Welcome to Week 11 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 Vancouver Canucks now lead the NHL with 51 points.

• The Washington Capitals jumped the New York Islanders to take first place in the Eastern Conference; Alex Ovechkin is leading the NHL in points, as well as goals.

• The Los Angeles Kings overcame an extremely slow start, winning five of their l\past six games to climb to eighth place in the Western Conference.

• Injury report: The struggling Penguins lost Marc-Andre Fleury to an upper body injury until mid-March; NHL's top goalie Evgeni Nabokov (nine SO, .941 save percentage) is out with a herniated disc until late February; Mikko Koivu is out two to three months with a MCL sprain; P.K. Subban is out two months with a leg injury.

Three Stars of the Week

1. Pekka Rinne, NSH: 4 wins, 1 shutout

2. Zach Parise, MIN: 3 goals, 2 assists

3. Alex Burrows, VAN: 3 goals, 2 assists

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Standings