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Carolina Hurricanes 2 , Chicago Blackhawks 4
Shots: 23 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:26/47=54 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:72/83=86 %, Challenges:31/53=57 %
Attendance: 11229 of 18715 (Raleigh Sports Arena)
Ticket income: 512042 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:17 0-1 Sean Bergenheim [1])
16:25 1-1 Eric Staal [3] (Jaroslav Spacek)
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32:16 1-2 Dave Bolland [3] (Andrew Brunette, Jonathan Toews)
35:12 1-3 Daniel Carcillo [1] (Sergei Samsonov, Jamal Mayers)
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49:57 1-4 Valtteri Filppula [1] (Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith)
58:12 2-4 Tuomo Ruutu [2] (Joni Pitkänen)
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Penalty summary:
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07:54 Jamie McBain (2 min for tripping)
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21:13 Daniel Carcillo (5 min for fighting)
21:13 Anthony Stewart (5 min for fighting)
25:59 Jeff Skinner (2 min for slashing)
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51:34 Dave Bolland (2 min for elbowing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Evgeny Dadonov 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 9.30 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 13.50 6
R Chad LaRose 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 20.20 5
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 4 6 3 5 0 0 19.40 10
C Tim Brent 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 6
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 12.20 5
C Jussi Jokinen 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 -1 19.10 6
C Eric Staal 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Oskar Osala 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 6
L Drayson Bowman 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 12.20 6
L Jirí Tlustý 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
L Jeff Skinner 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 19.10 6
D Jay Harrison 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 14.50 6
D Bryan Allen 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 18.30 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 24.10 8
D Jamie McBain 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 -1 14.30 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 23.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Brian Boucher 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Chicago Blackhawks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Daniel Carcillo 1 0 2 2 0 2 5 1 5.50 8
R Michael Frolík 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.50 6
R Dave Bolland 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16.10 7
R Patrick Kane 0 1 6 2 1 1 0 1 21.10 8
C Jamal Mayers 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.10 6
C Wojtek Wolski 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
C Brad Richards 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 1 4 5 0 5 0 2 20.50 10
L Sergei Samsonov 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5.30 5
L Sean Bergenheim 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 15.00 6
L Andrew Brunette 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
L Valtteri Filppula 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 20.10 6
D Sean O'Donnell 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 14.40 6
D Steve Montador 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.10 7
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 26.10 8
D Ian White 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 6
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 2 17.30 6
D Duncan Keith 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st : Daniel Carcillo
2nd : Dave Bolland
3rd : Tuomo Ruutu

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:

Notes for Chicago Blackhawks:

Other notes:
-Daniel Carcillo beat Anthony Stewart in a fight.

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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 27 - 26
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:77/91=84 %, Challenges:40/60=65 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/73=79 %, Challenges:26/46=55 %
Attendance: 4316 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 212347 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:18 1-0 Magnus Paajarvi [1] (Tomas Kubalik)
19:07 2-0 Derick Brassard [1] (James Wisniewski, Sam Gagner)PP
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26:31 2-1 Martin St. Louis [2] (Victor Hedman)
31:39 3-1 Antoine Vermette [1] (Magnus Paajarvi, Jeff Carter)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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04:18 Ryan Shannon (2 min for elbowing)
17:29 Steve Downie (2 min for boarding)
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50:39 Steven Stamkos (2 min for slashing)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Derek MacKenzie 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 5.30 6
R Jared Boll 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 5
R Tomas Kubalik 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 19.50 6
R Rick Nash 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 -1 19.50 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 5.30 6
C Sam Gagner 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Derick Brassard 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 19.30 7
C Jeff Carter 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 20.10 8
L Derek Dorsett 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.30 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 14.50 6
L Antoine Vermette 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
L Magnus Paajarvi 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 9
D Nikita Nikitin 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 14.50 7
D Radek Martinek 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 17.40 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 27.30 5
D Grant Clitsome 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 15.30 5
D Marc Methot 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 2 17.50 8
D James Wisniewski 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 -1 26.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Allen York 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Shannon 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 6.40 6
R Teddy Purcell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.40 5
R Brett Connolly 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
R Steve Downie 0 0 3 5 4 2 2 -1 19.50 5
C Tyler Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 11.40 5
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
C Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 19.50 6
L Tom Pyatt 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 6.40 6
L Dana Tyrell 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 13.00 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 20.20 6
L Martin St. Louis 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 -1 21.30 9
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 11.40 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 6
D Victor Hedman 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 -1 25.40 7
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 22.10 8
D Eric Brewer 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 0 27.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dwayne Roloson 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st : Magnus Paajarvi
2nd : Steve Mason
3rd : Derick Brassard

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:

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St. Louis Blues 2 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 30 - 20
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:29/49=58 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:80/105=76 %, Challenges:23/49=46 %
Attendance: 11556 of 19260 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 504997 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:47 1-0 David Perron [3] (Kris Russell, Patrik Berglund)
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33:48 1-1 Martin Erat [2] (Sergei Kostitsyn, Mike Fisher)
34:21 2-1 Jamie Langenbrunner [2] (Matt D'Agostini, Scott Nichol)
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59:05 2-2 Mike Fisher [2] (Martin Erat, Sergei Kostitsyn) WG
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Penalty summary:
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03:42 Linus Klasen (2 min for roughing)
12:41 Linus Klasen (2 min for slashing)
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41:01 Jordin Tootoo (5 min for fighting)
41:01 Barret Jackman (5 min for fighting)
50:21 Alexandre Bolduc (2 min for roughing)
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64:28 Niclas Bergfors (2 min for holding the stick)

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 7
R Vladimir Tarasenko 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 -1 14.30 6
R David Perron 1 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 20.10 6
R Chris Stewart 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 22.10 6
C Jaden Schwartz 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 7
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 -1 16.50 7
C Patrik Berglund 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 18.10 6
C David Backes 0 0 4 5 1 5 0 0 21.50 9
L Matt D'Agostini 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 5
C Scott Nichol 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 16.10 6
L Andy McDonald 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 5
L T.J. Oshie 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 22.50 7
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 21.30 6
D Kris Russell 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.20 7
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 1 27.20 8
D Roman Polak 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 15.00 7
D Alex Pietrangelo 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 -1 19.00 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 4 1 3 5 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 2 0 18 0 0 65.00 8
G Brian Elliott 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niclas Bergfors 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 6
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 1 2 4 2 5 -1 16.30 6
R Patric Hörnqvist 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 -1 17.10 6
R Martin Erat 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 18.20 8
C Alexandre Bolduc 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 7.50 7
C Jerred Smithson 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 21.20 5
C David Legwand 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 -1 21.40 6
C Mike Fisher 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
L Linus Klasen 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 7.50 5
L Nick Spaling 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.00 4
L Colin Wilson 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 17.10 5
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 17.00 7
D Jack Hillen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19.10 6
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 -1 24.00 8
D Ryan Suter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 6
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Kevin Klein 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 23.00 5
D Shea Weber 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 1 25.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 2 0 28 0 0 64.40 9
G Anders Lindback 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st : Martin Erat
2nd : Mike Fisher
3rd : Pekka Rinne

Notes for St. Louis Blues:

Notes for Nashville Predators:

Other notes:
-Jordin Tootoo fought Barret Jackman in a fight.

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Winnipeg Jets 6 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 28 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:61/79=77 %, Challenges:38/51=73 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:65/72=90 %, Challenges:32/52=60 %
Attendance: 5555 of 18517 (MST Center)
Ticket income: 246086 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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13:11 0-1 Evgeny Kuznetsov [1] (Marcus Johansson)
16:24 1-1 Andrew Ladd [3] (Bryan Little, Johnny Oduya)
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29:39 1-2 Marcus Johansson [1] (Karl Alzner, Stanislav Galiev)
29:55 2-2 Mark Scheifele [1] (Andrew Ladd, Bryan Little)
35:31 3-2 Eric Fehr [2] (Nik Antropov, Alexander Burmistrov)
37:25 4-2 Evander Kane [3])PP
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48:13 5-2 Paul Stastny [2] (Tobias Enström)
48:55 6-2 Paul Stastny [3] (Evander Kane, Ron Hainsey)
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Penalty summary:
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36:55 Kevin Hayes (2 min for elbowing)
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41:31 Alexander Semin (2 min for slashing)
56:41 Mark Stuart (2 min for tripping)
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Winnipeg Jets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
R Nik Antropov 0 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 15.10 8
R Mark Scheifele 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 16.30 7
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 8
C Jim Slater 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 7.40 7
C Alexander Burmistrov 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 15.10 7
C Bryan Little 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
C Paul Stastny 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 20.20 8
L Kenndal McArdle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 5
L Eric Fehr 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 15.10 7
L Andrew Ladd 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
L Evander Kane 1 1 5 2 3 1 0 2 20.20 8
D Mark Stuart 0 0 1 3 0 5 2 1 15.10 7
D Duncan Siemens 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 27.50 7
D Andrey Zubarev 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 16.20 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 17.10 8
D Tobias Enström 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ondrej Pavelec 2 0 24 0 0 60.00 9
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Knuble 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.30 7
R Jimmy Hayes 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 13.40 5
R Stanislav Galiev 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -2 17.00 5
R Alexander Semin 0 0 7 4 2 3 2 1 21.10 9
C Mattias Sjogren 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 5.10 7
C Mathieu Perreault 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 14.00 6
C Marcus Johansson 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 23.10 5
L Troy Brouwer 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.10 4
L Kevin Hayes 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -2 12.50 5
L Evgeny Kuznetsov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 3 4 3 0 0 22.30 7
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15.30 4
D Dmitri Orlov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 14.10 6
D John Carlson 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 27.40 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -2 14.10 6
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 19.10 6
D Mike Green 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Michal Neuvirth 6 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Tomas Vokoun 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st : Paul Stastny
2nd : Andrew Ladd
3rd : Evander Kane

Notes for Winnipeg Jets:

Notes for Washington Capitals:

Other notes:

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Florida Panthers 1 , Detroit Red Wings 2
Shots: 11 - 41
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/73=82 %, Challenges:10/32=30 %
PP: 0 of 2 (7 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:60/73=81 %
Attendance: 5903 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 252648 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:46 0-1 Tomas Tatar [1] (Darren Helm)
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28:45 0-2 Dan Cleary [1] (Todd Bertuzzi, Jakub Kindl)
34:31 1-2 Jonathan Huberdeau [1] (Emerson Etem, Jack Skille)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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56:21 James Wright (2 min for hooking)
58:49 Nick Bjugstad (2 min for hooking)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.50 6
R Jack Skille 0 1 0 4 4 5 0 0 16.10 7
R Rickard Rakell 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 6
R Emerson Etem 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17.40 6
C James Wright 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 -1 8.00 6
C Nick Bjugstad 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 15.50 6
C Quinton Howden 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Jonathan Huberdeau 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 20.00 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 6.50 5
L Alex Frolov 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 6
L John McFarland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 5
L Gabriel Landeskog 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Rasmus Bengtsson 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.50 5
D Adam Clendening 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 5
D Erik Gudbranson 0 0 1 6 2 5 0 0 26.40 8
D Keaton Ellerby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
D Dougie Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 6
D Dmitry Kulikov 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 24.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jacob Markstrom 2 0 39 0 0 60.00 10
G José Theodore 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 1 0 3 0 1 12.00 8
R Todd Bertuzzi 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 10.50 6
R Ben Smith 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 7
R Phil Kessel 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 6
C Darren Helm 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 7
C Marcus Kruger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10.50 6
C Tyler Bozak 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 0 18.40 8
C Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 9
L Tomas Tatar 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 10.10 7
L Dan Cleary 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 12.00 8
L Johan Franzén 0 0 5 3 1 3 0 0 19.10 8
L Rostislav Olesz 0 0 6 1 3 1 0 -1 18.40 6
D Jakub Kindl 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 11.30 7
D Jonathan Ericsson 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Keith Aulie 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 27.10 6
D Brad Stuart 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 13.50 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 24.00 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jimmy Howard 1 0 10 0 0 60.00 7
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st : Tomas Tatar
2nd : Dan Cleary
3rd : Jiri Hudler

Notes for Florida Panthers:

Notes for Detroit Red Wings:

Other notes: