20.3.2012

Buffalo Sabres 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 40 - 25
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:34/48=69 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:54/63=85 %, Challenges:33/48=67 %
Attendance: 11759 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 579718 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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15:27 1-0 Andrew Cogliano [17] (Marc-André Gragnani, Christian Ehrhoff)
17:27 1-1 David Desharnais [11] (P.K. Subban, Josh Gorges)
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25:22 1-2 Mathieu Darche [6] (David Desharnais, Louis Leblanc)
26:28 1-3 Nathan Horton [18] (Mike Cammalleri, Paul Stastny)
27:33 2-3 Patrick Sharp [19] (David Booth, Tyler Ennis)
38:35 2-4 David Desharnais [12] (Josh Gorges)
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41:29 2-5 Paul Stastny [25] (Nathan Horton, Mike Cammalleri)
53:23 3-5 Tyler Ennis [21] (Ryan Miller)
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Penalty summary:
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09:01 David Desharnais (2 min for slashing)
19:28 Paul Stastny (2 min for hooking)
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28:09 Josh Gorges (2 min for cross-checking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Luke Adam 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 5
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 11.40 6
R David Booth 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 17.10 8
C Artem Anisimov 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -1 12.00 8
C Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
C Andrew Cogliano 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -3 12.40 7
C Tyler Ennis 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 9
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 6
L Paul Gaustad 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
L Jamie Benn 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 -3 17.00 6
L Patrick Sharp 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 6 2 3 0 0 15.20 7
D Marc-André Gragnani 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -3 13.40 6
D Keaton Ellerby 0 0 0 6 1 6 0 1 25.40 10
D Ian White 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 -3 21.20 7
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 1 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan White 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 9.30 8
R Erik Cole 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 11.30 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.00 5
C Nathan Horton 1 1 3 5 2 5 0 2 18.20 9
C David Desharnais 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 3 9.30 8
C Louis Leblanc 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 11.30 6
C Lars Eller 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
C Paul Stastny 1 1 5 4 0 0 2 2 19.20 10
L Mathieu Darche 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 9.30 6
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -2 16.10 6
L James Neal 0 0 2 5 3 3 0 -1 16.00 7
L Mike Cammalleri 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 18.20 7
D Jarred Tinordi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.10 5
D Nathan Beaulieu 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 15.50 5
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 26.50 7
D Josh Gorges 0 2 1 3 0 2 2 -1 15.20 8
D Yannick Weber 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D P.K. Subban 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 27.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Peter Budaj 3 0 37 0 0 60.00 10
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Horton
2nd star: David Desharnais
3rd star: Paul Stastny

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Christian Ehrhoff notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Drew Stafford had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Niklas Hjalmarsson had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Paul Stastny scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Mathieu Darche finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
-James Neal had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 18) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 16)
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0-1 Dustin Boyd
0-2 Brendon Nash (Ryan Russell)

Goalies: Jhonas Enroth - Drew MacIntyre

St. Louis Blues 3 , New York Islanders 4
Shots: 40 - 20
PP: 2 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:69/77=89 %, Challenges:40/52=75 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:59/80=73 %, Challenges:25/33=73 %
Attendance: 12420 of 19150 (Scottrade Center)
Ticket income: 584982 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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11:55 1-0 Alex Pietrangelo [15])PP
16:08 2-0 Chris Stewart [29] (Andy McDonald, Alex Pietrangelo)PP
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25:45 3-0 T.J. Hensick [8] (Chris Stewart, Randy Jones)
33:52 3-1 Scott Gomez [17] (Maxim Afinogenov, Nino Niederreiter)
37:46 3-2 Nino Niederreiter [14] (Mark Streit, Mike Mottau)
38:56 3-3 Maxim Afinogenov [11] (Nino Niederreiter, John Tavares)
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44:07 3-4 Nino Niederreiter [15])
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Penalty summary:
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01:03 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
10:14 Scott Gomez (2 min for boarding)
12:36 Frans Nielsen (2 min for slashing)
14:12 Mark Eaton (2 min for hooking)
19:32 Derek Roy (2 min for hooking)
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30:07 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for holding the stick)
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47:29 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
49:57 Josh Bailey (5 min for fighting)
49:57 Phil Oreskovic (5 min for fighting)
50:02 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for tripping)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 -2 17.00 7
R David Backes 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 20.50 7
R T.J. Oshie 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Philip McRae 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
C Andy McDonald 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 17.00 7
C T.J. Hensick 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 12.20 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
L Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Alexander Steen 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 14.30 4
L Chris Stewart 1 1 9 1 0 1 0 0 19.20 9
L B.J. Crombeen 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 19.10 6
D Phil Oreskovic 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 -2 14.40 6
D Randy Jones 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 -1 26.00 8
D Roman Polak 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 -2 18.10 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 -1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 4 0 16 0 0 59.00 4
G Brian Elliott 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephen Gionta 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 -1 13.10 5
R Trent Hunter 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 1 3 0 0 1 4 4 16.40 7
C Tom Pyatt 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Josh Bailey 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 -1 13.50 6
C Scott Gomez 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 18.40 7
C John Tavares 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 3 23.30 8
L Frans Nielsen 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.40 4
L Matt Moulson 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -1 13.10 7
L Sean Couturier 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 11.10 7
L Nino Niederreiter 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 4 16.40 10
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 -1 10.30 5
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 16.10 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 26.40 7
D Mike Mottau 0 1 1 4 0 3 0 -1 20.00 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
D Mark Streit 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeni Nabokov 3 0 37 0 0 60.00 10
G Rick DiPietro 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nino Niederreiter
2nd star: Evgeni Nabokov
3rd star: Maxim Afinogenov

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-Alex Pietrangelo scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Randy Jones ended his 7 game point drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Nino Niederreiter scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Phil Oreskovic beat Josh Bailey in a fight.

Farm game result:
Peoria Rivermen 4( 18) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2( 13)
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1-0 Anthony Nigro
1-1 Tony Romano (Justin DiBenedetto, Ty Wishart)
2-1 Pascal Pelletier (Marc-Antoine Pouliot)
2-2 Ty Wishart (Rob Hisey, Konstantin Pushkarev)
3-2 Mikhail Grabovski (Pascal Pelletier)
4-2 Brett Ponich (Anthony Nigro, Patrik Berglund)

Goalies: Ben Bishop - Benjamin Conz

Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 20 - 37
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:49/52=94 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:78/87=89 %, Challenges:72/73=97 %
Attendance: 17157 of 18087 (Consol Energy Center)
Ticket income: 799516 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:15 1-0 Andrei Kostitsyn [16] (Paul Ranger, Joe Morrow)
15:32 1-1 Patrick Kane [35] (Milan Lucic, Patrice Bergeron)
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28:53 2-1 Vincent Lecavalier [22] (Sidney Crosby)
29:44 2-2 Milan Lucic [19] (Andrei Markov)
38:08 3-2 James van Riemsdyk [16] (Daniel Brière, Sidney Crosby)
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59:19 4-2 Paul Ranger [6] (Joe Morrow, Daniel Brière) EN
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Penalty summary:
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22:04 Paul Ranger (2 min for tripping)
30:12 Paul Ranger (2 min for cross-checking)
33:05 Jeff Skinner (2 min for holding the stick)
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42:25 Paul Ranger (2 min for cross-checking)
48:35 Patrick Marleau (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Palushaj 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15.50 7
R Claude Giroux 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 20.20 6
R Simon Bernard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 5
C Kim Hirschovits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 15.00 4
C Daniel Brière 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 7
L Thomas Deruns 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
L Paul Kariya 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
L James van Riemsdyk 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
L Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
D Joe Morrow 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 7
D Kris Letang 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 28.00 9
D Alex Picard 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
D Paul Ranger 1 1 2 6 0 0 6 2 17.10 9
D Simon Després 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 30.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 2 0 35 0 0 60.00 10
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Laliberté 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 9.00 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 10.30 7
R Michael Grabner 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 7
R Patrick Kane 1 0 7 0 0 1 0 2 20.50 10
C Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.10 5
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 10.30 6
C Tyler Seguin 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 22.20 8
L Daniel Carcillo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 11.10 5
L Ville Leino 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -1 9.40 6
L Jeff Skinner 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -2 17.50 7
L Milan Lucic 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 2 21.20 9
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 14.20 6
D Adam McQuaid 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 27.50 7
D Shane Hnidy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.00 6
D Adam Larsson 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 29.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Devan Dubnyk 4 0 16 0 0 58.30 4
G Alexander Salak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Ranger
2nd star: Ilya Bryzgalov
3rd star: Andrei Kostitsyn

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Daniel Brière scored the 500th point of his career.

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Patrick Kane scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Tyler Seguin had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Jeff Skinner had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Milan Lucic ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 26) , Providence Bruins 2( 9)
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0-1 Mathieu Lafleur (Johnny Boychuk)
0-2 Nick Sucharski (Jeremy Reich)

Goalies: John Curry - Nolan Schaefer

Colorado Avalanche 3 , San Jose Sharks 3
Shots: 35 - 37
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/66=90 %, Challenges:40/49=80 %
PP: 2 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:83/91=91 %, Challenges:48/63=75 %
Attendance: 13193 of 18129 (Pepsi Center)
Ticket income: 630626 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:41 0-1 Joe Thornton [30] (Joe Pavelski, Guillaume Latendresse)
14:05 1-1 Jan Hejda [2] (Kevin Porter)
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21:29 1-2 Guillaume Latendresse [16] (Chris Kunitz, Logan Couture)PP
31:46 2-2 David Jones [2] (Erik Johnson, Kyle Quincey)
35:35 3-2 Kevin Porter [9] (Chuck Kobasew, Adam Foote)
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47:28 3-3 Logan Couture [22] (Chris Kunitz, Dan Boyle)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:22 Chris Kunitz (2 min for slashing)
08:41 Matt Hunwick (2 min for tripping)
19:46 Brandon Yip (2 min for roughing)
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43:16 Gabriel Landeskog (2 min for cross-checking)
46:05 Daniel Winnik (2 min for hooking)
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Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Jones 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 6
R Cody McLeod 0 0 4 7 0 4 0 -1 21.10 9
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8.30 6
C Kevin Porter 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 12.50 8
C Ryan O'Reilly 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 22.10 7
L Gabriel Landeskog 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 8.30 6
L Daniel Winnik 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 15.40 7
L Brandon Yip 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 19.00 9
L Peter Mueller 0 0 1 5 4 2 0 -1 22.00 7
D Matt Hunwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13.30 6
D Jan Hejda 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 24.10 8
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 29.10 8
D Adam Foote 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 20.50 7
D Kyle Quincey 0 1 1 6 3 5 0 0 28.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 3 0 34 0 0 65.00 9
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 8.30 7
R Benn Ferriero 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 11.30 7
R Martin Havlat 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 22.20 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 5
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 12.30 6
C Joe Pavelski 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Joe Thornton 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 22.30 9
L Cal Clutterbuck 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.30 5
L Patrik Elias 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 13.50 7
L Chris Kunitz 0 2 4 1 1 0 2 -1 21.00 9
L Logan Couture 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 14.00 5
D Dan Boyle 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 24.00 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 1 28.50 8
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 12.30 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 3 2 2 2 0 1 31.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 32 0 0 65.00 9
G Antti Niemi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Guillaume Latendresse
2nd star: Kevin Porter
3rd star: Joe Thornton

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Chuck Kobasew notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joe Thornton scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Joe Pavelski had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Lake Erie Monsters 3( 25) , Worcester Sharks 0( 20)
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1-0 Harrison Reed (Matt Duchene)
2-0 Greg Mauldin (Matt Duchene)
3-0 Greg Mauldin (Jonas Holos, Matt Duchene)

Goalies: Jason Bacashihua - Thomas Greiss