3 . 12 . 2009

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Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3 , Los Angeles Kings 4
Shots: 22 - 29
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:59/79=74 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:80/96=83 %, Challenges:35/52=66 %
Attendance: 6615 of 17174 (Arrowhead Pond)
Ticket income: 306274 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:19 1-0 Corey Perry [8] (Joffrey Lupul, Ryan Whitney)
18:17 1-1 Jack Johnson [4] (Drew Doughty)PP
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26:51 1-2 Justin Williams [5] (Alexander Frolov, Drew Doughty)PP
27:24 2-2 Scott Niedermayer [5] (Ryan Whitney, Ryan Getzlaf)PP
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44:49 2-3 Anze Kopitar [6] (Jack Johnson, Robert Scuderi)
59:55 3-3 Joffrey Lupul [12] (Darcy Hordichuk, Sheldon Brookbank) WG
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61:49 3-4 Teddy Purcell [2] (Jarret Stoll, Dustin Brown)
Penalty summary:
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06:26 Jarret Stoll (2 min for hooking)
09:51 Sheldon Brookbank (5 min for fighting)
09:51 Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
14:08 Darcy Hordichuk (2 min for boarding)
18:03 Petteri Nokelainen (2 min for hooking)
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25:51 Teemu Selänne (2 min for slashing)
27:11 Linden Vey (2 min for hooking)
38:14 Robert Czarnik (2 min for holding the stick)
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52:51 Peter Holland (2 min for high-sticking)
56:38 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for holding the stick)
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Palmieri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 5
R George Parros 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 17.50 6
R Corey Perry 1 0 5 3 1 3 0 2 20.40 9
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 7.30 7
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 6
C Richard Park 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 4 4 1 2 0 1 22.00 8
L Peter Holland 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6.10 5
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 13.40 6
L Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Joffrey Lupul 1 1 3 2 0 2 2 1 21.20 8
D Justin Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 4
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 29.50 8
D Sheldon Brookbank 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 0 13.00 6
D James Wisniewski 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Scott Niedermayer 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 30.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 25 0 0 61.30 6
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Linden Vey 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.20 5
R Robert Czarnik 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 13.00 6
R Teddy Purcell 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 8
R Justin Williams 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 -1 21.00 7
C Brayden Schenn 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
C Trevor Lewis 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.00 5
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 17.00 8
C Anze Kopitar 1 0 5 0 3 1 0 -1 21.00 7
L Raitis Ivanans 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 6
L Alexander Frolov 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 22.00 6
L Dustin Brown 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 19.00 9
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
D Colten Teubert 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 3 3 2 5 0 24.10 7
D Robert Scuderi 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
D Drew Doughty 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 22.40 7
D Jack Johnson 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 -1 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Quick 3 0 19 0 0 61.50 6
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jack Johnson
2nd star: Teddy Purcell
3rd star: Justin Williams

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Jack Johnson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Robert Scuderi ended his 9 game point drought.
-Jack Johnson ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Sheldon Brookbank fought Matt Greene in a fight.

Farm game result:
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 10) , Manchester Monarchs 3( 31)
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1-0 CIN Geoff Platt (Troy Bodie, Steve Eminger)
1-1 MNC Scott Parse (Richard Clune)
2-1 CIN Matt Beleskey (Andrew Ebbett)
2-2 MNC Andrei Loktionov (John Zeiler, Dwight King)
2-3 MNC Brad Richardson (Joe Piskula, Scott Parse)

Goalies: Justin Pogge - Erik Ersberg

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Edmonton Oilers 2 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 20 - 21
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:30/48=61 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:74/90=82 %, Challenges:24/37=63 %
Attendance: 6510 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 313131 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:13 1-0 Sam Gagner [5] (Denis Grebeshkov, Ethan Moreau)
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31:43 1-1 Joe Thornton [8] (Dany Heatley, Ryane Clowe)
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45:49 1-2 Joe Pavelski [5] (Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley)
49:33 1-3 Rob Blake [2] (Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley)
50:13 2-3 Dustin Penner [6] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Jordan Eberle)
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Penalty summary:
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02:27 Joe Pavelski (2 min for slashing)
04:08 Ryane Clowe (2 min for tripping)
07:12 Dustin Penner (2 min for hooking)
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25:12 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2 min for tripping)
28:01 Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2 min for hooking)
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40:39 Torrey Mitchell (2 min for elbowing)
55:21 Mike Comrie (2 min for hooking)
59:28 Ethan Moreau (2 min for holding the stick)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 4
R Andrew Cogliano 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 15.30 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 20.20 8
C Jordan Eberle 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.50 6
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 5.50 4
C Sam Gagner 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 8
C Mike Comrie 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 18.10 5
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 13.50 5
L Magnus Paajarvi-Svensso 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 4
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 21.00 8
L Dustin Penner 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 -1 18.20 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 23.10 4
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 -1 27.00 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 15.00 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 -1 20.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Jeff Deslauriers 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Benn Ferriero 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 12.20 7
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Ryane Clowe 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 20.30 7
C Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 8.00 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 18.40 5
C Joe Pavelski 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 15.30 8
C Joe Thornton 1 1 5 2 0 2 0 0 20.30 9
L Frazer McLaren 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 8.00 6
L Jamie McGinn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Patrick Marleau 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
L Dany Heatley 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.30 8
D Kent Huskins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 6
D Rob Blake 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 28.30 8
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 20.00 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 19.00 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Thornton
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Joe Pavelski

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Denis Grebeshkov notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Ryane Clowe notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dany Heatley notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Joe Thornton ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Rob Blake ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 26) , Cleveland Barons 0( 13)
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1-0 HAM Chris Minard (Ryan Potulny)
2-0 HAM Gilbert Brulé (Jean-François Jacques, Robert Nilsson)

Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Henrik Karlsson

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New Jersey Devils 1 , Vancouver Canucks 2
Shots: 26 - 25
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:67/84=79 %, Challenges:36/44=80 %
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:66/89=74 %, Challenges:36/49=72 %
Attendance: 9983 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 464210 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:15 1-0 Dainius Zubrus [9] (Patrik Elias, Nicklas Bergfors)PP
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28:05 1-1 Steve Bernier [6] (Henrik Sedin, Sami Salo)
38:43 1-2 Kyle Wellwood [3] (Dick Tärnström, Christian Ehrhoff)
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Penalty summary:
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13:46 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for high-sticking)
15:33 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for hooking)
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23:22 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
28:22 Ryan Kesler (2 min for boarding)
30:44 Kellan Tochkin (2 min for tripping)
32:03 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for tripping)
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40:22 Daniel Sedin (2 min for high-sticking)
55:51 Mathieu Schneider (2 min for cross-checking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 15.50 7
R David Clarkson 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 13.30 7
R Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 10.10 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
C Rod Pelley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
C Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 12.10 7
C Dainius Zubrus 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 16.50 7
C Travis Zajac 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 4
L Brian Rolston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.50 6
L Patrik Elias 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 13.50 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 21.20 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Andy Greene 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 19.40 7
D Colin White 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 -2 16.10 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 23 0 0 59.50 8
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kellan Tochkin 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 5.10 5
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.30 6
R Alex Burrows 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 17.40 7
R Steve Bernier 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 1 21.20 8
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.20 5
C Kyle Wellwood 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 14.50 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 16.10 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Mike Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
L Mason Raymond 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.30 6
L Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 18.40 8
D Yann Sauve 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 5
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21.50 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 1 26.00 8
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 16.20 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 15.30 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Roberto Luongo
2nd star: Steve Bernier
3rd star: Kyle Wellwood

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Steve Bernier finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Kyle Wellwood finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Kyle Wellwood finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 27) , Manitoba Moose 2( 7)
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1-0 ALB Petr Vrana (Matt Halischuk)
1-1 MAN Rick Rypien (Dmitri Kalinin, Mario Bliznak)
2-1 ALB Ilkka Pikkarainen (Matt Halischuk, Mike Mottau)
2-2 MAN Rick Rypien (Mario Bliznak)
3-2 ALB Matt Halischuk (Ilkka Pikkarainen)

Goalies: Jeff Frazee - Cory Schneider

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New York Islanders 5 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 27 - 18
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:68/90=75 %, Challenges:32/41=76 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:28/44=62 %
Attendance: 7455 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 354113 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:39 1-0 Doug Weight [4] (Karl Alzner, Ed Jovanovski)
14:05 1-1 Chris Higgins [6] (Wade Redden)
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25:58 2-1 Trent Hunter [3] (Jeff Tambellini, Scottie Upshall)
35:59 3-1 Bobby Ryan [7] (Nikolai Zherdev, Tom Poti)
39:47 4-1 Brendan Witt [1] (Tom Poti, Kyle Okposo)
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49:42 5-1 Doug Weight [5] (Jonathan Tavares, Blake Comeau)PP
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Penalty summary:
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09:16 Sean Avery (2 min for boarding)
17:11 Kyle Okposo (2 min for boarding)
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20:17 Donald Brashear (2 min for roughing)
20:17 Bruno Gervais (2 min for roughing)
32:06 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for roughing)
32:06 Tim Jackman (2 min for roughing)
33:41 Ales Kotalik (2 min for boarding)
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49:04 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for boarding)
53:04 Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
53:04 Blake Comeau (2 min for roughing)
59:27 Wade Redden (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Jon Sim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 4
L Jeff Tambellini 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 13.30 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 20.20 5
R Bobby Ryan 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 19.00 9
R Tim Jackman 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 5.40 6
R Trent Hunter 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 13.30 9
C Kyle Okposo 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 2 19.30 7
C Doug Weight 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Josh Bailey 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 5.40 4
R Scottie Upshall 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 15.30 8
L Blake Comeau 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 19.30 7
C Jonathan Tavares 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 3 1 4 2 2 18.10 6
D Tom Poti 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 24.00 8
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14.30 6
D Brendan Witt 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.00 7
D Karl Alzner 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Albert Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Ethan Werek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 4
R Sean Avery 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 -1 15.50 5
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16.00 5
C Brian Boyle 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.50 6
C Derek Stepan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.30 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 18.00 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -3 19.30 5
L Donald Brashear 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 9.30 6
L Ales Kotalik 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 15.00 7
L Chris Higgins 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 18.40 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 15.10 6
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 5
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 21.10 5
D Pavel Valentenko 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.10 6
D Tomas Kundratek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 -2 21.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Doug Weight
2nd star: Bobby Ryan
3rd star: Trent Hunter

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Karl Alzner notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tom Poti notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Trent Hunter finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Doug Weight finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Wade Redden notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 30) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 11)
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0-1 HFD Brodie Dupont (Corey Locke)
1-1 BRG Greg Mauldin (Mark Flood)
2-1 BRG Jesse Joensuu (Frans Nielsen, Freddy Meyer)

Goalies: Martin Biron - Matt Zaba

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St. Louis Blues 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 0
Shots: 16 - 20
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:76/89=85 %, Challenges:11/46=23 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:87/110=79 %, Challenges:10/44=22 %
Attendance: 6091 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 286277 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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36:48 1-0 Eric Brewer [2] (Erik Johnson, Keith Tkachuk)
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54:52 2-0 Paul Kariya [9] (Andy McDonald, Keith Tkachuk)
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Penalty summary:
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08:51 Philip McRae (2 min for tripping)
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22:48 Antoine Vermette (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R B.J. Crombeen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 5
R T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 13.40 6
R Brad Boyes 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16.40 4
R Andy McDonald 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 19.40 7
C Philip McRae 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 8.00 4
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 17.40 5
C Keith Tkachuk 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 18.20 6
L Brad Winchester 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 9.50 5
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 5
L Alexander Steen 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 16.40 5
L Paul Kariya 1 0 2 0 5 1 0 2 19.40 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 15.30 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 18.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 2 24.30 7
D Roman Polak 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 17.20 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 21.10 5
D Eric Brewer 1 0 3 2 4 5 0 2 23.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Calvert 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 7.20 6
R Jared Boll 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 14.30 6
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 0 4 2 0 0 18.30 4
R Rick Nash 0 0 2 3 6 3 0 0 19.40 6
C Andrew Murray 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 7.20 5
C Derick Brassard 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 16.20 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 17.40 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 18.40 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 7.20 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 14.40 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 16.30 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 19.10 5
D Teddy Ruth 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 17.00 6
D Marc Methot 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.30 7
D Jan Hejda 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 -1 26.10 6
D John Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 18.20 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 14 0 0 60.00 6
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Mason
2nd star: Keith Tkachuk
3rd star: Paul Kariya

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Keith Tkachuk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andy McDonald notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Eric Brewer ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Antoine Vermette had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 9) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 22)
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1-0 WOR T.J. Trevelyan (Nikolai Lemtyugov)
2-0 WOR Adam Cracknell (Cam Paddock)
2-1 SYR Michael Blunden (Trevor Frischmon)

Goalies: Hannu Toivonen - Daniel LaCosta

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Washington Capitals 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 28 - 20
PP: 0 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:83/99=83 %, Challenges:32/47=66 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/80=76 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
Attendance: 7988 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 391412 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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21:39 1-0 Mike Green [5] (Nicklas Bäckström)
25:55 2-0 Nicklas Bäckström [6] (Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin)
36:44 2-1 Derek Roy [7] (Jochen Hecht, Tim Connolly)
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49:22 3-1 Nicklas Bäckström [7] (Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin)
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Penalty summary:
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02:37 Tim Connolly (2 min for high-sticking)
03:25 Paul Gaustad (2 min for cross-checking)
16:42 Daniel Paillé (2 min for elbowing)
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26:32 Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
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44:58 Craig Rivet (2 min for tripping)
58:29 Shaone Morrisonn (2 min for roughing)
58:29 Jason Pominville (2 min for roughing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Bergenheim 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 8.10 6
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15.20 6
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 16.50 6
R Alexander Semin 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 3 19.40 6
C David Steckel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 13.30 5
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 19.40 8
L Matt Bradley 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.50 6
L Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 19.40 8
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.50 5
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 5
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 27.00 7
D John Erskine 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 14.10 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 18.10 8
D Mike Green 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 27.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Semyon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.40 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 5
R Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 -1 16.40 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 17.30 6
C Cody McCormick 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 -1 14.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 -2 19.50 6
C Derek Roy 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 16.30 8
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 -1 11.10 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 14.10 6
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 21.10 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 24.40 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 12.20 4
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Mike Green

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Nicklas Bäckström finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 14) , Rochester Americans 3( 20)
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0-1 ROC Patrick Kaleta (Derek Whitmore, Tyler Ennis)
1-1 POR François Bouchard (Alexandre Giroux, Brian Pothier)
2-1 POR Chris Clark (Christian Bäckman, Oscar Hedman)
2-2 ROC Nathan Gerbe
2-3 ROC Mike Kostka

Goalies: Michal Neuvirth - Jhonas Enroth