February 28th

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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Columbus Blue Jackets 2
Shots: 36 - 18
PP: 2 of 4 (13 shots), Passing:80/90=88 %, Challenges:30/50=58 %
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:62/78=79 %, Challenges:24/37=63 %
Attendance: 11215 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 566357 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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07:23 1-0 Radim Vrbata [25] (Steven Stamkos, Jussi Jokinen)PP
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29:25 1-1 Rick Nash [36] (Kristian Huselius, Rostislav Klesla)
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42:29 2-1 Vincent Lecavalier [31] (Martin St. Louis, Andrej Meszaros)
48:26 3-1 Steven Stamkos [4] (Radim Vrbata, Jussi Jokinen)PP
49:59 3-2 R.J. Umberger [11] (Kristian Huselius, Rick Nash)PP
58:39 4-2 Steven Stamkos [5] (Ryan Malone) EN
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Penalty summary:
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06:27 Mike Commodore (2 min for elbowing)
14:41 Ryan Malone (2 min for slashing)
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36:47 Raffi Torres (5 min for attempt to injury)
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43:47 Christian Bäckman (2 min for slashing)
47:31 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for high-sticking)
49:12 Lauri Tukonen (2 min for boarding)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lauri Tukonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.10 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 11.30 6
R Radim Vrbata 1 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 17.00 6
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 22.30 8
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
C Steven Stamkos 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 5 1 3 0 0 1 21.30 8
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.30 6
L Jussi Jokinen 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 13.10 7
L Ryan Malone 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 14.50 7
L Vaclav Prospal 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 22.40 7
D Cory Murphy 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 16.50 7
D Marek Malik 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 26.00 8
D Lukas Krajicek 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 13.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 21.30 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 5 8 3 4 0 1 29.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 6
R Derek MacKenzie 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.40 6
R Jason Williams 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 7
R Kristian Huselius 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 7
C R.J. Umberger 1 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 7.40 8
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 -1 19.00 6
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Mike York 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 17.10 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 15.40 6
L Rick Nash 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 20.30 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.10 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14.00 6
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 24.50 6
D Jan Hejda 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 15.00 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 19.50 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 0 5 0 4 2 -1 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 4 0 32 0 0 59.20 7
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steven Stamkos
2nd star: Radim Vrbata
3rd star: Martin St. Louis

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Radim Vrbata scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ryan Malone notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Rick Nash notched his 30th assist of the season.
-R.J. Umberger ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Christian Bäckman had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 19) , Syracuse Crunch 3( 18)
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0-1 SYR Jonathan Sigalet (Dario Bürgler)
0-2 SYR Nikita Filatov (Jiri Novotny, Jonathan Sigalet)
1-2 DTV Zenon Konopka (Chris Collins)
1-3 SYR Jeff Szwez (Jordy Christian, Kirill Starkov)

Goalies: Karri Rämö - Fredrik Norrena
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Washington Capitals 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 30 - 38
PP: 1 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:64/76=84 %, Challenges:31/41=73 %
PP: 2 of 6 (23 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:49/61=79 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 931728 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:44 1-0 Mike Green [12] (Michael Nylander, Alexander Ovechkin)PP
17:51 1-1 Rod Brind'Amour [29] (Matt Cullen)SH
19:23 2-1 Mike Green [13] (Tom Poti, Nicklas Bäckström)
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21:42 3-1 Nicklas Bäckström [18] (Tom Poti, Milan Jurcina)
28:16 3-2 Eric Staal [36] (Joni Pitkänen, Joe Corvo)PP
38:58 3-3 Erik Cole [16] (Justin Williams, Eric Staal)
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46:24 3-4 Erik Cole [17] (Frantisek Kaberle, Anton Babchuk)PP
50:52 4-4 Sergei Fedorov [16] (Chris Clark, Viktor Kozlov)
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Penalty summary:
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01:22 Joe Corvo (2 min for hooking)
05:16 Erik Cole (2 min for tripping)
13:51 Ray Whitney (2 min for slashing)
17:21 Ryan Bayda (2 min for elbowing)
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27:33 Alexander Semin (2 min for holding the stick)
33:17 Graham Mink (2 min for slashing)
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42:24 Wade Brookbank (5 min for fighting)
42:24 Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
42:34 Graham Mink (2 min for boarding)
44:22 Milan Jurcina (2 min for tripping)
55:29 Alexander Semin (2 min for tripping)
58:19 Milan Jurcina (2 min for tripping)
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64:12 Matt Cullen (2 min for slashing)

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Graham Mink 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 10.00 6
R Matt Bradley 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.30 6
R Chris Clark 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 6
C Boyd Gordon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 5
C Michael Nylander 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.50 8
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 11.10 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.10 8
L Donald Brashear 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 15.00 7
L Brooks Laich 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 6
L Alexander Semin 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 17.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 22.20 8
D Josh Godfrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 22.40 8
D Tom Poti 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 25.20 8
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 21.40 7
D Mike Green 2 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 17.00 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 32.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 4 0 34 0 0 65.00 7
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -1 9.00 7
R Wade Brookbank 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 0 11.40 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 11.00 7
R Justin Williams 0 1 4 2 3 1 0 1 21.30 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 16.10 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 20.10 8
C Eric Staal 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 21.30 9
L Chad LaRose 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 9.00 5
R Scott Walker 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 22.50 8
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 19.10 6
L Erik Cole 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 1 16.50 7
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.20 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 15.40 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 30.10 7
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 0 26 0 0 65.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mike Green
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Eric Staal

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Viktor Kozlov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Ray Whitney had his 9 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Wade Brookbank in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 24) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 14)
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0-1 LOW Dwight Helminen (Bobby Hughes, Brett Carson)

Goalies: Daren Machesney - Justin Peters

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Edmonton Oilers 2 , Vancouver Canucks 4
Shots: 24 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:51/64=79 %, Challenges:29/40=70 %
PP: 2 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:79/100=79 %, Challenges:38/47=79 %
Attendance: 12653 of 17100 (Skyreach Center)
Ticket income: 604814 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:02 1-0 Andrew Cogliano [10] (Dustin Penner)
19:17 1-1 Henrik Sedin [22] (Mason Raymond)PP
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31:41 2-1 Bobby Holik [11] (Tom Gilbert, Dustin Penner)SH
33:07 2-2 Mats Sundin [35] (Pavol Demitra, Sami Salo)PP
35:01 2-3 Pavol Demitra [26] (Mats Sundin, Ryan Kesler)
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59:25 2-4 Daniel Sedin [21] (Sami Salo, Pavol Demitra) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:24 Mason Raymond (2 min for holding the stick)
11:58 Henrik Sedin (2 min for slashing)
17:55 Bobby Holik (2 min for hooking)
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27:39 Tom Gilbert (2 min for high-sticking)
31:13 Sam Gagner (2 min for slashing)
35:24 Ethan Moreau (2 min for tripping)
39:06 Taylor Pyatt (2 min for high-sticking)
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47:49 Ethan Moreau (2 min for slashing)
50:25 Steve Bernier (2 min for hooking)
54:37 Pavol Demitra (2 min for boarding)
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Edmonton Oilers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sam Gagner 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.50 4
R Fernando Pisani 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.50 7
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.30 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.30 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Andrew Cogliano 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Bobby Holik 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 13.20 8
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 21.20 7
L Robert Nilsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Dustin Penner 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 20.20 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -1 14.20 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 5
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 14.20 5
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -2 23.10 5
D Jason Strudwick 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 9.50 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 27.00 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 4 0 22 0 0 59.00 5
G Dwayne Roloson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.00 5
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 7.50 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 4 2 2 2 -1 19.50 8
R Pavol Demitra 1 2 3 0 0 0 2 2 18.40 10
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 -1 14.00 7
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 9.00 6
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 18.30 8
C Mats Sundin 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 8
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 13.40 7
L Jeff Cowan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 6
L Mason Raymond 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
L Daniel Sedin 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 18.10 8
D Nolan Baumgartner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 4
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 18.10 6
D Sami Salo 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 25.30 8
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 11.20 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 26.20 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Mats Sundin
3rd star: Henrik Sedin

Notes for Edmonton Oilers:
-Andrew Cogliano scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Tom Gilbert has marked a new career high in assists with 21 assists.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Mason Raymond notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Mats Sundin scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Mats Sundin notched the 800th assist of his career.
-Daniel Sedin ended his 9 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 28) , Manitoba Moose 1( 9)
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1-0 HAM Ryan O'Marra (Colin McDonald, Josef Hrabal)
1-1 MAN Michael Grabner (Rick Rypien)
2-1 HAM Colin McDonald (Ryan O'Marra)

Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Jason LaBarbera