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    Mike Brophy | October 26, 2009

 
TW LW Team Our Take
1 2
(10-2-0) 		Sidney Crosby fires three goals including the shootout winner as the Pens beat the Panthers 3-2 in his 300th NHL game.
2 3
(7-3-1) 		Jarome Iginla cranks it up with four points in two games as the Flames win three straight.
3 4
(10-1-2) 		With eight wins goalie Craig Anderson is more than halfway to his single-season high of 15 set last season in Florida.
4 7
(8-2-2) 		Mike Green's assist on Brooks Laich's OT winner was his eight OT point in the past three seasons.
5 18
(8-4-2) 		Anze Kopitar climbed to the top of the NHL scoring race thanks in part to four three-point games thus far.
6 11
(8-4-1) 		The Sharks have three of the seven top scorers in the league.
7 9
(7-1-1) 		Derek Roy is still looking for his first goal of the season, but leads his club in points thanks to seven assists.
8 14
(6-2-4) 		Brad Richards is looking very much like the Brad Richards of old with a team-leading 13 points in nine games.
9 1
(8-4-1) 		After a great start the Rangers have fallen back to the pack with three consecutive losses and now goalie Henrik Lundqvist has a sore foot.
10 6
(7-4-1) 		Who would have believed Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews and David Bolland would have combined for just five goals after a combined 28 games?
11 13
(7-5-1) 		The team is battling the flu, but has remained surprisingly competitive despite the depleted roster.
12 16
(7-4-0) 		Zach Parise is riding a four-game point streak with three goals and eight points in that span.
13 10
(8-4-0) 		One of the big reasons for the emergence of the Coyotes in the early going has been the production they have gotten from their blueline.
14 5
(6-5-0) 		The Blue Jackets have allowed 22 goals in their past four games.
15 20
(7-6-0) 		Although he still doesn't look to be in peak form, goalie Roberto Luongo appears to be shaking off the early season blahs.
16 8
(6-3-2) 		Even though they ultimately lost, the Sens showed a lot of gumption scoring five third period goals to get to overtime against Nashville.
17 15
(5-4-1) 		The Flyers could really use some production from Simon gagne who is stuck at one goal after nine games.
18 28
(6-6-0) 		Jaroslav Halak saves the day with three straight victories while Carey Price tries to find his game.
19 22
(5-5-1) 		Their top line from last season is gone (traded or hurt) and the goaltending remains suspect.
20 12
(4-4-1) 		While Nik Antropov hasn't scored yet, fellow newcomer Maxim Afinogenov looks reborn with two goals and six points.
21 17
(5-5-1) 		David Perron has two points in the Blues win over Minnesota marking the eighth time in 2009 he has had two points in a Blues victory.
22 23
(4-3-3) 		Free agent Alex Tanguay has no goals in nine games, but with just seven shots on goal what does he expect?
23 19
(4-4-3) 		The Red Wings will continue to flounder as long as they remain near the bottom of the pack in goals-against average. They currently rank 25th.
24 21
(3-6-1) 		Still waiting for the magic of Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf to kick into gear.
25 25
(5-6-1) 		When your top goal-scorer has just three goals in 10 games, you just know you aren't going to win too many games.
26 27
(2-4-5) 		Rob Schremp isn't taking advantage of his new opportunity on Long Island with just one assist in six games.
27 24
(2-6-3) 		You can see the frustration of a horrible start and six straight losses when Eric Staal takes 26 penalty minutes in one game.
28 29
(3-9-0) 		Owen Nolan was one of the big surprises in the league last season when he scored 25 goals in 59 games, but he has just one in 10 this season.
29 26
(2-7-1) 		Veteran Cory Stillman has yet to score for the offence-starved Panthers.
30 30
(1-7-2) 		The Leafs actually played a decent game in Vancouver Saturday, but still came up empty to remain winless.