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Montreal Canadiens 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 27 - 17
PP: 2 of 8 (13 shots), Passing:80/97=82 %, Challenges:49/57=84 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:19/35=52 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 1059396 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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25:31 0-1 Evgeny Malkin [5] (Jaroslav Modry, Darryl Sydor)
31:13 1-1 Bryan Smolinski [3] (Stephen Weiss, Alexander Perezhogin)PP
32:01 2-1 Stephen Weiss [3] (Alexander Perezhogin, Bryan Smolinski)
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48:29 3-1 Jordan Staal [10] (Wojtek Wolski, Mike Komisarek)
56:47 4-1 Bryan Smolinski [4] (Stephen Weiss, Alexander Perezhogin)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:21 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for hooking)
01:07 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for elbowing)
07:05 Nick Foligno (2 min for high-sticking)
11:18 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for slashing)
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29:53 Nick Foligno (2 min for cross-checking)
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43:07 Michael Frolík (2 min for hooking)
49:36 Michael Frolík (2 min for roughing)
50:11 Darryl Sydor (2 min for roughing)
55:38 Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Stephen Weiss
2nd star: Bryan Smolinski
3rd star: Alexander Perezhogin

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Jordan Staal scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Komisarek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bryan Smolinski finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Bryan Smolinski finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Petr Sykora had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Petr Sykora had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Evgeny Malkin ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Sidney Crosby had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Daniel Alfredsson had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 5( 24) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 14)
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1-0 QUE Ben Maxwell (Jimmy Bonneau)
2-0 QUE Gregory Stewart (Duncan Milroy, Mark Streit)
3-0 QUE Mason Raymond (Eric Manlow, Mathieu Dandenault)
4-0 QUE Francis Lemieux (Ben Maxwell)
5-0 QUE Mason Raymond (Mathieu Dandenault)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Jeff Pietrasiak

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Florida Panthers 2 , Boston Bruins 1
Shots: 26 - 15
FLA PP: 0 of 7 (6 shots), Passing:78/94=82 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:63/88=71 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 910620 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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32:31 0-1 Glen Murray [9] (Aaron Ward, Marc Savard)
33:09 1-1 FLA Nathan Horton [7] (Jozef Stumpel, Brent Seabrook)
34:01 2-1 FLA Rostislav Olesz [9] (David Booth)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:29 Stanislav Chistov (2 min for hooking)
13:01 Marc Savard (2 min for tripping)
16:03 Shane Hnidy (2 min for high-sticking)
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28:07 Stanislav Chistov (2 min for high-sticking)
37:01 FLA Jozef Stumpel (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:11 FLA Radek Dvorak (2 min for high-sticking)
42:58 Marc Savard (2 min for hooking)
55:44 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for slashing)
57:51 Peter Schaefer (2 min for holding the stick)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rostislav Olesz
2nd star: Nathan Horton
3rd star: David Booth

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Brent Seabrook notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Aaron Ward notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 6( 26) , Providence Bruins 0( 15)
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1-0 LOU Magnus Johansson (Brett McLean)
2-0 LOU Stefan Meyer (Kenndal McArdle, Christian Berglund)
3-0 LOU Martin Tuma (David Brine)
4-0 LOU Mikhail Yakubov (Christian Berglund)
5-0 LOU Garth Murray (Kamil Kreps)
6-0 LOU Garth Murray (Brett McLean, Kamil Kreps)

Goalies: Tyler Plante - Tim Thomas

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New Jersey Devils 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 2
Shots: 30 - 21
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:74/93=79 %, Challenges:35/40=85 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:58/79=73 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 892976 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:35 0-1 Kimmo Timonen [2] (Jason Smith, Scott Gomez)
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27:32 1-1 Patrik Elias [13] (Zach Parisé, Karel Rachunek)
32:09 1-2 Paul Stastny [9] (Jirí Tlustý, Simon Gagné)
34:11 2-2 Patrik Elias [14] (Brian Gionta, Paul Martin)PP
37:01 3-2 Patrik Elias [15] (Brian Gionta, Zach Parisé)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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14:54 Rod Pelley (2 min for elbowing)
18:13 Raffi Torres (2 min for elbowing)
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33:27 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
36:13 Simon Gagné (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:48 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for hooking)
47:59 Brian Gionta (2 min for hooking)
57:23 Brad Richards (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Zach Parisé
3rd star: Brian Gionta

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Dainius Zubrus had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagné notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 23) , Philadelphia Phantoms 0( 13)
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1-0 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Mike Rupp)
2-0 ALB Jason Ryznar (Tuomas Pihlman)
3-0 ALB Mike Mottau (Jason Ryznar, Richard Matvichuk)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Martin Houle

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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 23 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/77=79 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
PP: 2 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:51/62=80 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 899926 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:22 0-1 Peter Mueller [3] (Sam Gagner)PP
06:42 0-2 Dan Boyle [4] (Alex Picard, Sam Gagner)PP
18:36 1-2 Bobby Holik [9] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Chris Thorburn)
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30:14 2-2 Slava Kozlov [11] (Bobby Holik, Colby Armstrong)
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47:53 3-2 Slava Kozlov [12] (Bobby Holik, Karel Pilar)
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Penalty summary:
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00:37 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for holding the stick)
03:52 Todd White (2 min for tripping)
06:27 Steve McCarthy (2 min for boarding)
16:14 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
16:14 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
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20:44 Karl Stewart (2 min for hooking)
35:53 Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
37:41 Jim Slater (2 min for roughing)
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51:46 Bobby Holik (2 min for elbowing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bobby Holik
2nd star: Slava Kozlov
3rd star: Colby Armstrong

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Mark Recchi had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Thorburn ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Sam Gagner notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien fought Colby Armstrong in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 19) , Detroit Vipers 1( 13)
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1-0 CHW Eric Boulton (Brad Larsen, Grant Lewis)
2-0 CHW Éric Perrin (Brett Sterling, Bryan Little)
2-1 DTV Junior Lessard (Mike Lundin)

Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Morgan Cey

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Washington Capitals 5 , Chicago Blackhawks 0
Shots: 30 - 31
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:80/91=87 %, Challenges:25/36=67 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:57/76=75 %, Challenges:39/44=86 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 890274 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:14 1-0 Boyd Gordon [3] (Alexandre Giroux, Nicklas Bäckström)
09:17 2-0 Brian Pothier [2] (Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti)
11:07 3-0 Ryan Malone [7] (Shawn Horcoff, Ben Clymer)PP
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26:12 4-0 Ryan Malone [8] (Viktor Kozlov, Shawn Horcoff)PP
31:42 5-0 Alexander Ovechkin [14] (Viktor Kozlov, Tom Poti)
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Penalty summary:
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04:04 Patrick Kane (2 min for roughing)
10:19 Robert Lang (2 min for slashing)
17:52 Sergei Samsonov (2 min for high-sticking)
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24:48 Pavel Vorobiev (2 min for boarding)
27:07 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for holding the stick)
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47:36 Ben Clymer (2 min for slashing)
54:47 Brian Pothier (2 min for tripping)
59:02 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olaf Kölzig
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Ryan Malone

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Boyd Gordon ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Boyd Gordon ended his 6 game point drought.
-Sergei Fedorov had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jonathan Toews had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 18) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 20)
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1-0 POR Karl Alzner (John Erskine, Eric Fehr)
1-1 NOR Jan Steber (Colin Fraser)
2-1 POR Oskar Osala (Jason Morgan)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Corey Crawford

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Nashville Predators 3 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:66/90=73 %, Challenges:51/59=85 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:69/92=75 %, Challenges:29/34=82 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 806087 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:39 0-1 Mark Hartigan [3] (Johan Franzén, Valtteri Filppula)
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25:16 1-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [10] (Greg de Vries, Shea Weber)
25:59 2-1 Radek Bonk [4] (Ryan Suter, Jerred Smithson)
27:37 3-1 Jason Arnott [7] (Steve Sullivan)
37:24 3-2 Valtteri Filppula [7] (Tomas Holmström, Daniel Cleary)
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58:36 3-3 Daniel Cleary [7] (Tomas Holmström, Henrik Zetterberg) WG
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Penalty summary:
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15:16 Radek Bonk (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:57 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for hooking)
23:16 Eric Himelfarb (2 min for tripping)
38:49 Dallas Drake (2 min for hooking)
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46:17 Scott Nichol (2 min for high-sticking)
52:47 Tomas Holmström (2 min for roughing)
55:02 Dallas Drake (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Cleary
2nd star: Valtteri Filppula
3rd star: Mark Hartigan

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jean-Pierre Dumont scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Greg de Vries notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Sullivan notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Suter ended his 6 game point drought.
-Shea Weber ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Henrik Zetterberg notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mark Hartigan ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( , Kansas City Blades 0( 17)
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1-0 MIL Andreas Thuresson (Matt Ellison)
2-0 MIL Matt Ellison (Andreas Thuresson)

Goalies: Dan Ellis - Adam Berkhoel

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Colorado Avalanche 4 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 33 - 15
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:79/89=88 %, Challenges:43/54=78 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/79=74 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 848438 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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24:12 1-0 Dustin Brown [4] (Daniel Sedin, Brad Richardson)
26:08 2-0 Milan Hejduk [11] (Scott Hartnell, Jarret Stoll)
30:18 3-0 Scott Hartnell [7] (Scott Hannan, Brett Clark)
34:04 4-0 Jarret Stoll [6] (Scott Hannan, Brett Clark)
38:44 4-1 James Van Riemsdyk [5] (Joe Thornton)
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Penalty summary:
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06:37 Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
06:37 Scott Hartnell (5 min for fighting)
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41:44 Ryane Clowe (2 min for roughing)
41:44 Kurt Sauer (2 min for roughing)
44:38 James Van Riemsdyk (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarret Stoll
2nd star: Scott Hartnell
3rd star: Milan Hejduk

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Scott Hartnell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Scott Hartnell scored the 100th goal of his career.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:

Other notes:
-Logan Couture beat Scott Hartnell in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 18) , Cleveland Barons 1( 12)
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0-1 CLE Lukas Kaspar (Doug Murray, Tom Cavanagh)
1-1 HER Philippe Dupuis (Ken Roche)

Goalies: Michael Wall - Dmitri Pätzold