Dubinsky got the last laugh scoring a game-winning short-handed goal late in the third period. Dubinsky quietly has a four-game goal-scoring streak on the go.

This game was really a goaltending battle though with both Marc-Andre Fleury and Curtis McElhinney putting up strong performances. Fleury really had to stand on his head throughout the match and was only beaten by a couple of horrendous individual plays by his own teammates.

The opening goal was scored by Scott Hartnell on a turnover by Derrick Pouliot who exacerbated the mistake by conceding position to Hartnell in front of the net affording him the time and space to beat Fleury one-on-one.

The second Blue Jacket goal came on a turnover by Blake Comeau who got beat to the net by Matt Calvert. Comeau following up the play bumped Fleury over leaving Dubinsky alone with the rebound and the entire top half of the net.

Fleury did get beat on one play but got bailed out by Cam Atkinson, king of the empty shot, who somehow missed the entire net on a one-timer from inside the crease on a 5-on-3. Thus ends Atkinson's three-game scoring streak. It's also why, like Craig Smith, Atkinson probably never develops into more than a 40-50-point guy.

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Martin St. Louis now has two goals and four points in the last two games and is riding a three-game scoring streak. Creeping back to life.

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No Alex Galchenyuk for the Canadiens last night as he was out with the flu.

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TSN's Travis Yost with a statistical look at where Jonathan Quick ranks among NHL goalies (hint, it's not as high as you might suspect.)

From this data, one can reasonable conclude that Quick, at least on a five-year average, is something of a middle-tier starting goaltender in the National Hockey League. After all, no matter if you look at unadjusted or adjusted save percentages, you can find ten or more goalies that have out-performed him over thousands of shots and hundreds of games.

What's really concerning about Quick, though, is that his game has slid considerably in recent years. Inarguably his best two seasons came in 2010-2011 (.918) and 2011-2012 (.928). That, combined with a colossal individual performance during the first Kings Cup run, ended up with one of the league's biggest goaltending contracts.

This doesn't translate perfectly to fantasy hockey. An elite defensive team like Los Angeles can take an "average" goalie and make him elite if you score common stats like Wins, Goals-Against Average and Shutouts. He is also a workhorse with the fourth most appearances in the last five seasons. Those are all boons to his fantasy value but it still feels like he's slid down a tier from where we've got Tuukka Rask (struggling in his own right this season), Henrik Lundqvist, Pekka Rinne and Carey Price.

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After a brief cameo with some top power play minutes Michal Jordan has been sent back to the minors by Carolina. Was always a long shot to become relevant. This just reinforces that.

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Check out Dobber's latest for Puck Daddy on why Ovechkin is a stud and Eric Staal is a dud.

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FiveThirtyEight ranks the potential trade deadline acquisitions by their fancy stats, a really good look if you are analytically inclined.

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I am very excited for the launching of the new NHL.com today. Apparently it will feature an advanced stats section with new names for "Corsi" and "Fenwick" stats. I approve of this move. People might take those stats more seriously and understand them better with a better naming system.

Puck Daddy takes a deep dive on everything that is expected to come available with the NHL.com upgrade. Exciting time, fellow nerds.

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Apparently I forgot to actually include a link to Elliotte Friedman's latest 30 Thoughts in yesterday's ramblings. Sorry about that. I've linked to it here if you didn't track it down on your own.

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Isn't life just way more fun when Ovechkin has it going?

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