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Jarome Iginla just kept on rolling in Boston’s victory over Minnesota on Monday. He notched two goals for the second straight game and now has seven points in his last five contests. Iginla is catching fire at the perfect time for the Bruins, who could use his production in the playoffs to replace the strong post-season run Nathan Horton had last year. 

Reilly Smith had his first goal in 15 games Monday night. His ice-time has been way down this month. Even with the rough stretch, he’s had a solid season with the ability to help you in multiple categories. I’d definitely be hanging onto him in keeper situations. 

Tuukka Rask with a ridiculous save.

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Matt Moulson had a nice start to his career with the Minnesota Wild, but over his last four games he has been without a point and gone minus-2. Moulson has been playing with Mikko Koivu and what’s interesting is how it is impacting Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter. They’ve combined for just a single point in the last five games and both were paired with Koivu before Moulson came over, but now they seem to be splitting time with the two. Coyle looks to be getting the most minutes with Koivu and Moulson right now, so if there’s a choice between the two, he might be your best bet. However, all four are in a serious funk at the moment. 

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Patrik Berglund didn’t pick up a point on Monday, but he’s been great since returning from Sochi. He was having a dreadful year but seemed to catch fire at the Olympics with Sweden. He had eight goals before the break and already has six since returning. 

Jay Bouwmeester busted out of an 11-game pointless drought with two assists against the Jets. He’s still been productive over that stretch going plus-10 and posting his share of shots. He’s going to be hard-pressed to hit 40 points on the season now though because of that slump. 

David Backes’ two goals give him four points in three games.

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Al Montoya took the loss but looked sharp in goal for the Jets. With Ondrej Pavelec on the shelf, Montoya has a good chance to make a name for himself. 

Jacob Trouba has just one goal since mid-January, but he would be someone to watch out for next season. Trouba is still getting huge minutes for a 20-year-old and has clearly earned the confidence of Paul Maurice. He’s been a plus-6, which is likely the reason the coaches feel confident giving him the heavy ice-time. 

There was also a huge brawl right as the horn sounded in this one, giving many poolies a bunch of bonus PIM as several players were given misconducts. Sometimes random events like that can turn the tide in a fantasy matchup.

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Mike Smith turned aside 36 shots in the Coyotes 4-3 win over the Kings. He's been absolutely lights out in his last 14 starts.

He hasn't had an overwhelmingly strong season, but I think Mikkel Boedker has turned a corner this year. He notched a goal on Monday and he should be able to finish the year with over 20 tallies. A 50-plus point season (where he'll likely end up) isn't anything to be overjoyed about, but Boedker looks more confident in 2013-14. He's already over 140 shots on goal, which is easily a career-high.

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Tyler Toffoli grabbed an assist on Monday. There was chatter earlier in the year that he may be the odd man out as far as minutes are concerned, however, he played nearly three minutes with the man advantage against Phoenix. Until that disappears there's nothing wrong with hanging onto him.

Marian Gaborik scored his second goal since coming over from the Blue Jackets. At the time of the move I thought it was puzzling as Gaborik isn't the type of player that fits into the Kings' style of play. However, Los Angeles is desperate for goals so they took a chance. He's in a great spot with Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams right now, as long as he stays healthy.

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The Canucks fell to the Lightning but it wasn’t for lack of effort from Alex Burrows. He picked up another three points and has now nearly doubled his point total for the season in his last four games alone. He’s a good addition for a fantasy hockey playoff run. 

So is Nicklas Jensen, who now has points in three straight outings. He’s been averaging about 20 minutes in his last four games and it’s clear the Canucks want to give him a long look in the final few weeks of the year. 

Eddie Lack has a save percentage over .900 in just one of his last five games. Sometimes it’s more difficult to play well when you have been anointed “the guy” and Lack seems to be dealing with that now.

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Steven Stamkos seems to have figured things out minus Martin St. Louis. He grabbed a goal and an assist against the Canucks and looks to be clicking with Valtteri Filppula.

Ondrej Palat just keeps on producing. Another two points in Monday gives him nine in his last five contests. I have a feeling he’ll be playing regularly with Stamkos next season. 

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Kari Lehtonen is nearing a return after suffering a concussion against the Wild, which means Tim Thomas' value is coming to a close. Thomas was a decent fill in for Lehtonen, minus the beat down at the hands of the Jets on Sunday. Lehtonen was having a solid campaign and with the Stars in a battle for a Western Conference playoff spot, Thomas' starts should be few and far between from here on in unless Lehtonen goes down again.

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Kris Letang returned to Penguins practice on Monday and that's great news after the scary situation he dealt with. It remains to be seen when he will return to game action, but it's not too early to ponder how he will change the outlook of the Pittsburgh blue line. Olli Maatta and Matt Niskanen got a bump in minutes with Letang out, so that could change when he gets back. However, I think Maatta has emerged as one of the league's future stars and still should see a featured role. Niskanen on the other hand may not be as lucky, so monitor what happens to him when Letang eventually does get back. It's also worth noting that Paul Martin is still out and Letang likely won't get a huge workload too quickly.

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The NHL is considering changing its draft lottery system, says Elliotte Friedman. This could have a big impact in 2015 for obvious reasons relating to one Connor McDavid. I'm not a fan of the draft lottery in general and I remember reading about a great system I thought all leagues should adopt. Essentially it started counting team's points once they were officially eliminated from playoff contention and the team with the most points at the end of the year got the No. 1 pick. That way it encouraged eliminated teams to win instead of tank, and theoretically, the worst team that year would still have the best odds at the top pick, because they would officially be eliminated first. It's doubtful we will ever see it implemented, but I thought it was an interesting idea.

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The Flames signed youngster Ken Agostino from Yale to a two-year deal on Monday. Agostino was acquired when the Flames sent Jarome Iginla to Pittsburgh and he could be making his debut with Calgary in the very near future. Stay tuned.

Michael Amato is an Associate Editor for DobberHockey and a News Editor for theScore. You can follow him on Twitter at @amato_mike