31 Décembre

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 2
Shots: 31 - 13
PP: 1 of 8 (17 shots), Passing:68/78=87 %, Challenges:50/56=87 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:20/33=58 %
Attendance: 9385 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 441096 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:38 1-0 Radim Vrbata [13] (Sergei Samsonov, Mike Lundin)PP
19:52 2-0 Chris Gratton [3] (Brandon Bochenski, Mark Recchi)
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30:42 2-1 Jason Blake [6] (Alexander Steen, Tomas Kaberle)
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50:24 3-1 Patrick Marleau [12] (Radim Vrbata, Maxim Afinogenov)
57:07 3-2 Alexei Ponikarovsky [8] (Carlo Colaiacovo)
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Penalty summary:
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00:48 Bryan McCabe (2 min for high-sticking)
05:51 Jamal Mayers (2 min for boarding)
12:42 Dominic Moore (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:04 Gary Roberts (2 min for hooking)
34:54 Alexander Steen (2 min for hooking)
38:06 Dominic Moore (2 min for tripping)
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40:25 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for high-sticking)
51:16 Ian White (2 min for boarding)
58:26 Ian White (2 min for high-sticking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
R Mark Recchi 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.40 7
R Radim Vrbata 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -2 22.10 7
C Chris Gratton 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 7.40 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13.10 6
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 9
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 -1 20.30 7
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 7.40 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 11.00 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
L Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
D Andy Rogers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 5
D Mike Lundin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 6 1 0 2 0 -1 31.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 -1 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 2 0 11 0 0 60.00 5
G Olaf Kölzig 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 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.20 6
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 5
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Alexander Steen 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 15.10 6
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 4
C Dominic Moore 0 0 2 3 2 0 4 -1 13.50 6
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Mark Bell 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 21.20 6
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 4
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Jason Blake 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 16.20 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 19.20 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 25.40 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 -1 15.00 4
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radim Vrbata
2nd star: Chris Gratton
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Chris Gratton finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
-Chris Gratton finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Brendan Morrison had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 23) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 17)
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0-1 SJM Jeremy Williams (Tim Stapleton, Anton Strålman)
1-1 DTV Wyatt Smith (Paul Thompson)
2-1 DTV Matt Marshall (Radek Smolenak)
Goalies: Karri Rämö - Justin Pogge

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Anaheim Ducks 3
Shots: 22 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:29/53=53 %
PP: 1 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:64/87=73 %, Challenges:20/39=50 %
Attendance: 7833 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 369717 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:16 0-1 Nikolai Zherdev [7] (Vincent Lecavalier, Marek Zidlicky)PP
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34:11 0-2 Viktor Kozlov [9] (Vincent Lecavalier, Geoff Platt)
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45:06 1-2 Martin St. Louis [14] (Éric Bélanger, Lee Stempniak)
59:47 1-3 Rob Niedermayer [10] (Matt Carle, Marek Zidlicky) EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:25 Brad May (2 min for high-sticking)
11:39 Martin St. Louis (2 min for boarding)
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20:41 Samuel Påhlsson (5 min for attempt to injury)
27:11 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for roughing)
27:11 Corey Locke (2 min for roughing)
28:06 Éric Bélanger (2 min for hooking)
29:28 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for roughing)
29:28 Brian Sutherby (2 min for roughing)
36:54 Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
36:54 Samuel Påhlsson (5 min for fighting)
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45:24 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for roughing)
45:58 Vincent Lecavalier (2 min for roughing)
45:58 Brian Sutherby (2 min for roughing)
59:52 Steve Montador (2 min for roughing)
59:52 Brian Sutherby (2 min for roughing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 6
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.10 4
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 0 1 1 5 -2 18.50 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 19.30 7
C James Sheppard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 -2 15.10 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 4 0 2 0 2 1 24.50 8
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.30 7
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 -2 18.20 5
L Lee Stempniak 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 11.10 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 14.30 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 1 28.20 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 4
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 -2 24.10 6
D Chris Pronger 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 19 0 0 58.00 6
G Josh Harding 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 2 3 0 3 0 0 8.00 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 2 2 2 3 0 -1 20.10 6
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 18.30 8
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 11.00 8
C Geoff Platt 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 2 2 2 10 -1 14.30 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 18.00 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 15.40 7
L Josh Green 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 8.00 5
L Brad May 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 -1 14.00 4
L Travis Moen 0 0 2 4 2 5 0 1 17.50 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 -1 15.40 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 19.40 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 27.50 8
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 19.30 6
D Matt Carle 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 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: Henrik Lundqvist
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: Rob Niedermayer

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Owen Nolan had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Owen Nolan had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Rob Niedermayer scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Carle notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rob Niedermayer finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Owen Nolan beat Samuel Påhlsson in a fight.
Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 8( 33) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 16)
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1-0 HOU Josh Olson (Cal Clutterbuck, Paul Albers)
2-0 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Paul Albers, Petr Kalus)
3-0 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Petr Kalus)
4-0 HOU Matt Kassian (Danny Irmen)
5-0 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Tomas Mojzis)
6-0 HOU Tomas Mojzis (Cal Clutterbuck)
7-0 HOU Erik Reitz (Morten Madsen)
8-0 HOU Craig Weller (Morten Madsen)
Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - David LeNeveu

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Columbus Blue Jackets 2 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 25 - 31
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:74/87=85 %, Challenges:31/53=57 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
Attendance: 7282 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 345895 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:48 0-1 Milan Michalek [12])
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28:22 1-1 Mark Parrish [9] (Antoine Vermette, Christian Bäckman)
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47:29 2-1 Mike York [7] (Marco Sturm, Mike Commodore)
59:39 2-2 Marcel Goc [3] (Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo) WG
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Penalty summary:
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04:15 Fedor Tyutin (2 min for hooking)
12:46 David Krejci (2 min for hooking)
17:27 Marcel Goc (2 min for slashing)
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26:12 Steven Stamkos (2 min for hooking)
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47:55 Michael Peca (2 min for boarding)
55:51 David Krejci (2 min for slashing)
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64:06 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 9.10 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 4
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 19.20 4
R Mark Parrish 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.10 4
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 10.10 4
C Mike York 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 22.50 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 23.00 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 9.10 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 15.50 4
L Marco Sturm 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 22.00 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 10.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 24.00 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 31.00 5
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.10 4
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 24.50 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 4 3 2 3 2 0 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fredrik Norrena 2 0 29 0 0 65.00 9
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Moulson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Lukas Kaspar 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.30 7
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 -1 23.10 9
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 5 2 4 3 0 1 21.10 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.30 7
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
C David Krejci 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 18.50 7
C Joe Thornton 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
L Torrey Mitchell 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Marcel Goc 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 1 25.40 8
L Milan Michalek 1 0 5 3 0 3 0 -1 22.10 10
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 6
D Doug Murray 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 32.20 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11.00 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 27.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 2 0 23 0 0 64.10 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Michalek
2nd star: Fredrik Norrena
3rd star: Mark Parrish

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mike York finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marcel Goc finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 18) , Cleveland Barons 0( 10)
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1-0 SYR Andrew Murray (Tony Romano, Marc Methot)
2-0 SYR Dmitri Levinsky (Jared Boll)
Goalies: Jamie McLennan - Thomas Greiss

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Washington Capitals 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 1
Shots: 19 - 27
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:17/45=37 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:80/101=79 %, Challenges:39/59=65 %
Attendance: 18962 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 885526 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:44 1-0 Alexander Ovechkin [22] (Alexander Semin, Tomas Fleischmann)
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55:34 1-1 Robert Lang [13] (Brent Sopel, Rob Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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13:46 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for slashing)
15:41 Brent Sopel (2 min for holding the stick)
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33:43 Ben Eager (2 min for hooking)
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58:46 Mike Green (2 min for hooking)
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64:27 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for high-sticking)
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.20 4
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 16.50 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 21.20 8
C Rene Bourque 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 4
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 18.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 21.30 7
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 9.30 4
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 17.00 5
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 17.00 7
L Alexander Semin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 23.40 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 18.30 5
D Karl Alzner 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 21.00 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 28.20 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 14.20 5
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Mike Green 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 1 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 26 0 0 65.00 10
G Brent Johnson 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 4 3 3 0 0 10.30 7
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 16.20 7
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 20.40 8
R Martin Havlat 0 0 5 2 4 1 0 -1 21.20 7
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 6
C David Bolland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 5
C Robert Lang 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 16.40 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 -1 21.50 8
L Ben Eager 0 0 2 3 1 3 2 0 10.30 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 5.20 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 19.10 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 -1 26.10 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 13.00 7
D Brent Sopel 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 22.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 29.30 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
D Rob Blake 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 21.10 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 1 0 18 0 0 65.00 9
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: José Theodore
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Robert Lang

Notes for Washington Capitals:
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Robert Lang ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Toews had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jonathan Toews had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brian Campbell had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 12) , Norfolk Admirals 0( 13)
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1-0 POR Jay Beagle (Bryan Helmer)
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Corey Crawford

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 27 - 44
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:55/74=74 %, Challenges:30/47=62 %
PP: 2 of 9 (19 shots), Passing:82/93=88 %, Challenges:48/57=82 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 875256 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:39 0-1 Marian Hossa [11] (Henrik Zetterberg, Paul Martin)PP
18:11 0-2 Valtteri Filppula [5] (David Clarkson, Nicklas Bergfors)
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29:25 1-2 Johan Franzén [6] (Patrik Elias)
37:27 1-3 Brian Rolston [19] (Henrik Zetterberg, Marian Hossa)PP
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48:36 2-3 Kirk Maltby [4] (Blake Wheeler, Daniel Cleary)
57:21 3-3 Zach Parisé [16] (Nicklas Lidström, Travis Zajac)
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Penalty summary:
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08:37 Daniel Cleary (2 min for tripping)
09:42 Kris Draper (2 min for tripping)
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22:47 Patrik Elias (2 min for tripping)
36:21 Chris Chelios (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:59 Darren Helm (2 min for slashing)
44:52 Brian Rafalski (2 min for hooking)
51:35 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for holding the stick)
57:51 Chris Chelios (2 min for high-sticking)
58:53 Brian Rafalski (2 min for holding the stick)
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62:05 Chris Chelios (2 min for slashing)
Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
R Daniel Cleary 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 9.40 4
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 7
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 19.50 7
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 8.10 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 9.50 6
C Patrik Elias 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 17.00 6
C Travis Zajac 0 1 3 7 2 5 0 1 23.10 10
L Kirk Maltby 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.50 6
L Johan Franzén 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
L Zach Parisé 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 11.00 4
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 1 30.40 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 2 2 0 1 6 1 22.20 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 2 33.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 3 0 41 0 0 65.00 10
G Ty Conklin 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 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 8.50 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.40 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 21.10 7
R Marian Hossa 1 1 6 3 1 0 0 -2 23.10 9
C Valtteri Filppula 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 11.40 5
C John Madden 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.30 5
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 2 8 0 1 0 0 -2 23.10 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 8.50 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 12.40 7
L Brian Rolston 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 -1 20.50 8
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 23.10 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 5
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 24.20 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 5
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 30.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 -2 30.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Thomas
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Valtteri Filppula

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Kirk Maltby ended his 7 game point drought.
-Nicklas Lidström finally ended his 14 game point drought.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Nicklas Bergfors finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Valtteri Filppula ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 1( 14) , Albany River Rats 1( 20)
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1-0 KCB Darren Haydar (Evan McGrath, Ryan Oulahen)
1-1 ALB Vladimir Zharkov (Ivan Khomutov)
Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Scott Clemmensen

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Calgary Flames 3 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 27 - 29
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:79/104=75 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/76=89 %, Challenges:17/41=40 %
Attendance: 16958 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 754631 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:49 0-1 Chris Higgins [10] (Rod Brind'Amour)
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26:46 1-1 Olli Jokinen [17] (Jarome Iginla, Miroslav Satan)PP
35:52 2-1 Trent Hunter [13] (Cory Sarich, Daymond Langkow)
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49:02 3-1 Curtis Glencross [1] (Dustin Boyd, David Moss)
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Penalty summary:
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09:25 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
09:25 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
17:21 Cory Sarich (2 min for roughing)
17:21 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for roughing)
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25:31 Mike Modano (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:24 Cory Sarich (2 min for roughing)
45:07 Ryan Flinn (5 min for fighting)
45:07 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
58:01 Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for elbowing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7.20 6
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 7
R Trent Hunter 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 17.30 7
C Dustin Boyd 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7.20 7
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 14.20 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Curtis Glencross 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 14.20 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 17.50 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19.20 6
D Cory Sarich 0 1 2 0 0 0 9 1 14.30 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 26.10 6
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 -1 19.00 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 4 3 5 1 19.20 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 1 21.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Leland Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 2 4 2 5 0 10.30 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 -2 12.30 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 4 4 5 0 0 17.40 5
R Mike Modano 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 1 19.10 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -2 12.50 4
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 18.40 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 6
L Ryan Flinn 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 9.10 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 12.30 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 5
L Chris Higgins 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 22.00 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 27.30 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 13.00 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Carey Price 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Trent Hunter
3rd star: Olli Jokinen

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Curtis Glencross finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Curtis Glencross finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Cory Sarich ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Higgins ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Tom Kostopoulos beat Cory Sarich in a fight.
-Ryan Flinn beat Jim Vandermeer in a fight.
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 2( 26) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 17)
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1-0 SJF Hugo Carpentier (Gord Baldwin, Carsen Germyn)
1-1 QUE Ben Maxwell (Guillaume Latendresse)
2-1 SJF Matt Pelech (Kris Chucko)
Goalies: Curtis McElhinney - Loïc LaCasse

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31/12/2008
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Dallas Stars 5 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 2 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:42/55=75 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:57/68=83 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
Attendance: 6158 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 311595 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:25 0-1 Chris Phillips [2] (Todd Bertuzzi)
16:04 1-1 Blair Betts [7] (Loui Eriksson, Marty Turco)
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29:22 1-2 Doug Weight [8] (Bruno Gervais)PP
38:08 2-2 Alex Kovalev [16] (Vaclav Prospal, Philippe Boucher)
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40:22 3-2 Toby Petersen [5] (Loui Eriksson, Vaclav Prospal)PP
48:23 3-3 Andy Hilbert [4] (Kyle Okposo, Brendan Witt)
49:44 4-3 Vaclav Prospal [6] (Sergei Zubov, Philippe Boucher)PP
58:59 5-3 Radek Bonk [6] (Philippe Boucher, Trevor Daley) EN
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Penalty summary:
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21:44 Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
28:05 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
38:55 Andy Sutton (2 min for boarding)
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49:25 Antti Laaksonen (2 min for hooking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 15.40 7
R Loui Eriksson 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 -1 15.30 6
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 19.20 8
C James Neal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Toby Petersen 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Blair Betts 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
C Radek Bonk 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 12.30 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 14.00 6
L Vaclav Prospal 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 20.50 9
D Trevor Daley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 26.40 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 15.40 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 18.00 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 1 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Richard Park 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 5
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.20 6
R Nils Ekman 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
R Antti Laaksonen 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 18.40 6
C Kyle Okposo 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 5
C Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 5
C Doug Weight 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Andy Hilbert 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 -2 17.30 8
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 13.50 5
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 4
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 18.40 7
D Chris Phillips 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 27.30 9
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 14.50 6
D Brendan Witt 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 0 16.00 8
D Bruno Gervais 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 22 0 0 59.20 4
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vaclav Prospal
2nd star: Philippe Boucher
3rd star: Loui Eriksson

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Blair Betts has marked a new career high in points with 14 points.
-Toby Petersen ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Vaclav Prospal finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
Notes for New York Islanders:
-Wayne Primeau had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Doug Weight finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Andy Hilbert ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 2( 20) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 10)
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0-1 BRG Oleg Kvasha
0-2 BRG Jesse Joensuu (Timofei Shishkanov)
0-3 BRG Jesse Joensuu (Justin Mapletoft, Dustin Kohn)
1-3 UTH Tyler Shelast (B.J. Crombeen)
1-4 BRG Sergei Ogorodnikov (Dustin Kohn)
2-4 UTH Ivan Vishnevskiy (Landon Wilson)
Goalies: Matt Climie - Joey MacDonald