Ronald Martinez, Getty Images WARPED OUTLOOK: Phoenix's Ed Jovanovski, right, misses the check on Dallas' Jeff Halpern and winds up being the player with his face against the glass Tuesday night in Dallas.

1. Stand up

LW Paul Kariya, Nashville Predators
2 goals, 4 assists ... +5
A goal and three assists by Kariya helped Nashville in an 8-3 rout at Chicago Jan. 5.

C Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning
4 goals, 4 assists ... +2
Lecavalier had two goals and an assist in a 5-4 defeat of Southeast Division foe Washington Thursday.

RW Dany Heatley, Ottawa Senators
4 goals, 4 assists ... +9
In a 6-1 rout of the Flyers Sunday, Heatley paced the Senators with two goals and an assist.

D Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks
1 goal, 5 assists ... +2
Niedermayer contributed a goal and an assist in the Ducks' 5-1 win against Dallas Thursday.

G Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames
3-0-0 ... 1.67 GAA, .944 save pct.
Kiprusoff recorded a shutout by stopping 26 shots in a 3-0 win against the Wild Tuesday.

D Ed Jovanovski, Phoenix Coyotes
1 goal, 3 assists ... +4
Jovanovski had a power-play goal and an assist in the Coyotes' 5-2 win at Dallas Tuesday.

2. Calder comparison

How young Penguins standout Evgeni Malkin compares to last season's leading Calder Cup contenders Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin at similar stages of their rookie seasons (Through Thursday):

Evgeni Malkin: '06-07
38 games, 20 goals, 21 assists, -1
The skinny: After being held pointless in a 3-2 defeat in Tampa Bay, Malkin scored a goal at Florida in a 5-2 loss Wednesday.

Sidney Crosby: '05-06
38 games, 19 goals, 24 assists, -5
The skinny: Crosby had a power-play goal and an assist New Year's Eve of 2005 in a 4-3 defeat of the Rangers.

Alexander Ovechkin: '05-06
38 games, 24 goals, 22 assists, -2
The skinny: Ovechkin had a goal and a power-play assist in a 5-2 loss to the rival Thrashers, New Year's Day of 2006.

3. The (less than) 500 club

Mark Recchi got his 1,300th career point when he scored a goal in the Penguins' 3-2 shootout loss to Tampa Bay Sunday. While his membership should be brief, he is in an exclusive club. At the moment, he is one of six players to accumulate 1,300 points with less than 500 goals. Two of those six were defensemen. The six (through Thursday):

4. He said what?

"I think there was some hanky-panky there."

John Muckler, Ottawa Senators general manager claiming the rival Toronto Maple Leafs blocked his team from acquiring Petr Nedved on waivers.

Nedved wound up with the Edmonton Oilers.

5. The (Canadian) fan's hat trick

A look at Hockey Day in Canada, that nation's celebration of it's sport:

Canadiens at Senators, 2 p.m. today
Canada's unofficial holiday starts when Northeast Division rivals Ray Emery, Wade Redden and Ottawa host Cristobal Huet, Alexei Kovalev and the Habs.

Canucks at Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. today
The Sedin twins, Daniel and Henrik will lead Vancouver against fellow Swede Mats Sundin and Toronto in a meeting of the "Los Angeles" and "New York" of Canada.

Oilers at Flames, 10 p.m. today
The "Battle of Alberta" is always fierce and, with both teams in playoff contention, expect Dion Phaneuf and the Flames to be poor hosts to Ales Hemsky and Edmonton.