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New Jersey Devils 3 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 36 - 22
PP: 1 of 9 (20 shots), Passing:79/91=86 %, Challenges:45/55=80 %
FLA PP: 0 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:48/65=73 %, Challenges:25/42=58 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 892976 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:33 1-0
Travis Zajac [8] (Dainius Zubrus, Jamie Langenbrunner)PP
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23:41 2-0
Patrik Elias [18] (Karel Rachunek, Johnny Oduya)
25:14 2-1 FLA Rostislav Olesz [11] (Nathan Horton, Brent Seabrook)
31:32 3-1
Travis Zajac [9] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Jay Pandolfo)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:01
Paul Martin (2 min for boarding)
07:31 FLA Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
07:31
David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
07:58 FLA Brent Seabrook (2 min for cross-checking)
10:41 FLA Anthony Stewart (2 min for hooking)
13:25 FLA Drew Larman (2 min for hooking)
16:53
Mark Fraser (2 min for tripping)
19:18 FLA David Booth (2 min for hooking)
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33:52
Johnny Oduya (2 min for roughing)
33:52 FLA Radek Dvorak (2 min for roughing)
37:59 FLA Rostislav Olesz (2 min for hooking)
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41:43 FLA Drew Larman (2 min for roughing)
43:05 FLA Anthony Stewart (2 min for tripping)
51:02
Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for tripping)
53:17 FLA Nathan Horton (2 min for elbowing)
56:35 FLA Olli Jokinen (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Travis Zajac
2nd star: Jamie Langenbrunner
3rd star: Patrik Elias
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Jamie Langenbrunner notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jozef Stumpel had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-David Clarkson beat Noah Welch in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 2( 11) , Louisville Panthers 0( 15)
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1-0 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Grant Marshall)
2-0 ALB Ivan Khomutov (Jason Ryznar)
Goalies: Frank Doyle - Tyler Plante
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Boston Bruins 3 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 32 - 27
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:32/41=76 %
PP: 0 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 811503 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:23 1-0
Dennis Wideman [4] (Marc Savard)PP
13:28 2-0
Chuck Kobasew [4] (Andrew Ference, Phil Kessel)
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21:59 3-0
Marc Savard [9] (Zdeno Chara, Glen Murray)
38:37 3-1
Brendan Shanahan [11] (Chris Drury)
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47:39 3-2
Brendan Shanahan [12] (Antoine Vermette, Fredrik Sjöström)
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Penalty summary:
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02:09
Brendan Shanahan (2 min for tripping)
08:17
Brendan Shanahan (2 min for holding the stick)
17:33
Sean Avery (2 min for hooking)
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26:16
Sean Avery (2 min for cross-checking)
30:46
Zdeno Chara (2 min for hooking)
33:54
Glen Metropolit (2 min for slashing)
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44:58
Josh Gratton (5 min for fighting)
44:58
Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
49:16
Jarkko Immonen (2 min for roughing)
52:38
Patrice Bergeron (2 min for tripping)
56:14
Glen Metropolit (2 min for roughing)
58:07
Zdeno Chara (2 min for holding the stick)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc Savard
2nd star: Chuck Kobasew
3rd star: Phil Kessel
Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Patrice Bergeron had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Dennis Wideman finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
Other notes:
-Josh Gratton fought Milan Lucic in a fight.
Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 21) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 13)
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0-1 HFD Hugh Jessiman (Bobby Sanguinetti, Dan Cavanaugh)
1-1 PRO Vladislav Evseev (Shawn Thornton, Jonathan Sigalet)
2-1 PRO Brad Schell (Chris Collins)
3-1 PRO Steven MacIntyre (Wacey Rabbit)
Goalies: Tim Thomas - David LeNeveu
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 27 - 33
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:56/74=75 %, Challenges:35/38=89 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:77/88=87 %, Challenges:44/55=78 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 907436 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:58 1-0
Ales Kotalik [16] (Toni Lydman, Dmitri Kalinin)
13:42 1-1
Niko Dimitrakos [4] (Robyn Regehr, Anton Volchenkov)
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21:25 1-2
Alexander Semin [9] (Alex Kovalev, Jack Johnson)
27:16 1-3
Vincent Lecavalier [13] (Alexander Semin)
39:54 2-3
Maxim Afinogenov [14] (Jochen Hecht, Daniel Brière)PP
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59:49 2-4
Vincent Lecavalier [14]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:35
Dany Heatley (2 min for high-sticking)
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29:09
Jaroslav Spacek (5 min for high-sticking)
39:27
Cam Barker (2 min for hooking)
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42:22
Dany Heatley (2 min for hooking)
54:35
Andrew Ladd (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Lecavalier
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Jonathan Bernier
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dmitri Kalinin notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in assists with 13 assists.
-Vincent Lecavalier ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Anze Kopitar had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Niko Dimitrakos finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Dion Phaneuf had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jack Johnson ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 20) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 11)
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1-0 ROC Nicklas Danielsson (Michael Ryan, Marc-André Gragnani)
1-1 GRD Jack Skille (Michael Grabner, Lawrence Nycholat)
1-2 GRD Brian McGrattan (Justin Mapletoft, Michal Barinka)
Goalies: Jocelyn Thibault - Michal Neuvirth
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Philadelphia Flyers 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 28 - 23
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:68/79=86 %, Challenges:36/42=83 %
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:45/60=73 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 890066 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:24 1-0
Paul Stastny [10] (Jirí Tlustý, Milan Michalek)
16:18 1-1
Darren Haydar [5] (Slava Kozlov, Bobby Holik)PP
17:25 2-1
Paul Stastny [11] (Milan Michalek, Simon Gagné)
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29:39 3-1
Brad Richards [9] (Paul Stastny, Milan Michalek)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:55
Darren Haydar (2 min for hooking)
10:32
Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
15:06
Kimmo Timonen (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:04
Garnet Exelby (2 min for roughing)
20:04
Jirí Tlustý (2 min for roughing)
34:34
Garnet Exelby (2 min for boarding)
36:07
Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
36:07
Mike Rathje (2 min for roughing)
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41:02
Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for elbowing)
48:04
Garnet Exelby (2 min for tripping)
50:14
Milan Michalek (2 min for elbowing)
50:54
Scott Gomez (2 min for holding the stick)
51:12
Karel Pilar (2 min for roughing)
51:12
Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for roughing)
54:23
Ryan Potulny (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Stastny
2nd star: Milan Michalek
3rd star: Brad Richards
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Paul Stastny scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jirí Tlustý notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Milan Michalek notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Darren Haydar ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 21) , Chicago Wolves 5( 26)
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1-0 PHL Boyd Kane (Claude Giroux)
1-1 CHW Éric Perrin (Grant Lewis)
2-1 PHL Triston Grant (Ryan Parent, Frédérik Cabana)
2-2 CHW Kevin Doell (Boris Valabik)
2-3 CHW Joey Crabb (Éric Perrin, Steve Martins)
2-4 CHW Brett Sterling (Jesse Schultz)
2-5 CHW Brett Sterling (Grant Lewis)
3-5 PHL Claude Giroux (Denis Tolpeko, Lasse Kukkonen)
Goalies: Martin Houle - Fred Brathwaite
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Toronto Maple Leafs 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 27 - 17
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:83/96=86 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:53/71=74 %, Challenges:35/53=64 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 884494 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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07:43 1-0
Darcy Tucker [12] (Mats Sundin)PP
11:58 1-1
Nick Foligno [7] (Evgeny Malkin, Gary Roberts)
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29:14 2-1
Jason Blake [9] (Jason Pominville, Bryan McCabe)
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41:36 3-1
Alexander Steen [6] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Jeff Carter)
50:46 4-1
Jeff Carter [10] (Alexander Steen, Alexei Ponikarovsky)
51:11 5-1
Alexander Steen [7] (Jeff Carter, Alexei Ponikarovsky)
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Penalty summary:
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02:45
Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
05:11
Gary Roberts (2 min for cross-checking)
07:37
Mark Eaton (2 min for tripping)
09:53
Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for high-sticking)
14:52
Nick Foligno (2 min for tripping)
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24:01
Sergei Kostitsyn (2 min for roughing)
24:01
Staffan Kronwall (2 min for roughing)
24:43
Mats Sundin (2 min for hooking)
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44:34
Patrice Brisebois (2 min for high-sticking)
54:09
Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Steen
2nd star: Jeff Carter
3rd star: Alexei Ponikarovsky
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake scored the 300th point of his career.
-Jeff Carter scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexander Steen notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Gary Roberts notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nick Foligno ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 19) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 20)
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1-0 SJM Colin Murphy (Brent Aubin)
2-0 SJM Tyler Beechey (Andy Wozniewski)
3-0 SJM David Ling (Sergei Chubykin)
Goalies: Leland Irving - Jeff Pietrasiak