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BUFFALO SABRES 1 @ CAROLINA HURRICANES 0
Goaltending match-up: Jhonas Enroth (34/34) vs. Brian Boucher (19/20, .950 SV%). This was Enroth's first shutout of the season and second of his career in his 22nd start.
Combos: Thomas Vanek - Derek Roy - Jason Pominville/ Ville Leino - Brad Boyes - Drew Stafford/ Nathan Gerbe - Paul Gaustad - Corey Tropp/ Matt Ellis - Luke Adam - Patrick Kaleta/ Christian Ehrhoff - Jordan Leopold/ Robyn Regehr - Tyler Myers/ Marc-Andre Gragnani - Andrej Sekera
Scratches: McCormick, Brennan, Miller
Top PP times: Gragnani, Boyes, Vanek, Pominville, Myers (1:54)
Trending: Jason Pominville (1G, 1 SOG) only had 52 points last season, but coming into tonight he already had 22 in 18 GP and he and Thomas Vanek (1A, 4 SOG) pushed their point streaks to six games. Brad Boyes (1A, 3 SOG) only had one November point coming in.
Combos: Jeff Skinner - Jussi Jokinen - Tuomo Ruutu/ Chad LaRose - Eric Staal - Anthony Stewart/ Alexei Ponikarovsky - Brandon Sutter - Pat Dwyer/ Jiri Tlusty - Tim Brent - Zach Boychuk/ Tomas Kaberle - Jamie McBain/ Tim Gleason - Bryan Allen/ Jay Harrison - Justin Falk
Scratches: Pitkanen, Joslin
Top PP times:
Trending: Jokinen (3:34), Staal (3:25), Skinner, Kaberle (3:12), McBain (3:00)
DALLAS STARS 0 @ COLORADO AVALANCHE 3
Goaltending match-up: Kari Lehtonen (42/44, .955 SV%) vs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere (24/24). This was JSG's first shutout of the season and 35th of his career. He had none last year in 26 starts with the Leafs.
Combos: Brenden Morrow - Mike Ribeiro - Loui Eriksson/ Steve Ott - Jamie Benn - Michael Ryder/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Jake Dowell - Tom Wandell - Toby Petersen/ Sheldon Souray - Stephane Robidas/ Mark Fistric - Adam Pardy/ Trevor Daley - Nicklas Grossman
Scratches: Barch, Larsen
Top PP times: pretty evenly split
Trending: Steve Ott (18:44 TOI) was back in the line-up tonight with a reshuffled top six. He’s been a solid source of points and PIM.
Combos: Milan Hejduk - Matt Duchene - Gabriel Landeskog/ Kevin Porter - Paul Stastny - Brandon Yip/ Daniel Winnik - Ryan O'Reilly - David Jones/ Chuck Kobasew - Jay McClement - T.J. Galiardi/ Kyle Quincey - Shane O'Brien/ Erik Johnson - Jan Hejda/ Ryan O'Byrne - Ryan Wilson
Scratches: Hunwick, Lindstrom, McLeod
Top PP times: Johnson (6:33), Hejduk (5:33), Duchene (5:30), Jones (5:14), Quincey (5:04)
Trending: Paul Stastny (1G, 3:50 PP, 4 SOG) had a goal the last time these teams met and he had five points in seven games overall coming in. Gabriel Landeskog (1A, 4:06 PP, 6 SOG) was put on a scoring line tonight and he had one November point before this evening, while Shane O'Brien (1A, 4:16 PP, 3 SOG) has helpers in five of eight. Matt Duchene (1G, 4 SOG) added the ENG. He had a monstrous four-pointer against the Stars a few weeks ago.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 2 @ CALGARY FLAMES 5
Goaltending match-up: Corey Crawford (21/26, .808 SV%) vs. Miikka Kiprusoff (30/32, .938 SV%)
Combos: Viktor Stalberg - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa/ Dan Carcillo - Patrick Kane - Patrick Sharp/ Bryan Bickell - Marcus Kruger - Ben Smith/ Andrew Brunette - Dave Bolland - Jamal Mayers/ Duncan Keith - Steve Montador/ Nick Leddy - Niklas Hjalmarsson/ John Scott - Sami Lepisto
Scratches: O'Donnell, Seabrook, Frolik
Top PP times: Keith (2:54), Toews (2:32), Hossa (2:32), Kane (2:29), Sharp (2:24)
Trending: Jonathan Toews (2A, -1, 5 SOG) had 10 points in nine road games before adding more here and Nick Leddy’s (1A, 1:13 PP, 1 SOG) great offensive roll on the back end continued here. Viktor Stalberg (1G, -1, 2 PIM, no PP, 2 SOG) has points in five straight, six of seven and he scored last week when these teams met. Marian Hossa (1G, -1, 4 SOG) has been great this season and had eight points in the four games headed into this evening. Duncan Keith (1A, -4, 3 SOG) is currently enjoying a five-game point streak.
Combos: Alex Tanguay - Mikael Backlund - Jarome Iginla/ Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - Rene Bourque/ Paul Byron - Roman Horak - Lee Stempniak/ Tom Kostopoulos - Matt Stajan - Tim Jackman/ Mark Giordano - Scott Hannan/ Chris Butler - Jay Bouwmeester/ T.J. Bodie - Cory Sarich
Scratches: Morrison, PLL, Smith
Top PP times: Giordano (1:37), Iginla, Backlund (1:25), Bourque (1:16), Tanguay (1:05)
Trending: Alex Tanguay (1A, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) had racked up 36 points in 34 GP vs. CHI coming in. Lee Stempniak (1G, +2, 1:00 PP, 1 SOG) had points in two of three after a string of low productivity. Rene Bourque (1G, +2, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had nothing in November before tonight, while Olli Jokinen (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 1:00 PP, 1 SOG) had three points in that span. Curtis Glencross (2G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 0:39 PP, 4 SOG) has three different multi-pointers on the season now and he had nine points overall before tonight.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
