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FLAMES 2 @ DEVILS 3 Coming in: Calgary (39-21-6) had split the first four games of this seven-outing road trek. New Jersey (42-20-3) had won nine of 11 before dropping a 7-3 decision @NYI Saturday.

Goaltending match-up: Miikka Kiprusoff (25/28, .893 SV%) & Curtis McElhinney (3/3) vs. Martin Brodeur (35/37, .946 SV%) Net notes: Kipper had three prior starts vs. NJD in his career with 2.77/ .900 splits coming in. Brodeur was 6-4-3-0 vs. CGY before tonight with 1.97/ .915 splits and one shutout. This was career win #549, which means three more will break Patrick Roy's record.

Calgary line combos Michael Cammalleri Olli Jokinen Jarome Iginla Daymond Langkow Dustin Boyd Jamie Lundmark Andre Roy Eric Nystrom Curtis Glencross

New Jersey line combos Zach Parise Travis Zajac Jamie Langenbrunner Patrik Elias Dainius Zubrus Brian Gionta Brendan Shanahan Brian Rolston David Clarkson

Key notes: Olli Jokinen (1G, even, 21:24 ice time, 7:49 PP, 0:15 PK, 5 SOG, 3-6 FO) had a pair of goals in his first game with the Flames before being shutout in his past two coming in. He had nine shots in those three starts before tonight too. Michael Cammalleri (2A, even, 19:54 ice time, 7:29 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 3-2 FO) had 12 points in five starts before being blanked in the two coming in.

David Moss (1A, +1, 16:05 ice time, 5:12 PP, 1:53 PK, 1 SOG, 1-1 FO) had five points in his first games of the month, including a hat trick, before going dry for two. Curtis Glencross (1G, even, 17:02 ice time, 1:17 PP, 4:08 PK, 4 SOG, 1-0 FO) last scored on Valentine's Day, but he banged home a mad scramble with a tick of the clock left in the third period. Dustin Boyd (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 14:14 ice time, 3:41 PP, 1:47 PK, 2 SOG, 5-2 FO) has helpers back-to-back after seven with none.

Jamie Langenbrunner (1G, 1A, +2, 18:36 ice time, 4:25 PP, 4:31 PK, 7 SOG) potted his third shortie of the season and 13th of his career. He has a six-game point streak going with strong contributions coming for quite awhile now. He came into tonight just four points shy of his career high of 60.

Linemate Zach Parise (1G, +1, 17:41 ice time, 4:27 PP, 1:27 PK, 6 SOG, 1-0 FO) was two shy of 80 points coming in here, while Travis Zajac (1A, +2, 19:04 ice time, 4:11 PP, 4:24 PK, 3 SOG, 10-11 FO) just keeps on chugging along as one of the better bargains for poolies this season down the middle. Aside from the 54 points he had coming in, that +31 rating can help pretty much any roster.

Brian Rolston (1G, even, 2 PIM, 13:55 ice time, 3:27 PP, 0:05 PK, 2 SOG, 5-7 FO) had nadda in three March starts before tonight. Paul Martin (1A, even, 2 PIM, 22:17 ice time, 5:22 PP, 6:35 PK, 1 SOG) had eight points in seven games coming in.

Brendan Shanahan (1A, even, 4 PIM, 13:54 ice time, 2:48 PP, 1:23 PK, 1 SOG) had three points in four starts coming in after one in nine before that.

SABRES 2 @ FLYERS 5 Coming in: Buffalo (33-26-7) had won two of three this month with no more than three games at home or on the road in a row for the rest of this season. Philadelphia (35-19-10) hadn't lost two straight games in regulation in over a month.

Goaltending match-up: Patrick Lalime (25/29, .862 SV%) & 3/4, .750 SV%) vs. Martin Biron (27/29, .931 SV%) Net notes: Lalime was 2-4-1 in his past seven starts coming in with 2.50/ .926 splits. Biron was 4-2-1 in his career vs. his former team with 3.19/ .901 peripherals and one shutout.

Buffalo line combos Thomas Vanek Tim Connolly Jason Pominville Paul Gaustad Derek Roy Drew Stafford Jochen Hecht Dominic Moore Maxim Afinogenov

Philadelphia line combos Simon Gagne Mike Richards Mike Knuble Scott Hartnell Jeff Carter Joffrey Lupul Daniel Carcillo Claude Giroux Arron Asham

Key notes: Maxim Afinogenov (1G, +1, 13:35 ice time, 0:55 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) has points in each of his three March starts. Teppo Numminen (1A, +1, 16:08 ice time, 0:28 PP, no PK, no SOG) had gone eight starts without a point. Jochen Hecht (1G, +2, 17:07 ice time, 0:26 PP, 2:52 PK, 4 SOG, 1-1 FO) scored one late and has goals back-to-back after four games without a point, while Paul Gaustad (1A, even, 14:59 ice time, 2:12 PP, 2:32 PK, 2 SOG, 2-0 FO) had nine points in 10 starts before tonight.

Jeff Carter (2G, +2, 2 PIM, 21:49 ice time, 4:44 PP, 1:07 PK, 8 SOG, 14-11 FO) has points back-to-back after three with none. He had gone five without a goal and had just two goals in 13 games coming in. Scott Hartnell (2G, 2A, +3, 19:42 ice time, 5:01 PP, 0:33 PK, 3 SOG, 0-1 FO) had gone four games without a point. Joffrey Lupul (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 19:15 ice time, 4:04 PP, 0:01 PK, 2 SOG) was coming off that two-goal game vs. NAS, but had been blanked for three before that.

Mike Richards (1G, 1A, +1, 18:52 ice time, 2:58 PP, 2:40 PK, 2 SOG, 6-12 FO) had five points vs. BUF the last time he faced them and he came into tonight nine points shy of last year's 75 points. Simon Gagne (1A, even, 16:35 ice time, 2:27 PP, 2:09 PK, 2 SOG) had 26 points in 27 GP vs. BUF in his career before this one began and he had 13 points in 15 GP overall coming in. Kimmo Timonen (2A, +1, 20:11 ice time, 4:47 PP, 2:54 PK, 2 SOG) has points back-to-back after one in 11 before that.

Daniel Carcillo (-1, 14 PIM, 12:02 ice time, 0:04 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) has PIM in two of three starts with Philly and he had an assist in his last game. He was hit with a 10-minute misconduct relatively late in the third period that didn't initially show up in the official summary, so that's a bonus for those of us in Carcilloland. Claude Giroux (1A, -2, 15:03 ice time, 1:50 PP, 0:07 PK, 2 SOG, 6-3 FO) has points back-to-back after four with nadda.

BRUINS 0 @ BLUE JACKETS 2 Coming in: Boston (43-15-9) had one win in its past five starts and had just four wins over the past month. Columbus (33-27-6) had won two of four in March, including that pasting 8-3 @DET Saturday.

Goaltending match-up: Tim Thomas (32/33, .970 SV%) vs. Steve Mason (35/35) Net notes: Thomas was 17-5-2 on the road before this evening with three shutouts. Mason was 16-6-1 at home with 2.30/ .913 splits and three shutouts coming in. This was his league-leading ninth shutout of the season, which is three better than anyone else.

Boston line combos Milan Lucic Marc Savard Phil Kessel Blake Wheeler David Krejci Michael Ryder Mark Recchi Patrice Bergeron Chuck Kobasew

Columbus line combos Kristian Huselius Manny Malhotra Rick Nash Jason Williams Antoine Vermette R.J. Umberger Raffi Torres Jiri Novotny Jakub Voracek

Key notes: Rick Nash (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 20:40 ice time, 2:56 PP, 2:27 PK, 5 SOG) got his 32nd goal of the season into an empty net and he was coming off that unassisted hat trick @DET Saturday. Mike Commodore (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 22:38 ice time, 1:20 PP, 2:16 PK, no SOG) has helpers back-to-back after nine with nadda.

Antoine Vermette (1A, even, 19:40 ice time, 3:07 PP, 3:12 PK, 5 SOG, 20-10 FO) has come up with a point in each of his two starts with the Jackets and he was dominant in face-offs here with plenty of chances too. Jason Williams (1A, even, 17:02 ice time, 3:26 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 0-1 FO) had 16 points in 23 GP with CBJ coming in here and 11 had come in 13 before this one. Raffi Torres (1G, even, 9:25 ice time, 0:07 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) had four points in five games as this one began.

OILERS 3 @ CANADIENS 4 (OT) Coming in: Edmonton (32-27-6) had not won consecutive games since the middle of February. Montreal (35-24-7) had won five of seven and had nine of 10 at home now.

Goaltending match-up: Dwayne Roloson (22/26, .846 SV%) vs. Carey Price (29/32, .906 SV%) Net notes: Roloson was 11-10-2 on the road before tonight with 3.11/ .908 peripherals coming in. Price was 9-3-4 at home with 2.32/ .916 splits and one shutout before this one.

Edmonton line combos Ales Kotalik Shawn Horcoff Ales Hemsky Robert Nilsson Sam Gagner Marc Pouliot Patrick O'Sullivan Andrew Cogliano Fernando Pisani

Montreal line combos Alex Tanguay Saku Koivu Andrei Kostitsyn Alexei Kovalev Tomas Plekanec Matt D'Agostini Christopher Higgins Maxim Lapierre Tom Kostopoulos

Key notes: Ales Hemsky (1A, even, 17:23 ice time, 2:35 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) has three points in his past two games after having two in eight before that stretch. Andrew Cogliano (1G, +1, 11:54 ice time, no PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 0-4 FO) has goals in two of four with points in three of four. He's at 34 points, which is 11 shy of last year's totals. Sam Gagner (1G, +1, 16:35 ice time, 3:55 PP, 0:15 PK, 4 SOG, 2-1 FO) has six points in four games this month.

Sheldon Souray (1G, 1A, +1, 15:49 ice time, 1:06 PP, 2:09 PK, 2 SOG) had gone five games without a point, while Patrick O'Sullivan (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 17:57 ice time, 2:05 PP, 0:19 PK, 4 SOG, 1-1 FO) collected his first point in an Oilers uniform. Denis Grebeshkov (1A, +1, 26:04 ice time, 3:24 PP, 1:51 PK, 2 SOG) has points in three straight and six of eight on D.

Saku Koivu (2G, +1, 19:47 ice time, 3:12 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 8-3 FO) struck for the GTG at 15:25 of the third period and then notched the GWG in OT, which was his fourth winner of the season and 34th of his career. He has 11 points in his past 12 starts now. Alex Tanguay (1G, 1A, +3, 2 PIM, 16:47 ice time, 2:22 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 1-1 FO) has points in two of three since coming back, while Andrei Kostitsyn (1A, +1, 17:03 ice time, 2:22 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) has points back-to-back after six with nadda.

Andrei Markov (1A, +1, 28:52 ice time, 4:50 PP, 3:21 PK, 2 SOG) got his first point of March, but still has 51 on the season. He's seven shy of matching last year's career high. Mathieu Schneider (2A, even, 20:12 ice time, 4:50 PP, no PK, no SOG) has seven points in 10 GP with the Habs and he snapped a three-game pointless skid here.

COYOTES 2 @ RED WINGS 3 (OT) Coming in: Phoenix (28-33-5) had lost five of six and 14 of 17. Detroit (43-18-5) had split its past four starts, giving up eight goals in each loss.

Goaltending match-up: Ilya Bryzgalov (40/43, .930 SV%) vs. Ty Conklin (23/25, .920 SV%) Net notes: Bryzgalov was 10-18-2 with 3.14/ .901 splits and one shutout as his road record. Conklin's home mark was 13-1-0 with 1.73/ .935 splits and four shutouts.

Phoenix line combos Scottie Upshall Matthew Lombardi Petr Prucha Shane Doan Peter Mueller Joakim Lindstrom Nigel Dawes Steve Reinprecht Mikkel Boedker

Detroit line combos Pavel Datsyuk Henrik Zetterberg Daniel Cleary Jiri Hudler Valtteri Filppula Johan Franzen Tomas Holmstrom Tomas Kopecky Mikael Samuelsson

Key notes: Shane Doan (1G, -1, 18:40 ice time, 2:15 PP, 0:28 PK, 6 SOG, 0-2 FO) got his ninth PPG of the season, which is what he had last year. He has goals back-to-back after four points without a point. Ed Jovanovski (1A, -2, 19:07 ice time, 2:21 PP, no PK, no SOG) has been sporadic with points this season, but he's about ready to pass the 100-PIM plateau for the first time since before the lockout. Steve Reinprecht (1A, -1, 12:29 ice time, 1:44 PP, no PK, no SOG, 7-6 FO) has just five points dating back to the start of February.

Tomas Holmstrom (even, 2 PIM, 11:49 ice time, 0:28 PP, no PK, no SOG, 0-1 FO) was eased back into the line-up tonight, while Johan Franzen (1G, 1A, +2, 16:01 ice time, no PP, 0:36 PK, 5 SOG) came up big in OT with his seventh winner of the season. He had eight last year and he's also sitting at 27 goals on the season now, just like last year.

Henrik Zetterberg (1A, even, 20:27 ice time, 0:28 PP, 0:52 PK, 5 SOG, 13-7 FO) has 28 points in 28 GP in 2009, while Pavel Datsyuk (1A, even, 21:57 ice time, 0:28 PP, 1:34 PK, 2 SOG, 2-1 FO) is at 79 points on the campaign. This should be his fourth straight season with at least 87 points.

Brian Rafalski (1G, even, 26:45 ice time, 0:28 PP, 0:16 PK, 2 SOG) had gone five games without a point, but he has 49 points in four straight years and this will be his fifth with 55+ when he gets another three points. Valtteri Filppula (1G, 1A, +2, 16:36 ice time, no PP, 1:17 PK, 3 SOG, 9-5 FO) has points in three of four and he's one shy of last year's 36-point plateau.

PANTHERS 3 @ PENGUINS 4 (SO) Coming in: Florida (34-24-8) hadn't lost two straight games in regulation in 2009 and only had two losses of any kind in a row twice in that time period. Pittsburgh (35-26-6) had won six straight contests.

Goaltending match-up: Tomas Vokoun (47/50, .940 SV%) vs. Marc-Andre Fleury (18/21, .857 SV%) Net notes: Vokoun was 5-7-2-0 in his career vs. PIT before this evening with 2.69/ .914 splits and a pair of shutouts. MAF was 2-4-0 vs. FLA with ugly 3.57/ .898 splits and one shutout.

Florida line combos Cory Stillman Stephen Weiss Michael Frolik David Booth Brett McLean Richard Zednik Ville Peltonen Gregory Campbell Richard Zednik

Pittsburgh line combos Chris Kunitz Sidney Crosby Bill Guerin Ruslan Fedotenko Evgeni Malkin Pascal Dupuis Tyler Kennedy Jordan Staal Matt Cooke

Key notes: Keith Ballard (1G, 1A, +2, 27:03 ice time, 1:42 PP, 5:09 PK, 1 SOG) has collected seven points in seven games now. Cory Stillman (1A, +1, 17:45 ice time, 2:17 PP, no PK, no SOG, 0-1 FO) had a two-pointer as his only output in six coming in. Radek Dvorak (1A, even, 19:51 ice time, 0:24 PP, 6:02 PK, 1 SOG) has points in three straight and had eight in 17 coming in.

Nick Boynton (1G, 1A, +2, 16:56 ice time, 0:55 PP, 2:07 PK, 4 SOG) just matched his entire February pointage here. Ville Peltonen (1A, even, 2 PIM, 17:27 ice time, 0:24 PP, 3:40 PK, 2 SOG) has a modest three-game point streak running now. David Booth (1A, -1, 4 PIM, 18:59 ice time, 2:17 PP, 0:18 PK, 2 SOG) was coming off that four-point night vs. STL.

Evgeni Malkin (1G, -1, 27:33 ice time, 9:55 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 1-3 FO) and Kris Letang (1A, +1, 21:26 ice time, 3:13 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) were the only players on either team to score in the shootout. Malkin has at least 30 goals in each of his three campaigns and he's at 95 points, which is 11 back of last year's total. Letang has a point-per-game average over five March games.

Sidney Crosby (1G, 1A, +2, 23:37 ice time, 9:44 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 20-8 FO) has points in seven in a row with 12 points in that span and back-to-back two-point outings. Bill Guerin (1A, +2, 20:01 ice time, 9:11 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) and Chris Kunitz (1A, +1, 20:35 ice time, 7:39 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) chipped in as well, so they're doing their best to help out poolies for the stretch run.

Jordan Staal (1G, even, 20:40 ice time, 1:52 PP, 1:58 PK, 8 SOG, 10-7 FO) has scored in three of six with points in four of them. You've got to love that SOG total tonight with all the chances he's generating. Matt Cooke (1A, even, 13:06 ice time, no PP, 2:06 PK, 2 SOG) has points in three of four, while Tyler Kennedy (1A, even, 17:24 ice time, 2:21 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) has four points in his past four starts.

ISLANDERS 2 @ LEAFS 3 (OT) Coming in: New York (22-37-7) was 4-1-1 on its six-game homestand and now had six straight on the road. Toronto (26-28-13) had lost back-to-back regulation games since the "seven straight past regulation" streak ended.

Goaltending match-up: Joey MacDonald (25/28, .893 SV%) vs. Martin Gerber (28/30, .933 SV%) Net notes: MacDonald was 5-16-2 on the road before this one began with 3.88/ .886 splits. Gerber had started twice since coming to TOR with four total goals against.

New York line combos Sean Bergenheim Frans Nielsen Kyle Okposo Blake Comeau Josh Bailey Mike Iggulden Andy Hilbert Dean McAmmond Tim Jackman

Toronto line combos Lee Stempniak Mikhail Grabovski Jason Blake Boyd Devereaux Matt Stajan Nikolai Kulemin Alexei Ponikarovsky John Mitchell Jeff Hamilton

Key notes: Kyle Okposo (1G, even, 21:58 ice time, 6:40 PP, 1:46 PK, 8 SOG, 1-2 FO) has goals in three straight after one point in five. Josh Bailey (1A, even, 20:40 ice time, 6:06 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 9-6 FO) has four points in three games after six with nadda. Mike Iggulden (1A, even, 13:00 ice time, no PP, no PK, 2 SOG) has points in all three of his starts.

Frans Nielsen (1A, even, 17:11 ice time, 5:03 PP, 1:10 PK, 2 SOG, 6-9 FO) had seven points last month and this was his second point of March. This was Sean Bergenheim's (1A, +1, 13:03 ice time, 2:57 PP, 1:31 PK, 2 SOG) fifth game of the month and he had a hat trick as his only other output. Blake Comeau (1G, even, 21:24 ice time, 6:02 PP, 0:37 PK, 4 SOG, 0-2 FO) has a five-game point streak going with points in eight of 11.

Mikhail Grabovski (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 15:48 ice time, 1:23 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 7-7 FO) came up with the GWG, which was his second winner of the season and third of his career. He had no points in four games coming in. Alexei Ponikarovsky (1G, 1A, +2, 13:23 ice time, 0:36 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) has a four-game point streak now after six with none. He was in on the GTG and the winner. He's one shy of his career best of 45 points.

Lee Stempniak (1G, +1, 5 PIM, 15:24 ice time, 1:24 PP, 0:10 PK, 3 SOG) has points in three of four after four with none. Jason Blake (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 19:38 ice time, 3:24 PP, 0:56 PK, 2 SOG) tallied his 52nd point of the season, which ties last year's output.

CAPITALS 2 @ PREDATORS 1 (OT) Coming in: Washington (40-21-6) had dropped all four March affairs. Nashville (33-29-4) just had a six-game winning streak halted @PHI Saturday.

Goaltending match-up: Jose Theodore (27/28, .964 SV%) vs. Dan Ellis (42/44, .955 SV%) Net notes: Theodore was 10-6-3 on the road coming in with 3.31/ .892 splits. Ellis got the nod tonight with Pekka Rinne having a touch of the flu.

Washington line combos Alexander Ovechkin Nicklas Backstrom Viktor Kozlov Tomas Fleischmann Sergei Fedorov Alexander Semin Brooks Laich Dave Steckel Eric Fehr

Nashville line combos Steve Sullivan Jason Arnott J.P. Dumont Martin Erat David Legwand Joel Ward Antti Pihlstrom Vernon Fiddler Jordin Tootoo

Key notes: Sergei Fedorov (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 17:50 ice time, 1:43 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 16-7 FO) has goals in two of four and this was the 93rd GWG of his career. He has 28 points in 41 GP. Nicklas Backstrom (1G, even, 23:57 ice time, 3:20 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 9-15 FO) got Washington's other goal and he has 21 points in 18 GP now with 71 on the season. He had 69 in his rookie campaign.

Alexander Ovechkin (1A, even, 2 PIM, 25:58 ice time, 4:44 PP, no PK, 5 SOG) has 85 points with an eight-game point streak going now. He also has them in 18 of 19. Alexander Semin's (1A, +1, 21:32 ice time, 4:10 PP, 0:56 PK, 8 SOG) six-game goal streak ended here, but he still has points in seven straight with 64 in only 49 starts.

Viktor Kozlov (2A, +1, 19:49 ice time, 1:30 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) had gone six starts without a point.

Shea Weber (1A, -1, 24:40 ice time, 1:49 PP, 0:55 PK, 2 SOG) officially set a new career high with 41 points, while Ryan Suter (1G, -1, 23:56 ice time, 1:06 PP, 1:03 PK, 4 SOG) has points in four straight and is right behind at 36 points. He's been going especially strong over the past month. Martin Erat (1A, even, 20:26 ice time, 1:41 PP, 0:37 PK, 1 SOG, 1-0 FO) has points in five in a row after nine with nadda.

SHARKS 5 @ WILD 4 (OT) Coming in: San Jose (42-12-10) had won six times in five weeks. Minnesota (32-28-5) won two of six on its six-game road swing.

Goaltending match-up: Brian Boucher (25/29, .862 SV%) vs. Niklas Backstrom (18/23, .783 SV%) Net notes: This was Boucher's fourth start of the month already because Evgeni Nabokov was not yet ready to return from injury. Backstrom was 18-9-4 at home with 2.30/ .920 splits coming in with three shutout.

San Jose line combos Travis Moen Joe Thornton Jonathan Cheechoo Jamie McGinn Patrick Marleau Devin Setoguchi Milan Michalek Joe Pavelski Ryane Clowe

Minnesota line combos Owen Nolan Mikko Koivu Antti Miettinen Andrew Brunette Eric Belanger Pierre-Marc Bouchard Stephane Veilleux James Sheppard Cal Clutterbuck

Key notes: Joe Thornton (2G, -1, 19:55 ice time, 2:21 PP, 0:22 PK, 2 SOG, 7-7 FO) has scored in four of five now and this was his second two-goal game of the season. Christian Ehrhoff (1G, 1A, +2, 23:11 ice time, 1:40 PP, 1:49 PK, 2 SOG) added his second GWG of the season and eighth in his career. That winner also meant a two-point night, which netted him 33 points and that ties his career high.

Ryane Clowe (1A, +1, 20:50 ice time, 2:18 PP, 1:27 PK, no SOG, 0-1 FO) has points in two of three after four with nadda, while Milan Michalek (1G, +1, 21:44 ice time, 2:18 PP, 1:34 PK, 4 SOG) has 15 points in his past 17 starts. This was Travis Moen's (1G, 1A, even, 19:11 ice time, no PP, 2:53 PK, 3 SOG) second game with the Sharks and he began the tilt alongside Jumbo Joe. Dan Boyle (1A, even, 26:33 ice time, 3:38 PP, 3:21 PK, no SOG) had three points in 10 GP coming in.

Owen Nolan (2G, +1, 17:59 ice time, 3:41 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 4-4 FO) has points in three straight and this was his third two-goal game in less than a month. Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1G, even, 19:48 ice time, 2:57 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) had 26 points in 29 GP in 2009 before adding more here. Mikko Koivu (2A, even, 2 PIM, 21:53 ice time, 3:33 PP, 1:43 PK, 2 SOG, 6-6 FO) is up to 60 points now and he's continually building on his career best total.

Marek Zidlicky (1A, +1, 26:10 ice time, 4:57 PP, 1:22 PK, 2 SOG) has picked up a point in three of five after seven with nadda. Kim Johnsson (1A, -1, 29:55 ice time, 1:08 PP, 3:06 PK, 2 SOG) has a four-game point streak going after six with none. Marc-Andre Bergeron (1A, +3, 21:46 ice time, 4:17 PP, no PK, 7 SOG) had four points dating back to the start of February coming in.

STARS 2 @ BLUES 5 Coming in: Dallas (31-27-8) had lost five straight before going 2-1-1 in its past four. St. Louis (29-28-8) was looking to avoid its second straight regulation loss for the first time since mid-January.

Goaltending match-up: Marty Turco (5/8, .625 SV%) & Tobias Stephan (17/19, .895 SV%) vs. Chris Mason (20/22, .909 SV%) Net notes: Turco was 14-12-4 with 2.85/ .902 splits on the road before this evening. Mason was 5-7-3 at home with 2.47/ .909 peripherals and a pair of shutouts before this one.

Dallas line combos Steve Ott Mike Ribeiro Loui Eriksson Brian Sutherby Brendan Morrison Mark Parrish James Neal Mike Modano Chris Conner

St. Louis line combos Brad Winchester Keith Tkachuk Brad Boyes Andy McDonald David Backes T.J. Oshie Cam Janssen Patrik Berglund David Perron

Key notes: James Neal (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 20:33 ice time, 5:50 PP, 1:28 PK, 2 SOG, 1-0 FO) popped in his 22nd marker of the season and he has four in his past five after 11 without one. Mike Ribeiro (1G, even, 6 PIM, 22:08 ice time, 7:14 PP, 0:49 PK, 4 SOG, 8-9 FO) has points in five straight with 31 over his past 31 GP.

Mike Modano (1A, -1, 18:52 ice time, 5:54 PP, 2:21 PK, 2 SOG, 9-9 FO) has points in four of six after five with none. Trevor Daley (1A, -1, 23:20 ice time, 1:59 PP, 3:37 PK, no SOG) stopped an eight-game slide here and has 24 points, which ties last year's career high.

David Perron (2G, +2, 2 PIM, 13:41 ice time, 4:35 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) has goals in three of seven and he has 11 on the season. Carlo Colaiacovo (2A, even, 17:32 ice time, 5:01 PP, no PK, no SOG) has a nice little three-game point streak going after five with none, while Brad Boyes (1A, even, 14:52 ice time, 4:48 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) has five points in his past three starts.

David Backes (1G, 1A, +1, 17:03 ice time, 2:46 PP, 3:47 PK, 3 SOG, 1-6 FO) has three straight two-point games now and he's at 40 points with 147 PIM. T.J. Oshie has 11 points in 17 affairs. Alexander Steen (1A, -1, 12:40 ice time, no PP, 2:56 PK, no SOG, 1-1 FO) had one point in eight tries before tonight. Keith Tkachuk (1G, even, 2 PIM, 14:45 ice time, 4:23 PP, no PK, 6 SOG, 8-5 FO) really hadn't done enough to warrant being on most rosters over the past five weeks or so.

THRASHERS 3 @ AVALANCHE 0 Coming in: Atlanta (25-35-6) took three of four on its homestand and now had three away from home. Colorado (29-36-1) ended a six-game losing skid with a win @CHI Sunday.

Goaltending match-up: Kari Lehtonen (35/35) vs. Peter Budaj (33/35, .943 SV%) Net notes: Lehtonen had won each of his two career starts vs. COL coming in with 2.57/ .931 splits. This was his third shutout of the season and 14th of his career. Budaj was 11-9-0 at home with 2.69/ .909 splits and one shutout coming in.

Atlanta line combos Ilya Kovalchuk Todd White Bryan Little Slava Kozlov Rich Peverley Colby Armstrong Colin Stuart Marty Reasoner Eric Perrin

Colorado line combos Ryan Smyth Paul Stastny Milan Hejduk Matt Hendricks Wojtek Wolski Marek Svatos T.J. Hensick Tyler Arnason Chris Stewart

Key notes: Ilya Kovalchuk (2A, +2, 20:49 ice time, 6:01 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) continues to push himself up the point charts and he's at 78 now thanks to a stretch of 13 games that has seen him compile 27 points now. Unreal. Rich Peverley (1G, +1, 19:27 ice time, 2:40 PP, 1:23 PK, 2 SOG, 5-8 FO) has ENGs in two of three and he has 24 points in 24 GP with ATL.

Zach Bogosian (1G, +2, 19:08 ice time, 1:03 PP, 2:25 PK, 4 SOG) hasn't done enough for single season league owners this year, but that just likely opens a window for keeper league owners to strike. Slava Kozlov (1A, even, 17:20 ice time, 4:33 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) has points in 11 of 14, while Todd White (1G, +2, 2 PIM, 17:48 ice time, 4:24 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 12-5 FO) has them in 10 of 11.

Bryan Little (1A, +1, 17:15 ice time, 4:19 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 0-1 FO) has points in eight of 11.