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FLORIDA PANTHERS 2 @ NEW JERSEY DEVILS 5
Goaltending match-up: Jacob Markstrom (24/27, .889 SV%) vs. Johan Hedberg (22/24, .917 SV%)
Combos: Tomas Fleischmann - Stephen Weiss - Kris Versteeg/ Mikael Samuelsson - Marcel Goc - Tomas Kopecky/ Matt Bradley - Shawn Matthias - Mike Santorelli/ Michal Repik - John Madden - Krys Barch/ Jason Garrison - Brian Campbell/ Ed Jovanovski - Erik Gudbranson/ Mike Weaver - Dmitry Kulikov
Scratches: Ellerby, Thomas
Top PP times: Campbell (1:54), Jovanovski, Kopecky, Samuelsson (1:39), Kulikov (1:30)
Trending: Brian Campbell (1A, -2, 1 SOG) had eight points in eight games before this evening. Mikael Samuelsson (1G, 2 SOG) scored his first goal for the Panthers and had five helpers in four games coming in. Marcel Goc (1A, -1, 0:44 PP, 2 SOG) has points in B2B games since returning to action and Tomas Kopecky (1A, 4 SOG) has points in three of seven. John Madden (12:18 TOI, 0:08 PP, 2 SOG, 5-7 FO) made his debut for the team tonight.
Combos: Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk/ Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus/ Tim Sestito - Steve Zalewski - David Clarkson/ Eric Boulton - Ryan Carter - Cam Janssen/ Bryce Salvador - Adam Larsson/ Henrik Tallinder - Mark Fayne/ Matt Taormina - Kurtis Foster
Scratches: Zajac, Tedenby, Volchenkov
Top PP times: Kovalchuk (4:51), Foster (3:36), Parise (3:31), Clarkson (3:02), Henrique (2:51)
Trending: Ilya Kovalchuk (2G, +1, 7 SOG) had been blanked in his first two starts of the New Year. He added the ENG for good measure. Adam Henrique (1G, 1A, +1, 4 SOG) had been blanked in his past three, but the important info has been him holding onto his L1 C slot for now. Zach Parise (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had 18 points in 16 GP coming in here and he also had an ENG. Patrik Elias (1G, 2A, +3, 2:18 PP, 2 SOG) secured his first pointage of January, but he had 34 points overall coming in.
NEW YORK RANGERS 3 @ PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 1
Goaltending match-up: Henrik Lundqvist (37/38, .974 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (18/21, .857 SV%)
Combos: Artem Anisimov - Derek Stepan - Marian Gaborik/ Brandon Dubinsky - Brad Richards - Ryan Callahan/ Carl Hagelin - Brian Boyle - Ruslan Fedotenko/ Mike Rupp - John Mitchell - Brandon Prust/ Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi/ Michael Del Zotto - Anton Stralman/ Marc Staal - Stu Bickel
Scratches: Woywitka, Christensen, Wolski
Top PP times: Richards (1:41), Gaborik, Callahan (1:37), Dubinsky (1:11), Del Zotto (1:10)
Trending: Brad Richards (1G, +1, 2 SOG) had 1G, 2A the last time these teams met. Brandon Dubinsky (1G, 1A, +2, 3 SOG) has been coming on strong for the past few weeks, which has been a sight for sore eyes for his patient owners. Ryan Callahan (1A, +2, 1 SOG) has points in seven straight now. Derek Stepan (1G, +1, 0:56 PP, 2 SOG) has points in B2B games after having one point in six tries.
Combos: Chris Kunitz - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal/ Pascal Dupuis - Jordan Staal - Tyler Kennedy/ Steve Sullivan - Richard Park - Matt Cooke/ Craig Adams - Joe Vitale - Colin McDonald/ Paul Martin - Zbynek Michalek/ Brooks Orpik - Deryk Engelland/ Matt Niskanen - Ben Lovejoy
Scratches: MacIntyre, Bortuzzo, Asham
Top PP times: Malkin, Sullivan, Niskanen (3:31), Kunitz, Neal (2:57)
Trending: Paul Martin (23:20 TOI, 1:00 PP, 1 SOG) was back in the lineup for the Pens tonight. Jordan Staal may have a knee injury, so we'll see.
BUFFALO SABRES 2 @ CAROLINA HURRICANES 4
Goaltending match-up: Ryan Miller (31/34, .912 SV%) vs. Cam Ward (31/33, .939 SV%)
Combos: Thomas Vanek - Jochen Hecht - Jason Pominville/ Nathan Gerbe - Derek Roy - Drew Stafford/ Brad Boyes - Luke Adam - Zack Kassian/ Matt Ellis - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta/ Tyler Myers - Brayden McNabb/ Robyn Regehr - Jordan Leopold/ Marc-Andre Gragnani - Mike Weber
Scratches: McCormick, Ehrhoff, Brennan
Top PP times: Leopold (3:17), Vanek (3:03), Myers (2:35), Pominville (2:33), Stafford (2:29)
Trending: Tyler Myers (+1, 2 PIM, 23:08 TOI, 1 SOG) returned from his broken wrist tonight, but the Sabres lost Derek Roy to an upper-body injury. Thomas Vanek (1G, +1, 3 SOG) had been blanked in his past few games, but he’s been incredibly consistent this season. Jason Pominville (1G, 1A, +2, 2 SOG) too. Jochen Hecht (1A, +1, 1:07 PP, 6 SOG) has points in four of his past six now.
Combos: Jussi Jokinen - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu/ Drayson Bowman - Brandon Sutter - Chad LaRose/ Jiri Tlusty - Tim Brent - Alexei Ponikarovsky/ Andreas Nodl - Brett Sutter - Anthony Stewart/ Bryan Allen - Jaroslav Spacek/ Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk/ Tim Gleason - Jamie McBain
Scratches: Pitkanen, Joslin, Dwyer
Top PP times: Staal (3:41), Faulk (3:40), Ruutu (3:35), Spacek (3:19), Brent (2:07)
Trending: Eric Staal (1G, 2A, 6 SOG) had five points in three affairs coming in here. Justin Faulk (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) has points in three of four, while Jussi Jokinen (1A, 2 PIM, 1:59 PP, 2 SOG) had just one point in five outings headed in. Tuomo Ruutu (1A, 1 SOG) had nothing in three coming in, but had a six-game point streak before that. Chad LaRose (1G, 1:56 PP, 5 SOG) has goals in B2B games after six without a point.
COLORADO AVALANCHE 4 @ CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 0
Goaltending match-up: Semyon Varlamov (27/27) vs. Corey Crawford (18/22, .818 SV%). This was Varlamov's second shutout of the season and sixth of his career. He's had two in each of the past three seasons now.
Combos: T.J. Galiardi - Paul Stastny - David Jones/ Gabriel Landeskog - Ryan O’Reilly - Milan Hejduk/ Daniel Winnik - Jay McClement - Chuck Kobasew/ Cody McLeod - Kevin Porter - David Van der Gulik/ Erik Johnson - Shane O’Brien/ Jan Hejda - Ryan O’Byrne/ Stefan Elliott - Kyle Quincey
Scratches: Yip, Hunwick, Wilson
Top PP times: Johnson, Galiardi (1:13), O'Reilly (1:07), Jones, Porter (1:02)
Trending: Erik Johnson (2A, +3, 1 SOG) had a seven-game pointless skid halted here. David Jones (1G, +2, 1 SOG) has been back in the line-up for a few games now and he hadn’t produced a point in awhile either. T.J. Galiardi (1G, 1A, +2, 5 PIM, 2 SOG) had three points in five games headed in here. Paul Stastny (1A, +2, 0:47 PP, 1 SOG) hasn’t done much in the past two weeks. Gabriel Landeskog (1A, +1, 0:47 PP, 5 SOG) had seven points in nine outings coming in.
Combos: Michael Frolik - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa/ Patrick Sharp - Andrew Shaw - Patrick Kane/ Bryan Bickell - Dave Bolland - Viktor Stalberg/ Jimmy Hayes - Jamal Mayers - Andrew Brunette/ Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook/ Niklas Hjalmarsson - Nick Leddy/ John Scott - Dylan Olsen
Scratches: O'Donnell, Carcillo, Lepisto
Top PP times: Keith (1:09), Kane, Leddy (1:01), Hossa, Toews, Brunette (0:59)
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NEW YORK ISLANDERS 2 @ ANAHEIM DUCKS 4
Goaltending match-up: Evgeni Nabokov (16/20, .800 SV%) vs. Jonas Hiller (19/21, .905 SV%)
Combos: Matt Moulson - John Tavares - Kyle Okposo/ Brian Rolston - Frans Nielsen - P.A. Parenteau/ Matt Martin - Josh Bailey - Michael Grabner/ Tim Wallace - Marty Reasoner - Nino Niederreiter/ Mark Streit - Steve Staios/ Travis Hamonic - Andrew MacDonald/ Mark Eaton - Milan Jurcina
Scratches: Montoya, Reese
Top PP times: Streit (4:25), Tavares, Moulson (4:07), Okposo (2:34), Nielsen, Parenteau (2:18)
Trending: Kyle Okposo (1G, -1, 2 SOG) has picked up points in five of six and John Tavares (1A, 2 SOG) came into this one with 34 points in his 37 GP. Matt Moulson (1A, 1 SOG) had racked up 19 points in his prior 15 GP before this one. Michael Grabner (1A, -1, 0:45 PP, 1 SOG) has points in two of three but this hasn't exactly been the follow-up season for which he was hoping.
Combos: Bobby Ryan - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Niklas Hagman - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Jason Blake - Nick Bonino - Andrew Cogliano/ Matt Beleskey - Rod Pelley - Andrew Gordon/ Francois Beauchemin - Cam Fowler/ Luca Sbisa - Lubomir Visnovsky/ Toni Lydman - Sheldon Brookbank
Scratches: Fraser, Parros
Top PP times: Visnovsky, Fowler (3:05), Selanne (1:57), Koivu (1:50), Ryan (1:42)
Trending: Bobby Ryan (2G, +2, 2 SOG) has scored in four of his past five games now. Corey Perry (2A, +2, 1:15 PP, 2 SOG) has points in B2B games after four without one. Ryan Getzlaf (1G, +1, 1"15 PP, 3 SOG) had nothing in six coming into this evening. This was Jason Blake's (1A, 1:08 PP, 1 SOG) second game back and first pointage of the season, while Saku Koivu (1A, +1, 1 SOG) had six points in the only five December games in which he played. Luca Sbisa (1A, no PP, 1 SOG) now has points in four of six. Teemu Selanne (1G, 3 SOG) is just off a point-per-game pace and Cam Fowler (1A, +3, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) added his 17th point of the season.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
