27.01.07

Detroit Red Wings 2 , St. Louis Blues 4
Shots: 23 - 30
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:57/70=81 %, Challenges:39/42=90 %
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 867263 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:15 0-1 Martin Rucinsky [5] (Andy McDonald, Erik Johnson)
14:45 1-1 Kris Draper [8] (Daniel Cleary)
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26:49 1-2 Brad Boyes [14] (Paul Kariya, Andy McDonald)PP
29:29 2-2 Tomas Holmström [18] (Kris Draper)
34:32 2-3 Petr Cajanek [16] (Keith Tkachuk, Eric Brewer)
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48:29 2-4 Erik Johnson [2] (Hannu Toivonen)
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Penalty summary:
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04:19 Dan Hinote (2 min for hooking)
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20:22 Johan Franzén (2 min for boarding)
25:09 Dallas Drake (2 min for hooking)
28:45 Brent Sopel (2 min for roughing)
28:45 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for roughing)
30:51 Chris Chelios (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:01 Barret Jackman (2 min for hooking)
43:06 Andy McDonald (2 min for roughing)
49:09 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for hooking)
53:42 Brent Sopel (2 min for hooking)
56:03 Lee Stempniak (2 min for roughing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Carl Corazzini 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
R Tomas Kopecky 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 13.50 7
R Kirk Maltby 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 18.40 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
C Johan Franzén 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 16.00 5
C Kris Draper 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.00 8
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -3 18.40 6
L Dallas Drake 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 7.10 7
L Daniel Cleary 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.20 5
L Tomas Holmström 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 8
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 19.20 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13.00 5
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 1 14.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 -3 25.50 8
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 18.40 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 3 5 0 3 2 -3 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dominik Hasek 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Jimmy Howard 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 1 0 2 0 6.30 5
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 17.50 8
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 19.10 6
R Andy McDonald 0 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 19.40 7
C Joël Perrault 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 11.10 6
C Petr Cajanek 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Brad Boyes 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
L D.J. King 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
L Martin Rucinsky 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 11.10 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 13.50 8
L Paul Kariya 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 8
D Erik Johnson 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 -1 15.10 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 25.30 6
D Micki Dupont 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 19.30 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 2 1 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Johnson
2nd star: Andy McDonald
3rd star: Kris Draper

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Kris Draper notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Pavel Datsyuk had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Pavel Datsyuk had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Brian Rafalski had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Eric Brewer notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Brad Boyes finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Martin Rucinsky ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 4( 16) , Worcester Icecats 1( 10)
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1-0 KCB Adam Hall (Evan McGrath)
2-0 KCB Garrett Stafford (Adam Hall)
3-0 KCB Alexander Buturlin (Justin Abdelkader, Mark Cullen)
3-1 WOR Zack FitzGerald (Jon DiSalvatore, Trent Whitfield)
4-1 KCB Mike Walsh (Mark Hartigan)

Goalies: Chris Osgood - Jason Bacashihua

Minnesota Wild 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 35 - 25
PP: 0 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:40/51=76 %
PP: 1 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:56/78=71 %, Challenges:35/47=72 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 900240 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:38 0-1 Daniel Brière [23] (Bryan Smolinski, Michael Ryder)PP
13:11 1-1 Pavol Demitra [26] (Kim Johnsson, Sean Hill)
19:33 2-1 Marian Gaborik [27] (Simon Gagné, Pavol Demitra)
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29:01 2-2 Martin Lapointe [15] (Michael Ryder, Andrei Markov)
31:43 2-3 Roman Hamrlik [7])SH
33:08 3-3 Petteri Nummelin [1] (Brian Rolston, Raffi Torres)
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47:02 3-4 Jason Arnott [11] (Andrei Markov)
59:15 3-5 Martin Lapointe [16] (Mathieu Dandenault, Saku Koivu) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:34 Kim Johnsson (2 min for cross-checking)
07:41 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for slashing)
10:38 Keith Carney (2 min for tripping)
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24:16 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
30:51 Gregory Stewart (2 min for tripping)
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44:58 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
47:11 Roman Hamrlik (2 min for holding the stick)
52:28 Andrei Markov (2 min for slashing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Foy 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.10 5
R Mark Parrish 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 18.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 20.40 7
C Steve Kelly 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 -1 12.10 7
C Brian Rolston 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Pavol Demitra 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9.10 6
L Raffi Torres 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -2 18.50 5
L Simon Gagné 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 21.20 7
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 9.10 6
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 -2 15.10 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 26.40 7
D Petteri Nummelin 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 21.30 7
D Sean Hill 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -3 17.50 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 20 0 0 58.30 4
G Nolan Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 9.30 5
R Martin Lapointe 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 7
R Michael Ryder 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 18.50 10
C Robert Lang 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 10.50 5
C Jason Arnott 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 19.30 10
C Saku Koivu 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
C Daniel Brière 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
L Gregory Stewart 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 10.30 4
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.30 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 3 1 2 2 1 18.30 8
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Pavel Valentenko 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23.30 6
D Roman Hamrlik 1 0 2 5 1 3 4 0 28.20 9
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 5
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 18.50 8
D Andrei Markov 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Lapointe
2nd star: Michael Ryder
3rd star: Jason Arnott

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Petteri Nummelin finally ended his 47 game goal drought.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Martin Lapointe scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Saku Koivu notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Martin Lapointe ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Jason Arnott ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Roman Hamrlik ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 0( 11) , Quebec Citadelles 3( 18)
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0-1 QUE Tom Kostopoulos (Maxim Lapierre, James Sanford)
0-2 QUE Pavel Vorobiev (Tomas Plekanec)
0-3 QUE Danny Groulx (Pavel Vorobiev, Andre Benoit)

Goalies: Miroslav Kopriva - Yann Danis

New York Islanders 4 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 28 - 28
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:51/63=80 %, Challenges:38/45=82 %
PP: 0 of 6 (16 shots), Passing:77/93=82 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 787146 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:11 0-1 Mike Modano [24] (Brenden Morrow, Jere Lehtinen)
13:23 1-1 Mike Sillinger [17] (Freddy Meyer, Brendan Witt)
18:45 2-1 Bruno Gervais [3] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Mike Sillinger)PP
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34:52 3-1 Richard Park [5] (Frans Nielsen)
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47:57 3-2 Stu Barnes [16] (Antti Miettinen, Brenden Morrow)
48:11 3-3 Vojtech Polak [18] (Philippe Boucher, Stéphane Robidas)
50:07 4-3 Ruslan Fedotenko [17] (Miroslav Satan, Rick DiPietro)
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Penalty summary:
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00:49 Brendan Witt (2 min for roughing)
09:17 Mike Sillinger (2 min for elbowing)
15:53 Richard Park (2 min for high-sticking)
18:19 Brenden Morrow (2 min for boarding)
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23:56 Brendan Witt (2 min for cross-checking)
28:39 Trevor Daley (5 min for fighting)
28:39 Chris Simon (5 min for fighting)
37:58 Brendan Witt (5 min for fighting)
37:58 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
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50:27 Junior Lessard (2 min for slashing)
52:36 Mike Comrie (2 min for hooking)
57:19 Shawn Bates (2 min for slashing)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.10 4
R Richard Park 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 1 15.20 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 6
R Trent Hunter 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 7
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 6.10 6
C Frans Nielsen 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 15.20 6
C Mike Comrie 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 12.20 6
C Mike Sillinger 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 13.10 6
L Chris Simon 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 -1 12.00 5
L Shawn Bates 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 15.20 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 18.00 10
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
D Bruno Gervais 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Brendan Witt 0 1 2 4 0 1 9 -2 20.20 8
D Matthew Spiller 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 1 21.00 7
D Freddy Meyer 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 18.00 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 3 1 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Junior Lessard 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 5.50 6
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.40 4
R Vojtech Polak 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 6
C Stu Barnes 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Mike Modano 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 5.30 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.50 6
L Brenden Morrow 0 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 21.30 10
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.00 5
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 26.10 8
D Trevor Daley 0 0 3 1 0 1 5 -1 16.20 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 22.50 7
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 24 0 0 58.00 6
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ruslan Fedotenko
2nd star: Richard Park
3rd star: Mike Sillinger

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Richard Park finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Frans Nielsen finally ended his 16 game point drought.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Stu Barnes ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Trevor Daley fought Chris Simon in a fight.
-Brendan Witt beat Todd Fedoruk in a fight.

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 5( 28) , Utah Grizzlies 4( 21)
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1-0 BRG Jeff Tambellini (Jeremy Colliton, Jonathan Hedström)
2-0 BRG Kip Brennan (Luciano Aquino)
3-0 BRG Kip Brennan (Blake Comeau)
3-1 UTH Anthony Aquino
3-2 UTH Steve Ott (Mike Ribeiro)
3-3 UTH James Neal (Loui Eriksson)
4-3 BRG Darryl Bootland (Mark Wotton, Evgeny Tunik)
4-4 UTH Jamie Tardif
5-4 BRG Esa Pirnes

Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Tobias Stephan

Ottawa Senators 5 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 4 of 10 (15 shots), Passing:54/66=81 %, Challenges:43/55=76 %
LA PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:65/83=78 %, Challenges:44/58=74 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 930550 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:18 1-0 Jason Spezza [22] (Patrick Marleau)
13:08 2-0 Christoph Schubert [5])PP
15:35 2-1 LA Lubomir Visnovsky [10] (Rob Blake, Anze Kopitar)PP
19:34 3-1 Shean Donovan [5] (Mike Fisher, Niko Dimitrakos)PP
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21:29 4-1 Niko Dimitrakos [12] (Shean Donovan, Jason Spezza)PP
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42:38 5-1 Shean Donovan [6] (Jason Spezza, Niko Dimitrakos)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:17 LA Dany Roussin (2 min for hooking)
10:18 LA Kristian Huselius (2 min for tripping)
12:08 LA Scott Thornton (2 min for hooking)
14:25 Josh Hennessy (2 min for hooking)
19:08 LA Daniel Alfredsson (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:46 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for slashing)
24:15 LA Jaromir Jagr (2 min for hooking)
31:01 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for elbowing)
34:54 LA Jaromir Jagr (2 min for cross-checking)
38:09 LA Jaromir Jagr (2 min for hooking)
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41:53 LA Dany Roussin (2 min for roughing)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Denis Hamel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 6
R Chris Kelly 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.20 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 11.20 7
C Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.20 6
L Niko Dimitrakos 1 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 20.20 9
C Mike Fisher 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
C Jason Spezza 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Shean Donovan 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 8
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 14.20 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 26.10 6
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 22.20 8
D Christoph Schubert 1 0 3 6 2 6 0 0 20.20 9
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 14.30 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 7.20 5
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13.10 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 9.30 5
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 3 2 0 0 6 -1 15.00 7
C Dany Roussin 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 7.50 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.50 9
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Scott Thornton 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 19.20 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 20.10 8
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 -1 20.30 8
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 21.20 7
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 20.20 7
D Rob Blake 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 4 0 4 0 0 21.30 4
G Jason LaBarbera 1 0 22 0 0 38.30 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Niko Dimitrakos
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Shean Donovan

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Shean Donovan scored the 100th goal of his career.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Lubomir Visnovsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Lubomir Visnovsky ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 22) , Manchester Monarchs 0( 17)
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1-0 GRD Matt Koalska
2-0 GRD Brian Maloney (Nikita Alexeev, Lawrence Nycholat)
3-0 GRD Louis-Philippe Martin (Ilya Zubov)

Goalies: Kelly Guard - Danny Taylor

Washington Capitals 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 19 - 32
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:62/81=76 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
PP: 0 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:65/72=90 %, Challenges:59/65=89 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 915936 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:31 0-1 Maxim Afinogenov [22] (Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek)
12:08 1-1 Chris Clark [16] (Ben Clymer, Alexander Semin)
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31:59 2-1 Alexander Semin [22] (Rob Niedermayer)
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58:38 3-1 Rob Niedermayer [9] (Jakub Klepis, Milan Jurcina) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:05 Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for tripping)
07:36 Owen Nolan (2 min for tripping)
13:11 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
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27:46 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for elbowing)
28:21 Henrik Sedin (2 min for boarding)
33:36 Boyd Gordon (2 min for hooking)
36:56 Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for boarding)
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53:41 Shaone Morrisonn (2 min for high-sticking)
54:37 Steve Eminger (2 min for high-sticking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.40 5
R Rob Niedermayer 1 1 4 3 0 3 0 2 13.10 8
R Chris Clark 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.50 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 10.00 5
C Jakub Klepis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 7
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 11.30 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 4
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 5
L Alexander Semin 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 15.20 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 13.00 6
D Ben Clymer 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 25.50 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11.30 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 12 0 2 2 0 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 11.10 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 20.50 8
R Jason Pominville 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 22.00 6
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 20.10 8
R Owen Nolan 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.40 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 -1 20.20 8
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 24.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 10.20 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 23.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 16 0 0 59.20 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rob Niedermayer
2nd star: Alexander Semin
3rd star: Chris Clark

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Jakub Klepis finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 6( 21) , Rochester Americans 0( 5)
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1-0 POR Chris Bourque (Brooks Laich)
2-0 POR Eric Fehr (Chris Bourque)
3-0 POR Brooks Laich (Mike Green, Petr Taticek)
4-0 POR Eric Fehr (Chris Bourque)
5-0 POR Josef Boumedienne (Chris Bourque)
6-0 POR Eric Fehr (Chris Bourque, Sean Collins)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Adam Dennis

New York Rangers 4 , Edmonton Oilers 2
Shots: 23 - 20
PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:59/78=75 %, Challenges:40/50=78 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:25/40=61 %
Attendance: 14574 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 706839 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:01 1-0 Marek Malik [1] (Ryan Callahan, Michal Rozsival)
19:08 2-0 Brendan Shanahan [32] (Ryan Callahan, Marek Malik)
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35:24 2-1 Shawn Horcoff [17] (Fernando Pisani, Ethan Moreau)
38:33 2-2 Vladimir Orszagh [7] (Matt Greene, Patrick Thoresen)
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50:18 3-2 Jarome Iginla [23] (Chris Drury, Fedor Tyutin)
59:15 4-2 Petr Prucha [14]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:53 Hugh Jessiman (2 min for cross-checking)
06:26 Alexei Mikhnov (2 min for tripping)
14:27 Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for boarding)
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21:52 Paul Mara (2 min for diving)
26:09 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for cross-checking)
31:59 Dick Tärnström (2 min for hooking)
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40:51 Paul Mara (2 min for boarding)
56:24 Steve Staios (2 min for slashing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 7
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 14.20 6
R Ryan Callahan 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
R Jarome Iginla 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 20.30 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8.20 5
C Petr Prucha 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 17.40 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 17.30 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 5 3 5 0 0 14.20 7
L Brendan Shanahan 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 11.20 8
L Martin Straka 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Marek Malik 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 12.10 9
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 27.50 8
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 24.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 2 3 0 0 4 1 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Al Montoya 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 11.50 6
R Vladimir Orszagh 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 8.10 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 21.00 7
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.40 4
C Patrick Thoresen 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 8.10 6
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 4
L Jaroslav Balastik 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 9.20 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 -1 21.20 7
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 9.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 5 0 1 2 -1 19.00 8
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 -2 26.30 7
D Matt Greene 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 24.10 5
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -3 29.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 4 0 19 0 0 59.30 5
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marek Malik
2nd star: Ryan Callahan
3rd star: Jarome Iginla

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Martin Straka had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Vladimir Orszagh finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Jarret Stoll had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Geoff Sanderson had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Matt Greene ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 1( 12) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 18)
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0-1 HAM Marty Reasoner
1-1 HFD Jake Taylor (Jakub Petruzalek, Jarkko Immonen)
1-2 HAM Graig Mischler (Marty Reasoner, Danny Syvret)

Goalies: Chris Holt - Mathieu Garon