26 Décembre 08

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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 23 - 25
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:31/49=62 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:20/51=38 %
Attendance: 7316 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 355558 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:14 0-1 Erik Johnson [1] (Ryan McDonagh, Simon Gagné)
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26:38 0-2 Jonathan Toews [14] (Rick Nash, Matt D'Agostini)
29:24 0-3 Steven Stamkos [2] (Roman Hamrlik, Shawn Belle)
29:46 1-3 Colby Armstrong [7] (Brett Sterling, Todd White)
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45:26 2-3 Colby Armstrong [8] (Todd White, Brett Sterling)
58:38 2-4 Jonathan Toews [15] (Kevin Bieksa, Shawn Belle) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:17 Ryan McDonagh (2 min for tripping)
14:16 Matt D'Agostini (2 min for holding the stick)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 17.20 4
R Colby Armstrong 2 0 3 2 1 3 0 -1 17.00 8
R Jeff Carter 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 -1 20.00 6
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 4
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 6
C Todd White 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 -1 17.20 5
C Ladislav Nagy 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -1 19.40 8
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 4
L Brad Larsen 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 17.20 5
L Brett Sterling 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 19.40 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 18.50 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 -1 16.40 4
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -1 24.30 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 18.40 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 17.30 6
D Bryan Berard 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 -1 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ondrej Pavelec 4 0 21 0 0 59.20 5
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 9.20 5
R Matt D'Agostini 0 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 14.30 6
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
R Rick Nash 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 18.30 7
C Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 5
C Steven Stamkos 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14.30 7
C Simon Gagné 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 17.00 6
C Jonathan Toews 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 4
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.30 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 1 19.50 7
L Martin St. Louis 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 1 19.40 5
D Shawn Belle 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 6
D Ryan McDonagh 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 18.10 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 24.10 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Erik Johnson 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 18.40 8
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 22.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Toews
2nd star: Colby Armstrong
3rd star: Steven Stamkos

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Colby Armstrong finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Ryan McDonagh notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Toews scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Kevin Bieksa notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steven Stamkos finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Shawn Belle ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 13) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 16)
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1-0 CHW Erik Christensen
1-1 QUE Maxim Lapierre (Alexandre Picard, Josh Gorges)
1-2 QUE Jarkko Immonen (Tom Kostopoulos, Mathieu Aubin)
2-2 CHW Brian Sipotz (Joe Motzko, Nikita Alexeev)

Goalies: Johan Hedberg - Marc Denis

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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:38/63=59 %
PP: 1 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 12604 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 579784 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:18 0-1 Ruslan Fedotenko [6] (Jordan Staal)PP
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22:16 1-1 Thomas Vanek [11] (Paul Gaustad)
29:52 1-2 Evgeny Malkin [9] (Sidney Crosby, Jaromir Jagr)
31:22 1-3 Dick Tärnström [5] (Pascal Dupuis, Petr Sykora)
37:46 2-3 Thomas Vanek [12] (Tim Connolly, Maxim Afinogenov)
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59:34 2-4 Tyler Kennedy [3] (Jordan Staal, Petr Sykora) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:37 Daniel Paillé (2 min for tripping)
10:19 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for high-sticking)
12:31 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
18:36 Craig Rivet (2 min for hooking)
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35:31 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for slashing)
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50:33 Rob Blake (2 min for boarding)
52:31 Derek Roy (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 13.40 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 17.30 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 -1 19.00 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.30 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 13.40 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 19.50 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 19.00 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 18.30 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.30 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 25.30 5
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18.50 4
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 20.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -2 20.40 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 23 0 0 58.20 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 2 7 0 7 0 0 7.30 9
R Tyler Kennedy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.40 6
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 17.50 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 19.50 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Jordan Staal 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 14.40 8
C Petr Sykora 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 12.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 10.10 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Evgeny Malkin 1 0 5 5 1 3 2 1 19.50 10
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 9.30 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.40 6
D Rob Blake 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 25.50 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 14.50 7
D Dick Tärnström 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 28.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jordan Staal
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Evgeny Malkin

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ruslan Fedotenko ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Dick Tärnström ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 1( 18) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 19)
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1-0 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Marc-André Gragnani, Ivan Dornic)
1-1 WIL Joey Mormina (Dustin Jeffrey)
1-2 WIL Bill Thomas (Jeff Taffe, Darryl Sydor)

Goalies: Adam Dennis - John Curry

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Los Angeles Kings 6 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 31 - 19
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:75/90=83 %, Challenges:23/38=59 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:19/35=52 %
Attendance: 6704 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 306373 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:19 1-0 Kyle Calder [15] (Jarret Stoll)
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27:01 2-0 Alexander Frolov [14] (Anze Kopitar, Tom Preissing)
28:35 3-0 Jack Johnson [2] (Kyle Calder)
31:01 3-1 Josh Green [6] (Joffrey Lupul)
35:38 3-2 R.J. Umberger [2] (Kimmo Timonen, Mike Commodore)
37:46 4-2 Ed Purcell [11] (Jack Johnson, Tom Preissing)
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44:13 5-2 Kyle Calder [16] (Jarret Stoll, Denis Gauthier)PP
49:04 6-2 Dustin Brown [6] (Drew Bagnall, Jack Johnson)
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Penalty summary:
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01:19 Oleg Saprykin (2 min for hooking)
15:08 Denis Gauthier (2 min for tripping)
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38:47 Jarret Stoll (2 min for slashing)
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43:19 Robert Lang (2 min for slashing)
49:48 Josh Green (2 min for hooking)
57:48 Josh Green (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raitis Ivanans 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5.50 4
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 4
R Ed Purcell 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 3 17.00 7
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 -1 15.10 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 18.00 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.50 7
L Brad Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 4
L Dustin Brown 1 0 2 2 2 4 0 -1 18.20 7
L Kyle Calder 2 1 5 1 1 1 0 3 20.50 9
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 18.10 8
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.50 4
D Denis Gauthier 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 3 22.50 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 22.10 7
D Drew Bagnall 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.20 5
D Jack Johnson 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 23.50 9
D Tom Preissing 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Boguniecki 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 16.30 6
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -3 17.30 5
R Pavol Demitra 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 5
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 1 14.30 4
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 19.10 4
C Todd Marchant 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 20.30 6
L Brad May 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 5.50 6
L Josh Green 1 0 3 1 3 1 4 1 18.30 6
L Travis Moen 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -3 19.50 6
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 13.40 6
D P.K. Subban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 5
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 19.10 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 -1 25.20 5
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 17.50 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -4 15.50 4
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 23.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 6 0 25 0 0 60.00 4
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Calder
2nd star: Jack Johnson
3rd star: Ed Purcell

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Kyle Calder scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jack Johnson has marked a new career high in points with 12 points.
-Denis Gauthier ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Joffrey Lupul finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-R.J. Umberger finally ended his 25 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 4( 44) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0(
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1-0 MNC Brian Boyle (Trevor Lewis, Davis Drewiske)
2-0 MNC Brian Boyle (Trevor Lewis, Davis Drewiske)
3-0 MNC Brian Boyle (Ben Shutron, Trevor Lewis)
4-0 MNC Kevin Westgarth (Matt Ellis, John Zeiler)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Matt Smith

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Nashville Predators 2 , Edmonton Oilers 3
Shots: 18 - 20
PP: 0 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:66/88=75 %, Challenges:35/51=67 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:67/83=80 %, Challenges:36/54=65 %
Attendance: 9971 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 460661 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:36 1-0 Martin Erat [9] (Shea Weber, David Legwand)
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33:01 1-1 Dustin Penner [7] (Denis Grebeshkov, Ladislav Smid)
34:38 1-2 Sam Gagner [5] (Andrew Cogliano, Ethan Moreau)
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47:22 2-2 Jean-Pierre Dumont [14] (Steve Sullivan, Ryan Suter)
48:06 2-3 Andrew Cogliano [11] (Sam Gagner, Steve Staios)
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Penalty summary:
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23:43 Ryan Suter (2 min for slashing)
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51:04 Zack Stortini (2 min for tripping)
52:28 Erik Cole (2 min for tripping)
58:45 Ethan Moreau (2 min for slashing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 4
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 16.30 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 17.30 5
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 4
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 14.20 5
C David Legwand 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 -1 19.30 7
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 5
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 14.20 4
L Martin Erat 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Steve Sullivan 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 5
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.30 4
D Shea Weber 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 20.50 7
D Ryan Suter 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 -1 24.40 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.30 5
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 -1 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 17 0 0 59.00 5
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stéphane Goulet 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.40 7
R Zack Stortini 0 0 0 2 5 4 2 1 16.40 5
R Sam Gagner 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 16.40 6
C Andrew Cogliano 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 12.30 8
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 -1 20.40 5
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Dustin Penner 1 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 20.40 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 13.50 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 20.20 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 19.40 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 26.20 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 17.30 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.50 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sam Gagner
2nd star: Andrew Cogliano
3rd star: Dustin Penner

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Martin Erat finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Ryan Suter finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Steve Staios notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dustin Penner finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Erik Cole had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Denis Grebeshkov ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 4( 33) , Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 16)
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0-1 HAM Gilbert Brulé (Ryan Potulny, Cody Wild)
1-1 MIL Ian McKenzie (Alexander Sulzer, Cal O'Reilly)
1-2 HAM Jean-François Jacques (Josef Hrabal, Ryan Potulny)
1-3 HAM Colin McDonald (Gilbert Brulé, Robbie Schremp)
2-3 MIL Antti Pihlstrom (Cal O'Reilly)
3-3 MIL Rich Peverly (Ville Koistinen)
4-3 MIL Joel Ward (Kelsey Wilson)

Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Jeff Deslauriers

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St. Louis Blues 2 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 16 - 36
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:24/41=57 %
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:47/63=73 %
Attendance: 13009 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 614025 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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29:41 1-0 Eric Brewer [3] (Steven Wagner, Paul Kariya)PP
34:19 1-1 Nicklas Lidström [4] (Darren Helm, Kirk Maltby)
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48:21 2-1 Paul Kariya [9] (Andy McDonald, Brad Boyes)
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Penalty summary:
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08:01 Mike Weaver (2 min for slashing)
13:42 Kris Draper (2 min for holding the stick)
17:27 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for hooking)
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28:57 Kris Draper (2 min for holding the stick)
36:04 Yan Stastny (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:16 Matt Foy (2 min for tripping)
43:41 Cam Janssen (2 min for high-sticking)
52:15 Trent Whitfield (2 min for high-sticking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 6.20 6
R Cam Janssen 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 19.40 5
R Matt Foy 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 15.20 6
R Brad Boyes 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 5
C Yan Stastny 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.20 5
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 14.30 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 20.50 5
C Andy McDonald 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
L David Perron 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5.20 5
L Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 18.50 6
L Paul Kariya 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 8
D Mike Weaver 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 14.10 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 20.30 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 28.40 7
D Steven Wagner 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.00 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 5
D Eric Brewer 1 0 1 7 2 1 0 1 21.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 1 0 35 0 0 60.00 10
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 6.40 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 15.20 6
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 14.50 6
R Marian Hossa 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 20.40 10
C Darren Helm 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 6.40 7
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 11.10 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 19.20 7
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 10.50 6
L Johan Franzén 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 11.10 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 5 3 1 1 2 0 20.40 8
D Alex Picard 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 11.20 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 30.10 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13.20 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 19.30 7
D Nicklas Lidström 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 2 0 14 0 0 59.00 6
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Kariya
2nd star: Eric Brewer
3rd star: Manny Legace

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Andy McDonald notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Kirk Maltby ended his 8 game point drought.
-Nicklas Lidström finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 21) , Kansas City Blades 0( 9)
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1-0 WOR Nikolai Lemtyugov (Nick Drazenovic)
2-0 WOR Nikolai Lemtyugov (David Ruzicka)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Jimmy Howard

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Washington Capitals 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 22 - 28
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/86=77 %, Challenges:27/50=52 %
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:28/50=54 %
Attendance: 16593 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 832969 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:38 1-0 Michael Nylander [14] (Donald Brashear, Brooks Laich)
17:09 1-1 Patrick Eaves [7] (Ray Whitney, Rod Brind'Amour)PP
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24:37 1-2 Eric Staal [13] (Justin Williams, Frantisek Kaberle)
25:22 2-2 Viktor Kozlov [5] (Milan Jurcina, Shaone Morrisonn)
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45:32 3-2 Alexander Ovechkin [18] (Alex Kovalev, Brian Pothier)
54:08 3-3 Sergei Samsonov [12] (Rod Brind'Amour, Joe Corvo)
58:06 4-3 Alex Kovalev [11] (Mike Cammalleri, Boyd Gordon)
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Penalty summary:
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13:11 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for hooking)
16:43 Kenny Jönsson (2 min for high-sticking)
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55:55 Wade Brookbank (5 min for fighting)
55:55 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 9.50 5
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 2 16.50 6
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 5
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 9
C Boyd Gordon 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 9.20 7
C Michael Nylander 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 16.50 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 6
C Mike Cammalleri 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 17.20 6
L François Bouchard 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Donald Brashear 0 1 0 3 3 3 0 2 18.30 7
L Brooks Laich 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 -1 15.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 3 1 2 2 1 17.40 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 17.50 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 5
D Mike Green 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 23.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 1 5 0 6 0 2 17.50 9
D Kenny Jönsson 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 15.20 6
D Brian Pothier 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 9.10 6
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 17.00 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 -2 14.50 6
R Justin Williams 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 19.40 8
C Joe Jensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 4
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 15.10 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 -2 17.10 6
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 19.40 8
L Chad LaRose 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.00 7
L Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 15.10 6
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 16.30 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 16.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -2 17.40 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 0 25.40 8
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -2 18.40 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Michael Nylander

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alex Kovalev scored the 900th point of his career.
-Shaone Morrisonn ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rod Brind'Amour notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Wade Brookbank beat Chris Clark in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 16) , Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 11)
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0-1 LOW Noah Babin (Nicolas Blanchard)
0-2 LOW Dennis Seidenberg (Ryan Bayda, Brandon Sutter)
1-2 POR David Steckel (Jeff Schultz, Chris Bourque)
1-3 LOW Jakub Petruzalek (Brett Carson)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Danny Battochio