1er avril

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San Jose Sharks 3 , Vancouver Canucks 4
Shots: 21 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/72=77 %, Challenges:35/43=79 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:38/51=73 %
Attendance: 17483 of 17483 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 877647 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:09 0-1 Sami Salo [11] (Tomas Plekanec, Matt Cooke)
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26:45 1-1 Markus Näslund [30] (Saku Koivu, Brad Richards)
30:55 1-2 Henrik Sedin [34] (Jason Blake, Brad Isbister)
32:33 1-3 Taylor Pyatt [25] (Alexandre Burrows, Chris Drury)
36:09 2-3 Christian Ehrhoff [5] (Kyle McLaren, Mike Grier)SH
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44:55 3-3 Marian Hossa [33] (Mathieu Roy, Duncan Keith)
46:04 3-4 Henrik Sedin [35] (Kevin Bieksa, Willie Mitchell)
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Penalty summary:
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20:02 Duncan Keith (2 min for tripping)
35:29 David Rohlfs (2 min for hooking)
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42:32 David Rohlfs (2 min for tripping)
51:09 David Rohlfs (5 min for fighting)
51:09 Corey Locke (5 min for fighting)
51:58 Nikolai Rozhestvensky (2 min for holding the stick)
56:16 Duncan Keith (2 min for hooking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Rohlfs 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 7.00 6
R Mike Grier 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
R Markus Näslund 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
C Nikolai Rozhestvensky 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.30 5
C Craig Conroy 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 -1 14.20 6
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 12.00 6
C Brad Richards 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 21.30 7
L Mathieu Roy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 14.20 7
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Marian Hossa 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.00 8
D Derek Joslin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 15.20 5
D Duncan Keith 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 14.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 -1 28.40 8
D Jim Fahey 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 15.00 5
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 19.20 8
D Christian Ehrhoff 1 0 1 5 2 3 0 -1 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Nolan Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brad Isbister 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 6.50 6
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 17.50 6
R Alexandre Burrows 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
R Jason Blake 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 21.10 7
C Tommi Santala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 -1 17.50 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 14.10 7
C Henrik Sedin 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 9
R Corey Locke 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6.10 5
L Matt Cooke 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 13.20 7
L Taylor Pyatt 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 18.00 8
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 21.10 7
D Sami Salo 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 24.30 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 19.10 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Sedin
2nd star: Taylor Pyatt
3rd star: Christian Ehrhoff

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Markus Näslund scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Steve Sullivan had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Kyle McLaren ended his 7 game point drought.
-Christian Ehrhoff finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Sami Salo has marked a new career high in goals with 11 tallies.
-Jason Blake notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Taylor Pyatt scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Henrik Sedin scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Sami Salo finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Willie Mitchell ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Corey Locke beat David Rohlfs in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 4( 39) , Manitoba Moose 1( 15)
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0-1 MTB François-Pierre Guénette (Kevin Porter, Shaun Heshka)
1-1 WOR Dan Spang (Peter Tsimikalis)
2-1 WOR Glenn Olson (Mike Iggulden)
3-1 WOR Ashton Rome (Mike Iggulden)
4-1 WOR Riley Armstrong (Peter Tsimikalis)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Drew MacIntyre

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Atlanta Thrashers 6 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 26 - 28
PP: 0 of 3 (0 shots), Passing:65/72=90 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:54/68=79 %, Challenges:47/59=78 %
Attendance: 18750 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 886875 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:28 1-0 Petr Sykora [31] (Luc Bourdon, Kristopher Letang)
12:26 2-0 Radek Smolenak [6] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Todd Bertuzzi)
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28:03 2-1 Ryan Getzlaf [41] (Nicklas Bergfors)
29:53 3-1 Luc Bourdon [6] (Rostislav Olesz)
34:55 4-1 Jean-Pierre Dumont [23] (Radek Smolenak)
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42:47 5-1 Jussi Jokinen [37] (Rostislav Olesz, Petr Sykora)
48:53 6-1 Luc Bourdon [7] (Kristopher Letang, Rostislav Olesz)
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Penalty summary:
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05:42 Kristopher Letang (2 min for cross-checking)
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25:01 Braydon Coburn (2 min for roughing)
25:01 Milan Michalek (2 min for roughing)
25:58 Nathan Horton (2 min for high-sticking)
36:35 Alex Bourret (2 min for high-sticking)
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52:06 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
58:39 Braydon Coburn (2 min for hooking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 10.30 5
R Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 12.00 5
R Radek Smolenak 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 9
R Petr Sykora 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 16.40 8
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.00 6
C Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 4 18.20 9
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 10.30 7
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 15.10 8
L Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.40 8
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 16.40 8
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.50 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 2 20.40 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 24.30 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 6
D Andre Benoit 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 21.30 7
D Luc Bourdon 2 1 2 8 0 4 0 4 26.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 27 0 0 60.00 10
G Fred Brathwaite 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Bourret 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 5
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 14.10 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -3 17.10 7
R Ryan Getzlaf 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 20.10 8
C Berg Osterqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 12.50 7
C Nicklas Bergfors 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 -2 20.20 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -2 20.30 6
L Mike Hoeffel 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
L Stanislav Strachota 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 12.50 4
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 16.10 5
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 -2 20.30 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 5
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -4 15.40 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -1 25.20 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 15.10 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 22.00 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Krahn 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: Luc Bourdon
2nd star: Rostislav Olesz
3rd star: Radek Smolenak

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Rostislav Olesz notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Kristopher Letang notched his 50th assist of the season.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Anze Kopitar had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 20) , Lowell Devils 4( 29)
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0-1 LOW Jason Ryznar (Bryan Miller, Ivan Khomutov)
1-1 CHW Colin Stuart (Brett Sterling, Troy Riddle)
1-2 LOW Justin Papineau (Cam Janssen, Andy Greene)
1-3 LOW Tuomas Pihlman (Noah Clarke, Justin Papineau)
1-4 LOW Mike Rupp (Mark Fraser)

Goalies: Danny Turple - Frank Doyle

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Ottawa Senators 0 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 16 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/83=75 %, Challenges:9/43=20 %
PP: 1 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:79/91=86 %, Challenges:13/47=27 %
Attendance: 20004 of 20004 (Scotiabank Place)
Ticket income: 1006201 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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32:58 0-1 Mike Modano [27] (Cory Stillman, Ryan Bayda)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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11:57 Eric Lindros (2 min for cross-checking)
17:02 Niko Dimitrakos (2 min for high-sticking)
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28:58 Anton Volchenkov (5 min for attempt to injury)
37:27 Anton Volchenkov (5 min for attempt to injury)
38:34 Scott Walker (2 min for roughing)
38:34 Kurtis Foster (2 min for roughing)
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42:38 Mike Commodore (5 min for fighting)
42:38 Anton Volchenkov (5 min for fighting)
53:59 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for roughing)
53:59 Scott Walker (2 min for roughing)
58:59 Kurtis Foster (2 min for roughing)
58:59 Scott Walker (2 min for roughing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Barry Tallackson 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.10 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 18.00 6
R Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 11.00 7
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 8.00 5
C Cody Bass 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 11.30 6
C Eric Lindros 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 11.00 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 12.30 5
L Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 11.10 4
L Chris Neil 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 17.40 8
L Patrik Elias 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 19.40 7
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 20.50 4
D Tomás Kudelka 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 14.20 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 24.00 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 0 28.40 7
D Michal Barinka 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 13.30 5
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 24.10 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 4 1 5 17 0 15.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chad LaRose 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5.40 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 12.30 5
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 1 1 2 6 0 12.20 7
R Cory Stillman 0 1 4 3 4 3 0 0 29.30 7
C Evgeny Poushkin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14.10 5
C Mike Modano 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 19.50 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 4 3 2 3 0 0 20.20 7
L Wyatt Kidd 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 5.40 4
L Vasilii Goncharenko 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 14.10 5
L Ryan Bayda 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 0 20.50 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 12.50 5
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22.50 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 21.50 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 25.30 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 23.50 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13.10 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 0 0 16 0 0 60.00 9
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cam Ward
2nd star: Mike Modano
3rd star: Cory Stillman

Notes for Ottawa Senators:

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ryan Bayda notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Mike Commodore fought Anton Volchenkov in a fight.

Farm game result:
Binghamton Senators 1( 13) , Albany River Rats 0( 22)
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1-0 BNG Alexei Smirnov (Ryan Vesce)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Michael Leighton

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Detroit Red Wings 3 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 31 - 36
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:61/70=87 %, Challenges:38/42=88 %
PP: 2 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:56/56=98 %
Attendance: 18839 of 20066 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 970209 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:59 1-0 Ray Whitney [30] (Scott Gomez, Jason Pominville)PP
09:58 1-1 Robbie Schremp [13] (Mathieu Melanson, Ethan Moreau)
10:34 1-2 Peter Forsberg [46] (Ales Hemsky, Lars-Erik Mikkelsson)
12:44 1-3 Anthony Stewart [22] (Mike York)PP
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46:33 1-4 Sheldon Souray [13] (Ladislav Smid, Fredrik Sjöström)PP
47:07 2-4 Jason Bonsignore [15] (Jakub Kindl, Brett Lebda)
48:56 3-4 Ray Whitney [31] (Nicklas Lidström, Scott Gomez)
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Penalty summary:
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04:27 Robbie Schremp (2 min for hooking)
06:31 Kris Draper (2 min for hooking)
10:59 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for hooking)
13:09 Jakub Kindl (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:34 Jan Hrdina (2 min for hooking)
36:19 Matt Greene (2 min for elbowing)
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44:03 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for high-sticking)
46:27 Tomas Kopecky (2 min for boarding)
52:11 Ethan Moreau (2 min for high-sticking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kris Draper 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 7.00 6
R Jason Bonsignore 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 17.40 7
C Ryan Oulahen 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
C Tomas Kopecky 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 10.30 7
C Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
C Scott Gomez 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
L Josef Vavra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 5
L Mark Cullen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11.40 5
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
L Ray Whitney 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Brett Lebda 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 18.00 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 24.30 7
D Jakub Kindl 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.00 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 6 3 0 0 2 0 28.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 4 0 32 0 0 58.30 7
G Michael Garnett 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 14.50 8
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
R Lars-Erik Mikkelsson 0 1 3 5 0 1 0 0 20.30 10
C Robbie Schremp 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 13.30 6
C Ryan O'Marra 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Peter Forsberg 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 9
L Mathieu Melanson 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.40 7
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 12.10 7
L Mike York 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 16.40 9
L Ales Hemsky 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 20.40 9
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 13.10 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 14.50 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28.30 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 8
D Sheldon Souray 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Peter Forsberg
2nd star: Fredrik Sjöström
3rd star: Anthony Stewart

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Ray Whitney scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Jason Bonsignore scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Brett Lebda notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Scott Gomez has marked a new career high in assists with 57 assists.
-Mikael Samuelsson had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Ethan Moreau notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Robbie Schremp finally ended his 26 game goal drought.
-Shawn Horcoff had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Peter Forsberg finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 1( 12) , Greenville Grrrowl 4( 21)
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0-1 GRV Jean-Michel Bolduc (Zack Stortini)
0-2 GRV Kyle Brodziak (Zack Stortini)
0-3 GRV Trevor Kell (Peter Mueller)
1-3 GRD Adam Hall (Kyle Quincey, Darren Helm)
1-4 GRV Zack Stortini (Jean-Michel Bolduc)

Goalies: Adam Berkhoel - Devan Dubnyk

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Washington Capitals 4 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 35 - 27
PP: 0 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:54/61=87 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:79/89=88 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
Attendance: 18277 of 18277 (Verizon Center)
Ticket income: 848053 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:29 1-0 Jeff Schultz [10] (Steve Eminger, Teddy Ruth)
11:52 1-1 Brent Sopel [10] (Colin White, Kamil Kreps)
12:59 2-1 Joe Madden [8] (Mike Green, Jeff Schultz)
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29:22 2-2 Clarke MacArthur [9] (Martin Lapointe, Mike Card)
30:45 2-3 Andrej Sekera [12])
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44:54 2-4 Michael Ryder [29] (Marcel Hossa, Thomas Vanek)
48:45 3-4 Maxim Lapierre [12] (Viktor Kozlov, Sasha Pokulok)
59:46 4-4 Mike Richards [37] (Antoine Vermette, Maxim Lapierre) WG
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Penalty summary:
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04:28 Sven Dahl (2 min for hooking)
06:55 Mike Richards (2 min for high-sticking)
15:26 Teddy Ruth (2 min for hooking)
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26:42 Michael Ryder (2 min for high-sticking)
37:17 Martin Lapointe (2 min for high-sticking)
39:59 Joe Madden (2 min for holding the stick)
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60:59 Mike Richards (2 min for roughing)
60:59 Drew Schiestel (2 min for roughing)
61:11 Daniel Cleary (2 min for cross-checking)
64:38 Teddy Ruth (2 min for hooking)

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Williams 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 13.30 8
R Ilkka Puurunen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 -1 23.30 7
C Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Maxim Lapierre 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 13.50 8
C Chris Bourque 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 -1 24.20 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Joe Madden 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.50 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Mike Richards 1 0 5 5 0 0 4 -1 21.00 10
D Sasha Pokulok 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 5
D Teddy Ruth 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 0 24.50 7
D Mike Green 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 27.00 7
D Jeff Schultz 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 -1 20.10 8
D Steve Eminger 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 25.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 4 0 23 0 0 65.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Martin Lapointe 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 13.20 7
R Michael Ryder 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 20.50 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 16.40 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 20.00 6
C Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 18.40 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Sven Dahl 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 17.20 6
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
L Clarke MacArthur 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.20 8
L Marcel Hossa 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 -1 23.00 8
D Drew Schiestel 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13.50 5
D Colin White 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 24.20 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 26.30 8
D Mike Card 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 21.50 7
D Brent Sopel 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Andrej Sekera 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 31 0 0 65.00 7
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Lapierre
2nd star: Mike Richards
3rd star: Jeff Schultz

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Jeff Schultz scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Teddy Ruth notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Green notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Joe Madden ended his 8 game point drought.
-Teddy Ruth ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Brent Sopel scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Michael Ryder ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Andrej Sekera finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 6( 27) , Rochester Americans 3( 17)
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1-0 HER Chris Clark (Matt Pettinger, Oscar Hedman)
2-0 HER Chris Clark (Petr Taticek)
2-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Mike Funk, Marek Zagrapan)
2-2 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Andrew Peters)
3-2 HER Sean Collins (Jakub Cutta)
3-3 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Andrew Peters)
4-3 HER Brian Boyle (Stephen Werner)
5-3 HER David Steckel (Jamie Hunt)
6-3 HER Sean Collins (Jakub Cutta, Brian Boyle)


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Chicago Blackhawks 6 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 26 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:36/48=73 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 967600 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:18 1-0 Ian Laperriere [21] (Patrick Kane, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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24:16 1-1 Justin Williams [28] (Dan Boyle, Paul Ranger)
28:13 2-1 Jason Spezza [40] (Jonathan Toews)
28:35 3-1 Patrick Kane [8] (Scott Hartnell, Ian Laperriere)
32:06 3-2 Lukas Kaspar [5] (Nick Tarnasky, Manny Malhotra)
35:08 4-2 Michael Blunden [1] (Patrick Sharp, Brent Seabrook)
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46:49 5-2 Jonathan Toews [20] (Jason Spezza, Ilya Kovalchuk)
48:03 6-2 Chris Campoli [7] (Scott Hartnell, Ian Laperriere)
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Penalty summary:
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38:07 Ryan Craig (5 min for fighting)
38:07 Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
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41:52 Patrick Kane (2 min for roughing)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 7
R Bryan Little 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 6
R Patrick Kane 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 16.40 8
R Ilya Kovalchuk 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.30 8
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 5
C Dave Bolland 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Ian Laperriere 1 2 4 0 0 0 5 3 16.00 9
C Jason Spezza 1 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 19.30 7
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 8.10 6
L Radim Vrbata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 15.00 8
L Jonathan Toews 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.50 6
D Chris Campoli 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 15.40 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 27.30 8
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 15.40 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 17.10 8
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 6 2 5 0 0 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 7
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lukas Kaspar 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 8.50 7
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 14.30 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 16.40 6
R Justin Williams 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 -3 21.00 6
C Nick Tarnasky 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 7.50 7
C Manny Malhotra 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 0 14.30 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 -1 17.40 7
C Jeff Carter 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 20.00 7
L Dave Spina 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Karl Stewart 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 14.30 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 15.20 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 25.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -3 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ian Laperriere
2nd star: Patrick Kane
3rd star: Jason Spezza

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Jason Spezza scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Patrick Kane has marked a new career high in goals with 8 tallies.
-Jonathan Toews scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Chris Campoli finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Anson Carter had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Nick Tarnasky ended his 5 game point drought.
-Ryan Craig had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jeff Carter had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Sergei Samsonov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Vaclav Prospal had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Vaclav Prospal had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Ryan Craig fought Ian Laperriere in a fight.

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 1( 16) , Springfield Falcons 3( 18)
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0-1 SPR Jason Ward (Tim Taylor, Mike Lundin)
0-2 SPR Justin Keller (Marek Kvapil, Jakub Klepis)
0-3 SPR Jakub Klepis (Maxime Boisclair)
1-3 NOR Colin Fraser (Steve Marr)