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30/12/2008
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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Boston Bruins 5
Shots: 35 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:67/75=89 %, Challenges:40/47=83 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:62/79=78 %, Challenges:51/55=91 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 874691 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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07:09 1-0
Eric Staal [25] (Tuomo Ruutu)SH
12:07 2-0
Rod Brind'Amour [15] (Ray Whitney)
17:01 2-1
Jeff Carter [17] (Chuck Kobasew, Zdeno Chara)
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24:36 3-1
Chad LaRose [2] (Dick Tärnström, Joni Pitkänen)
25:43 3-2
Blake Wheeler [2] (Milan Lucic, P.J. Axelsson)
30:18 3-3
Marco Sturm [14])
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44:59 3-4
Kyle Wellwood [18])
45:18 3-5
Mike Modano [15] (Dennis Wideman, Andrew Alberts)
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Penalty summary:
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05:13
Nicolas Blanchard (2 min for high-sticking)
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25:55
Kevin Bieksa (5 min for fighting)
25:55
Milan Lucic (5 min for fighting)
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42:02
Mark Stuart (2 min for holding the stick)
52:36
Nicolas Blanchard (2 min for tripping)
58:45
Scott Walker (5 min for fighting)
58:45
Andrew Alberts (5 min for fighting)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 7.50 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 -1 14.30 7
R Scott Walker 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 -1 13.50 6
R Justin Williams 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 -2 19.30 7
C Nicolas Blanchard 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 7.10 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 8
L Chad LaRose 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 7.10 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 -1 18.40 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 -1 18.20 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 2 2 1 0 5 0 17.30 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -1 24.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 13.40 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 5 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Blake Wheeler 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.20 8
R Kyle Wellwood 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 18.40 7
R Andrew Ladd 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 16.30 7
R Chuck Kobasew 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 17.30 8
C Zach Hamill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.20 6
C Petteri Nokelainen 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 13.30 7
C Mike Modano 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Jeff Carter 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Milan Lucic 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 7.20 6
L P.J. Axelsson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
L Marco Sturm 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 2 18.30 10
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 20.40 9
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 -2 19.20 7
D Andrew Alberts 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 2 19.40 7
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 21.10 7
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
D Dennis Wideman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 7
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marco Sturm
2nd star: Blake Wheeler
3rd star: Kyle Wellwood
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Eric Staal scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Chad LaRose finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Mike Modano scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Blake Wheeler finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
-Marian Gaborik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Kevin Bieksa fought Milan Lucic in a fight.
-Scott Walker beat Andrew Alberts in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 3( 26) , Providence Bruins 2( 19)
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1-0 ALB Joe Jensen (Ryan Bayda)
1-1 PRO Byron Bitz (Matt Hunwick)
1-2 PRO Adam McQuaid (Jeremy Reich, Brad Marchand)
2-2 ALB Drayson Bowman
3-2 ALB Bobby Hughes (Dwight Helminen)
Goalies: Justin Peters - Dan Ellis
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Edmonton Oilers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 38 - 17
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:77/86=89 %, Challenges:43/49=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:58/67=86 %, Challenges:36/41=85 %
Attendance: 16839 of 16839 (Rexall Place)
Ticket income: 833530 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:35 1-0
Sheldon Souray [6] (Shawn Horcoff, Lubomir Visnovsky)
10:52 2-0
Erik Cole [14] (Robert Nilsson, Andrew Cogliano)
17:17 2-1
Marek Zidlicky [4] (Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek)
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25:27 3-1
Shawn Horcoff [15] (Ales Hemsky, Lubomir Visnovsky)
36:33 3-2
Ales Kotalik [10] (Maxim Afinogenov, Brooks Orpik)
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45:59 4-2
Shawn Horcoff [16] (Sheldon Souray, Dustin Penner)PP
50:26 4-3
Ales Kotalik [11] (Maxim Afinogenov, Thomas Vanek)
53:02 5-3
Sam Gagner [12] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Tom Gilbert)
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Penalty summary:
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04:22
Marek Zidlicky (2 min for hooking)
13:29
Alexei Mikhnov (2 min for hooking)
17:54
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
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41:23
Marc-Antoine Pouliot (2 min for hooking)
44:43
Mike Funk (2 min for tripping)
58:12
Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
58:12
Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -1 14.50 7
R Erik Cole 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 20.10 8
C Marc-Antoine Pouliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.40 5
C Kyle Brodziak 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.50 6
C Andrew Cogliano 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
C Shawn Horcoff 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.10 8
L Alexei Mikhnov 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8.40 5
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 6
L Robert Nilsson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
L Dustin Penner 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.10 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 -1 14.00 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 1 1 2 5 1 1 5 2 28.50 10
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 15.20 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 3 0 14 0 0 60.00 5
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 5
R Ales Kotalik 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Jason Pominville 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 7
C Marek Zagrapan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 6
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Andrew Peters 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 9.50 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 13.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 16.00 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 5
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 17.50 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 25.50 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17.50 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 18.30 8
D Marek Zidlicky 1 0 3 5 0 0 2 -1 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 33 0 0 60.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Shawn Horcoff
2nd star: Sheldon Souray
3rd star: Lubomir Visnovsky
Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Andrew Cogliano notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Shawn Horcoff scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Brooks Orpik has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Ales Kotalik scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Raffi Torres had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Derek Roy had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Marek Zidlicky finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Andrew Peters beat Sheldon Souray in a fight.
Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 1( 37) , Portland Pirates 1( 10)
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0-1 POR Mathieu Darche (Dylan Hunter, Marc-André Gragnani)
1-1 SPR Liam Reddox (Stéphane Goulet, Bryan Lerg)
Goalies: Jeff Deslauriers - Adam Dennis