LM Otero, Associated Press IT'S MINE ... NO, IT'S MINE: Dallas' Jeff Halpern, left, and Anaheim's Andy McDonald go to the ice battling for the puck during a game in Dallas Feb. 10.

1. Stand up

The best players of the past week (Feb. 9-15)

LW Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
3 goals, 5 assists, +3
Zetterberg had two goals, one on a power play, and two assists in a 7-4 win against the Flames Sunday.

C Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
3 goals, 5 assists ... +1
The Avalanche captain scored his 600th career goal in a 7-5 win at Calgary Thursday.

RW Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche
5 goals, 2 assists ... +4
A power-play goal and an assist by Hejduk lifted Colorado to a 2-0 win against Anaheim Tuesday.

D Roman Hamrlik, Calgary Flames
1 goal, 5 assists ... +1
In a 4-3 overtime loss at Buffalo, Hamrlik contributed two power-play assists.

G Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
3-0-0 ... 1.00 GAA, .958 save pct.
Getting his second shutout this season, Lundqvist made 29 saves in a 5-0 win against Tampa Bay Feb. 9.

D Bryan McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs
1 goal, 3 assists ... +3
McCabe had two assists, including one on a power play, in a 4-2 win in Philadelphia Thursday.

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
52 games, 64 points, 28 goals, 36 assists, +4
The skinny: Malkin clinched a 5-4 win against the Blackhawks Wednesday with a shootout goal.

Sidney Crosby: '05-06
52 games, 60 points, 25 goals, 35 assists, -8
The skinny: Crosby scored the Penguins' only goal in a 7-1 loss to the Rangers in Manhattan, Jan. 28, 2006.

Alexander Ovechkin: '05-06
52 games, 66 points, 34 goals, 32 assists, +3
The skinny: Ovechkin had an assist in a 4-1 defeat of the Maple Leafs, Feb. 3, 2006.

3. Are you experienced?

Among the many things the addition of Peter Forsberg brings to the Nashville Predators, perhaps the most important is a much-needed injection of experience and success in the NHL postseason and Olympics to a mix of players that otherwise has very little of either:

4. He said what?

"Why aren't there not-gay marches?"

Chris Chelios, Detroit Red Wings defenseman, responding to a question if a professional athlete's sexual preference should be an issue.

5. The fan's hat trick

Wild at Predators, 8 p.m. Today
Pavol Demitra, Pierre-Marc Bouchard and the Wild have the "luck" of being the first to play a newly acquired Peter Forsberg in a Predators uniform.

Capitals at Penguins, 3:30 p.m. Sunday
Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin get the headlines, but they each have help in the form Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Semin, respectively. (TV: WPXI).

Thrashers at Hurricanes, 7 p.m. Tuesday
Bobby Holik, Slava Kozlov and the Thrashers have seen their solid lead in Southeast Division narrowed by the likes of Rod Brind'Amour and the Hurricanes.