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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 23 - 25
PP: 1 of 8 (11 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:50/61=80 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:71/93=76 %, Challenges:27/40=65 %
Attendance: 7438 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 340660 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:19 0-1 Michael Ryder [1] (Patrice Bergeron)
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34:01 1-1 Tim Connolly [1] (Thomas Vanek)PP
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42:08 2-1 Maxim Afinogenov [1] (Jochen Hecht, Craig Rivet)
47:19 2-2 Marco Sturm [2] (Marc Savard, Patrice Bergeron)
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Penalty summary:
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02:33 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for slashing)
09:43 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for holding the stick)
11:59 Blake Wheeler (2 min for hooking)
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20:59 Craig Rivet (2 min for hooking)
23:37 Todd Marchant (2 min for high-sticking)
28:17 Jochen Hecht (2 min for slashing)
31:07 Zdeno Chara (2 min for tripping)
33:42 Chuck Kobasew (2 min for high-sticking)
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48:02 Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
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64:25 P.J. Axelsson (2 min for tripping)

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Michael Ryder
3rd star: Tim Connolly

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New York Rangers 5 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 35 - 30
PP: 1 of 6 (15 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:37/41=88 %
PP: 1 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:63/86=73 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
Attendance: 10920 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 479388 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:15 1-0 Marc Staal [1] (Wade Redden, Scott Gomez)
13:22 2-0 Dan Fritsche [2] (Michal Rozsival, Nigel Dawes)
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22:34 3-0 Blair Betts [1] (Marc Staal, Patrick Rissmiller)SH
25:33 3-1 Mathieu Schneider [1] (Andrei Markov, Max Pacioretty)
26:09 3-2 Tomas Plekanec [1] (Alex Tanguay, Mathieu Schneider)
29:59 4-2 Nikolai Zherdev [2] (Markus Näslund, Patrick Rissmiller)
33:45 4-3 Andrei Kostitsyn [1] (Chris Higgins, Robert Lang)
36:14 5-3 Wade Redden [1] (Paul Mara, Brandon Dubinsky)PP
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41:04 5-4 Max Pacioretty [1] (Mike Komisarek, Robert Lang)
49:32 5-5 Andrei Markov [1] (Alex Tanguay, Alex Kovalev)PP
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61:35 5-6 Max Pacioretty [2] (Robert Lang, Alex Kovalev)
Penalty summary:
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00:39 Andrei Markov (2 min for slashing)
05:36 Maxim Lapierre (2 min for boarding)
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21:26 Petr Prucha (2 min for hooking)
30:45 Mathieu Dandenault (2 min for tripping)
35:48 Alex Kovalev (2 min for slashing)
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45:33 Mike Komisarek (2 min for high-sticking)
48:38 Petr Prucha (2 min for tripping)
51:15 Matt D'Agostini (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Max Pacioretty
2nd star: Robert Lang
3rd star: Mathieu Schneider

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Philadelphia Flyers 1 , Ottawa Senators 3
Shots: 17 - 31
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:49/61=80 %, Challenges:32/49=64 %
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:72/90=80 %, Challenges:51/55=91 %
Attendance: 3903 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 185002 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:54 0-1 Daniel Alfredsson [2] (Dany Heatley, Anton Volchenkov)
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31:29 0-2 Daniel Alfredsson [3] (Jason Spezza, Josh Hennessy)
39:25 1-2 Mike Knuble [1] (Jeff Carter, Daniel Brière)
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49:31 1-3 Shean Donovan [1] (Chris Kelly, Mike Fisher)
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Penalty summary:
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09:46 Denis Tolpeko (2 min for slashing)
11:13 Mike Richards (2 min for roughing)
17:39 Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for elbowing)
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33:11 Patrick Thoresen (2 min for high-sticking)
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41:41 Marc-Andre Bourdon (2 min for tripping)
44:18 Dean McAmmond (2 min for tripping)
56:58 Scottie Upshall (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Daniel Alfredsson
2nd star: Shean Donovan
3rd star: Dany Heatley

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 23 - 35
PP: 1 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:62/74=83 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
PP: 2 of 6 (11 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
Attendance: 825 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 39022 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:07 1-0 Jordan Staal [1] (Miroslav Satan)PP
11:12 1-1 Jamie Langenbrunner [3] (Bobby Holik, Martin Brodeur)SH
18:06 1-2 Patrik Elias [1] (Brian Gionta, Paul Martin)PP
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34:03 2-2 Matt Cooke [1] (Pascal Dupuis, Alex Grant)
37:22 2-3 Brian Gionta [2] (Bryan McCabe)PP
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46:03 3-3 Evgeny Malkin [1] (Sidney Crosby, Miroslav Satan)
47:02 3-4 Paul Martin [1] (Brian Gionta, Patrik Elias)
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Penalty summary:
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01:23 Petr Sykora (2 min for tripping)
06:49 Brendan Shanahan (2 min for hooking)
09:38 David Booth (2 min for slashing)
15:42 Matt Cooke (2 min for roughing)
15:42 Travis Zajac (2 min for roughing)
16:17 Kris Beech (2 min for hooking)
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25:42 Sidney Crosby (2 min for boarding)
36:49 Philippe Boucher (2 min for cross-checking)
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47:46 Loui Eriksson (2 min for slashing)
50:19 David Booth (2 min for roughing)
55:08 Mike Ribeiro (2 min for hooking)
59:55 Brian Rolston (2 min for cross-checking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Gionta
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Jamie Langenbrunner

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Toronto Maple Leafs 1 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 30 - 23
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:48/67=71 %, Challenges:48/55=85 %
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:73/91=80 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
Attendance: 6900 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 340170 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:02 1-0 Tomas Kaberle [1] (Pavel Kubina, Matt Stajan)
11:01 1-1 Jon Sim [1] (Bill Guerin, Mark Streit)PP
19:12 1-2 Bill Guerin [1] (Mike Sillinger, Jon Sim)
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no scoring
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48:57 1-3 Doug Weight [1] (Bill Guerin, Andy Hilbert)
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Penalty summary:
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02:14 Jon Sim (2 min for elbowing)
02:34 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
02:34 Nik Antropov (2 min for roughing)
09:31 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
10:02 Jamal Mayers (2 min for holding the stick)
13:12 Kyle Okposo (2 min for cross-checking)
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31:43 Andy Sutton (2 min for roughing)
31:43 Pavel Kubina (2 min for roughing)
34:04 Mikhail Grabovski (2 min for tripping)
36:08 Dominic Moore (2 min for tripping)
37:34 Jamal Mayers (2 min for elbowing)
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45:07 Jon Sim (2 min for hooking)
49:05 Andy Sutton (2 min for cross-checking)
57:15 Pavel Kubina (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Bill Guerin
2nd star: Rick DiPietro
3rd star: Jon Sim