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New York Rangers 3 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:27/44=60 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:28/42=65 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 848120 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:25 0-1 Cory Stillman [18] (Guillaume Latendresse, Tim Connolly)
13:48 1-1 Jamal Mayers [8] (Jason Blake, Rostislav Olesz)
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30:01 1-2 Paul Gaustad [5] (Michael Peca, Tim Connolly)
36:02 2-2 Mike Comrie [21] (Anson Carter, Jason Blake)
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52:22 3-2 Chris Drury [30] (Patrick Rissmiller, Paul Mara)
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Penalty summary:
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02:51 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for cross-checking)
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32:34 Dan Girardi (5 min for fighting)
32:34 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
33:41 Michael Peca (2 min for hooking)
36:43 Michael Peca (2 min for roughing)
36:43 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for roughing)
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47:11 Michael Peca (2 min for boarding)
49:29 Markus Näslund (2 min for boarding)
55:21 Mike Funk (5 min for boarding)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 14.30 8
R Patrick Rissmiller 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Anson Carter 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 20.30 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12.30 6
C Mike Comrie 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Chris Drury 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 7
L Bobby Holik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
L Jason Blake 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 17.10 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -1 20.30 6
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 11.00 6
D Thomas Pöck 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Paul Mara 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 29.20 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 11.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 5 2 4 0 0 22.00 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 4 4 3 4 0 1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 2 1 2 5 0 5.40 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.00 4
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 6 3 4 0 0 18.00 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 -1 20.20 7
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
C Michael Peca 0 1 1 1 0 2 6 0 14.00 8
C Tim Connolly 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 8
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 6.20 7
L Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 13.20 7
L Cory Stillman 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Rick Nash 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 20.10 7
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 13.20 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 23.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 23.20 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 22.40 8
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamal Mayers
2nd star: Anson Carter
3rd star: Mike Comrie

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Jason Blake notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Chris Drury scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Jamal Mayers finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Jamal Mayers finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Thomas Pöck had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Cory Stillman ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Tom Kostopoulos beat Dan Girardi in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 11) , Rochester Americans 1( 22)
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1-0 HFD Bobby Sanguinetti (Pierre Parenteau)
2-0 HFD Konstantin Zakharov (Frederik Hentze)
2-1 ROC Jeff Hamilton (Dennis Persson)
3-1 HFD Ryan Callahan (Pierre Parenteau)

Goalies: Matt Smith - Adam Dennis






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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 19 - 25
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:26/46=55 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:38/44=84 %
Attendance: 10641 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 484165 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:48 0-1 Jay Bouwmeester [11] (Mike Van Ryn, Anze Kopitar)PP
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no scoring
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42:26 1-1 Éric Perrin [6] (Slava Kozlov, Bryan Little)PP
45:04 2-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [27] (Marty Reasoner, Garnet Exelby)SH
59:26 3-1 Éric Perrin [7] (Jim Slater, Boris Valabik) EN
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Penalty summary:
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13:38 Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
13:38 Bryan Allen (5 min for fighting)
17:25 Éric Perrin (2 min for slashing)
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22:13 Nick Boynton (5 min for fighting)
22:13 Garnet Exelby (5 min for fighting)
29:36 Petr Nedved (2 min for hooking)
35:43 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
35:43 Brendan Witt (5 min for fighting)
37:59 Jozef Stumpel (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:36 Jozef Stumpel (2 min for hooking)
43:39 Brad Larsen (2 min for hooking)
46:39 Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
46:39 Chad Kilger (5 min for fighting)
50:13 Brad Larsen (2 min for hooking)
53:34 Angelo Esposito (2 min for hooking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 6.30 5
R Jim Slater 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 13.00 6
R Bryan Little 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.10 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Brad Larsen 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 9.40 6
C Éric Perrin 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 15.50 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
C Todd White 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
L Angelo Esposito 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.50 5
L Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 15.10 6
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.30 9
D Boris Valabik 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 17.00 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 5
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 25.50 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 18.40 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 1 0 3 3 0 5 1 19.30 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 22.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Booth 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6.30 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 -1 17.10 5
R Richard Zednik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.40 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 19.50 8
C Stephen Weiss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Brett McLean 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
C Petr Nedved 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 17.50 5
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 19.50 8
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 7
L Jozef Stumpel 0 0 3 1 2 0 4 -1 17.10 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 -1 16.50 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 19.30 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20.20 4
D Brendan Witt 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 0 20.10 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 6 1 6 5 0 16.00 8
D Nick Boynton 0 0 3 4 0 2 5 -2 21.50 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 16 0 0 59.00 5
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Éric Perrin
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Kari Lehtonen

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Slava Kozlov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Jim Slater ended his 7 game point drought.
-Éric Perrin finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Jay Bouwmeester ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Chris Thorburn fought Bryan Allen in a fight.
-Nick Boynton beat Garnet Exelby in a fight.
-Brendan Witt beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.
-Chris Thorburn beat Chad Kilger in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 13) , San Antonio Rampage 2( 18)
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1-0 CHW Joe Motzko (Igor Musatov, Brian Sipotz)
2-0 CHW Spencer Machacek (Tyler McGregor, Colin Stuart)
2-1 SA Gregory Campbell (Noah Welch, Chris Beckford-Tseu)
2-2 SA Tyler Redenbach (Evgeny Tunik)
3-2 CHW Tyler McGregor (Colin Stuart)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Chris Beckford-Tseu

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Chicago Blackhawks 1 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 17 - 27
PP: 0 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:70/89=78 %, Challenges:22/45=47 %
PP: 1 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:31/55=55 %
Attendance: 18186 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 822007 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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26:44 0-1 Henrik Sedin [27] (Patrice Bergeron, Chris Pronger)
27:51 1-1 Brian Campbell [12] (Martin Havlat, Anton Volchenkov)
28:21 1-2 Steve Bernier [18] (Dick Tärnström, Dan McGillis)
34:57 1-3 Alexander Ovechkin [37] (Chris Pronger, Jan Bulis)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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10:41 Steve Bernier (2 min for slashing)
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23:33 Patrick Sharp (2 min for high-sticking)
30:42 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for boarding)
33:36 Bryan Bickell (2 min for hooking)
39:19 Mark Cullen (2 min for tripping)
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42:05 Mark Cullen (2 min for tripping)
44:24 Mark Cullen (2 min for high-sticking)
53:22 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for tripping)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Perron 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 -1 14.30 6
R Andrew Ladd 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 14.40 6
R Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
C David Bolland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 4
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 -1 13.40 5
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 20.40 7
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4.40 5
L Peter Mueller 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.50 5
L Patrick Sharp 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 20.10 5
L Martin Havlat 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 16.10 5
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 -1 18.50 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 18.10 8
D Anton Volchenkov 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 18.10 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 2 5 6 3 0 0 21.00 7
D Brian Campbell 1 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 28.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Hannu Toivonen 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Corey Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Juraj Simek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
R Ryan Johnson 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 12.00 4
R Trent Hunter 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 20.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 3 1 3 0 4 0 16.50 6
C Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.10 5
C Jan Bulis 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 12.20 7
C Jason Krog 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 14.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 5 6 1 4 0 0 20.50 10
L Mark Cullen 0 0 0 3 1 0 6 0 5.10 6
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 14.10 6
L Steve Bernier 1 0 2 8 2 6 2 1 19.40 10
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 4 2 3 0 0 21.00 9
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Dan McGillis 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.20 5
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.50 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14.40 6
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19.00 6
D Chris Pronger 0 2 1 3 1 3 0 0 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Henrik Sedin
2nd star: Steve Bernier
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Trent Hunter had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Henrik Sedin ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 2( 18) , Manitoba Moose 1( 17)
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1-0 NOR Dan Bertram (Tim Brent, Jordan Hendry)
1-1 MAN Jeff Cowan (Mikhail Zhukov, Nolan Baumgartner)
2-1 NOR Carter Camper (Lukas Vantuch)

Goalies: Antti Niemi - Karl Goehring











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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 29 - 18
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:34/51=65 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:26/49=52 %
Attendance: 17853 of 19758 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 849802 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:01 0-1 Nikita Alexeev [6])
11:58 1-1 Steve Bégin [4] (Alexander Semin)
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33:38 1-2 Nikita Alexeev [7] (Bryan Smolinski, Andy Rogers)PP
36:36 2-2 Evgeny Artyukhin [3] (Alexander Semin)
38:21 3-2 Steve Bégin [5] (Vaclav Prospal, Ryan Craig)
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59:22 4-2 Michael Ryder [12] (Nick Tarnasky, Hal Gill) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:09 Dennis Wideman (5 min for fighting)
00:09 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
13:57 Steven Stamkos (2 min for hooking)
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22:39 Niklas Sundström (2 min for tripping)
32:45 Steve Bégin (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:43 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Danny Richmond (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Steve Bégin (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Danny Richmond (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Steven Stamkos (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Kris Beech (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Steven Stamkos (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Kris Beech (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Gary Roberts (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Chris Minard (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Gary Roberts (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Chris Minard (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Mike Lundin (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Dennis Wideman (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Mike Lundin (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Dennis Wideman (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Andrew Hutchinson (2 min for roughing)
45:43 Vladimir Mihalik (2 min for roughing)
45:43 Marc-André Fleury (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
45:43 Olaf Kölzig (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
45:43 Olaf Kölzig (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Marc-André Fleury (5 min for fighting)
45:43 Olaf Kölzig (10 min game misconduct)
45:43 Marc-André Fleury (10 min game misconduct)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 7
R Ryan Malone 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.10 8
R Michael Ryder 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 14.10 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.00 8
C Nick Tarnasky 0 1 3 2 4 2 0 0 16.00 7
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 0 12.20 6
C Steve Bégin 2 0 3 1 1 0 22 2 14.40 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 18.30 7
L Ryan Craig 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 3 2 3 15 0 10.40 7
L Alexander Semin 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 3 17.50 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 22.50 7
D Mike Lundin 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 0 11.30 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 1 26.40 8
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 17.40 6
D Hal Gill 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 15.00 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 7 0 7 0 0 27.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 2 0 13 17 0 45.50 6
G Mike Smith 0 0 3 0 0 14.00 7

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 8.00 7
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 14.00 7
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 -3 17.10 6
R Daniel Sedin 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.40 6
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 1 6.20 6
C Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 20.00 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.20 7
L Chris Minard 0 0 1 1 2 0 15 0 7.30 6
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -4 20.30 6
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Andy Rogers 0 1 1 6 2 5 0 -1 24.30 8
D Danny Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 -1 16.10 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 -1 17.10 5
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 18.00 6
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 5
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 6 1 6 0 0 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 16 17 0 45.50 5
G Dany Sabourin 1 0 9 0 0 13.30 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bégin
2nd star: Evgeny Artyukhin
3rd star: Nikita Alexeev

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Alexander Semin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Hal Gill notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Nick Tarnasky finally ended his 21 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Nikita Alexeev finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Steve Bégin beat Dennis Wideman in a fight.
-Steve Bégin beat Danny Richmond in a fight.
-Steven Stamkos beat Kris Beech in a fight.
-Chris Minard beat Gary Roberts in a fight.
-Dennis Wideman beat Mike Lundin in a fight.
-Marc-André Fleury beat Olaf Kölzig in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 14) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 16)
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1-0 SPR Jason Ward (Chris Lawrence)
1-1 WIL Connor James (Travis Green, Darryl Sydor)
1-2 WIL Travis Green (Connor James, Jonathan Filewich)
1-3 WIL Aaron Boogaard (David Gove)
2-3 SPR Justin Keller (Jason Lynch)

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Los Angeles Kings 0 , Edmonton Oilers 4
Shots: 28 - 39
LA PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:25/41=59 %
PP: 2 of 6 (18 shots), Passing:73/88=82 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 801050 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:17 0-1 Ladislav Smid [5] (Ethan Moreau, Robbie Schremp)PP
08:54 0-2 Erik Cole [35] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Shawn Horcoff)
10:43 0-3 Fernando Pisani [24] (Shawn Horcoff, Erik Cole)PP
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30:19 0-4 Fernando Pisani [25] (Shawn Horcoff, Erik Cole)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:53 LA Roman Hamrlik (2 min for cross-checking)
09:35 LA Brad Richardson (2 min for boarding)
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21:31 Robert Nilsson (2 min for tripping)
32:12 LA Lawrence Nycholat (2 min for tripping)
32:23 LA Roman Hamrlik (2 min for roughing)
32:23 Shawn Horcoff (2 min for roughing)
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43:51 LA Matt Greene (5 min for fighting)
43:51 Martin Lapointe (5 min for fighting)
44:07 LA Patrick O'Sullivan (2 min for boarding)
48:43 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for tripping)
55:23 Martin Lapointe (2 min for high-sticking)
57:42 LA Roman Hamrlik (2 min for hooking)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ed Purcell 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.30 5
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 13.50 4
R Michael Frolík 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 19.40 7
R Dany Heatley 0 0 3 4 1 4 0 -1 20.00 8
C Brian Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 4
C Scott Gomez 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 15.00 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 17.10 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Richard Clune 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Brad Richardson 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 -1 13.50 5
L Marc-André Cliche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 5
L Dustin Brown 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 -1 17.40 5
D Lawrence Nycholat 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -1 17.40 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 1 7 1 5 5 0 18.00 8
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 -1 23.50 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 4 0 2 6 -1 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 7
G Erik Ersberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 1 1 2 1 7 0 9.10 5
R Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 5
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
R Fernando Pisani 2 0 5 1 3 0 0 2 20.00 7
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.00 7
C Andrew Cogliano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
C Robbie Schremp 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 3 7 0 0 0 2 2 18.10 8
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 10.00 6
L Dustin Penner 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 14.10 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Erik Cole 1 2 5 1 4 1 0 2 19.20 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.50 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 3 4 0 3 0 2 29.00 8
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 15.40 7
D Ladislav Smid 1 0 7 2 2 1 0 0 23.20 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 2 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 28 0 0 60.00 10
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mathieu Garon
2nd star: Erik Cole
3rd star: Fernando Pisani

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Erik Cole scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Erik Cole notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Fernando Pisani scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ladislav Smid ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Matt Greene beat Martin Lapointe in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 1( 14) , Edmonton Roadrunners 1( 18)
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0-1 EMN Bryan Young (Mike Sullivan)
1-1 MNC Mark McCutcheon

Goalies: Jeff Zatkoff - Jeff Deslauriers