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Washington Capitals 3 @ Carolina Hurricanes 2
Goaltending match-up: Jose Theodore (38/40, .950 SV%) vs. Michael Leighton (30/33, .909 SV%)
Net notes: Theodore was back in the line-up tonight after missing time for personal reasons. Leighton was 1-1-0 vs. WAS with 3.00/ .921 splits before tonight.
Alex Ovechkin Nicklas Backstrom Alexandre Giroux
Brooks Laich Brendan Morrison Eric Fehr
Tomas Fleischmann Mathieu Perreault Chris Clark
Tyler Sloan Dave Steckel Matt Bradley
Jeff Schultz Mike Green
Karl Alzner Milan Jurcina
John Erskine Brian Pothier
Sergei Samsonov Eric Staal Erik Cole
Jussi Jokinen Matt Cullen Tuomo Ruutu
Ray Whitney Brandon Sutter Patrick Dwyer
Rod Brind’Amour Stephane Yelle Tom Kostopoulos
Tim Gleason Joe Corvo
Andrew Alberts Aaron Ward
Niclas Wallin Joni Pitkanen
Key notes: Alex Ovechkin (1A, +1, 15 PIM, 3:08 TOI, no PP, no PK, 1 SOG) had 40 points in 30 career GP vs. CAR coming in and his point streak is at five games. He hurt himself in a knee-on-knee contact with Tim Gleason where Ovechkin got five, 10 and a game. Check his injury status if he’s on your team though. He could also face a suspension.
Nicklas Backstrom (2G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 22:05 TOI, 5:05 PP, 4:47 PK, 4 SOG, 12-11 FO for 52%) has points back-to-back after having one in seven outings. Alexandre Giroux (1A, +3, 9:53 TOI, 0:53 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) has picked up points in each of his two games on this call-up. Eric Fehr (1G, 1A, +1, 4 PIM, 13:44 TOI, 3:35 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) has a point in four straight and eight of 11 this month.
Top PP times (WAS): Morrison (6:00), Backstrom (5:05), Fleischmann (4:10), Green (4:00) and Laich (3:52)
Top PP times (CAR): Pitkanen (10:44), Cullen (8:46), Whitney (8:39), Staal (8:14) and Ruutu (7:39)
Eric Staal (2A, even, 2 PIM, 21:47 TOI, 8:14 PP, 0:04 PK, 9 SOG, 8-12 FO for 40%) has helpers in three of four and this was his fifth game since coming back from injury. Tuomo Ruutu (1A, even, 18:56 TOI, 7:39 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) stopped a three-game pointless skid and he had nine points in nine games before tonight.
Joe Corvo (1G, even, 2:42 TOI, 0:54 PP, 0:54 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) had gone four games without a point and he had six on the month coming in. Check his injury status. Matt Cullen (1G, +1, 19:36 TOI, 8:46 PP, 0:14 PK, 5 SOG, 6-11 FO for 35%) scored late to push his goal streak to three games with points in six of eight. Jussi Jokinen has points in six of nine now.
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 @ New York Rangers 2
Goaltending match-up: Marc-Andre Fleury (29/31, .935 SV%) vs. Henrik Lundqvist (28/32, .875 SV%)
Net notes: MAF was 14-8-5 vs. NYR coming in with 2.71/ .911 splits and two shutouts. Lundqvist was 15-10-3 vs. PIT with 2.29/ .912 splits and two shutouts.
Max Talbot Sidney Crosby Bill Guerin
Pascal Dupuis Evgeni Malkin Ruslan Fedotenko
Michael Rupp Jordan Staal Tyler Kennedy
Chris Bourque Craig Adams Eric Godard
Brooks Orpik Sergei Gonchar
Mark Eaton Kris Letang
Jay McKee Martin Skoula
Sean Avery Vaclav Prospal Marian Gaborik
Donald Brashear Chris Drury Ryan Callahan
Christopher Higgins Artem Anisimov P.A. Parenteau
Aaron Voros Brian Boyle Ales Kotalik
Marc Staal Michal Rozsival
Matt Gilroy Bobby Sanguinetti
Michael Del Zotto Daniel Girardi
Key notes: Sidney Crosby (2G, 1A, +2, 24:10 TOI, 6:34 PP, 0:33 PK, 3 SOG, 9-10 FO for 47%) had five points in that last game against the Rangers and he scored a beauty on the backhand in the second stanza tonight. Sergei Gonchar (1A, +2, 2 PIM, 23:47 TOI, 7:01 PP, 1:12 PK, 2 SOG) has pushed his point streak to four games. Bill Guerin (1A, +2, 2 PIM, 18:08 TOI, 5:39 PP, no PK, no SOG, 1-1 FO for 50%) has points in seven of his past nine.
Jordan Staal (1A, +2, 16:59 TOI, 1:24 PP, 2:20 PK, 4 SOG, 10-4 FO for 71%) has come up with points in seven of his past nine. He was stoned by Henrik Lundqvist on a short-handed breakaway late in the second period. Michael Rupp (3G, +3, 13:12 TOI, 0:09 PP, no PK, 5 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) has points in three of six and this was his first career hat trick, the third goal of which came as an ENG from his own end.
Top PP times (PIT): Gonchar (7:01), Crosby (6:34), Malkin (6:17), Letang (5:56) and Guerin (5:39)
Top PP times (NYR): Gaborik (2:35), Del Zotto (2:26), Prospal (2:01), Callahan (1:58) and Drury (1:26)
Marian Gaborik (2G, even, 22:23 TOI, 2:35 PP, 1:09 PK, 7 SOG) stopped a two-game goalless skid tonight and he’s done that twice this season, which have been his longest stretches without scoring. Vaclav Prospal (1A, even, 2 PIM, 23:36 TOI, 2:01 PP, 1:05 PK, 1 SOG, 6-7 FO for 46%) had 25 points on the year coming in here with eight in November. Chris Drury (1A, -2, 17:40 TOI, 1:26 PP, 4:42 PK, 3 SOG, 10-10 FO for 50%) has points in three of four since returning to the line-up.
Marc Staal (1A, -2, 25:58 TOI, 0:24 PP, 5:08 PK, 1 SOG) has points in three straight and he had 10 overall coming into this tilt. Michael Del Zotto (1A, -1, 22:09 TOI, 2:26 PP, 2:50 PK, 1 SOG) had 12 points in 14 October GP and then just four in 12 this month coming in here.
Buffalo Sabres 3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0
Goaltending match-up: Ryan Miller (38/38) vs. Jonas Gustavsson (28/31, .903 SV%)
Net notes: Miller was 18-7-0 vs. TOR coming in with 2.32/ .923 splits and three shutouts. This was his second shutout of the month, third of the season and 15th of his career. Gustavsson was 0-0-1 vs. BUF with 2.97/ .893 splits.
Clarke MacArthur Tim Connolly Drew Stafford
Thomas Vanek Derek Roy Jason Pominville
Jochen Hecht Tim Kennedy Mike Grier
Adam Mair Matt Ellis
Henrik Tallinder Tyler Myers
Toni Lydman Steve Montador
Nathan Paetsch Chris Butler
Alexei Ponikarovsky Matt Stajan Phil Kessel
Niklas Hagman Mikhail Grabovski Lee Stempniak
Jason Blake Wayne Primeau Nikolai Kulemin
Christian Hanson Jamal Mayers Colton Orr
Tomas Kaberle Ian White
Francois Beauchemin Carl Gunnarsson
Mike Komisarek Luke Schenn
Key notes: Derek Roy (1A, +2, 20:13 TOI, 0:54 PP, 2:59 PK, 2 SOG, 10-6 FO for 63%) had points on the season coming in here with 10 in 12 GP this month. Jason Pominville (2A, +2, 19:29 TOI, 2:15 PP, 2:12 PK, 3 SOG) has points in four of his past six. Jochen Hecht (1G, +2, 19:44 TOI, 1:03 PP, 2:18 PK, 4 SOG, 1-2 FO for 33%) was coming off that two-pointer vs. CAR.
Top PP times (BUF): Connolly (2:15), Stafford (2:15), Vanek (2;15), Pominville (2;15) and Butler (2:15)
Top PP times (TOR): Kessel (4:41), Kaberle (4:39), Beauchemin (4:24), Stempniak (4:00) and Grabovski (3:13)
Florida Panthers 3 @ Atlanta Thrashers 4
Goaltending match-up: Tomas Vokoun (3/5, .600 SV%) & Scott Clemmensen (28/30, .933 SV%) vs. Johan Hedberg (25/28, .893 SV%)
Net notes: Vokoun was 9-6-1 vs. ATL with 2.41/ .915 splits and one shutout. Hedberg was 4-5-0 vs. FLA with 2.95/ .901 splits.
Michael Frolik Stephen Weiss Nathan Horton
Rostislav Olesz Steven Reinprecht Radek Dvorak
Gregory Campbell Dominic Moore Victor Oreskovich
Steve MacIntyre Shawn Matthias Kamil Kreps
Bryan Allen Bryan McCabe
Dennis Seidenberg Dmitry Kulikov
Keith Ballard Jordan Leopold
Ilya Kovalchuk Nik Antropov Maxim Afinogenov
Slava Kozlov Todd White Bryan Little
Evander Kane Rich Peverley Colby Armstrong
Eric Boulton Marty Reasoner Chris Thorburn
Zach Bogosian Ron Hainsey
Tobias Enstrom Pavel Kubina
Mark Popovic Christoph Schubert
Key notes: If you haven’t seen the highlights of his game yet, you HAVE to check them out. After an Atlanta goal, defenceman Keith Ballard was so frustrated that he went to whack his stick against the goal post and he smacked Tomas Vokoun in the head instead. Whoops. Horrific mistake. Vokoun left the game.
Stephen Weiss (1G, 1A, -1, 21:57 TOI, 3:50 PP, 0:58 PK, 4 SOG, 1-3 FO for 25%) has chipped in points in seven of his past eight now, while Steven Reinprecht (1A, even, 16:08 TOI, 2:10 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 2-5 FO for 29%) hit the 20-point plateau and had eight points on the month headed in here. Nathan Horton (1A, -1, 22:54 TOI, 4:20 PP, 1:02 PK, 4 SOG, 3-6 FO for 33%) has points in three straight and nine of his past 10.
Michael Frolik (1G, 1A, even, 21:03 TOI, 4:00 PP, no PK, 6 SOG, 1-6 FO for 14%) has at least a point in seven of his past 12. Rostislav Olesz (1G, even, 15:34 TOI, 0:51 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) had five points in nine starts before tonight. Dennis Seidenberg (1A, -1, 18:09 TOI, 1:36 PP, 0:35 PK, 2 SOG) has points in two of three after one in 11.
Top PP times (FLA): McCabe (4:39), Horton (4:20), Frolik (4:00), Weiss (3:50) and Reinprecht (2:10)
Top PP times (ATL): Kovalchuk (1:49), Enstrom (1:49), Afinogenov (1:49), Antropov (1:26) and Peverley (1:26)
Ilya Kovalchuk (1G, +1, 19:42 TOI, 1:49 PP, no PK, 7 SOG) had 55 points in 44 GP vs. FLA coming in and he began the evening with 24 points in 17 GP. Nik Antropov (2A, +2, 18:33 TOI, 1:26 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 7-4 FO for 64%) had been shut down for his past two games, but has been excellent on the whole. Maxim Afinogenov (1G, +2, 19:30 TOI, 1:49 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) got the GWG and it was his first winner of the season, but he has been money in ’09-10 night after night for his poolies.
St. Louis Blues 2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 5
Goaltending match-up: Chris Mason (22/25, .880 SV%) vs. Steve Mason (27/29 , .931 SV%)
Net notes: C. Mason was 13-2-1 vs. CBJ coming in with 2.01/ .936 splits and one shutout. S. Mason was 1-4-1 vs. STL with 3.62/ .855 splits coming in.
David Perron Andy McDonald Brad Boyes
Paul Kariya David Backes T.J. Oshie
Alexander Steen Jay McClement B.J. Crombeen
Keith Tkachuk Patrik Berglund Cam Janssen
Barret Jackman Roman Polak
Darryl Sydor Erik Johnson
Jonas Junland Mike Weaver
Kristian Huselius Antoine Vermette Rick Nash
R.J. Umberger Derick Brassard Jakub Voracek
Jason Chimera Samuel Pahlsson Mike Blunden
Raffi Torres Derek MacKenzie Jared Boll
Jan Hejda Rostislav Klesla
Kris Russell Mike Commodore
Anton Stralman Fedor Tyutin
Key notes: Paul Kariya (1G, -1, 18:50 TOI, 1:46 PP, 1:37 PK, 7 SOG) has points in three straight and he’s been posting some pretty sweet SOG totals, so hopefully that offensive streak will continue. David Backes (1A, -1, 19:27 TOI, 2:17 PP, 2:38 PK, 1 SOG, 4-10 FO for 29%) has points in four in a row and he also had three straight +2 games headed in here.
T.J. Oshie (1A, -1, 20:10 TOI, 1:51 PP, 2:58 PK, 1 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had two different two-pointers in three tries coming in here and four of those on the month. The first rounder from 2005 has mad skills and he’s just scratching the surface of his potential. Erik Johnson (1G, -2, 24:58 TOI, 3:16 PP, 3:13 PK, 3 SOG) has been a mad man in November with 10 points in 12 GP from the back end as this one started.
Top PP times (STL): Johnson (3:16), Junland (3:16), Boyes (2:54), McDonald (2:50) and Backes (2:17)
Top PP times (CBJ): Huselius (4:26), Vermette (4:16), Russell (4:10) and Nash (4:08) and Torres (4:07)
Kris Russell (1G, 1A, +3, 23:06 TOI, 4:10 PP, 0:09 PK, 1 SOG) had just four points on the season coming in and although his single-season value is really limited right now, he’ll be one of those guys that develops into a really nice offensive threat from the back end when his game finally matures. Jakub Voracek (1A, +1, 15:29 TOI, 3:59 PP, 0:09 PK, 1 SOG) has points in four of seven now. Derick Brassard (1A, +1, 15:59 TOI, 3:43 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 2-3 FO for 40%) had five points in five affairs coming in.
R.J. Umberger (3G, 1A, +4, 17:29 TOI, 3:47 PP, 1:59 PK, 4 SOG, 9-4 FO for 69%) came up with his third multi-goal game of the month and he had four points in five games before tonight. Antoine Vermette (1G, 1A, +2, 20:20 TOI, 4:16 PP, 2:13 PK, 3 SOG, 15-5 FO for 75%) added a couple of late points and has 21 on the season with nine in his past nine.
Dallas Stars 1 @ Detroit Red Wings 4
Goaltending match-up: Marty Turco (28/32, .875 SV%) vs. Jimmy Howard (29/30, .967 SV%)
Net notes: Turco was 5-11-5-0 vs. DET with 2.90/ .897 splits and one shutout. Howard was 0-2-0 vs. DAL with 2.04/ .937 splits.
James Neal Brad Richards Loui Eriksson
Brenden Morrow Mike Ribeiro Jamie Benn
Steve Ott Tom Wandell Jere Lehtinen
Krys Barch Mike Modano Brian Sutherby
Nicklas Grossman Stephane Robidas
Karlis Skrastins Trevor Daley
Mark Fistric Matt Niskanen
Todd Bertuzzi Pavel Datsyuk Tomas Holmstrom
Danny Cleary Henrik Zetterberg Ville Leino
Kris Draper Darren Helm Kirk Maltby
Brad May Justin Abdelkader Drew Miller
Nicklas Lidstrom Jonathan Ericsson
Brett Lebda Brian Rafalski
Brad Stuart Derek Meech
Key notes: Stephane Robidas (1A, -1, 21:44 TOI, 3:33 PP, 5:06 PK, 2 SOG) has been having quite a season and he had seven points in five games from the back end before adding more here.
Top PP times (DAL): Richards (6:37), Niskanen (4:24), Ribeiro (4:06), Morrow (4:06) and Neal (3:34)
Top PP times (DET): Lidstrom (4:45), Zetterberg (4:41), Holmstrom (4:38), Datsyuk (4:18) and Rafalski (4:06)
Henrik Zetterberg (1A, even, 2 PIM, 18:34 TOI, 4:41 PP, 2:13 PK, 4 SOG, 8-3 FO for 73%) has points back-to-back after a period of no points in four starts. He had 11 in five before that and he’s been hovering around the point-per-game mark most of the season. Pavel Datsyuk (1A, +1, 17:34 TOI, 4:18 PP, 2:31 PK, 3 SOG, 2-5 FO for 29%) had three points in seven games coming in here.
Todd Bertuzzi (1G, 1A, +2, 13:54 TOI, 3:14 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) has points back-to-back after six games with nadda. Danny Cleary (1G, even, 17:41 TOI, 3:37 PP, 2:26 PK, 3 SOG, 3-1 FO for 75%) had eight points in November coming in.
Colorado Avalanche 3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 0
Goaltending match-up: Craig Anderson (33/33) vs. Antero Niittymaki (26/28, .929 SV%)
Net notes: Anderson was 1-1-2 vs. TB with 1.85/ .925 splits and one shutout. This was his third shutout of the season and 10th of his career. Niitty was 1-0-1 vs. COL with 2.91/ .908 splits.
Wojtek Wolski Paul Stastny Marek Svatos
Cody McLeod Matt Duchene Chris Stewart
Darcy Tucker Ryan O’Reilly Matt Hendricks
David Koci T.J. Galiardi Chris Durno
Ryan Wilson Adam Foote
Scott Hannan Kyle Quincey
Brett Clark John-Michael Liles
Ryan Malone Steven Stamkos Martin St. Louis
Alex Tanguay Vincent Lecavalier Jeff Halpern
James Wright Paul Szczechura Steve Downie
Stephane Veilleux Zenon Konopka Kurtis Foster
Lukas Krajicek Andrej Meszaros
Mathias Ohlund Victor Hedman
Matt Walker David Hale
Key notes: Matt Duchene (2G, +1, 16:30 TOI, 4:53 PP, 0:10 PK, 4 SOG, 3-9 FO for 25%) had eight points in 16 road games before tonight and he has goals back-to-back with points in three straight and five of seven. Chris Stewart (2A, +1, 15:26 TOI, 5:12 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) began this evening with four points in four games. Wojtek Wolski (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 19:07 TOI, 3:20 PP, 2:18 PK, 2 SOG) got the ENG and has points in 10 of 12 now.
Top PP times (COL): Liles (5:48), Stewart (5:12), Duchene (4:53), Stastny (4:53) and Quincey (4:27)
Top PP times (TB): St. Louis (10:37), Stamkos (7:11), Malone (6:53), Lecavalier (6:13) and Downie (6:04)
Calgary Flames 5 @ Nashville Predators 0
Goaltending match-up: Miikka Kiprusoff (22/22) vs. Pekka Rinne (25/29, .862 SV%)
Net notes: This was Kipper’s third shutout of month and season and he has them back-to-back now with 33 in his career.
Jamie Lundmark Olli Jokinen Jarome Iginla
Nigel Dawes Daymond Langkow David Moss
Eric Nystrom Craig Conroy Curtis Glencross
Fredrik Sjostrom Dustin Boyd Brian McGrattan
Robyn Regehr Dion Phaneuf
Jay Bouwmeester Mark Giordano
Aaron Johnson Adam Pardy
Steve Sullivan Jason Arnott J.P. Dumont
Jerred Smithson David Legwand Joel Ward
Jordin Tootoo Marcel Goc Martin Erat
Patric Hornqvist Mike Santorelli Wade Belak
Ryan Suter Shea Weber
Francis Bouillon Kevin Klein
Dan Hamhuis Cody Franson
Key notes: Jarome Iginla (1G, 1A, +1, 22:56 TOI, 1:32 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) already had 18 points in 13 November GP before adding more in this tilt. Dion Phaneuf (2A, even, 23:17 TOI, 2:15 PP, 3:28 PK, no SOG) had one point in 11 GP before tonight. Olli Jokinen (1A, +1, 18:32 TOI, 0:57 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 5-5 FO for 50%) has played 14 GP this month with a point-per-game average in that time.
Curtis Glencross (1G, 2A, +1, 14:53 TOI, 0:23 PP, 1:29 PK, 3 SOG) has points in five of eight now. Nigel Dawes (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 14:23 TOI, 0:57 PP, no PK, 4 SOG) had a three-game goal scoring streak on the line in this one, while David Moss (1G, +1, 11:50 TOI, 0:43 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) has points in four straight now and five of six.
Top PP times (CGY): Phaneuf (2:15), Bouwmeester (1:48), Iginla (1:32), Jokinen (0:57) and Dawes (0:57)
Top PP times (NAS): Weber (3:08), Legwand (2:58), Dumont (2:57), Suter (2:55) and Bouillon (2:31)
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