NHL Happenings

Thrasher 4, Canadians 3, OT
Dustin Byfuglien continued his quest for the Norris Trophy by scoring the winning goal in overtime as the Atlanta Thrashers defeated the Montreal Canadians 4-3. Byfuglien leads all NHL defensemen with 16 goals and 41 points. Oleg Pavelec was magnificent, stopping 47 of 50 Montreal shots. Andrew Ladd, Rich Peverley, and Evander Kane scored the other goals for the Thrashers. Montreal goalie Carey Price kicked out 24 of 28 shots in the loss. His record fell to 2-7-1 in his last ten games. Tomas Plekanec, P.K. Subban, and Brian Gionta each scored goals for the Canadians.

Fantasy Fodder:
Atlanta
Z Bogosian 1 A
E Kane 1G/1A/+1/4SOG
C. Thorburn 1A
D. Bufuglien 1G/+2/4SOG
T. Enstrom 3A/+3
P. Cormier 1A/+1/3SOG
R. Peverley 1G/+1/4SOG
Scratches: B. Eager, J. Slater, F. Meyer

Montreal
S.Gomez 1A/+1/5SOG
T. Plekanec 1G/-1/3SOG
J. Wisniewsky 2A
B. Gionta 1G/+1/9SOG
R. Hamrlik 1A/5SOG
M. Pacioretty 1A/7SOG
P. Subban 1G/-1/3SOG
Scratches: A.Picard, L. Eller
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Panthers 3, Rangers 0
Thomas Vokoun made 32 saves to earn his fifth shutout of the season and help give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers. David Booth and Chris Higgins were able to slip pucks past Ranger goaltender Martin Biron. Biron played well also, stopping 33 of 35 Panther shots. Stephen Weiss added an empty netter for Florida.

Fantasy Fodder:
New York
S. Avery 9:14 TOI
B. Dubinsky minus 2
D. Stepan minus 2/3SOG
Scratches: D. Boogaard, M. Gilroy

Florida
D. Wideman 1A/3SOG
S. Weiss 1G/+2/3SOG
D. Booth 1G/4SOG
C. Higgins 1G/+2
J. Garrison plus 2/3SOG
Scratches: D. Hordichuk, S. Reinprecht ____________________________________________________________________

Flyers 3, Red Wings 2
James van Reimsdyk, Daniel Carcillo, and Scott Hartnell each scored goals to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. The Flyers, up 3-0, were able to hold off a late Detroit comeback. Valtteri Filppula and Henrik Zetterberg each scored third period goals for the Red Wings. Detroit starter Jimmy Howard was pulled in favor of Chris Osgood at the start of the third period. Howard allowed 3 goals on 27 shots. Osgood stopped all five shots he faced. Flyer goalie Brian Boucher kicked out 25-27 shots for the win.
Detroit defenseman Brad Stuart was helped off the ice after being struck in the face by a Jeff Carter shot.

Fantasy Fodder
Philadelphia
D. Carcillo 1G/+1/4SOG
M. Richards 1A
S. Hartnell 1G/+1
J. van Reimsdyk 1G/+1/5SOG
V. Leino plus 1/ 2PIM/4SOG
M. Carle 1A/+1
D. Briere 1A/+1/2PIM
Scratches: E. Gustafsson, N. Zherdev, M. Leighton

Detroit
N. Lidstrom 1A/-1
H. Zetterberg 1G/4SOG
D. Helm 4SOG
J. Franzen 1A/+1/3SOG
T Holmstrom 1A
Scratches: J. Kindl, P. Datsyuk, P. Eaves
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Wild 6, Coyotes 5, OT
In a fast and furious third-period, Minnesota's Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored with 26 seconds remaining in regulation, leading to Cam Barker's game winning goal 46 seconds into overtime, as the Minnesota Wild downed the Phoenix Coyotes 6-5. Andrew Brunette scored twice, Nick Schultz and Brent Burns added goals, and Mikko Koivu had four assists for the Wild.
Jose Theodore stopped 39 shots to pick up the win. Phoenix goaltender Jason LaBarbara blocked 39 shots in the loss. Ray Whitney scored twice for Phoenix, while Scottie Upshall, Keith Yandle, and Ed Jovanovski each scored once. Shane Doan added two assists for the Coyotes. He now has a six game scoring streak, and has 21 points in the last 19 games.


Fantasy Fodder:
Phoenix
S. Upshall 1G/+1
R. Whitney 2G/+1
K. Yandle 1G/1A/+1/2PIM/5SOG
E. Belanger 1A
L. Stempniak 1A/6SOG
V. Fiddler 1A/ 4SOG
Scratches: P. Bissonette, O. Ekman-Larsson, M.Boedker

Minnesota
B. Burns 1G/2A/+1/3SOG
M. Koivu 4A/+4/ 4SOG
A. Brunette 2G/1A/+3/3SOG
K. Brodziak minus 3
C. Clutterbuck +2/2PIM
E. Nystrom 1A
M. Havlat minus 4/4SOG
C. Barker 1A/-1/4PIM
P. Bouchard 1G/1A/-1
N. Schutz 1G
Scratches: M. Scandella, B. Staubitz
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Predators 4, Blue Jackets 1
Shea Weber had a goal and two assists, and Pekka Rinne stopped 19 of 20 shots as the Nashville Predators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1. The Predators have now won fifteen straight home games over Columbus. Nick Spaling, Patric Hornqvist, and Sergei Kostitsyn also scored for Nashville. R.J. Umberger tallied the lone goal for the Blue Jackets. Steve Mason stopped 22 shots in the loss. Preds' center Cal O'Reilly suffered a broken fibula and will likely be missing from action for some time.

Fantasy Fodder:
Columbus
D. Brassard 1A/+1
R. Umberger 1G/+1
A. Vermette minus 3/3SOG
R. Nash minus 3
Scratches: A. Murray, M. Commodore, K. Wilson

Nashville
S. Weber 1G/2A/+2/5SOG
D. Legwand 1A/+2/2PIM
N. Spaling 1G/+1
R. Suter 1A/+2
P. Hornqvist 1G/1A/+1/5SOG
J. Ward 1A/+1
C. Wilson 2A/+2
S. Kostitsyn 1G
Scratches: A. Sulzer, C. Mueller, L. Klasen
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Stars 4, Blues 2
Kari Lehtonen snapped a personal four-game losing streak, blocking all but two of 30 shots as the Dallas Stars bested the St. Louis Blues 4-2. Brad Richards had a goal and two assists, and Brenden Morrow scored a pair of goals for Dallas. James Neal potted his 14th goal of the season, but only his first in two weeks. David Backes and Alexander Steen scored the Blues only goals. Matt D'Agostini assisted on both markers. Blues netminder Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves on 27 Stars shots for the loss.

Fantasy Fodder:
Dallas
T. Daley 1A
B. Morrow 2G/2SOG
J. Benn 1A
T. Petersen 1A/+1
J. Neal 1G/+1
L. Eriksson 1A/3SOG
K. Skrastins +2
B. Richards 1G/2A/+1/3SOG
Scratches: B. Sutherby, M. Fistric

St. Louis
E. Brewer 1A/3SOG
A. Steen 1G/8SOG
M. D'Agostini 2A/+2/4SOG
D. Backes 1G/+2
Scratches: T. Strachen
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Canucks 2, Avalanche 1
Alexandre Bolduc scored his first career NHL goal and added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks trimmed the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. Vancouver winger Mason Raymond also scored. It was his first game back after recovering from a broken thumb. Roberto Luongo also returned to action after the birth of his son, and kicked out all but one of 32 shots. Luongo was denied the shutout when Paul Stastny ripped a wrist shot by him. Craig Anderson was the hard-luck loser but played well. He stopped 27 of 29 Vancouver shots.

Fantasy Fodder:
Vancouver
C. Ehrhoff +1/2PIM/3SOG
T. Glass 1A/+1
R. Kessler 6PIM
M. Raymond 1G/+1/3SOG
A. Bolduc 1G/1A/+2/2PIM
Scratches: A. Rome, A. Volpati

Colorado
J. Liles 1A/4SOG
M. Duchene 1A/4SOG
P. Stastny 1G, +1, 3SOG
Scratches: J. Holos, D. Koci, C. McLeod
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Ducks 2, Blackhawks 1
Jonas Hiller was brilliant, saving 40 of 41 shots as he lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Perry scored the game winning goal. Andreas Lilja also scored for the Ducks on his first marker of the season. Bryan Bickell's 11th goal of the year was the only score for Chicago. Corey Crawford stopped 16 of 18 shots. He missed his last three contests because of a severe flu.

Fantasy Fodder:
Chicago
P. Sharp minus 1/2PIM/3SOG
B. Bickell 1G/5SOG
B. Campbell 1A/+1
D. Bolland 1A/2PIM/6SOG
Scratches: Jonathan Toews, Nick Boynton, John Scott

Anaheim
A. Lilja 1G/2PIM
J. Lupul 1A/+1
T. Lydman 1A
M. Belesky 1A/+1
B. McMillan 1A/+1
Scratches: M. Lapierre, S. Brookbank, P. Mara