12//9//2008

St. Louis Blues 1 , Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Shots: 18 - 33
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/69=81 %, Challenges:14/36=37 %
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:84/97=86 %, Challenges:36/59=60 %
Attendance: 11556 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 493441 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:15 1-0 Andy McDonald [1] (Keith Tkachuk, Brad Boyes)
08:37 1-1 R.J. Umberger [2] (Rostislav Klesla, Michael Peca)
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24:28 1-2 Michael Peca [1] (R.J. Umberger, Rick Nash)
35:01 1-3 Rick Nash [1] (R.J. Umberger)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:25 Timofei Shishkanov (2 min for tripping)
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39:57 Patrik Berglund (2 min for tripping)
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44:13 Brad Boyes (2 min for roughing)
47:05 David Backes (2 min for tripping)
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St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Backes 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 7.30 5
R Dan Hinote 0 0 1 2 3 4 0 -1 19.30 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 20.10 7
R Andy McDonald 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 14.50 7
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6.40 6
C Yan Stastny 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 15.20 5
C Jay McClement 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
C Brad Boyes 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 19.40 6
L Timofei Shishkanov 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 6
L David Perron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 6
L Paul Kariya 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 16.50 7
D Steven Wagner 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 -1 15.20 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 16.40 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 28.00 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 -1 16.10 6
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 -1 22.00 6
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 7 1 5 0 0 21.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Legace 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 11.00 7
R Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 12.50 5
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 0 15.10 7
R R.J. Umberger 1 2 6 3 2 3 0 2 21.00 10
C Andrew Murray 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
C Alexander Svitov 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14.30 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
C Michael Peca 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 20.40 9
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 11.00 5
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 14.30 6
L Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13.10 7
L Rick Nash 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 2 21.00 7
D Kris Russell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 29.20 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 16.00 7
D Mike Commodore 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 15.00 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Wade Dubielewicz 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: R.J. Umberger
2nd star: Michael Peca
3rd star: Rick Nash

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Other notes:

Carolina Hurricanes 4 , Detroit Red Wings 3
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:67/78=85 %, Challenges:28/49=56 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:35/55=62 %
Attendance: 11229 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 516534 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:46 1-0 Patrick Eaves [2] (Joe Corvo, Joni Pitkänen)
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25:46 2-0 Sergei Samsonov [1] (Patrick Eaves, Matt Cullen)PP
27:25 2-1 Martin Havlat [2] (Patrick Kane)
37:21 2-2 Patrick Kane [1] (Martin Havlat, Chris Osgood)
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42:39 3-2 Rod Brind'Amour [2] (Patrick Eaves, Ray Whitney)
45:58 4-2 Erik Cole [1] (Tuomo Ruutu, Frantisek Kaberle)
50:48 4-3 Kris Draper [1] (Daniel Cleary, Kirk Maltby)
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Penalty summary:
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14:25 Kip Miller (2 min for diving)
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24:04 Kirk Maltby (2 min for high-sticking)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bobby Hughes 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 14.10 5
R Patrick Eaves 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 8
R Erik Cole 1 0 2 4 2 5 0 0 21.10 9
C Chad LaRose 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 -1 17.30 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 20.10 8
L Sergei Samsonov 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 7
L Scott Walker 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 14.10 6
L Ray Whitney 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 -1 15.10 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 28.50 6
D David Tanabe 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 -1 18.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Detroit Red Wings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 8.00 7
R Daniel Cleary 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 17.20 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 15.20 6
R Patrick Kane 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Darren Helm 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Kris Draper 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 17.20 8
C Johan Franzén 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
C Pavel Datsyuk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
L Kip Miller 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 8.00 6
L Kirk Maltby 0 1 1 3 4 5 2 0 17.20 7
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 18.10 7
L Martin Havlat 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 8
D Andreas Lilja 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 24.20 7
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 19.50 7
D Brett Lebda 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 19.10 5
D Brad Stuart 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 16.40 5
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Osgood 4 1 23 0 0 59.50 5
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrick Eaves
2nd star: Erik Cole
3rd star: Patrick Kane

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Other notes:

Nashville Predators 1 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 21 - 26
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/72=84 %, Challenges:29/55=51 %
PP: 1 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
Attendance: 3459 of 17298 (Gaylord Center)
Ticket income: 160152 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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26:01 0-1 Martin St. Louis [2] (Vincent Lecavalier, Adam Hall)
30:13 0-2 Martin St. Louis [3] (Vaclav Prospal, Matt Lashoff)PP
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47:01 1-2 Ryan Suter [1] (Dan Hamhuis, Steve Sullivan)
47:45 1-3 Ryan Malone [1] (Radim Vrbata, Jeff Halpern)
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Penalty summary:
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03:48 Radek Bonk (2 min for roughing)
17:19 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
17:19 David Koci (5 min for fighting)
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28:35 Vernon Fiddler (2 min for roughing)
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44:52 Evgeny Artyukhin (2 min for roughing)
44:52 Jerred Smithson (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 10.30 7
R Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 16.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 7.00 6
C Jason Arnott 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 20.00 7
C David Legwand 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 15.40 7
C Steve Sullivan 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 17.20 5
L Alex Henry 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7.40 4
L Jerred Smithson 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 15.20 7
L Scott Nichol 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 15.40 6
L Martin Erat 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 17.20 7
D Greg Zanon 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 16.50 5
D Shea Weber 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 16.50 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 22.20 7
D Kevin Klein 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17.20 5
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 -1 20.00 7
D Ryan Suter 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 9.10 7
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
R Ryan Malone 1 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 14.50 8
R Martin St. Louis 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 9
C Adam Hall 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 9.10 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18.00 5
C Jeff Halpern 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 14.50 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 4 2 0 1 0 1 18.00 8
L Matt Pettinger 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 9.10 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 18.00 7
L Radim Vrbata 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 14.50 8
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 18.00 7
D David Koci 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 0 17.20 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 18.40 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 24.00 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 22.50 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Mike Smith
3rd star: Ryan Malone

Notes for Nashville Predators:

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo fought David Koci in a fight.

Chicago Blackhawks 6 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 29 - 21
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:75/87=86 %, Challenges:23/48=46 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:60/81=74 %, Challenges:24/49=48 %
Attendance: 4920 of 20500 (United Center)
Ticket income: 232224 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:22 0-1 Cory Stillman [1] (Bryan McCabe)
15:44 1-1 Andrew Ladd [2] (Jack Skille)
19:04 1-2 Bryan McCabe [1] (Richard Zednik, Stephen Weiss)
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28:25 2-2 Patrick Sharp [1] (Andrew Ladd, Jack Skille)PP
35:59 2-3 Richard Zednik [1] (Cory Stillman)PP
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49:13 3-3 Marian Hossa [1] (Brian Campbell)
52:57 4-3 Marian Hossa [2] (Jonathan Toews, Henrik Zetterberg)
53:21 5-3 Henrik Zetterberg [2] (Marian Hossa)
54:17 6-3 Andrew Ladd [3] (Jack Skille, Patrick Sharp)
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Penalty summary:
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23:35 Kamil Kreps (2 min for high-sticking)
27:13 Brett McLean (2 min for tripping)
32:45 David Booth (2 min for tripping)
35:11 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for hooking)
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Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ben Eager 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 7.30 7
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.10 6
R Andrew Ladd 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 18.40 9
R Marian Hossa 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 2 19.00 9
C Kyle Beach 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 5
C David Bolland 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -1 14.10 6
C Jack Skille 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 2 18.40 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 19.40 7
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8.10 5
L Valtteri Filppula 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -1 15.40 4
L Patrick Sharp 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 19.00 8
L Henrik Zetterberg 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 2 17.10 8
D Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 -1 19.10 5
D Brent Sopel 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 20.40 7
D Duncan Keith 0 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 24.20 9
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 -1 15.00 5
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 2 17.40 7
D Brian Campbell 0 1 3 6 1 4 0 2 23.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cristobal Huet 3 0 18 0 0 60.00 6
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brett McLean 0 0 3 1 2 1 2 0 7.00 6
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 19.10 7
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 -4 18.40 5
R Cory Stillman 1 1 4 0 2 1 0 1 15.10 7
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7.00 5
C Drew Larman 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 17.00 6
C Rostislav Olesz 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -3 15.20 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 6
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.00 5
L Chad Kilger 0 0 3 3 5 4 0 0 19.10 5
L David Booth 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 -4 15.20 6
L Richard Zednik 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 15.10 7
D Keith Ballard 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 21.40 7
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 17.00 5
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 21.20 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 17.00 6
D Nick Boynton 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 -3 21.10 4
D Bryan McCabe 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 21.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andrew Ladd
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Jack Skille

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Other notes:

Atlanta Thrashers 1 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 22 - 28
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:55/64=85 %, Challenges:29/53=53 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:70/87=80 %, Challenges:41/53=75 %
Attendance: 3857 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 182437 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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20:36 1-0 Todd White [2] (Tobias Enström)
25:38 1-1 Viktor Kozlov [1] (Mike Green, Shaone Morrisonn)
37:11 1-2 Alexander Ovechkin [1] (Mike Green, Viktor Kozlov)
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58:34 1-3 Alexander Ovechkin [2] (Sergei Fedorov) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:48 Bryan Little (2 min for high-sticking)
05:44 Éric Perrin (2 min for roughing)
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42:48 Chris Bourque (2 min for boarding)
45:41 John Erskine (2 min for slashing)
49:47 Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
49:47 Chris Clark (5 min for fighting)
59:26 Bryan Little (2 min for high-sticking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jim Slater 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.40 7
R Marty Reasoner 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -2 16.10 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 6
R Slava Kozlov 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
C Angelo Esposito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Bryan Little 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 -2 14.30 5
C Jason Williams 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 19.50 6
C Todd White 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.20 6
L Rich Peverly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 3 0 3 1 5 -2 12.40 5
L Éric Perrin 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 16.50 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 19.50 5
D Mark Fraser 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15.00 4
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15.00 5
D Tobias Enström 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 25.20 8
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 -2 16.30 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 19.50 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 28.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 25 0 0 59.20 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Bourque 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.30 6
R Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 17.00 6
R Chris Clark 0 0 3 3 0 1 5 -1 16.00 7
R Viktor Kozlov 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 3 20.30 8
C Alexandre Giroux 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 19.40 7
C Michael Nylander 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
C Sergei Fedorov 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
L Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.30 6
L Matt Bradley 0 0 3 4 0 8 0 0 17.00 9
L Zach Parisé 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 15.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 0 4 3 1 1 0 3 20.40 10
D John Erskine 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 20.10 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Brian Pothier 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 21.00 6
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 18.50 6
D Tom Poti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Mike Green 0 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 28.00 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Viktor Kozlov
3rd star: Mike Green

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Other notes:
-Chris Thorburn beat Chris Clark in a fight.