13 / 2 / 2008

Montreal Canadiens 3 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 28 - 32
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:61/81=75 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
PP: 2 of 8 (13 shots), Passing:75/96=78 %, Challenges:44/50=86 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1025359 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:23 1-0 Saku Koivu [26] (Bryan Smolinski, Andrei Markov)
09:58 2-0 Roman Hamrlik [5] (Andrei Markov, Saku Koivu)
14:26 3-0 Francis Bouillon [9] (Mike York, Alexander Frolov)PP
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24:54 3-1 Marek Svatos [21] (Paul Stastny, Ryan Smyth)PP
27:21 3-2 Peter Forsberg [37] (Wojtek Wolski, Milan Hejduk)
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46:16 3-3 Milan Hejduk [28] (John-Michael Liles, Peter Forsberg)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:07 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for slashing)
04:41 Scott Parker (2 min for tripping)
11:58 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for roughing)
11:58 Joe Sakic (2 min for roughing)
13:22 Scott Hannan (2 min for tripping)
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23:02 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for holding the stick)
25:25 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
27:33 Eric Healey (2 min for slashing)
30:59 Scott Parker (2 min for tripping)
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45:15 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for high-sticking)
52:44 Dan DaSilva (2 min for hooking)
54:54 Alex Kovalev (2 min for tripping)
55:54 Chris Higgins (2 min for roughing)
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60:15 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
64:45 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for roughing)

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 10.30 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 9
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 2 19.30 7
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 7
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Mike York 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 7
C Saku Koivu 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 20.30 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 17.30 7
L Chris Higgins 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 20.40 7
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 23.00 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 13.50 8
D Francis Bouillon 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 22.20 8
D Roman Hamrlik 1 0 3 3 0 0 6 2 29.50 9
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -1 18.30 7
D Andrei Markov 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 2 31.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 29 0 0 65.00 8
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan DaSilva 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.50 6
R Scott Parker 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 12.20 6
R Marek Svatos 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 7
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 8
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.40 6
C Paul Stastny 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.40 7
C Peter Forsberg 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
C Joe Sakic 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 16.20 6
L Eric Healey 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -1 16.50 9
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 23.50 7
D Wes O'Neill 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.10 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 27.50 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 22.50 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 3 0 25 0 0 65.00 7
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Hejduk
2nd star: Peter Forsberg
3rd star: Saku Koivu

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Roman Hamrlik scored the 500th point of his career.
-Alexander Frolov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Alex Kovalev had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Francis Bouillon ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Roman Hamrlik finally ended his 22 game goal drought.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Paul Stastny notched his 10th assist of the season.
-John-Michael Liles notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Milan Hejduk ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 4( 23) , Hershey Bears 3( 14)
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1-0 QUE Janne Lahti (Jonathan Ferland, Mathieu Biron)
1-1 HER Cody McCormick (Brad Richardson)
2-1 QUE Kyle Chipchura (James Sanford)
3-1 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Janne Lahti, Mathieu Dandenault)
3-2 HER Ben Guite (Mitch Love)
3-3 HER Lucas Lawson (Kurt Sauer)
4-3 QUE Mathieu Dandenault (Jonathan Ferland, Mathieu Biron)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Vitaly Kolesnik

Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 25 - 20
PP: 1 of 9 (17 shots), Passing:56/74=75 %, Challenges:48/57=82 %
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:65/84=77 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 871328 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:12 0-1 Joe Thornton [29] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Graham Mink)
11:59 1-1 Michel Ouellet [13] (Ales Hemsky, Karl Stewart)
17:42 2-1 Karl Stewart [13] (Michel Ouellet, Jeff Halpern)PP
19:46 3-1 Evgeny Artyukhin [7] (Dan Boyle, Brad Lukowich)
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29:27 4-1 Chris Gratton [9] (Doug Janik, Paul Ranger)
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Penalty summary:
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01:46 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
01:46 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
03:23 Curtis Brown (2 min for tripping)
06:03 Marcel Goc (2 min for tripping)
13:44 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
16:24 Graham Mink (2 min for hooking)
16:35 Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
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20:08 Graham Mink (2 min for hooking)
22:09 Ales Hemsky (2 min for tripping)
30:42 Shane O'Brien (2 min for hooking)
32:59 Graham Mink (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:32 Mike Grier (2 min for hooking)
43:23 Jeff Halpern (2 min for slashing)
49:54 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
55:38 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for tripping)
58:04 Graham Mink (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6
R Jason Ward 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10.30 6
R Michel Ouellet 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 9
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 18.20 6
C Nick Tarnasky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Chris Gratton 1 0 2 3 1 2 4 1 12.50 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 19.40 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.40 6
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 4
L Dave Spina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 6
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Karl Stewart 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Doug Janik 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 20.20 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.50 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 3 3 0 1 7 1 22.20 8
D Dan Boyle 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Mike Smith 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 1 0 2 0 0 8 0 7.00 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 17.50 7
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -1 19.50 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 -1 22.10 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 -1 10.30 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.10 6
C Joe Thornton 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 -1 20.20 8
L Jody Shelley 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 12.40 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 3 4 1 1 5 0 16.00 8
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 10.40 5
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 26.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 23.40 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 15.50 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michel Ouellet
2nd star: Evgeny Artyukhin
3rd star: Chris Gratton

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Chris Gratton scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Evgeny Artyukhin finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Jonathan Cheechoo notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien fought Ryane Clowe in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 20) , Cleveland Barons 1( 9)
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1-0 DTV Justin Keller (Stanislav Lascek)
1-1 CLE Eric Himelfarb (Joe Pavelski)
2-1 DTV Stanislav Lascek (Brandon Elliot)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Taylor Dakers

Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 31 - 19
PP: 4 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:52/59=86 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:62/73=84 %, Challenges:41/44=91 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 888962 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:03 1-0 Brent Sopel [6] (Wade Redden, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
12:11 1-1 Tim Connolly [23] (Adam Mair, Clarke MacArthur)
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23:24 2-1 Tuomo Ruutu [27] (Daniel Alfredsson, Matt Cullen)PP
26:51 3-1 Wade Redden [13] (Brent Sopel, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
31:39 4-1 Justin Williams [21] (Ray Whitney, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
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50:57 4-2 Nikolai Zherdev [10] (Rostislav Klesla, Toni Lydman)
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Penalty summary:
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05:13 Keith Aucoin (2 min for slashing)
08:44 Andrej Sekera (2 min for roughing)
09:28 Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
16:39 Brent Sopel (2 min for high-sticking)
18:03 Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
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22:18 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
26:42 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
31:09 Andrej Sekera (2 min for elbowing)
36:09 Ossi Väänänen (2 min for elbowing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 13.30 6
R Justin Williams 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 7
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.00 6
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 8
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 16.20 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 8
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 -1 14.40 7
D Brent Sopel 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 14.10 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 22.50 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 22.20 5
D Bret Hedican 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Wade Redden 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 19.40 7
C Adam Mair 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 12.00 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 8.20 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 19.20 7
L Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 19.40 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 16.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 28.20 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rod Brind'Amour
2nd star: Brent Sopel
3rd star: Wade Redden

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Matt Cullen notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Justin Williams scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Ray Whitney notched the 400th assist of his career.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Clarke MacArthur finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 26) , Rochester Americans 2( 25)
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0-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Michael Ryan)
1-1 LOW Mike Angelidis (Chad LaRose)
2-1 LOW Trevor Letowski (Brad Zancanaro)
2-2 ROC Paul Brown (Mathieu Roy, Marek Zagrapan)
3-2 LOW Kristofer Persson (Ernie Hartlieb)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Danny Battochio

Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Dallas Stars 0
Shots: 25 - 33
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:22 1-0 Mark Rycroft [6] (Dan Fritsche, Duvie Westcott)
12:41 2-0 Dan Fritsche [15] (Mark Rycroft, Duvie Westcott)PP
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25:54 3-0 Dick Tärnström [6] (Alexander Ovechkin, Teemu Selänne)PP
35:51 4-0 Teemu Selänne [29] (Duvie Westcott, Dan Fritsche)
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57:52 5-0 Mark Rycroft [7] (Duvie Westcott, Dick Tärnström)
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Penalty summary:
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10:56 Brenden Morrow (2 min for high-sticking)
16:11 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for hooking)
18:38 Dick Tärnström (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:36 Mark Rycroft (2 min for hooking)
22:42 Dick Tärnström (2 min for boarding)
25:01 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
31:06 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
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45:18 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for holding the stick)
58:57 Jan Hejda (2 min for high-sticking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 13.00 6
R Mark Rycroft 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 19.10 9
R Teemu Selänne 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
C Dan Fritsche 1 2 4 5 0 0 0 3 19.10 10
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 9.40 4
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 19.10 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 27.20 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Duvie Westcott 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 23.20 9
D Dick Tärnström 1 1 2 3 0 0 4 0 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 33 0 0 60.00 10
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.50 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 5 2 0 0 4 -3 19.00 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Steve Ott 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 5
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
C Mike Modano 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
L Brad Winchester 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 8.40 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -3 19.00 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 3 2 0 0 6 0 19.00 7
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -3 20.50 6
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.30 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 19.20 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 25.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olaf Kölzig
2nd star: Mark Rycroft
3rd star: Dan Fritsche

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Duvie Westcott has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Dan Fritsche scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Duvie Westcott has marked a new career high in points with 29 points.
-Dick Tärnström notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Mark Rycroft ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Todd Bertuzzi had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Todd Bertuzzi had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brad Richards had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brad Richards had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Antti Miettinen had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 19) , Utah Grizzlies 3( 20)
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1-0 SYR Ivan Tkachenko (Petr Pohl, Andy Canzanello)
1-1 UTH Francis Wathier (Dan Jancevski, Ruslan Bernikov)
2-1 SYR Vladimir Gorbunov (Joakim Lindström)
2-2 UTH Chris Conner (Matt Nickerson)
2-3 UTH Marius Holtet (Francis Wathier)
3-3 SYR Ivan Tkachenko (Petr Pohl)

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Josh Disher

Vancouver Canucks 5 , Washington Capitals 1
Shots: 27 - 28
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:44/55=78 %
PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 806883 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:31 1-0 Jason Jaffray [4] (Artem Chubarov, Mattias Öhlund)
15:37 2-0 Brad Isbister [18] (Willie Mitchell, Brendan Morrison)
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21:28 3-0 Ryan Kesler [9] (Taylor Pyatt, Roberto Luongo)SH
32:01 4-0 Markus Näslund [30] (Aleksey Morozov, Kevin Bieksa)
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41:12 4-1 Pavol Demitra [32] (Gilbert Brulé)
46:56 5-1 Henrik Sedin [28] (Markus Näslund)
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Penalty summary:
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02:47 Tyler Bouck (2 min for high-sticking)
05:15 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for high-sticking)
19:52 Brad Isbister (2 min for roughing)
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26:59 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for boarding)
33:38 Alexander Semin (2 min for slashing)
36:23 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for roughing)
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43:06 Aaron Miller (2 min for cross-checking)
48:15 Michael Peca (2 min for elbowing)
57:59 Artem Chubarov (2 min for holding the stick)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 7
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 8.50 4
R Brad Isbister 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 11.10 8
R Aleksey Morozov 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 7
C Artem Chubarov 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 8.20 6
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 15.20 9
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.00 7
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Jason Jaffray 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.10 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 1 4 2 3 2 2 15.50 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Markus Näslund 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 19.00 8
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 17.30 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 2 27.10 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.50 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 3 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 1 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 12.40 5
R David Vyborny 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 19.40 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 7
R Pavol Demitra 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.30 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 12.40 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 19.10 6
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 -1 7.10 8
L Patrik Elias 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -2 11.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -3 20.40 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 2 8 3 4 0 0 27.00 8
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 18.10 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -2 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Kesler
2nd star: Markus Näslund
3rd star: Roberto Luongo

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Taylor Pyatt notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Markus Näslund scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Aleksey Morozov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Artem Chubarov finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Jason Jaffray finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Keith Tkachuk had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Patrik Elias had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Dmitri Kalinin had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 2( 20) , Portland Pirates 3( 13)
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0-1 POR Boyd Gordon (Donald Brashear, Josef Boumedienne)
1-1 MAN Jason King (Alexander Edler, Christoph Brandner)
1-2 POR Sean Collins (Dan Hinote, David Steckel)
2-2 MAN Jason King (Luc Bourdon)
2-3 POR Rico Fata (Matt Bradley, Petr Taticek)

Goalies: Mika Noronen - Rastislav Stana