Goaltending match-up: Ty Conklin (6/9, .667 SV%) & Joey MacDonald (22/23, .957 SV%) vs. Devan Dubnyk (35/39, .897 SV%)
Combos: Johan Franzen – Pavel Datsyuk – Todd Bertuzzi/ Valtteri Filppula – Henrik Zetterberg – Jiri Hudler/ Drew Miller – Darren Helm – Danny Cleary/ Cory Emmerton – Justin Abdelkader – Tomas Holmstrom/ Nicklas Lidstrom – Ian White/ Niklas Kronwall – Brad Stuart/ Jonathan Ericsson – Mike Commodore
Scratches: Kindl, Mursak, Howard
Top PP times: Datsyuk, Lidstrom, Holmstrom (3:42), Kronwall, Zetterberg (3:19)
Trending: Todd Bertuzzi (2G, +2, 2:18 PP, 4 SOG) has been a strong asset for poolies this season and he collected his 300th career NHL goal here. His second of the game was just a gorgeous effort. Valtteri Filppula (1G, 2:18 PP, 1 SOG) continues to add gravy to his career high, while Henrik Zetterberg (2A, +3, 3 SOG) had just one point in six games coming in. Johan Franzen (1A, +2, 2:41 PP, 1 SOG) came into this game 14 shy of matching last year’s disappointing total of 55 points. Ian White (1A, +2, 2:56 PP, 4 SOG) had just one point in eight tries before this effort. Shootout: Bertuzzi
Combos: Taylor Hall – Sam Gagner – Jordan Eberle/ Shawn Horcoff – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Ales Hemsky/ Ryan Smyth – Eric Belanger – Ryan Jones/ Lennart Petrell – Anton Lander – Ben Eager/ Ladislav Smid – Jeff Petry/ Ryan Whitney – Corey Potter/ Cam Barker – Andy Sutton
Scratches: Peckham, Hordichuk
Top PP times: Hemsky, Smyth (2:56), Gagner, Barker, Whitney (2:54)
Trending: Sam Gagner (2G, 1A, -2, 7 SOG). Again. He followed up his eight-point performance by bringing the fans out of their seats with another three in the first period. Jordan Eberle (2G, -1, 2:23 PP, 3 SOG) was clutch on this evening, including his GTG in the last minute of the third. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (20:29 TOI, 2:23 PP, 1 SOG) returned to action tonight and won the game. Ho hum. Ryan Whitney (2A, -1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had three points in two games before tonight, so this is a really positive sign that he’s gaining traction for fantasy owners after the misery he’s endured. Ryan Smyth’s (2A, 2 SOG) offensive cupboard has been bare lately. Ales Hemsky (2A, 1 SOG) was almost killed by a pretty legendary hit from Niklas Kronwall. Shootout: Gagner, RNH