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Boston Bruins 7 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 28 - 27
PP: 2 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:34/51=65 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:60/85=70 %, Challenges:30/43=68 %
Attendance: 13201 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 605926 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:44 1-0 Daniel Brière [24] (Petteri Nokelainen, Tuukka Rask)
18:38 2-0 Zdeno Chara [9] (Kimmo Timonen, Daniel Brière)PP
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25:55 2-1 Stephen Weiss [23] (Cory Stillman, Karlis Skrastins)
35:29 3-1 Marco Sturm [23] (Michael Ryder)
39:38 4-1 Dustin Brown [14] (Derek Armstrong, Michael Ryder)PP
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44:33 5-1 Michael Ryder [33] (Marco Sturm, Daniel Brière)
55:25 6-1 Petteri Nokelainen [3] (Glen Murray, Phil Kessel)
58:02 7-1 Derek Armstrong [1] (Dustin Brown, Aaron Ward)
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Penalty summary:
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16:32 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
16:32 Stephen Weiss (2 min for roughing)
18:26 David Booth (2 min for hooking)
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30:54 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for slashing)
37:57 Ville Peltonen (2 min for hooking)
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40:23 Phil Kessel (2 min for hooking)
58:42 Andrew Alberts (2 min for roughing)
58:42 Radek Dvorak (2 min for roughing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Glen Murray 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 7.50 5
R Phil Kessel 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 -1 16.00 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
R Michael Ryder 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 3 16.30 8
C Petteri Nokelainen 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 9.00 8
C Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 -1 18.30 6
C Derek Armstrong 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Daniel Brière 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 16.00 9
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.50 5
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 18.40 6
L Dustin Brown 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
L Marco Sturm 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 15.50 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 19.40 6
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 22.30 9
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 1 3 2 5 2 -1 18.10 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 5
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 4 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 1 1 26 0 0 60.00 10
G Tim Thomas 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 0 1 3 1 0 0 8.30 4
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 17.30 5
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 14.20 5
R Nathan Horton 0 0 4 6 0 2 0 -2 19.10 8
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 15.10 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 14.40 5
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 -2 18.20 8
L David Booth 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 17.40 8
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -2 16.10 7
L Cory Stillman 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -2 18.20 7
D Michael Caruso 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 4
D Keith Ballard 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -3 22.00 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 18.10 5
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -3 26.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 7 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Ryder
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Petteri Nokelainen

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Michael Ryder has marked a new career high in points with 64 points.
-Derek Armstrong finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Derek Armstrong finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Aaron Ward ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 22) , Louisville Panthers 0( 13)
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1-0 PRO Sami Lepistö (David Krejci, Matt Lashoff)
2-0 PRO Zach Hamill (Carl Söderberg)
3-0 PRO Blake Wheeler (Sami Lepistö, Zach Hamill)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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Buffalo Sabres 1 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 14 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:79/103=76 %, Challenges:11/46=23 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:81/104=77 %, Challenges:19/56=33 %
Attendance: 6261 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 320564 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:32 0-1 Ryane Clowe [14] (Milan Michalek, Joe Pavelski)PP
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34:26 1-1 Mark Mancari [7] (Tim Connolly)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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16:39 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
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50:14 Lukas Vantuch (2 min for elbowing)
53:14 Lukas Vantuch (2 min for roughing)
53:14 Milan Michalek (2 min for roughing)
57:51 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
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62:09 Toni Lydman (2 min for cross-checking)

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 13.40 6
R Mark Mancari 1 0 2 3 1 5 0 1 15.10 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 20.00 6
C Lukas Vantuch 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 6.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 19.00 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 20.50 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 21.40 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 9.00 4
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 19.20 6
L Alexander Semin 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 20.00 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 14.20 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 1 20.20 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 3 5 4 4 0 30.30 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 14.40 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 23.00 5
D Marc-André Gragnani 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 27.30 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 1 0 19 0 0 65.00 9
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matthew Jones 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
R Ryane Clowe 1 0 2 5 3 5 0 0 21.40 8
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 -1 15.10 4
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 19.00 7
C Logan Couture 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 9.20 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 12.50 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -1 19.00 5
C Joe Thornton 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 24.00 7
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.20 5
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 15.10 6
L Milan Michalek 0 1 1 5 3 5 2 -1 20.30 7
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 5 0 5 1 0 0 20.10 5
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 19.00 5
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 29.30 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.30 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 5
D Dan Boyle 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 1 0 13 0 0 65.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jhonas Enroth
2nd star: Ryane Clowe
3rd star: Mark Mancari

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Kotalik had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 38) , Cleveland Barons 4( 20)
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1-0 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Marek Zagrapan)
2-0 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Patrick Kaleta, Mike Weber)
3-0 ROC Derek Whitmore (Tim Kennedy, Michael Kostka)
3-1 CLE Olivier Legault (Benoît Mondou)
3-2 CLE Olivier Legault (Benoît Mondou)
4-2 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Nikita Alexeev)
4-3 CLE Ashton Rome (Benoît Mondou)
4-4 CLE Frederik Hentze (Cory Larose)
5-4 ROC Nikita Alexeev (Marek Zagrapan)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Thomas Greiss

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Calgary Flames 2 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 23 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (3 shots), Passing:64/82=78 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:71/92=77 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
Attendance: 6634 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 314451 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:03 0-1 Éric Bélanger [28] (Andrew Brunette, Owen Nolan)
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30:17 0-2 Marc-André Bergeron [7] (Marek Zidlicky, Éric Bélanger)
39:42 1-2 Dion Phaneuf [8] (Jim Vandermeer, Craig Conroy)
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47:22 2-2 Dion Phaneuf [9])PP
48:01 2-3 Marek Zidlicky [4] (Brent Burns, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
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Penalty summary:
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10:14 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for tripping)
11:46 Marian Gaborik (2 min for tripping)
17:29 Nick Schultz (2 min for hooking)
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25:26 Rene Bourque (2 min for holding the stick)
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44:16 Wayne Primeau (5 min for fighting)
44:16 Corey Locke (5 min for fighting)
44:16 Wayne Primeau (10 min game misconduct)
44:16 Corey Locke (10 min game misconduct)
44:16 Matthew Lombardi (5 min for fighting)
44:16 James Sheppard (5 min for fighting)
44:16 Matthew Lombardi (10 min game misconduct)
44:16 James Sheppard (10 min game misconduct)
44:16 Curtis Glencross (5 min for fighting)
44:16 Owen Nolan (5 min for fighting)
44:16 Curtis Glencross (10 min game misconduct)
44:16 Owen Nolan (10 min game misconduct)
44:16 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
44:16 Marc-André Bergeron (5 min for fighting)
44:16 Jim Vandermeer (10 min game misconduct)
44:16 Marc-André Bergeron (10 min game misconduct)
44:16 Cory Sarich (2 min for roughing)
44:16 Martin Skoula (2 min for roughing)
47:13 Martin Skoula (2 min for hooking)
49:49 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for roughing)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 8.30 5
R David Moss 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 20.50 6
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 12.10 5
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 12.50 7
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 21.30 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 0 1 0 15 0 11.50 6
C Craig Conroy 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 13.50 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 6.20 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 21.00 6
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 10.30 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 17.30 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 19.10 5
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 2 2 3 1 15 -1 20.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 21.30 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 13.00 5
D Dion Phaneuf 2 0 3 4 1 4 0 -1 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 26 0 0 59.50 7
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Locke 0 0 1 0 2 0 15 0 6.20 4
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 15.30 6
R Owen Nolan 0 1 0 1 0 0 15 2 13.20 7
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 1 21.00 7
C James Sheppard 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 0 6.20 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 12.10 5
C Éric Bélanger 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 3 19.50 8
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 19.10 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 8.30 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 12.10 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 17.20 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 19.30 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 20.00 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 0 2 1 0 1 15 2 14.20 8
D Brent Burns 0 1 3 5 0 3 0 1 30.10 9
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 13.40 7
D Marek Zidlicky 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 19.30 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 22.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Bélanger
2nd star: Marek Zidlicky
3rd star: Dion Phaneuf

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Jim Vandermeer has marked a new career high in points with 25 points.
-Jarome Iginla had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jim Vandermeer ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Owen Nolan notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Éric Bélanger notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Marc-André Bergeron finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Wayne Primeau beat Corey Locke in a fight.
-James Sheppard beat Matthew Lombardi in a fight.
-Owen Nolan beat Curtis Glencross in a fight.
-Jim Vandermeer beat Marc-André Bergeron in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 1( 21) , Houston Aeros 2( 21)
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0-1 HOU Craig Weller (Danny Irmen)
0-2 HOU Brandon Rogers (Jesse Schultz, Morten Madsen)
1-2 SJF Eric Nystrom (Kris Chucko, Jamie Lundmark)

Goalies: Kevin Lalande - Nolan Schaefer

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Nashville Predators 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 29 - 21
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:36/53=66 %
PP: 2 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:64/84=76 %, Challenges:21/41=50 %
Attendance: 10633 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 509321 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:52 1-0 Jean-Pierre Dumont [18] (Dan Hamhuis, Kevin Klein)
15:04 2-0 Alexander Radulov [5] (David Legwand, Shea Weber)
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30:48 2-1 Fredrik Modin [26] (Fedor Tyutin, Jan Hejda)PP
34:56 2-2 Adam Pineault [11] (Fredrik Modin, Mike York)PP
36:46 2-3 Michael Peca [17] (Fredrik Modin, Scott Hartnell)
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42:48 2-4 Michael Peca [18] (Rick Nash, Scott Hartnell)
55:12 3-4 Martin Erat [11] (David Legwand)
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Penalty summary:
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03:45 Derek MacKenzie (2 min for hooking)
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22:23 Mike Commodore (2 min for slashing)
28:17 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
30:21 Shea Weber (2 min for hooking)
33:46 Jason Arnott (2 min for tripping)
38:22 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
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50:12 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for boarding)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 12.50 6
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 16.40 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Scott Nichol 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 -1 10.00 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
C David Legwand 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 20.50 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 11.10 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 11.20 5
L Martin Erat 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 6
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Shea Weber 0 1 0 6 4 5 2 1 23.10 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 22.20 5
D Kevin Klein 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 5
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 5 3 0 3 0 0 30.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 4 0 17 0 0 58.00 4
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 6
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 11.30 6
R Adam Pineault 1 0 3 5 0 0 0 -2 18.50 8
R Scott Hartnell 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 20.50 8
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 8.50 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 10.40 7
C Mike York 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
C Michael Peca 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 20.50 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.30 5
L Fredrik Modin 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 -1 18.20 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 5 6 1 5 0 1 21.20 10
D Jan Hejda 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.20 5
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 17.20 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 0 33.30 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.10 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 -1 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Peca
2nd star: Fredrik Modin
3rd star: Adam Pineault

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Kevin Klein ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Scott Hartnell notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jan Hejda ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 21) , Syracuse Crunch 4( 30)
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1-0 MIL Linus Videll (Ville Koistinen)
1-1 SYR Tommy Sestito (Andrew Murray)
1-2 SYR John Hecimovic (Petr Pohl)
1-3 SYR Andrew Murray (Jared Boll, Jonathan Sigalet)
2-3 MIL Linus Videll (Antti Pihlstrom, Cal O'Reilly)
2-4 SYR Jared Boll (Tommy Sestito)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Daniel LaCosta

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New Jersey Devils 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 21 - 28
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:34/49=68 %
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:73/87=83 %, Challenges:47/61=75 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 852992 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:36 0-1 Tuomo Ruutu [21] (Joni Pitkänen, Joe Corvo)PP
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29:04 1-1 Brian Gionta [22] (Paul Martin, Patrik Elias)PP
32:48 1-2 Scott Walker [20] (Rod Brind'Amour, Joe Corvo)
36:58 2-2 Brian Gionta [23] (Zach Parisé, Patrik Elias)
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48:51 3-2 Mike Mottau [5] (Travis Zajac, Jamie Langenbrunner)
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Penalty summary:
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04:04 Joe Jensen (2 min for elbowing)
07:39 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for hooking)
13:37 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for elbowing)
16:57 John Madden (2 min for hooking)
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28:46 Matt Cullen (2 min for tripping)
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54:37 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for high-sticking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7.00 4
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 11.30 7
L Brian Rolston 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 14.20 6
L Zach Parisé 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 5
C John Madden 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 17.10 6
C Travis Zajac 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Patrik Elias 0 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 19.00 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 16.40 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
R Brian Gionta 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 10
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Mike Mottau 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.30 8
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 27.30 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18.50 6
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 5 1 4 0 0 29.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 7.40 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.00 5
R Scott Walker 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 1 17.50 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 19.30 7
C Joe Jensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.20 4
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 14.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 -1 20.30 6
L Chad LaRose 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 14.00 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 5 4 0 3 0 0 21.20 10
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.30 6
D Joe Corvo 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 24.20 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 15.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -2 28.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 18 0 0 58.50 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Tuomo Ruutu

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Paul Martin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Patrik Elias notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Scott Walker scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 1( 18) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 6)
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1-0 ALB Tuomas Pihlman (Roman Cervenka)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Justin Peters

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Philadelphia Flyers 2 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 20 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (6 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:23/41=54 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:81/99=81 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
Attendance: 9836 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 448521 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:57 1-0 Jakub Voracek [13] (Steve Eminger)
09:46 2-0 Scottie Upshall [11])
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26:02 2-1 Dany Heatley [28] (Daniel Alfredsson, Anton Volchenkov)
34:46 2-2 Jason Spezza [19] (Christoph Schubert, Jason Smith)
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56:55 2-3 Jarret Stoll [12] (Dany Heatley, Christoph Schubert)
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Penalty summary:
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01:37 Andrew Ference (2 min for hooking)
16:34 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for cross-checking)
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37:53 Christoph Schubert (5 min for attempt to injury)
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51:45 Simon Gagné (2 min for slashing)
59:03 Braydon Coburn (2 min for roughing)
59:03 Chris Neil (2 min for roughing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Andreas Nödl 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 20.50 8
R Jakub Voracek 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 11.50 6
R Scottie Upshall 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 12.40 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 11.50 4
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 0 20.50 9
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.20 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 13.40 5
L Denis Tolpeko 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 6
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 5 0 6 0 -1 16.00 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 -1 22.40 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 1 4 1 2 0 1 29.00 8
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 16.40 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 -1 25.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michael-Lee Teslak 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.10 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 9.50 6
L Nick Foligno 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21.10 6
L Dany Heatley 1 1 4 3 1 3 0 1 21.40 10
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Mike Fisher 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 -1 17.20 7
C Jason Spezza 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 17.10 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 20.40 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.10 5
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 -1 9.50 6
C Jarret Stoll 1 0 6 3 0 1 0 2 17.40 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 18.40 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.40 5
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 22.00 8
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 28.30 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 9.50 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 2 1 8 0 3 5 2 17.20 10
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dany Heatley
2nd star: Christoph Schubert
3rd star: Jason Spezza

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Jeff Carter had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Antoine Vermette had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jarret Stoll ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 20) , Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 22)
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0-1 GRD Brian Gibbons (Alexander Nikulin, Cody Bass)
1-1 PHL Tim Ramholt (Luciano Aquino)
2-1 PHL Jon Kalinski (Steve Downie, Luciano Aquino)

Goalies: Jeremy Duchesne - Brian Elliott

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 33 - 16
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:77/90=85 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
Attendance: 6500 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 304200 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:17 1-0 Lee Stempniak [5] (Matt Foy, Dan Hinote)
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29:15 1-1 Brian Boyle [4] (Michael Blunden, John Zeiler)
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40:54 2-1 Lee Stempniak [6] (Trent Whitfield, Matt Foy)
48:23 3-1 Brad Boyes [18] (Andy McDonald, Paul Kariya)
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Penalty summary:
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00:06 Ed Purcell (5 min for fighting)
00:06 Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
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22:49 Michael Blunden (2 min for roughing)
22:49 Jay McKee (2 min for roughing)
30:52 John Zeiler (2 min for elbowing)
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43:03 Andy McDonald (2 min for hooking)
59:02 Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
59:02 Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 7
R Matt Foy 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 16.20 7
R Dan Hinote 0 1 2 0 1 0 10 0 15.30 7
R Brad Boyes 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 10
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 7
C Trent Whitfield 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 13.30 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Andy McDonald 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 1 20.30 8
L David Perron 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Lee Stempniak 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Paul Kariya 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.30 8
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.30 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 26.30 6
D Mike Weaver 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 16.50 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 17.50 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 4
R John Zeiler 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 -1 18.50 4
R Michael Blunden 0 1 4 2 1 2 2 1 16.30 8
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 -2 21.20 7
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.30 4
C David Meckler 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 16.50 4
C Brian Boyle 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 -2 18.40 7
L Matt Moulson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 4
R Ed Purcell 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 -1 16.10 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 18.10 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 19.30 6
D Vyateslav Voinov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -2 23.40 8
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 3 0 2 5 1 19.50 7
D Drew Doughty 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 22.40 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Lee Stempniak
2nd star: Brad Boyes
3rd star: Matt Foy

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Trent Whitfield notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Foy notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dan Hinote ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-John Zeiler finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Brian Boyle ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Dan Hinote beat Ed Purcell in a fight.
-Matt Greene fought Dan Hinote in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 25) , Manchester Monarchs 2(
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1-0 WOR T.J. Oshie (Steve Regier, Jonas Junland)
1-1 MNC Kevin Westgarth (Matt Ellis)
1-2 MNC Kevin Westgarth (Wayne Simmonds)
2-2 WOR Ryan Reaves (Nick Drazenovic)
3-2 WOR David Backes (Tomás Kána)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Jason LaBarbera

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Washington Capitals 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Shots: 29 - 14
WSH PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:74/91=81 %, Challenges:24/52=45 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:55/74=74 %, Challenges:21/44=46 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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29:26 1-0 WSH Josef Vasicek [3] (Michael Nylander, Brent Seabrook)
32:46 2-0 WSH Jonathan Toews [27] (Alexander Ovechkin, Brian Pothier)
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49:22 2-1 Jason Blake [18] (Pavel Kubina, Ryan Hollweg)
58:54 3-1 WSH Ladislav Nagy [6] (Chris Phillips, Michael Nylander) EN
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Penalty summary:
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25:27 WSH Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
25:27 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for roughing)
36:32 WSH Brooks Laich (2 min for diving)
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40:34 Dale Mitchell (2 min for tripping)
42:31 WSH Jonathan Toews (2 min for tripping)
52:04 Stefano Giliati (2 min for slashing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 5 1 3 1 0 0 16.00 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 7.50 4
R David Vyborny 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 14.50 7
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 18.10 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 7.50 6
C Michael Nylander 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 2 13.40 7
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 5 1 0 1 2 1 20.20 8
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 16.00 6
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
L Josef Vasicek 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 13.20 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 4 3 1 3 0 2 20.20 10
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 -1 11.50 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 22.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 28.10 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 8.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 19.30 7
D Brian Pothier 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Leland Irving 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Jean-Christophe Blancha 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Jason Blake 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 11.10 6
L Stefano Giliati 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 14.40 4
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -2 16.20 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 17.50 6
L Ryan Hollweg 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 5.20 5
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 6
C Mark Bell 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 -1 22.10 5
C Kris Newbury 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.40 4
R Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5.20 4
R Alexander Steen 0 0 3 2 4 4 0 0 14.40 6
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 -2 17.50 4
R Nik Antropov 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 -1 20.10 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 5
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 18.40 5
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 1 20.00 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 22.40 6
D Mike Green 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 23.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 0 26 0 0 59.20 7
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ladislav Nagy
2nd star: Michael Nylander
3rd star: Jonathan Toews

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Perezhogin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Tom Poti had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Phillips ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 16) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 11)
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0-1 SJM Dan Bertram (Phil Oreskovic)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Curtis Joseph