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Atlanta Thrashers 3 , Nashville Predators 0
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:69/80=86 %, Challenges:29/54=52 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:16/40=39 %
Attendance: 9258 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 437903 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:37 1-0 Chris Thorburn [1] (Jim Slater, Ron Hainsey)
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21:09 2-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [4] (Martin St. Louis, Boris Valabik)
36:32 3-0 Colby Armstrong [1] (Éric Perrin, David Vyborny)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:42 Shane Willis (2 min for tripping)
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48:51 Erik Christensen (2 min for high-sticking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jim Slater 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 9.50 7
R Mike Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 1 16.00 8
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 3 2 1 2 2 1 9.50 7
C Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Éric Perrin 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 1 13.50 5
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 20.20 7
L Chris Thorburn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 7
L Todd White 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 13.10 7
L David Vyborny 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 21.10 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 15.50 7
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
D Boris Valabik 0 1 1 4 3 4 0 2 29.30 8
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 12.50 6
D Tobias Enström 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 19.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 1 5 2 5 0 2 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 18 0 0 60.00 10
G Danny Turple 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shane Willis 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 5.40 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 -1 16.00 5
R Radek Bonk 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.40 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -2 19.50 7
C Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 5.40 6
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 16.00 7
C Tomas Surovy 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 18.30 5
C David Legwand 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 -2 19.50 7
L Rich Peverly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 4
L Scott Nichol 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 -1 16.00 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 17.40 5
L Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 -2 20.40 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.10 5
D Roman Josi 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 16.10 6
D Victor Hedman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 21.40 5
D Jared Cowen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.00 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 21.20 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 -2 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dan Ellis 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kari Lehtonen
2nd star: Colby Armstrong
3rd star: Chris Thorburn

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Notes for Nashville Predators:
Other notes:

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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 30 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/94=80 %, Challenges:37/56=64 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/79=82 %, Challenges:17/44=37 %
Attendance: 9357 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 430422 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:36 0-1 Barret Jackman [1] (Alexander Steen)
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36:15 1-1 Patrick Eaves [3] (Petr Cajanek, Scott Walker)
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43:56 2-1 Matt Cullen [1] (Justin Williams, Sergei Samsonov)
44:14 2-2 Jay McClement [1] (Barret Jackman, Carlo Colaiacovo)
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60:56 2-3 Brad Boyes [1] (Eric Brewer, Alexander Steen)
Penalty summary:
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Gove 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 6
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 -1 17.50 7
R Justin Williams 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 16.30 7
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 20.40 6
C Zac Dalpe 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 6
C Petr Cajanek 0 1 3 2 0 3 0 -1 17.50 8
C Matt Cullen 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 16.30 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 5 3 4 3 0 -1 20.40 7
L Zach Boychuk 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 6
L Scott Walker 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 -1 17.50 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 16.30 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 -1 20.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 -1 17.50 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 18.30 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 24.40 6
D David Tanabe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 18.10 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 23.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 18 0 0 61.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cam Janssen 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 7.10 6
R David Backes 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
R Andy McDonald 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 18.30 5
R Alexander Steen 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Yan Stastny 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 4
C David Perron 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 14.50 5
C Dan Hinote 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 18.30 6
C Brad Boyes 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 20.30 8
L Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 6
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 14.50 7
L Jay McClement 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 19.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 1 20.00 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 14.50 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 19.20 7
D Eric Brewer 0 1 0 4 3 3 0 -1 26.50 7
D Jay McKee 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -1 16.20 5
D Barret Jackman 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 19.50 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 2 0 28 0 0 61.00 9
G Manny Legace 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Steen
2nd star: Barret Jackman
3rd star: Jake Allen

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
Other notes:

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Detroit Red Wings 1 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 19 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:83/96=86 %, Challenges:25/50=49 %
FLA PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:88/99=88 %, Challenges:8/48=16 %
Attendance: 9391 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 407569 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:46 1-0 Marek Zidlicky [1] (Brett Lebda, Darren Helm)
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31:14 1-1 FLA Jay Bouwmeester [1] (Bryan McCabe, Rostislav Olesz)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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08:03 Kirk Maltby (2 min for slashing)
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28:12 FLA David Booth (2 min for elbowing)
33:06 Pavel Datsyuk (2 min for tripping)
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Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kirk Maltby 0 0 2 1 4 1 2 -1 23.00 5
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.40 6
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 11.30 6
R Kyle Turris 0 0 2 5 1 6 0 0 19.30 8
C Zack Torquato 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 22.50 5
C Darren Helm 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 11.10 7
C Johan Franzén 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 -1 17.00 7
L Joakim Andersson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 22.50 6
L Matt D'Agostini 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 9.40 4
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 11.30 6
L Marian Hossa 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 17.00 7
D Brett Lebda 0 1 0 7 1 6 0 1 14.50 9
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 18.50 7
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 1 6 2 6 0 0 32.10 8
D Marek Zidlicky 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 16.20 6
D Max Nicastro 0 0 0 7 0 8 0 -1 32.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Thomas McCollum 1 0 24 0 0 65.00 10
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.10 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 -1 18.10 5
R Cory Stillman 0 0 2 1 7 1 0 0 17.20 5
R Nathan Horton 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 20.30 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Anthony Stewart 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 17.30 6
C Drew Larman 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 18.30 7
C Rostislav Olesz 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 22.00 7
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.10 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 18.10 6
L David Booth 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17.20 5
L Stephen Weiss 0 0 4 4 4 1 0 1 20.30 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19.10 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 15.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 30.00 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 21.00 6
D Keith Ballard 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -1 18.30 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 1 0 3 1 5 1 0 1 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 18 0 0 65.00 9
G Tyler Plante 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas McCollum
2nd star: Brett Lebda
3rd star: Marek Zidlicky

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
Notes for Florida Panthers:
Other notes:

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Tampa Bay Lightning 7 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 30 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:66/75=88 %, Challenges:33/47=68 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:36/50=70 %
Attendance: 3951 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 174239 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:09 1-0 Mike Lundin [1] (Lukas Krajicek, Jeff Halpern)
07:49 2-0 Jussi Jokinen [1] (Ryan Craig, Bryan Little)
16:58 3-0 Bryan Little [2])
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26:05 3-1 Fredrik Modin [2] (Mike Commodore, Christian Bäckman)
31:07 4-1 Jussi Jokinen [2] (Jeff Halpern)
35:18 4-2 Rick Nash [3] (Derick Brassard, Christian Bäckman)
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42:31 4-3 Fredrik Modin [3] (Kristian Huselius, Mike Commodore)
49:12 5-3 Nick Tarnasky [1] (Paul Ranger, Lukas Krajicek)
49:59 6-3 Paul Ranger [2] (Radim Vrbata, Vincent Lecavalier)
55:33 7-3 Andrej Meszaros [1] (Paul Ranger, Vincent Lecavalier)
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Penalty summary:
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11:55 Kristian Huselius (2 min for tripping)
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45:43 Jeff Halpern (2 min for cross-checking)
57:46 Ruslan Salei (2 min for roughing)
59:34 Radim Vrbata (2 min for high-sticking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nick Tarnasky 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 7.00 7
R Ryan Malone 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 17.50 8
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
R Steve Stamkos 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
C Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 7.00 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 15.10 7
C Bryan Little 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.50 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.00 6
L Jussi Jokinen 2 0 4 0 5 0 0 3 16.10 7
L Ryan Craig 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 15.10 7
L Radim Vrbata 0 1 5 1 1 0 2 1 19.10 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 15.10 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 19.20 8
D Paul Ranger 1 2 3 6 3 5 0 2 25.30 10
D Mike Lundin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 15.20 6
D Andrej Meszaros 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ondrej Pavelec 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Raffi Torres 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 -1 8.00 7
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.30 6
R Fredrik Modin 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 -2 15.50 9
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 5 2 3 1 0 -1 20.40 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.00 4
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 15.30 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -3 18.10 7
C Derick Brassard 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 8.00 6
L Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 13.30 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -3 16.10 7
L Rick Nash 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
D Jan Hejda 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15.50 7
D Mike Commodore 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 -3 16.30 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 2 0 6 1 1 0 -1 26.00 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 5
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 18.30 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 -1 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 7 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Ranger
2nd star: Fredrik Modin
3rd star: Bryan Little

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
Other notes:

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Washington Capitals 1 , Chicago Blackhawks 2
Shots: 13 - 36
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:61/69=88 %, Challenges:17/40=41 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:80/95=84 %, Challenges:45/64=69 %
Attendance: 7896 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 366374 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:19 0-1 Jonathan Toews [3] (Paul Stastny, Martin Havlat)
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48:35 1-1 Alexander Ovechkin [2] (Tim Connolly, Nicklas Bäckström)
50:14 1-2 Martin Havlat [3] (Paul Stastny)
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Penalty summary:
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14:22 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
18:23 David Bolland (2 min for high-sticking)
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34:51 Nicolas Aubut (2 min for tripping)
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44:22 Eric Mestery (2 min for elbowing)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7.50 5
R Nazim Kadri 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11.00 5
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -2 19.20 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 20.00 8
C Brooks Laich 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 9.40 6
C Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.00 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 19.00 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 2 4 1 2 0 1 20.20 9
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.50 4
L Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 15.40 6
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 17.30 6
L Tim Connolly 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 14.40 5
D Sasha Pokulok 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 -1 16.50 7
D Eric Mestery 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 22.00 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 -2 22.00 7
D Mike Green 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 2 0 34 0 0 59.00 10
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Hagman 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 5
R Marco Sturm 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
R Jack Skille 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 15.00 6
R Martin Havlat 1 1 10 3 0 1 0 2 21.40 10
C David Bolland 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 7.10 5
C Trent Hunter 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 14.10 7
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 18.30 8
C Jonathan Toews 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 8
L Bryan Bickell 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 7.10 7
L Nicolas Aubut 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12.00 6
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 5 3 2 4 0 0 20.20 7
L Paul Stastny 0 2 4 3 2 3 0 2 20.30 9
D Shawn Lalonde 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.00 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 28.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 17.40 8
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 28.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ray Emery 1 0 12 0 0 60.00 8
G Cristobal Huet 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin Havlat
2nd star: Paul Stastny
3rd star: Jonathan Toews

Notes for Washington Capitals:
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
Other notes: