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Dallas Stars 4 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 23 - 39
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:52/64=81 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:72/76=94 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 727643 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:55 1-0 Stéphane Robidas [6])
09:32 2-0 Brenden Morrow [19] (Scott Glennie)
10:16 2-1 Shawn Horcoff [9] (Marek Svatos)
15:49 2-2 Joe Pavelski [25] (Kyle Quincey, Dustin Penner)
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20:54 2-3 Ryan Whitney [8] (Kyle Quincey, Dustin Penner)PP
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42:16 2-4 Chris Kreider [5] (Anton Lander, Kyle Quincey)
59:02 3-4 Michael Neal [3] (Matt Niskanen, Kim Johnsson)
59:29 4-4 Mark Fistric [6] (Matt Niskanen, Patrick Sharp) WG
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60:29 4-5 Joe Pavelski [26] (Steven Reinprecht)
Penalty summary:
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12:25 Steve Ott (2 min for hooking)
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20:43 Niklas Grossman (2 min for elbowing)
29:03 Marek Svatos (2 min for tripping)
39:47 Jamie Benn (2 min for hooking)
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42:47 Jim Vandermeer (5 min for fighting)
42:47 Michael Neal (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Andrew Cogliano (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Steve Ott (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Andrew Cogliano (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Tom Wandell (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Anton Lander (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Tom Wandell (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Anton Lander (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Jamie Benn (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Daniel Alfredsson (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Jamie Benn (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Daniel Alfredsson (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Niklas Grossman (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Jesse Riendeau (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Niklas Grossman (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Jesse Riendeau (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Trevor Daley (2 min for roughing)
50:35 Jason Demers (2 min for roughing)
50:35 Jeff Deslauriers (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
50:35 Kari Lehtonen (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
50:35 Kari Lehtonen (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Jeff Deslauriers (5 min for fighting)
50:35 Kari Lehtonen (10 min game misconduct)
50:35 Jeff Deslauriers (10 min game misconduct)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Steve Ott 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 -2 12.40 6
R Brenden Morrow 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 2 18.00 9
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 18.30 6
C Adam Burish 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Tom Wandell 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 -2 13.00 6
C Patrick Sharp 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 16.30 8
C Brad Richards 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Michael Neal 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 11.00 6
L Jamie Benn 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 -2 13.40 6
L Scott Glennie 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 20.50 8
L James Neal 0 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 20.40 8
D Niklas Grossman 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 -3 15.50 5
D Matt Niskanen 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 18.00 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 25.50 8
D Trevor Daley 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 -2 15.10 5
D Mark Fistric 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
D Stéphane Robidas 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 24.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 30 17 0 50.30 7
G Tyler Bestkorowany 1 0 4 0 0 9.30 4

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordan Eberle 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
R Andrew Cogliano 0 0 3 2 0 0 15 -1 11.40 7
R Marek Svatos 0 1 1 3 0 2 2 1 17.40 7
R Steven Reinprecht 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 21.30 6
C Chris Kreider 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
C Anton Lander 0 1 3 1 0 0 15 -1 16.30 8
C Shawn Horcoff 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Dustin Penner 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Michal Handzus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
L Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 -1 10.10 7
L Joe Pavelski 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 9
L Magnus Paajarvi-Svensso 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 22.30 6
D Jesse Riendeau 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 -1 10.10 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 17.10 6
D Kyle Quincey 0 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 30.10 10
D Jason Demers 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 18.00 5
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Deslauriers 2 0 17 17 0 50.30 6
G Tyson Sexsmith 2 0 2 0 0 9.50 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Pavelski
2nd star: Kyle Quincey
3rd star: Brenden Morrow

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Matt Niskanen has marked a new career high in assists with 24 assists.
-Matt Niskanen finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Mark Fistric finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Stéphane Robidas finally ended his 26 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Pavelski scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Chris Kreider finally ended his 58 game goal drought.
-Shawn Horcoff finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Dustin Penner had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ryan Whitney finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jim Vandermeer fought Michael Neal in a fight.
-Steve Ott beat Andrew Cogliano in a fight.
-Anton Lander beat Tom Wandell in a fight.
-Jamie Benn beat Daniel Alfredsson in a fight.
-Niklas Grossman fought Jesse Riendeau in a fight.
-Jeff Deslauriers beat Kari Lehtonen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 3( 29) , Cleveland Barons 1( 13)
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1-0 UTH Dan Sexton (Kris Russell)
2-0 UTH Roman Voloshenko (Dan Bowen, Kris Russell)
3-0 UTH Kris Russell

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St. Louis Blues 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 35 - 39
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:68/78=87 %, Challenges:42/49=84 %
PP: 0 of 3 (10 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:44/53=81 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 941814 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:41 0-1 Philippe Paradis [5] (Chris Drury, Brandon Dubinsky)
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30:12 1-1 Benoit Pouliot [22] (Andy McDonald, Alex Pietrangelo)
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40:25 2-1 Jonathan Toews [42] (T.J. Oshie, Tom Poti)PP
42:09 2-2 Brayden Schenn [22] (Marian Gaborik, Pat Aizawa)
46:42 3-2 Jonathan Toews [43] (Brad Boyes, Eric Brewer)
49:58 3-3 Duncan Keith [14] (Andrej Meszaros)
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64:38 4-3 Benoit Pouliot [23] (Alex Pietrangelo)
Penalty summary:
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04:26 Tom Poti (2 min for elbowing)
04:56 Alex Steen (2 min for hooking)
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25:17 Jaden Schwartz (2 min for hooking)
32:38 Alex Pietrangelo (5 min for fighting)
32:38 Brett Ponich (5 min for fighting)
36:57 Kevin Hayes (2 min for elbowing)
39:11 Pat Aizawa (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:28 Alexander Semin (2 min for hooking)
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60:48 Kevin Hayes (2 min for high-sticking)

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vladimir Tarasenko 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
R Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
R Andy McDonald 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 8
R Alex Steen 0 0 3 3 1 0 2 -1 23.40 8
C Joey Hishon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 7
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 6
C T.J. Oshie 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 21.00 8
C Brad Boyes 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 7
L Jay McClement 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Jaden Schwartz 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 -1 14.10 7
L Benoit Pouliot 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 23.10 7
L Jonathan Toews 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 23.00 8
D Tom Poti 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 -1 20.10 6
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 6
D Eric Brewer 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 22.00 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 21.00 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 2 3 8 1 8 5 1 22.00 10
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 3 0 36 0 0 64.40 10
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Aizawa 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 6
R Kevin Hayes 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 15.20 6
R David Backes 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 23.00 8
R Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 5
C Kyle Beach 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.50 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Brayden Schenn 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 22.00 8
L Philippe Paradis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
L David Perron 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
L Alexander Semin 0 0 7 1 0 1 2 0 20.40 7
D Ryan McDonagh 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 6
D Derek Forbort 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 27.50 7
D Phil D. Dumas 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.40 8
D Brett Ponich 0 0 2 4 1 0 5 1 22.30 8
D Duncan Keith 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 31 0 0 64.40 7
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Toews
2nd star: Benoit Pouliot
3rd star: Alex Pietrangelo

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Jonathan Toews has marked a new career high in goals with 42 tallies.
-Benoit Pouliot has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Andrej Meszaros has marked a new career high in assists with 41 assists.
-Brayden Schenn ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Philippe Paradis finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Alexander Semin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Alex Pietrangelo beat Brett Ponich in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 16) , Norfolk Admirals 1( 23)
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1-0 WOR Viktor Alexandrov (Nick Drazenovic, Roman Polak)
2-0 WOR Viktor Alexandrov (Alexander Hellstrom, Andrew Kozek)
2-1 NOR Evan Brophey (Riley Armstrong)
3-1 WOR Viktor Alexandrov (Vladimír Sobotka, Andy Sackrison)

Goalies: Marek Schwarz - Hannu Toivonen

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Washington Capitals 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 32 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:71/79=89 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 947520 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:02 1-0 Dmitri Kugryshev [23] (Nicklas Bäckström)
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27:54 2-0 Alexander Burmistrov [33] (Dmitri Kugryshev, Michael Del Zotto)
33:52 3-0 Nicklas Bäckström [30] (Dmitri Kugryshev, Dion Phaneuf)
36:08 3-1 Martin St. Louis [46] (Vincent Lecavalier, Pavel Kubina)
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45:54 4-1 Alexander Ovechkin [42] (Dmitri Kugryshev, Alain St-Onge)
48:36 4-2 Ryan Malone [18] (Pavel Kubina, Vincent Lecavalier)
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Penalty summary:
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02:25 Vaclav Prospal (2 min for high-sticking)
04:54 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for tripping)
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20:39 Jason Ward (2 min for hooking)
25:53 Brett Connolly (2 min for tripping)
28:01 Zach Bogosian (5 min for fighting)
28:01 Teddy Purcell (5 min for fighting)
28:45 Alain St-Onge (2 min for elbowing)
37:36 Brett Connolly (2 min for elbowing)
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42:02 Jason Ward (2 min for cross-checking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alain St-Onge 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 6.00 6
R Markus Näslund 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 10.00 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 19.20 6
R Dmitri Kugryshev 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 4 20.30 8
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Louis Leblanc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 12.50 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 3 21.50 9
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -2 12.50 6
L Alexander Burmistrov 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 19.20 10
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 3 21.50 9
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 11.30 6
D Jarred Tinordi 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 3 29.40 10
D Michael Del Zotto 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 21.30 8
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 3 4 0 4 5 2 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Simeon Varlamov 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Carter Ashton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4.50 5
R Teddy Purcell 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 -2 20.00 6
R Ryan Malone 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 8
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 8
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 4
C Steve Downie 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.50 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 4.50 6
L Jason Ward 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 -1 15.50 7
L Brett Connolly 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 2 16.30 7
L Simon Gagné 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 14.10 8
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -3 22.30 6
D Ty Wishart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 23.40 7
D Victor Hedman 0 0 2 8 1 7 0 -2 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Janus 4 0 28 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dmitri Kugryshev
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Alexander Burmistrov

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Del Zotto notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström scored his 30th goal of the season.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Ryan Malone ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Zach Bogosian fought Teddy Purcell in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 26) , Detroit Vipers 1( 18)
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0-1 DTV Justin Keller (Vladimir Mihalik)
1-1 POR Peter Guggisberg (Mathieu Perreault)
2-1 POR Chris Bourque (François Bouchard)

Goalies: Dan Dunn - Riku Helenius

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Buffalo Sabres 4 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 36 - 40
PP: 0 of 4 (13 shots), Passing:61/70=87 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
PP: 1 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:68/76=89 %, Challenges:30/46=63 %
Attendance: 12626 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 593422 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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03:22 0-1 Jacob Josefson [3] (Dainius Zubrus, Andy Greene)
12:54 1-1 Steve Eminger [6] (Patrick Marleau)
13:38 2-1 Jarret Stoll [15] (Patrick Marleau, Steve Eminger)
19:29 2-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [20] (Patrik Elias, Jason Arnott)PP
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26:47 3-2 Luke Adam [21] (Jarret Stoll, Jason Pominville)
39:11 3-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [21] (Michael Ryder, Mattias Tedenby)
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63:12 4-3 Justin Williams [16] (Jochen Hecht, Drew Stafford)
Penalty summary:
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01:44 Dan Girardi (2 min for roughing)
01:44 Jarret Stoll (2 min for roughing)
09:09 Patrik Elias (2 min for elbowing)
14:01 Jason Arnott (2 min for roughing)
17:51 Ruslan Salei (2 min for tripping)
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20:53 Keith Yandle (5 min for fighting)
20:53 Alexander Vasyunov (5 min for fighting)
21:11 Michael Ryder (2 min for tripping)
29:02 Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
30:37 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
30:37 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for roughing)
32:55 Tom Gilbert (2 min for roughing)
35:32 Justin Williams (2 min for high-sticking)
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42:24 Jarret Stoll (2 min for slashing)
48:09 Tom Gilbert (2 min for slashing)
51:28 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for hooking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Charlie Coyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.30 4
R Justin Williams 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 11.40 6
R Jarret Stoll 1 1 5 2 0 1 4 3 13.40 9
R Jason Pominville 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 19.50 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
C Drew Stafford 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 3 12.10 8
C Normand Lemay 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
L Luke Adam 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 3 12.10 7
L Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Corey Fienhage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24.20 7
D Steve Eminger 1 1 1 4 0 4 0 3 16.00 9
D Keith Yandle 0 0 0 6 1 5 5 -1 21.10 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 0 22.20 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 16.40 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 3 8 0 4 4 1 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 3 0 37 0 0 63.20 10
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Ryder 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 5
R Alexander Vasyunov 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 16.20 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 15.50 7
R Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 5 2 0 1 2 0 21.10 9
C Jacob Josefson 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Dainius Zubrus 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 13.20 6
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 18.10 7
C Travis Zajac 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 -1 20.40 7
L Mattias Tedenby 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 16.10 7
L David Clarkson 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 19.00 7
L Patrik Elias 0 1 4 1 3 0 2 -1 20.20 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
D John Merrill 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 24.00 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 23.40 7
D Andy Greene 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -2 25.30 7
D Eric Gélinas 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 32 0 0 63.20 7
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarret Stoll
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Steve Eminger

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jarret Stoll scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Drew Stafford has marked a new career high in assists with 30 assists.
-Drew Stafford notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jarret Stoll finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
-Steve Eminger finally ended his 29 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Jacob Josefson finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
-Jacob Josefson finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Keith Yandle beat Alexander Vasyunov in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 22) , Albany River Rats 0( 7)
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1-0 ROC Tyler Ennis (Craig Rivet, Vladimir Orszagh)
2-0 ROC Vladimir Orszagh (Tyler Ennis, Craig Rivet)
3-0 ROC Daniel Sparre (Tyler Ennis)

Goalies: Nick Eno - Pier-Olivier Pelletier

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Colorado Avalanche 4 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 39 - 29
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:58/60=96 %, Challenges:50/59=83 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/68=83 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 926392 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:13 1-0 Peter Mueller [35] (Ryan Stoa, T.J. Galiardi)
11:02 1-1 Mikael Granlund [29] (Brent Burns, Guillaume Latendresse)
19:06 1-2 Matt Cullen [30] (Martin Havlat, Cam Barker)PP
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29:02 2-2 Ryan O'Reilly [12] (Nick Boynton)
30:13 3-2 Peter Mueller [36])
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43:01 4-2 Peter Mueller [37] (Ryan Stoa, Cody McLeod)
49:17 4-3 Brent Burns [16] (Nick Schultz, Chuck Kobasew)
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Penalty summary:
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03:04 Francis Bouillon (2 min for roughing)
03:04 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for roughing)
03:21 James Sheppard (2 min for elbowing)
06:19 James Sheppard (2 min for tripping)
18:01 Ryan O'Reilly (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:13 Nick Schultz (2 min for high-sticking)
37:45 Francis Bouillon (2 min for roughing)
37:45 Ryan Stoa (2 min for roughing)
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40:16 Cal Clutterbuck (5 min for fighting)
40:16 Matt Duchene (5 min for fighting)
41:15 Francis Bouillon (5 min for fighting)
41:15 Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
49:54 Matt Cullen (2 min for high-sticking)
51:48 Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for boarding)
55:29 Cody McLeod (5 min for fighting)
55:29 Francis Bouillon (5 min for fighting)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McLeod 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 6.00 5
R David Bolland 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 18.30 8
R Jason Spezza 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 2 20.50 7
C T.J. Galiardi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Ryan O'Reilly 1 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 15.40 8
C Matt Duchene 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 -1 20.00 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 2 18.20 8
L Ryan Stoa 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 6.10 6
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.40 6
L Brandon Yip 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 7
L Peter Mueller 3 0 5 2 1 1 0 2 21.10 10
D Kyle Cumiskey 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 13.50 7
D Tyson Barrie 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 23.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 29.10 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 10.10 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 2 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Craig Anderson 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Calvin Pickard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Nystrom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 5
R Martin Havlat 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -2 19.50 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 20.40 8
C Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5.20 4
C Chuck Kobasew 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -2 19.30 8
C Mikael Granlund 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Warren Peters 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.00 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 -1 13.30 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 13.30 7
L Matt Cullen 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 15.30 9
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 -1 12.30 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 20.40 6
D Cam Barker 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 30.10 8
D Nick Schultz 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -1 14.00 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 5
D Brent Burns 1 1 3 4 1 3 0 1 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 35 0 0 59.30 7
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Peter Mueller
2nd star: Ryan O'Reilly
3rd star: Ryan Stoa

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Peter Mueller scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Ryan Stoa notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nick Boynton notched his 20th assist of the season.
-T.J. Galiardi finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Brent Burns notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Matt Cullen scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Pierre-Marc Bouchard had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Matt Cullen finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Matt Duchene beat Cal Clutterbuck in a fight.
-Nick Boynton beat Francis Bouillon in a fight.
-Cody McLeod beat Francis Bouillon in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 3( 14) , Houston Aeros 1( 18)
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1-0 HER Justin Mercier (Cameron Gaunce)
2-0 HER Cameron Gaunce (Daniel Winnik)
2-1 HOU Marty Sertich (Ben Wright)
3-1 HER Angelo Esposito (Justin Mercier)

Goalies: Peter Budaj - Kristofer Westblom

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Florida Panthers 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 40 - 16
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:65/72=90 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/72=83 %, Challenges:29/48=59 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 941423 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:42 1-0 Quinton Howden [23] (Eric Fehr)
17:46 2-0 Mark Pysyk [2] (Michael Stone, Quinton Howden)
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23:53 3-0 Ruslan Fedotenko [20] (Nick Bjugstad, Quinton Howden)
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47:34 3-1 Matt Cooke [8] (Maxime Talbot, Tyler Kennedy)
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Penalty summary:
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04:48 Dennis Wideman (2 min for roughing)
04:48 Craig Adams (2 min for roughing)
19:51 Mike Zigomanis (2 min for slashing)
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33:37 Chris Kunitz (2 min for hooking)
39:32 Matt Cooke (2 min for boarding)
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51:59 Alex Goligoski (2 min for roughing)
51:59 Rich Peverley (2 min for roughing)
52:11 Mark Pysyk (2 min for roughing)
56:49 Zbynek Michalek (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 10.10 7
R Eric Fehr 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 2 13.40 9
R Mark Parrish 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 13.00 7
R John McFarland 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 7
C Nick Bjugstad 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
C Quinton Howden 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 9
C Shawn Matthias 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 -1 13.00 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
L Daniel Carcillo 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 10.30 7
L Rich Peverley 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 13.20 6
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 15.30 7
L David Booth 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
D Mark Pysyk 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 16.00 8
D Colby Robak 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 16.20 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 27.40 8
D Michael Stone 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 15.10 7
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 -1 18.30 9
D Shea Weber 0 0 5 4 0 4 0 1 26.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jacob Markstrom 1 0 15 0 0 60.00 8
G Tyler Plante 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Rupp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
R Mike Zigomanis 0 0 2 1 3 0 2 0 12.20 5
R Tyler Toffoli 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.40 8
R Beau Bennett 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 -2 15.20 6
C Matt Cooke 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 10.30 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 21.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 8.00 6
L Tyler Kennedy 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 12.20 5
L Ryan Craig 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 -2 19.40 7
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -2 24.10 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.00 7
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.50 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -2 29.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 37 0 0 60.00 10
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Quinton Howden
2nd star: Ruslan Fedotenko
3rd star: Eric Fehr

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Ruslan Fedotenko scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Quinton Howden notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Nick Bjugstad finally ended his 13 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Matt Cooke finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Matt Carle had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 3( 17) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 18)
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1-0 LOU Jeff Szwez (Olivier Latendresse, Brian Pothier)
2-0 LOU Kyle Clifford (A.J. Jenks, Nathan Paetsch)
2-1 WIL Dustin Jeffrey (Alex Grant, Joey Mormina)
3-1 LOU Adam Comrie (Kyle Clifford)

Goalies: Jonas Hiller - Dave Brown