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    Mike Brophy | November 6, 2009

 
TW LW Team Our Take
1 1
(11-3-0) 		Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski is doing a nice job filling in for the injured Sergei Gonchar.
2 6
(10-4-1) 		San Jose Sharks Patrick Marleau continues to be the best player on a team that is now challenging for first overall.
3 3
(10-3-2) 		Colorado Avalanche 18-year-old rookie Ryan O'Reilly leads the Avs with a plus-10.
4 4
(8-2-4) 		The Caps have dropped a pair, but don't blame defenceman Mike Green, who is on a nine-game point streak.
5 13
(9-4-0) 		The Coyotes secret to success is in keeping the opposition off the scoreboard. They lead the NHL with a 1.92 GAA.
6 9
(9-5-1) 		Marian Gaborik returns to action and scores the only goal in a 1-0 win over the Bruins.
7 7
(8-2-1) 		The Sabres have been one of the great stories thus far, but they got smoked by another great story, the Islanders.
8 10
(8-4-1) 		Don't look now, but Cristobal Huet is starting to look like a legitimate starting goaltender. Can it last?
9 5
(8-4-2) 		Alexander Forlov has seven points in four games since being blanked in a 2-1 loss to Vancouver.
10 12
(8-4-0) 		Call them the Kings of the Road. The Devils are perfect in seven games when they are the visitors.
11 15
(8-7-0) 		Craig Anderson has been all the rage with the Avalanche this season, but Sunday it was former Colorado goalie Andrew Raycroft stealing the show with a shutout win.
12 8
(6-3-5) 		Starting goalie Marty Turco has missed two games with the flu - both were losses for the Stars.
13 2
(7-4-1) 		After going minus-5 in his first seven games, defenceman Dion Phaneuf is plus-5 in his past five games.
14 14
(7-5-1) 		For a team that prides itself on defence, the Blue jackets have allowed 34 goals in its last seven games. Awful!
15 11
(7-6-1) 		A solid effort went out the window in a 2-0 loss to the Bruins on Saturday.
16 23
(5-4-3) 		Still waiting for Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk to kick it into gear.
17 16
(6-4-2) 		Even with Jason Spezza sidelined, the Sens out-shot the Thrashers 51-21, but lose 3-1.
18 18
(7-7-0) 		The Habs edge the Leafs 5-4 in a battle of slumping Original Six teams.
19 17
(6-4-1) 		Injuries to Daniel Briere and Simon Gagne have taken a toll on a team that was supposed to be dominant.
20 25
(6-6-1) 		The Predators have won three in a row and four of its last five.
21 19
(6-6-1) 		Tuukka Rask makes 18 saves to record a shutout over the Oilers, but top star goes to Blake Wheeler with a goal and an assist.
22 26
(4-4-5) 		The NHL's hardest working team registers back-to-back wins with Jeff Tambellini leading the way.
23 20
(5-4-1) 		Still waiting for Nik Antropov to score … he has 10 assists in 10 games.
24 22
(4-3-4) 		With 10 goals in 11 games, Steven Stamkos is showing no signs of a sophomore slump.
25 24
(4-6-2) 		Corey Perry is on a five-game points streak with four goals and four assists in that span.
26 21
(5-6-1) 		Paul Kariya has no goals and just one assist in his last five games.
27 29
(4-7-1) 		With eight goals in his first 12 games, Steven Reinprecht is well on his way to smashing his single-season high of 22 set in 2005-06.
28 28
(5-9-0) 		This team goes nowhere until Martin Havlat starts to score. He has no goals in nine games, and just one on the year.
29 30
(1-7-4) 		The Leafs have actually looked okay in dropping three straight overtime games.
30 27
(2-8-3) 		Maybe it wasn't such a good idea trying to put back together the 2005-06 championship team.