12.4.08

Phoenix Coyotes 1 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 21 - 33
PP: 0 of 7 (5 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:27/33=79 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:60/78=76 %, Challenges:53/58=89 %
Attendance: 6018 of 16210 (America West Arena)
Ticket income: 310529 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:31 0-1 Darcy Hordichuk [8] (Jason Arnott, Greg de Vries)PP
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29:15 0-2 Alexander Radulov [25] (Martin Erat, David Legwand)
31:36 0-3 Vernon Fiddler [4] (Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Jonathan Blum)
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49:37 1-3 Derek Morris [8] (Brent Sopel, Kyle Turris)
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Penalty summary:
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00:59 Brent Sopel (2 min for hooking)
07:17 Darcy Hordichuk (2 min for hooking)
09:54 Geoff Sanderson (2 min for cross-checking)
10:39 Gregory Campbell (2 min for tripping)
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20:34 Paul Brown (2 min for high-sticking)
36:53 Alex Henry (2 min for slashing)
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41:07 Derek Morris (2 min for roughing)
45:38 Jason Arnott (2 min for roughing)
52:06 Kevin Shattenkirk (2 min for roughing)
52:06 Steve Sullivan (2 min for roughing)
53:42 Jonathan Blum (2 min for high-sticking)
55:34 Marc-Édouard Vlasic (2 min for high-sticking)
59:55 Darcy Hordichuk (2 min for hooking)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Smirnov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
R Nikita Alexeev 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.30 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 5
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 5
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
C Niko Kapanen 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.00 5
C Kevyn Adams 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 -1 11.50 5
C Kyle Turris 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 21.10 7
L Gregory Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 11.40 6
L Tomas Surovy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 4
L Geoff Sanderson 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 21.10 6
L Josef Vasicek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 5
D Maxim Goncharov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 6
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 21.00 6
D Brent Sopel 0 1 4 6 0 2 2 0 29.30 10
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 10.00 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 20.00 7
D Derek Morris 1 0 4 2 1 0 2 0 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jason LaBarbera 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Jonathan Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 6
R Steve Sullivan 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 15.30 7
R Alexander Radulov 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 8
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Vernon Fiddler 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 8
C Jason Arnott 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 20.40 7
C David Legwand 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 23.00 10
L Paul Brown 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6.20 7
L Alex Henry 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 8.10 7
L Darcy Hordichuk 1 0 3 2 1 0 4 0 15.30 7
L Martin Erat 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Jonathan Blum 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9.40 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
D Greg de Vries 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28.40 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 15.00 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Pekka Rinne 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Mason
2nd star: Alexander Radulov
3rd star: Vernon Fiddler

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Derek Morris finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Darcy Hordichuk has marked a new career high in goals with 8 tallies.
-Alexander Radulov scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marc-Édouard Vlasic finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Springfield Falcons 2( 10) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 12)
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1-0 SPR Tyler Redenbach (Kurtis Foster)
2-0 SPR Randall Gelech (Brendan Bell, Jakub Koreis)
2-1 MIL Cal O'Reilly (Jerred Smithson, Cody Franson)

Goalies: Mikael Tellqvist - Mike McKenna

Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 1
Shots: 19 - 27
PP: 2 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:64/83=77 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:66/78=84 %, Challenges:30/48=61 %
Attendance: 6353 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 329086 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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07:14 1-0 Tuomo Ruutu [22] (Philippe Boucher, Ryan Whitney)
09:07 2-0 Ryan Whitney [12] (Evgeny Malkin, Marian Hossa)PP
19:29 3-0 Darryl Sydor [3] (Erik Christensen)PP
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no scoring
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56:26 3-1 Simon Gagné [28] (Kimmo Timonen, Jason Smith)
59:25 4-1 Erik Christensen [4] (Mark Eaton, Marc-André Fleury)
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Penalty summary:
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02:24 Darryl Sydor (2 min for roughing)
07:39 Denis Gauthier (2 min for roughing)
09:41 Sami Kapanen (2 min for cross-checking)
18:01 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for tripping)
18:52 Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
18:52 Mike Rathje (2 min for roughing)
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29:24 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for diving)
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41:15 Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
41:15 Ryan Potulny (5 min for fighting)
41:37 Alain Nasreddine (2 min for tripping)
47:53 Maxime Talbot (5 min for fighting)
47:53 Simon Gagné (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Ryan Potulny (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Colby Armstrong (10 min game misconduct)
58:46 Ryan Potulny (10 min game misconduct)
58:46 Maxime Talbot (2 min for roughing)
58:46 Jeff Carter (2 min for roughing)
58:46 Ryan Malone (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Scott Hartnell (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Ryan Malone (10 min game misconduct)
58:46 Scott Hartnell (10 min game misconduct)
58:46 Darryl Sydor (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Denis Gauthier (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Darryl Sydor (10 min game misconduct)
58:46 Denis Gauthier (10 min game misconduct)
58:46 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for roughing)
58:46 Jason Smith (2 min for roughing)
58:46 Antero Niittymäki (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
58:46 Marc-André Fleury (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
58:46 Marc-André Fleury (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Antero Niittymäki (5 min for fighting)
58:46 Marc-André Fleury (10 min game misconduct)
58:46 Antero Niittymäki (10 min game misconduct)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 -1 11.10 5
R Petr Sykora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 1 0 1 15 0 10.00 7
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 1 18.20 9
C Ryan Stone 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 12.20 7
C Erik Christensen 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 2 2 1 7 0 14.20 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 7
L Milan Kraft 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 12.30 7
L Oleg Saprykin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.00 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 1 2 1 17 0 13.40 7
L Marian Hossa 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
D Alain Nasreddine 0 0 1 4 0 2 2 1 19.10 8
D Darryl Sydor 1 0 1 1 0 0 17 0 13.20 8
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 25.00 6
D Mark Eaton 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 16.30 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17.40 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 1 25 17 0 58.50 10
G Ty Conklin 0 0 1 0 0 1.10 6

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Reid 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 8.20 4
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 10.50 7
R Ryan Potulny 0 0 2 5 0 2 20 -1 14.50 8
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 21.10 7
C Mark Bell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 4 1 2 2 -1 13.20 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 20.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 21.30 7
L Frédérik Cabana 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 14.00 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 2 0 2 15 -1 15.00 8
L Simon Gagné 1 0 3 1 1 0 5 0 17.50 7
D Mike Rathje 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.40 6
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 0 1 0 17 -1 18.20 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 26.20 8
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 14.30 6
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 -1 22.00 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 26.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 15 17 0 59.30 5
G Martin Biron 1 0 0 0 0 0.30 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Whitney
2nd star: Tuomo Ruutu
3rd star: Erik Christensen

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Tuomo Ruutu has marked a new career high in points with 45 points.
-Ryan Whitney has marked a new career high in points with 39 points.
-Marian Hossa notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Darryl Sydor finally ended his 40 game goal drought.
-Mark Eaton ended his 8 game point drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Simon Gagné ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Jarkko Ruutu beat Ryan Potulny in a fight.
-Maxime Talbot fought Simon Gagné in a fight.
-Colby Armstrong fought Ryan Potulny in a fight.
-Ryan Malone fought Scott Hartnell in a fight.
-Denis Gauthier beat Darryl Sydor in a fight.
-Marc-André Fleury fought Antero Niittymäki in a fight.

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 21) , Philadelphia Phantoms 7( 27)
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0-1 PHL Gianni Ehrensperger
0-2 PHL Gianni Ehrensperger (Claude Giroux, Alex Picard)
0-3 PHL Oleg Minakov (Triston Grant, B.J. Abel)
1-3 WIL Tyler Kennedy (Patrik Valcak, Devin Setoguchi)
1-4 PHL Oskars Bartulis (Igor Ignatushkin)
1-5 PHL Triston Grant

Vancouver Canucks 3 , San Jose Sharks 5
Shots: 31 - 27
PP: 0 of 6 (10 shots), Passing:78/84=92 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/88=78 %, Challenges:23/35=63 %
Attendance: 15556 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 664241 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:54 0-1 Tom Preissing [4] (Pat Rissmiller, Joe Thornton)PP
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29:32 0-2 Pat Rissmiller [13] (Craig Rivet, Jordan Staal)
35:47 0-3 Curtis Brown [5] (Georges Laraque, Kyle McLaren)
36:32 1-3 Mattias Öhlund [12] (Daniel Sedin, Marc-André Bernier)
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42:05 2-3 Henrik Sedin [34] (Lukas Krajicek, Daniel Sedin)
51:09 2-4 Mike Cammalleri [17] (Bryan McCabe)
53:39 3-4 Kevin Bieksa [5] (Ryan Kesler, Daniel Sedin)
59:32 3-5 Jonathan Tremblay [2] (Craig Rivet) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:18 Brett McLean (2 min for cross-checking)
05:33 Curtis Brown (2 min for holding the stick)
13:51 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for high-sticking)
15:22 Ryan Kesler (2 min for roughing)
15:22 Jordan Staal (2 min for roughing)
15:51 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for roughing)
15:51 Ryane Clowe (2 min for roughing)
16:34 Rick Rypien (2 min for hooking)
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22:42 Jordan Staal (2 min for tripping)
32:16 Jonathan Tremblay (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:05 Brett McLean (2 min for boarding)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Marc-André Bernier 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
R Brad Isbister 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 13.50 7
R Tommi Santala 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 18.30 7
R Daniel Sedin 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 20.00 7
C Rick Rypien 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 9.10 6
C Brendan Morrison 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.00 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 -1 13.40 5
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 5 2 0 1 0 2 20.00 8
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.50 6
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 5
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 4 1 2 1 2 -3 17.10 5
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 20.00 6
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -3 11.00 6
D Kevin Bieksa 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 26.30 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 12.50 5
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
D Mattias Öhlund 1 0 5 3 1 2 0 2 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Sanford 5 0 22 0 0 59.20 4
G Roberto Luongo 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonathan Tremblay 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.00 7
R Georges Laraque 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 12.40 7
R Mike Grier 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
R Mike Cammalleri 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 15.30 8
C Jeff Tambellini 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 6.50 7
C Curtis Brown 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 2 12.40 8
C Jordan Staal 0 1 2 2 1 0 4 0 19.20 7
C Joe Thornton 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -2 14.50 5
L Brett McLean 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 2 12.40 7
L Pat Rissmiller 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 7
L Ryan Smyth 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 19.20 7
D Ian White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 6
D Tom Preissing 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 8
D Mattias Norström 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 25.50 7
D Kyle McLaren 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 18.30 7
D Craig Rivet 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pat Rissmiller
2nd star: Jonathan Tremblay
3rd star: Daniel Sedin

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Daniel Sedin notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Lukas Krajicek notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Jonathan Tremblay ended his 9 game point drought.
-Curtis Brown finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
-Pat Rissmiller finally ended his 24 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( 17) , Cleveland Barons 7( 32)
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0-1 CLE Tom Cavanagh (Tom Gilbert)
0-2 CLE Graham Mink (Josh Prudden)
0-3 CLE Riley Armstrong (Derek Joslin)
0-4 CLE Derek Joslin (Dany Roussin)
0-5 CLE Ashton Rome (Tom Cavanagh)
0-6 CLE Riley Armstrong (Glenn Olson)
0-7 CLE Tom Cavanagh (Ashton Rome)

Goalies: Julien Ellis - Dmitri Pätzold