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Minnesota Wild 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 22 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:58/83=69 %, Challenges:21/37=55 %
PP: 2 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:68/90=75 %, Challenges:30/47=62 %
Attendance: 18170 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 472420 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:58 0-1 Ales Kotalik [7] (Dean McAmmond, Tyler Arnason)
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28:16 0-2 Tim Connolly [4] (Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
30:14 1-2 Kim Johnsson [2] (Martin Skoula, Brad Boyes)PP
33:38 2-2 James Sheppard [3] (Martin Skoula, Adam Foote)
35:01 2-3 Tyler Arnason [4] (Tyler Kennedy, Dean McAmmond)
36:39 2-4 Tim Connolly [5] (Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:34 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
01:34 James Sheppard (2 min for roughing)
02:32 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for high-sticking)
07:51 James Sheppard (2 min for boarding)
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21:53 Thomas Vanek (2 min for tripping)
26:28 David Steckel (2 min for boarding)
29:31 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
35:58 Dominic Moore (2 min for hooking)
37:23 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
39:44 Kurtis Foster (2 min for hooking)
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41:52 Thomas Vanek (2 min for hooking)
44:42 David Steckel (2 min for cross-checking)
50:38 Marian Gaborik (2 min for high-sticking)
56:05 Brad Boyes (2 min for cross-checking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Foy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 14.10 7
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
C David Steckel 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 5.00 4
C Dominic Moore 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 -1 19.20 7
C Brad Boyes 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 17.20 7
C John Madden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 4
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 16.30 7
L James Sheppard 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 16.20 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 20.10 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.50 6
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 20.40 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 24.20 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 2 2 4 5 2 0 15.30 6
D Martin Skoula 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Kim Johnsson 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 25.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 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 2 3 2 2 0 0 9.00 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 11.10 7
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 11.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 -1 19.10 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10.30 6
C Tyler Arnason 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 14.30 6
C Tim Connolly 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 19.10 9
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8.10 5
L Tyler Kennedy 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 11.20 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 22.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 4 0 1 0 4 -1 16.50 7
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 15.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 17.20 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 19.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Connolly
2nd star: Tyler Arnason
3rd star: Ales Kotalik

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Brad Boyes had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Kim Johnsson finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tyler Arnason ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Dean McAmmond finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 1( 15) , Rochester Americans 2( 17)
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0-1 ROC Mark Mancari (Daniel Paillé)
0-2 ROC Andrew Peters (Mark Mancari, Daniel Paillé)
1-2 HOU Joel Ward (Mattias Trattnig)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Adam Dennis

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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 33 - 19
PP: 2 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:39/50=76 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:55 1-0 Carlo Colaiacovo [1])PP
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26:04 2-0 Eric Staal [5] (Ed Jovanovski, Slava Kozlov)PP
29:08 3-0 Daniel Alfredsson [4] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Marc Staal)
31:45 3-1 Milan Michalek [6] (Peter Forsberg, Marcel Goc)
34:49 4-1 Milan Hejduk [8] (Paul Stastny)
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42:44 4-2 Zach Parisé [4] (Matt Carle, Kyle McLaren)
44:55 4-3 Zach Parisé [5] (Brian Gionta, Ty Wishart)PP
48:57 5-3 Gary Roberts [3] (Kenny Jönsson, Eric Staal)
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Penalty summary:
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01:15 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for slashing)
08:53 Riley Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
10:15 Marc Savard (2 min for slashing)
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21:55 Ty Wishart (2 min for holding the stick)
25:31 Riley Armstrong (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:01 Slava Kozlov (2 min for hooking)
48:32 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
48:32 Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
52:13 Peter Forsberg (2 min for hooking)
55:27 Riley Armstrong (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 10.10 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 14.40 5
R Milan Hejduk 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.30 9
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 -1 14.40 6
C Eric Staal 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
C Paul Stastny 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 13.00 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 5 0 1 0 2 0 13.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 16.00 6
L Gary Roberts 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.20 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 15.20 8
D Alex Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 1 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 14.00 9
D Marc Staal 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 -1 28.10 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 20.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
R Riley Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 -1 14.20 5
R Brian Gionta 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
R Milan Michalek 1 0 3 4 0 1 0 1 21.00 8
C Marcel Goc 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 14.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
C Peter Forsberg 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 15.40 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.10 5
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.40 4
R Chris Kelly 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
L Zach Parisé 2 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 19.30 9
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 1 2 1 5 -1 20.10 5
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 6
D Matt Carle 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 21.20 7
D Ty Wishart 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 21.30 6
D Colin White 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.30 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Alfredsson
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Zach Parisé

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Carlo Colaiacovo ended his 8 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Marcel Goc finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Ty Wishart ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Kyle McLaren beat Chris Clark in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 27) , Cleveland Barons 2( 20)
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0-1 CLE Brad Norton (Craig Rivet, Patrik Stefan)
0-2 CLE Jonathan Tremblay (Josh Prudden)

Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Dmitri Pätzold

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Washington Capitals 2 , Vancouver Canucks 0
Shots: 16 - 25
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:53/73=72 %, Challenges:24/33=70 %
PP: 0 of 8 (10 shots), Passing:85/96=88 %, Challenges:39/59=65 %
Attendance: 17766 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 501002 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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40:54 1-0 Alexander Ovechkin [7] (Nicklas Bäckström, Brian Pothier)PP
58:52 2-0 Alexander Semin [4] (Mike Green, Brian Pothier) EN
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Penalty summary:
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05:08 Mike Green (2 min for hooking)
08:51 Jeff Cowan (5 min for fighting)
08:51 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
12:44 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for cross-checking)
16:56 Mike Keane (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:12 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for elbowing)
24:22 Martin St. Louis (2 min for tripping)
27:29 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
27:29 Jeff Cowan (5 min for fighting)
28:37 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for hooking)
35:55 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for roughing)
39:01 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for hooking)
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43:57 Henrik Sedin (2 min for hooking)
51:54 Nick Tarnasky (2 min for hooking)
55:45 Ben Clymer (2 min for slashing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Chris Bourque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 4
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 14.00 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 20.50 8
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 2 2 2 12 0 12.20 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 11.00 7
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 17.30 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 5
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 11.00 5
L Alexander Semin 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 12.20 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 20.30 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.20 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 18.40 6
D Brian Pothier 0 2 1 5 0 3 0 1 24.40 9
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 24.20 8
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
D Mike Green 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Keane 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 6.50 6
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 7
R Brad Isbister 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Cory Stillman 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 -1 19.20 6
C Trevor Linden 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 4
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 14.40 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 18.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 3 3 3 2 2 -1 20.40 7
L Jeff Cowan 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 5.50 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.50 6
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 13.30 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 20.30 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 29.10 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 2 0 14 0 0 59.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cristobal Huet
2nd star: Brian Pothier
3rd star: Alexander Semin

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:
-Jeff Cowan fought Nick Tarnasky in a fight.
-Nick Tarnasky fought Jeff Cowan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 34) , Manitoba Moose 1( 13)
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1-0 POR Yannic Seidenberg (Owen Fussey, Joe Motzko)
1-1 MAN Brad Moran (Vladimir Kutny)
2-1 POR Grant Potulny (Josef Boumedienne, Joe Motzko)
3-1 POR Yannic Seidenberg (Joe Motzko)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Sébastien Centomo