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Nashville Predators 3 @ Los Angeles Kings 1
Goaltending match-up: Dan Ellis (27/28, .964 SV%) vs. Jon Quick (22/25, .880 SV%)
Net notes: Ellis had a 4-1-0 record vs. LOS coming in with 2.93/ .909 splits. Quick was 0-0-1 vs. NAS before tonight with 3.77/ .857 splits.
Steve Sullivan Jason Arnott Patric Hornqvist
Jerred Smithson David Legwand Joel Ward
Martin Erat Mike Santorelli Andreas Thuresson
Dave Scatchard Marcel Goc Jordin Tootoo
Dan Hamhuis Ryan Suter
Cody Franson Alexander Sulzer
Kevin Klein Francis Bouillon
Ryan Smyth Anze Kopitar Justin Williams
Scott Parse Jarret Stoll Dustin Brown
Alexander Frolov Michal Handzus Wayne Simmonds
Raitis Ivanans Brad Richardson Teddy Purcell
Jack Johnson Sean O’Donnell
Rob Scuderi Drew Doughty
Matt Greene Davis Drewiske
Key notes: Martin Erat (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 16:23 TOI, 3:33 PP, 0:48 PK, 2 SOG) was back in the line-up today and he also stopped a five-game pointless skid. He had but one goal coming into this one. Cody Franson (1G, 1A, +1, 4:14 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) also had gone five games without a point, while Francis Bouillon (1G, even, 2 PIM, 23:35 TOI, 4:14 PP, 1:01 PK, 3 sOG) only had one point before this matinee. This was the third NHL start for Swede Andreas Thuresson (1A, +1, 12:52 TOI, 0:58 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 1-1 FO for 50%), who made his first scoring summary appearance.
All of David Legwand’s (1A, +1, 19:52 TOI, 2:40 PP, 1:26 PK, 2 SOG, 10-7 FO for 59%) four points have come in the past eight starts, while Joel Ward (1G, +1, 17:40 TOI, 2:35 PP, 0:59 PK, 2 SOG) has points in four of five and five of seven.
Top PP times (NAS): Franson (4:14), Bouillon (4:14), Santorelli (3:44), Erat (3:33) and Sullivan (3:01) & Hornqvist (3:01)
Top PP times (LOS): Doughty (3:27), Stoll (2:52), Kopitar (2:39), Smyth (2:39) and Brown (2:13)
Anze Kopitar (1A, -1, 22:26 TOI, 2:39 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 5-9 FO for 36%) has six points in three November starts and he’s up to 27 points already on the season. Dustin Brown (1G, -1, 19:26 TOI, 2:13 PP, 2:56 PK, 5 SOG, 1-1 FO for 50%) has goals back-to-back and is at 16 points overall; 13 of which have come in his past 11 games. Jarret Stoll (1A, -1, 19:32 TOI, 2:52 PP, 3:38 PK, 1 SOG, 7-10 FO for 41%) hasn’t gone more than a single game at a time without a point this season.
New Jersey Devils 3 @ Ottawa Senators 2
Goaltending match-up: Martin Brodeur (19/21, .905 SV%) vs. Pascal Leclaire (22/25, .880 SV%)
Net notes: Brodeur was 31-18-4-0 vs. OTT coming in with 2.18/ .918 splits and six shutouts. Leclaire was 0-1-0 vs. NJD with 1.03/ .952 splits.
Zach Parise Travis Zajac Nicklas Bergfors
Brian Rolston Dainius Zubrus Jamie Langenbrunner
David Clarkson Tim Sestito Andrew Peters
Ilkka Pikkarainen Rod Pelley Matt Halischuk
Colin White Mike Mottau
Bryce Salvador Andy Greene
Mark Fraser Cory Murphy
Milan Michalek Jason Spezza Daniel Alfredsson
Alex Kovalev Mike Fisher Nick Foligno
Jonathan Cheechoo Peter Regin Chris Neil
Jarkko Ruutu Chris Kelly Jesse Winchester
Chris Phillips Filip Kuba
Brian Lee Chris Campoli
Alexandre Picard Matt Carkner
Key notes: Zach Parise (1G, 1A, even, 22:36 TOI, 6:20 PP, 0:53 PK, 4 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had gone five games without scoring, but he still had a steady 15 points overall coming in here. Jamie Langenbrunner (2A, even, 23:12 TOI, 5:42 PP, 1:50 PK, 3 SOG) has points in eight of his past 10 overall, while David Clarkson (1G, 1A, -1, 18:04 TOI, 6:22 PP, no PK, 3 SOG) is still going strong after a hot start and is chipping in points and PIM regularly.
Nicklas Bergfors (1A, -1, 16:22 TOI, 3:09 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) had six points in seven affairs before this one began. Brian Rolston (1A, even, 19:08 TOI, 3:37 PP, 1:52 PK, 3 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) has a point in each of his past three now after having ended October with nadda in seven. Andy Greene (1G, -1, 27:47 TOI, 5:57 PP, 1:51 PK, 2 SOG) has points in three straight and four of six.
Top PP times (NJD): Clarkson (6:22), Parise (6:20), Zajac (6:05), Greene (5:57) and Langenbrunner (5:42)
Top PP times (OTT): Alfredsson (3:31), Spezza (3:01), Kuba (3:01), Kovalev (2:43) and Fisher (2:02)
Daniel Alfredsson (1A, +1, 22:34 TOI, 3:31 PP, 4:48 PK, 1 SOG) had 36 points in 49 GP vs. NJD coming in here and his current point streak is at nine games. Milan Michalek (1G, +1, 18:56 TOI, 1:17 PP, 2:24 PK, 4 SOG) has points in three straight and eight of his past 10. Chris Campoli (1A, +2, 2 PIM, 14:54 TOI, 0:29 PP, 0:09 PK, 2 SOG) had just three points on the year before tonight, although they had come in his past six starts. Brian Lee (1G, +2, 16:44 TOI, no PP, no PK, 1 SOG) got his first goal of the season and has points in two of his four starts.
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 @ Montreal Canadiens 1
Goaltending match-up: Antero Niittymaki (36/37, .973 SV%) vs. Carey Price (18/21, .857 SV%)
Net notes: Niitty was 1-8-1 vs. MON with 3.53/ .881 splits coming in. Price had a 2-1-1 record vs. TB coming in with 2.39/ .896 splits.
Ryan Malone Vincent Lecavalier Alex Tanguay
Stephane Veilleux Steven Stamkos Martin St. Louis
James Wright Jeff Halpern Steve Downie
Drew Miller Zenon Konopka Ryan Craig
Andrej Meszaros Kurtis Foster
Lukas Krajicek Mattias Ohlund
Matt Walker David Hale
Michael Cammalleri Scott Gomez Brian Gionta
Guillaume Latendresse Tomas Plekanec Maxim Lapierre
Max Pacioretty Glen Metropolit Travis Moen
Andrei Kostitsyn Tom Pyatt Ryan White
Roman Hamrlik Jaroslav Spacek
Josh Gorges Paul Mara
Marc-Andre Bergeron Matt Carle
Key notes: Ryan Malone (1G, 1A, +1, 19:30 TOI, 2:18 PP, 0:19 PK, 6 SOG) had already struck for nine goals before adding more tonight, but the power forward had just two minor penalties on the year as this one began. Alex Tanguay (1G, 1A, +2, 17:35 TOI, 1:04 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) has points in four straight and he had six points in seven games coming in. Despite the lack of goal scoring punch this season, Vincent Lecavalier (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 18:48 TOI, 2:43 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 7-7 FO for 50%) has only been held pointless four times in 15 GP.
Jeff Halpern (1A, even, 15:36 TOI, 1:13 PP, 0:26 PK, no SOG, 7-8 FO for 47%) has points in three of four this month after going blank in October. Martin St. Louis (1A, even, 21:02 TOI, 3:26 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) had a point in every single game of last month, but just two of four this month. James Wright (1G, +1, 12:39 TOI, no PP, 0:26 PK, 2 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) has points in four of his past eight.
Top PP times (TB): Stamkos (3:35), St. Louis (3:26), Ohlund (2:54), Lecavalier (2:43) and Malone (2:18)
Top PP times (MON): Gomez (0:45), Spacek (0:45), Gionta (0:45), Hamrlik (0:45) and Kostitsyn (0:45)
Brian Gionta (1G, even, 22:33 TOI, 0:45 PP, 0:38 PK, 6 SOG) had 10 points in 16 GP before striking for more tonight, as did Scott Gomez (1A, even, 21:59 TOI, 0:45 PP, 0:29 PK, 8 SOG, 11-8 FO for 58%). Jaroslav Spacek (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 22:43 TOI, 0:45 PP, 1:21 PK, 2 SOG) has points in five of his past 11.
Detroit Red Wings 1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 5
Goaltending match-up: Chris Osgood (23/28, .821 SV%) vs. Jonas Gustavsson (35/36, .972 SV%)
Net notes: Osgood was 17-9-5-0 vs. TOR coming in with 2.43/ .907 splits. Gustavsson was 0-1-1 at home with 1.98/ .933 splits.
Tomas Holmstrom Pavel Datsyuk Todd Bertuzzi
Jason Williams Henrik Zetterberg Danny Cleary
Ville Leino Darren Helm Kris Draper
Kirk Maltby Justin Abdelkader Brad May
Nicklas Lidstrom Brian Rafalski
Niklas Kronwall Brad Stuart
Brett Lebda Jonathan Ericsson
Jason Blake John Mitchell Phil Kessel
Nikolai Kulemin Mikhail Grabovski Alexei Ponikarovsky
Wayne Primeau Matt Stajan Colton Orr
Niklas Hagman Rickard Wallin Lee Stempniak
Tomas Kaberle Mike Komisarek
Francois Beauchemin Luke Schenn
Ian White Jeff Finger
Key notes: Danny Cleary (1G, -1, 18:32 TOI, 4:59 PP, 2:27 PK, 1 SOG) stopped a five-game pointless skid to break the shutout bid in the third period. He hadn’t scored since the second game of the season. Nicklas Lidstrom (1A, even, 20:36 TOI, 5:22 PP, 3:23 PK, 2 SOG) has points back-to-back after seven games without a point. Brian Rafalski (1A, -1, 18:21 TOI, 5:02 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) had just one point in seven tries before tonight.
Top PP times (DET): Lidstrom (5:22), Zetterberg (5:19), Holmstrom (5:09), Datsyuk (5:04) and Rafalski (5:02)
Top PP times (TOR): Kaberle (6:14), Kessel (5:15), Blake (5:15), Mitchell (5:15), Beauchemin (3:52) and Stempniak (3:38)
Phil Kessel (1G, 1A, even, 18:15 TOI, 5:15 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 1-3 FO for 25%) has points in two straight after three starts and he’s definitely making his presence felt with this team. Jason Blake (1A, +1, 18:15 TOI, 5:15 PP, no PK, 4 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) had two points in his last game and his value certainly seems to be getting a positive spike from Kessel’s addition to that line. John Mitchell (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 18:11 TOI, 5:15 PP, 0:47 PK, 1 SOG, 2-6 FO for 25%) has points in four of six now.
Ian White (2A, +2, 18:20 TOI, 1:16 PP, 1:26 PK, 1 SOG) has points in four of his past five. Lee Stempniak (1A, +2, 17:57 TOI, 3:38 PP, 3:57 PK, 2 SOG, 1-1 FO for 50%) had seven points in six affairs before tonight. Alexei Ponikarovsky (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 14:16 TOI, 2:15 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) has four points in four games again after a dry spell.
Mikhail Grabovski (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 2:15 PP, 0:36 PK, 3 SOG, 9-3 FO for 75%) had seven points in six games before adding more here. Francois Beauchemin (1A, +1, 25:04 TOI, 3:52 PP, 5:46 PK, 3 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) has points in two of three after six without one.
St. Louis Blues 1 @ Philadelphia Flyers 2 (SO)
Goaltending match-up: Chris Mason (35/36, .972 SV%) vs. Ray Emery (30/31, .968 SV%)
Net notes: Mason was 2-1-0 vs. PHI coming in with 2.59/ .917 splits and one shutout. Emery had never faced the Blues.
David Perron David Backes Cam Janssen
Brad Winchester Keith Tkachuk Brad Boyes
Paul Kariya Jay McClement B.J. Crombeen
Lars Eller Patrik Berglund T.J. Oshie
Darryl Sydor Erik Johnson
Eric Brewer Alex Pietrangelo
Mike Weaver Roman Polak
Scott Hartnell Mike Richards Claude Giroux
James van Riemsdyk Jeff Carter David Laliberte
Daniel Carcillo Blair Betts Ian Laperriere
Darroll Powe Mika Pyorala Arron Asham
Chris Pronger Matt Carle
Braydon Coburn Kimmo Timonen
Danny Syvret Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
Key notes: T.J. Oshie (1G, +1, 16:02 TOI, 0:24 PP, 1:43 PK, 3 SOG, 0-2 FO for 0%) had a couple of points the last time these teams met and this was his second game back in the line-up. Roman Polak (1A, +1, 19:08 TOI, 0:21 PP, 1:32 PK, 3 SOG) has points in three of his past six. Brad Boyes (even, 17:44 TOI, 4:01 PP, 0:04 PK, 1 SOG, 1-5 FO for 17%) scored on his shootout attempt.
Top PP times (STL): Pietrangelo (4:28), Boyes (4:01), Eller (3:58), Tkachuk (3:56) and Sydor (3:37)
Top PP times (PHI): Richards (4:04), Giroux (3:43), Hartnell (3:43), Pronger (3:29) and Carle (3:21)
Scott Hartnell (1G, even, 17:42 TOI, 3:43 PP, no PK, 6 SOG) has potted a PPG in four of five. Chris Pronger (1A, even, 2 PIM, 31:56 TOI, 3:29 PP, 2:41 PK, 3 SOG) has points in four straight and he had back-to-back two-pointers coming in here. Claude Giroux (1A, even, 19:54 TOI, 3:43 PP, 0:56 PK, 2 SOG, 1-6 FO for 14%) has points in three of four before this evening. He and Mika Pyorala (even, 14:49 TOI, 0:58 PP, 1:25 PK, 1 SOG, 2-2 FO for 50%) were the only Flyers to score in the shootout.
Buffalo Sabres 2 @ Boston Bruins 4
Goaltending match-up: Jhonas Enroth (33/37, .892 SV%) vs. Tuukka Rask (28/30, .933 SV%)
Net notes: This was the NHL debut for Enroth, who is one to watch in deeper keeper leagues. Rask was 2-1-0 vs. BUF coming in with 2.28/ .911 splits and one shutout.
Thomas Vanek Derek Roy Drew Stafford
Clarke MacArthur Tim Connolly Jason Pominville
Mike Grier Tim Kennedy Jochen Hecht
Matt Ellis Paul Gaustad Patrick Kaleta
Chris Butler Craig Rivet
Henrik Tallinder Tyler Myers
Andrej Sekera Steve Montador
Marco Sturm Patrice Bergeron Mark Recchi
Blake Wheeler Vladimir Sobotka Michael Ryder
Shawn Thornton Steve Begin Byron Bitz
Daniel Paille Trent Whitfield Brad Marchand
Zdeno Chara Derek Morris
Matt Hunwick Dennis Wideman
Brad Stuart Andrew Ference
Key notes: Derek Roy (1G, -1, 19:02 TOI, 7:49 PP, 0:48 PK, 4 SOG, 5-11 FO for 31%) has goals in three straight November starts after going oh-for-October in that department. Clarke MacArthur (1A, -1, 14:23 TOI, 6:25 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 0-3 FO for 0%) stopped a four-game pointless skid here, while Craig Rivet (1A, +1, 20:46 TOI, 6:59 PP, 1:26 PK, no SOG) has drawn helpers in three in a row and five of seven.
Jason Pominville (1G, even, 17:14 TOI, 7:13 PP, 1:33 PK, 3 SOG, 2-2 FO for 50%) hadn’t scored for four games, but still had 10 points overall coming in here. Tyler Myers (1A, +1, 22:02 TOI, 5:06 PP, 1:44 PK, 1 SOG) has points in each of his past three after having gone four without one. Tim Connolly (1A, +1, 17:02 TOI, 7:23 PP, 0:30 PK, 2 SOG, 3-4 FO for 43%) had 11 of his 12 points in his past nine starts before adding more here.
Top PP times (BUF): Roy (7:49), Connolly (7:23), Pominville (7:13), Stafford (7:06) and Rivet (6:59)
Top PP times (BOS): Morris (2:28), Chara (2:28), Wheeler (2:15), Recchi (2:15) and Bergeron (2:15)
Zdeno Chara (1G, 1A, +2, 12 PIM, 22:19 TOI, 2:28 PP, 5:44 PK, 3 SOG) finally got his first goal of the season in his 16th start. He had 19 goals last year. Marco Sturm (1G, even, 2 PIM, 15:56 TOI, 0:55 PP, 2:44 PK, 3 SOG) snapped a four-game pointless skid. Patrice Bergeron (1A, even, 20:28 TOI, 2:15 PP, 5:25 PK, 2 SOG, 14-13 FO for 52%) has points back-to-back after three without one and he came into tonight with nine points on the season. Mark Recchi (1G, even, 14:18 TOI, 2:15 PP, 0:50 PK, 4 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) had gone five games without a point and had just one in nine coming in.
Blake Wheeler (1A, -1, 16:19 TOI, 2:15 PP, 3:19 PK, 3 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) finally got on the scoresheet in November. Derek Morris (1A, +2, 22:34 TOI, 2:28 PP, 5:31 PK, 3 SOG) has points back-to-back after a four-game pointless slide. He had eight points from the blueline before this one started.
Atlanta Thrashers 3 @ New York Islanders 6
Goaltending match-up: Ondrej Pavelec (31/36, .861 SV%) & Johan Hedberg (8/9, .889 SV%) vs. Dwayne Roloson (31/34, .912 SV%)
Net notes: Pavelec was 1-0-0 vs. NYI coming in with 3.00/ .889 splits. Roloson was 4-0-1-1 vs. ATL before tonight with 2.60/ .901 splits.
Evander Kane Nik Antropov Maxim Afinogenov
Rich Peverley Todd White Bryan Little
Slava Kozlov Marty Reasoner Colby Armstrong
Eric Boulton Jim Slater Chris Thorburn
Ron Hainsey Pavel Kubina
Tobias Enstrom Zach Bogosian
Christoph Schubert Mark Popovic
Matt Moulson John Tavares Kyle Okposo
Sean Bergenheim Frans Nielsen Jon Sim
Jeff Tambellini Josh Bailey Blake Comeau
Nate Thompson Richard Park Tim Jackman
Mark Streit Bruno Gervais
Brendan Witt Freddy Meyer
Andy Sutton Jack Hillen
Key notes: Maxim Afinogenov (2A, +2, 2 PIM, 17:26 TOI, 2:49 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) has points in four straight and eight of 10 now, so he’s been a great rebound story in ’09-10 so far. Nik Antropov (1A, +2, 16:35 TOI, 2:18 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 10-11 FO for 48%) is up to 13 points and he’s been going strong for awhile now. Zach Bogosian (1G, even, 2 PIM, 25:34 TOI, 3:24 PP, 1:44 PK, 2 SOG) has six points in his past seven starts, while Tobias Enstrom (1A, even, 22:48 TOI, 4:05 PP, 1:10 PK, 2 SOG) is up to 10 points on the year. He had 32 last year.
Pavel Kubina (1G, -2, 4 PIM, 18:58 TOI, 2:36 PP, 0:54 PK, 4 SOG) has points in three in a row. He had points in four straight to start the season. Rich Peverley (1A, -2, 19:52 TOI, 3:49 PP, 1:39 PK, 2 SOG, 4-4 FO for 50%) is already up to 17 points and he has them in nine of his past 10. Ron Hainsey (1A, -2, 21:51 TOI, 1:55 PP, 2:21 PK, 4 SOG) only has five points this season, but has a four-game point streak going now.
Top PP times (ATL): Enstrom (4:05), Peverley (3:49), White (3:42), Bogosian (3:24) and Afinogenov (2:49)
Top PP times (NYI): Okposo (3:43), Tavares (3:38), Nielsen (3:27), Streit (3:08) and Gervais (2:34)
This was the third multi-point effort for John Tavares (2A, +1, 19:10 TOI, 3:38 PP, no PK, 2 SOG, 6-7 FO for 46%), who had two in his first three NHL games. He’s at 13 points overall. That’s the same total as Matt Moulson (1G, 1A, +1, 15:57 TOI, 1:05 PP, no PK, 6 SOG), who had just one point in five games before tonight. Mark Streit (1A, even, 24:07 TOI, 3:08 PP, 1:50 PK, 3 SOG) had gone four games without a point and had a two-pointer @WAS as his only offensive output over 12 games before this one.
Blake Comeau (1G, 1A, +1, 10:57 TOI, 0:16 PP, 1:58 PK, 2 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) has points in four of seven. Josh Bailey (1G, even, 13:03 TOI, 1:23 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 2-7 FO for 22%) had four points spread out over the first five weeks headed in here, while Frans Nielsen (1A, +1, 16:22 TOI, 3:27 PP, 2:25 PK, 1 SOG, 7-8 FO for 47%) had four points in five games coming in here. Jeff Tambellini (1A, -1, 14:14 TOI, 1:22 PP, no PK, 5 SOG) has all nine of his points in his past nine outings.
Florida Panthers 4 @ Washington Capitals 7
Goaltending match-up: Scott Clemmensen (25/32, .781 SV%) vs. Jose Theodore (24/28, .857 SV%)
Net notes: Clemmensen was 2-3-0 vs. WAS before tonight with 3.17/ .876 splits. Theodore was 13-11-3-0 vs. FLA with 2.53/ .915 splits and three shutouts.
Cory Stillman Steve Reinprecht Nathan Horton
Gregory Campell Stephen Weiss Rostislav Olesz
Kenndal McArdle Jeff Taffe Victor Oreskovich
Michal Repik Stephen Weiss Michael Frolik
Dennis Seidenberg Bryan McCabe
Keith Ballard Jordan Leopold
Bryan Allen Dmitry Kulikov
Tomas Fleischmann Nicklas Backstrom Alexander Semin
Brooks Laich Brendan Morrison Mike Knuble
Eric Fehr Mathieu Perreault Chris Clark
Quintin Laing Dave Steckel Matt Bradley
Brian Pothier John Erskine
Tom Poti Shaone Morrisonn
Milan Jurcina Tyler Sloan
Key notes: Dmitry Kulikov (1G, 1A, +1, 15:40 TOI, 1:11 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) has back-to-back points after having one in seven. He had three in the first six games. Cory Stillman (1G, -1, 18:50 TOI, 1:20 PP, 0:06 PK, 3 SOG) is on a four-game point streak with six points in that time, while Steve Reinprecht (1A, -1, 17:42 TOI, 1:01 PP, 0:11 PK, 3 SOG, 6-8 FO for 43%) is up to 14 points after 15 GP. Stephen Weiss (1A, -2, 19:52 TOI, 1:17 PP, 1:33 PK, no SOG, 10-7 FO for 59%) has points in three of six.
Michael Frolik (1G, -2, 17:16 TOI, 1:17 PP, 0:36 PK, 2 SOG, 0-2 FO for 0%) ended a seven-game pointless skid. Bryan McCabe (1A, -1, 2 PIM, 20:45 TOI, 0:51 PP, 0:48 PK, 2 SOG) has points in three of his past four with seven points in all. Kenndal McArdle (1A, -1, 5 PIM, 11:47 TOI, no PP, no PK, 2 SOG) got his first NHL point and second fight, while Victor Oreshkovich (1A, +1, 11:45 TOI, no PP, 2:00 PK, 5 SOG) also got his first point in the league.
Top PP times (FLA): Stillman (1:20), Frolik (1:17), Weiss (1:17), Kulikov (1:11) and Koistinen (1:08)
Top PP times (WAS): Pothier (5:33), Morrison (5:23), Semin (4:50), Laich (3:17) and Backstrom (2:50) & Fleischmann (2:50)
Nicklas Backstrom (2A, +3, 18:44 TOI, 2:50 PP, 0:04 PK, 2 SOG, 8-5 FO for 62%) has points in six of seven and even though he’s producing without him, you can bet every Backstrom owner is closely watching the timeline for Alex Ovechkin. Tomas Fleischmann (2G, +3, 17:41 TOI, 2:50 PP, 0:03 PK, 4 SOG) has points in five straight and this was his second two-goal output in that time. Mike Knuble (2G, 2A, +2, 14:15 TOI, 1:17 PP, 0:35 PK, 2 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) jumped up to 14 points with this effort, which was his fourth multi-pointer of the year.
Tom Poti (1A, +3, 24:34 TOI, 2:44 PP, 1:23 PK, no SOG) has points in two of four this month after finishing October with two points total. Brooks Laich (1G, 1A, even, 16:44 TOI, 3:17 PP, 0:20 PK, 3 SOG, 1-2 FO for 33%) has points in all four games this month and this was his sixth multi-pointer of the season. Brendan Morrison (1A, -1, 18:52 TOI, 5:23 PP, 0:35 PK, 2 SOG, 4-8 FO for 33%) is averaging a point-per-game this month and he has 13 points in 17 GP.
Carolina Hurricanes 2 @ Columbus Blue Jackets 3
Goaltending match-up: Cam Ward (4/4) & Michael Leighton (19/22, .864 SV%) vs. Steve Mason (24/26, .923 SV%)
Net notes: Ward was 0-2-0 vs. CBJ coming in with 4.20/ .821 splits. He left this game after getting cut by the skate of Rick Nash. Mason was 1-0-0 vs. CAR with 1.00/ .963 splits.
Sergei Samsonov Jussi Jokinen Tuomo Ruutu
Zach Boychuk Matt Cullen Erik Cole
Brandon Sutter Rod Brind’Amour Chad LaRose
Tom Kostopoulos Stephane Yelle Scott Walker
Aaron Ward Joni Pitkanen
Tim Gleason Joe Corvo
Niclas Wallin Andrew Alberts
R.J. Umberger Antoine Vermette Rick Nash
Raffi Torres Derick Brassard Jakub Voracek
Jason Chimera Samuel Pahlsson Derek Dorsett
Nikita Filatov Derek MacKenzie Jared Boll
Anton Stralman Fedor Tyutin
Jan Hejda Rostislav Klesla
Marc Methot Mike Commodore
Key notes: This was Erik Cole’s (1G, even, 14:30 TOI, 2:52 PP, 0:27 PK, 2 SOG) sixth game and first point. Jussi Jokinen (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 5:32 PP, 0:03 PK, 1 SOG, 4-7 FO for 36%) has points back-to-back and in five of nine. Zach Boychuk (1A, even, 14:00 TOI, 2:54 PP, no PK, 1 SOG) got his first NHL point in his fourth career game and second of the season. Matt Cullen (1A, even, 15:37 TOI, 2:35 PP, 1:39 PK, 1 SOG, 9-7 FO for 56%) stopped a four-game pointless slide.
Top PP times (CAR): Corvo (6:17), Pitkanen (6:14), Jokinen (5:32), Samsonov (5:09) and Brind’Amour (3:44)
Top PP times (CBJ): Stralman (3:16), Tyutin (3:11), Nash (3:08), Torres (2:59) and Vermette (2:58)
Rick Nash (1G, -1, 20:33 TOI, 3:08 PP, 3:11 PK, 1 SOG) put home his 11th goal of the season and he has them in four of five now. Anton Stralman (1A, even, 18:32 TOI, 3:16 PP, 0:05 PK, 1 SOG) has four points in four games this month, while Nikita Filatov (1G, +1, 9:17 TOI, 1:51 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) got his second goal but still needs more important ice time before he can be considered in single-season leagues. Derek MacKenzie (1A, +1, 9:25 TOI, no PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 5-0 FO for 100%) has points back-to-back and this was his third start of the year.
Dallas Stars 2 @ Minnesota Wild 3
Goaltending match-up: Alex Auld (34/37, .919 SV%) vs. Niklas Backstrom (19/21, .905 SV%)
Net notes: Auld was 5-1-1 vs. MIN with 1.31/ .944 splits. Backstrom had a 3-5-3 mark vs. DAL coming in with 2.58/ .907 splits.
Toby Petersen Brad Richards Loui Eriksson
Brenden Morrow Mike Ribeiro Jere Lehtinen
Steve Ott Mike Modano Jamie Benn
Brian Sutherby Tom Wandell Fabian Brunnstrom
Nicklas Grossman Stephane Robidas
Karlis Skrastins Trevor Daley
Mark Fistric Matt Niskanen
Andrew Brunette Mikko Koivu Antti Miettinen
Petr Sykora Eric Belanger Martin Havlat
Chuck Kobasew Kyle Brodziak Cal Clutterbuck
Derek Boogaard Benoit Pouliot Owen Nolan
Marek Zidlicky Greg Zanon
Brent Burns Nick Schultz
Shane Hnidy John Scott
Key notes: Loui Eriksson (2G, -2, 2 PIM, 21:11 TOI, 4:10 PP, 1:47 PK, 3 SOG) scored both Dallas goals, giving him markers in two of three with points in three in a row after a brief three-game pointless slide. Brad Richards (1A, -2, 20:55 TOI, 5:49 PP, 0:54 PK, 2 SOG, 8-6 FO for 57%) collected his 20th point and extended his point streak to eight games with 11 points in that span. Mike Ribeiro (1A, -1, 17:57 TOI, 4:02 PP, 2;25 PK, 2 SOG, 9-6 FO for 60%) had four points in five games before tonight and he’s at 14 points in all.
Top PP times (DAL): Richards (5:49), Niskanen (5:03), Eriksson (4:10), Morrow (4:02) and Ribeiro (4:02)
Top PP times (MIN): Zidlicky (5:57), Havlat (5:43), Koivu (5:34), Burns (4:31) and Brunette (4:20)
Mikko Koivu (1G, +2, 4 PIM, 20:38 TOI, 5:34 PP, 1:33 PK, 4 SOG, 8-6 FO for 57%) had gone seven games without a goal, but he still had nine points in 10 outings coming in. Marek Zidlicky (1G, 1A, +2, 24:05 TOI, 5:57 PP, 3:19 PK, 4 SOG) has points in three of five now, while Chuck Kobasew (1A, +1, 11:15 TOI, 0:12 PP, 1:39 PK, 1 SOG) has points in two of three after having one in eight.
New York Rangers 1 @ Calgary Flames 3
Goaltending match-up: Stephen Valiquette (19/22, .864 SV%) vs. Miikka Kiprusoff (32/33, .970 SV%)
Net notes: Lundqvist was scheduled to start, but he needed more time to rest the bumps and bruises. Kipper was 2-3-0 vs. NYR coming in with 2.65/ .907 splits and one shutout.
Vaclav Prospal Brandon Dubinsky Marian Gaborik
Christopher Higgins Artem Anisimov Ales Kotalik
Sean Avery Chris Drury Ryan Callahan
Dane Byers Brian Boyle Enver Lisin
Marc Staal Daniel Girardi
Wade Redden Matt Gilroy
Michael Del Zotto Michal Rozsival
Eric Nystrom Olli Jokinen Jarome Iginla
Nigel Dawes Daymond Langkow Rene Bourque
Curtis Glencross Dustin Boyd David Moss
Fredrik Sjostrom Craig Conroy Brian McGrattan
Robyn Regehr Dion Phaneuf
Jay Bouwmeester Cory Sarich
Mark Giordano Adam Pardy
Key notes: Marian Gaborik (1A, even, 24:49 TOI, 4:20 PP, 1;21 PK, 3 SOG) produces when he’s in the line-up. It’s that simple. Vaclav Prospal (1A, even, 25:59 TOI, 4:13 PP, 1:07 PK, 3 SOG, 6-10 FO for 38%) already had 19 points and has absolutely killed Alex Tanguay’s production, which was basically the swap the Tampa Bay Lightning decided to make. Tanguay has picked it up lately at least though. Daniel Girardi (1G, even, 20:56 TOI, no PP, 2:30 PK, 2 SOG) snapped a six-game pointless skid.
Top PP times (NYR): Gaborik (4:20), Del Zotto (4:20), Kotalik (4:20), Callahan (4:20) and Prospal (4:13)
Top PP times (CGY): Iginla (3:32), Phaneuf (3:24), Bouwmeester (2:55), Jokinen (2:54) and Bourque (2:01)
Jarome Iginla (1G, -1, 20:16 TOI, 3:32 PP, 0:07 PK, 3 SOG, 2-0 FO for 100%) has found the back of the net in three straight and five of seven now, so he’s certainly warming up for his poolies. Olli Jokinen (1A, -1, 17:44 TOI, 2:54 PP, 0:07 PK, 4 SOG, 8-5 FO for 62%) has points in three of five now and he had a number of offensive chances that he couldn’t finish. This was the second multi-point effort for Nigel Dawes (3A, +2, 16:56 TOI, 1:54 PP, no PK, 2 SOG) this year and he has points back-to-back after three without one.
Daymond Langkow (1G, 1A, +2, 2 PIM, 17:13 TOI, 1:45 PP, 1:17 PK, 2 SOG, 8-8 FO for 50%) had six points in seven games coming in. Rene Bourque (1G, +2, 2 PIM, 21:16 TOI, 2:01 PP, 3:11 PK, 4 SOG, 0-1 FO for 0%) continues to produce fairly consistently and he’s just a great story in general.
Phoenix Coyotes 3 @ Anaheim Ducks 4
Goaltending match-up: Ilya Bryzgalov (22/26, .846 SV%) vs. Jonas Hiller (27/30, .900 SV%)
Net notes: Bryzgalov was 6-4-2 vs. his former team with 2.87/ .906 splits. Hiller had a 6-0-2 mark vs. PHO coming in with 2.11/ .930 splits and one shutout.
Peter Mueller Robert Lang Shane Doan
Scottie Upshall Matthew Lombardi Petr Prucha
Taylor Pyatt Martin Hanzal Radim Vrbata
Vernon Fiddler Daniel Winnik Lauri Korpikoski
Jim Vandermeer Adrian Aucoin
Keith Yandle Sami Lepisto
David Schlemko Shaun Heska
Bobby Ryan Ryan Getzlaf Corey Perry
Joffrey Lupul Saku Koivu Teemu Selanne
Petteri Nokelainen Todd Marchant Mike Brown
Evgeny Artyukhin Ryan Carter George Parros
Nick Boynton Scott Niedermayer
Steve Eminger Ryan Whitney
James Wisniewski Brendan Mikkelson
Key notes: Shane Doan (1G, -1, 19:47 TOI, 2:37 PP, 2:06 PK, 5 SOG, 0-2 FO for 0%) has four points in four games and 10 SOG in that span. Matthew Lombardi (2A, +1, 2 PIM, 20:01 TOI, 2:37 PP, 1:37 PK, 3 SOG, 6-6 FO for 50%) has points in four of five, while Scottie Upshall (1G, even, 2 PIM, 15:07 TOI, 0:06 PP, no PK, 3 sOG) has a goal in each of his past three games.
Adrian Aucoin (1A, -1, 4 PIM, 23:55 TOI, 2:18 PP, 6:25 PK, 1 SOG) stopped a three-game pointless skid, but still has points in three of six. Keith Yandle (1G, +2, 21:23 TOI, 0:58 PP, 2:39 PK, 1 SOG) collected his sixth point of the year.
Top PP times (PHO): Doan (2:37), Lombardi (2:37), Lang (2:29), Aucoin (2:18) and Yandle (0:58)
Top PP times (ANH): Whitney (9:25), Ryan (7:27), Perry (7:15), Getzlaf (7:15) and Niedermayer (6:06)
Scott Niedermayer (2A, +1, 25:43 TOI, 6:06 PP, 2:25 PK, 1 SOG) had three points in his first eight games and now has eight in his last seven. Teemu Selanne (1G, even, 19:03 TOI, 3:47 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) has five points in his past four games, while James Wisniewski (1A, even, 23:19 TOI, 4:14 PP, 2:25 PK, 2 SOG) collected his 10th point after getting back into the line-up. Ryan Whitney (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 28:55 TOI, 9:25 PK, 0:57 PK, 5 SOG) has eight points, but just two in his last six.
Corey Perry’s (1G, +1, 21:01 TOI, 7:15 PP, 0;09 PK, 3 SOG) point streak is at eight games, while Ryan Getzlaf (1A, +1, 2 PIM, 21:30 TOI, 7:15 PP, no PK, 1 SOG, 7-7 FO for 50%) also has points in eight straight. Bobby Ryan (1G, +1, 20:55 TOI, 7:27 PP, no PK, 3 SOG, 1-0 FO for 100%) has eight points in his past six outings.
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 @ San Jose Sharks 5
Goaltending match-up: Marc-Andre Fleury (11/14, .786 SV%) & 19/21, .905 SV%) vs. Evgeni Nabokov (27/27)
Net notes: MAF was 1-1-0 vs. SJ coming in with 1.94/ .944 splits. Nabby had a 7-1-0 mark vs. PIT before tonight with 1.84/ .931 splits and one shutout. This was his second shutout of the season and 49th of his career.
Chris Kunitz Sidney Crosby Bill Guerin
Matt Cooke Jordan Staal Chris Conner
Ruslan Fedotenko Craig Adams Pascal Dupuis
Chris Bourque Michael Rupp Eric Godard
Alex Goligoski Mark Eaton
Brooks Orpik Kris Letang
Mark Eaton Jay McKee
Dany Heatley Joe Thornton Ryane Clowe
Patrick Marleau Joe Pavelski Manny Malhotra
Jamie McGinn Scott Nichol Jed Ortmeyer
Jody Shelley Logan Couture Brad Staubitz
Douglas Murray Dan Boyle
Derek Joslin Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Kent Huskins Jason Demers
Key notes:
Top PP times (PIT): Goligoski (3:42), Crosby (3:23), Kunitz (3:04), Guerin (2:56) and Staal (2:19)
Top PP times (SJ): Boyle (7:02), Demers (5:31), Marleau (4:18), Thornton (4:18) and Heatley (4:18)
Joe Thornton (1A, +1, 18:24 TOI, 4:18 PP, 0:54 PK, 2 SOG, 4-10 FO for 29%) has hit the 22-point plateau and his current point streak is at four games. Dany Healtey (1G, +1, 2 PIM, 19:59 TOI, 4:18 PP, 1:28 PK, 3 SOG, 3-3 FO for 50%) is at 19 points and he has goals in six of his past nine starts. Ryane Clowe (1A, even, 4 PIM, 18:37 TOI, 3:16 PP, 0:22 PK, 3 SOG) added his sixth point in his past five outings. This was Dan Boyle’s (1G, 1A, +3, 29:47 TOI, 7:02 PP, 2:26 PK, 4 SOG) third multi-pointer of the season and stopped a brief cold spell of one point in four games.
Joe Pavelski (1G, 1A, +1, 4 PIM, 3:16 PP, 0:22 PK, 3 SOG, 1-2 FO for 33%) was a welcomed sight in the line-up tonight and he now has four points in his only three starts of the season. He hadn’t played since October 3rd. Manny Malhotra (1G, 1A, even, 15:46 TOI, 3:16 PP, 1:42 PK, 2 SOG, 2-2 FO for 50%) stopped a five-game pointless stretch.
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