17.11.2001

Buffalo Sabres 3 , Minnesota Wild 2
Shots: 35 - 17
BUF PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:39/59=65 %
MIN PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/85=70 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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14:47 0-1 MIN Pavol Demitra [9] (Mattias Weinhandl)PP
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27:33 1-1 BUF Toni Lydman [1] (Thomas Vanek, Ales Kotalik)
35:25 1-2 MIN Stéphane Veilleux [6] (Kim Johnsson, Marian Gaborik)
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46:45 2-2 BUF Andrew Peters [1] (Jonathan Hedström, Teppo Numminen)
49:43 3-2 BUF Ales Kotalik [7] (Jaroslav Spacek, Brian Campbell)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:28 MIN Wes Walz (2 min for tripping)
13:09 BUF Teppo Numminen (2 min for elbowing)
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20:22 MIN Derek Boogaard (2 min for hooking)
39:25 MIN Todd White (2 min for tripping)
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42:44 MIN Petteri Nummelin (2 min for cross-checking)
47:51 MIN Martin Skoula (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonathan Hedström 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 6
R Ales Kotalik 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 1 18.40 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 18.20 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.30 4
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 14.00 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Andrew Peters 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
L Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 18.30 5
D Toni Lydman 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 13.10 8
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 26.00 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 1 20.20 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 3 1 4 0 2 0 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 7
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 10.20 5
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 -1 17.10 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.30 8
C Todd White 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 10.30 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 18.20 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 22.00 8
C Pavol Demitra 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 13.30 8
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 1 4 0 4 2 0 13.00 7
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 10.20 4
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 -1 15.20 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.20 5
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 16.30 4
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 21.40 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 15.10 6
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 24.40 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Kotalik
2nd star: Andrew Peters
3rd star: Toni Lydman

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Brian Campbell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jonathan Hedström finally ended his 14 game point drought.
-Toni Lydman finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 26) , Houston Aeros 2( 18)
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0-1 HOU Dominic Moore (Joey Tetarenko, Mark Rooneem)
1-1 ROC Martin Kariya (Adam Mair)
1-2 HOU Nick Schultz (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Matt Foy)
2-2 ROC Dan Paillé

Goalies: Danny Battochio - Josh Harding

Washington Capitals 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 25 - 24
WSH PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:31/44=68 %
MTL PP: 1 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:70/78=89 %, Challenges:33/50=64 %
Attendance: 19520 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 550464 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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28:12 0-1 MTL Chris Higgins [3] (Mike Johnson, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
29:36 1-1 WSH Alexander Ovechkin [4] (Steve Eminger, Brian Sutherby)
30:53 2-1 WSH Matt Bradley [5] (Milan Jurcina, Kris Beech)
31:32 3-1 WSH Alexander Semin [6] (Milan Jurcina)
39:06 3-2 MTL Alex Kovalev [8] (Mike Johnson)
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49:43 3-3 MTL Michael Ryder [4] (Alexander Perezhogin, Chris Higgins)
50:13 4-3 WSH Matt Bradley [6] (Alexander Semin, Kris Beech)
58:16 5-3 WSH Boyd Gordon [3] (Matt Bradley, Ben Clymer)
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Penalty summary:
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01:27 WSH Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
06:33 WSH Brian Sutherby (2 min for high-sticking)
11:22 MTL Radek Bonk (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:37 WSH Jakub Klepis (2 min for tripping)
27:29 WSH Eric Fehr (2 min for high-sticking)
35:17 WSH Matt Pettinger (2 min for tripping)
39:49 WSH Alexander Semin (2 min for diving)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 7.20 7
R Boyd Gordon 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 12.10 7
R Matt Bradley 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 15.10 9
R Chris Clark 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 6
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 12.10 6
C Kris Beech 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 14.20 7
C Brian Sutherby 0 1 5 3 1 0 2 0 21.00 8
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 16.20 7
L Alexander Semin 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 17.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 20.30 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 20.00 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 12.50 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 -1 27.50 9
D Bryan Muir 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 16.30 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 5.20 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 15.40 7
R Michael Ryder 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 19.40 8
R Mike Johnson 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 0 19.20 9
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 4
C Chris Higgins 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 8
C Radek Bonk 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 14.50 5
C Alex Kovalev 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 19.30 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.20 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 18.30 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.10 6
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 21.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 -1 24.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 14.50 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 21.30 6
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 23.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Bradley
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Boyd Gordon

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Sheldon Souray had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 5( 25) , Quebec Citadelles 2( 16)
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0-1 QUE Aaron Downey (Maxim Lapierre, Mark Streit)
1-1 POR Quintin Laing (Tomas Fleischmann)
2-1 POR Cam McCaffrey (Pete Vandermeer, Joey Tenute)
2-2 QUE Duncan Milroy (Garth Murray)
3-2 POR Jamie Hunt (Chris Bourque)
4-2 POR Quintin Laing (Jonas Johansson)
5-2 POR Quintin Laing (Tomas Fleischmann)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Michael Leighton

Detroit Red Wings 2 , Los Angeles Kings 4
Shots: 25 - 27
DET PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:74/87=85 %, Challenges:25/53=46 %
LA PP: 1 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:59/78=75 %, Challenges:28/43=63 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 619473 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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07:43 0-1 LA Noah Clarke [5] (Anze Kopitar)PP
14:44 1-1 DET Mark Recchi [6] (Michael Peca, Nicklas Lidström)
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25:57 1-2 LA Anze Kopitar [5] (Alexander Frolov, Scott Thornton)
29:39 2-2 DET Robert Lang [8] (Kirk Maltby, Maxime Talbot)
35:57 2-3 LA Jamie Lundmark [3] (Aaron Miller)
39:42 2-4 LA Scott Thornton [3])
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:39 DET Josh Langfeld (2 min for cross-checking)
07:23 DET Michel Ouellet (2 min for slashing)
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45:19 LA Derek Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
45:19 DET Danny Markov (2 min for roughing)
46:13 DET Chris Chelios (2 min for tripping)
51:22 DET Robert Lang (2 min for tripping)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Josh Langfeld 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.20 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 2 3 2 2 0 15.10 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 14.10 7
R Mats Sundin 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 6.30 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
C Mark Recchi 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
C Michael Peca 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.40 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 5
L Kyle Calder 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
L Robert Lang 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 16.00 8
D Mark Popovic 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 16.00 5
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -1 22.20 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 16.40 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 -1 19.20 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Fred Brathwaite 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 8.30 5
R Dustin Brown 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 15.10 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.40 7
R Alexander Frolov 0 1 4 2 1 3 0 1 19.40 8
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 6
C Marty Murray 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 15.10 6
C Jamie Lundmark 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 8
L Dany Roussin 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.30 5
L Raitis Ivanans 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 15.10 7
L Noah Clarke 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
L Scott Thornton 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 16.10 8
D Jamie Heward 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 24.30 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 26.20 7
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 18.10 7
D Aaron Miller 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 13.50 8
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Sean Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anze Kopitar
2nd star: Scott Thornton
3rd star: Alexander Frolov

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Jamie Lundmark finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Scott Thornton ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Aaron Miller ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 5( 7) , Manchester Monarchs 0( 19)
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1-0 KCB Kip Miller (Eric Himelfarb, Evan McGrath)
2-0 KCB Kip Miller (Andreas Lilja, Evan McGrath)
3-0 KCB Matt Hussey (Matt Ellis, Travis Richards)
4-0 KCB Jiri Hudler (Daniel Cleary, Brad Norton)
5-0 KCB Kip Miller (Evan McGrath)

Goalies: Stefan Liv - Mathieu Garon

Toronto Maple Leafs 2 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 22 - 19
TOR PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:31/51=59 %
TB PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:76/101=75 %, Challenges:38/57=65 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 596562 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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15:22 0-1 TB Paul Ranger [2] (Shane O'Brien, Brad Richards)PP
17:04 0-2 TB Vaclav Prospal [6] (Vincent Lecavalier, Tim Taylor)
19:18 1-2 TOR Yanic Perreault [2] (Chad Kilger, Josef Melichar)
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33:41 2-2 TOR Pavel Kubina [2] (Bates Battaglia, Josef Melichar)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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09:28 TOR Bryan McCabe (2 min for roughing)
09:28 TB Martin St. Louis (2 min for roughing)
13:41 TOR Johnny Pohl (2 min for holding the stick)
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25:27 TOR Bates Battaglia (2 min for high-sticking)
26:54 TB Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
26:54 TOR Bryan McCabe (2 min for roughing)
27:57 TB Vaclav Prospal (2 min for tripping)
39:58 TB Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for holding the stick)
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42:27 TB Tim Taylor (2 min for slashing)
46:52 TOR Bryan McCabe (2 min for slashing)
47:56 TOR Darcy Tucker (2 min for cross-checking)
51:39 TOR Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
51:39 TB Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
57:14 TOR Chad Kilger (2 min for roughing)
57:14 TB Eric Healey (2 min for roughing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 12.10 5
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 13.20 7
R Bates Battaglia 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 2 15.10 6
R Jeff O'Neill 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 -1 9.20 4
C Darcy Tucker 0 0 0 3 2 3 7 0 15.30 6
C Yanic Perreault 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 15.50 6
C Keith Tkachuk 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 7.00 4
L Matt Stajan 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
L Chad Kilger 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 19.20 8
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Ian White 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 19.40 7
D Josef Melichar 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 18.40 7
D Pavel Kubina 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 26.10 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.30 5
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 23.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 2 4 2 3 6 -1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 2 0 17 0 0 65.00 6
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.00 4
R Rob DiMaio 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 14.00 5
R Jason Ward 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 -1 20.10 7
C Tim Taylor 0 1 0 4 2 4 2 0 11.00 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 19.10 6
C Brad Richards 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Eric Healey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 6
L Karl Stewart 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 -1 21.10 6
L Vaclav Prospal 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 20.10 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 1 0 2 3 7 0 16.50 5
D Paul Ranger 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 20.30 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 27.10 5
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 22.00 7
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 2 0 20 0 0 65.00 8
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Yanic Perreault
2nd star: Vincent Lecavalier
3rd star: Chad Kilger

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Yanic Perreault finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Keith Tkachuk had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vaclav Prospal ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Shane O'Brien ended his 6 game point drought.
-Paul Ranger ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Darcy Tucker beat Shane O'Brien in a fight.

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 6( 40) , Detroit Vipers 2( 16)
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1-0 SJM Nik Antropov (Brad Brown)
2-0 SJM Wade Belak (Nik Antropov, Boyd Devereaux)
3-0 SJM Brad Leeb (Ben Ondrus, Jeremy Williams)
4-0 SJM Alexander Suglobov (Travis Green)
4-1 DTV Andre Roy (Éric Perrin)
5-1 SJM Wade Belak
5-2 DTV Adam Henrich (Stanislav Lascek, Daniel Corso)
6-2 SJM Alexander Suglobov (Jay Harrison, Travis Green)

Goalies: Jean-François Racine - Morgan Cey

Atlanta Thrashers 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 2
Shots: 32 - 14
ATL PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:29/44=64 %
PHI PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:58/78=74 %, Challenges:16/36=43 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 501811 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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11:18 1-0 ATL Vyacheslav Kozlov [4] (Jim Slater)
13:08 2-0 ATL Bobby Holik [7] (Bill Guerin)
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30:32 3-0 ATL Patrick Marleau [6] (Marian Hossa, Craig Rivet)PP
39:29 3-1 PHI Simon Gagné [10] (Niko Dimitrakos, Joni Pitkänen)PP
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45:27 4-1 ATL Todd Bertuzzi [6] (Marian Hossa, Craig Rivet)
48:09 4-2 PHI Mike Knuble [2] (Simon Gagné)SH
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Penalty summary:
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02:35 ATL Niclas Hävelid (2 min for slashing)
05:18 PHI Denis Gauthier (2 min for elbowing)
16:48 ATL Jim Slater (2 min for hooking)
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25:34 PHI Eric Meloche (2 min for holding the stick)
29:12 PHI Eric Meloche (2 min for high-sticking)
30:45 ATL Jean-Pierre Vigier (2 min for hooking)
38:14 ATL Bill Guerin (2 min for tripping)
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41:43 PHI Dmitry Afanasenkov (2 min for elbowing)
47:16 PHI Mike Richards (2 min for hooking)
48:52 PHI Mike Knuble (2 min for slashing)
52:51 ATL Patrick Marleau (2 min for high-sticking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 6
R Scott Mellanby 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 13.50 7
R Bill Guerin 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 12.20 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 22.30 8
C Kevin Doell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Jim Slater 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 13.50 6
C Bobby Holik 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 16.40 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 7 1 1 1 2 0 20.00 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 5.50 4
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 1 17.30 6
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
L Marian Hossa 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 23.00 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 10.10 7
D Craig Rivet 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 28.50 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 17.40 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.20 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 30.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 12 0 0 60.00 6
G Dominik Hasek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Meloche 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 -1 7.30 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.10 7
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
R Dmitry Afanasenkov 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 -1 9.30 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 7.30 4
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.10 6
C Mike York 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 19.00 6
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 7.30 4
L Mike Knuble 1 0 1 2 2 3 2 1 19.50 8
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Simon Gagné 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 22.00 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 22.40 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 -1 24.40 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 11.40 5
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 12.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Bobby Holik
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Marian Hossa scored the 500th point of his career.
-Sergei Gonchar had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagné scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Simon Gagné notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Knuble ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 24) , Philadelphia Phantoms 4( 20)
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1-0 CHW Steve Martins (Chad Painchaud, Steve McCarthy)
1-1 PHL Boyd Kane (Darren Reid)
1-2 PHL Todd Fedoruk (Ryan Potulny, Jussi Timonen)
1-3 PHL Ryan Potulny (Todd Fedoruk, Darren Reid)
1-4 PHL Todd Fedoruk (Lars Jonsson)
2-4 CHW Jason Krog (Joey Crabb)
3-4 CHW Steve Martins (Andy Delmore)

Goalies: Michael Garnett - Robert Esche

Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 21 - 25
CHI PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:56/71=78 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
CAR PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:73/90=81 %, Challenges:39/56=68 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 608850 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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23:11 1-0 CHI Tuomo Ruutu [6])
29:21 1-1 CAR Rod Brind'Amour [6] (Erik Cole, Andrew Ladd)
30:48 2-1 CHI Tuomo Ruutu [7] (Martin Havlat, Michal Handzus)
36:26 3-1 CHI Denis Arkhipov [2] (Peter Bondra, Brent Seabrook)
39:32 3-2 CAR Andrew Ladd [2] (Scott Walker, Justin Williams)
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47:59 4-2 CHI Martin Havlat [7] (Peter Bondra, Cam Barker)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:02 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for roughing)
14:34 CAR Chris Dyment (2 min for hooking)
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25:48 CAR Eric Staal (2 min for tripping)
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42:04 CHI Jassen Cullimore (5 min for fighting)
42:04 CAR Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
47:01 CAR Ray Whitney (2 min for tripping)
49:29 CHI Patrick Sharp (2 min for roughing)
52:23 CHI Patrick Sharp (2 min for tripping)
55:54 CHI Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
55:54 CAR Scott Walker (2 min for roughing)
57:09 CHI Craig MacDonald (2 min for tripping)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Williams 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 19.10 6
R Peter Bondra 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 6
R Tuomo Ruutu 2 0 3 6 1 6 0 2 17.50 10
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 5
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 -1 17.30 6
C Denis Arkhipov 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 10.30 6
C Michal Handzus 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 20.20 7
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.30 5
L Michael Holmqvist 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 17.30 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 5
L Martin Havlat 1 1 5 3 1 2 2 2 19.30 9
D Jassen Cullimore 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 -1 20.10 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 17.00 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 -1 25.00 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 25.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 1 7.50 7
R Justin Williams 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 7
R Cory Stillman 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -1 17.00 7
C David Gove 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7.20 5
C Keith Aucoin 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 10.30 6
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 -2 18.50 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 21.10 9
L Andrew Ladd 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 8
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 10.30 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 4 1 2 0 2 -2 19.40 5
L Erik Cole 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 20.20 8
D Chris Dyment 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.30 4
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 26.20 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 24.50 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 -1 21.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Martin Havlat
3rd star: Peter Bondra

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Denis Arkhipov finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Brent Seabrook ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Erik Cole notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Cory Stillman had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Cory Stillman had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Eric Staal had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Andrew Ladd finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Andrew Ladd finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Scott Walker beat Jassen Cullimore in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 10( 36) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 12)
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1-0 NOR Nikita Alexeev (Reed Low)
2-0 NOR Colin Fraser
3-0 NOR Radim Vrbata (Martin St. Pierre, Bryan Bickell)
4-0 NOR Adam Berti (Tony Salmelainen, Colin Fraser)
5-0 NOR Dave Bolland
6-0 NOR Nikita Alexeev (Jonas Nordquist)
7-0 NOR James Wisniewski (Martin St. Pierre)
8-0 NOR Dave Bolland
8-1 LOW Steve Saviano (Shane Willis)
9-1 NOR Michael Blunden (Dave Bolland, Kris Versteeg)
10-1 NOR Martin St. Pierre (Bryan Bickell)
10-2 LOW Jesse Boulerice (P.J. Martin)

Goalies: Corey Crawford - Kevin Nastiuk

Edmonton Oilers 5 , Columbus Blue Jackets 1
Shots: 30 - 16
EDM PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/90=71 %, Challenges:36/49=72 %
CBS PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/81=87 %, Challenges:21/49=42 %
Attendance: 14982 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 394026 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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10:25 1-0 EDM Ethan Moreau [4] (Steve Staios, Jason Smith)
15:16 2-0 EDM Raffi Torres [5] (Marty Reasoner)
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26:45 2-1 CBS Rick Nash [10] (David Vyborny, Petr Pohl)
27:38 3-1 EDM Jarret Stoll [6] (Petr Sykora, Fernando Pisani)
34:18 4-1 EDM Ales Hemsky [6] (Petr Sykora, Jason Smith)
34:41 5-1 EDM Ales Hemsky [7] (Petr Nedved, Daniel Tjärnqvist)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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30:05 EDM Raffi Torres (2 min for slashing)
37:12 CBS Petr Pohl (2 min for hooking)
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46:38 CBS Alexander Svitov (5 min for fighting)
46:38 EDM Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
48:49 EDM Steve Staios (2 min for hooking)
50:16 CBS Rostislav Klesla (2 min for roughing)
50:16 EDM Marty Reasoner (2 min for roughing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fernando Pisani 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 8.00 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 6
R Ales Hemsky 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 8
R Petr Sykora 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 7
C Toby Petersen 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Marty Reasoner 0 1 0 2 0 4 2 0 18.40 8
C Petr Nedved 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 2 13.30 8
C Jarret Stoll 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 19.20 8
L Jean-François Jacques 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Brad Winchester 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 -1 17.30 6
L Raffi Torres 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 3 16.30 8
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 18.00 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 -1 20.00 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 2 4 0 3 5 3 15.50 8
D Jason Smith 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 26.20 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 -1 17.50 7
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 15.10 9
D Steve Staios 0 1 1 5 0 5 2 2 24.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petr Pohl 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 8.00 5
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 -1 14.50 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 5
R David Vyborny 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 -2 16.30 5
C Ben Simon 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 -1 13.20 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 15.20 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -2 21.20 5
L Jason Chimera 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 -1 16.50 4
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 18.30 6
L Rick Nash 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 -2 18.40 7
D Ryan Caldwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 4
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -1 19.20 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 4 2 3 2 -2 25.30 7
D Anders Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 4
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 18.50 5
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 5 0 14 0 0 34.50 4
G Brian Boucher 0 0 11 0 0 25.10 8

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Hemsky
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Jarret Stoll

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Fernando Pisani finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Alexander Svitov fought Matt Greene in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 29) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 20)
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0-1 SYR Gilbert Brulé (Joakim Lindström, Alexandre Picard)
1-1 HAM Jan Hejda (Ryan O'Marra)
2-1 HAM Jason Doig (Marc-Antoine Pouliot)

Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Fredrik Norrena

Vancouver Canucks 3 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 20 - 21
VAN PP: 1 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
NYR PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 539764 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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11:15 1-0 VAN Alexandre Burrows [7] (Willie Mitchell, Yannick Tremblay)
13:15 1-1 NYR Brendan Shanahan [8] (Matt Cullen, Sandis Ozolinsh)
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no scoring
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44:07 2-1 VAN Markus Näslund [5] (Alexandre Burrows)PP
51:35 3-1 VAN Markus Näslund [6] (Sidney Crosby, Mike Keane)
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Penalty summary:
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00:59 VAN Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
05:41 NYR Brendan Shanahan (2 min for holding the stick)
12:11 VAN Chris Thorburn (2 min for roughing)
12:11 NYR Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
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26:05 VAN Willie Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
30:47 VAN Mattias Öhlund (2 min for tripping)
32:53 VAN Jannik Hansen (2 min for roughing)
36:28 NYR Brendan Shanahan (2 min for hooking)
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43:32 NYR Sean Avery (2 min for tripping)
52:55 VAN Alexandre Burrows (5 min for fighting)
52:55 NYR Francis Lessard (5 min for fighting)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.10 5
R Alexandre Burrows 1 1 2 0 2 0 5 1 15.40 7
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
R Mike Keane 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 6
C Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.00 5
C Trevor Linden 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 14.00 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 -1 17.40 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 20.20 8
L Jan Bulis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Brendan Morrison 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 19.00 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 14.40 6
L Markus Näslund 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 8
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 18.40 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 26.40 8
D Yannick Tremblay 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14.10 7
D Brent Sopel 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Wade Flaherty 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 7.50 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15.10 6
R Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 16.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 9.50 6
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 18.30 4
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 21.20 6
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 4
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 9.10 5
L Brendan Shanahan 1 0 3 5 4 3 4 0 17.20 8
L Martin Straka 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 21.30 5
D Francis Lessard 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 9.50 5
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 26.20 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 18.40 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 20.00 7
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Markus Näslund
2nd star: Alexandre Burrows
3rd star: Sidney Crosby

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Alexandre Burrows notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Brendan Shanahan ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Francis Lessard beat Alexandre Burrows in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( , Hartford Wolfpack 2( 14)
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0-1 HFD Hugh Jessiman (Nigel Dawes, Ryan Hollweg)
0-2 HFD Nigel Dawes (Ryan Hollweg, Darius Kasparaitis)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Al Montoya