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WASHINGTON CAPITALS 3 @ NEW JERSEY DEVILS 1
Goaltending match-up: Tomas Vokoun (32/33, .970 SV%) vs. Martin Brodeur (17/20, .850 SV%)
Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Marcus Johansson - Troy Brouwer/ Brooks Laich - Nicklas Backstrom - Alexander Semin/ Jason Chimera - Cody Eakin - Joel Ward/ Matt Hendricks - Jeff Halpern - Mike Knuble/ Karl Alzner - John Carlson/ Roman Hamrlik - Mike Green/ John Erskine - Dennis Wideman
Scratches: Schultz, Perreault
Top PP times: Wideman (5:28), Ovechkin (5:26), Backstrom (4:56), Laich (4:33), Brouwer (3:12)
Trending: Alexander Ovechkin (1G, +1, 2 SOG) has been averaging a point-per-game, but his fantasy owners are certainly hoping for a better pace. Nicklas Backstrom (1A, +1, 2 SOG) has been dynamic and has points in six straight. He had already racked up 19 points headed in here. Dennis Wideman (1A, +2, 1 SOG) had accumulated 11 points in his 13 GP coming in. Marcus Johansson (1G, +1, 3:04 PP, 1 SOG) had eight points before this evening and he has points in three of his past four now.
Combos: Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Nick Palmieri/ Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus/ Mattias Tedenby - Ryan Carter - David Clarkson/ Vladimir Zharkov - Brad Mills - Cam Janssen/ Andy Greene - Adam Larsson/ Henrik Tallinder - Mark Fayne/ Bryce Salvador - Anton Volchenkov
Scratches: Fraser, Pelley, Kovalchuk
Top PP times: Parise (6:46), Sykora (6:25), Elias (6:20), Zubrus (6:15), Larsson (5:38)
Trending: Adam Larsson (1G, -1, 3 SOG) has points in three of five this month and he added his first NHL goal here. Patrik Elias (1A, -1, 1 SOG) added to the 13 points in 13 GP he had coming in. Dainius Zubrus (1A, -1, 1 SOG) has four points in his four November games coming in here.
CAROLINA HURRICANES 1 @ NEW YORK RANGERS 5
Goaltending match-up: Cam Ward (35/40, .875 SV%) vs. Henrik Lundqvist (34/35, .971 SV%)
Combos: Jeff Skinner - Jussi Jokinen - Tuomo Ruutu/ Alexei Ponikarovsky - Eric Staal - Zach Boychuk/ Pat Dwyer - Brandon Sutter - Chad LaRose/ Anthony Stewart - Tim Brent - Jiri Tlusty/ Bryan Allen - Tim Gleason/ Tomas Kaberle - Jay Harrison/ Joni Pitkanen - Jamie McBain
Scratches: Dalpe, Joslin
Top PP times: Staal, Jokinen, Skinner, Kaberle (2:09), Pitkanen (1:42)
Trending: Alexei Ponikarovsky (1G, 0:18 PP, 3 SOG) had just three points before tonight. Zach Boychuk (1A, no PP, no SOG) has points in B2B starts and this was his eighth start with the Canes this season. Jussi Jokinen (-1, 15:37 TOI, no SOG) was able to play tonight, which is pretty amazing given how bad that injury looked.
Combos: Artem Anisimov - Derek Stepan - Marian Gaborik/ Brian Boyle - Brad Richards - Ryan Callahan/ Ruslan Fedotenko - Brandon Dubinsky - Brandon Prust/ Sean Avery - Erik Christensen - Andre Deveaux/ Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi/ Michael Del Zotto - Mike Sauer/ Jeff Woywitka - Steve Eminger
Scratches: Stralman
Top PP times: Richards (4:16), Stepan (3:47), Del Zotto (3:38), Gaborik (3:36), Callahan (3:11)
Trending: Brandon Dubinsky (1G, 1A, +1, 0:24 PP, 2 SOG) hadn’t scored before tonight. Brad Richards (1G, 1A, 3 SOG) had just one point in four games headed in here. Beautiful goal from Sean Avery (1G, +1, no PP, 3 SOG) in the first period tonight. Crowd ate it up. Ryan Callahan (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had seven points before this one began and Brian Boyle had just two.
DALLAS STARS 1 @ PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 3
Goaltending match-up: Kari Lehtonen (29/32, .906 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (19/20, .950 SV%)
Combos: Loui Eriksson - Jamie Benn - Michael Ryder/ Brenden Morrow - Mike Ribeiro - Adam Burish/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Krys Barch - Tom Wandell - Toby Petersen/ Sheldon Souray - Stephane Robidas/ Mark Fistric - Alex Goligoski/ Trevor Daley - Nicklas Grossman
Scratches: Dowell, Pardy
Top PP times: Souray (2:34), Ribeiro (2:29), Morrow (2:29), Ryder (2:10), Robidas (2:09)
Trending: Eric Nystrom (1G, +1, no PP, 1 SOG) has goals in all four November games. Vernon Fiddler (1A, +1, no PP, 1 SOG) had five points in five games coming in, while Radek Dvorak (1A, +1, no PP, no SOG) has points in five of six. Alex Goligoski left this game with an injury.
Combos: Steve Sullivan - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal/ Chris Kunitz - Jordan Staal - Pascal Dupuis/ Matt Cooke - Richard Park - Arron Asham/ Eric Tangradi - Joe Vitale - Craig Adams/ Paul Martin - Kris Letang/ Brooks Orpik - Deryk Engelland/ Alexandre Picard - Matt Niskanen
Scratches: Jeffrey, MacIntyre
Top PP times: Kunitz (7:30), Malkin (7:30), Neal (7:12), Letang (7:08), Sullivan (6:55)
Trending: James Neal (2G, -1, 4 SOG) scored here against his former team. Chris Kunitz (1A, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) has been producing well in the last few weeks after a slow start. He also had a goal waved off in the third period for goalie interference. Steve Sullivan (1A, -1, no SOG) has points in all three games of the month. Matt Cooke (1G, +1, 2 SOG) showed some pretty sweet hands on his penalty shot goal. He already had eight points coming in.
OTTAWA SENATORS 1 @ BUFFALO SABRES 5
Goaltending match-up: Craig Anderson (4/6, .667 SV%) & Alex Auld (12/15, .800 SV%) vs. Jhonas Enroth (36/37, .973 SV%)
Combos: Milan Michalek - Jason Spezza - Colin Greening/ Nick Foligno - Stephane Da Costa - Daniel Alfredsson/ Kaspars Daugavins - Zack Smith - Erik Condra/ Bobby Butler - Jesse Winchester - Zenon Konopka/ Filip Kuba - Erik Karlsson/ Sergei Gonchar - Chris Phillips/ Jared Cowen - David Rundblad
Scratches: Lee
Top PP times: Karlsson (3:48), Gonchar (3:29), Spezza (2:47), Greening (2:36), Alfredsson (2:31)
Trending: Sergei Gonchar (1G, -1, 4 SOG) had no points in his five November games coming in here. Jason Spezza (1A, -1, 3 SOG) has points B2B after four without one, while Daniel Alfredsson (19:36 TOI, 4 SOG) returned to action tonight. Erik Karlsson (1A, -3, 5 SOG) added to his 14-point total.
Combos: Thomas Vanek - Luke Adam - Jason Pominville/ Ville Leino - Derek Roy - Drew Stafford/ Nathan Gerbe - Paul Gaustad - Brad Boyes/ Cody McCormick - Matt Ellis - Corey Tropp/ Robyn Regehr - Jordan Leopold/ Tyler Myers - Andrej Sekera/ Christian Ehrhoff - Marc-Andre Gragnani
Scratches: Weber, Kaleta, Ennis
Top PP times: Vanek (4:51), Myers (4:43), Pominville (4:39), Boyes (4:26), Roy (4:13)
Trending: Not a shocker to see Thomas Vanek (1A, +1, 4 PIM, no SOG), Jason Pominville (1A, +1, 2 SOG) and Luke Adam (1G, +1, 3:38 PP, 1 SOG) in the box score again. Derek Roy (1G, 2A, +3, 2 SOG) has points in four straight with B2B multi-pointers and Drew Stafford (3A, +3, 2 SOG) has points in three of four after a string of zeroes. Christian Ehrhoff (1A, +3, 3:47 PP, 1 SOG) has points in four of seven from the back end. Corey Tropp (1A, +1, no PP, no SOG) has points in B2B starts. This was his fourth game of the season with the Sabres. Ville Leino (1G, +3, 3:29 PP, 2 SOG) has points in two of three, but has been abysmal on the whole this season. Still time to come around though.
EDMONTON OILERS 0 @ DETROIT RED WINGS 3
Goaltending match-up: Nikolai Khabibulin (27/30, .900 SV%) vs. Jimmy Howard (24/24). This was Howard's third shutout of the season and eighth of his career. He only had two last year.
Combos: Taylor Hall - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Jordan Eberle/ Ryan Smyth - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky/ Ryan Jones - Eric Belanger - Sam Gagner/ Magnus Paajarvi - Anton Lander - Lennart Petrell/ Ladislav Smid - Tom Gilbert/ Andy Sutton - Corey Potter/ Theo Peckham - Jeff Petry
Scratches: Barker, Eager
Top PP times: RNH (2:49), Hall (2:49), Potter (2:39), Eberle (2:39), Horcoff (2:30)
Trending:
Combos: Danny Cleary - Pavel Datsyuk - Tomas Holmstrom/ Valtteri Filppula - Henrik Zetterberg - Johan Franzen/ Jiri Hudler - Darren Helm - Justin Abdelkader/ Drew Miller - Cory Emmerton - Patrick Eaves/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Ian White/ Niklas Kronwall - Brad Stuart/ Jonathan Ericsson - Jakub Kindl
Scratches: Commodore, Bertuzzi, Brunnstrom
Top PP times: Lidstrom (6:23), Filppula (6:01), Zetterberg (5:24), Franzen (5:15), Hudler (4:51)
Trending: Valterri Filppula (1G, +1, 2 SOG) has points in three in a row for the second time this season. Henrik Zetterberg (1A, +1, 4 SOG) has points in three of five this month, but had just five points on the season coming in. Johan Franzen (1A, +1, 2 SOG) came into this one on the strength of B2B three-pointers. Niklas Kronwall (1G, +2, 4 PIM, 4:47 PP, 1 SOG) pushed his point streak to four games now, his longest of the season. He’s finally gaining a little traction offensively. Jiri Hudler (1A, +1, 2 SOG) has points in B2B games after seven without one.
CALGARY FLAMES 1 @ CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 4
Goaltending match-up: Miikka Kiprusoff (27/30, .900 SV%) vs. Ray Emery (24/25, .960 SV%)
Combos: Alex Tanguay - Mikael Backlund - Jarome Iginla/ Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - Rene Bourque/ Paul Byron - Roman Horak - Lee Stempniak/ Tom Kostopoulos - David Moss - Tim Jackman/ Mark Giordano - Scott Hannan/ Chris Butler - Jay Bouwmeester/ T.J. Bodie - Derek Smith
Scratches: Sarich, Stajan, PLLL
Top PP times: 9 with 1:00
Trending: Olli Jokinen (1G, +1, 1:00 PP, 5 SOG) had that two-pointer against the Wings as his only points of November coming in here. Mark Giordano (1A, -1, 1:00 PP, no SOG) has points in three of five.
Combos: Viktor Stalberg - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa/ Dan Carcillo - Patrick Kane - Patrick Sharp/ Bryan Bickell - Marcus Kruger - Michael Frolik/ Rostislav Olesz - Jamal Mayers - Andrew Brunette/ Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook/ Nick Leddy - Niklas Hjalmarsson/ John Scott - Steve Montador
Scratches: O'Donnell, Lepisto, Bolland
Top PP times: Hossa (5:03), Toews (3:56), Kane (3:49), Sharp (3:39), Seabrook (3:24)
Trending: Patrick Sharp (3A, +1, 6 SOG) hadn't produced in his past three games. Marian Hossa (2A, +1, 2 SOG) had 8-6-14 in 15 GP coming in here. Duncan Keith (1G, +2, 3:21 PP, 4 SOG) hadn't scored before tonight, but had seven assists coming in. Brent Seabrook (1G, +2, 1 SOG) had five points in seven games coming in here. Dan Carcillo (2A, +1, no PP, 1 SOG) has points in three of four with good PIM along the way. Viktor Stalberg (1G, +1, no PP, 3 SOG) has a point in three of four. Patrick Kane (1G, +1, 3 SOG) added the ENG. Free pointage!
VANCOUVER CANUCKS 3 @ ANAHEIM DUCKS 4
Goaltending match-up: Roberto Luongo (15/19, .789 SV%) & Cory Schneider (2/2) vs. Jonas Hiller (38/41, .927 SV%)
Combos: Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Alexander Burrows/ David Booth - Ryan Kesler - Chris Higgins/ Jannik Hansen - Manny Malhotra - Cody Hodgson/ Aaron Volpatti - Maxim Lapierre - Dale Weise/ Dan Hamhuis - Kevin Bieksa/ Alexander Edler - Sami Salo/ Keith Ballard - Aaron Rome
Scratches: Ebbett, Alberts, Sulzer
Top PP times: H. Sedin (5:16), D. Sedin, Edler, Kesler, Salo (5:08)
Trending: Kevin Bieksa (1G, 1A, 0:50 PP, 3 SOG) broke the shutout bid in the third period with his first goal of the year and the comeback began, but he only had three helpers overall coming in. David Booth (1A, -2, 3:01 PP, 1 SOG) entered tonight with 1-3-4 in 8 GP with VAN. Dan Hamhuis (1A, 3:01 PP, 2 SOG) had chipped in six points in six games from the back end before tonight. Jannik Hansen (2G, +2, 0:59 PP, 5 SOG) has goals in two of three with points in four of seven. Daniel Sedin (2A, +2, 4 SOG) had 12 points in 10 road games headed into this one. Sami Salo (1A, 4 SOG) had 4-5-9 in his 13 GP so far before adding more here. 22-2 shots favoured the Canucks in the third period...
Combos: Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Andrew Cogliano - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Brandon McMillan - Peter Holland - Devante Smith-Pelly/ Matt Beleskey - Maxime Macenauer - Andrew Gordon/ Francois Beauchemin - Cam Fowler/ Toni Lydman - Lubomir Visnovsky/ Luca Sbisa - Sheldon Brookbank
Scratches: Foster, Maxwell, Bonino
Top PP times: Visnovsky (7:05), Fowler (6:59), Selanne (6:00), Perry (6:00), Getzlaf (6:00)
Trending: Corey Perry (1G, -1, 9 PIM, 5 SOG) has picked up points in four of five and he broke a three-game goalless stretch here. Bobby Ryan (1A, -2, 3:00 PP, 3 SOG) has points in four of six, but also has produced fewer points than his owners would like to see... a trend plaguing most Ducks. Teemu Selanne (1A, +1, no SOG) had no points in three tries coming in. Saku Koivu (1G, +1, 3:00 PP, 3 SOG) only had 1-4-5 before tonight. Andrew Cogliano (1G, 1A, +1, 2:10 PP, 2 SOG) matched the two points on the season he had coming in. This was Peter Holland's (1G, 0:50 PP, 1 SOG) third NHL start and first goal or point. He's a first rounder from 2009.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
