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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , New York Islanders 4
Shots: 39 - 21
PP: 0 of 4 (15 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:44/55=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:35/45=76 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:27 0-1 Ben Walter [2] (Brendan Witt)
15:05 1-1 Brooks Orpik [2] (Petr Sykora)
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27:48 1-2 Trent Hunter [7] (Brendan Witt, Andy Sutton)SH
30:47 2-2 Samuel Påhlsson [2] (Luc Bourdon, Mark Eaton)
39:22 2-3 Mike Sillinger [5] (Bill Guerin, Matt Keith)
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45:11 2-4 Mike Sillinger [6] (Bill Guerin, Matt Keith)
47:58 3-4 Gary Roberts [6] (Michael Frolík, Georges Laraque)
54:57 4-4 Andrei Kostitsyn [4] (Evgeny Malkin, Petr Sykora)
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Penalty summary:
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02:58 Brooks Orpik (2 min for boarding)
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26:32 Mike Comrie (2 min for tripping)
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49:49 Bill Guerin (2 min for high-sticking)
55:15 Richard Park (2 min for hooking)
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63:18 Richard Park (2 min for roughing)

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Sillinger
2nd star: Trent Hunter
3rd star: Brooks Orpik

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Gary Roberts scored the 900th point of his career.
-Georges Laraque ended his 8 game point drought.
-Sidney Crosby had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Sidney Crosby had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Islanders:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 43) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 12)
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0-1 BRG Tomás Marcinko (Mark Wotton, Sean Bergenheim)
1-1 WIL Nathan Smith (Jonathan Filewich)

Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Maxime Ouellet

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New Jersey Devils 5 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 28 - 31
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:57/72=79 %, Challenges:24/30=77 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:75/94=79 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 892976 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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29:14 1-0 David Clarkson [1] (Rod Pelley, Travis Zajac)
30:47 2-0 Sergei Brylin [7] (Brian Gionta, Patrik Elias)
31:35 2-1 Ryan Suter [2] (Martin Gélinas, David Legwand)
38:12 3-1 Brian Gionta [7] (Patrik Elias, Zach Parisé)PP
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41:18 4-1 Patrik Elias [10] (Brian Gionta)
49:28 5-1 Travis Zajac [4] (Jay Pandolfo, Dainius Zubrus)
58:29 5-2 Martin Gélinas [7] (Dan Hamhuis)
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Penalty summary:
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01:47 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
01:47 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
03:25 Alexander Radulov (2 min for hooking)
07:43 Rod Pelley (2 min for holding the stick)
13:48 Ryan Suter (2 min for hooking)
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22:56 Paul Martin (2 min for high-sticking)
25:19 Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
32:23 Martin Gélinas (2 min for hooking)
34:45 Karel Rachunek (2 min for hooking)
36:52 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for roughing)
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49:58 Dave Scatchard (2 min for roughing)
49:58 Travis Zajac (2 min for roughing)
51:24 Jason Arnott (2 min for tripping)
55:02 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Travis Zajac

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Rod Pelley finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-David Clarkson finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-David Legwand notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dan Hamhuis notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Sullivan had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Erat had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-David Clarkson beat Jordin Tootoo in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 11) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 10)
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1-0 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Petr Vrana)
2-0 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Andy Greene, Barry Tallackson)
3-0 ALB Barry Tallackson (Nicklas Bergfors, Petr Vrana)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Dan Ellis

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Toronto Maple Leafs 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 25 - 31
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:36/40=87 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:47/55=83 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 884494 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:32 1-0 Jeff Carter [4] (Jason Blake, Alexei Ponikarovsky)PP
17:19 2-0 Johnny Pohl [2])
17:53 2-1 Justin Williams [5] (Ray Whitney, Frantisek Kaberle)
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26:54 2-2 Ray Whitney [6] (Eric Staal, Tuomo Ruutu)
30:25 2-3 Eric Staal [6] (Frantisek Kaberle)
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45:34 3-3 Kris Newbury [4] (Tomas Kaberle, Pavel Kubina)
47:27 4-3 Darcy Tucker [5] (Jason Pominville, Alexander Steen)
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Penalty summary:
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07:42 Joe Corvo (2 min for high-sticking)
13:53 Ryan Bayda (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:43 Mark Bell (2 min for tripping)
34:59 Patrick Eaves (2 min for tripping)
36:51 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for hooking)
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41:19 Nik Antropov (2 min for cross-checking)
50:06 Justin Williams (2 min for slashing)
52:29 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for cross-checking)
58:28 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Johnny Pohl
3rd star: Kris Newbury

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Pominville notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Johnny Pohl finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Justin Williams ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Ray Whitney ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 0( 30) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 18)
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Goalies: Justin Pogge - Michael Leighton

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Washington Capitals 4 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 34 - 25
PP: 3 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:77/88=87 %, Challenges:35/45=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:27/38=69 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 890274 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:54 1-0 Tom Poti [3] (Viktor Kozlov, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
13:46 2-0 Alexander Semin [3] (Viktor Kozlov)PP
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29:13 3-0 Steve Eminger [2] (Alexander Semin, Michael Nylander)
32:44 3-1 Steve Bernier [2] (Ales Kotalik, Jaroslav Spacek)
38:51 4-1 Michael Nylander [3] (Chris Clark, Ben Clymer)PP
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48:02 4-2 Thomas Vanek [5] (Jochen Hecht, Teppo Numminen)
49:49 4-3 Teppo Numminen [3] (Nathan Paetsch, Adam Mair)
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Penalty summary:
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00:06 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
03:24 Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
13:16 Adam Mair (2 min for high-sticking)
17:38 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
17:38 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
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24:12 Boyd Gordon (2 min for hooking)
27:09 Steve Bernier (2 min for hooking)
38:28 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for tripping)
39:03 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for tripping)
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41:17 Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
41:17 Matt Bradley (5 min for fighting)
42:56 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for tripping)
53:55 Steve Eminger (2 min for tripping)
56:17 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for holding the stick)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Nylander
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Viktor Kozlov

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Nylander finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Ben Clymer finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jaroslav Spacek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Teppo Numminen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bernier ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Chris Clark fought Adam Mair in a fight.
-Andrew Peters beat Matt Bradley in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 17) , Rochester Americans 2( 18)
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1-0 POR David Steckel (Karl Alzner)
1-1 ROC Justin Aikins (Nicklas Danielsson, Denis Ezhov)
1-2 ROC Bobby Robins (Dylan Hunter)

Goalies: Simeon Varlamov - Jocelyn Thibault

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Minnesota Wild 4 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 31 - 24
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:81/89=91 %, Challenges:43/45=93 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/73=75 %, Challenges:50/57=86 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 879780 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:15 1-0 Dominic Moore [3] (Petteri Nummelin)
16:43 1-1 Marek Svatos [3] (Sami Kapanen, Mike Fisher)
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31:52 2-1 Chris Simon [2] (Dominic Moore, Todd Fedoruk)
33:14 2-2 Dustin Penner [5] (Vaclav Prospal, Joe Sakic)
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40:21 3-2 Stéphane Veilleux [5] (Brent Burns, Sean Hill)
59:28 4-2 James Sheppard [2] (Kurtis Foster, Martin Skoula) EN
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Penalty summary:
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11:16 Dustin Penner (2 min for hooking)
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35:23 Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
35:23 Mike Fisher (5 min for fighting)
36:08 Marty Reasoner (2 min for tripping)
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45:17 Josh Hennessy (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dominic Moore
2nd star: Chris Simon
3rd star: James Sheppard

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Chris Simon ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Chris Simon ended his 7 game point drought.
-James Sheppard finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Other notes:
-Mike Fisher beat Chris Simon in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 29) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 10)
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0-1 HAM Stéphane Goulet (T.J. Kemp, Jean-François Jacques)
1-1 HOU Curtis Murphy (Matt Foy)
2-1 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Shawn Belle)
2-2 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Mathieu Roy)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Martin Gerber

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Dallas Stars 1
Shots: 22 - 24
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:72/95=75 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
Attendance: 18460 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 932230 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:35 0-1 Antti Miettinen [3] (Andrew Brunette, Steve Ott)
15:16 1-1 Kirk Maltby [2] (Randy Cameron, Mark Hartigan)
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38:32 2-1 Daniel Cleary [3] (Dallas Drake, Niklas Kronwall)
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54:34 3-1 Valtteri Filppula [2] (Mikael Samuelsson, Henrik Zetterberg)PP
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Penalty summary:
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04:13 Randy Cameron (2 min for high-sticking)
15:28 Sergei Korostin (2 min for high-sticking)
17:43 Kirk Maltby (2 min for hooking)
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25:14 Colton Sceviour (2 min for hooking)
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49:38 Dallas Drake (2 min for hooking)
53:25 Sergei Korostin (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Cleary
2nd star: Mikael Samuelsson
3rd star: Valtteri Filppula

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Kirk Maltby ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Kirk Maltby ended his 7 game point drought.
-Tomas Holmström had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Niklas Kronwall ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Antti Miettinen ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 0( 13) , Utah Grizzlies 6( 29)
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0-1 UTH Trevor Daley (Joel Lundqvist, Loui Eriksson)
0-2 UTH Brad Winchester (Toby Petersen)
0-3 UTH Niklas Grossman (Brad Winchester, Toby Petersen)
0-4 UTH Brad Winchester (Toby Petersen)
0-5 UTH James Neal (Toby Petersen)
0-6 UTH Joel Lundqvist (Trevor Daley)

Goalies: Adam Berkhoel - Philippe Sauvé

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Phoenix Coyotes 6 , Chicago Blackhawks 1
Shots: 26 - 21
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:45/55=80 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/79=77 %, Challenges:39/44=86 %
Attendance: 16117 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 749440 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:46 1-0 Bill Thomas [3] (Steven Reinprecht, Mike York)
19:09 2-0 Steven Reinprecht [3] (Ed Jovanovski)
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30:02 2-1 Andrei Zyuzin [1] (Chris Phillips, Robert Lang)
39:07 3-1 Mike York [4] (Tomas Surovy, Ed Jovanovski)
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42:56 4-1 Martin Hanzal [1] (Zbynek Michalek, Nick Ross)
48:22 5-1 Tomas Surovy [4] (Shane Doan, Derek Morris)
55:44 6-1 Radim Vrbata [6] (Ed Jovanovski)
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Penalty summary:
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00:31 Shane Doan (2 min for roughing)
00:31 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for roughing)
02:14 Robert Lang (2 min for tripping)
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25:27 Ed Jovanovski (2 min for roughing)
25:27 Jason Williams (2 min for roughing)
31:11 Jason Williams (2 min for roughing)
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50:37 Ben Eager (5 min for attempt to injury)
50:37 Ben Eager (10 min game misconduct)
56:38 Martin Havlat (2 min for elbowing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ed Jovanovski
2nd star: Mike York
3rd star: Tomas Surovy

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Steven Reinprecht finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Martin Hanzal finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Nick Ross ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Patrick Kane had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Jason Spezza had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 4( 27) , Norfolk Admirals 4( 12)
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1-0 SPR Don MacLean (Travis Roche)
1-1 NOR David Bolland (Michael Blunden)
1-2 NOR Martin St. Pierre (Danny Richmond, Jan Steber)
2-2 SPR Matt Murley (Enver Lisin)
3-2 SPR Patrick Fischer (Shaun Landolt, Travis Roche)
3-3 NOR Martin St. Pierre (Bryan Bickell)
3-4 NOR Michael Blunden (David Bolland)
4-4 SPR Yanick Lehoux (Dave Spina, Brendan Bell)

Goalies: David Aebischer - Corey Crawford

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 , Vancouver Canucks 5
Shots: 34 - 22
PP: 1 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:40/51=76 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/90=75 %, Challenges:27/37=71 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 800309 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:09 1-0 Doug Weight [8] (Scott Niedermayer, Mathieu Schneider)PP
11:09 2-0 Ales Hemsky [5] (Ryan Carter, Joe DiPenta)
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27:08 2-1 Brendan Morrison [4] (Brad Isbister, Mattias Öhlund)
28:44 3-1 Todd Marchant [5] (Todd Bertuzzi, Scott Niedermayer)
35:36 3-2 Brendan Morrison [5] (Brad Isbister, Taylor Pyatt)
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46:56 3-3 Brendan Morrison [6] (Taylor Pyatt, Brad Isbister)
58:06 3-4 Brendan Morrison [7] (Taylor Pyatt, Sergei Gonchar)
58:52 3-5 Trevor Linden [5] (Mike Keane, Brad Isbister) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:05 Brad Isbister (2 min for slashing)
04:56 Sami Salo (2 min for hooking)
07:55 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for high-sticking)
17:32 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for diving)
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39:19 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for cross-checking)
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43:47 Peter Mueller (2 min for tripping)
54:19 Joe DiPenta (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Morrison
2nd star: Brad Isbister
3rd star: Taylor Pyatt

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Scott Niedermayer notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 11) , Manitoba Moose 3( 12)
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0-1 MAN Jozef Balej (Jason Jaffray, Byron Ritchie)
0-2 MAN Alexander Edler (Sergei Shirokov, Greg Classen)
0-3 MAN Jozef Balej (Alexander Edler)
1-3 CIN Jason King (Maxim Kondratiev)

Goalies: Jean-Sébastien Aubin - Vitaly Kolesnik