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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Philadelphia Flyers 1
Shots: 29 - 9
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:79/95=83 %, Challenges:46/62=73 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:55/65=84 %, Challenges:22/47=45 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:34 1-0 Mikael Backlund [2] (Ed Jovanovski, Travis Zajac)
13:43 2-0 Peter Mueller [3] (Nick Petrecki)
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no scoring
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48:42 2-1 Glen Murray [4] (Claude Giroux, Patrick Marleau)
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Penalty summary:
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07:33 Steve Downie (5 min for fighting)
07:33 Paul Bissonnette (5 min for fighting)
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21:55 Riley Cote (2 min for high-sticking)
31:17 Dustin Jeffrey (5 min for fighting)
31:17 Josh Beaulieu (5 min for fighting)
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44:34 Ryan Potulny (2 min for roughing)
44:34 Gary Roberts (2 min for roughing)
50:32 Josh Beaulieu (5 min for fighting)
50:32 Nick Petrecki (5 min for fighting)
55:25 Claude Giroux (2 min for hooking)
57:43 Chris Clark (2 min for tripping)
59:52 Hal Gill (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 13.00 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 16.20 7
C Dustin Jeffrey 0 0 4 2 1 1 5 0 8.30 7
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.50 6
C Peter Mueller 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 6
C Travis Zajac 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 19.00 7
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 10.30 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 13.40 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 15.00 7
L Mikael Backlund 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 18.30 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 21.30 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 23.00 8
D Nick Petrecki 0 1 0 5 0 5 5 1 15.30 9
D Paul Bissonnette 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 -1 17.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 1 0 8 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Downie 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 9.50 6
R Glen Murray 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 22.40 8
R Claude Giroux 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 -1 23.10 4
R Daniel Brière 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 6.50 5
C Josh Beaulieu 0 0 0 2 1 1 10 0 5.10 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 17.10 7
L Patrick Marleau 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -2 19.40 6
C Jason Spezza 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 18.10 7
L Riley Cote 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.40 6
C Ryan Potulny 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 13.20 4
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.00 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 17.40 4
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 17.30 6
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 18.30 4
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 24.00 5
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 14.30 5
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 20.00 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 27 0 0 58.30 9
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Peter Mueller
2nd star: Mikael Backlund
3rd star: Ed Jovanovski

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Chris Clark had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brian Gionta had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brian Gionta had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Mikael Backlund ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Nick Petrecki ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Glen Murray ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Steve Downie fought Paul Bissonnette in a fight.
-Josh Beaulieu beat Dustin Jeffrey in a fight.
-Josh Beaulieu beat Nick Petrecki in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 23) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2(
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1-0 WIL Alain Nasreddine (Nathan Smith)
2-0 WIL Ned Havern (Carl Sneep, Kurtis McLean)
3-0 WIL Connor James (Carl Sneep)
3-1 PHL Tim Taylor (Jonathan Matsumoto, Denis Gauthier)
3-2 PHL Jonathan Matsumoto (Mathias Joggi)

Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Martin Houle

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New York Rangers 4 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 30 - 20
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:80/93=86 %, Challenges:33/51=63 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:59/67=88 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:12 1-0 Fredrik Sjöström [2] (Chris Drury, Martin Straka)
05:59 2-0 Martin Straka [2] (Fredrik Sjöström, Christian Bäckman)
14:12 3-0 Martin Straka [3] (Fredrik Sjöström, Christian Bäckman)
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29:59 3-1 Manny Malhotra [2] (Alex Tanguay, Roman Hamrlik)
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49:05 3-2 Justin Williams [4] (Mike Knuble, Patrice Brisebois)PP
52:15 4-2 Christian Bäckman [2] (Fredrik Sjöström, Martin Straka)
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Penalty summary:
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03:44 Dave Scatchard (5 min for fighting)
03:44 Ryan Hollweg (5 min for fighting)
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22:22 Chris Drury (2 min for boarding)
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47:29 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
56:23 Martin Straka (2 min for holding the stick)
58:52 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 6
R Ryan Hollweg 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 13.40 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 1 3 5 0 2 0 0 3 17.50 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 12.20 5
C Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Chris Drury 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 17.50 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Josh Gratton 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 0 14.10 6
L Martin Straka 2 2 5 0 1 0 2 3 18.20 10
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 14.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 17.00 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 5 2 4 0 0 22.50 8
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 5
D Christian Bäckman 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 3 24.40 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 14.40 7
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 17.50 6
R Justin Williams 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 -2 20.50 6
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Dave Scatchard 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 15.10 6
C Manny Malhotra 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 17.50 8
C Alex Tanguay 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -2 20.20 7
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Jay McClement 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 0 14.40 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 17.50 6
L Mike Knuble 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 19.50 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.40 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.10 5
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 -3 30.10 5
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 16.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 -3 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Straka
2nd star: Fredrik Sjöström
3rd star: Christian Bäckman

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Fredrik Sjöström finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Martin Straka finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Justin Williams ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Manny Malhotra ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Dave Scatchard beat Ryan Hollweg in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 5( 29) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 6)
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0-1 MIL Jeff Tambellini (Jed Ortmeyer, Greg Zanon)
1-1 HFD Andrew Hutchinson (Greg Moore)
2-1 HFD Pierre Parenteau
3-1 HFD Nigel Dawes (Pierre Parenteau, Alex Bourret)
4-1 HFD Mitch Fritz (Brandon Dubinsky)
5-1 HFD Marek Malik (Nigel Dawes)

Goalies: Chris Holt - Dmitri Pätzold

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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 26 - 20
PP: 1 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:64/84=76 %, Challenges:34/47=70 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:26/41=61 %
Attendance: 14610 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 457293 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:15 1-0 Dean McAmmond [5] (Toni Lydman, Jordan Staal)
15:16 2-0 Henrik Tallinder [1] (Toni Lydman, Steve Rucchin)PP
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26:01 2-1 Joe Corvo [1] (Adrian Aucoin, Evgeny Malkin)PP
31:06 3-1 Steve Rucchin [5] (Toni Lydman, Jaroslav Spacek)
33:09 4-1 Ales Kotalik [4] (Jordan Staal, Dean McAmmond)
33:42 4-2 Jason Ward [2] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Evgeny Malkin)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Ray Whitney (2 min for high-sticking)
03:27 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for high-sticking)
14:17 Jason Ward (2 min for boarding)
17:34 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for holding the stick)
19:19 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for slashing)
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21:44 Drayson Bowman (2 min for elbowing)
23:47 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
23:47 Teppo Numminen (2 min for roughing)
25:57 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
35:51 David Perron (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:13 Bobby Hughes (5 min for cross-checking)
46:48 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 12.10 4
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 18.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 16.30 6
C Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 4
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 16.30 5
C Jordan Staal 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 14.40 8
C Steve Rucchin 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 4
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 18.40 6
L Dean McAmmond 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 14.30 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 18.50 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 13.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 19.10 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 23.40 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 13.50 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 21.00 7
D Toni Lydman 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 4
R Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 -1 12.50 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 6
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 7.00 5
C David Perron 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 18.50 4
C Pat Dwyer 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 4
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 3 4 2 4 4 0 19.00 8
L Drayson Bowman 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 7.00 6
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.00 5
L Jason Ward 1 0 3 4 0 1 2 0 16.50 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 17.30 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.20 6
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Joe Corvo 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 -2 28.10 7
D Alex Grant 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 6
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15.30 4
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Rucchin
2nd star: Dean McAmmond
3rd star: Toni Lydman

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Jason Ward ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Joe Corvo finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 37) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 13)
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1-0 ROC Bryan Little (Andrew Peters, Marek Zagrapan)
2-0 ROC Éric Castonguay (Luke Wiens, Mike Weber)
2-1 LOW Jan Steber (Brad Parsons)
2-2 LOW Brad Parsons
3-2 ROC Cody Bass (Michael Ryan)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Michael Leighton

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Washington Capitals 2 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 21 - 33
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:33/46=70 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:38/55=67 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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28:56 1-0 Martin St. Louis [7] (Anton Volchenkov, Nicklas Bäckström)
34:01 2-0 Alexander Ovechkin [7] (Brian Pothier, Alexandre Picard)PP
34:47 2-1 Daniel Alfredsson [5] (John-Michael Liles, Nicklas Lidström)
39:36 2-2 Saku Koivu [5] (John-Michael Liles)
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Penalty summary:
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06:11 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for elbowing)
12:52 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for holding the stick)
15:58 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for slashing)
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23:35 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
32:57 Marc Savard (2 min for holding the stick)
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46:15 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
48:34 Marc Savard (2 min for elbowing)
54:06 Matt Bradley (2 min for cross-checking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 10.50 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.00 6
R Chris Bourque 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 9
C Alexandre Picard 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 16.30 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Sam Gagner 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 -1 15.10 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 17.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 22.10 7
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 -1 31.50 8
D Brian Pothier 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 20.00 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15.30 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 31.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 31 0 0 65.00 10
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 12.40 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.50 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 5
C Patrik Elias 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 12.40 5
C Saku Koivu 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 20.40 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 -1 19.40 8
L Kyle Chipchura 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 9.10 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 11.00 5
L Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 15.30 7
L Marc Savard 0 0 4 0 3 0 4 -1 21.10 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 17.40 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 31.10 8
D Mathieu Carle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 28.10 8
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 19 0 0 65.00 8
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Roberto Luongo
2nd star: John-Michael Liles
3rd star: Martin St. Louis

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Brian Pothier finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 20) , Quebec Citadelles 3( 28)
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0-1 QUE Danny Groulx (Jochen Hecht, Jonathan Ferland)
0-2 QUE Danny Groulx (Jani Rita)
0-3 QUE Jochen Hecht (Andy Hilbert)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Yann Danis

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Minnesota Wild 3 , Edmonton Oilers 3
Shots: 33 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:68/89=76 %, Challenges:27/42=62 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:82/96=85 %, Challenges:17/49=34 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:11 1-0 Mark Parrish [4] (Brad Boyes, Pavol Demitra)
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31:49 1-1 Stu Barnes [1] (Michael Ryder, Raffi Torres)
34:45 2-1 Pavol Demitra [6] (Marian Gaborik, James Sheppard)
36:17 2-2 Nikolai Zherdev [9] (Stu Barnes)
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49:09 2-3 Petr Sykora [5] (Peter Forsberg, Nikolai Zherdev)
56:29 3-3 James Sheppard [3] (Kyle Calder, Marian Gaborik)
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Penalty summary:
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06:29 Raffi Torres (2 min for slashing)
07:11 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for tripping)
07:55 Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
07:55 Martin Skoula (2 min for roughing)
10:12 Ladislav Smid (2 min for roughing)
10:12 James Sheppard (2 min for roughing)
14:25 Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
14:25 Mark Parrish (2 min for roughing)
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24:27 Matt Cooke (5 min for attempt to injury)
29:29 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:56 Mark Parrish (5 min for fighting)
41:56 Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
41:56 Mark Parrish (10 min game misconduct)
41:56 Steve Ott (10 min game misconduct)
41:56 Aki Seitsonen (5 min for fighting)
41:56 Jarret Stoll (5 min for fighting)
41:56 Aki Seitsonen (10 min game misconduct)
41:56 Jarret Stoll (10 min game misconduct)
41:56 James Sheppard (2 min for roughing)
41:56 Robert Nilsson (2 min for roughing)
41:56 Martin Skoula (5 min for fighting)
41:56 Ladislav Smid (5 min for fighting)
41:56 Martin Skoula (10 min game misconduct)
41:56 Ladislav Smid (10 min game misconduct)
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61:38 Keith Carney (2 min for roughing)
61:38 Raffi Torres (2 min for roughing)

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 8.10 5
R Kyle Calder 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
R Mark Parrish 1 0 3 1 1 1 17 0 11.50 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 2 6 2 1 3 0 0 22.00 9
C Aki Seitsonen 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 0 5.40 4
C David Steckel 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 14.30 5
C Brad Boyes 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.10 6
C Pavol Demitra 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.50 7
R Matt Foy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 16.40 7
L James Sheppard 1 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 21.30 7
L John Madden 0 0 4 4 2 3 0 0 23.40 7
D Keith Carney 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 23.40 8
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 -1 17.00 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 29.00 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 14.50 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 0 17.20 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Ott 0 0 0 1 1 1 15 0 4.50 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 13.10 6
R Michael Ryder 0 1 3 2 4 1 0 -1 16.30 6
R Petr Sykora 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 -1 20.20 5
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 2.50 6
C Stu Barnes 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 19.40 8
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 -1 10.40 5
C Peter Forsberg 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 24.50 8
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6.50 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -1 16.00 5
L Raffi Torres 0 1 2 2 1 0 4 -1 25.20 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 2 27.50 9
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 13.10 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 30.00 5
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 3 1 1 17 -1 17.00 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 18.40 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 -1 21.00 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 31.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 3 0 30 0 0 65.00 9
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Gaborik
2nd star: Stu Barnes
3rd star: Pavol Demitra

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Stu Barnes finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Stu Barnes finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Peter Forsberg had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Steve Ott beat Mark Parrish in a fight.
-Aki Seitsonen beat Jarret Stoll in a fight.
-Ladislav Smid beat Martin Skoula in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 0( 24) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 21)
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0-1 HAM James Neal (Marc-Antoine Pouliot)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Tobias Stephan

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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 35 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:62/76=81 %, Challenges:35/55=62 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:80/92=86 %, Challenges:23/42=53 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 678950 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:44 0-1 Jack Skille [2] (Milan Lucic, Pat Rissmiller)
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27:31 1-1 Rob Niedermayer [3] (Paul Ranger, Steve Eminger)
31:14 2-1 Jeff O'Neill [5] (Tom Poti, Shane O'Brien)
32:16 2-2 Robbie Schremp [1] (Wojtek Wolski, Chris Kelly)
33:06 3-2 Jeff Halpern [3] (Fredrik Modin, Garnet Exelby)
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53:12 3-3 Martin Havlat [4] (Radim Vrbata, Pat Rissmiller)
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62:56 4-3 Derek Roy [2] (Mike Comrie, Sean O'Donnell)
Penalty summary:
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07:26 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for boarding)
11:03 Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
11:03 Brian Rafalski (2 min for roughing)
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43:05 Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
43:05 Ty Wishart (2 min for roughing)
50:29 Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
57:43 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
57:43 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
58:47 Mike Richards (5 min for fighting)
58:47 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 13.10 7
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 14.20 7
R Jeff O'Neill 1 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 16.10 7
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 19.20 7
C Steve Stamkos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.10 7
C Jeff Halpern 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Derek Roy 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 0 14.50 8
L Brad May 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 7
C Mike Comrie 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 -1 19.20 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 1 1 3 0 6 0 2 16.20 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 1 5 4 3 5 -1 21.10 7
D Paul Ranger 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 27.40 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 2 0 2 4 1 17.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 -1 21.40 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 22 0 0 63.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Pat Rissmiller 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 15.00 5
R Chris Kelly 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
R Jack Skille 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Patrick Zackrisson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 4
C Robbie Schremp 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Milan Lucic 0 1 0 3 0 3 5 1 10.00 6
L Patrick Kane 0 0 1 2 6 2 0 -1 15.00 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 -1 18.40 6
L Martin Havlat 1 0 5 1 3 1 0 0 20.00 7
D Ty Wishart 0 0 0 3 1 4 2 -1 16.10 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 0 26.30 6
D Colin White 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 18.50 8
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 21.20 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 -1 23.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 4 0 31 0 0 63.00 7
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rob Niedermayer
2nd star: Jeff O'Neill
3rd star: Jeff Halpern

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Derek Roy finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Shane O'Brien ended his 7 game point drought.
-Paul Ranger ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Jack Skille ended his 6 game point drought.
-Robbie Schremp finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Milan Lucic ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Sheldon Souray in a fight.
-Milan Lucic beat Mike Richards in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 16) , Cleveland Barons 1( 12)
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1-0 SYR Kirill Starkov (Joakim Lindström)
2-0 SYR Éric Dazé (Clay Wilson)
3-0 SYR Kris Beech (Ole-Kristian Tollefsen, Martin Lapointe)
3-1 CLE Ashton Rome (Tyler McGregor)

Goalies: Adam Munro - Taylor Dakers

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Phoenix Coyotes 3 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 24 - 13
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:48/64=73 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/70=84 %, Challenges:16/38=41 %
Attendance: 13971 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 430307 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:53 1-0 Niko Dimitrakos [1] (Pascal Dupuis, Zbynek Michalek)
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31:58 1-1 Tomas Kopecky [2] (Evan McGrath, Kirk Maltby)
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49:32 2-1 Derek Morris [3] (Nick Boynton, Antoine Vermette)
54:02 3-1 Mike York [8] (Antoine Vermette, Kyle McLaren)
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Penalty summary:
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07:01 Kirk Maltby (2 min for slashing)
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24:44 Jamie Tardif (2 min for high-sticking)
27:53 Kirk Maltby (2 min for slashing)
38:06 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
38:06 Jamie Tardif (5 min for fighting)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niko Dimitrakos 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 10.30 6
R Pascal Dupuis 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 10.00 5
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
R Owen Nolan 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.40 6
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10.30 7
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 15.00 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
L Joël Perrault 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 1 10.30 6
L Bill Thomas 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 3 2 5 2 0 -1 16.30 6
L Mike York 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 21.10 8
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 11.00 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 5 1 5 5 2 16.10 9
D Nick Boynton 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 30.00 8
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 24.00 7
D Derek Morris 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 30.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Tardif 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 1 8.50 7
R Mark Hartigan 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 15.00 5
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
C Tomas Kopecky 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -2 16.10 4
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
C Joe Thornton 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Evan McGrath 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7.50 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 2 2 4 3 4 -1 15.40 6
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 17.50 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -2 23.40 4
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 20.20 7
D Kyle Quincey 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15.30 5
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Dominik Hasek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antoine Vermette
2nd star: Derek Morris
3rd star: Niko Dimitrakos

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Niko Dimitrakos finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Kyle McLaren ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Mike Komisarek had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Kyle McLaren fought Jamie Tardif in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 26) , Kansas City Blades 1( 16)
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1-0 SPR Mathias Tjärnqvist (Keith Ballard, Niko Kapanen)
1-1 KCB Johan Ryno
2-1 SPR Olivier Latendresse

Goalies: Al Montoya - Adam Berkhoel

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 1 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:73/81=90 %, Challenges:40/58=67 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:30/48=61 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 589069 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:32 1-0 Rick Nash [5] (Scott Niedermayer)
06:12 1-1 Ryan Kesler [3])
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43:29 2-1 Chris Pronger [2] (François Beauchemin, Patrice Bergeron)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:23 Brad Isbister (2 min for boarding)
10:32 Ryan Shannon (2 min for high-sticking)
16:53 Doug Weight (2 min for tripping)
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23:51 Jan Hrdina (2 min for hooking)
36:28 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for hooking)
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43:08 Jan Hrdina (2 min for cross-checking)
49:11 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for tripping)
51:45 Daniel Sedin (2 min for holding the stick)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephen Dixon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
R Todd Marchant 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 17.00 6
R Rick Nash 1 0 6 2 1 2 0 1 18.40 9
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 -1 11.10 5
C Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 17.00 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11.50 6
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 6.40 4
L Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.50 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Teemu Selänne 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 6
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20.00 6
D Chris Pronger 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 25.30 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 14.20 6
D François Beauchemin 0 1 1 2 5 2 0 0 21.20 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Aubin 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.00 5
R Brad Isbister 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 8.30 6
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 21.10 7
C Trevor Linden 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 15.40 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 19.50 8
L Brad Richardson 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 8.00 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.30 4
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 1 4 2 4 4 0 15.10 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 -1 21.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.10 5
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 -1 29.10 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11.20 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 21.50 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 5 1 3 2 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 2 0 26 0 0 59.00 9
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Chris Pronger
3rd star: Todd Bertuzzi

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Chris Pronger finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Ryan Kesler ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Jan Hrdina had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Jan Hrdina had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 28) , Manitoba Moose 1( 14)
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1-0 CIN Matt Keith (Matt Beleskey, Kent Huskins)
2-0 CIN Cam Janssen (Brett Morrison, Aaron Johnson)
2-1 MAN Rick Rypien (Jason Jaffray)

Goalies: Jonas Hiller - Sébastien Centomo