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Goaltending match-up: Evgeni Nabokov (32/35, .914 SV%) vs. Jonas Gustavsson (25/25). This was Gustavsson's third shutout of the month and the season. He has four in his career. The other one came in '09-10.

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

Scratches: Reasoner, Staios

Top PP times: N/A

Trending: John Tavares (3 SOG) had a monster 12-game point streak on the line tonight, during which he had tallied 21 points. No soup for you.

Combos: Joffrey Lupul - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel/ Joey Crabb - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin/ Matthew Lombardi - Tim Connolly - Nazem Kadri/ Clarke MacArthur - Dave Steckel - Mike Brown/ Dion Phaneuf - Luke Schenn/ Carl Gunnarsson - Mike Komisarek/ Jake Gardiner - Cody Franson

Scratches: Rosehill, Boyce, Aulie

Top PP times: Kessel, Bozak (3:05), Lupul (2:55), Gunnarsson (2:53), Phaneuf (2:47)

Trending: Phil Kessel (1G, +1, 4 SOG) has points in three of four now after a three-game stretch without one. Joffrey Lupul (1A, +1, 3 SOG) is just “on” this year. So good. Matthew Lombardi (2G, +2, 5 SOG) has come up with goals in three of his past four now. Jake Gardiner (1A, +2, 1:13 PP, 2 SOG) has points in three of his six games this month. Mikhail Grabovski (1A, +1, 0:55 PP, no SOG) had 5-3-8 in his prior nine starts coming in.

Goaltending match-up: Chris Mason (14/16, .875 SV%) vs. Cam Ward (29/30, .967 SV%)

Combos: Alex Burmistrov - Bryan Little - Blake Wheeler/ Andrew Ladd - Nik Antropov - Kyle Wellwood/ Tanner Glass - Jim Slater - Chris Thorburn/ Eric Fehr - Patrice Cormier - Antti Miettinen/ Tobias Enstrom - Ron Hainsey/ Johnny Oduya - Zach Bogosian/ Mark Stuart - Randy Jones

Scratches: Kane, Stapleton, Flood

Top PP times: Enstrom (3:20), Bogosian (2:55), Antropov (2:18), Ladd, Wellwood (2:10)

Trending: Kyle Wellwood (1G, 3 SOG) extended his point streak to five games tonight and had B2B two-pointers headed into this evening. Nik Antropov (1A, 1 SOG) has points in four in a row and had five points in that span coming in. Tobias Enstrom (1A, +1, 2 SOG) has points in five straight and had eight points in 10 affairs headed in here.

Combos: Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu/ Jussi Jokinen - Jeff Skinner - Zac Dalpe/ Patrick Dwyer - Brandon Sutter - Andreas Nodl/ Anthony Stewart - Tim Brent - Chad LaRose/ Tim Gleason - Bryan Allen/ Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk/ Derek Joslin - Jamie McBain

Scratches: Spacek, Samson

Top PP times: Dalpe (2:32), Faulk (2:26), Brent (2:13), Jokinen (2:03), Staal (2:02)

Trending: Jeff Skinner (1G, +1, 1:57 PP, 4 SOG) has points in three of his past four games and he’ll be at a torrid pace before we know it. Chad LaRose left this one with a lower-body injury.

Goaltending match-up: Jaroslav Halak (25/28, .893 SV%) vs. Jimmy Howard (21/22, .955 SV%)

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

Scratches: Cole, Reaves

Top PP times: minimal

Trending: Alex Pietrangelo (-1, 12 PIM, 3 SOG) had points in every single January game coming into this clash. He was rocked by Brad Stuart along the boards, which prompted a big PIM response from Chris Stewart (17 PIM).

Combos: Johan Franzen - Pavel Datsyuk - Todd Bertuzzi/ Valtteri Filppula - Henrik Zetterberg - Jiri Hudler/ Drew Miller - Darren Helm - Danny Cleary/ Cory Emmerton - Justin Abdelkader - Tomas Holmstrom/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Ian White/ Niklas Kronwall - Brad Stuart/ Jonathan Ericsson - Mike Commodore

Scratches: Kindl, Mursak

Top PP times: Lidstrom (3:54), Datsyuk (3:37), Holmstrom (3:27), Zetterberg (3:26), White (3:05)

Trending: The Wings have won 17 straight at home. Pavel Datsyuk (1G, 1A, +1, 2 SOG) had 1-11-12 with a +7 rating in 9 GP this month coming in here. Pretty sick backhanded to get Detroit on the board tonight. Henrik Zetterberg (1A, 2 SOG) had just two points in seven outings coming in, while Nicklas Lidstrom (2A, -1, 2 PIM, no SOG) has a point in four of six. Johan Franzen (1G, +1, 1:46 PP, 3 SOG) scored the last time these teams played and had eight points on the month coming in. Todd Bertuzzi (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2:01 PP, no SOG) had 18 points in 24 GP coming into this evening. Niklas Kronwall (1G, -1, 2:43 PP, 1 SOG) was coming off a 1G, 1A effort against the Jackets, but had just one other point in January. Bit of a brawl with everyone at the end of this one in Jimmy Howard's crease.

Goaltending match-up: Steve Mason (25/29, .862 SV%) vs. Pekka Rinne (25/26, .962 SV%)

Combos: Vinny Prospal - Antoine Vermette - Rick Nash/ R.J. Umberger - Derick Brassard - Tomas Kubalik/ Ryan Russell - Samuel Pahlsson - Derek Dorsett/ Colton Gillies - Derek MacKenzie - Jared Boll/ Fedor Tyutin - Brett Lebda/ Marc Methot - John Moore/ Grant Clitsome - Aaron Johnson

Scratches: Nikitin, Johansen, Byers

Top PP times: Clitsome (3:20), Johnson (3:09), Vermette (2:09), Nash, Prospal (1:59)

Trending: Rick Nash (1G, +1, 5 SOG) had four goals in seven games headed into this affair. Antoine Vermette (1A, no SOG) has points in six of seven now.

Combos: Colin Wilson - David Legwand - Patric Hornqvist/ Sergei Kostitsyn - Mike Fisher - Martin Erat/ Jordin Tootoo - Nick Spaling - Gabriel Bourque/ Jerred Smithson - Craig Smith - Matt Halischuk/ Ryan Suter - Shea Weber/ Roman Josi - Kevin Klein/ Jack Hillen - Ryan Ellis

Scratches: Yip, McGrattan, Boullion

Top PP times: Weber (5:34), Suter (4:53), Hornqvist (4:27), Fisher, Erat (4:21)

Trending: The Preds got Ryan Suter (2A, 2 SOG) back for this one, so he and Shea Weber (1A, 3 SOG) will continue to make beautiful music together in the Music City. Mike Fisher (2G, 4 SOG) scored early in this one, ensuring his January point-per-game average would go forward another game. Martin Erat (2A, 2 PIM, no SOG) had collected 10 points in his prior eight outings. Craig Smith (1A, +1, 3:25 PP, 2 SOG) had two January points headed in and Ryan Ellis (1A, +1, 2:29 PP, no SOG) had 2-4-6 in his 12 GP. Patric Hornqvist (1G, 3 SOG) has goals in B2B games.

Goaltending match-up: Thomas Greiss (17/18, .944 SV%) vs. Devan Dubnyk (44/45, .978 SV%)

Combos: Andrew Desjardins - Joe Thornton - Joe Pavelski/ Patrick Marleau - Logan Couture - Benn Ferriero/ Jamie McGinn - Michal Handzus - Torrey Mitchell/ Brad Winchester – Andrew Murray - John McCarthy/ Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Dan Boyle/ Douglas Murray - Brent Burns/ Colin White - Jason Demers

Scratches: Vandermeer, Braun, Niittymaki

Top PP times: Marleau (4:09), Pavelski, Thornton (3:25), Boyle (3:10), Couture (2:57)

Trending: Brent Burns left this game injured after a knee on knee with Ales Hemsky that earned Hemsky a major. Logan Couture (1G, 2 SOG) was coming off his two-goal game against the Canucks. Dan Boyle (1A, 9 SOG) added to the 11 points in 11 games he had before tonight, while Joe Thornton (1A, no SOG) had two points in six outings headed in here. Shootout: Pavelski

Combos: Taylor Hall - Sam Gagner - Jordan Eberle/ Ryan Smyth - Eric Belanger - Magnus Paajarvi/ Teemu Hartikainen - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky/ Lennart Petrell - Anton Lander - Ryan Jones/ Ladislav Smid - Jeff Petry/ Andy Sutton - Taylor Chorney/ Theo Peckham - Corey Potter

Scratches: Whitney, Hordichuk, Eager

Top PP times: Hemsky (1:17), Petry, Gagner, Hemsky, Hall (1:15)

Trending: Jordan Eberle (1G, +1, 0:45 PP, 5 SOG) scored the last time he met the Sharks and has points in two of three since returning to the lineup. Sam Gagner (1A, +1, 2 SOG) had nothing in six tries before tonight. Jeff Petry (1A, +1, no SOG) has points in four of five. Shootout: Gagner, Hall

Goaltending match-up: Craig Anderson (22/26, .846 SV%) & Alex Auld (8/8) vs. Jonathan Quick (27/28, .964 SV%)

Combos: Milan Michalek - Jason Spezza - Bobby Butler/ Nick Foligno - Kyle Turris - Daniel Alfredsson/ Colin Greening - Zack Smith - Chris Neil/ Kaspars Daugavins - Zenon Konopka - Erik Condra/ Filip Kuba - Erik Karlsson/ Jared Cowen - Sergei Gonchar/ Chris Phillips - Mark Borowiecki

Scratches: Petersson, Carkner

Top PP times: Gonchar (6:00), Alfredsson (5:12), Turris (4:56), Foligno (4:41), Karlsson (4:40)

Trending: Jason Spezza (19:23 TOI) was cut by a puck in the head during warmups and left the ice (he was fine to play the game, don't worry) because he was bleeding. As Sportsnet's Ian Mendes tweeted, Spezza was just asked earlier today about wearing a helmet in warmups post-Taylor Hall. Spezza said he likes letting fans see him without one. #irony Daniel Alfredsson (1G, -1, 4 SOG) broke the shutout midway through the third period and had three points in three games coming in after a stretch of four without one. Erik Karlsson (1A, 2 SOG) had 11 points in 10 January tilts before tonight, while Sergei Gonchar (1A, -1, 1 SOG) had two points in eight clashes before this one began.

Combos: Dustin Brown - Anze Kopitar - Justin Williams/ Dustin Penner - Mike Richards - Jarret Stoll/ Brad Richardson - Andrei Loktionov - Trevor Lewis/ Kyle Clifford - Colin Fraser - Kevin Westgarth/ Drew Doughty - Rob Scuderi/ Jack Johnson - Matt Greene/ Willie Mitchell - Slava Voynov

Scratches: Martinez, Drewiske, Hunter

Top PP times: Johnson (5:22), Doughty (4:51), Brown (4:34), Kopitar (4:27), Williams (4:08)

Trending: Justin Williams (1A, 2 SOG) quietly has points in eight in a row. Drew Doughty (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 5 SOG) recorded his first multi-pointer in a month, although his production has been pretty solid overall since his slow start. Jack Johnson (1G, 5 SOG) had nothing in five before tonight.

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