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DALLAS STARS 2 @ BUFFALO SABRES 3 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Kari Lehtonen (30/32, .938 SV%) vs. Ryan Miller (24/26, .923 SV%)
Combos: Steve Ott - Jamie Benn - Tomas Vincour/ Loui Eriksson - Mike Ribeiro - Michael Ryder/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Jake Dowell - Tom Wandell - Adam Burish/ Alex Goligoski - Stephane Robidas/ Nicklas Grossman - Trevor Daley/ Philip Larsen - Mark Fistric
Scratches: Petersen, Pardy, Souray
Top PP times: Ribeiro (5:24), Ryder, Eriksson (5:11), Goligoski (4:43), Robidas (4:21)
Trending: Jamie Benn (1A, 1:14 PP, 2 SOG) had six points in five games on the month coming in. Michael Ryder (1G, 3 SOG) has goals in three of six now, while Loui Eriksson (1A, -1, 1 SOG) finally got on the board in February in his sixth try. Alex Goligoski (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) had 12 points in his prior 16 affairs. Tomas Vincour (1G, +1, 0:02 PP, 6 SOG) has points in B2B games. Shootout: Benn
Combos: Ville Leino - Derek Roy - Jason Pominville/ Nathan Gerbe - Tyler Ennis - Drew Stafford/ Brad Boyes - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta/ Thomas Vanek - Matt Ellis - Cody McCormick/ Christian Ehrhoff - Tyler Myers/ Robyn Regehr - Jordan Leopold/ Andrej Sekera - Mike Weber
Scratches: Gragnani, Adam
Top PP times: Ehrhoff (1:29), Vanek, Pominville, Myers, Ennis (1:14)
Trending: Thomas Vanek (1G, 4 SOG) was back in action tonight and he had a sweet tip-in goal to get his team on the board in the third period. Jason Pominville (1A, +1, 3 SOG) had the slap-pass on that play and his fine season continues to roll. Christian Ehrhoff (1A, -1, no SOG) had three points in five games before tonight. Cody McCormick left this one with an upper-body injury. Derek Roy (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 0:59 PP, 3 SOG) scored the GTG in the last minute, smacking home a rebound. He has goals in two of three after many zeroes. Tyler Myers (1A, +1, 1 SOG) has helpers in three in a row and Drew Stafford (1A, 1:09 PP, 7 SOG) has points in all three of those games as well. Shootout: Boyes, Gerbe
ANAHEIM DUCKS 1 @ DETROIT RED WINGS 2 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Jonas Hiller (23/24, .958 SV%) vs. Joey MacDonald (29/30, .967 SV%)
Combos: Jason Blake - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Matt Beleskey - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Bobby Ryan - Nick Bonino - Andrew Cogliano/ Niklas Hagman - Rod Pelley - George Parros/ Francois Beauchemin - Cam Fowler/ Luca Sbisa - Lubomir Visnovsky/ Toni Lydman - Sheldon Brookbank
Scratches: Guenin, Smith-Pelly
Top PP times: Visnovsky (6:47), Perry, Getzlaf (6:19), Selanne (6:07), Fowler (6:03)
Trending: Cam Fowler was stopped on a breakaway in overtime. Shootout: Selanne
Combos: Johan Franzen - Pavel Datsyuk - Todd Bertuzzi/ Valtteri Filppula - Henrik Zetterberg - Jiri Hudler/ Drew Miller - Darren Helm - Justin Abdelkader/ Tomas Holmstrom - Cory Emmerton - Jan Mursak/ Nicklas Lidstrom - Ian White/ Niklas Kronwall - Brad Stuart/ Jonathan Ericsson - Jakub Kindl
Scratches: Cleary, Commodore, Howard
Top PP times: Lidstrom (6:38), Zetterberg (5:28), Datsyuk (4:27), Franzen (3:55), White (3:37)
Trending: This was the 1000th start for Tomas Holmstrom and 1549th for Nicklas Lidstrom, who is now tied with Alex Delvecchio for second on the all-time Wings' list. Gordie Howe has 1687 under his belt. Shootout: Datsyuk, Bertuzzi
CAROLINA HURRICANES 3 @ COLORADO AVALANCHE 4 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Cam Ward (29/33, .879 SV%) vs. Jean-Sebastien Giguere (39/42, .929 SV%)
Combos: Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu/ Drayson Bowman - Jeff Skinner - Jussi Jokinen/ Andreas Nodl - Brandon Sutter - Patrick Dwyer/ Anthony Stewart - Tim Brent - Chad LaRose/ Tim Gleason - Bryan Allen/ Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk/ Jaroslav Spacek - Jamie McBain
Scratches: Joslin
Top PP times: Staal (4:08), Skinner (3:41), Spacek, Faulk (3:12), Brent (3:09)
Trending: Eric Staal (1G, 1A, +2, 2 SOG) has points in four of his past five now, while Tuomo Ruutu (2A, 2:00 PP, 5 SOG) has points in three of four this month and he hit the 30-point mark on the season by netting a multi-pointer tonight. Jiri Tlusty (1G, +2, no PP, 2 SOG) has a modest four-game point streak going.
Combos: Gabriel Landeskog - Ryan O'Reilly - Peter Mueller/ David Jones - Paul Stastny - Milan Hejduk/ T.J. Galiardi - Jay McClement - Daniel Winnik/ Cody McLeod - David Van Der Gulik - Chuck Kobasew/ Kyle Quincey - Erik Johnson/ Jan Hejda - Ryan O'Byrne/ Shane O'Brien - Tyson Barrie
Scratches: Porter, Hunwick, Wilson
Top PP times: N/A
Trending: Ryan O'Reilly (1G, +2, 6 SOG) won the game with 1.2 seconds left in overtime and that was also his 40th point of the season. Milan Hejduk (1G, -1, 2 SOG) has points in six of nine and Paul Stastny (1G, 1A, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) had 13 points in 15 GP before this outing. Peter Mueller (1A, +1, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games now. David Jones (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had four points in his prior two affairs. Gabriel Landeskog (1G, +1, 5 SOG) had six points in seven games coming in here.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 3 @ SAN JOSE SHARKS 5
Goaltending match-up: Corey Crawford vs. Antti Niemi
Combos: Michael Frolik - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa/ Patrick Sharp - Marcus Kruger - Patrick Kane/ Bryan Bickell - Dave Bolland - Andrew Shaw/ Andrew Brunette - Jamal Mayers - Viktor Stalberg/ Duncan Keith - Sean O'Donnell/ Brent Seabrook - Nick Leddy/ Sami Lepisto - Dylan Olsen
Scratches: Hjalmarsson, Morrison, Scott
Top PP times: Keith (3:58), Sharp (3:48), Kane (3:27), Toews (3:22), Seabrook (2:41)
Trending: Patrick Sharp (2A, +2, 2 SOG) had four points in three games this month coming into this tilt. Marcus Kruger (2G, +2, 2:09 PP, 6 SOG) had a two-assist game against the Oilers in that same span. Brent Seabrook (1A, +1, 3 SOG) had six points in eight contests coming in here.
Combos: Patrick Marleau - Joe Thornton - Joe Pavelski/ John McCarthy - Logan Couture - Ryane Clowe/ Jamie McGinn - Michal Handzus - Torrey Mitchell/ Brad Winchester - Andrew Desjardins - Benn Ferriero/ Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Dan Boyle/ Douglas Murray - Brent Burns/ Colin White - Justin Braun
Scratches:
Top PP times: Boyle (4:57), Braun (4:27), Pavelski (4:25), McGinn (4:16), Burns, Couture (4:14)
Trending: Dan Boyle (1G, 1 SOG) was back in the line-up tonight. Brent Burns (3A, 4 SOG) has points in four in a row now, while Logan Couture (2A, -1, 2 SOG) pushed his point streak to eight straight. Joe Thornton (1G, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) has points in five in a row and had eight points in that time before tonight. Joe Pavelski (1A, 3 SOG) had five points in his previous four outings. Ryane Clowe (1A, -1, 7 PIM, 4:10 PP, 1 SOG) had five points in three February games headed in here.
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
