2/11/2008

Buffalo Sabres 7 , New York Rangers 5
Shots: 25 - 35
PP: 3 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:42/50=82 %
PP: 1 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:58/77=75 %, Challenges:58/63=90 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 584997 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:15 1-0 Marian Hossa [6] (Robert Lang, Joe Corvo)PP
12:58 1-1 Peter Forsberg [5] (Steve Sullivan)
18:32 2-1 Brian Rafalski [2] (Jason Pominville)PP
19:03 2-2 Kris Draper [1] (Jan Bulis, Chris Neil)
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28:36 3-2 Martin Havlat [3] (Shea Weber, Brian Rafalski)
29:35 3-3 Alex Pietrangelo [1] (Trent Hunter, Miikka Kiprusoff)
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43:58 4-3 Marian Hossa [7] (Robert Lang, Brian Rafalski)PP
46:05 4-4 Peter Forsberg [6] (Steve Sullivan, Alex Tanguay)PP
48:28 5-4 Mike Richards [3] (Brian Rafalski)
49:38 6-4 Joe Corvo [2] (Robert Lang, Mike Richards)
53:25 7-4 Mike Richards [4] (Martin Havlat, Shea Weber)
57:33 7-5 Kris Draper [2] (Alex Pietrangelo, Christoph Schubert)
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Penalty summary:
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03:29 Kyle Turris (2 min for hooking)
06:22 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for tripping)
17:55 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for slashing)
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23:39 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for high-sticking)
29:59 Bobby Sanguinetti (2 min for hooking)
30:49 Ryan Whitney (2 min for hooking)
32:42 Olivier Fortier (2 min for tripping)
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43:01 Kris Draper (2 min for cross-checking)
44:29 Kyle Wellwood (2 min for tripping)
44:49 Shea Weber (2 min for roughing)
44:49 Alex Pietrangelo (2 min for roughing)
55:11 Peter Forsberg (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
R Jason Pominville 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 -2 13.30 7
R Martin Havlat 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 9
R Marian Hossa 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.50 7
C Olivier Fortier 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 15.20 6
C Robert Lang 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 9
C Mike Richards 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 19.00 9
R Alexandre Daigle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 11.00 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
L Cory Stillman 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 21.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
D Joe Corvo 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 22.40 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 10.50 5
D Shea Weber 0 2 1 4 0 2 2 0 24.40 8
D Brian Rafalski 1 3 2 3 1 1 0 1 29.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 5 0 30 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 6.50 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.10 7
R Trent Hunter 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.40 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 -3 20.30 9
C Kris Draper 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 14.00 9
C Kyle Turris 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.10 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 6
C Peter Forsberg 2 0 4 1 1 0 2 -3 22.00 8
L Jan Bulis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6.00 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 14.50 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -3 21.00 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 1 1 3 1 0 0 6 2 16.00 8
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 25.10 6
D Christoph Schubert 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.00 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 28.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 7 1 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Richards
2nd star: Brian Rafalski
3rd star: Robert Lang

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Brian Rafalski notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Alex Tanguay had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 5( 25) , Hartford Wolf Pack 0( 13)
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1-0 POR Brandon Reid (Micki Dupont, Jason Ward)
2-0 POR Jason Ward (Brandon Reid)
3-0 POR Sean Brown (Trent Whitfield)
4-0 POR Scott Nichol (Hnat Domenichelli)
5-0 POR Jason Ward (Josh Green, Brandon Reid)

Goalies: Mika Noronen - Todd Ford

New Jersey Devils 2 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 30 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:35/49=70 %
Attendance: 17625 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 532274 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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26:36 1-0 Antti Miettinen [7] (Anze Kopitar, Eric Staal)
29:45 2-0 Tomas Fleischmann [1] (Konstantin Koltsov)
30:36 2-1 David Bolland [1] (Brian Boyle, Blake Comeau)
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42:14 2-2 Brendan Morrison [4] (Nikita Filatov, Paul Ranger)
47:27 2-3 Scott Hartnell [7] (Nikita Filatov, Brendan Morrison)
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Penalty summary:
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03:38 David Booth (2 min for roughing)
03:38 Jordan Leopold (2 min for roughing)
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49:41 Scottie Upshall (2 min for high-sticking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Koltsov 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 7.10 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 15.50 6
R Antti Miettinen 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.30 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 16.00 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
C Eric Staal 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 -2 21.00 9
L Tomas Fleischmann 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 7
L Brett Sterling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.40 5
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
D Steve Montador 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 17.20 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.50 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 26.10 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 16.30 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 -2 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 20 0 0 58.20 6
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Bolland 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 8.00 8
R Tyler Arnason 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 -1 12.10 5
R Scott Hartnell 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 2 20.00 8
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Brian Boyle 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 8.00 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.10 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 18.20 9
C Craig Conroy 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 -1 21.30 7
L Blake Comeau 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
L David Booth 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 12.10 5
L Nikita Filatov 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.20 7
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 17.20 7
D Ryan Ellis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 24.20 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 14.20 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 21.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 28 0 0 60.00 9
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Morrison
2nd star: Roberto Luongo
3rd star: David Bolland

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Tomas Fleischmann finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Tomas Fleischmann finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Brendan Morrison ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Patrick Marleau had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brent Seabrook had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Devils 3( 28) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 10)
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1-0 LOW Maxime Boisclair (Craig Schira, Rob Globke)
1-1 GRD Roman Voloshenko (Robbie Schremp)
1-2 GRD Jerred Smithson (Sergei Zinovjev)
2-2 LOW Adam Mair (Jens Hellgren)
3-2 LOW Rob Globke

Goalies: Reinhard Divis - Jason LaBarbera

Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Los Angeles Kings 4
Shots: 27 - 33
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:59/69=85 %, Challenges:34/50=66 %
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:69/89=77 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:27 1-0 Teemu Selänne [6] (Sergei Fedorov, Rick Nash)PP
13:43 1-1 Nathan Horton [4] (Dan Hamhuis, Ryan Getzlaf)
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20:59 2-1 Ian White [1] (Chris Higgins, Valtteri Filppula)
27:31 2-2 Ryan Getzlaf [6] (Darren McCarty, Aaron Miller)SH
30:57 3-2 Valtteri Filppula [4] (Dean McAmmond, Dennis Wideman)
34:29 3-3 Dan Hamhuis [2] (Nathan Horton, Jiri Hudler)PP
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42:45 4-3 Dennis Wideman [2] (Dean McAmmond, Ian White)
47:05 4-4 Saku Koivu [6] (Nathan Horton, Alexander Semin)PP
49:11 5-4 Philippe Boucher [3] (Sergei Fedorov, Teemu Selänne)
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Penalty summary:
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01:04 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for hooking)
03:43 Darren McCarty (2 min for hooking)
06:51 Mike Comrie (2 min for elbowing)
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25:51 Alexander Semin (2 min for high-sticking)
32:34 Jan Hejda (2 min for roughing)
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44:07 Bruno St. Jacques (2 min for slashing)
45:02 Dean McAmmond (2 min for tripping)
45:45 Rick Nash (2 min for roughing)
45:45 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for roughing)
50:36 Alexander Semin (2 min for boarding)
54:29 Sam Gagner (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 20.30 7
R Teemu Selänne 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Jarkko Immonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 4
C Valtteri Filppula 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 16.00 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 2 3 1 2 0 2 0 18.40 7
L Jeremy Roenick 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
L Chris Higgins 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 3 19.00 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1 19.50 7
D Bruno St. Jacques 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 -1 11.40 5
D Ian White 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3 13.40 8
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 4 2 1 0 1 27.00 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14.00 6
D Dennis Wideman 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 27.10 8
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Scott Clemmensen 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 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 10.40 6
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 0 14.20 9
R Nathan Horton 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 8
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 17.00 7
C Matt Stajan 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 10.10 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 12.40 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
C Saku Koivu 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 8
L Marcel Goc 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 6.30 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 12.40 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
L Alexander Semin 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 -1 18.20 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 17.40 5
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
D Dan Hamhuis 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 27.10 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 19.40 6
D Aaron Miller 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 22 0 0 59.30 4
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Horton
2nd star: Teemu Selänne
3rd star: Valtteri Filppula

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 5( 18) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 10)
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1-0 NOR Jimmie Ölvestad (Matt Lashoff)
2-0 NOR Chris Herperger (Jarkko Ruutu, Matt Lashoff)
3-0 NOR Chad LaRose (Mark Mitera)
3-1 MCH Derek MacKenzie (Frans Nielsen, Martin Samuelsson)
4-1 NOR Chad LaRose (Jeff Schultz)
5-1 NOR James Sheppard

Goalies: David LeNeveu - Jason Bacashihua

Boston Bruins 7 , Chicago Blackhawks 1
Shots: 26 - 15
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:20/47=41 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:06 1-0 Keith Tkachuk [4] (Karel Rachunek, Marek Zidlicky)
06:28 2-0 Antoine Vermette [5] (Niclas Hävelid, Danny Markov)
11:19 2-1 Niklas Hagman [2] (Jeff Taffe, Cory Sarich)
17:45 3-1 Marian Gaborik [9] (Danny Markov)
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30:19 4-1 Shane Doan [4] (Marian Gaborik, Patrik Elias)
35:21 5-1 Danny Markov [1] (Patrik Elias)
36:59 6-1 Antoine Vermette [6] (Patrik Elias, Shane Doan)
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47:35 7-1 Karel Rachunek [2] (Patrik Elias)
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Penalty summary:
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13:23 Shane Doan (2 min for boarding)
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22:28 Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for high-sticking)
31:18 Shane Doan (2 min for elbowing)
39:08 Ryan Callahan (2 min for roughing)
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40:26 Shane Doan (2 min for roughing)
40:26 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for roughing)
45:31 Petr Cajanek (2 min for tripping)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radovan Somik 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7.40 7
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 4 2 2 5 0 0 15.30 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 12.20 7
R Shane Doan 1 1 2 0 0 0 6 4 20.30 8
C Petr Vrana 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 7.40 7
C Shane Endicott 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 15.30 7
C Antoine Vermette 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 15.30 10
C Patrik Elias 0 4 5 2 0 1 0 4 21.20 10
L Jon Sim 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
L Johan Franzén 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.00 6
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 11.30 8
L Marian Gaborik 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 4 20.30 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 -1 19.20 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 14.40 7
D Danny Markov 1 2 1 4 2 5 0 3 24.10 10
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Karel Rachunek 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 18.30 8
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 4 25.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 7.50 4
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 13.40 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -3 15.30 8
R Bill Guerin 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -3 17.50 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Jeff Taffe 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 12.40 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -3 15.40 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -3 18.30 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 10.30 5
L Niklas Hagman 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 14.00 7
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -5 19.20 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 -3 20.50 7
D Cory Sarich 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 14.10 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -4 20.20 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 24.00 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 14.30 5
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 18.20 5
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -3 28.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 4 0 10 0 0 30.10 4
G Wade Dubielewicz 3 0 9 0 0 29.40 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Antoine Vermette
3rd star: Danny Markov

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Patrik Elias notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 1( 17) , Rockford Ice Hogs 0( 7)
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1-0 PRO Lubos Bartecko (Aleksey Morozov, Ryan Stone)

Goalies: Ed Belfour - Johan Holmqvist

Montreal Canadiens 3 , New York Islanders 4
Shots: 19 - 27
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:22/31=68 %
PP: 1 of 6 (16 shots), Passing:63/75=84 %, Challenges:42/47=87 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:37 0-1 Ruslan Fedotenko [1] (Evgeny Malkin, Nik Antropov)PP
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33:41 1-1 Guillaume Latendresse [3] (Martin Straka)
38:09 2-1 Martin Straka [1] (Vladimir Orszagh, Luke Schenn)
39:08 3-1 Guillaume Latendresse [4] (Vincent Lecavalier, Duncan Keith)
39:45 3-2 Erik Cole [7] (Paul Stastny)
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46:53 3-3 Tuomo Ruutu [7] (Erik Johnson, Bryan Berard)
50:01 3-4 Nik Antropov [7] (Oscar Möller, Tommi Santala)
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Penalty summary:
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07:18 Joe Pavelski (2 min for high-sticking)
09:46 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
12:33 Tommi Santala (2 min for boarding)
15:45 Tom Bateman (2 min for tripping)
18:06 Toni Rajala (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:24 Joe Pavelski (2 min for high-sticking)
28:56 Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
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43:07 Martin Straka (2 min for tripping)
53:23 Ted Ruth (2 min for tripping)
57:19 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 5
R Tom Bateman 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 7.30 5
R Eric Fehr 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 22.30 6
C Jason Krog 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.10 5
C Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 10.30 4
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 2 0 1 4 1 21.10 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Martin Straka 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 9.30 7
L Toni Rajala 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 13.40 4
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 21.10 8
D Ted Ruth 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 12.50 5
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 15.30 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 30.20 9
D Ric Jackman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
D Luke Schenn 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 25.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis McElhinney 4 0 23 0 0 58.00 5
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Oscar Möller 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 9.40 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 12.30 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 8.20 7
R Nik Antropov 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 20.00 7
C Tommi Santala 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4.50 4
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 13.10 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 9.10 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 18.50 9
L Erik Cole 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 5 2 1 1 4 0 19.50 9
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.30 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 26.00 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.30 7
D Bryan Berard 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nik Antropov
2nd star: Ruslan Fedotenko
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Martin Straka finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Luke Schenn ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Ruslan Fedotenko finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 25) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 24)
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0-1 BRG Ben Walter (Drayson Bowman, Richard Lintner)
1-1 HAM Joel Champagne (Daryl Boyle)
2-1 HAM Peter Sejna

Goalies: Michael Leighton - John Grahame

Nashville Predators 4 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 31 - 32
PP: 1 of 7 (10 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:36/41=85 %
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:59/74=79 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 497988 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:34 0-1 Ed Purcell [2] (Sean Bergenheim, Matthew Lombardi)
14:22 0-2 Nicklas Bäckström [5] (Dustin Brown, Paul Mara)PP
16:32 1-2 Sergei Kostitsyn [5] (Andrew Ladd, Erik Christensen)
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21:35 1-3 Matthew Lombardi [2] (Ed Purcell, Sean Bergenheim)
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42:25 2-3 Jason Arnott [7] (Paul Kariya, Jarome Iginla)
43:11 3-3 Andrew Ladd [3] (Marc-André Bergeron, Shawn Horcoff)
45:41 3-4 Cody Hodgson [1] (Anton Strålman, Luca Sbisa)
47:14 3-5 Chris Pronger [3] (Nicklas Bäckström, Alexander Ovechkin)
49:59 4-5 Jarome Iginla [7] (Jason Arnott, Paul Kariya)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:39 Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
03:47 Cody Hodgson (2 min for roughing)
07:51 Dustin Brown (2 min for slashing)
13:22 Shawn Horcoff (2 min for hooking)
14:36 Michal Repík (2 min for tripping)
16:49 Aleksander Suglobov (2 min for high-sticking)
18:31 Ville Nieminen (2 min for hooking)
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28:47 Brayden Schenn (2 min for boarding)
31:28 Anton Lander (2 min for roughing)
31:28 Ryan Suter (2 min for roughing)
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43:22 Paul Mara (2 min for roughing)
48:51 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for boarding)
50:01 Ryan Suter (2 min for holding the stick)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
R Aleksander Suglobov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 10.20 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 23.50 8
C Alexei Kaigorodov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Erik Christensen 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 -1 12.20 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 16.30 7
C Jason Arnott 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 23.50 9
L Mason Raymond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Ville Nieminen 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 -2 13.10 4
L Andrew Ladd 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 8
L Paul Kariya 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 8
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 12.10 5
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 2 24.20 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 19.40 5
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 27 0 0 59.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 16.10 8
R Ed Purcell 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 8.50 8
R Kris Versteeg 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
R Dustin Brown 0 1 4 2 0 0 4 -1 19.50 7
C Cody Hodgson 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 5.20 7
C Matthew Lombardi 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 10.20 8
C Brayden Schenn 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 11.30 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Michal Repík 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 5.00 6
L Sean Bergenheim 0 2 3 2 0 1 2 1 15.20 8
L Anton Lander 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 16.50 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 22.30 9
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 23.00 8
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
D Luca Sbisa 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 6
D Anton Strålman 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11.30 7
D Paul Mara 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -2 25.00 7
D Chris Pronger 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ed Purcell
2nd star: Matthew Lombardi
3rd star: Nicklas Bäckström

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jason Arnott notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Erik Christensen finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Ed Purcell ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Anton Strålman ended his 5 game point drought.
-Chris Pronger ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 24) , Hershey Bears 0( 7)
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1-0 MIL Tomas Surovy (Aki Berg)
2-0 MIL Drew Larman (Shawn Thornton)
3-0 MIL Colin Fraser (Chad Wiseman)

Goalies: Vitaly Kolesnik - Sébastien Caron