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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 24 - 31
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:59/66=89 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
PP: 1 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:42/47=87 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:26 1-0 Ray Whitney [14] (Joni Pitkänen, Joe Corvo)
17:29 2-0 Alex Pietrangelo [9] (Frantisek Kaberle, Matt Cullen)
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30:06 2-1 Patrick Sharp [14] (Brian Campbell, Cam Barker)PP
30:55 3-1 Brent Burns [4] (Rod Brind'Amour)
31:37 3-2 Dustin Brown [18] (Jonathan Toews, Brian Campbell)
31:57 4-2 Ray Whitney [15] (Joni Pitkänen, Matt Cullen)
38:02 4-3 Jack Skille [9] (Andrew Ladd, Jonathan Toews)
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49:43 5-3 Benoit Pouliot [5] (Drayson Bowman, Joe Corvo)
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Penalty summary:
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02:39 Patrick Sharp (2 min for cross-checking)
06:59 Duncan Keith (2 min for tripping)
11:22 Patrick Sharp (2 min for elbowing)
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21:42 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for high-sticking)
28:28 Ryan Bayda (2 min for roughing)
32:33 Justin Williams (2 min for tripping)
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52:54 Brian Campbell (2 min for tripping)
57:02 Zach Boychuk (2 min for hooking)
59:18 Benoit Pouliot (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 15.50 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 20.20 7
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.30 5
C Drayson Bowman 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.00 5
L Benoit Pouliot 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 16.40 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 5
L Ray Whitney 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 9
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.10 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 5
D Brent Burns 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 27.50 8
D Joe Corvo 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 19.30 8
D Alex Pietrangelo 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 25.20 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 8.30 5
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
R Jack Skille 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
R Dustin Brown 1 0 6 3 0 1 0 -2 21.10 9
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 6.20 5
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Patrick Sharp 1 0 5 2 0 0 4 0 19.00 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.10 8
L Karel Hromas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 6.20 6
L Nathan Davis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 5
L Scott McCulloch 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.00 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 21.30 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 -3 25.40 8
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 5
D Cam Barker 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 30.00 8
D Brian Campbell 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 -2 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ray Whitney
2nd star: Matt Cullen
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Matt Cullen scored the 300th point of his career.
-Ray Whitney scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brent Burns finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Cam Barker notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brian Campbell notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Patrick Sharp ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 22) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 27)
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0-1 NOR Troy Brouwer (James Wisniewski, Trevor Lewis)
0-2 NOR Adam Burish (Petri Kontiola)
1-2 LOW Mike Angelidis
1-3 NOR Bryan Bickell (Aaron Johnson, Petri Kontiola)
2-3 LOW Jason Spence

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Corey Crawford

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Nashville Predators 3 , Phoenix Coyotes 5
Shots: 24 - 30
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:54/62=87 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:78/94=82 %, Challenges:51/55=91 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:49 1-0 Martin Erat [19] (Enver Lisin)
10:41 2-0 Logan Couture [7] (Martin Erat)
18:18 2-1 Olli Jokinen [20] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Daniel Winnik)
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22:52 2-2 Sergei Gonchar [7] (Todd Fedoruk)
30:19 2-3 Kyle Turris [13] (Mike York, Olli Jokinen)
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41:02 2-4 Shane Doan [26] (Kyle Turris, Jonathan Cheechoo)
48:28 2-5 Ed Jovanovski [6] (Steven Reinprecht, Shane Doan)PP
49:19 3-5 Peter Mueller [16] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Shea Weber)
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Penalty summary:
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04:53 Matt Ellison (2 min for high-sticking)
13:52 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for high-sticking)
19:03 Brian McGrattan (5 min for fighting)
19:03 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
19:36 Steve Sullivan (2 min for tripping)
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24:05 Kyle Turris (2 min for high-sticking)
28:13 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for tripping)
30:34 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for boarding)
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46:43 Matt Ellison (2 min for high-sticking)
52:06 Todd Fedoruk (2 min for holding the stick)
53:58 Kyle Turris (2 min for tripping)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 -1 10.20 6
R Ryan Jones 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 11.30 6
R Enver Lisin 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 20.00 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 13.40 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6.30 4
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.40 5
C Logan Couture 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
C David Legwand 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Matt Ellison 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 -1 10.20 5
L Jan Hlavac 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.30 6
L Martin Erat 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 8
L Peter Mueller 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 17.20 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10.30 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25.00 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16.10 5
D Jonathan Blum 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.50 7
D Shea Weber 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Steven Reinprecht 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 10.10 7
R Brian McGrattan 0 0 1 4 0 4 5 0 11.30 8
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 10.50 6
R Kyle Turris 1 1 3 1 1 0 4 1 19.40 8
L Mike York 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.50 8
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Shane Doan 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Olli Jokinen 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 10
L Todd Fedoruk 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 6.10 6
C Daniel Winnik 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 11.30 7
L Kevin Porter 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 14.50 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 17.40 9
D Alexei Semenov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 5
D Ed Jovanovski 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 28.30 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 29.30 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 5
D Sergei Gonchar 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 23.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Kyle Turris
3rd star: Shane Doan

Notes for Nashville Predators:

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Olli Jokinen scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Kyle Turris ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Todd Fedoruk ended his 6 game point drought.
-Kevin Porter had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Kevin Porter had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ed Jovanovski ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Sergei Gonchar finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Brian McGrattan beat Jordin Tootoo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 37) , Springfield Falcons 3( 25)
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0-1 SPR Matt Jones (Niko Kapanen, Mathias Tjärnqvist)
0-2 SPR Pat Brosnihan (Chris Ferraro, Jonas Ahnelöv)
0-3 SPR Marcel Hossa (Joël Perrault)
1-3 MIL Rich Peverley (Scott Nichol)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Mikael Tellqvist

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Colorado Avalanche 7 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 38 - 26
PP: 0 of 7 (17 shots), Passing:69/74=93 %, Challenges:51/57=87 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/74=72 %, Challenges:34/38=87 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:51 1-0 Joe Sakic [20] (Milan Hejduk, Wojtek Wolski)
12:22 2-0 Darcy Tucker [4] (Scott Hannan, Brett Clark)
15:41 3-0 Travis Zajac [14] (Kyle Cumiskey, David Clarkson)
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34:32 3-1 Ales Kotalik [8] (Nathan Paetsch, Clarke MacArthur)
36:06 3-2 Maxim Afinogenov [18] (Derek Roy, Teppo Numminen)
37:11 3-3 Jochen Hecht [13] (Henrik Tallinder, Paul Gaustad)
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40:56 3-4 Thomas Vanek [20] (Andrew Peters, Adam Mair)
48:16 4-4 Milan Hejduk [17] (Joe Sakic)
48:52 5-4 David Clarkson [11] (Sean Bergenheim, Travis Zajac)
50:33 5-5 Thomas Vanek [21] (Teppo Numminen)
55:35 6-5 Wojtek Wolski [18] (John-Michael Liles)
59:28 7-5 T.J. Hensick [2] (Brett Clark, Jordan Leopold) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:14 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
07:28 Dan Paillé (2 min for high-sticking)
08:47 Jochen Hecht (2 min for diving)
19:58 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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28:56 Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
31:16 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
34:04 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
34:04 Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
37:59 Ales Kotalik (2 min for tripping)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Vasyunov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 6.50 5
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 7
R David Clarkson 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 9
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 3 19.40 8
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 6.20 6
C T.J. Hensick 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 12.40 7
C Travis Zajac 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
C Joe Sakic 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 19.40 9
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6.20 6
L Eric Healey 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 13.00 4
R Sean Bergenheim 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Wojtek Wolski 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 9
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Kyle Cumiskey 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 6
D Scott Hannan 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 25.40 8
D Brett Clark 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 22.20 10
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 21.30 8
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Trevor Cann 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 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 -1 11.40 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 3 2 0 0 4 -1 17.10 9
C Adam Mair 0 1 1 5 1 1 2 0 11.50 6
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 -1 11.40 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
L Andrew Peters 0 1 0 2 0 2 5 1 7.30 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 13.40 8
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 -1 17.10 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 23.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 23.50 8
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 23.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11.10 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 7 0 31 0 0 59.20 4
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Clarkson
2nd star: Milan Hejduk
3rd star: Travis Zajac

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Joe Sakic scored his 20th goal of the season.
-T.J. Hensick finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Andrew Peters ended his 6 game point drought.
-Jochen Hecht ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Darcy Tucker fought Andrew Peters in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 28) , Rochester Americans 2( 15)
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1-0 HER Tyler Arnason (Denis Parshin)
1-1 ROC Michael Ryan (Marc-André Gragnani)
1-2 ROC Andrej Sekera (Tim Kennedy, Marc-André Gragnani)
2-2 HER Mathieu Melanson (Ben Guite)
3-2 HER Denis Parshin (Tyler Arnason)

Goalies: Andrew Raycroft - Patrick Lalime

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Columbus Blue Jackets 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 16 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:48/63=76 %, Challenges:28/38=71 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:83/99=83 %, Challenges:54/56=94 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:49 0-1 Jakub Voracek [17] (Joe Pavelski, Zach Parisé)
13:32 0-2 Jakub Voracek [18] (Zach Parisé, Kris Russell)PP
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29:38 0-3 Tyler Kennedy [19] (Nikita Filatov, Rostislav Olesz)
31:54 1-3 Ruslan Fedotenko [4] (R.J. Umberger, Mike Commodore)
34:59 1-4 Nikita Filatov [24] (Tyler Kennedy, Rostislav Olesz)
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Penalty summary:
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01:35 Jakub Voracek (2 min for high-sticking)
04:53 Dick Tärnström (2 min for tripping)
10:13 Derick Brassard (2 min for hooking)
11:36 Fedor Tyutin (2 min for tripping)
17:17 Jared Boll (2 min for hooking)
19:15 Jakub Voracek (2 min for roughing)
19:15 R.J. Umberger (2 min for roughing)
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20:46 Matt Cooke (2 min for tripping)
23:09 Kristian Huselius (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 4
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 5
R Jared Boll 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 15.10 6
R David Vyborny 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.10 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13.40 5
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 14.20 5
C Joe Thornton 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 6
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 15.20 5
L Rick Nash 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 -2 22.20 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 22.50 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 -1 8.40 6
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
L Nikita Filatov 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 16.00 9
R Jakub Voracek 2 0 5 1 1 0 4 1 19.40 9
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 8.40 5
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.20 8
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 10.40 5
L Martin Hanzal 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
R Tyler Kennedy 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 20.20 10
L Zach Parisé 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 20.40 7
D Paul Bissonnette 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 16.50 7
D Kris Russell 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 19.10 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 22.00 8
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16.30 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 1 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jakub Voracek
2nd star: Tyler Kennedy
3rd star: Nikita Filatov

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mike Commodore has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Mike Commodore ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 24)
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0-1 WIL Johannes Salmonsson (Sergei Anshakov, Stephen Dixon)
0-2 WIL Ryan Stone (Niklas Nordgren)

Goalies: Fredrik Norrena - Jake Allen

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Dallas Stars 4 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 21 - 29
PP: 1 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:57/66=86 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
PP: 2 of 9 (13 shots), Passing:75/90=83 %, Challenges:53/63=82 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:17 1-0 Brad Richards [13] (Sergei Zubov)SH
10:51 2-0 Sergei Zubov [7] (Brad Richards)PP
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24:42 2-1 Artem Anisimov [6] (Petr Prucha, Scott Gomez)
30:58 2-2 Scott Gomez [18] (Markus Näslund, Wade Redden)PP
36:01 3-2 Sean Avery [5] (Brad Richards, Sergei Zubov)SH
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46:23 3-3 Markus Näslund [18] (Nikolai Zherdev, Scott Gomez)PP
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61:02 4-3 Jere Lehtinen [13] (Sean Avery, Trevor Daley)SH
Penalty summary:
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05:19 Wade Redden (2 min for cross-checking)
08:46 Fabiän Brüünström (2 min for hooking)
10:41 Wade Redden (2 min for high-sticking)
12:46 Philippe Boucher (2 min for cross-checking)
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30:03 Brad Winchester (2 min for high-sticking)
34:22 Steve Ott (2 min for high-sticking)
38:08 Nigel Dawes (2 min for slashing)
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41:17 Loui Eriksson (2 min for high-sticking)
42:41 Philippe Boucher (2 min for tripping)
45:26 Jere Lehtinen (2 min for hooking)
47:34 Thomas Pöck (2 min for high-sticking)
48:23 Michal Rozsival (2 min for holding the stick)
52:18 Artem Anisimov (2 min for cross-checking)
56:09 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
59:37 Stu Barnes (2 min for high-sticking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Brad Winchester 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 0 7.30 6
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 -1 19.50 9
C Brad Richards 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 21.00 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 9.10 5
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.10 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 6.40 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 5
C Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.00 7
L Sean Avery 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 3 16.10 8
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 5 1 1 1 2 0 23.50 8
L Fabiän Brüünström 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 12.30 5
D Ivan Vishnevskiy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.50 5
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 5
D Trevor Daley 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 20.40 9
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 25.10 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 -1 25.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 3 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 26 0 0 61.00 7
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 4
C Artem Anisimov 1 0 5 1 2 1 2 1 13.20 8
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 11.20 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 5
C Petr Prucha 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 13.20 6
C Scott Gomez 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 10
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -3 21.40 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -3 10.00 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.10 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Markus Näslund 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 9
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 14.20 4
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -3 14.30 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 26.20 6
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 16.50 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 3 3 1 1 4 0 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 17 0 0 61.00 4
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Sergei Zubov
3rd star: Scott Gomez

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brad Winchester had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Sean Avery finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Wade Redden notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev has marked a new career high in assists with 28 assists.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 17) , Hartford Wolfpack 5( 21)
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0-1 HFD Craig Weller (David Kveton)
1-1 UTH Matt Niskanen (Joel Lundqvist)
2-1 UTH Mark Fistric (Joel Lundqvist)
2-2 HFD Jarkko Immonen (Bobby Sanguinetti)
2-3 HFD Greg Beller (Brandon Dubinsky)
3-3 UTH James Neal (Jamie Benn)
3-4 HFD Jarkko Immonen (David Kveton, Hannu Pikkarainen)
3-5 HFD David Kveton (Jarkko Immonen)

Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Stephen Valiquette

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Florida Panthers 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Shots: 36 - 18
PP: 2 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:52/57=89 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:43/57=75 %, Challenges:38/41=90 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:15 1-0 Nathan Horton [19] (Simon Gagné, Jay Bouwmeester)PP
09:28 2-0 Jay Bouwmeester [6] (Bryan McCabe, Stephen Weiss)
19:01 3-0 Richard Zednik [12] (Maxime Talbot, Jay Bouwmeester)PP
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22:34 4-0 Gregory Campbell [2] (Nathan Horton, Nick Boynton)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:47 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for holding the stick)
06:02 Bates Battaglia (2 min for tripping)
10:15 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for roughing)
10:15 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for roughing)
18:13 Johnny Pohl (2 min for boarding)
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20:01 Michel Ouellet (2 min for elbowing)
24:03 Bates Battaglia (2 min for tripping)
30:14 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for hooking)
34:09 Jason Blake (2 min for tripping)
36:33 Matt Stajan (2 min for elbowing)
39:37 Maxime Talbot (2 min for tripping)
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45:36 Johnny Pohl (2 min for hooking)
49:46 Nathan Horton (2 min for slashing)
58:19 Gregory Campbell (2 min for diving)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 1 7.20 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Oscar Möller 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
R Nathan Horton 1 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 25.10 10
C Drew Larman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 16.50 6
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
L Gregory Campbell 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.20 6
L Richard Zednik 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 8
L David Booth 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 7
L Simon Gagné 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Nick Boynton 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.00 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 29.20 9
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 2 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 0 0 18 0 0 60.00 10
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 7.00 7
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 -1 12.00 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 13.10 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 14.20 7
C Nik Antropov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 5
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 12.20 4
C Matt Stajan 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 18.20 6
C Jeremy Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 3 3 2 0 2 -1 19.50 6
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 15.20 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 18.50 6
D Ian White 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 24.30 8
D Brent Sopel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26.10 7
D Anton Strålman 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 16.20 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.10 5
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 32 0 0 60.00 7
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Vokoun
2nd star: Nathan Horton
3rd star: Jay Bouwmeester

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jay Bouwmeester has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Stephen Weiss had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Gregory Campbell finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 6( 14) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 12)
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1-0 LOU Cory Stillman (Vaclav Nedorost, Noah Welch)
2-0 LOU Linus Persson (Janis Sprukts)
2-1 SJM Ryan Hollweg (Jay Harrison)
2-2 SJM Ryan Hollweg (Derrick Walser, Matt Frattin)
3-2 LOU Wade Belak (Stefan Meyer)
4-2 LOU Rob Globke (Shawn Matthias)
5-2 LOU Christian Berglund (Martin Lojek)
6-2 LOU Janis Sprukts (Christian Berglund)

Goalies: Jean-Marc Pelletier - Scott Clemmensen

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Minnesota Wild 0 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 20 - 22
PP: 0 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:41/48=83 %
PP: 2 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:38/51=73 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:12 0-1 Vaclav Prospal [12] (Brendan Morrison)PP
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23:07 0-2 Ryan Getzlaf [13] (Rob Niedermayer, Teemu Selänne)PP
29:27 0-3 Steve Montador [1] (Lukas Kaspar, Chris Kunitz)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:08 Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
11:56 Nick Schultz (2 min for cross-checking)
13:36 Cal Clutterbuck (2 min for hooking)
17:59 Bobby Ryan (2 min for tripping)
18:33 Ryan Getzlaf (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:08 Nick Schultz (2 min for hooking)
33:43 Colby Genoway (2 min for hooking)
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41:49 Colby Genoway (2 min for hooking)
45:49 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for high-sticking)
50:16 Lukas Kaspar (2 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6.10 7
R Owen Nolan 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 12.30 6
R Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
R Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 18.40 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Colton Gillies 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 14.50 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 17.10 7
C Joshua Bailey 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 17.20 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 16.50 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 7 1 2 4 -1 24.10 8
D Matthew Spiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Keith Carney 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colby Genoway 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 8.10 7
R Brandon Segal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
R Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 13.40 7
R Rob Niedermayer 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.00 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 18.10 6
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 20.40 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 18.10 8
L Lukas Kaspar 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 8.10 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 11.20 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 6
L Teemu Selänne 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
D Steve Montador 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 12.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 27.50 9
D Joe DiPenta 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 5
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 24.00 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Gerald Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
2nd star: Rob Niedermayer
3rd star: Ryan Getzlaf

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Lukas Kaspar notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Samuel Påhlsson had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ryan Getzlaf ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Chris Kunitz finally ended his 20 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 3( 23) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 12)
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0-1 CIN Eric O'Dell (Clay Wilson, Darryl Bootland)
0-2 CIN Björn Melin (Eric O'Dell, Maxim Kondratiev)
1-2 HOU Corey Locke (Morten Madsen, Martin Skoula)
2-2 HOU Corey Locke (Martin Skoula, Morten Madsen)
3-2 HOU Petr Kalus (Danny Irmen, Sean Hill)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Jonas Hiller