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Sabres 2 , Sharks 2
Shots: 28 - 31
BUF PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
SJ PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:75/100=75 %, Challenges:34/52=64 %
Attendance: 16213 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 762011 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:41 0-1 SJ Maxim Afinogenov [23] (Milan Michalek)PP
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27:43 0-2 SJ Joe Thornton [23] (Matt Carle, Milan Michalek)PP
28:22 1-2 BUF Joe Pavelski [11] (Steve Bernier, Marek Zagrapan)
29:02 2-2 BUF Drew Stafford [4] (Ryan Miller)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:43 SJ Matt Carle (2 min for hooking)
05:19 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for high-sticking)
10:06 BUF Gary Roberts (2 min for hooking)
14:17 BUF Raffi Torres (2 min for tripping)
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21:34 BUF Jason Pominville (2 min for boarding)
23:38 SJ Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
27:15 BUF Teppo Numminen (2 min for tripping)
37:37 BUF Nick Petrecki (2 min for tripping)
39:47 SJ Craig Rivet (2 min for hooking)
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48:16 SJ Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for high-sticking)
55:47 SJ Graham Mink (2 min for high-sticking)
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Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 5
C Joe Pavelski 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.30 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 16.30 6
L Tim Connolly 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 8.10 6
C Marek Zagrapan 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 11.30 7
R Gary Roberts 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.10 6
C Jason Pominville 0 0 5 3 1 0 2 0 22.20 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 12.40 6
R Steve Bernier 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 23.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 23.10 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13.10 7
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 6 1 2 1 2 0 26.40 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 23.30 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 20.00 8
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 32.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 1 29 0 0 65.00 9
G Adam Dennis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 -1 15.50 6
L Milan Michalek 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 16.40 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 7 1 2 0 0 0 17.50 7
C Graham Mink 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 7.10 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 13.50 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.30 7
C Joe Thornton 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 22.40 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 7.10 7
R Jody Shelley 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 12.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 18.40 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 22.00 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 14.20 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 30.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 17.40 6
D Matt Carle 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 19.30 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 26 0 0 65.00 9
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Nabokov
2nd star: Ryan Miller
3rd star: Joe Pavelski

Notes for Sabres:
-Drew Stafford finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Drew Stafford finally ended his 15 game point drought.

Notes for Sharks:
-Maxim Afinogenov has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 6( 46) , Cleveland Barons 0( 9)
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1-0 ROC Mike Funk (Marcel Goc, Kyle Bruce)
2-0 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Michael Ryan)
3-0 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Jaroslav Spacek, Jonathan Hedström)
4-0 ROC Clarke MacArthur (Dan Paillé)
5-0 ROC Adam Mair (Mark Mancari)
6-0 ROC Michael Ryan (Patrick Kaleta, Jocelyn Thibault)

Goalies: Jocelyn Thibault - Taylor Dakers

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Blue Jackets 3 , Blackhawks 1
Shots: 31 - 18
CBS PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
CHI PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:19/40=46 %
Attendance: 6252 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 293219 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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30:43 1-0 CBS Fredrik Modin [11] (Ron Hainsey, Nikolai Zherdev)
31:37 2-0 CBS David Vyborny [21] (Rostislav Klesla)
32:44 2-1 CHI Jack Skille [1] (Zach Parisé, Vaclav Pletka)
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48:05 3-1 CBS Alexander Svitov [7] (Steven Goertzen, Manny Malhotra)
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Penalty summary:
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03:03 CBS Duvie Westcott (2 min for hooking)
08:25 CHI Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for roughing)
08:25 CBS Jiri Novotny (2 min for roughing)
16:36 CBS Steven Goertzen (2 min for roughing)
16:36 CHI Brent Burns (2 min for roughing)
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21:39 CHI Akim Aliu (2 min for high-sticking)
28:31 CHI Jack Skille (2 min for holding the stick)
35:08 CHI Rene Bourque (2 min for elbowing)
37:32 CBS Duvie Westcott (2 min for roughing)
39:56 CBS Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
39:56 CHI Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
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42:23 CHI Mikael Backlund (2 min for hooking)
45:01 CBS Duvie Westcott (2 min for cross-checking)
51:48 CBS Dan Fritsche (2 min for high-sticking)
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Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
R Steven Goertzen 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 10.00 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
R David Vyborny 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 6.50 6
C Alexander Svitov 1 0 3 3 0 3 5 1 17.20 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 14.50 6
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 6
L Manny Malhotra 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 16.00 6
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Rick Nash 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 21.00 7
D Teddy Ruth 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 14.00 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 4
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 29.00 9
D Dan Smith 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 11.40 6
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 23.40 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 4 4 0 4 0 0 29.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Burish 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -1 4.20 4
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 12.50 5
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 17.50 5
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.40 6
L Vaclav Pletka 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 4.20 5
R John LeClair 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.30 5
R Akim Aliu 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.10 5
C Zach Parisé 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 21.50 6
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 -2 7.30 5
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.50 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 17.40 5
C Jack Skille 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 19.30 7
D Joey Lavin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 15.20 4
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 1 28.00 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -2 14.50 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16.50 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Leland Irving 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Vyborny
2nd star: Alexander Svitov
3rd star: Fredrik Modin

Notes for Blue Jackets:
-Ron Hainsey has marked a new career high in points with 18 points.
-Rostislav Klesla has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.
-Manny Malhotra finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Ron Hainsey ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Blackhawks:
-Vaclav Pletka ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Alexander Svitov fought Ben Eager in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 6( 31) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 16)
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1-0 SYR Andrew Murray (Tim Konsorada)
1-1 NOR Dave Bolland (Ryan Parent, Steve Downie)
2-1 SYR Steve Crampton (Philippe Dupuis)
3-1 SYR Jan Steber (Andrew Murray, Tim Konsorada)
3-2 NOR Peter Tsimikalis (Michael Grabner)
4-2 SYR Tim Konsorada (Philippe Dupuis, Bryce Cockburn)
4-3 NOR Peter Tsimikalis (Steve Downie, Adam Berti)
5-3 SYR Steve Crampton (Philippe Dupuis)
6-3 SYR Brandon Sugden (Philippe Dupuis)

Goalies: Adam Munro - Nikolai Khabibulin

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Canadiens 3 , Capitals 1
Shots: 27 - 13
MTL PP: 1 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:34/55=60 %
WSH PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:67/90=74 %, Challenges:20/36=54 %
Attendance: 17401 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 812627 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:52 0-1 WSH Eric Fehr [3] (Ryan Kesler, Brooks Laich)PP
10:39 1-1 MTL Alex Kovalev [24] (Michael Ryder, Saku Koivu)PP
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32:13 2-1 MTL Alex Kovalev [25] (Michael Ryder)
39:44 3-1 MTL Saku Koivu [18] (Michael Ryder, Alex Kovalev)
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Penalty summary:
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02:11 MTL Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
07:33 MTL Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
09:53 WSH Mike Green (2 min for hooking)
19:35 WSH Sergei Fedorov (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:13 MTL Bryan Smolinski (2 min for high-sticking)
27:22 MTL Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
27:22 WSH Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
30:13 WSH Sergei Fedorov (2 min for high-sticking)
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49:59 WSH Brett Bruneteau (2 min for boarding)
53:54 WSH Brett Bruneteau (5 min for attempt to injury)
59:04 WSH Eric Fehr (2 min for elbowing)
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Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 5.00 5
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.40 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 19.30 8
R Alex Kovalev 2 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 22.00 8
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 11.00 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 11.40 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Saku Koivu 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 22.50 9
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 15.00 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Michael Ryder 0 3 4 2 1 2 0 2 23.20 9
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.10 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 30.40 9
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.20 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 2 3 0 4 1 16.50 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 13.10 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 11.00 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 12.10 5
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 4
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 15.20 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 4 0 2 0 4 -1 16.40 5
L Brett Bruneteau 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 11.50 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 16.10 6
L Brooks Laich 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -2 18.40 5
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 18.00 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 15.30 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 16.10 5
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -2 31.00 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.50 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 -2 30.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Canadiens:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Saku Koivu scored the 500th point of his career.

Notes for Capitals:
-Ryan Kesler has marked a new career high in points with 24 points.

Other notes:
-Tom Kostopoulos fought Ryan Kesler in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 25) , Portland Pirates 3( 14)
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1-0 QUE Francis Lemieux
1-1 POR Chris Bourque (Matt Bradley)
1-2 POR Donald Brashear (Chris Bourque)
2-2 QUE Erkki Rajamäki (Francis Lemieux)
2-3 POR David Steckel (Stephen Werner)

Goalies: Carey Price - Frédéric Cassivi

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Devils 2 , Stars 3
Shots: 24 - 20
NJ PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:32/51=61 %
DAL PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/96=73 %, Challenges:30/48=61 %
Attendance: 7453 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 338367 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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29:01 0-1 DAL Stu Barnes [7] (Mike Modano, Phil Kessel)
32:08 0-2 DAL Brenden Morrow [26] (Philippe Boucher, Mike Modano)
36:35 1-2 NJ Dainius Zubrus [9] (Vitaly Vishnevski, Sami Salo)
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46:44 2-2 NJ Brendan Morrison [13] (Dainius Zubrus, Colin White)
59:51 2-3 DAL Mike Modano [18] (Stu Barnes, Philippe Boucher)
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Penalty summary:
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02:39 DAL Mike Modano (2 min for slashing)
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20:56 NJ Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
20:56 DAL Trevor Daley (5 min for fighting)
23:02 DAL Brenden Morrow (2 min for boarding)
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42:25 DAL Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
42:25 NJ Mike Rupp (5 min for fighting)
51:57 DAL Stu Barnes (2 min for cross-checking)
54:22 NJ Noah Clarke (2 min for diving)
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Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 7
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.30 6
R Dainius Zubrus 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 16.00 8
R Brian Gionta 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.50 6
C Mike Rupp 0 0 2 1 2 1 10 0 6.10 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 15.40 6
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
C John Madden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
L Noah Clarke 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 14.00 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Yanic Perreault 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 21.30 7
D Ian Moran 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 14.40 6
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 16.30 7
D Sami Salo 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 27.10 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22.30 5
D Colin White 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 14.40 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Joel Lundqvist 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.40 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.10 6
C Stu Barnes 1 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 16.10 8
R Dustin Penner 0 0 2 6 2 5 0 0 21.30 8
R Junior Lessard 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Mike Modano 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 15.40 8
C Phil Kessel 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 5.10 4
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 13.50 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 1 19.00 8
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 15.20 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 21.30 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 23.10 7
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Modano
2nd star: Stu Barnes
3rd star: Dainius Zubrus

Notes for Devils:
-Vitaly Vishnevski has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Colin White notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brian Gionta had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Brian Gionta had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Stars:
-Brenden Morrow has marked a new career high in goals with 26 tallies.
-Mike Modano ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Mike Rupp beat Trevor Daley in a fight.
-Steve Ott beat Mike Rupp in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 5( 26) , Utah Grizzlies 1( 10)
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1-0 ALB Grant Marshall (Nicklas Bergfors, Justin Papineau)
1-1 UTH Vojtech Polak (Jamie Tardif, John Lammers)
2-1 ALB Mark Fraser (Justin Papineau)
3-1 ALB Petr Vrana (Barry Tallackson, Johnny Oduya)
4-1 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Justin Papineau, Grant Marshall)
5-1 ALB Petr Vrana (Barry Tallackson, Alex Korolyuk)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Tobias Stephan

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Senators 3 , Coyotes 4
Shots: 31 - 20
OTT PP: 2 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:84/99=84 %, Challenges:45/64=69 %
PHO PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:32/44=71 %
Attendance: 10820 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 544246 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:48 1-0 OTT Christoph Schubert [5] (Antoine Vermette)
13:33 2-0 OTT Josh Hennessy [3] (Christoph Schubert, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
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31:52 2-1 PHO Steven Reinprecht [13] (Mike York, Derek Morris)
37:23 2-2 PHO Steven Reinprecht [14] (Blake Wheeler, Nick Boynton)
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44:53 3-2 OTT Dany Heatley [28] (Antoine Vermette, Niko Dimitrakos)PP
51:35 3-3 PHO Derek Morris [4] (Bill Thomas, Patrick Fischer)
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61:21 3-4 PHO Tomas Surovy [10] (Blake Wheeler, Steven Reinprecht)
Penalty summary:
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03:05 PHO Patrick Fischer (2 min for tripping)
08:58 PHO Blake Wheeler (2 min for slashing)
12:47 PHO Jonas Andersson (2 min for tripping)
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21:22 PHO Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
26:47 PHO Mike York (2 min for boarding)
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43:56 OTT Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
43:56 PHO Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
44:08 PHO Jonas Andersson (2 min for high-sticking)
54:18 PHO Tomas Surovy (2 min for boarding)
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Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 4
R Cory Stillman 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.40 5
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
R Dany Heatley 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 20.50 7
C Cody Bass 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.30 4
C Josh Hennessy 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 16.10 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 19.00 10
C Mike Fisher 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -2 21.30 8
L Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.20 6
L Niko Dimitrakos 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.40 6
L Shean Donovan 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Michal Barinka 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 11.50 7
D Christoph Schubert 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 18.50 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -2 23.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 16.20 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 25.50 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 4 0 16 0 0 61.30 4
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Andersson 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5.20 5
R Mathias Tjärnqvist 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 15.00 7
R Blake Wheeler 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 2 15.00 8
R Shane Doan 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 21.20 8
C Kyle Turris 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
C Steven Reinprecht 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 9
C Mike York 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 21.00 6
L Bill Thomas 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.20 5
L Patrick Fischer 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 15.00 6
L Tomas Surovy 1 0 3 0 4 0 2 2 15.40 6
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.00 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 22.50 7
D Derek Morris 1 1 2 4 0 3 0 1 24.50 10
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.30 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 3 0 2 5 2 15.00 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David Aebischer 3 0 28 0 0 61.30 8
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steven Reinprecht
2nd star: Derek Morris
3rd star: Blake Wheeler

Notes for Senators:

Notes for Coyotes:
-Tomas Surovy has marked a new career high in points with 26 points.
-Tomas Surovy scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Bill Thomas finally ended his 26 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil beat Nick Boynton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 11) , Springfield Falcons 7( 52)
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0-1 SPR Matt Murley (Vaclav Nedorost)
0-2 SPR David Bararuk (Evan McGrath)
0-3 SPR Tomas Kopecky (Vaclav Nedorost, Travis Roche)
0-4 SPR Niko Kapanen
0-5 SPR Vaclav Nedorost (Brendan Bell)
0-6 SPR Kevin Cormier (Niko Kapanen)
0-7 SPR Vaclav Nedorost (Travis Roche)

Goalies: Kelly Guard - Mikael Tellqvist

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Flyers 2 , Blues 3
Shots: 27 - 17
PHI PP: 1 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:28/46=59 %
STL PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/89=76 %, Challenges:24/36=64 %
Attendance: 8320 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 375232 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:09 0-1 STL Paul Kariya [14] (Brad Boyes, Eric Brewer)PP
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29:24 1-1 PHI Simon Gagné [15] (Joffrey Lupul, Daniel Brière)PP
33:28 2-1 PHI Vaclav Prospal [12] (Jeff Carter, Jaroslav Modry)
38:42 2-2 STL Jamal Mayers [8] (Paul Kariya)
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52:47 2-3 STL Dan Hinote [7] (Paul Kariya, D.J. King)
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Penalty summary:
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06:41 PHI Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
06:41 STL Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
11:02 STL Zack FitzGerald (2 min for high-sticking)
15:19 PHI Jaroslav Modry (2 min for high-sticking)
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24:11 STL David Backes (2 min for hooking)
28:27 STL Zack FitzGerald (2 min for high-sticking)
39:31 STL Brad Boyes (2 min for slashing)
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47:43 STL Zack FitzGerald (2 min for elbowing)
55:33 STL David Backes (2 min for elbowing)
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Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Yorick Treille 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5.30 4
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 13.40 7
C Jeff Carter 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Daniel Brière 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 22.50 7
L Mike Knuble 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 4
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 -1 17.10 6
L Simon Gagné 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.50 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.20 6
D Jaroslav Modry 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 -1 23.40 5
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 21.00 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 13.10 5
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 7 5 1 2 0 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 14 0 0 58.00 5
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 12.00 5
R David Backes 0 0 2 2 1 3 4 0 11.50 7
R Dan Hinote 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 20.20 8
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
C Brad Boyes 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
L D.J. King 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 8.00 7
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
L Paul Kariya 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 16.20 9
D Zack FitzGerald 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 11.00 6
D Micki Dupont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 24.50 8
D Tomas Mojzis 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12.00 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 2 3 0 1 5 1 29.30 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 29.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Kariya
2nd star: Marek Schwarz
3rd star: Dan Hinote

Notes for Flyers:
-Simon Gagné scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Daniel Brière notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Blues:
-Brad Boyes notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dan Hinote has marked a new career high in goals with 7 tallies.
-Paul Kariya ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Barret Jackman in a fight.

Farm game result:
Phantoms 2( 20) , Worcester Icecats 4( 16)
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0-1 WOR Joël Perrault (Mike Glumac)
0-2 WOR Jeff Woywitka (Yan Stastny, Konstantin Koltsov)
0-3 WOR Joël Perrault (Mike Glumac)
1-3 PHL Riley Cote (Frédérik Cabana)
2-3 PHL Randy Jones (Boyd Kane, Martin Houle)
2-4 WOR Konstantin Zakharov (Konstantin Koltsov, Joël Perrault)

Goalies: Martin Houle - Hannu Toivonen

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Lightning 3 , Flames 1
Shots: 29 - 19
TB PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:39/53=72 %
CGY PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
Attendance: 13464 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 593762 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:39 0-1 CGY Robert Lang [17] (Alex Tanguay, Adrian Aucoin)PP
12:33 1-1 TB Dan Boyle [7] (Vincent Lecavalier, Jussi Jokinen)
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37:56 2-1 TB Martin [23] (Jussi Jokinen, Vincent Lecavalier)
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56:41 3-1 TB Jeff Halpern [10] (Karl Stewart, Jussi Jokinen)
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Penalty summary:
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02:53 CGY Mark Giordano (2 min for roughing)
02:53 TB Craig MacDonald (2 min for roughing)
03:51 TB Patrick Leahy (2 min for boarding)
13:32 CGY Marcus Nilson (2 min for elbowing)
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23:02 TB Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
23:02 CGY David Hale (5 min for fighting)
30:24 TB Jeff Halpern (2 min for hooking)
39:12 TB Karl Stewart (2 min for roughing)
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43:17 CGY Robert Lang (2 min for boarding)
48:19 TB Filip Kuba (2 min for high-sticking)
51:12 CGY Adam Cracknell (2 min for elbowing)
56:59 CGY Marcus Nilson (2 min for high-sticking)
58:07 TB Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
58:07 CGY Craig Conroy (2 min for roughing)
59:07 CGY Josh Langfeld (2 min for hooking)
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Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 7.50 5
R Jason Ward 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9.40 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.20 6
R Martin 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 20.50 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 8
C Jeff Halpern 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 16.40 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 8
L Patrick Leahy 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 6
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.20 5
L Karl Stewart 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 10.20 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 21.00 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10.10 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 1 14.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 2 4 2 1 2 2 27.00 6
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.20 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 6 2 6 2 1 25.10 9
D Dan Boyle 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Cracknell 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5.20 5
R Josh Langfeld 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 15.50 6
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 20.20 6
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -1 20.50 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 11.50 6
C Robert Lang 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 -1 19.40 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 -2 18.20 7
L Cam Cunning 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 4
L David Moss 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 11.50 4
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -2 16.50 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 13.40 6
D Mark Giordano 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 12.10 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 23.50 7
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 11.50 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -2 28.50 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Lecavalier
2nd star: Jussi Jokinen
3rd star: Dan Boyle

Notes for Lightning:
-Vincent Lecavalier notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jeff Halpern scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Flames:

Other notes:
-Evgeny Artyukhin fought David Hale in a fight.

Farm game result:
Vipers 2( 25) , Saint John Flames 3( 11)
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0-1 SJF Eric Nystrom (Dustin Boyd)
1-1 DTV Blair Jones (Marek Kvapil, Maxime Boisclair)
2-1 DTV Dave Spina (Blair Jones)
2-2 SJF Wayne Primeau
2-3 SJF Eric Nystrom (Dustin Boyd)

Goalies: Morgan Cey - Mike Morrison