23-1-2009 (saison)

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 28 - 20
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:51/60=83 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:73/96=76 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
Attendance: 15800 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 703100 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:55 0-1 Cam Janssen [3] (Francis Lemieux, Barret Jackman)
19:41 1-1 Andrei Kostitsyn [10] (Maxim Lapierre)
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28:12 1-2 Dan Hinote [11] (Paul Kariya, Jay McClement)
30:19 2-2 Mats Sundin [21] (Alex Kovalev, Tom Kostopoulos)
39:47 2-3 David Perron [2] (Yan Stastny, Matt Foy)
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49:49 3-3 Alex Kovalev [19] (Andrei Markov, Mats Sundin)PP
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Penalty summary:
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13:55 Mathieu Dandenault (2 min for tripping)
15:48 Steve Bégin (2 min for slashing)
16:03 Barret Jackman (2 min for roughing)
16:03 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for roughing)
19:57 Cam Janssen (2 min for boarding)
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34:16 Barret Jackman (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:21 Barret Jackman (2 min for tripping)
49:04 Cam Janssen (2 min for cross-checking)
50:41 Dan Hinote (5 min for fighting)
50:41 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
52:04 Ryan Whitney (2 min for hooking)
53:52 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for roughing)
53:52 Barret Jackman (2 min for roughing)
55:31 Cam Janssen (2 min for tripping)
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61:48 Cam Janssen (5 min for fighting)
61:48 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 7
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 14.50 6
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 17.20 7
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 22.50 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
C Steve Bégin 0 0 2 4 0 3 7 -1 14.20 8
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
C Mats Sundin 1 1 5 0 3 0 0 -1 24.50 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.10 8
L Chris Higgins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 4
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 0 15.20 9
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 23.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 31.30 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 -1 14.40 5
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 16.50 8
D Andrei Markov 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 31.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 17 0 0 65.00 5
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 1 0 2 4 0 1 11 1 12.40 10
R Matt Foy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 5
R Dan Hinote 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 20.30 8
R Brad Boyes 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 -1 23.10 8
C Lars Eller 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 9.50 6
C Yan Stastny 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 11.20 7
C Jay McClement 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.10 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Francis Lemieux 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 10.20 6
L David Perron 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 8.50 6
L Paul Kariya 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 22.20 8
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.20 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 26.40 7
D Barret Jackman 0 1 1 4 1 2 8 0 28.00 7
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 5
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 33.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 25 0 0 65.00 7
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Janssen
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Mats Sundin

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Andrei Kostitsyn scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Matt Foy ended his 6 game point drought.
-Francis Lemieux ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Dan Hinote fought Steve Bégin in a fight.
-Cam Janssen beat Georges Laraque in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 3( 29) , Worcester Icecats 0( 12)
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1-0 QUE Brock Trotter (James Wyman)
2-0 QUE Igor Musatov (Lyon Messier)
3-0 QUE Mathieu Aubin (Kyle Chipchura)

Goalies: Marc Denis - Marek Schwarz

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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Shots: 23 - 22
PP: 1 of 7 (8 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:70/84=83 %, Challenges:35/50=68 %
Attendance: 7902 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 383247 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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06:21 1-0 Derek Roy [13] (Toni Lydman)
15:19 2-0 Toni Lydman [3] (Tim Connolly, Thomas Vanek)
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30:43 3-0 Daniel Paillé [5] (Paul Gaustad, Mike Funk)
37:31 3-1 Michael Peca [8] (Mikael Samuelsson, Carlo Colaiacovo)
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44:14 4-1 Jochen Hecht [13] (Ales Kotalik, Toni Lydman)PP
59:28 5-1 Thomas Vanek [19] (Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov)
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Penalty summary:
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01:17 Raffi Torres (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:28 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
23:28 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
27:47 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for elbowing)
31:05 Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (5 min for fighting)
31:05 Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
31:26 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
34:26 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for diving)
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43:17 Raffi Torres (2 min for high-sticking)
46:03 Mikael Samuelsson (2 min for tripping)
47:51 Erik Cole (2 min for hooking)
50:31 Sidney Crosby (2 min for boarding)
59:35 Erik Cole (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 19.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10.50 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 20.50 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 3 0 3 10 0 6.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 1 6 1 4 0 1 17.00 8
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 20.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Daniel Paillé 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.30 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 3 19.10 9
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 16.50 8
D Mike Funk 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.20 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 17.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 28.50 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 24.20 7
D Toni Lydman 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.40 8
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10.50 6
R Erik Cole 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 -2 18.20 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 -1 18.40 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 6
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 14.00 6
C Michael Peca 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 13.40 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 22.20 9
L Tommy Sestito 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 4
L Jason Chimera 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 13.50 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 0 19.00 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 27.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 29.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 2 2 1 10 0 11.30 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 12.20 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 5 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Toni Lydman
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Jochen Hecht

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Mikael Samuelsson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sidney Crosby had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Raffi Torres had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Carlo Colaiacovo ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Adam Mair in a fight.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen beat Adam Mair in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 18) , Syracuse Crunch 6( 24)
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0-1 SYR John Vigilante (Andrew Murray, Trevor Hendrikx)
0-2 SYR Adam Pineault (Tony Romano)
0-3 SYR Jared Boll (Petr Pohl)
0-4 SYR Jared Boll (Petr Pohl)
0-5 SYR Tony Romano (John Vigilante)
0-6 SYR Jared Boll (Craig MacDonald)
1-6 ROC Andrew Peters (Kevin Croxton)
2-6 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Felix Schütz, Adam Dennis)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - Daniel LaCosta

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New York Islanders 1 , Ottawa Senators 4
Shots: 18 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:61/70=87 %, Challenges:32/37=84 %
PP: 3 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:83/97=85 %, Challenges:41/45=89 %
Attendance: 16271 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 761483 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:51 0-1 Bryan Smolinski [11] (Chris Phillips, Mike Fisher)
18:14 1-1 Frans Nielsen [3] (Kyle Okposo, Brendan Witt)
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27:15 1-2 Jason Spezza [22] (Daniel Alfredsson, Brendan Bell)PP
28:12 1-3 Jason Spezza [23] (Dany Heatley, Brendan Bell)PP
32:37 1-4 Bryan Smolinski [12] (Mike Fisher, Chris Kelly)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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13:26 Jon Sim (2 min for tripping)
19:59 Shean Donovan (2 min for roughing)
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25:29 Andy Sutton (2 min for high-sticking)
27:25 Freddy Meyer (2 min for hooking)
31:02 Brendan Witt (2 min for cross-checking)
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41:33 Brendan Witt (2 min for tripping)
48:32 Josh Hennessy (2 min for boarding)
52:18 Jeff Tambellini (2 min for elbowing)
54:39 Christoph Schubert (2 min for cross-checking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Okposo 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 6
R Richard Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
R Trent Hunter 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 6
R Bill Guerin 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 23.50 6
C Frans Nielsen 1 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 9.40 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 5
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 5
C Doug Weight 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.40 5
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
L Jon Sim 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 5
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
D Chris Campoli 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 5
D Freddy Meyer 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 17.40 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 28.10 7
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.10 5
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
D Brendan Witt 0 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 11 0 0 32.30 4
G Yann Danis 0 0 8 0 0 27.10 7

Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
R Chris Kelly 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
R Shean Donovan 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 14.30 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 8
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 6
C Mike Fisher 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Jason Spezza 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 8
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.00 7
L Bryan Smolinski 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
L Dany Heatley 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
D Brendan Bell 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 20.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 14.00 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 25.20 7
D Christoph Schubert 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 18.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Frans Nielsen finally ended his 39 game goal drought.
-Andy Hilbert had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Freddy Meyer had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Andy Sutton had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Brendan Bell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Kelly notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brendan Bell finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 19) , Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 12)
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1-0 BRG Tim Jackman (Jack Hillen, Rob Hennigar)
2-0 BRG Tim Jackman (Blake Comeau)

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Alex Auld

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 22 - 22
PP: 3 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:55/61=90 %, Challenges:36/42=83 %
PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:76/87=87 %, Challenges:44/51=84 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 981973 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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21:29 1-0 Ryan Malone [8] (Paul Ranger, Ryan Craig)PP
28:52 2-0 Mark Recchi [10] (Gary Roberts, Shane O'Brien)
31:05 3-0 Radim Vrbata [9] (Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger)PP
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45:06 3-1 Teemu Selänne [21] (Jarret Stoll, Patrik Elias)
46:07 3-2 Dainius Zubrus [6] (Chris Clark, Andrei Zyuzin)
49:19 3-3 Chris Clark [5] (Alexander Ovechkin)SH
49:32 4-3 Vincent Lecavalier [20] (Matt Carle, Filip Kuba)PP
58:38 5-3 Vaclav Prospal [9] (Paul Ranger, Shane O'Brien) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:25 Brian Pothier (2 min for hooking)
10:23 Gary Roberts (2 min for cross-checking)
14:18 Brandon Bochenski (2 min for slashing)
18:07 Adam Hall (2 min for tripping)
19:24 Brian Pothier (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:18 Adam Hall (2 min for holding the stick)
30:11 Brian Pothier (2 min for high-sticking)
34:34 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
34:34 Vaclav Prospal (2 min for roughing)
35:01 Gary Roberts (2 min for high-sticking)
36:27 Paul Ranger (2 min for slashing)
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48:37 Brian Pothier (2 min for holding the stick)
52:51 Matt Carle (2 min for hooking)
56:11 Matt Carle (2 min for holding the stick)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 8.50 5
R Radim Vrbata 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
R Mark Recchi 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
C Ryan Craig 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 -1 19.50 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.30 6
L Ryan Malone 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 17.00 9
L Gary Roberts 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 10.40 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 14.00 6
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Paul Ranger 0 3 1 6 0 1 2 -1 29.40 10
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 14.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 1 20.10 8
D Filip Kuba 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 -2 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Olaf Kölzig 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 0 1 2 0 4 0 7.00 5
R Dainius Zubrus 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 12.10 7
R Jarret Stoll 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 1 21.00 9
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 7
C Viktor Kozlov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.10 5
C Patrik Elias 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Alexander Semin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
L François Bouchard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Chris Clark 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.00 7
L Teemu Selänne 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 8
L Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 20.20 8
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 19.10 5
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 -1 21.50 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.10 6
D Bryan Berard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
D Mike Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Daren Machesney 5 0 17 0 0 59.20 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Ranger
2nd star: Ryan Malone
3rd star: Radim Vrbata

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Mark Recchi scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Radim Vrbata finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Vaclav Prospal finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Andrei Zyuzin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Chris Clark ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Teemu Selänne ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 11) , Portland Pirates 0(
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1-0 DTV Michel Ouellet (Janne Niskala, Radek Smolenak)

Goalies: Karri Rämö - Simeon Varlamov

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Nashville Predators 1 , Atlanta Thrashers 3
Shots: 31 - 18
PP: 1 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:69/84=82 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:69/91=75 %, Challenges:23/31=71 %
Attendance: 13332 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 641269 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:21 0-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [24] (Ron Hainsey)
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36:06 0-2 Jason Williams [21] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Todd White)
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45:49 0-3 Todd White [14] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Jason Williams)PP
57:11 1-3 David Legwand [18] (Martin Erat, Jean-Pierre Dumont)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:25 Slava Kozlov (2 min for high-sticking)
06:25 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
17:21 Scott Nichol (2 min for tripping)
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21:47 Danny Markov (2 min for roughing)
28:23 Bryan Little (2 min for cross-checking)
29:22 Brad Larsen (2 min for slashing)
39:43 Brad Larsen (2 min for boarding)
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43:08 Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for roughing)
43:54 Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)
52:18 Jerred Smithson (2 min for high-sticking)
55:43 Garnet Exelby (2 min for hooking)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 9.00 5
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 8.20 4
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 4 2 0 1 2 0 20.20 8
C Scott Nichol 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 12.00 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 11.40 6
C David Legwand 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 -1 18.40 9
C Jason Arnott 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24.10 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 6.00 5
L Martin Erat 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -1 18.30 8
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 7.20 4
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 5 2 4 0 -1 26.00 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 27.40 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 9.20 5
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 5
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 15 0 0 60.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Spencer Machacek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
R Bryan Little 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 10.20 6
R Jason Williams 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 6 1 3 2 1 20.00 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 4
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.10 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Todd White 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Brett Sterling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 15.50 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 11.20 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 9
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 25.50 8
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 21.50 7
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 20.00 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Jason Williams
3rd star: Todd White

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jean-Pierre Dumont had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Dan Hamhuis had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Colby Armstrong had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-R.J. Umberger had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 4( 38) , Chicago Wolves 0( 6)
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1-0 MIL Ville Koistinen (Ryan Maki)
2-0 MIL Rich Peverly (Ryan Maki, Josh Gratton)
3-0 MIL Ryan Jones (Cal O'Reilly)
4-0 MIL Teemu Laakso (Ryan Maki)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Ondrej Pavelec

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Colorado Avalanche 6 , Dallas Stars 4
Shots: 35 - 21
PP: 1 of 10 (17 shots), Passing:84/95=88 %, Challenges:48/54=87 %
PP: 2 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:47/67=70 %, Challenges:40/42=93 %
Attendance: 16753 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 770639 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:13 1-0 Ryan Smyth [13] (Tyler Arnason)PP
12:12 2-0 Ian Laperriere [16] (Wojtek Wolski, Tyler Arnason)
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22:54 2-1 Sergei Zubov [8] (Philippe Boucher, Brad Richards)PP
26:55 3-1 Marek Svatos [6] (Ryan Smyth, Tyler Arnason)
27:21 3-2 Toby Petersen [3] (Sergei Korostin, Fabian Brunnström)
32:28 3-3 Brenden Morrow [13] (Marty Turco)SH
34:14 3-4 Loui Eriksson [18] (Brad Richards, Brenden Morrow)PP
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49:21 4-4 Milan Hejduk [20] (Ryan Smyth, Paul Stastny)
50:28 5-4 Milan Hejduk [21] (Brett Clark, Ryan Smyth)
58:43 6-4 Ian Laperriere [17] (Ryan Smyth, John-Michael Liles) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:32 Philippe Boucher (2 min for tripping)
07:42 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
11:19 Stéphane Robidas (5 min for fighting)
11:19 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
14:01 T.J. Hensick (2 min for cross-checking)
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22:37 Ryan Smyth (2 min for elbowing)
24:36 Sergei Korostin (2 min for holding the stick)
29:01 Steve Ott (2 min for elbowing)
30:03 Sean Avery (2 min for high-sticking)
33:34 Marek Svatos (2 min for tripping)
38:02 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
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41:02 Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
51:44 Joel Lundqvist (2 min for hooking)
51:53 Steve Ott (2 min for slashing)
56:09 Mark Fistric (2 min for roughing)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 17.30 8
R Ian Laperriere 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.10 8
R Milan Hejduk 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 21.50 9
C Ben Guite 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 9.50 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 19.00 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Dmitri Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 8.20 7
L Ryan Smyth 1 4 3 0 0 0 2 4 19.40 10
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 9.50 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 18.50 7
D Brett Clark 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 28.20 9
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 13.30 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 21.20 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 4 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sergei Korostin 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 5.00 5
R Joel Lundqvist 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 10.40 5
R Loui Eriksson 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 13.00 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 22.00 9
C Toby Petersen 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 5.00 6
C Mike Ribeiro 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 7.50 6
C Brad Richards 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Fabian Brunnström 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.00 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 3 3 0 1 4 -1 21.10 7
L Steve Ott 0 0 4 5 1 1 6 -3 18.40 8
L Brenden Morrow 1 1 4 5 0 1 2 -1 21.40 10
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 29.20 7
D Mark Fistric 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -2 19.00 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 -1 21.30 7
D Sergei Zubov 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 19.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 6 1 29 0 0 59.00 4
G Tobias Stephan 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Smyth
2nd star: Ian Laperriere
3rd star: Milan Hejduk

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Milan Hejduk scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Brett Clark notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Marek Svatos finally ended his 23 game goal drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Brenden Morrow notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Fabian Brunnström finally ended his 15 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Darcy Tucker beat Stéphane Robidas in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 5( 28) , Utah Grizzlies 3( 13)
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0-1 UTH Krys Barch (Chris Conner, Stanislav Romanov)
0-2 UTH Sami Sandell (B.J. Crombeen, Pier-Alexandre Poulin)
0-3 UTH James Neal (John Lammers, Matt Climie)
1-3 HER Peter Sejna (Wes O'Neill)
2-3 HER David Jones (Jordan Leopold, Jason Bacashihua)
3-3 HER Wes O'Neill (Codey Burki)
4-3 HER Alexandre Picard (Kyle Cumiskey)
5-3 HER Jordan Leopold

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Matt Climie