31 DECEMBRE

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San Jose Sharks 2 , New York Rangers 1
Shots: 28 - 19
SJ PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:26/50=51 %
NYR PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:68/84=80 %, Challenges:16/48=32 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 821330 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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15:02 1-0 SJ Teemu Selänne [10] (Mike Grier, Nick Petrecki)
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31:33 2-0 SJ Joe Thornton [18] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
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48:49 2-1 NYR Darius Kasparaitis [2] (Henrik Lundqvist)
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Penalty summary:
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02:33 NYR Alexei Cherepanov (2 min for high-sticking)
13:58 NYR Scott Gomez (2 min for roughing)
13:58 SJ Peter Forsberg (2 min for roughing)
15:29 SJ Devin Setoguchi (2 min for high-sticking)
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34:56 NYR Ryan Callahan (2 min for tripping)
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41:21 NYR Chris Drury (2 min for slashing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 5
R Teemu Selänne 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 17.50 7
R Milan Michalek 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 15.50 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 20.10 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 6.10 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 15.20 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 15.00 6
C Joe Thornton 1 0 7 0 2 0 0 1 21.20 8
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.10 4
R Mike Grier 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 1 21.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 16.50 8
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 21.40 8
D Nick Petrecki 0 1 0 2 0 7 0 0 22.00 8
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 18.30 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Robert Esche 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.30 6
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 16.20 4
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 -1 18.10 4
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 5.30 6
C Petr Prucha 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 15.20 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 -1 18.50 7
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 20.30 7
L Danny Hobbs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5.30 4
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.10 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 0 17.10 5
L Martin Straka 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 4
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 24.20 7
D Darius Kasparaitis 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 21.20 9
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.30 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 4 2 5 0 -1 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 1 26 0 0 59.20 9
G Antoine Lafleur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Teemu Selänne
2nd star: Joe Thornton
3rd star: Marc-Édouard Vlasic

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Teemu Selänne scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Grier finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ilya Kovalchuk had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Scott Gomez had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Martin Straka had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Martin Straka had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 3( 23) , Hartford Wolfpack 2( 19)
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1-0 CLE Jonathan Tremblay (Michal Macho)
1-1 HFD Ryan Hollweg (Dane Byers)
2-1 CLE Tomas Plihal (Mike Iggulden)
2-2 HFD Lauri Korpikoski
3-2 CLE Riley Armstrong (Tom Cavanagh)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - David LeNeveu

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Calgary Flames 2 , Buffalo Sabres 6
Shots: 21 - 37
CGY PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:49/61=80 %, Challenges:46/46=97 %
BUF PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:52/57=89 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 738691 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:34 0-1 BUF Teppo Numminen [4] (Andrej Sekera, Tim Connolly)
13:51 0-2 BUF Ales Kotalik [10] (Tim Connolly, Jaroslav Spacek)
19:06 0-3 BUF Nicklas Bergfors [5] (Dmitri Kalinin)
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25:25 1-3 CGY Kristian Huselius [17] (Adrian Aucoin, Brian Campbell)
28:32 1-4 BUF Thomas Vanek [11] (Dmitri Kalinin, Toni Lydman)SH
29:42 2-4 CGY Mike Cammalleri [14] (Patrik Stefan, Kristian Huselius)PP
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42:24 2-5 BUF Jochen Hecht [16] (Ales Kotalik, Jaroslav Spacek)
43:11 2-6 BUF Steve Bernier [10] (Derek Roy, Tim Connolly)
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Penalty summary:
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02:36 BUF Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for slashing)
10:55 BUF Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
10:55 CGY Daymond Langkow (2 min for roughing)
14:55 BUF Chris Neil (5 min for fighting)
14:55 CGY Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
16:15 BUF Paul Gaustad (2 min for high-sticking)
19:12 BUF Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for boarding)
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28:11 BUF Paul Gaustad (2 min for holding the stick)
31:29 CGY Mike Leclerc (2 min for tripping)
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47:47 CGY Brian Campbell (2 min for tripping)
50:59 CGY Thomas Hickey (2 min for high-sticking)
54:38 BUF Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for cross-checking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Mike Leclerc 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.20 4
R Mike Cammalleri 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.20 6
R Craig Conroy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 13.10 7
R Daymond Langkow 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 -1 21.10 8
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 6.00 7
C Patrik Stefan 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.20 6
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.20 6
L Kyle Calder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.30 6
L Kristian Huselius 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 14.00 8
L Patrik Elias 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.50 7
D Ben Blood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 5
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -2 16.40 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 -2 23.50 6
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 13.00 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 -2 22.50 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 -2 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 6 0 31 0 0 60.00 5
G Jussi Markkanen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 8.50 8
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 11.40 7
R Ales Kotalik 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 12.40 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 5 0 0 4 1 11.20 8
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 7
C Tim Connolly 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 7
C Mike Fisher 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
L Dan Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 6
L Steve Bernier 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 8
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 16.00 8
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 9
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.10 8
D Teppo Numminen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 23.50 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 2 3 0 0 0 4 1 18.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 27.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Kotalik
2nd star: Tim Connolly
3rd star: Thomas Vanek

Notes for Calgary Flames:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Kotalik scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Dmitri Kalinin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ales Kotalik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bernier scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tim Connolly notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Nicklas Bergfors finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Ales Kotalik ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Steve Bernier ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Thomas Vanek ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Teppo Numminen finally ended his 23 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Chris Neil beat Rhett Warrener in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 2( 14) , Rochester Americans 0( 9)
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1-0 SJF Brandon Prust (Mark Giordano, Eric Nystrom)
2-0 SJF David Moss (Tim Ramholt, Andrei Taratukhin)

Goalies: Brent Krahn - Adam Dennis

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , New Jersey Devils 5
Shots: 25 - 33
CBS PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:54/69=78 %, Challenges:33/34=94 %
NJ PP: 3 of 9 (16 shots), Passing:77/90=85 %, Challenges:50/57=86 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:46 0-1 NJ Noah Clarke [2] (Brian Gionta, Karel Rachunek)PP
14:11 0-2 NJ Jordan Staal [9] (Brian Gionta, Paul Martin)PP
18:47 0-3 NJ Nils Ekman [6] (Cory Stillman, Brian Lee)PP
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29:07 1-3 CBS Alexander Svitov [14] (Dan Fritsche, Alexandre Picard)
37:11 2-3 CBS Jiri Novotny [6] (Nikolai Zherdev, Paul Mara)
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41:58 2-4 NJ Jay Pandolfo [3] (Nils Ekman, Pascal Dupuis)
50:52 2-5 NJ Pascal Dupuis [13] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Henrik Tallinder)
59:36 3-5 CBS Ales Hemsky [13] (David Vyborny, Gilbert Brulé)
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Penalty summary:
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09:34 CBS Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
13:25 CBS Gilbert Brulé (2 min for elbowing)
15:37 CBS Michael Peca (2 min for tripping)
17:57 CBS Gilbert Brulé (2 min for hooking)
19:25 CBS Jason Chimera (2 min for roughing)
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20:46 CBS Michael Peca (2 min for tripping)
23:34 CBS Ales Hemsky (2 min for slashing)
25:05 CBS Alexander Svitov (2 min for elbowing)
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44:16 CBS Pavel Vorobiev (2 min for holding the stick)
55:47 NJ Jay Pandolfo (2 min for high-sticking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 8.00 6
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 11.00 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
R David Vyborny 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 8.10 7
L Alexander Svitov 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 17.50 8
C Jiri Novotny 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 12.10 8
C Gilbert Brulé 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 -1 20.10 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 5
L Alexandre Picard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.00 6
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
L Ales Hemsky 1 0 5 3 0 0 2 0 20.20 8
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 11.30 5
D Paul Mara 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 29.10 8
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 11.00 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23.40 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 8 0 0 4 -1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 5 0 28 0 0 60.00 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 6.40 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 14.10 8
R Brian Gionta 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
R Cory Stillman 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Nils Ekman 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
L Pascal Dupuis 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 14.10 7
C John Madden 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
C Jordan Staal 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 8
C Sergei Brylin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.40 5
L Noah Clarke 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 -1 20.50 6
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
D Brian Lee 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 25.40 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.40 8
D Paul Martin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Glass 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Nils Ekman
3rd star: Pascal Dupuis

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Nils Ekman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 6 game point drought.
-Pascal Dupuis finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 0( 10) , Albany River Rats 3( 25)
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0-1 ALB Petr Vrana (Andy Greene, Arron Asham)
0-2 ALB Mike Rupp (Cam Janssen)
0-3 ALB Barry Tallackson (Petr Vrana)

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Frank Doyle

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Carolina Hurricanes 7 , Chicago Blackhawks 3
Shots: 27 - 32
CAR PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:65/78=83 %, Challenges:39/44=86 %
CHI PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:40/44=88 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 787901 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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02:04 1-0 CAR Patrick Eaves [13] (Glen Wesley, Tim Gleason)
07:16 1-1 CHI Yanic Perreault [20] (Rene Bourque, Patrick Sharp)
11:24 1-2 CHI Martin Havlat [15] (Pavel Datsyuk, Rick Nash)PP
17:42 2-2 CAR Patrick Eaves [14] (Tim Gleason, Joe Corvo)
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27:24 2-3 CHI Rick Nash [24] (Pavel Datsyuk, Martin Havlat)
29:12 3-3 CAR Patrick Eaves [15] (Erik Cole, Rod Brind'Amour)
34:19 4-3 CAR Glen Wesley [5] (Tim Gleason)
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46:52 5-3 CAR Keith Aucoin [2] (Ryan Bayda, Bret Hedican)
49:01 6-3 CAR Erik Cole [14] (Rod Brind'Amour)
50:21 7-3 CAR Matt Cullen [8] (Scott Walker, Niclas Wallin)
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Penalty summary:
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04:46 CAR Niclas Wallin (2 min for hooking)
09:31 CAR Glen Wesley (2 min for roughing)
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22:42 CAR Eric Staal (2 min for tripping)
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56:56 CHI Kevyn Adams (2 min for boarding)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Scott Walker 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 8
R Patrick Eaves 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 5 13.50 9
R Justin Williams 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
C Keith Aucoin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Matt Cullen 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 17.20 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 4 4 1 0 2 0 14.40 8
L Ryan Bayda 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 10.30 7
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 18.40 7
L Erik Cole 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 15.10 8
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 6
D Tim Gleason 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 19.50 8
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 22.10 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 1 1 4 0 3 2 1 19.30 8
D Glen Wesley 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 5 16.10 9
D Bret Hedican 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 29 0 0 60.00 8
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dave Bolland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
R Kevyn Adams 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 14.10 5
R Patrick Sharp 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 -3 18.20 7
R Rick Nash 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 -1 19.30 9
C Martin St. Pierre 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 14.10 6
C Yanic Perreault 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -3 18.50 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 8
L Vaclav Pletka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 4
L Patrick Kane 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 7
L Rene Bourque 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -3 21.30 8
L Martin Havlat 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 -1 21.00 9
D Danny Richmond 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 15.30 5
D Cam Barker 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 20.00 6
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 24.30 7
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.40 5
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.00 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 7 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Wade Flaherty 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Eaves
2nd star: Erik Cole
3rd star: Tim Gleason

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Patrick Eaves scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Keith Aucoin finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Eric Staal had his 6 game goal streak snapped.
-Eric Staal had his 27 game point streak snapped.
-Ryan Bayda finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Glen Wesley ended his 5 game goal drought.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Yanic Perreault scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Martin Havlat scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Joni Pitkänen had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 19) , Norfolk Admirals 0( 15)
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1-0 LOW Vince Bellissimo (P.J. Martin)
2-0 LOW Chad LaRose

Goalies: Justin Peters - Mike Brodeur

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Nashville Predators 3 , Los Angeles Kings 5
Shots: 18 - 48
NAS PP: 1 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:46/61=75 %, Challenges:45/47=93 %
LA PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:68/74=91 %, Challenges:44/48=89 %
Attendance: 17298 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 809547 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:25 1-0 NAS Jordin Tootoo [7] (Marek Zidlicky, Andrej Meszaros)
09:41 1-1 LA Lauri Tukonen [1] (Jack Johnson, Lubomir Visnovsky)
10:38 1-2 LA Alexander Frolov [22] (Anze Kopitar, Lubomir Visnovsky)
19:24 1-3 LA Ladislav Nagy [17] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Alexei Yashin)PP
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22:08 1-4 LA Alexander Frolov [23] (Jack Johnson, Jarome Iginla)
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45:06 2-4 NAS Jan Hlavac [3] (Marek Zidlicky, Jason Arnott)PP
46:48 3-4 NAS Jeff O'Neill [20] (Vernon Fiddler, Jordin Tootoo)
59:23 3-5 LA Jiri Fischer [2] (Oleg Tverdovsky) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:42 NAS Marek Zidlicky (2 min for roughing)
00:42 LA Jarome Iginla (2 min for roughing)
12:41 LA Ladislav Nagy (2 min for roughing)
16:03 NAS Scott Nichol (2 min for hooking)
19:01 NAS Scott Nichol (2 min for hooking)
19:46 NAS Dan Hamhuis (2 min for roughing)
19:46 LA Jason Allison (2 min for roughing)
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33:04 NAS Andrej Meszaros (2 min for holding the stick)
37:31 LA Tom Preissing (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:35 NAS Jordin Tootoo (2 min for hooking)
43:03 LA Jarome Iginla (2 min for boarding)
44:09 LA Dustin Brown (2 min for slashing)
48:58 NAS Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for tripping)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 14.30 8
L Jan Hlavac 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 7.00 7
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
C David Legwand 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
L Martin Lapointe 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 16.30 7
R Jeff O'Neill 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 14.20 8
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 9.20 8
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 23.10 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 25.50 6
D Jonathan Blum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 -1 18.30 8
D Marek Zidlicky 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 26.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 0 43 0 0 59.20 8
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 7
R Tony Amonte 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
R Dustin Brown 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 15.30 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 4 3 0 0 4 1 19.40 8
R Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Eric Lindros 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 7
C Alexei Yashin 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 15.50 8
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 2 20.50 8
L Dany Roussin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 7
C Jason Allison 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 15.20 7
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 20.00 7
L Alexander Frolov 2 0 6 4 0 0 0 2 19.50 10
D Jiri Fischer 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.00 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 24.30 8
D Tom Preissing 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 19.10 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 3 6 0 2 0 0 24.20 9
D Jack Johnson 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 22.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 3 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Frolov
2nd star: Lubomir Visnovsky
3rd star: Jordin Tootoo

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Vernon Fiddler has marked a new career high in points with 13 points.
-Jeff O'Neill scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jordin Tootoo ended his 9 game goal drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Jack Johnson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexei Yashin notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Eric Lindros had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 3( 13) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 30)
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0-1 MNC Gabe Gauthier (Brian Willsie, Zenith Komarniski)
0-2 MNC Joey Mormina (Ryan Murphy, Kris Vernarsky)
1-2 MIL Nolan Yonkman (Matt Ellison, Kim Staal)
2-2 MIL Alex Henry (Jed Ortmeyer, Kirill Safronov)
3-2 MIL Jed Ortmeyer (Jerred Smithson, Greg Zanon)

Goalies: Dan Ellis - Jason LaBarbera

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Edmonton Oilers 5 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 28 - 26
EDM PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:58/68=85 %, Challenges:60/60=98 %
ANA PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:40/44=88 %
Attendance: 17100 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 788310 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:03 0-1 ANA Chris Kunitz [10] (Scott Niedermayer, Doug Weight)PP
11:38 1-1 EDM Jarret Stoll [20] (Sheldon Souray, Matt Greene)
12:16 2-1 EDM Shawn Horcoff [13] (Sheldon Souray, Matt Greene)
16:25 3-1 EDM Michael Blunden [4] (Maxime Talbot)
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29:24 3-2 ANA Chris Kunitz [11] (Bobby Ryan, Brian Sutherby)
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45:02 4-2 EDM Shawn Horcoff [14] (Denis Grebeshkov, Geoff Sanderson)PP
48:26 4-3 ANA Bobby Ryan [5] (Brian Sutherby, Rob Niedermayer)
50:02 5-3 EDM Dustin Penner [8] (Brooks Orpik, Denis Grebeshkov)
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Penalty summary:
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08:24 EDM Sheldon Souray (2 min for high-sticking)
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36:44 EDM Maxime Talbot (2 min for roughing)
36:52 EDM Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
36:52 ANA Jan Hrdina (2 min for roughing)
38:27 EDM Jarret Stoll (2 min for hooking)
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42:06 ANA Brad May (2 min for boarding)
44:48 ANA Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for high-sticking)
49:21 ANA Scott Niedermayer (2 min for roughing)
49:21 EDM Petr Sykora (2 min for roughing)
52:26 EDM Michael Blunden (5 min for fighting)
52:26 ANA Brad May (5 min for fighting)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Michael Blunden 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 8.20 7
R Dustin Penner 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 17.20 9
R Petr Sykora 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 14.30 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 9.30 6
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 6
C Sam Gagner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
C Shawn Horcoff 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 8
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 21.20 9
L Geoff Sanderson 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 12.30 7
C Jarret Stoll 1 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 17.50 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 25.10 8
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
D Matt Greene 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 21.00 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 18.40 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 2 1 7 0 0 2 0 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bobby Ryan 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 8
R Corey Perry 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Todd Marchant 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 12.50 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.30 6
C Brian Sutherby 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
R Rob Niedermayer 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
C Doug Weight 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
L Chris Kunitz 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Brad May 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 0 15.00 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 16.20 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 20.50 7
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D François Beauchemin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 25.50 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 18.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Jean-Sébastien Aubin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shawn Horcoff
2nd star: Dustin Penner
3rd star: Jarret Stoll

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Jarret Stoll scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Brooks Orpik ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Chris Kunitz scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Doug Weight notched his 30th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Brad May beat Michael Blunden in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 6( 31) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 6)
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1-0 HAM Jean-François Jacques (Fernando Pisani)
2-0 HAM Dick Tärnström (Danny Syvret, Patrick Thoresen)
3-0 HAM Mathieu Melanson (Marty Reasoner, Patrick Thoresen)
4-0 HAM Liam Reddox (Marty Reasoner, Magnus Johansson)
5-0 HAM Ryan Flinn (Liam Reddox)
6-0 HAM Mathieu Melanson (Robert Nilsson, Pierre Parenteau)
6-1 CIN Clay Wilson (Drew Miller)

Goalies: Dwayne Roloson - Gerald Coleman

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Tampa Bay Lightning 1 , Toronto Maple Leafs 6
Shots: 20 - 33
TB PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:61/76=80 %, Challenges:34/39=85 %
TOR PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:74/91=81 %, Challenges:36/41=85 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 918747 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:46 1-0 TB Filip Kuba [4])
10:36 1-1 TOR Alexander Steen [18] (Alexei Ponikarovsky)
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26:11 1-2 TOR Kyle Wellwood [17] (Darcy Tucker, Ian White)PP
35:22 1-3 TOR Bates Battaglia [10] (Nik Antropov, Mark Bell)
35:57 1-4 TOR Boyd Devereaux [4] (Bryan McCabe, Matt Stajan)
38:01 1-5 TOR Kyle Wellwood [18] (Alexander Steen, Pavel Kubina)
39:15 1-6 TOR Ian White [3])
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:14 TOR Marc Moro (2 min for tripping)
17:43 TB Doug Janik (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:23 TB Doug Janik (2 min for holding the stick)
27:59 TOR Johnny Pohl (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:36 TB Paul Ranger (2 min for cross-checking)
52:28 TB Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
52:28 TOR Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
52:36 TOR Marc Moro (5 min for fighting)
52:36 TB Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -2 5.20 6
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 14.50 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 12.50 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 10.30 5
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 15.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Dave Spina 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 5.50 4
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 5
L Karl Stewart 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 -2 16.20 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 -2 16.40 7
D Filip Kuba 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 23.30 9
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 19.10 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 3 0 0 5 -1 15.10 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 -1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 6 0 17 0 0 39.20 4
G Mike Smith 0 0 10 0 0 20.40 7

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 5.10 7
R Bates Battaglia 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 13.00 8
R Alexander Steen 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 8
R Jason Blake 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Matt Stajan 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.10 5
C Nik Antropov 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 13.40 7
C Kyle Wellwood 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.00 8
C Mats Sundin 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
L Boyd Devereaux 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.10 7
L Mark Bell 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 17.00 8
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 21.00 8
L Darcy Tucker 0 1 4 3 0 0 5 -1 18.30 8
D Marc Moro 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 12.20 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 15.50 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26.10 7
D Ian White 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 17.30 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 21.30 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 7
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Wellwood
2nd star: Alexander Steen
3rd star: Ian White

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Martin St. Louis had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Bates Battaglia scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Nik Antropov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Boyd Devereaux finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Ian White finally ended his 32 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Darcy Tucker beat Evgeny Artyukhin in a fight.
-Marc Moro fought Shane O'Brien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 0( 22) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 2( 13)
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0-1 SJM Dominic D'Amour (Kris Newbury)
0-2 SJM Dominic D'Amour (Brett Engelhardt, Kris Newbury)

Goalies: Jonathan Boutin - Justin Pogge