JOUR 45 [17 NOVEMBRE 2006]

Buffalo Sabres 5 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 27 - 28
BUF PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:58/81=71 %, Challenges:40/50=78 %
MIN PP: 2 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:60/76=78 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:09 0-1 MIN Martin Skoula [1] (Pavol Demitra)PP
11:02 0-2 MIN Marian Gaborik [10] (Pavol Demitra, Kim Johnsson)PP
19:12 1-2 BUF Maxim Afinogenov [4] (Jochen Hecht, Toni Lydman)
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28:38 2-2 BUF Chris Drury [7] (Thomas Vanek)PP
31:31 3-2 BUF Chris Drury [8] (Maxim Afinogenov)
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45:42 3-3 MIN Brian Rolston [10] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Mark Parrish)
48:24 4-3 BUF Jason Smith [1] (Steve Staios, Daniel Brière)
50:03 5-3 BUF Drew Stafford [2] (Clarke MacArthur, Toni Lydman)
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Penalty summary:
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02:11 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
05:39 BUF Toni Lydman (2 min for hooking)
07:54 BUF Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
10:27 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
12:43 BUF Ales Kotalik (2 min for cross-checking)
15:29 BUF Chris Drury (2 min for boarding)
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26:41 MIN Stéphane Veilleux (2 min for hooking)
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42:42 BUF Steve Staios (2 min for roughing)
56:37 MIN Mark Parrish (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Drew Stafford

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Daniel Brière notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ales Kotalik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Pavol Demitra scored the 600th point of his career.
-Marian Gaborik scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brian Rolston scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Martin Skoula finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 3( 25) , Houston Aeros 2( 5)
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1-0 ROC Paul Gaustad (Nathan Paetsch)
1-1 HOU Jason Morgan (Peter Olvecky, Erik Reitz)
2-1 ROC Peter Nordström (Nathan Paetsch)
2-2 HOU Bryan Lundbohm (Benoit Pouliot, Curtis Murphy)
3-2 ROC Michael Ryan (Nathan Paetsch, Yuri Dobryshkin)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Josh Harding

Washington Capitals 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 21 - 34
WSH PP: 2 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:58/76=76 %, Challenges:28/43=63 %
TOR PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 556668 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:58 1-0 WSH Dainius Zubrus [6] (Alexander Ovechkin)PP
15:57 1-1 TOR Brad Boyes [8] (Patrice Bergeron)
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25:12 1-2 TOR Shane Doan [8] (Brad Boyes)
26:15 1-3 TOR Chad Kilger [4] (Milan Jurcina, Nik Antropov)
31:34 2-3 WSH Bryan Muir [1] (Jakub Klepis)
35:13 3-3 WSH Ben Clymer [3] (Jamie Heward, Kris Beech)
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47:25 4-3 WSH Richard Zednik [7] (Brian Sutherby, Chris Clark)PP
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Penalty summary:
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07:29 TOR Marco Sturm (2 min for cross-checking)
10:59 WSH Steve Eminger (2 min for elbowing)
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29:03 TOR Shane Doan (2 min for high-sticking)
39:39 WSH Brian Sutherby (2 min for tripping)
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41:27 WSH Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for slashing)
46:22 TOR Georges Laraque (2 min for high-sticking)
50:07 TOR Shane Doan (2 min for tripping)
57:05 WSH Bryan Muir (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dainius Zubrus
2nd star: Brad Boyes
3rd star: Richard Zednik

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Alexander Ovechkin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Bryan Muir ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Nik Antropov finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Chad Kilger ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Alexei Ponikarovsky had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Milan Jurcina ended his 9 game point drought.
-Paul Mara had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 5( 29) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 1( 14)
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1-0 POR Eric Fehr (Tomas Fleischmann)
1-1 SJM Nathan Perrott (Tyson Nash)
2-1 POR Tomas Fleischmann (Brooks Laich, Mike Green)
3-1 POR Matt Stafanishion (Chad Wiseman)
4-1 POR Stephen Werner (Chris Bourque)
5-1 POR Jonas Johansson (David Steckel)
Goalies: Frédéric Cassivi - Jean-François Racine

Detroit Red Wings 3 , Dallas Stars 4
Shots: 24 - 33
DET PP: 2 of 6 (5 shots), Passing:60/69=86 %, Challenges:35/46=74 %
DAL PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:66/85=77 %, Challenges:38/52=71 %
Attendance: 19983 of 19983 (Joe Louis Arena)
Ticket income: 619473 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:59 1-0 DET Tomas Holmström [9] (Mikael Samuelsson, Robert Lang)PP
19:23 1-1 DAL Stu Barnes [8] (Jaroslav Modry, Jon Klemm)
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25:34 1-2 DAL Mike Modano [10] (Milan Hejduk, Darryl Sydor)
26:12 1-3 DAL Mike Modano [11] (Sergei Zubov, Darryl Sydor)
28:54 2-3 DET Tomas Holmström [10] (Robert Lang, Mikael Samuelsson)PP
38:07 2-4 DAL Sergei Brylin [5] (Travis Zajac, Mike Ribeiro)
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47:22 3-4 DET Pavel Datsyuk [7] (Mikael Samuelsson, Jason Williams)
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Penalty summary:
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08:02 DAL Patrik Stefan (2 min for high-sticking)
09:51 DAL Patrik Elias (2 min for hooking)
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20:25 DAL Antti Miettinen (2 min for hooking)
27:04 DAL Sergei Brylin (2 min for slashing)
32:59 DET Danny Markov (2 min for tripping)
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49:09 DAL Sergei Brylin (2 min for roughing)
57:31 DAL Jeff Halpern (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Modano
2nd star: Darryl Sydor
3rd star: Mikael Samuelsson

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:
-Tomas Holmström scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Mike Modano scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Sergei Zubov notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Kansas City Blades 2( 34) , Utah Grizzlies 0( 5)
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1-0 KCB Kip Miller (Krys Kolanos)
2-0 KCB Tomas Kopecky (Aaron Foster, Kyle Quincey)
Goalies: Joey MacDonald - Dan Ellis

Montreal Canadiens 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 23 - 22
MTL PP: 3 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:32/43=72 %
ATL PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:73/102=71 %, Challenges:23/35=63 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 650954 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:45 1-0 MTL Chris Higgins [7] (Craig Rivet, Mathieu Dandenault)
10:37 2-0 MTL Mathieu Dandenault [2] (Radek Bonk)PP
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29:15 3-0 MTL Mathieu Dandenault [3] (Craig Rivet, Chris Higgins)PP
31:46 3-1 ATL Marian Hossa [8] (Vyacheslav Kozlov, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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42:36 3-2 ATL Greg de Vries [3] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Scott Mellanby)
58:13 4-2 MTL Michael Ryder [7] (Chris Higgins, Alex Tanguay)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:15 MTL Chris Higgins (2 min for slashing)
07:29 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for high-sticking)
09:55 ATL Jean-Pierre Vigier (2 min for slashing)
12:34 ATL Greg de Vries (2 min for holding the stick)
14:04 ATL Andy Sutton (2 min for tripping)
16:18 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:52 MTL Alex Tanguay (2 min for slashing)
22:52 MTL Mike Johnson (2 min for tripping)
27:32 MTL Radek Bonk (2 min for roughing)
27:32 ATL Jon Sim (2 min for roughing)
28:26 ATL Bobby Holik (2 min for tripping)
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52:08 MTL Kristian Huselius (2 min for slashing)
52:25 MTL Sheldon Souray (2 min for tripping)
56:32 ATL Scott Mellanby (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Higgins
2nd star: Mathieu Dandenault
3rd star: Michael Ryder

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mathieu Dandenault finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Sheldon Souray had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 31) , Chicago Wolves 0( 9)
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1-0 QUE Francis Lemieux (Dan Jancevski)
2-0 QUE Matt D'Agostini (Dan Jancevski)
Goalies: Yann Danis - Michael Garnett

Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 5
Shots: 34 - 29
TB PP: 2 of 4 (10 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PHI PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:37/47=77 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 590765 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:25 1-0 TB Brad Richards [5] (Filip Kuba)PP
13:09 1-1 PHI Mike Rathje [2] (Nolan Baumgartner)
14:31 1-2 PHI Mike Knuble [4] (Kyle Calder, Mike Rathje)
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29:11 1-3 PHI Simon Gagné [9] (Joni Pitkänen, Alexei Zhitnik)
33:37 2-3 TB Nikita Alexeev [8] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Brad Richards)PP
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41:36 3-3 TB Vincent Lecavalier [8] (Ruslan Fedotenko, Cory Sarich)
48:18 3-4 PHI Mike York [8] (Simon Gagné, Mike Richards)
58:46 3-5 PHI Alexei Zhitnik [3] (Mike York) EN
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Penalty summary:
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11:08 PHI Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for tripping)
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25:23 PHI Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for hooking)
32:59 PHI Eric Meloche (2 min for boarding)
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50:22 PHI Nolan Baumgartner (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike York
2nd star: Simon Gagné
3rd star: Alexei Zhitnik

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Brad Richards notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 27) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2(
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0-1 PHL Darren Reid (John Slaney, Matt Ellison)
0-2 PHL Steve Downie (Matt Ellison, Mark Cullen)
1-2 DTV Andre Roy (Doug O'Brien, Daniel Corso)
Goalies: Gerald Coleman - Michael Leighton

Columbus Blue Jackets 6 , Florida Panthers 1
Shots: 27 - 21
CBS PP: 2 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:59/78=75 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
FLA PP: 1 of 7 (12 shots), Passing:76/89=85 %, Challenges:35/42=81 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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03:08 1-0 CBS Fredrik Modin [7] (Trevor Linden, Duvie Westcott)
15:16 1-1 FLA Todd Bertuzzi [6] (Rostislav Olesz, Sami Salo)PP
19:16 2-1 CBS Sergei Fedorov [8] (Bryan Berard, Yannick Tremblay)PP
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21:06 3-1 CBS David Vyborny [11] (Markus Näslund, Sergei Fedorov)PP
22:56 4-1 CBS Markus Näslund [8] (Sergei Fedorov, Marc Chouinard)
31:51 5-1 CBS Yannick Tremblay [2] (Duvie Westcott)
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53:51 6-1 CBS David Vyborny [12] (Yannick Tremblay, Adam Foote)
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Penalty summary:
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05:34 FLA Rob Globke (2 min for cross-checking)
08:27 FLA Todd Bertuzzi (2 min for high-sticking)
11:14 CBS Bryan Berard (2 min for elbowing)
13:43 CBS Marc Chouinard (2 min for slashing)
15:29 CBS Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for elbowing)
18:58 FLA Martin Gélinas (2 min for hooking)
19:54 FLA Rob Globke (2 min for holding the stick)
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37:06 FLA Brendan Morrison (2 min for tripping)
39:47 CBS Dan Fritsche (2 min for tripping)
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45:21 CBS David Vyborny (2 min for tripping)
48:51 CBS Duvie Westcott (2 min for cross-checking)
55:26 CBS David Vyborny (2 min for boarding)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Vyborny
2nd star: Sergei Fedorov
3rd star: Yannick Tremblay

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Sergei Fedorov notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Trevor Linden ended his 6 game point drought.
-Matt Cooke had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Adam Foote ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Todd Bertuzzi ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 18) , Louisville Panthers 2( 11)
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1-0 SYR Zenon Konopka (Jan Steber, Derrick Walser)
2-0 SYR Joakim Lindström (Zenon Konopka, Derrick Walser)
2-1 LOU Patrik Valcak (John Hecimovic)
2-2 LOU Boris Protsenko (Drew Larman)
Goalies: Ty Conklin - Craig Anderson

Colorado Avalanche 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 23 - 22
COL PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:62/72=86 %, Challenges:31/43=70 %
CHI PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:39/52=73 %
Attendance: 18129 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 551122 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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19:28 0-1 CHI Patrice Brisebois [4] (Tyler Arnason)
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24:51 0-2 CHI Tuomo Ruutu [7] (Patrice Brisebois)
31:01 1-2 COL Joe Sakic [12] (Brenden Morrow, Philippe Boucher)
34:41 1-3 CHI Peter Bondra [8] (Jim Vandermeer, Patrice Brisebois)
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58:11 2-3 COL Brenden Morrow [15] (John-Michael Liles, Brett Clark)
59:56 2-4 CHI Peter Bondra [9] (Denis Arkhipov, Tyler Arnason) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:57 CHI Rene Bourque (2 min for hooking)
12:23 CHI Martin Lapointe (2 min for high-sticking)
13:58 CHI Martin Havlat (2 min for hooking)
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25:44 COL Ian Laperriere (2 min for tripping)
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40:27 CHI Jim Vandermeer (2 min for roughing)
40:27 COL Marek Svatos (2 min for roughing)
42:25 COL Jordan Leopold (2 min for high-sticking)
45:12 COL Antti Laaksonen (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Peter Bondra
2nd star: Patrice Brisebois
3rd star: Tuomo Ruutu

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Brenden Morrow scored the 300th point of his career.
-Brenden Morrow scored his 15th goal of the season.
-John-Michael Liles notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
-Patrice Brisebois notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Patrice Brisebois notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tyler Arnason notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Peter Bondra ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Patrice Brisebois ended his 9 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hershey Bears 1( 25) , Norfolk Admirals 2( 24)
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0-1 NOR Jonas Nordquist (Brandon Bochenski)
0-2 NOR Bryan Bickell (Dustin Byfuglien)
1-2 HER Olivier Legault (Ryan Steeves)
Goalies: Kris Mayotte - Patrick Lalime

Vancouver Canucks 2 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 31 - 31
VAN PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:32/42=74 %
NJ PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:70/88=79 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 539764 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:56 1-0 VAN Jan Bulis [2] (Nathan Horton, Alexander Svitov)
16:33 2-0 VAN Nathan Horton [5] (Mattias Öhlund, Henrik Sedin)PP
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32:05 2-1 NJ Paul Martin [2] (Brian Rafalski, Scott Gomez)
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49:32 2-2 NJ Brian Gionta [8] (Scott Gomez, Brian Rafalski)
50:07 2-3 NJ Andrew Brunette [5] (Jay Pandolfo, Richard Matvichuk)
58:58 2-4 NJ Zach Parisé [3] (Andrew Brunette, Jere Lehtinen)
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Penalty summary:
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12:53 NJ Jussi Jokinen (2 min for high-sticking)
16:13 NJ Brian Gionta (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:12 VAN Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
25:12 NJ Jay Pandolfo (2 min for roughing)
36:12 VAN Alexandre Burrows (2 min for tripping)
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41:38 VAN Rick Nash (2 min for boarding)
44:16 NJ Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for slashing)
47:27 VAN Alexandre Burrows (2 min for high-sticking)
59:37 VAN Mattias Öhlund (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrew Brunette
2nd star: Martin Brodeur
3rd star: Nathan Horton

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Scott Gomez notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrew Brunette notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 5 game point drought.
-Paul Martin finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 2( 13) , Albany River Rats 0( 14)
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1-0 MAN Nathan Smith (Jannik Hansen, Jeff Cowan)
2-0 MAN Rick Rypien (Alexander Edler)
Goalies: Wade Flaherty - Frank Doyle