December 10

Philadelphia Flyers 6 , Atlanta Thrashers 4
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 4 of 7 (11 shots), Passing:80/97=82 %, Challenges:34/40=82 %
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:57/77=74 %, Challenges:28/38=71 %
Attendance: 10967 of 19519 (First Union Center)
Ticket income: 486935 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:08 1-0 Phil Kessel [7] (Daniel Brière, Thomas Vanek)PP
09:44 1-1 Ian White [2] (Mike Comrie)
18:26 2-1 James van Riemsdyk [8] (Braydon Coburn, Andrej Meszaros)PP
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24:55 3-1 Thomas Vanek [15] (Daniel Brière)
26:35 3-2 Anthony Stewart [2] (Tobias Enström, Ron Hainsey)
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43:32 3-3 Bobby Ryan [8] (Eric Staal, Johnny Oduya)
46:21 3-4 Lee Stempniak [8] (Mike Comrie, Tobias Enström)PP
48:44 4-4 Dion Phaneuf [4] (Thomas Vanek, Daniel Brière)PP
50:07 5-4 Andrej Meszaros [4] (Claude Giroux, James van Riemsdyk)PP
59:08 6-4 Sean O'Donnell [2] (Ville Leino) EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:23 Claude Giroux (2 min for tripping)
03:55 Darroll Powe (2 min for hooking)
07:25 Akim Aliu (2 min for slashing)
17:43 Patrice Cormier (2 min for hooking)
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27:04 Eric Boulton (5 min for fighting)
27:04 Darroll Powe (5 min for fighting)
27:19 Alexander Burmistrov (2 min for tripping)
29:36 Patrice Cormier (2 min for roughing)
29:36 Claude Giroux (2 min for roughing)
33:49 Eric Boulton (2 min for hooking)
38:36 Lee Stempniak (2 min for slashing)
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45:39 James van Riemsdyk (2 min for elbowing)
47:59 Patrice Cormier (2 min for elbowing)
49:19 Akim Aliu (2 min for high-sticking)
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Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Darroll Powe 0 0 2 0 1 1 7 -2 9.00 5
R Ville Leino 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 19.00 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.20 7
R Phil Kessel 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
C Alexei Yashin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 7.20 4
C Kyle Wellwood 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.20 5
C Claude Giroux 0 1 2 2 0 0 4 -1 19.10 8
C Daniel Brière 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.20 8
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 7.20 5
R Austin Watson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 6
L James van Riemsdyk 1 1 5 0 1 0 2 -1 21.10 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 18.50 9
D Sean O'Donnell 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 14.50 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 22.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 22.50 8
D Tyler Hostetter 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 13.40 6
D Andrej Meszaros 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 -1 22.30 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 23.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antti Niemi 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Spencer Machacek 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 -1 15.40 5
C Peter Holland 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 5
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 14.20 7
C Rich Peverley 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 5
C Patrice Cormier 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 -1 10.30 5
C Alexander Burmistrov 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 10.00 4
C Mike Comrie 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 20.00 6
C Eric Staal 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
R Akim Aliu 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 -1 9.10 4
L Eric Boulton 0 0 0 1 2 1 7 -1 10.50 4
L Lee Stempniak 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 13.20 6
L Bobby Ryan 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 17.00 8
D Arturs Kulda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.00 4
D Tobias Enström 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 24.10 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 24.50 6
D Brent Sopel 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 11.50 4
D Ian White 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 20.50 7
D Johnny Oduya 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ondrej Pavelec 6 0 23 0 0 59.20 4
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Thomas Vanek
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: James van Riemsdyk

Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Thomas Vanek scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Thomas Vanek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Claude Giroux notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ville Leino has marked a new career high in points with 12 points.
-Claude Giroux had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Johnny Oduya notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Comrie notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Lee Stempniak ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Ian White finally ended his 28 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Eric Boulton beat Darroll Powe in a fight.

Farm game result:
Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 19) , Chicago Wolves 2( 16)
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0-1 CHW Riley Holzapfel (Mike Forney)
0-2 CHW Jim Slater (Bryce Swan, Pat Rissmiller)
1-2 PHL Greg Moore (Denis Tolpeko)

Goalies: Michael Leighton - Drew MacIntyre

Vancouver Canucks 3 , Washington Capitals 3
Shots: 37 - 21
PP: 1 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:86/104=82 %, Challenges:29/50=56 %
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:69/92=75 %, Challenges:13/37=34 %
Attendance: 17367 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 819722 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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08:06 1-0 Daniel Sedin [12] (Keith Ballard)
16:13 2-0 Kellan Tochkin [4] (Ryan Kesler, Mason Raymond)PP
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26:01 2-1 Marian Gaborik [12] (Nicklas Bäckström, Mike Green)
30:17 2-2 Marian Gaborik [13] (Nicklas Bäckström, Alexander Ovechkin)
34:44 3-2 Daniel Sedin [13] (Henrik Sedin, Alex Burrows)
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42:43 3-3 Nicklas Bäckström [14] (Alexander Ovechkin, Marian Gaborik)PP
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Penalty summary:
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02:29 Mike Knuble (2 min for hooking)
05:25 Dan Hamhuis (2 min for roughing)
05:25 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for roughing)
15:49 Robbie Schremp (2 min for hooking)
16:42 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
16:42 Jannik Hansen (2 min for roughing)
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22:22 Kellan Tochkin (2 min for high-sticking)
37:19 Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
37:19 Tom Poti (2 min for roughing)
39:18 Alex Burrows (2 min for hooking)
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41:01 Jeff Halpern (2 min for tripping)
43:59 Brian Willsie (2 min for boarding)
47:39 Marian Gaborik (2 min for tripping)
50:34 Brian Rafalski (2 min for holding the stick)
58:23 Michael Del Zotto (2 min for hooking)
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61:11 Calvin de Haan (2 min for slashing)
64:52 Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
64:52 John Erskine (2 min for roughing)

Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Rick Rypien 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 7.00 7
R Jannik Hansen 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 11.10 6
R Kellan Tochkin 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 19.10 7
R Alex Burrows 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 0 24.40 7
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.30 6
C Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 13.40 6
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 22.00 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 25.10 7
L Jeff Tambellini 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.00 7
L Tanner Glass 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 13.10 5
L Mason Raymond 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Daniel Sedin 2 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 25.30 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 11.40 5
D Alex Edler 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 20.30 7
D Dan Hamhuis 0 0 1 1 4 3 2 -1 32.00 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 16.20 7
D Keith Ballard 0 1 7 1 1 2 0 0 32.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 3 0 18 0 0 65.00 6
G Cory Schneider 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Matt Bradley 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 18.20 7
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 -1 11.40 5
R Mike Knuble 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 -1 18.30 6
R Marian Gaborik 2 1 5 0 1 0 2 2 16.40 8
C David Steckel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 11.20 6
C Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 16.40 9
L Brian Willsie 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 6
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.30 5
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 17.10 5
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 2 6 2 6 2 2 23.10 9
D Calvin de Haan 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 -1 12.50 6
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 13.50 6
D Mike Green 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 26.00 7
D John Erskine 0 0 0 6 0 7 2 -1 26.50 8
D Tom Poti 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 18.30 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 1 32.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 34 0 0 65.00 9
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Gaborik
2nd star: Nicklas Bäckström
3rd star: Daniel Sedin

Notes for Vancouver Canucks:

Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 20th assist of the season.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 2( 16) , Portland Pirates 0( 14)
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1-0 MAN Jordan Schroeder (Victor Oreskovich)
2-0 MAN Anton Rodin (Alexandre Bolduc, Nolan Baumgartner)

Goalies: Eddie Lack - Dany Sabourin