NHL 13: Week 4 simulation

Updated: November 2, 2012, 4:46 PM ET
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Welcome to Week 4 of the EA SPORTS NHL '13: 2012-2013 NHL Season Simulation. Simulations will be released on a weekly basis and will include top headlines, three stars of the week, box scores for each game, as well as standings and statistics for the league. The rosters used in the simulation will include all transactions made during the 2012 NHL free agency period.

Headlines

• The San Jose Sharks have five of the top 10 scorers in the NHL: Joe Pavelski (first); Joe Thornton (fifth); Patrick Marleau (sixth); Logan Couture (seventh); and Ryane Clowe (10th).

• The Anaheim Ducks find themselves last in the Western Conference due to injury woes.

• Losing two of three this week, the Montreal Canadiens' historic win streak to open ended at eight games.

• The Toronto Maple Leafs have the highest power-play percentage in the league at 27.1 percent.

• Injury Report: Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin will be out 3-4 months with a sprained MCL; Anaheim's Sheldon Souray will be out one week with an undisclosed upper body injury; Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf out 3-4 weeks with a fractured elbow; Anaheim's Andrew Cogliano out 4-6 weeks with a broken foot.

Three Stars of the Week

1. Nicklas Backstrom, WSH: 4 GP, 1 G, 7 A

2. Henrik Sedin, VAN: 3 GP, 2 G, 4 A

3. Semyon Varlamov, COL: 3 GP, 2 SO

Complete statistics »

Standings

Western Conference GP W-L-OT Pts. Eastern Conference GP W-L-OT Pts.
1. Vancouver Canucks* 12 8-3-1 17 1. Montreal Canadiens* 11 9-2-0 18
2. Nashville Predators* 11 5-1-5 15 2. Carolina Hurricanes* 11 8-3-0 16
3. San Jose Sharks* 10 6-3-1 13 3. New York Islanders* 11 6-3-2 14
4. Chicago Blackhawks 9 6-1-2 14 4. Ottawa Senators 11 8-3-0 16
5. Colorado Avalanche 11 7-4-0 14 5. Buffalo Sabres 10 7-2-1 15
6. Dallas Stars 12 6-5-1 13 6. Toronto Maple Leafs 9 6-2-1 13
7. Phoenix Coyotes 9 6-3-0 12 7. Washington Capitals 12 6-5-1 13
8. Calgary Flames 9 6-3-0 12 8. Philadelphia Flyers 11 5-4-2 12
9. Columbus Blue Jackets 9 4-3-2 10 9. Boston Bruins 11 4-5-2 10
10. St. Louis Blues 10 4-4-2 10 10. Tampa Bay Lightning 9 4-4-1 9
11. Edmonton Oilers 10 4-5-1 9 11. New York Rangers 10 4-5-1 9
12. Detroit Red Wings 11 3-5-3 9 12. Pittsburgh Penguins 11 3-5-3 9
13. Los Angeles Kings 10 4-6-0 8 13. Winnipeg Jets 9 3-4-2 8
14. Minnesota Wild 10 3-5-2 8 14. New Jersey Devils 9 4-5-0 8
15. Anaheim Ducks 11 2-7-2 6 15. Florida Panthers 9 3-5-1 7
* - Division leaders

Box Scores

Oct. 29 »
CBJ 2, FLA 0
WSH 4, MIN 1

Oct. 30 »
TOR 4, ANA 1
BUF 3, BOS 2 (SO)
CAR 2, NJD 1
COL 2, EDM 0
PHIT 4, DAL 2
VAN 4, DET 3
STL 3, LAK 2
CGY 2, MTL 1
NSH 5, SJS 4
NYI 5, OTT 0
CHI 6, PHX 3

Oct. 31 »
WSH 5, PIT 1

Nov. 1 »
TOR 2, BOS 1
COL 3, VAN 0
NYR 3, DAL 2 (OT)
CGY 3, DET 2 (SO)
LAK 3, MIN 2
MTL 5, EDM 0
PHI3, NJD 2
PHX 4, BUF 1
SJS 4, STL 1
WPG 1, TBL 0

Nov. 2 »
WSH 4, BOS 0
CHI 2, NSH 1 (OT)
CAR 2, NYI 1
CBJ 3, PIT 2 (SO)

Nov. 3 »
PHI 4, ANA 2
BUF 3, CAR 1
CHI 3, TOR 2
SJS 7, COL 5
DAL 3, NYI 2 (SO)
EDM 3, DET 0
TBL 3, MIN 1
VAN 5, MTL 3
PIT 5, NJD 3
LAK 3, STL 2
WPG 5, FLA 2

Nov. 4 »
OTT 1, ANA 0 (OT)
WSH 1, DAL 0
PHI 4, NYR 3

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