBS Rick Nash [19] (Sergei Fedorov, David Vyborny)PP
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43:03 3-2 CBS Fredrik Modin [19] (Nikolai Zherdev, Duvie Westcott)
44:33 4-2 CBS Nikolai Zherdev [18] (Fredrik Modin, Ron Hainsey)
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Penalty summary:
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00:38 CBS Adam Foote (2 min for slashing)
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36:14 NJ Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:35 NJ Vitaly Vishnevski (2 min for cross-checking)
48:46 NJ Noah Clarke (2 min for hooking)
55:44 CBS Michael Peca (2 min for boarding)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 13.10 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 15.40 8
R David Vyborny 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.00 5
C Michael Peca 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 1 16.30 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.10 6
L Fredrik Modin 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 18.00 9
L Rick Nash 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 21.30 8
D Duvie Westcott 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 15.20 8
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 29.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 -1 15.20 7
D Bryan Berard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 8.30 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 12.10 8
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 -1 16.20 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 16.50 6
C Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
C Patrik Stefan 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 11.00 8
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
C John Madden 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
L Noah Clarke 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 6
L Jay Pandolfo 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 18.00 8
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -2 17.40 7
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 13.50 7
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.50 5
D Colin White 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 30.10 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 13.00 5
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 23.40 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 24.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Fredrik Modin
3rd star: Patrik Stefan

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Michael Peca notched his 20th assist of the season.
-David Vyborny notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Bryan Berard finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 4( 17) , Albany River Rats 0( 14)
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1-0 SYR Adam Pineault (Kris Beech)
2-0 SYR Adam Pineault (Kris Russell)
3-0 SYR Petr Pohl (Jaroslav Balastik, Jiri Novotny)
4-0 SYR Jaroslav Balastik (Sheldon Brookbank)
Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Frank Doyle

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Calgary Flames 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 23 - 35
CGY PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
TOR PP: 2 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:56/68=81 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 738691 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:16 0-1 TOR Alexei Ponikarovsky [18] (Teemu Selänne)PP
09:39 0-2 TOR Darcy Tucker [9] (Hal Gill, Marc Savard)
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30:42 0-3 TOR Teemu Selänne [17] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Tomas Kaberle)PP
33:27 1-3 CGY Pavel Datsyuk [13] (Brendan Shanahan, Cory Sarich)
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50:02 2-3 CGY Jarome Iginla [22] (Brendan Shanahan, Ed Jovanovski)
58:07 3-3 CGY Brendan Shanahan [19] (Jarome Iginla, Paul Mara) WG
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Penalty summary:
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02:49 CGY Brendan Bell (2 min for hooking)
04:18 CGY Rostislav Olesz (2 min for high-sticking)
09:55 CGY Marcus Nilson (2 min for roughing)
14:15 CGY Paul Mara (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:58 TOR Petr Sykora (2 min for boarding)
26:09 CGY Ed Jovanovski (2 min for hooking)
28:55 CGY Rhett Warrener (2 min for tripping)
37:25 CGY Ryan Callahan (2 min for slashing)
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42:34 CGY Stephane Yelle (2 min for roughing)
59:46 TOR Mats Sundin (2 min for boarding)
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63:41 TOR Steven Reinprecht (2 min for hooking)
Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.20 6
R Gary Roberts 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.20 5
R Craig Conroy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 6 2 1 0 0 3 20.50 9
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 3 4 1 1 2 0 18.00 7
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 12.20 7
C Mike York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 4
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 18.40 9
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 9.20 7
L Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 13.10 5
L Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 21.50 7
L Brendan Shanahan 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 3 23.10 9
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 25.40 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Paul Mara 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 26.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 1 1 8 0 5 0 0 28.00 10
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 10.40 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 0 4 0 1 2 2 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 32 0 0 65.00 9
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Petr Sykora 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 12.30 5
R Jason Blake 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
R Teemu Selänne 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 8
C Brett McLean 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 4
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 -1 12.30 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Mats Sundin 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 20.40 7
L Bates Battaglia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 23.10 7
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 2 6 2 3 0 -3 22.50 8
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 12.30 4
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 -1 28.40 7
D Jay Harrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 4
D Hal Gill 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 24.30 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 -1 30.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Shanahan
2nd star: Jarome Iginla
3rd star: Teemu Selänne

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Cory Sarich ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bryan McCabe had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 5( 32) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 13)
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0-1 SJM Andrei Mukhachev (Kris Newbury)
1-1 SJF Brandon Prust (Eric Nystrom, Kris Chucko)
2-1 SJF Brandon Prust
3-1 SJF Eric Nystrom (Mark Giordano)
4-1 SJF Matt Greene (Brandon Prust)
5-1 SJF Eric Godard
Goalies: Andrei Medvedev - Justin Pogge

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Los Angeles Kings 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 5
Shots: 22 - 34
LA PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:48/60=80 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
PHI PP: 2 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:48/59=80 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 900950 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:15 0-1 PHI Martin St. Louis [15] (Joffrey Lupul, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
10:01 0-2 PHI Mike Richards [9] (Sami Kapanen)PP
12:35 1-2 LA Alexander Frolov [13] (Anze Kopitar)PP
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24:24 2-2 LA Michal Handzus [8] (Carlo Colaiacovo, Alexei Zhitnik)
30:28 3-2 LA Anze Kopitar [15] (Ladislav Nagy, Scott Thornton)
30:55 3-3 PHI Joffrey Lupul [14] (Mike Richards, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
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45:07 3-4 PHI Tom Preissing [4] (Alexander Steen, Martin St. Louis)PP
59:35 3-5 PHI Mike Richards [10]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:48 LA Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for high-sticking)
11:12 PHI Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for tripping)
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22:05 LA Nils Ekman (2 min for hooking)
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40:57 PHI Daniel Tjärnqvist (2 min for hooking)
44:39 LA Brian Boyle (2 min for high-sticking)
45:25 PHI Scott Hartnell (2 min for tripping)
50:08 LA Michael Frolík (2 min for boarding)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Nils Ekman 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 14.10 5
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 5
R Michael Frolík 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 -2 15.10 6
C Brian Boyle 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 9.20 5
C Michal Handzus 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 13.10 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 2 9 2 1 0 -2 19.50 9
L Scott Thornton 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.40 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 13.20 9
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 20.00 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 19.40 8
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 8 2 4 0 -2 28.30 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 14.50 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 14.50 5
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 26.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 5 0 29 0 0 59.20 5
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 7.40 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 3 3 2 5 0 0 17.40 8
R Alexander Steen 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 18.10 8
R Joffrey Lupul 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 11.40 8
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 7.40 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Mike Richards 2 1 5 3 1 1 0 3 19.30 10
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.40 4
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 19.00 7
L Sami Kapanen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
L Martin St. Louis 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 15.40 8
D Mike Rathje 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 20.10 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 16.20 7
D Tom Preissing 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 23.00 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Richards
2nd star: Joffrey Lupul
3rd star: Martin St. Louis

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Anze Kopitar scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Michal Handzus finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Alexei Zhitnik ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Martin St. Louis scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Sami Kapanen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Richards scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tom Preissing ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 3( 27) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 14)
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1-0 MNC Kevin Dallman (Gabe Gauthier, Brendan Bernakevitch)
2-0 MNC Brendan Bernakevitch (Kevin Dallman, Jeff Giuliano)
2-1 PHL Jaroslav Sklenar (Yannic Seidenberg)
3-1 MNC Brent Burns (Trevor Lewis)
3-2 PHL Hannes Hyvönen (Denis Tolpeko, Ivan Tkachenko)
Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Martin Houle