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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 28 - 14
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:39/55=69 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/74=78 %, Challenges:31/53=57 %
Attendance: 7589 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 355923 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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32:41 1-0 R.J. Umberger [11] (Fredrik Modin)
35:13 2-0 Kristian Huselius [14] (Rick Nash, Antoine Vermette)
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47:18 2-1 John Madden [10] (Brian Rolston, Johnny Oduya)
59:13 3-1 Derek MacKenzie [4] (Mike York, R.J. Umberger) EN
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Penalty summary:
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16:09 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 6
R Derek MacKenzie 1 0 3 0 2 4 0 1 15.30 8
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
R Kristian Huselius 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 5
C Mike York 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 15.30 6
C R.J. Umberger 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 19.00 9
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 18.10 8
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7.20 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 15.30 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 17.30 5
L Rick Nash 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 18.30 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 24.30 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 16.00 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 6 1 6 0 1 24.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 6.20 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 4 6 6 0 0 19.20 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
R Alexander Vasyunov 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -3 19.10 4
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 5
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
C John Madden 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 17.10 8
C Patrik Elias 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -3 19.10 6
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 6.20 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17.20 4
L Brian Rolston 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 8
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -3 19.10 6
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.20 5
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 23.10 4
D Colin White 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 21.20 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 23.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 25 0 0 59.00 7
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: R.J. Umberger
2nd star: Derek MacKenzie
3rd star: Kristian Huselius

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-John Madden scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 25) , Albany River Rats 1( 20)
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0-1 ALB Barry Tallackson (Tyler Eckford)
1-1 SYR Dmitri Zyuzin (Steve Kelly)
2-1 SYR T.J. Trevelyan (Sasha Golin)

Goalies: Yutaka Fukufuji - Scott Clemmensen

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Los Angeles Kings 2
Shots: 26 - 17
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:44/64=67 %
LA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:21/47=43 %
Attendance: 17551 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 761713 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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32:15 1-0 Phil Kessel [18] (Aaron Miller)
32:55 1-1 LA Alexander Frolov [9] (Jarret Stoll)
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47:06 1-2 LA Kyle Calder [12] (Justin Williams, Anze Kopitar)
48:08 2-2 Tomas Holmström [11])
51:58 3-2 Tomas Holmström [12] (Marian Hossa, Barret Jackman)
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Penalty summary:
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49:29 Aaron Miller (2 min for roughing)
49:29 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for roughing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 14.10 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 5 1 4 0 0 2 19.00 9
R Phil Kessel 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 19.30 8
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.00 6
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -1 19.30 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 7.20 6
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14.10 7
L Tomas Holmström 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 19.00 9
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 14.50 7
D Barret Jackman 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 20.30 8
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 25.50 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 13.20 8
D Mike Green 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 21.10 7
D Aaron Miller 0 1 0 2 2 3 2 -1 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 7.30 4
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 0 5 4 7 0 0 15.50 7
R Ed Purcell 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 -1 16.40 5
R Justin Williams 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 -1 17.00 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Matt Moulson 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 8.10 5
L Brad Richardson 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 17.00 9
L Kyle Calder 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 24.40 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 16.20 5
D Drew Doughty 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 19.50 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 23 0 0 58.00 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Holmström
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Phil Kessel

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Phil Kessel has marked a new career high in points with 38 points.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 15) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 17)
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0-1 MNC Matt Ellis (Chris Collins)
1-1 KCB Ryan Oulahen (Jakub Kindl, Darren Haydar)
2-1 KCB Mattias Ritola (Brendan Bernakevitch)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Jeff Zatkoff

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 11 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/63=85 %, Challenges:28/51=53 %
PP: 0 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:74/84=88 %, Challenges:49/67=72 %
Attendance: 12693 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 614341 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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23:27 0-1 Teemu Selänne [17] (Nicklas Lidström)
31:48 0-2 Todd Marchant [11] (Corey Perry, Brad Larsen)
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45:51 1-2 Andrei Zyuzin [1] (Antti Miettinen, Martin Skoula)
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Penalty summary:
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26:26 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for slashing)
35:01 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for elbowing)
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55:52 Fabian Brunnström (2 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Fabian Brunnström 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 10.10 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 12.40 5
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 15.40 6
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 10.10 5
C Colton Gillies 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 1 13.20 5
C Scott Gomez 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 5
C Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 15.40 4
L Owen Nolan 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 5
R Antti Miettinen 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 12.40 5
R Bryan Little 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 15.00 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 -2 15.40 4
D Andrei Zyuzin 1 0 1 2 2 5 0 1 14.40 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 23.40 5
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 26.50 4
D Martin Skoula 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 13.50 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 22.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 28 0 0 59.30 9
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 Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14.30 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 -1 16.30 8
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 2 20.10 9
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 8.50 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 14.30 6
C Petr Nedved 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
C Todd Marchant 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 20.40 8
L Brad Larsen 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 8
L Josh Green 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 14.30 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 -1 14.50 5
R Corey Perry 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 16.50 8
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 15.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 19.30 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 2 25.00 10
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.10 5
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 1 0 10 0 0 60.00 7
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Todd Marchant
3rd star: Brad Larsen

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Todd Marchant ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 3( 21) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 10)
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1-0 HOU Corey Locke (Krys Kolanos)
2-0 HOU Tony Romano (John Scott)
3-0 HOU Morten Madsen (Tomas Mojzis, Tony Romano)
3-1 CIN Andrew Ebbett (Ryan Carter)
3-2 CIN Bobby Bolt (Stephen Dixon)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - David LeNeveu

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San Jose Sharks 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 21 - 20
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:29/51=55 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/84=72 %, Challenges:31/45=67 %
Attendance: 6235 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 312997 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:34 0-1 Brenden Morrow [7] (Ales Hemsky, Kurtis Foster)
13:55 1-1 Jeremy Roenick [3] (Torrey Mitchell)
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44:33 1-2 Ales Hemsky [13] (Brenden Morrow, Evgeny Malkin)
58:38 1-3 Petr Sykora [15] (Evgeny Malkin, Kristopher Letang) EN
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Penalty summary:
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26:24 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for roughing)
26:24 Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
27:46 Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
31:42 Maxime Talbot (2 min for diving)
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41:18 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
41:18 Rob Blake (2 min for roughing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lukas Kaspar 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 7.30 7
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 18.10 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Torrey Mitchell 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 7.30 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 -1 18.10 5
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -1 13.20 4
C Joe Thornton 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 -1 21.00 7
L Jeremy Roenick 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 7.30 6
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 15.50 5
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Grant Clitsome 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 4
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.50 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 -1 24.40 6
D Kent Huskins 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 -1 18.40 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 17 0 0 59.20 5
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 6
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 15.40 7
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 19.50 8
R Petr Sykora 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 16.10 9
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 -1 15.50 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 17.30 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 6.20 4
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 -1 15.50 6
R Brenden Morrow 1 1 3 3 1 3 2 2 17.00 9
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 15.50 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 21.10 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 23.00 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -1 17.40 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 20.30 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 21.50 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Hemsky
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Brenden Morrow

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Torrey Mitchell finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Joe Thornton had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jeremy Roenick finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Jeremy Roenick finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ales Hemsky notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Petr Sykora scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 1( 19) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 6( 25)
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0-1 WIL Mark Letestu (Bill Thomas)
0-2 WIL Jesse Joensuu (Mark Letestu, Mark Eaton)
0-3 WIL Janne Pesonen (Dustin Jeffrey)
0-4 WIL Nick Johnson (Chris Minard)
0-5 WIL Janne Pesonen (Joey Mormina, Dustin Jeffrey)
1-5 CLE Riley Armstrong (Marek Kvapil)
1-6 WIL Janne Pesonen

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - John Curry

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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Ottawa Senators 1
Shots: 27 - 20
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:79/96=82 %, Challenges:28/44=62 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/89=76 %, Challenges:21/43=47 %
Attendance: 16794 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 740615 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:16 1-0 Jaromir Jagr [15] (Mikko Koivu, Dion Phaneuf)
19:17 2-0 Jaromir Jagr [16] (Steven Stamkos)
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31:16 2-1 Dany Heatley [15] (Jason Spezza, Anton Volchenkov)
36:38 3-1 Evgeny Artyukhin [2] (Matt Pettinger, Daymond Langkow)
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Penalty summary:
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04:28 Josh Hennessy (2 min for roughing)
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48:51 Brendan Bell (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 8.20 7
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.20 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
R Jaromir Jagr 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 17.50 9
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 17.30 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 17.50 8
L Evgeny Artyukhin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14.30 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 19.30 6
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 2 17.40 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 18.10 8
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 5
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 2 24.00 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 20.20 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 3 22.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.50 4
R Chris Kelly 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 21.40 6
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 25.30 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 6
C Andy McDonald 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 15.50 5
C Mike Fisher 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 -2 16.10 6
C Jason Spezza 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 1 18.00 7
L Jesse Winchester 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Nick Foligno 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 -1 15.50 6
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 3 4 3 0 -1 18.50 6
L Dany Heatley 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 16.30 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 20.40 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 4 1 4 0 1 22.50 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 19.00 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 5
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Evgeny Artyukhin
3rd star: Dion Phaneuf

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Dany Heatley scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Anton Volchenkov notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 22) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 10)
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1-0 DTV Mike Lundin (Chris Lawrence, Blair Jones)
2-0 DTV Steve Downie (Martins Karsums, Vladimir Mihalik)
2-1 GRD Ilya Zubov (Victor Bartley)
2-2 GRD Jamie Johnson
3-2 DTV Lauri Tukonen (Blair Jones, Chris Lawrence)

Goalies: Karri Rämö - Brian Elliott

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Vancouver Canucks 5 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 22 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:20/37=52 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:77/89=86 %, Challenges:44/67=64 %
Attendance: 6848 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 331443 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:08 1-0 Daniel Sedin [9] (Ossi Väänänen, Alexander Edler)
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32:01 2-0 Shane O'Brien [1] (Kyle Wellwood)
33:24 3-0 Daniel Sedin [10] (Jeff Carter, Henrik Sedin)
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47:19 3-1 Alex Kovalev [11] (Guillaume Latendresse, Matt D'Agostini)
48:54 3-2 Gregory Stewart [2] (Chris Higgins, Francis Bouillon)
51:47 4-2 Miroslav Satan [2] (Shane O'Brien, Kyle Wellwood)
56:03 5-2 Ethan Moreau [3] (Kyle Wellwood, Mats Sundin)
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Penalty summary:
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39:26 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for slashing)
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41:29 Alex Tanguay (2 min for tripping)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
R Miroslav Satan 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 3 16.00 8
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 17.30 6
C Jeff Carter 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 18.50 7
C Logan MacMillan 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.20 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 14.00 8
C Mats Sundin 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 7
L Mason Raymond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 5 2 1 3 0 3 14.00 8
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 -1 17.20 5
L Daniel Sedin 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 3 15.30 6
D Alexander Edler 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 -1 20.20 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 1 23.40 6
D Shane O'Brien 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 3 15.40 8
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 5
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Cory Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.10 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 -1 13.40 7
R Matt D'Agostini 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 -3 18.00 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 10.20 7
L Gregory Stewart 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 14.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 17.20 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 12.20 6
L Chris Higgins 0 1 2 0 3 4 0 1 14.00 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -1 16.00 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 2 3 2 2 -3 19.20 8
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 15.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -3 26.40 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -3 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Wellwood
2nd star: Daniel Sedin
3rd star: Shane O'Brien

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Daniel Sedin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Miroslav Satan finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Daniel Sedin finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Shane O'Brien ended his 8 game point drought.
-Mattias Öhlund had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Gregory Stewart ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Alex Kovalev ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 1( , Quebec Citadelles 6( 25)
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0-1 QUE Robert Lang (Sergei Kostitsyn)
0-2 QUE Max Pacioretty (Robert Lang, Sergei Kostitsyn)
0-3 QUE Max Pacioretty (Sergei Kostitsyn, Robert Lang)
0-4 QUE Robert Lang (Sergei Kostitsyn, Max Pacioretty)
1-4 MAN Darcy Hordichuk (Shane Hnidy, Michel Ouellet)
1-5 QUE Glen Metropolit (Peter Sejna)
1-6 QUE Ryan White (Mike Glumac, Mathieu Aubin)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Marc Denis

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 0
Shots: 32 - 14
PP: 1 of 1 (6 shots), Passing:77/88=87 %, Challenges:33/50=64 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/73=78 %, Challenges:24/48=49 %
Attendance: 13383 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 615618 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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25:11 1-0 Tuomo Ruutu [9] (Michael Ryder, Eric Staal)
30:14 2-0 Michael Ryder [11] (Tuomo Ruutu, Ryan Bayda)
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47:08 3-0 Michael Ryder [12] (Eric Staal, Wade Redden)PP
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Penalty summary:
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45:41 Kris Versteeg (2 min for elbowing)
48:51 Aaron Johnson (2 min for roughing)
48:51 Drayson Bowman (2 min for roughing)
54:32 Wade Redden (2 min for roughing)
54:32 Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Ryan Bayda 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 8.40 6
R Adam Hall 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
L Scott Walker 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 16.50 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 17.40 10
C Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Eric Staal 0 2 6 1 1 2 0 2 18.50 8
L Drayson Bowman 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8.40 6
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 16.00 7
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Michael Ryder 2 1 4 0 1 1 0 2 18.50 9
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 16.30 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 25.20 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 17.20 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 17.40 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 4 0 4 2 2 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 0 0 14 0 0 60.00 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Craig Adams 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 9.00 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 16.30 6
R Kris Versteeg 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 -1 16.30 5
R Patrick Kane 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 -1 17.40 4
C David Bolland 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 17.50 8
R Jack Skille 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 18.00 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 17.00 5
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 5
L Milan Lucic 0 0 5 3 1 3 0 -1 15.10 7
D Aaron Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.20 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 23.50 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.30 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Michael Ryder
3rd star: Tuomo Ruutu

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ryan Bayda finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 29) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 15)
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0-1 NOR Pavel Mrna (Colin Fraser)
0-2 NOR Tim Hambly (Jake Dowell)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Corey Crawford