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Nashville Predators 2 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 28 - 23

PP: 2 of 9 (16 shots), Passing:65/82=79 %, Challenges:49/55=87 %

PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:56/78=71 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
Attendance: 5189 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 240251 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:34 1-0

Marek Zidlicky [1] (Dan Hamhuis, Jason Arnott)PP
15:31 1-1

Steve Rucchin [2] (Darren Haydar, Alexei Zhitnik)
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35:11 2-1

David Legwand [1] (Steve Sullivan, Martin Erat)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:28

Darcy Hordichuk (2 min for holding the stick)
08:13

Jesse Schultz (2 min for hooking)
11:33

Greg de Vries (2 min for hooking)
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25:56

Brad Larsen (2 min for hooking)
27:33

Colby Armstrong (2 min for hooking)
34:22

Darren Haydar (2 min for high-sticking)
37:47

Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:51

Jesse Schultz (2 min for tripping)
43:56

Jesse Schultz (2 min for tripping)
44:48

Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for cross-checking)
51:54

Darcy Hordichuk (2 min for tripping)
52:33

Jordin Tootoo (2 min for roughing)
52:33

Todd White (2 min for roughing)
55:33

Colby Armstrong (2 min for elbowing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8.30 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
R Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 16.40 8
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 22.40 7
C David Legwand 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
L Matt Ellison 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 9.50 6
L Alex Henry 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
L Martin Erat 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.40 7
D Andre Benoit 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 29.20 8
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 -1 21.10 7
D Marek Zidlicky 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Jesse Schultz 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 9.20 6
R Darren Haydar 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 14.20 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 0 18.20 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Todd White 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 12.30 6
C Bobby Holik 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 21.30 7
C Steve Rucchin 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 21.30 8
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Brad Larsen 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 13.00 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 12.20 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 8
D Mark Popovic 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 17.00 7
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 21.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 28.10 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 21.50 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Hedberg 2 0 26 0 0 58.00 9
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Legwand
2nd star: Dan Hamhuis
3rd star: Marek Zidlicky
Notes for Nashville Predators:
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Other notes:
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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , St. Louis Blues 1
Shots: 28 - 21

PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:77/90=85 %, Challenges:34/46=72 %

PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:39/48=79 %
Attendance: 4741 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 209078 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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19:18 1-0

Brad Richards [1] (Michel Ouellet)
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26:57 1-1

Paul Kariya [3] (Keith Tkachuk)
31:24 2-1

Martin St. Louis [1] (Jason Ward, Shane O'Brien)
36:34 3-1

Vincent Lecavalier [1] (Vaclav Prospal, Shane O'Brien)
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42:14 4-1

Michel Ouellet [1] (Brad Richards, Filip Kuba)
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Penalty summary:
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27:41

Barret Jackman (2 min for roughing)
27:41

Martin St. Louis (2 min for roughing)
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46:16

Craig MacDonald (2 min for tripping)
49:02

Chris Gratton (5 min for fighting)
49:02

D.J. King (5 min for fighting)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Ward 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 5.30 6
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
R Michel Ouellet 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 19.00 8
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 5 3 0 0 2 1 20.40 9
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 5.10 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 14.50 7
C Brad Richards 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 18.40 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
L Patrick Leahy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Craig MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14.10 6
L Karl Stewart 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 17.50 8
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 19.30 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 2 1 4 0 2 0 1 24.20 9
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.50 7
D Dan Boyle 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 23.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Johan Holmqvist 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 8.40 7
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -2 14.30 6
R Jamal Mayers 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 8.40 6
C Brad Boyes 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 -2 16.30 7
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Doug Weight 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
L D.J. King 0 0 1 3 1 3 5 -1 7.20 6
L Martin Rucinsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 14.30 6
L Paul Kariya 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 7
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
D Micki Dupont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.10 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.50 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 6
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -3 14.30 5
D Barret Jackman 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.50 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michel Ouellet
2nd star: Martin St. Louis
3rd star: Brad Richards
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
Notes for St. Louis Blues:
Other notes:
-D.J. King beat Chris Gratton in a fight.
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Chicago Blackhawks 5
Shots: 23 - 27

PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:61/73=83 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %

PP: 1 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:71/90=78 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 3743 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 172178 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:23 1-0

Rod Brind'Amour [1] (Erik Cole)
02:39 2-0

Cory Stillman [2] (Ray Whitney, Eric Staal)
08:33 3-0

Justin Williams [1] (Rod Brind'Amour, Bret Hedican)
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28:12 3-1

Martin Havlat [2] (Robert Lang, Brent Seabrook)
36:32 3-2

Tuomo Ruutu [1] (Cam Barker, Duncan Keith)
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46:59 3-3

Martin Havlat [3] (Robert Lang, Brent Seabrook)PP
48:46 3-4

Robert Lang [2] (Tuomo Ruutu)
54:08 4-4

Ray Whitney [2] (Cory Stillman, Eric Staal)
55:06 4-5

Yanic Perreault [1] (Jim Vandermeer)
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Penalty summary:
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04:44

Jonathan Toews (2 min for cross-checking)
19:04

Duncan Keith (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:09

Martin Lapointe (5 min for fighting)
27:09

Wade Brookbank (5 min for fighting)
33:48

Jonas Nordquist (2 min for hooking)
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43:07

Robert Lang (2 min for slashing)
45:22

Ray Whitney (2 min for holding the stick)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 8.10 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
R Cory Stillman 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 18.10 9
R Justin Williams 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 8.10 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
C Eric Staal 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 9
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 8.10 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 16.20 7
L Ray Whitney 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 19.00 8
L Erik Cole 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.30 7
D Wade Brookbank 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 12.30 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
D Bret Hedican 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 -1 28.00 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.10 5
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 22 0 0 59.20 4
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Martin Lapointe 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 19.00 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 9
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 8.00 6
C Patrick Sharp 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 10.50 7
C Yanic Perreault 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.50 8
C Robert Lang 1 2 5 1 0 0 2 -1 20.30 9
L Jonas Nordquist 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.00 6
L Rene Bourque 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 10.50 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 11.50 6
L Martin Havlat 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 -1 22.40 10
D Cam Barker 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 13.50 8
D Duncan Keith 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 18.40 7
D Andrei Zyuzin 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 27.30 5
D Jim Fahey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.30 6
D Jim Vandermeer 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.10 8
D Brent Seabrook 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Robert Lang
2nd star: Martin Havlat
3rd star: Tuomo Ruutu
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:
Other notes:
-Martin Lapointe fought Wade Brookbank in a fight.