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BUFFALO SABRES 1 @ WASHINGTON CAPITALS 3
Goaltending match-up: Ryan Miller (18/21, .857 SV%) vs. Tomas Vokoun (25/26, .962 SV%)
Combos: Thomas Vanek - Jochen Hecht - Jason Pominville/ Brad Boyes - Derek Roy - Drew Stafford/ Cody McCormick - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta/ Matt Ellis - Luke Adam - Zack Kassian/ Christian Ehrhoff - Brayden McNabb/ Robyn Regehr Mike Weber/ Jordan Leopold - Marc-Andre Gragnani
Scratches: Sekera, Ennis
Top PP times: Roy, Gragnani, Boyes, Hecht, Adam (1:07)
Trending: Thomas Vanek (1A, +1, 0:53 PP, 2 SOG) added to the 6-5-11 in 12 December GP he had coming in, while Jason Pominville (1A, +1, 0:53 PP, 2 SOG) padded his stats of 3-9-12 in that same span. Jochen Hecht (1G, +1, 5 SOG) has points in two of three since returning to the lineup.
Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Nicklas Backstrom - Alexander Semin/ Marcus Johansson - Jeff Halpern - Troy Brouwer/ Jason Chimera - Brooks Laich - Joel Ward/ Matt Hendricks - Jay Beagle - Mike Knuble/ Karl Alzner - John Carlson/ Roman Hamrlik - Dennis Wideman/ John Erskine - Dmitry Orlov
Scratches: Green, Schultz, Perreault
Top PP times: Wideman, Ovechkin (3:08), Brouwer, Johansson (2:04), Backstrom (2:03)
Trending: Nicklas Backstrom (1G, 1A, +2, 1 SOG) carried 10 points in his last 12 games before adding more here, while Alex Ovechkin (2G, +2, 4 SOG) pushed his point streak to five games. Alex Semin (2A, +2, 1:11 PP, 2 SOG) had six points in five games before tonight, so he’s almost... finally... maybe... looking like he can contribute again for poolies.
CALGARY FLAMES 3 @ OTTAWA SENATORS 4 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Leland Irving (45/49, .918 SV%) vs. Alex Auld (12/15, .800 SV%) & Craig Anderson (17/17)
Combos: Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla/ Rene Bourque - Mikael Backlund - Lee Stempniak/ Blake Comeau - Roman Horak - Paul Byron/ Tom Kostopoulos - Brendan Morrison - Tim Jackman/ Jay Bouwmeester - Chris Butler/ Scott Hannan - Anton Babchuk/ T.J. Brodie - Cory Sarich
Scratches: Wilson, Smith, Nemisz
Top PP times: Babchuk (3:06), Butler, Stempniak (2:55), 4 with 2:25
Trending: Jarome Iginla (1A, 6 SOG) had 17 points in his 15 games on the month before tonight. Rene Bourque (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) was pointless in four coming in, while Curtis Glencross (1G, 2 SOG) has been fairly hot in recent weeks. Jay Bouwmeester (1A, -1, 4 PIM, 2:14 PP, 2 SOG) has points in three of five.
Combos: Colin Greening - Jason Spezza - Milan Michalek/ Erik Condra - Kyle Turris - Daniel Alfredsson/ Nick Foligno - Zack Smith - Bobby Butler/ Kaspars Daugavins - Zenon Konopka - Chris Neil/ Filip Kuba - Erik Karlsson/ Jared Cowen - Sergei Gonchar/ Chris Phillips - Brian Lee
Scratches: Carkner
Top PP times: Alfredsson (3:40), Spezza (3:28), Karlsson (3:12), Neil (2:54), Gonchar (2:48)
Trending: Daniel Alfredsson (1G, -1, 3 SOG) struck for his 400th career goal as the OT GWG and the home crowd ate it up. Beauty. He's been on a good stretch for poolies lately too. Erik Karlsson (1G, 1A, +1, 8 SOG) is awesome. This is a recording. Nick Foligno (1G, +2, 2 PIM, no PP, 3 SOG) had only two points in eight tries before this outing, while Sergei Gonchar (1A, 3 SOG) had just three December points coming in.
NEW YORK RANGERS 4 @ FLORIDA PANTHERS 1
Goaltending match-up: Henrik Lundqvist (27/28, .964 SV%) vs. Scott Clemmensen (11/14, .786 SV%) & Jose Theodore (10/11, .909 SV%)
Combos: Carl Hagelin - Brad Richards - Ryan Callahan/ Artem Anisimov - Derek Stepan - Marian Gaborik/ Brandon Dubinsky - Brian Boyle - John Mitchell/ Ruslan Fedotenko - Mike Rupp - Brandon Prust/ Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi/ Michael Del Zotto - Anton Stralman/ Jeff Woywitka - Stu Bickel
Scratches: Avery, Christensen
Top PP times: Del Zotto (2:00), Richards, Stepan, Callahan, Anisimov (1:49)
Trending: Brad Richards (1G, 1A, +3, 2 SOG) had just two points in his prior 10 GP. Ryan Callahan (1A, +3, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) has been strong this month and Carl Hagelin (1G, 1A, +3, no PP, 1 SOG) has multi-pointers in two of three now. Brandon Dubinsky (1G, 0:11 PP, 3 SOG) has been solid in the last week and is gaining some traction. Michael Del Zotto (1G, +2, 4 PIM, 3 SOG) is just on. Kid has been rolling in the last month especially.
Combos: Tomas Kopecky - Stephen Weiss - Kris Versteeg/ Tomas Fleischmann - Shawn Matthias - Matt Bradley/ Mark Cullen - Mike Santorelli - Tim Kennedy/ Krys Barch - Michal Repik - Bill Thomas/ Jason Garrison - Brian Campbell/ Ed Jovanovski - Erik Gudbranson/ Mike Weaver - Dmitry Kulikov
Scratches: Ellerby
Top PP times: Campbell (4:48), Weiss, Versteeg (4:04), Fleischmann (3:32), Garrison (3:27)
Trending: Stephen Weiss (-1, 20:34 TOI, 4 SOG) was back in action here.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2 @ ST. LOUIS BLUES 1 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Pekka Rinne (35/36, .972 SV%) vs. Jaroslav Halak (33/34, .971 SV%)
Combos: Martin Erat - David Legwand - Craig Smith/ Sergei Kostitsyn - Mike Fisher - Patric Hornqvist/ Rene Bourque - Nick Spaling - Jordin Tootoo/ Brian McGrattan - Jerred Smithson - Matt Halischuk/ Roman Josi - Ryan Suter/ Francis Bouillon - Jonathon Blum/ Jack Hillen - Ryan Ellis
Scratches: Weber, Wilson
Top PP times: Suter (4:00), Ellis (3:45), Erat (3:12), Hornqvist (3:07), Legwand (2:04)
Trending: Matt Halischuk (1G, +1, no PP, 3 SOG) has come up with goals in two of four now. Shootout: Erat
Combos: Vladimir Sobotka - David Backes - T.J. Oshie/ David Perron - Patrik Berglund - Chris Stewart/ Evgeny Grachev - Jason Arnott - Matt D'Agostini/ Jamie Langenbrunner - Scott Nichol - B.J. Crombeen/ Barret Jackman - Roman Polak/ Carlo Colaiacovo - Alex Pietrangelo/ Ian Cole - Kevin Shattenkirk
Scratches: Steen, Cracknell, Porter
Top PP times: Arnott (4:28), Pietrangelo (4:24), Stewart (4:11), Berglund, Shattenkirk (3:50)
Trending: T.J. Oshie (1G, +1, 4 SOG) was back after missing a little time with his wrist issue. David Perron (1A, +1, 3:28 PP, 2 SOG) had 10 points in his 11 outings on the season coming in here, while David Backes (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had six points in six tries coming into this one.
DETROIT RED WINGS 2 @ CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 3
Goaltending match-up: Jimmy Howard (25/28, .893 SV%) vs. Corey Crawford (26/28, .929 SV%)
Combos: Johan Franzen - Pavel Datsyuk - Todd Bertuzzi/ Valtteri Filppula - Henrik Zetterberg - Jiri Hudler/ Danny Cleary - Justin Abdelkader - Drew Miller/ Gustav Nyquist - Cory Emmerton - Joakim Andersson/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Ian White/ Niklas Kronwall - Brad Stuart/ Jonathan Ericsson - Mike Commodore
Scratches: Kindl, Mursak, Helm
Top PP times: Lidstrom (1:16), Datsyuk, White, Zetterberg, Franzen (1:06)
Trending: Todd Bertuzzi (1G, +1, 7 PIM, 0:54 PP, 2 SOG) has given his fantasy owners excellent returns this month and he even fought tonight.
Combos: Daniel Carcillo - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa/ Patrick Sharp - Patrick Kane - Viktor Stalberg/ Bryan Bickell - Dave Bolland - Michael Frolik/ Andrew Brunette - Jamal Mayers - Jimmy Hayes/ Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook/ Niklas Hjalmarsson - Nick Leddy/ Sean O’Donnell - Steve Montador
Scratches: Kruger, Lepisto, Scott
Top PP times: Keith (7:11), Kane, Toews (6:58), Sharp (6:44), Hossa (5:19)
Trending: Jonathan Toews (1G, +2, 6 SOG) converted his penalty shot. Marian Hossa (1G, +1, 3 SOG) just had his monstrous eight-game point streak stopped in the last one, during which he tallied 14 points. Nick Leddy (1A, +1, 3:00 PP, 1 SOG) only had two points on the month before tonight, while Daniel Carcillo (1A, +1, 5 PIM, no PP, 2 SOG) returned to action tonight and made the most of his line assignment. Brent Seabrook (1G, 3:56 PP, 1 SOG) had chipped in three helpers in three games before this outing. Patrick Sharp’s (1A, 2 SOG) December totals included 14 points in 12 GP before this one, while Patrick Kane’s (1A, 4 SOG) were 2-8-10.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
