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Toronto Maple Leafs 5 @ Carolina Hurricanes 6 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Jonas Gustavsson (40/45, .889 SV%) @ Manny Legace (27/32, .844 SV%)
Net notes: Gustavsson was 1-0-0 vs. CAR coming in with 2.00/ .944 splits. Legace was 3-4-0 vs. TOR coming in with 3.09/ .878 splits.

Alexei Ponikarovsky Matt Stajan Phil Kessel
Niklas Hagman Mikhail Grabovski Jason Blake
Nikolai Kulemin John Mitchell Lee Stempniak
Jamal Mayers Rickard Wallin Colton Orr

Jeff Finger Tomas Kaberle
Ian White Francois Beauchemin
Luke Schenn Carl Gunnarsson

Jussi Jokinen Matt Cullen Tuomo Ruutu
Ray Whitney Brandon Sutter Erik Cole
Sergei Samsonov Rod Brind'Amour Chad LaRose
Tom Kostopoulos Stephane Yelle Patrick Dwyer

Tim Gleason Joe Corvo
Aaron Ward Andrew Alberts
Niclas Wallin Bryan Rodney

Key notes: Matt Stajan (1G, even, 22:13 TOI, 3:39 PP, 4:47 PK, 3 SOG, 16-12 FO for 57%) scored early in this one and that gives him points in four straight and five of six. He also has goals in two of three. Jason Blake (1A, even, 16:20 TOI, 2:29 PP, 0:18 PK, 4 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) has points in five of his past seven. Mikhail Grabovski (1G, even, 19:24 TOI, 2:29 PP, 0:23 PK, 3 SOG, 7-12 FO for 37%) had gone eight games without a goal and he had been pointless for four coming in.

Alexi Ponikarovsky (1G, 1A, even, 18:09 TOI, 3:39 PP, 0:58 PK, 3 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) had gone three games sans points, but had five in five before that stretch. Tomas Kaberle (1A, +1, 25:18 TOI, 4:47 PP, 0:34 PK, no SOG) had 17 points in 12 October starts and then had four in seven November outings coming in here. Ian White (1G, +2, 11 PIM, 23:40 TOI, 1:19 PP, 2:08 PK, 3 SOG) had seven points in nine starts as this one began and he scored a clutch goal in the last minute of play with the game tied, even though Carolina came back to tie it again shortly after that one and then win it in the shootout.

Lee Stempniak (1G, even, 15:42 TOI, 0:05 PP, 3:42 PK, 2 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had nine points on the year before tonight, but just two in seven November games. John Mitchell (1A, even, 16:19 TOI, 0:10 PP, 3:58 PK, 1 SOG, 6-9 FO for 40%) scored when these teams met earlier this month, but had just one point in five games between them. Nikolai Kulemin (2A, even, 10:50 TOI, 0:10 PP, no PK, no SOG) had 31 points in his rookie campaign, but just three on this season coming in here. Francois Beauchemin (1A, even, 28:02 TOI, 2:24 PP, 5:31 PK, 6 SOG) had chipped in four points in seven games prior to the puck drop tonight.

Top PP times (TOR): Kaberle (4:47), Gunnarsson (4:01), Kessel (3:39), Stajan (3:39) and Hagman (2:34)
Top PP times (CAR): Corvo (8:34), Ruutu (7:15), Whitney (7:04), Sutter (6:20) and Rodney (5:34)

Matt Cullen (1G, 1A, +2, 22:29 TOI, 2:52 PP, 2:37 PK, 3 SOG, 12-10 FO for 55%) had gone 11 games without a goal, but he has points in three straight and four of five now. Tuomo Ruutu (4A, +3, 22:58 TOI, 7:15 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) had four points in four games coming in after having started the month with nadda in four. He scored in the shootout. Jussi Jokinen (1A, +2, 18:43 TOI, 4:09 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 1-3 FO for 25%) has points in five of seven and he also converted his shootout chance.

Chad LaRose (1A, even, 2 PIM, 12:49 TOI, 0:30 PP, 1:07 PK, 3 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had a couple of points this month coming in here. Tim Gleason (2G, +1, 24:27 TOI, 4:53 PP, 3:14 PK, 2 SOG) has fired in goals in three of six from the back end. Brandon Sutter (1A, -2, 23:16 TOI, 6:20 PP, 2:08 PK, 3 SOG, 11-14 FO for 44%) has points in four straight and that included five points in three games before this evening.

Erik Cole (1G, -2, 7 PIM, 16:22 TOI, 3:20 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) has points in three of his past six now, which has accounted for all of his scoring this season in 11 total GP. Joe Corvo (1A, +1, 33:21 TOI, 8:34 PP, 3:48 PK, 6 SOG) has three points in his past three starts after having one in seven.

Boston Bruins 4 @ Atlanta Thrashers 3 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Tuukka Rask (32/35, .914 SV%) vs. Ondrej Pavelec (39/42, .929 SV%)
Net notes: Rask was 0-0-1 in his only other start vs. ATL with 2.77/ .923 splits. Pavelec was pulled in his only other start vs. BOS after giving up three goals on five shots.

Marco Sturm Patrice Bergeron Mark Recchi
Blake Wheeler David Krejci Michael Ryder
Milan Lucic Steve Begin Byron Bitz
Daniel Paille Vladimir Sobotka Shawn Thornton

Zdeno Chara Derek Morris
Andrew Ference Dennis Wideman
Brad Stuart Matt Hunwick

Ilya Kovalchuk Nik Antropov Maxim Afinogenov
Slava Kozlov Todd White Bryan Little
Evander Kane Rich Peverley Colby Armstrong
Eric Boulton Marty Reasoner Chris Thorburn

Ron Hainsey Zach Bogosian
Tobias Enstrom Pavel Kubina
Mark Popovic Christoph Schubert

Key notes: Milan Lucic (even, 14:01 TOI, no PP, no PK, 2 SOG) made his return to the line-up tonight. Marco Sturm (1G, even, 2  PIM, 16:48 TOI, 0:52 PP, 2:16 PK, 3 SOG) has come up with goals in three of six, but still had just two points in nine games before this effort. Mark Recchi (1A, even, 4 PIM, 14:11 TOI, 1:11 PP, 0:23 PK, no SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had four points in five starts coming in. Patrice Bergeron (-1, 21:22 TOI, 1:11 PP, 3:13 PK, 4 SOG, 15-10 FO for 60%) had a pretty nice deke in the shootout to score.

Dennis Wideman (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 28:03 TOI, 0:52 PP, 4:19 PK, 2 SOG) had a grand total of four points this season before tonight. Blake Wheeler (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 16:26 TOI, 1:10 PP, 2:24 PK, 3 SOG) had three points in five tries headed into this affair. Michael Ryder (2G, +1, 2 PIM, 13:07 TOI, 0:51 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) has goals in two of three after 10 games without a point. He had 17 points in 19 GP vs. ATL coming in. David Krejci (1A, +1, 16:05 TOI, 0:51 PP, 2:09 PK, 3 SOG, 7-6 FO for 54%) actually had nine points in his seven starts vs. ATL before tonight and he had three points in two games overall coming in after six without a point.

Top PP times (BOS): Chara (1:11), Recchi (1:11), Bergeron (1:11), Morris (1:10) and Wheeler (1:10)
Top PP times (ATL): Kovalchuk (9:52), Afinogenov (7:53), Antropov (7:33), Enstrom (7:32) and Peverley (6:54)

Ilya Kovalchuk (1G, 2A, +1, 24:48 TOI, 9:52 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 0-2 FO for 0%) had piled up 18 points in his 11 starts headed in here, while Nik Antropov (1G, +2, 21:36 TOI, 7:33 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 3-11 FO for 21%) finally scored first goal of the season after tallying 16 helpers in 17 GP coming in. Maxim Afinogenov (1G, 1A, +2, 21:49 TOI, 7:53 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) had 10 points in seven November outings before tonight. Tobias Enstrom (2A, +2, 24:48 TOI, 7:32 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) had five points in six games as this one began, but he's been chipping in regularly all season long.

Pittsburgh Penguins 2 @ Ottawa Senators 6
Goaltending match-up: Marc-Andre Fleury (19/24, .792 SV%) & Brent Johnson (6/7, .857 SV%) vs. Pascal Leclaire (25/27, .926 SV%)
Net notes: MAF was 4-5-1 vs. OTT coming in with 3.94/ .884 splits. Leclaire was 1-1-0 vs. PIT with 2.50/ .912 splits coming in here.

Ruslan Fedotenko Sidney Crosby Evgeni Malkin
Pascal Dupuis Jordan Staal Bill Guerin
Matt Cooke Craig Adams Max Talbot
Chris Bourque Michael Rupp Eric Godard

Sergei Gonchar Deryk Engelland
Mark Eaton Ben Lovejoy
Martin Skoula Nate Guerin

Milan Michalek Jason Spezza Daniel Alfredsson
Nick Foligno Mike Fisher Alex Kovalev
Jarkko Ruutu Chris Kelly Chris Neil
Shean Donovan Jesse Winchester Jonathan Cheechoo

Chris Phillips Filip Kuba
Matt Carkner Chris Campoli
Alexandre Picard Brian Lee

Key notes: Sergei Gonchar (-1, 25:30 TOI, 8:36 PP, 1:39 PK, 1 SOG) and Max Talbot (-1, 2 PIM, 13:17 TOI, no PP, 1:14 PK, no SOG) were activated by the Pens tonight.

Evgeni Malkin (1G, even, 23:02 TOI, 7:59 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 1-3 FO for 25%) had gone five starts without scoring before tonight. He has four points in three games since returning to the line-up. Jordan Staal (1G, -1, 17:46 TOI, 1:45 PP, 2:34 PK, 2 SOG, 5-8 FO for 38%) had a goal the last time he faced this team and he has markers back-to-back with points in three straight.

Bill Guerin (1A, even, 2 PIM, 17:38 TOI, 6:32 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) also has a minor three-game point streak, while Pascal Dupuis (1A, even, 14:44 TOI, no PP, 1:51 PK, 3 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) is averaging a point-per-game in that time thanks to his two-goal effort vs. BOS. Matt Cooke (1A, -2, 14:53 TOI, 1:34 PP, 2:19 PK, 1 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) has points in each of his past three.

Top PP times (PIT): Gonchar (8:36), Malkin (7:59), Crosby (7:15), Guerin (6:32) and Eaton (3:38)
Top PP times (OTT): Spezza (3:17), Picard (2:30), Kuba (2:29), Phillips (2:03) and Campoli (1:50)

Mike Fisher (3A, +2, 17:24 TOI, 1:20 PP, 2:11 PK, 4 SOG, 8-7 FO for 53%) is still making routine scoring summary appearances for his owners and he also had 16 SOG in four starts before tonight. Daniel Alfredsson (1A, +1, 17:47 TOI, 1:27 PP, 2:35 PK, 3 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had just one point in four tries before tonight, but that's about the worst we've seen in terms of a slump from the Swede this year. Milan Michalek (1G, even, 19:32 TOI, 1:49 PP, 3:58 PK, 3 SOG) has points in 10 of his past 15 outings after beginning the year pointless in four.

Nick Foligno (2A, +1, 15:25 TOI, 0:49 PP, no PK, no SOG) had just one other point in November. Alexandre Picard (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 21:04 TOI, 2:30 PP, 2:00 PK, no SOG) had netted three helpers in four games before adding more tonight.

Filip Kuba (1A, +1, 22:51 TOI, 2:29 PP, 5:49 PK, 5 SOG) had gone five games without a point, while the defensive Chris Phillips (2G, +2, 2 PIM, 23:02 TOI, 2:03 PP, 5:03 PK, 2 SOG) got his first points of the month and he went from three to five points on the season. Jonathan Cheechoo (1G, +1, 9:57 TOI, 1:28 PP, 0:14 PK, 2 SOG) has both of his goals in '09-10 in his past five starts.

Phoenix Coyotes 2 @ St. Louis Blues 3 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Ilya Bryzgalov (27/30, .900 SV%) vs. Chris Mason (34/36, .944 SV%)
Net notes: Bryzgalov was 4-6-0 vs. STL with 2.57/ .917 splits and two shutouts coming in. Mason was 5-2-2 vs. PHO with 2.52/ .913 splits.

Scottie Upshall Robert Lang Shane Doan
Petr Prucha Martin Hanzal Radim Vrbata
Lauri Korpikoski Peter Mueller Paul Bissonnette
Daniel Winnik Vernon Fiddler Taylor Pyatt

Jim Vandermeer Adrian Aucoin
Keith Yandle David Schlemko
Sami Lepisto Shaun Heska

David Perron Andy McDonald Brad Boyes
Paul Kariya David Backes T.J. Oshie
Patrik Berglund Jay McClement B.J. Crombeen
Brad Winchester Keith Tkachuk Cam Janssen

Barret Jackman Roman Polak
Eric Brewer Alex Pietrangelo
Carlo Colaiacovo Erik Johnson

Key notes: Radim Vrbata (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 15:59 TOI, 2:35 PP, no PK, 8 SOG) has goals in three of his past four with points in four of five. Petr Prucha (1A, -1, 16:56 TOI, 2:30 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 2-2 FO for 50%) opened the season with points in each of his first two starts, but then had just two points the rest of the way until tonight.

Top PP times (PHO): Yandle (3:45), Doan (3:27), Aucoin (3:26), Lang (3:14) and Hanzal (3:01)
Top PP times (STL): Johnson (4:17), McDonald (4:13), Perron (4:07), Boyes (4:07) and Colaiacovo (3:56)

Keith Tkachuk (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 12:59 TOI, 1:47 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 5-2 FO for 71%) had gone seven games without a point. T.J. Oshie (1G, 1A, +2, 18:17 TOI, 1:53 PP, 2:05 PK, 4 SOG, 1-1 FO for 50%) had six points in 14 GP coming in and that included three in his past five games. David Backes (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 18:10 TOI, no PP, 1:02 PK, 4 SOG, 0-6 FO for 0%) has points in two of four now and while his points haven't been as plentiful as his owners would like to date, at least the PIM and SOG are there.

Carlo Colaiacovo (2A, +3, 20:53 TOI, 3:56 PP, 0:09 PK, 1 SOG) has five points in his past eight outings, while Erik Johnson (1G, +2, 22:36 TOI, 4:17 PP, 0:41 PK, 3 SOG) has points in five of seven with six total in that period.

New Jersey Devils 2 @ Nashville Predators 3 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Martin Brodeur (26/28, .929 SV%) vs. Pekka Rinne (26/28, .929 SV%)
Net notes: Brodeur was 5-4-0 vs. NAS coming in with 2.64/ .908 splits. Rinne was 0-1-0 vs. NJD with 2.03/ .941 splits.

Zach Parise Travis Zajac Patrik Elias
Brian Rolston Dainius Zubrus Jamie Langenbrunner
Nicklas Bergfors Tim Sestito David Clarkson
Andrew Peters Rod Pelley Dean McAmmond

Colin White Mike Mottau
Andy Greene Bryce Salvador
Bryce Salvador Tyler Eckford

Steve Sullivan Jason Arnott J.P. Dumont
Martin Erat Mike Santorelli Patric Hornqvist
Jerred Smithson David Legwand Joel Ward
Jordin Tootoo Marcel Goc Patric Hornqvist

Shea Weber Ryan Suter
Dan Hamhuis Cody Franson
Kevin Klein Francis Bouillon

Key notes: Zach Parise (2G, +2, 24:03 TOI, 2:01 PP, 1:35 PK, 7 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had a five-game goal streak on the line tonight with four two-point efforts and nine points overall in that time. Travis Zajac (1A, even, 24:19 TOI, 2:08 PP, 1:57 PK, 1 SOG, 10-10 FO for 50%) was the only Devils player to score in the shootout and it was one of the funnier "whoops" goals you've seen lately. Patrik Elias (1A, +2, 2 PIM, 20:42 TOI, 1:53 PP, 0:59 PK, no SOG, 1-1 FO for 50%) has three helpers in his past two starts.

Top PP times (NJD): Zajac (2:08), Rolston (2:07), Langenbrunner (2:07), Parise (2:01) and Elias (1:53)
Top PP times (NAS): Weber (3:03), Suter (3:03), Arnott (2:37), Sullivan (2:37) and Dumont (2:26)

Jason Arnott (2G, even, 18:07 TOI, 2:37 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 12-9 FO for 57%) has points in two of three after seven without one. Steve Sullivan (1A, even, 18:07 TOI, 2:37 PP, 0:06 PK, 2 SOG) has points in three straight, as does linemate J.P. Dumont (2A, even, 16:14 TOI, 2:26 PP, no PK, 3 SOG). Ryan Suter (1A, -1, 25:14 TOI, 3:03 PP, 2:12 PK, no SOG) has three points in two games after having gone seven without one.

Mike Santorelli and Martin Erat each scored in the shootout to win the game for the Preds.

Columbus Blue Jackets 4 @ Dallas Stars 1
Goaltending match-up: Steve Mason (25/26, .962 SV%) vs. Marty Turco (24/28, .857 SV%)
Net notes: Mason was 0-0-1 vs. DAL coming in with 3.96/ .833 splits. Turco was 14-1-2 vs. CBJ with 2.24/ .909 splits and two shutouts.

Kristian Huselius Antoine Vermette Rick Nash
R.J. Umberger Derick Brassard Jakub Voracek
Jason Chimera Derek MacKenzie Derek Dorsett
Raffi Torres Mike Blunden Jared Boll

Anton Stralman Fedor Tyutin
Marc Methot Jan Hejda
Mike Commodore Rostislav Klesla

James Neal Brad Richards Loui Eriksson
Brenden Morrow Mike Modano Jamie Benn
Steve Ott Mike Ribeiro Jere Lehtinen
Krys Barch Tom Wandell Toby Petersen

Nicklas Grossman Stephane Robidas
Karlis Skrastins Matt Niskanen
Mark Fistric Trevor Daley

Key notes: Rick Nash (1G, even, 4 PIM, 21:34 TOI, 6:36 PP, 1:25 PK, 4 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had scored 13 times before tonight and he now has goals in seven of his past nine starts. Kristian Huselius (2G, 1A, +1, 22:30 TOI, 5:34 PP, 2:02 PK, 4 SOG) has points in each of his past three outings since returning to the line-up. He added a SHG tonight and that was his first of those since '06-7. He had three total in his career before tonight. Fedor Tyutin (2A, even, 22:29 TOI, 6:12 PP, 2:15 PK, no SOG) was coming off that two-pointer vs. EDM and he had four points this month coming in.

Jakub Voracek (1A, even, 14:49 TOI, 3:09 PP, 0:09 PK, 3 SOG) stopped a four-game pointless skid and he's at 13 points on the year. Raffi Torres (1G, -1, 12:49 TOI, 3:16 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) was back in the line-up tonight. He had a pair of two-goal games in five tries earlier this month.

Top PP times (CBJ): Nash (6:36), Tyutin (6:12), Stralman (5:39), Huselius (5:34) and Klesla (3:43)
Top PP times (DAL): Richards (5:12), Niskanen (4:31), Modano (3:06), Eriksson (3:06) and Ribeiro (2:45)

Mike Modano (1G, +1, 13:22 TOI, 3:06 PP, 0:06 PK, 2 SOG, 8-6 FO for 57%) has all five of his points on the season in his past four starts, while Jamie Benn (1A, even, 2 PIM, 15:22 TOI, 2:26 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) had one point in seven games before tonight.

Chicago Blackhawks 7 @ Calgary Flames 1
Goaltending match-up: Cristobal Huet (27/28, .964 SV%) vs. Miikka Kiprusoff (18/24, .750 SV%) & Curtis McElhinney (1/2, .500 %)
Net notes: Huet was 2-4-1-0 vs. CGY with 3.06/ .885 splits coming in. Kipper was 8-7-1-4 vs. CHI with 2.88/ .904 splits.

Bryan Bickell Jonathan Toews Patrick Kane
Dustin Byfuglien Kris Versteeg Patrick Sharp
Andrew Ladd John Madden Troy Brouwer
Ben Eager Colin Fraser Tomas Kopecky

Niklas Hjalmarsson Brian Campbell
Duncan Keith Brent Seabrook
Brent Sopel Cam Barker

David Moss Olli Jokinen Jarome Iginla
Nigel Dawes Daymond Langkow Rene Bourque
Eric Nystrom Dustin Boyd Curtis Glencross
Brian McGrattan Craig Conroy Fredrik Sjostrom

Dion Phaneuf Robyn Regehr
Jay Bouwmeester Cory Sarich
Mark Giordano Adam Pardy

Key notes: Patrick Kane (1G, 1A, +1, 15:08 TOI, 2:17 PP, 0:05 PK, 3 SOG) celebrated his 21st birthday with another multi-point effort tonight, which extended his point streak to eight games and pushed him past the point-per-game mark too. He had three points the last time these teams met. Patrick Sharp (2A, +1, 18:05 TOI, 3:11 PP, 2:00 PK, 4 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) has points in five of six now, while Kris Versteeg (2G, +1, 16:49 TOI, 1:41 PP, 3:02 PK, 2 SOG, 2-7 FO for 22%) stopped a brief three-game pointless skid.

Duncan Keith (3A, +2, 2 PIM, 23:52 TOI, 3:14 PP, 3:24 PK, 2 SOG) has been faring really well this season and this was his fourth multi-pointer in five starts. Cam Barker (2A, even, 16:02 TOI, 2:24 PP, no PK, no SOG) had one point in six games this month coming in. Brian Campbell (2A, +2, 23:23 TOI, 4:11 PP, 1:47 PK, 1 SOG) has points in three of seven in November after ending October with nadda in his last six. Brent Seabrook (1A, +1, 7 PIM, 18:42 TOI, 1:27 PP, 3:24 PK, 1 SOG) has a modest three-game point streak going after going eight without one.

Andrew Ladd (1G, +1, 14:23 TOI, 0:11 PP, 0:36 PK, 1 SOG) has points in each of his past two after one in seven. Troy Brouwer (1G, even, 15:54 TOI, 2:25 PP, 3:04 PK, 4 SOG) had five points in four games before adding more here, while Dustin Byfuglien (1G, +1, 15:14 TOI, 2:59 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) snapped a four-game pointless skid. He had one goal in nine games coming in with a -6 rating in that time.

Top PP times (CHI): Campbell (4:11), Keith (3:14), Sharp (3:11), Toews (3:11) and Byfuglien (2:59)
Top PP times (CGY): Iginla (5:03), Bouwmeester (4:50), Phaneuf (4:49), Langkow (3:53) and Jokinen (3:48)

Olli Jokinen (1G, -2, 17:26 TOI, 3:48 PP, 0:12 PK, 7 SOG, 10-8 FO for 56%) got his first goal since October 28th and he has points in six of eight this month. Jarome Iginla (1A, -2, 19:20 TOI, 5:03 PP, 0:06 PK, 3 SOG, 1-2 FO for 33%) had nine points last month and had eight goals and a helper in seven tries in November before tonight. Jay Bouwmeester (1A, -1, 23:01 TOI, 4:50 PP, 3:41 PK, 2 SOG) has a point in each of his past three now and he began the evening with nine points overall.

Tampa Bay Lightning 3 @ Anaheim Ducks 4 (OT)
Goaltending match-up: Mike Smith (23/27, .852 SV%) vs. Jonas Hiller (21/24, .875 SV%)
Net notes: Smith was 3-0-0 vs. ANH coming in with 0.60/ .975 splits and one shutout. Hiller was 0-1-0 vs. TB with 4.08/ .789 splits.

Ryan Malone Vincent Lecavalier Paul Szczechura
Alex Tanguay Steven Stamkos Martin St. Louis
James Wright Jeff Halpern Steve Downie
Todd Fedoruk Zenon Konopka Stephane Veilleux

Andrej Meszaros Victor Hedman
Lukas Krajicek Kurtis Foster
Matt Walker David Hale

Bobby Ryan Ryan Getzlaf Corey Perry
Evgeny Artyukhin Petteri Nokelainen Teemu Selanne
Kyle Calder Todd Marchant Joffrey Lupul
Mike Brown MacGregor Sharp George Parros

Nick Boynton Scott Niedermayer
Ryan Whitney James Wisniewski
Sheldon Brookbank Brendan Mikkelson

Key notes: Steven Stamkos (1G, +1, 18:13 TOI, 2:24 PP, 0:29 PK, 1 SOG, 7-7 FO for 50%) has points in all but three games this season and he started this one with 21 points to his name. Vincent Lecavalier (1A, +1, 20:59 TOI, 3:55 PP, 1:34 PK, 4 SOG, 12-8 FO for 60%) was only four points back of him and was coming off that three-pointe @PHO. Ryan Malone's (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 19:15 TOI, 2:17 PP, 2:06 PK, no SOG, 1-1 FO for 50%) point streak is at five games and he had three two-pointers in four outings before tonight. Martin St. Louis (1G, +1, 22:38 TOI, 5:59 PP, 0:12 PK, 3 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) had points in every October game and now he has them in five of eight this month.

Victor Hedman (1A, +1, 24:22 TOI, 0:32 PP, 3:35 PK, no SOG) had four points in his first five NHL games, but then nothing until tonight. Jeff Halpern (1G, even, 14:53 TOI, 3:07 PP, 2:25 PK, 3 SOG, 5-5 FO for 50%) had nothing in October whatsoever, but has points in five of eight this month. Steve Downie (2A, +1, 11:22 TOI, 2:16 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) has points in three of six and he had 21 PIM in that span too before this evening.

Top PP times (TB): St. Louis (5:59), Lecavalier (3:55), Tanguay (3:54), Foster (3:31) and Halpern (3:07)
Top PP times (ANH): Whitney (5:38), Niedermayer (5:27), Getzlaf (5:17), Perry (4:56) and Selanne (4:54)

Corey Perry (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 22:46 TOI, 4:56 PP, 0:54 PK, 4 SOG, 1-1 FO for 50%) has points in 13 straight games. Ryan Getzlaf (1G, 2A, +1, 24:12 TOI, 5:17 PP, 1:18 PK, 2 SOG, 8-10 FO for 44%) was a part of that streak until the last game @PIT, so he has to start all over. Bobby Ryan (1G, even, 21:44 TOI, 2:22 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had his six-game point streak stopped in that one too, but he's been really solid for the past three weeks after a slow start offensively.

Teemu Selanne (1G, 2A, even, 18:42 TOI, 4:54 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 0-3 FO for 0%) had seven points in eight tries before tonight. Joffrey Lupul (1A, -1, 12:28 TOI, 2:45 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) has points in two of three after six without one. Scott Niedermayer (1G, even, 28:12 TOI, 5:27 PP, 4:48 PK, 4 SOG) got his first GWG of the season. He has five points this month and 13 on the season.

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