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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Ottawa Senators 1
Shots: 18 - 17
PP: 1 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:19/48=38 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:37/56=64 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:05 1-0 Mike Grier [2] (Toni Lydman, Brian Campbell)
17:14 2-0 Daniel Brière [12] (Thomas Vanek, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
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28:31 2-1 Patrik Elias [13] (Chris Kelly, Wade Redden)
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59:37 3-1 Thomas Vanek [8] (Dmitri Kalinin, Teppo Numminen) EN
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Penalty summary:
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10:11 Marcel Goc (2 min for hooking)
12:24 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for tripping)
16:24 Arttu Luttinen (2 min for hooking)
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25:13 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
35:02 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
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53:48 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Mike Grier
3rd star: Daniel Brière

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Mike Grier finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Mark Recchi had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Kelly notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrik Elias finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Joe Corvo had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 13) , Grand Rapids Griffins 3(
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1-0 ROC Nathan Paetsch (Adam Mair, Mark Mancari)
1-1 GRD Josh Hennessy (Peter Schaefer)
1-2 GRD Peter Schaefer (Tuomas Pihlman, Josh Hennessy)
1-3 GRD Josh Hennessy (Peter Schaefer, Tuomas Pihlman)

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Kelly Guard



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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Boston Bruins 3
Shots: 21 - 33
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:18/43=40 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:92/108=85 %, Challenges:22/41=52 %
Attendance: 19165 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 573034 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:23 0-1 Zdeno Chara [6])
15:55 1-1 Brad Richards [12] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Nikita Alexeev)
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26:42 1-2 Marco Sturm [11] (Glen Murray, Marc Savard)
27:45 1-3 Nathan Dempsey [1] (P.J. Axelsson, Shean Donovan)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zdeno Chara
2nd star: Hannu Toivonen
3rd star: Marco Sturm

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Martin St. Louis had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Brad Richards finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Glen Murray notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Nathan Dempsey finally ended his 39 game goal drought.
-Zdeno Chara ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Nicklas Lidström had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 4( 27) , Providence Bruins 3( 16)
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0-1 PRO Mark Stuart (Wacey Rabbit, Jeff Szwez)
1-1 DTV Andy Delmore (Norm Milley)
1-2 PRO Chris Collins (Nate DiCasmirro)
1-3 PRO Chris Collins (Ben Walter)
2-3 DTV Nick Tarnasky
3-3 DTV Mike Egener (Nick Tarnasky)
4-3 DTV Justin Keller (Éric Perrin, Doug Janik)

Goalies: Gerald Coleman - Andrew Raycroft



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Pittsburgh Penguins 1 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 19 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/81=86 %, Challenges:21/47=43 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:29/48=59 %
Attendance: 15653 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 438284 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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26:55 0-1 Mike Rupp [2] (Andrei Markov, Francis Bouillon)
33:41 1-1 Ryan Whitney [4] (Vaclav Prospal, Sidney Crosby)
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57:33 1-2 Chris Higgins [9] (Steve Bégin, Janne Niinimaa)
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Penalty summary:
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43:25 Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
43:25 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Higgins
2nd star: Andrei Markov
3rd star: Cristobal Huet

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:
-Noah Welch beat Steve Bégin in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 28) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 13)
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1-0 WIL Maxime Talbot (Ryan J. Murphy, Micki Dupont)
2-0 WIL Stephen Dixon (Arpad Mihaly)

Goalies: Johan Holmqvist - Yann Danis



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Atlanta Thrashers 5 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 25 - 21
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:20/42=46 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:72/89=80 %, Challenges:21/45=45 %
Attendance: 18327 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 496661 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:07 0-1 Viktor Kozlov [12] (Tom Poti, Mike Sillinger)
14:44 0-2 Mike Sillinger [4] (Viktor Kozlov, Chris Campoli)PP
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26:29 1-2 Greg de Vries [4] (Marian Hossa)PP
28:43 1-3 Alexei Yashin [16] (Jason Blake, Viktor Kozlov)
38:23 2-3 Marian Hossa [19] (Ilya Kovalchuk)
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51:44 3-3 Steve Rucchin [9] (Ilya Kovalchuk)
52:15 4-3 Marian Hossa [20] (Steve Rucchin)
57:13 5-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [20] (Andy Sutton, Steve Rucchin)
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Penalty summary:
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13:36 Garnet Exelby (2 min for slashing)
19:33 Glen Metropolit (2 min for elbowing)
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23:42 Masi Marjamäki (2 min for elbowing)
25:36 Richard Park (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Hossa
2nd star: Steve Rucchin
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Marian Hossa scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Andy Sutton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Greg de Vries ended his 6 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Chris Campoli notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Mike Sillinger ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 24) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 20)
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0-1 BRG Sean Bergenheim (Jeff Tambellini, Joël Bouchard)
1-1 CHW Adam Smyth (Mark Popovic)
1-2 BRG Jeff Tambellini (Sean Bergenheim, Robert Nilsson)

Goalies: Michael Garnett - Wade Dubielewicz

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Vancouver Canucks 5 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 21 - 16
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:30/60=49 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:15/40=36 %
Attendance: 15068 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 441493 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:17 1-0 Kevin Bieksa [3] (Yannick Tremblay, Brendan Morrison)
18:48 2-0 Brendan Morrison [9])
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31:25 2-1 Keith Tkachuk [15] (Bill Guerin)
35:02 3-1 Daniel Sedin [11] (Alexandre Burrows, Tyler Bouck)
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51:36 4-1 Henrik Sedin [10] (Markus Näslund, Mattias Öhlund)
53:19 5-1 Daniel Sedin [12] (Alexandre Burrows, Kevin Bieksa)
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Penalty summary:
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brendan Morrison
2nd star: Daniel Sedin
3rd star: Alexandre Burrows

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Henrik Sedin scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexandre Burrows had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Keith Tkachuk scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 1( 13) , Worcester Icecats 3( 16)
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0-1 WOR Trent Whitfield (Mike Glumac)
0-2 WOR Mike Glumac (Scott Dobben)
1-2 MAN Rick Rypien
1-3 WOR Jeff Woywitka (Mathieu Darche)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Manny Legace



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Chicago Blackhawks 3 , Edmonton Oilers 1
Shots: 32 - 19
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:78/93=83 %, Challenges:35/53=64 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:16/36=43 %
Attendance: 19501 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 579180 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:19 1-0 Michal Handzus [6] (Martin Havlat, Adrian Aucoin)
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32:54 2-0 Bryan Smolinski [13] (Duncan Keith, Nikolai Khabibulin)
33:23 3-0 Denis Arkhipov [5] (Martin Lapointe, Cam Barker)
38:11 3-1 Ryan Smyth [15] (Joffrey Lupul, Fernando Pisani)
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Penalty summary:
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19:28 Stéphane Goulet (5 min for high-sticking)
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48:09 Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
48:09 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Denis Arkhipov
2nd star: Michal Handzus
3rd star: Bryan Smolinski

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Denis Arkhipov finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ryan Smyth scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 3( 13) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 13)
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1-0 NOR Bryan Bickell (Bruno St. Jacques)
1-1 HAM Justin Morrison (Liam Reddox, André Lakos)
2-1 NOR Michael Holmqvist (Jonas Nordquist)
2-2 HAM Justin Morrison (Jan Hejda)
3-2 NOR Brandon Bochenski (Bruno St. Jacques)

Goalies: Patrick Lalime - Jeff Deslauriers



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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2 , Calgary Flames 2
Shots: 14 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:15/49=30 %
PP: 1 of 4 (2 shots), Passing:81/103=78 %, Challenges:44/68=63 %
Attendance: 15885 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 495612 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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00:45 1-0 Chris Kunitz [11] (Chris Pronger, Todd Marchant)
16:56 1-1 Alex Tanguay [7] (Jarome Iginla)PP
19:01 1-2 Kristian Huselius [10])
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30:38 2-2 Travis Moen [11] (Samuel Påhlsson)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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16:44 Joe Motzko (2 min for holding the stick)
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31:49 Nathan Saunders (2 min for roughing)
31:49 Kristian Huselius (2 min for roughing)
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47:09 Nathan Saunders (2 min for cross-checking)
53:21 Nathan Saunders (2 min for boarding)
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61:06 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
61:06 Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
62:47 Nathan Saunders (2 min for hooking)

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Travis Moen
2nd star: Kristian Huselius
3rd star: Chris Kunitz

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Samuel Påhlsson has marked a new career high in assists with 15 assists.

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Kristian Huselius scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Doug Weight had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Shane O'Brien beat Dion Phaneuf in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 15) , Saint John Flames 1( 12)
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1-0 CIN Mark Hartigan (Bobby Ryan)
2-0 CIN Corey Perry (Shane Endicott)
2-1 SJF Brandon Prust (Derek Couture)

Goalies: Sébastien Caron - Jamie McLennan