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Goaltending match-up: Henrik Lundqvist (42/42) vs. Tim Thomas (17/20, .850 SV%). This was Lundqvist's league-leading seventh shutout of the season and 42nd of his career. He had 11 last year. This was an unreal performance.

Combos: Artem Anisimov - Derek Stepan - Marian Gaborik/ Carl Hagelin - Brad Richards - Ryan Callahan/ Brandon Dubinsky - Brian Boyle - Brandon Prust/ Michael Rupp - John Mitchell - Stu Bickel/ Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi/ Michael Del Zotto - Anton Stralman/ Marc Staal - Steve Eminger

Scratches: Woywitka, Fedotenko, Wolski

Top PP times: Gaborik, Del Zotto, Stepan, Richards, Callahan (0:48)

Trending: Ryan Callahan (1G, 3 SOG) has goals in four straight games and had five of them in the three prior outings. Michael Del Zotto (1A, +1, no SOG) had four points in five contests coming in and he reached the 30-point plateau in the first period. Marian Gaborik (1A, +1, no SOG) had seven February points in six games before tonight and today, Valentine’s Day, is his birthday. Brandon Dubinsky (1A, +1, , no PP, 1 SOG) had chipped in three points and 16 PIM in five games before this affair. Artem Anisimov (1G, +1, no PP, 2 SOG) had five points in five games coming in.

Combos: Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - Tyler Seguin/ Milan Lucic - Chris Kelly - Rich Peverley/ Benoit Pouliot - David Krejci - Jordan Caron/ Daniel Paille - Gregory Campbell - Shawn Thornton/ Zdeno Chara - Johnny Boychuk/ Dennis Seidenberg - Joe Corvo/ Andrew Ference - Adam McQuaid

Scratches: Horton, Hennessy, Bodnarchuk

Top PP times: Corvo, Seguin, Bergeron, Seidengberg, Marchand (1:07)

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Goaltending match-up: Martin Brodeur (29/30, .967 SV%) vs. Ryan Miller (27/30, .900 SV%)

Combos: Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk/ Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - David Clarkson/ Alexei Ponikarovsky - Dainius Zubrus - Steve Bernier/ Stephane Veilleux - Jacob Josefson - Cam Janssen/ Andy Greene - Mark Fayne/ Bryce Salvador - Anton Volchenkov/ Matt Taormina - Kurtis Foster

Scratches: Larsson, Palmieri, Boulton

Top PP times: Kovalchuk (10:24), Elias (8:38), Parise (8:36), Clarkson (8:34), Foster (8:09)

Trending: Ilya Kovalchuk (3G, 1A, +2, 7 SOG), already had 11 points in six tilts coming in here and his first hat trick as a Devil went into the empty net. Patrik Elias (1A, 1 SOG) had 19 points in 18 GP before tonight. Petr Sykora (1G, 2:24 PP, 1 SOG) had one point in nine outings before this start. Adam Henrique (2A, +1, 2:44 PP, 1 SOG) has points in two of three now and he’ll be looking to move his pointage forward in the L1 role again.

Combos: Thomas Vanek - Derek Roy - Jason Pominville/ Nathan Gerbe - Tyler Ennis - Drew Stafford/ Ville Leino - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta/ - Brad Boyes - Zack Kassian/ Christian Ehrhoff - Tyler Myers/ Robyn Regehr - Jordan Leopold/ Andrej Sekera - Mike Weber/ Marc-Andre Gragnani

Scratches: McCormick, Ellis

Top PP times: Myers (2:18), Gragnani, Vanek, Pominville, Ennis (2:01)

Trending: Jason Pominville (1G, 3 SOG) has a point in five in a row and came into tonight with 52 points. He also had 23 SOG in six outings coming in.

Goaltending match-up: Jaroslav Halak (31/33, .939 SV%) vs. Steve Mason (31/32, .969 SV%)

Combos: David Perron - David Backes - T.J. Oshie/ Andy McDonald - Patrik Berglund - Chris Stewart/ Chris Porter - Vladimir Sobotka - Jamie Langenbrunner/ B.J. Crombeen - Scott Nichol - Ryan Reaves/ Carlo Colaiacovo - Alex Pietrangelo/ Barret Jackman - Kevin Shattenkirk/ Kris Russell - Roman Polak

Scratches: Cole, Grachev

Top PP times: Perron, Oshie, Backes, Pietrangelo (1:06), Colaiacovo (1:04)

Trending: David Backes (1G, 4 PIM, 5 SOG) has points in six in a row and he scored his first goal since Jan 21 here. David Perron (1A, 1 SOG) had 6-1-7 in four starts before tonight.

Combos: R.J. Umberger - Derick Brassard - Rick Nash/ Vinny Prospal - Jeff Carter - Mark Letestu/ Antoine Vermette - Samuel Pahlsson - Derek Dorsett/ Ryan Russell - Derek MacKenzie - Colton Gillies/ Fedor Tyutin - Aaron Johnson/ John Moore - James Wisniewski/ Grant Clitsome - David Savard

Scratches: Johansen, Boll, Sanford

Top PP times: Tyutin (4:40), Wisniewski (4:25), Carter (4:01), Letestu, Prospal (3:57)

Trending: James Wisniewski (1G, +1, 3 SOG) had three points in two outings before tonight. Mark Letestu (1A, -1, 6 SOG) was back from his broken hand. Jeff Carter (1A, -1, no SOG) has points in four of six this month. Antoine Vermette (1A, +1, 3:18 PP, 1 SOG) began the night with 11 points in 18 games.

Goaltending match-up: Craig Anderson (28/28) vs. Mathieu Garon (23/26, .885 SV%). This was Anderson's second shutout of the season and 18th of his career. He had two last year.

Combos: Milan Michalek - Jason Spezza - Bobby Butler/ Colin Greening - Kyle Turris - Daniel Alfredsson/ Kaspars Daugavins - Zack Smith - Erik Condra/ Nick Foligno - Jim O'Brien - Chris Neil/ Filip Kuba - Erik Karlsson/ Chris Phillips - Sergei Gonchar/ Jared Cowen - Brian Lee

Scratches: Konopka, Carkner

Top PP times: Karlsson (2:15), Spezza, Kuba. Michalek (2:05), Alfredsson (1:51)

Trending: Jason Spezza (3G, 1A, +3, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had tallied six points in his prior three games and this was his fourth career hattie. Erik Karlsson (1G, 1A, +2, 1 SOG) has goals in B2B games and this was his first time scoring in nine tries against the Lightning. Bobby Butler (2A, +2, 2 PIM, no PP, no SOG) had three points in two games coming in here. Filip Kuba (1A, +2, no SOG) had nine points in 14 outing last month, but just one in five in February before this evening. Kyle Turris (0:57 PP, 5 SOG) failed to score on his penalty shot attempt, but had a strong game overall. Milan Michalek (1A, +3, 3 SOG) has points in three in a row after a bit of a dry spell. Sergei Gonchar (1A, +1, 0:57 PP, 1 SOG) has points in three of six this month.

Combos: Ryan Malone - Vincent Lecavalier - Martin St. Louis/ Steve Downie - Steven Stamkos - Teddy Purcell/ Tom Pyatt - Dominic Moore - Ryan Shannon/ J.T. Wyman - Adam Hall - Nate Thompson/ Brett Clark - Victor Hedman/ Eric Brewer - Pavel Kubina/ Brendan Mikkelson - Bruno Gervais

Scratches: Connolly, MAB, Gilroy

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Goaltending match-up: Kari Lehtonen (34/37, .919 SV%) vs. Joey MacDonald (20/21, .952 SV%)

Combos: Loui Eriksson - Mike Ribeiro - Michael Ryder/ Steve Ott - Jamie Benn - Tomas Vincour/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Jake Dowell - Tom Wandell - Adam Burish/ Alex Goligoski - Stephane Robidas/ Nicklas Grossman - Trevor Daley/ Mark Fistric - Philip Larsen

Scratches: Petersen, Pardy, Souray

Top PP times: Goligoski (3:05), Robidas, Benn, Eriksson, Wandell, Ott, Ryder (2:00)

Trending: Adam Burish (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 1:05 PP, 2 SOG) broke the shutout late, but hasn’t done much for poolies of late. He netted an extra assist for owners of Loui Eriksson (1A, 1 SOG) and Michael Ryder (1A, +1, 1 SOG)

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

Scratches: Cleary, Commodore, Howard

Top PP times: Lidstrom (5:14), Franzen (5:05), White (5:04), Datsyuk, Zetterberg (5:01)

Trending: 21 straight wins at home. Quite the feat. Henrik Zetterberg (1G, 2 SOG) had tallied eight points in five games coming into this one. Pavel Datsyuk (1A, +1, 3 SOG) had 33 points in 33 career GP vs. DAL coming in here. Nicklas Lidstrom (1A, 3 SOG) has points in two straight after an unusual stretch of six without a point. Jiri Hudler (1G, +1, 3:11 PP, 3 SOG) ended a five-game pointless spell and Valtteri Filppula (1A, +1, 3:23 PP, no SOG) has a point in four of seven. Ian White (1A, 5 SOG) has delivered points in four of six.

Goaltending match-up: Jonas Hiller (17/18, .944 SV%) vs. Josh Harding (23/25, .920 SV%)

Combos: Jason Blake - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Bobby Ryan - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Nick Bonino - Andrew Cogliano - Matt Beleskey/ Niklas Hagman - Rod Pelley - George Parros/ Lubomir Visnovsky - Luca Sbisa/ Cam Fowler - Francois Beauchemin/ Toni Lydman - Sheldon Brookbank

Scratches: Guenin, Smith-Pelly

Top PP times: Fowler (5:45), Perry (5:42), Selanne (5:15), Getzlaf (4:57), Ryan (4:29)

Trending: Corey Perry (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 6 SOG) was coming off his hat trick against the Jackets. Luca Sbisa (1A, +2, 0:33 PP, no SOG) has points in five of eight, while Niklas Hagman (1G, +1, no PP, 2 SOG) put the brakes on a nine-game pointless skid.

Combos: Dany Heatley - Mikko Koivu - Devin Setoguchi/ Matt Cullen - Kyle Brodziak - Nick Johnson/ Kris Foucault - Erik Christensen - Carson McMillan/ Darroll Powe - Warren Peters - Matt Kassian/ Marek Zidlicky - Greg Zanon/ Jared Spurgeon - Marco Scandella/ Nick Schultz - Nate Prosser

Scratches: Lundin, Clutterbuck, Falk

Top PP times: Zidlicky, Cullen, Koivu, Heatley, Brodziak (2:52)

Trending: Dany Heatley (1G, -1, 3 SOG) hit the 40-point plateau in the first period and Mikko Koivu (1A, -1, 1 SOG) has points in two of three since returning to the lineup. Marek Zidlicky (1A, -1, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games and had eight shots in two games before this outing.

Goaltending match-up: Ray Emery (16/19, .842 SV%) vs. Pekka Rinne (30/32, .938 SV%)

Combos: Patrick Sharp - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane/ Andrew Brunette - Marcus Kruger - Marian Hossa/ Bryan Bickell - Dave Bolland - Viktor Stalberg/ John Scott - Jamal Mayers - Andrew Shaw/ Duncan Keith - Dylan Olsen/ Sean O'Donnell - Brent Seabrook/ Nick Leddy - Sami Lepisto

Scratches: Hjalmarsson, Frolik, Morrison

Top PP times: Leddy (2:48), Seabrook, Hossa (2:29), Brunette, Kruger (2:22)

Trending: Marian Hossa (1G, +1, 3 SOG) had shot blanks for six straight. Duncan Keith (1A, 1:52 PP, 1 SOG) recorded his 30th point of the season on Chicago’s second goal.

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

Scratches: McGrattan, Hornqvist, Hillen

Top PP times: Weber (3:31), Suter (3:26), Fisher (2:52), Yip (2:44), Erat (2:35)

Trending: Ryan Suter (1G, 1 SOG) had eight points in eight games coming in here, while Mike Fisher (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had 18 points in 18 GP before this outing. Sergei Kostitsyn (1A, +1, 0:08 PP, 1 SOG) had 16 points dating back to the beginning of January coming into this clash. Ryan Ellis (1G, 1A, +2, 0:57 PP, 2 SOG) hadn’t registered a point in his prior six starts. David Legwand (1A, -1, 1:46 PP, 1 SOG) has a point in three of five.

Goaltending match-up: Evgeni Nabokov (37/38, .974 SV%) vs. Ondrej Pavelec (22/24, .917 SV%)

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

Scratches: Hamonic, Wishart, Wallace

Top PP times: Streit, Parenteau, Moulson, Tavares, Nielsen (0:23)

Trending: John Tavares (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 1 SOG) and Matt Moulson (1G, -1, 1 SOG) in on another goal? Go figure. P.A. Parenteau (1G, 1A, +2, 4 PIM, 3 SOG) hit and surpassed the 50-point level for the second straight season.

Combos: Andrew Ladd - Bryan Little - Blake Wheeler/ Evander Kane - Alexander Burmistrov - Kyle Wellwood/ Tanner Glass - Jim Slater - Chris Thorburn/ Tim Stapleton - Nik Antropov - Antti Miettinen/ Tobias Enstrom - Dustin Byfuglien/ Ron Hainsey - Mark Stuart/ Zach Bogosian - Johnny Oduya

Scratches: Jones, Fehr, Flood

Top PP times: Byfuglien (4:44), Enstrom (4:24), Kane (3:02), Wheeler, Ladd (2:55)

Trending: Chris Thorburn (1G, +1, 0:03 PP, 3 SOG) scored Winnipeg's only marker.

Goaltending match-up: Jonas Gustavsson (29/34, .853 SV%) vs. Miikka Kiprusoff (41/42, .976 SV%)

Combos: Joffrey Lupul - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel/ Clarke MacArthur - Mikhail Grabovski - Tim Connolly/ Nikolai Kulemin - Matthew Lombardi - Joey Crabb/ Mike Brown - Dave Steckel - Darryl Boyce/ Dion Phaneuf - Mike Komisarek/ John-Michael Liles - Cody Franson/ Luke Schenn - Jake Gardiner

Scratches: Armstrong, Rosehill, Aulie

Top PP times: Lupul, Gardiner (3:53), Kessel (3:46), Grabovski (3:26), Franson (3:06)

Trending: Joffrey Lupul (1A, -1, 5 SOG) scored the last time he faced the Flames, but had only six points in 20 career games coming in. Phil Kessel (1A, -2, 5 SOG) had 2G, 1A when he played Calgary last. Tyler Bozak (1G, -1, 2:34 PP, 6 SOG) had seven points in five games headed in here.

Combos: Alex Tanguay - Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla/ Tom Kostopoulos - Michael Cammalleri - Blake Comeau/ Paul Byron - Matt Stajan - Tim Jackman/ Lance Bouma - Roman Horak - Krys Kolanos/ Chris Butler - Jay Bouwmeester/ Mark Giordano - Scott Hannan/ T.J. Brodie - Cory Sarich

Scratches: Backlund, Babchuk, Karlsson

Top PP times: Brodie (1:43), Cammalleri, Iginla, Jokinen, Giordano (1:22)

Trending: Alex Tanguay (1G, 2A, +2, 0:57 PP, 2 SOG) kept his point-per-game pace over the last seven alive with Calgary’s early strike. Olli Jokinen (1G, 1A, +2, 2 SOG) came into this one four shy of the 50-point plateau. Jarome Iginla (1G, 1A, +2, 4 SOG) began the night with 14 points in his prior 17 affairs. Blake Comeau (1G, +1, no PP, 4 SOG) has points in B2B games now. Michael Cammalleri (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) has chipped in a point in three of four.

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