22-12-2002

22.12.2002


Detroit Red Wings 0 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 20 - 30
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:18/30=58 %
PP: 1 of 5 (13 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:49/60=80 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 887246 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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25:55 0-1 Patrik Kjellberg [5] (Alexei Yashin, Alexei Zhamnov)PP
38:23 0-2 Alexei Zhamnov [12] (Patrik Kjellberg, Alexei Yashin)
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46:58 0-3 Oleg Tverdovsky [5] (Ruslan Salei , Marc Chouinard)
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Penalty summary:
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05:16 Kirk Maltby (2 min for roughing)
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20:35 Kevin Sawyer (2 min for boarding)
24:53 Nikita Alexeev (2 min for hooking)
30:35 Nikita Alexeev (2 min for hooking)
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40:47 Nikita Alexeev (2 min for boarding)
51:18 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for holding the stick)
56:38 Denny Lambert (2 min for elbowing)
57:47 Oleg Tverdovsky (2 min for roughing)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 18.20 5
R Jonas Hoglund 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 10.50 6
R Tomas Holmstrom 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 10.10 7
R Brett Hull 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.20 6
C Kris Draper 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 19.30 7
C Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.20 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.10 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 14.00 7
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 19.30 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 10.50 6
L Luc Robitaille 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -1 14.00 7
D Fredrik Olausson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Jesse Wallin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 -1 30.10 7
D Steve Duchesne 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 5
D Igor Kravchuk 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 29.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dominik Hasek 3 0 27 0 0 60.00 8
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kevin Sawyer 0 0 1 4 0 3 2 1 11.50 8
R Sergei Krivokrasov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Andy McDonald 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
R Patrik Kjellberg 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 19.30 8
C Marc Chouinard 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 11.50 7
C Marty McInnis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 7
C Alexei Zhamnov 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 9
L German Titov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
L Denny Lambert 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 8.40 6
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
L Alexei Yashin 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 1 18.50 8
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
D Kenny Jonsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 25.50 8
D Jason York 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.10 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 1 27.50 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 1 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sebastien Giguere 0 0 20 0 0 60.00 10
G Steve Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Sebastien Giguere
2nd star: Patrik Kjellberg
3rd star: Alexei Zhamnov

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Brett Hull had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Alexei Zhamnov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexei Yashin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexei Zhamnov ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Alexei Yashin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Oleg Tverdovsky ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 24) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0( 15)
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1-0 Sean Avery (Paul Ballantyne)
2-0 Alexander Svitov (Niklas Kronwall)

Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Tom Lawson




22.12.2002


Washington Capitals 3 , New Jersey Devils 5
Shots: 24 - 32
PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:60/67=89 %, Challenges:31/42=72 %
PP: 3 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:51/59=85 %
Attendance: 16091 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 773977 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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05:31 1-0 Peter Bondra [13] (Steve Konowalchuk, Theoren Fleury)PP
12:15 1-1 Joel Kwiatkowski [1] (Petr Sykora, Brian Gionta)PP
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23:02 1-2 Valeri Bure [12] (Patrik Elias, Scott Niedermayer)PP
28:11 1-3 Petr Sykora [11] (Brian Gionta, Joel Kwiatkowski)PP
36:02 2-3 Steve Konowalchuk [9] (Jason Woolley, David Vyborny )
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48:28 3-3 Jaromir Jagr [21] (David Vyborny , Todd White)PP
53:51 3-4 Patrik Elias [15] (Mario Lemieux, Brian Rafalski)
59:57 3-5 Mario Lemieux [19] (Scott Niedermayer) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:36 Theoren Fleury (2 min for boarding)
04:58 Valeri Bure (2 min for boarding)
06:35 Scott Young (2 min for hooking)
09:09 Brian Rafalski (2 min for hooking)
11:17 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:24 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for cross-checking)
27:12 Jiri Dopita (2 min for boarding)
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45:01 Nils Ekman (2 min for cross-checking)
47:58 Patrik Elias (2 min for hooking)
51:32 Theoren Fleury (2 min for boarding)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephen Peat 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.10 5
R Glen Metropolit 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 7.50 4
R Theoren Fleury 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 16.40 7
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 4 0 1 0 4 0 20.00 8
C Jiri Dopita 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 8.20 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Steve Konowalchuk 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 19.10 8
C Todd White 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Krys Barch 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 5
L David Vyborny 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Peter Bondra 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 9.20 5
D Jason Woolley 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Scott Young 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 29.20 6
D Sylvain Cote 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.50 5
D Jiri Slegr 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kolzig 5 0 27 0 0 59.30 5
G Craig Billington 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Turner Stevenson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 6
R Anson Carter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
R Brian Gionta 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 9
R Patrik Elias 1 1 6 1 2 0 2 2 20.30 9
C Rob Niedermayer 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 6
C Petr Sykora 1 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 14.10 9
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
C Mario Lemieux 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.00 9
L Nils Ekman 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.40 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 15.00 6
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 13.10 7
L Valeri Bure 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 20.50 8
D Mattias Timander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 26.20 7
D Joel Kwiatkowski 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 15.20 9
D Scott Stevens 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 1 28.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Scott Clemmensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Petr Sykora

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrik Elias scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Scott Niedermayer notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 1( 32) , Albany River Rats 2( 17)
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0-1 ALB Josh Holden (David Hale, Christian Berglund)
0-2 ALB Maxim Birbraer (Phil Cole, Stanislav Gron)
1-2 POR Mike Siklenka

Goalies: Jan Laco - Jean-Francois Damphousse




22.12.2002


Colorado Avalanche 4 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 24 - 28
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:29/40=70 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:41/58=69 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 832121 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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11:33 1-0 Ulf Dahlen [11] (Mathieu Schneider, Milan Hejduk)PP
14:33 2-0 Ulf Dahlen [12] (Kim Johnsson , Rob Blake)
17:06 2-1 Jon DiSalvatore [3] (Scott Thornton, Scott Hannan)
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34:07 3-1 Alex Tanguay [14] (Rob Blake, Justin Williams)PP
38:01 3-2 Sergei Brylin [3] (Jon DiSalvatore, Scott Thornton)
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44:12 3-3 Jeremy Roenick [13] (Owen Nolan, Scott Hannan)
46:46 3-4 Owen Nolan [13] (Teemu Selanne, Evgeni Nabokov)PP
50:11 3-5 Owen Nolan [14] (Gary Suter, Lubomir Sekeras)
53:41 4-5 Ville Nieminen [3] (Calle Johansson, Mathieu Schneider)
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Penalty summary:
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02:54 Patrick Sharp (2 min for roughing)
10:19 Vincent Damphousse (2 min for cross-checking)
17:43 Lubomir Sekeras (2 min for roughing)
17:43 Alex Tanguay (2 min for roughing)
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22:37 Jon DiSalvatore (2 min for hooking)
33:53 Vincent Damphousse (2 min for hooking)
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45:52 Patrick Sharp (2 min for tripping)
48:05 Kevin Dineen (2 min for cross-checking)
54:41 Jon DiSalvatore (2 min for tripping)
58:36 Todd Harvey (2 min for slashing)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kevin Dineen 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 9.40 6
R Justin Williams 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.00 7
R Ulf Dahlen 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.10 9
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
C Stephane Yelle 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 11.30 6
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 14.40 7
C Stu Barnes 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 18.40 7
C Milan Hejduk 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.50 7
L Steve Moore 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 -1 9.40 5
L Ville Nieminen 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
L Per-Johan Axelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 5
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 18.00 7
D Calle Johansson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 17.50 8
D Robert Svehla 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 -3 27.20 6
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11.10 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 18.20 9
D Rob Blake 0 2 1 5 0 4 0 -1 25.30 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Sean Burke 5 0 23 0 0 58.50 4
G David Aebischer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jon DiSalvatore 1 1 1 3 2 0 4 2 9.00 8
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.40 5
R Todd Harvey 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 -1 16.30 8
R Teemu Selanne 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 20.50 8
C Sergei Brylin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 9.00 7
C Mike Ricci 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 -1 14.10 7
C Vincent Damphousse 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 -1 14.30 5
C Jeremy Roenick 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 2 22.20 9
L Scott Thornton 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 13.00 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 9.40 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 14.00 7
L Owen Nolan 2 1 7 1 1 1 0 2 20.20 9
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 12.20 6
D Lubomir Sekeras 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 19.30 6
D Scott Hannan 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 2 29.10 8
D Stephane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 10.50 5
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 18.30 7
D Gary Suter 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 4 1 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Ron Tugnutt 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Owen Nolan
2nd star: Jon DiSalvatore
3rd star: Ulf Dahlen

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Radim Vrbata had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Teemu Selanne notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jon DiSalvatore ended his 8 game point drought.
-Sergei Brylin finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 5( 35) , Cleveland Barons 2( 11)
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1-0 HER Riku Hahl (Marek Svatos)
2-0 HER Scott Horvath (Kurt Sauer)
3-0 HER Jeff Johnstone (Rick Berry )
4-0 HER Rick Berry (Marek Svatos)
4-1 CLE Mike Maneluk (Marcel Goc, Eero Somervuori)
5-1 HER Rick Berry (Riku Hahl)
5-2 CLE Mike Maneluk (Christian Ehrhoff)

Goalies: Ilya Bryzgalov - Miikka Kiprusoff




22.12.2002


Calgary Flames 6 , Edmonton Oilers 5
Shots: 30 - 25
PP: 2 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:24/35=66 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:23/41=54 %
Attendance: 13711 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 671839 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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01:44 1-0 Dean McAmmond [8] (Derek Morris)
10:03 2-0 Dean McAmmond [9] (Andrei Kovalenko , Chris Clark)PP
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22:07 3-0 Marc Savard [18] (Toni Lydman, Craig Conroy)PP
25:13 3-1 Richard Zednik [14] (Shawn Horcoff, Ladislav Nagy)
28:59 3-2 Steve Reinprecht [5] (Roman Cechmanek)SH
32:07 4-2 Jarome Iginla [23] (Colin White, Toni Lydman)
35:13 5-2 Jarome Iginla [24] (Marc Savard, Toni Lydman)
35:58 5-3 Ladislav Nagy [11] (Richard Zednik, Jonathan Girard)
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42:31 5-4 Steve Reinprecht [6] (Fernando Pisani, Richard Zednik)
55:57 6-4 Craig Conroy [8] (Oleg Saprykin, Bob Boughner)
56:33 6-5 Shawn Horcoff [6] (Ladislav Nagy, Richard Zednik)
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Penalty summary:
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06:21 Dean McAmmond (2 min for high-sticking)
08:58 Daniel Briere (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:56 Ethan Moreau (2 min for high-sticking)
27:06 Brendan Witt (2 min for hooking)
30:58 P.J. Stock (2 min for roughing)
30:58 Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
37:25 Oleg Saprykin (2 min for hooking)
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40:18 Bob Boughner (2 min for roughing)
40:18 Adrian Aucoin (2 min for roughing)
46:18 Robyn Regehr (5 min for attempt to injury)
49:31 Colin White (2 min for roughing)
49:31 Richard Zednik (2 min for roughing)
50:18 Colin White (2 min for roughing)
50:18 Fernando Pisani (2 min for roughing)
51:46 Steve Begin (2 min for roughing)
51:46 Shawn Horcoff (2 min for roughing)
51:55 Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
51:55 Richard Zednik (2 min for roughing)
57:01 Ville Peltonen (2 min for hooking)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
R Oleg Saprykin 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 16.10 6
R Scott Nichol 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
R Jarome Iginla 2 0 5 2 3 2 0 -1 21.10 8
C Steve Begin 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 12.50 7
C Craig Conroy 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 -2 21.00 7
C Dean McAmmond 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 14.10 8
C Marc Savard 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Andre Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Andrei Kovalenko 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9.20 6
L Vladimir Tsyplakov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Bob Boughner 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 13.00 6
D Derek Morris 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 21.40 6
D Toni Lydman 0 3 2 5 0 4 0 -1 24.40 9
D Brad Werenka 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 17.10 6
D Colin White 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 16.00 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 2 4 0 3 9 -1 20.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roman Turek 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Milan Hnilicka 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 6.20 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 19.00 5
R Richard Zednik 1 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 18.10 7
R Daniel Briere 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 -2 15.20 5
C P.J. Stock 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 7.10 6
C Steve Reinprecht 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 17.20 9
C Shawn Horcoff 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 15.20 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 19.50 5
L Chris Simon 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 7.10 5
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 13.40 5
L Ladislav Nagy 1 2 5 1 3 0 0 2 15.10 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 20.00 4
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 17.00 7
D Jonathan Girard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -3 23.40 5
D Sean Brown 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.40 4
D Ossi Vaananen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 18.20 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 -3 28.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roman Cechmanek 5 1 14 0 0 35.20 4
G Felix Potvin 1 0 10 0 0 24.40 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jarome Iginla
2nd star: Dean McAmmond
3rd star: Toni Lydman

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Dean McAmmond scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Toni Lydman has marked a new career high in points with 20 points.
-Oleg Saprykin has marked a new career high in points with 24 points.

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Daniel Briere had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Sergei Samsonov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jonathan Girard ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 1( 17) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 9)
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1-0 SJF Jarret Stoll (Zdenek Nedved, Jukka Hentunen)
1-1 Lou Dickinson (Pasi Saarela)
1-2 Lou Dickinson (Jared Smyth)

Goalies: Levente Szuper - Mathieu Garon




22.12.2002


Phoenix Coyotes 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 18 - 27
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
PP: 2 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:74/87=85 %, Challenges:34/51=65 %
Attendance: 7024 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 316080 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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16:35 1-0 Dany Heatley [16] (Mike Ribeiro, John Madden)
18:05 1-1 Dmitri Khristich [8] (Espen Knutsen, Andy Sutton)PP
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26:58 1-2 Shane Doan [12] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Tony Hrkac)PP
30:38 1-3 Tony Hrkac [5] (Daniel Tjarnqvist, Mike Weaver)
32:15 2-3 Mike Johnson [7] (Maxim Afinogenov, Daymond Langkow)
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48:53 2-4 Sergei Zholtok [4] (Dmitri Khristich, Shane Doan)
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Penalty summary:
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03:13 Martin Grenier (2 min for slashing)
06:11 Martin Grenier (2 min for slashing)
10:58 Shane Doan (2 min for boarding)
16:42 Mike Ribeiro (2 min for cross-checking)
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22:38 Adam Graves (2 min for holding the stick)
25:05 Daymond Langkow (2 min for high-sticking)
33:08 Darcy Hordichuk (5 min for fighting)
33:08 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
36:36 Martin Grenier (2 min for elbowing)
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42:19 Kurtis Foster (2 min for roughing)
58:25 Ramzi Abid (2 min for tripping)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 1 2 1 2 5 0 12.40 7
R Ramzi Abid 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 9.10 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Brian Savage 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
C John Madden 0 1 0 5 1 5 0 0 15.00 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.30 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 19.00 8
C Mike Ribeiro 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 15.00 8
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Petr Schastlivy 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 4
L Mike Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Dany Heatley 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
D Radoslav Suchy 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 14.30 7
D Kirill Safronov 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 18.00 5
D Danil Markov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27.50 7
D Martin Grenier 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 0 13.20 6
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 18.40 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 -1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Richter 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pascal Rheaume 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10.20 5
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 15.40 7
R Dmitri Khristich 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 16.30 7
R Shane Doan 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 20.40 8
C Andreas Karlsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
C Doug Gilmour 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 17.00 5
C Sergei Zholtok 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 14.20 6
C Espen Knutsen 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Tomi Kallio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 4
L Tony Hrkac 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 22.10 6
L Adam Graves 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 8.20 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 22.40 7
D Joel Bouchard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 21.30 7
D Daniel Tjarnqvist 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 15.30 7
D Mike Weaver 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 20.00 7
D Andy Sutton 0 1 1 2 1 0 5 -1 23.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tommy Salo 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dmitri Khristich
2nd star: Shane Doan
3rd star: Tony Hrkac

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Andy Sutton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dmitri Khristich ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Sergei Zholtok ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Darcy Hordichuk beat Andy Sutton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 0( 21) , Chicago Wolves 0( 11)
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Goalies: Antero Niittymaki - Pasi Nurminen