Goaltending match-up: Mike Smith (29/32, .906 SV%) vs. Antti Niemi (24/27, .889 SV%)
Combos: Ray Whitney – Antoine Vermette – Lauri Korpikoski/ Mikkel Boedker – Martin Hanzal – Boyd Gordon/ Raffi Torres – Daymond Langkow – Gilbert Brule/ Paul Bissonnette – Alexandre Bolduc – Kyle Chipchura/ Keith Yandle – Derek Morris/ Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Michal Rozsival/ Rostislav Klesla – Michael Stone
Scratches: Schlemko, Pyatt, Vrbata, Doan, Summers, Aucoin, Arnold, MAP
Top PP times: minimal
Trending: Daymond Langkow (1G, 1A, +2, 1 SOG) came into this one needing one assist for 400 in his career and two points for 700. Mission accomplished. Ray Whitney (1A, -1, 2 SOG) needed to add four to reach 1000 career points. Gilbert Brule (1A, +2, 2 SOG) had five points in seven games headed in here.
Combos: Patrick Marleau – Joe Thornton – Joe Pavelski/ Ryane Clowe – Logan Couture – Martin Havlat/ Dominic Moore – Michal Handzus – Torrey Mitchell/ Tommy Wingels – Andrew Desjardins – Daniel Winnik/ Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Dan Boyle/ Douglas Murray – Brent Burns/ Justin Braun – Jason Demers
Scratches: Vandermeer, White, Winchester, Galiardi, Ferriero
Top PP times: Boyle (6:01), Thornton (5:28), Pavelski (5:03), Marleau (4:56), Couture (4:14)
Trending: Joe Thornton (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) hit and passed the 70-point plateau for the season this evening. Joe Pavelski (1A, +2, 5 SOG) has a point in four of five and Brent Burns (1G, +2, 4:01 PP, 1 SOG) had three helpers in three games before this outing. Patrick Marleau (1G, +2, 4 SOG) has points in seven of 10 now. Shootout: Handzus, Clowe
