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OTTAWA SENATORS 3 @ BOSTON BRUINS 5
Goaltending match-up: Craig Anderson (36/41, .878 SV%) vs. Tim Thomas (23/26, .885 SV%)
Combos: Milan Michalek - Jason Spezza - Colin Greening/ Nick Foligno - Stephane Da Costa - Bobby Butler/ Erik Condra - Zack Smith - Chris Neil/ Nikita Filatov - Jesse Winchester - Zenon Konopka/ Filip Kuba - Erik Karlsson/ David Rundblad - Chris Phillips/ Jared Cowen - Sergei Gonchar
Scratches: Lee
Top PP times: Gonchar (4:54), Karlsson (4:24), Spezza (3:37), Greening (3:06), Michalek (2:56)
Trending: Stephane Da Costa (1G, 1A, +1, 2:12 PP, 2 SOG) only had two points on the season headed in here, while Nick Foligno (1G, 2A, +1, 0:12 PP, 3 SOG) has points in two of four but only had three points on the coming in. Chris Neil (2A, +1, 6 PIM, 2:43 PP, no SOG) had goals in B2B games coming in here.
Combos: Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan Horton/ Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin/ Jordan Caron - Chris Kelly - Rich Peverley/ Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton/ Zdeno Chara - Joe Corvo/ Dennis Seidenberg - Johnny Boychuk/ Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid
Scratches: Pouliot, Kampfer
Top PP times: Corvo (6:23), Seguin (6:12), Bergeron (5:29), Peverley (5:19), Marchand (4:42)
Trending: Milan Lucic (1G, 4:26 PP, 3 SOG) has goals in four of five now and he had six of his seven points in the four games before tonight. Patrice Bergeron’s (1G, +1, 5 SOG) point streak has reached five games. Tyler Seguin (1A, +1, 2 SOG) had been a constant source of points to date and also came into this tilt averaging 3.4 shots per game. Dennis Seidenberg (1A, -2, 4:22 PP, 2 SOG) only had one helper coming into this one. Rich Peverley (1A, 2 SOG) ended a four-game pointless skid here.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 2 @ CAROLINA HURRICANES 4
Goaltending match-up: Dwayne Roloson (27/31, .871 SV%) vs. Cam Ward (28/30, .933 SV%)
Combos: Brett Connolly - Vincent Lecavalier - Martin St. Louis/ Ryan Malone - Steven Stamkos - Teddy Purcell/ Ryan Shannon - Dominic Moore - Steve Downie/ Nate Thompson - Adam Hall - Mattias Ritola/ Eric Brewer - Victor Hedman/ Brett Clark - Pavel Kubina/ Marc-Andre Bergeron - Matt Gilroy
Scratches: Pyatt, Gervais, Jones
Top PP times: Lecavalier, Malone, St. Louis, Stamkos, Purcell (1:50)
Trending: Marc-Andre Bergeron (1A, +1, 0:10 PP, 2 SOG). Norris Trophy. Ok, maybe not. But seriously, how about his production so far? What a steal for poolies at the draft or as a FA acquisition this year. Martin St. Louis (1A, +1, no SOG) and Vincent Lecavalier (1A, +1, 7 SOG) did what they've been doing... putting up points for their owners. The latter is a pleasant reminder of how valuable he used to be for poolies. We expect as much from the former. Teddy Purcell (1G, 1 SOG) has been steady and had nine points in 10 GP before tonight, while Ryan Malone (1A, no SOG) was able to go tonight after sustaining an upper-body injury a few nights back. He has points in four of six. Brett Connolly (1G, +1, no PP, 3 SOG) netted his first NHL goal and while his '11-12 fantasy value is still pretty low, his keeper upside is really strong.
Combos: Jeff Skinner - Jussi Jokinen - Tuomo Ruutu/ Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Chad LaRose/ Alexei Ponikarovsky - Brandon Sutter - Pat Dwyer/ Anthony Stewart - Tim Brent - Zach Boychuk/ Joni Pitkanen - Jamie McBain/ Bryan Allen - Tim Gleason/ Tomas Kaberle - Jay Harrison
Scratches: Joslin
Top PP times: Staal, Skinner, Pitkanen (2:30), McBain, Jokinen (2:26)
Trending: Jussi Jokinen (1A, +2, 1 SOG) has a steady stream of points next to his name so far, but was injured in this one after an awkward fall that didn’t look pretty. After the game, Paul Maurice said it was day-to-day and "not catastrophic". Jeff Skinner (2G, +1, 3 SOG) had been blanked in his past few starts, but has been solid this season in his sophomore campaign. He already had seven points in seven games against TB before this outing too. Maurice hinted that Skinner may go back to centre for the next tilt if there's no Jokinen. Joni Pitkanen (1A, +2, 2 SOG) had zeroes in five straight coming in here. Chad LaRose (2G, +1, 2 PIM, 1:25 PP, 5 SOG) had four points in four games coming in. Jiri Tlusty (1A, no PP, 4 SOG) has a point in six of nine.
ANAHEIM DUCKS 4 @ WASHINGTON CAPITALS 5 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Jonas Hiller (35/40, .875 SV%) vs. Tomas Vokoun (11/15, .733 SV%)
Combos: Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Andrew Cogliano - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Brandon McMillan - Nick Bonino - Andrew Gordon/ Matt Beleskey - Maxime Macenauer - Devante Smith-Pelly/ Toni Lydman - Lubomir Visnovsky/ Francois Beauchemin - Cam Fowler/ Luca Sbisa - Sheldon Brookbank
Scratches: Foster, Parros
Top PP times: Fowler, Visnovsky (1:09), Koivu, Cogliano, Ryan (0:45)
Trending: Game No. 10 for Devante Smith-Pelly! Teemu Selanne (2G, 2A, +3, 0:24 PP, 4 SOG) had chipped in a healthy 10 points in eight games before tonight's awesome effort after starting the season pointless in three. Corey Perry (1G, -2, 2 PIM, 0:24 PP, 3 SOG) has points in seven of his past nine, with a bunch of PIM along the way. Saku Koivu (1G, 1A, +3, 1 SOG) had been shut down for four games before coming up with pointage here. Toni Lydman (1A, -1, no PP, 1 SOG) has helpers in three of four now. Cam Fowler (3A, 2 PIM, no SOG) only had two helpers on the season coming in here. Patience. The production will come.
Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Nicklas Backstrom - Troy Brouwer/ Cody Eakin - Marcus Johansson - Alexander Semin/ Jason Chimera - Brooks Laich - Joel Ward/ Matt Hendricks - Mathieu Perreault - Mike Knuble/ Roman Hamrlik - Dennis Wideman/ Jeff Schultz - Karl Alzner/ John Erskine - John Carlson
Scratches: Halpern, King, Green
Top PP times: Wideman (4:16), Laich (3:16), Ovechkin (3:14), Backstrom (3:14), Johansson (3:12)
Trending: Nicklas Backstrom (2G, +1, 3 SOG) scored a clutch GTG in the last minute of the third with the goalie pulled and then he potted the OT GWG for good measure. #stud He already had 12 points in his nine games coming in here. Cody Eakin (3 SOG) was called up from the AHL and made his NHL debut here. Talented, great work ethic and so much potential. He’s a player any coach appreciates and Caps’ fans will come to love. Joel Ward (1G, 1A, +3, no PP, 3 SOG) has goals in three of five now. Since the opening two games, Brooks Laich (3A, +3, 3 SOG) has yet to record points in B2B outings. Jason Chimera (2A, +3, no PP, 3 SOG) had five points coming into this one. Dennis Wideman (1G, 1A, +1, 3 SOG) has points in nine of his 10 tilts. Troy Brouwer (1G, -1, 2:48 PP, 4 SOG) has points in four of five.
MINNESOTA WILD 2 @ DETROIT RED WINGS 1 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Josh Harding (36/37, .973 SV%) vs. Jimmy Howard (25/27, .926 SV%). Drew Miller bowled Harding over in this one and Harding's head hit the ice, so we'll see if any lingering issues remain from that incident. He continued the game and made a number of stellar saves after the incident.
Combos: Devin Setoguchi - Mikko Koivu - Dany Heatley/ Guillaume Latendresse - Matt Cullen - Pierre-Marc Bouchard/ Nick Johnson - Kyle Brodziak - Cal Clutterbuck/ Brad Staubitz - Darroll Powe - Colton Gillies/ Marek Zidlicky - Nick Schultz/ Justin Falk - Nate Prosser/ Jared Spurgeon - Marco Scandella
Scratches: Stoner, Kassian
Top PP times: Heatley (7:10), Koivu (7:10), Latendresse (6:18), PMB (5:59), Setoguchi (5:40)
Trending: Mikko Koivu (1G, 1A, +1, 4 SOG) scored in the last minute of the third to tie the game and secure his first goal of the year. He has points in three straight now. Devin Setoguchi (1G, 1A, +1, 2 SOG) has points in four of five and he added the OT GWG too... the first of his regular season career. This was the fourth start for Justin Falk (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 0:11 PP, no SOG) and first pointage. Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1A, 5 SOG) has helpers in three of his past five.
Combos: Henrik Zetterberg - Pavel Datsyuk - Tomas Holmstrom/ Gustav Nyquist - Johan Franzen - Todd Bertuzzi/ Danny Cleary - Valtteri Filppula - Justin Abdelkader/ Drew Miller - Darren Helm - Patrick Eaves/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Ian White/ Niklas Kronwall - Jakub Kindl/ Jonathan Ericsson - Brad Stuart
Scratches: Commodore, Hudler, Emmerton
Top PP times: Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Franzen (3:05), Holmstrom (2:44)
Trending: Nicklas Lidstrom (1G, +1, 5 SOG) had put up five points in five games before tonight, but like you’d ever take him out of the line-up. Pavel Datsyuk (1A, 4 SOG) had seven points overall headed in, but also had a helpful 21 SOG in the four games leading into this one. Henrik Zetterberg (1A, 5 SOG) only had three points before this affair, so there may still be a small window to snag him from an impatient owner before he breaks out. Because he will break out. It’s Henrik Freaking Zetterberg.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS 5 @ CALGARY FLAMES 1
Goaltending match-up: Roberto Luongo (28/29, .966 SV%) vs. Miikka Kiprusoff (13/18, .722 SV%) & Henrik Karlsson (3/3)
Combos: Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Alexandre Burrows/ David Booth - Ryan Kesler - Cody Hodgson/ Chris Higgins - Manny Malhotra - Jannik Hansen/ Aaron Volpatti - Maxim Lapierre - Dale Weise/ Sami Salo - Alexander Edler/ Dan Hamhuis - Kevin Bieksa/ Keith Ballard - Alexander Sulzer
Scratches: Ebbett, Alberts
Top PP times: Kesler (4:43), Edler (3:15), D. Sedin (2:48), H. Sedin (2:41), Bieksa (2:03)
Trending: Daniel Sedin (1G, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had 64 points in 62 GP vs. CGY coming in here, while Henrik Sedin (1A, 6 PIM, no SOG) had 54 points in his 62 affairs. Alexandre Burrows (1G, 3 SOG) had a sparse 3-2-5 overall headed in here, but Alexander Edler (1G, 2A, 3 SOG) had already piled up nine points from the back end. Chris Higgins (1G, +1, 1:52 PP, 2 SOG) was coming off his two-goal effort against the Caps. Ryan Kesler (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had four points in his only six starts before adding more here. Jannik Hansen (1A, +1, no PP, no SOG) has points in three of five now. Cody Hodgson (1G, 1A, +1, 1:41 PP, 3 SOG) has potted goals in two of four. David Booth (1A, +1, 1:56 PP, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games.
Combos: Alex Tanguay - Brendan Morrison - Jarome Iginla/ Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - David Moss/ Rene Bourque - Roman Horak - Lee Stempniak/ Tom Kostopoulos - Matt Stajan - Tim Jackman/ Jay Bouwmeester - Chris Butler/ Scott Hannan - Mark Giordano/ Cory Sarich - Derek Smith
Scratches: Hagman, PLLL, Babchuk
Top PP times: Bourque (6:10), Iginla (5:41), Tanguay (5:03), Bouwmeester (5:02), Girodano (4:35)
Trending: Alex Tanguay (1G, +1, 1 SOG) broke the shutout in the last minute and that was his ninth point in his 10th start.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
