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PHOENIX COYOTES 4 @ CAROLINA HURRICANES 3
Goaltending match-up: Jason LaBarbera (34/37, .919 SV%) vs. Cam Ward (15/19, .789 SV%)
Combos: Cal O'Reilly - Daymond Langkow - Shane Doan/ Ray Whitney - Martin Hanzal - Radim Vrbata/ Taylor Pyatt - Boyd Gordon - Lauri Korpikoski/ Raffi Torres - Kyle Chipchura - Mikkel Boedker/ Keith Yandle - Derek Morris/ David Rundblad - Oliver Ekman-Larsson/ David Schlemko - Rostislav Klesla
Scratches: Bissonnette, Rozsival, Smith
Top PP times: Yandle, Doan, O'Reilly, Langkow, Boekder (0:44)
Trending: Ray Whitney (1G, 1A, +1, 0:08 PP, 1 SOG) had 3-6-9 in 10 GP coming into this evening, while Martin Hanzal (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 0:08 PP, 1 SOG) had 2-3-5 in that span. David Rundblad (1A, -1, 14:04 TOI, 0:07 PP, no SOG) made his debut with the Coyotes tonight and was paired with Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1A, -1, 0:07 PP, 1 SOG), who also has a bright future and who had three points in three games coming in. Lauri Korpikoski (1G, 1A, +2, no PP, 2 SOG) has scored in four of his past six.
Combos: Drayson Bowman - Eric Staal - Chad LaRose/ Jiri Tlusty - Brandon Sutter - Patrick Dwyer/ Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jussi Jokinen - Tuomo Ruutu/ Andreas Nodl - Riley Nash - Anthony Stewart/ Bryan Allen - Jaroslav Spacek/ Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk/ Tim Gleason - Jamie McBain
Scratches: Pitkanen, Joslin, Brent
Top PP times: Spacek (4:18), Staal, LaRose, Faulk (4:12), Bowman (3:53)
Trending: Tuomo Ruutu (1G, +1, 1:47 PP, 4 SOG) came into this one with 3-3-6 in 8 GP, while Jaroslav Spacek (1A, no SOG) had 1-2-3 in his 4 GP with the Canes before tonight. Jussi Jokinen (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 1:50 PP, no SOG) has points in five of eight.
MONTREAL CANADIENS 1 @ CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 5
Goaltending match-up: Peter Budaj (23/27, .852 SV%) vs. Corey Crawford (20/21, .952 SV%)
Combos: Michael Cammalleri - Tomas Plekanec - Travis Moen/ Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Erik Cole/ Andrei Kostitsyn - Lars Eller - Louis Leblanc/ Mike Blunden - Petteri Nokelainen - Mathieu Darche/ Josh Gorges - P.K. Subban/ Hal Gill - Raphael Diaz/ Tomas Kaberle - Chris Campoli
Scratches: Weber, Emelin
Top PP times: Kaberle (3:45), Subban (3:39), Desharnais (2:35), Cole (2:30), Cammalleri (2:20)
Trending: Andrei Kostitsyn (1G, 1:58 PP, 1 SOG) opened the scoring tonight for the Habs, but had just four points on the month before this evening. Tomas Plekanec (1A, -3, 2 PIM, 2:15 PP, 2 SOG) has points in six of nine.
Combos: Andrew Brunette - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane/ Patrick Sharp - Brandon Pirri - Marian Hossa/ Bryan Bickell - Dave Bolland - Viktor Stalberg/ Jeremy Morin - Jamal Mayers - Michael Frolik/ Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook/ Nick Leddy - Niklas Hjalmarsson/ Steve Montador - Sean O'Donnell
Scratches: Kruger, Lepisto, Scott
Top PP times: Keith, Sharp (2:13), Kane (1:58), Bolland (1:52), Toews (1:47)
Trending: Patrick Sharp’s (1G, +1, 4 SOG) nine-game point streak was stopped in his last game, but he produced again here. Patrick Kane (1A, +2, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) has a point in three in a row after three without one, while Marian Hossa (1A, +1, 1 SOG) had come up with 13 points in his nine December games headed in here. Jonathan Toews (1G, +2, 3 SOG) added the ENG, lest his owners be think they’d be denied a point tonight. Andrew Brunette (1G, +2, 1:37 PP, 2 SOG) drew the plum assignment tonight, which we haven’t seen of late. Viktor Stalberg (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 0:27 PP, 1 SOG) had four points in four games before this outing.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 4 @ DALLAS STARS 1
Goaltending match-up: Sergei Bobrovsky (30/31, .968 SV%) vs. Richard Bachman (26/30, .867 SV%)
Combos: Scott Hartnell - Claude Giroux - Jaromir Jagr/ James van Riemsdyk - Danny Briere - Wayne Simmonds/ Matt Read - Max Talbot - Jakub Voracek/ Tom Sestito - Harry Zolnierczyk - Zac Rinaldo/ Braydon Coburn - Kimmo Timonen/ Matt Carle - Marc-Andre Bourdon/ Andrej Meszaros - Andreas Lilja
Scratches: Walker, Holmstrom, Shelley
Top PP times: Jagr (4:05), Timonen (3:57), Giroux (3:54), Simmonds, Voracek (3:34)
Trending: Oh yeah... so THAT’s what Claude Giroux (1G, 3A, +1, 4 SOG) can do when he’s healthy and in the line-up. #stud You’re welcome Scott Hartnell (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 3:06 PP, 3 SOG) and Jaromir Jagr (1G, 1A, +2, 4 SOG). Jagr, incidentally, passed Brendan Shanahan’s spot as 11th on the all-time goal scoring list. Wayne Simmonds (1G, -1, 3 SOG) has been crazy-hot lately and Kimmo Timonen (2A, 3 SOG) ended a four-game pointless skid here.
Combos: Loui Eriksson - Jamie Benn - Michael Ryder/ Brenden Morrow - Mike Ribeiro - Steve Ott/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Jake Dowell - Tom Wandell - Adam Burish/ Sheldon Souray - Adam Pardy/ Nicklas Grossman - Trevor Daley/ Mark Fistric - Alex Goligoski
Scratches: Robidas, Petersen, Larsen
Top PP times: Goligoski (5:55), Morrow, Ribeiro (3:30), Daley (3:11), Eriksson (3:02)
Trending: Michael Ryder (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 2:30 PP, 2 SOG) has potted goals in three in a row and his first period marker was a real snipe. Loui Eriksson (1A, 1 SOG) had five points in three games coming in, while Jamie Benn (1A, 2:30 PP, no SOG) had five points in five games.
ST. LOUIS BLUES 2 @ COLORADO AVALANCHE 3
Goaltending match-up: Brian Elliott (19/22, .864 SV%) vs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere (37/39, .949 SV%)
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/ Barret Jackman - Kevin Shattenkirk/ Carlo Colaiacovo - Alex Pietrangelo/ Kris Russell - Roman Polak
Scratches: Cole, Grachev
Top PP times: Shattenkirk (4:33), Russell (4:18), Backes (3:54), Berglund (3:43), Pietrangelo (3:25)
Trending: David Perron (1A, +1, 312 PP, 3 SOG) has been averaging a point-per-game since returning to action this season and this was his eighth start. Chris Stewart (1G, +1, 1:44 PP, 7 SOG) scored. It had only happened four times this season before tonight. He had one points in his prior five games, but the high shot total is always a good sign. Patrik Berglund (1A, +2, 4 PIM, 1 SOG) has points in seven of 10, while David Backes (1G, +1, 3 SOG) had five points in six tries headed in here. Carlo Colaiacovo (1A, -1, 2:22 PP, 1 SOG) has helpers in four of six.
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 - Brad Malone - Chris Porter/ Jan Hejda - Ryan O'Byrne/ Erik Johnson - Shane O'Brien/ Stefan Elliott - Matt Hunwick
Scratches: Yip, Quincey, Brophey
Top PP times: O'Reilly, Landeskog, Hejduk (3:59), Duchene (3:39), Elliott (3:08)
Trending: Paul Stastny (1G, 2:01 PP, 3 SOG) had five points in five tries headed in here and Stefan Elliott (1A, 2 PIM, no SOG) has points in three of five.
DETROIT RED WINGS 2 @ VANCOUVER CANUCKS 4
Goaltending match-up: Jimmy Howard (21/25, .840 SV%) vs. Roberto Luongo (38/40, .950 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: Commodore
Top PP times: Lidstrom (4:50), Zetterberg (4:39), White (4:12), Holmstrom (3:50), Filppula (3:44)
Trending: Pavel Datsyuk (1A, +1, 2:51 PP, 1 SOG) had 12 points in nine December games coming into this clash and Todd Bertuzzi (1G, 2:56 PP, 4 SOG) had 2-5-7 in that same span. Ian White had four points in six tries coming into this evening.
Combos: Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Alexandre Burrows/ Chris Higgins - Ryan Kesler - Mason Raymond/ Manny Malhotra - Cody Hodgson - Jannik Hansen/ Andrew Ebbett - Maxim Lapierre - Dale Weise/ Dan Hamhuis - Kevin Bieksa/ Alexander Edler - Sami Salo/ Andrew Alberts - Alexander Sulzer
Scratches: Ballard, Mancari
Top PP times: N/A
Trending: Henrik Sedin (1A, no SOG) had racked up 15 points in nine games before tonight, while Daniel Sedin (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had 11 in eight. Alexandre Burrows (1G, -1, 1 SOG) extended his goal scoring streak to four games. He also had 24 SOG in the six games before tonight. Kevin Bieksa (1A, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) has a point in three of four and Mason Raymond (1A, +1, 3 SOG) added to the 3-3-6 in 8 GP he had before this affair. Jannik Hansen (2A, +2, 2 SOG) had eight points in his previous nine tilts. Alexander Edler (1G, 2 SOG) has points in three in a row for the third time this season.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 2 @ SAN JOSE SHARKS 7
Goaltending match-up: Mathieu Garon (5/8, .625 SV%) & Dwayne Roloson (31/35, .886 SV%) vs. Antti Niemi (22/24, .917 SV%)
Combos: Ryan Malone - Steven Stamkos - Steve Downie/ Dominic Moore - Vincent Lecavalier - Martin St. Louis/ Teddy Purcell - Ryan Shannon - Blair Jones/ Dana Tyrell - Adam Hall - Tom Pyatt/ Eric Brewer - Victor Hedman/ Brett Clark- Pavel Kubina/ Marc-Andre Bergeron - Bruno Gervais
Scratches: Wyman, Oberg, Thompson
Top PP times: Stamkos (4:44), St. Louis (4:10), Lecavalier (4:07), Malone (4:05), Downie (3:54)
Trending: Martin St. Louis (1G, 3 SOG) returned to action this evening and he found the scoring summary in the third period, long after it mattered . Eric Brewer (1A, -2, 2:40 PP, 1 SOG) has points in four of six and Dominic Moore (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 3:47 PP, 1 SOG) has points in five of six. Teddy Purcell (1A, -1, 3 SOG) has points in each of his past three now.
Combos: Benn Ferriero - Joe Thornton - Joe Pavelski/ Patrick Marleau - Logan Couture - Ryane Clowe/ Jamie McGinn - Michal Handzus - Torrey Mitchell/ Brad Winchester - Andrew Desjardins - Andrew Murray/ Dan Boyle - Marc-Edouard Vlasic/ Jason Demers - Brent Burns/ Colin White - Justin Braun
Scratches: McLaren, Niittymaki
Top PP times: Boyle (2:43), Pavelski, Marleau, Thornton (1:54), Burns (1:48)
Trending: Joe Thornton (2A, 5 SOG) has points in four in a row and this was his second multi-pointer of the month. Patrick Marleau (1G, 1A, +2, 3 SOG) also has a point in four straight and Dan Boyle (1A, 2 SOG) is beginning to pick up steam for his owners too. Brent Burns (1G, 1A, +2, 4 SOG) had three points on the month coming in here. Joe Pavelski (1G, 4 SOG) had four points in three games coming in. Ryane Clowe (3A, +2, 2 PIM, 1:35 PP, 2 SOG) had five December points before this clash. Logan Couture (2G, 1A, +2, 1:35 PP, 7 SOG) had eight points in nine games coming in here.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
