03/11/2007

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3/11/2007
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Minnesota Wild 4 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 24 - 28
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/72=80 %, Challenges:42/47=87 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/84=86 %, Challenges:50/63=78 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 900240 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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12:51 0-1 Jochen Hecht [8] (Teppo Numminen, Paul Gaustad)
18:01 0-2 Tim Connolly [9] (Maxim Afinogenov, Jason Williams)
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25:47 1-2 Brian Rolston [8] (Pavol Demitra, Stéphane Veilleux)
27:55 1-3 Tim Connolly [10] (Maxim Afinogenov, Jason Williams)
33:01 2-3 Kim Johnsson [3] (Sean Hill)
36:19 2-4 Maxim Afinogenov [9] (Teppo Numminen)
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49:01 3-4 Brian Rolston [9] (Roman Voloshenko)
50:02 4-4 Pierre-Marc Bouchard [3] (Branko Radivojevic, Kurtis Foster)
52:24 4-5 Ales Kotalik [4] (Toni Lydman, Brian Campbell)
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Penalty summary:
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20:55 Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
20:55 Kurtis Foster (2 min for roughing)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Foy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 4
R Branko Radivojevic 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 -1 18.30 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 17.00 8
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
C Pierre-Marc Bouchard 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 18.30 6
C Brian Rolston 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 9
C Pavol Demitra 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 17.00 9
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Derek Boogaard 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 -1 18.30 7
L Roman Voloshenko 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 19.00 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 -1 17.30 5
D Keith Carney 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
D Sean Hill 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
D Petteri Nummelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.20 7
D Kim Johnsson 1 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 23 0 0 58.30 4
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 Williams 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 7.40 8
R Ales Kotalik 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 1 16.50 9
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
C Tim Connolly 2 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 16.30 9
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Martin Lapointe 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 16.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 19.00 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 19.40 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 22.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 17.30 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -2 20.10 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 22.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 4( 13) , Rochester Americans 2( 12)
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1-0 HOU Josh Olson (Joey Tetarenko, Shawn Belle)
2-0 HOU Josh Olson (Joey Tetarenko, Dominic Moore)
2-1 ROC Marek Zagrapan (Timo Helbling)
2-2 ROC Mark Mancari (Marek Zagrapan, Andrej Sekera)
3-2 HOU Peter Olvecky (Joel Ward, Mikko Koivu)
4-2 HOU Mark Rooneem (Aaron Voros)

Goalies: Dieter Kochan - Adam Dennis

Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , San Jose Sharks 2
Shots: 30 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:55/66=83 %, Challenges:54/57=93 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:65/73=89 %, Challenges:37/48=75 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 720715 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:31 1-0 Petr Sykora [4] (Jordan Staal, Darryl Sydor)
13:13 2-0 Kristopher Letang [1] (Evgeny Malkin, Sam Gagner)
18:39 2-1 Craig Rivet [1] (Matt Carle, Joe Thornton)
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24:08 3-1 Ryan Malone [3] (Petr Sykora, Darryl Sydor)
28:46 3-2 Milan Michalek [8] (Christian Ehrhoff, Kyle McLaren)
37:04 4-2 Sergei Gonchar [2] (Ryan Malone, Jordan Staal)
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42:45 5-2 Petr Sykora [5] (Ryan Malone, Jordan Staal)
44:51 6-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [9] (Evgeny Malkin)
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Penalty summary:
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48:56 Erik Christensen (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 12.40 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.40 7
R Petr Sykora 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 9
R Sam Gagner 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 17.50 8
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 12.40 7
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13.40 6
C Jordan Staal 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 15.50 9
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 15.50 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 12.40 8
L Mike Leclerc 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Ryan Malone 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 15.50 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.50 8
D Alex Grant 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Sergei Gonchar 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
D Kristopher Letang 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 26.40 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 14.20 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 21.00 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 2 24.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 28 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 Jonathan Tremblay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.20 5
R Steve Bernier 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 -1 16.20 4
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 17.00 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
C Joe Pavelski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.20 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
C Curtis Brown 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 17.00 6
C Joe Thornton 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 6.20 5
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Milan Michalek 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 19.00 8
L Erik Cole 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 20.20 9
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 17.40 4
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.30 7
D Matt Carle 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.50 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 15.00 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
D Craig Rivet 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 6 0 24 0 0 60.00 4
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Ryan Malone
3rd star: Jordan Staal

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Kristopher Letang ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Kristopher Letang ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Thornton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Curtis Brown had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Craig Rivet finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 33) , Cleveland Barons 3( 16)
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1-0 WIL Sergei Anshakov (Evgeny Isakov)
1-1 CLE Tom Cavanagh (Devin Setoguchi)
2-1 WIL Sergei Anshakov (Paul Bissonnette, Ryan Stone)
2-2 CLE Tom Cavanagh (Devin Setoguchi)
2-3 CLE Tom Cavanagh (Devin Setoguchi, Taylor Dakers)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Taylor Dakers

Washington Capitals 4 , Vancouver Canucks 0
Shots: 24 - 21
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:79/89=88 %, Challenges:49/56=86 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:63/76=82 %, Challenges:36/40=87 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 915936 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:59 1-0 Joe Nieuwendyk [2] (Tom Poti)
14:28 2-0 Brian Sutherby [4] (Karl Alzner, Milan Jurcina)
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32:07 3-0 Joe Nieuwendyk [3] (Viktor Kozlov, Steve Eminger)
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50:33 4-0 Alexander Ovechkin [6] (Tom Poti, Mike Green)
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Penalty summary:
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42:26 Eric Fehr (2 min for cross-checking)
47:28 Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 15.50 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 8
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 15.10 8
C Tomas Fleischmann 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 7
C Brian Sutherby 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 14.10 8
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Joe Nieuwendyk 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 18.00 8
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 7
L Alexander Semin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 3 18.40 9
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Tom Poti 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 19.40 8
D Mike Green 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 21.50 8
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Steve Eminger 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 26.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 21 0 0 60.00 10
G Brent Johnson 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 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.40 5
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 17.10 7
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.50 6
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
C Greg Classen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 7.40 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 -1 17.10 7
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 14.50 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -2 7.40 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -1 17.10 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.50 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 21.20 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 19.20 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olaf Kölzig
2nd star: Joe Nieuwendyk
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Michael Nylander had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Karl Alzner ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 17) , Manitoba Moose 1( 19)
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0-1 MAN Marc-André Bernier (Rick Rypien, Jason Jaffray)

Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Drew MacIntyre