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NEW YORK RANGERS 0 @ NEW JERSEY DEVILS 1
Goaltending match-up: Henrik Lundqvist (27/28, .964 SV%) vs. Johan Hedberg (15/15)
Combos: Brandon Dubinsky - Vinny Prospal - Marian Gaborik/ Sean Avery - Brian Boyle - Brandon Prust/ Derek Stepan - Artem Anisimov - Ryan Callahan/ Wojtek Wolski - Erik Christensen - Mats Zuccarello/ Marc Staal - Dan Girardi/ Ryan McDonagh - Mike Sauer/ Michael Del Zotto - Matt Gilroy
Scratches: Eminger
Top PP times: Zuccarello (2:43), Staal (2:29), Callahan (2:20), Gaborik (2:20), Prospal (1:49), Stepan (1:49)
Trending:
Combos: Ilya Kovalchuk - Travis Zajac - Nick Palmieri/ Brian Rolston - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus/ Vladimir Zharkov - Jason Arnott - Mattias Tedenby/ Adam Mair - Rod Pelley - David Clarkson/ Mark Fayne - Henrik Tallinder/ Colin White - Anton Volchenkov/ Anssi Salmela - Andy Greene
Scratches: Fraser, Sestito, Josefson
Top PP times: Clarkson (2:00); Arnott, Elias, Zubrus, Rolston (1:06)
Trending: Ilya Kovalchuk (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 0:54 PP, 5 SOG) scored the last time he faced the Rangers and had a number of quality chances tonight, including his beautiful breakaway goal. He had 17-16-33 in 36 GP vs. NYR coming in. Do you want to know what's really telling about the way his two-way game has progressed? With Jersey protecting that 1-0 lead in the last minute, Lemaire had #17 out there. Kovalchuk's point streak has reached nine games, during which he's 7-4-11 with a +8 rating and the GWG in four of his past six starts. #redemption
ST. LOUIS BLUES 3 @ BUFFALO SABRES 0
Goaltending match-up: Ty Conklin (26/26) vs. Ryan Miller (21/23, .913 SV%)
Combos: Andy McDonald - David Backes - Brad Boyes/ Alex Steen - Patrik Berglund - T.J. Oshie/ Vladimir Sobotka - Jay McClement - B.J. Crombeen/ Brad Winchester - Matt D'Agostini/ Eric Brewer - Erik Johnson/ Barret Jackman - Alex Pietrangelo/ Carlo Colaiacovo/ Nikita Nikitin - Roman Polak
Scratches:
Top PP times: Pietrangelo (3:49), Johnson (3:00), D'Agostini (2:51), McDonald (2:47), Oshie (2:42)
Trending: T.J. Oshie (1G, 1A, +2, 3 SOG) has come up with points in five of his past seven starts. Andy McDonald (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had collected six points in six February games before tonight. Patrik Berglund (1A, +1, 2:35 PP, 5 SOG) has been really productive over his past month, so hopefully he can finish up with a strong run this season too. David Backes (1G, 2:30 PP, 2 SOG) had no points in three prior starts vs. BUF, but had four goals in five games overall coming in. Alex Pietrangelo (1A, +1, 1 SOG) had nine points in 14 GP coming in. Carlo Colaiacovo... wait for it... left this one with an injury. Erik Johnson (1A, +2, no SOG) added a point on the ENG and has just two in his past 12 now.
Combos: Nathan Gerbe - Jochen Hecht - Jason Pominville/ Tyler Ennis - Tim Connolly - Drew Stafford/ Cody McCormick - Paul Byron - Thomas Vanek/ Patrick Kaleta - Paul Gaustad - Mike Grier/ Andrej Sekera - Tyler Myers/ Jordan Leopold - Steve Montador/ Shaone Morrisonn - Mike Weber
Scratches: Niedermayer, Butler, Rivet
Top PP times:
Trending:
BOSTON BRUINS 4 @ OTTAWA SENATORS 2
Goaltending match-up: Tuukka Rask (32/34, .941 SV%) vs. Robin Lehner (29/33, .879 SV%)
Combos: Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan Horton/ Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Mark Recchi/ Michael Ryder - Chris Kelly - Tyler Seguin/ Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton/ Zdeno Chara - Steve Kampfer/ Tomas Kaberle - Dennis Seidenberg/ Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid
Scratches: Peverley, Boychuk
Top PP times: Kaberle (5:44), Chara (5:23), Bergeron (4:50), Recchi (4:43), Krejci (4:25)
Trending: Tomas Kaberle (-1, 19:34 TOI, no SOG) was able to make it to the rink in time to make his debut with the Bruins tonight and as expected, he jumped onto PP1 with Zdeno Chara (+1, 4 SOG) . Kaberle should soak up a LOT of PP time that'll spill over onto PP2 as well. Chris Kelly (2 PIM, 15:09 TOI) was also in the line-up against his former team, but still has little fantasy value. Brad Marchand (2G, +2, 1:00 PP, 4 SOG) had 18 points in 22 GP before tonight, while Tyler Seguin (1A, +1, 0:06 PP, 1 SOG) had four points in five games coming in. Nathan Horton’s (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 0:59 PP, 3 SOG) goal scoring has mostly dried up for awhile, but he caught a lucky break when the Bruins weren’t whistled for an offside on the play leading to his goal. David Krejci (2A, +1, 2 SOG) has been averaging a point-per-game this month. Mark Recchi (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) has points in four straight and the veteran continues to chip in for poolies.
Combos: Milan Michalek - Jason Spezza - Bobby Butler/ Nick Foligno - Peter Regin - Alex Kovalev/ Colin Greening - Zack Smith - Chris Neil/ Erik Condra - Ryan Shannon - Francis Lessard/ Chris Phillips - Brian Lee/ Filip Kuba - Erik Karlsson/ Andre Benoit - Matt Carkner
Scratches: Campoli, Gonchar, Anderson
Top PP times: Kuba (3:13), Karlsson (2:48), Spezza (2:23), Butler (2:16), Michalek (2:01)
Trending: Bobby Butler (1G, -1, 3 SOG) has not only scored in three straight now, but he had B2B two-pointers coming into tonight. Jason Spezza (1A, -1, 4 SOG) has been contributing at a point-per-game since coming back, while Milan Michalek (1A, -1, no SOG) has a point in three straight for the first time this season. Alex Kovalev (1G, -1, 1:59 PP< 4 SOG) had a nice tip-in for his sixth goal in his eighth February start.
DETROIT RED WINGS 4 @ FLORIDA PANTHERS 3
Goaltending match-up: Joey MacDonald (29/32, .906 SV%) vs. Tomas Vokoun (26/30, .867 SV%)
Combos: Johan Franzen - Henrik Zetterberg - Todd Bertuzzi/ Jiri Hudler - Pavel Datsyuk - Danny Cleary/ Kris Draper - Darren Helm - Patrick Eaves/ Drew Miller - Justin Abdelkader - Tomas Holmstrom/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Brad Stuart/ Jonathan Ericsson - Brian Rafalski/ Ruslan Salei - Niklas Kronwall
Scratches: Kindl, Filppula
Top PP times: Lidstrom (4:42), Rafalski (3:59), Franzen (3:31), Datsyuk (3:17), Zetterberg (3:07)
Trending: Pavel Datsyuk (1G, 1A, +1, 3 SOG) had 4-7-11 in 8 GP vs. FLA coming in, while Todd Bertuzzi (2G, +2, 0:58 PP, 2 SOG) had a pair of two-goal games in three tries before tonight. Henrik Zetterberg’s (2A, +2, 3 SOG) point streak reached five games here and he had seven points in that span coming in. Since the start of last month, Jiri Hudler (1A, +1, 1:57 PP, 1 SOG) had chipped in 15 points with a +6 rating in 19 GP. Danny Cleary (1G, 2:06 PP, 4 SOG) had seven points in five games before this outing. Brian Rafalski (1A, +1, 1 SOG) has dominated Florida from the back end over the years, having already racked up 24 points in 29 GP coming in. Johan Franzen (1A, +3, 5 SOG) has helpers in three of four.
Combos: David Booth - Stephen Weiss - Jack Skille/ Cory Stillman - Mike Santorelli - Radek Dvorak/ Chris Higgins - Marty Reasoner - Rostislav Olesz/ Kenndal McArdle - Scott Timmins - Steve Bernier/ Bryan Allen - Dennis Wideman/ Jason Garrison - Mike Weaver/ Keaton Ellerby - Bryan McCabe
Scratches: Hordichuk, Callahan
Top PP times: Wideman (5:16), Weiss (3:59), Skille (3:53), Booth (3:24), McCabe (3:17)
Trending: Bryan McCabe (2 PIM, 20:52 TOI, no SOG) was back in the line-up for the Panthers here after missing time with a broken jaw. Stephen Weiss (1G, 1A, -1, 3 SOG) had but one point in five tries headed in here, while Dennis Wideman (1G, -3, 6 SOG) had five points in that same span. David Booth (1A, 5 SOG) has points in four of eight this month and Jack Skille (1A, -1, 2 SOG) collected his first point with the Panthers in his fourth start. He's definitely enjoyed a larger role in Florida to date than he had with the Hawks.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 2 @ CAROLINA HURRICANES 3
Goaltending match-up: Sergei Bobrovsky (26/29, .897 SV%) vs. Cam Ward (21/23, .913 SV%)
Combos: James van Riemsdyk - Jeff Carter - Kris Versteeg/ Andreas Nodl - Danny Briere - Ville Leino/ Scott Hartnell - Claude Giroux - Darroll Powe/ Dan Carcillo - Blair Betts - Jody Shelley/ Chris Pronger - Matt Carle/ Braydon Coburn - Kimmo Timonen/ Sean O'Donnell - Andrej Meszaros
Scratches: Bartulis, Richards, Zherdev
Top PP times: Pronger (3:31), Carle (3:31), Giroux (3:12), Carter (3:12), Hartnell (3:12)
Trending: Mike Richards was scratched from this one with flu-like symptoms. Chris Pronger (1A, 2 PIM, 1 SOG, 11 A/B) has points in three of five now after three without one. Danny Briere (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 1:28 PP, 1 SOG) was coming off that three-pointer @FLA, so his offensive game is coming alive. Ville Leino (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 1:19 PP, 1 SOG) had been blanked in his prior three outings.
Combos: Jussi Jokinen - Eric Staal - Erik Cole/ Jeff Skinner - Tuomo Ruutu - Chad LaRose/ Sergei Samsonov - Brandon Sutter - Jiri Tlusty/ Jerome Samson - Pat Dwyer - Troy Bodie/ Tim Gleason - Jamie McBain/ Joni Pitkanen - Joe Corvo/ Jay Harrison - Brett Carson
Scratches: Carter, Joslin
Top PP times: Staal (7:44), Ruutu (5:38), Jokinen (5:38), Skinner (5:33), Corvo (5:32)
Trending: Erik Cole (1G, +1, 3:18 PP, 5 SOG) scored the GWG fairly late and had goals in three of four now. Jeff Skinner (1G, +1, 2 SOG) began the night with five points in six games, while Joe Corvo (1A, 3 SOG) had 17 points in 22 GP coming in here. Jussi Jokinen (1A, +1, 3 SOG) added his 39th point and this was his second game back in the line-up. Eric Staal (1A, 4 SOG) has 58 points and has six in seven games now.
ANAHEIM DUCKS 1 @ MINNESOTA WILD 5
Goaltending match-up: Curtis McElhinney (21/26, .808 SV%) vs. Niklas Backstrom (29/30, .967 SV%)
Combos: Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Jason Blake - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Dan Sexton - Brandon McMillan - Maxim Lapierre/ Todd Marchant - Kyle Chipchura - George Parros/ Toni Lydman - Lubomir Visnovsky/ Luca Sbisa - Andy Sutton/ Cam Fowler - Francois Beauchemin
Scratches: Lilja, Brookbank, Ruutu
Top PP times: Fowler (5:15), Visnovsky (4:45), Getzlaf (4:24), Ryan (4:22), Selanne (3:53)
Trending: Ryan Getzlaf (1A, no SOG), Bobby Ryan (1A, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) and Corey Perry (1G, +2, 3:20 PP, 5 SOG) were coming off that huge offensive night against the Caps, which still resulted in a loss.
Combos: Andrew Brunette - Mikko Koivu - Antti Miettinen/ Cal Clutterbuck - John Madden - Kyle Brodziak/ Pierre-Marc Bouchard - Matt Cullen - Martin Havlat/ Eric Nystrom - Chuck Kobasew/ Greg Zanon - Clayton Stoner/ Nick Schultz - Brent Burns/ Cam Barker - Marek Zidlicky/ Jared Spurgeon
Scratches: Scandella, Staubitz
Top PP times: Cullen (3:03), Zidlicky (3:00), Burns (2:59), Miettinen (2:59), Brunette (2:49)
Trending: Marek Zidlicky (2 PIM, 11:55 TOI, no SOG) returned to action this evening. Mikko Koivu (1G, no PP, 2 SOG) had five points in seven affairs headed into tonight, but check his injury status. Antti Miettinen (1A, +1, 3 SOG) has points in four of eight. Matt Cullen (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) has scored in B2B games after nine games without one. Andrew Brunette (1A, 1 SOG) carried 15 points in 20 GP to tonight. Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2A, +1, 1:18 PP, 4 SOG) had one point in six tries coming in. Cal Clutterbuck (1A, +1, 1:27 PP, 5 SOG) had 4-2-6 in 7 GP prior to this outing. Martin Havlat (1G, -1, 2:09 PP, 2 SOG) scored a late PPG and stopped a three-game pointless in the process. He came into tonight two point shy of 50 for the season.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 4 @ CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 3
Goaltending match-up: Steve Mason (37/40, .925 SV%) vs. Corey Crawford (32/36, .889 SV%)
Combos: Rick Nash - Antoine Vermette - Jakub Voracek/ Matt Calvert - R.J. Umberger - Kristian Huselius; Andrew Murray - Samuel Pahlsson - Chris Clark/ Ethan Moreau - Derek McKenzie - Jared Boll/ Kris Russell - John Moore/ Anton Stralman - Jan Hejda/ Grant Clitsome - Fedor Tyutin
Scratches: Methot, Klesla
Top PP times: Tyutin (3:40), Clitsome (3:39), Voracek (3:37), Nash (3:30), Vermette (3:22)
Trending: Antoine Vermette (1G, 5 SOG) began this one in the injured Derick Brassard’s place on L1 alongside stud Rick Nash (1A, 4 SOG), which is a pairing we've seen quite a bit since Vermette joined the team. Vermette stopped a four-game pointless skid in the process. Grant Clitsome (1A, -2, 2 SOG) had 3-7-10 in 15 GP on D coming in. R.J. Umberger (2A, 0:49 PP, 3 SOG) had zeroes in his last three.
Combos: Patrick Sharp - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane/ Michael Frolik - Dave Bolland - Marian Hossa/ Troy Brouwer - Tomas Kopecky - Bryan Bickell/ Viktor Stalberg - Jake Dowell - John Scott/ Duncan Keith - Nick Leddy/ Niklas Hjalmarsson - Brent Seabrook/ Brian Campbell - Jordan Hendry
Scratches: Pisani, Boynton
Top PP times: Seabrook (3:36), Kane (3:25), Sharp (3:24), Toews (3:10), Kopecky (2:54)
Trending: Patrick Kane (1G, 2A, +2, 5 SOG) had a multi-pointer the last time he faced the Jackets and was four point shy of the 50-point mark coming into this tilt, so he almost got there in this one game. Jonathan Toews (2A, +2, 2 SOG) has now played 24 games against this team and has been averaging a point-per-game in that time, while Patrick Sharp (2G, 1A, +2, 5 SOG) has goals in three of five. This was his first multi-goal game since Jan. 3.
