18-1-2009 (saison)

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Florida Panthers 3 , Boston Bruins 4
Shots: 23 - 22
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:79/92=85 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/70=91 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
Attendance: 16734 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 798212 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:08 0-1 Phil Kessel [5] (Andrew Alberts, Dennis Wideman)
17:18 1-1 Nathan Horton [16] (Ville Peltonen, Stephen Weiss)PP
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36:14 2-1 Radek Dvorak [12] (Cory Stillman, David Booth)
37:27 3-1 Nathan Horton [17] (Chad Kilger, Rostislav Olesz)
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56:29 3-2 Marco Sturm [15] (Phil Kessel, Shane Hnidy)
58:03 3-3 Eric Staal [19] (Peter Schaefer) WG
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62:31 3-4 Eric Staal [20] (Michael Ryder, Marco Sturm)
Penalty summary:
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06:37 Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
06:37 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
13:37 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
13:37 Bryan Allen (5 min for fighting)
16:38 Marc Savard (2 min for boarding)
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21:05 Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
21:05 Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
21:05 Milan Lucic (10 min game misconduct)
22:28 Shane Hnidy (2 min for roughing)
22:28 Chad Kilger (2 min for roughing)
25:03 Peter Schaefer (2 min for holding the stick)
30:31 Nathan Horton (2 min for roughing)
30:31 Petteri Nokelainen (2 min for roughing)
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59:52 Andrew Alberts (5 min for fighting)
59:52 Keith Ballard (5 min for fighting)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Richard Zednik 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 16.00 5
R Nathan Horton 2 0 5 1 0 0 2 -1 18.10 9
R Radek Dvorak 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Shawn Matthias 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 14.10 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L David Booth 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 8.40 5
L Ville Peltonen 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
L Chad Kilger 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 16.40 8
L Cory Stillman 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 21.10 8
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 18.00 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 -1 17.20 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 24.10 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 19.10 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 4 5 1 1 0 -1 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 18 0 0 62.30 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 5
R Phil Kessel 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 13.00 9
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19.40 7
R Michael Ryder 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 21.40 8
C Zach Hamill 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 13.20 6
C Marc Savard 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 18.20 8
C Eric Staal 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 21.30 9
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Milan Lucic 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 0 4.30 6
L Peter Schaefer 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21.00 7
L Marco Sturm 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 26.20 8
D Shane Hnidy 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 14.00 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 2 4 3 2 0 1 26.40 8
D Andrew Alberts 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 2 17.40 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 20 0 0 62.30 6
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Eric Staal
2nd star: Phil Kessel
3rd star: Nathan Horton

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Marco Sturm scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Eric Staal scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Marco Sturm ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Andrew Alberts ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Anthony Stewart beat Milan Lucic in a fight.
-Milan Lucic beat Bryan Allen in a fight.
-Milan Lucic fought Keith Ballard in a fight.
-Andrew Alberts fought Keith Ballard in a fight.

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 0( 13) , Providence Bruins 1( 22)
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0-1 PRO Wacey Rabbit (Jeremy Reich)

Goalies: Chris Beckford-Tseu - Manny Fernandez

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Philadelphia Flyers 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 23 - 23
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:51/67=76 %, Challenges:35/43=79 %
PP: 1 of 8 (9 shots), Passing:70/94=74 %, Challenges:29/37=76 %
Attendance: 12101 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 592948 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:37 0-1 Jason Blake [14] (Matt Stajan, Tomas Kaberle)
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32:42 1-1 Scottie Upshall [5] (Arron Asham, Derian Hatcher)SH
34:07 1-2 Alexander Steen [12] (Tomas Kaberle)PP
35:24 2-2 Braydon Coburn [2] (Mike Knuble, Jeff Carter)PP
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53:28 2-3 Mark Bell [18] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Pavel Kubina)
58:41 2-4 Jason Blake [15] (Matt Stajan, Dominic Moore) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:59 Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for roughing)
07:24 Jamal Mayers (2 min for tripping)
10:04 Patrick Thoresen (2 min for hooking)
19:09 Denis Tolpeko (2 min for elbowing)
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23:16 Denis Tolpeko (2 min for slashing)
27:32 Simon Gagné (2 min for cross-checking)
32:18 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for hooking)
35:04 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for slashing)
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41:49 Arron Asham (2 min for hooking)
44:12 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for hooking)
44:43 Scott Hartnell (2 min for roughing)
44:43 Staffan Kronwall (2 min for roughing)
45:13 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for roughing)
47:38 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for high-sticking)
54:53 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for slashing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 1 16.30 7
R Scottie Upshall 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.40 8
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 14.20 7
R Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 21.20 7
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Mike Richards 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 5
C Jeff Carter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Denis Tolpeko 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 7.40 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 -1 13.10 6
L Mike Knuble 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 13.20 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 -1 17.00 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 25.20 8
D Braydon Coburn 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 10.50 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 21.20 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 -1 21.40 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 21.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 4 0 19 0 0 59.20 5
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 12.50 6
R Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 12.40 7
R Alexander Steen 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.20 7
R Nik Antropov 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 20.30 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Dominic Moore 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
C Mark Bell 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Matt Stajan 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 14.00 7
L Brent Aubin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 17.20 8
L Jason Blake 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 20.30 9
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 13.50 6
D Ian White 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 26.30 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19.30 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Blake
2nd star: Alexander Steen
3rd star: Mark Bell

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Mike Knuble notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jeff Carter notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daniel Brière had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Simon Gagné had his 14 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake scored his 15th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 24) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 4( 18)
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0-1 SJM Tim Stapleton (Alex Foster)
0-2 SJM Alex Foster (Phil Oreskovic, Tim Stapleton)
0-3 SJM Ryan Hollweg (Jeremy Williams)
1-3 PHL Luciano Aquino (Andreas Nödl)
1-4 SJM Jeremy Williams (Anton Strålman, Ryan Hollweg)
2-4 PHL Jon Kalinski (Frédérik Cabana)

Goalies: Michael-Lee Teslak - Justin Pogge

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Ottawa Senators 9 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 29 - 22
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:46/53=85 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:61/77=79 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 897250 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:34 1-0 Dany Heatley [23] (Jason Spezza, Dion Phaneuf)
15:35 2-0 Daniel Alfredsson [17] (Jason Smith, Chris Phillips)
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28:51 3-0 Daniel Alfredsson [18] (Jason Spezza, Dany Heatley)
30:06 3-1 Dainius Zubrus [4] (Chris Clark, Viktor Kozlov)
34:24 4-1 Dany Heatley [24] (Jason Spezza, Anton Volchenkov)
38:41 5-1 Dany Heatley [25] (Anton Volchenkov, Jason Spezza)
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42:25 6-1 Dany Heatley [26] (Dean McAmmond)
42:49 7-1 Dion Phaneuf [9] (Jason Spezza)
44:38 7-2 Dainius Zubrus [5] (Viktor Kozlov, Andrei Zyuzin)
52:03 8-2 Mike Fisher [18] (Jason Spezza, Ray Emery)
56:26 9-2 Jason Spezza [21] (Bryan Smolinski, Daniel Alfredsson)
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Penalty summary:
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09:35 Mikael Backlund (2 min for boarding)
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26:55 Tom Poti (2 min for hooking)
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45:51 Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
45:51 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10.50 5
R Chris Kelly 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 7 20.40 9
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 9.30 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
C Mike Fisher 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 8
C Jason Spezza 1 6 2 2 1 0 0 7 20.00 10
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 2 15.50 6
L Dany Heatley 4 1 5 2 1 0 0 5 20.10 10
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 17.10 5
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 5 24.10 9
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 18.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 15.00 5
D Dion Phaneuf 1 1 3 6 0 1 0 6 26.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 2 1 20 0 0 60.00 7
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 9.20 6
R Dainius Zubrus 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 15.20 7
R Jarret Stoll 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 17.10 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 5 5 1 3 0 -6 18.10 7
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 9.20 6
C Viktor Kozlov 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 15.20 8
C Patrik Elias 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 17.00 6
C Alexander Semin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 16.20 5
L François Bouchard 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 9.20 5
L Chris Clark 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 1 16.10 7
L Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 16.10 6
L Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -4 18.20 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 18.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 -2 17.40 5
D Bryan Berard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -5 23.30 5
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.10 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
D Mike Green 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -7 24.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 11 0 0 34.30 4
G Daren Machesney 5 0 9 0 0 25.30 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Spezza
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Daniel Alfredsson

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Dany Heatley scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Jason Spezza notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Daniel Alfredsson notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Mike Fisher finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Jason Smith ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Dainius Zubrus ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Patrik Elias had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Alexander Semin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil fought Chris Clark in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 14) , Portland Pirates 5( 30)
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0-1 POR Jeff Schultz (David Steckel, Eric Fehr)
0-2 POR Alexandre Giroux (Ryan Bayda, Sami Lepistö)
1-2 GRD Brian Lee (Alexander Nikulin, Miika Lahti)
1-3 POR Eric Fehr (Brooks Laich, David Steckel)
1-4 POR Tomas Fleischmann (Keith Aucoin)
1-5 POR Chris Bourque (Andrew Joudrey)

Goalies: Alex Auld - Brent Johnson

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New York Rangers 6 , New Jersey Devils 2
Shots: 26 - 27
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:78/92=84 %, Challenges:29/50=56 %
Attendance: 12513 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 621897 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:09 1-0 Chris Drury [15] (Wade Redden, Dan Girardi)
15:07 2-0 Markus Näslund [13] (Michal Rozsival, Chris Drury)
19:51 2-1 John Madden [9] (Brian Gionta, Johnny Oduya)
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32:31 3-1 Blair Betts [5] (Petr Prucha, Dan Girardi)
32:54 3-2 Tuomas Pihlman [3] (Mike Rupp, Michael Nylander)
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41:22 4-2 Lauri Korpikoski [5] (Wade Redden, Dan Girardi)
41:53 5-2 Chris Drury [16] (Markus Näslund)
43:28 6-2 Scott Gomez [20] (Michal Rozsival, Wade Redden)
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Penalty summary:
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22:33 Tuomas Pihlman (2 min for high-sticking)
28:59 Dan Fritsche (2 min for hooking)
37:02 Michael Nylander (2 min for cross-checking)
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52:21 Patrick Rissmiller (2 min for hooking)
58:04 Scott Gomez (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.20 6
R Petr Prucha 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 15.10 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 12.50 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 5
C Blair Betts 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 1 18.30 8
C Scott Gomez 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 14.00 7
C Chris Drury 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
L Lauri Korpikoski 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 14.20 5
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 11.50 6
L Markus Näslund 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
D Michael Sauer 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 15.10 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 16.50 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 27.50 8
D Dan Girardi 0 3 2 1 1 3 0 1 15.10 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.10 7
D Wade Redden 0 3 4 2 0 2 0 1 27.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tuomas Pihlman 1 0 1 3 1 1 2 1 9.20 8
R David Clarkson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
R Brian Gionta 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 15.50 8
C Michael Nylander 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 11.50 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 -1 13.50 4
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
C John Madden 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
L Mike Rupp 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 9.20 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 17.30 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -2 17.10 5
L Brian Rolston 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -2 15.50 6
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 18.00 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 -1 24.40 6
D Mike Mottau 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 19.10 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 19.00 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Wade Redden
3rd star: Markus Näslund

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Chris Drury scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chris Drury notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Petr Prucha has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Wade Redden notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Markus Näslund notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Scott Gomez scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Lauri Korpikoski finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Lauri Korpikoski finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-John Madden ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Mike Rupp ended his 6 game point drought.
-Johnny Oduya ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 16) , Albany River Rats 2( 14)
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0-1 ALB Vladimir Zharkov (Chad Wiseman, Michael Swift)
1-1 HFD Greg Moore (Aaron Voros, Pierre Parenteau)
1-2 ALB Chad Wiseman (Michael Swift)
2-2 HFD Pierre Parenteau (Bobby Sanguinetti, Greg Moore)
3-2 HFD Pierre Parenteau (Greg Moore)

Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Jeff Frazee

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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 5
Shots: 31 - 29
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:56/72=77 %, Challenges:27/33=79 %
PP: 3 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:77/93=82 %, Challenges:43/57=74 %
Attendance: 14836 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 719546 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:04 1-0 Thomas Vanek [18] (Derek Roy)
16:57 1-1 Matt Carle [4] (Vincent Lecavalier)
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25:16 1-2 Vincent Lecavalier [19] (Martin St. Louis, Jussi Jokinen)PP
35:28 1-3 Martin St. Louis [25] (Jussi Jokinen, Matt Carle)PP
37:12 2-3 Jochen Hecht [11] (Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek)
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45:25 2-4 Jussi Jokinen [11] (Matt Carle, Filip Kuba)PP
46:05 2-5 Brandon Bochenski [6] (Jussi Jokinen, Ryan Craig)
48:55 3-5 Adam Mair [4] (Drew Stafford, Mike Funk)
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Penalty summary:
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09:08 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
12:02 Jochen Hecht (2 min for high-sticking)
14:52 Drew Stafford (2 min for roughing)
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24:19 Adam Mair (2 min for tripping)
25:52 Ryan Malone (2 min for slashing)
26:24 Steven Stamkos (2 min for holding the stick)
31:37 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for slashing)
34:13 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:05 Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
55:54 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 8.30 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.10 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 19.40 8
C Adam Mair 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 13.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 16.40 6
C Derek Roy 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.00 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 16.20 8
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 20.10 7
D Mike Funk 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 15.00 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 11.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 -1 25.30 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 20.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 1 0 3 2 1 0 2 1 6.40 7
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 11.10 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 8
C Ryan Craig 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.50 6
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19.40 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.00 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 9
L Jussi Jokinen 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 13.20 8
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 21.10 8
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 12.50 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 12.30 6
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Matt Carle 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 23.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jussi Jokinen
2nd star: Matt Carle
3rd star: Martin St. Louis

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Martin St. Louis scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Brandon Bochenski ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( , Detroit Vipers 0( 21)
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1-0 ROC Nathan Gerbe (Phillip Gogulla)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Karri Rämö

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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , Edmonton Oilers 3
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 1 of 8 (10 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 13501 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 598094 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:01 0-1 Dustin Penner [12] (Rostislav Klesla)
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27:31 0-2 Dustin Penner [13] (Kristian Huselius, Jakub Voracek)
29:02 1-2 Lubomir Visnovsky [9] (Sidney Crosby)
34:45 1-3 Kristian Huselius [14] (Sam Gagner, Ethan Moreau)PP
36:27 2-3 Mikael Samuelsson [10] (Jason Chimera, Fedor Tyutin)PP
38:13 3-3 Jason Chimera [10] (Michael Peca, Christian Bäckman)
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44:37 4-3 Sidney Crosby [20] (Raffi Torres, Tommy Sestito)
57:04 5-3 Lubomir Visnovsky [10] (Sidney Crosby, Raffi Torres)
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Penalty summary:
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04:22 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for holding the stick)
09:17 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
09:17 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
09:36 Ales Hemsky (2 min for tripping)
10:54 Dustin Penner (2 min for slashing)
15:54 Jakub Voracek (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:12 Ethan Moreau (2 min for hooking)
29:16 Ethan Moreau (2 min for high-sticking)
32:57 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
35:42 Andrew Cogliano (2 min for hooking)
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51:45 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
51:45 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
55:07 Gilbert Brulé (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Legein 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.40 5
R Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 6
R Erik Cole 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 19.40 8
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Mike York 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.00 7
C Michael Peca 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 14.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 8
L Tommy Sestito 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.40 6
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 5
L Jason Chimera 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Raffi Torres 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 20.30 8
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 13.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 25.10 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 2 0 6 1 0 2 0 2 26.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 15 0 0 60.00 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -2 9.30 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 20.40 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 7.30 6
R Kristian Huselius 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 17.50 9
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 9.30 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 11.20 6
C Sam Gagner 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 18.40 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -2 9.30 6
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 1 3 1 1 4 -1 20.10 7
L Dustin Penner 2 0 3 3 0 0 2 1 19.00 9
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 5
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 24.30 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 29.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Lubomir Visnovsky
3rd star: Jason Chimera

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mikael Samuelsson scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jason Chimera notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jason Chimera scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Christian Bäckman notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sidney Crosby scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Lubomir Visnovsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sidney Crosby notched his 30th assist of the season.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Kristian Huselius ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Sheldon Souray in a fight.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Sheldon Souray in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 26) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 19)
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1-0 SYR Christopher Thörn (Petr Pohl, Trevor Hendrikx)
2-0 SYR Kirill Starkov

Goalies: Daniel LaCosta - Jeff Deslauriers

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Calgary Flames 4 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 28 - 21
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:77/91=84 %, Challenges:38/44=84 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
Attendance: 14344 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 669865 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:17 0-1 Kevin Bieksa [5] (Roberto Luongo)
16:27 1-1 David Moss [2] (Jim Vandermeer, John Negrin)
17:15 1-2 Henrik Sedin [18] (Karel Rachunek, Mattias Öhlund)
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29:53 2-2 Antoine Vermette [9] (Adrian Aucoin)
35:57 3-2 Rene Bourque [14] (Daymond Langkow, Mike Cammalleri)
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47:52 3-3 Kevin Bieksa [6] (Oleg Saprykin, Ryan Kesler)
58:44 4-3 Mike Cammalleri [13] (Daymond Langkow)
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Penalty summary:
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08:39 Ryan Shannon (2 min for tripping)
12:57 Ryan Shannon (2 min for hooking)
17:25 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
17:25 Rene Bourque (2 min for roughing)
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22:14 Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
22:14 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
27:37 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
27:37 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
38:04 Adrian Aucoin (2 min for cross-checking)
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48:34 Ryan Kesler (5 min for fighting)
48:34 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
50:32 Cory Sarich (2 min for tripping)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 7.20 7
R Wayne Primeau 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 13.00 7
R Mike Cammalleri 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 9
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 8
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Curtis Glencross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 6
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
L Rene Bourque 1 0 4 2 1 1 2 0 18.10 9
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
D John Negrin 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 13.40 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 1 18.00 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 26.20 9
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 -1 12.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.50 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 1 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis McElhinney 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 6.20 4
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 18.00 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 15.40 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -4 19.30 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Jason Krog 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 15.50 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 4 2 0 0 10 0 16.00 8
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.10 5
L Oleg Saprykin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 13.50 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 19.10 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Kevin Bieksa 2 0 4 2 1 0 7 3 15.50 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 28.30 4
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 17.30 8
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 -4 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 1 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Cammalleri
2nd star: David Moss
3rd star: Daymond Langkow

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Jim Vandermeer notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Adrian Aucoin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-David Moss finally ended his 38 game goal drought.
-John Negrin ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Pavol Demitra had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Daniel Sedin had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Kevin Bieksa beat Cory Sarich in a fight.
-Ryan Kesler beat Jim Vandermeer in a fight.
-Ryan Kesler fought Jim Vandermeer in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 4( 18) , Manitoba Moose 2( 14)
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1-0 SJF Daniel Ryder (Jonathan Tremblay)
2-0 SJF Juuso Puustinen (Hugo Carpentier, Leland Irving)
3-0 SJF Kyle Greentree (Brandon Prust)
3-1 MAN Rick Rypien (Alexandre Burrows)
3-2 MAN Jason Jaffray (Alexandre Burrows, Shaun Heshka)
4-2 SJF Brad Cole (Brandon Prust)

Goalies: Leland Irving - Cory Schneider