December 27

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Columbus Blue Jackets 1 , St. Louis Blues 3
Shots: 15 - 26
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:53/66=80 %, Challenges:26/45=56 %
PP: 1 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:77/91=84 %, Challenges:34/48=69 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 627150 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:34 1-0 Chris Higgins [9] (Ryane Clowe)
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36:03 1-1 David Vyborny [15] (Erik Johnson)
38:46 1-2 David Perron [14] (Milan Hejduk, Paul Kariya)PP
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49:19 1-3 Milan Hejduk [15] (Martin Erat)
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Penalty summary:
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02:45 Andy McDonald (2 min for hooking)
06:09 Stefan Legein (2 min for boarding)
18:07 David Vyborny (2 min for holding the stick)
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22:59 Rostislav Klesla (2 min for tripping)
27:03 Keith Tkachuk (2 min for tripping)
30:19 Corey Locke (2 min for tripping)
37:51 Corey Locke (2 min for hooking)
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41:18 Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
44:17 Corey Locke (2 min for slashing)
51:27 Lee Stempniak (2 min for boarding)
58:18 Corey Locke (2 min for cross-checking)
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Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Legein 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6.10 4
C Jason Chimera 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 16.30 4
R Raffi Torres 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 5
L Ryane Clowe 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 15.00 4
C Corey Locke 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 10.40 4
C Derick Brassard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 9.10 5
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
C Alexandre Picard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
L Maxim Mayorov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -1 15.10 5
L Chris Higgins 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 21.40 7
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 14.50 5
D Rostislav Klesla 0 0 0 6 1 3 2 -1 24.40 6
D Mike Commodore 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 25.30 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.30 5
D Christian Bäckman 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 -1 20.30 5
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 20.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

St. Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 7.20 6
L Marco Sturm 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
R Milan Hejduk 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.20 7
R David Vyborny 1 0 2 3 3 0 2 0 21.00 8
C Petr Cajanek 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 13.40 6
L Keith Tkachuk 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 12.50 7
C Andy McDonald 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 14.00 6
C David Perron 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Jay McClement 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.20 6
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 6 2 7 0 0 20.00 9
L Martin Erat 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 13.50 6
L Paul Kariya 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 21.10 7
D Alexei Emelin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
D Ian Cole 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.50 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 23.50 7
D Barret Jackman 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17.10 6
D Jay McKee 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
D Eric Brewer 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 28.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marek Schwarz 1 0 14 0 0 60.00 8
G Hannu Toivonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Hejduk
2nd star: David Vyborny
3rd star: David Perron

Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:

Notes for St. Louis Blues:
-David Vyborny scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Erik Johnson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Milan Hejduk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Milan Hejduk finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-David Vyborny ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Erik Johnson ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 2( 27) , Worcester Icecats 1( 16)
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0-1 WOR Greg Black (Jon DiSalvatore, Patrick Wellar)
1-1 SYR Jaroslav Balastik (Mikhail Grabovski)
2-1 SYR Curtis Glencross (Steven Goertzen)

Goalies: Tomas Popperle - Matus Kostur

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Dallas Stars 4 , Colorado Avalanche 2
Shots: 27 - 15
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:62/88=70 %, Challenges:28/38=71 %
PP: 1 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:21/43=47 %
Attendance: 17001 of 17001 (Reunion Arena)
Ticket income: 516830 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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18:56 1-0 Konstantin Pushkarev [3] (Sergei Zubov, Josef Melichar)
19:22 2-0 Jere Lehtinen [16] (Mike Modano, Brenden Morrow)
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24:54 2-1 Ian Laperriere [7] (Tyler Arnason, Darcy Tucker)
35:47 2-2 Wojtek Wolski [8] (Patrick Sharp, Brett Clark)PP
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48:28 3-2 Philippe Boucher [5] (Brad Richards)
59:15 4-2 Brenden Morrow [15] (Mike Modano, Stu Barnes) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:52 Jack Skille (2 min for hooking)
19:39 Mattias Norström (2 min for hooking)
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35:03 Vojtech Polak (2 min for tripping)
36:14 Mark Bell (2 min for elbowing)
36:21 Brenden Morrow (2 min for roughing)
36:21 Ian Laperriere (2 min for roughing)
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47:24 Ian Laperriere (2 min for roughing)
47:24 Sergei Zubov (2 min for roughing)
48:05 Steve Ott (2 min for roughing)
48:05 Adam Foote (2 min for roughing)
51:12 Mike Modano (2 min for tripping)
54:52 Ian Laperriere (2 min for tripping)
59:54 Mattias Norström (2 min for high-sticking)
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Dallas Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Konstantin Pushkarev 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 6
R Vojtech Polak 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 18.00 5
C Steve Ott 0 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 14.20 7
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 8
R Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9.00 6
C Stu Barnes 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 17.00 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
C Mike Modano 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 13.20 5
L James Neal 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 1 8.40 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
L Mike Ribeiro 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Brenden Morrow 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 2 19.30 8
D Stéphane Robidas 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 21.00 6
D Trevor Daley 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.30 5
D Mattias Norström 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 3 22.20 7
D Josef Melichar 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 17.20 8
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 19.30 9
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 4 4 0 5 2 3 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Colorado Avalanche scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jack Skille 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 6.50 5
R Mark Rycroft 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 6.30 4
R Patrick Sharp 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 -3 20.40 4
R Ian Laperriere 1 0 1 4 3 1 6 1 22.00 8
C David Krejci 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 4
C Patrik Berglund 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 12.30 4
C T.J. Oshie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Kris Newbury 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 6.50 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 -1 15.50 5
L Wojtek Wolski 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 -2 19.30 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 19.50 6
D Dale Purinton 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 12.30 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -2 17.50 6
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Ruslan Salei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Brett Clark 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 18.40 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 4 0 23 0 0 59.20 5
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brenden Morrow
2nd star: Konstantin Pushkarev
3rd star: Jere Lehtinen

Notes for Dallas Stars:
-Sergei Zubov scored the 700th point of his career.
-Brenden Morrow scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Konstantin Pushkarev finally ended his 31 game goal drought.
-Josef Melichar ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Colorado Avalanche:
-Patrick Sharp notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ian Laperriere finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Utah Grizzlies 0( 17) , Hershey Bears 2( 12)
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0-1 HER Robin Big Snake (T.J. Hensick)
0-2 HER Andrei Mukhachev (Cody McCormick)

Goalies: Tobias Stephan - Martin Gerber

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Vancouver Canucks 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 1
Shots: 30 - 26
PP: 3 of 9 (9 shots), Passing:72/88=81 %, Challenges:38/49=76 %
PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:59/74=79 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 539764 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:11 1-0 Pavol Demitra [12] (Daniel Sedin, Adrian Aucoin)PP
16:43 2-0 Henrik Sedin [12] (Miroslav Satan, Mattias Öhlund)PP
18:44 2-1 Mike Richards [10] (Kimmo Timonen)
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24:11 3-1 Pavol Demitra [13] (Mattias Öhlund, Robyn Regehr)
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42:45 4-1 Ryan Kesler [5] (Mattias Öhlund, Miroslav Satan)PP
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Penalty summary:
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01:09 Simon Gagné (2 min for hooking)
01:38 Jaroslav Modry (2 min for cross-checking)
03:41 Mattias Öhlund (2 min for boarding)
06:16 Mike Richards (2 min for elbowing)
13:14 Daymond Langkow (2 min for boarding)
16:05 Daniel Brière (2 min for hooking)
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21:56 Tyler Bouck (2 min for elbowing)
27:08 Kimmo Timonen (2 min for elbowing)
32:44 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for cross-checking)
37:48 Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for roughing)
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42:03 Simon Gagné (2 min for cross-checking)
52:51 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for holding the stick)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody Hodgson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 6
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 12.00 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 20.30 6
R Ryan Kesler 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 5.30 7
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 12.00 8
C Henrik Sedin 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 22.50 8
C Pavol Demitra 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 8
L Artem Chubarov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 5
L Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 16.30 7
L Miroslav Satan 0 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Daniel Sedin 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 17.10 7
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 22.50 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 28.30 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 3 2 2 0 2 2 1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Curtis Sanford 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 7
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 10.10 6
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 4 3 1 0 2 -1 19.20 7
C Patrick Thoresen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.50 4
C Jeff Carter 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 13.00 8
C Mike Richards 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 16.00 8
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 2 1 0 2 -1 19.30 7
L Josh Hennessy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 4
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 19.40 8
L Mike Knuble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 6
L Simon Gagné 0 0 3 2 2 1 4 -1 19.30 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 6
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 3 2 3 0 2 0 29.10 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 2 3 3 1 2 0 15.50 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 4 3 2 0 1 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 26 0 0 60.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Pavol Demitra
2nd star: Mattias Öhlund
3rd star: Roberto Luongo

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Miroslav Satan notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kevin Bieksa had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Mike Richards scored his 10th goal of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( 14) , Philadelphia Phantoms 3( 20)
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0-1 PHL Boyd Kane (Steve Downie, Jonathan Matsumoto)
0-2 PHL John Slaney (Steve Downie)
0-3 PHL Boyd Kane (Jonathan Matsumoto)

Goalies: Mika Noronen - Brian Boucher