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CANADIENS 1 @ BRUINS 3
Coming in: Montreal (25-10-6) had a four-game winning streak on the line here with a 9-1-1 record in its past 11. Boston (31-7-4) had won back-to-back since enduring its only two-game-or-more losing streak since mid-October.
Goaltending match-up: Jaroslav Halak (26/29, .897 SV%) vs. Tim Thomas (34/35, .971 SV%)
Net notes: Halak had a 3-1-0 mark vs. BOS coming in with 1.51/ .954 peripherals. Thomas had two starts in January to date with five goals against, with a 5-12-2 lifetime mark vs. MON and 3.14/ .903 splits.
Montreal line combos
Max Pacioretty Tomas Plekanec Alexei Kovalev
Andrei Kostitsyn Robert Lang Sergei Kostitsyn
Guillaume Latendresse Maxim Lapierre Tom Kostopoulos
Boston line combos
Martin St. Pierre Marc Savard Chuck Kobasew
Blake Wheeler David Krejci Michael Ryder
P.J. Axelsson Stephane Yelle Martins Karsums
Key notes: The Kostitsyns have certainly increased their productivity of late. Andrei Kostitsyn (1G, even, 5 PIM, 14:14 ice time, 2:43 PP, 0:45 PK, 5 SOG) has points in five in a row now with 12 points in eight starts coming in here. Sergei Kostitsyn (1A, even, 2 PIM, 14:02 ice time, 2:32 PP, 1:21 PK, 2 SOG) has points in four of five and that included five points headed in here. Andrei Markov (1A, even, 23:31 ice time, 5:27 PP, 4:16 PK, no SOG) has PP helpers in four straight.
Zdeno Chara (2G, +1, 2 PIM, 31:48 ice time, 6:09 PP, 3:09 PK, 5 SOG) had gone five games without a goal but has points back-to-back now after four with none and two in seven coming in. This was his second multi-goal game of the season. Dennis Wideman (1A, even, 30:52 ice time, 4:55 PP, 4:02 PK, 3 SOG) has been lighting it up and he came into this affair with 18 points in 19 games. Unreal production for a blueliner.
In a Sportsnet.ca exclusive, we can now confirm that David Krejci (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 20:08 ice time, 3:12 PP, 1:29 PK, 2 SOG, 6-8 FO) is not human. It’s the only explanation.
Chuck Kobasew (1A, even, 16:32 ice time, 3:59 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 0-1 FO) had three points in five December starts prior to this affair. Blake Wheeler (1A, +1, 17:31 ice time, 1:38 PP, 1:30 PK, 4 SOG) picked up his 28th point of the season and he has five in six games this month. Michael Ryder (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 17:45 ice time, 3:28 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) had back-to-back two-point games coming in here and now has six points in his six January starts.
RANGERS 2 @ ISLANDERS 1
Coming in: New York R (25-15-4) was 2-2-1 in January headed in here, while New York I (12-26-4) lost all four games on its most recent road trip and had just two wins dating back to the start of December.
Goaltending match-up: Henrik Lundqvist (33/34, .971 SV%) vs. Joey MacDonald (3/3) & Yann Danis (24/26, .923 SV%)
Net notes: Lundqvist had two shutouts in three starts coming in, but with a five-spot as his other game in that span. MacDonald’s stats behind this team have sort of been like that soda can you accidentally drop and then try to open. He left this game with an injury too.
New York R line combos
Markus Naslund Scott Gomez Ryan Callahan
Nigel Dawes Chris Drury Petr Prucha
Lauri Korpikoski Brandon Dubinsky Nikolai Zherdev
New York I line combos
Blake Comeau Mike Comrie Kyle Okposo
Richard Park Josh Bailey Bill Guerin
Jeff Tambellini Frans Nielsen Trent Hunter
Key notes: Chris Drury (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 16:09 ice time, 1:53 PP, 0:50 PK, 1 SOG, 4-6 FO) had a couple of assist when last these teams met and he has goals in three of five. He had 14 points in 17 GP overall coming in. Scott Gomez (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 18:07 ice time, 2:40 PP, 0:35 PK, 4 SOG, 4-5 FO) had 28 points overall before this one with 14 points in 17 tries as this one began.
Nigel Dawes (1G, even, 13:38 ice time, 1:01 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) has a PPG in two of five with points in three of five. He had nine points in 11 GP before tonight. Ryan Callahan (1A, even, 18:11 ice time, 2:06 PP, 1:31 PK, 5 SOG) began tonight with seven points in his last 15 starts.
Bill Guerin (1A, +1, 14:23 ice time, 1:11 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) had 26 points in 49 career GP vs. NYR coming in with 65 PIM in that span. He had 30 points on the season with eight points in his past eight affairs before tonight. Richard Park (1A, even, 2 PIM, 15:43 ice time, 1:53 PP, 1:04 PK, 3 SOG, 1-0 FO) had back-to-back three-point games to begin 2009 and none in two since. Chris Campoli’s (1G, even, 19:07 ice time, 1:21 PP, 0:49 PK, 1 SOG) last goal came just after Christmas and he had three points in that time until tonight’s addition.
PENGUINS 4 @ FLYERS 2
Coming in: Pittsburgh (20-19-4) had lost seven of eight and was wrapping up a three-game roadie here. Philadelphia (23-10-9) was 4-0-2 in its past six.
Goaltending match-up: Marc-Andre Fleury (27/29, .931 SV%) vs. Martin Biron (22/26, .846 SV%)
Net notes: MAF had a career 13-5-0 mark vs. PHI with 2.66/ .911 splits, while Biron was 12-12-3 lifetime vs. PIT with 2.83/ .897 peripherals.
Pittsburgh line combos
Matt Cooke Sidney Crosby Evgeni Malkin
Chris Minard Jordan Staal Petr Sykora
Tyler Kennedy Max Talbot Miroslav Satan
Philadelphia line combos
Simon Gagne Mike Richards Mike Knuble
Scott Hartnell Jeff Carter Joffrey Lupul
Arron Asham Glen Metropolit Scottie Upshall
Key notes: Jordan Staal (1G, +1, 21:18 ice time, 2:18 PP, 0:51 PK, 3 SOG, 14-9 FO) now has markers in three straight since signing that contract extension. Sidney Crosby (2A, +1, 20:10 ice time, 5:00 PP, 0:27 PK, 2 SOG, 10-11 FO) has points in four straight with three multi-point efforts in a row, while Evgeni Malkin (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 18:46 ice time, 4:40 PP, 0:51 PK, 2 SOG) had five points in three games after going five starts with one point.
Miroslav Satan (1A, even, 2 PIM, 15:57 ice time, 1:57 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 1-0 FO) had gone five games without a point with one in 10 coming in, while Max Talbot (1A, even, 15:58 ice time, no PP, 0:42 PK, no SOG, 3-7 FO) has points in two of three after 10 GP with nadda. Kris Letang (1A, +1, 25:34 ice time, 5:17 PP, 0:27 PK, 1 SOG) had gone seven games without a point with three since the start of December before tonight.
Matt Cooke (1G, +1, 15:35 ice time, 0:47 PP, 0:42 PK, 3 SOG) has points in two of three after 10 without a sniff. This was Paul Bissonnette’s (1A, +1, 5 PIM, 4:20 ice time, no PP, no PK, no SOG) ninth NHL start and his first time in the scoring summary.
Simon Gagne (1A, -1, 17:54 ice time, 0:51 PP, 2:51 PK, 1 SOG) had 37 points in 44 GP vs. PIT coming in and he had 41 points in 39 starts overall in ’08-9 too. Kimmo Timonen (1A, -2, 22:24 ice time, 1:06 PP, 4:53 PK, no SOG) has picked up helpers in four straight now and had 13 points in 13 GP coming in. Mike Knuble (1G, -1, 16:30 ice time, 0:59 PP, 2:11 PK, 4 SOG, 0-1 FO) had a couple of points when these teams square up in mid-December and he has found the back of the net in three of six overall now.
Joffrey Lupul (1G, even, 18:23 ice time, 1:04 PP, 0:47 PK, 2 SOG) had one helper with no goals in five starts coming in, but had been quite hot before that stretch. Scott Hartnell (1A, even, 4 PIM, 19:31 ice time, 1:01 PP, 1:40 PK, 3 SOG) had 17 points in 19 GP before tonight, while Jeff Carter (1A, even, 21:49 ice time, 1:04 PP, 3:49 PK, 2 SOG, 11-13 FO) was coming off a two-goal game vs. TOR and he had 46 points in 42 GP overall prior to the puck drop here.
OILERS 5 @ CAPITALS 2
Coming in: Edmonton (20-18-3) was 3-2-0 on its five-game homestand and had three on the road starting here. Washington (27-13-3) had won 14 of 16 before losing its last two.
Goaltending match-up: Dwayne Roloson (34/36, .944 SV%) vs. Jose Theodore (18/22, .818 SV%)
Net notes: Roloson was 3-2-0 in January with 10 goals against coming in. Theodore just had a personal six-game winning streak halted in his last start.
Edmonton line combos
Dustin Penner Shawn Horcoff Liam Reddox
Ethan Moreau Andrew Cogliano Marc Pouliot
Ryan Potulny Sam Gagner Erik Cole
Washington line combos
Alexander Ovechkin Nicklas Backstrom Alexander Semin
Brooks Laich Sergei Fedorov Viktor Kozlov
Matt Bradley Michael Nylander Tomas Fleischmann
Key notes: Erik Cole’s (3G, +2, 18:25 ice time, 4:47 PP, 1:44 PK, 5 SOG, 1-0 FO) hands continue to be hot. He now has goals in six of 12, which is like a raging inferno compared to his production earlier in the season. This was his first multi-goal game and as of this writing he’s being credited with a hat trick, although some summaries are showing 2G, 1A. Whatever. Three points are three points.
Gilbert Brule (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 13:34 ice time, 3:16 PP, 0:03 PK, 1 SOG) has markers back-to-back now. Ryan Potulny (1A, +1, 9:05 ice time, no PP, no PK, 1 SOG) had a pair of assists in his first game of ’08-9 and added another one here. Tom Gilbert (1A, +1, 19:36 ice time, 3:23 PP, 1:56 PK, 2 SOG) had three points in six games coming in.
Sheldon Souray (1A, +1, 22:46 ice time, 4:44 PP, 3:20 PK, 3 SOG) continues to post extremely helpful point totals for owners in any format, although his PIM/ SOG contributions are especially helpful in standard leagues. Lubomir Visnovsky (1A, +1, 21:06 ice time, 5:02 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) had what was considered an off-season in ‘-07-8 with just 41 points, but he seems on track to beat that this time around.
Mike Green (1G, 1A, -1, 30:06 ice time, 6:05 PP, 3:34 PK, 7 SOG) has back-to-back two point games and he added his 39th and 40th points of the season. The guy is a beast, plain and simply. Any doubts about his ability to put up these sorts of numbers on an annual basis after last year’s breakthrough have to be erased by now.
Alexander Semin (1A, even, 4 PIM, 19:18 ice time, 4:20 PP, 2:25 PK, 2 SOG, 1-0 FO) has five points in five games since returning to the line-up. Tomas Fleischmann (1G, -1, 4 PIM, 15:39 ice time, 3:08 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 0-2 FO) scored a beauty and has tickled the twine in four of six. Michael Nylander (1A, -1, 14:38 ice time, 2:37 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 5-4 FO) has four points in his last five starts now.
AVALANCHE 3 @ BLUE JACKETS 4
Coming in: Colorado (22-19-1) had won three, then lost three and then won three again before tonight. Columbus (20-18-4) was 4-2-0 on its six-game road trip before winning the first of three at home Saturday vs. MIN.
Goaltending match-up: Andrew Raycroft (23/27, .852 SV%) vs. Steve Mason (23/26, .885 SV%)
Net notes: Raycroft had won his last seven starts coming in here with five goals against in three January starts. Mason had four shutouts in his last eight starts before this one began and led the NHL in every major category except wins.
Colorado line combos
Ryan Smyth Wojtek Wolski Milan Hejduk
Chris Stewart T.J. Hensick Marek Svatos
Cody McLeod Tyler Arnason David Jones
Columbus line combos
Kristian Huselius R.J. Umberger Fredrik Modin
Nikita Filatov Michael Peca Jakub Voracek
Craig MacDonald Manny Malhotra Jared Boll
Key notes: Ryan Smyth (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 19:21 ice time, 3:53 PP, 2:28 PK, 1 SOG, 3-5 FO) has goals in three straight contests now with six points in four games overall. T.J. Hensick (1A, even, 12:36 ice time, 1:30 PP, 0:01 PK, 2 SOG, 4-4 FO) had gone five games without a point coming in, while Tyler Arnason (1A, +1, 12:53 ice time, 1:02 PP, no PK, 1-5 FO) has points in two straight after seven without one.
Marek Svatos (1G, +1, 14:15 ice time, 1:30 PP, 0:01 PK, 2 SOG) snapped an eight-game goalless skid and has points back-to-back. Chris Stewart (1G, 1A, +1, 15:42 ice time, 0:54 PP, 0:28 PK, 2 SOG, 1-1 FO) got his first points of 2009.
Kristian Huselius (1G, 2A, +2, 18:57 ice time, 3:35 PP, 0:21 PK, 2 SOG) scored his fifth multi-point game of the season and his second of the month with his biggest single-game output of ’08-9. R.J. Umberger (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 19:55 ice time, 3:29 PP, 2:00 PK, 2 SOG, 9-5 FO) has four points in six games in January. Jakub Voracek (1G, +1, 15:34 ice time, 3:21 PP, 0:01 PK, 4 SOG) added his sixth NHL goal here and he has six points in six games.
Michael Peca (1G, even, 17:13 ice time, 2:57 PP, 2:57 PK, 2 SOG, 8-5 FO) has four points in six tries, while Manny Malhotra (1A, +1, 18:18 ice time, 0:38 PP, 3:07 PK, 5 SOG, 13-3 FO) is averaging a point-per-game so far this month. Fredrik Modin (1A, +1, 19:52 ice time, 3:05 PP, 2:50 PK, 2 SOG) has four points in January, while Kris Russell (1A, even, 17:54 ice time, 5:30 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) had gone six games without a point.
PREDATORS 2 @ LEAFS 0
Coming in: Nashville (19-20-3) had won two of three but had five straight losses before that period. Toronto (16-20-6) had lost four of five in 2009 as this one began.
Goaltending match-up: Pekka Rinne (17/17) vs. Vesa Toskala (21/23, .913 SV%)
Net notes: Rinne had given up just five goals in his past three starts and this was his fourth shutout of the season and his career, while Toskala had allowed 13 in four January starts coming in.
Nashville line combos
Steve Sullivan David Legwand Martin Erat
Ryan Jones Mike Santorelli J.P. Dumont
Jerred Smithson Radek Bonk Joel Ward
Toronto line combos
Alexei Ponikarovsky Matt Stajan Nik Antropov
Niklas Hagman John Mitchell Jiri Tlusty
Lee Stempniak Dominic Moore Jason Blake
Key notes: David Legwand (1G, +1, 19:05 ice time, 3:37 PP, 4:11 PK, 4 SOG, 7-5 FO) only has 23 points on the season, but six have come in his past four starts. Martin Erat (2A, +1, 17:32 ice time, 3:37 PP, 1:33 PK, 1 SOG, 0-1 FO) has picked up seven points in his past six tilts, while Steve Sullivan (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 11:50 ice time, 1:16 PP, 0:13 PK, 1 SOG) got on the score sheet for the first time since ’06-7. This was his second game back in the line-up.
Shea Weber (1A, +1, 19:18 ice time, 3:03 PP, 2:01 PK, no SOG) added his 31st point of what has been a fine season and he’s just nine shy of matching his career best. Radek Bonk (1G, even, 2 PIM, 18:27 ice time, 1:53 PP, 0:23 PK, 1 SOG, 11-1 FO) has four points in seven contests.
HURRICANES 1 @ SENATORS 5
Coming in: Carolina (21-17-5) had dropped the first two tilts of this three-game roadie, but had wins in four straight before that. Ottawa (13-21-6) was 0-4-1 in 2009 headed in here and had just five wins since the start of December.
Goaltending match-up: Cam Ward (35/40, .875 SV%) vs. Brian Elliott (23/24, .958 SV%)
Net notes: Ward had won four straight with six total goals against before losing his past two coming in with six goals against. Elliott was making his second start of the season here and third of his career. He stopped 25 of 27 shots in his other ’08-9 start with no goal support from his team.
Carolina line combos
Sergei Samsonov Eric Staal Tuomo Ruutu
Ray Whitney Matt Cullen Justin Williams
Chad LaRose Rod Brind’Amour Scott Walker
Ottawa line combos
Dany Heatley Jason Spezza Daniel Alfredsson
Nick Foligno Mike Fisher Chris Neil
Antoine Vermette Chris Kelly Brad Winchester
Key notes: Joe Corvo (1G, -2, 26:26 ice time, 4:39 PP, 5:09 PK, 3 SOG) had one point in five tries before tonight’s lone goal for Carolina but was fairly productive in December with eight points in the final 10 GP of that month. Joni Pitkanen (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 24:15 ice time, 4:43 PP, 1:29 PK, 2 SOG) had two points in seven affairs prior to this helper, while Justin Williams (1A, -2, 15:54 ice time, 3:12 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 0-1 FO) had that same total in the same span until his assist here.
This was the third time in ’08-9 that Jason Spezza (1A, +2, 19:00 ice time, 5:01 PP, 0:10 PK, 8 SOG, 9-9 FO) has recorded eight shots on net. He now has 12 points in his past 11 GP. Dany Heatley (1G, 1A, +2, 16:03 ice time, 3:06 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) had gone eight games without a goal and had just two in 15 before he found the net here. Daniel Alfredsson (1A, +2, 19:56 ice time, 4:51 PP, 1:37 PK, 6 SOG) stopped a brief two-game pointless skid and added his 37th point of the season tonight.
Antoine Vermette (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 18:22 ice time, 2:59 PP, 2:45 PK, 2 SOG, 14-6 FO) has collected three different two-pointers in five starts now. Mike Fisher (1G, +1, 17:19 ice time, 4:51 PP, 1:39 PK, 3 SOG, 6-3 FO) had gone seven starts without a point and his last goal had come November 27th. Chris Neil (1A, +1, 11:00 ice time, 1:48 PP, no PK, no SOG) has points in two of three and he has 106 PIM on the season. If you’re going to have a tough guy on your team, it may as well be one who skates a fairly regular shift and that has a chance at getting points.
COYOTES 3 @ WILD 6
Coming in: Phoenix (21-17-5) beat the Stars in a double-shootout Saturday night and had won four of six. Minnesota (20-18-3) splits its four-game roadie and had points in four of six.
Goaltending match-up: Ilya Bryzgalov (28/34, .824 SV%) vs. Niklas Backstrom (21/24, .875 SV%)
Net notes: Bryzgalov had surrendered just four goals in three starts this month with one shutout. Backstrom had back-to-back shutouts to begin 2009 before allowing three goals in his last start.
Phoenix line combos
Todd Fedoruk Olli Jokinen Enver Lisin
Joakim Lindstrom Steve Reinprecht Shane Doan
Peter Mueller Kyle Turris Mikkel Boedker
Minnesota line combos
Andrew Brunette Mikko Koivu Owen Nolan
Antti Miettinen Eric Belanger Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Stephane Veilleux James Sheppard Cal Clutterbuck
Key notes: Olli Jokinen (1G, -1, 2 PIM, 14:57 ice time, 0:08 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 5-8 FO) has goals in three of six and he ended a seven-game PIM-less streak. Daniel Carcillo (even, 2 PIM, 11:38 ice time, no PP, 0:25 PK, 1 SOG) got a minor near the end of the game to stop a period of four games without a visit to the sin bin. He tried to get into a fight after getting hit knee-on-knee, but was stopped by an on-ice official. Come on people… fantasy owners needed the PIM!
Shane Doan (2A, -1, 19:13 ice time, 0:14 PP, 1:30 PK, 1 SOG, 4-6 FO) has five different two-point results since just before Christmas. Steve Reinprecht (1G, 1A, even, 14:22 ice time, 0:14 PP, 1:41 PK, 1 SOG, 6-9 FO) has five points in his past seven now.
Owen Nolan (1G, 1A, +2, 22:41 ice time, 4:35 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 1-1 FO) had gone three games without a point, but he still has nine goals in his past 13 starts with two two-point games in January. Marek Zidlicky (2A, +2, 22:09 ice time, 3:21 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) has back-to-back multi-point efforts with five points in his past three tilts. Antti Miettinen (2A, +2, 17:38 ice time, 1:53 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) had two points @CBJ a few nights ago but had just one point in eight before that.
Andrew Brunette (1G, 1A, +2, 19:43 ice time, 3:53 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) had gone nine long games sans points. James Sheppard (1G, even, 14:20 ice time, 0:10 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 9-7 FO) had one point in 10 GP before tonight and his last goal came at the end of November. Marc-Andre Bergeron (1G, even, 18:02 ice time, 3:10 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) was back in the line-up after missing three weeks or so with a lower-body injury. Brent Burns (1A, even, 21:14 ice time, 2:35 PP, 0:11 PK, no SOG) had three games without a point but has seven in seven overall.
BLUES 1 @ FLAMES 3
Coming in: St. Louis (16-22-3) had three wins in seven starts and was 1-1-0 on this three-game road trip to date. Calgary (25-12-4) had won seven of eight headed in here and had five of the next seven at home.
Goaltending match-up: Chris Mason (31/34, .912 SV%) vs. Miikka Kiprusoff (27/28, .964 SV%)
Net notes: Mason’s only other start of 2009 to date had been a 2-1 loss. Kipper had wins in seven of eight coming in with a 3-1-0 January mark and 2.73/ .907 splits in that time.
St. Louis line combos
Alexander Steen Keith Tkachuk B.J. Crombeen
Brad Winchester David Backes Brad Boyes
David Perron Patrik Berglund T.J. Oshie
Calgary line combos
Michael Cammalleri Craig Conroy Jarome Iginla
Rene Bourque Daymond Langkow Dustin Boyd
Curtis Glencross Matthew Lombardi David Moss
Key notes: Dan Hinote (1G, +1, 5 PIM, 11:44 ice time, 0:01 PP, 2:34 PK, 2 SOG) got his first goal and point of the season here. B.J. Crombeen (even, 19 PIM, 7:56 ice time, no PP, 0:24 PK, 2 SOG) and Jim Vandermeer (-1, 12 PIM, 5:34 ice time, no PP, no PK, no SOG) had the big PIM games for their deeper league owners..
Dion Phaneuf (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 25:58 ice time, 4:51 PP, 2:49 PK, 2 SOG) has helpers in four of five now after eight with nadda, but he was still looking for his first goal since November 11th. Michael Cammalleri (2G, +1, 19:41 ice time, 4:55 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 5-3 FO) has goals back-to-back and he had 16 points in 17 GP before tonight, including that memorable five-pointer vs. EDM New Year’s Eve.
David Moss (1G, even, 18:11 ice time, 1:49 PP, 1:22 PK, 3 SOG) has three goals in his past three games now after five without one. He was fairly hot through a lot of December. Matthew Lombardi (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 15:40 ice time, 2:51 PP, 0:29 PK, 3 SOG, 3-1 FO) has points in four of five.
DEVILS 5 @ CANUCKS 3
Coming in: New Jersey (24-15-3) was 3-3-0 in January to date, while Vancouver (22-17-5) was 2-2-2 in that same span.
Goaltending match-up: Scott Clemmensen (26/29, .897 SV%) vs. Jason LaBarbera (4/6, .667 SV%) & Curtis Sanford (19/21, .905 SV%)
Net notes: Clemmensen had allowed 13 goals in four starts before tonight and this was his first career game vs. VAN. LaBarbera’s number of starts could be dwindling drastically if Roberto Luongo is really good to go and plays his normal workload.
New Jersey line combos
Zach Parise Travis Zajac Jamie Langenbrunner
Patrik Elias Dainius Zubrus Brian Gionta
Brian Rolston John Madden David Clarkson
Vancouver line combos
Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin Kyle Wellwood
Mason Raymond Mats Sundin Taylor Pyatt
Alex Burrows Ryan Kesler Steve Bernier
Key notes: This was the 15th multi-point game for Zach Parise (1G, 1A, +1, 17:05 ice time, 1:01 PP, no PK, 6 SOG, 1-0 FO), who is just laying it down night after night for his poolies. Brian Rolston (1G, +1, 14:02 ice time, 0:38 PP, no PK, 5 SOG, 0-1 FO) has been chipping in a steady stream of goals over the past month with a healthy number of power play points too. He’s more valuable in standard leagues with his SOG total.
Jamie Langenbrunner (2A, +2, 16:07 ice time, 1:01 PP, 1:20 PK, no SOG) has three different multi-point games this month and he’s been part of a highly successful line for his Jersey team that actually has some offensive punch to it. Ditto for Travis Zajac (1G, 1A, +2, 18:33 ice time, 0:40 PP, 2:31 PK, 3 SOG, 2-4 FO), who had five points in six games coming in. Patrik Elias (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 15:01 ice time, 1:01 PP, 1:51 PK, 1 SOG, 1-0 FO) is just six points shy of matching last year’s 55-point plateau and he’s been a tremendous later round pick in any format.
Brian Gionta (1G, +1, 14:02 ice time, 0:38 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 2-0 FO) had gone five games without a goal, but has six points in seven games. John Madden (1A, +1, 15:36 ice time, no PP, 1:27 PK, 1 SOG, 8-13 FO) stopped a five-game pointless slide here.
Pavol Demitra (1G, +1, 15:57 ice time, 2:09 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 1-1 FO) has goals in two of four with four points in six games now, but he needs to step up his offensive production. Mats Sundin (1A, -1, 15:57 ice time, 3:05 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 5-7 FO) has points back-to-back but the team has lost three of four with him in the line-up to date. Patience.
Shane O’Brien (1A, even, 2 PIM, 16:17 ice time, 0:05 PP, no PK, no SOG) has helpers back-to-back with PIM in four straight and 126 PIM on the season. Steve Bernier (1G, -1, 16:27 ice time, 2:12 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) has three goals in four starts with six points in seven games and 14 in 21 overall. Alex Burrows (1G, -1, 14:23 ice time, 0:41 PP, 1:02 PK, 3 SOG) had that three-point night @EDM as his only contribution in January before tonight, while Ryan Kesler (2A, even, 15:28 ice time, 0:41 PP, 1:02 PK, 4 SOG, 9-5 FO) has two different two-point games in four tries.
LIGHTNING 1 @ SHARKS 7
Coming in: Tampa Bay (13-19-10) was 6-3-1 in its past 10 starts. San Jose (31-5-5) had six of its 10 losses on the season since December 6th.
Goaltending match-up: Karri Ramo (35/42, .833 SV%) vs. Evgeni Nabokov (24/25, .960 SV%)
Net notes: Ramo stopped 29 of 32 shots in his first start of the season a few nights back, while Nabokov had given up 10 goals in three starts before giving up just one in his last one @EDM.
Tampa Bay line combos
Vaclav Prospal Vincent Lecavalier Matt Pettinger
Ryan Malone Jeff Halpern Martin St. Louis
Jussi Jokinen Steven Stamkos Adam Hall
San Jose line combos
Patrick Marleau Joe Thornton Devin Setoguchi
Milan Michalek Joe Pavelski Ryane Clowe
Jonathan Cheechoo Marcel Goc Mike Grier
Key notes: Steven Stamkos (1G, +1, 11:40 ice time, 1:35 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 0-6 FO) has points back-to-back now, while Mark Recchi (1A, +1, 16:07 ice time, 2:33 PP, 2:07 PK, 2 SOG) had 11 points in 19 starts coming in. Evgeny Artyukhin (1A, +1, 4 PIM, 12:52 ice time, 0:42 PP, no PK, no SOG) has a three-game point streak going now.
Vaclav Prospal (-1, 12 PIM, 16:29 ice time, 2:28 PP, no PK, 5 SOG) felt bad about this one-sided game for his owners and racked up some big PIM near the end by mouthing off. This was the second game back for David Koci (+1, 12 PIM, 9:08 ice time, no PP, 0:38 PK, no SOG) and he added another large PIM donation here after having 15 in the last one too.
Joe Thornton (2G, 1A, +2, 15:44 ice time, 3:31 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 12-5 FO) had gone seven games without a goal and had one in 15 before tonight’s multi-goal effort. Devin Setoguchi (1G, 1A, +2, 13:34 ice time, 2:52 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) rang up his second multi-point result of January and he’s slightly above a point-per-game now on the season too. Patrick Marleau’s (2A, +2, 17:09 ice time, 3:20 PP, 0:42 PK, 1 SOG, 1-1 FO) second point of the night tied him with last year’s 48-point bottom line.
Joe Pavelski (1G, 1A, +1, 2 PIM, 20:04 ice time, 3:29 PP, 0:51 PK, 6 SOG, 10-6 FO) came into tonight just 13 points shy of last year’s 40-point career high and he has sure settled nicely into that L2 pivot role for SJ. Milan Michalek (1G, 2A, +1, 20:50 ice time, 2:50 PP, 2:19 PK, 1 SOG) has points in five of seven after this beating. This was his first multi-point effort since November, where he had four of them. Jonathan Cheechoo had eight points in his past 10 starts before adding more here.
Rob Blake has points in four of five and he’s just a few points shy of passing last year’s total with the Kings. Marc-Edouard Vlasic has helpers in three of six, while Tomas Plihal has points in three of five.