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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 5 @ PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2
Goaltending match-up: Sergei Bobrovsky (25/27, .926 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (19/24, .792 SV%)
Combos: James van Riemsdyk - Mike Richards - Kris Versteeg/ Scott Hartnell - Danny Briere - Ville Leino/ Andreas Nodl - Jeff Carter - Claude Giroux/ Dan Carcillo - Blair Betts - Darroll Powe/ Andrej Meszaros - Matt Carle/ Kimmo Timonen - Braydon Coburn/ Sean O'Donnell - Nick Boynton
Scratches: Pronger, Shelley, Zherdev
Top PP times: Briere (3:28), Giroux (3:20), Carle (3:16), Carter (3:14), Hartnell (2:57)
Trending: Matt Carle (1A, +3, 2 PIM, no SOG) had picked up 0-9-9 in 13 March GP coming in here and Danny Briere (2A, +3, 1 SOG) had 10 points over his past 10 starts. Scott Hartnell (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) had nothing in six tries before tonight, but Andrej Meszaros (1A, +3, 1:51 PP, 2 SOG) had 4A in 5 GP coming in here with an increased role sans Chris Pronger. Ville Leino (2G, 1A, +2, 2:43 PP, 4 SOG) only had one point in five tries coming in here. Kimmo Timonen (1A, -2, 1:32 PP, 1 SOG) had six points in 13 GP before tonight, but he left with a lower-body injury.
Combos: James Neal - Mark Letestu - Alex Kovalev/ Chris Kunitz - Jordan Staal - Tyler Kennedy/ Pascal Dupuis - Max Talbot - Chris Conner/ Mike Rupp - Craig Adams - Arron Asham/ Paul Martin - Zbynek Michalek/ Kris Letang - Brooks Orpik/ Matt Niskanen - Ben Lovejoy
Scratches: Engelland, Jeffrey, Comrie, Cooke, Tangradi, Godard
Top PP times: Letang (5:10), Martin (4:41), Kennedy (3:44), Kovalev (3:33), Staal (3:27)
Trending: Tyler Kennedy (1G, +1, 2 SOG) has scored in four of eight now and Alex Kovalev (1G, 3 SOG) has a point in three of seven. Mark Letestu (1A, 2:23 PP, no SOG) returned to action tonight, jumping right into L1 action and got himself in the box score. Kris Letang (1A, +1, 7 SOG) has points in three of five after a long string of zeroes. Chris Kunitz (1A, +1, 2:54 PP, 1 SOG) had nine points in seven affairs coming in here.
BUFFALO SABRES 3 @ TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 4
Goaltending match-up: Ryan Miller (31/35, .886 SV%) vs. James Reimer (28/31, .903 SV%)
Combos: Thomas Vanek - Tim Connolly - Jason Pominville/ Tyler Ennis - Jochen Hecht - Drew Stafford/ Nathan Gerbe - Paul Gaustad - Brad Boyes/ Rob Niedermayer - Cody McCormick - Mark Mancari/ Andrej Sekera - Tyler Myers/ Steve Montador - Chris Butler/ Shaone Morrisonn- Mike Weber
Scratches: Leopold, Grier, Kaleta, Lalime
Top PP times: Pominville (2:06), Connolly (1:51), Boyes (1:47), Sekera (1:44), Vanek (1:39)
Trending: Jason Pominville (1G, -1, 2:06 PP, 3 SOG) had picked up seven points in seven games coming in and Andrej Sekera (1A, +2, 3 SOG) has been averaging a point-per-game over 15 March games. Not too shabby at all. Tim Connolly (1A, -1, 1 SOG) had eight points in nine games headed in here. Thomas Vanek (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) began the night four points below the 30-goal plateau. Drew Stafford (1A, 2 PIM, 1:17 PP, 2 SOG) had 4-4-8 in 12 GP on the night coming into this clash.
Combos: Clarke MacArthur - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin/ Joffrey Lupul - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel/ Nazem Kadri - Darryl Boyce - Joey Crabb/ Jay Rosehill- Tim Brent - Mike Brown/ Dion Phaneuf - Carl Gunnarsson/ Luke Schenn - Keith Aulie/ Matt Lashoff - Mike Komisarek
Scratches: Armstrong, Sjostrom, Lebda, Gustavsson
Top PP times: Gunnarson (6:21), Phaneuf (3:53), Grabovski (4:08), Kessel (4:01), Bozak (3:39)
Trending: Dion Phaneuf (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) hit the 30-point plateau for the season early on here and added to the 4-7-11 in 13 GP on the month he had coming in. Nazem Kadri (2A, +1, 1:28 PP, 4 SOG) had three points in four games as this one got underway, while Clarke MacArthur (1G, 2A, +3, 4 SOG) ended a stretch that had seen one March goal coming in here. Nikolai Kulemin (1A, +1, 2:39 PP, 1 SOG) had a pair of two-pointers in three tries before this outing. Phil Kessel’s (1A, -1, 4 SOG) nice run continued here, with his current point streak pushed to five outings. Mikhail Grabovski (1G, +2, 2 SOG) has a goal in two of four and he entered tonight needing two for 30 overall.
CAROLINA HURRICANES 3 @ WASHINGTON CAPITALS 2 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Cam Ward (38/40, .950 SV%) vs. Semyon Varlamov (24/26, .923 SV%)
Combos: Cory Stillman - Eric Staal - Erik Cole/ Jeff Skinner - Tuomo Ruutu - Jussi Jokinen/ Drayson Bowman - Brandon Sutter - Chad LaRose/ Jiri Tlusty - Pat Dwyer - Jerome Samson/ Tim Gleason - Joe Corvo/ Joni Pitkanen - Jamie McBain/ Bryan Allen - Derek Joslin
Scratches: Bodie, Harrison
Top PP times: Staal (5:14), Pitkanen (5:07), Corvo (5:00), Cole (4:46), Stillman (4:19)
Trending: Jussi Jokinen (1G, 2 SOG) had 16 points in 19 GP vs. WAS before adding more here and he has points in three of five after only having two points in the rest of March. Tuomo Ruutu (1A, 3 SOG) has a point in six of nine. Joe Corvo (1A, 3 SOG) has helpers in two of three after seven times without a point. Jeff Skinner (1G, 2 SOG) had four points in four tilts coming in and what a rookie season the seventh overall pick from this past summer is having. Shootout: Skinner, Ruutu
Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Nicklas Backstrom - Mike Knuble/ Brooks Laich - Jason Arnott - Alexander Semin/ Marco Sturm - Marcus Johansson - Eric Fehr/ Matt Hendricks - Boyd Gordon - Matt Bradley/ Karl Alzner - John Carlson/ Jeff Schultz - Dennis Wideman/ John Erskine - Scott Hannan
Scratches: King, Chimera, Beagle, Sloan
Top PP times: Wideman (4:03), Laich (3:28), Ovechkin (3:24), Semin (3:24), Arnott (3:24)
Trending: Alexander Semin (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) had been pretty dominant against the Canes over his career, having already tallied 24-16-40 in 34 GP coming in here. Brooks Laich (A, 2 PIM, 5 SOG) only had 1A in 5 GP coming in. Marcus Johansson’s (1G, +2, 1:56 PP, 1 SOG) strong March continued here, while John Carlson (1A, +2, 2:36 PP, 8 SOG) had eight points in 11 GP before this effort. Both Alex Ovechkin and Jason Arnott returned to action for the Caps here, although neither registered a point.
FLORIDA PANTHERS 2 @ COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 3 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Scott Clemmensen (30/32, .938 SV%) vs. Steve Mason (29/31, .935 SV%)
Combos: Sergei Samsonov - Stephen Weiss - Niclas Bergfors/ David Booth - Mike Santorelli - Evgeny Dadonov/ Patrick Rissmiller - Marty Reasoner - Michal Repik/ Darcy Hordichuk - Ryan Carter - Steve Bernier/ Mike Weaver - Jason Garrison/ Keaton Ellerby - Dmitry Kulikov/ Alexander Sulzer - Joe Callahan
Scratches: Sulzer, Skille, Matthias, Timmins, Vokoun
Top PP times: Weiss (3:50), Santorelli (3:31), Kulikov (2:53), Samsonov (2:46), Booth (2:34)
Trending: David Booth (1G, -1, 2 SOG) has been hit or miss this season, but at least the SOG totals have been pretty fair. He only had 1A in 7 GP coming in. Sergei Samsonov (1A, -1, 1 SOG) had 3-7-10 in 14 GP with CAR headed in and Mike Santorelli (1A, -1, 2 SOG) ended a five-game pointless skid. Evgeny Dadonov (1G, 1:50 PP, 1 SOG) had already scored three times in five games this month.
Combos: Rick Nash - Derick Brassard - Matt Calvert/ R.J. Umberger - Antoine Vermette - Jakub Voracek/ Scottie Upshall - Samuel Pahlsson - Derek Dorsett/ Jared Boll - Derek MacKenzie - Maksim Mayorov/ Sami Lepisto - Jan Hejda/ Marc Methot - Fedor Tyutin/ Kris Russell - Craig Rivet
Scratches: Stralman, Clitsome, Murray, Moreau, Clark
Top PP times: Umberger (5:22), Nash (4:18), Rivet (3:47), Brassard (3:40), Tyutin (2:38)
Trending: Antoine Vermette (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) had a goal the last time these teams met, but had just three points in nine affairs headed in here. R.J. Umberger (1A, +1, 2 SOG) had 4-3-7 in 14 GP coming in and Scottie Upshall’s (1G, +1, no PP, 2 SOG) totals with CBJ included 4-1-5 in 14 GP before tonight. Shootout: Mayorov
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 0 @ BOSTON BRUINS 3
Goaltending match-up: Corey Crawford (31/34, .912 SV%) vs. Tim Thomas (32/32)
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 (2:21), Toews (2:21), Kane (2:21), Hossa (2:20), Seabrook (2:05)
Trending:
Combos: Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan Horton/ Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Mark Recchi/ Rich Peverley - Chris Kelly - Tyler Seguin/ Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton/ Zdeno Chara - Johnny Boychuk/ Tomas Kaberle - Dennis Seidenberg/ Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid
Scratches: Kampfer, Ryder
Top PP times: N/A
Trending: Mark Recchi (1A, +2, 1 SOG) hadn’t had points in B2B games for about five weeks, but he now sits all alone in 12th place on the all-time points list. Bravo, sir. Zdeno Chara’s (1G, +3, 2 SOG) March totals included 3-8-11 in 13 GP before this affair. Patrice Bergeron (1A, +2, 7 SOG) had four points in six clashes coming in here after opening the month with nothing in six. Brad Marchand (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) has points in three of four after having one point in 10 GP. Johnny Boychuk (1G, +2, 4 SOG) has goals in two of four from the back end. Milan Lucic (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) began this evening needing a two-pointer here to hit the 60-point plateau. Nathan Horton (1G, +1, 2 SOG) put the icing on the cake with Boston’s third goal, which was his 50th point. He has scored four times in his past four tilts.
ATLANTA THRASHERS 1 @ MONTREAL CANADIENS 3
Goaltending match-up: Ondrej Pavelec (28/30, .933 SV%) vs. Carey Price (27/28, .964 SV%)
Combos: Andrew Ladd - Bryan Little - Blake Wheeler/ Evander Kane - Rob Schremp - Nik Antropov/Eric Boulton - Alex Burmistrov - Chris Thorburn/ Ben Maxwell - Tim Stapleton - Radek Dvorak/ Tobias Enstrom - Zach Bogosian/ Dustin Byfuglien - Ron Hainsey/ Johnny Oduya - Mark Stuart
Scratches: Stewart, Cormier
Top PP times: Enstrom (3:16), Byfuglien (3:05), Schremp (2:21), Wheeler (2:21), Kane (2:02)
Trending: Radek Dvorak left this one with an upper-body injury. Nik Antropov (1G, -1, 1:23 PP, 2 SOG) scored Atlanta's only goal and that was his seventh point of the month.
Combos: Michael Cammalleri - Tomas Plekanec - Jeff Halpern/ Mathieu Darche - Scott Gomez - Brian Gionta/ Andrei Kostitsyn - Lars Eller - Travis Moen/ Ryan White - David Desharnais - Benoit Pouliot/ Hal Gill - P.K. Subban/ Roman Hamrlik - James Wisniewski/ Paul Mara - Brent Sopel
Scratches: Picard, Weber, Pyatt
Top PP times: Wisniewski (5:56), Hamrlik (5:39), Gomez (4:01), Cammalleri (3:58), Gionta (3:57)
Trending: Michael Cammalleri’s (1A, 5 SOG) totals have not been stellar this season, but he did have 25 points in 31 home games headed in here. Scott Gomez (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) already had 36 points in 41 GP vs. ATL coming in. Roman Hamrlik (1G, +1, 3 SOG) has a point in three of six on D. Andrei Kostitsyn (1G, +1, 2 SOG) added the ENG, his 20th marker of the season. He has them in four of his past eight.
OTTAWA SENATORS 2 @ TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 5
Goaltending match-up: Curtis McElhinney (26/30, .867 SV%) vs. Dwayne Roloson (31/33, .939 SV%)
Combos: Colin Greening - Jason Spezza - Bobby Butler/ Milan Michalek - Ryan Shannon - Erik Condra/ Nick Foligno - Jesse Winchester - Chris Neil/ Marek Svatos - Zack Smith - Francis Lessard/ Chris Phillips - Brian Lee/ Filip Kuba - Erik Karlsson/ Patrick Wiercioch - David Hale
Scratches: Alfredsson, Regin, Carkner, Gonchar
Top PP times: Karlsson (3:30), Kuba (3:30), Spezza (3:22), Michalek (2:48), Shannon (2:48)
Trending: Add another couple of points to Jason Spezza's (1G, 1A, 4 SOG) totals. Filip Kuba (1A, +1, 4 SOG) has points in B2B games after a long stretch of nothing, so he's taking advantage of his PP1 bump with Sergei Gonchar out. Milan Michalek (1G, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) has points in two of three since returning to action.
Combos: What's the point?
Scratches: Jones, Ritola, Smaby
Top PP times: Stamkos (4:31), Lecavalier (4:31), St. Louis (4:24), Gagne (4:09), Clark (3:59)
Trending: Martin St. Louis (2G, +1, 5 SOG) has ridiculous bottom lines evening after evening and he reached the 90-point plateau early tonight. Vincent Lecavalier (1A, -1, 4 SOG) had nine points in seven affairs coming in. Simon Gagne (2A, +1, 1 SOG) had racked up 10 points in six starts before this outing. Steven Stamkos (1G, 1A, +1, 8 SOG) had a bunch of chances tonight, but didn't score until his ENG. Maybe that'll spark a strong Rocket Richard finish for him. Brett Clark (1A, +1, no SOG) hit the 30-point plateau here and had five points in six games coming in. Dominic Moore (2G, 1A, +3, 3:06 PP, 4 SOG) has points in four of seven.
MINNESOTA WILD 3 @ ST. LOUIS BLUES 2 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Jose Theodore (27/29, .931 SV%) vs. Jaroslav Halak (26/28, .929 SV%)
Combos: Andrew Brunette - Mikko Koivu - Antti Miettinen/ Pierre-Marc Bouchard - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck/ Eric Nystrom - Matt Cullen - Martin Havlat/ Casey Wellman (late arrival) - John Madden - Brad Staubitz/ Nick Schultz - Brent Burns/ Greg Zanon - Marek Zidlicky/ Clayton Stoner - Jared Spurgeon
Scratches: Scandella, Kobasew, Barker, Latendresse
Top PP times: Burns (5:00), PMB (4:23), Zidlicky (4:02), Cullen (3:47), Koivu (3:43), Brunette (3:43)
Trending: Martin Havlat (1A, +1, 3:41 PP, no SOG) had 1-5-6 in 12 GP coming in here. Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1G, 3 SOG) only had two points in eight tries coming in. Clayton Stoner (2A, +2, 2 PIM, no PP, no SOG) has points in three of seven with a steady string of PIM along the way, but with a bad +/- in that time. Shootout: PMB, Koivu
Combos: Andy McDonald - David Backes - Matt D'Agostini/ Vladimir Sobotka - Patrik Berglund - Chris Stewart/ Chris Porter - Adam Cracknell - B.J. Crombeen/ Ryan Reaves - Philip McRae - Cam Janssen/ Carlo Colaiacovo - Alex Pietrangelo/ Ian Cole - Kevin Shattenkirk/ Nikita Nikitin - Roman Polak
Scratches: Jackman, Steen, Oshie
Top PP times: Shattenkirk (3:12), McDonald (3:11), Berglund (3:03), Stewart (3:03), Pietrangelo (2:49)
Trending: Chris Stewart (2G, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) has been really hot or a little cold in his time with the Blues so far, but the overall bottom line has been highly successful for the talented power forward. Patrik Berglund (1A, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) has points in B2B games after five without one. Andy McDonald (1A, -1, 1 SOG) already had 26 points in 26 GP before tonight’s effort. Carlo Colaiacovo (1A, 1:58 PP, 3 SOG) has points in three of six from the back end. Kevin Shattenkirk (1A, 2 SOG) has 10 points in 20 starts with the Blues. Shootout: McDonald
VANCOUVER CANUCKS 3 @ NASHVILLE PREDATORS 1
Goaltending match-up: Roberto Luongo (16/17, .941 SV%) vs. Pekka Rinne (29/31, .935 SV%)
Combos: Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Alexandre Burrows/ Chris Higgins - Ryan Kesler - Mason Raymond/ Raffi Torres - Maxim Lapierre - Jannik Hansen/ Jeff Tambellini - Alexandre Bolduc - Victor Oreskovich/ Sami Salo - Christian Ehrhoff/ Keith Ballard - Chris Tanev/ Aaron Rome - Kevin Bieksa
Scratches: Hamhuis, Glass, Samuelsson
Top PP times: H. Sedin (6:43), Kesler (6:43), D. Sedin (6:36), Ehrhoff (6:32), Salo (4:53)
Trending: Alexandre Burrows (2G, +2, 3:03 PP, 3 SOG) has goals in five of nine now and he, along with Henrik Sedin (2A, +3, 2 PIM, 1 SO)G and Daniel Sedin (2A, +2, 4 SOG), rescued the Canucks from a 1-0 deficit in the third period to break the game open.
Combos: Martin Erat - David Legwand - Joel Ward/ Sergei Kostitsyn - Mike Fisher - Patric Hornqvist/ Colin Wilson - Blake Geoffrion - J.P. Dumont/ Jerred Smithson - Nick Spaling - Jordin Tootoo/ Ryan Suter - Shea Weber/ Shane O'Brien - Cody Franson/ Jonathon Blum - Kevin Klein
Scratches: Halischuk
Top PP times: Suter (7:08), Weber (6:44), Legwand (5:25), Ward (5:08), Erat (5:04)
Trending: Mike Fisher (1G, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) was coming off his two-goal game against the Stars, but had done little offensively before that. Still, the trend based on his play seems to indicate he may be due for a run here. Jonathon Blum (1A, +1, 4 PIM, 2:16 PP, no SOG) has added points in five of eight from the back end, so his NHL career is off to a nice start despite his depth role. Sergei Kostitsyn’s (1A, no SOG) point streak has been pushed to seven outings.
LOS ANGELES KINGS 2 @ EDMONTON OILERS 0
Goaltending match-up: Jonathan Bernier (32/32) vs. Nikolai Khabibulin (31/33, .939 SV%)
Combos: Dustin Penner - Michal Handzus - Oscar Moller/ Ryan Smyth - Trevor Lewis - Dustin Brown/ Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jarret Stoll - Wayne Simmonds/ Kevin Westgarth - Brad Richardson- Kyle Clifford/ Willie Mitchell - Drew Doughty/ Jack Johnson - Rob Scuderi/ Alec Martinez - Matt Greene
Scratches: Harrold, Kopitar, Williams, Drewiske
Top PP times: Brown (4:34), Martinez (4:02), Ponikarovsky (3:56), Handzus (3:56), Stoll (3:43)
Trending: Dustin Brown (2G, +2, 2 PIM, 9 SOG) has three consecutive multi-pointers and had eight points in eight games headed in here. He hit the outside of the empty net when trying for the hat trick from the far side of the left face-off circle. Ryan Smyth (1A, +1, 3:06 PP, 2 SOG) has points in three straight and the Kings will need help from him with Anze Kopitar out. Trevor Lewis (2A, +2, 0:17 PP, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games.
Combos: Magnus Paajarvi - Andrew Cogliano - Linus Omark/ Teemu Hartikainen - Chris Vande Velde - Jordan Eberle/ Liam Reddox - Ryan O'Marra - Ryan Jones/ Jean-Francois Jacques - Colin Fraser - Steve MacIntyre/ Ladislav Smid - Tom Gilbert/ Jim Vandermeer - Theo Peckham/ Jeff Petry - Jason Strudwick
Scratches: Hall, Horcoff, Foster, Brule, Hemsky, Gagner
Top PP times: Gilbert (2:18), Eberle (2:05), Jones (2:05), Paajarvi (2:05), Cogliano (1:46)
Trending:
DALLAS STARS 1 @ PHOENIX COYOTES 2 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Kari Lehtonen (26/27, .963 SV%) vs. Ilya Bryzgalov (44/45, .978 SV%)
Combos: Steve Ott - Brad Richards - Loui Eriksson/ Brenden Morrow - Mike Ribeiro - Jason Williams/ Jamie Langenbrunner - Jamie Benn - Tomas Vincour/ Toby Petersen - Tom Wandell - Krys Barch/ Stephane Robidas - Alex Goligoski/ Jeff Woywitka - Trevor Daley/ Mark Fistric - Brad Lukowich
Scratches: Grossman, Burish, Sutherby, Segal, Skrastins
Top PP times: Morrow (2:50), Goligoski (2:50), Ribeiro (2:50), Richards (2:50), Eriksson (2:27)
Trending: March may soon officially be known as Jamie Benn (1G, 0:44 PP, 5 SOG) month, after he added to the 8-7-15 in 12 GP he had in that time coming in. Jamie Langenbrunner (1A, 0:21 PP, 5 SOG) is one of only 37 active NHL players with 400 career assists. Stephane Robidas (1A, 0:21 PP, 1 SOG) has points in two of four after six without one. Shootout: Benn
Combos: Ray Whitney - Eric Belanger - Shane Doan/ Tom Pyatt - Vernon Fiddler - Lee Stempniak/ Mikkel Boedker - Andrew Ebbett - Radim Vrbata/ Brett MacLean - Kyle Turris - Ryan Hollweg/ Keith Yandle - Derek Morris/ Rostislav Klesla - Adrian Aucoin/ David Schlemko - Michal Rozsival
Scratches: Hanzal, Bissonnette, Ekman-Larsson, Korpikoski
Top PP times: Yandle (1:13), Whitney (1:13), Vrbata (1:13), Fiddler (1:00), Rozisval (1:00)
Trending: Eric Belanger (1A, +1, 0:47 PP, 1 SOG) had nine points in 10 GP coming in here, although nothing in three directly before tonight. Shootout: Vrbata, Whitney
