17.12.07

San Jose Sharks 3 , St. Louis Blues 2
Shots: 27 - 24
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:34/42=79 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:61/80=76 %, Challenges:48/55=85 %
Attendance: 11623 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 583475 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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04:11 1-0 Marek Zidlicky [3] (Kenny Jönsson, Eric Staal)PP
12:29 2-0 Mike Grier [4])
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22:28 2-1 Petr Cajanek [6] (Keith Tkachuk, Paul Kariya)
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50:45 2-2 Keith Tkachuk [15] (Lee Stempniak, Barret Jackman)
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60:42 3-2 Tyler Arnason [3] (Steve Bernier, Nigel Williams)
Penalty summary:
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01:42 Lee Stempniak (2 min for high-sticking)
03:23 Andy McDonald (2 min for roughing)
04:27 Craig Rivet (2 min for hooking)
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23:08 Erik Johnson (2 min for hooking)
28:49 Micki Dupont (2 min for hooking)
34:31 Lee Stempniak (2 min for boarding)
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55:11 Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
55:11 D.J. King (5 min for fighting)
55:11 D.J. King (2 min for instigating)
55:11 D.J. King (10 min misconduct)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
R Mike Grier 1 0 3 2 1 3 0 1 16.10 7
R Steve Bernier 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.40 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 20.20 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.50 7
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 18.20 6
C Eric Staal 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -2 20.00 6
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Logan Couture 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 -2 14.20 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 15.10 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21.50 8
D Matt Carle 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -2 27.00 7
D Marek Zidlicky 1 0 4 3 0 1 0 1 22.50 8
D Nigel Williams 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 11.30 7
D Kenny Jönsson 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -2 23.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 2 0 22 0 0 60.50 8
G Antoine Lafleur 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 2 0 0 0 0 12.30 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 1 5 0 1 0 4 2 15.40 9
R Andy McDonald 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 -1 21.00 7
C Joël Perrault 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 12.10 6
C Petr Cajanek 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
C Brad Boyes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
L D.J. King 0 0 2 2 0 2 17 0 5.50 7
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.10 6
L Keith Tkachuk 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 12.40 9
L Paul Kariya 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 13.20 6
D Barret Jackman 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 18.00 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 29.30 7
D Micki Dupont 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 -1 12.30 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 20.20 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 -1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 24 0 0 60.50 7
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Grier
2nd star: Steve Bernier
3rd star: Keith Tkachuk

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Steve Bernier notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Grier finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Mike Grier finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Marek Zidlicky finally ended his 27 game goal drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Keith Tkachuk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Petr Cajanek finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Brad Boyes had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Barret Jackman ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-D.J. King beat Logan Couture in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 1( , Worcester Icecats 8( 37)
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0-1 WOR David Backes (Yan Stastny, Jeff Woywitka)
0-2 WOR Timofei Shishkanov (Jeff Woywitka, Yan Stastny)
1-2 CLE Craig Valette (Graham Mink, Aaron Power)
1-3 WOR Jon DiSalvatore (Trent Whitfield)
1-4 WOR Timofei Shishkanov (David Backes, Yan Stastny)
1-5 WOR David Backes (Timofei Shishkanov, Yan Stastny)
1-6 WOR Mike Glumac (Ryan Johnson)
1-7 WOR Charles Linglet (Ryan Johnson)

Edmonton Oilers 6 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 25 - 24
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:27/37=71 %
PP: 1 of 3 (13 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:33/46=70 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 449730 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:38 1-0 Jarret Stoll [11] (Vladimir Orszagh)
13:06 2-0 Jarret Stoll [12] (Ales Hemsky, Geoff Sanderson)PP
18:07 2-1 Markus Näslund [16] (Brendan Morrison, Sergei Gonchar)PP
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28:55 2-2 Tim Connolly [18] (Brendan Morrison, Drew Stafford)
33:57 2-3 Brendan Morrison [8] (Daniel Sedin, Kevin Bieksa)
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50:09 3-3 Shawn Horcoff [11] (Sheldon Souray)
50:35 4-3 Geoff Sanderson [20] (Shawn Horcoff)
54:48 5-3 Geoff Sanderson [21] (Ales Hemsky, Sheldon Souray)
59:58 6-3 Vladimir Orszagh [2] (Ethan Moreau, Matt Greene)
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Penalty summary:
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04:55 Zack Stortini (5 min for fighting)
04:55 Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
09:49 Ales Hemsky (2 min for hooking)
12:26 Jannik Hansen (2 min for tripping)
16:37 Geoff Sanderson (2 min for hooking)
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23:56 Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for hooking)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Zack Stortini 0 0 0 4 1 4 5 0 13.40 7
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 5
R Vladimir Orszagh 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 13.00 8
R Ales Hemsky 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2 20.10 9
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 5
C Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 5
C Jarret Stoll 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 15.50 8
C Shawn Horcoff 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.50 8
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Jaroslav Balastik 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 11.50 4
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.20 7
L Geoff Sanderson 2 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 18.30 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 15.30 8
D Matt Greene 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 28.20 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.50 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Josh Harding 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Dwayne Roloson 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 1 1 0 2 0 8.10 4
R Jozef Balej 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
R Drew Stafford 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 -1 17.40 4
C Petr Sykora 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Greg Classen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 18.30 8
C Brendan Morrison 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 -2 20.20 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9.40 4
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 12.10 5
L Markus Näslund 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 19.30 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 6
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 13.00 6
D Aaron Miller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 1 1 3 1 2 5 -3 27.30 8
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 -2 26.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Geoff Sanderson
2nd star: Jarret Stoll
3rd star: Vladimir Orszagh

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Geoff Sanderson scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Shawn Horcoff notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ethan Moreau notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Greene notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Shawn Horcoff finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:
-Zack Stortini fought Kevin Bieksa in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 17) , Manitoba Moose 1( 16)
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0-1 MAN Alexandre Burrows (Ryan Shannon)

Goalies: Mathieu Garon - Drew MacIntyre

Los Angeles Kings 2 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 26 - 24
LA PP: 0 of 6 (12 shots), Passing:57/69=82 %, Challenges:39/47=81 %
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:68/86=79 %, Challenges:42/46=89 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 802900 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:59 1-0 LA Scott Thornton [4] (Lauri Tukonen, Anton Volchenkov)
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27:16 1-1 Brenden Morrow [11] (Sergei Zubov, Trevor Daley)
32:39 1-2 Antti Miettinen [6] (Philippe Boucher, Mattias Norström)
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46:19 2-2 LA Rob Blake [6] (Thomas Hickey, Daniel Alfredsson)
47:57 2-3 Vojtech Polak [10] (Brenden Morrow, Mike Modano)
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Penalty summary:
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02:37 Stu Barnes (2 min for hooking)
04:43 Sergei Zubov (2 min for hooking)
06:02 Jeff Halpern (2 min for hooking)
14:29 LA Gabe Gauthier (2 min for tripping)
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23:47 LA Anze Kopitar (2 min for roughing)
33:52 Brenden Morrow (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:38 Konstantin Pushkarev (2 min for tripping)
50:41 Krys Barch (2 min for tripping)
54:07 LA Thomas Hickey (2 min for high-sticking)
56:06 LA Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for tripping)
57:41 LA Michal Handzus (2 min for tripping)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Lauri Tukonen 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 8.40 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 14.50 5
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 20.50 7
C Dany Roussin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.50 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
C Anze Kopitar 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 21.10 7
R Gabe Gauthier 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7.00 5
L Scott Thornton 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 11.20 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -3 22.20 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 -1 23.40 8
D Thomas Hickey 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 19.40 8
D Brad Stuart 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 -1 21.40 8
D Rob Blake 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Cloutier 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Krys Barch 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 8.10 6
R Konstantin Pushkarev 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 10.00 6
R Junior Lessard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 7
R Vojtech Polak 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.40 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 -1 14.30 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10.30 5
C Mike Modano 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 7
L Jeff Hoggan 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
L Antti Miettinen 1 0 5 3 0 1 0 1 23.00 10
L Brenden Morrow 1 1 4 3 1 2 2 0 22.00 9
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 22.20 7
D Mattias Norström 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 26.40 8
D Trevor Daley 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 13.20 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 22.00 8
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Antti Miettinen
2nd star: Brenden Morrow
3rd star: Vojtech Polak

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Anton Volchenkov has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Michal Handzus had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Sergei Zubov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Vojtech Polak scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 13) , Utah Grizzlies 6( 38)
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0-1 UTH Steve Ott (János Vas, Mike Ribeiro)
1-1 MNC Vladimir Dravecky
1-2 UTH Jamie Tardif (James Neal, Johan Eneqvist)
1-3 UTH Steve Ott (Mike Ribeiro)
1-4 UTH János Vas (Mike Ribeiro)
1-5 UTH B.J. Crombeen (Joel Lundqvist)
1-6 UTH Steve Ott (Mike Ribeiro, Tobias Stephan)

Goalies: Danny Taylor - Tobias Stephan

Washington Capitals 3 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 0 of 9 (14 shots), Passing:74/90=82 %, Challenges:41/49=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:61/84=72 %, Challenges:45/53=83 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 915936 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:51 0-1 David Vyborny [17] (Sergei Fedorov, Fredrik Modin)
19:45 0-2 Nikolai Zherdev [10] (Dan Fritsche, Ole-Kristian Tollefsen)
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37:32 1-2 Brian Sutherby [12] (Alexander Ovechkin, Tom Poti)
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49:07 2-2 Alexander Ovechkin [17] (Michael Nylander)
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63:15 3-2 Viktor Kozlov [11] (Alexander Ovechkin, Michael Nylander)
Penalty summary:
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06:12 Fredrik Modin (2 min for high-sticking)
10:42 Adam Foote (2 min for hooking)
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23:12 Brian Pothier (2 min for cross-checking)
31:38 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
38:28 Duvie Westcott (2 min for boarding)
38:59 Rick Nash (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:56 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for slashing)
46:01 Rick Nash (2 min for hooking)
49:57 Dan Smith (2 min for tripping)
59:25 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for boarding)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 19.30 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 12.40 6
R Viktor Kozlov 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 3 22.40 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
C Brian Sutherby 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
C Michael Nylander 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 23.00 8
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -2 14.50 6
L Alexander Semin 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 22.00 9
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 15.50 6
D Ben Clymer 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 27.50 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 17.00 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 28.00 8
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 20.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 2 0 20 0 0 63.20 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Pineault 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.30 6
R Jody Shelley 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 19.40 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 10.40 7
R David Vyborny 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 16.00 9
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 7
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.40 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 16.00 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 6
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 -2 24.20 8
L Fredrik Modin 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 16.00 8
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 4 1 0 4 -1 20.30 8
D Dan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 13.10 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 22.00 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 -2 27.10 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17.20 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -2 31.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 28 0 0 63.20 8
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Michael Nylander
3rd star: Viktor Kozlov

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Rick Nash had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ole-Kristian Tollefsen ended his 7 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 3( 16) , Syracuse Crunch 4( 20)
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0-1 SYR Derick Brassard (Filip Novak, Joakim Lindström)
0-2 SYR Derick Brassard (Filip Novak, Steven Goertzen)
1-2 POR Brooks Laich (Chris Bourque)
1-3 SYR Tim Konsorada (Andrew Murray)
2-3 POR Chris Bourque (Matt Bradley)
3-3 POR Brooks Laich (Chris Bourque)
3-4 SYR Petr Pohl (Zenon Konopka)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Adam Munro