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Atlanta Thrashers 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 19 - 31
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:48/66=72 %, Challenges:25/38=64 %
PP: 0 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:79/102=77 %, Challenges:34/48=69 %
Attendance: 11225 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 530943 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:59 0-1 Tuomo Ruutu [11] (Rod Brind'Amour)
17:45 1-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [15] (Niclas Hävelid, Steve McCarthy)
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no scoring
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49:48 2-1 Erik Christensen [3] (Jesse Schultz, Mark Popovic)
51:45 2-2 Patrick Eaves [5] (Joe Corvo, Anton Babchuk)
58:08 2-3 Ladislav Nagy [8] (Tuomo Ruutu, Rod Brind'Amour)
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Penalty summary:
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01:44 Bobby Holik (2 min for slashing)
04:37 Erik Christensen (2 min for tripping)
08:51 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for boarding)
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25:47 Eric Staal (2 min for hooking)
28:09 Éric Perrin (2 min for boarding)
39:03 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for holding the stick)
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44:17 Garnet Exelby (2 min for high-sticking)
52:38 Steve McCarthy (2 min for hooking)
55:45 Mark Popovic (2 min for cross-checking)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Joey Crabb 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 4
R Jesse Schultz 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 5
R Darren Haydar 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.20 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -2 19.50 7
C Éric Perrin 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
C Erik Christensen 1 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 15.30 8
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 20.10 7
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 -1 20.20 8
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
L Brad Larsen 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 11.50 5
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.20 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 -1 16.50 9
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 17.00 7
D Steve McCarthy 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 11.40 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.30 6
D Mark Popovic 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 19.30 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 20.10 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 28.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 1 12.10 8
R Erik Cole 0 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 21.10 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.10 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11.00 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 -1 20.30 7
L Bobby Hughes 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.10 6
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 6 2 1 0 2 0 25.50 8
L Ray Whitney 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.10 6
D J.D. Forrest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 5
D Glen Wesley 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 -1 21.00 7
D Joe Corvo 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 30.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tuomo Ruutu
2nd star: Rod Brind'Amour
3rd star: Patrick Eaves

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Ilya Kovalchuk scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Erik Christensen finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Steve McCarthy ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Patrick Eaves finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
-Erik Cole had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Erik Cole had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Tuomo Ruutu finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 16) , Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 18)
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1-0 CHW Todd White (Joe Motzko, Boris Valabik)
2-0 CHW Brad Schell (Jim Slater)
3-0 CHW Jim Slater (Boris Valabik, Brett Sterling)
Goalies: Fred Brathwaite - Michael Leighton

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Boston Bruins 1 , Florida Panthers 3
Shots: 26 - 29
PP: 1 of 5 (11 shots), Passing:62/70=88 %, Challenges:24/39=60 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:36/55=64 %
Attendance: 12275 of 17565 (Fleet Center)
Ticket income: 540100 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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09:34 1-0 Marco Sturm [10] (Marc Savard)PP
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25:33 1-1 Nathan Horton [9] (Olli Jokinen, Mike Van Ryn)PP
28:02 1-2 Chad Kilger [16] (Nathan Horton, Jay Bouwmeester)
28:32 1-3 Anthony Stewart [9] (Bryan Allen, Stephen Weiss)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:01 Jay Bouwmeester (2 min for hooking)
08:05 Brett McLean (2 min for tripping)
14:48 Rob Globke (2 min for hooking)
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24:47 Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
36:36 Zdeno Chara (2 min for hooking)
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41:56 Marc Savard (2 min for tripping)
45:52 David Booth (2 min for hooking)
48:36 Patrice Bergeron (2 min for slashing)
54:08 Richard Zednik (2 min for slashing)
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Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 4
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 21.40 5
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 3 4 1 1 2 0 21.00 8
C Carl Söderberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Sergei Zinovjev 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9.40 4
C Phil Kessel 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 14.30 6
C Marc Savard 0 1 4 1 1 0 4 0 22.10 7
L Martin Samuelsson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 4
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 14.30 7
L Marco Sturm 1 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 22.20 8
D Andrew Alberts 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 16.50 6
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 10.40 4
D Aaron Ward 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 23.50 6
D Andrew Ference 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 13.20 5
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 25.10 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 3 0 4 2 0 30.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rob Globke 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 9.40 5
R David Booth 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7.20 6
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 19.00 8
R Nathan Horton 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 24.00 9
C Brett McLean 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 8.50 5
C Jozef Stumpel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
C Olli Jokinen 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 19.40 8
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 9.40 6
L Rostislav Olesz 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 14.50 6
L Richard Zednik 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 14.30 7
L Chad Kilger 1 0 7 1 1 1 0 1 21.00 7
D Steve Montador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21.20 7
D Mike Van Ryn 0 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 28.10 7
D Branislav Mezei 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10.20 6
D Bryan Allen 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 22.40 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 29.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tomas Vokoun 1 0 25 0 0 60.00 10
G Craig Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tomas Vokoun
2nd star: Nathan Horton
3rd star: Anthony Stewart

Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Marco Sturm scored his 10th goal of the season.
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Bryan Allen notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nathan Horton ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Providence Bruins 1( 17) , Louisville Panthers 0( 31)
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1-0 PRO Ben Walter (Shawn Thornton, Nate Robinson)
Goalies: Jordan Sigalet - David McKee

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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Los Angeles Kings 1
Shots: 9 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:13/60=21 %
LA PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:89/98=90 %, Challenges:28/61=45 %
Attendance: 15211 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 714917 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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18:16 1-0 Jochen Hecht [11] (Maxim Afinogenov, Drew Stafford)
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no scoring
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54:34 1-1 LA Oleg Tverdovsky [4] (Mike Cammalleri, Dustin Brown)
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Penalty summary:
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07:18 Nathan Paetsch (2 min for diving)
18:49 Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
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56:26 Steeve Villeneuve (2 min for slashing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.50 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 16.00 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 -1 15.50 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 19.00 7
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 8.20 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 20.50 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 -1 15.50 4
C Tim Connolly 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 19.00 5
L Andrew Peters 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.40 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 16.00 4
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 4 6 4 0 0 19.50 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 20.30 5
D Steeve Villeneuve 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 18.50 4
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 -1 20.40 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 25.40 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 17.50 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 18.10 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 4 5 4 0 1 29.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 1 0 22 0 0 65.00 9
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Willsie 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 7.40 5
R Derek Armstrong 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 17.50 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 20.00 6
R Dustin Brown 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 19.40 6
C Dany Roussin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 6
C Patrick O'Sullivan 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 17.50 6
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 3 6 4 0 0 20.10 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 19.30 7
L Scott Thornton 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 5
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 20.50 7
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 17.00 7
L Justin Williams 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 19.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 0 19.50 8
D Tom Preissing 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16.50 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 27.20 7
D Jaroslav Modry 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 19.00 7
D Oleg Tverdovsky 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 22.20 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 1 0 8 0 0 65.00 6
G Dan Cloutier 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Miller
2nd star: Jochen Hecht
3rd star: Oleg Tverdovsky

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Dustin Brown had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Oleg Tverdovsky finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 46) , Manchester Monarchs 1( 13)
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1-0 ROC Jonathan Hedström (Marek Zagrapan)
2-0 ROC Reid Cashman (Michael Ryan)
3-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Marek Zagrapan)
4-0 ROC Dylan Hunter (Marek Zagrapan)
4-1 MNC Matt Ryan (Jeff Giuliano)
5-1 ROC Dylan Hunter (Marek Zagrapan)
Goalies: Danny Battochio - Jason LaBarbera

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Toronto Maple Leafs 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 3
Shots: 28 - 22
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:32/40=78 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:75/92=81 %, Challenges:27/44=60 %
Attendance: 17536 of 18819 (Air Canada Centre)
Ticket income: 804903 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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14:44 1-0 Kyle Wellwood [9] (Alexei Ponikarovsky, Pavel Kubina)
19:53 1-1 Simon Gagné [12] (Joffrey Lupul, Claude Giroux)
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23:54 2-1 Kyle Wellwood [10] (Alexander Steen, Carlo Colaiacovo)
26:12 3-1 Darcy Tucker [10] (Mark Bell, Ian White)
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46:55 3-2 Jeff Carter [2] (Brad Richards, Jason Smith)SH
49:59 3-3 Brad Richards [12] (Kimmo Timonen, Joffrey Lupul)
57:52 4-3 Matt Stajan [3])
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Penalty summary:
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03:15 Matt Stajan (2 min for boarding)
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39:46 Jason Smith (2 min for high-sticking)
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45:24 Derian Hatcher (2 min for elbowing)
47:48 Bryan McCabe (2 min for tripping)
55:11 Claude Giroux (2 min for high-sticking)
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Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bates Battaglia 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 7
R Johnny Pohl 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11.40 6
R Alexander Steen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Nik Antropov 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 0 10.30 8
C Matt Stajan 1 0 2 4 0 3 2 0 13.40 9
C Kyle Wellwood 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 9
C Mats Sundin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
L Simon Gamache 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.30 6
L Mark Bell 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 14.20 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 -1 19.00 8
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.20 7
D Anton Strålman 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 13.10 6
D Carlo Colaiacovo 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 23.10 7
D Ian White 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 14.20 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 -1 22.50 8
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 -1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Andrew Raycroft 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Vesa Toskala 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Claude Giroux 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 8.00 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 12.00 4
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.30 5
R Joffrey Lupul 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 19.50 9
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
C Jeff Carter 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 16.30 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.10 7
C Brad Richards 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 22.30 9
L Jordan Staal 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 10.10 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -3 12.00 5
L Mike Knuble 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Simon Gagné 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 8
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -3 12.00 4
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17.20 5
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 26.30 7
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 -2 18.10 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 17.10 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 24 0 0 59.30 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kyle Wellwood
2nd star: Joffrey Lupul
3rd star: Matt Stajan

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Kyle Wellwood scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Darcy Tucker scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Ian White notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Joffrey Lupul notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jeff Carter finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Jeff Carter finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
St. Johns Maple Leafs 3( 20) , Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 14)
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1-0 SJM Jeremy Williams (Kris Newbury)
2-0 SJM Tyler Beechey (Erik Westrum)
3-0 SJM David Ling (Kris Newbury, Boyd Devereaux)
3-1 PHL Riley Cote (John Slaney)
Goalies: Justin Pogge - Brian Boucher