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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 26 - 29
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:58/70=82 %, Challenges:38/55=67 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:39/49=78 %
Attendance: 8010 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 403704 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:34 0-1 Milan Lucic [18] (Brian Boyle, John Zeiler)PP
16:31 1-1 Rob Niedermayer [28] (Todd Marchant, Scott Niedermayer)
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25:58 1-2 Michael Blunden [4] (Milan Lucic, Jonathan Bernier)
29:52 1-3 Andrew Ladd [10] (Michael Blunden)
39:49 2-3 Chris Pronger [10] (Rob Niedermayer, Eric Boguniecki)PP
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56:46 3-3 Chris Kunitz [32] (Scott Niedermayer, Todd Marchant)
58:25 3-4 John Zeiler [6] (Colten Teubert, Matt Greene)
59:27 3-5 Jack Johnson [4] (Alexander Frolov) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:51 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for high-sticking)
09:52 John Zeiler (2 min for hooking)
13:45 Brian Salcido (2 min for boarding)
18:57 Travis Moen (5 min for fighting)
18:57 Michael Blunden (5 min for fighting)
19:08 Steve Montador (2 min for roughing)
19:08 John Zeiler (2 min for roughing)
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38:19 Matt Moulson (2 min for elbowing)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Travis Moen 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 7.50 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 16.00 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -2 19.30 7
L Chris Kunitz 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 19.50 8
C Ryan Carter 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 -1 12.30 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 15.40 6
C Todd Marchant 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
R Jason King 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Eric Boguniecki 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
R Rob Niedermayer 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 7
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 -1 12.40 5
D Brendan Mikkelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 21.10 6
D Brian Salcido 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 24.50 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 -1 14.30 5
D Chris Pronger 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 -2 18.10 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 24 0 0 59.00 5
G Jonas Hiller 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 1 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
R John Zeiler 1 1 2 0 2 1 4 1 17.00 7
R Michael Blunden 1 1 5 4 1 1 5 1 16.30 9
L Milan Lucic 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 20.10 10
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
C David Meckler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 4
C Brian Boyle 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 15.30 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
L Matt Moulson 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.50 7
R Ed Purcell 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 18.20 7
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 15.40 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 19.10 9
D Vyateslav Voinov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 5
D Jack Johnson 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 24.30 8
D Colten Teubert 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 19.20 7
D Matt Greene 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 21.20 8
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 1 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Lucic
2nd star: John Zeiler
3rd star: Michael Blunden

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Rob Niedermayer has marked a new career high in points with 62 points.
-Chris Pronger scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brendan Morrison had his 12 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Andrew Ladd scored his 10th goal of the season.
-John Zeiler ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Anze Kopitar had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Andrew Ladd finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Colten Teubert ended his 8 game point drought.
-Matt Greene ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Travis Moen fought Michael Blunden in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 4( 24) , Manchester Monarchs 5( 23)
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0-1 MNC Gino Guyer (Richard Clune)
0-2 MNC Stephen Werner (Justin Azevedo)
1-2 CIN Troy Bodie (Evgeny Tunik)
2-2 CIN Troy Bodie (Drew Miller)
3-2 CIN Maxime Macenauer (Jason Bailey, Stu Bickel)
3-3 MNC Kevin Westgarth (Chad Morin)
4-3 CIN Jason Bailey (Bobby Bolt, Maxime Macenauer)
4-4 MNC Gino Guyer (Bud Holloway, Richard Clune)

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 28 - 16
PP: 1 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:45/56=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:25/42=58 %
Attendance: 6938 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 328167 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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32:24 1-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [32] (Colby Armstrong, Niclas Hävelid)
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47:43 2-0 Todd White [29] (Jason Williams, Tobias Enström)PP
51:12 2-1 Jochen Hecht [14] (Tim Connolly, Craig Rivet)
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Penalty summary:
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01:25 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
01:25 Marc-André Gragnani (2 min for roughing)
08:22 Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
12:52 Craig Rivet (2 min for slashing)
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26:44 Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
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47:08 Lukas Vantuch (2 min for hooking)
48:13 Aaron Rome (2 min for high-sticking)
53:54 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
56:54 Ken Klee (2 min for roughing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.00 5
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Jason Williams 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 8
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 17.50 8
C Jim Slater 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 14.30 7
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 16.00 5
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Todd White 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
L Brett Sterling 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 7
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 13.10 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 9
D Aaron Rome 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15.40 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 28.20 8
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 15.50 6
D Tobias Enström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 3 7 4 6 0 1 27.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 7.10 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 16.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 17.40 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
C Lukas Vantuch 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.00 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 4 5 3 5 0 0 19.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 18.50 7
C Miika Lahti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.00 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 18.10 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 20.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 21.10 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 12.10 5
D Craig Rivet 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 22.50 6
D Marc-André Gragnani 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 24.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 2 0 26 0 0 58.50 9
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Colby Armstrong
2nd star: Todd White
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 17) , Rochester Americans 1( 26)
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1-0 CHW Tyler McGregor (Jordan LaVallee)
1-1 ROC Pavel Mrna (Benjamin Breault)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Patrick Lalime

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Chicago Blackhawks 1 , Carolina Hurricanes 5
Shots: 13 - 48
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:43/59=72 %, Challenges:15/30=48 %
PP: 2 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:87/99=87 %, Challenges:61/73=82 %
Attendance: 10074 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 510751 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:16 0-1 Joe Corvo [4] (Rod Brind'Amour)
05:44 0-2 Frantisek Kaberle [8] (Eric Staal, Justin Williams)
10:43 1-2 Colin Fraser [1] (Troy Brouwer, Eric Fehr)PP
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26:04 1-3 Scott Walker [27] (Anton Babchuk, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
30:07 1-4 Scott Walker [28] (Ray Whitney, Anton Babchuk)
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44:16 1-5 Eric Staal [33] (Joni Pitkänen, Joe Corvo)PP
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Penalty summary:
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09:39 Joe Jensen (2 min for boarding)
16:52 Aaron Johnson (2 min for high-sticking)
18:42 Adam Berti (2 min for roughing)
18:42 Ray Whitney (2 min for roughing)
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24:54 Maxime Tanguay (2 min for elbowing)
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43:25 David Lundbohm (2 min for high-sticking)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 -1 9.40 6
R Adam Burish 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.20 6
R Brent Aubin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15.20 4
R David Lundbohm 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 15.00 6
C Colin Fraser 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 12.10 7
C Pier-Alexandre Poulin 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 17.30 6
C Maxime Tanguay 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -2 15.20 4
C Adam Hobson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
L Troy Brouwer 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 6
L Adam Berti 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 15.40 7
L Petri Kontiola 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.20 6
L Nathan Davis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 14.40 8
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -2 21.40 8
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 14.20 6
D Doug Janik 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 -2 22.20 7
D Jordan Hendry 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Scott Clemmensen 5 0 43 0 0 60.00 8
G Joe Fallon 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 0 2 0 2 0 0 5.30 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
R Scott Walker 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 8
R Justin Williams 0 1 5 3 3 0 0 1 20.40 9
C Joe Jensen 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 5.00 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 16.00 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.30 7
C Eric Staal 1 1 9 2 1 2 0 1 21.30 10
L Chad LaRose 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Ray Whitney 0 1 6 0 1 0 2 2 17.10 8
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 5 3 0 3 0 1 20.00 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.30 6
D Joe Corvo 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 18.10 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 26.10 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.10 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Walker
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Joe Corvo

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Frantisek Kaberle has marked a new career high in goals with 8 tallies.
-Ray Whitney notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Joe Corvo has marked a new career high in assists with 36 assists.
-Joe Corvo finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Frantisek Kaberle ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 8( 36) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 4)
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0-1 LOW Brett Carson (Harrison Reed, Bryan Rodney)
1-1 NOR Patrick Kane (Nicklas Bäckström)
2-1 NOR Robert Lang (Karel Rachunek, Martin Havlat)
3-1 NOR Kyle Calder (Robert Lang)
3-2 LOW Mike Angelidis (Nicolas Blanchard)
4-2 NOR Thomas Vanek (Nicklas Bäckström)
5-2 NOR Nicklas Bäckström (Patrick Kane, Thomas Vanek)
6-2 NOR Thomas Vanek (Nicklas Bäckström)
7-2 NOR Patrick Sharp (David Bolland)
8-2 NOR Nicklas Bäckström (Patrick Kane)

Goalies: Cristobal Huet - Justin Peters

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Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 25 - 24
PP: 2 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/84=73 %, Challenges:28/46=59 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:45 1-0 Rick Nash [30] (Michael Peca)
14:33 2-0 Jason Chimera [7] (Christian Bäckman, Pascal Leclaire)
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28:53 3-0 Christian Bäckman [3] (Mike Commodore, Mike York)
29:35 3-1 Nicklas Lidström [12] (Brian Rafalski, Evan McGrath)
32:24 3-2 Valtteri Filppula [21] (Tomas Holmström, Niklas Kronwall)
35:47 4-2 Rick Nash [31] (R.J. Umberger, Christian Bäckman)PP
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46:19 5-2 Rick Nash [32] (Christian Bäckman, Scott Hartnell)PP
55:33 6-2 Rick Nash [33] (Michael Peca)
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Penalty summary:
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02:14 Jiri Hudler (2 min for high-sticking)
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34:31 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for roughing)
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44:24 Tomas Holmström (2 min for hooking)
47:31 Evan McGrath (2 min for hooking)
50:37 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for high-sticking)
58:37 Kirk Maltby (2 min for cross-checking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Adam Pineault 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
R Scott Hartnell 0 1 6 2 1 2 0 1 20.30 8
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.50 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 21.30 8
C Mike York 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
C Michael Peca 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 8
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Jason Chimera 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
L Rick Nash 4 0 5 2 0 2 0 1 20.30 10
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 21.50 7
D Mike Commodore 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 21.50 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 17.50 6
D Christian Bäckman 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 9
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 1 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12.00 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 1 4 2 4 1 2 0 18.20 6
R Marian Hossa 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 -2 20.20 7
C Rod Pelley 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.50 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
C Valtteri Filppula 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 15.10 5
L Evan McGrath 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 0 16.20 9
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 17.40 6
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -2 24.20 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Nicklas Lidström 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ty Conklin 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Christian Bäckman
3rd star: Scott Hartnell

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Mike Commodore has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Michael Peca scored the 500th point of his career.
-Mike Commodore ended his 6 game point drought.
-Christian Bäckman finally ended his 22 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Valtteri Filppula ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Evan McGrath ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 1( 9) , Kansas City Blades 4( 21)
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0-1 KCB Ryan Oulahen
0-2 KCB Ryan Oulahen (Tomas Kopecky)
1-2 SYR Tommy Sestito (Jared Boll, Andrew Murray)
1-3 KCB Logan Pyett (Cory Emmerton, Derek Meech)
1-4 KCB Jamie Tardif (Brendan Bernakevitch)

Goalies: Daniel LaCosta - Jimmy Howard

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Philadelphia Flyers 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 4
Shots: 22 - 21
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
PP: 2 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:30/52=56 %
Attendance: 12636 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 576201 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:21 0-1 Ryan Malone [28] (Radim Vrbata, Filip Kuba)PP
12:25 0-2 Gary Roberts [20] (Filip Kuba)SH
15:51 0-3 Paul Ranger [6])
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31:47 1-3 Garrett Klotz [2] (Jeff Carter, Scottie Upshall)
33:08 2-3 Simon Gagné [35] (Braydon Coburn)
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58:38 3-3 Nicklas Bergfors [5] (Claude Giroux, Lasse Kukkonen) WG
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63:45 3-4 Mark Recchi [10] (Vaclav Prospal, Paul Ranger)PP
Penalty summary:
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03:12 Chris Gratton (2 min for cross-checking)
05:34 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for high-sticking)
10:53 Chris Gratton (2 min for roughing)
17:18 Matt Carle (2 min for slashing)
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25:57 Adam Hall (2 min for roughing)
27:54 Jeff Carter (2 min for elbowing)
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43:12 Chris Gratton (2 min for slashing)
45:15 Andrew Ference (2 min for slashing)
55:38 Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
55:38 Denis Tolpeko (2 min for roughing)
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62:32 Denis Tolpeko (2 min for boarding)

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Andreas Nödl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.50 5
R Claude Giroux 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 1 20.20 7
L Garrett Klotz 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
R Scottie Upshall 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 -2 17.50 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 8
L Simon Gagné 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
C Jeff Carter 0 1 2 4 0 3 2 1 21.20 9
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 6.50 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 5
L Denis Tolpeko 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 18.10 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 15.20 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 10.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 7 0 4 0 1 23.30 9
D Steve Eminger 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 26.30 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 20.00 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 16.50 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 -2 30.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 17 0 0 63.30 4
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 5.30 7
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 12.50 6
R Mark Recchi 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.30 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 4
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 0 14.30 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 18.00 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5.30 5
L Ryan Malone 1 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Gary Roberts 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 22.00 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 19.40 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22.10 5
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 24.10 6
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Paul Ranger 1 1 2 4 1 4 0 0 22.40 9
D Filip Kuba 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 -1 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 19 0 0 63.50 6
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Ranger
2nd star: Mark Recchi
3rd star: Ryan Malone

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagné scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Garrett Klotz ended his 5 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Ryan Malone has marked a new career high in goals with 28 tallies.
-Radim Vrbata has marked a new career high in points with 57 points.
-Filip Kuba has marked a new career high in assists with 26 assists.
-Gary Roberts scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Paul Ranger has marked a new career high in points with 32 points.
-Mark Recchi scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Mark Recchi finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Paul Ranger finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 16) , Detroit Vipers 2( 16)
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1-0 PHL Luciano Aquino (Rob Bellamy)
1-1 DTV Brad Richardson (Andy Rogers, Steven Stamkos)
1-2 DTV Brad Richardson (Steven Stamkos)

Goalies: Jeremy Duchesne - Karri Rämö

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Washington Capitals 5 , New York Islanders 0
Shots: 29 - 13
WSH PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:73/84=86 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:24/40=58 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:43 1-0 WSH Kyle Turris [26] (Brent Seabrook, Tom Poti)
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21:45 2-0 WSH Alexander Ovechkin [53] (Tom Poti, Brian Pothier)PP
28:48 3-0 WSH Alexander Ovechkin [54] (Tom Poti, Karl Alzner)
29:58 4-0 WSH Sergei Fedorov [14] (Alexander Ovechkin, Jonathan Toews)
35:34 5-0 WSH Oleg Saprykin [6] (Viktor Kozlov, Chris Phillips)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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10:28 Bill Guerin (2 min for high-sticking)
13:16 WSH Martin Hanzal (2 min for hooking)
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21:16 Andy Sutton (2 min for cross-checking)
25:29 WSH Brian Pothier (2 min for roughing)
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40:29 Andy Sutton (2 min for holding the stick)
43:34 Doug Weight (2 min for hooking)
55:02 Jon Sim (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12.20 6
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
R Kyle Turris 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 18.40 8
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 12.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 3 5 0 4 0 2 18.30 9
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12.20 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Oleg Saprykin 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 11.50 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 1 5 3 0 3 0 2 18.30 10
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 21.50 8
D Tom Poti 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 25.10 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 17.30 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.00 6
D Brian Pothier 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Leland Irving 0 0 13 0 0 60.00 9
G Jean-Christophe Blancha 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 6.30 6
R Richard Park 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 14.20 4
R Trent Hunter 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -3 21.10 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 4 3 2 0 2 -1 23.00 6
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 9.20 4
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17.50 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -1 17.00 4
L Sergei Ogorodnikov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 16.10 5
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 14.40 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 4
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -3 21.40 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 28.00 5
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 -3 21.20 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 11 0 0 30.00 4
G Wade Dubielewicz 1 0 13 0 0 30.00 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Leland Irving
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Tom Poti

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Karl Alzner notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Karl Alzner ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 18) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 11)
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1-0 POR Alexandre Giroux (Steve Pinizzotto, Josh Godfrey)
2-0 POR Shaone Morrisonn (Alexandre Picard, Sasha Pokulok)
3-0 POR Graham Mink (David Steckel, François Bouchard)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Joey MacDonald