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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 32 - 21
PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:73/87=83 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
Attendance: 16539 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 823642 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:32 1-0 Francis Bouillon [1] (Stephen Weiss)PP
15:39 1-1 Chris Clark [8] (Steve Eminger, Shawn Horcoff)
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27:42 1-2 Sergei Fedorov [12] (Brian Pothier, Tom Poti)
28:57 2-2 Ryan Kesler [5] (Jordan Staal, Wojtek Wolski)
30:38 3-2 Éric Dazé [1] (Stephen Weiss, Bryan Smolinski)
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59:37 3-3 Shawn Horcoff [9] (Ryan Malone, Ben Clymer) WG
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61:36 3-4 Matt Cooke [4] (Petr Prucha, Chris Clark)
Penalty summary:
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02:31 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
06:28 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for roughing)
17:19 Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for roughing)
17:19 Brian Pothier (2 min for roughing)
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20:39 Petr Prucha (2 min for hooking)
24:52 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for hooking)
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49:11 Ben Clymer (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Clark
2nd star: Shawn Horcoff
3rd star: Sergei Fedorov

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ben Clymer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Cooke finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 33) , Portland Pirates 3( 20)
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0-1 POR Grant Potulny (Eric Fehr, Shaone Morrisonn)
1-1 QUE Francis Lemieux (Andreas Sundin, Ben Maxwell)
1-2 POR Jason Lehoux (Travis Morin)
2-2 QUE Mason Raymond (Ben Maxwell)
2-3 POR Donald Brashear (Eric Fehr, Jason Morgan)
3-3 QUE Ben Maxwell (Mason Raymond)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Brent Johnson

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Boston Bruins 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 0
Shots: 33 - 25
PP: 2 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:65/85=76 %, Challenges:33/46=70 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 811503 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:41 1-0 Zdeno Chara [6] (Dennis Wideman)PP
08:57 2-0 Aaron Ward [2] (Zdeno Chara, Marc Savard)
10:18 3-0 Zdeno Chara [7])PP
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24:43 4-0 Chuck Kobasew [5] (Shane Hnidy)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:48 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
00:48 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
07:17 Matt Cullen (2 min for high-sticking)
09:48 Tuomo Ruutu (5 min for spearing)
17:28 Zdeno Chara (2 min for holding the stick)
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33:24 Andrew Ference (2 min for tripping)
36:13 Tim Gleason (2 min for roughing)
38:55 Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
38:55 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
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42:23 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for tripping)
46:23 Tim Gleason (2 min for high-sticking)
54:58 Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Fernandez
2nd star: Zdeno Chara
3rd star: Aaron Ward

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Dennis Wideman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Shane Hnidy ended his 8 game point drought.
-Aaron Ward ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ray Whitney had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Milan Lucic beat Tim Gleason in a fight.
-Scott Walker fought Milan Lucic in a fight.

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 30) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 13)
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1-0 PRO Wacey Rabbit (David Krejci)
2-0 PRO Jonathan Sigalet (Chris Collins)
3-0 PRO Shawn Thornton (Vladimír Sobotka)
3-1 LOW Joey Mormina (Chad LaRose)

Goalies: Tim Thomas - Michael Leighton

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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 0
Shots: 25 - 27
PP: 3 of 10 (16 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:45/49=90 %
PP: 0 of 6 (17 shots), Passing:60/71=84 %, Challenges:35/43=79 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 907436 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:56 1-0 Ales Kotalik [18])PP
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29:17 2-0 Thomas Vanek [15] (Daniel Brière, Teppo Numminen)PP
30:16 3-0 Jaroslav Spacek [5] (Teppo Numminen, Daniel Brière)PP
34:39 4-0 Ales Kotalik [19] (Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly)
38:25 5-0 Teppo Numminen [5])
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:32 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for slashing)
02:36 Gary Roberts (2 min for elbowing)
07:38 Sidney Crosby (2 min for cross-checking)
11:52 Sidney Crosby (2 min for slashing)
15:23 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for holding the stick)
18:32 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for hooking)
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20:31 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
28:34 Sidney Crosby (2 min for slashing)
30:06 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for hooking)
35:35 Andrew Peters (2 min for hooking)
38:53 Daniel Brière (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:36 Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
49:37 Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
52:49 Andrew Peters (2 min for hooking)
56:08 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for hooking)
58:11 Michael Frolík (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Biron
2nd star: Ales Kotalik
3rd star: Teppo Numminen

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Thomas Vanek scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Teppo Numminen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andrew Peters ended his 9 game point drought.
-Teppo Numminen finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 23) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 12)
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0-1 WIL Nathan Smith (Dennis Bonvie)
1-1 ROC Christopher Thörn (Bobby Robins, Mike Card)
2-1 ROC Jonathan Granström (Dylan Hunter)

Goalies: Jocelyn Thibault - Jeff Pietrasiak

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Ottawa Senators 2 , Philadelphia Flyers 5
Shots: 20 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:57/69=82 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:77/94=81 %, Challenges:44/51=84 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 893550 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:55 1-0 Alex Kovalev [15] (Vincent Lecavalier, Anze Kopitar)
11:03 1-1 Milan Michalek [13] (Paul Stastny, Brad Richards)
16:04 1-2 Milan Michalek [14] (Scott Gomez, Paul Stastny)
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28:57 2-2 Vincent Lecavalier [16] (Marek Svatos)PP
32:19 2-3 Stefan Ruzicka [2] (Chris Neil)
34:01 2-4 Milan Michalek [15] (Scott Gomez, Denis Gauthier)
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55:13 2-5 Paul Stastny [13] (Scott Gomez, Milan Michalek)
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Penalty summary:
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16:53 Niko Dimitrakos (2 min for boarding)
19:18 Milan Michalek (2 min for hooking)
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21:19 Andrew Ladd (2 min for cross-checking)
21:33 Dion Phaneuf (2 min for boarding)
28:17 Mike Knuble (2 min for roughing)
29:28 Jan Hrdina (2 min for tripping)
35:48 Denis Gauthier (2 min for hooking)
38:41 Mikael Backlund (2 min for tripping)
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42:42 Simon Gagné (2 min for tripping)
59:29 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for boarding)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Michalek
2nd star: Paul Stastny
3rd star: Scott Gomez

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Alex Kovalev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier notched the 300th assist of his career.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Paul Stastny notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Milan Michalek scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Stefan Ruzicka finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 20) , Philadelphia Phantoms 4( 21)
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0-1 PHL Ryan Parent (Darren Reid)
0-2 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Jesse Boulerice, Martin Houle)
0-3 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Claude Giroux, Boyd Kane)
0-4 PHL Ryan Parent (Frédérik Cabana, Darren Reid)
1-4 GRD Mathias Joggi (Rory Rawlyk)

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Martin Houle

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New York Islanders 1 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:49/65=75 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:81/99=81 %, Challenges:44/56=77 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 743142 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:16 0-1 Brian Gionta [15] (Patrik Elias, Karel Rachunek)
15:08 0-2 Brian Gionta [16] (Patrik Elias, Zach Parisé)PP
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27:04 1-2 Andy Hilbert [3] (Ben Walter, Frans Nielsen)
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47:21 1-3 Zach Parisé [14] (Brian Gionta)
48:35 1-4 Dainius Zubrus [11] (Sergei Brylin, Brian Gionta)
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Penalty summary:
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02:44 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for hooking)
08:19 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for high-sticking)
10:12 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
13:44 Matt Keith (2 min for roughing)
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22:34 Andy Sutton (2 min for hooking)
27:47 Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
37:57 David Clarkson (2 min for roughing)
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42:55 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
49:14 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for tripping)
55:01 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
55:01 Colin White (5 min for fighting)
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Toronto Maple Leafs 2 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 22 - 24
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:40/50=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:73/87=83 %, Challenges:41/50=80 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 884494 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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26:48 0-1 Dustin Penner [9] (Markus Näslund)
31:03 1-1 Nik Antropov [4] (Johnny Pohl, Pavel Kubina)
31:47 1-2 Sami Kapanen [5] (Steve Staios, Dwayne Roloson)
36:52 1-3 Sami Kapanen [6] (Dustin Penner, Mike Commodore)
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47:55 2-3 Jeff Carter [13] (Alexander Steen, Jirí Tlustý)PP
59:11 2-4 Fernando Pisani [10] (Ben Blood, Steve Staios) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:04 Fernando Pisani (2 min for slashing)
08:52 Sheldon Souray (2 min for high-sticking)
11:12 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for hooking)
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37:59 Alexander Steen (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:03 Vaclav Prospal (2 min for high-sticking)
46:41 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fernando Pisani
2nd star: Dustin Penner
3rd star: Sami Kapanen

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Fernando Pisani scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 24) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 13)
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0-1 HAM Stéphane Goulet (Jean-François Jacques)
1-1 SJM Bryan Muir (Darryl Boyce)

Goalies: Leland Irving - Mathieu Garon

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Zach Parisé
3rd star: Martin Brodeur

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Mike Comrie had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Andy Hilbert finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jamie Langenbrunner had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Travis Zajac had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Colin White beat Andy Sutton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3( 29) , Albany River Rats 1( 9)
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1-0 BRG Tim Jackman (Chris Campoli, Peter Tsimikalis)
2-0 BRG Jon Sim (Tomás Marcinko)
3-0 BRG Tomás Marcinko (Radek Martinek)
3-1 ALB Jason Ryznar (Jari Viuhkola)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Frank Doyle

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Florida Panthers 3 , Calgary Flames 2
Shots: 35 - 24
FLA PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:57/69=82 %, Challenges:48/55=85 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 910620 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:12 0-1 Eric Godard [2] (Stephane Yelle, Craig Conroy)
15:41 1-1 FLA Evgeny Dadonov [1] (Mike Van Ryn, Bryan Allen)
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39:59 2-1 FLA Nathan Horton [10] (Brent Seabrook, Olli Jokinen)
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49:51 2-2 Joni Pitkänen [4] (Alex Tanguay, Joffrey Lupul)
55:14 3-2 FLA Olli Jokinen [12] (Karlis Skrastins, Brent Seabrook)
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Penalty summary:
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04:52 Carsen Germyn (2 min for elbowing)
07:17 FLA Brent Seabrook (2 min for roughing)
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20:35 Alex Tanguay (2 min for hooking)
25:31 FLA Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
25:31 Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
30:01 Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
30:51 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for slashing)
34:49 FLA Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
34:49 Carsen Germyn (5 min for fighting)
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47:46 FLA Anthony Stewart (2 min for slashing)
51:58 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for hooking)
57:25 Carsen Germyn (5 min for fighting)
57:25 FLA Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
58:21 FLA Jozef Stumpel (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Brent Seabrook
3rd star: Nathan Horton

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Nathan Horton scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Evgeny Dadonov ended his 7 game point drought.
-Bryan Allen ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Alexander Frolov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Stephane Yelle ended his 8 game point drought.
-Matthew Lombardi had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Joni Pitkänen finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Eric Godard beat Noah Welch in a fight.
-Noah Welch fought Carsen Germyn in a fight.
-Anthony Stewart beat Carsen Germyn in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 19) , Saint John Flames 3( 16)
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1-0 LOU Kamil Kreps (Garth Murray, Brett McLean)
1-1 SJF David Moss (Krys Kolanos)
1-2 SJF David Moss (Krys Kolanos)
2-2 LOU Kamil Kreps (Garth Murray)
2-3 SJF Adam Cracknell (Warren Peters, Andrei Taratukhin)

Goalies: Tyler Plante - Brent Krahn

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St. Louis Blues 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 28 - 28
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:78/96=81 %, Challenges:53/62=84 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:70/84=83 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 885960 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:42 1-0 Eric Brewer [3])PP
12:36 1-1 Sergei Samsonov [13] (Andrej Meszaros, Patrick Kane)
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30:26 1-2 Brent Sopel [3] (Jim Fahey, Robert Lang)
31:51 1-3 Jonathan Toews [10] (Rene Bourque, Patrick Kane)PP
34:28 2-3 Paul Kariya [12] (Eric Brewer, Brad Boyes)
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49:04 3-3 Keith Tkachuk [12] (Mike Johnson, Andy McDonald)
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64:32 3-4 Patrick Kane [10] (Sergei Samsonov, Andrej Meszaros)
Penalty summary:
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09:06 Robert Lang (2 min for cross-checking)
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24:21 Patrick Kane (2 min for high-sticking)
31:11 Ian Cole (2 min for tripping)
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Kane
2nd star: Sergei Samsonov
3rd star: Andrej Meszaros

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Eric Brewer notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Andrej Meszaros notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Robert Lang notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Toews scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrick Kane scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 13) , Norfolk Admirals 3( 18)
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0-1 NOR Adam Burish (Martin St. Pierre)
0-2 NOR Martin St. Pierre (Adam Burish)
0-3 NOR Troy Brouwer (Danny Richmond)
1-3 WOR Charles Linglet (Nick Drazenovic)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Corey Crawford
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Nashville Predators 6 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 2 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:76/88=86 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
PP: 2 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:59/80=73 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 806087 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:22 1-0 Steve Sullivan [16] (Marek Zidlicky, Dan Hamhuis)PP
09:49 2-0 Martin Gélinas [12] (Greg de Vries, Ryan Suter)
11:46 3-0 Greg de Vries [3] (Martin Gélinas, David Legwand)PP
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31:33 3-1 Johan Franzén [8] (Tomas Holmström, Niklas Kronwall)PP
33:16 4-1 David Legwand [15] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Marek Zidlicky)
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50:46 4-2 Tomas Holmström [13] (Brad Stuart, Mark Hartigan)PP
52:01 5-2 Marek Zidlicky [4] (Steve Sullivan, Jason Arnott)
59:43 6-2 Jason Arnott [10] (Steve Sullivan, Martin Erat)
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Penalty summary:
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02:01 Brad Stuart (2 min for hooking)
04:01 Chris Chelios (2 min for hooking)
10:18 Chris Chelios (2 min for tripping)
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24:51 Ryan Suter (2 min for tripping)
27:23 Eric Himelfarb (2 min for holding the stick)
30:24 Martin Erat (2 min for cross-checking)
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47:37 Chris Chelios (2 min for boarding)
49:33 David Legwand (2 min for tripping)
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Sullivan
2nd star: Marek Zidlicky
3rd star: Jason Arnott

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-David Legwand scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jason Arnott scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marek Zidlicky finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Johan Franzén finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 2( 16) , Kansas City Blades 0( 28)
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1-0 MIL Vernon Fiddler (Greg Zanon, Jed Ortmeyer)
2-0 MIL Vernon Fiddler (Jed Ortmeyer)

Goalies: Dan Ellis - Adam Berkhoel
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Phoenix Coyotes 5 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 30 - 25
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
Attendance: 13878 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 645327 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:38 1-0 Keith Ballard [2] (Alexei Kaigorodov, Martin Hanzal)
15:34 2-0 Tomas Surovy [11] (Shane Doan)PP
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26:03 3-0 Ed Jovanovski [3] (Mike York, Shane Doan)
37:07 3-1 Andrew Brunette [10] (Ian Laperriere)
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43:15 3-2 Ian Laperriere [5] (Steve Ott, Andrew Brunette)
44:18 3-3 Antti Miettinen [5] (Stu Barnes, Colton Sceviour)
45:36 4-3 Bill Thomas [6] (Radim Vrbata, Zbynek Michalek)
48:42 5-3 Bill Thomas [7] (Radim Vrbata, Shane Doan)
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Penalty summary:
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14:19 Sergei Korostin (2 min for tripping)
18:54 Philippe Boucher (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:12 Sergei Korostin (2 min for slashing)
27:17 Bill Thomas (2 min for holding the stick)
38:48 Marcel Hossa (2 min for hooking)
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49:33 Mattias Norström (2 min for high-sticking)
56:52 Stéphane Robidas (2 min for tripping)
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bill Thomas
2nd star: Radim Vrbata
3rd star: Shane Doan

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Ed Jovanovski scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Zbynek Michalek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin Hanzal finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Andrew Brunette scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Colton Sceviour ended his 7 game point drought.
-Jere Lehtinen had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Antti Miettinen finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Antti Miettinen finally ended his 13 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 18) , Utah Grizzlies 2( 19)
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0-1 UTH James Neal (Joel Lundqvist, Jeff Jillson)
1-1 SPR Joël Perrault (Don MacLean)
2-1 SPR Tyler Redenbach (Olivier Latendresse)
2-2 UTH Perttu Lindgren

Goalies: David Aebischer - Philippe Sauvé
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Vancouver Canucks 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 26 - 26
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:21/37=55 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:59/76=77 %, Challenges:43/57=74 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 816095 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:41 0-1 David Vyborny [13] (Michael Peca)
18:09 1-1 Artem Chubarov [6] (Teemu Selänne, Sergei Gonchar)PP
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33:09 1-2 Michael Peca [12] (Nikolai Zherdev, Rick Nash)PP
38:14 2-2 Matt Pettinger [4] (Artem Chubarov, Teemu Selänne)PP
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40:11 3-2 Michel Ouellet [6] (Jussi Jokinen, Trevor Linden)
40:45 4-2 Teemu Selänne [4] (Brendan Morrison, Jussi Jokinen)
41:44 5-2 Michel Ouellet [7] (Taylor Pyatt, Trevor Linden)
49:11 5-3 Nikolai Zherdev [15] (Rick Nash, Gilbert Brulé)
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Penalty summary:
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04:15 Matt Pettinger (2 min for diving)
09:05 Alexandre Picard (2 min for hooking)
16:42 Jakub Voracek (2 min for tripping)
19:18 Brad Isbister (2 min for hooking)
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23:13 Ron Hainsey (2 min for slashing)
29:28 Brendan Morrison (2 min for high-sticking)
32:15 Martin Lapointe (2 min for cross-checking)
36:43 Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for hooking)
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50:46 Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
50:46 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
58:14 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Michel Ouellet
3rd star: Artem Chubarov

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Teemu Selänne notched the 600th assist of his career.
-Taylor Pyatt notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Trevor Linden notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Pettinger finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rick Nash notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Michael Peca ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Gilbert Brulé had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Alexander Svitov fought Kevin Bieksa in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 1( 17) , Syracuse Crunch 0( 7)
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1-0 MAN Jannik Hansen (Wyatt Smith)

Goalies: Sébastien Centomo - Fredrik Norrena

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Los Angeles Kings 5 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 35 - 20
LA PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:71/77=92 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:63/81=77 %, Challenges:29/38=74 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 862100 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:14 1-0 LA Ryan Getzlaf [13] (Cory Stillman, Marian Hossa)PP
16:05 2-0 LA Mike Cammalleri [12] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Michal Handzus)
18:56 2-1 Dan Boyle [5] (Paul Ranger, Ryan Craig)
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26:35 3-1 LA Ryan Getzlaf [14] (Marian Hossa)
33:29 4-1 LA Mike Cammalleri [13] (Oleg Tverdovsky, Michal Handzus)
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43:54 5-1 LA Mike Cammalleri [14] (Cory Stillman, Marian Hossa)
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Penalty summary:
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01:47 LA Mike Cammalleri (2 min for slashing)
07:48 Brad Lukowich (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:31 Jeff Halpern (2 min for holding the stick)
27:06 LA Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for roughing)
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45:03 Karl Stewart (2 min for slashing)
56:23 LA Kyle Calder (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Cammalleri
2nd star: Ryan Getzlaf
3rd star: Marian Hossa

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Marian Hossa had his 12 game goal streak snapped.
-Rob Blake had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Dan Boyle ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 30) , Detroit Vipers 2( 9)
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0-1 DTV Adam Henrich (Andreas Karlsson)
0-2 DTV Nick Tarnasky (Mathieu Darche)
1-2 MNC Dany Roussin (Lauri Tukonen)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Vitaly Kolesnik