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Columbus Blue Jackets 5 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 28 - 24
PP: 1 of 6 (14 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:60/83=72 %, Challenges:25/38=64 %
Attendance: 6322 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 296502 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:08 0-1
Martin Rucinsky [16] (Christian Bäckman, Doug Weight)
17:09 1-1
Dan Fritsche [5] (Jan Hejda, Ron Hainsey)
19:18 1-2
Lee Stempniak [11] (Brad Boyes, Christian Bäckman)PP
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30:02 2-2
David Vyborny [12] (Martin Straka, Martin Skoula)PP
32:41 3-2
Martin Straka [15] (David Vyborny, Martin Skoula)
36:24 4-2
Dan Fritsche [6] (Alexander Svitov, Jan Hejda)
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42:29 5-2
Brendan Morrison [9] (David Vyborny, Martin Skoula)
49:57 5-3
Petr Cajanek [9] (Lee Stempniak, Martin Rucinsky)
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Penalty summary:
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02:09
Tomas Kloucek (2 min for high-sticking)
03:59
Adam Foote (2 min for roughing)
17:57
Jan Hejda (2 min for tripping)
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20:03
Alex Kovalev (2 min for high-sticking)
22:46
Adrian Aucoin (2 min for hooking)
28:25
Doug Weight (2 min for boarding)
30:49
D.J. King (2 min for roughing)
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43:13
Timofei Shishkanov (2 min for hooking)
45:31
Jamal Mayers (2 min for boarding)
56:45
Dan Fritsche (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Moss 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.30 7
R Dan Fritsche 2 0 4 1 2 0 2 1 9.30 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
R David Vyborny 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 10.20 8
C Alexander Svitov 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 12.00 8
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Brendan Morrison 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Jim Slater 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 6.20 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 13.10 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Martin Straka 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
D Tomas Kloucek 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 14.20 6
D Martin Skoula 0 3 3 2 1 2 0 1 28.30 7
D Jan Hejda 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 15.00 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 24.50 8
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 17.10 4
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 -1 16.30 7
R Lee Stempniak 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 14.40 8
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 14.50 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7.20 5
C Brad Boyes 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 18.30 6
C Petr Cajanek 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 9.20 6
C Doug Weight 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 15.00 7
L D.J. King 0 0 2 5 0 5 2 0 14.00 8
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 10.40 4
L Martin Rucinsky 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 14.10 6
D Micki Dupont 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 22.40 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 20.50 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 13.20 5
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Vyborny
2nd star: Dan Fritsche
3rd star: Martin Straka
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Martin Straka scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Dan Fritsche finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Jim Slater had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ron Hainsey ended his 9 game point drought.
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Lee Stempniak has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 25) , Peoria Rivermen 1( 12)
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1-0 SYR Derick Brassard (Petr Pohl, Alexandre Picard)
2-0 SYR Filip Novak (Derick Brassard)
2-1 PEO Roman Polak (Konstantin Zakharov)
3-1 SYR Geoff Platt (Eric Neilson)
Goalies: Adam Munro - Jason Bacashihua
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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 30 - 27
PP: 1 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:74/86=86 %, Challenges:41/46=87 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
Attendance: 19716 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 920737 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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15:29 0-1
Eric Godard [2] (Derek Roy, Daniel Brière)
17:34 1-1
Paul Kariya [20] (Guillaume Latendresse, Mike Richards)PP
19:26 2-1
Guillaume Latendresse [14] (Paul Kariya, Steve Bégin)
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33:57 2-2
Daniel Brière [16] (Jochen Hecht, Teppo Numminen)
37:17 2-3
Jochen Hecht [16] (Jesse Schultz, Teppo Numminen)
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45:08 3-3
Paul Kariya [21] (Michael Ryder, Tom Kostopoulos)
49:27 4-3
Tom Kostopoulos [3] (Steve Bégin, Denis Grebeshkov)
49:56 5-3
Michael Ryder [9] (Paul Kariya, Andrei Markov)
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Penalty summary:
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05:47
Jesse Schultz (2 min for hooking)
09:19
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
09:19
Colin White (5 min for fighting)
09:28
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
15:41
Eric Godard (2 min for roughing)
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26:23
Eric Godard (2 min for holding the stick)
29:55
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for slashing)
38:26
Eric Godard (2 min for tripping)
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40:28
Denis Grebeshkov (2 min for high-sticking)
45:54
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
51:39
Denis Gauthier (2 min for high-sticking)
56:19
Eric Godard (2 min for diving)
56:19
Eric Godard (10 min misconduct)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 8
R Michael Ryder 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 2 21.40 8
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 4 1 3 5 1 6.40 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 6
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 -1 21.30 8
C Chris Higgins 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 21.30 8
L Steve Bégin 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 8.10 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 7
L Paul Kariya 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 20.10 9
D Mark Streit 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 14.40 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 0 5 1 1 2 4 29.50 9
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 12.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5.40 5
R Mark Mancari 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 4
R Eric Godard 1 0 2 4 0 0 18 1 10.20 7
R Jesse Schultz 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 -2 20.50 7
C Grant Stevenson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.30 5
C Derek Roy 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
C Daniel Brière 1 1 5 2 1 0 0 -2 20.20 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.30 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 5
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 21.40 10
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 26.20 8
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Colin White 0 0 2 3 0 1 5 1 23.10 8
D Teppo Numminen 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 -2 25.00 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 5
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 22.40 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 29.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Kariya
2nd star: Tom Kostopoulos
3rd star: Guillaume Latendresse
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Paul Kariya scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Paul Kariya notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Scottie Upshall had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Steve Bégin ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Teppo Numminen notched the 500th assist of his career.
Other notes:
-Maxim Lapierre fought Colin White in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 3( 12) , Rochester Americans 2( 15)
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1-0 HAM Jonathan Ferland (Andre Benoit, Francis Lemieux)
2-0 HAM Duncan Milroy (Peter Sejna, Josh Gorges)
2-1 ROC Anthony Aquino (Dan Paillé)
2-2 ROC Landon Bathe (Dan Paillé)
3-2 HAM Mikhail Grabovski (Tom Gilbert, Duncan Milroy)
Goalies: Yann Danis - Danny Battochio