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CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 3 @ DETROIT RED WINGS 2 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Corey Crawford (33/35, .943 SV%) vs. Joey MacDonald (38/41, .927 SV%)
Combos: Troy Brouwer - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane/ Bryan Bickell - Marcus Kruger - Marian Hossa/ Michael Frolik - Jake Dowell - Tomas Kopecky/ Viktor Stalberg- Ryan Johnson - Fernando Pisani/ Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook/ Niklas Hjalmarsson - Nick Leddy/ Chris Campoli - Brian Campbell
Scratches: Hendry, Sharp, Scott, Bolland
Top PP times: Keith (5:03), Kane (4:42), Hossa (4:01), Toews (3:36), Seabrook (3:12)
Trending: Jonathan Toews (1G, +1, 3 SOG) came into tonight six points shy of the 80-point plateau and Troy Brouwer (1A, +1, 1:46 PP, 4 SOG) wasted little time capitalizing on his return to the first line, where he snapped a long streak of fantasy futility. Chris Campoli (1A, +1, 0:40 PP, no SOG) had 1-3-4 in 11 GP with CHI coming in here. Brent Seabrook (1G, 2 SOG) has scored in two of four and he had 1-6-7 in 11 GP on the month headed in. Marian Hossa (1A, 2 PIM, 6 SOG) had 12 points in 18 career tilts against the Wings and this was his fourth GWG with the team since last season. Patrick Kane (1A, +1, 7 SOG) had 6-13-19 in 22 GP vs. DET in his young career coming in.
Combos: Jiri Hudler - Henrik Zetterberg - Danny Cleary/ Mike Modano - Valtteri Filppula - Tomas Holmstrom/ Johan Franzen - Justin Abdelkader - Todd Bertuzzi/ Kris Draper - Darren Helm - Patrick Eaves/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Brad Stuart/ Jonathan Ericsson - Niklas Kronwall/ Ruslan Salei - Brian Rafalski
Scratches: Kindl, Datsyuk, Miller, Howard
Top PP times: Zetterberg (4:33), Lidstrom (4:07), Rafalski (3:57), Hudler (3:28), Cleary (3:19)
Trending: In the first period, Nicklas Lidstrom (1G, +1, 3 SOG) became the first 40+ year-old defenceman with 60 points in a season. Brian Rafalski (2A, 2 SOG) is getting up there and he continues to post ridiculous totals annually, while Valtteri Filppula (1A, +1, 1:52 PP, 1 SOG) had four points in six games headed in here. This was Henrik Zetterberg's (1G, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) 42nd career game against the Hawks and he has been better than a point-per-game player against them. Jiri Hudler (1A, 1 SOG) has a point in three straight after seven without one.
COLORADO AVALANCHE 4 @ ANAHEIM DUCKS 5
Goaltending match-up: Brian Elliott (37/42, .881 SV%) vs. Ray Emery (31/35, .886 SV%)
Combos: Milan Hejduk - Paul Stastny - Matt Duchene/ David Jones - Ryan O'Reilly - Daniel Winnik/ Ryan Stoa - Jay McClement - Kevin Porter/ Cody McLeod - Mark Olver - David Koci/ John-Michael Liles - Erik Johnson/ Matt Hunwick - Ryan O'Byrne/ Cameron Gaunce - Jonas Holos
Scratches: Belle, Dupuis, Yip, Wilson, Foote
Top PP times: Liles (2:33), Johnson (2:22), Jones (1:49), Duchene (1:49), Stastny (1:49)
Trending: Matt Duchene (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) reached the 60-point plateau here as he continues to build on last season's rookie total of 55. This is only the second time since late January where Milan Hejduk (3A, +2, 1:42 PP, 5 SOG) has points in B2B games. Ryan O'Reilly (1G, +2, 1:42 PP, 2 SOG) has goals in three of four and he had six on the month coming in. David Jones (1G, +1, 4 SOG) had been blanked in five coming in and hadn't scored since March 11 and Daniel Winnik (1A, +1, no PP, 7 SOG) had four points in four games coming in here. Paul Stastny (1G, +2, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) scored late to make things interesting. He only had five points in 10 GP coming into this tilt.
Combos: Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Jason Blake - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Brad Winchester - Brandon McMillan - Matt Beleskey/ Jarkko Ruutu - Todd Marchant - George Parros/ Lubomir Visnovsky - Toni Lydman/ Francois Beauchemin - Luca Sbisa/ Cam Fowler - Sheldon Brookbank
Scratches: Lilja, Sutton, Chipchura, Sexton, Hiller
Top PP times: Visnovsky (4:40), Fowler (4:29), Perry (3:29), Getzlaf (3:29), Selanne (3:15)
Trending: Teemu Selanne (2G, 2A, +2, 7 SOG) got the Ducks on the board with a penalty shot, but that was just the beginning of his fantastic evening. This was his 22nd career hat trick, incidentally. Jason Blake (1G, +2, no PP, 3 SOG) had been blanked for five straight before this result. Saku Koivu (2A, +1, 2:07 PP, 4 SOG) came into tonight with 1-5-6 in 9 GP. Cam Fowler (1G, 1A, 4 SOG) had collected five points in seven tilts coming in. Lubomir Visnovsky (2A, -1, 1 SOG) already had 6-9-15 in 12 March GP coming in here.
