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Atlanta Thrashers 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 24 - 32
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:58/74=78 %, Challenges:42/53=77 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:65/84=77 %, Challenges:35/38=89 %
Attendance: 9813 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 476912 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:35 1-0
Darren Haydar [2] (Ken Klee, Karel Pilar)
12:24 2-0
Erik Christensen [1] (Niclas Hävelid, Alexei Zhitnik)
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33:54 2-1
David Vyborny [2] (Michael Peca, Dick Tärnström)
35:13 3-1
Mark Recchi [2] (Bobby Holik, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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44:01 4-1
Bobby Holik [3] (Colby Armstrong, Slava Kozlov)
47:23 4-2
Rick Nash [2] (David Vyborny, Dick Tärnström)
53:04 5-2
Todd White [1] (Darren Haydar, Erik Christensen)
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Penalty summary:
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09:09
Jason Chimera (2 min for hooking)
13:13
Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
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22:22
Todd White (2 min for boarding)
27:14
Manny Malhotra (2 min for roughing)
27:14
Mark Recchi (2 min for roughing)
27:51
Garnet Exelby (2 min for tripping)
36:55
Jan Hejda (2 min for hooking)
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56:26
Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
59:08
Jason Chimera (2 min for holding the stick)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Darren Haydar
2nd star: Bobby Holik
3rd star: Erik Christensen
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Florida Panthers 1 , Nashville Predators 5
Shots: 20 - 41
FLA PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:20/27=71 %
PP: 2 of 6 (16 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:48/56=84 %
Attendance: 2374 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 112290 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:31 0-1
Martin Erat [1] (Jason Arnott, Marek Zidlicky)
10:54 0-2
Greg de Vries [1] (Marek Zidlicky, Jason Arnott)
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28:38 0-3
Jason Arnott [1] (Steve Sullivan)PP
31:03 1-3 FLA Ville Peltonen [2] (Mike Van Ryn, Bryan Allen)
33:52 1-4
David Legwand [2] (Martin Gélinas, Jean-Pierre Dumont)PP
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41:59 1-5
Steve Sullivan [2] (Martin Erat, Jason Arnott)
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Penalty summary:
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06:31 FLA Mike Van Ryn (2 min for tripping)
12:42 FLA Gregory Campbell (2 min for tripping)
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23:58
Ryan Suter (2 min for roughing)
23:58 FLA Garth Murray (2 min for roughing)
27:03 FLA Mike Van Ryn (2 min for hooking)
32:48 FLA Vaclav Nedorost (2 min for tripping)
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40:41
Scott Nichol (2 min for roughing)
40:41 FLA Jassen Cullimore (2 min for roughing)
45:18 FLA Jassen Cullimore (5 min for fighting)
45:18
Dave Scatchard (5 min for fighting)
54:59 FLA Karlis Skrastins (2 min for tripping)
55:53 FLA Olli Jokinen (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Martin Erat
3rd star: Steve Sullivan
Notes for Florida Panthers:
Notes for Nashville Predators:
Other notes:
-Jassen Cullimore fought Dave Scatchard in a fight.
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:41/43=93 %
Attendance: 11229 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 589523 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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15:58 0-1
Yanic Perreault [1] (Craig Adams)
18:21 1-1
Scott Walker [2] (Joe Corvo, Matt Cullen)
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29:15 1-2
Patrick Kane [1] (Martin Havlat, Jason Spezza)
35:16 2-2
Ryan Bayda [1] (Scott Walker, David Tanabe)
35:55 2-3
Robert Lang [1] (Jason Williams, Chris Phillips)
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49:39 3-3
Glen Wesley [1] (Erik Cole)
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60:59 4-3
Erik Cole [3] (Rod Brind'Amour, Tuomo Ruutu)PP
Penalty summary:
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02:21
Sergei Samsonov (2 min for roughing)
11:58
Glen Wesley (2 min for slashing)
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20:17
Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for cross-checking)
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51:06
Rene Bourque (2 min for hooking)
59:29
Andrej Meszaros (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Walker
2nd star: Erik Cole
3rd star: Ryan Bayda
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St. Louis Blues 3 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:62/84=73 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 3852 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 177192 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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02:23 1-0
Keith Tkachuk [2] (Erik Johnson)
13:27 2-0
Andy McDonald [2] (Paul Kariya, Petr Cajanek)
13:42 2-1
Alexander Semin [4] (Sergei Fedorov)
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25:14 2-2
Alexander Ovechkin [2] (Brooks Laich)
27:58 2-3
Michael Nylander [2] (Alexander Semin)
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45:34 3-3
Paul Kariya [3] (Andy McDonald, Brad Boyes)PP
50:21 3-4
Alexandre Giroux [1] (Boyd Gordon, Matt Bradley)
59:05 3-5
Alexander Semin [5] (Chris Clark, Ben Clymer) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:59
Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for roughing)
03:59
Jay McKee (2 min for roughing)
04:49
Ryan Johnson (2 min for slashing)
07:13
Chris Clark (2 min for tripping)
09:54
Timofei Shishkanov (2 min for hooking)
17:25
Erik Johnson (2 min for slashing)
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21:44
Brooks Laich (2 min for high-sticking)
31:56
Alexandre Giroux (2 min for high-sticking)
35:07
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for roughing)
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40:05
Alexander Semin (2 min for boarding)
44:35
Brooks Laich (2 min for high-sticking)
51:05
Jay McKee (2 min for roughing)
51:05
Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for roughing)
54:28
Barret Jackman (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Andy McDonald
3rd star: Alexandre Giroux
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Detroit Red Wings 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 24 - 24
PP: 2 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:68/94=72 %, Challenges:33/41=78 %
Attendance: 3996 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 201798 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:59 0-1
Evgeny Artyukhin [2] (Shane O'Brien)
12:04 1-1
Brad Stuart [1] (Brian Rafalski, Pavel Datsyuk)
19:38 2-1
Henrik Zetterberg [3] (Pavel Datsyuk, Mikael Samuelsson)PP
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26:33 2-2
Filip Kuba [2] (Vincent Lecavalier, Jussi Jokinen)
32:03 3-2
Tomas Holmström [1] (Valtteri Filppula, Niklas Kronwall)PP
34:22 3-3
Martin St. Louis [2] (Vincent Lecavalier, Jeff Halpern)
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49:46 4-3
Kris Draper [2] (Jiri Hudler, Tomas Holmström)
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Penalty summary:
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06:05
Brian Rafalski (2 min for cross-checking)
14:47
Andreas Lilja (2 min for slashing)
17:57
Evgeny Artyukhin (2 min for slashing)
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30:15
Jeff Halpern (2 min for boarding)
35:58
Michel Ouellet (2 min for tripping)
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43:01
Karl Stewart (2 min for high-sticking)
56:32
Brian Rafalski (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Holmström
2nd star: Kris Draper
3rd star: Pavel Datsyuk