23-12-2002

23.12.2002


New York Islanders 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 33 - 19
PP: 1 of 6 (20 shots), Passing:69/91=75 %, Challenges:41/47=85 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:55/72=76 %, Challenges:26/41=61 %
Attendance: 8940 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 445212 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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04:38 1-0 Chris Chelios [7] (Brian Pothier, Jason Blake)PP
13:09 2-0 Shaun Van Allen [3] (Juraj Kolnik, Mark Parrish)
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38:18 3-0 Paul Kariya [14] (Jason Blake, Shaun Van Allen)
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47:57 3-1 Robert Kron [6] (Stephane Matteau, Mathieu Darche)
48:22 3-2 Rostislav Klesla [3] (Tom Koivisto, Vaclav Nedorost)
49:29 4-2 Paul Kariya [15] (Jason Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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03:23 Vaclav Nedorost (2 min for slashing)
09:42 Duvie Westcott (2 min for high-sticking)
13:12 Raffi Torres (2 min for holding the stick)
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24:07 Christoph Brandner (2 min for boarding)
26:25 Brian Pothier (2 min for tripping)
38:47 Bryan Marchment (2 min for hooking)
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44:59 Jody Shelley (2 min for diving)
53:57 Jamie Pushor (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raffi Torres 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 6.10 5
R Juraj Kolnik 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 6
R Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 18.30 7
R Mariusz Czerkawski 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Matt Herr 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 10.10 6
C Shaun Van Allen 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 12.10 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 17.20 7
C Jason Blake 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
L Claude Lapointe 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.10 4
L Mark Parrish 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.40 7
L Brad Isbister 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 15.10 8
L Paul Kariya 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 9
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.00 6
D Keith Carney 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.40 6
D Chris Chelios 1 0 6 2 0 2 0 0 28.40 9
D Brian Pothier 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 1 24.30 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 11.30 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Stephen Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephane Matteau 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 10.40 6
R Mathieu Darche 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10.00 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.00 4
R Christoph Brandner 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 15.40 7
C Robert Kron 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
C Chris Nielsen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 5
C Eric Boguniecki 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 12.50 5
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 15.50 6
L Jeremy Reich 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.40 5
L Jody Shelley 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 10.00 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
L Antti Laaksonen 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Bryan Marchment 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 13.30 6
D Jamie Pushor 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 15.20 5
D Tom Koivisto 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 21.50 6
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19.20 5
D Joni Pitkanen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
D Rostislav Klesla 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Robert Esche 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Kariya
2nd star: Shaun Van Allen
3rd star: Jason Blake

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Paul Kariya scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Shaun Van Allen ended his 6 game point drought.
-Chris Chelios ended his 7 game goal drought.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 32) , Syracuse Crunch 1( 21)
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1-0 Sean Selmser (Richard Rochefort)
1-1 SYR Tommy Riley

Goalies: Garth Snow - Vesa Toskala




23.12.2002


Philadelphia Flyers 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 1
Shots: 27 - 24
PP: 4 of 5 (4 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:35/54=63 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
Attendance: 19519 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 825654 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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14:13 0-1 Sami Kapanen [18] (Jeff O'Neill, Rod Brind'Amour)
17:58 1-1 Simon Gagne [15] (Andrew Cassels, Eric Desjardins)
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22:34 2-1 Niklas Sundstrom [8] (Teppo Numminen, Robert Reichel)PP
27:31 3-1 Patrick Marleau [11] (Simon Gagne, Joe Sakic)PP
38:48 4-1 Eric Desjardins [6] (Patrick Marleau, Tom Poti)PP
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55:42 5-1 Andrew Cassels [10] (Patrick Marleau, Simon Gagne)PP
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Penalty summary:
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22:08 Chris Dingman (2 min for slashing)
27:13 Jeff Daniels (2 min for tripping)
32:35 Glen Wesley (2 min for cross-checking)
35:05 Marcus Ragnarsson (2 min for tripping)
38:13 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:27 Chris Dingman (5 min for fighting)
44:27 Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
55:09 Jeff O'Neill (2 min for elbowing)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Donald Brashear 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8.10 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 5
R Patrick Marleau 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.30 9
R Robert Reichel 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 7
C Stacy Roest 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.50 4
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
L Brett McLean 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 6
C Joe Sakic 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Jesse Boulerice 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 8.50 6
L Niklas Sundstrom 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 7
L Simon Gagne 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 9
C Andrew Cassels 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 18.50 7
D Pavel Skrbek 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 12.50 6
D Chris Therien 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 16.50 7
D Tom Poti 0 1 2 4 3 2 0 -1 29.50 7
D Marcus Ragnarsson 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 14.00 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
D Eric Desjardins 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 -1 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Boucher 1 0 23 0 0 60.00 9
G Corey Schwab 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 12.10 7
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 7
R Martin Gelinas 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
R Sami Kapanen 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 12.10 7
C Josef Vasicek 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14.00 7
C Trevor Linden 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Jeff Daniels 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 11.40 6
L Chris Dingman 0 0 1 2 2 3 7 0 12.20 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15.10 7
L Jeff O'Neill 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 16.40 6
D Niclas Havelid 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.30 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 19.20 6
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 24.00 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.00 7
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mika Noronen 4 0 11 0 0 38.50 4
G Arturs Irbe 1 0 11 0 0 21.10 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Marleau
2nd star: Simon Gagne
3rd star: Andrew Cassels

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagne scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Andrew Cassels scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Niklas Sundstrom finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Jeff O'Neill notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Chris Dingman in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 23) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2( 27)
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0-1 LOW Tomas Malec (Michael Zigomanis, Tomas Kurka)
0-2 LOW Jeff Heerema (Carter Trevisani)
1-2 PHL Vaclav Pletka (Jeff Panzer)
2-2 PHL Richard Keyes
3-2 PHL Francis Lessard (Pierre Dagenais)

Goalies: Maxime Ouellet - Jean Marc Pelletier




23.12.2002


Ottawa Senators 3 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 30 - 25
PP: 0 of 4 (12 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:48/67=70 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:63/72=87 %, Challenges:27/43=61 %
Attendance: 17004 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 887609 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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33:42 0-1 Eric Daze [6] (Kyle Calder)
37:47 0-2 Mike LeClerc [4] (Aaron Downey, Valeri Zelepukin)
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45:43 1-2 Sami Salo [3] (Dainius Zubrus, Mike Fisher)
48:23 2-2 Doug Weight [12] (Daniel Alfredsson, Ryan Smyth)
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63:16 3-2 Daniel Alfredsson [12] (Chris Neil, Zdeno Chara)

Penalty summary:
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16:53 Curtis Leschyshyn (2 min for cross-checking)
19:32 Kyle Calder (2 min for boarding)
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29:48 Igor Korolev (2 min for high-sticking)
34:04 Karel Rachunek (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:11 Wayne Primeau (5 min for fighting)
45:11 Aaron Downey (5 min for fighting)
53:08 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
56:15 Igor Korolev (2 min for holding the stick)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 15.40 7
R Marian Hossa 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 22.20 10
C Wayne Primeau 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 6.40 5
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 15.40 6
C Mike Fisher 0 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Doug Weight 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 20.50 8
C Chris Herperger 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 11.40 6
L Magnus Arvedson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.40 6
L Dainius Zubrus 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.20 8
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 2 22.20 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 18.40 5
D Sami Salo 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 21.00 9
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 2 27.50 7
D Curtis Leschyshyn 0 0 0 5 0 3 2 -1 17.20 7
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 2 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Joseph 2 0 23 0 0 63.20 8
G Jani Hurme 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike LeClerc 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10.20 6
R Shean Donovan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.30 6
R Kyle Calder 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 17.40 6
R Pavel Bure 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -2 22.00 7
C Mike Eastwood 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 11.40 8
C Igor Korolev 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 -1 12.50 5
C Steve Sullivan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 -2 22.30 5
L Aaron Downey 0 1 0 4 1 4 5 1 7.20 7
L Valeri Zelepukin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Eric Daze 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 14.10 6
L Tony Amonte 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -2 19.30 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.10 4
D Jon Klemm 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 18.00 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 -1 32.10 7
D Alexander Karpovtsev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Bret Hedican 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 18.50 7
D Boris Mironov 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 3 0 27 0 0 63.20 8
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Alfredsson
2nd star: Doug Weight
3rd star: Dainius Zubrus

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Daniel Alfredsson notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Zdeno Chara had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Aaron Downey has marked a new career high in points with 14 points.
-Mike LeClerc ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Eric Daze ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Wayne Primeau beat Aaron Downey in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 3( 32) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 21)
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0-1 Tyler Arnason (Kent Huskins)
1-1 GRD Antoine Vermette (Alexandre Giroux)
1-2 Hannes Hyvonen (Shawn Thornton)
2-2 GRD Doug Sheppard (Jeff Finger, Brandon Bochenski)
3-2 GRD Neil Komadoski (Antoine Vermette, Christoph Schubert)

Goalies: Martin Prusek - Michael Leighton




23.12.2002


Buffalo Sabres 4 , Los Angeles Kings 3
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:59/72=81 %, Challenges:33/44=73 %
PP: 1 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:72/97=74 %, Challenges:33/52=62 %
Attendance: 8619 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 405955 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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11:46 0-1 Ray Whitney [10] (Jason Allison, Nikolai Antropov)PP
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27:12 1-1 Viktor Kozlov [4] (Slava Kozlov, Brad Stuart)
33:15 2-1 Tim Connolly [13] (Miroslav Satan, Slava Kozlov)
34:05 2-2 Adam Deadmarsh [10] (Eric Belanger, Adam Foote)
38:05 3-2 Jean-Pierre Dumont [8] (Dmitri Kalinin, Lubomir Visnovsky)
38:31 3-3 Adam Deadmarsh [11] (Bryan Smolinski, Eric Belanger)
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48:42 4-3 Miroslav Satan [10] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Mark Recchi)
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Penalty summary:
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05:03 Adam Mair (2 min for tripping)
10:41 Henrik Tallinder (2 min for hooking)
13:07 Jason Allison (2 min for hooking)
18:27 Brian Campbell (2 min for hooking)
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40:49 Adam Mair (2 min for holding the stick)
43:25 Brian Campbell (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Ray 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 12.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
R Mark Recchi 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
C Curtis Brown 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 12.30 6
C Chris Drury 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 12.00 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.30 6
C Viktor Kozlov 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
L Erik Rasmussen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.30 6
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 12.00 7
L Miroslav Satan 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 19.30 9
L Slava Kozlov 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13.00 5
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 27.40 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 15.00 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 21.30 7
D Brad Stuart 0 1 0 4 3 2 0 1 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Mair 0 0 3 2 2 3 4 -1 13.30 5
R Rob Valicevic 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16.40 6
R Adam Deadmarsh 2 0 3 1 2 1 0 2 12.00 8
R Ray Whitney 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 17.50 7
C Jim Dowd 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 12.50 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17.20 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 12.00 7
C Jason Allison 0 1 4 2 1 0 2 -3 17.50 7
L Craig Johnson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 6
L Steve Heinze 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 10.30 5
L Eric Belanger 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 12.00 7
L Nikolai Antropov 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 -3 17.50 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
D Adam Foote 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 23.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 25.40 6
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 12.10 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 25.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 -3 22.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Byron Dafoe 4 0 24 0 0 58.00 6
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
2nd star: Adam Deadmarsh
3rd star: Miroslav Satan

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Slava Kozlov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dmitri Kalinin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Miroslav Satan scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jean-Pierre Dumont finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Nikolai Antropov has marked a new career high in assists with 19 assists.
-Ray Whitney scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Adam Deadmarsh scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Eric Belanger notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brian Campbell had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 4( 18) , Manchester Monarchs 2( 18)
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0-1 David Steckel (Tuukka Mantyla, Jason Pominville)
1-1 ROC Norm Milley (Igor Valeev)
1-2 David Steckel (Tuukka Mantyla)
2-2 ROC Christian Matte (Paul Traynor, Francois Methot)
3-2 ROC Francois Methot (Norm Milley, Paul Traynor)
4-2 ROC Paul Traynor (Christian Matte)

Goalies: Christobal Huet - Alexei Volkov




23.12.2002


Toronto Maple Leafs 3 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 22 - 22
PP: 1 of 6 (6 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
PP: 2 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:75/94=79 %, Challenges:22/36=59 %
Attendance: 18819 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 897666 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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12:48 0-1 Igor Kravchuk [2] (Tomas Holmstrom)PP
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28:41 1-1 Darcy Tucker [6] (Aki Berg, Shawn Bates)
33:39 2-1 Shawn Bates [9] (Zigmund Palffy, Alexander Mogilny)PP
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47:28 2-2 Pavel Datsyuk [9] (Luc Robitaille, Tomas Holmstrom)PP
59:59 3-2 Peter Forsberg [18] (Zigmund Palffy)
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Penalty summary:
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02:27 Jesse Wallin (2 min for high-sticking)
11:35 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
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20:13 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
23:38 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for high-sticking)
29:43 Wade Belak (2 min for boarding)
32:54 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for tripping)
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42:22 Sergei Fedorov (2 min for elbowing)
45:52 Wade Belak (2 min for cross-checking)
54:34 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for hooking)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tie Domi 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.20 7
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
R Darcy Tucker 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 14.30 7
R Alexander Mogilny 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
C Shawn Bates 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 15.30 8
C Peter Forsberg 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 20.50 8
L Alyn McCauley 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 5
L Dallas Drake 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 14.50 8
L Shayne Corson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 7
L Zigmund Palffy 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 13.30 8
D Dick Tarnstrom 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27.20 7
D Aki Berg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 6
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
D Wade Belak 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 16.20 6
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 15.10 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 4 2 1 1 2 1 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 5
R Jonas Hoglund 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 7
R Tomas Holmstrom 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
R Brett Hull 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -2 15.40 5
C Kris Draper 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -2 15.20 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.00 6
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 5
L Luc Robitaille 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.30 8
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 2 6 2 1 8 -2 15.20 7
D Fredrik Olausson 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Jesse Wallin 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14.30 5
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 2 5 2 2 0 -2 29.40 7
D Steve Duchesne 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Igor Kravchuk 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -2 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dominik Hasek 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shawn Bates
2nd star: Darcy Tucker
3rd star: Peter Forsberg

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Darcy Tucker finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Pavel Datsyuk finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Igor Kravchuk finally ended his 34 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 16) , Kansas City Blades 7( 44)
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0-1 Niklas Kronwall (Alexander Svitov, Brad Williamson)
0-2 Troy Stonier (Sean Avery , Doug Ast)
1-2 SJM Petr Prucha (Karel Pilar)
1-3 Pat Kavanagh (Tomas Kopecky)
1-4 Henrik Zetterberg (Alexander Svitov)
1-5 Henrik Zetterberg (Doug Ast, Sean Avery )
1-6 Aaron Van Leusen
1-7 Pat Kavanagh (Tomas Kopecky)

Goalies: Jamie Hodson - Pekka Rinne




23.12.2002


Montreal Canadiens 4 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 27 - 19
PP: 3 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:63/83=75 %, Challenges:36/57=62 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:69/90=76 %, Challenges:26/41=61 %
Attendance: 12613 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 601640 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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09:48 1-0 Sheldon Souray [5] (Andrei Markov)PP
10:44 2-0 Sheldon Souray [6] (Andrei Markov, Joe Nieuwendyk)PP
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26:45 2-1 Mats Sundin [16] (Eric Cairns, Andreas Lilja)PP
33:26 2-2 Bill Guerin [9] (Jozef Stumpel)
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49:59 3-2 Joe Nieuwendyk [12] (Sergei Berezin, Saku Koivu)PP
59:07 4-2 Joe Nieuwendyk [13] (Francois Beauchemin, Andrei Markov) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:44 Rem Murray (2 min for tripping)
10:39 Eric Cairns (2 min for hooking)
18:41 Stephane Quintal (5 min for fighting)
18:41 Randy McKay (5 min for fighting)
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22:01 Tyson Nash (2 min for roughing)
25:48 Denis Pederson (2 min for cross-checking)
36:41 Michael Ryder (2 min for boarding)
39:18 Tyson Nash (2 min for holding the stick)
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48:47 Jozef Stumpel (2 min for tripping)
53:48 Francis Bouillon (2 min for cross-checking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 16.20 6
R Andreas Dackell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 7
R Jan Bulis 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 11.50 6
R Valeri Kamensky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.40 5
C Denis Pederson 0 0 3 4 2 3 2 0 19.30 8
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.40 7
C Joe Nieuwendyk 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 9
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Randy McKay 0 0 2 1 2 1 5 0 16.10 6
L Sergei Berezin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
L Oleg Petrov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 6
L Michael Ryder 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 9.50 7
D Stephane Robidas 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 15.30 6
D Francois Beauchemin 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Sheldon Souray 2 0 5 5 0 5 0 -1 29.10 10
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 11.10 6
D Andrei Markov 0 3 4 3 3 0 0 1 22.50 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 -1 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Hackett 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Jose Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dan Hinote 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 10.00 5
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 10.00 7
R Glen Murray 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 18.00 6
R Bill Guerin 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 20.00 8
C Rem Murray 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 9.20 6
C Rob Zamuner 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 10.00 4
C Brian Rolston 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Mats Sundin 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 24.00 8
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 10.00 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.00 4
L Tyson Nash 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 -1 14.50 6
L Jozef Stumpel 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 18.20 9
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 18.00 6
D Stephane Quintal 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 -1 17.20 6
D Eric Cairns 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 24.40 7
D Andreas Lilja 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 5
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 20.10 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 29.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 23 0 0 59.00 5
G Patrick Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Nieuwendyk
2nd star: Sheldon Souray
3rd star: Andrei Markov

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Joe Nieuwendyk notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Joe Nieuwendyk scored the 500th goal of his career.
-Andrei Markov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Sheldon Souray ended his 9 game goal drought.

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Other notes:
-Stephane Quintal beat Randy McKay in a fight.

Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 9( 40) , Providence Bruins 1( 15)
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0-1 PRO Benoit Hogue (Martin Paroulek, Mattias Karlin)
1-1 QUE Mike Green (Marcel Hossa)
2-1 QUE Reto Von Arx (Mike Green)
3-1 QUE Marcel Hossa (Mark Streit)
4-1 QUE Mike Green (Reto Von Arx, Mark Streit)
5-1 QUE Sergei Mozyakin (Reto Von Arx)
6-1 QUE Mike Green (Marcel Hossa)
7-1 QUE Reto Von Arx (Greg de Vries, Mike Green)
8-1 QUE Mathieu Descoteaux (Sergei Mozyakin)
9-1 QUE Timo Vertala (Josef Balej, Chris Dyment)

Goalies: Edgars Masalskis - Judd Lambert




23.12.2002


New York Rangers 3 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 22 - 17
PP: 2 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:59/79=74 %, Challenges:32/45=69 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:71/95=74 %, Challenges:28/39=70 %
Attendance: 10310 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 449516 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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32:46 0-1 Mikael Renberg [5] (Vladimir Orszagh, Greg Johnson)
34:33 1-1 Alexander Semin [11] (Lasse Pirjeta, Eric Lindros)PP
36:35 2-1 Alexander Semin [12] (Jay Bouwmeester, Brian Leetch)
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50:53 2-2 Jason Arnott [17] (Vitali Yachmenev, Alexei Zhitnik)
54:31 3-2 Lasse Pirjeta [1] (Vladimir Malakhov, Jyrki Lumme)PP
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Penalty summary:
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07:33 Radek Dvorak (2 min for cross-checking)
11:05 Vaclav Varada (2 min for holding the stick)
19:55 Dave Karpa (2 min for tripping)
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21:18 Trent Whitfield (2 min for boarding)
26:52 Jason Arnott (2 min for cross-checking)
33:27 Brian Willsie (2 min for elbowing)
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46:47 Petr Nedved (2 min for hooking)
54:15 Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for elbowing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michal Grosek 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 9.00 5
R Matthew Barnaby 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.50 7
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 12.30 6
R Alexander Semin 2 0 6 0 2 0 0 1 17.30 8
C Jamie Lundmark 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.10 6
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 5
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
C Eric Lindros 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 17.20 6
L Rico Fata 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -1 9.00 4
L Lasse Pirjeta 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 16.10 8
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.10 6
L Scott Walker 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 18.40 6
D Jyrki Lumme 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 14.50 7
D Radoslav Hecl 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 19.10 6
D Brian Leetch 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.20 8
D Dave Karpa 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 10.50 6
D Vladimir Malakhov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 22.10 6
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 25.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Blackburn 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Mike Vernon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Vaclav Varada 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 5
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 7.10 5
R Martin Erat 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.40 5
R Vitali Yachmenev 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 20.30 6
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.40 4
C Greg Johnson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 5
C David Legwand 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 21.20 7
C Jason Arnott 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 1 20.30 8
L Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.40 4
L Mikael Renberg 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
L Petr Nedved 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 20.40 7
L Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.10 5
D Andy Berenzweig 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 12.30 6
D Andy Delmore 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 1 29.20 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.10 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 20.00 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 3 0 19 0 0 59.20 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Lasse Pirjeta
3rd star: Brian Leetch

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Jyrki Lumme ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 1( 14) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 14)
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0-1 MIL Justin Papineau (Adam Hall)
0-2 MIL Richard Lintner (Petr Sykora, Matt Hendricks)
1-2 HFD Martin Hlinka (Francois Fortier, Barrett Heisten)

Goalies: Jason LaBarbera - Jan Lasak




23.12.2002


Florida Panthers 3 , Washington Capitals 5
Shots: 26 - 27
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:64/77=83 %, Challenges:32/44=71 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
Attendance: 15099 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 680965 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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10:57 1-0 Bryan Berard [4] (Kristian Huselius, Olli Jokinen)PP
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27:28 2-0 Rick Nash [9] (Kristian Huselius, Olli Jokinen)
37:35 2-1 Peter Bondra [14] (Jaromir Jagr, Stephen Peat)
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45:23 3-1 Kristian Huselius [15] (Rick Nash, Olli Jokinen)
47:57 3-2 Peter Bondra [15] (Jiri Slegr, Steve Konowalchuk)PP
49:39 3-3 Peter Bondra [16] (Krys Barch)
53:36 3-4 Scott Young [2] (Jaromir Jagr, David Vyborny )
59:37 3-5 Steve Konowalchuk [10] (Jason Woolley, Scott Young) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:19 Glen Metropolit (2 min for cross-checking)
05:45 Bryan Berard (2 min for tripping)
09:25 Stephen Peat (2 min for tripping)
16:42 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for tripping)
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38:13 Lyle Odelein (2 min for slashing)
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46:51 Marcus Nilson (2 min for slashing)
51:12 Jason Wiemer (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Parker 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -1 16.50 8
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 5
R Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 17.20 7
R Kristian Huselius 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Jason Wiemer 0 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 10.20 7
C Chris Ferraro 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 9.00 6
C Cory Stillman 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
C Olli Jokinen 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 16.30 7
L Peter Worrell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Eric Messier 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 5
L Marcus Nilson 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -2 17.30 5
L Rick Nash 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 9
D Scott Lachance 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11.20 5
D Bryan Berard 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 -2 24.00 7
D Phillipe Boucher 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 26.00 8
D Lyle Odelein 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -1 12.30 5
D Nick Boynton 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 -3 23.50 6
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 5 0 22 0 0 59.00 4
G Trevor Kidd 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephen Peat 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 6.40 6
R Glen Metropolit 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 12.00 6
R Theoren Fleury 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 18.30 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 2 5 0 1 0 2 3 20.30 9
C Jiri Dopita 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 12.00 6
C Steve Konowalchuk 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.10 8
C Todd White 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 19.30 7
L Krys Barch 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 8.10 6
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.00 4
L David Vyborny 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Peter Bondra 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.20 9
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 14.20 5
D Jason Woolley 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
D Scott Young 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 3 28.10 8
D Sylvain Cote 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.00 5
D Jiri Slegr 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 -1 18.40 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Olaf Kolzig 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Craig Billington 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Peter Bondra
2nd star: Kristian Huselius
3rd star: Jaromir Jagr

Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Olli Jokinen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kristian Huselius scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Bryan Berard finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Bryan Berard finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Peter Bondra scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Steve Konowalchuk scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Stephen Peat ended his 6 game point drought.
-Theoren Fleury had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Krys Barch ended his 6 game point drought.
-Scott Young finally ended his 17 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 2( 28) , Portland Pirates 3( 23)
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0-1 POR Johnny Oduya (Colin Forbes)
1-1 LOU Sean O'Connor (Denis Shvidki, Byron Ritchie)
1-2 POR Johnny Oduya (Brian Sutherby, Colin Forbes)
2-2 LOU Byron Ritchie (David Morisset, Kyle Rossiter)
2-3 POR Colin Forbes (Brian Sutherby, Brad Church )

Goalies: Billy Thompson - Jan Laco




23.12.2002


Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Dallas Stars 3
Shots: 19 - 36
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:51/63=80 %, Challenges:24/29=80 %
PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:82/93=88 %, Challenges:37/50=72 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 769893 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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09:47 0-1 Pierre Turgeon [15] (Richard Matvichuk, Derian Hatcher)
16:08 0-2 Brenden Morrow [8] (Pierre Turgeon, Patrice Brisebois)
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28:09 1-2 Pavol Demitra [12] (Robert Lang, Dan McGillis)
37:24 1-3 Pierre Turgeon [16] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Donald Audette)
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50:01 2-3 Martin Straka [10] (Pavol Demitra, Dan McGillis)
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Penalty summary:
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12:42 Mike Rupp (2 min for elbowing)
19:19 Jan Hrdina (2 min for hooking)
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29:29 Derian Hatcher (2 min for cross-checking)
32:19 Dan McGillis (5 min for attempt to injury)
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42:42 Derian Hatcher (5 min for fighting)
42:42 Dan McGillis (5 min for fighting)
46:46 Luke Richardson (2 min for boarding)
53:36 Patrick Traverse (5 min for attempt to injury)
58:34 Jan Hrdina (2 min for slashing)
59:52 Dan McGillis (2 min for cross-checking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 5
R Toby Petersen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.40 4
R Alexei Kovalev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
R Pavol Demitra 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 17.30 8
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 5
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17.10 5
C Jan Hrdina 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 17.10 7
C Robert Lang 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 8
L Krzysztof Oliwa 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 -1 8.10 7
L Dan Lacouture 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 5
L John LeClair 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.10 7
L Martin Straka 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 17.30 8
D Patrick Traverse 0 0 0 3 0 5 5 -1 11.20 6
D Karl Dykhuis 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 21.40 6
D Dan McGillis 0 2 1 2 1 1 12 2 23.30 8
D John Jakopin 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 10.10 6
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 22.30 6
D Michal Roszival 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 31.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Hedberg 3 0 33 0 0 60.00 9
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob DiMaio 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.10 6
R Patrick Poulin 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 10.50 6
R Niko Kapanen 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 18.20 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 18.30 7
C Kirk Muller 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
C Donald Audette 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 8
C Pierre Turgeon 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 23.50 9
C Mike Modano 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 21.00 6
L Mike Rupp 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 6.10 5
L Jon Sim 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 12.10 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Jere Lehtinen 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 9.40 7
D Luke Richardson 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 -2 12.20 5
D Richard Matvichuk 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 30.40 8
D Derian Hatcher 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 1 14.00 7
D John Erskine 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.40 5
D Daryl Sydor 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 21.30 8
D Patrice Brisebois 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ed Belfour 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Marty Turco 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pierre Turgeon
2nd star: Pavol Demitra
3rd star: Donald Audette

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Robert Lang notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Martin Straka scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Pierre Turgeon scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Richard Matvichuk notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Donald Audette notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brenden Morrow finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Richard Matvichuk ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Derian Hatcher beat Dan McGillis in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 5( 30) , Utah Grizzlies 0( 8)
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1-0 WIL Konstantin Koltsov (Steve Washburn, Tony Dahlman)
2-0 WIL Tomas Surovy (Ross Lupaschuk)
3-0 WIL Ryan Malone (Mike Wilson, Shane Endicott)
4-0 WIL Michal Sivek (Ross Lupaschuk, Eric Meloche)
5-0 WIL Konstantin Koltsov (J.F. Tremblay, Steve Washburn)

Goalies: Joel Laing - Mike Smith




23.12.2002


Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:40/57=69 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:63/72=87 %, Challenges:49/65=74 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 885158 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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18:02 1-0 Vincent Lecavalier [17] (Martin St. Louis, Pavel Kubina)PP
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29:34 2-0 Fredrik Modin [13] (Vincent Lecavalier, Corey Sarich)
38:31 2-1 Brian Gionta [12] (Scott Gomez, Petr Sykora)PP
39:57 3-1 Martin St. Louis [13] (Steve Yzerman, Tim Taylor)
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45:05 3-2 Scott Stevens [1] (Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez)
50:38 3-3 Scott Niedermayer [7] (Scott Stevens)
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Penalty summary:
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08:51 Jassen Cullimore (2 min for hooking)
16:28 Nils Ekman (2 min for slashing)
18:54 Corey Sarich (5 min for fighting)
18:54 Scott Stevens (5 min for fighting)
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36:53 Ben Clymer (2 min for roughing)
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49:35 Turner Stevenson (5 min for fighting)
49:35 Darren McCarty (5 min for fighting)
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61:31 Jassen Cullimore (2 min for roughing)
64:22 Scott Gomez (2 min for boarding)

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 -1 18.10 6
R Darren McCarty 0 0 2 5 2 4 5 0 20.20 8
R Fredrik Modin 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
C Tim Taylor 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 18.00 9
C Dave Andreychuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 8
C Steve Yzerman 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
L Ben Clymer 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 13.10 7
L Travis Green 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 -1 17.00 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.20 7
L Brad Richards 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 20.00 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Al MacInnis 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 27.10 8
D Jassen Cullimore 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 -1 25.00 6
D Corey Sarich 0 1 0 1 2 1 5 0 12.50 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Jamie Storr 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 2 1 1 1 5 0 8.50 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 13.00 8
R Brian Gionta 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.40 8
R Patrik Elias 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 22.40 7
C Rob Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 8.20 6
C Petr Sykora 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
C Scott Gomez 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 22.10 8
C Mario Lemieux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22.00 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7.30 4
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 15.20 6
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 19.10 8
L Valeri Bure 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18.40 6
D Mattias Timander 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 21.30 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26.50 7
D Joel Kwiatkowski 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 16.50 7
D Scott Stevens 1 1 1 4 1 4 5 0 21.00 9
D Scott Niedermayer 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 24 0 0 65.00 7
G Scott Clemmensen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Martin St. Louis
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Tim Taylor notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Brad Richards had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mario Lemieux had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Mario Lemieux had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Valeri Bure had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Scott Niedermayer ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Scott Stevens beat Corey Sarich in a fight.
-Darren McCarty beat Turner Stevenson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 29) , Albany River Rats 2( 12)
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1-0 DTV Stanislav Neckar (Thomas Ziegler)
1-1 ALB Phil Cole (Maxim Birbraer)
2-1 DTV Thomas Ziegler (Mathieu Biron)
2-2 ALB Jacob Cutta (Aaron Voros)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Jean-Francois Damphousse




23.12.2002


St. Louis Blues 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2
Shots: 24 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/91=74 %, Challenges:29/48=59 %
PP: 1 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:28/55=50 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 889812 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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16:26 1-0 Shjon Podein [4] (Reed Low, Jamie Rivers)
17:03 1-1 Oleg Tverdovsky [6] (Nolan Baumgartner)
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29:59 1-2 Patrik Kjellberg [6] (Alexei Zhamnov, Alexei Yashin)PP
31:07 2-2 Keith Tkachuk [17] (Brad May)
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42:01 3-2 Jamal Mayers [13] (Scott Mellanby, Radek Bonk)
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Penalty summary:
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06:11 Craig Rivet (2 min for tripping)
10:15 Mattias Norstrom (2 min for hooking)
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21:01 Reed Low (5 min for fighting)
21:01 Denny Lambert (5 min for fighting)
21:46 Eric Weinrich (2 min for boarding)
29:19 Eric Weinrich (2 min for slashing)
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42:39 Kevin Sawyer (5 min for fighting)
42:39 Reed Low (5 min for fighting)
57:13 Craig Rivet (2 min for tripping)
58:23 Radek Bonk (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Reed Low 0 1 3 1 0 1 10 1 6.20 7
R Ian Moran 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 12.10 7
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 18.50 8
R Aleksey Morozov 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Shjon Podein 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 16.40 8
C Tyler Wright 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
C Radek Bonk 0 1 1 3 3 1 2 1 19.30 7
C Geoff Sanderson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9.20 5
L Brad May 0 1 0 3 1 4 0 0 12.10 7
L Scott Mellanby 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.50 7
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 8
D Jamie Rivers 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 12.40 7
D Eric Weinrich 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 20.00 6
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 1 4 1 4 2 0 28.00 8
D Todd Simpson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 7 0 3 4 0 19.00 8
D Chris Pronger 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 2 26.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Fredrik Norrena 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 2 0 1 0 5 0 7.50 6
R Sergei Krivokrasov 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11.50 5
R Andy McDonald 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 -1 19.20 7
R Patrik Kjellberg 1 0 4 1 5 0 0 -1 21.10 6
C Marc Chouinard 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 7.40 6
C Marty McInnis 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 14.00 7
C Alexei Zhamnov 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 6
L German Titov 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7.40 6
L Denny Lambert 0 0 1 1 2 2 5 0 11.10 6
L Steve Rucchin 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 -1 21.10 7
L Alexei Yashin 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 -1 20.30 7
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.00 6
D Kenny Jonsson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -2 20.00 5
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 24.50 6
D Jason York 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12.30 5
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 21.20 6
D Oleg Tverdovsky 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 -1 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sebastien Giguere 3 0 21 0 0 59.00 6
G Steve Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamal Mayers
2nd star: Shjon Podein
3rd star: Keith Tkachuk

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Scott Mellanby scored the 700th point of his career.
-Scott Mellanby finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:

Other notes:
-Reed Low beat Denny Lambert in a fight.
-Kevin Sawyer fought Reed Low in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 28) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 15)
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0-1 CIN Timo Parssinen (Ivan Majesky)
1-1 WOR Joel Trottier (Blake Evans, Jean-Sebastien Aubin)
2-1 WOR Daniel Tkaczuk (Greg Davis)
2-2 CIN Russ Romaniuk (Marek Priechodsky)

Goalies: Jean-Sebastien Aubin - Tom Lawson




23.12.2002


Minnesota Wild 1 , Vancouver Canucks 3
Shots: 15 - 33
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:45/67=67 %, Challenges:25/40=61 %
PP: 1 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:85/95=89 %, Challenges:41/57=70 %
Attendance: 12181 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 609050 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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11:43 0-1 Trent Klatt [7] (Trevor Letowski, Ed Jovanovski)
19:47 1-1 Marian Gaborik [19] (Pascal Dupuis, Andrew Brunette)
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28:23 1-2 Keith Primeau [13] (Todd Bertuzzi, Janne Niinimaa)
34:54 1-3 Brendan Morrison [6] (Keith Primeau, Todd Bertuzzi)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:16 Jason Marshall (2 min for elbowing)
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22:49 Jason Marshall (2 min for hooking)
31:15 Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for elbowing)
33:55 Kevin Hatcher (2 min for cross-checking)
35:19 Andrei Nazarov (2 min for diving)
36:57 Willie Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
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43:22 Willie Mitchell (2 min for hooking)
50:33 Ed Jovanovski (5 min for fighting)
50:33 Andrei Nazarov (5 min for fighting)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kelly Buchberger 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.30 4
R Hnat Domenichelli 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 5
R Richard Park 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 19.20 6
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 7
R Andrei Nazarov 0 0 1 2 1 2 7 0 6.20 5
C Josef Marha 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Wes Walz 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 21.00 6
C Andrew Brunette 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Landon Wilson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 5
L Vadim Sharifijanov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 5
L Darby Hendrickson 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 12.40 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Jason Marshall 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 12.00 4
D Kevin Hatcher 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 -1 17.20 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 7 3 4 4 0 27.40 8
D Chris McAllister 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Wade Brookbank 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.40 5
D Filip Kuba 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 29.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trevor Letowski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 7
R Matt Cooke 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -1 8.50 7
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 2 3 3 0 1 2 1 15.30 9
R Daniel Sedin 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 23.30 7
C Samuel Pahlsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12.10 6
C Ron Francis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.10 6
C Keith Primeau 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 20.40 7
L Trent Klatt 1 0 2 4 2 4 0 1 9.50 8
L Artem Chubarov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.30 6
L Brendan Morrison 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Markus Naslund 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 21.00 7
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 18.40 6
D Mattias Ohlund 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 29.30 7
D Jason Strudwick 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 5
D Brent Sopel 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 24.20 8
D Ed Jovanovski 0 1 1 3 0 2 5 1 26.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Skudra 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Keith Primeau
3rd star: Trent Klatt

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik has marked a new career high in goals with 19 tallies.
-Pascal Dupuis notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Janne Niinimaa notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Trent Klatt ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Andrei Nazarov beat Ed Jovanovski in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 0( 26) , Manitoba Moose 2( 10)
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0-1 MAN Justin Morrison (Vernon Fiddler, Ryan Barnes)
0-2 MAN Kevin Bieksa (Brandon Reid, Ryan Barnes)

Goalies: Derek Gustafson - Alexander Auld