Goaltending match-up: Jean-Sebastien Giguere (25/26, .962 SV%) vs. Jonathan Quick (28/31, .903 SV%)
Combos: T.J. Galiardi – Paul Stastny – Peter Mueller/ Gabriel Landeskog – Ryan O’Reilly – Milan Hejduk/ Daniel Winnik – Jay McClement – David Jones/ Cody McLeod – David Van Der Gulik – Chuck Kobasew/ Ryan Wilson – Erik Johnson/ Kyle Quincey – Stefan Elliott/ Jan Hejda – Ryan O’Byrne
Scratches: Porter, Hunwick, Wilson
Top PP times: O’Reilly (4:00), Hejduk (3:22), Johnson (3:21), Landeskog (3:20), Stastny (3:14)
Trending: Peter Mueller (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 2:35 PP, 3 SOG) was coming off his impressive three-point performance against the Panthers. The guy produces when he’s in the lineup. Stefan Elliott (1A, +2, 1:34 PP, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games after a long dry spell that lasted back all through January. Paul Stastny (2A, +1, 1 SOG) had five points in five games before tonight. T.J. Galiardi (1A, +1, 1:46 PP, 2 SOG) had nothing in six before tonight. Rookie Gabriel Landeskog’s (1G, 2 SOG) production has been a little hit or miss, but make no mistake… this kid will be a stud in this league. Not just good. A stud.
Combos: Dustin Brown – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams/ Dustin Penner – Mike Richards – Jarret Stoll/ Brad Richardson – Andrei Loktionov – Trevor Lewis/ Kyle Clifford – Colin Fraser – Trent Hunter/ Drew Doughty – Rob Scuderi/ Jack Johnson – Matt Greene/ Willie Mitchell – Slava Voynov
Scratches: Westgarth, Martinez, Drewiske
Top PP times: Johnson (4:14), Doughty (2:57), Kopitar, Williams, Brown (2:39)
Trending: Anze Kopitar (1G, +1, 2 SOG) had seven points in six starts before tonight, while Justin Williams (1A, +1, 2 SOG) has points in seven straight. Dustin Brown (1A, +1, 3 SOG) had five points in six games headed in here.
