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New York Rangers 2 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 18 - 33
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:78/91=85 %, Challenges:24/42=55 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:24/45=52 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 819000 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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29:36 1-0 Tuomas Pihlman [8] (Dan Girardi, Billy Bezeau)
31:05 2-0 Brian Boyle [23] (Matt Murley, Marc Staal)
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47:34 2-1 Brian Rolston [23] (Paul Martin, Bryce Salvador)
48:04 2-2 Brian Rolston [24] (Jaromir Jagr)
48:55 2-3 Marc-André Bergeron [9] (Andy Greene, Ryan Getzlaf)
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Penalty summary:
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09:35 Travis Morin (2 min for high-sticking)
16:21 Ryan Flinn (5 min for fighting)
16:21 Ryan Getzlaf (5 min for fighting)
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39:48 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:37 Dalyn Flatt (2 min for tripping)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tuomas Pihlman 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 9.20 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.40 5
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 2 1 6 0 -2 18.20 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Christian Larrivée 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 6
C Mike Iggulden 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 -1 14.20 6
C Petteri Wirtanen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 15.00 6
C Brian Boyle 1 0 4 1 3 1 0 1 17.20 7
L Travis Morin 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.20 6
L Tomi Mäki 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 5
L Ryan Flinn 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 -2 14.50 6
L Matt Murley 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 1 18.50 7
D Dalyn Flatt 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 14.30 5
D Matt Gilroy 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 -2 18.40 6
D Marc Staal 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 26.50 8
D Billy Bezeau 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
D Dan Girardi 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 -1 18.30 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 7.40 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 18.40 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 16.00 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 19.50 7
C Jacob Josefson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.30 6
C Travis Zajac 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 19.20 7
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 13.40 7
C Zach Parisé 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Ilkka Pikkarainen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.00 6
L Georges Laraque 0 0 1 3 6 3 0 0 17.00 6
L Brian Rolston 2 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 17.20 9
D P.K. Subban 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Andy Greene 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 18.30 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 23.20 8
D Shawn Belle 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 16.30 6
D Marc-André Bergeron 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Paul Martin 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Scott Clemmensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Rolston
2nd star: Marc-André Bergeron
3rd star: Paul Martin

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Dan Girardi notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dan Girardi ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Andy Greene notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryan Getzlaf had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Zach Parisé had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Marc-André Bergeron finally ended his 22 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ryan Getzlaf beat Ryan Flinn in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 6( 32) , Albany River Rats 2( 18)
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1-0 HFD Artem Anisimov (Michal Rozsival)
1-1 ALB Nikita Alexeev (Ben Walter, Justin Mapletoft)
2-1 HFD Chris Higgins
3-1 HFD Masi Marjamäki (Chris Higgins)
4-1 HFD Frantisek Kaberle (Danny Stewart)
5-1 HFD Masi Marjamäki (Chris Higgins)
5-2 ALB Michael Swift (Nick Palmieri)
6-2 HFD Masi Marjamäki (Chris Higgins)

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Yann Danis

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Minnesota Wild 1
Shots: 35 - 20
PP: 0 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:50/62=79 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:55/69=79 %, Challenges:31/45=67 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:02 1-0 Rostislav Klesla [7] (Fedor Tyutin, Derick Brassard)
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28:46 2-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [35] (Mike Cammalleri, Roman Polak)
32:04 2-1 Joakim Lindström [18] (Jeremy Roenick, Zach Tarkir)
38:21 3-1 Rick Nash [36] (Jarome Iginla, Derick Brassard)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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21:38 Johan Dahlberg (2 min for tripping)
21:46 Craig Valette (2 min for holding the stick)
34:32 Trevor Kell (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:59 Teemu Nurmi (2 min for hooking)
46:02 Vaclav Varada (2 min for cross-checking)
48:58 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for high-sticking)
59:27 Lance Monych (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 8.50 7
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 14.20 5
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 19.40 8
R Rick Nash 1 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 14.50 9
C Mikael Johansson 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 7
C Kirill Starkov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 16.10 7
C Derick Brassard 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 7
L Maxim Mayorov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 7
L Nikita Filatov 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 11.50 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 18.20 8
L Jarome Iginla 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 22.30 7
D John Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Roman Polak 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 28.20 8
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.10 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 19.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 1 0 19 0 0 60.00 9
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Teemu Nurmi 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.00 6
R Trevor Kell 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 12.10 5
R Lance Monych 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 10.50 5
R Jozef Stumpel 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 16.40 5
C Craig Valette 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11.50 5
C James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Jeremy Roenick 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 20.20 7
L Johan Dahlberg 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.30 6
L Andrei Posnov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 6
L Joakim Lindström 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 8
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 5 2 0 1 2 -1 19.30 7
D Martin Tuma 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 15.40 4
D Zach Tarkir 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 -1 29.30 8
D Geoff Waugh 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 14.10 6
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 17.20 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 -1 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rejean Beauchemin 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Ville Hostikka 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Rick Nash
2nd star: Derick Brassard
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Fedor Tyutin has marked a new career high in assists with 26 assists.
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 35th goal of the season.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 4( 21) , Houston Aeros 3( 16)
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0-1 HOU Adrian Foster (Kyle Brodziak)
1-1 SYR Marcin Kolusz
1-2 HOU Martin Havlat (R.J. Anderson, Pierre-Marc Bouchard)
2-2 SYR Ryan Ramsay (Shane Joseph)
2-3 HOU Martin Havlat (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, R.J. Anderson)
3-3 SYR Brian Lee (Shane Joseph, Simon Bolduc)
4-3 SYR Shane Joseph (Brian Lee)

Goalies: Glenn Fisher - Niklas Backstrom

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Los Angeles Kings 4 , San Jose Sharks 1
Shots: 34 - 19
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:67/76=88 %, Challenges:27/54=49 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:66/83=79 %, Challenges:23/41=54 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Staples Center)
Ticket income: 917600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:53 1-0 Robert Scuderi [5] (Alexander Frolov, Scott Gomez)
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26:17 2-0 Alexander Frolov [33] (Maxim Afinogenov, Robert Scuderi)
29:11 2-1 Patrick Marleau [20] (Jonathan Cheechoo)
38:55 3-1 Justin Williams [28] (Anze Kopitar)
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52:03 4-1 Sean O'Donnell [2] (Jarret Stoll)
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Penalty summary:
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03:37 Justin Williams (2 min for tripping)
05:26 Sean O'Donnell (2 min for high-sticking)
11:49 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
14:38 Jarret Stoll (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:07 Shawn Thornton (5 min for fighting)
45:07 Ryane Clowe (5 min for fighting)
49:59 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for elbowing)
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Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 8.10 7
R Miroslav Zalesak 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11.00 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 2 17.00 8
R Justin Williams 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 15.00 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.00 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 14.40 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 2 20.00 5
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 6 3 0 3 0 0 17.40 10
L Shawn Thornton 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 9.20 6
L Oscar Möller 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.10 5
L Alexander Frolov 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 2 20.40 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Peter Harrold 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 12.10 6
D Sean O'Donnell 1 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 21.10 8
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 26.00 6
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Robert Scuderi 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 19.10 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 24.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Quick 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stéphane Goulet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 -1 16.40 4
R Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 4 0 4 5 -2 17.50 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 3 3 1 6 0 0 18.40 7
C Liam Lindström 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.30 4
C Patrik Bärtschi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 4
C Ryan Oulahen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 20.50 4
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 18.30 7
L Frantisek Lukes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Liam Reddox 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 -1 14.00 4
L Milan Michalek 0 0 2 4 5 4 0 -2 21.40 5
L Patrick Marleau 1 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 20.10 8
D Per Braxenholm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 5
D Tomas Mojzis 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 21.00 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 25.30 6
D Emil Axelsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 11.30 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 22.00 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jason Smith 4 0 30 0 0 60.00 5
G Miroslav Kopriva 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Frolov
2nd star: Robert Scuderi
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Ryan Smyth had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Ryan Smyth had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Patrick Marleau scored his 20th goal of the season.

Other notes:
-Shawn Thornton fought Ryane Clowe in a fight.

Farm game result:
Manchester Monarchs 2( 39) , Cleveland Barons 2(
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0-1 CLE Ken Roche (Jed Ortmeyer)
1-1 MNC P.J. Fenton (Bud Holloway)
1-2 CLE Tuukka Pulliainen (Doug Murray)
2-2 MNC Bud Holloway

Goalies: Jeff Zatkoff - Mikael Tellqvist