11/12/2007

11/12/2007
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Minnesota Wild 1 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 19 - 20
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:34/49=68 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:40/55=71 %
Attendance: 11202 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 520893 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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10:24 0-1 Martin St. Louis [12] (Dan Boyle)
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32:48 0-2 Michel Ouellet [7] (Jeff Halpern, Jussi Jokinen)
38:23 0-3 Vincent Lecavalier [11] (Martin St. Louis, Filip Kuba)
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47:37 1-3 Pavol Demitra [6] (Guillaume Latendresse, Benoit Pouliot)PP
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Penalty summary:
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33:59 Dominic Moore (2 min for tripping)
36:47 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
36:47 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
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46:36 Mathieu Darche (2 min for high-sticking)
57:56 Branko Radivojevic (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Evgeny Artyukhin (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Branko Radivojevic (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Evgeny Artyukhin (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Tomas Plekanec (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Ryan Craig (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Tomas Plekanec (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Ryan Craig (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Todd Fedoruk (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Karl Stewart (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Todd Fedoruk (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Karl Stewart (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Sean Hill (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Doug Janik (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Sean Hill (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Doug Janik (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Martin Skoula (2 min for roughing)
57:56 Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
57:56 Marc Denis (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
57:56 Niklas Backstrom (2 min for goalie leaving crease)
57:56 Niklas Backstrom (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Marc Denis (5 min for fighting)
57:56 Niklas Backstrom (10 min game misconduct)
57:56 Marc Denis (10 min game misconduct)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Simon 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 6.20 5
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 19.20 6
R Branko Radivojevic 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 -2 14.20 5
R Mikko Koivu 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 6.20 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 18.20 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 -2 16.20 4
C Pavol Demitra 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 8
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6.20 4
L Benoit Pouliot 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 22.10 5
L Todd Fedoruk 0 0 1 1 1 0 20 -2 13.30 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 -1 18.00 5
D Mark Streit 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 21.40 5
D Sean Hill 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 -2 14.20 5
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 4 2 4 0 -1 24.00 7
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19.10 5
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -2 16.10 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 16 17 0 58.00 5
G Nolan Schaefer 0 0 1 0 0 2.00 5

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Ward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 4
R Evgeny Artyukhin 0 0 3 0 0 1 20 0 16.40 6
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
R Martin St. Louis 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 21.00 8
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 6.30 5
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 1 0 1 15 0 19.00 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 15.40 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 2 19.50 9
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 5.30 5
L Karl Stewart 0 0 0 0 3 3 15 0 19.00 4
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.40 6
L Tim Taylor 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 17.50 6
D Doug Janik 0 0 0 4 0 6 15 0 22.40 7
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Filip Kuba 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 21.20 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19.50 5
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 14.40 6
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 25.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 1 0 18 17 0 58.00 9
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 5

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Martin St. Louis
2nd star: Michel Ouellet
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Pavol Demitra finally ended his 15 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Jussi Jokinen notched his 10th assist of the season.

Other notes:
-Todd Fedoruk beat Evgeny Artyukhin in a fight.
-Branko Radivojevic beat Evgeny Artyukhin in a fight.
-Ryan Craig beat Tomas Plekanec in a fight.
-Todd Fedoruk beat Karl Stewart in a fight.
-Sean Hill fought Doug Janik in a fight.
-Niklas Backstrom fought Marc Denis in a fight.

Farm game result:
Houston Aeros 2( 19) , Detroit Vipers 0( 6)
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1-0 HOU Joel Ward (Petr Kalus)
2-0 HOU Jonathan Granström (Bryan Lundbohm)

Goalies: Jaroslav Halak - Jonathan Boutin

New Jersey Devils 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 5
Shots: 22 - 23
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/75=85 %, Challenges:31/44=68 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:40/57=69 %
Attendance: 16864 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 792608 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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13:05 1-0 Brian Gionta [13] (Patrik Elias, Zach Parisé)PP
19:56 1-1 Steve Rucchin [5] (Mark Recchi, Karel Pilar)
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31:48 2-1 Dainius Zubrus [9] (Vitaly Vishnevski, Paul Martin)
36:48 3-1 John Madden [9] (Dainius Zubrus, Sergei Brylin)
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44:57 3-2 Bobby Holik [8] (Colby Armstrong, Slava Kozlov)
54:58 4-2 Brian Gionta [14] (Paul Martin)
56:09 4-3 Alexei Zhitnik [1] (Karel Pilar, Steve Rucchin)
59:29 4-4 Erik Christensen [6] (Todd White, Ken Klee) WG
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60:25 4-5 Ilya Kovalchuk [12] (Steve Rucchin)
Penalty summary:
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12:24 Darren Haydar (2 min for hooking)
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51:52 David Clarkson (5 min for fighting)
51:52 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 18.00 8
R Sergei Brylin 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 -1 17.30 7
R Brian Gionta 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.20 8
C Rod Pelley 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 5
C Travis Zajac 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 18.00 7
C John Madden 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 7
C Patrik Elias 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
L David Clarkson 0 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 6.20 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 18.00 6
L Dainius Zubrus 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Zach Parisé 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 17.40 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 18.10 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 24.00 7
D Andy Greene 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 -1 18.20 7
D Paul Martin 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 -1 22.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 0 18 0 0 60.30 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darren Haydar 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 7
R Jim Slater 0 0 2 3 0 4 0 -1 16.30 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 0 15.40 7
R Mark Recchi 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 20.40 8
C Jason Krog 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.20 6
C Todd White 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 -1 16.30 6
C Bobby Holik 1 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 15.40 8
C Steve Rucchin 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 20.00 10
L Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 7
L Erik Christensen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 16.30 8
L Slava Kozlov 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 3 20.00 9
D Steve McCarthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.30 6
D Mark Popovic 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Karel Pilar 0 2 1 1 4 1 0 3 26.10 7
D Ken Klee 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 -1 17.30 6
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16.40 5
D Alexei Zhitnik 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 3 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Rucchin
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Steve Rucchin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Slava Kozlov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Karel Pilar ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:
-David Clarkson beat Colby Armstrong in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 2( 21) , Chicago Wolves 3( 17)
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0-1 CHW Éric Perrin (Bryan Little, Joe Motzko)
1-1 ALB Richard Matvichuk (Stephen Gionta, Ivan Khomutov)
1-2 CHW Jordan LaVallee (Jesse Schultz, Kevin Doell)
2-2 ALB Noah Clarke
2-3 CHW Joe Motzko (Éric Perrin)

Goalies: Frank Doyle - Fred Brathwaite