26 Décembre ( Jour 82 )

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Boston Bruins 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 35 - 27
PP: 0 of 4 (13 shots), Passing:53/62=85 %, Challenges:36/38=92 %
PP: 0 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:49/56=86 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 864198 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:25 0-1 Patrick Marleau [12] (Jarome Iginla, Kristopher Letang)
08:58 1-1 Henrik Zetterberg [11] (Wade Redden, Brent Sopel)
16:38 1-2 Patrick Marleau [13] (Miroslav Satan)
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26:11 2-2 Tomas Holmström [9] (Lee Stempniak, Thomas Vanek)
37:44 3-2 Ladislav Nagy [9] (Thomas Vanek)
39:46 3-3 Patrick Marleau [14] (Jarome Iginla, Sergei Gonchar)
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49:31 4-3 Henrik Zetterberg [12] (Thomas Vanek, Ladislav Nagy)
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Penalty summary:
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01:23 Miroslav Satan (2 min for roughing)
06:53 Miroslav Satan (2 min for hooking)
11:54 Wade Redden (2 min for boarding)
18:02 Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
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21:12 Matt Lashoff (2 min for elbowing)
23:37 Patrick Marleau (2 min for tripping)
29:19 Mark Stuart (2 min for tripping)
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41:32 Matt Lashoff (2 min for hooking)
44:35 Matt Lashoff (2 min for hooking)
53:26 Timofei Shishkanov (2 min for tripping)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Milan Lucic 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.10 6
R Tomas Holmström 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 19.30 8
R Michael Ryder 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 13.10 7
R Thomas Vanek 0 3 3 5 0 2 0 2 21.10 10
C Zach Hamill 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Lee Stempniak 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 6.30 5
C Ladislav Nagy 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 9
L Stanislav Chistov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 7
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 8
L Henrik Zetterberg 2 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 20.30 9
D Patrick McNeill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 23.30 8
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 2 4 0 0 6 2 26.00 8
D Brent Sopel 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.40 7
D Mark Stuart 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -2 20.00 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Chris Osgood 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.20 6
R Petr Sykora 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 7.50 5
R Miroslav Satan 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 1 18.40 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.20 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.50 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.40 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Milan Kraft 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.20 5
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 17.00 5
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 10.40 7
L Patrick Marleau 3 0 6 3 0 0 2 3 20.30 10
D Alex Grant 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 7.40 4
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 28.10 7
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 23.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 28.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 31 0 0 59.00 7
G Chad Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Henrik Zetterberg

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Thomas Vanek notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ladislav Nagy notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jarome Iginla scored the 800th point of his career.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 2( 22) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 11)
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0-1 WIL Nathan Smith (Tim Brent, Robert Scuderi)
1-1 Yannic Seidenberg (David Krejci)
2-1 Brad Schell (Vladimír Sobotka)
Goalies: Alex Auld - Dany Sabourin

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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 35 - 24
PP: 2 of 11 (22 shots), Passing:61/74=82 %, Challenges:30/32=90 %
PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:71/85=83 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
Attendance: 19619 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 898549 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:13 1-0 Michel Ouellet [4] (Brian Campbell, Alex Picard)
14:57 1-1 Mike Knuble [8] (Rod Brind'Amour)
18:29 1-2 Mike Knuble [9] (Patrick Eaves, Joe Corvo)PP
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26:21 2-2 Evgeny Malkin [15] (Ryan Malone, Martin St. Louis)PP
27:23 3-2 Evgeny Malkin [16] (Ryan Malone, Martin St. Louis)PP
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44:27 4-2 Evgeny Malkin [17] (Brian Campbell)
45:47 5-2 Martin St. Louis [14] (Mike Fisher)
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Penalty summary:
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04:33 Jamie McBain (2 min for boarding)
11:45 Mike Knuble (2 min for cross-checking)
15:38 Owen Nolan (2 min for boarding)
17:39 Mike Fisher (2 min for tripping)
19:06 Matti Takala (2 min for hooking)
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22:38 Mike Knuble (2 min for hooking)
25:34 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for cross-checking)
26:57 Matti Takala (2 min for boarding)
27:57 Sheldon Souray (2 min for high-sticking)
31:21 Patrick Eaves (2 min for slashing)
35:21 Jamie McBain (2 min for hooking)
38:23 Rhett Warrener (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:06 Mike Fisher (2 min for elbowing)
51:18 Ray Whitney (2 min for holding the stick)
53:29 Patrick Eaves (2 min for roughing)
56:18 Alex Picard (2 min for high-sticking)
58:23 Rhett Warrener (2 min for hooking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 6
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
R Ryan Malone 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
C Mike Fisher 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 2 16.10 7
R Owen Nolan 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8.00 6
C Mark Recchi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Tim Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 6
C Evgeny Malkin 3 0 5 2 0 1 0 2 20.20 9
L Karl Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 5
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 19.30 7
L Ryan Craig 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
L Martin St. Louis 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 22.10 8
D Alex Picard 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1 12.20 6
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 15.30 8
D Brian Campbell 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 3 28.30 9
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 -1 15.50 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 19.30 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 3 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 18.20 6
R Matti Takala 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 10.00 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 14.00 8
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -2 15.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.40 7
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 4.40 5
L Mike Knuble 2 0 2 3 1 0 4 1 20.20 10
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.10 6
L Alexander Semin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 11.00 6
D Jamie McBain 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 10.10 5
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -3 20.20 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 4
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 21.30 6
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 30 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Martin St. Louis
3rd star: Mike Knuble

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ryan Craig had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Sean Hill had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Joe Corvo notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Sullivan had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Steve Sullivan had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Daniel Brière had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Ray Whitney had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Marek Zidlicky had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 18) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 23)
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1-0 DTV Gary Roberts (Adam Hall, Doug Janik)
2-0 DTV Kyle Wanvig (Dustin Collins)
2-1 LOW Bobby Hughes (Mike Angelidis, Joey Mormina)
2-2 LOW Chad LaRose (Joey Mormina, Vernon Fiddler)
3-2 DTV Dustin Collins (Justin Keller)
Goalies: Leland Irving - Michael Leighton

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Florida Panthers 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 19 - 25
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:60/82=73 %, Challenges:42/49=84 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:72/81=88 %, Challenges:25/49=50 %
Attendance: 16352 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 745651 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:58 1-0 Nathan Horton [15])
11:13 1-1 Alexei Ponikarovsky [13] (Bryan McCabe)
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28:15 1-2 Bryan McCabe [7] (Mark Bell, Jason Blake)PP
31:41 1-3 Jason Blake [6] (Ian White, Mark Bell)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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13:33 Anton Strålman (2 min for tripping)
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23:42 Richard Zednik (2 min for high-sticking)
26:24 Samuel Guay (2 min for tripping)
29:16 Oldrich Boj (2 min for hooking)
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40:19 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for hooking)
55:51 Nik Antropov (2 min for tripping)
59:16 Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for high-sticking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 5
R Michal Repík 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.10 5
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 19.20 5
R Nathan Horton 1 0 3 5 1 4 0 -1 21.10 8
C Oldrich Boj 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.20 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 17.00 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
L Stephen Weiss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
L Drew Larman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Cory Stillman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 18.40 5
D Samuel Guay 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.30 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 32.50 8
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.10 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 18.00 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 2 3 0 6 0 0 23.00 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 4
R Matt Stajan 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Jason Blake 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Alexander Steen 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 18.00 4
C Dale Mitchell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 19.40 7
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 18.20 6
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Mark Bell 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 20.50 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 3 3 1 2 2 1 21.00 8
D Ian White 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.10 6
D Anton Strålman 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 15.10 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 23.20 5
D Staffan Kronwall 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 15.50 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 21.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 2 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Blake
2nd star: Bryan McCabe
3rd star: Mark Bell

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Nathan Horton scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Jason Blake finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Jirí Tlustý had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Mark Bell had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 1( 7) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 11)
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1-0 LOU Kamil Kreps (Gregory Campbell, Martin Lojek)
1-1 SJM Jamal Mayers (Brent Aubin, Andy Wozniewski)
1-2 SJM Brett Engelhardt
Goalies: Tyler Plante - Vesa Toskala

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St. Louis Blues 2 , Columbus Blue Jackets 4
Shots: 27 - 40
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
PP: 1 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:41/43=93 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 878256 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:05 0-1 R.J. Umberger [11] (Christian Bäckman, Kris Beech)
12:58 0-2 Fredrik Modin [19] (Kristian Huselius)PP
19:07 1-2 Brad Boyes [11] (Cam Barker, Steven Wagner)
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32:02 1-3 Rostislav Klesla [3] (Rick Nash, Fredrik Modin)
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47:08 2-3 Jack Skille [6] (James Sheppard, Mike Ribeiro)
47:33 2-4 Raffi Torres [12] (Alexandre Picard, Rostislav Klesla)
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Penalty summary:
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06:11 Mike Commodore (2 min for tripping)
09:19 Manny Malhotra (2 min for elbowing)
12:26 James Sheppard (2 min for cross-checking)
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21:58 R.J. Umberger (2 min for tripping)
24:24 Steven Wagner (2 min for tripping)
30:06 Ivan Vishnevsky (2 min for tripping)
36:37 Logan Couture (2 min for high-sticking)
39:53 Christian Bäckman (2 min for hooking)
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51:52 Jack Skille (5 min for fighting)
51:52 Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
53:31 Barret Jackman (2 min for roughing)
57:37 Barret Jackman (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 4
R Jack Skille 1 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 17.50 8
R Brad Boyes 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.00 8
C David Bolland 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.00 5
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 12.40 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 6
L James Sheppard 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 11.20 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Ivan Vishnevsky 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 8.50 6
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 22.30 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 27.10 7
D Steven Wagner 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 12.00 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 19.50 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 4 0 36 0 0 60.00 9
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raffi Torres 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 9.00 7
R Jiri Novotny 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 -2 14.10 6
R R.J. Umberger 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 9.40 6
R Fredrik Modin 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Derick Brassard 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 7
C Logan Couture 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 -2 8.40 5
C Kris Beech 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Alexandre Picard 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.10 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -2 17.10 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.10 9
L Rick Nash 0 1 2 6 0 6 0 1 21.30 10
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 9.50 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 13.50 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 5 0 2 0 1 29.00 9
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 11.00 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 2 27.10 9
D Rostislav Klesla 1 1 6 3 0 3 0 2 29.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Adam Munro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rostislav Klesla
2nd star: Fredrik Modin
3rd star: Pascal Leclaire

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Steven Wagner notched his 10th assist of the season.
-James Sheppard notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrik Berglund had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Kris Beech has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Rostislav Klesla notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Raffi Torres ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Rostislav Klesla finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jack Skille beat Logan Couture in a fight.
Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 26) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 11)
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1-0 WOR Hugh Jessiman (Mike Glumac, Yan Stastny)
1-1 Jan Hejda (Kirill Starkov, Adam Pineault)
2-1 WOR Yan Stastny (Hugh Jessiman)
Goalies: Manny Legace - Tomas Popperle

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Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Minnesota Wild 3 (SO)
Shots: 26 - 35
PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:72/87=82 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:71/83=85 %, Challenges:41/63=64 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 928650 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:57 1-0 Patrick Kane [10] (Patrice Bergeron, Erik Johnson)PP
14:21 1-1 Devin Setoguchi [4] (Mark Parrish)PP
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24:56 2-1 Stu Barnes [5] (Pavel Vorobiev, Jussi Jokinen)
29:01 2-2 Mark Parrish [17] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Tyler Arnason)
36:51 3-2 Patrick Sharp [21] (Jason Williams, Patrick Kane)PP
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52:32 3-3 Marek Svatos [12] (Marian Gaborik, Mattias Öhlund)
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Penalty summary:
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07:08 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for tripping)
11:11 Patrick Kane (2 min for tripping)
12:42 Duncan Keith (2 min for hooking)
18:15 Tyler Arnason (2 min for cross-checking)
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31:46 Karl Alzner (2 min for hooking)
35:33 Marian Gaborik (2 min for cross-checking)
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43:39 Patrick Kane (2 min for elbowing)
46:35 Mikko Koivu (2 min for hooking)
59:38 Jussi Jokinen (2 min for hooking)
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64:49 Patrick Sharp (2 min for roughing)
Shootout
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Chicago Blackhawks win 2-1
Chicago Blackhawks - Jonathan Toews, goal; Patrice Bergeron, goal; Patrick Sharp, miss;
Minnesota Wild - Marian Gaborik, miss; Jamie Langenbrunner, goal; Kim Johnsson, miss;
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Bickell 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 6
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Jussi Jokinen 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 15.40 7
R Patrick Kane 1 1 5 5 0 2 4 0 22.10 10
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13.40 6
C Jason Williams 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.50 6
C Robert Lang 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 4
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 23.20 8
L Michael Blunden 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 6
L Stu Barnes 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 2 4 0 2 2 -1 19.10 9
L Jonathan Toews 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 22.30 8
D Danny Richmond 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 8 3 4 0 0 33.40 9
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 20.10 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 32.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 3 0 32 0 0 65.00 9
G Al Nurisso 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lars Eller 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 4
R Devin Setoguchi 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18.50 8
R Mark Parrish 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
R Marek Svatos 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 22.50 7
C Colton Gillies 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 9.20 4
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 3 6 1 4 2 0 20.30 9
C Tyler Arnason 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 14.20 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 22.50 7
L Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 15.10 5
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 16.10 9
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 5 5 7 3 2 1 21.20 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 4
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 26.40 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 4
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 33.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 3 0 23 0 0 65.00 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Kane
2nd star: Mark Parrish
3rd star: Corey Crawford

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Patrick Kane scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Pavel Vorobiev notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Devin Setoguchi finally ended his 21 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 29) , Houston Aeros 3(
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0-1 HOU Joel Ward (Corey Locke, Julian Walker)
0-2 HOU Roman Voloshenko (Keith Carney, Cal Clutterbuck)
1-2 NOR Frans Nielsen (Ben Eager, Jake Dowell)
1-3 HOU Julian Walker (Corey Locke)
2-3 NOR Petri Kontiola (Brian Lee)
Goalies: Mike Brodeur - Anton Khudobin

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Los Angeles Kings 6 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 30 - 21
LA PP: 5 of 9 (12 shots), Passing:77/93=82 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:64/84=76 %, Challenges:26/37=68 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 875050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:28 1-0 LA Jarret Stoll [13] (Steve Bernier, Alexander Frolov)PP
16:43 2-0 LA Scott Thornton [1] (Denis Gauthier, Michal Handzus)
19:41 3-0 LA Kyle Calder [12] (Marco Sturm, Matt Greene)PP
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29:07 3-1 Nicklas Bergfors [5] (Pavol Demitra, Antoine Vermette)
30:09 4-1 LA Alexander Frolov [16] (Jarret Stoll, Steve Bernier)PP
35:27 5-1 LA Anze Kopitar [14] (Kyle Calder, Marco Sturm)PP
36:01 5-2 Mathieu Roy [1] (Dan Boyle)
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45:01 6-2 LA Alexander Frolov [17] (Steve Bernier, Jarret Stoll)PP
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Penalty summary:
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08:53 Daymond Langkow (2 min for hooking)
14:14 LA Ruslan Salei (2 min for slashing)
19:01 Sasha Pokulok (2 min for hooking)
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29:29 Pavol Demitra (2 min for holding the stick)
33:55 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for high-sticking)
36:38 Éric Bélanger (2 min for elbowing)
39:21 LA Jack Johnson (2 min for cross-checking)
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43:19 Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for slashing)
52:38 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for tripping)
57:18 Petr Prucha (2 min for hooking)
59:24 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 9.50 6
R Michael Grabner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
R Steve Bernier 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
R Kyle Calder 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
C Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 5
C Michal Handzus 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Jarret Stoll 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 9
C Anze Kopitar 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 21.10 7
L Brad Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.50 6
L Scott Thornton 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
L Marco Sturm 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 8
L Alexander Frolov 2 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 21.50 8
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 27.20 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 6 2 4 0 -1 29.50 8
D Denis Gauthier 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 12.10 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 14.30 6
D Matt Greene 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.40 5
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 19.40 6
R Pavol Demitra 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 16.50 7
L Éric Bélanger 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 17.00 7
L Mathieu Roy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12.10 7
C Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 12.20 8
C Petr Prucha 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 17.50 7
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.40 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 12.00 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 17.50 6
R Milan Michalek 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 21.00 7
D Brendan Smith 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.00 5
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 20.30 7
D Sasha Pokulok 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 19.50 6
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 5
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 1 24.40 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 11 0 0 30.10 4
G Steve Mason 2 0 13 0 0 29.40 4

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarret Stoll
2nd star: Alexander Frolov
3rd star: Steve Bernier

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Michal Handzus notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Scott Thornton finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Pavol Demitra notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Antoine Vermette notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Éric Bélanger had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 25) , Cleveland Barons 3( 13)
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0-1 CLE Janne Jokila (Ryan Rorabeck, Aaron Power)
0-2 CLE Ryan Rorabeck
0-3 CLE Ryan Rorabeck (Aaron Power, Janne Jokila)
1-3 MNC Petr Kanko (Tom Preissing)
Goalies: Jonathan Quick - Thomas Greiss