26 decembre

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Los Angeles Kings 2 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1
Shots: 16 - 40
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:26/35=72 %
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:87/102=85 %, Challenges:49/57=84 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 616050 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:15 0-1 Samuel Påhlsson [13] (Shane Doan)SH
14:24 1-1 Matt Lashoff [2] (Ed Purcell, Brad Richardson)PP
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no scoring
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no scoring
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62:39 2-1 Ed Purcell [3] (Kyle Calder, Derek Armstrong)
Penalty summary:
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07:38 Derek Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
12:55 John de Gray (2 min for tripping)
19:56 Tom Preissing (2 min for slashing)
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24:12 Michal Handzus (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:35 Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for hooking)
53:33 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for roughing)
55:45 Shane Doan (2 min for tripping)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Michael Frolík 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 6
R Ed Purcell 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 6
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
C Matt Ellis 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Brian Boyle 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 14.00 7
C Derek Armstrong 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 21.20 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 20.40 6
L Brad Richardson 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Peter Mueller 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.10 6
L Kyle Calder 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 21.30 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 5
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 19.30 6
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 -1 28.20 7
D Matt Lashoff 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
D Keith Yandle 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 7 0 3 0 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 1 0 39 0 0 62.30 10
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 15.50 7
R Shane Doan 0 1 4 2 1 0 2 1 21.10 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Eric O'Dell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
L Travis Moen 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 5.50 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 11.40 6
L Samuel Påhlsson 1 0 5 4 1 3 2 1 20.40 10
L Teemu Selänne 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Mark Mitera 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 6
D Justin Schultz 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 28.30 6
D John de Gray 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 10.30 5
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 24.50 8
D François Beauchemin 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 30.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 14 0 0 62.30 6
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ed Purcell
2nd star: Samuel Påhlsson
3rd star: Matt Lashoff

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Ed Purcell finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Ed Purcell finally ended his 19 game point drought.
-Matt Lashoff ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Samuel Påhlsson ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Teemu Selänne had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 3( 32) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 10)
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1-0 MNC Denis Gauthier (Zach Hamill)
2-0 MNC Kyle Quincey (Gabe Gauthier, Kai Kantola)
2-1 CIN Bobby Ryan (Jason King, Ryan Carter)
3-1 MNC Kevin Westgarth (Raitis Ivanans)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Jonas Hiller


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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Calgary Flames 4
Shots: 27 - 28
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:64/70=91 %, Challenges:27/31=84 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:45/58=76 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:21 1-0 Andrew Ladd [7] (David Bolland, Dustin Byfuglien)
11:05 1-1 Ed Jovanovski [5] (Adrian Aucoin)
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20:32 1-2 Todd Bertuzzi [20] (Craig Conroy, Adrian Aucoin)
20:58 1-3 Jarome Iginla [19] (Todd Bertuzzi, Craig Conroy)
34:41 2-3 Brent Seabrook [2] (Alexei Zhitnik, Patrick Sharp)
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51:18 2-4 Andre Roy [4] (Jamie Lundmark, Wayne Primeau)
55:34 3-4 Dustin Byfuglien [7] (David Bolland, Cam Barker)
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Penalty summary:
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01:54 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for hooking)
06:19 Bryan Bickell (2 min for high-sticking)
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30:39 Curtis Glencross (2 min for hooking)
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40:12 Andre Roy (2 min for high-sticking)
45:25 Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for tripping)
48:35 Mark Giordano (2 min for roughing)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7.40 7
R Dustin Byfuglien 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 11.50 8
R David Vyborny 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 7.10 6
C David Bolland 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 10.00 8
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.20 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.30 5
L Andrew Ladd 1 0 5 2 0 2 0 2 13.00 7
L Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 20.40 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 11.40 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 3 1 0 4 -2 18.10 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 26.00 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 16.40 6
D Brent Seabrook 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 -2 19.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 4 0 24 0 0 59.00 6
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andre Roy 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 8.10 8
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -2 16.30 6
R Wayne Primeau 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 20.20 8
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 21.10 8
C Jamie Lundmark 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 16.30 6
C Craig Conroy 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 12.30 8
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 8.10 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 14.40 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Todd Bertuzzi 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 3 16.20 9
D Mark Giordano 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 19.40 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 21.50 7
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17.10 5
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Ed Jovanovski 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Andre Roy
3rd star: Dustin Byfuglien

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Todd Bertuzzi scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Andre Roy ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 17) , Saint John Flames 4( 27)
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1-0 NOR Dan Bertram (Colin Fraser, Niklas Hjalmarsson)
1-1 SJF Tomi Mäki (Carsen Germyn, Gord Baldwin)
1-2 SJF Carsen Germyn (Hugo Carpentier)
1-3 SJF Jonathan Tremblay (Mikael Backlund)
1-4 SJF Carsen Germyn (Tomi Mäki)

Goalies: Nikolai Khabibulin - Leland Irving

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St. Louis Blues 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 24 - 30
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:37/46=78 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:59 1-0 Paul Kariya [18] (Keith Tkachuk, Alexander Radulov)
12:24 1-1 Maxim Lapierre [3] (Raffi Torres, Christian Bäckman)
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29:28 2-1 B.J. Crombeen [1] (Eric Brewer, Erik Johnson)
30:02 3-1 Keith Tkachuk [11] (Alexander Radulov, Paul Kariya)
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45:38 4-1 Paul Kariya [19] (Keith Tkachuk, Alexander Radulov)
49:26 4-2 Zach Parisé [10] (Jason Chimera)
49:45 4-3 Derick Brassard [10] (Zach Parisé)
59:16 5-3 Alexander Radulov [16] (Keith Tkachuk, Eric Brewer) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:54 Derick Brassard (2 min for tripping)
17:15 Mike Weaver (2 min for elbowing)
19:46 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for hooking)
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31:28 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for roughing)
31:28 Yan Stastny (2 min for roughing)
31:57 Derick Brassard (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3.50 5
R Matt Foy 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
R Alexander Radulov 1 3 6 1 3 0 0 2 20.40 8
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 6.50 7
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17.50 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
C Keith Tkachuk 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.10 8
L B.J. Crombeen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
L David Backes 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 16.40 8
L Yan Stastny 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 13.10 6
L Paul Kariya 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 9
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 15.50 5
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 -1 21.10 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Eric Brewer 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Marek Schwarz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Peca 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.40 5
R Raffi Torres 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 19.00 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Maxim Lapierre 1 0 3 2 1 1 4 1 14.20 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
C Derick Brassard 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 -3 19.30 7
L Jason Chimera 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 8
L Zach Parisé 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 -3 20.10 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14.40 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 23.40 6
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19.00 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 6 0 5 0 -3 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 5 0 19 0 0 58.30 4
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Radulov
2nd star: Keith Tkachuk
3rd star: Paul Kariya

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Alexander Radulov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Paul Kariya scored the 400th goal of his career.
-Erik Johnson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Keith Tkachuk notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Zach Parisé scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Derick Brassard scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Fredrik Modin had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Maxim Lapierre finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Derick Brassard ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Zach Parisé finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Kimmo Timonen had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Derek Morris had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 39) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 11)
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1-0 WOR Tomás Kána (Nikolai Lemtyugov)
2-0 WOR Nikolai Lemtyugov (Cam Paddock)
3-0 WOR Chris Porter (Julian Talbot, Jeff Woywitka)
3-1 SYR Adam Pineault (Clay Wilson, Andrew Murray)

Goalies: Jake Allen - Danny Battochio

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Washington Capitals 4 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 28 - 36
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:74/86=86 %, Challenges:29/41=69 %
PP: 0 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:82/99=82 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:46 0-1 Jarkko Ruutu [10] (Shean Donovan)
14:22 1-1 Chris Clark [11] (Alexander Ovechkin, Sergei Fedorov)PP
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29:46 2-1 Donald Brashear [4] (Brian Pothier, Mike Commodore)
30:12 2-2 Mike Fisher [7] (Chris Neil, Ladislav Smid)
36:04 3-2 Alexander Semin [8] (Mike Green, Brian Pothier)
39:25 3-3 Ryan Getzlaf [20] (Dean McAmmond)
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41:18 4-3 Mike Green [5] (Alexander Semin, Chris Clark)
45:27 4-4 Antoine Vermette [11] (Shean Donovan, Jason Smith)
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Penalty summary:
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02:28 Alexander Semin (2 min for slashing)
12:43 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
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21:26 Jesse Winchester (2 min for hooking)
27:22 Brian Pothier (2 min for tripping)
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47:53 Nick Foligno (2 min for elbowing)
50:18 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for hooking)
56:41 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for holding the stick)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6.20 4
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.30 5
R Chris Clark 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -3 23.00 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 14.00 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -3 18.20 7
L Donald Brashear 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 14.00 5
L Alexander Semin 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 -1 20.10 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 5 2 0 2 0 -1 24.40 8
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 21.10 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 16.00 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 28.00 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Mike Green 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 27.40 8
D Brian Pothier 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 -2 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 32 0 0 65.00 7
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
R Chris Neil 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 1 21.10 9
R Shean Donovan 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
C Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Mike Fisher 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 21.10 7
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 8
C Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 22.20 8
L Jesse Winchester 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 6
L Nick Foligno 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 14.30 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 15.40 8
L Dean McAmmond 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 9
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 15.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -1 14.10 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 28.30 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 23.50 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Gerber 4 0 24 0 0 65.00 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Clark
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Mike Green

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Jarkko Ruutu scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ladislav Smid has marked a new career high in points with 11 points.
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Chris Neil finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Ales Hemsky had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ladislav Smid ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 4( 28) , Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 9)
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1-0 POR Quintin Laing (Keith Aucoin)
2-0 POR Graham Mink (David Steckel)
3-0 POR David Steckel (Jeff Schultz)
4-0 POR Oskar Osala (Graham Mink, David Steckel)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Alex Auld

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 25 - 36
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 0 of 5 (15 shots), Passing:59/69=85 %, Challenges:54/60=88 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:38 1-0 Martin St. Louis [15] (Vincent Lecavalier, Steve Eminger)
16:04 1-1 Tuomo Ruutu [15] (Rod Brind'Amour, Pavel Kubina)SH
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30:46 2-1 Vaclav Prospal [8] (Martin St. Louis, Steve Eminger)
31:43 3-1 Doug Weight [6] (Bill Guerin, Martin St. Louis)
32:58 3-2 Justin Williams [15] (Brandon Sutter, Scott Walker)
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40:18 4-2 Lukas Krajicek [2] (Paul Ranger, Mike Sillinger)PP
46:19 4-3 Joni Pitkänen [7] (Anton Babchuk, Claude Giroux)
48:03 5-3 Doug Weight [7] (Jussi Jokinen, Vaclav Prospal)
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Penalty summary:
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06:55 Marek Malik (2 min for slashing)
14:23 Patrick Eaves (2 min for tripping)
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33:16 Ryan Malone (2 min for holding the stick)
38:39 Tim Gleason (2 min for roughing)
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48:48 Ryan Malone (2 min for slashing)
50:09 Bill Guerin (2 min for cross-checking)
57:52 Steve Eminger (2 min for cross-checking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.20 6
R Bill Guerin 0 1 2 4 0 0 2 2 18.00 8
R Martin St. Louis 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 9
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.10 6
C Doug Weight 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 8
L Gary Roberts 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 11.30 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.50 8
L Vaclav Prospal 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 8
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 13.20 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
D Steve Eminger 0 2 0 6 0 2 2 0 25.50 9
D Lukas Krajicek 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 23.20 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 33 0 0 60.00 9
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 7.50 6
R Scott Walker 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.10 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 15.20 7
R Claude Giroux 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 14.50 7
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Brandon Sutter 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 14.20 7
R Justin Williams 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
L David Perron 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 11.20 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 12.20 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 -1 25.30 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 1 12.20 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 20.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Doug Weight
3rd star: Vaclav Prospal

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Martin St. Louis scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mike Sillinger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Eminger ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tuomo Ruutu scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Justin Williams scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Anton Babchuk has marked a new career high in assists with 13 assists.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 19) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0(
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1-0 DTV Kevin Quick (Blair Jones)
2-0 DTV Andy Rogers (Adam Hall, Evgeny Artyukhin)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Justin Peters


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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 25 - 30
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:70/78=89 %, Challenges:44/50=86 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:49/58=83 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:53 1-0 Maxim Afinogenov [18] (Simon Gagné, Tim Connolly)PP
09:53 2-0 Tim Connolly [16] (Bryan Berard)
10:31 2-1 Alex Bourret [6] (Sidney Crosby)
15:43 2-2 Petr Sykora [17] (Philippe Boucher)PP
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27:41 2-3 Evgeny Malkin [19] (Sidney Crosby, Sergei Gonchar)
33:08 3-3 Simon Gagné [19] (Bryan Berard, Maxim Afinogenov)
36:25 3-4 Jordan Staal [9] (Patrick Marleau, Evgeny Malkin)
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49:47 3-5 Evgeny Malkin [20] (Patrick Marleau, Boris Valabik)
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Penalty summary:
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05:17 Kristopher Letang (2 min for boarding)
07:16 Philippe Boucher (2 min for hooking)
12:16 Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
12:16 Alex Bourret (2 min for roughing)
15:01 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for holding the stick)
16:31 Jonathan Filewich (2 min for hooking)
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21:37 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
30:27 Alex Bourret (2 min for tripping)
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56:49 Sidney Crosby (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 5 2 0 0 2 1 21.50 9
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -1 11.50 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
C Tim Connolly 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 20.40 6
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6.10 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 12.30 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Simon Gagné 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 10
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 11.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 -1 21.50 7
D Bryan Berard 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 29.40 8
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 12.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonathan Filewich 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 7.10 5
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Patrick Marleau 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 11.50 8
R Petr Sykora 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Evgeny Malkin 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 20.10 10
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 19.40 8
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 4
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 -1 18.20 8
C Jordan Staal 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 9
R Alex Bourret 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 1 18.20 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.50 6
D Boris Valabik 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 15.30 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 -1 27.30 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 20.30 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 17.30 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Bryan Berard notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Evgeny Malkin scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Alex Bourret finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 35) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 14)
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0-1 WIL Dustin Jeffrey (Tim Wallace, Carl Sneep)
1-1 ROC Carter Camper (Derek Whitmore, Nathan Gerbe)
2-1 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Mark Mancari)
3-1 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Mark Mancari)
4-1 ROC Mathieu Darche (Andrej Sekera, Marek Zagrapan)
5-1 ROC Mathieu Darche (Mark Mancari, Andrej Sekera)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - John Curry