December 6th

Buffalo Sabres 4 , Dallas Stars 1
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:56/72=77 %, Challenges:32/45=69 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:74/91=81 %, Challenges:29/40=70 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 873965 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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22:33 1-0 Tim Connolly [11] (Toni Lydman)
29:22 2-0 Drew Stafford [7] (Sami Kapanen, Tim Connolly)
32:12 3-0 Andrew Peters [1] (Teppo Numminen, Nathan Paetsch)
34:55 3-1 Jussi Jokinen [12] (Mike Modano, Philippe Boucher)PP
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49:38 4-1 Tim Connolly [12] (Drew Stafford, Jaroslav Spacek)
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Penalty summary:
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00:32 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
03:01 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for holding the stick)
16:26 Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
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27:09 Stu Barnes (2 min for tripping)
33:24 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for holding the stick)
35:05 Brian McGrattan (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:31 Jeff Halpern (2 min for holding the stick)
50:57 Jeff Halpern (2 min for holding the stick)
53:39 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for cross-checking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian McGrattan 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 5.50 6
R Alexei Smirnov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 5
R Drew Stafford 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 20.30 9
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 14.10 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 1 10.50 7
C Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 19.10 7
C Tim Connolly 2 1 7 0 0 0 0 3 18.40 9
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
L Andrew Peters 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 8.20 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 1 6 1 2 0 0 3 24.50 8
L Simon Gagné 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.50 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 21.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 19.50 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 16.40 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 4 0 1 0 4 1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 12.40 5
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -3 20.40 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 14.40 6
C Stu Barnes 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 -1 11.20 4
C Mike Modano 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -2 19.30 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.20 7
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 14.40 7
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -3 20.40 7
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -2 16.50 7
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -3 24.00 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 4
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 -1 22.40 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 25.50 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: Tim Connolly
2nd star: Drew Stafford
3rd star: Andrew Peters

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Philippe Boucher notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 28) , Utah Grizzlies 2( 15)
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1-0 ROC Dan Paillé (Andrej Sekera)
1-1 UTH Marty Sertich (Marty Wilford)
2-1 ROC Dan Paillé (Nikita Alexeev, Andrej Sekera)
2-2 UTH Anthony Aquino
3-2 ROC Nikita Alexeev (Dan Paillé)

Goalies: Mike Morrison - Tobias Stephan



Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 30 - 20
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/85=80 %, Challenges:29/48=59 %
Attendance: 17470 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 819343 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:37 1-0 Gilbert Brulé [4] (Duvie Westcott, Fredrik Modin)PP
15:12 1-1 Samuel Påhlsson [6] (Andy McDonald, Todd Bertuzzi)
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24:59 2-1 David Vyborny [15] (Sergei Fedorov)
28:52 2-2 Chris Kunitz [8] (Samuel Påhlsson, Sean O'Donnell)
31:33 2-3 Todd Marchant [7] (Teemu Selänne, Todd Bertuzzi)
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48:09 3-3 Adam Foote [4] (David Vyborny, Rick Nash)
50:57 4-3 Ron Hainsey [1] (Gilbert Brulé)
56:27 5-3 David Vyborny [16] (Adam Foote, Pascal Leclaire)
57:16 6-3 Dan Fritsche [4] (Curtis Murphy)
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Penalty summary:
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08:17 Ales Kotalik (2 min for roughing)
10:13 Teemu Selänne (2 min for holding the stick)
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23:21 Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
23:21 Brad May (5 min for fighting)
32:16 Rick Nash (2 min for roughing)
32:16 Teemu Selänne (2 min for roughing)
37:17 Ales Kotalik (2 min for roughing)
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44:29 Manny Malhotra (2 min for high-sticking)
53:52 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
53:52 François Beauchemin (5 min for fighting)
58:56 Chris Kunitz (2 min for diving)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 19.00 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
R David Vyborny 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 18.40 10
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 8.10 6
C Gilbert Brulé 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 16.30 7
C Dan Fritsche 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13.10 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
L Nils Ekman 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.50 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 21.10 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 4 0 5 5 0 14.50 7
D Duvie Westcott 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 28.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 1 0 2 7 1 6 0 0 18.20 9
D Curtis Murphy 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 20.10 8
D Adam Foote 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 21.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 1 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan LaCouture 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 -1 14.00 6
R Andy McDonald 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 13.00 6
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 -2 18.00 7
C Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 8.00 5
C Corey Perry 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 19.00 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 9
C Todd Marchant 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 -2 18.20 6
L Brad May 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 7.30 6
L Travis Moen 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 17.00 6
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 13.30 8
L Teemu Selänne 0 1 4 0 2 0 4 -2 18.00 5
D Joe DiPenta 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 -1 15.40 5
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.10 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 23.30 6
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20.20 5
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 6 0 24 0 0 60.00 4
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Vyborny
2nd star: Gilbert Brulé
3rd star: Ron Hainsey

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-David Vyborny scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ron Hainsey ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Andy McDonald notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Todd Bertuzzi notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Samuel Påhlsson ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Todd Marchant ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Brad May beat Alexander Svitov in a fight.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen fought François Beauchemin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 19) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 15)
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1-0 SYR Adam Pineault (Jan Hejda)
2-0 SYR Geoff Platt (Curtis Glencross)
3-0 SYR Toni Koivisto (Derick Brassard)

Goalies: Adam Munro - Gerald Coleman

Los Angeles Kings 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 28 - 16
PP: 0 of 9 (13 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:43/54=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:54/76=71 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 802900 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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29:07 1-0 Brad Stuart [2] (Paul Martin, Patrick O'Sullivan)
30:08 2-0 Travis Zajac [12] (Ladislav Nagy, Scott Thornton)
32:07 2-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [15] (Ken Klee, Aaron Ward)SH
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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19:12 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:34 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for tripping)
25:56 Bobby Holik (2 min for boarding)
30:33 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for holding the stick)
35:29 Brad Larsen (2 min for boarding)
36:14 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
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45:46 Jesse Schultz (2 min for high-sticking)
46:39 Steve Rucchin (2 min for slashing)
52:24 Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
55:58 Bobby Holik (2 min for slashing)
58:07 Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for diving)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 19.10 6
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 7
C Jason Bonsignore 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9.50 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Travis Zajac 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Scott Thornton 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 6
L Antoine Vermette 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 19.40 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 23.00 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 3 4 1 2 0 1 28.00 8
D Brad Stuart 1 0 5 3 1 4 0 0 23.10 9
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.50 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 19.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 5.30 4
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 10.50 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.10 5
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -1 11.50 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 5.30 6
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.40 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 15.40 5
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 20.10 7
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 5.30 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Paul Stastny 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 24.10 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 20.10 10
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 22.00 6
D Aaron Ward 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.00 7
D Ken Klee 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 18.10 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Travis Zajac
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Paul Martin

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Brad Stuart finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Bobby Holik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Stastny had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Garnet Exelby had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 2( 22) , Chicago Wolves 1( 13)
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1-0 MNC Raitis Ivanans (Dany Roussin)
1-1 CHW Chad Painchaud (Scott Lehman, Éric Perrin)
2-1 MNC Nicholas Bilotto (Jeff Giuliano)

Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Fred Brathwaite



Montreal Canadiens 5 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 27 - 18
PP: 1 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:79/97=81 %, Challenges:31/39=77 %
PP: 1 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:72/80=90 %, Challenges:27/55=48 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 993450 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:43 1-0 Chris Higgins [3] (Steve Bégin, Bryan Smolinski)
16:47 1-1 Jeff Carter [4] (Mike Richards, Jason Arnott)
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22:41 1-2 Aleksey Morozov [9] (Brett Clark, Daniel Brière)
23:36 2-2 Bryan Smolinski [10] (Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu)
27:05 2-3 Brett Clark [2] (Ryan Suter, Daniel Brière)PP
29:21 3-3 Saku Koivu [10] (Alex Kovalev, Bryan Smolinski)
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42:43 4-3 Alex Kovalev [16] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Bryan Smolinski)PP
53:45 5-3 Saku Koivu [11] (Bryan Smolinski)
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Penalty summary:
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04:51 Valeri Bure (2 min for holding the stick)
19:01 Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for tripping)
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23:49 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
23:49 Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for roughing)
24:05 Ryan Suter (2 min for hooking)
26:55 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for hooking)
34:11 Jiri Fischer (2 min for boarding)
39:53 Garth Murray (2 min for roughing)
39:53 Daniel Brière (2 min for roughing)
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42:23 Braydon Coburn (2 min for boarding)
53:54 Mike Rathje (5 min for fighting)
53:54 Garth Murray (5 min for fighting)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 17.40 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 16.40 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 17.50 8
C Garth Murray 0 0 2 1 1 1 7 0 7.40 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17.40 6
C Chris Higgins 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
C Saku Koivu 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 16.30 8
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Steve Bégin 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 12.20 6
L Bryan Smolinski 1 4 2 2 0 2 0 2 14.40 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 4 2 6 0 0 21.00 8
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 16.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 6 0 4 0 2 20.30 9
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 18.40 8
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 2 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 15 0 0 60.00 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Valeri Bure 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.50 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 16.50 6
R Jason Arnott 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -2 13.40 6
R Aleksey Morozov 1 0 5 1 3 0 0 -1 19.30 8
C Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 6
C Jeff Carter 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 11.30 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 -2 18.50 6
C Daniel Brière 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 19.30 6
L Mike Knuble 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 7.50 6
L Steve Bernier 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -2 17.50 6
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 19.30 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -2 20.50 6
D Ryan Suter 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1 25.00 6
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 11.20 6
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 14.30 5
D Brett Clark 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 -1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bryan Smolinski
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Saku Koivu

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Bryan Smolinski scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Saku Koivu scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Bryan Smolinski notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Higgins finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Chris Higgins finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Andrei Kostitsyn had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Steve Bégin ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Daniel Brière notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Aleksey Morozov finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Jeff Carter ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Garth Murray beat Mike Rathje in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 1( 9) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 25)
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1-0 QUE Maxim Lapierre (Mathieu Roy, Josh Gorges)
1-1 PHL Ryan Potulny (Alex Picard, Christoph Brandner)
1-2 PHL B.J. Abel

Goalies: Yann Danis - Brian Boucher

Nashville Predators 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 1
Shots: 20 - 31
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:57/80=71 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 800897 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:48 0-1 Martin Lapointe [3] (Jonathan Toews, Yanic Perreault)
14:41 1-1 Mikael Samuelsson [10] (David Legwand)
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no scoring
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46:42 2-1 Matthew Lombardi [3] (Tomas Holmström, Martin Erat)
56:06 3-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [9] (Marek Zidlicky)
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Penalty summary:
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00:48 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
04:01 Martin Erat (2 min for slashing)
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23:09 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
25:34 Brent Seabrook (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:34 Martin Havlat (2 min for boarding)
51:16 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for tripping)
52:58 Jochen Hecht (2 min for holding the stick)
59:51 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for hooking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonathan Hedström 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 8.10 5
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 12.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Johan Franzén 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17.30 6
C Matthew Lombardi 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 8
C David Legwand 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 13.20 5
L Tomas Holmström 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 12.10 8
L Martin Erat 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 20.10 8
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 20.40 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 24.30 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 20.10 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 1 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 6
R Martin Lapointe 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 17.00 8
R Jason Williams 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 -2 18.30 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 20.10 7
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 5
C Yanic Perreault 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.40 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 10.40 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 5
L Martin Havlat 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 -1 19.30 7
D Magnus Johansson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -2 24.00 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.40 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 -2 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Samuelsson
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: Matthew Lombardi

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Mikael Samuelsson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marek Zidlicky notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matthew Lombardi finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-Kimmo Timonen had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Martin Lapointe ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 0( 10) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 23)
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0-1 NOR Martin St. Pierre (Kris Versteeg, James Wisniewski)
0-2 NOR Kris Versteeg (Pierre Parenteau)

Goalies: Mike McKenna - Corey Crawford



Phoenix Coyotes 1 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 16 - 34
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:54/72=75 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
PP: 0 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:83/92=90 %, Challenges:45/53=83 %
Attendance: 7475 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 388700 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:04 0-1 Patrick Eaves [9] (Michael Peca, Joe Nieuwendyk)
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27:26 1-1 Zbynek Michalek [1] (Steven Reinprecht, Fredrik Sjöström)
34:17 1-2 Sheldon Souray [5] (Brian Campbell, Marty Reasoner)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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09:09 Mathias Tjärnqvist (2 min for tripping)
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20:32 Enver Lisin (2 min for roughing)
27:51 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for slashing)
39:06 Marcel Goc (2 min for slashing)
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41:45 Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
49:22 Bill Thomas (2 min for high-sticking)
56:53 Matt Murley (2 min for hooking)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Thomas 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 7
R Enver Lisin 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 14.00 5
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 19.40 7
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 21.00 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 12.20 6
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
L Patrick Fischer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
L Matt Murley 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12.50 4
L Fredrik Sjöström 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Zbynek Michalek 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 23.00 8
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 22.20 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 24.00 8
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 14.30 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 4 6 1 2 0 -1 24.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 2 0 32 0 0 59.50 10
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 8.20 7
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 12.10 9
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 17.40 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
C Michael Peca 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
C Joe Nieuwendyk 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 21.30 7
L Marcel Goc 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 8.20 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 14.10 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 16.20 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.10 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 29.10 8
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 18.10 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
D Sheldon Souray 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Eaves
2nd star: Sheldon Souray
3rd star: Dwayne Roloson

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Steven Reinprecht notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Shane Doan had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Tomas Surovy had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Zbynek Michalek finally ended his 28 game goal drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Patrick Eaves ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Sheldon Souray ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 8( 31) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 23)
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1-0 SPR Chris Ferraro
2-0 SPR Keith Yandle
3-0 SPR Yanick Lehoux
4-0 SPR Jakub Koreis (Keith Yandle)
5-0 SPR Matt Jones
6-0 SPR Robert Liscak (Bryan Helmer)
7-0 SPR Lance Monych (Yanick Lehoux)
8-0 SPR Trevor Kell (Jakub Koreis)
8-1 HAM Patrick Thoresen (Ryan MacMurchy)

Goalies: David LeNeveu - Jeff Deslauriers

Pittsburgh Penguins 7 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 34 - 32
PP: 3 of 4 (14 shots), Passing:57/72=79 %, Challenges:18/36=48 %
PP: 0 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:64/86=74 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 807201 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:11 0-1 Lubomir Visnovsky [5] (Dan Hamhuis)
12:54 1-1 Jason Allison [4] (Mike Fisher, Cam Ward)
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23:39 2-1 Branko Radivojevic [3] (Colby Armstrong)
27:23 3-1 Ryan Whitney [2] (Dmitri Kalinin, Ryan Getzlaf)PP
28:39 4-1 Ryan Getzlaf [10] (Eric Staal, Martin St. Louis)PP
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40:54 5-1 Dmitri Kalinin [5] (Ryan Whitney, Eric Staal)PP
43:11 6-1 Martin St. Louis [16] (Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Whitney)
48:29 7-1 Eric Staal [17] (Martin St. Louis)
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Penalty summary:
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04:17 Erik Christensen (2 min for slashing)
15:22 Ryan Whitney (2 min for high-sticking)
18:41 Jason Allison (2 min for boarding)
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24:28 Eric Staal (2 min for hooking)
27:04 Brett Lebda (2 min for hooking)
27:57 Valtteri Filppula (5 min for attempt to injury)
36:55 Ryan Whitney (2 min for elbowing)
38:06 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for roughing)
38:06 Greg de Vries (2 min for roughing)
39:19 Brian Rolston (2 min for hooking)
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46:32 Ryan Getzlaf (2 min for roughing)
46:32 Steve Sullivan (2 min for roughing)
48:36 Derian Hatcher (2 min for roughing)
48:36 Dustin Penner (2 min for roughing)
50:25 Jaroslav Balastik (2 min for hooking)
50:54 Shea Weber (2 min for roughing)
50:54 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
53:07 Branko Radivojevic (2 min for holding the stick)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 1 0 3 3 1 2 2 2 7.00 9
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 16.50 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12.30 6
R Ryan Getzlaf 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 1 16.20 9
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 9.00 6
C Jason Allison 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 8.20 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
C Eric Staal 1 2 7 1 2 1 2 2 20.00 8
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8.10 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 19.00 7
R Dustin Penner 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 9.10 6
L Martin St. Louis 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.40 8
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 -1 27.40 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 3 4 1 2 3 28.50 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 17.10 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 2 1 9 0 0 4 2 23.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 1 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 4 0 3 2 0 10.30 8
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.00 5
R Justin Williams 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 14.50 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 18.40 8
C Mark Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.30 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Jaroslav Balastik 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.40 6
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 3 2 1 4 7 0 14.30 6
L Brian Rolston 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -3 14.20 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 10.50 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 15.00 5
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.30 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 20.10 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -2 17.20 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 -1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 10 0 0 28.40 4
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 17 0 0 31.10 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Getzlaf
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Martin St. Louis

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ryan Whitney finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 17) , Kansas City Blades 1( 22)
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0-1 KCB Evan McGrath (Tomas Kopecky, Robin Big Snake)
1-1 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Mark Eaton)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Jimmy Howard