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Washington Capitals 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 5
Shots: 26 - 27
PP: 2 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:44/51=84 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:69/87=79 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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16:23 0-1 Alexei Zhitnik [1] (Niclas Hävelid, Steve Rucchin)
17:41 0-2 Colby Armstrong [11] (Todd White, Vyacheslav Kozlov)
18:59 1-2 Jeff Schultz [3] (Corey Perry)PP
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25:33 2-2 Sidney Crosby [19] (Mathieu Perreault)
26:35 2-3 Vyacheslav Kozlov [10] (Tobias Enström, Niclas Hävelid)
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42:13 3-3 Sidney Crosby [20] (Viktor Kozlov, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
52:58 3-4 Ilya Kovalchuk [21] (Colby Armstrong, Niclas Hävelid)
58:57 3-5 Vyacheslav Kozlov [11] (Tobias Enström, Niclas Hävelid) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:44 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for tripping)
07:09 Eric Boulton (2 min for roughing)
18:24 Erik Christensen (2 min for hooking)
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27:31 Jason Williams (2 min for tripping)
35:19 Ken Klee (2 min for slashing)
37:01 Eric Fehr (2 min for roughing)
37:01 Steve Rucchin (2 min for roughing)
38:11 Danny Markov (2 min for hooking)
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40:54 Eric Boulton (2 min for slashing)
42:52 Brad Larsen (2 min for boarding)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L François Bouchard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 11.50 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 13.30 5
C Corey Perry 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Mathieu Perreault 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.30 6
C David Steckel 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 10.40 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -2 16.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
L Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -4 16.50 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 20.50 6
D Sami Lepistö 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 12.20 6
D Jeff Schultz 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
D Luca Sbisa 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 27.50 7
D John Erskine 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 17.10 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.50 5
D Danny Markov 0 0 5 5 1 2 2 0 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 5 0 22 0 0 59.20 4
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Milan Bartovic 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 7
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 16.50 7
R Colby Armstrong 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 12.40 8
C Todd White 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 13.50 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 20.30 6
L Eric Boulton 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 6.30 6
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 16.40 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 12.30 9
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 17.10 8
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.10 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 12.20 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 29.00 9
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 24.00 5
D Tobias Enström 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 16.30 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vyacheslav Kozlov
2nd star: Niclas Hävelid
3rd star: Colby Armstrong

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mathieu Perreault finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Vyacheslav Kozlov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Éric Perrin had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 19) , Chicago Wolves 1( 19)
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1-0 POR Brooks Laich (Tom Poti)
1-1 CHW Jordan LaVallee
1-1 CHW Jordan LaVallee (, Steve McCarthy)
2-1 POR Ben Clymer (Jakub Klepis, Rico Fata)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Danny Turple

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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Boston Bruins 1
Shots: 28 - 33
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:63/75=84 %, Challenges:26/34=74 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:50/59=83 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:01 0-1 Glen Murray [17] (Milan Lucic, Marco Sturm)
11:59 1-1 Robert Lang [9] (Patrice Brisebois, Mike Komisarek)
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27:48 2-1 Alex Tanguay [21] (Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu)
32:36 3-1 Chris Higgins [7] (Tomas Plekanec, Guillaume Latendresse)
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49:44 4-1 Alex Kovalev [20] (Alex Tanguay, Andrei Markov)
51:23 5-1 Robert Lang [10] (Yannick Weber, Roman Hamrlik)
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Penalty summary:
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19:02 David Fischer (2 min for hooking)
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22:25 Peter Schaefer (2 min for hooking)
29:29 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for hooking)
38:44 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
38:44 Andrew Alberts (5 min for fighting)
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40:13 Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
56:59 Matt Lashoff (2 min for hooking)
59:39 Blake Wheeler (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 8.30 6
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 14.30 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 17.10 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 6.10 5
C Robert Lang 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 15.40 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 14.30 5
C Saku Koivu 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.20 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 15.40 8
C Chris Higgins 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 8
D Yannick Weber 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 17.40 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
D David Fischer 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 19.30 8
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 20.30 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 -1 8.40 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -2 17.10 7
R Glen Murray 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 -1 16.30 8
C Zach Hamill 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 18.00 7
C Phil Kessel 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 13.20 5
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -2 13.30 6
L Milan Lucic 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
L Marco Sturm 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.40 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 -2 23.20 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 2 2 1 2 5 -2 14.20 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 21.00 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Robert Lang
3rd star: Alex Tanguay

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Patrice Brisebois notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mike Komisarek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alex Kovalev scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Alex Tanguay notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Robert Lang scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Roman Hamrlik notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Phil Kessel had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre fought Andrew Alberts in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 25) , Providence Bruins 3( 12)
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0-1 PRO Stanislav Chistov (Petteri Nokelainen)
0-2 PRO Ben Walter (Chris Collins)
1-2 QUE Dusty Jamieson (Eric Manlow, Francis Bouillon)
2-2 QUE Shawn Belle (Eric Manlow)
2-3 PRO Petteri Nokelainen (Stanislav Chistov)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Manny Fernandez

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Detroit Red Wings 6 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 29 - 37
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:44/52=83 %
PP: 2 of 8 (19 shots), Passing:56/66=84 %, Challenges:50/55=89 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 619473 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:43 0-1 Daniel Sedin [21] (Henrik Sedin, Mattias Öhlund)PP
09:23 1-1 Pavel Datsyuk [19] (Nicklas Lidström)
09:58 1-2 Daniel Sedin [22] (Mattias Öhlund, Kevin Bieksa)
12:31 1-3 Steve Bernier [12] (Mason Raymond, Cody Hodgson)PP
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22:06 2-3 Mikael Samuelsson [19] (Brad Stuart, Nicklas Lidström)
26:05 3-3 Torrey Mitchell [8] (Brad Stuart, Niklas Kronwall)
31:47 3-4 Ryan Kesler [18] (Mason Raymond, Steve Bernier)
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40:12 4-4 Henrik Zetterberg [22] (Pavel Datsyuk)
41:49 5-4 Daniel Cleary [25] (Niklas Kronwall, Brian Rafalski)
45:41 5-5 Daniel Sedin [23] (Henrik Sedin, Steve Downie)
49:47 6-5 Torrey Mitchell [9] (Pavel Datsyuk, Brian Rafalski)
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Penalty summary:
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07:02 Daniel Cleary (2 min for tripping)
11:17 Daniel Cleary (2 min for slashing)
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27:03 Jan Mursak (2 min for hooking)
27:55 Torrey Mitchell (2 min for tripping)
33:11 Valtteri Filppula (2 min for tripping)
34:58 Chris Chelios (2 min for boarding)
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48:12 Steve Bernier (2 min for roughing)
48:12 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for roughing)
50:32 Torrey Mitchell (2 min for slashing)
53:06 Petr Sykora (2 min for hooking)
57:22 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for holding the stick)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johan Ryno 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Nick Oslund 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 12.40 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7.20 5
C Johan Franzén 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 -1 17.50 7
C Torrey Mitchell 2 0 3 1 0 0 4 3 18.40 9
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Jan Mursak 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
L Daniel Cleary 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 3 12.20 9
L Henrik Zetterberg 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 5
D Niklas Kronwall 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 3 13.00 9
D Brian Rafalski 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 27.10 10
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 21.00 5
D Brad Stuart 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 3 20.10 9
D Nicklas Lidström 0 2 3 4 0 2 2 1 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 5 0 32 0 0 60.00 6
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 4.10 7
R Michael Grabner 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 15.10 5
R Steve Bernier 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 15.50 8
R Petr Sykora 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 22.50 7
C Steve Downie 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Cody Hodgson 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 -1 14.20 7
C Ryan Kesler 1 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.00 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.10 4
L Mason Raymond 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 7
L Daniel Sedin 3 0 9 2 0 0 0 -2 21.20 10
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 24.40 8
D Alexander Edler 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -2 25.10 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 11.30 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.00 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 2 3 6 0 2 0 -3 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 6 0 23 0 0 58.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Sedin
2nd star: Torrey Mitchell
3rd star: Pavel Datsyuk

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Daniel Cleary scored his 25th goal of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Mason Raymond notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Daniel Sedin has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.
-Steve Bernier ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 0( 23) , Manitoba Moose 1( 12)
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0-1 MAN Jannik Hansen (Lawrence Nycholat)

Goalies: Adam Berkhoel - Cory Schneider

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Los Angeles Kings 3 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 29 - 32
LA PP: 0 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:48/60=80 %, Challenges:32/37=84 %
PP: 2 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:76/83=91 %, Challenges:55/64=84 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 616050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:07 1-0 LA Peter Harrold [9] (Mike Richards)
14:36 1-1 Gary Roberts [7] (Jeremy Roenick, Mike Fisher)
15:27 2-1 LA Wayne Simmonds [6] (Keith Ballard, Cory Murphy)SH
16:26 2-2 Mike Fisher [7] (Ryan Suter)PP
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34:48 2-3 Alexander Semin [20] (Gary Roberts, Mike Grier)
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42:48 2-4 Gary Roberts [8] (Alexander Semin, Rob Blake)PP
48:33 2-5 Alexander Semin [21] (Nicklas Bäckström)
50:41 3-5 LA Milan Michalek [4] (Eric Staal, Anze Kopitar)
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Penalty summary:
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03:26 LA Constantin Braun (2 min for boarding)
04:22 Alexander Semin (2 min for roughing)
04:22 LA Peter Harrold (2 min for roughing)
15:04 LA Constantin Braun (2 min for holding the stick)
17:22 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:43 Gary Roberts (2 min for tripping)
26:17 LA Mark Parrish (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:16 LA Matt Greene (2 min for high-sticking)
44:32 Alexander Semin (2 min for elbowing)
52:44 LA Wayne Simmonds (2 min for high-sticking)
54:44 LA Peter Harrold (2 min for cross-checking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Comeau 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Constantin Braun 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 -1 13.00 6
R Milan Michalek 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 8
C Eric Staal 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.10 8
R Wayne Simmonds 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 14.20 8
R Trent Hunter 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 21.20 6
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 18.40 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Mark Parrish 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 7.30 7
L Martin Straka 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.40 5
R Michael Frolík 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
R Mike Johnson 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 -1 19.30 8
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 -1 20.40 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
D Cory Murphy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
D Peter Harrold 1 0 5 1 0 1 4 1 25.40 9
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 7
C John Madden 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 8.30 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 11.10 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 9
R Jeremy Roenick 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 10.30 7
C Mike Fisher 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.50 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 22.20 7
L Gary Roberts 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 16.30 8
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 8.10 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.40 7
L Alexander Semin 2 1 3 1 0 0 4 2 22.30 10
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 9.40 6
D Mike Green 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 26.00 7
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 26.20 8
D Rob Blake 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 30.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semen Varlamov 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Gary Roberts
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Mike Fisher

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Milan Michalek finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Trent Hunter had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Trent Hunter had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Anze Kopitar had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Mike Johnson had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Oleg Tverdovsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mike Fisher notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Semin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Mike Fisher finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Gary Roberts finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 4( 20) , Cleveland Barons 0( 7)
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1-0 MNC Raitis Ivanans (Valtteri Tenkanen, Ted Purcell)
2-0 MNC Brendan Bernakevitch (Gabe Gauthier)
3-0 MNC Kevin Dallman (Jan Marek, Derek Armstrong)
4-0 MNC Derek Armstrong (Kevin Dallman, Scott Thornton)

Goalies: Dan Cloutier - Thomas Greiss

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St. Louis Blues 5 , Edmonton Oilers 1
Shots: 32 - 17
PP: 2 of 8 (10 shots), Passing:79/90=87 %, Challenges:48/51=92 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:29/33=85 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:56 1-0 Andy McDonald [15] (Erik Johnson)
11:29 2-0 Paul Kariya [17] (Lee Stempniak)
17:31 3-0 Patrik Berglund [3] (David Backes, Paul Kariya)PP
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29:36 3-1 Andrej Meszaros [6] (Kenny Jönsson, Shawn Horcoff)
30:41 4-1 Erik Johnson [4] (Martin Havlat, T.J. Oshie)
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43:07 5-1 Martin Havlat [11] (Lee Stempniak, T.J. Oshie)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:32 Eric Lindros (2 min for holding the stick)
12:44 Patrik Berglund (2 min for elbowing)
15:55 Ryan Potulny (2 min for slashing)
17:57 Barret Jackman (2 min for diving)
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21:39 Lars Eller (2 min for boarding)
23:45 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2 min for high-sticking)
26:48 Ladislav Smid (2 min for roughing)
33:06 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for hooking)
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41:17 Sam Gagner (2 min for boarding)
43:33 Bruno Gervais (2 min for boarding)
53:53 Ladislav Smid (2 min for tripping)
59:02 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for high-sticking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.20 6
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.10 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 9
R Andy McDonald 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 7
C Lars Eller 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -1 5.30 6
C Patrik Berglund 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.10 7
C Yan Stastny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 7
C T.J. Oshie 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 7
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.30 4
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10.30 7
L Paul Kariya 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
L Martin Havlat 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
D Jeff Woywitka 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
D Drew Doughty 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 26.40 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 2 22.30 9
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 18.00 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 5
D Erik Johnson 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6.30 4
R Dustin Penner 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 18.20 7
C Eric Lindros 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 12.40 6
R Patrick Kane 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 12.20 7
C Ryan Potulny 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 9.30 7
C Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 5
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 7
L Max Gratchev 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.40 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.00 6
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 13.50 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 24.20 6
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 2 4 0 1 2 -2 24.40 9
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13.40 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Devan Dubnyk 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Lee Stempniak
2nd star: Paul Kariya
3rd star: Martin Havlat

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Andy McDonald scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Lee Stempniak has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-David Backes ended his 5 game point drought.
-Patrik Berglund finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Patrik Berglund finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-T.J. Oshie finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Erik Johnson finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 24) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 23)
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1-0 WOR Micki Dupont (Cam Janssen, Trent Whitfield)
1-1 HAM Jesse Joensuu (Robby Dee)

Goalies: Chris Mason - Jeff Deslauriers