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Washington Capitals 2 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 11 - 30
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/75=90 %, Challenges:18/49=36 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/88=81 %, Challenges:36/56=63 %
Attendance: 16998 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 479344 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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15:54 0-1
Joe Sakic [17] (Chris Kelly, Erik Cole)
19:27 0-2
John-Michael Liles [2] (Joe Sakic, Erik Cole)
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no scoring
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42:48 0-3
Erik Cole [11] (Eric Staal, Joe Corvo)
46:25 1-3
Brian Sutherby [9] (Ben Clymer)
56:55 2-3
Alexander Ovechkin [10] (Kris Beech, Dainius Zubrus)
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Penalty summary:
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54:52
Arttu Luttinen (2 min for cross-checking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Cole
2nd star: Joe Sakic
3rd star: Eric Staal
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Ottawa Senators:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 6( 37) , Grand Rapids Griffins 6( 29)
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1-0 POR David Steckel (Jonas Johansson, Timo Helbling)
2-0 POR Matt Stafanishion (Sasha Pokulok, Chad Wiseman)
3-0 POR Kyle Wilson (Chad Wiseman)
4-0 POR Brooks Laich (Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque)
4-1 GRD Josh Hennessy (Michal Barinka, Tuomas Pihlman)
5-1 POR David Steckel (Lawrence Nycholat)
5-2 GRD Peter Schaefer (Josh Hennessy)
5-3 GRD Tuomas Pihlman (Peter Schaefer, Josh Hennessy)
5-4 GRD Andrew Ebbett (Ryan Vesce)
6-4 POR Brooks Laich (Chris Bourque, Frédéric Cassivi)
6-5 GRD Cory Pecker (Charlie Cook)
6-6 GRD Rory Rawlyk (Serge Payer)
Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Kelly Guard
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Vancouver Canucks 2 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1
Shots: 18 - 19
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:33/57=56 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:75/90=83 %, Challenges:27/48=55 %
Attendance: 15235 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 446385 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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15:15 0-1
Samuel Påhlsson [9] (Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger)
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29:29 1-1
Alexandre Burrows [5] (Markus Näslund, Henrik Sedin)PP
37:04 2-1
Sami Salo [2] (Mattias Öhlund, Brendan Morrison)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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17:12
François Beauchemin (5 min for fighting)
17:12
Adam Keefe (5 min for fighting)
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22:45
Mattias Öhlund (2 min for elbowing)
27:45
Nathan Saunders (2 min for boarding)
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47:49
Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
47:49
Travis Moen (5 min for fighting)
51:07
Adam Keefe (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexandre Burrows
2nd star: Brendan Morrison
3rd star: Sami Salo
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Brendan Morrison notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sami Salo finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Samuel Påhlsson has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Scott Niedermayer notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-François Beauchemin fought Adam Keefe in a fight.
-Travis Moen beat Kevin Bieksa in a fight.
Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( 14) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 3( 18)
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0-1 CIN Ivan Tkachenko (Shane Endicott, Corey Perry)
0-2 CIN Drew Miller (Mark Hartigan)
0-3 CIN Shane Endicott (Corey Perry)
Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Sébastien Caron
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St. Louis Blues 0 , Los Angeles Kings 2
Shots: 16 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:32/54=58 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/85=76 %, Challenges:40/55=71 %
Attendance: 16419 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 448239 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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14:49 0-1
Scott Thornton [7] (Alyn McCauley)
19:21 0-2
Alexander Frolov [8] (Oleg Tverdovsky, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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no scoring
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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24:27
Matt Moulson (2 min for diving)
30:42
Marc-Édouard Vlasic (2 min for roughing)
30:42
Ryan Murphy (2 min for roughing)
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49:43
Ryan Murphy (2 min for slashing)
58:55
David Backes (5 min for fighting)
58:55
Scott Thornton (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dan Cloutier
2nd star: Scott Thornton
3rd star: Alyn McCauley
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Antoine Vermette had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Lubomir Visnovsky notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Frolov finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-David Backes beat Scott Thornton in a fight.
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 16) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 16)
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1-0 WOR Mathieu Darche (Alexandre Daigle)
1-1 MNC Konstantin Pushkarev (Matt Ryan, Sean Burke)
2-1 WOR Carl Söderberg (Scott Dobben)
Goalies: Manny Legace - Sean Burke
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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 1
Shots: 26 - 17
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:20/40=48 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:22/55=39 %
Attendance: 18501 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 525428 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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15:55 1-0
Ronald Petrovicky [4] (Jay Pandolfo, Mike Commodore)
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33:21 1-1
Michal Handzus [5] (Martin Havlat, Jim Vandermeer)
39:25 2-1
David Tanabe [2] (Jason Spezza, Daymond Langkow)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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13:47
Bret Hedican (2 min for hooking)
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29:55
Keith Aucoin (2 min for cross-checking)
31:11
Mike Commodore (2 min for roughing)
31:11
Peter Bondra (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ronald Petrovicky
2nd star: Mike Commodore
3rd star: David Tanabe
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ronald Petrovicky finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Mats Sundin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-David Tanabe finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 23) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 13)
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1-0 LOW Ernie Hartlieb (Joe Barnes)
2-0 LOW Ryan Bayda (Craig Adams, Anton Babchuk)
2-1 NOR Craig MacDonald (Roman Cervenka)
3-1 LOW Joe Barnes (Shane Willis)
Goalies: Kevin Nastiuk - Patrick Lalime
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Columbus Blue Jackets 2 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 30 - 17
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:73/88=82 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:31/59=51 %
Attendance: 17930 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 607827 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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26:33 0-1
Ryan Clowe [6] (Brian Gionta, Paul Martin)
27:57 1-1
Rick Nash [15] (Adam Foote, Anson Carter)
31:13 2-1
Rick Nash [16] (Sergei Fedorov, Nikolai Zherdev)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:31
Ben Carpentier (5 min for fighting)
04:31
Steven Goertzen (5 min for fighting)
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29:31
Ben Carpentier (2 min for hooking)
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48:04
Maxim Lapierre (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Sergei Fedorov
3rd star: Adam Foote
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Scott Gomez had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Ben Carpentier beat Steven Goertzen in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 19) , Albany River Rats 2( 16)
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0-1 ALB David Hale (Barry Tallackson)
1-1 SYR Geoff Platt (Andy Canzanello)
2-1 SYR Darcy Verot (Andrew Murray)
2-2 ALB Jason Wiemer (Ivan Khomutov)
3-2 SYR Curtis Glencross (Geoff Platt)
Goalies: Ty Conklin - Frank Doyle
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Calgary Flames 4 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 32 - 18
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:29/53=53 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/83=75 %, Challenges:18/48=36 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 553589 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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18:39 1-0
Craig Conroy [12] (Alex Tanguay, Tony Amonte)PP
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25:39 2-0
Jarome Iginla [16] (Alex Tanguay)
28:51 3-0
Jarome Iginla [17] (Alex Tanguay, Doug Weight)
32:04 3-1
Travis Zajac [5] (Alex Kovalev, Mathieu Dandenault)
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49:46 4-1
Doug Weight [11] (Jarome Iginla, Roman Hamrlik)
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Penalty summary:
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09:04
Stephane Yelle (2 min for tripping)
17:32
Francis Bouillon (2 min for hooking)
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44:39
Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for slashing)
54:24
Alexander Perezhogin (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarome Iginla
2nd star: Doug Weight
3rd star: Alex Tanguay
Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Jarome Iginla scored the 600th point of his career.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Mathieu Dandenault notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Travis Zajac finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Mathieu Dandenault finally ended his 15 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 3( 21) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 11)
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1-0 SJF Brad Ference (Byron Ritchie)
2-0 SJF Jaroslav Bednar (Byron Ritchie, Brad Ference)
3-0 SJF Derek Couture (Ryan Bonni)
Goalies: Jamie McLennan - Yann Danis
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Dallas Stars 2 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 27 - 18
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:77/87=88 %, Challenges:28/56=49 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:21/43=47 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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11:11 1-0
Antti Miettinen [4] (Darryl Sydor, Sergei Zubov)
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34:31 2-0
Chris Drury [11] (Brenden Morrow, Jere Lehtinen)PP
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47:05 2-1
Martin Straka [8] (Jaromir Jagr, Sandis Ozolinsh)
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Penalty summary:
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32:48
Nigel Dawes (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Antti Miettinen
3rd star: Jere Lehtinen
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brenden Morrow notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Sandis Ozolinsh notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 4( 27) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 9)
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0-1 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Marek Malik)
1-1 UTH Patrik Stefan (Mario Scalzo)
2-1 UTH Mike Ribeiro (Trevor Daley)
3-1 UTH John Lammers (Trevor Daley)
4-1 UTH Joel Lundqvist (Pascal Morency)
Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Al Montoya