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DALLAS STARS 3 @ NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2
Goaltending match-up: Richard Bachman (25/27, .926 SV%) vs. Kevin Poulin (26/29, .897 SV%)
Combos: Loui Eriksson - Jamie Benn - Michael Ryder/ Steve Ott - Mike Ribeiro - Brenden Morrow/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Jake Dowell - Tom Wandell - Tomas Vincour/ Nicklas Grossman - Trevor Daley/ Alex Goligoski - Philip Larsen/ Sheldon Souray - Stephane Robidas
Scratches: Petersen, Pardy, Fistric
Top PP times: Daley (6:05), Goligoski (5:58), Robidas (5:40), Benn (5:38), Eriksson (5:35)
Trending: Loui Eriksson (1G, 1A, +1, 3 SOG) had no points in his five December starts before tonight and had gone eight games without a goal. Jamie Benn (1G, 1A, +1, 3 SOG) has points in two of three after five without one. Trevor Daley (1A, +1, 1 SOG) had chipped in three points in two games before tonight. Brenden Morrow (1G, -1, 4 PIM, 5:15 PP, 4 SOG) had three points in his three games back before adding more in the third period here. Mike Ribeiro (1A, -1, 5:15 PP, 2 SOG) had five points in five tilts coming in and Steve Ott (1A, -1, 4 PIM, 5:15 PP, no SOG) has points in three of six with a steady string of PIM.
Combos: Matt Moulson - John Tavares - P.A. Parenteau/ Michael Grabner - Frans Nielsen - Kyle Okposo/ David Ullstrom - Josh Bailey - Brian Rolston/ Matt Martin - Marty Reasoner - Tim Wallace/ Mark Streit - Travis Hamonic/ Milan Jurcina - Mike Mottau/ Dylan Reese - Calvin de Haan
Scratches: Staios, Niederreiter, Nabokov
Top PP times: Streit (5:08), Tavares, Moulson, Parenteau (3:57), Nielsen (3:34)
Trending: Michael Grabner (1G, 2:02 PP, 3 SOG) has points in three of four now, while Kyle Okposo (1G, 1A, +1, 2:02 PP, 3 SOG) had four points in six outings headed in here. Frans Nielsen (1A, 2 SOG) has helpers in three of five. Brian Rolston left this one with a concussion.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS 3 @ CAROLINA HURRICANES 4
Goaltending match-up: Cory Schneider (37/41, .902 SV%) vs. Cam Ward (33/36, .917 SV%)
Combos: Mason Raymond - Henrik Sedin - Alexandre Burrows/ Chris Higgins - Ryan Kesler - Jannik Hansen/ Mark Mancari - Cody Hodgson - Dale Weise/ Aaron Rome - Manny Malhotra - Maxim Lapierre/ Dan Hamhuis - Kevin Bieksa/ Alexander Edler - Sami Salo/ Keith Ballard - Andrew Alberts
Scratches: D. Sedin, Sulzer
Top PP times: Edler (1:17), Sedin, Salo, Kesler (1:05), Hodgson (0:52)
Trending: Daniel Sedin missed this game due to a sore back. Mason Raymond (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 0:38 PP, 5 SOG) filled in on that top line slot alongside Henrik Sedin (2A, +1, 3 SOG) and Alexandre Burrows (1G, 1A, +1, 6 PIM, 0:51 PP, 3 SOG). Ryan Kesler (1A, 3 SOG) had seven points in five games headed in and Chris Higgins (1A, 0:38 PP, 3 SOG) had seven points in six outings coming in. Kevin Bieksa (1G, 0:38 PP, 2 SOG) stopped a three-game slide here, but had a six-game point streak before that.
Combos: Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Patrick Dwyer/ Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jussi Jokinen - Tuomo Ruutu/ Drayson Bowman - Brandon Sutter - Chad LaRose/ Andreas Nodl - Tim Brent - Anthony Stewart/ Bryan Allen - Derek Joslin/ Jaroslav Spacek - Justin Faulk/ Tim Gleason - Jamie McBain
Scratches: Pitkanen, Harrison, Skinner
Top PP times: Faulk (6:49), Brent (6:38), Spacek (6:33), Staal (6:12), Ruutu (5:18)
Trending: This was Drayson Bowman’s (2G, 3:38 PP, 8 SOG) fourth start of the season and first goals. Jamie McBain (1A, -1, 4:20 PP, 3 SOG) had five points in five games from the back end headed in here. Tuomo Ruutu (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 6 SOG) has goals in three of his past five and Jussi Jokinen (1A, +1, 4:26 PP, 1 SOG) has helpers in four of six now. Jaroslav Spacek (1G, 2 SOG) had two points in his two games with the Canes before tonight.
LOS ANGELES KINGS 2 @ COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 1
Goaltending match-up: Jonathan Quick (24/25, .960 SV%) vs. Curtis Sanford (39/41, .951 SV%)
Combos: Simon Gagne - Anze Kopitar - Dustin Brown/ Dustin Penner - Jarret Stoll - Justin Williams/ Brad Richardson - Andrei Loktionov - Trevor Lewis/ Kyle Clifford - Colin Fraser - Kevin Westgarth/ Rob Scuderi - Drew Doughty/ Jack Johnson - Alec Martinez/ Davis Drewiske - Matt Greene
Scratches: Voynov, Mitchell, Hunter
Top PP times: Kopitar, Gagne, Brown (2:09), Johnson (2:06), Doughty (1:44)
Trending: Anze Kopitar (1A, +1, 3 SOG) has points in five of seven this month and Dustin Brown (1G, 1A, +1, 4 SOG) ended a five-game pointless stretch here. Drew Doughty (1A, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) only had one other point this month and Simon Gagne (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) had none.
Combos: Vinny Prospal - Jeff Carter - Rick Nash/ Derick Brassard - Antoine Vermette - Mark Letestu/ R.J. Umberger - Samuel Pahlsson - Ryan Johansen/ Dane Byers - Derek MacKenzie - Jared Boll/ Fedor Tyutin - Nikita Nikitin/ James Wisniewski - Marc Methot/ Grant Clitsome - John Moore
Scratches: Johnson, Dorsett, Huselius
Top PP times: Nash, Carter (3:10), Brassard (3:03), Wisniewski (2:56), Prospal (2:52)
Trending: Jeff Carter (1G, 3 SOG) has a four-game goal scoring streak going now and Vinny Prospal (1A, 2 SOG) has points in five of seven this month. Nikita Nikitin (1A, -1, 2:34 PP, 3 SOG) had 1-9-10 in 15 GP with CBJ coming into this evening.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 4 @ MONTREAL CANADIENS 3
Goaltending match-up: Sergei Bobrovsky (28/31, .903 SV%) vs. Carey Price (21/25, .840 SV%)
Combos: Scott Hartnell - Sean Couturier - Jaromir Jagr/ Wayne Simmonds - Danny Briere - Matt Read/ James van Riemsdyk - Max Talbot - Jakub Voracek/ Jody Shelley - Harry Zolnierczyk - Zac Rinaldo/ Braydon Coburn - Kimmo Timonen/ Matt Carle - Marc-Andre Bourdon/ Andrej Meszaros - Kevin Marshall
Scratches: Walker, Sestito, Giroux
Top PP times: Timonen (7:10), Jagr (6:49), Briere, Hartnell (6:38), Voracek (6:28)
Trending: The Flyers announced tonight that Chris Pronger is done for the regular season and playoffs. Severe post-concussion syndrome. This was the 26th start for Jaromir Jagr (1A, +1, 1 SOG) and he’s still averaging a point-per-game. Wayne Simmonds (1G, 2:59 PP, 5 SOG) has goals in four straight and five of six. Matt Carle (3A, +2, 2 PIM, 2:53 PP, 1 SOG) had picked up four points in his prior three games. Max Talbot (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 2:07 PP, 2 SOG) has scored in three of his past five and Jakub Voracek (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) has points in four of five now. Sean Couturier (1A, +1, 6 PIM, 0:07 PP, 2 SOG) had a long string of zeroes to his name before tonight’s pointage. Andrej Meszaros (1G, +2, 1:43 PP, 2 SOG) has points in three of four from the blueline.
Combos: Michael Cammalleri - Tomas Plekanec - Andrei Kostitsyn/ Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Erik Cole/ Mathieu Darche - Lars Eller - Louis Leblanc/ Mike Blunden - Petteri Nokelainen - Yannick Weber/ Josh Gorges - P.K. Subban/ Hal Gill - Chris Campoli/ Tomas Kaberle - Alexei Emelin
Scratches: Moen, Diaz
Top PP times: Subban (8:47), Kaberle (8:11), Cole (7:57), Plekanec (6:45), Desharnais (6:19)
Trending: More points for Tomas Kaberle (1A, 2 PIM, 3 SOG), who is quickly turning around what had been a miserable campaign. David Desharnais (1G, 1A, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) had five points in six games coming in and all had come in two of those games. Max Pacioretty (2A, 3 SOG) has a four-game point streak rolling now. Louis Leblanc (1G, +1, 2 PIM, no PP, 1 SOG) picked up the loose change from a P.K. Subban (1A, 4 SOG) shot to earn his first NHL goal in his eighth start. Subban has points in three of seven this month.
CALGARY FLAMES 4 @ TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 5 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Miikka Kiprusoff (29/34, .853 SV%) vs. Mathieu Garon (23/27, .852 SV%)
Combos: Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla/ Alex Tanguay - Brendan Morrison - Rene Bourque/ Blake Comeau - Mikael Backlund - Lee Stempniak/ Tom Kostopoulos - Matt Stajan - Tim Jackman/ Scott Hannan - Derek Smith/ Jay Bouwmeester - Chris Butler/ T.J. Brodie - Brett Carson
Scratches: Sarich, Piskula, Horak
Top PP times: Iginla, Jokinen (4:45), Tanguay (4:34), Bouwmeester (3:51), Bourque (3:23)
Trending: Jarome Iginla (1G, -1, 2 SOG) and Olli Jokinen (1G, 1A, -2, 2 PIM, 6 SOG) have been tearing it up of late and they added more for their owners tonight. Jay Bouwmeester (1A, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) has points in four of eight this month. Rene Bourque (1G, +2, 1 SOG) was in the line-up tonight. He had five points in six games coming in. Alex Tanguay (1A, +2, 3 SOG) has a point in four of seven.
Combos: Ryan Malone - Steven Stamkos - Steve Downie/ Vincent Lecavalier - Dominic Moore - Tom Pyatt/ Blair Jones - Ryan Shannon - Teddy Purcell/ Dana Tyrell - Nate Thompson - Adam Hall/ Eric Brewer - Victor Hedman/ Brett Clark- Pavel Kubina/ Marc-Andre Bergeron - Matt Gilroy
Scratches: St. Louis, Gervais
Top PP times: pretty evenly split
Trending: Steven Stamkos (1G, 1A, +1, 5 SOG) was coming off his three-pointer against the Devils. Teddy Purcell (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had no points in five games before tonight. Steve Downie (2A, -1, 3 SOG) had two points and 23 PIM in six games on the month headed in here. Ryan Malone (1G, -1, 3 SOG) has points in three of four after five without one. Victor Hedman (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) has collected points in three of his past four, but had just four points on the season coming in.
NEW YORK RANGERS 1 @ ST. LOUIS BLUES 4
Goaltending match-up: Henrik Lundqvist (32/35, .914 SV%) vs. Brian Elliott (25/26, .962 SV%)
Combos: Artem Anisimov - Derek Stepan - Marian Gaborik/ Ruslan Fedotenko - Brad Richards - Ryan Callahan/ Brandon Dubinsky - Erik Christensen - Brandon Prust/ Carl Hagelin - Brian Boyle - John Mitchell/ Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi/ Michael Del Zotto - Steve Eminger/ Jeff Woywitka - Anton Stralman
Scratches: Avery, Erixon
Top PP times: N/A
Trending: Michael Del Zotto (1G, -1, 2 SOG) has been a strong play over the past few weeks. Ryan Callahan (1A, -2, 1 SOG) has points in six of eight this month and Brandon Dubinsky (1A, 5 SOG) has a point in three of eight in December.
Combos: Alex Steen - David Backes - T.J. Oshie/ David Perron - Patrik Berglund - Chris Stewart/ Matt D'Agostini - Jason Arnott - Jamie Langenbrunner/ Chris Porter - Scott Nichol - Ryan Reaves/ Carlo Colaiacovo - Alex Pietrangelo/ Barret Jackman - Kevin Shattenkirk/ Kris Russell - Roman Polak
Scratches: Cole, Grachev
Top PP times: Steen, Backes, Shattenkirk, Arnott, Oshie (1:05)
Trending: David Perron (1G, +1, 0:55 PP, 3 SOG) had 1-2-3 in 4 GP coming in here and Chris Stewart (1A, +2, 0:55 PP, 1 SOG) has points in five of seven now. Patrik Berglund (1G, +1, 0:50 PP, 5 SOG) does as well. Carlo Colaiacovo (1A, +1, 0:55 PP, 1 SOG) has points in two of three now. Alex Steen (1G, 1A, +3, 7 SOG) has points in six of nine. T.J. Oshie (1A, +1, 1 SOG) had three points in three games before adding more here and David Backes (1A, +1, 3 SOG) had 13 points in his past 18 GP coming in dating back to the start of November.
DETROIT RED WINGS 3 @ NASHVILLE PREDATORS 4
Goaltending match-up: Jimmy Howard (17/21, .810 SV%) vs. Pekka Rinne (37/40, .925 SV%)
Combos: Johan Franzen - Pavel Datsyuk - Todd Bertuzzi/ Valtteri Filppula - Henrik Zetterberg - Jiri Hudler/ Danny Cleary - Darren Helm - Drew Miller/ Cory Emmerton - Justin Abdelkader - Tomas Holmstrom/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Ian White/ Niklas Kronwall - Brad Stuart/ Jakub Kindl - Jonathan Ericsson
Scratches: Conner, Commodore
Top PP times: White (1:58), Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Franzen, Holmstrom (1:37)
Trending: Pavel Datsyuk (2A, +1, 3 SOG) had nine points in his six starts of the month coming in and Ian White (2A, +1, 6 SOG) has points in three of four now. Tomas Holmstrom (1G, -2, 2 SOG) has points in three of seven. Jiri Hudler (1A, -1, 1:03 PP, 2 SOG) had three different two-pointers in four games coming in and Todd Bertuzzi (1A, +1, 0:42 PP, 2 SOG) had eight points in nine games headed in. Henrik Zetterberg (1G, -1, 1:03 PP, 5 SOG) had seven points in his six December outings before tonight. Nicklas Lidstrom (1G, +1, 2 SOG) had 57 points in 75 starts vs. the Preds coming into this one.
Combos: Martin Erat - David Legwand - Craig Smith/ Sergei Kostitsyn - Mike Fisher - Patric Hornqvist/ Colin Wilson - Nick Spaling - Jordin Tootoo/ Matt Halischuk - Jerred Smithson - Kyle Wilson/ Ryan Suter - Shea Weber/ Francis Bouillon - Kevin Klein/ Jack Hillen - Roman Josi
Scratches: McGrattan
Top PP times: Weber, Suter, Erat, Fisher, Hornqvist (0:22)
Trending: Shea Weber (2G, 3 SOG) and Ryan Suter (1A, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) stepped up to turn this one from a loss into a win late in the third period. David Legwand (1G, 2 SOG) had five points in six games headed in here and Craig Smith (1A, +1, 2 SOG) had six points in that same span. Martin Erat (2A, +1, no SOG) did as well. Jordin Tootoo (1G, 1A, +2, 4 SOG) has been chipping in offensively over the past few weeks.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS 1 @ WINNIPEG JETS 0
Goaltending match-up: Michal Neuvirth (26/26) vs. Ondrej Pavelec (27/28, .964 SV%). This was Neuvirth's first shutout of the season and fifth of his career. He had four last year.
Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Nicklas Backstrom - Alexander Semin/ Troy Brouwer - Marcus Johansson - Jeff Halpern/ Brooks Laich - Jason Chimera - Joel Ward/ Cody Eakin - Mathieu Perreault - Mike Knuble/ Karl Alzner - John Carlson/ John Erskine - Dennis Wideman/ Roman Hamrlik - Dmitry Orlov
Scratches: Hendricks, Green, Schultz
Top PP times: Ovechkin (3:18), Backstrom (3:11), Laich (2:56), Wideman (2:39), Knuble (1:44)
Trending: Alex Ovechkin (1G, +1, 3 SOG) scored the game's only goal with just over a minute left in the third period. He has points in four of six, but he still hasn't had that breakout hot streak. Nicklas Backstrom (1A, +1, 1 SOG) has been so consistent and Marcus Johansson (1A, +1, 0:49 PP, 2 SOG) has points in three of five now.
Combos: Evander Kane - Bryan Little - Blake Wheeler/ Andrew Ladd - Kyle Wellwood - Eric Fehr/ Tanner Glass - Jim Slater - Chris Thorburn/ Jason Jaffray - Tim Stapleton - Carl Klingberg/ Johnny Oduya - Dustin Byfuglien/ Mark Stuart - Zach Bogosian/ Ron Hainsey - Mark Flood
Scratches: Burmistrov, Jones, Antropov
Top PP times: Little, Wheeler (4:57), Kane (4:52), Byfuglien (4:40), Bogosian (4:30)
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EDMONTON OILERS 2 @ PHOENIX COYOTES 4
Goaltending match-up: Devan Dubnyk (38/42, .905 SV%) vs. Mike Smith (18/20, .900 SV%)
Combos: Sam Gagner - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Jordan Eberle/ Taylor Hall - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky/ Ryan Smyth - Eric Belanger - Ryan Jones/ Ben Eager - Anton Lander - Lennart Petrell/ Ladislav Smid - Tom Gilbert/ Ryan Whitney - Jeff Petry/ Theo Peckham - Corey Potter
Scratches: Hordichuk, Sutton, Paajarvi
Top PP times: Eberle (3:08), Hemsky, Smyth, Whitney (2:23), Hall (2:21)
Trending: Taylor Hall (2G, 3 SOG) was back in the line-up tonight and shocker... he scored. Several times. Even bigger surprise? Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1A, -2, 1:58 PP, 3 SOG) was in on the action. Ryan Smyth (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) ended a four-game pointless skid and Ryan Whitney (1A, 1 SOG) had just one point before tonight. He'll round into form before too long. Corey Potter (-2, 1:58 PP, 1 SOG), meanwhile, was back for the Oil tonight after missing a big chunk of time with a sprained ankle.
Combos: Mikkel Boedker - Daymond Langkow - Shane Doan/ Ray Whitney - Martin Hanzal - Radim Vrbata/ Taylor Pyatt - Cal O'Reilly - Lauri Korpikoski/ Raffi Torres - Boyd Gordon - Kyle Chipchura/ Keith Yandle - Derek Morris/ Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Adrian Aucoin/ Michal Rozsival - David Schlemko
Scratches: Morris, Turris, Bissonnette
Top PP times: Whitney (3:11), Yandle (3:04), Vrbata (2:36), Hanzal (2:02), Doan (1:38)
Trending: Radim Vrbata (1G, +2, 2 SOG) scored again and he's been great with Ray Whitney (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) and Martin Hanzal (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 2 SOG). Lauri Korpikoski (1G, +1, 0:20 PP, 1 SOG) has goals in two of three and points in three of five. Shane Doan (1G, +1, 6 SOG) hadn't scored this month before tonight, but has points in four of five. Mikkel Boedker (1A, +1, 1:10 PP, 1 SOG) has points in three of seven after ending a four-game pointless skid here. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1G, 1A, +3, 0:43 PP, 3 SOG) has two other multi-pointers this season.
COLORADO AVALANCHE 4 @ SAN JOSE SHARKS 5
Goaltending match-up: Semyon Varlamov (29/34, .853 SV%) vs. Antti Niemi (23/27, .852 SV%)
Combos: Matt Duchene - Paul Stastny - Daniel Winnik/ Gabriel Landeskog - Ryan O'Reilly - Milan Hejduk/ David Van Der Gulik - Jay McClement - T.J. Galiardi/ Cody McLeod - Evan Brophey - Brad Malone/ Kyle Quincey - Ryan O'Byrne/ Erik Johnson - Stefan Elliott/ Jan Hejda - Shane O'Brien
Scratches: Porter, Hunwick, Jones
Top PP times: Duchene, Hejduk, O'Reilly, Elliott, Landeskog (2:38)
Trending: Erik Johnson (1A, 0:54 PP, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games for the first time since mid-October. Stefan Elliott (1A, 4 SOG) had four points in his nine games headed in here and Paul Stastny (2G, 1A, 0:54 PP, 4 SOG) has goals in two of three, although this was his second game back in the line-up. Ryan O'Reilly (1G, -1, 3 SOG) has really developed into a reliable player for the Avs and Milan Hejduk (1A, -2, 2 SOG) has points in four of seven. Matt Duchene (1A, -1, 1 SOG) has points in four of six. Daniel Winnik (1G, 1A, +1, 5 PIM) has points in three straight and four of six.
Combos: Joe Pavelski - Joe Thornton - Torrey Mitchell/ Ryane Clowe - Logan Couture - Patrick Marleau/ Jamie McGinn - Michal Handzus - Martin Havlat/ Brad Winchester - Andrew Desjardins - Andrew Murray/ Dan Boyle - Marc-Edouard Vlasic/ Jason Demers - Brent Burns/ Colin White - Justin Braun
Scratches: Irwin, McLaren, Niittymaki
Top PP times: Boyle (4:12), Burns (3:10), Thornton (3:07), Marleau (3:06), Clowe (2:55)
Trending: Ryane Clowe (1G, +2, 5 PIM, 1 SOG) had a pair of two-pointers on the month headed in. Logan Couture (1G, 1A, +3, 2:51 PP, 4 SOG) had six December points coming in and Martin Havlat (2A, +1, 1:59 PP, no SOG) has points in four of eight. Brent Burns (1G, +3, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had two other points on the month coming in and Joe Pavelski (1G, 1:58 PP, 4 SOG) had 1-1-2 in that same span. Joe Thornton (1A, 3 SOG) came into this one with 40 points in 34 GP vs. COL. Dan Boyle (1A, 3 SOG) had three points in his prior two games.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
