December 2

Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Vancouver Canucks 0
Shots: 24 - 28
PP: 1 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:58/74=78 %, Challenges:36/39=90 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:47/55=83 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:39 1-0 Mark Popovic [4] (Bryan McCabe, Éric Perrin)PP
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no scoring
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43:56 2-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [12] (Colby Armstrong, Bryan McCabe)
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Penalty summary:
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01:48 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for hooking)
08:21 Mark Popovic (2 min for high-sticking)
10:36 Daultan Leveille (2 min for boarding)
10:43 Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
10:43 Steve Bernier (2 min for roughing)
17:15 Steve Bernier (2 min for cross-checking)
18:27 Mark Popovic (2 min for elbowing)
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22:18 Daniel Sedin (2 min for cross-checking)
29:11 Aaron Miller (2 min for hooking)
33:15 Daniel Sedin (2 min for tripping)
36:03 Mark Popovic (2 min for hooking)
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41:59 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for tripping)
44:12 Sami Salo (2 min for tripping)
54:08 Kyle Wellwood (2 min for high-sticking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Daultan Leveille 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 8.00 6
C Éric Perrin 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 18.00 7
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Steve Martins 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.10 6
L Jim Slater 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
D Mark Popovic 1 0 3 0 1 2 6 1 22.50 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 10.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 26.50 8
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 20.00 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
R Jason King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 3 3 0 0 4 0 17.00 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 16.50 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 10.00 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 17.40 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.40 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 4 2 2 0 4 0 20.40 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 26.40 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 14.40 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 19.00 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Mark Popovic

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 20) , Manitoba Moose 1( 21)
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0-1 MAN Adam Keefe (Ryan Shannon)
1-1 CHW Chris Thorburn (Milan Bartovic)
2-1 CHW Joey Crabb (Kevin Doell)
3-1 CHW Kevin Doell

Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Mika Noronen


Boston Bruins 3 , Colorado Avalanche 2
Shots: 28 - 25
PP: 0 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:50/59=84 %, Challenges:39/47=81 %
PP: 1 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:78/96=81 %, Challenges:29/36=78 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:51 0-1 Marek Svatos [8] (Tyler Arnason, Wojtek Wolski)PP
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28:12 1-1 Patrice Bergeron [15] (Marco Sturm, Keith Tkachuk)
28:42 1-2 Ryan Smyth [11] (Tyler Arnason, Scott Hannan)
30:46 2-2 P.J. Axelsson [4] (Phil Kessel, Marc Savard)
38:38 3-2 Vyacheslav Kozlov [11] (Aaron Ward, Zdeno Chara)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:03 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for elbowing)
06:27 Ryan Smyth (2 min for hooking)
10:15 Marco Sturm (2 min for slashing)
15:55 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for cross-checking)
19:38 Patrice Brisebois (2 min for tripping)
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22:27 Jaroslav Hlinka (2 min for slashing)
23:42 Darcy Tucker (2 min for high-sticking)
27:32 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
27:32 Dale Purinton (5 min for fighting)
33:43 Scott Hannan (2 min for tripping)
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42:32 Ryan Smyth (2 min for hooking)
45:16 Stanislav Chistov (2 min for cross-checking)
47:23 Dennis Wideman (2 min for high-sticking)
51:47 Marek Svatos (2 min for hooking)
57:56 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for hooking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Collins 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 6
R P.J. Axelsson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
R Glen Murray 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Chuck Kobasew 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.20 6
C Phil Kessel 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 10.20 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.20 7
C Keith Tkachuk 0 1 2 1 0 0 6 0 17.00 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10.20 7
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 6
L Marco Sturm 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 19.00 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 20.10 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 1 19.20 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 22.00 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 5
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 20.50 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 2 3 1 3 5 0 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Parker 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 6
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 14.30 5
R Marek Svatos 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 19.40 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
C Jaroslav Hlinka 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.30 6
C Riku Hahl 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 5
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
C Tyler Arnason 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Eric Healey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 19.10 8
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 13.00 6
L Ryan Smyth 1 0 5 5 1 1 4 -1 20.20 9
D Dale Purinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 13.00 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 26.10 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 23.50 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 5
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Scott Hannan 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 -1 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 25 0 0 58.00 7
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: P.J. Axelsson
2nd star: Patrice Bergeron
3rd star: Vyacheslav Kozlov

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Patrice Bergeron scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Scott Hannan ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Dale Purinton beat Zdeno Chara in a fight.

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( 23) , Hershey Bears 3( 15)
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1-0 PRO Jeremy Reich (Martin Samuelsson, Sergei Zinovjev)
1-1 HER Ben Guite (Paul Stastny)
1-2 HER Paul Stastny (Mathieu Melanson)
1-3 HER Paul Stastny (Ben Guite, Mathieu Melanson)
2-3 PRO Andrew Alberts (Martins Karsums)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Michael Wall

Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 36 - 24
PP: 1 of 8 (18 shots), Passing:73/86=84 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:57/78=73 %, Challenges:37/41=88 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:45 1-0 Jack Skille [1] (Ben Eager, Petri Kontiola)
06:11 2-0 Patrick Kane [8] (Martin Havlat, Brian Campbell)
13:27 3-0 Andrew Ladd [12] (Jason Williams, Patrick Sharp)PP
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22:06 3-1 Vincent Lecavalier [19] (Vaclav Prospal, Matt Carle)PP
27:44 4-1 Patrick Kane [9] (Brent Seabrook, Patrick Sharp)
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49:56 4-2 Chris Gratton [4] (Brad Lukowich, Alex Picard)
58:46 4-3 Martin St. Louis [12] (Vaclav Prospal, Jussi Jokinen)
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Penalty summary:
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01:36 Gary Roberts (2 min for roughing)
01:36 Duncan Keith (2 min for roughing)
03:24 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
06:55 Patrick Kane (2 min for elbowing)
12:13 Michel Ouellet (2 min for tripping)
17:48 Gary Roberts (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:19 Petri Kontiola (2 min for diving)
25:49 Paul Ranger (2 min for tripping)
28:35 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
28:35 Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
28:47 Andrew Ladd (2 min for hooking)
31:24 Chris Gratton (2 min for slashing)
33:16 Gary Roberts (2 min for hooking)
37:57 Petri Kontiola (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:14 Mark Recchi (2 min for elbowing)
50:07 Michel Ouellet (2 min for tripping)
59:38 Yanic Perreault (2 min for roughing)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 6.10 7
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
R Jason Williams 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
R Patrick Kane 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 21.20 8
C Petri Kontiola 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 6.10 5
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
C Patrick Sharp 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 21.00 7
L Ben Eager 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 12.00 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 10.40 8
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 -2 25.50 8
L Martin Havlat 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 16.50 7
D Jim Fahey 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 10.40 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 25.50 8
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 23.10 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 2 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 6.40 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 4
R Mark Recchi 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Chris Gratton 1 0 4 2 0 0 4 -2 15.10 8
C Ryan Craig 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Ryan Malone 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 16.00 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 8.00 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 13.10 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Alex Picard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 25.10 7
D Matt Carle 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 26.10 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 -1 24.20 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 4 0 32 0 0 59.30 7
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Kane
2nd star: Jack Skille
3rd star: Patrick Sharp

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Martin Havlat notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jack Skille ended his 9 game point drought.
-Petri Kontiola ended his 9 game point drought.
-Ben Eager ended his 9 game point drought.
-Duncan Keith had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Chris Gratton ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Alex Picard ended his 7 game point drought.
-Brad Lukowich ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien fought Ben Eager in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 20) , Detroit Vipers 1( 16)
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1-0 NOR Danny Richmond (Michael Blunden)
1-1 DTV Mitch Fritz
2-1 NOR Brennan Turner (Jakub Sindel)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Jonathan Boutin

Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Nashville Predators 1
Shots: 33 - 21
PP: 2 of 10 (20 shots), Passing:67/76=88 %, Challenges:51/61=82 %
PP: 0 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:27/35=75 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 608993 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:35 1-0 Joe Sakic [13] (Mike Richards, Scottie Upshall)
09:23 2-0 Jaroslav Modry [4] (Kimmo Timonen, Daniel Brière)PP
11:18 3-0 Simon Gagné [13] (Jaroslav Modry, Kimmo Timonen)PP
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28:05 4-0 Scott Hartnell [2] (Steve Eminger, Braydon Coburn)SH
35:34 4-1 Vernon Fiddler [8] (Martin Erat, Greg de Vries)
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50:41 5-1 Mike Knuble [4] (Simon Gagné, Braydon Coburn)
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Penalty summary:
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01:11 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for holding the stick)
05:18 Greg de Vries (2 min for elbowing)
08:04 Matt Ellison (2 min for hooking)
10:47 Matt Ellison (2 min for hooking)
15:36 Jaroslav Modry (2 min for high-sticking)
17:49 Matt Ellison (2 min for hooking)
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24:38 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for tripping)
27:11 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for tripping)
31:33 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for roughing)
36:32 Shea Weber (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:49 Simon Gagné (2 min for hooking)
44:04 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
50:13 Derian Hatcher (5 min for fighting)
50:13 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
52:11 Joe Sakic (2 min for slashing)
54:49 Shea Weber (2 min for hooking)
59:15 Peter Forsberg (2 min for elbowing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Tapper 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.00 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 15.10 6
R Jeff Carter 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Mats Sundin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.20 6
C Daniel Brière 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Joe Sakic 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 14.30 7
L Scott Hartnell 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 14.30 7
L Mike Knuble 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 8
L Mike Richards 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 8
L Simon Gagné 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 21.10 9
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 -1 9.40 6
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 2 5 1 1 1 0 0 28.10 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 20.30 7
D Jaroslav Modry 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 23.00 8
D Steve Eminger 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 2 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 17.30 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 5
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -1 19.10 7
C Vernon Fiddler 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 18.20 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 -2 20.40 7
L Matt Ellison 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 7.10 6
L Shane Willis 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10.40 5
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 6
L Martin Erat 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
D Nolan Yonkman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 6
D Shea Weber 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -1 12.20 7
D Greg de Vries 0 1 0 4 0 1 2 -1 29.50 9
D Kirill Safronov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25.40 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 -2 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Simon Gagné
2nd star: Kimmo Timonen
3rd star: Jaroslav Modry

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Scottie Upshall has marked a new career high in points with 25 points.
-Daniel Brière had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Scott Hartnell finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Greg de Vries notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Sullivan had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo beat Derian Hatcher in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 17) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 14)
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1-0 PHL Triston Grant (Rosario Ruggeri, Brian Boucher)
2-0 PHL Brent Kelly (Ned Lukacevic, John Slaney)
3-0 PHL Ned Lukacevic (Brent Kelly)

Goalies: Brian Boucher - Dov Grumet-Morris

Pittsburgh Penguins 1 , Phoenix Coyotes 0
Shots: 33 - 10
PP: 1 of 11 (17 shots), Passing:81/93=87 %, Challenges:20/54=36 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:7/32=21 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:02 1-0 Sidney Crosby [15] (Petr Sykora, Linus Persson)PP
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no scoring
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:21 Brian McGrattan (2 min for cross-checking)
10:25 Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for slashing)
19:28 Blake Wheeler (2 min for slashing)
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25:02 Martin Hanzal (2 min for tripping)
28:02 Ryan Russell (2 min for tripping)
33:35 Enver Lisin (2 min for cross-checking)
37:46 Brian McGrattan (2 min for roughing)
37:46 Mark Eaton (2 min for roughing)
38:47 Brendan Bell (2 min for tripping)
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45:08 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for tripping)
48:22 Shane Doan (2 min for roughing)
53:41 Enver Lisin (2 min for slashing)
57:07 Ryan Russell (2 min for slashing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.30 4
R Jani Rita 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.50 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 2 5 3 0 0 20.40 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 20.00 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 12.50 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.00 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
L Niklas Nordgren 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Milan Kraft 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 20.50 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.50 5
L Linus Persson 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 22.00 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 19.00 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 23.10 5
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 13.10 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 4 3 4 6 0 0 28.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 10 0 0 60.00 8
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7.10 5
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 8.40 6
R Enver Lisin 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 11.50 6
R Brian McGrattan 0 0 1 2 4 2 4 0 20.40 6
C Ryan Russell 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 7.10 4
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 8.40 5
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Shane Doan 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 20.30 7
L Kevin Porter 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 4
L Bill Thomas 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 10.00 5
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 21.40 6
L Mike Ricci 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 21.10 7
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.10 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 0 26.10 8
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.00 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 28.50 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 1 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc-André Fleury
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Petr Sykora

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 5( 20) , Springfield Falcons 2( 14)
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1-0 WIL Tim Brent (Connor James)
2-0 WIL David Bararuk (Ryan Stone)
3-0 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Stephen Dixon)
3-1 SPR Marcel Hossa (Niko Kapanen)
4-1 WIL Ryan Stone (Connor James, Mike Weaver)
4-2 SPR Pavel Brendl (Mathias Tjärnqvist, Travis Roche)
5-2 WIL Jonathan Filewich (Tim Brent)

Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Al Montoya

San Jose Sharks 6 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 27 - 26
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:49/61=80 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
PP: 2 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:45/52=84 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:14 1-0 Milan Michalek [12] (Dan Boyle)
13:36 1-1 Paul Mara [3] (Chris Drury)PP
15:42 2-1 Christian Ehrhoff [4] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Patrick Marleau)PP
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28:15 2-2 Michal Rozsival [5] (Nikolai Zherdev, Scott Gomez)PP
32:37 2-3 Paul Mara [4] (Martin Straka, Chris Drury)
39:55 3-3 Jeremy Roenick [3] (Patrick Marleau)
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43:33 4-3 Milan Michalek [13] (Ryane Clowe, Patrick Marleau)
49:54 5-3 Christian Ehrhoff [5] (Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton)
59:48 6-3 Ryane Clowe [10] (Christian Ehrhoff, Dan Boyle)
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Penalty summary:
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04:37 Curtis Brown (2 min for high-sticking)
07:06 Darius Kasparaitis (2 min for roughing)
07:06 Joe Thornton (2 min for roughing)
07:16 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for hooking)
09:31 John Laliberte (2 min for boarding)
12:52 Patrick Marleau (2 min for holding the stick)
14:46 Marek Malik (2 min for cross-checking)
19:18 Chris Drury (2 min for boarding)
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21:13 Milan Michalek (2 min for roughing)
26:23 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for roughing)
33:14 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for cross-checking)
36:08 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for hooking)
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40:58 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for holding the stick)
45:29 Josh Gratton (2 min for cross-checking)
51:11 Scott Gomez (2 min for holding the stick)
55:28 Patrick Marleau (2 min for diving)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Laliberte 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
R Jeremy Roenick 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 10.00 7
R Milan Michalek 2 0 5 1 0 0 2 3 21.00 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 20.30 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 8.40 7
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10.40 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 4 3 1 0 0 4 4 19.30 9
C Joe Thornton 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21.50 7
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.50 5
L Ryane Clowe 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 14.20 8
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
D Brad Norton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 4 15.00 10
D Dan Boyle 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 28.30 9
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.50 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 4 26.10 8
D Rob Blake 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 -3 20.30 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 5
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.40 4
C Scott Gomez 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 -1 20.20 8
C Chris Drury 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 -2 21.00 7
L Josh Gratton 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.40 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 -1 18.00 8
L Martin Straka 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 -2 21.00 6
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 16.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 26.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 23.40 6
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8.30 6
D Paul Mara 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
D Wade Redden 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 6 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Christian Ehrhoff
2nd star: Milan Michalek
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrick Marleau notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryane Clowe scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Paul Mara ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 2( 12) , Hartford Wolfpack 4( 24)
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0-1 HFD Greg Moore (Brandon Dubinsky, Andrew Hutchinson)
0-2 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Jason Krog, Hannu Pikkarainen)
1-2 CLE Riley Armstrong (Glenn Olson)
2-2 CLE Graham Mink (Tomas Plihal, Joe Pavelski)
2-3 HFD Dane Byers (Ryan Hollweg)
2-4 HFD Thomas Pöck (Lauri Korpikoski, Alexei Smirnov)

Goalies: Taylor Dakers - Stephen Valiquette