Giroux picked up a goal and an assist -- both on the power play -- in a season-high 24:26 of ice time Thursday in a loss to Pittsburgh.

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This game didn't even go to overtime, and yet Giroux still played the sort of minutes you'd normally see from a defenseman. At this point, the star pivot's October slump is a distant memory -- he's been clipping along at more or less the typical Giroux rate since the beginning of November.