11. NY Islanders (13)
Good: The Islanders haven't lost consecutive games in regulation time since November 29 and 30.
Bad: Chris Osgood is out for up to a month with a sprained ankle.
Curious: Three of their last four losses were by shutout.
12. Toronto (9)
Good: Travis Green is second on the team in scoring in January, with eight points, half of his total for the season.
Bad: One goal in their last three games.
Curious: The Maple Leafs haven't scored a power play goal in their last seven games.
13. Edmonton (15)
Good: Have earned at least a point in nine of their last 12 games.
Bad: Tommy Salo is going through a rough stretch in the Oilers net.
Curious: Todd Marchant leads the Oilers in points in January with 15 points (3-12-15).
14. Washington (10)
Good: Jaromir Jagr leads all players with 21 points (9-12-21) in January.
Bad: After a 5-3 loss to St. Louis, the Caps are just 4-8-3-1 against the Western Conference.
Curious: The Caps have 20 power play goals in 14 January games.They had 22 in their previous 38 games.
15. Tampa Bay (18)
Good: Their last three wins have come against Ottawa, Dallas and Philadelphia.
Bad: The only winning month the Lightning have had was October.
Curious: John Grahame, not Nikolai Khabibulin, was in net for each of the wins mentioned above.
16. Chicago (11)
Good: After their current eight-game road trip, 16 of their final 26 games will be at home.
Bad: A six-game winless streak (0-5-1).
Curious: Have allowed at least four goals in six consecutive road games.
17. Anaheim (16)
Good: 9-1-0-1 against the Central Division.
Bad: 2-6-3 against their own Pacific Division.
Curious: Alexei Smirnov, recently recalled from the minors, had two points in the opening game of the season, and has two points in 26 games since that time.
18. Montreal (19)
Good: Claude Julien is 3-0-2-1 since taking over the coaching job.
Bad: Joe Juneau hasn't had a goal in his last 30 games.
Curious: In a game against Florida, Patrice Brisebois scored his first goal after being blanked in his previous 33 games, and Randy McKay scored his first after going 15 games without even a point.
19. Pittsburgh (17)
Good: In February, the Penguins play eight of their 12 games at home.
Bad: Mario Lemieux is unable to play in the all star game.
Curious: Steve McKenna has five of his seven goals on the season in January, and leads the team in goal scoring for the month.
20. Phoenix (25)
Good: In six of his first nine starts, Zac Bierk allowed one or zero goals.
Bad: In Bierk's four losses, the Coyotes have scored a total of two goals.
Curious: Beat Calgary 7-1 and Edmonton 5-1, and then lost 1-0 to Vancouver on their Western Canada trip.
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