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Boston Bruins 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 32 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/81=74 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:77/87=88 %, Challenges:28/53=51 %
Attendance: 14144 of 17565 (TD Banknorth Garden)
Ticket income: 688813 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:34 1-0 Petteri Nokelainen [2] (Aaron Ward, Andrew Alberts)
07:21 2-0 Maxim Afinogenov [5] (Marco Sturm)
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30:29 3-0 Simon Gagné [4] (Anton Volchenkov, Nathan Horton)
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48:03 3-1 Jeff Halpern [4] (Alex Picard, Filip Kuba)
56:44 3-2 Mikko Koivu [4] (Miroslav Satan, Shane O'Brien)
58:03 3-3 Marian Gaborik [1] (Ryan Malone, Mikko Koivu) WG
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60:26 4-3 Michael Ryder [4] (Petteri Nokelainen, Shane Hnidy)
Penalty summary:
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01:56 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
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35:55 Marco Sturm (2 min for high-sticking)
36:56 Andrew Alberts (2 min for roughing)
36:56 Radim Vrbata (2 min for roughing)
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42:57 Petteri Nokelainen (2 min for hooking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 12.30 4
R Michael Ryder 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 18.00 8
R Marco Sturm 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 16.50 7
R Paul Kariya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Yanick Lehoux 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 6.50 7
C Petteri Nokelainen 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 15.00 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
C Nathan Horton 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 -1 17.30 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 6.50 5
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 15.00 7
L Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 16.50 8
L Simon Gagné 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 8
D Shane Hnidy 0 1 0 3 1 5 0 2 15.10 8
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 -1 23.00 7
D Aaron Ward 0 1 0 3 1 6 0 2 16.40 8
D Andrew Alberts 0 1 2 7 1 7 2 1 23.30 10
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 22.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 20 0 0 60.30 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.00 4
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 13.40 7
R Ryan Malone 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 20.30 6
R Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 0 21.20 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 10.40 5
C Sam Gagner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
C Jeff Halpern 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 16.40 7
C Mikko Koivu 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 18.20 9
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 5
L Ryan Craig 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 14.00 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 21.10 5
L Marian Gaborik 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 20.20 8
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 4
D Mike Lundin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 23.30 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.00 6
D Alex Picard 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 4 0 28 0 0 60.20 6
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petteri Nokelainen
2nd star: Michael Ryder
3rd star: Nathan Horton

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Paul Kariya had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Tim Connolly had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Aaron Ward ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Marian Gaborik finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 19 - 33
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:29/36=78 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:65/73=89 %, Challenges:38/53=70 %
Attendance: 15981 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 735126 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:26 0-1 Jason Arnott [5] (Daniel Brière, Rick Nash)
11:55 0-2 Mike Green [1] (Philippe Boucher, Jason Arnott)
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37:54 1-2 Matt Cullen [1] (Pat Dwyer, Anton Babchuk)
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45:49 1-3 Kimmo Timonen [3] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Anze Kopitar)
56:56 2-3 Scott Walker [5] (Chris Higgins, Sergei Samsonov)
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Penalty summary:
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05:22 Zach Boychuk (2 min for hooking)
13:19 Jon Kalinski (2 min for hooking)
15:16 Joe Corvo (2 min for cross-checking)
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28:03 Cody Hodgson (2 min for high-sticking)
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43:41 Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for elbowing)
51:51 Jon Kalinski (2 min for hooking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
R Pat Dwyer 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 5
R Scott Walker 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.10 8
R Justin Williams 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 -1 21.50 7
C Cody Hodgson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
C Matt Cullen 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Chris Higgins 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 15.50 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
L Zach Boychuk 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6.30 7
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 5
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 21.30 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 10.30 8
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 17.10 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 22.40 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 -1 19.50 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 20.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 -2 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 30 0 0 58.00 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
R Nik Antropov 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 12.20 6
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
R Dany Heatley 0 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
C Arron Asham 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
C Ray Whitney 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 12.20 5
C Jason Arnott 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 1 20.00 8
C Daniel Brière 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Jon Kalinski 0 0 1 2 1 0 4 0 5.50 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 13.30 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 20.00 9
L Rick Nash 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 1 22.30 8
D Randy Jones 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 5
D Mike Green 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 8
D Kimmo Timonen 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 28.10 8
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 14.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael-Lee Teslak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Arnott
2nd star: Anze Kopitar
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Matt Cullen finally ended his 32 game goal drought.
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Daniel Brière had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mike Green finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

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