Season Simulation Week 3

Welcome to Week Three of the EA SPORTS NHL 13: 2012-2013 NHL Season Simulation.Simulations will be released on a weekly basis and will include top headlines, Hockey Ultimate Team 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.

Week Three (Oct.21-28) Headlines

· The Montreal Canadiens continue their stellar play, leading the NHL with a 8-0-0 record.

· Leading the Western Conference are the Vancouver Canucks with a 6-2-1 record.

· The Kings’ Stanley Cup hangover continues as they sit tied at the bottom of the standings with four points.

· Rangers Forward Rick Nash pots a hat trick against the Lightning on Oct. 23^rd, but the Lightning still take the game 4-3 OT.

· Injury Report: ANA goalie J. Hiller will be out for 4-6 weeks with a broken ankle; EDM forward R. Nugent-Hopkins will be out until January with an undisclosed upper body injury; and STL defenseman A. Pietrangelo will be out until mid-december with a fractured ankle.

Three Stars of the Week: Presented by Hockey Ultimate Team

1. C. Price – MTL (3 W, 1 SO)

2. M. Hossa – CHI (2 G, 3 A)

3. R. Nash – NYR (3 G, 1 Hat Trick)

Each week, the Hockey Ultimate Team: Three Stars of the Week players will be featured in the NHL 13 ‘Hockey Ultimate Team’ mode as members of the ‘Team of the Week’. Fans can challenge the ‘Team of the Week’ and can collect the special edition ‘Team of the Week’ items featuring these players. For more information, click here.

2012-2013 Conference Standings

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

^{*Division leaders}

2012-2013 Statistics

Offensive Leaders		Goaltending Leaders
Points	Goals	GAA	SV%
1. J. Pavelski SJS – 12 2. M. Pacioretty MTL – 12 3. E. Cole MTL – 12	4. P. Marleau SJS – 7 5. A. Tanguay CGY – 6 1. R. Nash – 6	1. J. Labarbera PHX – 0.56 (2GP) 2. R. Dipietro NYI – 0.80 (2GP) 3. N. Khabibulin EDM – 0.92 (1GP)	1. J. Labarbera PHX – .982 2. R. Dipietro NYI – .969 3. N. Khabibulin EDM - .968
Assists	Plus/Minus	Wins	Shutouts
1. M. Hossa CHI – 9 2. M. Cammalleri CGY – 9 3. M. Pacioretty MTL – 8	1. C. Ehrhoff BUF +10 2. A. Goligoski DAL +9 3. T. Kaberle MTL +9	1. C. Price MTL – 8 2. C. Anderson OTT – 6 3. C. Ward CAR - 6	1. M. Brodeur NJD – 2 2. M. Kiprusoff CGY – 2 3. E. Nabokov NYI – 2

Well there’s your look at the top headlines and stats for Week Three in the EA SPORTS NHL 13: 2012-2013 NHL Season Simulation. For a full set of box scores, continue reading below. You can get your copy of NHL 13 here. For the latest NHL news, analysis and insights, visit ESPN.com/NHL.

Box Scores

October 21^st

October 22^nd

VAN (2) vs. DET (1) SO

October 23^rd

CAR (0) vs. BOS (2)

CHI (2) vs. STL (0)

DET (4) vs. CBJ (3)