Ten games in the NHL yesterday. Tampa Bay and the Flyers kicked things off as the Lightning beat Philadelphia 6-3. Valtteri Filppula had a goal and an assist for Tampa. He now has 18 goals and 36 points on the season. His name is hard to spell, and he is a waiver wire type player. Flyer goaltender Steve Mason had a night to forget as he allowed 5 goals on only 17 shots. Sometimes you have games like that. He is still having a good year with 18 wins. Jakub Voracek had 2 goals for the Flyers, and while he has only 32 points on the season, he has been hot lately with 5 points in his last 4 games...Montreal beat Chicago 2-1 in OT as veteran defenseman Andre Markov scored both goals for the Canadians. Markov has been overshadowed by fellow defenseman P K Subban, but he can still bring it with 24 points on the season... New Jersey beat Florida in OT as well as defenseman Marek Zidlicky scored the game winner. Like Markov, Zidlicky is an old veteran who can still rack up points. He has 24 on the year. Devils forward Michael Ryder scored the other goal. He has scored a goal in 4 straight games, and he has 7 points in his last 7 games. He once scored 62 points for Dallas. Grab him while he's hot....Ottawa beat Nashville 2-1 in a shootout, as Senators goalie Craig Anderson was outstanding with 32 saves. After a brutal start to the season, Anderson has been steadily improving, and he now has 15 wins on the year. Ottawa's Kyle Turris scored a goal, and with 34 points on the season he is worth a look as a 6th forward option. At 24 years old he can still get better...Columbus pounded Winnipeg 6-3. Bryan Little had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets. Little is a lot like Turris, just on the edge of being fantasy worthy... Colorado beat the Wild 4-2 as young forward Ryan O'Reilly had 2 goals for the Avalanche. We like O'Reilly, but with only 30 points on the season we can't recommend him yet. He is only 22 years old. He has 70 point potential in a year or two. Paul Stastny left the game with an injury...Anaheim continued its winning ways with a 5-3 win over Phoenix. Ryan Getzlaf left the game with a LBI. Mathieu Perreault had 3 assists for the Ducks, and while he has only 25 points on the season, he has been hot lately with 6 points in his last 3 games. Radim Vrbata had 3 assists for Phoenix. Vrbata is another one of those marginal 6th forwards...In a tight close checking game Pittsburgh beat Calgary 2-1 as Penguin forward Chris Kunitz scored a goal. With 49 points on the year he is having a great year. Yes he plays with Sydney, and that makes a big difference, but the 34 year old is having a career season...Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard was terrific last night with 44 saves in the Wings 3-1 victory over Los Angeles. Unfortunately he hurt his hip during the game and it appears he will be out for a while. With backup Jonas Gustavsson on IR that leaves only 21 year old Petr Mrazek as an available goalie for Detroit...Nice shutout win for Tuukka Rask last night with 26 saves against San Jose. Rask is having a great season with 22 wins, a 2.06 goals against and a .930 save percentage.
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