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Montreal Canadiens 4 , Florida Panthers 2
Shots: 27 - 28
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
FLA PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:73/84=86 %, Challenges:31/51=59 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:54 1-0 Saku Koivu [1] (Thomas Vanek, Karl Alzner)
19:58 2-0 Steve Sullivan [19] (Karl Alzner, Saku Koivu)
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38:07 3-0 Steve Sullivan [20] (Saku Koivu, Brian Gionta)PP
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46:22 3-1 FLA Stephen Weiss [20] (Radek Dvorak, Cory Stillman)
49:29 3-2 FLA Ville Peltonen [13] (Brett McLean, Tomas Vokoun)
59:42 4-2 Saku Koivu [2] (Eric Staal) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:41 FLA Gregory Campbell (2 min for diving)
10:05 Jordan Eberle (2 min for slashing)
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32:51 FLA Bryan Allen (5 min for fighting)
32:51 Shea Weber (5 min for fighting)
34:53 FLA Mike Van Ryn (2 min for holding the stick)
37:03 FLA Rostislav Olesz (2 min for high-sticking)
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51:02 Jordan Eberle (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 12.40 5
R Brian Gionta 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.50 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 6
R Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 16.30 8
R Jordan Eberle 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 11.50 4
C Scott Gomez 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
C Saku Koivu 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 9
C Eric Staal 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 20.20 8
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 5
L Olli Jokinen 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 13.30 6
L Steve Sullivan 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Roman Josi 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 5
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 16.40 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 3 8 0 8 0 0 27.50 9
D Luca Sbisa 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Karl Alzner 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 2 18.10 9
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 7 0 7 5 0 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Adam Courchaine 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Booth 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 10.30 7
R Brett McLean 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 14.00 7
R Richard Zednik 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 15.50 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 7
C Chad Kilger 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 15.00 6
C Stephen Weiss 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 10.30 5
L Ville Peltonen 1 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 14.00 7
L Milan Lucic 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 17.10 6
L Cory Stillman 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 1 15.30 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 26.00 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 19.00 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 22.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 1 23 0 0 58.00 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Steve Sullivan
3rd star: Karl Alzner

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Steve Sullivan scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Karl Alzner ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Stephen Weiss scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Richard Zednik had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Shea Weber beat Bryan Allen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 30) , Rochester Americans 7( 24)
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0-1 ROC Michael Frolík (Kamil Kreps, Noah Welch)
0-2 ROC Kamil Kreps (Michael Frolík)
1-2 HAM Linus Persson (Brock Trotter)
1-3 ROC Dan Collins (Peter Tsimikalis)
1-4 ROC David Brine (Kenndal McArdle, Keaton Ellerby)
1-5 ROC Pier-Alexandre Poulin (Branislav Fabry)
2-5 HAM Mathieu Aubin (Eric Baier)
2-6 ROC Michal Repík (Michael Frolík, Kamil Kreps)
2-7 ROC Michal Repík (Noah Welch)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Chris Beckford-Tseu
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Detroit Red Wings 2 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 24 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/72=79 %, Challenges:67/77=85 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:50/66=75 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
Attendance: 19499 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 959352 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:54 0-1 Dustin Penner [15] (Kyle Calder, Nicklas Bäckström)
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31:57 1-1 Jiri Hudler [22] (Rod Pelley, Brad Stuart)
33:28 1-2 John Madden [10] (Sergei Gonchar, Steve Staios)
33:54 1-3 Nicklas Bäckström [11] (Tom Gilbert, Hal Gill)
37:18 2-3 Mikael Samuelsson [12] (Brett Lebda, Brad Stuart)
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47:12 2-4 Nicklas Bäckström [12] (Kyle Calder, John Madden)
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Penalty summary:
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.30 4
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 16.20 7
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 -1 19.50 9
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 16.20 7
C Rod Pelley 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Johan Franzén 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.30 5
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 15.20 6
L Jiri Hudler 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 8
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 19.50 10
D Jakub Kindl 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15.20 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -3 27.10 7
D Brett Lebda 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Brad Stuart 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 11.30 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Dustin Penner 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 3 14.20 9
R Erik Cole 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 18.40 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 10.10 6
C Paul Stastny 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 14.10 9
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.10 6
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 16.50 7
L Kyle Calder 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 14.20 8
L John Madden 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Hal Gill 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 14.40 8
D Steve Staios 0 1 1 10 1 1 0 0 28.30 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 17.50 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Dustin Penner
3rd star: John Madden

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Dustin Penner scored his 15th goal of the season.
-John Madden scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Hal Gill notched his 10th assist of the season.
-John Madden scored the 300th point of his career.
-Dustin Penner ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Nicklas Bäckström ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Jamie Langenbrunner had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 4( 21) , Springfield Falcons 2( 15)
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1-0 GRD Darren Haydar (Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper)
2-0 GRD Jonathan Ericsson (Kris Draper)
2-1 SPR Matt D'Agostini (Ryan Potulny, Mathieu Roy)
3-1 GRD Kris Draper (Jonathan Ericsson)
3-2 SPR Theo Peckham (Liam Reddox)
4-2 GRD Darren Haydar (Kris Draper)

Goalies: Jimmy Howard - Bryan Pitton

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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 25 - 15
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/89=80 %, Challenges:37/49=74 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:25/40=61 %
Attendance: 16971 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 724662 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:41 1-0 Slava Kozlov [25] (Marty Reasoner)
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30:32 2-0 Jason Williams [20] (Todd White, Erik Christensen)
38:01 2-1 Chris Drury [27] (Michal Rozsival, Wade Redden)
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48:18 3-1 Todd White [19] (Jason Williams, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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Penalty summary:
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14:35 Brett Sterling (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jim Slater 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 7
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 16.20 7
R Jason Williams 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 17.10 8
C Erik Christensen 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 10.10 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Todd White 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 17.10 8
L Brett Sterling 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 10.10 7
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 14.40 7
L Slava Kozlov 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 17.10 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 16.50 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 24.10 7
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.10 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.10 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 7
R Aaron Voros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.50 4
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 19.30 5
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 13.50 6
C Chris Drury 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 4
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 -1 13.50 5
L Petr Prucha 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
L Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 14.40 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 19.10 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 25.30 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 21.10 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 24.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Williams
2nd star: Todd White
3rd star: Erik Christensen

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Slava Kozlov scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Todd White has marked a new career high in assists with 36 assists.
-Jason Williams scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Todd White finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Nikolai Zherdev had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 15) , Hartford Wolf Pack 3( 20)
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0-1 HFD Michael Busto (Hugh Jessiman, Pierre Parenteau)
0-2 HFD Greg Moore (Tom Pyatt)
0-3 HFD Greg Moore (Tom Pyatt)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Miika Wiikman

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 16 - 11
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:83/101=82 %, Challenges:9/56=15 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:79/99=79 %, Challenges:6/49=12 %
Attendance: 11601 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 575410 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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36:02 0-1 Patrick Thoresen [5])
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55:43 1-1 Ryan Craig [9] (Radim Vrbata, Ryan Malone)
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Penalty summary:
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33:06 Mark Recchi (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 -1 7.10 4
R Radim Vrbata 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 16.00 5
R Ryan Malone 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 19.30 5
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 20.50 5
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 4
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 16.40 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 20.20 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 1 2 4 7 0 0 21.00 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 4
L Ryan Craig 1 0 3 0 5 2 0 1 16.00 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 20.00 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 21.00 6
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 16.40 6
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 22.10 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 6 3 6 0 -1 26.20 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 1 16.20 7
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 21.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 -1 27.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 10 0 0 65.00 7
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dario Bürgler 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 11.10 5
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 16.10 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 -1 18.30 7
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 5
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 11.10 4
C James Neal 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 16.10 5
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 -1 18.40 4
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 4 3 4 0 0 19.10 6
L Patrick Thoresen 1 0 2 2 1 5 0 1 11.10 6
L Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0 17.10 4
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 17.30 4
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 3 2 6 4 0 0 19.20 6
D Marc-André Gragnani 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.50 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 20.50 5
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 25.30 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 19.30 7
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 -1 19.50 5
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 1 0 15 0 0 65.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Thoresen
2nd star: Ryan Craig
3rd star: Radim Vrbata

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Patrick Thoresen finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 13) , Portland Pirates 2( 12)
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1-0 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Jason Ward, Chris Gratton)
2-0 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Jason Ward)
3-0 NOR Chris Lawrence (Adam Hall, Nick Tarnasky)
3-1 POR Zbynek Hrdel (Markus Kink)
3-2 POR Phillip Gogulla (Mathias Joggi)

Goalies: Olaf Kölzig - Adam Dennis

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Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 28 - 17
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:85/99=85 %, Challenges:38/57=65 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:24/37=63 %
Attendance: 14037 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 645702 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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35:01 1-0 Petr Sykora [28] (Sergei Fedorov)
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42:46 2-0 Brenden Morrow [14] (Sergei Fedorov, Petr Sykora)
45:51 2-1 Alexander Semin [26] (David Bolland)PP
48:38 3-1 Brenden Morrow [15] (Petr Sykora, Sergei Fedorov)
52:05 3-2 Eric Fehr [5])
58:52 4-2 Petr Sykora [29] (Duncan Keith, Sergei Fedorov) EN
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Penalty summary:
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13:18 Brenden Morrow (2 min for hooking)
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44:27 Robert Lang (2 min for tripping)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Craig Adams 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.10 6
R Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
L Brenden Morrow 2 0 5 1 1 1 2 4 17.20 9
R Jeff Carter 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 16.40 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 5
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 13.10 8
C Sergei Fedorov 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 4 18.10 9
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -1 18.30 7
L Tim Brent 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 13.10 5
R Petr Sykora 2 2 3 0 4 0 0 4 17.40 9
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 4 21.00 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 26.00 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.10 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 21.00 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 24.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Bourque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.30 4
R Eric Fehr 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 18.30 7
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
C Mathieu Perreault 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.30 5
C Kyle Chipchura 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.40 6
C David Bolland 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 -2 19.40 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
L Brad Richardson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 6.30 5
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 15.40 6
L Alexander Semin 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 19.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 18.10 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 16.10 5
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 19.50 5
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 24.10 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 16.30 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 -2 19.20 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 -2 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 24 0 0 59.00 6
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Brenden Morrow
3rd star: Sergei Fedorov

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Brenden Morrow scored his 15th goal of the season.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Eric Fehr finally ended his 22 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rockford Ice Hogs 1( 12) , Hershey Bears 0( 18)
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1-0 RCK Dan Bertram (Adam Hobson, Mike Brennan)

Goalies: Antti Niemi - Daren Machesney

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Columbus Blue Jackets 0 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 15 - 19
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:52/78=66 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:34/55=60 %
Attendance: 6293 of 18136 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 291365 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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29:14 0-1 Ben Maxwell [1] (Jay McClement, Jay McKee)
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Penalty summary:
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01:41 Mike Commodore (2 min for roughing)
16:39 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
16:47 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
16:47 Nikolai Kulemin (2 min for roughing)
17:01 Christian Bäckman (2 min for tripping)
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30:03 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
32:28 Luke Adam (2 min for slashing)
39:32 Stefan Legein (2 min for holding the stick)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Legein 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5.10 6
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 11.20 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.40 4
C Derek MacKenzie 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 15.20 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 19.30 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 5
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 8.40 4
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 19.30 6
L Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Jan Hejda 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 5
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 18.40 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 27.50 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 20.20 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 5 1 5 2 -1 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 1 0 18 0 0 58.30 9
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 15.40 4
R David Clarkson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 4 3 3 1 0 0 20.30 6
C Lars Eller 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Yan Stastny 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
C Jay McClement 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Luke Adam 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 6.00 5
L David Perron 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 5
L Ben Maxwell 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 6
L Trent Whitfield 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 17.50 4
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 14.30 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 22.10 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.00 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Jay McKee 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 14.50 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 0 0 15 0 0 60.00 9
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Legace
2nd star: Ben Maxwell
3rd star: Jay McClement

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Ben Maxwell finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( 21) , Peoria Rivermen 2( 23)
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0-1 PEO Ryan Reaves (Evgeny Tunik)
0-2 PEO Cam Paddock (Evgeny Tunik)

Goalies: Daniel LaCosta - Chris Mason

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Dallas Stars 1 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 23 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/81=87 %, Challenges:24/44=53 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:39/52=73 %
Attendance: 6460 of 18532 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 308788 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:34 0-1 Ed Purcell [5] (Mason Raymond, Kyle Wellwood)
19:59 0-2 Pavol Demitra [10] (Henrik Sedin, Mattias Öhlund)
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29:54 0-3 Steve Bernier [27] (Matt Pettinger, Kevin Bieksa)
31:05 1-3 Drew Stafford [8] (Mike Ribeiro, Sergei Zubov)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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34:07 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:56 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 8.00 5
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 15.20 5
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 16.20 7
R Shane Doan 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -3 16.50 5
C Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 15.20 5
C Drew Stafford 1 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 -3 16.50 5
L B.J. Crombeen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 5
L Jere Lehtinen 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 20.30 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 16.50 4
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.50 4
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -3 22.00 4
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 1 4 2 6 0 0 20.10 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 18.00 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 -3 22.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ed Purcell 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 6.30 6
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
R Steve Bernier 1 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 18.40 9
R Pavol Demitra 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 19.40 8
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 6.30 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 15.00 7
C Jason Krog 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Mason Raymond 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 6.30 7
L Bill Thomas 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 15.10 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 16.50 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 27.20 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bernier
2nd star: Roberto Luongo
3rd star: Ed Purcell

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Ribeiro notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Mattias Öhlund has marked a new career high in assists with 28 assists.
-Pavol Demitra scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Kevin Bieksa notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ed Purcell finally ended his 47 game goal drought.
-Steve Bernier ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Texas Stars 6( 31) , Manitoba Moose 0( 9)
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1-0 TEX Lukas Kaspar (Steve Ott, Toby Petersen)
2-0 TEX Tyler Shelast (Garrett Stafford, Perttu Lindgren)
3-0 TEX Steve Ott (Lukas Kaspar)
4-0 TEX Lukas Kaspar (Steve Ott, Toby Petersen)
5-0 TEX Toby Petersen
6-0 TEX John Lammers (Mikko Maenpaa, Alexander Naurov)

Goalies: Matt Climie - Cory Schneider