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Goaltending match-up: Tim Thomas (31/34, .912 SV%) vs. Jhonas Enroth (36/39, .923 SV%)

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

Scratches: Caron, Kampfer

Top PP times: Corvo (4:26), Lucic (4:12), Horton (4:12), Krejci (4:10), Seidenberg (3:52)

Trending: Milan Lucic (1A, 7 PIM, no SOG) was challenged by Paul Gaustad early on, as expected. Lucic won the bout. Zdeno Chara (1G, 5 PIM, 3:48 PP, 3 SOG) and Robyn Regehr also went at it. Tyler Seguin (1G, 1A, +1, 3:11 PP, 2 SOG) only had one point in four games headed in here, but has been excellent on the whole. Patrice Bergeron (2A, +1, 2 SOG) had eight points in nine November games before tonight, while Rich Peverley (1A, -1, 2:54 PP, 1 SOG) maintained his point-per-game average on the month through eight outings. Brad Marchand (1G, +1, 3:11 PP, 4 SOG) came into this one with 4-7-11 and was +11 in 9 GP in November. David Krejci (1A, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) ended a five-game pointless skid here. Shootout: Pouliot

Combos: Thomas Vanek - Jochen Hecht - Jason Pominville/ Ville Leino - Derek Roy - Drew Stafford/ Matt Ellis - Luke Adam - Brad Boyes/ Nathan Gerbe - Paul Gaustad - Corey Tropp/ Christian Ehrhoff - Andrej Sekera/ Robyn Regehr - Jordan Leopold/ Marc-Andre Gragnani - TJ Brennan

Scratches: McCormick, Kaleta, Miller

Top PP times: Ehrhoff (4:07), Vanek (3:56), Pominville (3:47), Gragnani (3:07), Stafford (2:52)

Trending: Jochen Hecht (18:15 TOI, no PP, 4 SOG) was back in the line-up finally, so if you’re hurting deep in your line-up he certainly should have a good slot for now. Thomas Vanek (1G, +1, 3 SOG) scored the last time these teams met and had 24 points in 20 GP coming in here, while Jason Pominville (1A, 1 SOG) padded his 23-point total. Derek Roy had been blanked in his past few, but has good numbers on the month overall. Christian Ehrhoff (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had three points on the month coming in and none in four before tonight. Drew Stafford (1A, 4 PIM, 2:52 PP, 7 SOG) had 1-5-6 in 10 November GP coming in. Marc-Andre Gragnani (2A, +1, 2 SOG) has points in four of nine now and the Sabres will need him to step up his game sans Tyler Myers. Brad Boyes left this one injured. TJ Brennan (1G, +1, no PP, 1 SOG) scored in his first NHL game.

Goaltending match-up: Curtis Sanford (23/24, .958 SV%) vs. Martin Brodeur (35/36, .972 SV%)

Combos: Vinny Prospal - Jeff Carter - Rick Nash/ R.J. Umberger - Mark Letestu - Ryan Johansen/ Antoine Vermette - Samuel Pahlsson - Derek Dorsett/ Cody Bass - Derek MacKenzie - Jared Boll/ Nikita Nikitin - Fedor Tyutin/ Marc Methot - James Wisniewski/ John Moore - Grant Clitsome

Scratches: Johnson, Brassard, Mason

Top PP times: Wisniewski (7:48), Nash (6:17), Prospal, Tyutin, Carter (6:13)

Trending: Vinny Prospal (1A, 2 SOG) added his 19th point of the season.

Combos: Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk/ Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus/ Nick Palmieri - Ryan Carter - David Clarkson/ Mattias Tedenby - Tim Sestito - Cam Janssen/ Henrik Tallinder - Mark Fayne/ Andy Greene - Adam Larsson/ Bryce Salvador - Anton Volchenkov

Scratches: Fraser, Pelley, Mills

Top PP times: Kovalchuk (5:40), Fayne, Clarkson, Parise, Elias (3:49)

Trending: Patrik Elias (1A, +1, 1 SOG) still has a point-per-game average going through 20 outings, while Adam Larsson (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2:09 PP, 3 SOG) has his first three-game point streak rolling. Dainius Zubrus (1G, 2:11 PP, 1 SOG) had nine points in 10 November games coming in. Shootout: Parise

Goaltending match-up: Ilya Bryzgalov (6/9, .667 SV%) & Sergei Bobrovsky (23/23) vs. Rick DiPietro (29/33, .879 SV%)

Combos: Scott Hartnell - Claude Giroux - Jaromir Jagr/ James van Riemsdyk - Danny Briere - Wayne Simmonds/ Matt Read - Max Talbot - Jakub Voracek/ Harry Zolnierczyk - Sean Couturier - Zac Rinaldo/ Matt Carle - Andrej Meszaros/ Kimmo Timonen - Braydon Coburn/ Andreas Lilja - Marc-Andre Bourdon

Scratches: Nodl, Pronger, Shelley

Top PP times: Briere (4:53), Read (4:07), Hartnell (4:07), Timonen (4:01), Simmonds, Carle (3:52)

Trending: Jaromir Jagr was back in the line-up tonight, but he did leave at one point to get checked out again and has a lower-body injury. Check into that if he's on your roster. Matt Carle (1A, +1, 3 SOG) had nine points on the season coming in, but just two this month before tonight. Scott Hartnell (1G, 1A, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had 4-2-6 in 9 GP coming in, while Claude Giroux (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 3:15 PP, 2 SOG) continues to dominate the score sheet. Jakub Voracek (1A, +1, 3:33 PP, no SOG) had already tallied eight points in nine starts on the month before tonight. Danny Briere (2G, +1, 5 SOG) only had four points in November headed in, but had 33 points in 35 GP vs. NYI coming in here. He scored the GTG and GWG in OT. NYI had a 3-1 lead in this one.

Combos: Matt Moulson - John Tavares - P.A. Parenteau/ Michael Grabner - Frans Nielsen - Kyle Okposo/ David Ullstrom - Josh Bailey - Matt Martin/ Blake Comeau - Jay Pandolfo - Michael Haley/ Mark Streit - Steve Staios/ Travis Hamonic - Andrew MacDonald/ Milan Jurcina - Mike Mottau

Scratches: Rolston, Reasoner, Neiderreiter

Top PP times: Streit (5:57), Tavares (4:23), Moulson (4:18), Parenteau (4:02), Okposo (3:37)

Trending: Michael Grabner (1G, 2A, 3:21 PP, 6 SOG) ended a four-game pointless skid here. Kyle Okposo (2G, 1A, +1, 2 SOG) has been struggling hard this season and had just three points in his 15 starts before tonight, so hopefully he can get something going. Frans Nielsen (1A, +1, 2:54 PP, 2 SOG) had six points in eight games headed in here.

Goaltending match-up: Brian Elliott (31/33, .939 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (40/43, .930 SV%)

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

Scratches: Porter, Grachev, Fairchild

Top PP times: Pietrangelo (4:22), Steen (3:56), Shattenkirk (3:49), Russell (3:34)

Trending: Chris Stewart (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2:42 PP, 4 SOG) finished serving his suspension. Jamie Langenbrunner (1G, +1, 3:10 PP, 3 SOG) has points in three of six, but had just seven points in all coming in. Alex Pietrangelo (1G, +1, 3 SOG) had just two helpers on the month before netting the OT GWG. Vladimir Sobotka (1A, +1, 3:21 PP, 2 SOG) has points in three of four, while Matt D'Agostini (1A, +1, 1:59 PP, 1 SOG) has them in three of five.

Combos: Chris Kunitz - Sidney Crosby - Pascal Dupuis/ Steve Sullivan - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal/ Matt Cooke - Jordan Staal - Tyler Kennedy/ Arron Asham - Richard Park - Craig Adams/ Paul Martin - Zbynek Michalek/ Brooks Orpik - Kris Letang/ Matt Niskanen - Deryk Engelland

Scratches: MacIntyre, Vitale

Top PP times: Malkin, Sullivan (2:25), Neal (2:14), Crosby (2:10), Letang (1:56)

Trending: This was Sidney Crosby’s (+1, 6 PIM, 18:41 TOI, 2 SOG, 14-11 FO, 56%) second game back. Evgeni Malkin (2A, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had 16 points in his 14 GP coming in and he was really strong tonight, while Steve Sullivan (1G, -1, 3 SOG) had six points in his eight prior affairs headed in here. Tyler Kennedy (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 0:11 PP, 3 SOG) has points in three of five since returning to the lineup. James Neal (1G, 6 SOG) had 10 of his 12 goals at home coming into this one in front of another friendly crowd.

Goaltending match-up: Ondrej Pavelec (33/37, .892 SV%) vs. Tomas Vokoun (22/25, .880 SV%)

Combos: Andrew Ladd - Nik Antropov - Kyle Wellwood/ Evander Kane - Bryan Little - Blake Wheeler/ Jason Jaffray- Alex Burmistrov - Eric Fehr/ Tanner Glass - Jim Slater - Chris Thorburn/ Mark Stuart - Dustin Byfuglien/ Ron Hainsey - Zach Bogosian/ Mark Flood - Johnny Oduya

Scratches: Stapleton, Kulda

Top PP times: Byfuglien (2:40), Antropov, Ladd, Wellwood, Bogosian (1:25)

Trending: Kyle Wellwood (1G, 1A, +1, 3 SOG) not only has points in four straight, but that’s three consecutive multi-pointers. Andrew Ladd (1G, 1A, +2, 5 SOG) had six points in six games coming in, while Nik Antropov (1A, +2, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) has points in four of eight on the month. Zach Bogosian (1A, +2, 3 SOG) had 0-5-5 in 20 GP coming in. Bryan Little (1G, -1, 1:15 PP, 1 SOG) hit double digits on the season and six of those points had come in the six games before tonight. Blake Wheeler (1A, 2 PIM, 1:15 PP, 1 SOG) had five points in six games before this outing.

Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Nicklas Backstrom - Troy Brouwer/ Jason Chimera - Brooks Laich - Alexander Semin/ Cody Eakin - Marcus Johansson - Mike Knuble/ Matt Hendricks - Mathieu Perreault - Jeff Halpern/ Karl Alzner - Dmitry Orlov/ Roman Hamrlik - Dennis Wideman/ Jeff Schultz - John Carlson

Scratches: Erskine, Ward, Green

Top PP times: Wideman (4:48), Laich (4:41), Ovechkin (3:39), Brouwer (3:39), Backstrom (3:30)

Trending: Nicklas Backstrom’s (1G, +1, 4 SOG) dominant season continues. Alexander Semin (1G, +2, 2:21 PP, 3 SOG) was in the line-up and he has goals in two of his past three starts now. Alex Ovechkin (1A, +1, 5 SOG) had 63 points in 43 GP vs. this franchise coming, while Jason Chimera (2G, +2, no PP, 7 SOG) has points in five of seven. This was the second game of the season and NHL career for Dmitry Orlov (1A, +1, no PP, no SOG), who also earned his first pointage. This kid has pretty sweet potential. John Carlson (1A, +1, 1:12 PP, no SOG) has points in seven of 10 and he hit double digits on the season for points. Karl Alzner (1A, +1, 0:07 PP, 1 SOG) had just six points on the season before tonight. Dennis Wideman (1A, -1, 6 SOG) had been shutout in his past five, while Marcus Johansson (1A, 2:30 PP, 1 SOG) had zeroes in three coming in here.

Goaltending match-up: Carey Price (30/33, .909 SV%) vs. Cam Ward (31/34, .912 SV%)

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

Scratches: Spacek, St-Denis, Engqvist

Top PP times: Cammalleri (3:48), Weber (3:10), Gomez (3:03), Plekanec (2:55), Gionta (2:48)

Trending: Michael Cammalleri (1G, -1, 4 SOG) has points in four of five now. P.K. Subban (1A, 2 PIM, 2:26 PP, 1 SOG) had two points the last time these teams met recently. Raphael Diaz (1A, -1, 1:47 PP, 2 SOG) has picked up points in three of four now. Shootout: Gionta

Combos: Jeff Skinner - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu/ Chad LaRose - Jussi Jokinen - Alexei Ponikarovsky/ Jiri Tlusty - Brandon Sutter - Pat Dwyer/ Anthony Stewart- Tim Brent - Zach Boychuk/ Tomas Kaberle - Jamie McBain/ Tim Gleason - Bryan Allen/ Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk

Scratches: Pitkanen, Joslin

Top PP times: Ruutu (4:40), Staal (4:19), McBain (4:18), Kaberle (4:05), Skinner (4:03)

Trending: Brandon Sutter (1G, 1A, +1, 0:01 PP, 6 SOG) had just six points on the season before tonight, as did Jiri Tlusty (1G, 1A, +1, 0:01 PP, 1 SOG).

Goaltending match-up: Miikka Kiprusoff (25/30, .833 SV%) vs. Jimmy Howard (19/22, .864 SV%)

Combos: Alex Tanguay - Mikael Backlund - Jarome Iginla/ Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - Rene Bourque/ Paul Byron - Roman Horak - Lee Stempniak/ Tom Kostopoulos - Brendan Morrison - Tim Jackman/ Mark Giordano - Scott Hannan/ Chris Butler - Jay Bouwmeester/ T.J. Bodie - Derek Smith

Scratches: Sarich, Stajan, PLLL

Top PP times: Tanguay (4:59), Giordano (4:34), Jokinen (4:16), Bourque (4:16), Iginla (3:46)

Trending: Jarome Iginla (1G, +1, 1 SOG) had a three-pointer the last time he met the Wings and had 53 points in 57 GP vs. DET coming in as well. Brendan Morrison (1G, 2 PIM, 9:12 TOI, 0:03 PP, 3 SOG) was back in the lineup and playing his ninth game of the season, where he had no points before tonight. Alex Tanguay (1A, +1, 2 SOG) had 2-4-6 in 10 GP on the month before this outing, while Olli Jokinen (1G, 2 SOG) had five points in that same span.

Combos: Johan Franzen - Pavel Datsyuk - Todd Bertuzzi/ Valtteri Filppula - Henrik Zetterberg - Danny Cleary/ Jiri Hudler - Darren Helm - Justin Abdelkader/ Drew Miller - Cory Emmerton - Tomas Holmstrom/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Ian White/ Niklas Kronwall - Brad Stuart/ Jonathan Ericsson - Jakub Kindl

Scratches: Smith, Eaves, Commodore

Top PP times: Hudler (2:51), Holmstrom (2:48), Kronwall (2:47), Franzen (2:36), Zetterberg (2:29)

Trending: Nicklas Lidstrom (2A, 2:26 PP, 3 SOG) had 4-4-8 in 10 GP this month coming in. Pavel Datsyuk (1G, 2A, +1, 2:04 PP, 5 SOG) had tallied five points in three games before this one. Tomas Holmstrom (2G, 2 SOG) had three helpers in five games coming in. Jiri Hudler (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) has a point in five of eight now. Ian White (1G, 2A, +1, 1:36 PP, 3 SOG) was back in the line-up tonight and jumped right into the box score with a big night. Henrik Zetterberg (1A, -2, 1 SOG) had chipped in six points on the month before tonight. Valtteri Filppula (1G, -1, 3 SOG) had 1-6-7 in 10 GP coming in.

Goaltending match-up: Henrik Lundqvist (36/38, .947 SV%) vs. Jose Theodore (19/20, .950 SV%)

Combos: Artem Anisimov - Derek Stepan - Marian Gaborik/ Brandon Dubinsky - Brad Richards - Ryan Callahan/ Ruslan Fedotenko - Erik Christensen - Brandon Prust/ Sean Avery - Brian Boyle - Andre Deveaux/ Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi/ Michael Del Zotto - Mike Sauer/ Steve Eminger - Anton Stralman

Scratches: Woywitka

Top PP times: Callahan (6:07), Richards (6:03), Gaborik (5:40), Dubinsky (4:55), Stepan (3:30)

Trending: Anton Stralman (+1, 10:26 TOI, 3:25 PP, no SOG) finally made his debut with the Rangers and he should continue to be worked into a prominent power play position. Derek Stepan (1G, 2 SOG) had zeroes in three coming in, but had seven points in the prior three outings. Marian Gaborik (1A, 3 SOG) had also been blanked in his past three affairs, but has been solid overall.

Combos: Tomas Fleischmann - Stephen Weiss - Kris Versteeg/ Marco Sturm - Tim Kennedy - Tomas Kopecky/ Sean Bergenheim - Mike Santorelli - Michal Repik/ Jack Skille - Shawn Matthias - Evgenii Dadonov/ Brian Campbell - Jason Garrison/ Ed Jovanovski - Erik Gudbranson/ Keaton Ellerby - Mike Weaver

Scratches: Kulikov, Goc, Clemmensen

Top PP times: Versteeg (7:33), Campbell (6:41), Weiss (6:41), Jovanovski (4:42), Garrison (4:31)

Trending: Tomas Fleischmann (2A, +1, 3:47 PP, no SOG) maintained his point-per-game average, but was the victim of an obvious high hit in this one that drew a major. We’ll see what the lingering effects are, but he did come back to play. Jason Garrison (1G, 2 SOG) blasted home another one and he continues to be a strong story in FLA. One of many. Brian Campbell (1A, 2 SOG) already had 18 points in 20 GP from the back end headed in here. Kris Versteeg’s (1G, +1, 3 SOG) November totals included 6-8-14 in 9 GP coming in.

Goaltending match-up: Pekka Rinne (27/30, .900 SV%) vs. Josh Harding (23/25, .920 SV%)

Combos: Colin Wilson - David Legwand - Patric Hornqvist/ Sergei Kostitsyn - Mike Fisher - Martin Erat/ Brian McGrattan - Jerred Smithson - Matt Halischuk/ Jordin Tootoo - Craig Smith - Nick Spaling/ Ryan Suter - Kevin Klein/ Shea Weber - Francis Bouillon/ Jonathon Blum - Jack Hillen

Scratches: Geoffrion

Top PP times: Weber, Suter (6:24), Smith (4:33), Wilson (4:31), Kostitsyn (4:07)

Trending: Ryan Suter (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 5 SOG) has nine points in 10 GP this month, while Jordin Tootoo (1G, 1A, 1:12 PP, 4 SOG) has B2B two-pointers. Martin Erat (1A, 2 PIM, 4:03 PP, 2 SOG) is up to 10 points in his only 13 GP on the season, while Craig Smith (1A, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) has points in two of three after three without one.

Combos: Dany Heatley - Mikko Koivu - Devin Setoguchi/ Pierre-Marc Bouchard - Matt Cullen - Cal Clutterbuck/ Darroll Powe - Kyle Brodziak - Nick Johnson/ Brad Staubitz - Warren Peters - Colton Gillies/ Clayton Stoner - Nick Schultz/ Nate Prosser - Justin Faulk/ Marco Scandella - Jared Spurgeon

Scratches: Lundin, Backstrom, Deutsch

Top PP times: Spurgeon (5:47), Koivu (5:32), PMB (5:21), Heatley (5:21), Clutterbuck (4:49)

Trending: Dany Heatley (1G, 4 SOG) had gone six games without a goal, while Mikko Koivu (2A, +1, 3 SOG) now has 10 points in 11 GP this month. Devin Setoguchi (1A, 3:47 PP, 4 SOG) has a point in three of four. Cal Clutterbuck (1G, +1, 4 PIM, 4 SOG) has picked up a point in five of his past six and Matt Cullen (1A, 2 PIM, 3:33 PP, 2 SOG) has four in his past five outings.

Goaltending match-up: Jonathan Quick (35/38, .921 SV%) vs. Kari Lehtonen (22/24, .917 SV%)

Combos: Simon Gagne - Anze Kopitar - Justin Williams/ Andrei Loktionov - Mike Richards - Dustin Brown/ Kyle Clifford - Jarret Stoll - Trent Hunter/ Ethan Moreau - Colin Fraser - Kevin Westgarth/ Rob Scuderi - Drew Doughty/ Willie Mitchell - Jack Johnson/ Slava Voynov - Matt Greene

Scratches: Richardson, Lewis, Drewiske

Top PP times: Doughty (4:57), Johnson (4:49), Kopitar (3:21), Brown (3:18), Gagne (2:54)

Trending: Mike Richards (1G, 4 SOG) pushed his goal streak to five games and he's been especially effective lately, although he has fit in really well all season with the Kings. Dustin Brown (1A, +1, no SOG) has points in four of six.

Combos: Loui Eriksson - Jamie Benn - Michael Ryder/ Steve Ott - Mike Ribeiro - Tomas Vincour/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Jake Dowell - Tom Wandell - Toby Petersen/ Sheldon Souray - Stephane Robidas/ Nicklas Grossman - Trevor Daley/ Mark Fistric - Philip Larsen

Scratches: Morrow, Barch, Pardy

Top PP times: Ribeiro (4:23), Ott (3:32), Ryder (3:32), Robidas (3:15), Souray (2:52)

Trending: Steve Ott (1G, +1, 4 PIM, 2 SOG) not only has games with B2B goals, but they're each GWG too. Jamie Benn (1G, 1A, +2, 2:18 PP, 6 SOG) had one point in six tries before tonight, while Loui Eriksson (1G, +1, 4 SOG) has a modest three-game point streak going after having one in four. Mike Ribeiro (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) has points in four of six with 14 overall. Michael Ryder (1A, +1, 3 SOG) has points in B2B games after five without one.

Goaltending match-up: Jonas Hiller (25/29, .862 SV%) vs. Mike Smith (19/21, .905 SV%

Combos: Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Andrew Cogliano - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Niklas Hagman - Ben Maxwell - Devante Smith-Pelly/ Brandon McMillan - Maxime Macenauer - Andrew Gordon/ Toni Lydman - Cam Fowler/ Francois Beauchemin - Luca Sbisa/ Sheldon Brookbank - Kurtis Foster

Scratches: Guenin, Beleskey

Top PP times: Getzlaf (2:21), Fowler (2:05), Perry (2:04), Beauchemin (2:02), Smith-Pelly (1:58)

Trending: Corey Perry (1G, 2 SOG) has 4-4-8 in 10 GP this month. Ryan Getzlaf (1A, 16 PIM, no SOG) has points and PIM in four straight, with a particularly big payday tonight. Cam Fowler (1A, 1 SOG) had seven points in nine games in November before tonight. Saku Koivu (1G, +1, 1:34 PP, 1 SOG) has points in three in a row for the first time this season.

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

Scratches: Langkow, Bissonnette, Goncharov

Top PP times: Yandle (7:55), Hanzal, Whitney, Vrbata, Doan (7:15)

Trending: Shane Doan (2A, +1, 5 SOG) has added four points in his past five games now, while Keith Yandle (1G, 1A, +1, 1 SOG) has two-pointers in two of three. Ray Whitney (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) has points in B2B games after having only one in five. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1G, 1A, +1, 5:01 PP, 3 SOG) added his fourth and fifth points of the month. Radim Vrbata (2G, 3 SOG) has found the back of the net five times in his past three affairs.

Goaltending match-up: Cory Schneider (24/24) vs. Semyon Varlamov (26/28, .929 SV%). This was Schneider's first shutout of the season and second in 36 career starts.

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

Scratches: Ballard, Sulzer

Top PP times: D. Sedin (3:42), Edler (3:39), H. Sedin (3:36), Kesler (3:25), Salo (2:55)

Trending: Alexandre Burrows (1G, +1, 0:51 PP, 5 SOG) ended a four-game pointless skid here, but Dan Hamhuis (1A, +3, 2 PIM, 2:21 PP, 1 SOG) already had seven points in nine games on the month before tonight. Cody Hodgson (1A, +1, 2:11 PP, 2 SOG) had three separate two-pointers on the month as his November pointage coming in. Manny Malhotra (1G, +1, 0:07 PP, 1 SOG) netted his first goal of the season, so hopefully his confidence will get a nice boost here. Speaking of which, good for Ryan Kesler (1G, +1, 4 SOG) to nab the ENG too.

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

Scratches: Johnson, Yip, McLeod

Top PP times: Lindstrom (5:19), Quincey (4:45), Stastny (4:24), Hejduk (4:17), Duchene (4:08)

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Goaltending match-up: Corey Crawford (20/21, .952 SV%) vs. Antti Niemi (34/34). This was Niemi's first shutout of the season. He had six last year and seven the season before that. Nice to pick this one up against his former team.

Combos: Viktor Stalberg - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa/ Dan Carcillo - Patrick Kane - Patrick Sharp/ Bryan Bickell - Dave Bolland - Michael Frolik/ Andrew Brunette - Marcus Kruger - Jamal Mayers/ Duncan Keith - Niklas Hjalmarsson/ Nick Leddy - Sean O'Donnell/ John Scott - Steve Montador

Scratches: Seabrook, Lepisto, Smith

Top PP times: Keith (4:57), Sharp (4:54), Kane (4:49), Hossa (4:46), Toews (4:24)

Trending:

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

Scratches: White, Braun, McLaren

Top PP times: Boyle (3:46), Burns (3:22), Pavelski (3:01), Marleau (2:57), Thornton (2:50)

Trending: Ryane Clowe (1A, 2:26 PP, 1 SOG) had 1-4-5 in 8 November GP coming in, including 22 PIM and 19 SOG. Logan Couture (1A, 2:33 PP, 3 SOG) is riding a four-game point streak, which is two shy of his season-best so far.

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