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Goaltending match-up: Jonas Hiller (25/27, .926 SV%) vs. Martin Brodeur (36/38, .947 SV%)

Combos: Jason Blake - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Bobby Ryan - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Matt Beleskey - 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: Fowler (3:33), Selanne, Getzlaf, Perry (3:28), Visnovsky (3:09)

Trending: Ryan Getzlaf (1A, 3 SOG) had 0-5-5 in 10 GP prior to this evening. He scored in OT, but it was ruled no goal for the good old distinct kicking motion. He hit the post in OT as well. Corey Perry (1G, 5 SOG) has scored in four straight and had six markers in five games before potting more here. Jason Blake (1A, 2 PIM, 2:32 PP, 2 SOG) had one point on the month coming into this evening. Shootout: Selanne

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

Scratches: Larsson, Veilleux, Janssen

Top PP times: Kovalchuk (1:56), Clarkson (1:36), Parise, Henrique, Foster (1:07)

Trending: Adam Henrique (1G, +1, 1 SOG) had three points in three games coming in and as long as he’s back with studs Ilya Kovalchuk (1A, +1, 6 SOG) and Zach Parise (1A, +1, 2 SOG), it’s all golden for Henrique’s owners this season. Alexei Ponikarovsky (1G, no PP, 1 SOG) has been a point-per-game player this month and Dainius Zubrus (1A, 0:24 PP, no SOG) had eight points in eight games before tonight. Shootout: Kovalchuk, Elias

Goaltending match-up: Thomas Greiss (22/25, .880 SV%) vs. Justin Peters (35/37, .946 SV%)

Combos: Patrick Marleau - Joe Thornton - Joe Pavelski/ Ryane Clowe - Logan Couture - Tommy Wingels/ Jamie McGinn - Dominic Moore - Torrey Mitchell/ Benn Ferriero - Michal Handzus - Andrew Desjardins/ Dan Boyle - Marc-Edouard Vlasic/ Colin White - Brent Burns/ Jim Vandermeer - Justin Braun

Scratches: Murray, Winchester, McCarthy

Top PP times: Thornton (1:52), Pavelski (1:44), Marleau (1:43), Boyle (1:39), Clowe (1:20)

Trending: Dan Boyle (1G, +1, 3 SOG) had collected 17 points in 20 GP before tonight, while Brent Burns (1G, 0:29 PP, 2 SOG) had nine points in seven February tilts coming in here. Ryane Clowe (1A, +1, 1 SOG) had seven points and 13 PIM in seven tries before tonight. This was the first game for Dominic Moore (1A, no PP, 4 SOG) with his new team.

Combos: Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Jerome Samson/ Drayson Bowman - Jussi Jokinen - Jeff Skinner/ Andreas Nodl - Brandon Sutter - Patrick Dwyer/ Anthony Stewart - Tim Brent - Derek Joslin/ Tim Gleason - Bryan Allen/ Jay Harrison - Justin Faulk/ Jaroslav Spacek - Jamie McBain

Scratches: Ruutu, LaRose

Top PP times: Samson, Brent, Tlusty, Staal, Faulk (2:20)

Trending: Jeff Skinner (1G, +1, 0:29 PP, 3 SOG) has points in seven of 11 since returning to action. Eric Staal (1A, -1, 3 SOG) had 5-2-7 in five February tilts coming in, while Jussi Jokinen (1G, 1A, 0:29 PP, 2 SOG) has points in three of five and he hit the 30-point plateau for the season in the first period. Drayson Bowman (1A, +1, 0:29 PP, no SOG) has points in two of four.

Goaltending match-up: Carey Price (27/30, .900 SV%) vs. Ryan Miller (16/19, .842 SV%)

Combos: Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Erik Cole/ Mathieu Darche - Tomas Plekanec - Rene Bourque/ Louis Leblanc - Lars Eller - Andrei Kostitsyn/ Ryan White - Scott Gomez/ Josh Gorges - P.K. Subban/ Tomas Kaberle - Yannick Weber/ Raphael Diaz - Alexei Emelin/ Chris Campoli

Scratches: Moen

Top PP times: Subban, Kaberle (3:32), Cole, Pacioretty, Desharnais (3:24)

Trending: Goals in two of five for Scott Gomez (1G, 4 PIM, 0:35 PP 2 SOG). Yeah buddy. Tomas Kaberle (1G, 1 SOG) had two February points headed in here, while Tomas Plekanec (1A, 0:35 PP, no SOG) had 2-5-7 in eight tries. Max Pacioretty (1A, -1, 2 PIM, no SOG) has points in five in a row, which ties his best for the season. David Desharnais (1A, -1, no SOG) also has points in five straight. Shootout: Pacioretty, Desharnais

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

Scratches: McCormick, Gragnani

Top PP times: Roy, Boyes, Vanek, Pominville (2:44), Ehrhoff (2:12)

Trending: Tyler Myers (1G, +1, 1:16 PP, 2 SOG) has a point in five of seven on D now and Derek Roy (1A, +1, no SOG) has points in four of seven. Ville Leino (2A, +2, no PP, 1 SOG) ended a four-game pointless skid here. Tyler Ennis (1G, +1, 1:16 PP, 1 SOG) had three points in five games coming in and Drew Stafford (1A, 1:16 PP, 2 SOG) has points in four of seven this month.

Goaltending match-up: Tomas Vokoun (22/23, .957 SV%) vs. Jose Theodore (39/41, .951 SV%)

Combos: Alex Ovechkin - Marcus Johansson - Troy Brouwer/ Jason Chimera - Mathieu Perreault - Alexander Semin/ Matt Hendricks - Brooks Laich - Mike Knuble/ Jay Beagle - Jeff Halpern - Joel Ward/ Karl Alzner - John Carlson/ Jeff Schultz - Dennis Wideman/ Roman Hamrlik - Dmitry Orlov

Scratches: Erskine, Aucoin

Top PP times: Wideman (8:40), Ovechkin (7:37), Semin (7:24), Johansson (6:58), Carlson (4:17)

Trending: Alex Ovechkin (1G, -1, 6 SOG) had a pair of goals when these teams met a week or so ago. Alexander Semin’s (1G, 1A, +1, 6 SOG) surge continued here and Dmitry Orlov (1A, +1, 2:33 PP, 2 SOG) has points in B2B games for the first time since early December.

Combos: Tomas Fleischmann- Stephen Weiss - Kris Versteeg/ Sean Bergenheim - Marcel Goc - Mikael Samuelsson/ Tomas Kopecky - Shawn Matthias - Jack Skille/ Krys Barch - Mike Santorelli - Matt Bradley/ Brian Campbell - Erik Gudbranson/ Keaton Ellerby - Mike Weaver/ Colby Robak - Tyson Strachan

Scratches: Madden

Top PP times: Campbell (6:00), Weiss, Versteeg (3:39), Samuelsson (3:36), Fleischmann (3:12)

Trending: Tomas Fleischmann (1G, +1, 3 SOG) has points in five straight and had eight points in eight games on the month headed in here. Stephen Weiss (1A, +1, 3 SOG) had 49 points last season and he came into tonight with 40 in 22 fewer games. Brian Campbell’s (1A, 2 PIM, no SOG) first period officially sewed up a 40-point campaign.

Goaltending match-up: Pekka Rinne (29/31, .935 SV%) vs. Joey MacDonald (20/21, .952 SV%)

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

Scratches: Hillen, Gill

Top PP times: Weber, Suter (2:40), Fisher (2:22), Erat, Yip (2:13)

Trending: Nick Spaling (1G, -1, no PP, 1 SOG) has goals in B2B contests, but had a long string of zeroes to his name before that...

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: Tatar, Commodore, Howard

Top PP times: Lidstrom, Datsyuk, White, Zetterberg, Franzen (0:49)

Trending: Chalk up another win for the Wings at home. Pavel Datsyuk (1G, 1A, +1, 5 SOG) came into this tilt three shy of a 60-point campaign and he won the game for the Wings with five seconds left in regulation. Todd Bertuzzi (1A, +1, 1 SOG) added to the three February points he had coming in here. Henrik Zetterberg (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) was able to play tonight after all and he came up with his 600th career point. Johan Franzen (1G, +2, 3 SOG) has found the back of the net in four of six.

Goaltending match-up: Tuukka Rask (21/25, .840 SV%) vs. Ondrej Pavelec (31/33, .939 SV%)

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

Scratches: Peverley, Bodnarchuk

Top PP times: Lucic, Krejci (2:15), Chara (2:09), Seidenberg (2:01), Ference (1:59)

Trending: David Krejci (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) got on the board in February for the first time tonight. Milan Lucic (1A, -1, 1 SOG) had just two points in that span coming in here. Same with Tyler Seguin (1A, +1, 1:51 PP, 2 SOG).

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

Scratches: Bogosian, Fehr, Flood

Top PP times: Enstrom (2:59), Byfuglien (2:53), Little (2:21), Wheeler (2:13), Kane, Burmistrov (1:47)

Trending: Great third period for Bryan Little (2G, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG), who had four points in seven outings coming in here. Alex Burmistrov (1G, +1, 2 SOG) had three points in three games headed into this clash. Evander Kane (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) was coming off his three-pointer against the Wild. Dustin Byfuglien (1A, +2, 5 SOG) had six points in four outings coming in. Blake Wheeler (1G, 2A, +2, 4 SOG) had six points in eight tries before tonight. Tobias Enstrom (1A, +2, 3 SOG) had one point in February before tonight, while Andrew Ladd (1A, +2, 0:57 PP, 2 SOG) had three.

Goaltending match-up: Semyon Varlamov (26/27, .963 SV%) vs. Devan Dubnyk (20/23, .870 SV%)

Combos: David Jones - Paul Stastny - Milan Hejduk/ Gabriel Landeskog - Ryan O'Reilly - Mark Olver/ Daniel Winnik - Jay McClement - Kevin Porter/ Cody McLeod - David Van der Gulik - Chuck Kobasew/ Kyle Quincey - Erik Johnson/ Jan Hejda - Ryan O'Byrne/ Shane O'Brien - Ryan Wilson

Scratches: JSG, Mueller, Hunwick

Top PP times: Hejduk, Stastny (3:30), Quincey (3:28), Johnson (3:21), Jones (3:10)

Trending: Erik Johnson (1G, +2, 4 SOG) has fired in goals in three straight games, which is a career best for the young defender. Mark Olver (1G, 1A, +2, 2:42 PP, 2 SOG) made his season debut tonight in grand fashion. He has 2-7-9 in 15 GP with Lake Erie. Ryan O'Reilly (3A, +2, 3:02 PP, 3 SOG) has points in five of six and Gabriel Landeskog (1G, 1A, +2, 3:02 PP, 4 SOG) has a point in four of five now. Paul Stastny (1A, -1, no SOG) had five points in five games coming into this one with the Oilers.

Combos: Taylor Hall – Sam Gagner - Jordan Eberle/ Magnus Paajarvi – Shawn Horcoff – Ales Hemsky/ Ryan Smyth – Eric Belanger – Ryan Jones/ Ben Eager – Anton Lander – Lennart Petrell/ Ladislav Smid – Jeff Petry/ Ryan Whitney – Tom Gilbert/ Andy Sutton - Cam Barker

Scratches: Hordichuk, Potter, RNH

Top PP times: Whitney, Eberle (4:24), Gagner, Hall (4:12), Horcoff (5:07)

Trending: Jeff Petry (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 0:53 PP, no SOG) had collected four points in his prior four contests.

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