26-12-2002

26.12.2002


Buffalo Sabres 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 21 - 29
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/83=73 %, Challenges:30/45=65 %
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:67/83=80 %, Challenges:36/55=64 %
Attendance: 7527 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 354522 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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19:14 0-1 Pavol Demitra [13] (Michal Roszival, Robert Lang)PP
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22:24 1-1 Viktor Kozlov [5] (Slava Kozlov, Brad Stuart)
31:25 2-1 Mark Recchi [14] (Erik Rasmussen, Curtis Brown)
33:22 2-2 Pavol Demitra [14] (John LeClair, Mathieu Dandenault)
36:57 3-2 Chris Drury [6] (Taylor Pyatt, Niclas Wallin)
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45:27 3-3 Robert Lang [16] (Michal Roszival, John Jakopin)
50:56 4-3 Jean-Pierre Dumont [9] (Dmitri Kalinin, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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Penalty summary:
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05:55 Tim Connolly (2 min for tripping)
18:27 Curtis Brown (2 min for cross-checking)
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31:59 John Jakopin (2 min for roughing)
31:59 Mark Recchi (2 min for roughing)
38:08 Mark Recchi (2 min for slashing)
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51:01 Erik Rasmussen (5 min for fighting)
51:01 John Jakopin (5 min for fighting)
52:32 Michal Roszival (2 min for roughing)
52:32 Mark Recchi (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Ray 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4.30 5
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.00 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 17.40 7
R Mark Recchi 1 0 3 2 1 1 6 1 17.20 8
C Curtis Brown 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 15.40 7
C Chris Drury 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 16.20 8
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 15.50 8
C Viktor Kozlov 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 12.10 6
L Erik Rasmussen 0 1 2 2 0 2 5 0 15.20 8
L Taylor Pyatt 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 1 15.30 9
L Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.50 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.20 6
D Niclas Wallin 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 16.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 21.30 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 21.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Brad Stuart 0 1 1 4 3 2 0 0 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Kris Beech 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 10.20 6
R Toby Petersen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.20 5
R Alexei Kovalev 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 -2 16.30 7
R Pavol Demitra 2 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Milan Kraft 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 5
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Jan Hrdina 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 5
C Robert Lang 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
L Krzysztof Oliwa 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 10.20 6
L Dan Lacouture 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 4
L John LeClair 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Martin Straka 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 20.20 7
D Patrick Traverse 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 17.00 4
D Karl Dykhuis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 16.50 4
D Dan McGillis 0 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 26.10 8
D John Jakopin 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 0 16.20 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 19.40 7
D Michal Roszival 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 -1 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Hedberg 4 0 17 0 0 58.00 4
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
3rd star: Mark Recchi

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Chris Drury finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Taylor Pyatt finally ended his 32 game point drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-John Jakopin ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-John Jakopin beat Erik Rasmussen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 0( 9) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 8( 37)
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0-1 WIL Ryan Malone (Trent Hunter, Shane Endicott)
0-2 WIL Trent Hunter (Ryan Malone, Shane Endicott)
0-3 WIL Trent Hunter (Shane Endicott)
0-4 WIL Konstantin Koltsov (Eric Meloche)
0-5 WIL Ross Lupaschuk (John Emmons)
0-6 WIL Trent Hunter (Shane Endicott)
0-7 WIL Ryan Malone (Shane Endicott, Trent Hunter)
0-8 WIL Konstantin Koltsov

Goalies: Christobal Huet - Joel Laing




26.12.2002


Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:56/68=82 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:43/55=76 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 885158 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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08:39 1-0 Travis Green [4] (Dave Andreychuk, Darren McCarty)
12:12 1-1 Trevor Linden [12] (Martin Gelinas, Niclas Havelid)PP
17:55 2-1 Steve Yzerman [14] (Brad Richards, Corey Sarich)
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29:01 2-2 Chris Dingman [4] (Bates Battaglia, Josef Vasicek)
38:52 2-3 Wade Redden [4] (Jeff O'Neill, Sami Kapanen)
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40:57 3-3 Vincent Lecavalier [18] (Brad Richards, Martin St. Louis)PP
42:51 4-3 Brad Richards [13] (Steve Yzerman, Tim Taylor)
59:18 5-3 Fredrik Modin [14] (Pavel Kubina, Al MacInnis) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:25 Chris Dingman (2 min for cross-checking)
11:24 Pavel Kubina (2 min for elbowing)
14:44 Corey Sarich (2 min for hooking)
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29:19 Vaclav Prospal (2 min for diving)
36:26 Al MacInnis (2 min for high-sticking)
39:19 Josef Vasicek (2 min for hooking)
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43:34 Corey Sarich (2 min for tripping)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Chad Kilger 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 6
R Darren McCarty 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 15.20 8
R Fredrik Modin 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.40 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
C Tim Taylor 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 -1 16.10 7
C Dave Andreychuk 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 9.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Steve Yzerman 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 9
L Ben Clymer 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.30 6
L Travis Green 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 9.40 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 14.40 7
L Brad Richards 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 9.20 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 4 1 2 2 0 25.20 8
D Al MacInnis 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 1 23.20 7
D Jassen Cullimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
D Corey Sarich 0 1 1 10 0 2 4 1 20.50 10
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 25.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jamie Storr 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 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 1 3 1 3 0 -1 7.10 7
R Bates Battaglia 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 10.50 7
R Martin Gelinas 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 -2 17.00 8
R Sami Kapanen 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
C Josef Vasicek 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 14.20 6
C Trevor Linden 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 21.10 6
L Jeff Daniels 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 7.10 5
L Chris Dingman 1 0 2 4 1 4 2 0 11.50 9
L Erik Cole 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 16.50 6
L Jeff O'Neill 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Niclas Havelid 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 20.00 6
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 24.50 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 5
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -3 14.50 5
D Wade Redden 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mika Noronen 5 0 24 0 0 59.00 4
G Arturs Irbe 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brad Richards
2nd star: Steve Yzerman
3rd star: Darren McCarty

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Martin St. Louis notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Sami Kapanen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Niclas Havelid ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 27) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 16)
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1-0 DTV Dimitri Bezrukov (Andrew Williamson)
1-1 LOW Jeff Heerema (Ryan Bayda)
2-1 DTV Thomas Ziegler (Dmitri Afanasenkov)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Jean Marc Pelletier




26.12.2002


Atlanta Thrashers 4 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 22 - 25
PP: 2 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:61/70=87 %, Challenges:28/38=71 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:78/99=78 %, Challenges:35/48=71 %
Attendance: 7349 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 357161 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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15:07 0-1 Brian Rolston [14] (Glen Murray, Jozef Stumpel)
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25:45 1-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [12] (Kurtis Foster, Tony Hrkac)PP
30:21 2-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [13] (Shane Doan, Espen Knutsen)PP
39:35 3-1 Shane Doan [13])
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46:56 3-2 Sean O'Donnell [1] (Andrew Raycroft)SH
59:16 4-2 Dmitri Khristich [9] (Mike Weaver, Andy Sutton) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:14 Tyson Nash (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:02 Jason Smith (5 min for fighting)
25:02 Stephane Quintal (5 min for fighting)
25:22 Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
29:13 Tyson Nash (2 min for elbowing)
32:13 Jochen Hecht (2 min for boarding)
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45:06 Tyson Nash (2 min for slashing)
46:18 Brian Rolston (2 min for slashing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Pascal Rheaume 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 8.50 5
R Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 14.20 7
R Dmitri Khristich 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.20 8
R Shane Doan 1 1 5 3 0 2 0 0 19.30 8
C Andreas Karlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
C Doug Gilmour 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.30 5
C Sergei Zholtok 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 6
C Espen Knutsen 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
L Tomi Kallio 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 11.50 4
L Tony Hrkac 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 -1 19.40 7
L Adam Graves 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 8
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 -1 26.10 7
D Joel Bouchard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17.30 6
D Daniel Tjarnqvist 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.20 6
D Mike Weaver 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
D Andy Sutton 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tommy Salo 2 0 23 0 0 60.00 8
G Rick DiPietro 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 9.50 7
R Glen Murray 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 20.20 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
C Rem Murray 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
C Rob Zamuner 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 5
C Brian Rolston 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 1 21.10 8
C Mats Sundin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Andy Hilbert 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 7.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 9.30 4
L Tyson Nash 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 -1 14.40 7
L Jozef Stumpel 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 1 18.00 7
D Sean O'Donnell 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 21.10 6
D Stephane Quintal 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 15.50 5
D Eric Cairns 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 24.30 8
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 11.50 4
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19.20 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 1 18 0 0 59.20 5
G Patrick Roy 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Notes for Boston Bruins:

Other notes:
-Stephane Quintal beat Jason Smith in a fight.

Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 2( 17) , Providence Bruins 2( 13)
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1-0 CHW Tommi Santala (Samu Isosalo, Milan Gajic)
1-1 PRO Ryan Flinn (Greg Crozier, Denis Timofeev)
1-2 PRO Jarno Kultanen (Sean Tallaire)
2-2 CHW Ryan Clowe

Goalies: Pasi Nurminen - Judd Lambert




26.12.2002


St. Louis Blues 4 , Nashville Predators 0
Shots: 30 - 12
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:33/42=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:64/81=79 %, Challenges:21/40=51 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 889812 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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18:26 1-0 Jamal Mayers [14] (Chris Pronger, Tyler Wright)PP
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28:25 2-0 Jamie Rivers [1] (Tyler Wright, Radek Bonk)
36:45 3-0 Radek Bonk [6] (Eric Weinrich, Craig Rivet)
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42:37 4-0 Aleksey Morozov [12] (Radek Bonk, Scott Mellanby)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:34 Craig Rivet (2 min for high-sticking)
07:03 Andy Delmore (2 min for hooking)
18:19 Martin Erat (2 min for holding the stick)
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22:13 Andrei Nikolishin (2 min for slashing)
38:53 Andy Berenzweig (2 min for boarding)
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41:52 Denis Arkhipov (2 min for cross-checking)
54:29 Tyler Wright (2 min for slashing)
57:48 Eric Boulton (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 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7.00 5
R Ian Moran 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 14.20 6
R Jamal Mayers 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 8
R Aleksey Morozov 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Shjon Podein 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 15.20 7
C Tyler Wright 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 19.40 8
C Radek Bonk 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
C Geoff Sanderson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Eric Boulton 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 7.00 7
L Brad May 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 13.10 8
L Scott Mellanby 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Jamie Rivers 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 14.10 7
D Eric Weinrich 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 18.40 8
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 22.30 6
D Todd Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 16.50 6
D Chris Pronger 0 1 6 4 0 4 0 0 26.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 12 0 0 60.00 9
G Fredrik Norrena 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 2 1 2 1 0 0 10.20 5
R Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 10.10 5
R Martin Erat 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 -1 17.00 5
R Vitali Yachmenev 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 20.10 5
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 4
C Greg Johnson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 5
C David Legwand 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 21.50 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 20.00 6
L Brian Willsie 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 5
L Mikael Renberg 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 9.00 4
L Petr Nedved 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 5
L Andrei Nikolishin 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 20.10 4
D Andy Berenzweig 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 12.40 5
D Andy Delmore 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -1 14.50 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 30.20 5
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.50 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 19.20 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Lalime
2nd star: Radek Bonk
3rd star: Jamal Mayers

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Eric Weinrich notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tyler Wright ended his 9 game point drought.
-Craig Rivet ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 3( 31) , Milwaukee Admirals 2( 15)
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0-1 MIL Justin Papineau (Adam Hall, Cale Hulse)
1-1 WOR Daniel Tkaczuk (Dustin Kuk)
1-2 MIL Justin Papineau (Adam Hall, Alexei Vasiliev)
2-2 WOR Michel Riesen (Marty Murray)
3-2 WOR Sergei Varlamov (Marty Murray)

Goalies: Jean-Sebastien Aubin - Brian Finley




26.12.2002


Columbus Blue Jackets 1 , Minnesota Wild 0
Shots: 13 - 32
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:21/38=53 %
PP: 0 of 5 (18 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
Attendance: 7458 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 368426 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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25:51 1-0 Mike Grier [9] (Chris Nielsen, Antti Laaksonen)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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12:09 Jamie Pushor (2 min for hooking)
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22:36 Darby Hendrickson (2 min for hooking)
25:04 Wes Walz (2 min for high-sticking)
36:55 Landon Wilson (2 min for slashing)
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40:34 Stephane Matteau (2 min for hooking)
42:53 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for hooking)
49:53 Jeremy Reich (2 min for holding the stick)
58:05 Eric Boguniecki (2 min for roughing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephane Matteau 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 10.40 5
R Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
R Mike Grier 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.30 6
R Christoph Brandner 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
C Robert Kron 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 12.20 4
C Chris Nielsen 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 5
C Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 11.20 5
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Jeremy Reich 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.40 5
L Jody Shelley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19.50 6
L Antti Laaksonen 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
D Bryan Marchment 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 10.30 5
D Jamie Pushor 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 14.00 6
D Tom Koivisto 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 27.00 6
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Joni Pitkanen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 24.10 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 0 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Robert Esche 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kelly Buchberger 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 8.50 5
R Hnat Domenichelli 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
R Richard Park 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 16.10 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
R Andrei Nazarov 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 5
C Josef Marha 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 5
C Wes Walz 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 16.50 8
C Andrew Brunette 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
L Landon Wilson 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 8.50 5
L Vadim Sharifijanov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
L Darby Hendrickson 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 13.20 6
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 20.50 6
D Jason Marshall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.10 4
D Kevin Hatcher 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 24.30 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 25.20 7
D Chris McAllister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
D Wade Brookbank 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 5
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 1 0 12 0 0 58.00 8
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc Denis
2nd star: Mike Grier
3rd star: Chris Nielsen

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for Minnesota Wild:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 3( 16) , Houston Aeros 2( 20)
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0-1 HOU Andrew Dale (Kyle Wanvig)
1-1 SYR Blake Bellefeuille (Niko Dimitrakos, Aaron Miller)
2-1 SYR Niko Dimitrakos (Blake Sloan, Blake Bellefeuille)
3-1 SYR Andrew Murray (Mathias Johansson)
3-2 HOU Ulf Soderstrom (Dan Cavanaugh)

Goalies: Vesa Toskala - Derek Gustafson




26.12.2002


San Jose Sharks 6 , Los Angeles Kings 2
Shots: 28 - 21
PP: 2 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
PP: 1 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:37/51=71 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 809123 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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00:47 1-0 Owen Nolan [15] (Jeremy Roenick)
09:36 2-0 Vincent Damphousse [10] (Todd Harvey)
11:39 3-0 Jeremy Roenick [14] (Owen Nolan)PP
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28:42 3-1 Martin Skoula [5] (Adam Deadmarsh, Eric Belanger)PP
30:57 4-1 Owen Nolan [16] (Teemu Selanne, Lubomir Sekeras)PP
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40:28 4-2 Jason Allison [16] (Ray Whitney, Nikolai Antropov)
41:16 5-2 Marco Sturm [10] (Lubomir Sekeras, Vincent Damphousse)
51:08 6-2 Teemu Selanne [9] (Gary Suter, Jeremy Roenick)
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Penalty summary:
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04:16 Mike Ricci (2 min for tripping)
10:23 Steve Heinze (2 min for cross-checking)
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27:49 Todd Harvey (2 min for hooking)
30:03 Jim Dowd (2 min for slashing)
31:46 Bryan Smolinski (2 min for hooking)
33:58 Jim Dowd (2 min for roughing)
33:58 Vincent Damphousse (2 min for roughing)
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41:39 Todd Harvey (2 min for hooking)
47:13 Vincent Damphousse (2 min for boarding)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jon DiSalvatore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Matt Bradley 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 9.30 5
R Todd Harvey 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 2 19.10 8
R Teemu Selanne 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
C Sergei Brylin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Mike Ricci 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 14.00 7
C Vincent Damphousse 1 1 3 1 0 0 4 1 17.40 7
C Jeremy Roenick 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.30 9
L Scott Thornton 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.50 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Marco Sturm 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 2 15.30 8
L Owen Nolan 2 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 20.10 9
D Jeff Jillson 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 10.30 6
D Lubomir Sekeras 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 2 6 0 2 0 1 28.50 9
D Stephane Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 6
D Gary Suter 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 1 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Ron Tugnutt 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 1 1 0 0 0 12.10 5
R Rob Valicevic 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.10 7
R Adam Deadmarsh 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 -1 13.30 7
R Ray Whitney 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 20.10 7
C Jim Dowd 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 7.30 6
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 -1 16.30 8
C Jason Allison 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 19.20 8
L Craig Johnson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Steve Heinze 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 12.40 6
L Eric Belanger 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -1 15.50 7
L Nikolai Antropov 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 15.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 28.10 7
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.00 6
D Martin Skoula 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 26.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Byron Dafoe 6 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Owen Nolan
2nd star: Jeremy Roenick
3rd star: Teemu Selanne

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Owen Nolan scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Vincent Damphousse scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Marco Sturm scored his 10th goal of the season.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Nikolai Antropov notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 1( 18) , Manchester Monarchs 5( 28)
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0-1 Tuukka Mantyla (David Steckel, Jason Pominville)
0-2 Tomas Zizka (Yanick Lehoux)
0-3 Tomas Zizka (Colin Chaulk)
0-4 Colin Chaulk (Yanick Lehoux, Mike Gabinet)
1-4 CLE Marcel Goc (Randy Copley, Francois Bouchard)
1-5 Mike Gabinet (Jared Aulin)

Goalies: Miikka Kiprusoff - Alexei Volkov