Lightninge je ob igralcu manj na ledu načel Brandon Sutter, prve gole v karieri pa sta prispevala novinca Bryan Rust in Brian Dumoulin, ki je izid v 48. minuti povišal na neulovljivih 4:1. Pingvini so igrali brez obolelega Sidneyja Crosbyja (mumps), manjkalo pa je še nekaj standardnih igralcev. Marc Andre Fleury je v vratih Pittsburgah ustavil 28 strelov.

Preostali dve tekmi sta se končali s kazenskimi streli. Buffalo je s 5:4 ugnal Ottawo, New York Islandersi pa s 3:2 New Jersey.

Tekme 15. decembra:
BUFFALO - OTTAWA * 5:4
PITTSBURGH - TAMPA BAY 4:2
NY ISLANDERS - NEW JERSEY * 3:2
* - po kazenskih strelih

Tekme 16. decembra:
PHILADELPHIA - TAMPA BAY
TORONTO - ANAHEIM
MONTREAL - CAROLINA
DETROIT - COLUMBUS
FLORIDA - WASHINGTON
NASHVILLE - BOSTON
WINNIPEG - BUFFALO
ST. LOUIS - SACRAMENTO
CHICAGO - MINNESOTA
CALGARY - NY RANGERS
ARIZONA - EDMONTON

ATLANTSKA DIVIZIJA                   
                       T  Z  P PK  To
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING   32 19 10  3  41
DETROIT RED WINGS     31 17  7  7  41
MONTREAL CANADIENS    31 19 10  2  40
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS   30 18  9  3  39
FLORIDA PANTHERS      28 12  8  8  32
BOSTON BRUINS         30 15 13  2  32
OTTAWA SENATORS       30 12 12  6  30
BUFFALO SABRES        31 13 16  2  28
METROPOLITANSKA DIVIZIJA             
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS   30 20  6  4  44
NEW YORK ISLANDERS    31 21 10  0  42
WASHINGTON CAPITALS   29 14 10  5  33
NEW YORK RANGERS      28 14 10  4  32
NEW JERSEY DEVILS     32 11 15  6  28
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS   29 11 13  5  27
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 29 12 15  2  26
CAROLINA HURICANES    29  8 18  3  19

CENTRALNA DIVIZIJA                    
                       T  Z  P PK  To 
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS    31 21  9  1  43 
ST. LOUIS BLUES       30 20  8  2  42 
NASHVILLE PREDATORS   29 19  8  2  40 
WINNIPEG JETS         31 15 10  6  36 
MINNESOTA WILD        28 16 11  1  33 
DALLAS STARS          29 11 13  5  27 
COLORADO AVALANCHE    30 10 13  7  27 
PACIFIŠKA DIVIZIJA                    
ANAHEIM DUCKS         32 21  6  5  47 
VANCOUVER CANUCKS     30 18 10  2  38 
SAN JOSE SHARKS       32 17 11  4  38 
LOS ANGELES KINGS     31 15 10  6  36 
CALGARY FLAMES        32 17 13  2  36 
ARIZONA COYOTES       30 10 16  4  24 
EDMONTON OILERS       31  7 19  5  19 
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