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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 28 - 31
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:79/100=79 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 20741 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1032902 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:41 0-1 Teppo Numminen [2] (Daniel Brière)
14:32 0-2 Jochen Hecht [4] (Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin)
18:03 1-2 Alex Kovalev [7] (Bryan Smolinski, Jordan Staal)PP
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29:43 1-3 Tim Connolly [4] (Jochen Hecht, Ales Kotalik)
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42:12 2-3 Ryan Malone [5] (Alex Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec)
55:26 3-3 Bryan Smolinski [2] (Kristopher Letang, Maxime Talbot)
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61:56 3-4 Ales Kotalik [7] (Jochen Hecht, Nathan Paetsch)PP
Penalty summary:
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02:01 Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
10:32 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
10:32 Andrei Markov (2 min for roughing)
13:06 Ryan Stone (5 min for fighting)
13:06 Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
17:42 Adam Mair (2 min for slashing)
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27:49 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
39:47 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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42:58 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
46:43 Maxim Afinogenov (5 min for attempt to injury)
55:07 Ryan Stone (5 min for fighting)
55:07 Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
56:11 Ales Kotalik (2 min for elbowing)
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60:18 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for roughing)

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jochen Hecht
2nd star: Ales Kotalik
3rd star: Teppo Numminen

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Michael Ryder had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Michael Ryder had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jochen Hecht scored the 300th point of his career.
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Teppo Numminen ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Andrew Peters beat Ryan Stone in a fight.
-Andrew Peters beat Ryan Stone in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 22) , Rochester Americans 0( 12)
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1-0 QUE Mark Streit (Eric Manlow, Mikhail Grabovski)
2-0 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Ben Maxwell)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Jocelyn Thibault

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Philadelphia Flyers 5
Shots: 24 - 31
PP: 0 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:57/72=79 %, Challenges:30/40=73 %
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:80/96=83 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 918747 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:25 1-0 Evgeny Artyukhin [2] (Jeff Halpern)
16:39 1-1 Milan Michalek [6] (Kimmo Timonen)
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23:54 1-2 Paul Stastny [4] (Jonathan Cheechoo)
26:19 1-3 Simon Gagné [10] (Paul Stastny, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
31:05 1-4 R.J. Umberger [1] (Kimmo Timonen, Derian Hatcher)
32:56 1-5 Milan Michalek [7] (Jirí Tlustý, Simon Gagné)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:38 Paul Ranger (2 min for elbowing)
05:22 Simon Gagné (2 min for hooking)
11:31 Shane O'Brien (2 min for holding the stick)
18:27 Derian Hatcher (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:32 Paul Ranger (2 min for cross-checking)
27:38 Doug Janik (2 min for elbowing)
35:33 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for roughing)
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42:28 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for holding the stick)
47:44 Chris Gratton (2 min for tripping)
50:16 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for high-sticking)
52:46 Karl Stewart (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Michalek
2nd star: Jonathan Cheechoo
3rd star: Paul Stastny

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Jussi Jokinen had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagné scored his 10th goal of the season.
-R.J. Umberger finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Paul Stastny ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 19) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 20)
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0-1 PHL Ryan Potulny (Sami Kapanen, Rory Fitzpatrick)
1-1 DTV Andreas Karlsson (Craig MacDonald)
1-2 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Claude Giroux, Ryan Parent)

Goalies: Morgan Cey - Martin Houle

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Chicago Blackhawks 2 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 26 - 32
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:55/67=82 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
PP: 0 of 7 (14 shots), Passing:78/103=75 %, Challenges:42/53=77 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 1014750 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:06 1-0 Martin Havlat [7] (Jason Spezza)PP
11:49 1-1 Tomas Holmström [6] (Chris Chelios, Brian Rafalski)
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30:03 2-1 Robert Lang [4] (Jason Spezza, Patrick Kane)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:35 Chris Chelios (2 min for holding the stick)
12:07 Ben Eager (2 min for holding the stick)
15:58 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for elbowing)
19:29 Kirk Maltby (2 min for tripping)
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24:54 Duncan Keith (2 min for cross-checking)
32:07 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for hooking)
35:18 Henrik Zetterberg (2 min for holding the stick)
37:55 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for cross-checking)
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43:21 Chris Chelios (2 min for tripping)
46:21 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for hooking)
48:46 Martin Havlat (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robert Lang
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Martin Havlat

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jason Spezza notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sergei Samsonov had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Brian Rafalski notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Kris Draper had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Henrik Zetterberg had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 22) , Kansas City Blades 1( 12)
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0-1 KCB Jonathan Ericsson (Tony Voce, Igor Grigorenko)
1-1 NOR Michael Blunden (David Bolland, Danny Richmond)
2-1 NOR Bryan Bickell (David Bolland)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Adam Berkhoel

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Calgary Flames 2 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 23 - 20
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/83=73 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:80/87=91 %, Challenges:26/43=59 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 781538 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:01 0-1 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [3] (Pavol Demitra)
13:08 0-2 Stéphane Veilleux [4] (Brian Rolston)
15:42 1-2 Owen Nolan [7] (Kristian Huselius, Robyn Regehr)
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35:54 1-3 Éric Bélanger [2] (James Sheppard, Stéphane Veilleux)
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50:36 1-4 Todd Fedoruk [1] (Martin Skoula, Kurtis Foster)
56:17 2-4 Jarome Iginla [6] (Eric Godard, Dustin Boyd)
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Penalty summary:
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03:07 Owen Nolan (2 min for high-sticking)
18:21 Rhett Warrener (2 min for roughing)
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24:36 Alex Tanguay (2 min for elbowing)
29:36 Daymond Langkow (2 min for roughing)
37:38 Martin Skoula (2 min for hooking)
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40:41 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
40:41 Jarome Iginla (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Stéphane Veilleux
2nd star: Éric Bélanger
3rd star: Todd Fedoruk

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Kurtis Foster finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Todd Fedoruk beat Jarome Iginla in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 2( 11) , Houston Aeros 0( 16)
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1-0 SJF Fred Wikner (Tomi Mäki, Grant Stevenson)
2-0 SJF David Moss (Wayne Primeau)

Goalies: Brent Krahn - Nolan Schaefer

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Colorado Avalanche 1 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 0 of 4 (2 shots), Passing:53/69=76 %, Challenges:27/34=77 %
PP: 1 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:33/47=68 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 848438 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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27:41 1-0 Daniel Sedin [5] (Henrik Sedin, Ian Laperriere)
30:11 1-1 Ryan Bayda [1] (Matt Cullen)
33:17 1-2 Eric Staal [4] (Erik Cole, Bret Hedican)PP
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40:32 1-3 Eric Staal [5] (Bret Hedican)
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Penalty summary:
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01:13 Dustin Brown (2 min for cross-checking)
03:29 Ryan Bayda (2 min for hooking)
09:27 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for tripping)
16:26 Henrik Sedin (2 min for hooking)
18:53 Ray Whitney (2 min for elbowing)
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23:29 Daniel Sedin (2 min for holding the stick)
28:06 Erik Cole (2 min for slashing)
32:23 Braydon Coburn (2 min for boarding)
34:57 Ruslan Salei (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Cam Ward
3rd star: Ryan Bayda

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Kyle Wellwood had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Andrew Brunette had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Bret Hedican notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Bayda finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 27) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 12)
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0-1 LOW Trevor Gillies (Jakub Petruzalek)
0-2 LOW Bobby Hughes (Nicolas Blanchard)
1-2 HER Cody McCormick (Eric Healey)
2-2 HER Eric Healey (Cody McCormick)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Michael Leighton

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Phoenix Coyotes 4 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 34 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:44/52=83 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/77=71 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
Attendance: 11721 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 545027 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:22 1-0 Nick Boynton [3] (Zbynek Michalek)
17:35 1-1 James Van Riemsdyk [3] (Patrick Marleau, Brian Campbell)
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28:54 1-2 Mike Richards [4] (Joe Thornton, Kyle McLaren)
30:07 2-2 Bill Thomas [2] (Steven Reinprecht, Radim Vrbata)
35:59 3-2 Shane Doan [7] (Derek Morris)
38:49 3-3 Devin Setoguchi [6] (Patrick Marleau, Kyle McLaren)
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42:27 4-3 Shane Doan [8] (Derek Morris, Marcel Hossa)PP
48:58 4-4 Brian Campbell [2] (James Van Riemsdyk, Joe Thornton)
57:28 4-5 Nick Petrecki [1] (Evgeny Nabokov)
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Penalty summary:
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11:44 Nick Petrecki (2 min for roughing)
11:44 Marcel Hossa (2 min for roughing)
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33:26 Joe Pavelski (2 min for hooking)
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41:18 Mike Grier (2 min for tripping)
46:28 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
46:28 Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shane Doan
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: James Van Riemsdyk

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Nick Petrecki ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Nick Boynton beat Ryane Clowe in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 33) , Cleveland Barons 1( 9)
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0-1 CLE Jonathan Tremblay (Craig Valette, Tyler McGregor)
1-1 SPR Joël Perrault (Daniel Winnik, Bryan Helmer)
2-1 SPR Dave Spina (Enver Lisin)

Goalies: David Aebischer - Dmitri Pätzold

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Vancouver Canucks 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 18 - 23
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:56/76=73 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:71/92=77 %, Challenges:43/55=76 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 816095 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:06 1-0 Brad Isbister [5] (Sergei Gonchar, Willie Mitchell)
14:46 2-0 Mike Keane [3] (Aaron Miller, Taylor Pyatt)
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38:38 2-1 Sidney Crosby [7] (Daniel Alfredsson, Petr Sykora)PP
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59:35 3-1 Ryan Shannon [4] (Willie Mitchell, Kevin Bieksa) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:14 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for slashing)
05:02 Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
07:17 Ryan Smyth (2 min for elbowing)
07:58 Brendan Morrison (2 min for high-sticking)
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29:07 Nick Foligno (2 min for tripping)
33:12 Sidney Crosby (2 min for boarding)
37:21 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for holding the stick)
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41:06 Brad Isbister (2 min for cross-checking)
49:47 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for slashing)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Ryan Shannon 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 16.20 7
R Mike Keane 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.30 7
R Brad Isbister 1 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 16.50 8
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.40 7
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.00 6
C Trevor Linden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11.10 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19.50 7
L Wyatt Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 16.30 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 2 14.50 9
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 18.10 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 1 23.10 9
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 0 4 2 4 0 1 21.00 7
D Aaron Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.10 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 4
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 13.20 6
R Petr Sykora 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 6
R Nick Foligno 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 20.30 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.00 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 5 1 0 0 4 -1 20.20 9
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.50 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 6 2 2 0 2 -2 20.40 8
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 16.50 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 26.50 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 13.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.10 6
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 15 0 0 58.30 5
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Shannon
2nd star: Mike Keane
3rd star: Brad Isbister

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Daniel Alfredsson notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( 22) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 12)
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0-1 WIL Jarkko Ruutu (Jeff Taffe)

Goalies: Sébastien Centomo - Jeff Pietrasiak