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BOSTON BRUINS 5 @ OTTAWA SENATORS 2
Goaltending match-up: Tim Thomas (47/49, .959 SV%) vs. Craig Anderson (24/29, .828 SV%)
Combos: Milan Lucic - David Krejci - Nathan Horton/ Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin/ Benoit Pouliot - Chris Kelly - Rich Peverley/ Daniel Paille - Zach Hamill - Shawn Thornton/ Steve Kampfer - Johnny Boychuk/ Dennis Seidenberg - Joe Corvo/ Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid
Scratches: Campbell, Caron, Chara
Top PP times: N/A
Trending: Rich Peverley (1G, 1A, +2, 1 SOG) has goals in B2B games and he's been producing fairly well since the start of November. Joe Corvo (1A, +2, no SOG) has points in two of three, as does Andrew Ference (2A, +3, 3 SOG). Patrice Bergeron (1G, +2, 4 SOG) had gone eight games without a goal, but had five assists in six games before tonight.
Combos: Colin Greening - Jason Spezza - Daniel Alfredsson/ Nick Foligno - Peter Regin - Bobby Butler/ Chris Neil - Zack Smith - Erik Condra/ Kaspars Daugavins - Jesse Winchester - Zenon Konopka/ Chris Phillips - David Rundblad/ Erik Karlsson - Jared Cowen/ Matt Carkner - Brian Lee
Scratches: Michalek, Filatov, Gonchar
Top PP times: Spezza (6:22), Alfredsson (6:18), Karlsson (6:17), Rundblad (5:07), Neil (4:14)
Trending: Daniel Alfredsson (1G, 1A, 7 SOG) had six points in seven December contests coming in here. Jason Spezza (1G, 1A, 6 SOG) had 13 points in 14 home games before this outing. Matt Carkner (5 PIM) got into his first scrap of the season in his third game, taking on Milan Lucic. PIM is exactly the category in which Carkner can help if you don't want to sacrifice a forward spot to do it. Nick Foligno was the victim of a knee-on-knee hit and although he played the rest of the game, we'll see if anything lingers.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 4 @ MINNESOTA WILD 3 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Ray Emery (27/30, .900 SV%) vs. Niklas Backstrom (28/31, .903 SV%)
Combos: Viktor Stalberg - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane/ Patrick Sharp - Marcus Kruger - Marian Hossa/ Bryan Bickell - Dave Bolland - Andrew Brunette/ Dan Carcillo - Jamal Mayers - Michael Frolik/ Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook/ Niklas Hjalmarsson - Nick Leddy/ Steve Montador - John Scott
Scratches: O'Donnell, Lepisto
Top PP times: Sharp, Toews, Hossa, Kane (2:13), Keith (1:39)
Trending: Marian Hossa (1G, 1 SOG) has been fantastic this season and had seven points in four games before this outing. Patrick Sharp (1A, 3 SOG) pushed his point streak to seven games. Jonathan Toews (1G, 1A, 2 SOG) had 10-10-20 in 16 road games before this affair. Viktor Stalberg (1A, no PP, 4 SOG) only had one point on the month before tonight. Shootout: Toews, Kane
Combos: Dany Heatley - Mikko Koivu - Darroll Powe/ Guillaume Latendresse - Matt Cullen - Cal Clutterbuck/ Colton Gillies - Kyle Brodziak - Nick Johnson/ Cody Almond - Warren Peters - Brad Staubitz/ Jared Spurgeon - Marco Scandella/ Mike Lundin - Nick Schultz/ Clayton Stoner - Marek Zidlicky
Scratches: Zanon, Wellman, PMB
Top PP times: Zidlicky (3:11), Spurgeon (3:08), Heatley, Koivu, Brodziak (2:40)
Trending: Mikko Koivu (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 6 SOG) pushed his point streak to six games and he entered tonight four games below the point-per-game mark. Marek Zidlicky (+2, 17:17 TOI, 3 SOG) had been sidelined with a concussion since mid-November. Kyle Brodziak (1G, +1, 4 SOG) had 4-2-6 in 6 GP this month, but had never scored a goal in 16 prior tries against the Hawks. Nick Johnson (1A, +1, 1:20 PP, 1 SOG) had seven points in nine games headed in here. Matt Cullen (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 1:54 PP, 3 SOG) had five points in five games coming in and Cal Clutterbuck (2A, 1:20 PP, 1 SOG) had 10 points in his prior 13 outings before this one was underway.
PHOENIX COYOTES 1 @ ANAHEIM DUCKS 4
Goaltending match-up: Mike Smith (24/28, .857 SV%) vs. Jonas Hiller (19/20, .950 SV%)
Combos: Mikkel Boedker - Daymond Langkow - Shane Doan/ Ray Whitney - Martin Hanzal - Radim Vrbata/ Taylor Pyatt - Boyd Gordon - Lauri Korpikoski/ Raffi Torres - Kyle Chipchura - Paul Bissonnette/ Keith Yandle - Derek Morris/ Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Adrian Aucoin/ Michal Rozsival - David Schlemko
Scratches: O'Reilly, Turris
Top PP times: Yandle (4:06), Hanzal, Whitney, Vrbata (3:19), Boedker (3:14)
Trending: Ray Whitney (1A, -1, 1 SOG) has points in five of six and he had 42 points in 41 GP vs. ANH coming in here. Keith Yandle (1A, -1, 4 SOG) had a two-pointer against this same team when they met Nov. 23rd. He has points in five of six as well. Martin Hanzal (1G, -1, 2 SOG) has a point in three of four.
Combos: Niklas Hagman - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Andrew Cogliano - Bobby Ryan - Teemu Selanne/ Matt Beleskey - Maxime Macenauer - Kyle Palmieri/ Andrew Gordon - Rod Pelley - Brandon McMillan/ Luca Sbisa - Francois Beauchemin/ Lubomir Visnovsky - Toni Lydman/ Cam Fowler - Sheldon Brookbank
Scratches: Fraser, Parros, Guenin
Top PP times: Visnovsky (6:19), Getzlaf (5:27), Selanne, Perry (5:24), Hagman (4:45)
Trending: Lubomir Visnovsky (1A, +2, 7 SOG) made his long-awaited return tonight, so hopefully he can spark something for this team. Don't underestimate the importance of his loss during this horrific spell for the team. Niklas Hagman (2G, +1, 5 SOG) cashed in on his opening assignment alongside Ryan Getzlaf (1A, +1, 3 SOG) and Corey Perry (2A, +2, 2 SOG). Bobby Ryan (1A, +1, 2:09 PP, 1 SOG) had a pair of two-pointers in three starts coming into this evening. This was Teemu Selanne's (1A, 3 SOG) 74th game against this franchise and he maintained his point-per-game average in that span.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
