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New York Rangers 1 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:26/43=59 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/81=85 %, Challenges:41/66=61 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:33 1-0
Brendan Shanahan [7] (Aaron Ward, Michal Rozsival)
17:27 1-1
Mike Grier [1] (Pat Rissmiller, Pierre Turgeon)
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29:27 1-2
Maxim Afinogenov [8] (Daniel Brière, Thomas Vanek)
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59:24 1-3
Thomas Vanek [6] (Daniel Brière) EN
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Penalty summary:
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Brière
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Ryan Miller
Notes for New York Rangers:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Daniel Brière notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daniel Brière scored the 300th point of his career.
-Mike Grier finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Maxim Afinogenov ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Thomas Vanek ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 1( 20) , Rochester Americans 1( 24)
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1-0 HFD Hugh Jessiman (Ryan Hollweg)
1-1 ROC Frank Littlejohn (Nicholas Bilotto)
Goalies: Al Montoya - Danny Battochio
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Toronto Maple Leafs 4 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 27 - 15
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:85/100=85 %, Challenges:22/47=45 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/85=74 %, Challenges:19/41=45 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 596562 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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15:22 1-0
Jeff O'Neill [9] (Rod Brind'Amour, Kyle Wellwood)
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26:47 2-0
Nils Ekman [9] (Jeff O'Neill, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
30:53 3-0
Pavel Kubina [4] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Bryan McCabe)
35:36 3-1
Alex Kovalev [9] (Chris Higgins, Andrei Markov)
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53:31 4-1
Rod Brind'Amour [6] (Jeff O'Neill, Alexei Ponikarovsky)
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Penalty summary:
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25:03
Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for slashing)
26:57
Michaël Lambert (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff O'Neill
2nd star: Rod Brind'Amour
3rd star: Alexei Ponikarovsky
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jeff O'Neill notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored the 1000th point of his career.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Michael Ryder had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 19) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 17)
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1-0 SJM Tyler Beechey (Travis Green)
1-1 QUE Duncan Milroy (Mark Streit)
Goalies: Jean-François Racine - Yann Danis
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St. Louis Blues 4 , New York Islanders 0
Shots: 27 - 19
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:29/49=58 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:44/58=74 %
Attendance: 17604 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 480590 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:29 1-0
Chuck Kobasew [3] (Bill Guerin, Antoine Vermette)
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30:06 2-0
Dallas Drake [4] (Antoine Vermette, Jason Pominville)PP
31:55 3-0
Keith Tkachuk [11] (Antoine Vermette)
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48:39 4-0
Jason Pominville [4] (Petr Cajanek, Chuck Kobasew)
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Penalty summary:
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05:07
David Backes (2 min for roughing)
05:07
Sean Hill (2 min for roughing)
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25:14
Alexei Yashin (2 min for roughing)
25:14
Antoine Vermette (2 min for roughing)
29:12
Randy Robitaille (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Manny Legace
2nd star: Chuck Kobasew
3rd star: Antoine Vermette
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
Notes for New York Islanders:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 15) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 7)
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1-0 WOR Ryan Johnson (Alexandre Daigle)
2-0 WOR Trent Whitfield (Jon DiSalvatore, Roman Polak)
Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Wade Dubielewicz
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Washington Capitals 5 , Colorado Avalanche 1
Shots: 20 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:27/58=45 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/87=81 %, Challenges:33/54=60 %
Attendance: 14805 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 417500 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:27 1-0
Alexander Semin [2] (Shaone Morrisonn, Jamie Heward)
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28:24 2-0
Richard Zednik [5] (Kris Beech, Jakub Klepis)
33:34 2-1
Antti Laaksonen [10] (Tyler Arnason, Steve Bernier)
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51:39 3-1
Dainius Zubrus [7] (Steve Eminger)
58:24 4-1
Brian Sutherby [4] (Alexander Ovechkin)
58:41 5-1
Dainius Zubrus [8] (Alexander Ovechkin, Brian Sutherby)
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Penalty summary:
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30:06
Steve Bernier (2 min for roughing)
30:06
Bryan Muir (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dainius Zubrus
2nd star: Brian Sutherby
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Jakub Klepis finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Jamie Heward ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Antti Laaksonen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Steve Bernier notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 25) , Hershey Bears 2( 17)
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1-0 POR Brooks Laich (Tomas Fleischmann, Mike Green)
1-1 HER Kurt Sauer (Ben Guite)
2-1 POR Quintin Laing (Chris Bourque)
3-1 POR Brooks Laich (Tomas Fleischmann)
3-2 HER Ben Guite (Vladimir Gorbunov)
Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Kris Mayotte
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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 22 - 24
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:26/48=53 %
FLA PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:69/89=77 %, Challenges:24/47=50 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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05:46 0-1 FLA Juraj Kolnik [6] (Ville Peltonen, Joe Nieuwendyk)PP
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29:27 1-1
Scott Mellanby [5] (Andy Sutton, Vitaly Vishnevski)
35:42 1-2 FLA Juraj Kolnik [7] (Nathan Horton, Todd Bertuzzi)
36:03 1-3 FLA Todd Bertuzzi [11] (Joe Nieuwendyk)
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40:51 2-3
Ilya Kovalchuk [13] (Marian Hossa, Steve Rucchin)
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Penalty summary:
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04:49
Brad Larsen (2 min for boarding)
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22:57 FLA Rob Globke (2 min for hooking)
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52:07
Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Juraj Kolnik
2nd star: Todd Bertuzzi
3rd star: Nathan Horton
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Nathan Horton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Juraj Kolnik finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Joe Nieuwendyk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ville Peltonen finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( 20) , Louisville Panthers 1( 18)
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0-1 LOU Scott Polaski (Kamil Kreps)
Goalies: Michael Garnett - Craig Anderson