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Goaltending match-up: Nikolai Khabibulin (29/33, .879 SV%) vs. Ryan Miller (23/26, .885 SV%)

Combos: Ryan Smyth - Anton Lander - Jordan Eberle/ Taylor Hall - Sam Gagner - Ales Hemsky/ Teemu Hartikainen - Josh Green - Shawn Horcoff/ Ryan Jones - Eric Belanger - Ben Eager/ Ladislav Smid - Corey Potter/ Theo Peckham- Colten Teubert/ Andy Sutton - Jeff Petry

Scratches: Whitney, Hordichuk, Gilbert

Top PP times: Smyth, Eberle (3:26), Horcoff (3:24), Hall (3:23), Potter (3:19)

Trending: Ales Hemsky (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 1:43 PP, 1 SOG) has been in a miserable slump, but he’s still the centre of Hemsky Nation. Let’s not forget that fact. He’ll get his mojo back. Taylor Hall (1G, 4 SOG) has goals in three of four and Sam Gagner (1G, 1A, +1, 1:42 PP, 5 SOG) has points in five of seven now. Jordan Eberle (1A, +1, 2 SOG) added his 42nd point late in the game. Corey Potter (1G, 2 SOG) is producing like he was earlier in the season when healthy and he's been a huge steal on the back end for poolies.

Combos: Thomas Vanek - Derek Roy - Zack Kassian/ Nathan Gerbe - Jochen Hecht - Jason Pominville/ Drew Stafford - Luke Adam - Brad Boyes/ Matt Ellis - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta/ Jordan Leopold - Brayden McNabb/ Robyn Regehr - Mike Weber/ T.J. Brennan - Marc-Andre Gragnani

Scratches: McCormick, Ehrhoff, Ennis

Top PP times: Leopold, Gragnani, Stafford, Vanek, Pominville (2:22)

Trending: Jason Pominville (1G, 3 SOG) has been money this season. He had never scored in five prior tries against the Oilers. Drew Stafford (1G, 2A, +3, 2 SOG) has points in three of five and so does Brayden McNabb (2A, no PP no SOG). Jordan Leopold (1G, 2 SOG) had five points in six tries headed in, while Jochen Hecht (1A, 1:38 PP, 1 SOG) has points in three of five. Derek Roy (1A, +3, 1:36 PP, 2 SOG) has a point in three of his past six. He had 23 points in all coming in. This was Nathan Gerbe’s (1G, 1A, +3, no PP, 5 SOG) second game back in the line-up.

Goaltending match-up: Mathieu Garon (17/21, .810 SV%) & Dwayne Roloson (18/21, .857 SV%) vs. Jonas Gustavsson (19/22, .864 SV%)

Combos: Martin St. Louis - Steven Stamkos - Steve Downie/ Dominic Moore - Vincent Lecavalier - James Wyman/ Nate Thompson - Tom Pyatt - Teddy Purcell/ Dana Tyrell - Adam Hall - Blair Jones/ Brett Clark - Pavel Kubina/ Matt Gilroy - Eric Brewer/ Bruno Gervais - Marc-Andre Bergeron

Scratches: Malone

Top PP times: Stamkos (6:27), Lecavalier (6:24), St. Louis (6:17), MAB (5:18), Clark (4:21)

Trending: Steven Stamkos (1G, -2, 4 SOG) was coming off his hat trick against the Canes and had 10 goals in eight games before this outing. Martin St. Louis (1A, -2, 2 SOG) has points in eight straight, including every game in which he’s worn a cage since his injury. Vincent Lecavalier (1G, +2, 2 SOG) has scored in three of four and has been doing well in the past few weeks. Eric Brewer (1A, no PP, 1 SOG) had nothing in four coming in, while Pavel Kubina (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 3:09 PP, 1 SOG) has points in four of five now. Steve Downie (+1, 20 PIM, 3:46 PP, 2 SOG). Racking up PIM.

Combos: Joffrey Lupul - Tim Connolly - Phil Kessel/ Clarke MacArthur - Matthew Lombardi - Nazem Kadri/ Joey Crabb - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin/ Matt Frattin - Dave Steckel - Darryl Boyce / Keith Aulie - Dion Phaneuf/ Luke Schenn - Carl Gunnarsson/ Cody Franson - Jake Gardiner

Scratches: Orr, Rosehill

Top PP times: Kessel (5:14), Lupul, Connolly (4:50), Gunnarsson (4:41), Phaneuf (4:22)

Trending: Phil Kessel (1G, +1, 7 SOG) owners waited until the third period to cash in tonight. Nazem Kadri (1A, +1, 3:03 PP, 3 SOG) has points in four of six on this call-up. Joffrey Lupul (1G, 3A, +1, 3 SOG) had 5-5-10 in 13 GP last month. Tim Connolly (2A, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) had three points the last time he faced TB and had three points in four games overall coming in. Mikhail Grabovski (1G, 1A, 3 SOG) had four points in four games coming in. This was the second game back for Matthew Lombardi (1A, +1, no PP, 1 SOG). Dion Phaneuf (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 9 SOG) had 30 points last season and he came into this one just six shy of that mark. He and Kessel combined for 16 shots. Clarke MacArthur (1A, 3:03 PP, 2 SOG) pushed his point streak to six games. Matt Frattin (1G, 1A, +2, 0:06 PP, 2 SOG) had three points all of last month.

Goaltending match-up: Miikka Kiprusoff (18/21, .857 SV%) vs. Tomas Vokoun (18/19, .947 SV%)

Combos: Curtis Glencross - Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla/ Rene Bourque - Mikael Backlund - Lee Stempniak/ Paul Byron - Mikael Backlund - Tim Jackman/ Tom Kostopoulos - Roman Horak - Brendan Morrison/ Jay Bouwmeester - Chris Butler/ Scott Hannan - Anton Babchuk/ T.J. Brodie - Cory Sarich

Scratches: Wilson, Nemisz

Top PP times: Iginla, Jokinen (5:20), Bouwmeester (5:06), Brodie (5:01), Bourque (4:01)

Trending: Jarome Iginla (1A, +1, 4 SOG) had 19 points in 17 GP headed in here. He's still looking for No. 500. Curtis Glencross (1G, +1, 3:39 PP, 2 SOG) has been a regular in the box scores in the past several weeks.

Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Brooks Laich - Troy Brouwer/ Marcus Johansson - Nicklas Backstrom - Mike Knuble/ Jason Chimera - Jeff Halpern - Joel Ward/ Matt Hendricks - Jay Beagle/ Karl Alzner - John Carlson/ Roman Hamrlik - Dennis Wideman/ John Erskine - Mike Green/ Dmitry Orlov

Scratches: Semin, Schultz, Perreault

Top PP times: Wideman (2:31), Ovechkin (2:06), Backstrom, Johansson (1:51), Brouwer (1:44)

Trending: Nicklas Backstrom (3A, +1, 1 SOG) just keeps getting it done for his owners and Alex Ovechkin (1G, 1A, 3 SOG) has been on a legitimate tear of late, which has been great to see. Mike Green (4 PIM, 15:43 TOI, 0:49 PP, no SOG) was back in the lineup tonight. Finally. Assuming he can get healthy and once we give him a little time to get up to speed, he should still be able to produce like he was before being hurt. IMO, he's still a great candidate to get at a dirt cheap price for a deeper keeper league with the future in mind. This bad injury luck cannot last. Dennis Wideman (1G, +1, 1 SOG) came into this one just four points shy of 30 already. Marcus Johansson (2A, +1, 3 SOG) has points in three of four. Troy Brouwer (1G, 2 SOG) has goals in three of seven.

Goaltending match-up: Evgeni Nabokov (37/40, .925 SV%) vs. Cam Ward (33/36, .917 SV%)

Combos: Matt Moulson - John Tavares - Kyle Okposo/ Brian Rolston - Frans Nielsen - P.A. Parenteau/ Michael Grabner - Josh Bailey - Matt Martin/ Tim Wallace - Marty Reasoner - Nino Niederreiter/ Mark Streit - Steve Staios/ Andrew MacDonald - Travis Hamonic/ Mark Eaton - Milan Jurcina

Scratches: Mottau, Montoya

Top PP times: Streit, Parenteau, Moulson, Nielsen, Tavares (1:24)

Trending: John Tavares (3A, -1, 3 SOG) had 15 points in 14 GP last month. Matt Moulson (1G, 2 SOG) is looking for his third consecutive 30+ goal season and he came into this one with 17. Definitely still feasible. Kyle Okposo (1G, -1, no PP, 3 SOG) is getting himself on a nice run now and has seen his value steadily rise. Frans Nielsen (1G, 1A, 5 SOG) has points in five of six. Travis Hamonic (1A, -1, no PP, 1 SOG, 7 hits) has been chipping in points with regularity lately. Shootout: P.A. Parenteau, Nielsen

Combos: Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Zac Dalpe/ Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jussi Jokinen - Tuomo Ruutu/ Drayson Bowman - Brandon Sutter - Chad LaRose/ Andreas Nodl - Tim Brent - Anthony Stewart/ Bryan Allen - Jaroslav Spacek/ Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk/ Tim Gleason - Jamie McBain

Scratches: Pitkanen, Joslin, Dwyer

Top PP times: Spacek, Staal, Bowman, Dalpe, Faulk (1:24)

Trending: Drayson Bowman (1A, +2, 2 SOG) has a modest three-game point streak rolling. Brandon Sutter (1G, 1A, +2, no PP, 2 SOG) has scored in three of five now. Shootout: Jokinen

Goaltending match-up: Mike Smith (27/30, .900 SV%) vs. Jaroslav Halak (34/35, .971 SV%)

Combos: Shane Doan - Daymond Langkow - Mikkel Boedker/ Ray Whitney - Cal O'Reilly - Radim Vrbata/ Patrick O'Sullivan - Kyle Chipchura - Lauri Korpikoski/ Paul Bissonnette - Marc-Antoine Pouliot - Taylor Pyatt/ Keith Yandle - David Schlemko/ Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Adrian Aucoin/ Michal Rozsival - Rostislav Klesla

Scratches: Rundblad, Torres, Morris

Top PP times: O'Sullivan, Doan, Langkow (4:15), Ekman-Larsson (4:08), Whitney (3:57)

Trending: Radim Vrbata (1G, -1, 2:55 PP, 5 SOG) had a couple of goals in the last game and he had 31 points overall coming in. Keith Yandle (1A, 2 PIM, 3:21 PP, 6 SOG) had eight points in his 16 starts last month. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1A, -2, 2 SOG) had one point in five games before this outing.

Combos: David Perron - David Backes - Chris Stewart/ Matt D'Agostini - Patrik Berglund - T.J. Oshie/ Jamie Langenbrunner - Jason Arnott - Vladimir Sobotka/ Evgeny Grachev - Scott Nichol - B.J. Crombeen/ Barret Jackman - Kevin Shattenkirk/ Carlo Colaiacovo - Alex Pietrangelo/ Roman Polak - Cade Fairchild

Scratches: Steen, Cole, Porter

Top PP times: Backes (2:25), Oshie, Pietrangelo, Colaiacovo (2:19), Perron (1:43)

Trending: Chris Stewart (1G, +1, 0:47 PP, 2 SOG) had nothing in three before tonight. David Backes’ (1A, +1, 5 SOG) December totals in 14 GP included 2-7-9, 22 PIM, 43 hits and 40 SOG. David Perron (2A, +1, 1:43 PP, 2 SOG) had chipped in 11 points in 13 GP since coming back before this outing. T.J. Oshie (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) scored tonight and had 5-3-8 in 12 GP coming in here. Not quite the season Alex Pietrangelo (2A, +1, 2 SOG) owners had envisioned. Two points in December. Patrik Berglund (1G, +1, 0:47 PP, 4 SOG) collected the ENG. He's been so-so this season.

Goaltending match-up: Jimmy Howard (25/29, .862 SV%) vs. Kari Lehtonen (26/31, .839 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: N/A

Trending: Henrik Zetterberg (3A, 3 SOG) had 13 points in December and Jiri Hudler had 7-4-11 and Valtteri Filppula (1G, 2A, 2 SOG) had 5-5-10. Ian White (1A, 3 SOG) had four points in six games headed in here. Johan Franzen (1G, +1, 5 SOG) has goals in B2B games for the first time since early December. Pavel Datsyuk (1A, 1 SOG) had 18 of his 39 points on the season last month.

Combos: Loui Eriksson - Jamie Benn - Michael Ryder/ Brenden Morrow - Mike Ribeiro - Steve Ott/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Toby Petersen - Tom Wandell - Adam Burish/ Nicklas Grossman - Trevor Daley/ Alex Goligoski - Adam Pardy/ Mark Fistric - Jordie Benn

Scratches: Dillon, Dowell, Larsen

Top PP times: Daley, Goligoski, Morrow, Ott, Ribeiro (1:07)

Trending: Loui Eriksson (1G, 1A, +2, 0:53 PP, 3 SOG) had nine points in eight games before this outing and linemate Jamie Benn (1G, 2A, 0:53 PP, 3 SOG) has been streaking in that period too. Nice to see him in the scoring summary with brother Jordie Benn (1A, no PP, no SOG) this evening, who was making his NHL debut. Parents in the crowd. Perfect. Alex Goligoski (1A, -1, 3 SOG) has points in three of four and Michael Ryder (2G, 1A, +3, 0:53 PP, 4 SOG) has been a point-per-game guy in the past three weeks. Trevor Daley (1A, 3 SOG) already had five points in four games before tonight’s addition.

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