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Washington Capitals 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 2
Shots: 26 - 19
WSH PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:60/79=75 %, Challenges:29/41=69 %
PHI PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:74/80=92 %, Challenges:24/54=43 %
Attendance: 18130 of 18130 (US Airways Arena)
Ticket income: 511266 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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27:55 0-1 PHI Anatoli Semenov [11] (Mikael Renberg, Jan Lipiansky)
33:07 0-2 PHI Shjon Podein [5] (Marc Habscheid, Anatoli Semenov)
36:18 1-2 WSH Norm Batherson [1] (Petr Nedved)
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48:27 2-2 WSH Pat Peake [5] (Mark Tinordi, Jaromir Jagr)SH
59:01 3-2 WSH Joe Nieuwendyk [11] (Mark Tinordi, Jaromir Jagr)
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Penalty summary:
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02:51 WSH Dave Poulin (5 min for fighting)
02:51 PHI Jason Bowen (5 min for fighting)
17:16 PHI Dmitri Yushkevich (2 min for roughing)
17:16 WSH Jaromir Jagr (2 min for roughing)
18:34 WSH Dave Poulin (2 min for roughing)
18:34 PHI Eric Lindros (2 min for roughing)
19:01 PHI Mikael Renberg (2 min for tripping)
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24:47 PHI Vinny Prospal (2 min for hooking)
28:57 WSH Mark Tinordi (2 min for roughing)
28:57 PHI Jan Lipiansky (2 min for roughing)
39:27 PHI Jan Lipiansky (2 min for hooking)
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47:51 WSH Jarrod Skalde (2 min for hooking)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Eagles 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 -1 13.20 5
R Gary Roberts 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 15.50 7
R Dmitri Khristich 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
C Joe Nieuwendyk 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 16.30 8
C Jarrod Skalde 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 15.20 5
C Dave Poulin 0 0 2 3 2 3 7 0 10.00 6
L Petr Nedved 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 1 17.30 8
C Joé Juneau 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
R Pat Peake 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 13.50 8
L Richard Zednik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Norm Batherson 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 11.10 7
L Jaromir Jagr 0 2 2 4 0 4 2 1 19.10 9
D Al Iafrate 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 -1 19.50 6
D Calle Johansson 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 21.30 5
D Jim Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 13.00 8
D Sylvain Côté 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 1 19.50 7
D Mark Tinordi 0 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jim Carey 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Mike Parson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Bowen 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 9.40 5
R Jan Lipiansky 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 -1 9.20 6
R Mikael Renberg 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 1 18.20 7
R John LeClair 0 0 2 4 6 1 0 -1 18.50 6
C Craig MacTavish 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 10.30 4
C Marc Habscheid 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 12.00 5
C Anatoli Semenov 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.40 8
C Eric Lindros 0 0 2 1 3 1 2 -1 18.50 6
L Gilbert Dionne 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 10.30 6
L Shjon Podein 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 13.10 6
L Vinny Prospal 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 15.20 6
L Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.40 7
D Garth Butcher 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 10.10 4
D Petr Svoboda 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 23.50 7
D Dmitri Yushkevich 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 28.10 6
D Karl Dykhuis 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 15.00 6
D Tom Kurvers 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 17.00 5
D Éric Desjardins 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 -1 25.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Frank Pietrangelo 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Joe Nieuwendyk
3rd star: Petr Nedved

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Dmitri Khristich had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Joe Nieuwendyk finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Pat Peake finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Pat Peake finally ended his 10 game point drought.

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Shjon Podein ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Dave Poulin beat Jason Bowen in a fight.

Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 6( 51) , Hershey Bears 4( 18)
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1-0 POR Mike Freebury (John Slaney, Kerry Clark)
2-0 POR Mike Freebury (John Slaney)
3-0 POR Mike Freebury (Kerry Clark, Trevor Halverson)
4-0 POR Mike Freebury (Kerry Clark)
5-0 POR Trevor Halverson
5-1 HER Phil Crowe (André Faust, Bruno Lyford)
5-2 HER Rob Zettler (Phil Crowe)
5-3 HER Bruno Lyford (Phil Crowe)
6-3 POR Craig Berube (Sergei Tertyshny)
6-4 HER Aris Brimanis (Patrik Juhlin, Chris Winnes)

Goalies: Adam Fisher - Dominic Roussell

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Toronto Maple Leafs 3 , Minnesota North Stars 2
Shots: 35 - 21
TOR PP: 0 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:53/61=85 %
MIN PP: 0 of 4 (5 shots), Passing:58/70=82 %, Challenges:30/40=73 %
Attendance: 16385 of 16385 (Maple Leaf Gardens)
Ticket income: 476803 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:38 1-0 TOR Kenny Jonsson [2] (Todd Gill, Terry Yake)
17:24 2-0 TOR Dave Andreychuk [17] (Mike Gartner, Benoît Hogue)
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26:09 2-1 MIN Markus Naslund [8] (Kevin Hatcher, Derian Hatcher)
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40:53 3-1 TOR Peter Forsberg [18] (Doug Gilmour, Dmitri Mironov)
47:09 3-2 MIN Todd Harvey [6] (Trent Klatt, Derian Hatcher)
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Penalty summary:
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02:41 TOR Paul DiPietro (2 min for hooking)
14:23 TOR Paul DiPietro (2 min for slashing)
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21:11 MIN Dave Chyzowski (2 min for cross-checking)
21:25 MIN Rob Pearson (2 min for roughing)
21:25 TOR Dmitri Mironov (2 min for roughing)
27:09 MIN Dave Chyzowski (2 min for high-sticking)
27:52 MIN Brent Gilchrist (2 min for slashing)
32:27 TOR Mike Ridley (2 min for hooking)
34:59 TOR Fredrik Modin (2 min for tripping)
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42:28 MIN Richard Matvichuk (2 min for hooking)
43:07 MIN Brent Gilchrist (2 min for roughing)
43:07 TOR Dave Ellett (2 min for roughing)
55:11 MIN Dave Chyzowski (2 min for roughing)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Gartner 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
R Dixon Ward 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.30 8
R Tie Domi 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
R Dave Andreychuk 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 21.20 8
C Benoît Hogue 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.50 5
C Paul DiPietro 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -1 10.40 6
C Terry Yake 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 15.40 7
C Peter Forsberg 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 9
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 10.50 6
L Mike Ridley 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -1 9.30 7
L Todd Warriner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 6
L Doug Gilmour 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 21.20 7
D Jamie Macoun 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 10.20 6
D Todd Gill 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 19.10 8
D Dave Ellett 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 1 29.50 8
D Bill Berg 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 5
D Kenny Jonsson 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 15.20 7
D Dmitri Mironov 0 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Félix Potvin 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Damian Rhodes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota North Stars scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Trent Klatt 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 8.50 7
R Rob Pearson 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -2 18.20 5
R Jason Wiemer 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
L Markus Naslund 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
C Neil Brady 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14.50 7
C Brent Gilchrist 0 0 2 3 0 1 4 -2 20.10 7
C Dave Gagner 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
C Mike Modano 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 6
L Todd Harvey 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 8.50 7
L Dave Chyzowski 0 0 1 1 2 0 6 -2 14.00 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.20 7
R Greg Adams 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10.50 4
D Richard Matvichuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2 13.30 6
D Jason Woolley 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 17.40 7
D Derian Hatcher 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 28.10 8
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -2 16.30 6
D Grant Ledyard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
D Kevin Hatcher 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 1 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Andy Moog 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Dave Andreychuk
2nd star: Peter Forsberg
3rd star: Todd Gill

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Kenny Jonsson finally ended his 38 game goal drought.

Notes for Minnesota North Stars:
-Trent Klatt notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Modano had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Saint-John's Maple Leafs 4( 24) , Kalamazoo Wings 2( 21)
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0-1 KAL Grant Marshall (Jared Noonan, Cal McGowan)
1-1 SJM Theo Conley (Terry Chitaroni, Kirt Dixit)
2-1 SJM Brandon Convery (Andreas Dackell)
3-1 SJM Randy VandenBussche (Terry Chitaroni)
3-2 KAL Jarkko Varvio (Bill Hoyal)
4-2 SJM Kelly Fairchild (Terry Chitaroni, Theo Conley)

Goalies: Justin Sauvé - Jerry Leppiaho

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Saint-Louis Blues 4 , Vancouver Canucks 0
Shots: 28 - 29
STL PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:68/75=90 %, Challenges:50/52=94 %
VAN PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:63/69=91 %, Challenges:41/51=78 %
Attendance: 17983 of 17983 (Kiel Center)
Ticket income: 625808 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:32 1-0 STL Michel Goulet [3] (Steve Duchesne, Jeff Norton)
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34:32 2-0 STL Peter Zezel [19] (Glenn Anderson, Ian Laperrière)
38:31 3-0 STL Glenn Anderson [17] (Esa Tikkanen, Peter Zezel)
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48:31 4-0 STL Brett Hull [14] (Brendan Shanahan)
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Penalty summary:
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04:17 VAN Geoff Courtnall (2 min for hooking)
14:07 STL Glenn Anderson (2 min for slashing)
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24:06 STL Ken Sutton (5 min for fighting)
24:06 VAN Brad Jones (5 min for fighting)
27:24 VAN Geoff Courtnall (2 min for hooking)
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Saint-Louis Blues scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Goulet 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 9
C Kevin Todd 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
R Glenn Anderson 1 1 5 2 0 0 2 2 18.50 8
R Brett Hull 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 1 17.40 8
C Dean Evason 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 7.40 7
R Ian Laperrière 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 15.40 7
C Esa Tikkanen 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 8
C Andrew Cassels 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
L Tony Hrkac 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 5
L Craig Johnson 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
L Peter Zezel 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
L Brendan Shanahan 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Murray Baron 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 18.10 8
D Ken Sutton 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 15.10 9
D Bill Houlder 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 23.30 8
D Jeff Norton 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 0 19.30 8
D Brad Shaw 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 22.30 8
D Steve Duchesne 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 21.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 29 0 0 60.00 10
G Daren Puppa 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 7.10 5
R Brian Loney 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 5
R Petr Klima 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
R Russ Courtnall 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
C Neil Wright 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 4
C Cliff Ronning 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 7
C Trevor Linden 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.20 7
C Wayne Gretzky 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 19.30 6
L Brad Jones 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 -1 7.10 6
L Geoff Courtnall 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -1 15.50 6
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -2 17.00 6
L Pavel Bure 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 20.00 8
D Bryan Marchment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 5
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Frantisek Kucera 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 22.50 7
D Dave Babych 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Ulf Samuelsson 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
D Jeff Brown 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 -2 23.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kirk McLean 4 0 24 0 0 60.00 6
G Mike O'Neill 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Curtis Joseph
2nd star: Glenn Anderson
3rd star: Peter Zezel

Notes for Saint-Louis Blues:
-Steve Duchesne notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Peter Zezel notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Peter Zezel notched the 400th assist of his career.
-Ian Laperrière ended his 7 game point drought.
-Andrew Cassels had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Brendan Shanahan had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Other notes:
-Ken Sutton fought Brad Jones in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worchester Ice Cats 3( 38) , Syracuse Crunch 4( 21)
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1-0 WOR Francis Morin (Denis Chassé)
2-0 WOR Denis Chassé (Francis Morin, Antonin Sevcik)
3-0 WOR Gary Leeman (Lucien Primeau)
3-1 SYR Ledvik Straka (Louis Dumont)
3-2 SYR Todd McGuigan (Sergei Turkovsky)
3-3 SYR Rod Stevens (Tom Carrie)
3-4 SYR Trevor Sim (Alexander Sillinger, Dane Jackson)

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Phoenix Coyotes 3 , San Jose Sharks 4
Shots: 24 - 24
PHX PP: 0 of 5 (2 shots), Passing:71/84=84 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
SJ PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/79=79 %, Challenges:44/48=89 %
Attendance: 17125 of 17125 (Jobing.com Arena)
Ticket income: 573687 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:28 1-0 PHX Marc Rodgers [5] (Sandy McCarthy, Manon Rhéaume)
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26:58 1-1 SJ David Bruce [3] (Jamie Baker, Mike Rathje)
30:43 2-1 PHX Bob Joyce [8] (Todd Richards, Jason Allison)
31:27 2-2 SJ Mike Rathje [4] (Craig Janney, Jeff Friesen)
34:49 2-3 SJ Craig Janney [9] (Jeff Friesen, Ray Whitney)
39:31 3-3 PHX Darcy Loewen [8] (Michal Pivonka, Jason Allison)
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58:48 3-4 SJ Craig Janney [10] (Jeff Friesen, Mike Rathje)
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Penalty summary:
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08:38 SJ Jeff Odgers (2 min for hooking)
12:33 SJ David Bruce (2 min for cross-checking)
17:53 SJ Jeff Friesen (2 min for high-sticking)
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30:11 PHX Sandy McCarthy (2 min for roughing)
30:11 SJ Jayson More (2 min for roughing)
32:01 SJ Ulf Dahlen (2 min for roughing)
32:01 PHX Bryan Berard (2 min for roughing)
37:12 PHX Jeff Nelson (5 min for fighting)
37:12 SJ Ken Hammond (5 min for fighting)
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41:05 SJ Craig Janney (2 min for hooking)
52:35 SJ Jeff Friesen (2 min for holding the stick)
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Phoenix Coyotes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Rudy McCluskey 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.00 6
R Patrice Lefebvre 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11.30 7
R Marc Rodgers 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
R Sandy McCarthy 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 -2 19.40 6
C Bill Bowler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 4
C Mike Kennedy 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.40 6
C Michal Pivonka 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 5
C Jason Allison 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
L Niklas Sundström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
L Jeff Nelson 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 15.50 5
L Darcy Loewen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
L Bob Joyce 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 19.00 5
D Sami Salo 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 17.20 7
D Alain Deeks 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 24.40 5
D Todd Richards 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 24.20 6
D Éric Paul 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 -1 12.30 7
D Bryan Berard 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 17.10 7
D Kerry Toporowski 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manon Rhéaume 4 1 20 0 0 59.00 5
G Clint Malarchuk 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jeff Odgers 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 12.50 6
R Pat Falloon 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 19.50 7
R Andrei Nazarov 0 0 3 6 0 4 0 1 18.20 8
R Ulf Dahlen 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 -1 17.00 8
C Jamie Baker 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 7.20 6
C Igor Larionov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
C Craig Janney 2 1 4 0 0 0 2 2 14.00 9
C Viktor Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 17.30 7
L David Bruce 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 7.20 6
L Patrik Sundström 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.10 6
L Jeff Friesen 0 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 14.00 9
L Ray Whitney 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -2 14.50 7
D Ken Hammond 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 16.00 7
D Adam Burt 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 19.40 7
D Tom Pederson 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 25.00 7
D Jayson More 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 19.30 5
D Mike Rathje 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 14.40 8
D Sandis Ozolinsh 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 25.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Artus Irbe 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Craig Janney
2nd star: Jeff Friesen
3rd star: Mike Rathje

Notes for Phoenix Coyotes:
-Marc Rodgers finally ended his 10 game goal drought.

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mike Rathje notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jeff Friesen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Craig Janney scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Viktor Kozlov had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-David Bruce finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-David Bruce finally ended his 14 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Ken Hammond beat Jeff Nelson in a fight.

Farm game result:
Richmond Renegades 6( 39) , Kansas City Blades 1( 15)
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1-0 RCH José Charbonneau (Herbert Dorociak)
2-0 RCH Bobby House (Paul Brousseau, Mark Major)
3-0 RCH Craig Darby (Mark Major)
4-0 RCH Zac Boyer (Ken Quinney, Paul Brousseau)
5-0 RCH Mark Major (Nathan Dempsey)
5-1 KCB Ryan Neely (Rostislav Schmid)
6-1 RCH Ken Quinney (Paul Brousseau)

Goalies: Dakota Daniel - Patrick McGarry

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Montréal Canadiens 3 , Hartford Whalers 2
Shots: 30 - 30
MTL PP: 0 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:36/49=72 %
HAR PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:53/70=75 %, Challenges:31/38=79 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 665846 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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28:35 0-1 HAR Rich Sutter [8] (John Tucker, Tomas Sandstrom)
29:09 1-1 MTL Brian Rafalski [2] (Vincent Damphousse)
36:01 2-1 MTL Mark Recchi [17] (Vincent Damphousse, Brian Rafalski)
37:19 3-1 MTL Mike Keane [13] (Vincent Damphousse, Mark Recchi)
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44:26 3-2 HAR Jimmy Carson [12] (Radek Hamr)
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Penalty summary:
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00:01 HAR Tomas Sandstrom (2 min for holding the stick)
01:28 HAR Guy Carbonneau (2 min for hooking)
16:03 MTL Jeff Beukeboom (2 min for hooking)
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23:37 HAR Robert Kron (2 min for slashing)
30:27 MTL Ken Baumgartner (2 min for elbowing)
38:12 HAR Filip Kuba (2 min for roughing)
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45:11 HAR Jeff O'Neill (2 min for tripping)
50:27 MTL Mike Keane (5 min for fighting)
50:27 HAR Rich Sutter (5 min for fighting)
50:27 MTL Mike Keane (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 HAR Rich Sutter (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 MTL Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
50:27 HAR Mark Janssens (5 min for fighting)
50:27 MTL Donald Brashear (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 HAR Mark Janssens (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 MTL Mark Recchi (5 min for fighting)
50:27 HAR Sergio Momesso (5 min for fighting)
50:27 MTL Mark Recchi (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 HAR Sergio Momesso (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 MTL Vladimir Malakhov (5 min for fighting)
50:27 HAR Radek Hamr (5 min for fighting)
50:27 MTL Vladimir Malakhov (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 HAR Radek Hamr (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 MTL Brian Rafalski (2 min for roughing)
50:27 HAR Brian Glynn (2 min for roughing)
50:27 HAR Sean Burke (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
50:27 MTL Patrick Roy (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
50:27 MTL Patrick Roy (5 min for fighting)
50:27 HAR Sean Burke (5 min for fighting)
50:27 MTL Patrick Roy (10 min game misconduct)
50:27 HAR Sean Burke (10 min game misconduct)
54:13 MTL Patrice Brisebois (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montréal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Denis Savard 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
R Donald Brashear 0 0 1 2 2 2 15 0 11.10 7
R Mike Keane 1 0 4 0 1 0 15 3 17.10 8
R Pierre Turgeon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 17.20 5
C Darcy Tucker 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
C Peter Worrell 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 13.10 6
C Vincent Damphousse 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 14.50 9
C Saku Koivu 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 22.40 7
L Bob Errey 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.20 6
L Ken Baumgartner 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 9.50 7
L Mark Recchi 1 1 4 0 0 0 15 3 15.30 9
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 17.40 5
D Jeff Beukeboom 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 12.10 6
D Vladimir Malakhov 0 0 1 1 2 1 15 3 18.20 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 5 2 1 1 2 -2 24.10 7
D Yves Racine 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 21.20 9
D Lyle Odelein 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 21.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Patrick Roy 2 0 22 17 0 51.30 8
G Ron Tugnutt 0 0 6 0 0 8.20 8

Hartford Whalers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Robert Petrovicky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
R David Oliver 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 14.00 7
R Rich Sutter 1 0 2 1 0 1 15 0 14.10 8
R John Tucker 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 19.50 7
C Mark Janssens 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 7.40 6
C Robert Kron 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 18.40 7
C Jimmy Carson 1 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 11.20 9
C Guy Carbonneau 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 -1 20.30 7
L Jocelyn Lemieux 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 7.40 6
L Jeff O'Neill 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 18.50 6
L Sergio Momesso 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 8.50 6
L Tomas Sandstrom 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -1 19.00 8
D Bob Halkidis 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 21.40 7
D Radek Hamr 0 1 0 0 1 0 15 0 10.50 6
D Al MacInnis 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 27.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21.30 7
D Brian Glynn 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 12.20 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Sean Burke 3 0 26 17 0 51.00 7
G Byron Dafoe 0 0 1 0 0 7.10 7

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Damphousse
2nd star: Mark Recchi
3rd star: Brian Rafalski

Notes for Montréal Canadiens:
-Brian Rafalski finally ended his 35 game goal drought.

Notes for Hartford Whalers:
-Rich Sutter ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Rich Sutter beat Mike Keane in a fight.
-Donald Brashear beat Mark Janssens in a fight.
-Mark Recchi fought Sergio Momesso in a fight.
-Vladimir Malakhov fought Radek Hamr in a fight.
-Patrick Roy beat Sean Burke in a fight.

Farm game result:
Fredericton Canadiens 2( 17) , Springfield Falcons 1( 11)
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1-0 FRE Gilbert Roenick (Turner Stevenson, David Wilkie)
1-1 SPR Alexander Valk (Jim Storm)
2-1 FRE Turner Stevenson (Craig Ferguson)

Goalies: Sergio Brown - Stéphane Beauregard