Jour 1

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Philadelphia Flyers 4 , Ottawa Senators 5
Shots: 32 - 40
PHI PP: 1 of 5 (5 shots), Passing:63/68=92 %, Challenges:39/40=95 %
OTT PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:58/64=90 %, Challenges:51/53=94 %
Attendance: 5518 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 236170 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:01 1-0 PHI Nolan Baumgartner [1] (Mike York, R.J. Umberger)
12:44 1-1 OTT Danny Bois [1] (Janne Kolehmainen, Antoine Vermette)
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22:38 1-2 OTT Mike Comrie [1] (Andrej Meszaros, Wade Redden)
28:43 1-3 OTT Peter Schaefer [1] (Dany Heatley, Patrick Eaves)
32:42 2-3 PHI Joni Pitkänen [1] (Randy Jones, Jeff Carter)PP
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43:43 3-3 PHI Niko Dimitrakos [1] (Joni Pitkänen, Mike York)
45:01 4-3 PHI Mike Richards [1] (Kyle Calder, Alex Picard)
52:23 4-4 OTT Patrick Eaves [1] (Vitaly Anikeenko, Anton Volchenkov)
57:34 4-5 OTT Wade Redden [1] (Peter Schaefer, Jason Spezza)
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Penalty summary:
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08:23 PHI Claude Giroux (2 min for slashing)
15:43 PHI Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
15:43 OTT Danny Bois (5 min for fighting)
15:55 OTT Dany Heatley (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:21 OTT Arttu Luttinen (2 min for boarding)
24:46 OTT Patrick Eaves (2 min for tripping)
32:37 OTT Danny Bois (2 min for slashing)
37:21 PHI Ben Eager (2 min for roughing)
39:35 PHI Randy Jones (2 min for slashing)
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47:41 PHI Martin Grenier (5 min for fighting)
47:41 OTT Mike Sgroi (5 min for fighting)
53:04 OTT Danny Bois (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Wade Redden
2nd star: Patrick Eaves
3rd star: Peter Schaefer

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New York Islanders 1 , Boston Bruins 2
Shots: 19 - 33
NYI PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/63=88 %, Challenges:5/37=13 %
BOS PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:88/104=84 %, Challenges:41/50=80 %
Attendance: 8148 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 371549 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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17:58 1-0 NYI Jesse Joensuu [1] (Tomás Marcinko)
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25:28 1-1 BOS Marco Sturm [1] (Glen Murray, Petr Tenkrat)
26:27 1-2 BOS Brad Boyes [1] (P.J. Axelsson, Marco Sturm)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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35:31 NYI Jeff Tambellini (2 min for high-sticking)
38:36 NYI Jesse Joensuu (2 min for roughing)
39:03 NYI Richard Park (2 min for slashing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marco Sturm
2nd star: Brad Boyes
3rd star: P.J. Axelsson


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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 32 - 26
BUF PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:40/44=88 %
PIT PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:61/78=78 %, Challenges:36/37=94 %
Attendance: 10890 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 484605 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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12:07 1-0 BUF Henrik Tallinder [1] (Denis Ezhov)
13:42 1-1 PIT Evgeny Malkin [1] (Colby Armstrong, Niklas Nordgren)
17:27 2-1 BUF Thomas Vanek [1] (Maxim Afinogenov, Dmitri Kalinin)PP
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28:54 2-2 PIT Jani Rita [1] (Landon Bathe, Milan Kraft)
31:14 3-2 BUF Ales Kotalik [1] (Henrik Tallinder, Dmitri Kalinin)
34:54 3-3 PIT Niklas Nordgren [1] (Colby Armstrong, Ronald Petrovicky)
37:08 3-4 PIT Sidney Crosby [1] (Michel Ouellet, Niklas Nordgren)PP
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43:27 4-4 BUF Maxim Afinogenov [1] (Thomas Vanek, Brian Campbell)
47:21 4-5 PIT Michel Ouellet [1] (Carl Sneep, Brian Strait)
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Penalty summary:
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01:49 BUF Andrew Peters (2 min for boarding)
04:01 PIT Mark Eaton (2 min for holding the stick)
16:04 PIT Carl Sneep (2 min for slashing)
18:49 BUF Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
19:39 BUF Jiri Novotny (2 min for cross-checking)
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35:22 PIT Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
35:22 BUF Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
35:41 BUF Tim Connolly (2 min for hooking)
38:52 PIT Evgeny Malkin (2 min for hooking)
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54:52 PIT Colby Armstrong (2 min for boarding)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Niklas Nordgren
2nd star: Michel Ouellet
3rd star: Colby Armstrong


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New York Rangers 2 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 22 - 45
NYR PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:42/57=73 %, Challenges:30/33=88 %
TOR PP: 0 of 7 (17 shots), Passing:86/98=87 %, Challenges:46/47=95 %
Attendance: 8447 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 424040 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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05:51 0-1 TOR Matt Stajan [1] (Kris Newbury)
09:07 0-2 TOR Kyle Wellwood [1] (Jeff O'Neill, Chad Kilger)SH
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26:53 1-2 NYR Martin Straka [1] (Matt Cullen, Karel Rachunek)
30:38 1-3 TOR Chad Kilger [1] (Alexander Steen)
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50:26 2-3 NYR Adam Hall [1] (Martin Straka, Petr Prucha)PP
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Penalty summary:
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03:03 NYR Hannu Pikkarainen (2 min for cross-checking)
07:59 TOR Alexei Ponikarovsky (2 min for holding the stick)
17:29 TOR Kip Brennan (2 min for slashing)
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22:24 NYR Petr Prucha (2 min for high-sticking)
35:41 NYR Francis Lessard (2 min for holding the stick)
38:23 NYR Colton Orr (2 min for slashing)
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45:58 NYR Francis Lessard (2 min for hooking)
49:24 TOR Kip Brennan (2 min for elbowing)
53:44 TOR Jeff O'Neill (2 min for hooking)
57:04 NYR Marc-André Cliche (2 min for slashing)
59:12 NYR Francis Lessard (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chad Kilger
2nd star: Alexander Steen
3rd star: Jeff O'Neill



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New Jersey Devils 3 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 34 - 35
NJ PP: 1 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:36/36=97 %
MTL PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:50/65=76 %, Challenges:43/45=93 %
Attendance: 7248 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 325435 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:42 1-0 NJ Jason Wiemer [1] (Brad Lukowich, Zach Parisé)
12:05 1-1 MTL Steve Bégin [1] (Chris Higgins, Radek Bonk)
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20:57 1-2 MTL Alex Kovalev [1] (Sergei Samsonov, Mikhail Grabovski)
27:58 1-3 MTL Michael Ryder [1] (Alex Kovalev, Sergei Samsonov)
30:08 1-4 MTL Alexander Perezhogin [1] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Tomas Plekanec)
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44:34 2-4 NJ Matt Corrente [1] (Jim Fahey, Travis Zajac)
50:11 3-4 NJ Brian Gionta [1] (Scott Gomez, Patrik Elias)PP
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Penalty summary:
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06:04 MTL Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
06:39 MTL Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
06:39 NJ Paul Martin (2 min for roughing)
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22:23 MTL Chris Higgins (2 min for hooking)
29:37 NJ Jason Wiemer (5 min for fighting)
29:37 MTL Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
33:44 NJ David Hale (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:41 MTL Michael Ryder (2 min for tripping)
48:55 MTL Radek Bonk (2 min for holding the stick)
51:02 MTL Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
55:07 MTL Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
55:07 NJ Jason Wiemer (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Perezhogin
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Cristobal Huet