05/12/2009

Pittsburgh Penguins 7 , Colorado Avalanche 3
Shots: 34 - 22
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:68/82=82 %, Challenges:34/47=70 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:67/86=77 %, Challenges:29/33=85 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:27 0-1 Dave Bolland [3] (Andrew Ladd, Peter Mueller)
08:32 1-1 Nikolai Zherdev [14] (Sidney Crosby, Lubomir Visnovsky)
11:07 2-1 Matt Cooke [2] (Craig Adams, Maxime Talbot)
14:41 2-2 Phil Kessel [6] (Peter Mueller)
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28:29 2-3 Phil Kessel [7] (Kyle Quincey, Peter Mueller)
37:08 3-3 Corey Perry [16] (Sidney Crosby, Matt Carle)
37:57 4-3 Chris Kunitz [4] (Nikolai Zherdev, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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44:42 5-3 Maxime Talbot [3] (Matt Cooke, Craig Adams)
49:51 6-3 Chris Kunitz [5] (Matt Cooke, Sergei Gonchar)
53:07 7-3 Jordan Leopold [1] (Daniel Brière, Sidney Crosby)
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Penalty summary:
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03:35 Simon Despres (2 min for tripping)
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29:56 Chris Stewart (2 min for slashing)
33:04 Jay McKee (2 min for holding the stick)
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47:36 Kyle Quincey (2 min for roughing)
47:36 Bill Guerin (2 min for roughing)
47:54 Jay McKee (2 min for high-sticking)
51:03 Kyle Quincey (2 min for roughing)
51:03 Corey Perry (2 min for roughing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R James van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.20 4
R Craig Adams 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 2 18.00 7
R Corey Perry 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 17.40 8
C Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 5
C Matt Cooke 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 18.10 9
C Daniel Brière 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 14.50 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
L Luca Caputi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Maxime Talbot 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 13.50 8
L Chris Kunitz 2 0 5 0 2 0 0 3 19.30 8
L Nikolai Zherdev 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 20.50 7
D Simon Despres 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 13.00 5
D Jordan Leopold 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.10 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 24.10 8
D Jay McKee 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 14.20 6
D Matt Carle 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 24.00 8
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 28.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McLeod 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 10.00 6
R Chris Stewart 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 14.40 8
R Milan Hejduk 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
R Phil Kessel 2 0 6 0 0 1 0 -1 16.20 7
C John Mitchell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
C Dave Bolland 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
C Zach Parisé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.30 7
R David Jones 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.00 5
L Troy Brouwer 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 16.40 5
L Andrew Ladd 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 15.40 6
L Peter Mueller 0 3 2 3 0 1 0 -2 19.40 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 6
D Brian Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 22.30 6
D Kris Russell 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 22.00 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 20.30 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 18.20 6
D Kyle Quincey 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 -1 21.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cory Schneider 7 0 27 0 0 60.00 4
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Cooke
2nd star: Chris Kunitz
3rd star: Sidney Crosby

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Matt Carle notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Maxime Talbot ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Maxime Talbot ended his 6 game point drought.
-Jordan Leopold finally ended his 25 game goal drought.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Peter Mueller notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Phil Kessel ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Dave Bolland finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 24) , Hershey Bears 2( 7)
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0-1 Chris Durno (Derek Peltier, Brian Willsie)
0-2 Chris Durno (Derek Peltier)
1-2 Mike Rupp (Chris Conner)

Goalies: John Curry - Craig Anderson

Boston Bruins 4 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 29 - 22
PP: 1 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:67/85=78 %, Challenges:25/37=65 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:72/91=79 %, Challenges:29/46=61 %
Attendance: 17565 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 498846 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:43 1-0 Dennis Wideman [2] (Marc Savard)PP
15:36 2-0 Matt Hunwick [1] (David Krejci, Blake Wheeler)
17:51 2-1 Thomas Vanek [8] (Craig Rivet, Tim Connolly)
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27:25 2-2 Cody McCormick [2] (Daniel Paillé)
30:09 3-2 Michael Ryder [9] (Mark Recchi, Mark Stuart)
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48:34 4-2 Patrice Bergeron [8] (Marco Sturm, Shawn Thornton)
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Penalty summary:
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10:28 Marc Savard (2 min for cross-checking)
12:58 Daniel Paillé (2 min for hooking)
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43:01 Shawn Thornton (2 min for hooking)
53:59 Steve Montador (5 min for fighting)
53:59 Shawn Thornton (5 min for fighting)
57:47 Lane MacDermid (2 min for high-sticking)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Lane MacDermid 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 14.00 5
R Michael Ryder 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
R Marco Sturm 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.10 5
C David Krejci 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 4 2 1 0 2 0 18.50 7
C Patrice Bergeron 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 8
L Shawn Thornton 0 1 2 4 1 4 7 1 10.00 8
L Blake Wheeler 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.40 7
L Mark Recchi 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
L Milan Lucic 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 15.50 7
D Matt Hunwick 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 20.40 6
D Dennis Wideman 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 20.50 8
D Dennis Seidenberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 5
D Mark Stuart 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 8 3 6 0 1 22.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tim Thomas 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Tuukka Rask 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Cody McCormick 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 7.20 5
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 14.30 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 15.50 4
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 19.30 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7.20 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.20 6
R Tim Connolly 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 7.20 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -1 12.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 1 20.10 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 2 3 2 5 -2 15.40 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 5
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 22.40 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.30 4
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 21.40 5
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michael Ryder
2nd star: Patrice Bergeron
3rd star: Shawn Thornton

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-David Krejci notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dennis Wideman finally ended his 19 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Cody McCormick ended his 5 game point drought.
-Daniel Paillé ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Shawn Thornton beat Steve Montador in a fight.

Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 3( 33) , Rochester Americans 0( 11)
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1-0 Jordan Knackstedt (Trent Whitfield)
2-0 Adam McQuaid (Zach Hamill)
3-0 Guillaume Lefebvre (Zach Hamill)

Goalies: Dany Sabourin - Jhonas Enroth

Ottawa Senators 3 , New Jersey Devils 5
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:72/85=84 %, Challenges:30/41=71 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:38/48=77 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Corel Center)
Ticket income: 612350 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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10:01 1-0 Chris Campoli [2] (Filip Kuba, Matt Cullen)
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27:19 1-1 Jamie Langenbrunner [11] (Matt Duchene, Martin Skoula)
31:45 2-1 Jason Spezza [12] (Simon Gagné, Shean Donovan)
33:32 2-2 Matt Halischuk [1] (Mike Komisarek, Alexander Urbom)
39:02 3-2 Daniel Alfredsson [13] (Kimmo Timonen, Erik Karlsson)
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48:09 3-3 Travis Zajac [15] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus)
48:54 3-4 Ilya Kovalchuk [10] (Dainius Zubrus, Travis Zajac)
49:31 3-5 Patrik Elias [12] (Martin Skoula, Matt Duchene)
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Penalty summary:
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06:08 Colin White (5 min for fighting)
06:08 Andy Sutton (5 min for fighting)
17:27 Shean Donovan (2 min for tripping)
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43:39 Martin Skoula (2 min for tripping)
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Ottawa Senators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 6
L Claude Giroux 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 6
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 0 18.10 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Chris Kelly 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 5
C Nick Foligno 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.50 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
C Jason Spezza 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 18.10 8
L Shean Donovan 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 -1 7.50 5
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 5
L Mike Fisher 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Simon Gagné 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 -1 16.10 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Erik Karlsson 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 22.40 6
D Chris Campoli 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 19.40 8
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 -1 16.10 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 -1 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brian Elliott 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 8.30 6
R Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 19.40 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 17.20 9
R Matt Halischuk 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.30 7
C Rod Pelley 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14.20 7
C Matt Duchene 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
C Travis Zajac 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.50 9
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.30 5
L Brian Rolston 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 15.40 7
L Patrik Elias 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 2 17.50 8
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 18.50 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 22.30 7
D Alexander Urbom 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 18.10 7
D Martin Skoula 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 -1 20.50 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 23.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Yann Danis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dainius Zubrus
2nd star: Travis Zajac
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for Ottawa Senators:
-Chris Campoli finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Travis Zajac scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Patrik Elias ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Mike Komisarek ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Colin White beat Andy Sutton in a fight.

Farm game result:
Grand Rapids Griffins 0( 18) , Albany River Rats 2( 17)
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0-1 Nick Palmieri (Bryce Salvador)
0-2 Alexander Vasyunov (Michael Swift, Christian Bäckman)

Goalies: Andy Chiodo - Jeff Frazee

St. Louis Blues 3 , Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:70/89=78 %, Challenges:58/68=84 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:33/48=67 %
Attendance: 19260 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 525798 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:01 0-1 Jason Blake [10] (Joffrey Lupul, James Wisniewski)
12:11 0-2 Michal Handzus [8] (Jason Blake, Joffrey Lupul)
16:37 0-3 Paul Stastny [9] (Teemu Selänne, Scott Niedermayer)PP
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26:24 1-3 Matt D'Agostini [4] (Jay McClement, Keith Tkachuk)
27:16 2-3 Paul Kariya [13] (Erik Johnson)
32:43 3-3 David Perron [7] (T.J. Oshie, David Backes)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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15:43 Matt D'Agostini (2 min for hooking)
17:38 Nicolas Deschamps (2 min for tripping)
17:38 Nicolas Deschamps (10 min misconduct)
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38:44 Matt D'Agostini (2 min for hooking)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt D'Agostini 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 7.40 7
R Maxim Lapierre 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 15.20 7
R T.J. Oshie 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
R David Backes 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Jay McClement 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.00 6
C Keith Tkachuk 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 15.20 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
R Mike Peca 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 13.10 5
L B.J. Crombeen 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 16.20 8
L David Perron 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 17.10 9
L Paul Kariya 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 20.50 8
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 20.30 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 25.00 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 26.20 8
D Roman Polak 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 18.00 6
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Chris Chelios 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jake Allen 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Anaheim Mighty Ducks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R George Parros 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 7
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
R Jason Blake 1 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.40 6
R Teemu Selänne 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 -2 20.30 5
C Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 6.40 4
C Todd Marchant 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 16.00 6
C Michal Handzus 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 1 20.50 8
C Paul Stastny 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 21.30 6
L Mike Brown 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10.30 5
L Erik Christensen 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 14.20 5
L Joffrey Lupul 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 19.20 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 20.50 6
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 18.10 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 18.00 5
D Kris Letang 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 -2 27.40 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
D James Wisniewski 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 -2 28.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonas Hiller 3 0 26 0 0 65.00 7
G Joey MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt D'Agostini
2nd star: T.J. Oshie
3rd star: Jason Blake

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Notes for Anaheim Mighty Ducks:
-Jason Blake scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jason Blake notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Teemu Selänne notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 2( 12) , Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1( 15)
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1-0 Barry Tallackson (Brendan Bell)
1-1 Ryan Donally (David Bouchard)
2-1 Barry Tallackson (Derek Armstrong)

Goalies: Ty Conklin - Curtis McElhinney