November 6

Calgary Flames 3 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 1 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:72/92=78 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:26 0-1 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [5] (Kim Johnsson)
19:23 1-1 Daymond Langkow [7] (Adrian Aucoin)PP
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32:15 1-2 Chris Simon [2] (Marc-André Bergeron)
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49:04 2-2 Robyn Regehr [2] (Dion Phaneuf, Daymond Langkow)
50:53 2-3 Antti Miettinen [4] (Wes Walz, Sean Hill)
59:01 3-3 Dustin Boyd [3] (Todd Bertuzzi, Dion Phaneuf) WG
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61:05 3-4 Antti Miettinen [5] (Owen Nolan, Sean Hill)
Penalty summary:
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00:48 Kim Johnsson (2 min for high-sticking)
02:49 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for hooking)
09:48 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for slashing)
13:28 Marcus Nilson (2 min for slashing)
18:06 Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
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27:04 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
27:04 Steve Kelly (5 min for fighting)
28:16 Antti Miettinen (2 min for tripping)
30:12 Mikko Koivu (2 min for elbowing)
36:06 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for tripping)
37:31 Stephane Yelle (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:04 Branko Radivojevic (2 min for slashing)
45:34 Kim Johnsson (2 min for hooking)
55:54 Owen Nolan (2 min for boarding)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Couture 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 16.00 5
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -2 17.20 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 13.40 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.30 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 11.10 4
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 4
L David Moss 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Dustin Boyd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 8.50 7
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 21.20 7
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.00 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 -3 15.20 5
D Robyn Regehr 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 27.30 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 13.10 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -4 25.20 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 2 6 7 0 4 0 1 30.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 24 0 0 60.30 6
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 5
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 11.00 5
R Owen Nolan 0 1 3 0 1 0 4 2 15.30 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
C Steve Kelly 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6.10 5
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 19.10 6
C Wes Walz 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 20.40 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
L Chris Simon 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.40 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Antti Miettinen 2 0 5 3 0 0 2 2 14.30 9
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 9.20 5
D Sean Hill 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 26.20 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 29.00 9
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 17.00 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 -1 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 22 0 0 61.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antti Miettinen
2nd star: Daymond Langkow
3rd star: Chris Simon

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Mark Parrish had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Antti Miettinen ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer beat Steve Kelly in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 3( 44) , Houston Aeros 2( 21)
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0-1 HOU Patrik Nilson (Bryan Lundbohm, Erik Reitz)
1-1 SJF Brandon Prust (Anders Eriksson)
1-2 HOU Matt Foy (Éric Bélanger)
2-2 SJF Aki Seitsonen (Wayne Primeau)
3-2 SJF Ryan Donally (Andrei Taratukhin)

Goalies: Mike Morrison - Nolan Schaefer



New York Islanders 1 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 16 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:61/82=74 %, Challenges:30/40=73 %
PP: 3 of 10 (16 shots), Passing:73/87=83 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 443278 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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25:54 0-1 Brian Gionta [9] (Patrik Elias, Paul Martin)PP
26:48 1-1 Josef Vasicek [8] (Bill Guerin, Doug Weight)
32:02 1-2 Bobby Holik [4] (Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parisé)PP
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48:25 1-3 Brian Gionta [10] (Patrik Elias, Vitaly Vishnevski)PP
56:46 1-4 Travis Zajac [2] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Vitaly Vishnevski)
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Penalty summary:
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00:08 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
02:14 Brian Gionta (2 min for slashing)
06:41 Brendan Witt (2 min for diving)
15:28 Travis Zajac (2 min for tripping)
17:54 Bobby Holik (2 min for roughing)
17:54 Mike Comrie (2 min for roughing)
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24:22 Blake Comeau (2 min for hooking)
27:12 Travis Zajac (2 min for hooking)
30:56 Darryl Bootland (2 min for hooking)
34:08 Darryl Bootland (2 min for elbowing)
34:41 Andy Sutton (2 min for boarding)
37:24 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
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41:58 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for boarding)
46:39 Richard Park (2 min for tripping)
50:36 Bobby Holik (2 min for high-sticking)
52:46 Blake Comeau (2 min for roughing)
52:46 Jay Pandolfo (2 min for roughing)
54:19 Travis Zajac (2 min for holding the stick)
57:54 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for hooking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darryl Bootland 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 7.30 7
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 12.20 4
R Trent Hunter 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -1 19.30 7
R Bill Guerin 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 20.30 9
C Richard Park 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 17.00 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 15.50 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.40 5
C Doug Weight 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.40 8
L Blake Comeau 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 6.20 4
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 10.50 7
L Shawn Bates 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 7
L Josef Vasicek 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 21.00 9
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.20 6
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.50 5
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 26.10 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 24.30 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 13.20 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 11.50 5
R Dainius Zubrus 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
R Brian Gionta 2 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 18.00 8
C Travis Zajac 1 0 1 2 0 0 6 1 6.20 7
C Bobby Holik 1 0 4 0 0 1 4 -1 20.10 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 6
C John Madden 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
L Noah Clarke 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.20 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -1 17.00 6
L Zach Parisé 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
L Patrik Elias 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 14.30 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 25.00 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 12.20 5
D Colin White 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 22.20 8
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Travis Zajac
3rd star: Bobby Holik

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Bill Guerin notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Vitaly Vishnevski notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Vitaly Vishnevski has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Travis Zajac ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 5( 37) , Albany River Rats 2( 14)
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1-0 BRG Luciano Aquino
2-0 BRG Andy Hilbert (Frans Nielsen)
3-0 BRG Jon Sim
3-1 ALB Jason Ryznar (Mike Rupp, Mike Mottau)
3-2 ALB Patrick Davis (Ivan Khomutov)
4-2 BRG Andy Hilbert (Frans Nielsen, Tim Jackman)
5-2 BRG Mark Wotton

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Frank Doyle

Phoenix Coyotes 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 6
Shots: 28 - 31
PP: 1 of 9 (18 shots), Passing:60/79=75 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:67/91=73 %, Challenges:30/36=81 %
Attendance: 16210 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 499268 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:58 1-0 Brent Sopel [1] (Danny Markov, Steven Reinprecht)
19:58 1-1 Jason Chimera [7] (Kristian Huselius, David Vyborny)PP
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26:02 2-1 Olli Jokinen [6] (Mike Ricci, Shane Doan)PP
31:39 2-2 Alexander Svitov [1] (Jaroslav Balastik, Mike Commodore)
33:22 2-3 Jaroslav Balastik [5] (Kristian Huselius, R.J. Umberger)PP
35:43 2-4 Fredrik Modin [4] (Jaroslav Balastik, David Vyborny)
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46:32 2-5 R.J. Umberger [3] (Kristian Huselius, Jaroslav Balastik)
50:05 2-6 Manny Malhotra [3] (Fredrik Modin, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)SH
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Penalty summary:
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00:32 David Vyborny (2 min for hooking)
04:13 David Vyborny (2 min for roughing)
08:36 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for roughing)
08:36 Duvie Westcott (2 min for roughing)
13:56 David Hale (2 min for hooking)
18:45 Mike Ricci (2 min for cross-checking)
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21:15 Geoff Platt (2 min for diving)
24:14 David Vyborny (2 min for tripping)
26:44 David Hale (2 min for hooking)
32:16 Brent Sopel (2 min for holding the stick)
38:51 Rick Nash (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:25 Danny Markov (2 min for hooking)
49:07 David Vyborny (2 min for hooking)
52:33 Rick Nash (2 min for tripping)
53:21 Manny Malhotra (2 min for elbowing)
55:46 Manny Malhotra (2 min for tripping)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 6
R Brian McGrattan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
R Enver Lisin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
R Shane Doan 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Ryan Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.00 5
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 21.00 7
L Kevin Porter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.50 4
L Bill Thomas 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 6
L Mike Ricci 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1 20.00 7
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 -1 15.20 6
D Brent Sopel 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -3 29.40 8
D Brendan Bell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
D Danny Markov 0 1 6 6 1 3 2 -1 27.40 9
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petr Pohl 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.20 7
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 10.00 6
R Jaroslav Balastik 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 2 14.20 8
R David Vyborny 0 2 3 1 0 0 8 0 13.20 7
C Geoff Platt 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.20 6
C R.J. Umberger 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 18.10 7
C Alexander Svitov 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Jason Chimera 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
L Manny Malhotra 1 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 10.20 9
L Kristian Huselius 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Fredrik Modin 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.50 9
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 17.40 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 10.00 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28.20 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 3 25.10 9
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaroslav Balastik
2nd star: R.J. Umberger
3rd star: Kristian Huselius

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Steven Reinprecht had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brent Sopel finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-R.J. Umberger ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Alexander Svitov finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Manny Malhotra ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Manny Malhotra ended his 6 game point drought.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 27) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 12)
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0-1 SYR Gino Guyer (Derek MacKenzie)
1-1 SPR Niko Kapanen (Marcel Hossa)
2-1 SPR Travis Roche

Goalies: Al Montoya - Tomas Popperle


San Jose Sharks 4 , Dallas Stars 2
Shots: 42 - 27
PP: 2 of 8 (21 shots), Passing:50/60=83 %, Challenges:37/41=88 %
PP: 1 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:05 0-1 Sergei Zubov [2] (Brad Richards)PP
09:18 0-2 Brenden Morrow [7] (John Lammers, B.J. Crombeen)
11:15 1-2 Marc-Édouard Vlasic [1] (Christian Ehrhoff, Patrick Marleau)PP
13:24 2-2 Patrick Marleau [6] (Milan Michalek, Dan Boyle)
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28:07 3-2 Pat Rissmiller [5] (Milan Michalek, Christian Ehrhoff)PP
38:44 4-2 Mathieu Darche [1] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Dan Boyle)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:09 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for cross-checking)
03:03 Marcel Goc (2 min for tripping)
06:34 Marcel Goc (2 min for tripping)
09:21 Mattias Norström (2 min for high-sticking)
15:04 Stu Barnes (2 min for holding the stick)
17:31 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for tripping)
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24:14 B.J. Crombeen (2 min for hooking)
27:01 James Neal (2 min for diving)
29:06 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for tripping)
29:06 Lukas Kaspar (10 min misconduct)
33:29 Marcel Goc (2 min for high-sticking)
35:46 B.J. Crombeen (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:28 B.J. Crombeen (2 min for tripping)
47:59 Patrick Marleau (2 min for high-sticking)
53:42 Brad Richards (2 min for hooking)
57:12 John Lammers (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Laliberte 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 15.30 7
R Milan Michalek 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 20.30 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 5 0 0 6 0 6.20 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
C Patrick Marleau 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 16.20 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 8
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 2 1 0 0 12 0 5.50 6
L Mathieu Darche 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Pat Rissmiller 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.20 6
D Brad Norton 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 10.30 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
D Dan Boyle 0 2 5 5 1 2 0 0 29.20 10
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 1 18.10 9
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R B.J. Crombeen 0 1 0 1 2 0 6 -1 6.30 5
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 10.30 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 10.00 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 20.30 8
C Mike Modano 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
L John Lammers 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 6.30 5
L James Neal 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 20.20 9
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 23.50 7
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 16.00 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
D Sergei Zubov 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 38 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Dan Boyle
3rd star: Marc-Édouard Vlasic

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Patrick Marleau notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mathieu Darche finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Mathieu Darche finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-B.J. Crombeen ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 0( 30) , Utah Grizzlies 2( 16)
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0-1 UTH Brad Winchester (Krys Barch, Marty Wilford)
0-2 UTH Chris Conner (Marty Sertich, Mark Fistric)

Goalies: Taylor Dakers - Tobias Stephan

Washington Capitals 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 33 - 21
PP: 3 of 13 (19 shots), Passing:74/81=91 %, Challenges:43/52=81 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:53/75=70 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:39 1-0 Tom Poti [4] (Chris Clark, Nicklas Bäckström)PP
09:35 2-0 Nicklas Bäckström [3] (Chris Clark, Alexander Semin)PP
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25:22 3-0 Nicklas Bäckström [4] (Boyd Gordon)SH
28:44 4-0 Alexander Semin [8] (Nicklas Bäckström, Chris Clark)PP
35:19 4-1 Éric Perrin [5] (Mark Popovic, Niclas Hävelid)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:22 Steve Rucchin (2 min for hooking)
00:53 Niclas Hävelid (2 min for hooking)
06:31 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for hooking)
08:57 Colby Armstrong (2 min for slashing)
13:43 Jim Slater (2 min for tripping)
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21:26 Chris Clark (2 min for hooking)
24:41 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
26:57 Jim Slater (2 min for tripping)
32:18 Garnet Exelby (2 min for elbowing)
38:14 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for slashing)
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40:33 Jim Slater (2 min for cross-checking)
43:28 Jim Slater (2 min for high-sticking)
46:29 Mark Popovic (2 min for hooking)
52:27 Jim Slater (2 min for tripping)
58:03 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Boyd Gordon 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
R Chris Clark 0 3 3 3 0 1 2 0 20.50 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 7
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 8
C Michael Nylander 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 6
L Petr Taticek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Rico Fata 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9.30 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
L Alexander Semin 1 1 6 3 1 0 2 -1 21.20 9
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10.50 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 22.40 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 28.50 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.20 6
D Mike Green 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 16.10 7
D Tom Poti 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 21.10 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 21.00 6
C Daultan Leveille 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 7
C Éric Perrin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 20.50 7
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 6
L Steve Martins 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.50 6
L Jim Slater 0 0 2 4 1 0 10 -1 19.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 13.10 7
D Mark Popovic 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 10.10 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 23.50 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 -1 26.00 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 8.50 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 28.20 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Chris Clark
3rd star: Alexander Semin

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Boyd Gordon finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Chris Clark had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Todd White had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 9) , Chicago Wolves 2( 12)
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1-0 POR David Steckel (Eric Fehr, Donald Brashear)
2-0 POR Jame Pollock (Keith Aucoin)
2-1 CHW Jesse Schultz (Alexandre Giroux)
2-2 CHW Chris Thorburn
3-2 POR Matt Cooke (Jakub Klepis, Josef Boumedienne)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Fred Brathwaite