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Toronto Maple Leafs 6 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 24 - 21
PP: 4 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:74/94=78 %, Challenges:27/39=67 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:23/32=69 %
Attendance: 14142 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 448301 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:57 1-0 Ben Ondrus [1] (Mark Streit, Anton Strålman)
14:05 2-0 Christoph Schubert [4] (Jirí Tlustý, Michael Peca)PP
19:24 3-0 Michael Peca [7] (Kyle Wellwood)PP
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25:05 3-1 Milan Hejduk [9] (Travis Zajac, Guillaume Latendresse)
38:34 4-1 Michael Peca [8] (Jason Blake, Jirí Tlustý)PP
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40:22 4-2 Travis Zajac [11] (Guillaume Latendresse, Milan Hejduk)
48:57 5-2 Kyle Wellwood [13] (Mike Fisher, David Vyborny)PP
54:38 6-2 Brad Marchand [3] (Mike Fisher, Kyle Wellwood)
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Penalty summary:
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13:17 Chris Clark (2 min for hooking)
17:56 Gary Roberts (2 min for tripping)
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20:54 Jason Blake (2 min for cross-checking)
37:09 Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
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48:05 Dustin Jeffrey (2 min for tripping)
49:08 Ben Ondrus (2 min for tripping)
55:55 Ruslan Bashkirov (2 min for elbowing)
57:41 Matt Stajan (2 min for high-sticking)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
R Jason Blake 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 19.50 6
R David Vyborny 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 8
R Matt Stajan 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 19.20 6
C Kris Newbury 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Michael Peca 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 8
C Jirí Tlustý 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 14.50 7
C Kyle Wellwood 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
L Ben Ondrus 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 8.30 7
L Ruslan Bashkirov 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 -1 16.50 4
C Brad Marchand 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 9.50 5
L Mike Fisher 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 23.10 7
D Mark Streit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11.00 6
D Anton Strålman 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 19.40 6
D Christoph Schubert 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 20.00 9
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 10.00 5
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 11.30 5
R Brian Gionta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 2 2 4 0 1 0 1 15.20 8
C Dustin Jeffrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.00 4
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 5
C Peter Mueller 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
C Travis Zajac 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 20.20 9
L Mikael Backlund 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.10 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 12.10 6
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 18.00 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 17.00 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 28.50 6
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 5
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 4
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 28.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Peca
2nd star: Kyle Wellwood
3rd star: Christoph Schubert

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Mike Fisher notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ben Ondrus ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Ben Ondrus ended his 8 game point drought.
-Anton Strålman ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 25) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 15)
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0-1 WIL Tony Lagerström (Connor James, Carl Sneep)
0-2 WIL Nathan Smith (Joe Rullier)
1-2 SJM Jeff Taffe (Jeremy Williams, Johnny Pohl)
1-3 WIL Tony Lagerström (Mathieu Roy)
2-3 SJM Jay Harrison (Jeremy Williams)
3-3 SJM Jeff Taffe (Jeremy Williams)

Goalies: Vesa Toskala - Jeff Pietrasiak

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Tampa Bay Lightning 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 24 - 15
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:27/47=56 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:30/51=57 %
Attendance: 13770 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 411723 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:31 1-0 Drew Doughty [2] (Matt Cullen)PP
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27:26 1-1 Scott Walker [5] (Ray Whitney, Adrian Aucoin)PP
29:01 2-1 Keith Tkachuk [9] (Duncan Keith, Drew Doughty)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:38 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for cross-checking)
08:16 Lars Eller (5 min for fighting)
08:16 Bobby Hughes (5 min for fighting)
14:06 Trevor Letowski (2 min for holding the stick)
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26:09 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
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40:32 Mark Popovic (5 min for fighting)
40:32 Lars Eller (5 min for fighting)
55:54 Ryan Bayda (2 min for slashing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.10 4
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 5
R Anson Carter 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 16.50 5
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.30 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 10.00 6
C Lars Eller 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 11.40 5
C Matt Cullen 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 15.40 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.30 7
L Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.20 6
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 20.20 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 16.30 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 1 23.40 8
D Filip Kuba 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 20.30 9
D Drew Doughty 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 8
D Duncan Keith 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 22.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Riku Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 5.50 5
R Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12.50 5
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 18.50 5
R Scott Walker 1 0 3 2 3 2 0 -1 18.20 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6.10 5
C David Perron 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.50 5
C Pat Dwyer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 5
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -1 19.40 7
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 6.10 6
L Mike Leclerc 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 14.40 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 -1 19.20 7
D Jussi Timonen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 24.00 5
D Joe Corvo 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 22.50 5
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 13.10 6
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 23.00 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 23.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 22 0 0 58.00 8
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Drew Doughty
2nd star: Keith Tkachuk
3rd star: Duncan Keith

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Matt Cullen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Duncan Keith notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Other notes:
-Lars Eller fought Bobby Hughes in a fight.
-Mark Popovic beat Lars Eller in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 0( 17) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 15)
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0-1 LOW Bill Kinkel (Casey Borer)

Goalies: John Grahame - Michael Leighton

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Atlanta Thrashers 4 , Buffalo Sabres 0
Shots: 34 - 16
PP: 2 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:76/96=79 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:16/43=36 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:24 1-0 Alex Korolyuk [5] (Cody Franson, Marcel Hossa)
12:28 2-0 Alexei Zhitnik [2] (Jason Krog)PP
18:39 3-0 Marian Hossa [19] (Jason Allison, Steve Bernier)PP
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29:08 4-0 Steve Bernier [12] (Rostislav Klesla, Jason Allison)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:58 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for high-sticking)
12:17 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
17:49 Bryan Little (2 min for hooking)
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25:57 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
29:16 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
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41:05 Bryan Little (2 min for tripping)
48:18 Bryan Little (2 min for boarding)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.50 6
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 2 6 1 6 0 0 12.50 8
R Alex Korolyuk 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 11.40 8
R Marian Hossa 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 21.50 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Darby Hendrickson 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
C Jason Krog 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
C Jason Allison 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
L Éric Dazé 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12.50 6
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
L Steve Bernier 1 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 20.30 9
D Karel Pilar 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 12.50 6
D Cody Franson 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.50 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 24.20 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 21.10 8
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 8 0 8 0 1 30.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Jocelyn Thibault 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 1 1 2 0 0 -1 9.30 4
R Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 11.30 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 13.10 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 18.30 5
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 5
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 19.10 5
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 -1 10.30 4
L Jason Chimera 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
L Jan Bulis 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 16.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 4
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 25.20 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 -1 21.30 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 5 2 5 0 -1 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick DiPietro
2nd star: Steve Bernier
3rd star: Alex Korolyuk

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Cody Franson ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 9) , Rochester Americans 3( 17)
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0-1 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Michael Ryan)
0-2 ROC Mark Mancari (Adam Mair)
0-3 ROC Michael Ryan (Patrick Kaleta, Éric Castonguay)
1-3 CHW Colin Stuart (Brett Sterling)

Goalies: Bobby Nadeau - Maxime Ouellet

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Dallas Stars 2 , San Jose Sharks 0
Shots: 26 - 15
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:77/97=79 %, Challenges:34/54=61 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/77=79 %, Challenges:25/39=62 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:05 1-0 Trevor Daley [2] (Dustin Penner, Shawn Horcoff)PP
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31:37 2-0 Nick Foligno [3] (Brenden Morrow, Antti Miettinen)
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Penalty summary:
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00:49 Martin Havlat (5 min for fighting)
00:49 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
00:55 Sheldon Souray (2 min for hooking)
03:58 Patrick Kane (2 min for hooking)
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20:48 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
20:48 Martin Havlat (5 min for fighting)
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48:06 Brad Winchester (5 min for fighting)
48:06 Chris Kelly (5 min for fighting)
54:41 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for elbowing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Winchester 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 6.40 6
R Chad LaRose 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 5
R Dustin Penner 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 18.40 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Nick Foligno 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 16.00 8
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 16.50 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 19.10 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 1 3 3 3 0 1 17.50 7
L Antti Miettinen 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Jere Lehtinen 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17.20 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 23.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 4 2 3 10 0 21.40 8
D Trevor Daley 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 17.50 6
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 19.10 5
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 0 0 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Johan Holmqvist 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 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 6.10 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 17.20 5
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 -1 15.00 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 21.30 6
R Jack Skille 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Patrick Zackrisson 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 5
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.20 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 9.40 7
L Patrick Kane 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 14.50 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 -1 18.10 6
L Martin Havlat 0 0 1 2 1 1 10 0 17.30 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 15.10 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 18.30 4
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 23.50 6
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 4
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 5
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marty Turco
2nd star: Nick Foligno
3rd star: Trevor Daley

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Nick Foligno finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Brad Richards had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Antti Miettinen had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jere Lehtinen had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Other notes:
-Dion Phaneuf beat Martin Havlat in a fight.
-Dion Phaneuf fought Martin Havlat in a fight.
-Brad Winchester fought Chris Kelly in a fight.

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 1( 20) , Cleveland Barons 2( 17)
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1-0 UTH Krys Barch (Richard Clune)
1-1 CLE Patrik Stefan (Graham Mink, Derek Joslin)
1-2 CLE Tomas Plihal (Graham Mink, Brennan Evans)

Goalies: Philippe Sauvé - Taylor Dakers

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Nashville Predators 1 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 24 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:43/53=79 %
PP: 1 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:65/72=90 %, Challenges:29/49=58 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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29:43 1-0 Jay McClement [4] (Chris Phillips, Todd White)
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47:08 1-1 Martin St. Louis [19] (Mats Sundin, Ladislav Nagy)PP
47:21 1-2 Andrew Brunette [6] (Sean Hill, Wes O'Neill)
48:35 1-3 Martin St. Louis [20] (Andrei Markov, Wes O'Neill)
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Penalty summary:
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15:24 Dan Fritsche (2 min for roughing)
15:24 Alex Tanguay (2 min for roughing)
19:56 Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
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41:03 Kevin Klein (2 min for hooking)
46:04 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
52:22 Richard Zednik (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 9.30 7
R Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 11.40 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 -1 17.20 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.30 4
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 4 0 6 0 0 13.30 7
C Todd White 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
C Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.50 5
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 9.30 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 5
L Jay McClement 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 6
L Mike Knuble 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 13.10 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 26.50 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 13.30 6
D Chris Phillips 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Valeri Bure 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.00 4
R Derick Brassard 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 14.00 6
R Richard Zednik 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 17.20 7
R Martin St. Louis 2 0 5 3 2 0 0 1 19.40 9
C Cody McCormick 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.00 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 18.00 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 16.50 6
C Mats Sundin 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 21.30 7
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 5.00 6
L Andrew Brunette 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 -1 19.30 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Wes O'Neill 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 1 14.50 8
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 19.40 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 22.20 6
D Sean Hill 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 21.20 5
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Peter Budaj
3rd star: Andrew Brunette

Notes for Nashville Predators:

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Martin St. Louis scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Andrew Brunette ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 22) , Hershey Bears 2( 18)
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0-1 HER Mark Rycroft (Raymond Macias, Ken Roche)
0-2 HER David Jones (Ben Guite)
1-2 MIL Matt Ellison

Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Michael Wall

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 21 - 29
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/86=88 %, Challenges:34/57=58 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:74/91=81 %, Challenges:38/54=69 %
Attendance: 19135 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 522386 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:01 1-0 Mikael Samuelsson [11] (Jonathan Blum, Mike Rupp)
11:29 1-1 Gilbert Brulé [11] (Milan Michalek)
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22:15 2-1 Jordin Tootoo [2] (Denis Grebeshkov)
39:02 2-2 Kristian Huselius [9] (Paul Kariya, Brent Sopel)PP
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47:34 2-3 Milan Michalek [12] (Gilbert Brulé, Jim Vandermeer)
50:07 3-3 Alyn McCauley [6] (Scottie Upshall, Yan Stastny)
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Penalty summary:
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10:17 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for roughing)
10:17 Matt Walker (2 min for roughing)
10:35 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
10:35 Blake Comeau (2 min for roughing)
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27:49 Matt Walker (5 min for fighting)
27:49 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
37:15 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for holding the stick)
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45:25 Scottie Upshall (2 min for roughing)
45:25 Paul Kariya (2 min for roughing)
48:19 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
48:19 Matt Walker (5 min for fighting)
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64:17 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
64:17 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew Cogliano 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 9.30 5
R Jordin Tootoo 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.30 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 4 2 4 0 2 1 17.10 6
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 21.00 9
C Yan Stastny 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
C Jim Dowd 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 5
C Mike Rupp 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.30 5
C Scottie Upshall 0 1 2 4 1 2 2 0 20.20 7
L Blake Comeau 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 9.40 5
L David Clarkson 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 16.10 6
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 5
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 19.30 5
D Jonathan Blum 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 28.10 6
D Matt Walker 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 1 14.40 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 21.00 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 0 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Kristian Huselius 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 10.30 7
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 16.40 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 20.10 6
R Milan Michalek 1 1 2 5 0 5 0 2 17.50 10
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16.40 4
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 -3 20.00 5
C Gilbert Brulé 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 18.30 9
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 8.40 6
L Paul Kariya 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 17.10 7
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 -3 20.00 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12.30 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 -2 23.10 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 0 3 3 3 7 2 28.20 8
D Brent Sopel 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.40 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -3 22.10 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 3 0 18 0 0 65.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Michalek
2nd star: Gilbert Brulé
3rd star: Kristian Huselius

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Denis Grebeshkov ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Milan Michalek notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Dustin Byfuglien beat Matt Walker in a fight.
-Dustin Byfuglien fought Matt Walker in a fight.
-Jim Vandermeer fought David Clarkson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 24) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 13)
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1-0 WOR Karl Stewart (Mike Glumac)
2-0 WOR Roman Polak (Ben Walter)
2-1 NOR Jake Dowell (Adam Hobson, Niklas Hjalmarsson)
3-1 WOR Daniel Cleary (Timofei Shishkanov, Micki Dupont)
3-2 NOR James Wisniewski (Adam Burish)

Goalies: Manny Fernandez - Patrick Lalime