23 Décembre

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New York Islanders 3 , Nashville Predators 1
Shots: 32 - 22
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:57/77=74 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
PP: 0 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:27/33=79 %
Attendance: 7211 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 333148 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:57 1-0 Wayne Primeau [4] (Josef Vasicek, Dean McAmmond)
09:06 2-0 Wayne Primeau [5] (Freddy Meyer, Brendan Witt)
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no scoring
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46:19 3-0 Dean McAmmond [6] (Wayne Primeau, Josef Vasicek)
46:53 3-1 Steve Sullivan [8] (Jason Arnott, Greg de Vries)
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Penalty summary:
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06:14 Kyle Okposo (2 min for boarding)
10:46 Wayne Primeau (2 min for hooking)
16:41 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for hooking)
19:59 Joel Ward (2 min for boarding)
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24:58 David Legwand (2 min for roughing)
24:58 Doug Weight (2 min for roughing)
26:22 Mike Sillinger (2 min for high-sticking)
34:03 Matt Ellison (2 min for boarding)
36:31 Brendan Witt (2 min for elbowing)
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41:34 Jason Arnott (2 min for roughing)
41:34 Doug Weight (2 min for roughing)
42:32 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
53:31 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
53:31 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
54:34 Josef Vasicek (2 min for high-sticking)
55:36 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for roughing)
55:36 Antti Laaksonen (2 min for roughing)
57:39 Jason Arnott (2 min for tripping)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Richard Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
R Wayne Primeau 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 17.10 9
R Nils Ekman 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Antti Laaksonen 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 20.10 6
C Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.40 6
C Dean McAmmond 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 8
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.30 5
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 19.40 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 14.50 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 14.30 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 14.10 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 25.20 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 7
D Brendan Witt 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 16.00 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Ward 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 6.20 4
R Matt Ellison 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 20.30 6
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 -1 17.50 5
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
C David Legwand 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 16.20 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 -1 19.50 8
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 5
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 16.00 5
L Steve Sullivan 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 4
D Ville Koistinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 5
D Greg de Vries 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 28.40 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.40 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 20.00 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Wayne Primeau
2nd star: Dean McAmmond
3rd star: Josef Vasicek

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Wayne Primeau finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
Other notes:
-Chris Clark beat Andy Sutton in a fight.
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 22) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 21)
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0-1 MIL Jonathan Granström (Kelsey Wilson)
0-2 MIL Robert Dietrich (Blake Gallagher)
1-2 BRG Frans Nielsen (Oleg Kvasha)
2-2 BRG Oleg Kvasha (Jamie Fraser)
3-2 BRG Sergei Ogorodnikov (Justin Mapletoft)
Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Pekka Rinne

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Philadelphia Flyers 2 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 29 - 32
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:22/46=46 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:59/70=84 %, Challenges:33/55=58 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 872499 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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28:55 0-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [12] (Michael Nylander, Brian Pothier)
29:26 1-1 Mike Knuble [14] (Braydon Coburn, Ossi Väänänen)
34:17 1-2 Rene Bourque [6] (Graham Mink, Tomas Fleischmann)
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49:21 1-3 Alexander Ovechkin [19] (Tobias Enström, Nicklas Bäckström)
51:03 2-3 Scottie Upshall [7] (Mike Knuble, Braydon Coburn)
59:26 2-4 Alexander Radulov [7] (Brian Pothier, Mike Green) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:19 Brian Pothier (2 min for roughing)
02:19 Scottie Upshall (2 min for roughing)
17:46 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for hooking)
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35:21 Claude Giroux (2 min for elbowing)
37:41 Mike Green (2 min for tripping)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.20 5
R Claude Giroux 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 12.30 6
R Scottie Upshall 1 0 4 2 2 1 2 0 16.10 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 3 4 2 3 0 -2 20.20 7
C Joffrey Lupul 0 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 9.30 5
C Jeff Carter 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 15.50 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 17.40 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 8.00 6
L Denis Tolpeko 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 5
L Mike Knuble 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 25.10 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 15.40 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 22.30 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 4 4 2 2 -2 23.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 4 0 28 0 0 59.00 6
G Michael-Lee Teslak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 5.50 7
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 -1 12.40 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 4 4 1 4 0 1 20.20 9
C Rene Bourque 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 5.50 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 -1 17.30 6
C Michael Nylander 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 6
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 -1 14.50 7
L Alexander Radulov 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 20.30 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.00 5
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 6
D Tobias Enström 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 26.20 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 13.00 5
D Brian Pothier 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 17.20 7
D Mike Green 0 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 27 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: José Theodore
3rd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Graham Mink ended his 5 game point drought.
-Rene Bourque ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Alexander Radulov ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 9) , Portland Pirates 5( 29)
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1-0 PHL Rob Bellamy (Frédérik Cabana)
1-1 POR Chris Bourque (Eric Fehr)
2-1 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Andreas Nödl, Tim Ramholt)
2-2 POR Oskar Osala (Tomas Sinisalo, Bryan Helmer)
2-3 POR Chris Bourque (Donald Brashear, Alexandre Giroux)
2-4 POR Mathieu Perreault (Oskar Osala)
2-5 POR Keith Aucoin (Steve Pinizzotto)
Goalies: David McKee - Daren Machesney

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Ottawa Senators 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 1
Shots: 16 - 23
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:75/94=79 %, Challenges:9/54=16 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:79/98=80 %, Challenges:9/47=18 %
Attendance: 15190 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 729120 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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38:07 0-1 Jonathan Toews [13] (Martin Havlat, Brian Campbell)
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49:19 1-1 Dany Heatley [17] (Evgeny Malkin, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:39 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for elbowing)
12:03 Brent Sopel (2 min for high-sticking)
14:54 Chris Campoli (2 min for boarding)
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47:45 Robert Lang (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 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 5
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 12.40 5
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 18.50 5
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 -1 22.20 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9.00 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 12.40 4
C Mike Fisher 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 19.50 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 3 3 4 0 -1 22.20 7
L Jesse Winchester 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9.00 4
L Nick Foligno 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.40 4
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 17.30 6
L Dany Heatley 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 -1 21.50 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 16.20 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 19.50 5
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 7 3 0 -1 30.10 4
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 19.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 2 6 3 7 0 -1 31.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 1 0 22 0 0 65.00 9
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 17.50 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 18.10 5
R Martin Havlat 0 1 2 6 7 6 0 1 20.30 7
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 8.40 6
C David Bolland 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 17.50 4
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 16.40 6
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 22.00 7
L Ben Eager 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.40 6
L Craig Adams 0 0 0 4 3 7 0 0 15.30 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 17.10 6
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 20.00 7
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 20.30 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 5 0 6 0 1 27.00 9
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 19.00 5
D Brent Sopel 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 17.00 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 5 1 5 0 1 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 15 0 0 65.00 8
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuukka Rask
2nd star: Jonathan Toews
3rd star: Brian Campbell

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Evgeny Malkin notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 17) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 16)
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0-1 NOR Petri Kontiola (Michael Blunden, Jake Dowell)
1-1 GRD Danny Bois (Lawrence Nycholat, Kaspars Daugavins)
1-2 NOR Jack Skille (Jake Dowell, Aaron Johnson)
1-3 NOR Jake Dowell (Jack Skille)
2-3 GRD Arttu Luttinen (Mattias Karlsson)
Goalies: Brian Elliott - Corey Crawford

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Boston Bruins 2 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 19 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:42/65=63 %
PP: 1 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:76/88=86 %, Challenges:21/36=56 %
Attendance: 8343 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 409641 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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23:53 0-1 Alexander Frolov [8])PP
30:16 1-1 Chuck Kobasew [4] (Zdeno Chara, Andrew Alberts)
35:39 2-1 Marc Savard [7] (Karel Rachunek, Andrew Ference)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:18 Andrew Ference (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:59 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for slashing)
39:01 Joe Pavelski (2 min for cross-checking)
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48:17 Marc Savard (2 min for boarding)
55:44 Yan Stastny (2 min for hooking)
56:41 Andrew Ference (2 min for slashing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 9.00 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 11.10 5
R Brian Gionta 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 20.30 6
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 10.20 8
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 9.10 6
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 18.50 6
C Marc Savard 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 16.30 8
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 10.20 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
D Andrew Ference 0 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 14.30 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 26.10 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.50 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.00 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 2 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 6.50 6
R Ed Purcell 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 11.10 4
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -2 20.10 6
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 22.00 5
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 18.10 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 14.20 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Dustin Brown 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 6.40 7
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 18.20 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 13.40 6
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 21.20 5
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 27.30 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 13.40 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 6 2 6 0 -2 20.20 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 17 0 0 58.20 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chuck Kobasew
2nd star: Marc Savard
3rd star: Zdeno Chara

Notes for Boston Bruins:
Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 5( 14) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 10)
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1-0 PRO Carl Söderberg (Vladimír Sobotka)
2-0 PRO Matt Lashoff (Shawn Thornton)
3-0 PRO Martins Karsums (Wacey Rabbit)
3-1 MNC Vladimir Dravecky (Bud Holloway)
4-1 PRO Mark Stuart (Dario Bürgler)
4-2 MNC Scott Parse (Bud Holloway)
5-2 PRO Byron Bitz (Adam McQuaid)
5-3 MNC Matt Ellis (Joe Piskula, Trevor Lewis)
Goalies: Adam Courchaine - Jason LaBarbera

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 0
Shots: 33 - 15
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:70/84=83 %, Challenges:33/46=70 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
Attendance: 6253 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 281385 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:02 1-0 Michael Ryder [8] (Dan Hamhuis, Jochen Hecht)
17:37 2-0 Milan Lucic [7] (Jason Williams, Jaroslav Spacek)PP
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31:16 3-0 Jussi Jokinen [4] (Matt Murley, Ryan Kesler)
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Penalty summary:
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01:54 Mike Commodore (2 min for high-sticking)
06:11 Mike Commodore (2 min for high-sticking)
13:31 Jason Williams (2 min for holding the stick)
17:08 Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
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20:52 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
24:39 Mike Commodore (2 min for high-sticking)
39:35 Paul Gaustad (2 min for slashing)
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48:57 Mike Weber (2 min for tripping)
52:16 Mike Weber (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Murley 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 7.40 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 10.20 6
R Jason Williams 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 14.50 6
R Michael Ryder 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 17.50 9
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 6
L Milan Lucic 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 19.30 8
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 9.20 4
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 26.50 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 26.20 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 19.20 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 4 3 3 3 0 2 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 0 0 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -2 21.20 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 4
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Mike York 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 -2 21.30 5
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 4
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 14.00 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 5
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -2 20.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 18.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 -2 28.50 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 4
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 28.10 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 23.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fredrik Norrena 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Vokoun
2nd star: Michael Ryder
3rd star: Ryan Kesler

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jaroslav Spacek finally ended his 15 game point drought.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 19) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 31)
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1-0 ROC Dustin Gazley (Nathan Gerbe)
Goalies: Martin Houle - Jamie McLennan

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Montreal Canadiens 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 23 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:60/67=89 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:38/52=71 %
Attendance: 16240 of 21000 (Le Centre Bell)
Ticket income: 766528 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:27 0-1 Niklas Hagman [4] (Dominic Moore)
18:13 0-2 Alexander Steen [8] (Jason Blake, Bryan McCabe)PP
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27:13 0-3 Alexander Steen [9] (Jason Blake, Mark Bell)PP
32:34 1-3 Tomas Plekanec [3] (Mathieu Schneider)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:21 Bates Battaglia (2 min for hooking)
04:52 Alex Tanguay (2 min for boarding)
13:36 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
17:22 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:49 Josh Gorges (2 min for tripping)
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48:03 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
48:03 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
49:12 Mark Bell (2 min for hooking)
57:17 Mark Bell (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 10.40 6
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 8
R Georges Laraque 0 0 4 3 0 3 5 -1 15.50 6
R Mike Modano 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 19.30 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 16.10 6
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.50 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 4
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 4 0 3 2 -1 18.30 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 7 4 6 0 1 28.40 8
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 9.50 7
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 5
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 16.40 6
R Alexander Steen 2 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 17.50 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Dominic Moore 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 7
C Matt Stajan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Mark Bell 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 -1 19.40 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Niklas Hagman 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 11.00 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 3 5 3 3 0 -1 19.50 8
L Jason Blake 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.10 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.30 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 -1 26.20 8
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 18.20 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Steen
2nd star: Vesa Toskala
3rd star: Niklas Hagman

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Tomas Plekanec finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bryan McCabe notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Steen finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Niklas Hagman finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Georges Laraque beat Jamal Mayers in a fight.
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 20) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 23)
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1-0 QUE Maxim Lapierre (James Wyman)
1-1 SJM Nikolai Kulemin (Luciano Aquino)
2-1 QUE Gregory Stewart (Sasha Golin)
2-2 SJM Tim Stapleton (Jeremy Williams)
3-2 QUE Mathieu Aubin (Mathieu Carle, Kyle Chipchura)
Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Justin Pogge

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New York Rangers 5 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 28 - 23
PP: 2 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:42/49=84 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:24/39=60 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 808080 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:01 1-0 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [11] (Janne Niinimaa, Dmitri Kalinin)
18:52 2-0 Nik Antropov [11])PP
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27:42 2-1 Kris Draper [4] (Andreas Lilja, Dennis Wideman)
28:09 3-1 Patrick Rissmiller [3] (Michal Rozsival, Todd Marchant)
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48:03 4-1 Brad Richards [11] (Markus Näslund, Nik Antropov)PP
48:41 5-1 Brandon Dubinsky [6] (Lauri Korpikoski, Nigel Dawes)
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Penalty summary:
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18:18 Kirk Maltby (2 min for slashing)
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28:14 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for diving)
39:44 Andreas Lilja (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:16 Daniel Cleary (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 5
R Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 16.00 8
R Nik Antropov 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 -1 20.10 10
C Brandon Dubinsky 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 8
C Scott Gomez 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
C Todd Marchant 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 2 17.40 7
C Brad Richards 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 20.40 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 8
L Nigel Dawes 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.40 7
L Patrick Rissmiller 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 16.00 9
L Markus Näslund 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 13.40 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 27.10 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 20.10 8
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 5
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 16.20 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 5
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 19.10 6
C Darren Helm 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 11.10 6
C Kris Draper 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Patrik Elias 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
C Travis Zajac 0 0 6 3 0 3 0 0 17.20 8
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 8.50 5
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19.10 5
L Johan Franzén 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 16.40 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Andreas Lilja 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 14.30 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -2 16.20 5
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 29.10 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 24.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nik Antropov
2nd star: Patrick Rissmiller
3rd star: Pierre-Marc Bouchard

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Patrick Rissmiller finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Janne Niinimaa ended his 6 game point drought.
-Paul Mara had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 8( 29) , Kansas City Blades 2( 16)
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0-1 KCB Evan McGrath (Ryan Oulahen)
1-1 HFD Tom Pyatt (Bobby Sanguinetti)
2-1 HFD Hugh Jessiman (Artem Anisimov)
3-1 HFD Tomás Záborský (Pierre Parenteau)
4-1 HFD Andreas Jämtin (Joe Barnes)
5-1 HFD Tomás Záborský (Corey Potter)
5-2 KCB Eric Himelfarb (Kyle Quincey, Christofer Löfberg)
6-2 HFD Tom Pyatt
7-2 HFD Tom Pyatt (Dane Byers)
8-2 HFD Bobby Sanguinetti (Pierre Parenteau)
Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Jimmy Howard

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 35 - 12
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:55/64=84 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:50/65=76 %, Challenges:25/41=59 %
Attendance: 12641 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 613089 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:53 1-0 Jere Lehtinen [7] (Frantisek Kaberle, Matt Cullen)
14:53 2-0 Matt Cullen [11] (Jere Lehtinen)PP
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22:05 3-0 Eric Staal [15] (Corey Perry)
33:35 3-1 Richard Zednik [15] (Martin Straka, Kamil Kreps)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:32 Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
13:58 Richard Zednik (2 min for boarding)
17:09 Patrik Berglund (2 min for boarding)
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34:09 Martin Straka (2 min for hooking)
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50:44 Karlis Skrastins (2 min for hooking)
55:39 Patrik Berglund (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Dwyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.10 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
R Corey Perry 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 22.30 8
C Joe Jensen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -1 15.10 8
C Matt Cullen 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 20.30 9
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 21.30 7
L Jere Lehtinen 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 19.20 10
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 18.20 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 12.10 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 25.10 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 11.10 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 23.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 11 0 0 60.00 7
G Michael Leighton 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 8.20 5
R Richard Zednik 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 14.30 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 5
R Brad Boyes 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -2 17.10 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 8.20 5
C Kamil Kreps 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 14.30 5
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 16.30 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15.50 6
L Martin Straka 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 13.10 8
L Cory Stillman 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 18.50 5
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 20.10 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 16.00 8
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 -2 24.10 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 20.00 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.30 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 22.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jere Lehtinen
2nd star: Matt Cullen
3rd star: Eric Staal

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Eric Staal scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Richard Zednik scored his 15th goal of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 25) , Louisville Panthers 2( 19)
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0-1 LOU Noah Welch (David Brine, Jimmie Ölvestad)
1-1 LOW Chad LaRose (Bobby Hughes, Dennis Seidenberg)
2-1 LOW Josef Melichar (Bobby Hughes)
2-2 LOU Jimmie Ölvestad (David Brine)
3-2 LOW Brandon Nolan (Nick Dodge)
Goalies: Justin Peters - Craig Anderson

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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Dallas Stars 1
Shots: 31 - 16
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:68/89=76 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:16/52=30 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:47 0-1 Chris Kunitz [10])PP
13:18 1-1 Tyler Kennedy [2] (Brenden Morrow, Anton Volchenkov)
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23:29 2-1 Petr Sykora [11] (Anton Volchenkov)
24:25 3-1 Bill Guerin [3] (Robyn Regehr, Stéphane Robidas)
31:26 4-1 Mike Cammalleri [9] (Jason Spezza, Sidney Crosby)
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43:36 5-1 Jason Spezza [18] (Mike Cammalleri, Bill Guerin)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:44 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
03:44 Nikita Alexeev (2 min for roughing)
12:15 Jeff Taffe (2 min for hooking)
18:42 Steve Ott (2 min for elbowing)
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26:24 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for roughing)
35:34 Sean Avery (2 min for boarding)
39:45 Sean Avery (2 min for boarding)
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43:02 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
49:16 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 1 0 3 2 0 2 2 1 10.40 7
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 13.00 6
R Mike Cammalleri 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 8
R Petr Sykora 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 10.40 7
C Chris Kelly 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 15.10 8
C Jason Spezza 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 12.40 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 21.30 8
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 10.10 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
R Bill Guerin 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 2 14.30 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 3 4 2 3 0 2 20.50 8
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 14.40 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 16.50 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 2 0 7 1 7 0 2 20.00 10
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 2 22.40 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 2 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 4
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 -1 18.40 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
C James Neal 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.10 4
C Toby Petersen 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -2 18.00 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 -1 16.10 4
L Sean Avery 0 0 0 1 6 0 10 0 8.30 4
L Steve Ott 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 -2 15.10 7
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 12.30 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 16.00 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 11.40 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 -1 24.00 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 25.30 4
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 21.50 5
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Cammalleri
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Bill Guerin

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Anton Volchenkov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brenden Morrow scored the 400th point of his career.
-Mike Cammalleri notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tyler Kennedy finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Chris Kunitz scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Kunitz ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 28) , Utah Grizzlies 2( 19)
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1-0 WIL Robin Big Snake
1-1 UTH Landon Wilson (Chris Conner)
1-2 UTH Mark Fistric (Fabian Brunnström, Chris Conner)
Goalies: John Curry - Matt Climie

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , New Jersey Devils 2
Shots: 19 - 23
PP: 2 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:64/82=78 %, Challenges:30/48=61 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:11/41=26 %
Attendance: 11770 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 553190 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:06 1-0 Maxim Afinogenov [11] (Sergei Samsonov, Anze Kopitar)PP
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33:34 1-1 Henrik Zetterberg [14] (Pavel Datsyuk)
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40:12 2-1 Sergei Samsonov [7] (Andrew Hutchinson, Patrick Marleau)
43:14 3-1 Patrick Marleau [10] (Brendan Morrison, Radim Vrbata)PP
57:53 3-2 Pavel Datsyuk [7] (Marian Hossa, Johnny Oduya)
58:51 4-2 Maxim Afinogenov [12]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:45 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
10:44 Brian Rolston (2 min for holding the stick)
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35:09 Patrick Marleau (2 min for boarding)
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42:19 Brian Rolston (2 min for hooking)
44:02 Marian Hossa (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 4
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 -1 13.10 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 1 15.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 2 0 5 0 0 2 2 0 19.50 9
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 -1 17.20 6
C Patrick Marleau 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 17.00 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 3 2 5 3 0 0 20.20 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 5
L Sergei Samsonov 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
L Brendan Morrison 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Andy Rogers 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 15.30 6
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 1 17.40 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 22.40 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 -1 17.40 6
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 17.50 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28.40 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

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 17.10 6
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 0 3 1 2 2 20.00 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7.30 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 13.20 5
C John Madden 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -2 16.00 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 2 19.50 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 7.30 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 16.30 5
L Brian Rolston 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 -2 17.20 5
L Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 20.40 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 14.20 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 25.10 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.40 5
D Andy Greene 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 -1 22.00 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 15 0 0 59.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: Sergei Samsonov

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Radim Vrbata notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrew Hutchinson ended his 9 game point drought.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Johnny Oduya ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 16) , Albany River Rats 2( 17)
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1-0 DTV Brandon Segal (Ty Wishart)
2-0 DTV David Bouchard (Justin Keller)
2-1 ALB Chad Wiseman (Rod Pelley, Barry Tallackson)
2-2 ALB Barry Tallackson (Chad Wiseman)
3-2 DTV David Koci (Vladimir Mihalik)
Goalies: Karri Rämö - Scott Clemmensen

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St. Louis Blues 7 , Anaheim Ducks 3
Shots: 29 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:21/34=60 %
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:71/89=79 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
Attendance: 11602 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 562697 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:42 1-0 Andy McDonald [13] (David Booth, Fredrik Modin)
09:15 1-1 Daniel Sedin [10] (Wade Redden, Kim Johnsson)
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31:16 1-2 Nikolai Zherdev [6] (Daniel Sedin, Vincent Lecavalier)
36:29 2-2 Mike Weaver [2] (Trent Whitfield)
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43:22 3-2 Fredrik Modin [8] (Nathan Horton, Eric Brewer)
44:41 3-3 Josh Green [3] (Wade Redden, Sean O'Donnell)
49:13 4-3 Fredrik Modin [9] (Martin Erat, Nathan Horton)PP
49:31 5-3 David Perron [5] (Mike Weaver, Rostislav Olesz)
50:05 6-3 Trent Whitfield [3] (Jay Bouwmeester, Erik Johnson)
51:22 7-3 Jay Bouwmeester [6] (Eric Brewer, Nathan Horton)
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Penalty summary:
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03:11 Steven Wagner (2 min for hooking)
06:02 Trent Whitfield (2 min for holding the stick)
10:59 Andy McDonald (2 min for tripping)
18:27 Kim Johnsson (2 min for elbowing)
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29:19 Erik Johnson (2 min for hooking)
34:18 Daniel Sedin (2 min for high-sticking)
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48:07 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.30 6
R Matt Foy 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 10.30 4
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 16.10 7
R Martin Erat 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Trent Whitfield 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 9.10 8
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
C Andy McDonald 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 14.10 7
C Nathan Horton 0 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 18.40 8
L Steve Regier 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 8.30 6
L David Perron 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 7
L David Booth 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Fredrik Modin 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 8
D Mike Weaver 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.00 8
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 17.30 7
D Eric Brewer 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 25.00 8
D Steven Wagner 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 15.00 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21.50 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 1 4 4 0 3 0 1 27.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Marek Schwarz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 2 3 0 4 2 0 17.30 8
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 14.50 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Geoff Platt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.00 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Josh Green 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.40 7
L Brad May 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 9.50 6
L Travis Moen 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 17.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 20.00 9
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14.30 5
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 22.40 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 -1 28.00 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 11.50 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 16.00 6
D Wade Redden 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 7 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fredrik Modin
2nd star: Jay Bouwmeester
3rd star: Trent Whitfield

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Mike Weaver ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Daniel Sedin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Wade Redden notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Viktor Kozlov had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 18) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 11)
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1-0 WOR Tomás Kána (Chris Porter, Chris Collins)
1-1 CIN Jason Bailey (Stephen Dixon)
1-2 CIN Jason King (Ryan Carter, Joakim Lindström)
2-2 WOR Julian Talbot (David Ruzicka)
3-2 WOR Julian Talbot (Ryan Reaves, Charles Linglet)
Goalies: Ben Bishop - David LeNeveu

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23/12/2008
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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Edmonton Oilers 3
Shots: 33 - 28
PP: 2 of 8 (12 shots), Passing:84/92=91 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:53/61=86 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
Attendance: 16404 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 748022 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:34 1-0 Ryan Smyth [12] (Paul Stastny, Milan Hejduk)PP
15:28 1-1 Ales Hemsky [11] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Sheldon Souray)
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34:15 2-1 Joe Sakic [14] (John-Michael Liles, Brett Clark)PP
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45:55 3-1 Ian Laperriere [5] (Paul Stastny, Keith Tkachuk)
47:37 3-2 Sheldon Souray [6] (Ladislav Smid, Ales Hemsky)
48:18 4-2 Milan Hejduk [19] (Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth)
53:46 4-3 Shawn Horcoff [8] (Lubomir Visnovsky)SH
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Penalty summary:
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06:51 Erik Cole (2 min for diving)
10:18 Ben Guite (2 min for high-sticking)
12:46 Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
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26:15 Cody McLeod (2 min for slashing)
33:55 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for tripping)
36:41 Ethan Moreau (2 min for elbowing)
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46:56 Adam Foote (2 min for roughing)
46:56 Fernando Pisani (2 min for roughing)
48:58 Andrew Cogliano (2 min for tripping)
53:13 Ethan Moreau (2 min for tripping)
54:06 Sheldon Souray (2 min for slashing)
57:13 Fernando Pisani (2 min for tripping)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.50 7
R Marek Svatos 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 20.00 6
R Ian Laperriere 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 7.30 7
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 9
C Ben Guite 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 10.00 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 7
C Paul Stastny 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.40 6
C Joe Sakic 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
L Cody McLeod 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 10.00 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.20 7
L Ryan Smyth 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 20.10 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 12.00 6
D Brett Clark 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 28.10 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 14.00 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 17.10 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 14.40 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 19.10 6
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 8
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 15.00 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 11.00 7
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Dustin Penner 0 0 5 3 0 3 0 -1 15.00 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 0 12.10 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 20.20 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 22.40 7
D Sheldon Souray 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 25.20 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Hejduk
2nd star: Joe Sakic
3rd star: Ryan Smyth

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Ian Laperriere finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ladislav Smid notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ales Hemsky notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fernando Pisani had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Fernando Pisani had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ethan Moreau had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 21) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 10)
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0-1 HAM Colin McDonald (Bryan Lerg, Taylor Chorney)
1-1 HER Ryan Stoa (Sami Sandell, Darcy Campbell)
Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Jeff Deslauriers