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Washington Capitals 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 44 - 24
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/72=88 %, Challenges:46/61=74 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:61/82=74 %, Challenges:30/36=81 %
Attendance: 19314 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 952181 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:01 1-0 Alexander Ovechkin [30] (Dennis Wideman, Mike Green)
08:19 2-0 Alexander Ovechkin [31] (Nicklas Bäckström, Alexander Semin)PP
14:29 3-0 Alexander Ovechkin [32] (Tom Poti, Brooks Laich)
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21:08 3-1 Marc Savard [17] (Brad Boyes, Zach Parisé)PP
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46:44 3-2 Thomas Vanek [19] (Jason Pominville)
58:25 3-3 Derek Roy [12] (Drew Stafford, Brad Boyes) WG
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60:42 3-4 Thomas Vanek [20] (Marc Savard)
Penalty summary:
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06:59 Derek Roy (2 min for hooking)
16:45 Andrej Sekera (2 min for cross-checking)
19:32 Jeff Halpern (2 min for holding the stick)
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25:53 Ville Leino (2 min for hooking)
29:36 D.J. King (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dmitri Kugryshev 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Joel Ward 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 11.50 6
R Alexander Semin 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
R Mike Knuble 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 -1 20.40 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 5
C Marcus Johansson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.50 5
C Brooks Laich 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 -1 20.30 6
L D.J. King 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 8.30 5
L Jason Chimera 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
L Troy Brouwer 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 -1 20.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 3 0 7 0 2 0 0 1 20.50 9
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 8
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -1 27.30 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 11.30 7
D John Carlson 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 24.50 6
D Mike Green 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 20 0 0 60.50 5
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.50 5
R Brad Boyes 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 8
R Jason Pominville 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 13.20 7
R Drew Stafford 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Cody McCormick 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -1 6.50 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 17.10 6
C Marc Savard 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 17.30 8
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 17.50 8
L Ville Leino 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 6.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.10 5
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 9
L Zach Parisé 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
D T.J. Brennan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 13.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 27.50 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 6 0 6 0 2 18.00 9
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 41 0 0 60.30 10
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Ryan Miller

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jason Pominville notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Christian Ehrhoff had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 17) , Rochester Americans 3( 19)
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0-1 ROC Travis Turnbull (Alex Biega, Ales Kotalik)
1-1 POR Anton Gustafsson (Patrick Wey, Kyle Greentree)
1-2 ROC Derek Whitmore (Paul Szczechura, Michael Ryan)
1-3 ROC Zack Kassian (Marcus Foligno, Colin Stuart)
2-3 POR Danick Paquette (Anton Gustafsson)

Goalies: Braden Holtby - Drew MacIntyre







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New York Rangers 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 10
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:74/88=84 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:63/75=84 %, Challenges:23/40=56 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 882700 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:16 0-1 Tim Connolly [13] (Mikhail Grabovski)
09:48 1-1 Ryan McDonagh [2] (Artem Anisimov)
14:33 2-1 Ryan Callahan [9] (Artem Anisimov, Wojtek Wolski)PP
15:28 3-1 Kris Newbury [2])
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21:35 3-2 Luke Schenn [2] (Dion Phaneuf, Matthew Lombardi)
33:44 3-3 Tim Connolly [14] (Tyler Bozak)
38:22 3-4 Mikhail Grabovski [11] (Cody Franson, Luke Schenn)
39:32 3-5 Colby Armstrong [9])
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48:24 3-6 Dion Phaneuf [7] (Luke Schenn, Matthew Lombardi)
48:45 4-6 Ryan Callahan [10] (Wojtek Wolski, Artem Anisimov)
49:27 4-7 Phil Kessel [24] (Tyler Bozak, Luke Schenn)
50:25 4-8 Nikolai Kulemin [9] (Tim Connolly, Mikhail Grabovski)
55:31 4-9 Tim Connolly [15] (Cody Franson, Luke Schenn)
59:11 4-10 Phil Kessel [25] (Tim Connolly, Matthew Lombardi)
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Penalty summary:
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03:03 Joe Colborne (2 min for tripping)
12:54 Matthew Lombardi (2 min for tripping)
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22:19 Tyler Bozak (2 min for high-sticking)
24:55 Brandon Prust (5 min for fighting)
24:55 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
25:08 Phil Kessel (2 min for hooking)
29:29 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for roughing)
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50:36 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
50:36 Kris Newbury (5 min for fighting)
50:56 Colby Armstrong (2 min for holding the stick)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Prust 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 -1 8.30 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -4 13.20 6
R Ryan Callahan 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 20.50 7
C Kris Newbury 1 0 1 2 1 2 5 -1 8.40 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 10.30 6
C Artem Anisimov 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Brad Richards 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 21.00 5
L Derek Stepan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 9.30 5
L Mike Rupp 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -4 14.40 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 6
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 5 1 0 1 2 -3 21.00 6
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -4 20.20 6
D Ryan McDonagh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 -4 29.00 6
D Mike Sauer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -6 13.40 4
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 15.50 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 -1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 5 0 13 0 0 39.30 4
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 3 0 0 20.10 4

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerry D'Amigo 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 1 3 2 1 7 0 15.30 7
R Nikolai Kulemin 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 20.30 7
R Phil Kessel 2 0 5 0 2 0 2 5 21.10 8
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 7.30 6
C Joe Colborne 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.00 6
C Tim Connolly 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 6 13.40 9
C Matthew Lombardi 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 1 19.30 7
L Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 9.30 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 10.50 9
L Tyler Bozak 0 2 5 2 1 0 2 2 18.30 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 6
D Cody Franson 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 22.00 7
D Luke Schenn 1 4 1 4 2 4 0 3 27.00 10
D Carl Gunnarsson 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.30 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21.30 5
D Dion Phaneuf 1 1 2 3 0 1 5 3 24.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G James Reimer 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Marty Turco 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Connolly
2nd star: Luke Schenn
3rd star: Phil Kessel

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Ryan Callahan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Erik Christensen had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ryan McDonagh finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Dion Phaneuf notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Matthew Lombardi notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Phil Kessel scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Dion Phaneuf ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Brandon Prust beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.
-Dion Phaneuf fought Kris Newbury in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 14) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 14)
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0-1 SJM Tyler Brenner (Jake Gardiner, Luca Caputi)
0-2 SJM Jesse Blacker (Luca Caputi)
0-3 SJM Mike Zigomanis
1-3 HFD Jason Wilson (John Mitchell, Lee Baldwin)
2-3 HFD Tomas Kundratek (John Mitchell)

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Ottawa Senators 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 27 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:27/34=77 %
PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
Attendance: 18468 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 871689 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:42 0-1 Josef Vasicek [2] (Tuomo Ruutu)
16:04 0-2 Alexei Ponikarovsky [10] (Brandon Sutter, Chad LaRose)
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27:39 0-3 Joni Pitkänen [8] (Tuomo Ruutu)
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48:15 1-3 Scott Gomez [11] (Chris Neil, Sergei Gonchar)
49:28 2-3 Bobby Butler [15] (Peter Regin, Chris Thorburn)
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Penalty summary:
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02:55 Justin Soryal (5 min for fighting)
02:55 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
04:17 Denis Arkhipov (2 min for hooking)
09:25 Filip Kuba (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:28 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for roughing)
27:28 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for roughing)
30:27 Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for hooking)
33:46 Chris Thorburn (2 min for slashing)
35:58 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for holding the stick)
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51:08 Francis Lessard (2 min for slashing)
54:33 Drayson Bowman (2 min for tripping)
56:53 Peter Regin (2 min for high-sticking)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Francis Lessard 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 5
R Bobby Butler 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 16.10 7
R Chris Neil 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 -1 15.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 16.50 6
C Jim O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Chris Thorburn 0 1 1 4 0 3 2 1 17.10 9
C Scott Gomez 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Denis Arkhipov 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 7
L Peter Regin 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 16.10 8
L Nick Foligno 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 17.40 6
D Matt Carkner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 25.20 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 17.40 5
D Filip Kuba 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Craig Anderson 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Dwyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Chad LaRose 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 18.40 8
R David Moss 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 15.50 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 2 5 3 0 3 0 1 19.50 8
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
C Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 21.30 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
L Justin Soryal 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 5.30 5
L Drayson Bowman 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 21.10 6
L Josef Vasicek 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 17.20 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.10 6
D Jamie McBain 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 17.50 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Justin Peters 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Cam Ward
3rd star: Chad LaRose

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Neil notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bobby Butler scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Filip Kuba had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Alexei Ponikarovsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chad LaRose notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Eric Staal had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Justin Soryal beat Chris Neil in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 17) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 26)
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1-0 GRD Corey Cowick (Wacey Hamilton)
2-0 GRD Erik Condra (Derek Grant)
2-1 LOW Chris Terry (Brett Sutter)
2-2 LOW Nicolas Blanchard (Matthew Pistilli)
3-2 GRD Wacey Hamilton (Corey Cowick)

Goalies: Robin Lehner - Mike Murphy





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Philadelphia Flyers 7 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 29 - 34
PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:61/82=74 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 942768 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:12 1-0 Brayden Schenn [3] (Danny Brière, Chris Pronger)
17:14 2-0 Andrej Meszaros [3] (Claude Giroux)PP
18:46 3-0 Andrej Meszaros [4] (Matt Carle, Claude Giroux)PP
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28:01 3-1 Dustin Jeffrey [1] (Craig Adams, Marc-André Fleury)
36:06 3-2 Jordan Staal [16] (Alex Picard, Zbynek Michalek)PP
39:21 3-3 Jordan Staal [17] (Petr Sykora, Chris Kunitz)
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47:19 4-3 Brayden Schenn [4] (Scott Hartnell, Chris Pronger)
48:02 5-3 Matt Carle [4] (Claude Giroux)
51:21 6-3 Scott Hartnell [10] (Danny Brière, Kimmo Timonen)
58:25 7-3 Maxime Talbot [9] (Claude Giroux)
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Penalty summary:
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01:57 Matt Carle (2 min for tripping)
04:45 Arron Asham (2 min for elbowing)
17:06 Arron Asham (2 min for slashing)
18:15 Steve MacIntyre (2 min for tripping)
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25:31 Chris Kunitz (2 min for high-sticking)
30:57 Andrej Meszaros (2 min for hooking)
34:11 Justin Williams (2 min for roughing)
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43:19 Claude Giroux (2 min for slashing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Sestito 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Justin Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13.50 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
R Scott Hartnell 1 1 2 4 0 4 0 3 21.10 8
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 5
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.20 6
C Claude Giroux 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.20 7
C Danny Brière 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 19.00 7
L Jody Shelley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Ian Laperriere 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
L Maxime Talbot 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 19.40 6
L Brayden Schenn 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 19.00 8
D Matt Walker 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.20 5
D Andrej Meszaros 2 0 3 4 1 1 2 0 22.30 8
D Chris Pronger 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 3 27.00 9
D Oskars Bartulis 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
D Matt Carle 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 18.20 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michael Leighton 3 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Ilya Bryzgalov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 10.00 8
R Arron Asham 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 -2 11.30 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
R Evgeni Malkin 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -2 18.10 7
C Dustin Jeffrey 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 7
C Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
C Jordan Staal 2 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 19.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 18.10 7
L Steve MacIntyre 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 5.40 6
L Nikolay Zherdev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16.10 6
L Petr Sykora 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 1 3 2 2 2 2 -2 15.40 7
D Alex Picard 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -2 16.30 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 18.40 7
D Kris Letang 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 24.40 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.20 5
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 23.50 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 7 1 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Claude Giroux
2nd star: Brayden Schenn
3rd star: Andrej Meszaros

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Chris Pronger notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Scott Hartnell scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Matt Carle finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Alex Picard notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dustin Jeffrey ended his 8 game point drought.
-Sidney Crosby had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 5( 30) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 23)
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1-0 PHL Jason Akeson (Vitaly Karamnov)
1-1 WIL Nick Johnson (Eric Tangradi)
2-1 PHL Eric Wellwood (Josh Shalla)
2-2 WIL Nick Petersen (Ben Hanowski)
3-2 PHL Mike Testwuide (Jason Akeson, Joonas Lehtivuori)
4-2 PHL Andrew Rowe (Stefan Legein)
4-3 WIL Ryan Craig (Zach Sill, Jan Bulis)
5-3 PHL Jason Akeson (Vitaly Karamnov)

Goalies: Joacim Eriksson - Alexander Pechurskiy

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Montreal Canadiens 2 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 20 - 25
PP: 2 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:77/103=74 %, Challenges:31/46=66 %
PP: 0 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:29/52=54 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:06 0-1 Adam Hall [3] (Pavel Kubina, Vincent Lecavalier)
19:53 1-1 Erik Cole [8] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Anze Kopitar)PP
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27:32 2-1 David Desharnais [6] (Erik Cole, Philippe Lefebvre)PP
36:37 2-2 Martin St. Louis [14] (Steve Downie, Victor Oreskovich)
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Penalty summary:
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07:59 David Desharnais (2 min for slashing)
12:51 David Desharnais (2 min for high-sticking)
15:19 Erik Cole (2 min for high-sticking)
19:35 Pavel Kubina (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:59 Victor Hedman (2 min for hooking)
26:33 Steve Downie (2 min for high-sticking)
30:18 Steve Downie (2 min for high-sticking)
32:59 Louis Leblanc (2 min for hooking)
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44:54 Eric Brewer (2 min for roughing)
44:54 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for roughing)
45:05 Victor Hedman (2 min for roughing)
45:05 Philippe Lefebvre (2 min for roughing)
54:27 Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
59:07 Alexei Yemelin (2 min for roughing)
59:07 Victor Hedman (2 min for roughing)
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63:46 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for tripping)

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan White 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 8.20 5
R Erik Cole 1 1 4 1 1 1 2 0 20.20 8
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 6
R Dustin Brown 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 21.00 7
C Lars Eller 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6.20 7
C Louis Leblanc 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 13.10 5
C David Desharnais 1 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 12.50 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
L Hunter Bishop 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 9.30 4
L Travis Moen 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -2 19.30 7
L Philippe Lefebvre 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 20.40 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 20.10 8
D Raphael Diaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Brendon Nash 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 19.20 7
D Jared Cowen 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 28.10 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -1 16.00 7
D Alexei Yemelin 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 18.40 7
D P.K. Subban 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 31.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 2 0 23 0 0 65.00 8
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Victor Oreskovich 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Carter Ashton 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 18.50 7
R Adam Hall 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
R Steve Downie 0 1 4 3 1 2 4 1 21.30 6
C Nate Thompson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.20 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 16.40 4
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Tom Pyatt 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 4
L Dana Tyrell 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 17.00 6
L Martin St. Louis 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 25.20 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 1 27.50 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 2 2 1 5 2 1 19.30 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Victor Hedman 0 0 2 2 2 1 6 1 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Albert Roloson 2 0 18 0 0 65.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Cole
2nd star: Adam Hall
3rd star: David Desharnais

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Erik Cole finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Dustin Brown had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Anze Kopitar had his 6 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Pavel Kubina notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Adam Hall ended his 7 game point drought.
-Steven Stamkos had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Steven Stamkos had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 0( 20) , Detroit Vipers 2( 16)
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0-1 DTV James Wright (Tomas Plihal, Mark Barberio)
0-2 DTV James Wright (Richard Panik)

Goalies: Nathan Lawson - Riku Helenius








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St. Louis Blues 5 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 25 - 33
PP: 2 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:69/83=83 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 860922 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:23 1-0 Alec Martinez [4] (T.J. Galiardi, T.J. Oshie)PP
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28:43 2-0 Andy McDonald [12] (Jason Arnott, Patrik Berglund)
30:33 2-1 Daniel Sedin [23] (Ryan Kesler, Alex Edler)
33:14 2-2 Robbie Schremp [2] (Chris Higgins, Kevin Bieksa)
36:15 3-2 David Perron [14] (Carlo Colaiacovo, Kevin Shattenkirk)
39:18 4-2 David Backes [24] (David Perron, Kevin Shattenkirk)PP
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49:16 4-3 Robbie Schremp [3] (Maxim Lapierre, Andreas Nödl)
49:57 5-3 Matt D'Agostini [4] (Alex Pietrangelo, Jaroslav Halak)
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Penalty summary:
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03:01 Alex Burrows (2 min for tripping)
06:47 David Perron (2 min for hooking)
14:14 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for hooking)
16:16 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for hooking)
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34:27 Alec Martinez (2 min for roughing)
34:27 Henrik Sedin (2 min for roughing)
38:24 Manny Malhotra (2 min for roughing)
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50:02 T.J. Oshie (2 min for holding the stick)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 8.40 7
R David Perron 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 14.30 7
R T.J. Galiardi 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 -1 16.00 7
R Matt D'Agostini 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 8.20 5
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 10.20 7
C Patrik Berglund 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 -1 23.40 8
C David Backes 1 0 2 4 1 4 0 1 20.20 8
L Sebastian Wannstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 5
L Andy McDonald 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 8
L Alexander Steen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 6
L T.J. Oshie 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 19.20 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 6
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 21.50 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 26.20 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
D Alec Martinez 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 17.20 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 3 1 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Ben Bishop 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andreas Nödl 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 7
R Alex Burrows 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 15.00 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 12.30 6
R Mason Raymond 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 12.00 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 15.10 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 16.40 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 -1 20.50 7
L Robbie Schremp 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 8
L Chris Higgins 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Ryan Parent 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 13.30 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.00 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18.50 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 22.40 7
D Alex Edler 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 -1 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cory Schneider 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Roberto Luongo 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Perron
2nd star: Robbie Schremp
3rd star: Matt D'Agostini

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jason Arnott notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alex Pietrangelo notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andy McDonald finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Maxim Lapierre notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andreas Nödl notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mikael Samuelsson had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Robbie Schremp finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 20) , Manitoba Moose 2( 20)
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1-0 WOR Stefan Della Rovere (David Warsofsky)
1-1 MAN Anton Rodin (Darren Archibald, Stefan Schneider)
1-2 MAN Adam Polasek (Alexandre Grenier)
2-2 WOR Anthony Nigro (Nikolai Lemtyugov, Adam Cracknell)
3-2 WOR Adam Cracknell (Nikolai Lemtyugov, Anthony Nigro)

Goalies: Jake Allen - Eddie Lack





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Colorado Avalanche 3 , Edmonton Oilers 1
Shots: 30 - 16
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
PP: 0 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:30/45=65 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 821244 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:43 1-0 Sergei Samsonov [10] (Robert Nilsson, Peter Mueller)PP
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26:45 2-0 Chuck Kobasew [4] (Peter Mueller, Stefan Elliott)
32:17 2-1 Éric Bélanger [17] (Ryan Smyth, Sam Gagner)
33:12 3-1 Daniel Winnik [2] (Milan Hejduk, Matt Duchene)
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Penalty summary:
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04:11 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for high-sticking)
06:35 Magnus Paajarvi (2 min for boarding)
18:37 Shawn Horcoff (2 min for high-sticking)
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26:58 Robert Nilsson (2 min for hooking)
38:42 Stefan Elliott (2 min for high-sticking)
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49:17 Sam Gagner (2 min for tripping)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Robert Nilsson 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 14.10 7
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 10.50 6
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 6
R David Jones 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 20.10 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.10 7
C Peter Mueller 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Matt Duchene 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
L Ryan Stoa 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 6
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 8
L Daniel Winnik 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.20 8
L Alex Frolov 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Stefan Elliott 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 16.00 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 18.50 7
D Kyle Quincey 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 -1 29.30 9
D Ryan Wilson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 16.00 7
D Kyle Cumiskey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.30 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 8 1 5 0 -1 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Semyon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris VandeVelde 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 6
R Ryan Jones 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 10.50 6
R Sam Gagner 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 20.10 4
C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 7
C Jordan Eberle 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 18.30 6
L Ben Eager 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 11.40 7
L Magnus Paajarvi 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.20 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 19.20 5
L Taylor Hall 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 21.10 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 5
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 5
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 24.30 6
D Theo Peckham 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.40 6
D Jeff Petry 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 26.30 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 7
G Devan Dubnyk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chuck Kobasew
2nd star: Peter Mueller
3rd star: Sergei Samsonov

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Sergei Samsonov scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Peter Mueller notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chuck Kobasew scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Chuck Kobasew finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Stefan Elliott ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 2( 9) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 14)
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1-0 HER Mark Olver
2-0 HER Jean-François Jacques (Justin Mercier)

Goalies: Kieran Millan - Olivier Roy