Goaltending match-up: Nikolai Khabibulin (25/28, .893 SV%) vs. Curtis McElhinney (23/25, .920 SV%) & Jonas Hiller (3/3)
Combos: Dustin Penner – Taylor Hall – Ales Hemsky/ Magnus Paajarvi – Sam Gagner – Linus Omark/ Liam Reddox – Andrew Cogliano – Ryan Jones/ Jean-Francois Jacques – Colin Fraser – Steve MacIntyre/ Theo Peckham – Tom Gilbert/ Ladislav Smid – Jeff Petry/ Taylor Chorney – Kurtis Foster
Scratches: Foster, Stortini, Brule
Top PP times: Gilbert (7:58), Hall (6:36), Hemsky (6:36), Petry (6:16), Penner (6:05)
Trending: Magnus Paajaarvi (1G, +2, 2:23 PP, 5 SOG) and Sam Gagner (1G, 1A, +2, 4:19 PP, 5 SOG) scored 26 apart in the second period to chip into the 3-0 ANH lead. Paajaarvi has points in two of three after nine without one. Gagner had been shut down in his past five. Linus Omark (1A, +2, 3:07 PP, 3 SOG) had 2-5-7 in 14 GP coming in.
Combos: Matt Beleskey – Bobby Ryan – Corey Perry/ Jason Blake – Saku Koivu – Teemu Selanne/ Brandon McMillan – Maxim Lapierre – Joffrey Lupul/ Kyle Chipchura – Todd Marchant – George Parros/ Toni Lydman – Lubomir Visnovsky/ Luca Sbisa – Andy Sutton/ Andreas Lilja – Cam Fowler
Scratches: Brookbank, Mara, Sexton
Top PP times: Visnovsky (7:22), Fowler (6:48), Selanne (5:10), Perry (4:39), Koivu (4:39)
Trending: Teemu Selanne (2G, +1, 4 SOG) had 83 points in 71 GP vs. EDM coming in and Lubomir Visnovsky (2A, +1, 1 SOG) is averaging more than a point-per-game at home after 25 GP. Cam Fowler (1A, -2, 1 SOG) had five helpers in four games before tonight and Jason Blake (1A, +1, 3:29 PP, 3 SOG) has a modest three-game point streak rolling. Toni Lydman (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 1:03 PP, 2 SOG) has points in four of seven on D.