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Goaltending match-up: Devan Dubnyk (22/28, .786 SV%) vs. Tuukka Rask (27/30, .900 SV%). Nikolai Khabibulin is slated to play the next two games of the road trip.

Combos: Taylor Hall - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Jordan Eberle/ Ryan Smyth - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky/ Ryan Jones - Eric Belanger - Sam Gagner/ Ben Eager - Anton Lander - Lennart Petrell/ Ladislav Smid - Tom Gilbert/ Cam Barker - Corey Potter/ Theo Peckham - Jeff Petry

Scratches: Sutton, Paajarvi

Top PP times: RNH (5:29), Barker (4:50), Hall (4:37), Eberle (4:27), Smyth (4:15)

Trending: Ryan Smyth (2G, 3 SOG) has points in six straight affairs and had nine points in that span coming in. This was the second game back for Ales Hemsky (2A, 2:26 PP, no SOG) and he has points in each of them. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1G, 2 SOG) has goals in two of his past three and had 12 points on the season coming in to this tilt. Taylor Hall (1A, 5 SOG) ended a three-game pointless skid here.

Combos: Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan Horton/ Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin/ Jordan Caron - Chris Kelly - Zach Hamill/ Benoit Pouliot - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton/ Zdeno Chara - Johnny Boychuk/ Dennis Seidenberg - Joe Corvo/ Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid

Scratches: Paille, Kampfer, Peverley

Top PP times: Chara (4:25), Lucic (4:09), Krejci (4:09), Horton (3:58), Seidenberg (3:39)

Trending: Tyler Seguin (1G, 1A, 2:49 PP, 1 SOG) has points in six in a row, but has been great all season. Milan Lucic (1G, 1 SOG) has a five-game goal scoring streak surging now and he's been terrific. Back-to-back three-pointers for David Krejci (1A, 2 SOG) coming into this evening, which quickly erased his slow start. Nathan Horton (2A, 3 SOG) had three points in his last game and he’s slowing rounding into form. Johnny Boychuk (1G, 0:51 PP, 3 SOG) has goals in two of his past four this month. This was Zach Hamill’s (1A, +2, 0:14 PP, 2 SOG) first start with the Bruins for this season. He has 5-5-10 in 14 AHL GP so far. Joe Corvo (3A, +1, 3:03 PP, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games for the first time all season. Brad Marchand (2G, +1, 2:49 PP, 3 SOG) has points in all four November starts.

Goaltending match-up: Corey Crawford (27/30, .900 SV%) vs. Steve Mason (30/36, .833 SV%)

Combos: Viktor Stalberg - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa/ Dan Carcillo - Patrick Kane - Patrick Sharp/ Bryan Bickell - Marcus Kruger - Michael Frolik/ Jamal Mayers - Andrew Brunette - Rostislav Olesz/ Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook/ Nick Leddy - Niklas Hjalmarsson/ John Scott - Steve Montador

Scratches: O'Donnell, Lepisto, Bolland

Top PP times: Keith (2:31), Sharp (2:30), Toews (2:30), Kane (2:30), Seabrook (2:16)

Trending: Jonathan Toews (2G, 1A, +3, 4 SOG) already had 25 points in 26 GP vs. CBJ coming in here, while Patrick Kane (1G, 4 SOG) had 28 points in his 25 games against this franchise. Viktor Stalberg (1A, +3, 2 PIM, no PP, 1 SOG) had four of his five points on the season in the six games leading into this evening. Brent Seabrook (2A, +2, 3 SOG) stopped a four-game pointless skid here. Nick Leddy (2A, +1, 2:08 PP, 2 SOG) had four points in six affairs before this evening, although he still stopped a three-game pointless skid here. Andrew Brunette (1G, 1:54 PP, 1 SOG) had just six points on the season coming in and ended a three-game pointless skid here. Duncan Keith (1A, +3, 2 SOG) had one point in five tries before tonight. Marian Hossa (1G, +3, 3 SOG) had been shutout in his past two games, but has been fine overall.

Combos: R.J. Umberger - Antoine Vermette - Rick Nash/ Vinny Prospal - Derick Brassard - Mark Letestu/ Derek Dorsett - Samuel Pahlsson - Cody Bass/ Matt Calvert - Derek MacKenzie - Jared Boll/ James Wisniewski - Fedor Tyutin/ Marc Methot - Grant Clitsome/ Aaron Johnson - John Moore

Scratches: Russell, Johansen, Sanford

Top PP times: Tyutin (3:52), Nash (3:41), Wisniewski (3:36), Letestu (3:35), Vermette, Umberger (3:33)

Trending: Rick Nash (1A, -3, 6 SOG) has points in four of five now and he has reached the 500-point mark for his career. This was Mark Letestu’s (1G, -2, 2 SOG) first game with his new team and he received a good chunk of PP time. Grant Clitsome (2G, +1, 2 PIM, 3:22 PP, 6 SOG) has found the back of the net in two straight now. He had six points from the blueline coming in. Vinny Prospal (2A, 3:15 PP, 2 SOG) already had 11 points on the season before tonight. Derick Brassard (1A, 2:47 PP, no SOG) ended a six-game pointless drought here. Fedor Tyutin (2A, -2, 2 SOG) has points in four of six from the back end.

Goaltending match-up: Ben Scrivens (37/39, .949 SV%) vs. Jaroslav Halak (20/22, .909 SV%)

Combos: Joffrey Lupul - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel/ Clarke MacArthur - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin/ Matthew Lombardi - Dave Steckel - Matt Frattin/ Mike Brown - Philippe Dupuis - Joey Crabb/ Carl Gunnarsson - Dion Phaneuf/ Mike Komisarek - John-Michael Liles/ Jake Gardiner - Luke Schenn

Scratches: Franson, Orr, Rosehill

Top PP times: Phanuef, Lupul (2:26), Kessel (2:12), Liles (2:05), Bozak (2:00)

Trending: Phil Kessel (1G, -1, 3 SOG) has goals in B2B games for the first time in a few weeks, but the points have been flowing pretty well all season long. Joffrey Lupul (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) had six points in his four November starts coming in and Tyler Bozak (2A, -1, 1 SOG) ended a six-game pointless skid. Dion Phaneuf (1A, 6 PIM, no SOG) had nothing in five coming in, while John-Michael Liles (1G, 4 SOG) has points in three of five and had nine points overall headed in here. Shootout: Kessel

Combos: Vladimir Sobotka - David Backes - T.J. Oshie/ Matt D'Agostini - Patrik Berglund - Chris Stewart/ Alex Steen - Jason Arnott - Jamie Langenbrunner/ Evgeny Grachev - Scott Nichol - Ryan Reaves/ Carlo Colaiacovo - Alex Pietrangelo/ Barret Jackman - Kevin Shattenkirk/ Ian Cole - Roman Polak

Scratches: Porter, Nikitin

Top PP times: Steen (3:56), Shattenkirk (3:56), Backes (3:45), D'Agostini (3:31), Berglund (3:31)

Trending: Jason Arnott (1G, 2:53 PP, 1 SOG) has fared well against the Leafs in his career and had 33 points in 38 GP coming in here. Alex Pietrangelo (1A, 2:42 PP, 5 SOG) has points in three of five, as does Carlo Colaiacovo (1A, 2:42 PP, 3 SOG). Patrik Berglund (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) scored a clutch goal with under two minutes left in the third and ended a five-game pointless skid. Kevin Shattenkirk (1A, +1, 2 SOG) had chipped in six points in six games before adding more here. Chris Stewart (1A, +1, 1:30 PP, 2 SOG) has points in each of his two games under the new coach.

Goaltending match-up: Jose Theodore (25/27, .926 SV%) vs. Ondrej Pavelec (11/15, .733 SV%) & Peter Mannino (4/4)

Combos: Tomas Fleischmann - Stephen Weiss - Kris Versteeg/ Scottie Upshall - Mike Santorelli - Tomas Kopecky/ Jack Skille - Marcel Goc - Marco Sturm/ Sean Bergenheim - Shawn Matthias - Matt Bradley/ Brian Campbell - Jason Garrison/ Keaton Ellerby - Ed Jovanovski/ Dmitry Kulikov - Mike Weaver

Scratches: Gudbranson

Top PP times: Campbell (6:04), Kulikov (4:38), Versteeg (4:19), Fleischmann (4:08), Weiss (4:03)

Trending: Kris Versteeg (3G, 1A, +3, 4 SOG) had gone five games without a goal, but has points in three of four and had 13 points overall coming in. This was his first career hat trick. Tomas Fleischmann (2A, +3, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had three points against this same team on Halloween and Stephen Weiss (1A, +3, no SOG) has points in three of five. Brian Campbell (3A, +1, 1 SOG) had earned 12 points in 14 GP from the back end coming in and Dmitry Kulikov (1A, +1, 3 SOG) has been strong as well, with points in eight of his past nine games now. In deeper leagues, Jason Garrison’s (1G, +2, 1:46 PP, 1 SOG) emergence has been paying off in a big way for poolies.

Combos: Andrew Ladd - Bryan Little - Blake Wheeler/ Evander Kane - Nik Antropov - Alex Burmistrov/ Kenndal McArdle - Tim Stapleton - Chris Thorburn/ Tanner Glass - Jim Slater - Kyle Wellwood/ Johnny Oduya - Dustin Byfuglien/ Mark Stuart - Zach Bogosian/ Mark Flood - Brett Festerling

Scratches: Jones, Postma

Top PP times: Byfuglien (3:14), Kane (3:04), Burmistrov (2:55), Antropov (2:55), Bogosian (2:30)

Trending: Evander Kane (1A, -1, 2 SOG) was hot for about 10 days, but then cooled off for three games coming into tonight. Nik Antropov (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) had 11 points in 13 GP before tonight, while Zach Bogosian (1A, -1, 1 SOG) had a pair of four-pointers on the season coming in. Andrew Ladd (1G, 1:30 PP, 2 SOG) has points in B2B games for the first time this year.

Goaltending match-up: Al Montoya (47/51, .922 SV%) vs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere (30/33, .909 SV%)

Combos: Matt Moulson - John Tavares - Michael Grabner/ Brian Rolston - Frans Nielsen - P.A. Parenteau/ Blake Comeau - Marty Reasoner - Kyle Okposo/ Matt Martin - Josh Bailey - Jay Pandolfo/ Steve Staios - Mark Streit/ Travis Hamonic - Andrew MacDonald/ Mark Eaton - Mike Mottau

Scratches: Niederreiter, Jurcina, Nabokov

Top PP times: Streit (3:02), Tavares (2:56), Hamonic (2:44), Moulson (2:42), Nielsen (2:30)

Trending: Mark Streit (2A, +1, 1 SOG) had zeroes in three coming in, but has been strong on the whole after missing all of last season. Josh Bailey (1G, 0:05 PP, 1 SOG) has points in two of three after nothing else this year. Brian Rolston (1G, 2 PIM, 2:07 PP, 3 SOG) has goals in two of three and Frans Nielsen (1A, 1 SOG) had five points in five games coming in here. P.A. Parenteau (1A, 2:27 PP, 1 SOG) had a three-point against the Caps as his only pointage in six games coming in. Michael Grabner (1G, +1, 2:10 PP, 5 SOG) has goals in two straight for the first time this year. Matt Moulson (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had a couple of points in his last game.

Combos: Joakim Lindstrom - Paul Stastny - Milan Hejduk/ T.J. Galiardi - Matt Duchene - David Jones/ Gabriel Landeskog - Ryan O'Reilly - Daniel Winnik/ Cody McLeod - Kevin Porter - Chuck Kobasew/ Kyle Quincey - Shane O'Brien/ Erik Johnson - Ryan Wilson/ Ryan O'Byrne - Jan Hejda

Scratches: McClement, Hunwick, Mueller

Top PP times: Quincey (6:10), Hejduk (5:45), Stastny (5:45), Jones (4:36), Johnson (4:35)

Trending: Paul Stastny (1G, 3 SOG) has connected for goals in three of four now. Kyle Quincey (2A, 4 SOG) had already chipped in 10 points from the back end in 15 tries before this outing. David Jones (1G, 1A, 5 PIM, 5 SOG) had no points in four November games coming in. Milan Hejduk (1G, 1A, 6 SOG) has goals in two straight and three of six. He had eight points headed in here. Ryan O’Reilly (1A, 3:01 PP, 3 SOG) had 26 points all of last season and he came into tonight with 10 in 15. Daniel Winnik (1A, 2 PIM, 0:47 PP, 2 SOG) has points in three of five this month.

Goaltending match-up: Carey Price (32/34, .941 SV%) vs. Mike Smith (33/36, .917 SV%)

Combos: Max Pacioretty - Tomas Plekanec - Brian Gionta/ Mathieu Darche - David Desharnais - Erik Cole/ Aaron Palushaj - Lars Eller - Travis Moen/ Mike Blunden - Petteri Nokelainen - Yannick Weber/ Josh Gorges - P.K. Subban/ Hal Gill - Raphael Diaz/ Jaroslav Spacek - Alexei Emelin

Scratches: Cammalleri, Kostitsyn

Top PP times: Desharnais, Pacioretty (1;23), Spacek (1:16), Cole (1:16), Weber (1:16)

Trending: Brian Gionta (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 0:44 PP, 5 SOG) has goals in three of his past five now and Tomas Plekanec (1A, +2, no PP, 3 SOG) had chipped in four points in the two games coming in here. Josh Gorges (1G, +1, 0:07 PP, 1 SOG) has now chipped in seven points after collecting his first goal of the season as the OT GWG.

Combos: Lauri Korpikoski - Boyd Gordon - Shane Doan/ Ray Whitney - Martin Hanzal - Radim Vrbata/ Taylor Pyatt - Cal O'Reilly - Mikkel Boedker/ Patrick O'Sullivan - Kyle Chipchura - Raffi Torres/ David Schlemko - Rostislav Klesla/ Keith Yandle - Derek Morris/ Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Adrian Aucoin

Scratches: Bissonnette, Langkow

Top PP times: Yandle, Doan, Vrbata (2:58), Hanzal (2:56), Whitney (2:47)

Trending: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1A, 1:02 PP, 4 SOG) had five points spread out on the season coming into this tilt. Keith Yandle (1A, +1, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games for the first time this year, although he still had eight points before tonight.

Goaltending match-up: Roberto Luongo (28/30, .933 SV%) vs. Jonathan Quick (29/32, .906 SV%)

Combos: Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Jannik Hansen/ Chris Higgins - Ryan Kesler - David Booth/ Cody Hodgson - Manny Malhotra - Andrew Ebbett/ Aaron Volpatti - Maxim Lapierre - Dale Weise/ Dan Hamhuis - Kevin Bieksa/ Alexander Edler - Sami Salo/ Keith Ballard - Aaron Rome

Scratches: Burrows, Alberts, Sulzer

Top PP times: Kesler, Sedins (6:49), Edler (6:01), Salo (4:09)

Trending: Daniel Sedin (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 4 SOG). Henrik Sedin (1A, +1, 2 PIM, no SOG). Ryan Kesler (1A, 3 SOG) had four points in five games before tonight, while Alexander Edler (1A, 5 SOG) kept up his fantastic point-per-game pace. Cody Hodgson (1A, 2 PIM, 3:15 PP, no SOG) had four points in four November games before tonight. Sami Salo (1G, 2 SOG) had seven points in his eight prior starts headed in here.

Combos: Simon Gagne - Anze Kopitar - Justin Williams/ Dustin Penner - Mike Richards - Dustin Brown/ Kyle Clifford - Jarret Stoll - Trent Hunter/ Ethan Moreau - Colin Fraser - Trevor Lewis/ Willie Mitchell - Drew Doughty/ Rob Scuderi - Jack Johnson/ Alec Martinez - Matt Greene

Scratches: Richardson, Westgarth, Drewiske

Top PP times: Kopitar (5:48), Brown (5:45), Doughty (5:36), Gagne (5:34), Johnson (5:16)

Trending: Drew Doughty (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) has points in three in a row now and Jack Johnson (1A, +1, 1 SOG) has points in two of three after a string of zeroes. Anze Kopitar (2A, +1, 6 SOG) had 14 points in 19 GP vs. VAN coming in. Mike Richards (1G, 4:18 PP, 3 SOG) scored a late one to make it interesting and he has goals in B2B games after four without a point.

Goaltending match-up: Niklas Backstrom (33/36, .917 SV%) vs. Antti Niemi (21/22, .955 SV%)

Combos: Dany Heatley - Mikko Koivu - Devin Setoguchi/ 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, Peters

Top PP times: Heatley (3:51), Koivu (3:51), Zidlicky (3:21), PMB (3:15), Latendresse (2:10)

Trending: Kyle Brodziak (1G, no PP, 1 SOG) broke the shutout bid in the third period and has points in three of four. Marek Zidlicky (1A, 2 SOG) has helpers in three of four now.

Combos: Logan Couture - Joe Thornton - Joe Pavelski/ Ryane Clowe - Patrick Marleau - Martin Havlat/ Jamie McGinn - Michal Handzus - Torrey Mitchell/ Brad Winchester - Andrew Desjardins - Andrew Murray/ Douglas Murray - Dan Boyle/ Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Justin Braun/ Colin White - Brent Burns

Scratches: Vandermeer, Demers

Top PP times: Boyle (7:01), Marleau, Pavelski (4:39), Thornton (4:22), Burns (4:07)

Trending: Patrick Marleau (2G, 5 SOG) has been really strong for poolies in the past few weeks and Ryane Clowe (1A, 2 PIM, 3:06 PP, 4 SOG) has a point in all four starts this month. Dan Boyle (1A, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had six points in five games before tonight and he hit the post on an ENG goal attempt in the dying seconds. Brent Burns (1A, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) stopped a four-game pointless skid against his former team.

­Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.