18 / 1 / 2008

Atlanta Thrashers 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 21 - 28
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:54/68=79 %, Challenges:29/40=70 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:51/57=87 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 862892 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:14 0-1 Mark Bell [10])
10:35 0-2 Matt Stajan [6] (Kyle Wellwood, Alexei Ponikarovsky)
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30:52 1-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [21] (Mark Recchi, Steve Rucchin)
31:38 1-3 Darcy Tucker [16] (Mats Sundin, Bryan McCabe)
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42:14 1-4 Alexander Steen [19] (Kyle Wellwood, Alexei Ponikarovsky)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:07 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
05:46 Garnet Exelby (2 min for holding the stick)
12:12 Karel Pilar (2 min for roughing)
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22:11 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for hooking)
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40:55 Ken Klee (2 min for hooking)
48:23 Ken Klee (2 min for hooking)
56:54 Bates Battaglia (2 min for slashing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordan LaVallee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 13.40 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
R Mark Recchi 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 11.10 5
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.40 4
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Joe Motzko 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.50 5
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.00 4
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 13.00 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -2 15.50 4
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26.00 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 16.20 6
D Karel Pilar 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 19.00 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 7.50 6
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 14.30 6
R Alexander Steen 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 8
R Jason Blake 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
C Nik Antropov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 9.10 4
C Matt Stajan 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.40 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Mats Sundin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.50 5
L Mark Bell 1 0 4 4 1 4 0 2 17.10 9
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Ian White 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 18.40 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 16.50 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 25.40 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 19.10 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 1 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Bell
2nd star: Vesa Toskala
3rd star: Alexander Steen

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Niclas Hävelid had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Mark Bell scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexander Steen has marked a new career high in goals with 19 tallies.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky has marked a new career high in points with 39 points.
-Mark Bell ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 15) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 6( 38)
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0-1 SJM Kris Newbury (Alex Foster, Dominic D'Amour)
0-2 SJM Dominic D'Amour (Jeremy Williams)
0-3 SJM Erik Westrum (Martin Sagat)
0-4 SJM Owen Fussey (Simon Gamache, Staffan Kronwall)
1-4 CHW Brett Sterling (Chris Thorburn)
1-5 SJM Alex Foster (Kris Newbury)
1-6 SJM Alex Foster (Kris Newbury)

Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Justin Pogge

Colorado Avalanche 4 , Calgary Flames 0
Shots: 36 - 20
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:48/53=88 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:27/41=64 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 777734 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:19 1-0 Marek Svatos [19] (Milan Hejduk, José Theodore)
10:04 2-0 Ruslan Salei [1] (Brett Clark, Paul Stastny)
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24:14 3-0 Ian Laperriere [5] (Eric Healey, Adam Foote)
25:09 4-0 Milan Hejduk [23] (John-Michael Liles, Adam Foote)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:06 Owen Nolan (2 min for high-sticking)
14:13 Cory Sarich (2 min for slashing)
16:47 Dan DaSilva (2 min for tripping)
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20:02 Alex Tanguay (2 min for cross-checking)
26:03 Kristian Huselius (2 min for cross-checking)
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47:34 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
47:34 Peter Forsberg (2 min for roughing)
52:11 Adrian Aucoin (2 min for tripping)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan DaSilva 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.20 5
R Scott Parker 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 1 13.30 7
R Marek Svatos 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Ian Laperriere 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 8.50 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 13.20 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 20.20 8
C Joe Sakic 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
L Eric Healey 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
D Ruslan Salei 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 12.20 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 14.40 8
D Adam Foote 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 2 29.40 9
D Brett Clark 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 15.40 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 0 1 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Van Der Gulik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Owen Nolan 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 -1 13.20 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 16.10 6
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 12.50 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.30 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L David Moss 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.10 4
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 6
L Wayne Primeau 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -2 14.00 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 3 2 0 2 -1 17.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 17.40 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -2 17.50 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 27.40 9
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 14.40 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 -2 15.20 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 -1 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 32 0 0 60.00 7
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: José Theodore
2nd star: Milan Hejduk
3rd star: Adam Foote

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Adam Foote notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Eric Healey finally ended his 40 game point drought.

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 18) , Saint John Flames 2( 24)
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1-0 HER Brad Richardson (Scott Sheppard, Johnny Boychuk)
1-1 SJF Tuomas Mikkonen (Kris Chucko)
2-1 HER Martin Paroulek (Josef Vavra)
2-2 SJF Grant Stevenson (Tim Ramholt, Kris Chucko)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Mike Morrison

Montreal Canadiens 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 20 - 24
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:59/73=80 %, Challenges:28/34=80 %
PP: 1 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:73/97=75 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:31 1-0 Francis Bouillon [6] (Andrei Markov, Bryan Smolinski)
14:27 2-0 Andrei Kostitsyn [10] (Tom Kostopoulos, Josh Gorges)
16:36 3-0 Saku Koivu [18] (Chris Higgins, Alex Kovalev)PP
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21:21 3-1 Vincent Lecavalier [21] (Ales Hemsky, Karl Stewart)
28:12 3-2 Vincent Lecavalier [22] (Dave Spina, Ales Hemsky)PP
29:17 3-3 Ales Hemsky [13] (Joni Pitkänen)
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49:05 4-3 Andrei Markov [9] (Chris Higgins, Saku Koivu)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:41 Saku Koivu (2 min for cross-checking)
04:15 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
04:15 Dave Spina (2 min for roughing)
04:45 Josh Gorges (2 min for tripping)
11:35 Chris Gratton (2 min for high-sticking)
15:41 Jeff Halpern (2 min for tripping)
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23:38 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
27:17 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for cross-checking)
31:32 Craig MacDonald (2 min for elbowing)
35:57 Maxime Boisclair (2 min for elbowing)
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47:18 Ales Hemsky (2 min for diving)
50:08 Steve Bégin (2 min for elbowing)
51:24 Michael Ryder (2 min for diving)
53:15 Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
53:15 Mike Komisarek (2 min for roughing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.20 5
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 17.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 -1 8.30 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
C Saku Koivu 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 19.30 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 5 1 2 4 -1 15.40 7
L Chris Higgins 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 14.10 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D Francis Bouillon 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 25.10 7
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 11.10 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 19.40 7
D Andrei Markov 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Jason Ward 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 11.00 4
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
R Ales Hemsky 1 2 6 1 2 0 2 2 20.10 9
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 -1 15.00 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 15.00 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 18.10 5
C Vincent Lecavalier 2 0 7 0 1 0 0 2 20.50 8
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
L Dave Spina 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 20.30 6
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8.30 5
L Karl Stewart 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 6
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 4
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 28.40 8
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 15.00 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 20.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 4 0 16 0 0 58.30 4
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Hemsky
2nd star: Saku Koivu
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Kostitsyn scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Higgins notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Francis Bouillon ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Josh Gorges ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Ales Hemsky notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 21) , Detroit Vipers 0( 13)
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1-0 QUE Michaël Lambert (Kyle Chipchura)
2-0 QUE Michaël Lambert (Kyle Chipchura)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Jonathan Boutin

Ottawa Senators 5 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 39 - 24
PP: 1 of 4 (15 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:47/56=82 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:59/76=77 %, Challenges:42/47=87 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 895400 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:14 0-1 Patrik Elias [23] (Sergei Fedorov, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
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26:45 1-1 Anton Volchenkov [3] (Martin Lapointe, Dean McAmmond)
27:13 1-2 Patrik Elias [24] (David Vyborny, Brian Pothier)
29:25 1-3 Alexander Semin [19] (Keith Tkachuk, Colin White)
30:51 2-3 Niko Dimitrakos [1] (Martin Lapointe)
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43:35 3-3 Eric Staal [28] (Cory Stillman, Dany Heatley)PP
46:16 4-3 Eric Staal [29] (Cory Stillman, Andrej Meszaros)
59:01 5-3 Anton Volchenkov [4] (Antoine Vermette) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:33 Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
08:33 Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
09:51 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for tripping)
11:18 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for hooking)
17:54 Colin White (5 min for fighting)
17:54 Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
18:43 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
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23:17 Brian Pothier (2 min for hooking)
33:52 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:54 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for tripping)
59:45 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
59:45 Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niko Dimitrakos 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 2 10.00 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
R Chris Kelly 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
R Cory Stillman 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.00 6
C Mike Fisher 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
C Dany Heatley 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
L Martin Lapointe 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 7.00 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 12.40 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Eric Staal 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 9
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 10.20 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
D Anton Volchenkov 2 0 2 5 1 0 2 2 25.00 9
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 12.30 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 4 6 0 1 0 -1 27.50 9
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 1 4 0 1 2 3 27.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.00 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 13.40 7
R David Vyborny 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.10 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -3 18.40 7
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5.00 5
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 20.00 5
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -3 19.10 5
L Alexander Semin 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.00 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 14.00 8
L Patrik Elias 2 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 20.40 9
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -3 20.20 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 1 13.40 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 23.00 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -3 22.00 7
D Colin White 0 1 0 1 0 3 5 0 11.40 7
D Brian Pothier 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 22.10 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -3 27.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 5 0 34 0 0 59.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Anton Volchenkov
3rd star: Patrik Elias

Notes for Ottawa Senators:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Colin White has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Colin White notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jason Pominville had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Alexander Semin ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Thomas Vanek had his 11 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Barret Jackman beat Mike Commodore in a fight.
-Colin White fought Mike Commodore in a fight.
-Tim Gleason fought Barret Jackman in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 14) , Portland Pirates 6( 23)
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0-1 POR Chris Bourque (Donald Brashear, Shaone Morrisonn)
0-2 POR Sean Collins (Petr Taticek, Matt Bradley)
1-2 GRD Marcus Kristoffersson (Ryan Vesce, Tomás Kudelka)
2-2 GRD Ryan Vesce (Arttu Luttinen, Tomás Kudelka)
2-3 POR Andreas Sundin (John Erskine, Tomas Fleischmann)
2-4 POR Chris Bourque (Boyd Gordon)
2-5 POR Chris Bourque (Boyd Gordon, Donald Brashear)
2-6 POR Jason Lehoux (David Steckel)

Goalies: Jeff Glass - Frédéric Cassivi

Philadelphia Flyers 6 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 31 - 28
PP: 0 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:57/67=85 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:47/58=79 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 956432 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:14 0-1 Karel Rachunek [4] (Barry Tallackson, Paul Martin)
16:17 1-1 Jeff Carter [16] (Scott Hartnell, Braydon Coburn)
17:11 1-2 Sergei Brylin [13] (Jay Pandolfo, Tom Poti)
19:35 2-2 Daniel Brière [24] (Simon Gagné, Danny Markov)
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30:29 3-2 Joffrey Lupul [27] (Jeff Carter, Daniel Brière)
34:12 4-2 Joffrey Lupul [28] (Jeff Carter, Vaclav Prospal)
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40:27 5-2 Daniel Brière [25] (Joffrey Lupul, Simon Gagné)
42:24 5-3 Sergei Brylin [14] (Jay Pandolfo, Ryan Malone)
46:58 5-4 Sergei Brylin [15] (Karel Rachunek, Jay Pandolfo)
59:23 6-4 Mike Richards [8] (Scott Hartnell) EN
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Penalty summary:
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09:17 Denis Gauthier (2 min for slashing)
11:39 Michael Nylander (2 min for hooking)
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36:36 Barry Tallackson (2 min for slashing)
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49:27 Alex Korolyuk (2 min for elbowing)
51:58 Michael Nylander (2 min for tripping)
53:01 Johnny Oduya (2 min for hooking)
57:19 Boyd Kane (2 min for tripping)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
R Scott Hartnell 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.10 8
R Joffrey Lupul 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 9
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
C Mike Richards 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 14.30 7
C Jeff Carter 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.20 9
C Daniel Brière 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 8
L Boyd Kane 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.40 5
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Simon Gagné 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 17.40 8
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 -1 22.20 7
D Danny Markov 0 1 2 7 0 3 0 1 25.30 10
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 1 14.00 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 17.00 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 2 22.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 6.10 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.30 6
R Sergei Brylin 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 10.50 9
R Rick Nash 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -3 19.30 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 7.40 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 5
C Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
C John Madden 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -3 18.00 7
L Noah Clarke 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 6.10 4
L Barry Tallackson 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 18.00 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Ryan Malone 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -2 21.00 8
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.20 5
D Paul Martin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -3 23.20 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 16.40 6
D Karel Rachunek 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.50 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 6 0 25 0 0 59.00 4
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joffrey Lupul
2nd star: Sergei Brylin
3rd star: Daniel Brière

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Daniel Brière notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Daniel Brière scored his 25th goal of the season.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Jay Pandolfo has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Ryan Malone has marked a new career high in points with 45 points.
-Ryan Malone notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jay Pandolfo has marked a new career high in points with 28 points.
-Sergei Brylin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Sergei Brylin ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Rick Nash had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Rick Nash had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Karel Rachunek finally ended his 29 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 24) , Albany River Rats 2( 20)
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0-1 ALB Petr Vrana (Nicklas Bergfors, Mike Pandolfo)
1-1 PHL Jean-François Plourde (Randy Jones)
2-1 PHL Ryan Potulny (John Slaney)
2-2 ALB Grant Marshall (Jason Ryznar)

Goalies: Brian Boucher - Frank Doyle

Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 37 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:68/75=90 %, Challenges:52/58=88 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:50/68=73 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 761414 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:59 0-1 Marco Sturm [17] (Marc Savard)
11:43 0-2 Patrice Bergeron [24] (Zdeno Chara, Marc Savard)PP
13:53 1-2 Sidney Crosby [27] (Ryan Whitney, Brooks Orpik)
19:12 2-2 Darryl Sydor [2] (Petr Sykora, Zach Parisé)
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22:55 3-2 Sidney Crosby [28] (Marian Gaborik, Martin Havlat)
30:31 4-2 Maxime Talbot [5] (Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill)
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44:49 4-3 Phil Kessel [21] (Glen Murray, Aaron Ward)
59:45 5-3 Evgeny Malkin [22]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:51 Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
11:14 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
17:18 Sergei Zinovjev (2 min for holding the stick)
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33:26 Andrew Ference (2 min for slashing)
39:35 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
39:35 Shawn Thornton (5 min for fighting)
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40:46 Curtis Murphy (2 min for roughing)
40:46 Glen Murray (2 min for roughing)
45:58 Stanislav Chistov (2 min for tripping)
51:58 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for hooking)
54:13 Zdeno Chara (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 4.50 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 14.30 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Maxime Talbot 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 7.10 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.50 9
C Sidney Crosby 2 0 3 4 0 0 2 2 20.30 10
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Zach Parisé 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 16.10 7
L Martin Havlat 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -1 17.40 7
D Darryl Sydor 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 14.40 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 27.50 9
D Hal Gill 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 15.40 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shawn Thornton 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 6.20 5
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
R Glen Murray 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 -1 15.10 8
R Patrice Bergeron 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.00 8
C Sergei Zinovjev 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6.50 7
C Mark Mowers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 7
C Phil Kessel 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
C Marc Savard 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 -1 15.10 9
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.50 5
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 19.20 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -3 19.20 7
L Marco Sturm 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.40 6
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -1 17.40 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 24.40 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 3 2 2 0 2 -1 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 5 0 32 0 0 59.30 6
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Marian Gaborik
3rd star: Maxime Talbot

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sergei Gonchar notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Marc Savard notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Zdeno Chara has marked a new career high in points with 44 points.
-Aaron Ward has marked a new career high in assists with 20 assists.
-Aaron Ward notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Jarkko Ruutu beat Shawn Thornton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 19) , Providence Bruins 1( 22)
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0-1 PRO Alexander Perezhogin (Martin Samuelsson, Wacey Rabbit)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Alex Auld

St. Louis Blues 2 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 24 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:34/40=82 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:68/88=77 %, Challenges:47/53=87 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 889812 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:13 1-0 Jeff Woywitka [2] (Mike Green, Petr Cajanek)
14:58 1-1 Steve Staios [7] (Fernando Pisani)PP
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28:07 1-2 Yanic Perreault [7] (Ladislav Smid)
29:29 1-3 Jarret Stoll [11] (Filip Kuba, Sheldon Souray)
30:06 1-4 Jason Williams [17] (Sheldon Souray, Geoff Sanderson)
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59:01 2-4 Martin Rucinsky [11] (Jeff Woywitka, Petr Cajanek)
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Penalty summary:
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09:42 Ryan Johnson (2 min for tripping)
11:04 Erik Johnson (2 min for tripping)
13:47 Chris Clark (2 min for holding the stick)
15:39 Zack Stortini (2 min for tripping)
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35:05 Ryan Johnson (2 min for roughing)
38:02 Zack Stortini (2 min for slashing)
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41:46 Curtis Glencross (2 min for holding the stick)
45:34 Filip Kuba (2 min for hooking)
48:47 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 7
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 15.40 5
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 14.50 8
R Andy McDonald 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 5
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 8.20 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 11.40 5
C Petr Cajanek 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
C Brad Boyes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Yan Stastny 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 9.40 5
L Martin Rucinsky 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
L Paul Kariya 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -2 14.50 6
D Jeff Woywitka 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 8
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22.00 5
D Roman Polak 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 11.30 4
D Mike Green 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 26.50 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 4 0 22 0 0 60.00 5
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stéphane Goulet 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Zack Stortini 0 0 2 3 0 2 4 1 12.50 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 -2 14.00 7
R Jason Williams 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 2 15.10 8
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Yanic Perreault 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 6
C Jarret Stoll 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 17.00 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.50 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 12.50 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 20.40 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 25.20 9
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 14.00 6
D Steve Staios 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Williams
2nd star: Yanic Perreault
3rd star: Jarret Stoll

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Petr Cajanek notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jeff Woywitka ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Fernando Pisani notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fernando Pisani had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Yanic Perreault ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Robert Lang had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Jarret Stoll ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Matt Greene had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 18) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 27)
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0-1 HAM Jean-François Jacques (Ryan O'Marra, Troy Bodie)
1-1 WOR Todd Jackson (Micki Dupont)
2-1 WOR Jon DiSalvatore (Micki Dupont)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Jeff Deslauriers