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18.3.2009
Chicago Blackhawks 4 , Phoenix Coyotes 0
Shots: 47 - 17
PP: 2 of 6 (23 shots), Passing:87/94=92 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:52/67=77 %, Challenges:26/39=65 %
Attendance: 20500 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 914300 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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09:45 1-0 Brent Sopel [8] (Dustin Byfuglien, Petr Sykora)
14:06 2-0 Claude Giroux [11] (Rob Niedermayer, John Madden)
17:39 3-0 John Madden [30] (Duncan Keith, Dmitri Kalinin)PP
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27:05 4-0 Marian Hossa [36] (Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:28 Mike Zigomanis (2 min for slashing)
17:18 Zbynek Michalek (2 min for tripping)
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25:58 Kyle Turris (2 min for holding the stick)
31:38 Duncan Keith (2 min for hooking)
38:27 Shane Doan (2 min for boarding)
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40:14 Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
45:33 Steven Reinprecht (2 min for tripping)
53:37 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
53:37 Dustin Byfuglien (5 min for fighting)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomas Kopecky 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 7.20 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 2 13.40 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Marian Hossa 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 22.50 8
C Bryan Bickell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 7
C Rob Niedermayer 0 1 1 5 0 5 0 2 14.50 9
C John Madden 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 8
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 22.10 8
L Craig Adams 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 6
L Claude Giroux 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 14.40 8
L Steve Sullivan 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Patrick Kane 0 1 8 3 2 0 0 0 22.30 8
D Brent Sopel 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 22.30 7
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
D Duncan Keith 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 21.20 7
D Ryan Parent 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 14.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 17 0 0 60.00 9
G Antti Niemi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Petr Prucha 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.20 4
R Kyle Turris 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 14.40 5
R Shane Doan 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 22.40 6
C Martin Hanzal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 4
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 10.20 5
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
C Steven Reinprecht 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 18.40 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 0 16.50 6
L Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 13.30 6
L Peter Mueller 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 20.40 5
D David Hale 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 19.40 5
D Keith Yandle 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 -1 30.20 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 13.30 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
D Ed Jovanovski 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 -1 24.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 4 0 43 0 0 60.00 10
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Cristobal Huet
2nd star: John Madden
3rd star: Marian Hossa

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-John Madden scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Jonathan Toews notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Brent Sopel finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Other notes:
-Todd Fedoruk beat Dustin Byfuglien in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rockford Ice Hogs 3( 19) , San Antonio Rampage 2( 10)
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0-1 SAN Jan Steber (Chad Kolarik, Matt Jones)
1-1 RCK Jack Skille (Michael Blunden, Jordan Hendry)
2-1 RCK Dan Bertram (Jack Skille)
2-2 SAN Alex Bourret (Lauri Korpikoski)
3-2 RCK Evan Brophey (Tim Brent, Adam Burish)

Goalies: Joe Palmer - Josh Tordjman




18.3.2009
Dallas Stars 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Shots: 28 - 23
PP: 0 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:79/91=86 %, Challenges:42/56=73 %
PP: 2 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:51/66=77 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
Attendance: 7726 of 18532 (American Airlines Center)
Ticket income: 374711 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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10:14 1-0 Vladimir Orszagh [7] (Anson Carter, Bryan Smolinski)
17:52 2-0 Michael Peca [4] (Steve Ott, Stéphane Robidas)SH
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24:14 2-1 Mikhail Grabovski [24] (Michal Handzus, Craig Conroy)
29:41 2-2 Mikhail Grabovski [25] (Niklas Hagman, Craig Conroy)PP
34:55 2-3 Kyle Calder [11] (Rene Bourque, Miikka Kiprusoff)SH
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47:36 3-3 Mike Ribeiro [10] (Fabian Brunnström, Vladimir Orszagh)
52:42 3-4 Rene Bourque [29] (Mikhail Grabovski, Brent Aubin)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:58 Trevor Daley (5 min for fighting)
00:58 Jamal Mayers (5 min for fighting)
04:28 Luke Schenn (2 min for hooking)
16:13 Brenden Morrow (2 min for tripping)
18:13 Craig Conroy (2 min for elbowing)
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28:45 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for boarding)
33:05 Chris Pronger (5 min for boarding)
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42:45 Trevor Daley (5 min for fighting)
42:45 Jack Johnson (5 min for fighting)
42:45 Trevor Daley (10 min game misconduct)
42:45 Jack Johnson (10 min game misconduct)
42:45 Michael Peca (5 min for fighting)
42:45 Michal Handzus (5 min for fighting)
42:45 Michael Peca (10 min game misconduct)
42:45 Michal Handzus (10 min game misconduct)
42:45 Steve Ott (5 min for fighting)
42:45 Craig Conroy (5 min for fighting)
42:45 Steve Ott (10 min game misconduct)
42:45 Craig Conroy (10 min game misconduct)
42:45 Matt Niskanen (2 min for roughing)
42:45 Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
42:45 Stéphane Robidas (2 min for roughing)
42:45 Philippe Boucher (2 min for roughing)
49:37 Colin Stuart (2 min for roughing)
51:33 Karlis Skrastins (2 min for tripping)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6.10 7
R Vladimir Orszagh 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 10.20 6
R Anson Carter 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.40 6
R Jere Lehtinen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
C Mike Ribeiro 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
C Michael Peca 1 0 1 0 1 0 15 2 10.20 5
C Mike Modano 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.50 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 21.40 8
L Fabian Brunnström 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 10.20 8
L Steve Ott 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 2 9.20 6
L Bryan Smolinski 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 -1 20.30 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 3 4 3 2 2 -1 20.20 7
D Matt Niskanen 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 17.00 7
D Trevor Daley 0 0 2 0 1 0 20 -1 15.40 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 26.40 7
D Stéphane Robidas 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 13.30 6
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 19 0 0 59.00 5
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 17.40 6
R Mikhail Grabovski 2 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 9
R Kyle Calder 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 15.20 7
C Colin Stuart 0 0 0 4 0 3 2 0 5.50 6
R Brent Aubin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
C Michal Handzus 0 1 2 1 0 1 15 1 12.40 6
C Mark Bell 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 21.40 6
L Ryan Hollweg 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 0 16.00 8
C Craig Conroy 0 2 2 0 1 0 17 1 14.20 6
L Rene Bourque 1 1 4 7 0 1 0 -2 20.40 10
D Luke Schenn 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 18.30 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 16.40 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 3 1 0 15 -1 18.30 6
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 18.10 4
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22.20 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 -1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 1 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikhail Grabovski
2nd star: Rene Bourque
3rd star: Kyle Calder

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Bryan Smolinski notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Mike Ribeiro scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Ribeiro finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Mikhail Grabovski scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Craig Conroy scored the 500th point of his career.
-Kyle Calder finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Niklas Hagman finally ended his 18 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Trevor Daley fought Jamal Mayers in a fight.
-Trevor Daley beat Jack Johnson in a fight.
-Michael Peca beat Michal Handzus in a fight.
-Steve Ott beat Craig Conroy in a fight.

Farm game result:
Texas Stars 3( 31) , Toronto Marlies 6( 26)
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0-1 TOM Lukas Vantuch (Alex Foster, Ben Ondrus)
0-2 TOM Ryan McDonough (Kyle Rogers)
0-3 TOM Lukas Vantuch (Mark Giordano, Alex Foster)
0-4 TOM Nikolai Kulemin (Alex Foster, Mark Giordano)
1-4 TEX Dan Jancevski (Alexander Naurov)
2-4 TEX Perttu Lindgren (Travis Fuller, Garrett Stafford)
2-5 TOM Nikolai Kulemin (John Mitchell)
3-5 TEX Jamie Benn (Chris Conner)
3-6 TOM Alex Foster (Anton Strålman)

Goalies: Matt Climie - Martin Prusek

18.3.2009
Vancouver Canucks 3 , Minnesota Wild 2
Shots: 25 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:40/56=70 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:77/93=82 %, Challenges:25/44=55 %
Attendance: 18630 of 18630 (General Motors Place)
Ticket income: 843939 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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14:43 1-0 Mikael Samuelsson [12] (Daniel Sedin, Alexander Edler)
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30:27 1-1 Roman Voloshenko [10] (Marek Zidlicky, Kim Johnsson)
32:26 1-2 Owen Nolan [15] (Mikko Koivu, James Sheppard)
34:19 2-2 Kevin Bieksa [9] (Daniel Sedin, Ryan Kesler)
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no scoring
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64:19 3-2 Daniel Sedin [36] (Martin St. Louis, Henrik Sedin)

Penalty summary:
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04:53 Owen Nolan (2 min for roughing)
04:53 Martin St. Louis (2 min for roughing)
18:31 Steve Bernier (2 min for slashing)
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23:57 Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2 min for roughing)
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41:15 Henrik Sedin (2 min for hooking)
50:29 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for hooking)
51:21 Owen Nolan (2 min for roughing)
51:21 Marc Staal (2 min for roughing)
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62:15 James Sheppard (2 min for high-sticking)

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.50 5
R Mikael Samuelsson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 0 19.30 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 19.40 7
C Ryan Johnson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.50 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 15.10 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 1 21.50 8
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 22.30 7
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Todd Bertuzzi 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 14.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 9
L Martin Straka 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 16.40 5
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Alexander Edler 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 23.30 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 4 1 3 2 -1 26.30 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 21.00 8
D Kevin Bieksa 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 15.20 8
D Sami Salo 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 21 0 0 64.10 8
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 4
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 0 5 0 2 0 2 -1 20.20 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 5
C James Sheppard 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 8.40 5
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 -1 18.40 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.20 4
C Mikko Koivu 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 20.30 7
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.40 6
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 13.50 4
L Roman Voloshenko 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 17.30 6
L Owen Nolan 1 0 5 0 1 0 4 0 19.30 6
D Tomas Mojzis 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 15.00 4
D Nick Schultz 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 28.20 7
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 5
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 23.50 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 1 5 2 3 0 -1 31.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 22 0 0 64.10 6
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Sedin
2nd star: Mikael Samuelsson
3rd star: Ryan Kesler

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Henrik Sedin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Roman Voloshenko scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Owen Nolan scored his 15th goal of the season.
-James Sheppard finally ended his 28 game point drought.
-Owen Nolan finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 2( 14) , Houston Aeros 5( 22)
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1-0 MTB Nathan McIver (Alexandre Burrows)
1-1 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Jesse Schultz, Cal Clutterbuck)
1-2 HOU Morten Madsen (Erkki Rajamäki, Craig Weller)
1-3 HOU Craig Weller (Morten Madsen, Robin Big Snake)
2-3 MTB Jason Jaffray (Mike S. Brown, Ivan Dornic)
2-4 HOU Ryan Hamilton (Cal Clutterbuck)
2-5 HOU Cal Clutterbuck (Jesse Schultz)

Goalies: Andrew Raycroft - Barry Brust




18.3.2009
Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Colorado Avalanche 4
Shots: 33 - 14
PP: 1 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:54/63=84 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:20/37=52 %
Attendance: 17074 of 18750 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 727352 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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16:57 0-1 Brett Clark [5] (Milan Hejduk, Paul Stastny)PP
19:38 1-1 Colby Armstrong [24] (Slava Kozlov, Anze Kopitar)
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27:58 2-1 Bryan Little [9] (Ilya Kovalchuk)PP
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48:17 2-2 Paul Stastny [30] (John-Michael Liles)
53:34 2-3 Philippe Dupuis [3] (John-Michael Liles, Scott Hannan)
59:15 2-4 Marek Svatos [24] (Cody McLeod) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:08 Brett Clark (5 min for boarding)
15:39 Marc-André Cliche (2 min for tripping)
17:29 Tom Preissing (2 min for roughing)
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24:05 Per Ledin (2 min for cross-checking)
24:38 Cody McLeod (2 min for high-sticking)
28:47 Codey Burki (2 min for roughing)
32:21 Brett Sterling (2 min for hooking)
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43:31 Marek Svatos (2 min for tripping)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett Sterling 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 9.50 6
R Bryan Little 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 19.20 6
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 11.30 7
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 1 21.00 9
C Jim Slater 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 5
C Radek Bonk 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 -1 9.30 6
C Todd White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 22.40 7
L Marc-André Cliche 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 8.10 6
L Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.30 5
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 24.10 9
D Aaron Rome 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 11.30 5
D Boris Valabik 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 11.00 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 28.50 7
D Chad Denny 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 -1 16.30 7
D Tobias Enström 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 25.40 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 6 2 5 0 -1 28.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 4 0 10 0 0 59.20 4
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Jones 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.10 6
R Brian Willsie 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 11.50 5
R Marek Svatos 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16.50 7
R Milan Hejduk 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Kai Kantola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.10 5
C Codey Burki 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11.50 5
C T.J. Hensick 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 7
C Paul Stastny 1 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 21.00 7
L Philippe Dupuis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.00 6
L Per Ledin 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 11.50 4
L Cody McLeod 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 20.10 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 24.20 9
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11.50 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Brett Clark 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 26.00 7
D Scott Hannan 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 24.00 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 20.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 2 0 31 0 0 60.00 10
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Peter Budaj
2nd star: Paul Stastny
3rd star: Marek Svatos

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Anze Kopitar notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Bryan Little finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Todd White had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Paul Stastny scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Scott Hannan has marked a new career high in points with 25 points.
-Brett Clark finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Scott Hannan ended his 9 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 1( 23) , Lake Erie Monsters 3( 28)
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1-0 CHW Tomás Pospisil (Igor Musatov)
1-1 LEM Raymond Macias (Alexandre Picard)
1-2 LEM Dmitri Pestunov (Jeremy Colliton)
1-3 LEM Dmitri Pestunov (Alexandre Picard, Jeremy Colliton)

Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Jason Bacashihua

18.3.2009
Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 31 - 24
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:82/91=90 %, Challenges:36/49=72 %
PP: 0 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:25/34=71 %
Attendance: 15036 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 715713 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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15:03 1-0 Tom Kostopoulos [3] (Joni Pitkänen, Joe Jensen)
16:37 2-0 Eric Staal [32] (Joni Pitkänen, Tim Gleason)
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29:22 3-0 Jussi Jokinen [3] (Patrick Eaves, Joe Corvo)
30:49 3-1 Sidney Crosby [27] (Sergei Gonchar, Evgeny Malkin)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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06:19 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for roughing)
06:19 Scott Walker (2 min for roughing)
10:43 Sidney Crosby (2 min for high-sticking)
14:48 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
14:48 Joe Corvo (2 min for roughing)
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20:13 Eric Godard (2 min for cross-checking)
23:43 Joe Jensen (2 min for holding the stick)
25:06 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for roughing)
25:06 Tim Gleason (2 min for roughing)
26:32 Tyler Kennedy (2 min for boarding)
37:06 Tom Kostopoulos (5 min for fighting)
37:06 Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
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41:37 Eric Staal (5 min for attempt to injury)
42:34 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
42:34 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for roughing)
47:12 Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
49:45 Patrick Eaves (2 min for hooking)
50:39 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
50:39 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Kostopoulos 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 8.30 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 21.20 7
R Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 5 2 1 2 2 1 18.00 9
C Joe Jensen 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 6.30 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 15.50 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 4 2 0 2 5 1 19.40 8
L Chad LaRose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 6
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 15.50 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 20.20 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 13.10 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 17.00 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28.30 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 14.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 -1 7.30 5
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 11.40 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 -2 19.30 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 3 1 1 0 8 1 17.00 7
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 5
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 21.20 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 12.00 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.10 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 9 0 3 0 -1 15.00 9
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 -1 22.40 6
D Andy Wozniewski 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12.00 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 21.10 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tom Kostopoulos
2nd star: Eric Staal
3rd star: Joni Pitkänen

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Joe Jensen ended his 5 game point drought.
-Jussi Jokinen finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Jussi Jokinen finally ended his 17 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:
-Eric Godard beat Tom Kostopoulos in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 1( 18) , W-B/Scranton Penguins 2( 18)
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1-0 ALB Dwight Helminen (Bryan Rodney)
1-1 WBS Chris Minard (Jonathan Filewich, Mark Letestu)
1-2 WBS Jonathan D'Aversa (Nick Johnson)

Goalies: Justin Peters - Dave Brown




18.3.2009
San Jose Sharks 5 , Detroit Red Wings 1
Shots: 32 - 20
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:73/83=87 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/77=74 %, Challenges:36/50=70 %
Attendance: 13638 of 17496 (HP Pavillion)
Ticket income: 646441 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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10:57 0-1 Daniel Cleary [16] (Jan Bulis, Pavel Datsyuk)
16:13 1-1 Oleg Saprykin [16] (Richard Zednik, Jonathan Cheechoo)
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26:17 2-1 Oleg Saprykin [17] (Joe Pavelski, Joe Thornton)
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41:31 3-1 Jonathan Cheechoo [34] (Joe Thornton)
48:15 4-1 Alexander Semin [19] (Riley Armstrong, Ryane Clowe)
50:15 5-1 Oleg Saprykin [18] (Richard Zednik, Jonathan Cheechoo)
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Penalty summary:
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20:05 Jiri Hudler (2 min for tripping)
28:08 Darren Helm (2 min for roughing)
33:45 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for cross-checking)
35:57 Jiri Hudler (2 min for roughing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Riley Armstrong 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 9.10 5
R Ryane Clowe 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 14.10 8
R Richard Zednik 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 16.10 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Alexander Semin 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.10 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14.10 7
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 16.10 7
C Joe Thornton 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 20.30 6
L Logan Couture 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.10 6
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 12.10 6
L Oleg Saprykin 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 16.10 10
L Patrick Marleau 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15.50 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 3 4 1 1 0 3 21.30 8
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 22.40 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.20 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 3 17.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ville Leino 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.00 6
R Daniel Cleary 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 14.30 8
R Tomas Holmström 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -3 20.00 6
C Darren Helm 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 8.00 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 14.00 6
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.30 6
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 20.20 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 8.00 5
L Johan Franzén 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 17.10 7
L Jan Bulis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 5
L Pavel Datsyuk 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 -3 20.20 7
D Jakub Kindl 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 15.00 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 22.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 22.10 6
D Brett Lebda 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 -1 17.30 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -3 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Jimmy Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Oleg Saprykin
2nd star: Jonathan Cheechoo
3rd star: Ryane Clowe

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Oleg Saprykin has marked a new career high in goals with 16 tallies.
-Jonathan Cheechoo notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Joe Thornton notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Oleg Saprykin has marked a new career high in points with 37 points.
-Alexander Semin finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Daniel Cleary scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Pavel Datsyuk had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Sharks 0( 20) , Grand Rapids Griffins 2( 24)
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0-1 GRD Evan McGrath (Logan Pyett, Kris Newbury)
0-2 GRD Evan McGrath (Kris Newbury)

Goalies: Thomas Greiss - Daniel Larsson