December 4

Buffalo Sabres 2 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 2 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:57/76=75 %, Challenges:45/52=84 %
PP: 2 of 10 (19 shots), Passing:80/96=83 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:05 0-1 Zdeno Chara [6] (Marco Sturm, Dennis Wideman)PP
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20:59 0-2 Patrice Bergeron [16] (Marco Sturm, Keith Tkachuk)
27:55 1-2 Alexei Yashin [12] (Teppo Numminen, Toni Lydman)PP
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44:39 2-2 Tim Connolly [9] (Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
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64:38 2-3 Glen Murray [8] (Marco Sturm, Dennis Wideman)PP
Penalty summary:
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01:23 Glen Murray (2 min for slashing)
03:58 Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
06:38 Jeff Jillson (2 min for tripping)
10:11 Paul Gaustad (2 min for cross-checking)
16:24 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
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22:11 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for elbowing)
24:38 Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
27:32 Marco Sturm (2 min for slashing)
30:37 Vyacheslav Kozlov (2 min for hooking)
37:44 Jeff Jillson (2 min for slashing)
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41:55 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
43:58 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for tripping)
44:48 Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
47:37 Milan Lucic (2 min for hooking)
50:22 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
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61:13 Stanislav Chistov (2 min for slashing)
64:04 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.40 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 19.50 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 20.10 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 7.20 5
L Andrew Peters 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 22.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 23.30 9
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 11.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 31.20 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 20.40 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 28 0 0 64.40 8
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Collins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
R Glen Murray 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 22.00 8
R Patrice Bergeron 1 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 23.50 10
C Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Phil Kessel 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 5
C Marc Savard 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20.10 6
C Keith Tkachuk 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 12.30 7
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 6.20 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 20.10 7
L Marco Sturm 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 20.20 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 27.20 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 23.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 31.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 2 0 20 0 0 64.40 8
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrice Bergeron
2nd star: Marco Sturm
3rd star: Glen Murray

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Glen Murray scored the 300th goal of his career.
-Dennis Wideman finally ended his 16 game point drought.
-Zdeno Chara ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 39) , Providence Bruins 0( 14)
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1-0 ROC Robin Big Snake (Adam Mair)
2-0 ROC Dan Paillé (Nathan Paetsch)
3-0 ROC Adam Mair (Robin Big Snake, Patrick Kaleta)
4-0 ROC Dusty Jamieson (Mike Card)

Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Manny Fernandez


Calgary Flames 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 5
Shots: 32 - 25
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:59/77=76 %, Challenges:40/46=85 %
PP: 1 of 8 (11 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:55 1-0 Todd Bertuzzi [9] (Daymond Langkow, Marcus Nilson)
14:18 1-1 Frantisek Kaberle [1] (Bret Hedican, Rod Brind'Amour)
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22:13 1-2 Justin Williams [18] (Ray Whitney, Chad LaRose)PP
25:19 1-3 Tuomo Ruutu [8] (Ray Whitney, Bret Hedican)
28:41 1-4 Bret Hedican [3] (Sergei Samsonov, Patrick Eaves)
35:19 2-4 David Moss [7] (Mike Cammalleri, Matthew Lombardi)
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46:16 3-4 Daymond Langkow [12] (Jarome Iginla, Robyn Regehr)
48:09 3-5 Ray Whitney [11] (Chad LaRose, Jeff Hamilton)
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Penalty summary:
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02:45 Cory Sarich (2 min for tripping)
05:31 Daymond Langkow (2 min for hooking)
16:59 Daymond Langkow (2 min for hooking)
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21:41 Daymond Langkow (2 min for slashing)
26:46 Stephane Yelle (2 min for tripping)
29:54 Ray Whitney (2 min for elbowing)
32:27 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for tripping)
38:03 Dustin Boyd (2 min for hooking)
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40:53 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for elbowing)
49:36 Chad LaRose (2 min for holding the stick)
53:31 Ryan Bayda (2 min for cross-checking)
55:43 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for hooking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Couture 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 15.10 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 -3 17.20 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 14.10 7
C Matthew Lombardi 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 13.00 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -4 17.10 4
C Daymond Langkow 1 1 4 1 0 0 6 2 17.30 8
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5.10 6
L David Moss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
L Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -3 7.40 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 18.40 7
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.40 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 16.40 5
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 24.20 8
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 20.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 18.00 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 5 5 1 5 0 1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 14.50 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.10 6
R Justin Williams 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 18.00 8
C Jeff Hamilton 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.50 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 6
R Chad LaRose 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 20.50 9
L Bill Kinkel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 4
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 8.50 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 14.30 7
L Ray Whitney 1 2 3 3 3 0 2 2 20.40 9
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 5
D Bret Hedican 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 26.50 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ray Whitney
2nd star: Bret Hedican
3rd star: Chad LaRose

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Mike Cammalleri notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matthew Lombardi notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jarome Iginla notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Adrian Aucoin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Frantisek Kaberle finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 3( 28) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 14)
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1-0 SJF Carsen Germyn (Brandon Rogers, Viktor Bobrov)
2-0 SJF Andrei Taratukhin (Ryan Donally, Brett Palin)
3-0 SJF Kris Chucko (Wayne Primeau, Mark Giordano)
3-1 LOW Mike Angelidis (Esa Pirnes, Joni Pitkänen)

Goalies: Mike Morrison - Michael Leighton

Florida Panthers 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 37 - 28
PP: 2 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:49/51=94 %
PP: 1 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:65/74=87 %, Challenges:34/40=82 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:28 1-0 Karlis Skrastins [2] (Richard Zednik, Gregory Campbell)
16:11 1-1 Bryan McCabe [6] (Éric Perrin)PP
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33:02 2-1 Cory Stillman [15] (Richard Zednik, Stephen Weiss)
35:11 3-1 Jozef Stumpel [10] (Cory Stillman, Mike Van Ryn)PP
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47:24 3-2 Niclas Hävelid [1] (Colby Armstrong, Bryan McCabe)
48:36 3-3 Alexander Perezhogin [5] (Garnet Exelby, Todd White)
49:41 4-3 Cory Stillman [16] (Jay Bouwmeester, Mike Van Ryn)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:09 Cory Stillman (2 min for tripping)
07:27 Gregory Campbell (2 min for hooking)
09:53 Jim Slater (2 min for roughing)
10:14 Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
10:14 Cory Stillman (2 min for roughing)
15:19 Nathan Horton (2 min for hooking)
16:22 Mike Van Ryn (2 min for hooking)
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21:12 Garth Murray (2 min for hooking)
25:33 Karlis Skrastins (2 min for high-sticking)
28:49 Steve McCarthy (2 min for hooking)
33:55 Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
35:38 Bryan Little (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:51 Jim Slater (2 min for holding the stick)
48:56 Jim Slater (2 min for holding the stick)
52:29 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for tripping)
56:49 Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for elbowing)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Belak 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.00 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Nathan Horton 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.40 6
R Cory Stillman 2 1 6 1 1 0 4 1 18.40 10
C Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 14.40 6
C Jozef Stumpel 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 -1 7.30 6
L Garth Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.40 7
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
L Richard Zednik 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
D Karlis Skrastins 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 15.30 8
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 27.30 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 21.40 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 24.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Craig Anderson 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 2 -1 6.40 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 16.40 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
C Daultan Leveille 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 4
C Éric Perrin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
C Todd White 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 5
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 6.40 4
L Steve Martins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
L Jim Slater 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 22.00 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 7 1 2 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Mark Popovic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 2 2 0 1 4 0 17.20 9
D Niclas Hävelid 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 28.30 8
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 4
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 1 4 8 0 1 0 0 30.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 33 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cory Stillman
2nd star: Bryan McCabe
3rd star: Jozef Stumpel

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Cory Stillman scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jozef Stumpel scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Todd White notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 3( 20) , Chicago Wolves 2( 14)
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0-1 CHW Milan Bartovic (Doug O'Brien, Chris Thorburn)
0-2 CHW Chris Thorburn (Boris Valabik)
1-2 LOU Christian Berglund (Janis Sprukts, Peter Sejna)
2-2 LOU Anthony Stewart (Branislav Mezei)
3-2 LOU Stefan Meyer (Mikhail Yakubov)

Goalies: Jean-Marc Pelletier - Fred Brathwaite


New Jersey Devils 4 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 30 - 28
PP: 2 of 9 (16 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:70/93=75 %, Challenges:47/57=81 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 940576 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:42 1-0 Brian Rolston [14] (Brian Gionta, Vitaly Vishnevski)PP
12:24 2-0 Richard Matvichuk [2] (Colin White, Travis Zajac)PP
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21:45 3-0 Brian Gionta [19] (Patrik Elias, Brian Rolston)
28:54 3-1 Alex Kovalev [21] (Robert Lang)
37:04 3-2 Robert Lang [8] (Alex Kovalev, Andrei Kostitsyn)
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48:15 3-3 Andrei Markov [7] (Francis Bouillon, Carey Price)
49:34 4-3 Jay Pandolfo [1] (Zach Parisé, Vitaly Vishnevski)
52:48 4-4 Marian Gaborik [15] (Andrei Markov)
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Penalty summary:
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02:39 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for tripping)
04:58 Brian Gionta (2 min for hooking)
07:04 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for tripping)
10:07 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
12:14 Alexei Emelin (2 min for slashing)
15:57 Mathieu Dandenault (2 min for hooking)
18:08 Colin White (2 min for cross-checking)
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22:06 Andrei Markov (2 min for cross-checking)
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43:57 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
56:06 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for slashing)
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60:04 Andrei Markov (2 min for roughing)

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 5.10 5
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Arron Asham 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
R Brian Gionta 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 -1 23.00 8
C Travis Zajac 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 18.10 7
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 12.20 5
C Brian Rolston 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 23.40 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 16.00 7
L Zach Parisé 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 -1 16.20 6
L Patrik Elias 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 -1 23.40 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 18.10 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Colin White 0 1 2 5 0 0 2 -2 23.10 8
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 16.30 6
D Richard Matvichuk 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -2 31.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 24 0 0 65.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 8
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 2 1 2 6 -1 21.40 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 8
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 8
C Mike York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 4
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
C Robert Lang 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 9.30 8
C Saku Koivu 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.40 7
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 14.10 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 10.30 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 15.00 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 19.10 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 31.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 -1 22.10 8
D Alexei Emelin 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 16.10 7
D Andrei Markov 1 1 3 1 1 0 4 1 26.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 1 26 0 0 65.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrei Markov
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Brian Gionta

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Colin White notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrik Elias notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vitaly Vishnevski has marked a new career high in points with 17 points.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Robert Lang notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 4( 16) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 16)
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0-1 QUE Janne Lahti (Francis Lemieux)
1-1 ALB Justin Papineau (David Clarkson, Jason Ryznar)
2-1 ALB Jason Ryznar (Grant Marshall)
3-1 ALB Mike Pandolfo (Petr Vrana)
4-1 ALB Ivan Khomutov (Aaron Foster, Tuomas Pihlman)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Cédrick Desjardins

Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , New York Islanders 5
Shots: 26 - 22
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:60/86=69 %, Challenges:30/38=76 %
PP: 4 of 9 (11 shots), Passing:71/98=72 %, Challenges:33/37=86 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:51 1-0 Sidney Crosby [16] (Darryl Sydor)
14:15 2-0 Maxime Talbot [3] (Milan Kraft, Darryl Sydor)PP
16:34 2-1 Mike Comrie [3] (Josef Vasicek, Mark Streit)PP
18:24 2-2 Mike Comrie [4] (Trent Hunter, Josef Vasicek)PP
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24:07 2-3 Freddy Meyer [1] (Josef Vasicek, Trent Hunter)PP
35:43 3-3 Mark Eaton [1] (Maxime Talbot, Niklas Nordgren)
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47:36 3-4 Freddy Meyer [2] (Andy Sutton, Mike Comrie)PP
58:23 3-5 Doug Weight [9] (Brendan Witt, Radek Martinek) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:06 Jordan Staal (2 min for holding the stick)
07:37 Maxime Talbot (2 min for roughing)
12:48 Josef Vasicek (2 min for boarding)
15:22 Linus Persson (2 min for tripping)
17:04 Jani Rita (2 min for boarding)
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20:54 Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
20:54 Darryl Bootland (5 min for fighting)
22:24 Brooks Orpik (2 min for tripping)
24:15 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for holding the stick)
25:31 Trent Hunter (2 min for slashing)
29:31 Sidney Crosby (2 min for cross-checking)
33:15 Trent Hunter (2 min for tripping)
38:22 Shawn Bates (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:55 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
47:26 Petr Sykora (2 min for holding the stick)
51:27 Jordan Staal (2 min for high-sticking)
54:21 Richard Park (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 9.20 6
R Jani Rita 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5.00 5
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
R Petr Sykora 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 19.20 7
C Maxime Talbot 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 13.40 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 17.40 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 20.30 7
L Niklas Nordgren 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 5
L Milan Kraft 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Linus Persson 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 20.20 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14.40 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.40 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 24.20 8
D Mark Eaton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 25.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 17 0 0 59.30 4
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darryl Bootland 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 -1 5.10 5
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.10 5
R Trent Hunter 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 19.20 9
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 21.30 7
C Richard Park 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 12.40 6
C Mike Comrie 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 15.50 9
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Doug Weight 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.50 8
L Blake Comeau 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 5
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
L Shawn Bates 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 18.40 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 20.20 7
D Radek Martinek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Freddy Meyer 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
D Brendan Witt 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 25.00 6
D Andy Sutton 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 23.40 7
D Mark Streit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Comrie
2nd star: Trent Hunter
3rd star: Josef Vasicek

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Josef Vasicek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Comrie ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Radek Martinek ended his 7 game point drought.
-Freddy Meyer finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Darryl Bootland beat Eric Godard in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 6( 45) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 11)
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1-0 WIL Nathan Smith (Tim Wallace, Landon Bathe)
2-0 WIL Stephen Dixon (Mike Weaver)
3-0 WIL Stephen Dixon (Dennis Bonvie, John LeClair)
4-0 WIL Connor James (David Bararuk)
5-0 WIL Tim Brent (Paul Bissonnette)
6-0 WIL Nathan Smith (Tim Wallace)
6-1 BRG Masi Marjamäki (Luciano Aquino)

Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Maxime Ouellet


Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , San Jose Sharks 7
Shots: 20 - 39
PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:28/33=82 %
PP: 1 of 5 (15 shots), Passing:62/83=74 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:38 1-0 Chris Gratton [5] (Radim Vrbata, Brad Lukowich)
13:09 2-0 Mark Recchi [10] (Gary Roberts, Ryan Craig)
14:31 2-1 Patrick Marleau [10] (Ryane Clowe, Milan Michalek)PP
16:19 2-2 Milan Michalek [14] (Pat Rissmiller, Joe Thornton)
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21:21 2-3 Jonathan Cheechoo [8] (Pat Rissmiller, Joe Thornton)
30:02 3-3 Matt Carle [6] (Vaclav Prospal, Martin St. Louis)PP
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41:03 3-4 Joe Thornton [13] (Dan Boyle)
42:19 4-4 Vaclav Prospal [9] (Vincent Lecavalier, Matt Carle)
43:33 4-5 Marcel Goc [4] (Lukas Kaspar, John Laliberte)
54:41 4-6 Patrick Marleau [11] (Dan Boyle)
58:29 4-7 Joe Thornton [14] (Rob Blake)SH
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Penalty summary:
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00:27 Matt Carle (2 min for slashing)
02:48 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for hooking)
13:47 Chris Gratton (2 min for hooking)
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21:58 Milan Michalek (2 min for roughing)
26:58 Matt Carle (2 min for hooking)
29:11 Brad Norton (2 min for cross-checking)
32:33 Ryan Craig (2 min for slashing)
39:07 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
39:07 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
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40:22 Rob Blake (2 min for roughing)
40:22 Radim Vrbata (2 min for roughing)
46:11 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for high-sticking)
51:39 Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
56:56 Brad Norton (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.10 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 12.30 5
R Mark Recchi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -3 20.50 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Chris Gratton 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 -1 18.10 7
C Ryan Craig 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 13.10 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 12.00 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
L Gary Roberts 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 -3 21.10 8
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Matt Carle 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 -3 28.40 8
D Brad Lukowich 0 1 0 4 2 3 0 -1 17.20 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 15.40 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -3 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 7 0 32 0 0 60.00 4
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Laliberte 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.00 6
R Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 11.40 7
R Milan Michalek 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 21.50 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 21.30 8
C Marcel Goc 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4.50 7
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.50 7
C Patrick Marleau 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 8
C Joe Thornton 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 21.20 9
L Lukas Kaspar 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 5.00 7
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
L Ryane Clowe 0 1 5 1 0 0 5 -1 14.50 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Brad Norton 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 11.10 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 12.50 5
D Dan Boyle 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 27.00 9
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 25.20 8
D Rob Blake 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 3 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Mark Recchi scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Pat Rissmiller notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Ryane Clowe fought Shane O'Brien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 4( 30) , Cleveland Barons 3( 20)
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1-0 DTV Evgeny Artyukhin (Brad Bombardir)
1-1 CLE Brad Staubitz (Tom Cavanagh, Tyler McGregor)
2-1 DTV Mitch Fritz (Kevin Croxton)
3-1 DTV Evgeny Artyukhin (Jan Hlavac, Mike Egener)
3-2 CLE Craig Valette (Riley Armstrong)
4-2 DTV Kyle Wanvig (Mike Egener)
4-3 CLE Joe Pavelski (Graham Mink)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Taylor Dakers