28/12/2012

Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 19 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:58/77=75 %, Challenges:27/42=62 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:44/51=84 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:42 0-1 Tim Connolly [15] (Bobby Sanguinetti, Shane O'Brien)
19:31 0-2 Jason Spezza [16] (Joe Thornton)
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20:49 0-3 Joe Thornton [22] (Jared Cowen)
38:45 1-3 Gilbert Niit [1] (Vitali Bukin, Stefan Legein)
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49:59 2-3 Joe Corvo [4] (Jordin Tootoo, Samuel Påhlsson)
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Penalty summary:
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04:09 Nikita Filatov (5 min for fighting)
04:09 Stefan Legein (5 min for fighting)
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31:27 Johan Alander (2 min for high-sticking)
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50:35 Kimmo Puurunen (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Stefan Legein (5 min for fighting)
50:47 Vitali Bukin (2 min for high-sticking)
52:58 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vitali Bukin 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 9.40 5
R Stefan Legein 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 11.40 6
R Claude Giroux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 5
R Ed Purcell 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 -1 20.10 5
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 7.30 7
C Ryan Stoa 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 5
C Jordin Tootoo 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 -1 18.20 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 8
L Gilbert Niit 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 7.30 5
L Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 22.00 5
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 24.40 8
D Johan Alander 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 17.30 7
D Joe Corvo 1 0 3 1 4 1 0 -1 18.50 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Lyle Ella 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 5.20 7
R Kyle Beach 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 15.40 8
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -2 18.40 9
R Jason Spezza 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 20.20 8
C James Sheppard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 15.10 6
C Tim Connolly 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.10 7
C Joe Thornton 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 20.30 8
L Freddy Rozkine 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
L Oto Schubert 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 14.10 7
L Ville Leino 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 20.30 6
D Kimmo Puurunen 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 14.00 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Jared Cowen 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 25.50 8
D Anton Myllari 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 14.40 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Mark Guggenberger 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Tim Connolly

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Joe Corvo finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Nikita Filatov fought Stefan Legein in a fight.
-Kimmo Puurunen beat Stefan Legein in a fight.

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 17) , Rochester Americans 7( 28)
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0-1 ROC Will Engasser (Joe Vitale, Lukás Bohunický)
0-2 ROC Francis Wathier (Matt Butcher)
1-2 LOW Derek Grant (Anthony Aiello, Valdemar Pawlik)
1-3 ROC Darryl Boyce (Jeremy Williams, Eric Hunter)
1-4 ROC Jeremy Williams (Marek Biro)
1-5 ROC Jeremy Williams (Darryl Boyce)
1-6 ROC Trevor Lewis (Joe Vitale)
1-7 ROC Zdenek Bahensky (Chad Rau)
2-7 LOW John Vigilante (Nick Ross)
3-7 LOW Troy Bodie (Derek Grant)

Goalies: Valdemar Pawlik - Matt Keetley

Columbus Blue Jackets 2 , Colorado Avalanche 4
Shots: 15 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:35/54=63 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:46/50=90 %
Attendance: 17271 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 585487 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:23 1-0 Nikolai Lukyanchikov [3] (Andrew Alberts, Alex Bourret)
13:39 2-0 Sergei Korostin [4] (Cody Hodgson, Jarko Hämäläinen)
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29:32 2-1 Valtteri Filppula [14] (Duncan Keith, Greg Pateryn)
36:16 2-2 Patrick Kane [8] (Valtteri Filppula, Rick Nash)
36:52 2-3 Rostislav Klesla [4] (Marc Staal, Jack Skille)
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58:29 2-4 Petr Cajanek [5] (Matt Niskanen, Rostislav Klesla) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:02 Andrew Alberts (2 min for roughing)
01:02 Rick Nash (2 min for roughing)
04:16 Petr Cajanek (5 min for boarding)
19:11 Lubos Gazo (2 min for slashing)
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34:19 Andrew Alberts (2 min for roughing)
34:19 Lubos Gazo (2 min for roughing)
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50:53 Sergei Korostin (5 min for fighting)
50:53 Patrick Kane (5 min for fighting)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Mulder 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10.00 5
R Enver Lisin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 13.30 5
R Sergei Korostin 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 -2 17.40 7
R Marc Savard 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 19.10 6
C Otmar Valenta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Alex Bourret 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 8
C Cody Hodgson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 5
C Jarko Hämäläinen 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L David Toews 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
L Ben Ondrus 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 11.40 5
L Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 20.00 4
L Martin Erat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 6
D Jordan Bendfeld 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 11.40 5
D Ben Wright 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 6
D Maxim Kondratiev 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 5
D Simon Lacroix 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Nikolai Lukyanchikov 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 25.40 6
D Andrew Alberts 0 1 1 5 2 3 4 1 26.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 25 0 0 59.30 6
G Chet Pickard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lubos Gazo 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 -1 8.30 7
R Artem Anisimov 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 15.20 8
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
R Patrick Kane 1 0 5 1 0 0 5 2 16.20 9
C Eli Haugland 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.30 5
C Petr Cajanek 1 0 3 0 1 0 5 1 15.20 7
C Jack Skille 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
C Valtteri Filppula 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 15.00 8
L Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 4
L Taylor Stefishen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.20 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Rick Nash 0 1 1 5 0 4 2 2 18.10 10
D Greg Pateryn 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 0 15.20 8
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
D Duncan Keith 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 22.20 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.00 7
D Rostislav Klesla 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 22.30 9
D Matt Greene 0 0 3 5 0 4 0 1 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G Jeremy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Valtteri Filppula
2nd star: Rostislav Klesla
3rd star: Patrick Kane

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Sergei Korostin ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Sergei Korostin ended his 9 game point drought.
-Nikolai Lukyanchikov finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Valtteri Filppula notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jack Skille has marked a new career high in points with 29 points.
-Dainius Zubrus had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Petr Cajanek finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Petr Cajanek finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Sergei Korostin beat Patrick Kane in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 5( 39) , Hershey Bears 2( 16)
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0-1 HER Morten Madsen (Richie Regehr, Tomas Silfverberg)
1-1 SYR Mathieu Melanson (Etienne Froidevaux)
1-2 HER Morten Madsen (Tomas Silfverberg)
2-2 SYR Etienne Froidevaux
3-2 SYR Tomás Pospisil (Max Wärn, Tommi Leinonen)
4-2 SYR Chris Vande Velde (Tyrell Mason)
5-2 SYR Tomás Pospisil

Florida Panthers 5 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 36 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:85/90=94 %, Challenges:35/50=68 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/72=77 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 477450 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:52 1-0 Alexander Frolov [20] (Chris Higgins)
10:41 1-1 Tuomo Ruutu [15] (Robert Nilsson, Erik Johnson)
12:46 2-1 Kruise Reddick [8] (Jakub Voracek, Sergei Samsonov)
15:58 2-2 Tuomo Ruutu [16] (Mike Richards, Olli Jokinen)
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30:28 3-2 Sergei Samsonov [12] (Marco Sturm, Chris Higgins)
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42:49 3-3 Tuomo Ruutu [17] (Robert Nilsson, Alexander Perezhogin)
44:37 4-3 Matt Carle [6] (Alexander Frolov, Marco Sturm)
48:48 5-3 Charles-Éric Asselin [4] (Marco Sturm, Alexander Frolov)
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Penalty summary:
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28:46 Tomás Marcinko (5 min for fighting)
28:46 Steve Downie (5 min for fighting)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan White 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 12.40 7
R Sergei Samsonov 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
R Marco Sturm 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 19.50 8
C Steve Downie 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 8.50 5
C Kruise Reddick 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 17.30 8
C Chris Higgins 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 20.30 8
L Jesper Sahlstein 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Danny Kristo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 7
L Ivan Novoseltsev 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Alexander Frolov 1 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 19.50 9
D Boris Valabik 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 15.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.00 6
D Matt Carle 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 27.50 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 18.20 7
D Charles-Éric Asselin 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michal Neuvirth 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Robert Esche 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 4
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 18.40 7
R Darryl Granato 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 4.30 5
C Trent Hunter 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 18.40 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.00 8
L Mikael Backlund 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Linton Samuel Dawson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 4
L Tuomo Ruutu 3 0 3 4 0 4 0 0 17.20 10
L Robert Nilsson 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
D Rob Davison 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 18.40 6
D Mikhail Larionov 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 -1 23.20 6
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -1 20.20 8
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 -1 21.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 5 0 31 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Wall 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Alexander Frolov
3rd star: Sergei Samsonov

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Alexander Frolov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Sergei Samsonov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Higgins scored the 400th point of his career.
-Marco Sturm notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Matt Carle finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Tomás Marcinko beat Steve Downie in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 5( 21) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4( 31)
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1-0 LOU Cam Janssen (Logan Pyett)
1-1 BRG Mattias Hellström
1-2 BRG Benoît Mondou (Drayson Bowman)
2-2 LOU Logan Pyett
3-2 LOU Luca Cunti (Cam Janssen)
4-2 LOU Dominic Moore (Logan Pyett)
5-2 LOU Fernando Pisani
5-3 BRG Brian Salcido (Justin Abdelkader)
5-4 BRG Benoît Mondou

Montreal Canadiens 5 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 48 - 31
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:53/53=98 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:60/64=93 %, Challenges:43/54=78 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:41 1-0 Braydon Coburn [10] (Ladislav Smid, Eric Staal)
04:04 2-0 Perry Brundage [8] (Josh Bailey, Braydon Coburn)
05:56 3-0 Braydon Coburn [11] (Ladislav Smid, Eric Staal)
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30:03 3-1 Drew Stafford [4] (Radim Vrbata)
31:18 4-1 Steven Stamkos [12] (Tom Bateman, Patrick Tyler)
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49:32 4-2 Johnny Oduya [5] (Patrik Elias)
49:56 4-3 Karel Rachunek [3] (Johnny Oduya, Patrik Elias)
58:36 5-3 Simon Gagné [18] (Ladislav Smid) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:54 Patrick Tyler (2 min for high-sticking)
11:13 Tom Poti (2 min for holding the stick)
17:41 Tom Bateman (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:45 Michael Ryder (2 min for hooking)
36:02 Miroslav Mika (2 min for tripping)
39:57 Josh Bailey (5 min for fighting)
39:57 Dan Fritsche (5 min for fighting)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Perry Brundage 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 6
R Derick Brassard 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Tom Bateman 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 12.00 7
R JAY ZUS 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 19.30 9
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Steven Stamkos 1 0 2 5 0 1 0 0 16.40 9
C Eric Staal 0 2 5 3 0 2 0 1 20.50 9
C Josh Bailey 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 1 7.00 7
L Michael Ryder 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 14.10 8
L Patrick Tyler 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 17.40 8
L Simon Gagné 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 20.20 8
D Adam Carver 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
D Luke Schenn 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 18.00 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 3 3 4 0 1 0 1 28.20 10
D Simon Despres 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
D Braydon Coburn 2 1 5 8 0 2 0 2 25.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis McElhinney 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Thomas McCollum 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -2 15.00 7
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 16.30 5
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 5
C Miroslav Mika 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7.30 6
C Shane Endicott 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.50 4
C Landon Ferraro 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Patrik Elias 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 8
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 7.30 5
L Johan Franzén 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 12.50 6
L Antoine Vermette 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 18.10 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 19.10 6
D Johnny Oduya 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 24.40 9
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 14.00 5
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 6
D Karel Rachunek 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 43 0 0 59.20 8
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Braydon Coburn
2nd star: Ladislav Smid
3rd star: Eric Staal

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Braydon Coburn scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Eric Staal notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Josh Bailey finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Luke Schenn had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Drew Stafford ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Johnny Oduya ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Karel Rachunek finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Dan Fritsche beat Josh Bailey in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 24) , Providence Bruins 1( 20)
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1-0 QUE Anton Gustafsson (David Fischer, Aappo Koivu)
2-0 QUE Darby D'Amato
2-1 PRO Petr Vrana (Kevin Marshall, Jared Staal)
3-1 QUE Alexander Korolev (Mark Katic)

Goalies: Justin Pogge - Adam Dennis

Nashville Predators 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 5
Shots: 28 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:46/56=80 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/87=72 %, Challenges:35/44=77 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 503372 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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16:38 1-0 Barret Jackman [3] (John Negrin, Scottie Upshall)
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25:22 1-1 Sidney Crosby [15] (Brian Pothier, Dalibor Rucklov)
29:49 1-2 Patrice Bergeron [13] (Dalibor Rucklov, Colby Cohen)
34:27 2-2 Scottie Upshall [10] (Barret Jackman, John Negrin)
35:41 2-3 Dustin Boyd [3] (Chris Stewart, Marcel Goc)
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42:26 2-4 Sidney Crosby [16] (Patrice Bergeron, Patrick Sharp)
47:33 2-5 Sidney Crosby [17] (Patrice Bergeron, Brian Pothier)
49:32 3-5 Michal Handzus [14] (Jarome Iginla, Jochen Hecht)
55:08 4-5 Scottie Upshall [11] (John Negrin)
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Penalty summary:
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15:45 Chris Stewart (2 min for roughing)
15:45 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for roughing)
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21:24 Marcel Goc (2 min for roughing)
21:24 Marc-André Bergeron (2 min for roughing)
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54:15 Magnus Svensson-Paajarvi (2 min for roughing)
54:15 Chris Stewart (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shawn Thornton 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.20 7
R Nikolai Dubnikov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Scottie Upshall 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
C Michal Handzus 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.20 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 14.40 8
L Magnus Svensson-Paajarv 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 19.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Pirkka Klami 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 6
D John Negrin 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 2 1 0 4 -1 24.40 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
D Barret Jackman 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 22.10 8
D Bobby Orr 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jim Forand 5 0 19 0 0 59.30 4
G Brian Stevenson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Richard Lelkes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 5
R Vyacheslav Trukhno 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
R Patrice Bergeron 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 2 17.30 10
R Pavel Chyle 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 21.30 6
C Dustin Boyd 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 8
C Rich Brunwasser 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 3 17.10 9
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -3 20.20 7
L Chris Stewart 0 1 1 3 0 2 4 1 5.50 7
L Marcel Goc 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 14.10 7
L Patrick Sharp 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 20.00 8
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -3 20.00 4
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.30 7
D Dalibor Rucklov 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 18.00 7
D Colby Cohen 0 1 2 13 2 5 0 -2 27.20 10
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.50 6
D Brian Pothier 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 17.30 9
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Patrice Bergeron
3rd star: Scottie Upshall

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Scottie Upshall scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Barret Jackman notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 1( 19) , Norfolk Admirals 0(
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1-0 MIL David Rohlfs (Miika Lahti)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Richard Bachman

Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 23 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:47/55=83 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
Attendance: 14101 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 394828 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:25 1-0 Colton Gillies [12] (Ryan Getzlaf)
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28:53 1-1 Andy McDonald [11] (Daniel Sedin)
32:23 2-1 Colton Gillies [13] (Ryan Getzlaf)
36:45 3-1 Joey Lavin [5] (Colton Gillies, Ryan Getzlaf)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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10:07 Karl Larsen (2 min for slashing)
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23:55 Lars Eller (5 min for fighting)
23:55 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
24:06 Tuukka Remes (2 min for tripping)
26:46 Joey Ryan (5 min for fighting)
26:46 Lauri Korpikoski (5 min for fighting)
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44:29 Branko Radivojevic (2 min for high-sticking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.00 5
R Matt Foy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
R Tyler Arnason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 19.00 7
C Carl Craven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
C Lars Eller 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 15.10 7
C Kyle Turris 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 3 4 3 0 2 0 3 20.50 10
L Yaroslav Piaskovsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 12.50 7
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Colton Gillies 2 1 5 0 3 0 0 3 20.20 9
D Wendell Scatchard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 5
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
D Joey Lavin 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 3 26.40 9
D Josh Godfrey 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 18.20 7
D Alex Plante 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 17.00 7
D Brendan Bell 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 3 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 1 0 29 0 0 60.00 10
G Joakim Tidlund 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tuukka Remes 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 8.00 4
R David Moss 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 14.00 5
R David Clarkson 0 0 2 2 2 0 5 -1 16.50 7
R Daniel Sedin 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 20.50 7
C Karl Larsen 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -2 8.00 4
C Joe Colborne 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.00 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
C Andy McDonald 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.40 8
L Samuel Berge 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 8.00 6
L Scott Glennie 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.00 5
L Matt Cullen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 1 19.10 8
D Joey Ryan 0 0 1 4 0 3 5 0 13.10 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 26.10 7
D Jamie McBain 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.50 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Matt Corrente 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Devan Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Colton Gillies
2nd star: Ryan Getzlaf
3rd star: Jonathan Bernier

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ryan Getzlaf notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Joey Lavin finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Daniel Sedin notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Matt Cullen had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-David Clarkson beat Lars Eller in a fight.
-Lauri Korpikoski beat Joey Ryan in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 27) , Cleveland Barons 0( 13)
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1-0 WIL Jeff Lee
2-0 WIL Nick Sucharski (Kevin Montgomery)
3-0 WIL Bobby Hughes (Nick Sucharski)

Goalies: Alex Stalock - Josh Harding

St. Louis Blues 4 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 24 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:85/102=83 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/66=86 %, Challenges:28/40=68 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:16 1-0 James Homes [11] (Stephen Weiss, Zach Parisé)
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36:12 2-0 Kyle Chipchura [3] (Karl Alzner)
37:53 2-1 Jason Williams [11] (Sasha Pokulok, Jonathon Blum)
39:29 2-2 Jason Williams [12] (Josef Vasicek, Evgeni Dolgopolov)
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47:38 2-3 Ed Jovanovski [7] (Jason Williams, Josef Vasicek)PP
49:23 3-3 Stephen Weiss [9] (Jaroslav Tokarev, Vadim Petrovsky)
52:57 4-3 James Homes [12] (Vadim Petrovsky, Karl Alzner)
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Penalty summary:
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04:16 Evgeni Dolgopolov (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:15 Karl Alzner (5 min for fighting)
23:15 Michael Sauer (5 min for fighting)
29:44 Evgeni Dolgopolov (2 min for boarding)
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46:39 James Homes (2 min for high-sticking)
51:24 Thomas Vanek (5 min for fighting)
51:24 Randy Jones (5 min for fighting)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
R Jaroslav Tokarev 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 18.20 6
R James Homes 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 17.40 9
C Kyle Chipchura 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 9.00 8
C Richard Talich 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.00 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
C Zach Parisé 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 19.30 8
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 11.00 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 16.30 7
L Randy Rhoads 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
L Stephen Weiss 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 18.40 7
D Calle Blackberg 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
D Ken Coish 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Karl Alzner 0 2 1 1 0 1 5 3 22.40 9
D Tarmo Wirkkala 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16.50 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 3 6 0 2 0 -1 19.00 10
D Vadim Petrovsky 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Marek Benda 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Justin Buck 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 10.50 4
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -4 16.20 4
R Mark Parrish 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Jordan Caron 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 17.00 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -4 15.20 6
C Jason Williams 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 20.50 10
L Evgeni Dolgopolov 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 0 6.50 7
L Mason Raymond 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 14.50 7
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -4 15.20 5
L Josef Vasicek 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Nigel Williams 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.10 6
D Michael Sauer 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 -4 17.30 6
D Randy Jones 0 0 2 4 1 1 5 1 26.20 7
D Sasha Pokulok 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 16.50 6
D Jonathon Blum 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -4 17.40 7
D Ed Jovanovski 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 20 0 0 58.30 5
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: James Homes
2nd star: Jason Williams
3rd star: Stephen Weiss

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Zach Parisé notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kyle Chipchura finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Jason Williams finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Ed Jovanovski ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Karl Alzner beat Michael Sauer in a fight.
-Thomas Vanek beat Randy Jones in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 5( 28) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 6( 30)
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0-1 CIN Toni Rajala (Logan Couture, Brodie Melnychuk)
1-1 WOR Kelsey Tessier (Patrick McNeill, Christoph Gawlik)
2-1 WOR Nicklas Bergfors (Christoph Gawlik, Gilbert Kurvers)
2-2 CIN David Krejci (Daryl Boyle, Bart Hansen)
3-2 WOR Nicklas Bergfors (Luciano Aquino)
3-3 CIN Daryl Boyle (Toni Rajala, Sergei Kostitsyn)
3-4 CIN Logan Couture (Alexander Deilert, Stumpy Klee)
4-4 WOR Johan Haegmann (Nick Tarnasky, Mikko Maenpaa)
5-4 WOR Clay Wilson (Johan Haegmann, Nick Tarnasky)
5-5 CIN Nick Foligno
5-6 CIN Nick Foligno (Stumpy Klee)