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Columbus Blue Jackets 4 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 22 - 20
CBS PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:21/46=44 %
EDM PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:29/52=54 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:26 1-0 CBS Rick Nash [13] (Nikolai Zherdev, Sergei Fedorov)PP
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26:08 1-1 EDM Ethan Moreau [15] (Petr Sykora, Jarret Stoll)
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47:49 2-1 CBS Bryan Berard [5] (Rick Nash)
50:19 3-1 CBS David Vyborny [13] (Sergei Fedorov)
55:09 4-1 CBS Sergei Fedorov [12] (Rick Nash, Adam Foote)
57:18 4-2 EDM Jean-François Jacques [4])
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Penalty summary:
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08:29 EDM Tom Gilbert (2 min for roughing)
11:11 CBS Sergei Fedorov (2 min for roughing)
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20:48 CBS Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
20:48 EDM Jean-François Jacques (5 min for fighting)
28:24 CBS Sergei Fedorov (2 min for high-sticking)
29:55 EDM Ethan Moreau (2 min for roughing)
29:55 CBS Ron Hainsey (2 min for roughing)
30:42 EDM Tom Gilbert (2 min for hooking)
33:06 CBS Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for slashing)
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40:31 EDM Brad Winchester (2 min for roughing)
40:31 CBS Bryan Berard (2 min for roughing)
45:38 EDM Shawn Horcoff (2 min for roughing)
50:59 CBS Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
50:59 EDM Ales Hemsky (2 min for roughing)
51:36 CBS Alexander Svitov (2 min for roughing)
51:36 EDM Shawn Horcoff (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryce Cockburn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 13.10 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 18.50 7
R David Vyborny 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 16.30 7
C Ben Simon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 -1 15.40 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 -1 14.40 6
C Sergei Fedorov 1 2 4 0 0 0 4 3 20.40 9
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.30 5
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 15.40 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -1 14.40 7
L Rick Nash 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 20.00 8
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 14.30 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 -2 18.40 5
D Bryan Berard 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 3 21.40 8
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 1 21.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 3 3 3 2 -2 17.50 6
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 6.30 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 12.30 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 17.20 6
R Petr Sykora 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 18.30 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6.30 5
C Petr Nedved 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12.20 4
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -1 19.50 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 18.50 6
L Jean-François Jacques 1 0 1 4 2 4 5 1 6.30 7
L Brad Winchester 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 11.40 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 21.40 8
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 3 0 2 1 2 -2 22.50 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12.30 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -2 22.00 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24.30 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 18.50 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jussi Markkanen 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Fedorov
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: David Vyborny

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Bryan Berard finally ended his 22 game goal drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ethan Moreau scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Alexander Svitov beat Jean-François Jacques in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 21) , Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 18)
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0-1 HAM Liam Reddox (Mathieu Roy, Patrick Thoresen)
1-1 SYR Tim Konsorada (Frank Littlejohn, Tomas Kloucek)
1-2 HAM Zack Stortini (Reid Cashman, Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
2-2 SYR Curtis Glencross (Derick Brassard)
2-3 HAM Liam Reddox (Patrick Thoresen)

Goalies: Fredrik Norrena - Jeff Deslauriers

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 29 - 30
CAR PP: 0 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:51/62=82 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
ATL PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:44/61=71 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 531506 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:53 0-1 ATL Steve Rucchin [7] (Alexei Zhitnik, Éric Bélanger)SH
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25:47 0-2 ATL Keith Tkachuk [13] (Scott Mellanby, Bobby Holik)
26:11 1-2 CAR Georges Laraque [4] (David Gove, Josef Vasicek)
27:24 1-3 ATL Jim Slater [3] (Pascal Dupuis, Vyacheslav Kozlov)
34:22 2-3 CAR Evgeny Malkin [7] (Erik Cole)
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47:21 3-3 CAR Anson Carter [7] (Frantisek Kaberle, Bret Hedican)
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61:19 3-4 ATL Marian Hossa [18] (Keith Tkachuk, Bobby Holik)
Penalty summary:
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01:49 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for high-sticking)
06:22 ATL Joey Crabb (2 min for boarding)
07:53 ATL Andy Sutton (2 min for tripping)
19:15 ATL Bobby Holik (2 min for high-sticking)
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29:21 CAR Gary Roberts (2 min for roughing)
29:21 ATL Keith Tkachuk (2 min for roughing)
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43:55 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for hooking)
55:17 CAR David Gove (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6.10 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 -1 18.00 7
R Cory Stillman 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 19.00 6
R Anson Carter 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.50 7
C David Gove 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 6.10 5
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 16.30 5
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 20.10 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 18.20 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.40 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 -1 15.20 5
L Erik Cole 0 1 4 3 1 3 0 -1 18.10 8
L Ray Whitney 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 18.40 6
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 20.50 6
D Bret Hedican 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 23.20 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 23.50 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.20 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 22.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 26 0 0 61.20 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 6.50 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 12.10 5
R Scott Mellanby 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 16.30 7
R Marian Hossa 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 20.40 9
C Jim Slater 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6.40 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 -2 9.20 5
C Bobby Holik 0 2 4 1 1 0 2 2 20.10 8
C Steve Rucchin 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 23.20 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 6.50 7
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -3 11.00 6
L Keith Tkachuk 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 18.50 10
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 20.40 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3 12.20 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.50 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 4 2 2 0 4 28.50 9
D Andy Sutton 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 -3 17.10 7
D Mark Popovic 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 26 0 0 61.20 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Keith Tkachuk
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Jim Slater

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Keith Tkachuk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jim Slater finally ended his 25 game goal drought.
-Jim Slater finally ended his 21 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 27) , Chicago Wolves 0( 20)
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1-0 LOW Stephen Peat (Anton Babchuk)

Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Fred Brathwaite

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 24 - 34
MTL PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:64/74=86 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
BUF PP: 1 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:83/100=83 %, Challenges:45/61=72 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:59 0-1 BUF Vincent Lecavalier [20] (Alexander Ovechkin)
12:58 0-2 BUF Maxim Afinogenov [13] (Jeff Carter, Brian Campbell)
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25:49 1-2 MTL Andrei Markov [5] (Sergei Samsonov)
29:48 1-3 BUF Alexander Ovechkin [13] (Joni Pitkänen, Vincent Lecavalier)PP
36:12 2-3 MTL Andrei Markov [6] (Sergei Samsonov, Alex Kovalev)PP
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52:27 3-3 MTL Janne Niinimaa [3] (Sergei Samsonov, Mike Johnson)
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Penalty summary:
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02:13 MTL Radek Bonk (2 min for boarding)
02:51 MTL Francis Bouillon (2 min for hooking)
16:37 MTL Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for roughing)
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23:41 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
28:51 MTL Mike Johnson (2 min for tripping)
34:24 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
36:59 MTL Mathieu Dandenault (2 min for tripping)
39:16 BUF Brian Campbell (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:46 BUF Eric Fehr (2 min for slashing)
59:19 MTL Andrei Markov (2 min for slashing)
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62:16 BUF Eric Fehr (2 min for holding the stick)

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 9.30 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 0 19.40 7
R Mike Johnson 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 12.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 23.50 7
C Garth Murray 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 11.30 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 10.00 4
C Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 23.40 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 19.40 9
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19.00 4
D Janne Niinimaa 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13.20 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -1 32.50 6
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 14.50 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 21.00 8
D Andrei Markov 2 0 7 3 0 1 2 -1 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 31 0 0 65.00 9
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 0 8.00 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 2 0 3 1 4 0 16.40 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Michael Ryan 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Dan Paillé 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12.40 6
C Jeff Carter 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.40 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 1 7 1 1 1 0 0 24.00 8
L Fedor Fedorov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.30 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 4 4 0 4 0 0 24.40 10
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 14.50 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 33.40 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10.30 5
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 21.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 4 3 2 3 0 0 34.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 21 0 0 65.00 6
G Semen Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Andrei Markov
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Janne Niinimaa ended his 7 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jeff Carter notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 26) , Rochester Americans 0( 12)
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1-0 QUE Jonathan Ferland (Mikhail Grabovski, Maxim Lapierre)
2-0 QUE Corey Locke (Matt D'Agostini)
3-0 QUE Mikhail Grabovski (Jonathan Ferland, Danny Groulx)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Danny Battochio

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Washington Capitals 0
Shots: 31 - 20
PIT PP: 3 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:34/48=69 %
WSH PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:38 1-0 PIT Sidney Crosby [20] (Mark Recchi, Eric Staal)PP
16:48 2-0 PIT Rob Niedermayer [8] (Nils Ekman, Jordan Staal)PP
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31:05 3-0 PIT Eric Staal [16] (Ryan Whitney)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:35 WSH Brooks Laich (2 min for slashing)
10:29 WSH Mark Mancari (2 min for hooking)
15:14 WSH Ben Clymer (2 min for cross-checking)
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26:21 PIT Robert Scuderi (2 min for roughing)
30:01 WSH Alexander Semin (2 min for slashing)
38:47 PIT Rob Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
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45:27 PIT Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
55:16 WSH Brian Pothier (2 min for boarding)
57:43 PIT Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 5.20 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 13.30 8
R Mark Recchi 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Ryan Stone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 4
C Jordan Staal 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 15.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 6 1 0 0 4 0 18.10 8
L Mika Hannula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
L Nils Ekman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.20 8
L Eric Staal 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 20.30 8
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 12.10 5
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 13.10 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 27.10 8
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 25.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Johansson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 4
R Mark Mancari 0 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 19.50 7
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 15.00 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.50 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.30 5
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 5
C Daniel Brière 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 21.20 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.40 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 9.40 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 16.30 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 21.10 5
D John Erskine 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 20.10 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 18.20 5
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 5
D Ben Clymer 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21.40 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 27.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc-André Fleury
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Rob Niedermayer

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Nils Ekman notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 28) , Portland Pirates 1( 12)
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0-1 POR Alexandre Giroux (Trevor Byrne, Jean-Michel Rizk)
1-1 WIL Chris Thorburn (Kristopher Letang)
2-1 WIL Ryan Donally (Kenny Corupe, Joel Kwiatkowski)
3-1 WIL Chris Thorburn (Patrik Valcak)

Goalies: Nolan Schaefer - Ty Conklin

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Minnesota Wild 1 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 18 - 22
MIN PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:64/72=88 %, Challenges:38/58=64 %
TB PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:81/96=84 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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27:32 0-1 TB Brad Richards [11] (Dainius Zubrus, Toni Lydman)PP
28:51 0-2 TB Brad Richards [12] (Dainius Zubrus)
36:38 1-2 MIN Mattias Weinhandl [8] (Mark Parrish, Kurtis Foster)
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Penalty summary:
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18:16 MIN Mark Parrish (2 min for roughing)
18:16 TB Kyle Wanvig (2 min for roughing)
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20:04 TB Dainius Zubrus (2 min for tripping)
25:46 MIN Mark Parrish (2 min for tripping)
34:35 TB Ryan Craig (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:44 MIN Derek Boogaard (2 min for cross-checking)
45:31 MIN Roman Voloshenko (2 min for tripping)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Foy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 5
R Adam Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
R Mark Parrish 0 1 2 0 3 0 4 1 15.40 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.10 7
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 15.10 5
C Brian Rolston 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 7
C Pavol Demitra 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 17.40 8
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5.20 5
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 -1 15.10 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Mattias Weinhandl 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 15.40 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 23.50 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 20.30 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 -1 15.00 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 2 0 20 0 0 58.30 8
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Norm Milley 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 6
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 14.10 6
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 2 5 0 1 0 2 1 21.00 8
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 7.50 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 -1 17.00 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Brad Richards 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 9
L Eric Healey 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Karl Stewart 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 14.10 8
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 20.30 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 26.20 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 -1 17.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 1 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Dainius Zubrus
3rd star: Toni Lydman

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Brian Rolston had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Brad Richards ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 13) , Detroit Vipers 5( 27)
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1-0 HOU Dominic Moore (Benoit Pouliot)
1-1 DTV Stanislav Lascek (Mike Egener)
1-2 DTV Mitch Fritz (Marek Kvapil, Daniel Corso)
1-3 DTV Stanislav Lascek (Éric Perrin)
2-3 HOU Peter Olvecky (Joey Tetarenko, Curtis Murphy)
2-4 DTV Éric Perrin (Justin Keller, Morgan Cey)
2-5 DTV Éric Perrin (Stanislav Lascek)

Goalies: Josh Harding - Morgan Cey

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Anaheim Ducks 1 , Calgary Flames 1
Shots: 20 - 24
ANA PP: 1 of 2 (8 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:30/53=55 %
CGY PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:81/94=86 %, Challenges:37/63=57 %
Attendance: 17174 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 535829 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:36 0-1 CGY Daymond Langkow [13] (Alex Tanguay, Kristian Huselius)
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no scoring
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47:53 1-1 ANA Todd Marchant [8] (Ric Jackman, Joe DiPenta)PP
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Penalty summary:
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25:39 ANA Kent Huskins (2 min for elbowing)
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46:16 CGY Jeff Friesen (2 min for tripping)
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63:18 CGY Brad Stuart (2 min for slashing)

Anaheim Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 16.20 4
R Andy McDonald 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 15.20 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 22.30 6
C Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 2 5 2 4 0 0 21.20 8
C Todd Marchant 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 -1 20.30 6
L Björn Melin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
L Brad May 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 16.20 7
L Travis Moen 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 15.00 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -1 22.30 5
D Kent Huskins 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Chris Pronger 0 0 3 4 1 3 0 -1 30.30 8
D Joe DiPenta 0 1 0 6 1 9 0 0 22.50 9
D Ric Jackman 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 27.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 23 0 0 65.00 9
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jaroslav Bednar 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 7.40 7
R Darren McCarty 0 0 1 5 2 8 0 0 16.10 7
R Tony Amonte 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 18.00 4
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 23.20 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10.50 4
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 15.50 6
C Daymond Langkow 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Craig Conroy 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Jeff Friesen 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 7.40 6
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.50 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.30 8
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 19.40 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18.10 5
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 30.50 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.40 5
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 18.50 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 1 0 19 0 0 65.00 9
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miikka Kiprusoff
2nd star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère
3rd star: Daymond Langkow

Notes for Anaheim Ducks:
-Ryan Getzlaf had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Todd Marchant finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Chris Kunitz had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Daymond Langkow ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Ducks 2( 15) , Saint John Flames 2( 17)
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0-1 SJF Brandon Prust (Eric Nystrom)
1-1 CIN Petteri Wirtanen (Joe Motzko)
2-1 CIN Doug O'Brien (Joe Motzko, Petteri Wirtanen)
2-2 SJF Brandon Prust

Goalies: Sébastien Caron - Jamie McLennan

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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Colorado Avalanche 0
Shots: 29 - 16
CHI PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
COL PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:23/39=57 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:39 1-0 CHI Tuomo Ruutu [13] (Patrick Sharp, Rene Bourque)
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32:27 2-0 CHI Rene Bourque [11] (Martin Havlat, Adrian Aucoin)
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44:28 3-0 CHI Martin Havlat [11] (Michal Handzus, Matt Carle)
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Penalty summary:
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01:35 COL Mark Rycroft (2 min for elbowing)
04:25 COL Scott Parker (2 min for slashing)
09:09 CHI Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
09:09 COL Andrew Brunette (2 min for roughing)
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21:47 CHI Jeff Hamilton (2 min for tripping)
35:35 COL Matt Murley (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:09 COL Konstantin Baranov (2 min for diving)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 15.30 7
R Peter Bondra 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 3 4 1 3 0 2 17.20 9
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 6
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 15.20 7
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.00 7
C Michal Handzus 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 21.40 8
L Reed Low 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 7.00 6
L Michael Holmqvist 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
L Rene Bourque 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 8
L Martin Havlat 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 19.20 8
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 15.30 7
D Matt Carle 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 25.10 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Baranov 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8.30 5
R Scott Parker 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 -1 12.00 5
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 13.10 5
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18.20 5
C Brett McLean 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 12.00 5
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 5
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 20.30 6
L Matt Murley 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 8.30 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 14.50 4
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 20.10 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 16.30 5
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 4
D Brett Clark 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 -2 28.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 -1 18.30 4
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 19.20 5
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 25.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Nabokov
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Rene Bourque

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Rene Bourque finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 4( 25) , Hershey Bears 0( 12)
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1-0 NOR Colin Fraser (Michael Blunden, Steve Munn)
2-0 NOR James Wisniewski (Pierre Parenteau)
3-0 NOR Martin St. Pierre (Tony Salmelainen, Dustin Byfuglien)
4-0 NOR Michael Blunden (Colin Fraser)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Michael Wall

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San Jose Sharks 5 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 24 - 22
SJ PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:77/91=84 %, Challenges:38/53=70 %
FLA PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:20/39=50 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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03:14 1-0 SJ Milan Michalek [4])
09:47 2-0 SJ Lukas Kaspar [2] (Patrick Marleau, Kyle McLaren)
13:14 3-0 SJ Bill Guerin [21] (Patrick Marleau, Pat Rissmiller)PP
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28:11 3-1 FLA Anthony Stewart [9] (Ville Peltonen, Jozef Stumpel)
29:16 4-1 SJ Patrick Marleau [14] (Scott Hannan, Lukas Kaspar)
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46:19 5-1 SJ Christian Ehrhoff [4] (Joe Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:54 FLA Yuri Artemenkov (2 min for hooking)
10:02 SJ Curtis Brown (2 min for hooking)
12:43 FLA David Booth (2 min for holding the stick)
15:33 FLA Martin Gélinas (2 min for diving)
18:16 FLA Yuri Artemenkov (2 min for cross-checking)
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25:04 FLA Rob Globke (5 min for fighting)
25:04 SJ Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
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45:25 FLA Rob Globke (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 6
R Milan Michalek 1 0 3 3 3 5 0 2 20.20 8
R Bill Guerin 1 0 2 1 2 1 5 1 15.30 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 -1 17.00 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 16.20 6
C Patrick Marleau 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 17.10 9
C Joe Thornton 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Sean Collins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 6
L Lukas Kaspar 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 16.10 8
L Pat Rissmiller 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 20.40 7
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 15.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 24.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 21.30 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 17.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joonas Vihko 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.50 5
R Rob Globke 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 -1 12.00 4
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 5 3 3 1 0 0 19.50 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 -1 19.00 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
C Jozef Stumpel 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
C Joe Nieuwendyk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Yuri Artemenkov 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 8.50 5
L David Booth 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 12.10 5
L Ville Peltonen 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 5
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 16.30 5
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 14.00 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 2 4 1 2 0 -1 27.40 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 17.30 4
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 19.20 5
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 -1 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Alex Auld 5 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Ed Belfour 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Lukas Kaspar
3rd star: Milan Michalek

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Jonathan Cheechoo notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Lukas Kaspar ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Lukas Kaspar ended his 6 game point drought.
-Scott Hannan ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jozef Stumpel finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Bill Guerin beat Rob Globke in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 3( 17) , Louisville Panthers 0( 15)
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1-0 CLE Jason Williams (Garrett Stafford, Grant Stevenson)
2-0 CLE Jason Williams (Tyler McGregor, Grant Stevenson)
3-0 CLE Andrew Sertich (Grant Stevenson, Aaron Power)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Craig Anderson