Goaltending match-up: Peter Budaj (35/38, .921 SV%) vs. Ilya Bryzgalov (17/20, .850 SV%)
Combos: Daniel Winnik – Paul Stastny – David Jones/ Kevin Porter – Matt Duchene – Milan Hejduk/ Phillip Dupuis – Ryan O’Reilly – Ryan Stoa/ Cody McLeod – Jay McClement – Brandon Yip/ David Koci/ John-Michael Liles – Ryan O’Byrne/ Erik Johnson – Matt Hunwick/ Jonas Holos
Scratches: Olver, Gaunce, Wilson, Foote
Top PP times: Johnson (5:30), Stastny (3:54), Duchene (3:53), Liles (3:47), Jones (3:44)
Trending: Daniel Winnik (1A, 0:21 PP, no SOG) had chipped in five points in six tilts coming in here, while Cody McLeod (1A, 2 PIM, 0:28 PP, 2 SOG) had 38 PIM in 13 GP this month with 1-0-1 as well. Ryan O’Reilly (1G, 1A, +2, 3:36 PP, 3 SOG) has come up with goals in four of his past six. John-Michael Liles (1A, +1, 1 SOG) has points in B2B games, but still only had three points in March. Kevin Porter (1A, +1, 3:12 PP, 2 SOG) has points in four of seven. Shootout: O’Reilly
Combos: Ray Whitney – Eric Belanger – Shane Doan/ Ryan Hollweg – Vernon Fiddler – Lee Stempniak/ Mikkel Boedker – Kyle Turris – Radim Vrbata/ Brett MacLean – Andrew Ebbett – Paul Bissonnette/ Keith Yandle – Derek Morris/ Rostislav Klesla – Adrian Aucoin/ David Schlemko – Michal Rozsival
Scratches: Hanzal, Pyatt, Korpikoski
Top PP times: Yandle (9:03), Doan (7:48), Whitney (7:30), Vrbata (7:04), Belanger (6:20)
Trending: Lee Stempniak (1G, 0:17 PP, 5 SOG) only had 0-1-1 in 5 GP coming in, but had 5-10-15 in 18 GP vs. COL before tonight. Shane Doan (1G, 1A, -1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG) also only had one point in five tries before this one, while Eric Belanger (1A, -1, 6 SOG) tallied 4-6-10 in 14 March outings. Ray Whitney (1G, 1A, -1, 2 SOG) had a 2A outing the last time he played the Avs and he entered this evening four points shy of last year’s total of 58. Keith Yandle (1A, 3 SOG) only had one helper in seven games coming in here, leaving him stalled in his effort to reach the 60-point plateau for the year. He needed two points here.