December 6

Boston Bruins 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 22 - 13
PP: 2 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:23/61=37 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:5/52=9 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:16 1-0 Dennis Wideman [2] (Keith Tkachuk)PP
12:36 2-0 Patrice Bergeron [17] (Aaron Ward, Marc Savard)PP
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27:51 2-1 Aleksey Morozov [3] (Jaroslav Spacek, Teppo Numminen)
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59:36 3-1 Marc Savard [14] (Vyacheslav Kozlov) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:09 Aleksey Morozov (2 min for hooking)
12:16 Teppo Numminen (2 min for tripping)
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21:42 Aleksey Morozov (2 min for tripping)
29:28 Marc Savard (2 min for tripping)
35:22 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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40:41 Alexei Yashin (2 min for cross-checking)
50:56 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Collins 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.30 4
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.50 6
R Glen Murray 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 1 20.40 6
R Patrice Bergeron 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7.30 6
C Phil Kessel 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 11.30 5
C Marc Savard 1 1 4 1 0 2 2 1 19.20 9
C Keith Tkachuk 0 1 3 0 2 3 0 -1 19.30 6
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 9.40 6
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.30 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 19.20 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 -1 19.30 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 16.30 6
D Dennis Wideman 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 -1 25.30 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 3 5 4 0 0 12.00 5
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 5 0 6 0 1 19.30 9
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 4 6 4 6 0 -1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6.50 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 12.40 5
R Aleksey Morozov 1 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 15.40 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 2 0 5 1 4 0 19.00 4
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 6.50 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 18.30 6
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 14.10 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 17.30 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 6.50 4
L Andrew Peters 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 12.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 20.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 20.20 8
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13.50 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 14.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 -1 29.50 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 15.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 20.00 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 19 0 0 58.50 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc Savard
2nd star: Patrice Bergeron
3rd star: Dennis Wideman

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Dennis Wideman finally ended his 26 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Aleksey Morozov ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 15) , Rochester Americans 2( 22)
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0-1 ROC Alexander Guskov (David Svagrovsky, Marek Zagrapan)
1-1 PRO Nate Robinson (Shawn Thornton, Mark Stuart)
2-1 PRO Bryce Cockburn (T.J. Trevelyan)
3-1 PRO Jeremy Reich (Martin Samuelsson)
3-2 ROC David Svagrovsky (Marek Zagrapan)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Patrick Lalime


Calgary Flames 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Shots: 28 - 17
PP: 3 of 10 (15 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:45/53=83 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:60/83=72 %, Challenges:27/38=69 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:55 1-0 Matthew Lombardi [6] (Mike Cammalleri, Adrian Aucoin)PP
13:59 2-0 Robyn Regehr [4] (Jim Vandermeer, Matthew Lombardi)PP
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22:43 3-0 Mike Cammalleri [9] (Matthew Lombardi, David Moss)PP
30:47 3-1 Michael Peca [2])SH
34:07 4-1 Todd Bertuzzi [10] (Dustin Boyd, Craig Conroy)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:14 Jaroslav Balastik (2 min for high-sticking)
11:58 Fredrik Modin (2 min for cross-checking)
13:47 Alexander Svitov (2 min for tripping)
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21:39 Christian Bäckman (2 min for tripping)
26:38 Steven Goertzen (2 min for hooking)
29:41 David Vyborny (2 min for high-sticking)
38:39 Jaroslav Balastik (2 min for tripping)
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43:24 Michael Peca (2 min for high-sticking)
46:32 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for elbowing)
49:01 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for tripping)
54:06 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for hooking)
56:58 Alexander Svitov (2 min for tripping)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Couture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Mike Cammalleri 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 22.20 8
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 10.00 8
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
C Matthew Lombardi 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 22.20 8
C Craig Conroy 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
L Eric Nystrom 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
L David Moss 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 21.50 6
L Dustin Boyd 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9.50 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
D Tim Ramholt 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14.00 5
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Robyn Regehr 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 27.20 9
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 14.30 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 22.20 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 -1 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Krahn 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 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 4
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.10 4
R Jaroslav Balastik 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 -1 7.10 4
R David Vyborny 0 0 5 2 1 0 2 0 19.20 7
C Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 13.50 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 5
C Michael Peca 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 20.20 9
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 1 19.40 8
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 10.40 6
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 10.30 6
L Rick Nash 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17.50 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 23.50 7
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23.20 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matthew Lombardi
2nd star: Mike Cammalleri
3rd star: Robyn Regehr

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Todd Bertuzzi scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Daymond Langkow had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Daymond Langkow had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Marcus Nilson had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-David Vyborny had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Michael Peca ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 2( 30) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 16)
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0-1 SYR Alexandre Picard (Derek MacKenzie, Andrew Murray)
1-1 SJF Viktor Bobrov (Carsen Germyn)
1-2 SYR Derick Brassard (Kris Russell)
2-2 SJF Brandon Prust (Anders Eriksson)
2-3 SYR Derick Brassard (Andrew Murray)

Goalies: Mike Morrison - Tomas Popperle

Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 39 - 33
PP: 2 of 11 (20 shots), Passing:85/96=88 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
PP: 1 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:43/48=87 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:55 1-0 Bret Hedican [4] (Anton Babchuk, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
16:56 2-0 Joe Corvo [6] (Bill Kinkel, Scott Walker)
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28:17 2-1 Alexander Ovechkin [6] (Tom Poti)
30:19 2-2 Brooks Laich [7] (Michael Nylander, Karl Alzner)
31:44 2-3 Viktor Kozlov [9] (Michael Nylander, Alexander Semin)PP
35:34 3-3 Ray Whitney [12] (Justin Williams, Chad LaRose)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:25 Chris Clark (2 min for slashing)
12:47 Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for hooking)
13:14 Andrew Gordon (2 min for elbowing)
19:54 Glen Wesley (2 min for slashing)
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23:12 Karl Alzner (2 min for elbowing)
30:56 Ray Whitney (2 min for hooking)
31:53 Brooks Laich (2 min for slashing)
34:42 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for slashing)
37:24 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for tripping)
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40:53 Mike Green (2 min for elbowing)
43:44 Joe Corvo (2 min for boarding)
47:39 Brian Pothier (2 min for boarding)
51:41 Bill Kinkel (2 min for slashing)
53:54 Scott Walker (2 min for tripping)
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60:35 Milan Jurcina (2 min for slashing)
62:38 Chris Clark (2 min for high-sticking)

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 15.10 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 18.30 8
R Justin Williams 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 12.30 8
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 6
R Chad LaRose 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 22.50 8
L Bill Kinkel 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.40 5
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 9.30 4
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 22.50 8
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Joe Corvo 1 0 8 3 0 3 2 1 23.00 9
D Bret Hedican 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 24.10 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20.10 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16.10 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 30 0 0 65.00 9
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 4 2 0 1 4 0 22.30 8
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5.30 7
C Michael Nylander 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 9
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23.20 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 13.00 7
L Rico Fata 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Brooks Laich 1 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 18.00 9
L Alexander Semin 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 16.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 24.40 9
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.30 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 22.10 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 27.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 4 3 0 1 2 0 29.40 8
D Tom Poti 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 36 0 0 65.00 10
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Nylander
2nd star: Joe Corvo
3rd star: José Theodore

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Sergei Samsonov had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Nicklas Bäckström had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 12) , Portland Pirates 3( 29)
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0-1 POR Keith Aucoin (Eric Fehr, Joe Motzko)
0-2 POR Jakub Klepis (Matt Bradley, Matt Cooke)
1-2 LOW Vince Bellissimo (Joni Pitkänen)
1-3 POR Jakub Klepis (Matt Cooke)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Frédéric Cassivi


Edmonton Oilers 2 , Vancouver Canucks 4
Shots: 19 - 32
PP: 2 of 8 (7 shots), Passing:49/64=76 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
PP: 2 of 9 (17 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:51/52=96 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:09 0-1 Mattias Öhlund [6] (Kevin Bieksa, Steve Bernier)
16:38 0-2 Sami Salo [4] (Mattias Öhlund, Henrik Sedin)PP
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29:36 0-3 Sami Salo [5] (Mattias Öhlund, Henrik Sedin)PP
38:25 1-3 Sam Gagner [15] (Andrew Cogliano, Steve Staios)PP
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48:22 2-3 Erik Cole [3] (Andrew Cogliano, Dustin Penner)PP
48:56 2-4 Tyler Bouck [3] (Matt Pettinger, Aaron Miller)
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Penalty summary:
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02:59 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for slashing)
12:21 Artem Chubarov (2 min for tripping)
16:18 Alex Plante (2 min for tripping)
19:59 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for slashing)
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22:09 Andrew Cogliano (2 min for hooking)
25:15 Ales Hemsky (2 min for hooking)
28:23 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for tripping)
29:47 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
34:53 Sami Salo (2 min for hooking)
36:19 Ryan Kesler (2 min for hooking)
38:52 Jason King (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:35 Steve Bernier (2 min for high-sticking)
46:01 Daniel Sedin (2 min for high-sticking)
51:32 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for cross-checking)
54:03 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2 min for roughing)
57:47 Fernando Pisani (2 min for boarding)
58:43 Sheldon Souray (2 min for hooking)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 -1 8.30 5
R Sam Gagner 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.20 7
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5.50 6
R Dustin Penner 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
C Andrew Cogliano 0 2 2 2 1 0 2 -1 19.50 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 -1 9.40 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.50 5
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 13.20 8
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.10 5
L Erik Cole 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21.40 8
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 10.40 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 22.50 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 30.10 7
D Steve Staios 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 29.30 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Bouck 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 5.10 7
R Jason King 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 10.40 5
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 13.10 8
R Steve Bernier 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 19.40 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.10 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 19.40 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 13.00 8
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.10 6
L Artem Chubarov 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 20.00 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 5 1 0 0 2 1 21.20 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 27.00 8
D Aaron Miller 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.50 7
D Sami Salo 2 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 26.30 9
D Mattias Öhlund 1 2 5 1 0 0 0 1 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sami Salo
2nd star: Mattias Öhlund
3rd star: Tyler Bouck

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Sam Gagner scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Shawn Horcoff had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ales Hemsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Steve Bernier has marked a new career high in points with 28 points.
-Tyler Bouck ended his 6 game point drought.
-Sami Salo ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 4( 12) , Manitoba Moose 3( 13)
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1-0 HAM Colin McDonald (Jean-François Jacques)
1-1 MAN Marc-André Bernier (Brandon Reid, Reagan Rome)
1-2 MAN Marc-André Bernier (Mason Raymond)
2-2 HAM Allan Rourke (Stéphane Goulet, Alexei Mikhnov)
3-2 HAM Alexei Mikhnov (Robert Nilsson, Cody Wild)
3-3 MAN Tommi Santala
4-3 HAM Vyacheslav Trukhno (David Rohlfs, Ryan O'Marra)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Mika Noronen

Florida Panthers 3 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 24 - 34
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:47/62=75 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
PP: 3 of 10 (26 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:57 0-1 Patrik Elias [13] (Brian Rolston)PP
12:28 1-1 Cory Stillman [17] (Gregory Campbell, Bryan Allen)
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28:56 2-1 Rostislav Olesz [4] (Keith Ballard, Karlis Skrastins)
32:52 3-1 Brett McLean [3] (Radek Dvorak, Nathan Horton)
35:55 3-2 Travis Zajac [5] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Vitaly Vishnevski)PP
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45:41 3-3 Brian Rolston [15] (Brian Gionta, Patrik Elias)PP
59:38 3-4 Vitaly Vishnevski [2] (Zach Parisé, Alex Korolyuk)
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Penalty summary:
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04:58 Stephen Weiss (2 min for hooking)
09:04 Stephen Weiss (2 min for slashing)
13:58 Paul Martin (2 min for cross-checking)
18:45 Patrik Elias (2 min for tripping)
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22:22 Keith Ballard (2 min for elbowing)
26:16 Gregory Campbell (2 min for holding the stick)
34:23 Richard Zednik (2 min for hooking)
37:06 Keith Ballard (2 min for boarding)
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40:27 Cory Stillman (2 min for high-sticking)
44:07 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for cross-checking)
46:24 Brett McLean (2 min for hooking)
49:26 Sergei Brylin (2 min for slashing)
54:32 Garth Murray (5 min for fighting)
54:32 Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
55:11 Bryan Allen (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Belak 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 18.00 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 20.20 7
R Nathan Horton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 7
R Cory Stillman 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 14.30 7
C Brett McLean 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 11.30 7
C Rostislav Olesz 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.50 10
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 21.20 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 8.50 7
L Garth Murray 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 2 10.30 7
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 -1 15.30 6
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 15.40 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22.40 8
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 19.20 8
D Bryan Allen 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 21.10 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 -1 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 6.20 5
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 12.20 7
C Arron Asham 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 -1 8.40 7
R Brian Gionta 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Travis Zajac 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 14.10 8
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
R Alex Korolyuk 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Brian Rolston 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Zach Parisé 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
L Patrik Elias 1 1 4 0 1 0 2 -1 21.30 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 10.20 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 -1 28.50 9
D Colin White 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 21.50 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 17.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 -2 30.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Rolston
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Vitaly Vishnevski

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Bryan Allen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Keith Ballard notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rostislav Olesz finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Jozef Stumpel had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jozef Stumpel had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Stephen Weiss had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Jay Bouwmeester had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Jamie Langenbrunner notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brian Rolston scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Garth Murray beat Arron Asham in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 4( 32) , Albany River Rats 3( 15)
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1-0 LOU Anthony Stewart (Branislav Mezei)
1-1 ALB Petr Vrana (David Clarkson, Ian Moran)
2-1 LOU Kamil Kreps (Stefan Meyer, Christian Berglund)
3-1 LOU Anthony Stewart (David Booth, Kamil Kreps)
3-2 ALB Mike Mottau (Grant Marshall)
3-3 ALB Justin Papineau (Mike Mottau)
4-3 LOU Janis Sprukts (Robert Liscak)


Montreal Canadiens 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 22 - 19
PP: 1 of 10 (13 shots), Passing:62/71=87 %, Challenges:39/49=78 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:67/89=75 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:35 0-1 Niklas Hagman [4] (Jeff Finger, Zbynek Michalek)
19:12 0-2 Alexei Ponikarovsky [10] (Tomas Kaberle, Nik Antropov)PP
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38:58 1-2 Alex Tanguay [18] (Alex Kovalev, Mike Komisarek)PP
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58:51 1-3 Peter Schaefer [13] (Pavel Kubina, Zbynek Michalek) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:31 Jason Blake (2 min for tripping)
06:11 Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
06:59 Andrei Markov (2 min for roughing)
15:52 Niklas Hagman (2 min for hooking)
18:16 Andrei Markov (2 min for hooking)
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27:43 Nik Antropov (2 min for tripping)
32:07 Jeremy Williams (2 min for hooking)
34:57 Jamal Mayers (2 min for tripping)
38:17 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for hooking)
39:05 Bates Battaglia (2 min for high-sticking)
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49:37 Jason Blake (2 min for holding the stick)
51:15 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for hooking)
53:47 Pavel Kubina (2 min for boarding)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.10 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
C Mike York 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 12.20 5
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9.30 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 18.40 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10.10 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 22.50 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 6 2 4 0 0 27.20 9
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
D Alexei Emelin 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 15.00 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 0 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 16 0 0 59.00 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 3 1 3 2 1 19.50 8
R Alexander Steen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9.50 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 13.30 8
C Jeremy Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.50 6
C Tomas Surovy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 6
C Nik Antropov 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 17.30 7
C Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 20.10 7
L Niklas Hagman 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 12.10 7
L Peter Schaefer 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 11.40 9
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 3 2 3 0 4 0 20.00 8
D Jeff Finger 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 15.30 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.20 8
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 26.30 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 20.40 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vesa Toskala
2nd star: Niklas Hagman
3rd star: Peter Schaefer

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Kostitsyn had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Alexei Ponikarovsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Zbynek Michalek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Niklas Hagman ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Peter Schaefer finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 0( 26) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 22)
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0-1 SJM David Ling (Boyd Devereaux, Ian White)
0-2 SJM Simon Gamache (David Ling)

Goalies: Cédrick Desjardins - Justin Pogge

Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 29 - 17
PP: 1 of 9 (12 shots), Passing:82/98=83 %, Challenges:35/43=79 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:57/75=76 %, Challenges:32/45=69 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:23 1-0 Ryan Whitney [2])PP
18:04 2-0 Brooks Orpik [1] (Ryan Whitney, Milan Kraft)
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26:05 3-0 Ruslan Fedotenko [12] (Evgeny Malkin)
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45:17 3-1 Todd White [7] (Garnet Exelby)
53:26 3-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [13] (Niclas Hävelid, Steve Rucchin)
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Penalty summary:
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00:11 Colby Armstrong (2 min for hooking)
03:47 Petr Sykora (2 min for holding the stick)
07:35 Mark Popovic (2 min for boarding)
11:48 Bryan McCabe (2 min for tripping)
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28:41 Darren Haydar (2 min for tripping)
30:21 Garnet Exelby (2 min for tripping)
32:53 Arpad Mihaly (2 min for cross-checking)
35:02 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for hooking)
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50:07 Jordan Staal (2 min for slashing)
54:49 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
55:59 Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for hooking)
58:55 Garnet Exelby (2 min for holding the stick)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arpad Mihaly 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6.00 6
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 12.00 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
R Petr Sykora 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -2 21.10 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 9.30 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 14.30 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 21.10 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
L Linus Persson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Niklas Nordgren 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.00 5
L Milan Kraft 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 14.40 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 14.40 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.50 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
D Brooks Orpik 1 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 17.40 9
D Ryan Whitney 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 27.20 9
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 -2 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Dany Sabourin 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 13.30 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 17.40 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 21.10 6
C Daultan Leveille 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 5.50 4
C Éric Perrin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 6
C Todd White 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
C Steve Rucchin 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21.10 6
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 4
L Steve Martins 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 10.20 7
L Jim Slater 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 18.10 8
D Mark Popovic 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 16.30 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 19.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 24.10 6
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Whitney
2nd star: Ruslan Fedotenko
3rd star: Brooks Orpik

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Brooks Orpik ended his 6 game point drought.
-Ryan Whitney finally ended his 28 game goal drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Niclas Hävelid notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Todd White ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Bryan McCabe had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 25) , Chicago Wolves 0( 9)
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1-0 WIL Jonathan Filewich (Tim Brent, Paul Bissonnette)
2-0 WIL Olivier Legault (Tim Brent)
3-0 WIL Olivier Legault (Terry Virtue, Jonathan Filewich)

Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Fred Brathwaite