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Carolina Hurricanes 5 , Montreal Canadiens 0
Shots: 28 - 27
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
Attendance: 10738 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 563745 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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06:23 1-0
Tuomo Ruutu [8] (Eric Staal, Bret Hedican)
11:13 2-0
Eric Staal [13] (Tuomo Ruutu, Ray Whitney)
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28:08 3-0
Erik Cole [10] (Glen Wesley, Bret Hedican)
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42:06 4-0
Erik Cole [11] (Matt Cullen, Eric Staal)
51:48 5-0
Tuomo Ruutu [9] (Erik Cole, Matt Cullen)
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Penalty summary:
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33:13
Joe Corvo (2 min for hooking)
37:48
Justin Williams (2 min for tripping)
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49:24
Tomas Plekanec (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Erik Cole
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ray Whitney scored the 700th point of his career.
-Erik Cole scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Glen Wesley notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Cullen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Erik Cole notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 26) , Quebec Citadelles 3( 9)
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0-1 QUE Mathieu Aubin (Mason Raymond, Eric Manlow)
0-2 QUE Lauris Darzins (Francis Lemieux, Ajay Baines)
0-3 QUE Danny Groulx (Jonathan Ferland)
Goalies: Michael Leighton - Yann Danis
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New Jersey Devils 3 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 0 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:71/81=87 %, Challenges:46/62=73 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/79=73 %, Challenges:50/58=84 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 892976 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:33 1-0
Brian Gionta [14] (Patrik Elias)
15:48 1-1
Daniel Brière [9] (Maxim Afinogenov, Teppo Numminen)
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29:04 2-1
Zach Parisé [13] (Brian Gionta, Nicklas Bergfors)
32:14 3-1
Travis Zajac [10] (Jamie Langenbrunner)
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44:22 3-2
Jochen Hecht [12] (Dmitri Kalinin)
58:32 3-3
Thomas Vanek [14] (Tim Connolly, Ales Kotalik) WG
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Penalty summary:
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20:09
Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for diving)
24:46
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
34:08
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
38:52
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
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48:01
Drew Stafford (2 min for elbowing)
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61:19
Andrew Peters (2 min for hooking)
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Travis Zajac
3rd star: Tim Connolly
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Travis Zajac scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dainius Zubrus had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Kotalik had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Daniel Brière finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 5( 23) , Rochester Americans 1( 15)
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1-0 ALB Mike Pandolfo (Petr Vrana)
2-0 ALB Mike Rupp (Barry Tallackson, Richard Matvichuk)
2-1 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Daniel Paillé, Andrej Sekera)
3-1 ALB Noah Clarke (Tuomas Pihlman, Ivan Khomutov)
4-1 ALB Mathieu Roy (Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre, Petr Vrana)
5-1 ALB Mike Pandolfo (Petr Vrana)
Goalies: Frank Doyle - Jocelyn Thibault
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Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 30 - 20
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:78/97=80 %, Challenges:39/50=76 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:15/36=40 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 890066 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:42 0-1
Jeff Carter [12] (Alexander Steen)PP
18:48 1-1
Brad Richards [10] (Scott Gomez, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
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27:38 2-1
Paul Stastny [12] (Scott Gomez, Bryan McCabe)
35:16 2-2
Darcy Tucker [13])
37:12 3-2
Scott Gomez [12] (Paul Stastny, Milan Michalek)
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47:33 3-3
Nik Antropov [3] (Johnny Pohl, Mark Bell)
49:27 4-3
Scott Gomez [13] (Paul Stastny, Bryan McCabe)
59:54 5-3
Mike Knuble [3] (Robbie Schremp, Paul Stastny) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:36
Tomas Kaberle (2 min for high-sticking)
09:53
Mike Knuble (2 min for hooking)
17:47
Johnny Pohl (2 min for slashing)
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38:53
Jason Pominville (2 min for hooking)
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42:14
Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for high-sticking)
49:48
Mats Sundin (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Gomez
2nd star: Paul Stastny
3rd star: Milan Michalek
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Brad Richards scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Scott Gomez notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bryan McCabe notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Simon Gagné had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Nik Antropov finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Mats Sundin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 9 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 18) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 7)
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1-0 PHL Lars Jonsson (Lasse Kukkonen, Claude Giroux)
2-0 PHL Triston Grant (Jonathan Matsumoto, B.J. Abel)
2-1 SJM Brent Aubin (Bryan Muir, Bates Battaglia)
2-2 SJM Brent Aubin (Colin Murphy)
Goalies: Martin Houle - Leland Irving
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 30 - 31
PP: 1 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:41/50=80 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:74/86=86 %, Challenges:47/57=81 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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09:12 0-1
Alexander Ovechkin [15] (Matt Cooke)
12:46 0-2
Chris Clark [7] (Ryan Malone, Shawn Horcoff)
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28:14 1-2
Sidney Crosby [16] (Daniel Alfredsson, Patrice Brisebois)
30:38 1-3
Ryan Malone [12] (Chris Clark, Shawn Horcoff)
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49:02 2-3
Sidney Crosby [17] (Petr Sykora, Daniel Alfredsson)PP
55:29 3-3
Sidney Crosby [18] (Nick Foligno, Luc Bourdon)
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Penalty summary:
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04:57
Gary Roberts (2 min for slashing)
07:14
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:11
Nick Foligno (2 min for tripping)
29:33
Steve Eminger (2 min for roughing)
29:33
Marc-Édouard Vlasic (2 min for roughing)
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40:38
Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
45:22
Ryan Malone (2 min for hooking)
45:38
Chris Clark (2 min for tripping)
56:37
Shawn Horcoff (2 min for holding the stick)
58:48
Sidney Crosby (2 min for elbowing)
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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , St. Louis Blues 5
Shots: 26 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:73/97=75 %, Challenges:32/40=78 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 899926 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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04:21 0-1
Petr Cajanek [12] (Paul Kariya, Barret Jackman)
11:37 1-1
Jason Krog [2] (Karel Pilar, Ken Klee)
16:16 1-2
Jay McClement [5] (Timofei Shishkanov, Alexander Hellstrom)
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30:35 1-3
Mike Johnson [8] (Erik Johnson, Barret Jackman)
32:57 2-3
Bobby Holik [11] (Slava Kozlov, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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43:43 2-4
Ryan Johnson [1] (Jay McClement, Alexander Hellstrom)
44:35 2-5
Paul Kariya [11] (Andy McDonald)
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Penalty summary:
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07:46
Garnet Exelby (2 min for elbowing)
13:17
Mike Johnson (2 min for holding the stick)
16:59
Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:23
Garnet Exelby (2 min for slashing)
29:43
Garnet Exelby (5 min for fighting)
29:43
Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
35:13
Chris Thorburn (2 min for tripping)
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53:38
Mark Recchi (2 min for high-sticking)
56:03
Andy McDonald (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jay McClement
2nd star: Paul Kariya
3rd star: Barret Jackman
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Jason Krog finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Paul Kariya scored the 900th point of his career.
-Andy McDonald had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Ryan Johnson ended his 9 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Garnet Exelby fought Dan Hinote in a fight.
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 18) , Worcester Icecats 3( 16)
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0-1 WOR Patrik Berglund (Jamal Mayers, Steven Wagner)
1-1 CHW Brett Sterling (Éric Perrin)
2-1 CHW Brett Sterling (Éric Perrin)
2-2 WOR Jean-Guy Trudel (Jamal Mayers)
2-3 WOR Patrik Berglund (Roman Polak)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Marek Schwarz
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Chris Clark
3rd star: Ryan Malone
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Petr Sykora notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Luc Bourdon ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 41) , Portland Pirates 1( 17)
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0-1 POR Donald Brashear (Eric Fehr, Jason Morgan)
1-1 WIL Tim Brent (Nathan Smith, Dennis Bonvie)
2-1 WIL Lane Manson (Markus Kink)
Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Brent Johnson