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Who would have dreamed that Cristobal Huet and Antti Niemi would be a dream goaltending tandem? |
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3 |
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After going nine games without a goal, Devin Setoguchi popped a pair against Edmonton to give his team some important secondary scoring. |
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6 |
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Make that six straight games with points for Alexander Ovechkin - a total of 14 points in that span including five in one game against Toronto. |
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4 |
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Tim Connolly, who wasn't named to team USA for the Olympics, has points in 11 straight games. |
| 5 |
2 |
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The Beasts of the East got a little bit of a wake-up call in a trip out west. |
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12 |
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With all the talk about the Colorado Avalanche and Phoenix Coyotes being surprise teams, has anybody checked where the Predators are in the overall standings lately? |
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7 |
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After three straight games without a point, Evgeni Malkin scored against Vancouver. |
| 8 |
9 |
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Matt Duchene has moved into a tie with John Tavares in the rookie scoring race. |
| 9 |
10 |
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After dropping five straight, the Coyotes bounce back with a pair of wins. |
| 10 |
8 |
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Henrik Sedin scores a goal and three points in a huge Vancouver win over Pittsburgh. |
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13 |
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It looks like Anze Kopitar is coming back to life. He has points in four straight games. |
| 12 |
5 |
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The Flames continue to look for an identity and in the meanwhile have dropped two in a row. |
| 13 |
11 |
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The Wings lose on a disputed goal Saturday and then, despite playing very well, drop a shootout decision to Chicago Sunday. |
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14 |
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There's lots of talk that the Bruins will get in on the Ilya Kovalchuk sweepstakes. |
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22 |
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The upstart Islanders peel off three straight wins and suddenly there are whispers of the playoffs being a very real possibility. |
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18 |
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The Sens welcome captain Daniel Alfredsson back and he rewards them with a goal and three points in a win over the Habs. |
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15 |
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The Rangers get four points from Ryan Callahan to overcome a 2-0 deficit in a 6-2 win over Montreal. |
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21 |
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The top line of Perry-Getzlaf-Ryan continues to be hot and goalie Jonas Hiller is giving his team a chance to win. |
| 19 |
19 |
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Guillaume Latendresse continues to be one of the league's hottest shooters with 16 goals and 19 points in 24 games with Minnesota. |
| 20 |
17 |
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Steve Ott scores the shootout winner against Detroit after spending most of the afternoon chirping at Todd Bertuzzi. |
| 21 |
16 |
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The Flyers were playing better for a while, but back-to-back losses is a reminder they aren't out of the woods yet. |
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25 |
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Alex Steen has 10 points in 10 games including seven goals. |
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26 |
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Veteran Cory Stillman is starting to light it up with six points in four games. |
| 24 |
20 |
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The Habs blew a 2-0 lead in losing 6-2 to the Rangers Sunday. |
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27 |
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All eyes are on GM Don Waddell to see what he's going to do with Ilya Kovalchuk - sign him or trade him? |
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23 |
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For a guy supposedly having a dreadful season, Vinny Lecavalier suddenly finds himself 22nd in NHL scoring. |
| 27 |
24 |
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Coach Ken Hitchcock bought himself a little time, but the team has taken yet another dip. |
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28 |
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A huge win over Philadelphia was followed by an embarrassing loss in Washington. |
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29 |
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Time for GM Steve Tambellini to put his stamp on this team with a big trade. |
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30 |
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The Canes are in trade talks with everybody, but feel they'll get more in return at the deadline. |