9.12.07

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Atlanta Thrashers 4 , Vancouver Canucks 0
Shots: 34 - 20
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:72/82=87 %, Challenges:49/55=87 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:57/71=80 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 18517 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 875855 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:18 1-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [19] (Todd White)PP
15:02 2-0 Jim Slater [4] (Sergei Brylin, Niclas Hävelid)PP
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27:45 3-0 Vyacheslav Kozlov [13] (Sergei Brylin, Bobby Holik)
31:56 4-0 Sergei Brylin [14] (Jason Smith, Ken Klee)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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02:25 Tyler Bouck (2 min for diving)
08:56 Petr Sykora (2 min for slashing)
14:24 Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
17:23 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for elbowing)
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37:05 Greg Classen (2 min for roughing)
37:05 Todd White (2 min for roughing)
37:55 Sami Salo (2 min for boarding)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
R Sergei Brylin 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 16.30 9
R Marian Hossa 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Jim Slater 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
C Todd White 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 7
C Bobby Holik 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 13.50 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
L Brad Larsen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 17.50 9
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 9
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 23.40 7
D Jason Smith 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 14.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Ken Klee 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 17.00 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Jozef Balej 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.20 6
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 15.50 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 14.50 7
C Petr Sykora 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 7
C Greg Classen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 12.30 4
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.00 7
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.20 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 25.20 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 26.40 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16.20 5
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 4
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 18.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 7
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Sergei Brylin
3rd star: Vyacheslav Kozlov

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Marian Hossa had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 0( , Manitoba Moose 1( 19)
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0-1 MAN Rick Rypien (Shawn Thornton, Drew MacIntyre)

Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Drew MacIntyre

Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 1
Shots: 22 - 25
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:57/76=75 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
PP: 0 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:69/78=88 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 860890 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:43 1-0 Ryan Bayda [3] (Scott Walker)
13:13 2-0 Justin Williams [12] (Mike Commodore, Tim Gleason)
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33:15 2-1 Joffrey Lupul [10] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Mike Richards)
39:27 3-1 Justin Williams [13] (Rod Brind'Amour, Sidney Crosby)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:04 Dan Boyle (2 min for slashing)
04:46 Glen Wesley (2 min for tripping)
14:41 J.D. Forrest (2 min for diving)
17:16 Steve Downie (2 min for slashing)
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28:21 Jason Spence (2 min for slashing)
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45:15 Justin Williams (2 min for tripping)
49:14 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for elbowing)
51:32 Tim Gleason (2 min for tripping)
54:35 Ryan Bayda (2 min for boarding)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.30 5
R Scott Walker 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15.50 7
R Justin Williams 2 0 7 0 0 0 2 2 15.00 8
R Cory Stillman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 5
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 7.10 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 20.10 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Jason Spence 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 7.10 6
L Ryan Bayda 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 14.10 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 19.40 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
D J.D. Forrest 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 16.40 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 25.00 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 16.20 7
D Mike Commodore 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 2 20.30 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 5
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 11.30 8
R Joffrey Lupul 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 21.30 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 -2 21.40 7
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Ryan Potulny 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 5
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 17.30 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.50 7
R Steve Downie 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 18.50 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.30 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.30 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 -1 27.50 7
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.20 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 23.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Justin Williams
2nd star: Ryan Bayda
3rd star: Cam Ward

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Tim Gleason notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Bayda finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Ryan Bayda finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Tim Gleason ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Joffrey Lupul scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 21) , Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 13)
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1-0 LOW Anton Babchuk (Chad LaRose)
1-1 PHL Denis Tolpeko (Troy Riddle, Martin Chabada)
1-2 PHL John Slaney (Darren Reid, Boyd Kane)
2-2 LOW Keith Aucoin (Mike Angelidis, Trevor Letowski)
2-3 PHL Shaun Landolt (Boyd Kane)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Brian Boucher

Washington Capitals 2 , Florida Panthers 5
Shots: 21 - 29
PP: 0 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:44/47=91 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:55/70=78 %, Challenges:42/53=77 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 915936 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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19:44 0-1 Anthony Stewart [6] (Stephen Weiss)
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22:11 0-2 Stephen Weiss [9] (Richard Zednik, Ruslan Salei)
28:28 0-3 Olli Jokinen [17] (Radek Dvorak, Chris Pronger)
30:56 1-3 Viktor Kozlov [9] (Michael Nylander, Steve Eminger)
31:29 1-4 Radek Dvorak [13] (Chris Pronger, Mike Van Ryn)
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48:11 1-5 Brett McLean [3] (Rob Globke, Ville Peltonen)
50:52 2-5 Alexander Semin [13] (Chris Clark, Viktor Kozlov)
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Penalty summary:
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02:55 Stephen Weiss (2 min for slashing)
03:47 Milan Michalek (2 min for boarding)
07:03 Sean McAslan (2 min for tripping)
15:31 Ruslan Salei (2 min for boarding)
17:48 Jakub Klepis (2 min for cross-checking)
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25:57 Tomas Fleischmann (2 min for slashing)
33:23 Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
33:23 Rob Globke (5 min for fighting)
38:24 Boyd Gordon (2 min for boarding)
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40:32 Rob Globke (2 min for slashing)
45:15 Bryan Allen (2 min for tripping)
51:25 Chris Clark (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 1 0 2 0 9.40 5
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 5
R Chris Clark 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -1 15.00 8
R Viktor Kozlov 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.00 7
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 9.10 5
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 7
C Michael Nylander 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 7
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 10.10 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Alexander Semin 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 20.00 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 26.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 -1 22.00 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.50 7
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Steve Eminger 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 -3 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean McAslan 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.50 6
R Rob Globke 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 11.00 7
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 20.40 7
R Radek Dvorak 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 21.30 7
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 6
C Brett McLean 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 6
C Stephen Weiss 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 21.40 8
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.50 7
L Richard Zednik 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
L Milan Michalek 0 0 4 5 0 1 2 0 21.10 8
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 24.20 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 28.40 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 11.00 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21.30 7
D Chris Pronger 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 2 26.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Radek Dvorak
2nd star: Stephen Weiss
3rd star: Chris Pronger

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Steve Eminger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in points with 23 points.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ben Clymer had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Stephen Weiss notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ruslan Salei notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brett McLean finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Ville Peltonen finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Rob Globke in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 16) , Louisville Panthers 3( 18)
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0-1 LOU Rostislav Olesz (Jean-Michel Rizk, Martin Lojek)
1-1 POR Jame Pollock (Petr Taticek)
1-2 LOU Jonas Andersson (Bret Nasby)
1-3 LOU Branislav Mezei (Rostislav Olesz)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Mike Morrison

Edmonton Oilers 1 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 9 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:46/60=76 %, Challenges:28/35=77 %
PP: 1 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:85/96=88 %, Challenges:51/64=78 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:49 0-1 Pavol Demitra [15] (Petteri Nummelin, Kim Johnsson)PP
13:44 0-2 Steve Kelly [3] (Sean Hill, Keith Carney)
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29:51 0-3 Pavol Demitra [16] (Simon Gagné, Stéphane Veilleux)
35:44 1-3 Geoff Sanderson [17] (Robbie Schremp, Matt Greene)
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41:56 1-4 Mark Parrish [12] (Marian Gaborik, Kim Johnsson)
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Penalty summary:
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04:46 Wes Walz (2 min for hooking)
06:03 Liam Reddox (2 min for roughing)
06:03 Sean Hill (2 min for roughing)
07:17 Zack Stortini (2 min for boarding)
11:31 Chris Kunitz (2 min for roughing)
11:31 Ladislav Smid (2 min for roughing)
16:21 Jaroslav Balastik (2 min for tripping)
17:46 Chris Kunitz (2 min for roughing)
17:46 Ales Hemsky (2 min for roughing)
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30:36 Ladislav Smid (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:17 Sam Gagner (2 min for tripping)
46:54 Ladislav Smid (2 min for hooking)
49:34 Alexei Mikhnov (2 min for roughing)
50:53 Steve Staios (2 min for tripping)
55:48 Jaroslav Balastik (2 min for roughing)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Zack Stortini 0 0 0 4 1 4 2 0 13.10 6
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 3 4 1 0 2 -2 20.10 7
L Jaroslav Balastik 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 6.30 6
C Sam Gagner 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13.50 4
C Robbie Schremp 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 6
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 16.10 5
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 5
L Liam Reddox 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20.30 6
L Geoff Sanderson 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 22.10 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 11.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -2 26.00 7
D Matt Greene 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 24.40 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 21.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Foy 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 8.40 6
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Mark Parrish 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 1 19.50 9
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 6
C Steve Kelly 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 8.40 7
C Wes Walz 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8.30 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Pavol Demitra 2 0 8 0 0 1 0 1 20.30 9
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 8.40 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 21.20 7
L Simon Gagné 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Keith Carney 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 6
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12.00 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29.10 7
D Petteri Nummelin 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 20.20 8
D Sean Hill 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 19.00 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 2 2 4 3 1 0 0 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 1 0 8 0 0 60.00 6
G Nolan Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Mark Parrish
3rd star: Steve Kelly

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Pavol Demitra scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Petteri Nummelin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 15) , Houston Aeros 4( 18)
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0-1 HOU Peter Olvecky (Colby Armstrong, Nick Schultz)
0-2 HOU Colby Armstrong (Éric Bélanger)
0-3 HOU Colby Armstrong (Éric Bélanger)
1-3 HAM Robert Nilsson (Jean-François Jacques, Danny Syvret)
1-4 HOU Colby Armstrong (Peter Olvecky, Éric Bélanger)

Goalies: Mathieu Garon - Miroslav Kopriva