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SAN JOSE SHARKS 5 @ WASHINGTON CAPITALS 3
Goaltending match-up: Thomas Greiss (39/42, .929 SV%) vs. Braden Holtby (30/35, .857 SV%)
Combos: Joe Pavelski - Joe Thornton - Patrick Marleau/ Ryane Clowe - Logan Couture - Tommy Wingels/ Jamie McGinn - Michal Handzus - Torrey Mitchell/ Brad Winchester - Andrew Desjardins - John McCarthy/ Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Dan Boyle/ Douglas Murray - Brent Burns/ Colin White - Justin Braun
Scratches: Vandermeer, Ferriero
Top PP times: Thornton (5:30), Marleau (5:16), Pavelski (4:58), Boyle (4:33), Burns (4:28)
Trending: Joe Pavelski (2G, 2A, +1, 2 PIM, 5 SOG) had 13 points in 19 GP coming in here and he scored the craziest tip goal in the first period to open the period. Dan Boyle (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had one point in five games before tonight. Patrick Marleau (1G, 1A, -2, 6 SOG) had six points in six games coming in here and Logan Couture (2A, -1, 6 SOG) had racked up 12 points in nine tilts coming in here. Brent Burns (1G, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) had eight points in five February tilts coming in. Ryane Clowe (1G, -1, 3:17 PP, 3 SOG) had six points in that span before tonight. Joe Thornton's (3A, +1, 1 SOG) nice effort put him at the 50-point plateau for the season.
Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Mathieu Perreault - Alexander Semin/ Jason Chimera - Jeff Halpern - Troy Brouwer/ Matt Hendricks - Marcus Johansson - Joel Ward/ Keith Aucoin - Brooks Laich - Joel Rechlicz/ Karl Alzner - John Carlson/ Dmitry Orlov - Roman Hamrlik/ Jeff Schultz - Dennis Wideman
Scratches: Erskine, Knuble, Aucoin, Vokoun
Top PP times: Ovechkin (7:25), Wideman (6:04), Semin (6:01), Johansson (5:19), Brouwer (4:50)
Trending: Marcus Johansson (1A, +1, 2 SOG) has points in three of five and Jason Chimera (1A, +1, 1 SOG) had four points in six tilts before tonight.
CAROLINA HURRICANES 5 @ MONTREAL CANADIENS 3
Goaltending match-up: Cam Ward (30/33, .909 SV%) vs. Carey Price (30/34, .882 SV%)
Combos: Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Tuomo Ruutu/ Jeff Skinner - Jussi Jokinen - Jerome Samson/ 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 (4:31), LaRose (4:09), McBain (3:55), Faulk (3:50), Brent (3:30)
Trending: Eric Staal (2G, 1A, +3, 2 PIM, 6 SOG) had 16 points in 16 outings coming in here, including a +1 rating in that span. Jeff Skinner (1A, -1, 4 PIM, 2:27 PP, 3 SOG) has points in five of eight now. Jiri Tlusty (1G, +2, 2:23 PP, 3 SOG) has points in all five February starts and he was +6 in that span coming in here. Jaroslav Spacek (1G, -1, 1:40 PP, 1 SOG) has a point in two of his past five this month.
Combos: Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Erik Cole/ Mathieu Darche - Tomas Plekanec - Rene Bourque/ Louis Leblanc - Lars Eller - Aaron Palushaj/ Andrei Kostitsyn - Scott Gomez/ Josh Gorges - P.K. Subban/ Hal Gill - Alexei Emelin/ Chris Campoli - Raphael Diaz/ Tomas Kaberle
Scratches: Moen, Schultz, White
Top PP times: Subban (5:32), Kaberle (4:47), Cole, Pacioretty, Desharnais (4:03)
Trending: David Desharnais (1G, 1A, -2, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) continues to put up points routinely for his poolies, hitting and passing the 40-point plateau. Erik Cole (1G, -2, 5 SOG) has points in three in a row after five without one. Tomas Kaberle (1A, -2, no SOG) only had one point this month before tonight and Max Pacioettey (1A, -1, 2 SOG) had 12-4-16 in 17 GP before this outing. Tomas Plekanec (1G, -1, 2:20 PP, 5 SOG) had six points in six games headed in here and he recorded his 40th point here. P.K. Subban (1A, -2, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) has a point in three of five.
PHOENIX COYOTES 1 @ VANCOUVER CANUCKS 2 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Jason LaBarbera (21/22, .955 SV%) vs. Roberto Luongo (23/24, .958 SV%)
Combos: Ray Whitney - Martin Hanzal - Radim Vrbata/ Lauri Korpikoski - Boyd Gordon - Shane Doan/ Mikkel Boedker - Daymond Langkow - Taylor Pyatt/ Raffi Torres - Kyle Chipchura - Gilbert Brule/ Keith Yandle - Adrian Aucoin/ Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Rostislav Klesla/ Michal Rozsival - Chris Summers
Scratches: Bissonnette, Morris
Top PP times: Whitney (3:02), Yandle (2:38), Doan (2:49), Vrbata (2:24), Torres (1:37)
Trending: Taylor Pyatt left this one with an upper-body injury. Keith Yandle (1G, 3 SOG) broke the shutout with a few minutes left. He had one point in six tries headed in here. Shootout: Whitney, Brule, Boedker
Combos: Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Alexandre Burrows/ David Booth - Ryan Kesler - Jannik Hansen/ Mason Raymond - Manny Malhotra - Byron Bitz/ Mike Duco - Cody Hodgson - Maxim Lapierre/ Dan Hamhuis - Kevin Bieksa/ Alexander Edler - Sami Salo/ Andrew Alberts - Aaron Rome
Scratches: Ballard, Weise, Sulzer
Top PP times: Edler (4:08), Sedins, Kesler (4:00), Hamhuis (3:11)
Trending: Ryan Kesler (1A, +1, no SOG) has come up with points in eight of his past nine. David Booth (1G, +1, 1:47 PP, 4 SOG) had eight points in his prior 10 starts. Shootout: Hodgson, Edler, Booth, Kesler
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
