Posted by John Pereira, Special to ESPN.com
It's not a milestone that has any fantasy significance, but regardless, it was an important one for
Jarome Iginla. He scored his 365th goal to pass Theoren Fleury and become the
Calgary Flames' all-time goals leader. Iginla added two assists as well, to give him 82 points on the season, in the Flames' big 7-3 win against the Blues.
Alex Tanguay also had a good night against the Blues, picking up two goals and adding an assist in the victory. Surprisingly, Tanguay has been greatly undervalued this year, although he has 52 points and is a plus-15, his ESPN ownership numbers have dropped this week. If he's available in your league, you should pick him up immediately.
Is there any doubt that Dion Phaneuf is now the best fantasy defenseman in the NHL? With three assists on the night, he now sits at 49 points on the season. Four defenseman have more points than he does, but his 163 penalty minutes put him on a different level altogether.
Ryan Kesler was all the Vancouver Canucks needed on the night. He scored both goals in Vancouver's 2-1 overtime victory on Monday night. Kesler now has 19 goals and 59 penalty minutes on the season, making him an intriguing option in deeper leagues.
Apparently, all Dan Cloutier needed was a game against his old team to look more like his former self. The Kings' netminder made 38 saves in the losing effort. Remember, in the three years leading up to the lockout, Cloutier averaged at least 30 wins and a goals-against average in the low-to-mid 2 range. Cloutier is owned in slightly more than five percent of ESPN leagues and might be worth an add in a deep league. Don't get your hopes up though, he may crush you.
When general manager Glen Sather added Chris Drury and Scott Gomez in the offseason, this must be what he was envisioning. The Rangers edged the Buffalo Sabres in overtime, 3-2, to bump their record to 10-0-3 in their past 13 games. After a slow start to the season, the Rangers' offense has found its stride, and it doesn't hurt that Jaromir Jagr has begun to play good hockey again. He has 10 points in his past nine games after being held pointless for the first half of February. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist was solid on the night, stopping 19 of 21 shots overall. He has just allowed three goals in his past three games and could very well be the third goalie off the board in drafts next fall.
John Pereira is a fantasy hockey analyst for ESPN.com.
