31-12-2004

31.12.2004

Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 37 - 28
PP: 2 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:22/37=57 %
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:30/45=65 %
Attendance: 17594 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 788211 Match televised: No


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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05:45 1-0 Travis Green [5])SH
09:28 1-1 Shawn Bates [7] (Alexei Zhamnov, Wade Belak)
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22:07 2-1 Fredrik Modin [18] (Kristian Kudroc, Pavel Kubina)
26:08 2-2 Zigmund Palffy [11] (Peter Forsberg)
29:59 2-3 Zigmund Palffy [12] (Peter Forsberg)
34:21 3-3 Dan Boyle [2] (Martin St-Louis, Ruslan Fedotenko)PP
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46:16 4-3 Ruslan Fedotenko [11] (Martin St-Louis, Dan Boyle)PP
48:08 5-3 Alexander Mogilny [17] (Brad Richards, Derek Armstrong)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02 Jesse Boulerice (5 min for fighting)
00:02 Wade Belak (5 min for fighting)
01:05 Bryan McCabe (2 min for high-sticking)
04:04 Vincent Lecavalier (2 min for hooking)
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32:37 Tie Domi (2 min for holding the stick)
38:26 Jesse Boulerice (5 min for fighting)
38:26 Tie Domi (5 min for fighting)
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43:03 Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
43:03 Matt Johnson (5 min for fighting)
43:03 Matt Johnson (2 min for instigating)
43:03 Matt Johnson (10 min misconduct)
45:17 Bryan McCabe (2 min for hooking)
51:46 Carlo Colaiacovo (2 min for high-sticking)
55:16 Tie Domi (2 min for elbowing)
57:16 Alyn McCauley (2 min for slashing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren McCarty 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
R Matt Johnson 0 0 2 0 1 0 17 1 11.10 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
R Alexander Mogilny 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Derek Armstrong 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 9.00 6
C Travis Green 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -1 19.30 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
L Jesse Boulerice 0 0 1 2 1 2 10 0 8.10 6
L Andreas Dackell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
L Fredrik Modin 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
L Martin St-Louis 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.00 5
D Kristian Kudroc 0 1 2 5 1 5 0 0 20.40 9
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 16.10 7
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 10.20 5
D Dan Boyle 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jamie Storr 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Landon Wilson 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 11.10 5
R Tie Domi 0 0 1 3 0 3 9 0 9.00 7
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 12.30 7
R Darcy Tucker 0 0 5 1 2 1 5 0 20.20 5
C Bill Muckalt 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.10 4
C Tom Fitzgerald 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
C Shawn Bates 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 20.20 6
C Peter Forsberg 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 8
L Alyn McCauley 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 13.20 5
L Petr Prucha 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.40 6
L Alexei Zhamnov 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 9.50 5
L Zigmund Palffy 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13.50 5
D Dmitry Yushkevich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 -1 29.10 7
D Karel Pilar 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.50 5
D Wade Belak 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 17.50 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 -1 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 5 0 32 0 0 60.00 6
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ruslan Fedotenko
2nd star: Zigmund Palffy
3rd star: Dan Boyle

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Martin St-Louis notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Dan Boyle finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Shawn Bates ended his 8 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Wade Belak beat Jesse Boulerice in a fight.
-Jesse Boulerice fought Tie Domi in a fight.
-Darcy Tucker beat Matt Johnson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 25) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 0( 18)
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1-0 DTV Derek MacKenzie (Sheldon Keefe, Jimmie Olvestad)
2-0 DTV Derek MacKenzie (Sheldon Keefe, Andreas Holmqvist)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Jan Chovan




31.12.2004

Minnesota Wild 2 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 4
Shots: 15 - 33
PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:78/86=90 %, Challenges:27/40=65 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:61/68=89 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 706800 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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08:02 0-1 Steve Rucchin [9] (Andrew Cassels, Mike Knuble)PP
13:59 0-2 Grant Marshall [6] (Kyle Calder, Ruslan Salei )
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24:28 0-3 Kenny Jonsson [6] (Steve Rucchin, Mike Knuble)
32:44 1-3 Raitis Ivanans [2] (Josef Marha, Gary Roberts)
34:31 2-3 Rob Valicevic [3] (Pavel Bure, Niko Kapanen)PP
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41:48 2-4 Matt Cullen [9] (Bill Guerin, Matthew Stajan)
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Penalty summary:
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07:25 Rob Valicevic (2 min for cross-checking)
18:28 Matthew Stajan (2 min for tripping)
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21:55 Wade Brookbank (2 min for boarding)
27:03 Gary Roberts (2 min for roughing)
27:03 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
30:03 Jason Marshall (2 min for hooking)
32:58 Christoph Brandner (2 min for high-sticking)
34:49 Aaron Ward (5 min for fighting)
34:49 Jason Marshall (5 min for fighting)
37:19 Christoph Brandner (2 min for hooking)
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42:12 Grant Marshall (5 min for fighting)
42:12 Rick Berry (5 min for fighting)
44:11 Steve Rucchin (2 min for holding the stick)
50:52 Wade Brookbank (2 min for hooking)
58:47 Dainius Zubrus (2 min for holding the stick)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Raitis Ivanans 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5.50 7
R Mike Johnson 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 16.40 6
L Rob Valicevic 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16.40 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
C Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Josef Marha 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.50 5
C Niko Kapanen 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 22.10 6
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.10 4
L Gary Roberts 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.00 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.00 5
L Pavel Bure 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 20.10 6
D Jason Marshall 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 10.00 6
D Rick Berry 0 0 0 5 0 4 5 -1 19.00 7
D Wade Brookbank 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 -1 25.20 6
D Jason Woolley 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Travis Roche 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 27.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Arturs Irbe 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Christoph Brandner 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 1 8.20 5
R Niklas Sundstrom 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12.20 7
R Mike Knuble 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
R Matthew Stajan 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 12.40 8
C Kyle Calder 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 8.20 7
C Steve Rucchin 1 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 18.40 8
C Andrew Cassels 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Matt Cullen 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
L Grant Marshall 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 8.20 6
L Patrik Kjellberg 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 12.20 6
L Dainius Zubrus 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 -1 13.40 7
L Bill Guerin 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Ladislav Benysek 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 17.50 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 18.10 7
D Kenny Jonsson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 27.40 8
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 15.00 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Robert Esche 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Rucchin
2nd star: Mike Knuble
3rd star: Matthew Stajan

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Jaromir Jagr had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Matthew Stajan notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Kenny Jonsson finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jason Marshall beat Aaron Ward in a fight.
-Rick Berry beat Grant Marshall in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 3( 21) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2( 13)
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1-0 HOU Rickard Wallin (Andrew Dale)
1-1 CIN R.J. Umberger (Stanislav Chistov, Josh Gorges)
1-2 CIN David Booth (Ryan MacDonald, Joel Perreault)
2-2 HOU Andrew Dale (Rickard Wallin)
3-2 HOU Vadim Sharifijanov (Jiri Hudler, Herbert Vasiljevs)

Goalies: Edgars Masalskis - Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers




31.12.2004

Detroit Red Wings 3 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 20 - 30
PP: 2 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:70/79=88 %, Challenges:29/44=64 %
PP: 1 of 7 (18 shots), Passing:73/98=74 %, Challenges:51/58=86 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 887246 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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04:05 1-0 Tomas Kopecky [7] (Janne Laukkanen, Nicklas Lidstrom)
08:29 1-1 Vincent Damphousse [13] (Jaroslav Modry, Brett Clark)
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33:14 1-2 Owen Nolan [16] (Vincent Damphousse)PP
36:48 2-2 Pavel Datsyuk [14] (Radoslav Hecl, Brendan Shanahan)PP
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50:29 3-2 Brendan Shanahan [20] (Pavel Datsyuk, Nikita Alexeev)PP
56:08 3-3 Tony Amonte [15] (Scott Thornton, Vincent Damphousse)
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Penalty summary:
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01:25 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
13:25 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for holding the stick)
15:04 Kirk Maltby (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:21 Jeremy Roenick (2 min for hooking)
25:34 Martin Erat (2 min for tripping)
28:07 Mike Ricci (2 min for hooking)
31:39 Niklas Kronwall (2 min for tripping)
33:59 Sean Avery (5 min for fighting)
33:59 Scott Thornton (5 min for fighting)
36:14 Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
37:16 Tomas Kopecky (2 min for boarding)
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47:59 Sean Bergenheim (2 min for tripping)
48:17 Todd Harvey (2 min for diving)
51:27 Janne Laukkanen (2 min for hooking)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kirk Maltby 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 -1 20.30 7
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 5
R Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
R Nikita Alexeev 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.30 5
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 10.00 6
C Tomas Kopecky 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 10.00 6
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
C Pavel Datsyuk 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 -1 20.50 8
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 -1 12.20 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 10.40 6
L Tomas Holmstrom 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Brendan Shanahan 1 1 4 4 1 1 4 -1 20.50 8
D Kevin Haller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 6
D Radoslav Hecl 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 24.10 6
D Nicklas Lidstrom 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 31.40 8
D Janne Laukkanen 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 10.50 7
D Jiri Fischer 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 23.30 8
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 -2 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 27 0 0 65.00 8
G Dominik Hasek 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 8.40 6
R Todd Harvey 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 16.40 5
R Tony Amonte 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 15.00 8
R Teemu Selanne 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 22.10 6
C Marcel Goc 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8.40 5
C Mike Ricci 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 17.20 6
C Vincent Damphousse 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 2 17.10 10
C Jeremy Roenick 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 22.00 7
L Sean Bergenheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 6
L Jason Chimera 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 5
L Scott Thornton 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 12.20 7
L Owen Nolan 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 -1 22.30 8
D Chris Therien 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 19.10 8
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 23.40 5
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 1 25.50 7
D Lubomir Sekeras 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 25.40 7
D Jaroslav Modry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
D Brett Clark 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pasi Nurminen 3 0 17 0 0 65.00 5
G Mike Dunham 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Damphousse
2nd star: Pavel Datsyuk
3rd star: Brendan Shanahan

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Brendan Shanahan scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tomas Kopecky finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
-Radoslav Hecl ended his 9 game point drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Tony Amonte scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Teemu Selanne had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Teemu Selanne had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jeremy Roenick had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brett Clark finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Scott Thornton beat Sean Avery in a fight.

Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 3( 34) , Cleveland Barons 2( 20)
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0-1 CLE Jesse Niinimaki (Matt Foy, Martin Grenier)
1-1 Chris Campoli (Erik Westrum)
1-2 CLE Matt Foy (Stephane Veilleux, Mikael Holmqvist)
2-2 Jarno Aravirta (Josef Bures)
3-2 Jarno Aravirta (Chris Campoli)

Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Dmitri Patzold




31.12.2004

Carolina Hurricanes 5 , St. Louis Blues 2
Shots: 18 - 22
PP: 2 of 5 (2 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:14/45=30 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/86=67 %, Challenges:40/50=78 %
Attendance: 18715 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 821588 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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04:03 1-0 Erik Cole [15] (Sami Kapanen, Wade Redden)PP
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34:23 1-1 Keith Tkachuk [18] (Brian Rolston, Danil Markov)
37:54 2-1 Cory Stillman [13] (Rod Brind'Amour, Wade Redden)
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49:12 3-1 Sami Kapanen [10] (Jeff O'Neill)
50:06 3-2 Alexei Yashin [18] (Brad May, Scott Walker)
54:42 4-2 Rod Brind'Amour [10] (Erik Cole, Sami Kapanen)PP
58:32 5-2 Sami Kapanen [11] (Erik Cole, Rod Brind'Amour)
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Penalty summary:
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03:34 Brad May (2 min for slashing)
17:02 Brad May (2 min for tripping)
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20:06 Bates Battaglia (2 min for high-sticking)
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53:34 Ryan Whitney (2 min for cross-checking)
56:31 Jamal Mayers (2 min for hooking)
59:34 Marty Reasoner (2 min for elbowing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shane Willis 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10.10 5
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 12.10 6
R Jaroslav Svoboda 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 -1 15.50 6
R Sami Kapanen 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 2 21.50 9
C Michael Zigomanis 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 6
C Josef Vasicek 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10.30 4
C Cory Stillman 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 8
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 21.40 8
L Chris Dingman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
L Martin Gelinas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10.30 4
L Erik Cole 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
L Jeff O'Neill 0 1 2 0 6 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Mike Rathje 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 12.10 7
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 23.10 7
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 24.40 6
D Niclas Havelid 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 5
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19.30 5
D Wade Redden 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Boucher 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Peter Skudra 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rico Fata 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 11.20 6
R Matthew Barnaby 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -2 14.10 8
R Brad May 0 1 1 3 0 3 4 0 16.20 7
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 18.10 7
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 10.10 6
C Doug Weight 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 6
C Alexei Yashin 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
C Brian Rolston 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 14.30 7
L Krys Barch 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.10 6
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 -1 10.30 7
L Scott Walker 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 20.20 8
L Keith Tkachuk 1 0 3 4 4 4 0 1 19.00 9
D Mattias Norstrom 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 13.00 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 24.00 7
D Danil Markov 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 22.20 8
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 12.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20.30 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fredrik Norrena 5 0 13 0 0 60.00 4
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sami Kapanen
2nd star: Rod Brind'Amour
3rd star: Erik Cole

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Erik Cole scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Cory Stillman scored the 200th goal of his career.
-Sami Kapanen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sami Kapanen finally ended his 11 game goal drought.

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lowell Lock Monsters 3( 29) , Worcester Icecats 2( 21)
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1-0 LOW Maxim Tsyplakov (Andrew Williamson)
1-1 WOR Zoran Hulker (Ben Eager, Frans Nielsen)
2-1 LOW Maxim Tsyplakov
3-1 LOW Patrick Rissmiller (Tomas Malec, Ryan Bayda)
3-2 WOR Steve McLaren (Joel Trottier, Chris Thorburn)

Goalies: Craig Anderson - Tuomas Nissinen




31.12.2004

Columbus Blue Jackets 1 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 15 - 38
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:51/62=82 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
PP: 2 of 8 (14 shots), Passing:80/87=91 %, Challenges:47/54=85 %
Attendance: 6996 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 345602 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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08:27 0-1 Joni Pitkanen [3] (Paul Kariya, Bobby Holik)PP
12:25 0-2 Brad Isbister [5] (Raffi Torres, Mark Parrish)
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31:21 0-3 Jason Blake [16] (Bobby Holik, Paul Kariya)PP
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45:42 1-3 Joffrey Lupul [4] (Jean-Pierre Dumont, Marc-Andre Bergeron)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:53 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for tripping)
05:21 Jeff Friesen (2 min for tripping)
07:42 Sergei Zholtok (2 min for boarding)
12:54 Juraj Kolnik (2 min for hooking)
15:43 Niko Dimitrakos (2 min for high-sticking)
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24:03 Marc-Andre Bergeron (2 min for holding the stick)
30:55 Sergei Zholtok (2 min for holding the stick)
37:49 Tim Jackman (5 min for fighting)
37:49 Rhett Warrener (5 min for fighting)
38:11 Duvie Westcott (2 min for high-sticking)
39:03 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for diving)
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44:51 Chris Chelios (2 min for boarding)
52:18 Duvie Westcott (2 min for hooking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Jackman 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 6.30 5
R Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
R Niko Dimitrakos 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 14.50 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Chris Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 4
C Eric Boguniecki 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 6
C Sergei Zholtok 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 16.00 5
C Vaclav Nedorost 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 5
L Jody Shelley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Mike Grier 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
L Joffrey Lupul 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 13.40 5
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 6
D Tom Koivisto 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 17.10 5
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 24.40 5
D Duvie Westcott 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 13.20 4
D Marc-Andre Bergeron 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 22.30 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 7 3 5 0 0 25.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 3 0 35 0 0 60.00 9
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raffi Torres 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 1 9.40 7
R Mark Parrish 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Juraj Kolnik 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 17.10 6
R Jeff Friesen 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 20.30 6
C Clarke Wilm 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 7
C Shane Endicott 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
C Bobby Holik 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 19.00 8
L Brad Isbister 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.20 6
L Pierre Dagenais 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 5
L Jason Blake 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Paul Kariya 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 20.30 9
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
D Joni Pitkanen 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 27.10 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 25.10 8
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.10 5
D Chris Chelios 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15.20 7
D Rhett Warrener 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Fred Brathwaite 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Kariya
2nd star: Bobby Holik
3rd star: Jason Blake

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Paul Kariya scored the 800th point of his career.
-Juraj Kolnik had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Jozef Stumpel had his 6 game goal streak snapped.
-Jozef Stumpel had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Tim Jackman fought Rhett Warrener in a fight.

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 15) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 7)
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1-0 SYR Lennart Petrell (Kiel McLeod, Shane Bendera)
2-0 SYR Antti Laaksonen (Justin Aikins, Chad Larose)

Goalies: Shane Bendera - Andy Chiodo




31.12.2004

Calgary Flames 3 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 31 - 19
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:78/103=75 %, Challenges:48/62=76 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:56/72=77 %, Challenges:43/67=63 %
Attendance: 17139 of 17139 (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Ticket income: 791821 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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no scoring
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29:04 1-0 Oleg Saprykin [14] (Thomas Vanek, Craig Conroy)
33:26 2-0 Vladimir Tsyplakov [12] (Craig Conroy, Derek Morris)
34:24 3-0 Craig Conroy [17] (Thomas Vanek, Vladimir Tsyplakov)
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46:29 3-1 Petr Sykora [14] (Ryan Getzlaf)
47:55 3-2 Saku Koivu [18] (Michael Ryder, Arron Asham )
59:08 3-3 Francis Bouillon [2] (Petr Sykora, Ryan Getzlaf) WG
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Penalty summary:
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03:52 Stephane Quintal (2 min for roughing)
03:52 Dean McAmmond (2 min for roughing)
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29:57 Michael Ryder (2 min for boarding)
32:14 Andre Roy (5 min for fighting)
32:14 Stephane Quintal (5 min for fighting)
36:31 John LeClair (2 min for hooking)
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45:22 Stephane Quintal (5 min for fighting)
45:22 Krzysztof Oliwa (5 min for fighting)
48:46 Michael Ryder (2 min for tripping)
59:12 Oleg Saprykin (2 min for tripping)
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Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andre Roy 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 12.10 6
R Scott Nichol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 12.10 7
R Oleg Saprykin 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 18.10 8
R Jarome Iginla 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 21.40 7
R Chris Clark 0 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 15.30 8
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 12.10 4
C Craig Conroy 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 3 19.10 9
C Marc Savard 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 20.40 7
L Krzysztof Oliwa 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 0 12.30 7
L Dean McAmmond 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 14.50 4
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 16.50 8
L Vladimir Tsyplakov 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 -1 21.00 8
D Jamie Pushor 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 -1 13.00 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 15.50 8
D Derek Morris 0 1 2 4 2 3 0 -1 32.20 8
D Colin White 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 -1 15.50 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 2 19.10 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 -1 30.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Hedberg 3 0 16 0 0 65.00 5
G Martin Biron 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 13.30 7
R Mike Green 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13.30 5
R Ryan Getzlaf 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
R Michael Ryder 0 1 2 2 3 0 4 -1 20.20 7
L Andrei Nazarov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 6
C Yanic Perreault 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Petr Sykora 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 17.40 8
C Saku Koivu 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.40 7
L Mike Keane 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 11.10 6
L Jan Hlavac 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 17.30 7
L Oleg Petrov 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6.20 5
L John LeClair 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 23.40 6
D Stephane Quintal 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 0 12.50 6
D Phillipe Boucher 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 16.10 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 -1 31.50 7
D Francois Beauchemin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
D Francis Bouillon 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 20.50 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 33.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-Andre Fleury 3 0 28 0 0 64.40 8
G Jose Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Craig Conroy
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Vladimir Tsyplakov

Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Craig Conroy scored the 400th point of his career.
-Jarome Iginla had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Jarome Iginla had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:

Other notes:
-Andre Roy fought Stephane Quintal in a fight.
-Krzysztof Oliwa beat Stephane Quintal in a fight.

Farm game result:
Saint John Flames 2( 17) , Quebec Citadelles 0( 16)
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1-0 SJF Eric Nystrom (Jarret Stoll)
2-0 SJF Tanner Glass (Tomi Maki)

Goalies: Levente Szuper - Olivier Michaud




31.12.2004

Dallas Stars 6 , New York Rangers 3
Shots: 26 - 24
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:16/34=45 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:27/47=56 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 754845 Match televised: Yes


BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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17:37 0-1 Espen Knutsen [10] (Mikael Samuelsson, Brian Leetch)
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26:04 1-1 Derian Hatcher [2] (Bill Lindsay, Mike Rupp)
30:08 2-1 Steve Ott [5] (Jon Sim, Brett Lebda)
33:41 2-2 Chris Pronger [9] (Brian Leetch, Espen Knutsen)
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41:46 3-2 Donald Audette [11] (Brenden Morrow )
44:51 4-2 Jamie Langenbrunner [14] (Pierre Turgeon, Brett Lebda)
49:21 5-2 Jamie Langenbrunner [15] (Jere Lehtinen, Jon Sim)
53:47 5-3 Manny Malhotra [3] (Claude Lapointe, Richard Zednik)
56:01 6-3 Jon Sim [4] (Steve Ott, Donald Audette)
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Penalty summary:
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08:45 Derian Hatcher (2 min for high-sticking)
18:49 Daymond Langkow (2 min for holding the stick)
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36:57 Adam Deadmarsh (2 min for hooking)
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42:23 Marek Zidlicky (2 min for tripping)
58:01 Derian Hatcher (2 min for roughing)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Turner Stevenson 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 10.20 7
R Mathias Tjarnqvist 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 8.50 6
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.50 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 2 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 19.40 8
C Mike Rupp 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 12.00 6
C Steve Ott 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 9.40 7
C Donald Audette 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 8
C Pierre Turgeon 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Bill Lindsay 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 10.20 6
L Jon Sim 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8.50 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Jere Lehtinen 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 -1 19.20 7
D Alexander Karpovtsev 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.30 6
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 21.00 8
D Derian Hatcher 1 0 1 5 1 4 4 0 28.10 9
D Brett Lebda 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 13.10 7
D Jon Klemm 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 18.00 7
D John Erskine 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 -1 14.30 6
R Shawn McEachern 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 10.20 7
R Jeff Hamilton 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 14.50 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 17.50 6
C Trent Whitfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 5
C Manny Malhotra 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 16.00 6
C Espen Knutsen 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
L Eric Messier 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 10.30 4
L Claude Lapointe 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 10.50 6
L Richard Zednik 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 14.10 7
L Adam Deadmarsh 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 -3 18.00 7
D Karl Dykhuis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.10 6
D Jason Strudwick 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 5
D Brian Leetch 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 -2 21.30 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 20.10 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 16.50 7
D Chris Pronger 1 0 1 4 3 4 0 -2 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Blackburn 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Jason LaBarbera 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamie Langenbrunner
2nd star: Jon Sim
3rd star: Steve Ott

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Jamie Langenbrunner scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Pascal Dupuis had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Brenden Morrow had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Espen Knutsen scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brian Leetch notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 1( 8) , Hartford Wolfpack 0( 26)
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1-0 UTH Yared Hagos

Goalies: Mike Smith - Sebastien Caron