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New York Rangers 2 , Florida Panthers 2
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:18/39=45 %
FLA PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:81/103=78 %, Challenges:33/57=56 %
Attendance: 16819 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 518026 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:21 1-0 Michael Nylander [10] (Martin Straka)
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25:57 1-1 FLA Nathan Horton [13] (Todd Bertuzzi, Gregory Campbell)
34:19 2-1 Brendan Shanahan [8] (Michal Rozsival, Adam Hall)
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59:32 2-2 FLA Olli Jokinen [12] (Todd Bertuzzi, Ville Peltonen) WG
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Penalty summary:
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12:48 Sandis Ozolinsh (2 min for hooking)
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21:02 Blair Betts (2 min for hooking)
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46:03 FLA Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
49:23 FLA Jozef Stumpel (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Horton
2nd star: Todd Bertuzzi
3rd star: Alex Auld

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Michael Nylander scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jaromir Jagr had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 22) , Louisville Panthers 1(
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1-0 HFD Jakub Petruzalek (Daniel Sparre, Al Montoya)
2-0 HFD Ryan Hollweg (Lauri Korpikoski)
2-1 LOU Rostislav Olesz (Jonathan Hedström, Branislav Mezei)

Goalies: Al Montoya - Craig Anderson



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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Phoenix Coyotes 3
Shots: 23 - 20
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:70/90=77 %, Challenges:34/52=64 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:26/54=47 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:05 1-0 Martin St. Louis [17] (Cory Sarich)
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no scoring
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49:19 1-1 Ladislav Nagy [12] (Shane Doan, Derek Morris)
50:05 1-2 Georges Laraque [7] (Oleg Saprykin, Steven Reinprecht)
50:51 1-3 Steven Reinprecht [6] (Georges Laraque, Oleg Saprykin)
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Penalty summary:
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12:18 Shane Doan (2 min for tripping)
14:25 Dave Spina (2 min for tripping)
16:47 Konstantin Baranov (2 min for hooking)
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43:03 Nolan Pratt (5 min for fighting)
43:03 Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
49:29 Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
49:29 Rob DiMaio (5 min for fighting)
56:43 Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
56:43 Rob DiMaio (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Georges Laraque
2nd star: Steven Reinprecht
3rd star: Curtis Joseph

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Derek Morris notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Nolan Pratt beat Keith Ballard in a fight.
-Nick Boynton fought Rob DiMaio in a fight.
-Nick Boynton fought Rob DiMaio in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 5( 23) , Springfield Falcons 2( 15)
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1-0 DTV Andreas Karlsson (Matt Smaby)
1-1 SPR Jaroslav Sklenar (Keith Yandle, Kevyn Adams)
2-1 DTV Éric Perrin (Andy Delmore)
3-1 DTV Éric Perrin (Norm Milley, Matt Smaby)
4-1 DTV Justin Keller (Éric Perrin)
5-1 DTV Doug Janik
5-2 SPR Enver Lisin (Matt Jones, Dave Scatchard)

Goalies: Gerald Coleman - Mike Morrison




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St. Louis Blues 0 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 13 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:22/48=44 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:77/90=85 %, Challenges:28/44=62 %
Attendance: 17164 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 468578 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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24:41 0-1 Ales Hemsky [11] (Marc-André Bergeron)
35:22 0-2 Shawn Horcoff [10] (Ales Hemsky, Jason Smith)
39:48 0-3 Raffi Torres [7] (Joffrey Lupul, Matt Greene)
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49:49 0-4 Ales Hemsky [12] (Ryan Smyth, Shawn Horcoff)
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Penalty summary:
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05:15 Stéphane Goulet (2 min for high-sticking)
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52:27 Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
52:27 Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dwayne Roloson
2nd star: Ales Hemsky
3rd star: Shawn Horcoff

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Antoine Vermette had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Shawn Horcoff scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Shawn Horcoff ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Raffi Torres finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Jason Smith ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Matt Greene beat Tim Gleason in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 7) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 12)
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1-0 WOR Peter Tsimikalis (Graig Mischler)
2-0 WOR Ryan Johnson (Jeff Woywitka)
3-0 WOR Charles Linglet (Peter Tsimikalis)

Goalies: Manny Legace - Jeff Deslauriers


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Montreal Canadiens 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 21 - 28
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:21/46=44 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:27/50=52 %
Attendance: 15729 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 481308 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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03:12 0-1 Jason Chimera [2] (Dan Fritsche)
19:14 0-2 Rick Nash [12])
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32:42 1-2 Alexander Perezhogin [1] (Sheldon Souray, Michaël Lambert)
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59:27 1-3 Dan Fritsche [3] (Anders Eriksson) EN
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Penalty summary:
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dan Fritsche
2nd star: Pascal Leclaire
3rd star: Jason Chimera

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alexander Perezhogin finally ended his 33 game goal drought.
-Chris Higgins had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Anders Eriksson ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 0( 10) , Syracuse Crunch 2( 13)
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0-1 SYR Joonas Vihko (Derick Brassard)
0-2 SYR Joonas Vihko (Jody Shelley, Derick Brassard)

Goalies: Yann Danis - Ty Conklin