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NEW YORK ISLANDERS 1 @ BUFFALO SABRES 2
Goaltending match-up: Kevin Poulin (35/37, .946 SV%) vs. Ryan Miller (30/31, .968 SV%)
Combos: Matt Moulson - John Tavares - P.A. Parenteau/ Michael Grabner - Frans Nielsen - Kyle Okposo/ Matt Martin - Josh Bailey - Brian Rolston/ Jay Pandolfo - Marty Reasoner - Nino Niederreiter/ Mark Streit - Andrew MacDonald/ Steve Staios - Aaron Ness/ Mark Eaton - Milan Jurcina
Scratches: Wishart, Wallace, Nabokov
Top PP times: Streit (1:29), Rolston, Parenteau, Tavares, Moulson (1:14)
Trending: Frans Nielsen (1G, +1, 0:46 PP, 3 SOG) broke the shutout with just over five minutes to go in regulation and has a goal in four of six. P.A. Parenteau’s (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) helper on that goal pushed him past last year’s career high of 53 points.
Combos: Thomas Vanek - Derek Roy - Jason Pominville/ Ville Leino - Tyler Ennis - Drew Stafford/ Nathan Gerbe - Paul Gaustad - Patrick Kaleta/ Matt Ellis - Brad Boyes - Zack Kassian/ Christian Ehrhoff - Mike Weber/ Jordan Leopold - Tyler Myers/ Robyn Regehr - Andrej Sekera
Scratches: McCormick, Gragnani
Top PP times: Roy, Boyes, Vanek, Pominville (1:14), Ehrhoff (1:01)
Trending: Tyler Myers (1G, +2, 0:46 PP, 5 SOG) has points in seven of 10 in February. Jason Pominville (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) had 6-4-10 in that span, while Derek Roy (2A, +1, 3 SOG) has a modest four-game point streak running now. Thomas Vanek (1G, 2 SOG) has points in five of his past seven outings.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS 4 @ TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 3 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Martin Brodeur (29/32, .906 SV%) vs. Jonas Gustavsson (28/32, .875 SV%)
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/ Bryce Salvador - Anton Volchenkov/ Andy Greene - Mark Fayne/ Matt Taormina - Peter Harrold
Scratches: Foster, Veilleux, Janssen
Top PP times: Kovalchuk (4:55), Parise (3:14), Elias, Fayne (2:44), Clarkson (2:17)
Trending: David Clarkson (1G, 7 PIM, 2 SOG) has been putting up points at a nice clip over the past month, generally with his normal added bonus of PIM. Petr Sykora (1G, 1A, +1, 2:11 PP, 2 SOG) has points in four of six, while Adam Henrique (2A, +1, 2:09 PP, 3 SOG) had five points in five games before tonight. Patrik Elias (1A, -1, no SOG) came into tonight seven points shy of matching last year’s point total of 62. Mark Fayne (1G, 3 SOG) has points in three of four after coming up with the OT GWG, which also earned pointage for Ilya Kovalchuk (1A, -1, 7 SOG).
Combos: Joffrey Lupul - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel/ Clarke MacArthur - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin/ Matthew Lombardi - Tim Connolly - Joey Crabb/ Darryl Boyce - Dave Steckel - Mike Brown/ Carl Gunnarsson - Dion Phaneuf/ John-Michael Liles - Cody Franson/ Jake Gardiner - Luke Schenn
Scratches: Komisarek, Armstrong, Rosehill
Top PP times: Liles (2:58), Kessel, Bozak, Lupul (2:39), Phaneuf (1:41)
Trending: Leafs needed a GTG in the last minute. Who else would come through but Phil Kessel (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) from Joffrey Lupul (1A, 1 SOG) and Tyler Bozak (1A, -1, 3 SOG)? Clarke MacArthur (1G, +1, 0:19 PP, 4 SOG) has points in three straight after four without one. Mikhail Grabovski (1A, +2, 0:19 PP, 1 SOG) ended a six-game pointless skid. Nikolai Kulemin (1A, +1, no PP, 1 SOG) has points in two in a row after seven sans a point. Tim Connolly (1G, +1, 0:19 PP, 3 SOG) has goals in two of three now, but has pretty sparse production in general.
NEW YORK RANGERS 0 @ PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2
Goaltending match-up: Henrik Lundqvist (29/31, .935 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (27/27). This was MAF's third shutout of the season and 22nd of his career. He had three last year.
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, Wolski, Fedotenko
Top PP times: Del Zotto, Richards (4:00), Gaborik, Callahan (3:54), Stepan (3:32)
Trending:
Combos: Chris Kunitz - Evgeni Malkin - James Neal/ Steve Sullivan - Jordan Staal - Pascal Dupuis/ Matt Cooke - Joe Vitale - Arron Asham/ Eric Tangradi - Craig Adams - Richard Park/ Kris Letang - Paul Martin/ Zbynek Michalek - Deryk Engelland/ Matt Niskanen - Ben Lovejoy
Scratches: Jeffrey, O'Reilly, Orpik, Johnson
Top PP times: Malkin (2:58), Letang, Sullivan (2:34), Kunitz, Neal (2:04)
Trending: Evgeni Malkin (1G, 1A, +1, 5 SOG) had 12 points in nine February tilts before tonight, while Kris Letang (1A, +1, 2 SOG) had a pair of two-pointers as his only output on the month coming in. Pascal Dupuis (1A, +1, no PP, 1 SOG) has points in six of nine now. This is only the second time this season Steve Sullivan (1G, 1 SOG) has recorded points in three straight.
SAN JOSE SHARKS 3 @ COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 6
Goaltending match-up: Antti Niemi (8/11, .727 SV%) & Thomas Greiss (21/24, .875 SV%) vs. Steve Mason (38/41, .927 SV%)
Combos: Patrick Marleau - Joe Thornton - Joe Pavelski/ Ryane Clowe - Logan Couture - Tommy Wingels/ Jamie McGinn - Dominic Moore - Andrew Desjardins/ Brad Winchester - Michal Handzus - Benn Ferriero/ Dan Boyle - Colin White/ Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Brent Burns/ Jason Demers - Justin Braun
Scratches: Vandermeer, Murray, Mitchell
Top PP times: Boyle (4:28), Burns (4:03), Thornton (3:30), Couture (3:06), Marleau (2:59)
Trending: Joe Thornton (1G, +1, 4 SOG) had three points when these teams met at the end of January and he’s been producing especially well since then. Logan Couture (2G, 3 SOG) reached the 50-point plateau for the season on his team’s second goal. Joe Pavelski (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 4 SOG) had nine points in nine games before tonight, while Dan Boyle (1A, 2 SOG) had five points in six affairs before this one began.
Combos: R.J. Umberger - Derick Brassard - Rick Nash/ Vinny Prospal - Jeff Carter - Mark Letestu/ Antoine Vermette - Samuel Pahlsson - Derek Dorsett/ Ryan Johansen - Derek MacKenzie - Colton Gillies/ Fedor Tyutin - Nikita Nikitin/ John Moore - Brett Lebda/ Grant Clitsome - David Savard
Scratches: Johnson, Wisniewski, Russell
Top PP times: Brassard (5:57), Tyutin (5:28), Carter, Prospal (5:17), Vermette, Nash (4:17)
Trending: Rick Nash (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 3 SOG) has goals in B2B games for the first time in more than a month. This was Jeff Carter’s (3G, 6 SOG) first multi-pointer since December 22 and his fourth career hat trick. Derick Brassard (2A, +1, 1 SOG) has fared really well this month and had 4-4-8 in nine games coming in. Vinny Prospal (3A, no SOG) has points in six of 10. Mark Letestu (1A, -1, 4:15 PP, 2 SOG) has points in two of four back now.
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 5 @ WINNIPEG JETS 4 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Ilya Bryzgalov (22/26, .846 SV%) vs. Ondrej Pavelec (50/55, .909 SV%)
Combos: Scott Hartnell - Claude Giroux - Wayne Simmonds/ Matt Read - Danny Briere - Jaromir Jagr/ James van Riemsdyk - Brayden Schenn - Jakub Voracek/ Max Talbot - Sean Couturier - Zac Rinaldo/ Braydon Coburn - Kimmo Timonen/ Matt Carle - Pavel Kubina/ Andrej Meszaros - Nicklas Grossman
Scratches: Lilja, Shelley, Wellwood
Top PP times: Voracek (2:39), Timonen (2:38), Giroux, Simmonds, Hartnell (2:28)
Trending: Claude Giroux (1G, 1A, +1, 10 SOG) had 13 points in nine outings on the month coming in and Scott Hartnell (1G, 1A, +1, 4 SOG) had eight points in his prior five affairs. This was the Flyers’ debut for Pavel Kubina (0:45 PP, 3 SOG). Wayne Simmonds (1G, 1A, +1, 3 SOG) had 20 points in 21 GP before this one began. Kimmo Timonen (1A, 4 SOG) is back to chipping in points after a dry spell. He’s prone to longer cold stretches. Jaromir Jagr (1G, +1, 1:33 PP, 1 SOG) has two GWGs this season. In his career he now has 16 OT GWGs, which sets an NHL record. Danny Briere (1A, +2, 2 PIM, 1:33 PP, 3 SOG) has helpers in four of six and James van Riemsdyk (1A, +1, 1:33 PP, 7 SOG) has points in both of his games back now.
Combos: Andrew Ladd - Bryan Little - Blake Wheeler/ Evander Kane - Alex Burmistrov - Kyle Wellwood/ Tanner Glass - Jim Slater - Chris Thorburn/ Nik Antropov - Tim Stapleton - Eric Fehr/ Tobias Enstrom - Dustin Byfuglien/ Johnny Oduya - Ron Hainsey/ Randy Jones - Mark Stuart
Scratches: Bogosian, Miettinen, Flood
Top PP times: Byfuglien, Stapleton (2:43), Ladd, Little, Wheeler (1:45)
Trending: Dustin Byfuglien (1G, 1A, 4 SOG) had racked up nine points in his prior six tilts. Andrew Ladd (2G, 6 SOG) has points in three straight for the first time since his five-game run in November. Bryan Little (2A, no SOG) has three multi-pointers in a row now. Blake Wheeler (1A, 2 SOG) already had 46 points before this outing and Evander Kane (1G, 0:58 PP, 5 SOG) continued his recent sizzling pace.
DALLAS STARS 3 @ MONTREAL CANADIENS 0
Goaltending match-up: Kari Lehtonen (31/31) vs. Carey Price (33/36, .917 SV%). This was Lehtonen's second shutout of the season and 19th of his career. He had three last year.
Combos: Loui Eriksson - Mike Ribeiro - Michael Ryder/ Steve Ott - Tom Wandell - Tomas Vincour/ Eric Nystrom - Vernon Fiddler - Radek Dvorak/ Ryan Garbutt - Jake Dowell - Toby Petersen/ Alex Goligoski - Stephane Robidas/ Adam Pardy - Philip Larsen/ Mark Fistric - Trevor Daley
Scratches: Benn, Burish, Souray
Top PP times: Robidas (1:21), Eriksson, Goligoski, Ryder, Ribeiro (1:15)
Trending: Mike Ribeiro (1G, +1, 4 SOG) made his return to Montreal this evening and had a successful one at that. He has 10 points in 12 GP this month.
Combos: Max Pacioretty - David Desharnais - Erik Cole/ Rene Bourque - Scott Gomez - Ryan White/ Andrei Kostitsyn - Lars Eller - Mathieu Darche/ Chris Campoli - Louis Leblanc - Aaron Palushaj/ Josh Gorges - P.K. Subban/ Alexei Emelin - Raphael Diaz/ Tomas Kaberle - Yannick Weber
Scratches: Plekanec
Top PP times: Subban (5:52), Cole (5:27), Kaberle (5:17), Pacioretty (4:43), Desharnais (4:41)
Trending:
ANAHEIM DUCKS 2 @ TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 3
Goaltending match-up: Jonas Hiller (13/16, .812 SV%) vs. Mathieu Garon (28/30, .933 SV%)
Combos: Jason Blake - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry/ Bobby Ryan - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selanne/ Matt Beleskey - Nick Bonino - Andrew Cogliano/ Niklas Hagman - Rod Pelley - Devante Smith-Pelly/ Francois Beauchemin - Cam Fowler/ Luca Sbisa - Lubomir Visnovsky/ Toni Lydman - Sheldon Brookbank
Scratches: Kumiskey, Parros
Top PP times: Fowler, Selanne, Perry, Getzlaf, Blake (2:04)
Trending: Saku Koivu (1G, 1A, +2, 0:36 PP, 3 SOG) has points in four of eight and Bobby Ryan (1G, 1A, +2, 0:36 PP, 2 SOG) had four points in his prior five tilts. Cam Fowler (1A, +1, 2 PIM, no SOG) only had one point on the month coming in here.
Combos: Martin St. Louis - Steven Stamkos - Teddy Purcell/ Ryan Malone - Nate Thompson - Adam Hall/ Tom Pyatt - Brett Connolly - Ryan Shannon/ J.T. Wyman - Trevor Smith - Mike Angelidis/ Eric Brewer - Victor Hedman/ Brett Clark - Matt Gilroy/ Brendan Mikkelson - Bruno Gervais
Scratches: Lecavalier, MAB
Top PP times: Stamkos, Malone, St. Louis, Hedman (0:46), Purcell (0:32)
Trending: Steven Stamkos (2G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 5 SOG) has been putting up ridiculous totals for awhile and he added a bunch more here. Teddy Purcell (1G, 2A, +1, 1 SOG) had eight points in his prior seven outings and Ryan Malone (1A, 2 SOG) has points in two of three now.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS 1 @ NASHVILLE PREDATORS 3
Goaltending match-up: Roberto Luongo (25/28, .893 SV%) vs. Pekka Rinne (32/33, .970 SV%)
Combos: Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Alexandre Burrows/ Mason Raymond - Ryan Kesler - David Booth/ Chris Higgins - Cody Hodgson - Jannik Hansen/ Manny Malhotra - Maxim Lapierre - Dale Weise/ Dan Hamhuis - Kevin Bieksa/ Alexander Edler - Sami Salo/ Aaron Rome - Chris Tanev
Scratches: Bitz, Alberts, Sulzer
Top PP times: Salo, Kesler, Sedins, Edler (3:02)
Trending: Dale Weiss scored the only marker for the Canucks.
Combos: Sergei Kostitsyn - Mike Fisher - Martin Erat/ Craig Smith - David Legwand - Gabriel Bourque/ Colin Wilson - Nick Spaling - Jordin Tootoo/ Brandon Yip - Jerred Smithson - Matt Halischuk/ Ryan Suter - Shea Weber/ Hal Gill - Roman Josi/ Francis Bouillon - Kevin Klein
Scratches: Mueller, Hillen, Ellis
Top PP times: Suter (4:16), Weber (3:27), Erat, Fisher, Yip (2:23)
Trending: Mike Fisher (1G, 2A, +2, 6 SOG) was in the lineup tonight and he did what he’s been doing lately... put up points. Martin Erat (2A, +1, no SOG) had nothing in his prior four, while Ryan Suter (1A, +1, 2 SOG) had seven points in his prior eight tilts. Sergei Kostitsyn (1G, +1, no PP, 2 SOG) has been faring well in his past few months and secured his third career SHG here too. David Legwand (1G, 2:05 PP, 1 SOG) hadn’t scored since mid-January.
DETROIT RED WINGS 1 @ CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 2
Goaltending match-up: Jimmy Howard (27/29, .931 SV%) vs. Corey Crawford (31/32, .969 SV%)
Combos: Johan Franzen - Henrik Zetterberg - Todd Bertuzzi/ Jiri Hudler - Valtteri Filppula - Danny Cleary/ 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: Datsyuk, Commodore, Quincey
Top PP times: Bertuzzi (3:58), Hudler (3:39), White (3:22), Filppula (3:19), Lidstrom (3:17)
Trending: Pavel Datsyuk will miss a couple of weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Valtteri Filppula (1G, -1, 3 SOG) has points in four of five now. Jiri Hudler (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) had just two other points on the month headed in here.
Combos: Patrick Sharp - Brendan Morrison - Patrick Kane/ Andrew Brunette - Marcus Kruger - Marian Hossa/ Bryan Bickell - Dave Bolland - Viktor Stalberg/ Michael Frolik - Jamal Mayers - Jimmy Hayes/ Duncan Keith - Dylan Olsen/ Nick Leddy - Brent Seabrook/ Sami Lepisto - John Scott
Scratches: Hjalmarsson, O'Donnell, Toews
Top PP times: Hossa, Kane, Seabrook, Sharp (3:44), Bolland (3:22)
Trending: Jonathan Toews missed this one with an upper-body injury not related to his wrist issues. He's considered day-to-day. Duncan Keith (1A, +1, 2:38 PP, 2 SOG) had six points in seven games before this outing. Marcus Kruger (1G, +2, 2 PIM, 2:16 PP, 1 SOG) had 3-2-5 in nine February games coming into this evening.
EDMONTON OILERS 6 @ CALGARY FLAMES 1
Goaltending match-up: Devan Dubnyk (21/22, .955 SV%) vs. Miikka Kiprusoff (29/34, .853 SV%) & Henrik Karlsson (7/8, .875 SV%)
Combos: Ryan Smyth - Sam Gagner - Jordan Eberle/ Taylor Hall - Shawn Horcoff - Ales Hemsky/ Magnus Paajarvi - Eric Belanger - Ben Eager/ Darcy Hordichuk - Anton Lander - Lennart Petrell/ Ladislav Smid - Jeff Petry/ Ryan Whitney - Corey Potter/ Andy Sutton - Tom Gilbert
Scratches: Barker, Jones, Khabibulin
Top PP times: Petry (2:12), Gagner, Hall, Eberle (1:57), 4 with 1:55
Trending: Ales Hemsky (1G, +1, 3 SOG) hadn’t scored since January 11. Jordan Eberle (1G, 2A, +3, 7 SOG) had one point in five tilts coming in here and Sam Gagner (1G, 2A, +3, 6 SOG) had one in four. Taylor Hall (1G, 1A, +1, 9 SOG) had eight points in eight affairs headed into this evening. Corey Potter (1A, +1, 1 SOG) was able to play tonight, but his point contributions have been lacking of late. Shawn Horcoff (1A, +1, 1:40 PP, no SOG) had four points in four games before this one began. Ryan Smyth (1G, 1A, +3, 3 SOG) had three points this month before tonight. Jeff Petry (1A, +2, 4 SOG) had chipped in five points in his prior six games.
Combos: Alex Tanguay - Olli Jokinen - Jarome Iginla/ Tom Kostopoulos - Michael Cammalleri - Blake Comeau/ Paul Byron - Roman Horak - Krys Kolanos/ Lance Bouma - Matt Stajan - Tim Jackman/ Chris Butler - Jay Bouwmeester/ Mark Giordano - Scott Hannan/ T.J. Brodie - Cory Sarich
Scratches: Babchuk
Top PP times:
Trending: Scott Hannan scored the only Calgary goal.
LOS ANGELES KINGS 4 @ PHOENIX COYOTES 5 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Jonathan Quick (25/29, .862 SV%) vs. Mike Smith (25/29, .862 SV%)
Combos: Jordan Nolan - Anze Kopitar - Justin Williams/ Dwight King - Mike Richards - Dustin Brown/ Kyle Clifford - Andrei Loktionov - Trevor Lewis/ Colin Fraser - Jarret Stoll - Brad Richardson/ Rob Scuderi - Drew Doughty/ Willie Mitchell - Jack Johnson/ Alec Martinez - Matt Greene
Scratches: Westgarth, Drewiske, Penner
Top PP times: Williams (3:36), Richards (3:28), Doughty (3:25), King, Kopitar (3:13)
Trending: Drew Doughty (1G, 2 SOG) had three February points headed in here. Dustin Brown (1G, 1A, +1, 1:49 PP, 5 SOG) only had two. Same with Mike Richards (2A, +2, 2 SOG). Justin Williams (1G, 3 SOG) reached the 40-point plateau on the season with the Kings’ fourth goal. Anze Kopitar (1A, 2 PIM, no SOG) had six points in nine affairs before this evening. Shootout: Brown
Combos: Ray Whitney - Martin Hanzal - Radim Vrbata/ Lauri Korpikoski - Boyd Gordon - Shane Doan/ Raffi Torres - Daymond Langkow - Mikkel Boedker/ Paul Bissonnette - Matt Watkins - Gilbert Brule/ Keith Yandle - Adrian Aucoin/ Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Michal Rozsival/ Michael Stone - Chris Summers
Scratches: Chipchura, Bonduc, Rundblad
Top PP times: Whitney (9:07), Yandle (8:52), Doan (6:57), Hanzal (6:56), Vrbata (6:38)
Trending: Radim Vrbata (2G, 1A, 5 SOG). More points. The guy just keeps on rolling. Ray Whitney (1A, 2 SOG) began the night needing four points to match last year’s 57. Martin Hanzal (3A, +1, 3 SOG) had no points in six tries coming in here. Shane Doan (2G, 5 SOG) had a single point in six games coming in here. Shootout: Whitney, Boedker
Chris Nichols is Sportsnet.ca's fantasy hockey writer.
