31/10/2008

Atlanta Thrashers 1 , Carolina Hurricanes 5
Shots: 23 - 32
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:60/75=80 %, Challenges:24/34=68 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:86/97=88 %, Challenges:26/51=50 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 508125 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:26 1-0 Derek Roy [4] (Kyle Calder, Vernon Fiddler)
11:05 1-1 Patrick Sharp [1] (Todd Bertuzzi, John-Michael Liles)
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24:05 1-2 John-Michael Liles [2] (Patrick Sharp, Milan Lucic)
26:06 1-3 Jay McKee [1] (Radek Dvorak, Patrick Sharp)
36:01 1-4 Todd Bertuzzi [5] (Joe Thornton, Maxim Afinogenov)
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48:02 1-5 Samuel Påhlsson [4] (Radek Dvorak, Maxim Afinogenov)
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Penalty summary:
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05:59 Corey Perry (2 min for roughing)
05:59 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
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21:23 Todd Bertuzzi (5 min for fighting)
21:23 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
32:45 Derek Roy (2 min for tripping)
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51:38 Derek Roy (2 min for cross-checking)
55:43 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Pohl 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 7.20 5
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.10 4
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 -2 15.20 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 21.40 7
C Jared Aulin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 6
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13.20 5
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15.10 6
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 -1 20.00 8
L Vernon Fiddler 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 -1 9.20 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 15.40 7
L Carl Söderberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 5
L Kyle Calder 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 12.10 7
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -3 15.40 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -1 30.30 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 18.50 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -2 17.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 8.50 5
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 2 2 2 3 1 0 3 14.10 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 19.30 8
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 8.50 5
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 3 16.10 8
C Joe Thornton 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
L Milan Lucic 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 -1 12.50 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 4 14.50 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 1 1 6 1 4 0 5 1 20.30 7
D Radoslav Suchy 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16.40 6
D Jamie Heward 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 17.10 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 26.10 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 18.10 5
D Jay McKee 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 15.40 7
D John-Michael Liles 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Jani Hurme 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Sharp
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Todd Bertuzzi

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Andrew Cogliano had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Patrick Sharp ended his 9 game goal drought.
-John-Michael Liles ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Todd Bertuzzi beat Ole-Kristian Tollefsen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 21) , Albany River Rats 6( 24)
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0-1 ALB Tony Salmelainen (Martin St. Pierre, Tomas Kopecky)
0-2 ALB Evgeny Artyukhin (Alexandre Giroux)
1-2 CHW Stefan Ruzicka (Jed Ortmeyer, Vaclav Nedorost)
1-3 ALB Evgeny Artyukhin (Andreas Holmqvist, Alexandre Giroux)
1-4 ALB Martin St. Pierre (Tomas Kopecky)
2-4 CHW Stefan Ruzicka (Brent Sopel)
2-5 ALB Eric Meloche (Alexandre Giroux)
2-6 ALB Alexander Svitov (Jason King)

Goalies: Wade Flaherty - Devan Dubnyk

Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Los Angeles Kings 4
Shots: 32 - 30
PP: 1 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:81/91=89 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:37/46=78 %
Attendance: 18136 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 614810 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:14 1-0 Dmitri Kalinin [2] (Martin St. Louis, Martin Erat)PP
19:38 1-1 Alexander Semin [7] (Saku Koivu, Matt Stajan)
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31:42 1-2 Mike Comrie [3] (Lasse Kukkonen, Rhett Warrener)
32:54 1-3 Alexander Semin [8] (Aaron Miller)
34:48 2-3 Alexander Steen [3] (Peter Schaefer, Jeff Carter)
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52:18 3-3 Rod Brind'Amour [7] (Martin St. Louis, Jamal Mayers)
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61:52 3-4 Mike Comrie [4] (Wayne Primeau, Chris Campoli)
Penalty summary:
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01:36 Nathan Horton (2 min for high-sticking)
03:04 Matt Stajan (2 min for hooking)
06:18 Rhett Warrener (2 min for holding the stick)
06:49 Ryan Getzlaf (2 min for elbowing)
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21:29 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
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53:53 Rhett Warrener (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.40 5
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
R Alexander Steen 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 6
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 14.40 8
C Jeff Carter 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -2 19.30 6
L Martin Erat 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 11.50 7
D Andy Sutton 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -4 20.10 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 1 0 5 4 1 1 0 1 27.40 8
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 21.50 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 26 0 0 62.00 6
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren McCarty 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
R Wayne Primeau 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 2 17.30 9
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 15.40 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 18.40 7
C Matt Stajan 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 0 8.40 5
C Mike Comrie 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 15.10 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 18.30 6
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.10 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 13.30 7
L Alexander Semin 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 18.00 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 15.30 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 17.20 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29.10 7
D Chris Campoli 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
D Aaron Miller 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 3 0 29 0 0 62.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Comrie
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Wayne Primeau

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( 11) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 14)
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0-1 MCH Brandon Prust (Lawrence Nycholat, Tyler Bouck)
0-2 MCH Derek MacKenzie (Martin Samuelsson, Frans Nielsen)
0-3 MCH Keith Aucoin (Martin Samuelsson)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Jason Bacashihua

Buffalo Sabres 3 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 30 - 34
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:77/93=82 %, Challenges:36/39=90 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:27/35=75 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:15 1-0 Andy Hilbert [1] (Olivier Fortier)
11:05 1-1 Duncan Keith [1] (Guillaume Latendresse, Steven Stamkos)
13:19 2-1 Ryan Whitney [1] (Shea Weber, Kyle Wellwood)PP
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32:31 3-1 Olivier Fortier [1] (Alexandre Daigle, Ryan Whitney)
34:46 3-2 Steven Stamkos [6] (Vincent Lecavalier, Guillaume Latendresse)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:42 Marc-Édouard Vlasic (2 min for hooking)
12:42 Tom Bateman (2 min for holding the stick)
13:47 Martin Straka (2 min for tripping)
16:16 Alexandre Daigle (2 min for tripping)
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24:06 Tom Bateman (2 min for high-sticking)
37:04 Toni Rajala (2 min for holding the stick)
39:42 Tom Bateman (2 min for tripping)
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43:14 Richard Zednik (2 min for cross-checking)
57:54 Cory Stillman (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Andy Hilbert 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6.20 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
R Martin Havlat 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
R Marian Hossa 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 -1 19.40 8
C Olivier Fortier 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 12.00 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.30 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
R Alexandre Daigle 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 5.50 8
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 15.10 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 17.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15.10 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 22.00 9
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Shea Weber 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 22.20 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.30 4
R Tom Bateman 0 0 3 0 1 0 6 -1 11.00 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
R Steven Stamkos 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 7
C Jason Krog 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 5.30 5
C Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 5
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 21.20 8
L Martin Straka 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 5.30 5
L Toni Rajala 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 -1 15.30 4
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 2 19.10 7
D Ted Ruth 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
D Colin White 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 19.10 7
D Duncan Keith 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 25.20 7
D Ric Jackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 12.10 5
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 23.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis McElhinney 3 0 27 0 0 58.20 8
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olivier Fortier
2nd star: Ryan Whitney
3rd star: Antero Niittymäki

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Andy Hilbert finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Andy Hilbert finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Olivier Fortier ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Olivier Fortier ended his 7 game point drought.
-Ryan Whitney finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Duncan Keith finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 19) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 5)
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Goalies: Mika Noronen - Michael Leighton

Philadelphia Flyers 4 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 28 - 25
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:42/55=75 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/82=69 %, Challenges:40/45=87 %
Attendance: 19523 of 19523 (Wachovia Center)
Ticket income: 609117 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:49 1-0 Sergei Zubov [3] (Alexei Yashin)PP
15:17 2-0 Jason Blake [2] (Paul Martin, Karlis Skrastins)
15:34 2-1 Antoine Vermette [4] (Karel Rachunek, Niclas Hävelid)
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32:25 2-2 Keith Tkachuk [3] (Mike Cammalleri, Niclas Hävelid)
32:47 3-2 Alexei Yashin [2] (Anton Babchuk, Bryce Salvador)
34:25 4-2 Jonathan Cheechoo [2] (Sergei Zubov)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:07 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for elbowing)
08:28 Shane Doan (2 min for hooking)
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26:16 Marian Gaborik (2 min for tripping)
36:42 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for elbowing)
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49:34 Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 13.30 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 21.30 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 18.20 9
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -2 15.10 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.50 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -2 16.10 7
L Jason Blake 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 16.50 8
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 13.10 5
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 21.20 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 16.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 23.40 7
D Sergei Zubov 1 1 5 2 1 1 0 1 27.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radovan Somik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 14.30 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 13.30 6
R Shane Doan 0 0 3 4 0 0 4 0 17.00 8
C Petr Vrana 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
C Shane Endicott 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 14.30 6
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 8
C Patrik Elias 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 9.40 6
L Johan Franzén 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -1 19.50 7
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 1 12.30 8
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 15.00 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 25.50 8
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 -1 20.40 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Zubov
2nd star: Alexei Yashin
3rd star: Jonathan Cheechoo

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Bryce Salvador ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Patrik Elias had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Keith Tkachuk ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Marian Gaborik had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 21) , Providence Bruins 1( 12)
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1-0 PHL Ryan Oulahen (Mark Recchi, Ryan Hollweg)
1-1 PRO Drew Stafford (Ryan Stone, Shaone Morrisonn)
2-1 PHL Jeff Lee (Chris Thorburn)

Goalies: Kevin Weekes - Ed Belfour

Detroit Red Wings 3 , Nashville Predators 4
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:57/74=77 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
PP: 2 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:40/55=71 %
Attendance: 20066 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 622046 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:08 0-1 Marc-André Bergeron [2] (Dan Boyle, Jarome Iginla)PP
11:02 1-1 Patrick Marleau [8] (Ales Hemsky, Sergei Gonchar)
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26:44 1-2 Kevin Bieksa [1] (Sergei Kostitsyn, Andrew Ladd)PP
28:01 2-2 Ales Hemsky [4] (Patrick Marleau, Sergei Gonchar)
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46:01 2-3 Ville Nieminen [2])
48:23 2-4 Jarome Iginla [6] (Jason Arnott, Paul Kariya)
50:46 3-4 Nathan Paetsch [3] (Arron Asham, Brent Seabrook)
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Penalty summary:
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07:35 Arron Asham (2 min for high-sticking)
12:02 Robert Scuderi (2 min for holding the stick)
15:31 David Booth (2 min for boarding)
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25:01 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for roughing)
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43:18 Jason Arnott (2 min for tripping)
55:44 Paul Ranger (2 min for boarding)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 12.00 7
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.20 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 7 0 1 0 0 2 19.10 9
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 10.30 5
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 16.30 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 20.10 7
L David Booth 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 9.10 4
L Mike Rupp 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 -1 14.20 7
R Arron Asham 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 10.00 7
L Patrick Marleau 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 9
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 -2 20.00 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 24.10 7
D Martin Strbak 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 14.20 6
D Nathan Paetsch 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 15.40 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 2 3 4 0 2 2 1 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 18 0 0 58.50 5
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Aleksander Suglobov 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 10.20 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.20 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 20.20 9
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.20 6
C Jason Arnott 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 19.40 8
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 7
L Ville Nieminen 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 12.30 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -2 18.10 7
L Paul Kariya 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 11.30 6
D Kevin Bieksa 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 21.10 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 26.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 13.50 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 20.00 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarome Iginla
2nd star: Ales Hemsky
3rd star: Jason Arnott

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Scott Hartnell had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Scott Hartnell had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Ville Nieminen finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Ville Nieminen finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Kevin Bieksa finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Marc-André Bergeron ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 15) , Milwaukee Admirals 0( 13)
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1-0 GRD Roman Voloshenko (Kevin Klein)
2-0 GRD Tomi Mäki (Scott Barney)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Vitaly Kolesnik

Washington Capitals 4 , St. Louis Blues 2
Shots: 27 - 32
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:43/53=81 %, Challenges:42/50=82 %
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:78/93=83 %, Challenges:49/58=83 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 515411 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:39 0-1 Zach Parisé [4] (Mark Bell, Brad Richards)
10:16 0-2 Trevor Letowski [2] (Derek Armstrong, Nikolai Kulemin)
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35:16 1-2 Nicklas Bäckström [3] (Luca Sbisa, Sami Salo)
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45:44 2-2 Nicklas Bäckström [4] (Alexander Ovechkin, Paul Mara)PP
46:19 3-2 Sami Salo [1] (Matthew Lombardi)
58:42 4-2 Alexander Ovechkin [7] (Nicklas Bäckström, Paul Mara) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:38 Brayden Schenn (2 min for elbowing)
10:21 Dustin Brown (2 min for high-sticking)
14:06 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for tripping)
16:16 Sami Salo (2 min for roughing)
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38:41 Rostislav Olesz (2 min for tripping)
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41:55 Marcel Hossa (2 min for hooking)
42:56 Robyn Regehr (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 7
R Ed Purcell 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 12.30 6
R Kris Versteeg 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 12.50 8
C Brayden Schenn 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.30 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Michal Repík 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
L Anton Lander 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 5 3 1 0 0 -1 20.40 8
D Sami Salo 1 1 1 4 0 2 2 1 21.00 8
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Luca Sbisa 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Anton Strålman 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 16.40 6
D Paul Mara 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 22.50 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 2 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 11.00 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 21.00 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 20.10 7
C Derek Armstrong 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 5.40 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 10.40 7
C Mark Bell 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 -1 21.10 8
L Nikolai Kulemin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 10.40 6
L Zach Parisé 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 9
L Simon Gagné 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.50 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 22.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 5
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 21.00 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 23 0 0 59.00 5
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Sami Salo

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Sami Salo finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 7) , Peoria Rivermen 0( 20)
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1-0 HER Anton Korolev (Rem Murray)

Goalies: Sébastien Caron - Andrew Raycroft