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Minnesota Wild 1 , New York Rangers 4
Shots: 25 - 21
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:31/54=56 %
Attendance: 17196 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 447096 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:09 0-1 Martin Straka [22])PP
19:55 0-2 Brendan Shanahan [10] (Chris Drury)
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23:13 0-3 Jaromir Jagr [23] (Paul Mara)
30:26 1-3 Mark Parrish [5] (Brad Boyes, Matt Cooke)
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48:38 1-4 Brendan Shanahan [11] (Michal Rozsival, Thomas Pöck)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:55 David Steckel (2 min for boarding)
13:53 James Sheppard (2 min for hooking)
15:31 Aki Seitsonen (2 min for hooking)
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24:13 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for boarding)
33:22 James Sheppard (2 min for tripping)
36:21 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
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42:11 Chris Drury (2 min for hooking)
46:49 Josh Gratton (5 min for fighting)
46:49 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
48:12 Adam Foote (2 min for high-sticking)
55:13 Michal Rozsival (2 min for elbowing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 8.50 4
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 5 2 5 0 0 9.20 7
R Mark Parrish 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 17.40 9
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C David Steckel 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 8.30 6
C Aki Seitsonen 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 11.10 5
C Brad Boyes 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
C John Madden 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 6.50 5
L Colton Gillies 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
L Matt Cooke 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 21.30 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 1 3 0 4 -1 19.50 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 8.10 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 6 3 6 0 -1 28.20 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 22.00 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Ryan Hollweg 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 -1 9.00 7
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 5
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 9.00 5
C Chris Drury 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 16.40 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 20.20 7
L Josh Gratton 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 6.40 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 3 2 5 2 -1 15.50 7
L Brendan Shanahan 2 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 15.30 9
L Martin Straka 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Thomas Pöck 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 31.30 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.00 7
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 2 4 2 5 2 1 28.00 8
D Paul Mara 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Shanahan
2nd star: Henrik Lundqvist
3rd star: Mark Parrish

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-John Madden had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Brendan Shanahan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brendan Shanahan ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Todd Fedoruk beat Josh Gratton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 20) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 9)
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0-1 HFD Ivan Baranka (Colton Orr)
1-1 HOU Petr Kalus (Cal Clutterbuck)
2-1 HOU Peter Olvecky (Kyle Bailey)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Chris Holt

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Washington Capitals 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 20 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:31/56=54 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:78/96=81 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
Attendance: 14188 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 400102 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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28:35 0-1 Todd White [19] (Niclas Hävelid)
29:07 1-1 Alexander Semin [15] (Shaone Morrisonn, Alexandre Picard)
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46:37 2-1 Martin St. Louis [13] (Alexander Semin, Alexander Ovechkin)
53:56 2-2 Marian Hossa [24] (Niclas Hävelid)
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Penalty summary:
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03:41 Colby Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
05:46 Martin St. Louis (2 min for holding the stick)
11:42 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
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23:11 Ron Hainsey (2 min for boarding)
29:59 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for high-sticking)
34:58 Josh Hennessy (2 min for slashing)
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58:13 Alexandre Picard (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.30 5
R Chris Bourque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 4
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 18.50 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 7.30 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 17.50 6
C Alexandre Picard 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 17.30 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.50 4
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 13.20 5
L Alexander Semin 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 19.20 9
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 1 4 1 4 0 -1 21.30 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 16.10 5
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 20.00 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 25.50 4
D Ben Clymer 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 22.10 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 18.20 4
D Mike Green 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 27.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 2 0 21 0 0 65.00 8
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 8.10 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 4 4 6 2 0 16.10 7
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 -1 19.20 8
R Marian Hossa 1 0 3 4 0 3 0 1 21.30 8
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.50 4
C Jason Allison 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 14.10 7
C Todd White 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 19.40 7
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 12.00 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 17.00 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Steve Bernier 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 22.10 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 -1 18.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 28.50 7
D Karel Pilar 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 20.20 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 18 0 0 65.00 8
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Martin St. Louis
3rd star: Marian Hossa

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Semin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexander Semin notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 4( 23) , Chicago Wolves 2( 19)
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1-0 POR Owen Fussey (Donald Brashear)
2-0 POR Owen Fussey (Donald Brashear, Yannic Seidenberg)
2-1 CHW Brett Sterling (Joel Lundqvist)
2-2 CHW Brett Sterling (Joel Lundqvist)
3-2 POR Yannic Seidenberg (Chris McAllister)
4-2 POR Joe Motzko (Travis Morin)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Fred Brathwaite