23 / 1 / 2008

Buffalo Sabres 2 , Nashville Predators 4
Shots: 25 - 25
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:72/81=88 %, Challenges:36/51=69 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 846073 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:21 0-1 Radek Bonk [7] (Martin Gélinas, Marek Zidlicky)
14:14 0-2 Marek Zidlicky [11] (Shea Weber, Jason Arnott)PP
16:06 0-3 David Legwand [16] (Ryan Suter)
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28:35 1-3 Rostislav Klesla [6] (Nikolai Zherdev, Tim Connolly)PP
36:11 2-3 Brian Gionta [28] (Nikolai Zherdev)
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47:23 2-4 David Legwand [17] (Steve Sullivan, Shea Weber)
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Penalty summary:
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13:56 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for elbowing)
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23:05 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
27:55 Jonas Andersson (2 min for tripping)
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43:07 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for slashing)
51:55 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
59:42 Martin Gélinas (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 8.00 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 11.10 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
R Brian Gionta 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 18.00 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 8.00 5
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 -1 18.20 7
L Nikolai Zherdev 0 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 15.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 26.30 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.10 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Rostislav Klesla 1 0 4 4 1 0 2 -1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Andersson 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.50 6
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 12.30 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
C Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10.10 5
C Radek Bonk 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 8
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 16.10 7
C David Legwand 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 14.20 8
L Martin Gélinas 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 12.30 7
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 7
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 13.40 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 0 6 0 4 0 1 27.30 9
D Marek Zidlicky 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 19.00 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Shea Weber 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Legwand
2nd star: Marek Zidlicky
3rd star: Steve Sullivan

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly has marked a new career high in points with 56 points.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Martin Gélinas notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Arnott notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ryan Suter notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Shea Weber notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Martin Erat had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 25) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 18)
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0-1 MIL Rich Peverly (Scott May)
1-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Frank Rediker)
2-1 ROC Michael Ryan (Mike Funk)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Dan Ellis

Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 28 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:71/90=78 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:14 1-0 Derick Brassard [1] (Jakub Voracek, Steven Goertzen)
17:11 2-0 Teemu Selänne [23] (Brooks Laich)
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32:29 3-0 Dan Fritsche [10] (Brooks Laich, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
34:54 3-1 Matt Cullen [20] (Ray Whitney, Justin Williams)
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49:28 3-2 Matt Cullen [21] (Ray Whitney, Justin Williams)
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Penalty summary:
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04:15 Teemu Selänne (2 min for tripping)
08:36 Duvie Westcott (2 min for hooking)
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56:09 Dan Fritsche (2 min for tripping)
58:34 Jeff Hamilton (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 6
R Steven Goertzen 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 7
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 13.50 5
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 19.10 8
C Derick Brassard 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 12.40 7
C Dan Fritsche 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 17.50 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 21.30 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12.40 7
L Brooks Laich 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 16.40 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 -2 21.20 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 20.40 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 26.40 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 21.30 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 6.10 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 15.40 7
R Justin Williams 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 19.20 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 17.30 7
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.10 5
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 14.40 6
C Matt Cullen 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 18.20 9
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.50 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 6
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 17.00 8
L Ray Whitney 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 8
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.30 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.10 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -3 22.40 5
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 25 0 0 58.00 7
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Cullen
2nd star: Teemu Selänne
3rd star: Derick Brassard

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Dan Fritsche scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Derick Brassard ended his 9 game point drought.
-Dick Tärnström had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Matt Cullen scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Justin Williams notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 5( 31) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 29)
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1-0 SYR Trevor Kell (Derek MacKenzie, Marc Methot)
2-0 SYR Kris Russell (Derek MacKenzie, Joakim Lindström)
3-0 SYR Derek MacKenzie (Trevor Kell)
3-1 LOW Nikita Alexeev (David Gove)
4-1 SYR Petr Pohl (Zenon Konopka)
5-1 SYR Derek MacKenzie

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Michael Leighton

Montreal Canadiens 3 , St. Louis Blues 4
Shots: 21 - 32
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:50/66=75 %, Challenges:39/42=90 %
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:73/88=82 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:42 1-0 Michael Ryder [23] (Mike Komisarek, Andrei Markov)
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27:01 1-1 Martin Rucinsky [13] (Lee Stempniak, Jay McKee)
29:26 2-1 Chris Higgins [19] (Saku Koivu)PP
29:58 2-2 Matt Pettinger [5] (Lee Stempniak, Jay McKee)
34:21 2-3 Ryan Johnson [3] (Jamal Mayers, Jeff Woywitka)
37:46 2-4 Jay McClement [4] (Matt Pettinger, Roman Polak)
39:41 3-4 Steve Bégin [11] (Tomas Plekanec)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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24:51 Andrei Markov (2 min for boarding)
27:43 Jamal Mayers (2 min for hooking)
31:25 Andy McDonald (2 min for roughing)
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43:28 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
47:57 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
51:04 Josh Gorges (2 min for tripping)
54:22 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 6
R Michael Ryder 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 8.30 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15.30 6
C Saku Koivu 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Steve Bégin 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.30 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 18.10 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -1 21.00 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -1 23.50 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 16.40 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 22.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 28 0 0 59.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 6.40 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 17.30 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
R Andy McDonald 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 -1 21.30 8
C Ryan Johnson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 6
C Jay McClement 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Brad Boyes 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 21.20 7
L Yan Stastny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
L Matt Pettinger 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 12.20 6
L Martin Rucinsky 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 8
L Paul Kariya 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 21.20 8
D Jay McKee 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 18.20 8
D Jeff Woywitka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 5
D Roman Polak 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 12.20 6
D Mike Green 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Lee Stempniak
2nd star: Ryan Johnson
3rd star: Jay McClement

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Mike Komisarek notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Saku Koivu had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Ryan Johnson ended his 7 game point drought.
-Jay McClement finally ended his 30 game goal drought.
-Matt Pettinger ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 11) , Worcester Icecats 1( 9)
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1-0 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Janne Lahti, Mathieu Dandenault)
2-0 QUE Mathieu Dandenault (Janne Lahti)
3-0 QUE Mathieu Biron (Jonathan Ferland, Janne Lahti)
3-1 WOR Todd Jackson (Micki Dupont)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Jason Bacashihua

New York Islanders 3 , Ottawa Senators 5
Shots: 25 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/66=86 %, Challenges:40/48=81 %
PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:84/98=85 %, Challenges:45/51=86 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 713809 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:49 0-1 Nils Ekman [12] (Niko Dimitrakos, Anton Volchenkov)PP
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29:25 1-1 Andy Sutton [6])
30:12 1-2 Dany Heatley [27] (Eric Staal, Ray Emery)
32:48 1-3 Niko Dimitrakos [2] (Mike Fisher, Nils Ekman)PP
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47:17 2-3 Bill Guerin [22] (Andy Sutton, Chris Campoli)
49:48 3-3 Mike Sillinger [12] (Miroslav Satan, Shawn Bates)
50:37 3-4 Martin Lapointe [5] (Josh Hennessy, Niko Dimitrakos)
53:26 3-5 Chris Kelly [4] (Nils Ekman, Antoine Vermette)
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Penalty summary:
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05:53 Frans Nielsen (2 min for boarding)
15:18 Mike Comrie (2 min for roughing)
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31:41 Andy Hilbert (2 min for hooking)
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42:34 Andy Sutton (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Richard Park 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 14.10 8
R Bill Guerin 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 -1 20.10 7
C Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.40 4
C Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 19.10 8
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14.50 5
C Mike Sillinger 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 5
L Shawn Bates 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.10 5
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 17.10 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 27.10 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Andy Sutton 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 2 20.00 9
D Chris Campoli 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niko Dimitrakos 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 9.50 8
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 16.20 7
R Chris Kelly 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
R Cory Stillman 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
C Mike Fisher 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 -1 17.00 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 6
C Dany Heatley 1 0 7 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 8
L Martin Lapointe 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 8.00 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 5
L Nils Ekman 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.30 8
L Eric Staal 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 16.50 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 25.50 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 3 1 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Niko Dimitrakos
2nd star: Nils Ekman
3rd star: Chris Kelly

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Miroslav Satan notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Comrie had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Andy Sutton ended his 5 game goal drought.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Kelly finally ended his 37 game goal drought.
-Cory Stillman had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Lapointe ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 21) , Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 14)
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1-0 BRG Jeff Tambellini (Jeremy Colliton)
2-0 BRG Jeff Tambellini (Richie Regehr, Jeremy Colliton)
3-0 BRG Shaun Landolt (Steve Regier, Bryan Rodney)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Jeff Glass

Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 25 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:57/81=70 %, Challenges:28/32=84 %
PP: 2 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:49/54=89 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:38 0-1 Thomas Vanek [19] (David Vyborny, Garnet Exelby)PP
17:17 0-2 Dmitri Kalinin [5] (Maxim Afinogenov, Gilbert Brulé)PP
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21:17 0-3 Patrik Elias [25] (Jakub Klepis)
35:13 1-3 Maxime Boisclair [2] (Vincent Lecavalier, Chris Gratton)
37:58 1-4 Thomas Vanek [20] (Michael Peca)SH
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49:58 2-4 Vincent Lecavalier [23] (Dan Boyle, Joni Pitkänen)PP
59:21 3-4 Jason Ward [4] (Chris Gratton, Vincent Lecavalier)
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Penalty summary:
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09:15 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
11:52 Dave Spina (2 min for elbowing)
13:02 Doug Janik (2 min for roughing)
15:23 Chris Gratton (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:07 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
20:07 Garnet Exelby (5 min for fighting)
25:43 Brad Lukowich (2 min for hooking)
30:48 Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
30:48 Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
31:05 Chris Gratton (2 min for boarding)
37:14 Alexander Semin (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:41 David Vyborny (2 min for high-sticking)
44:38 Evgeny Artyukhin (2 min for high-sticking)
46:03 Shane O'Brien (2 min for high-sticking)
49:04 Darren Haydar (2 min for boarding)
51:56 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for roughing)
55:24 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 6.20 5
R Jason Ward 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 21.50 6
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17.40 4
C Chris Gratton 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 12.40 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 5
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 21.40 9
L Maxime Boisclair 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 5
L Dave Spina 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 18.50 6
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Karl Stewart 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 5
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 6 0 3 2 0 24.10 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 21.40 8
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12.40 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 20.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 4.50 5
R David Vyborny 0 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 20.10 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 3 1 0 4 -1 17.20 9
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 4.50 6
C Jakub Klepis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 5
C Michael Peca 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 4.50 7
L Patrik Elias 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 20.10 8
L Alexander Semin 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 9 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 10
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 19.30 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 23.50 8
D Eric Brewer 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14.20 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Vincent Lecavalier
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Joni Pitkänen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Chris Gratton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ales Hemsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Maxime Boisclair ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Garnet Exelby has marked a new career high in points with 11 points.
-Garnet Exelby notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Patrik Elias scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Dmitri Kalinin ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Garnet Exelby in a fight.
-Nick Tarnasky fought Barret Jackman in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 4( 20) , Portland Pirates 2( 17)
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1-0 DTV Junior Lessard (Andreas Karlsson)
1-1 POR Chris Bourque (Matt Bradley)
2-1 DTV John Adams (Stanislav Lascek)
3-1 DTV Marek Kvapil (Blair Jones, Matt Smaby)
4-1 DTV Kevin Croxton (Stanislav Lascek)
4-2 POR Sean Collins (Petr Taticek, Josef Boumedienne)

Vancouver Canucks 5 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:57/69=82 %, Challenges:31/39=77 %
PP: 1 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 806883 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:09 0-1 Joe Thornton [25] (Brian Campbell)PP
10:03 0-2 Jonathan Cheechoo [19] (Joe Thornton, Craig Rivet)
15:14 1-2 Daniel Sedin [13] (Brendan Morrison, Willie Mitchell)
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26:46 1-3 Matt Carle [8] (Kyle McLaren, Patrick Marleau)
30:49 2-3 Markus Näslund [23] (Mattias Öhlund, Henrik Sedin)
31:01 3-3 Markus Näslund [24] (Mattias Öhlund, Kevin Bieksa)
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41:53 4-3 Brendan Morrison [15] (Daniel Sedin)
59:53 5-3 Daniel Sedin [14] (Willie Mitchell, Brendan Morrison) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:34 Tyler Bouck (2 min for high-sticking)
08:39 Brad Isbister (2 min for tripping)
09:26 Tyler Bouck (2 min for roughing)
09:26 Brian Campbell (2 min for roughing)
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21:33 Sami Salo (2 min for tripping)
25:04 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
25:04 Craig Rivet (2 min for roughing)
26:38 Jody Shelley (5 min for fighting)
26:38 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
34:47 Brian Campbell (2 min for roughing)
39:11 Tyler Bouck (2 min for boarding)
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44:27 Tyler Bouck (2 min for high-sticking)
51:08 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for high-sticking)
53:11 Joe Thornton (2 min for slashing)
55:49 Henrik Sedin (2 min for cross-checking)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 2 4 1 0 8 0 7.40 6
R Mike Keane 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10.50 5
R Brad Isbister 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 13.10 7
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21.00 6
C Brendan Morrison 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 15.10 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 6 0 1 2 1 20.40 10
L Jason Jaffray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 5
L Daniel Sedin 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 14.00 9
L Markus Näslund 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 12.30 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17.00 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 25.20 8
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 24.10 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.10 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 2 3 3 0 0 2 1 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 4
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.10 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 21.00 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.10 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -2 18.00 7
C Joe Thornton 1 1 8 1 0 0 2 -1 22.30 8
L Jody Shelley 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 6.40 4
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 15.50 5
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.10 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
D Craig Rivet 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1 21.50 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Matt Carle 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 4 0 0 4 -4 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 24 0 0 59.00 4
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Sedin
2nd star: Brendan Morrison
3rd star: Markus Näslund

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Willie Mitchell has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Mattias Öhlund has marked a new career high in assists with 28 assists.
-Brendan Morrison scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Daniel Sedin notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Thornton scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Christian Ehrhoff had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jody Shelley beat Ryan Kesler in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 2( 18) , Cleveland Barons 2( 25)
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0-1 CLE Joe Pavelski (Brad Norton)
1-1 MAN Tommi Santala (Jason King)
2-1 MAN Yannick Tremblay (Tommi Santala)
2-2 CLE Joe Pavelski

Goalies: Mika Noronen - Taylor Dakers