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4 Stars
#1 - Chris Kunitz (F-PIT) - Kunitz led the charge in the Pens route of Tampa Bay, recording his 2nd career hat trick.
#2 - Alex Goligoski (F-PIT) - Goligoski had a 4-point night with a goal and 3 assists
#3 - Roberto Luongo (G-VAN) - Luongo helped the Canucks to their 7th straight win, stopping 43 of 44 shots
#4 - Pekka Rinne (G-NAS) - Rinne was spectacular, stopping 40 of 41 shots to beat Anaheim
Injury Update:
- Ryan Getzlaf will be out another month
- The Islanders have an astounding 10 players on the inactive list right now, including: Streit, Okposo, Weight, DiPietro, Eaton, Comeau, Nielsen… it's a wonder they're winning games.
- Evgeny Dadonov missed last night with an ankle injury
- Michal Roszival hurt his ribs last night
Player Notes:
- Henrik Lundqvist and Marc-Andre Fleury both stopped 31 of 32 shots in their respective wins
- Dwayne Roloson was pulled and returned, allowing 5 goals total on 23 shots. Dan Ellis allowed 3 on 18 shots in between.
- Tomas Vokoun was pulled after allowing 3 goals on 15 shots. Scott Clemmensen stopped all 16 shots he faced in relief.
- Kris Letang had 3 assists the Lightning
- Rich Peverley and Mike Ribeiro had two goals a piece
- Brenden Morrow is back to his old self, scoring his 17th goal of the season
- Sidney Crosby had just 1 assist on the 8 Penguin goals.
- Steven Stamkos was held without a point for the 3rd straight game
Recommended Starters for Daily Fantasy Hockey Tonight:
Plenty of interesting options to consider tonight.
- First off, you have to consider Philly against the Devils. No starter named yet, but Boucher is a fair bet.
- Next, look to St. Louis against Toronto. Halak is likely to start, and win.
- Try and pick a winner in the Islanders / Oilers matchup. The Islanders are injury-ridden, but have won 7 of their past 10. The Oilers have just 1 win in their last 10.
- Anderson (COL) is a cheap option against Phoenix
- Finally, consider starting Fleury against Montreal, though it's unclear if the Pens will go back to Fleury on back-to-back nights.
Here's my initial starters for tonight: