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Minnesota Wild 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 26 - 31
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:25/34=71 %
PP: 0 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:79/96=82 %, Challenges:30/42=69 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 902100 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:05 1-0 Chris Simon [2] (Keith Carney)
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26:13 2-0 Pavol Demitra [5] (Marian Gaborik, Stéphane Veilleux)PP
35:13 3-0 Pavol Demitra [6] (Stéphane Veilleux, Marian Gaborik)
39:01 3-1 Thomas Vanek [5] (Steve Sullivan, Tim Connolly)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:42 Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
10:03 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
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22:51 Thomas Vanek (2 min for cross-checking)
24:44 Adam Mair (2 min for tripping)
26:21 Roman Voloshenko (2 min for hooking)
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47:49 Kim Johnsson (2 min for slashing)
50:02 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
55:08 Sean Hill (2 min for high-sticking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Foy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 6.40 5
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 5
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 21.00 8
C Wes Walz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 10.10 6
C Brian Rolston 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 7
C Pavol Demitra 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 9
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 11.10 5
L Roman Voloshenko 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13.40 6
L Chris Simon 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.30 7
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 1 20.40 8
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 5
D Keith Carney 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 18.50 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 4 2 1 6 2 0 28.00 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.00 5
D Martin Skoula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 1 0 30 0 0 60.00 10
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12.50 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 -1 19.20 9
C Adam Mair 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 14.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 13.30 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 8.00 6
L Dan Paillé 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 -1 20.30 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 3 2 1 2 0 21.00 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 29.20 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 29.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Marian Gaborik
3rd star: Chris Simon

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Chris Simon ended his 8 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Steve Sullivan notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 26) , Rochester Americans 0( 10)
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1-0 HOU Bryan Lundbohm (Shawn Belle, Benoit Pouliot)
2-0 HOU Bryan Lundbohm (Shawn Belle, Éric Bélanger)

Goalies: Dieter Kochan - Danny Battochio

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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 36 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:58/66=87 %, Challenges:26/40=63 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:71/75=94 %, Challenges:38/51=73 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 776677 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:44 1-0 Maxime Talbot [1] (Brooks Orpik, Ryan Whitney)
05:45 2-0 Mike Fisher [4] (Mark Eaton, Hal Gill)
13:39 3-0 Hal Gill [2] (Wade Redden, Sidney Crosby)
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22:19 3-1 Pat Rissmiller [3] (Patrick Marleau, Matt Carle)
29:11 3-2 Graham Mink [3] (Ryane Clowe, Marc-Édouard Vlasic)
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41:32 4-2 Jordan Staal [3] (Petr Sykora, Darryl Sydor)
44:23 5-2 Sidney Crosby [6] (Marian Hossa, Ryan Whitney)
45:46 5-3 Patrick Marleau [6] (Pat Rissmiller, Matt Carle)
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Penalty summary:
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00:03 Marian Hossa (2 min for cross-checking)
18:42 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
18:42 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
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29:48 Pascal Dupuis (2 min for hooking)
29:58 Ryan Malone (2 min for hooking)
33:27 Brooks Orpik (2 min for holding the stick)
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59:49 Marc-Édouard Vlasic (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 1 9.10 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.20 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
R Marian Hossa 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 1 20.20 8
C Maxime Talbot 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 10.10 7
C Jordan Staal 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 17.40 7
C Mike Fisher 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 17.20 8
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 13.20 6
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10.20 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 11.30 6
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 1 18.40 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Hal Gill 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 1 20.10 9
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 2 6 0 4 0 1 29.30 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 17.10 7
D Mark Eaton 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 1 29.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Graham Mink 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 12.00 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 5 1 2 2 0 1 21.10 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -2 19.00 7
C Marcel Goc 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 5
C Patrick Marleau 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 -2 19.00 8
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 1 2 2 0 3 5 -1 15.10 6
L Pat Rissmiller 1 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 17.30 6
L Milan Michalek 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 -2 19.20 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 14.50 4
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 17.00 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 23.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 23.50 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 5 0 31 0 0 60.00 6
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Hal Gill
3rd star: Ryan Whitney

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Pat Rissmiller ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Ryane Clowe beat Georges Laraque in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 4( 28) , Cleveland Barons 0(
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1-0 WIL Paul Bissonnette (Linus Persson)
2-0 WIL Mark Letestu (Jeff Taffe, Dany Sabourin)
3-0 WIL Mark Letestu (Johannes Salmonsson)
4-0 WIL Jonathan Filewich (Tim Brent, Deryk Engelland)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Taylor Dakers

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Washington Capitals 2 , Vancouver Canucks 1
Shots: 22 - 38
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:67/88=76 %, Challenges:30/32=90 %
PP: 1 of 5 (12 shots), Passing:76/86=88 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 987000 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:09 0-1 Mattias Öhlund [3] (Sami Salo, Henrik Sedin)PP
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33:44 1-1 Alexander Semin [4] (Nicklas Bäckström, Todd Marchant)
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46:28 2-1 Alexander Semin [5] (Karl Alzner)
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Penalty summary:
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03:09 Alexandre Burrows (2 min for elbowing)
05:29 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
15:32 Anson Carter (2 min for tripping)
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22:45 Steve Eminger (2 min for high-sticking)
38:51 Chris Kunitz (2 min for hooking)
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42:29 Matt Bradley (2 min for holding the stick)
49:57 Ryan Kesler (2 min for hooking)
54:35 Karl Alzner (2 min for hooking)
57:48 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for slashing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 14.50 7
R Todd Marchant 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 14.50 8
C Jakub Klepis 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 6
C Brian Sutherby 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 19.20 7
C Matt Cooke 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 9.30 7
L Matt Bradley 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 12.00 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 6
L Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
L Alexander Semin 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 15.40 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 16.40 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
D Karl Alzner 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 20.40 7
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 25.50 7
D Keith Seabrook 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Chris Pronger 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 1 0 37 0 0 60.00 10
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jozef Balej 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.50 6
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 15.50 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 -1 18.00 7
C Ryan Shannon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 -1 15.20 5
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 11.50 6
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 23.20 6
D Sami Salo 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Mattias Öhlund 1 0 5 1 2 0 2 -1 25.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Todd Marchant
3rd star: Jean-Sébastien Giguère

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Anson Carter had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Anson Carter had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mattias Öhlund ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 18) , Manitoba Moose 1( 9)
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1-0 POR Tomas Fleischmann (John LeClair, Milan Jurcina)
2-0 POR Jason Morgan (Cam McCaffrey, Milan Jurcina)
2-1 MAN Marc-André Bernier (Greg Classen)

Goalies: Brent Johnson - Drew MacIntyre