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As the calendar turns to December, how about a look at some splits, with the best and worst of November? First up, the leading scorers. Jeff Keppinger White Sox Jersey . Some familiar names, but definitely some surprises too. Breakthrough players like Joffrey Lupul and Kris Versteeg, the Oilers kids, Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, making an appearance and the Wilds Mikko Koivu rebounding after a slow start. Leading Scorers RANK PLAYER TEAM POS. GP G A PTS 1. Joffrey Lupul Toronto LW 14 7 12 19 2. Jonathan Toews Chicago C 14 9 18 18 3. Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay C 13 10 6 16 4. Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh C 12 7 9 16 5. Jordan Eberle Edmonton RW 12 6 10 16 6. Johan Franzen Detroit LW 14 6 10 16 7. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Edmonton C 14 6 10 16 8. Kris Versteeg Florida RW 13 7 8 15 9. Mikko Koivu Minnesota C 15 4 11 15 10. Tyler Seguin Boston C 13 8 6 14 Not a bad month for the Bruins. No losses for the entire month, so its not surprising that they fared so well in plus-minus. Really, just included this to emphasize the Bruins dominance. Plus-Minus Leaders RANK PLAYER TEAM POS. GP +/- 1. Brad Marchand Boston LW 13 +14 2. Zdeno Chara Boston D 13 +14 3. Patrice Bergeron Boston C 13 +13 4. Dennis Seidenberg Boston D 13 +13 5. Tyler Seguin Boston C 13 +12 6. Chris Kelly Boston C 13 +12 7. Ian White Detroit D 10 +12 8. Joe Corvo Boston D 13 +12 9. Stephen Weiss Florida C 13 +10 10. Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit D 14 +10 At the other end of the spectrum, the Ducks have some of their big guns taking up residence down here. Its not the first time that James Wisniewski and Dennis Wideman have encountered plus-minus woes, but its a little more surprising to see an ace checker like Bolland, who is plus-41 over the last four seasons, on this side of the ledger. Plus-Minus Trailers RANK PLAYER TEAM POS. GP +/- 548. Joakim Lindstrom Colorado RW 8 -8 549. Mike Knuble Washington RW 14 -8 550. Chad LaRose Carolina RW 15 -9 551. Bobby Ryan Anaheim LW 13 -9 552. Jiri Tlusty Carolina LW 15 -9 553. Dave Bolland Chicago C 11 -9 554. Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim C 13 -11 555. Cam Fowler Anaheim D 13 -11 556. James Wisniewski Columbus D 12 -12 557. Dennis Wideman Washington D 14 -13 Leaving the arbitrary end point of a single month out of the consideration, its unsustainable for a player to shoot at such a high percentage over the long haul. In short, dont expect these players to keep finishing with the same measure of success. Shooting Percentage Leaders (min. 3 goals) RANK PLAYER TEAM POS. G % 1. Andrei Kostitsyn Montreal LW 3 50.0 2. Nick Foligno Ottawa LW 5 38.5 3. Travis Moen Montreal LW 4 36.4 4. Joey Crabb Toronto RW 5 33.3 5. Milan Lucic Boston LW 7 31.8 6. Clarke MacArthur Toronto LW 5 27.8 7. Tyler Seguin Boston C 8 27.6 8. Guillaume Latendresse Minnesota RW 3 27.3 9. Eric Nystrom Dallas LW 7 26.9 10. Chris Kelly Boston C 7 25.0 On the other hand, its also unlikely for a player to keep generating shots on goal and still fail to light the lamp. Eventually, those shots are going to start going in, so look to Justin Williams, Nikolai Kulemin and Sam Gagner to improve their production -- they can hardly get worse, right? Shooting Percentage Trailers RANK PLAYER TEAM POS. G SHOTS 548. Milan Jurcina N.Y. Islanders D 0 24 549. Zach Bogosian Winnipeg D 0 25 550. Martin Hanzal Phoenix C 0 25 551. Erik Johnson Colorado D 0 26 552. Brad Boyes Buffalo RW 0 26 553. Nikolai Kulemin Toronto RW 0 26 554. Sam Gagner Edmonton C 0 27 555. Joe Corvo Boston D 0 30 556. Justin Williams Los Angeles RW 0 32 557. Erik Karlsson Ottawa D 0 40 For players that are more likely to sustain their offensive production, a look at the players that keep generating shots on goal. Many of the leaders are expected -- theyve been among the most productive in the game for years -- but its noteworthy that Ovechkin isnt on the leader board, but rising star Evander Kane is. Leaders in Shots Per Game RANK PLAYER TEAM POS. GP SOG SOG/GP 1. Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh C 12 64 5.3 2. Marian Gaborik N.Y. Rangers RW 11 49 4.5 3. Dustin Byfuglien Winnipeg D 13 57 4.4 4. James Neal Pittsburgh LW 12 52 4.3 5. Rick Nash Columbus RW 12 52 4.3 6. Corey Perry Anaheim RW 13 53 4.1 7. Evander Kane Winnipeg LW 13 52 4.0 8. Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay C 13 52 4.0 9. Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay C 13 50 3.8 10. Zdeno Chara Boston D 13 50 3.8 Hal Gill: playing like its the postseason. Leaders in Blocked Shots Per Game (min. 8 GP) RANK PLAYER TEAM GP Blocks Blocks/GP 1. Hal Gill Montreal 9 33 3.7 2. Niklas Kronwall Detroit 14 42 3.0 3. Ryan McDonagh N.Y. Rangers 11 33 3.0 4. Dan Girardi N.Y. Rangers 11 31 2.8 5. Andrew MacDonald N.Y. Islanders 13 36 2.8 6. Rostislav Klesla Phoenix 13 36 2.8 7. Jay Harrison Carolina 12 33 2.8 8. Filip Kuba Ottawa 12 33 2.8 9. Josh Gorges Montreal 14 38 2.7 10. Niklas Hjalmarsson Chicago 14 37 2.6 Just as it is unsustainable for forwards to keep scoring at an unusually high rate, goaltenders arent likely to stop pucks at such a high rate for long. Thats what made Tim Thomas .938 save percentage last season so remarkable. Beware regression, Niklas Backstrom and Mike Smith. Save Percentage Leaders (min. 5 GP) RANK PLAYER TEAM GP SV% 1. Niklas Backstrom Minnesota 9 .948 2. Mike Smith Phoenix 11 .945 3. Tim Thomas Boston 9 .941 4. Henrik Lundqvist N.Y. Rangers 9 .937 5. Antti Niemi San Jose 9 .935 6. Jose Theodore Florida 9 .933 7. Pekka Rinne Nashville 11 .931 8. Jimmy Howard Detroit 14 .930 9. Carey Price Montreal 11 .929 10. Jonathan Quick Los Angeles 11 .924   Not an unusual list, but Girardi has obviously been extremely important for the Rangers in the absence of Marc Staal and Francois Beauchemin can still eat up minutes in Anaheim. Leaders in Time on Ice (min. 8 GP) RANK PLAYER TEAM GP ATOI 1. Dan Girardi N.Y. Rangers 11 27:28 2. Francois Beauchemin Anaheim 13 26:35 3. James Wisniewski Columbus 12 26:28 4. Duncan Keith Chicago 12 26:26 5. Ryan Suter Nashville 13 26:23 6. Brian Campbell Florida 13 26:21 7. Kris Letang Pittsburgh 11 26:21 8. Zach Bogosian Winnipeg 13 26:16 9. Zdeno Chara Boston 13 26:02 10. Shea Weber Nashville 13 25:44 Of course, the list is tough guys and those on the fringe of the lineup. McLeod, though, played nearly 13 minutes per game a couple of years ago. Trailers in Time on Ice (min. 8 GP) PLAYER TEAM POS. GP ATOI Zenon Konopka Ottawa C 10 7:01 Jay Rosehill Toronto LW 8 6:20 Ryan Reaves St. Louis RW 12 5:57 Brad Staubitz Minnesota RW 15 5:51 Zac Rinaldo Philadelphia LW 10 5:25 Cody McLeod Colorado LW 12 5:21 Brad Mills New Jersey C 12 5:15 Andre Deveaux N.Y. Rangers LW 8 5:12 Brian McGrattan Nashville LW 8 5:10 Cam Janssen New Jersey RW 14 4:37 Toews adds some star power to this list, while the Wild and Blue Jackets each have a couple of face-off aces. Faceoff Leaders (min. 50 Face-offs) RANK PLAYER TEAM FO % 1. Warren Peters Minnesota 52 67.3 2. Adam Hall Tampa Bay 82 67.1 3. Matt Cullen Minnesota 218 64.7 4. Rich Peverley Boston 90 64.4 5. Antoine Vermette Columbus 83 63.9 6. Joe Pavelski San Jose 69 62.3 7. Jonathan Toews Chicago 256 60.9 8. Scott Nichol St. Louis 57 59.6 9. Andrew Desjardins San Jose 57 59.6 10. Derek MacKenzie Columbus 89 59.6 It takes time to learn how to take draws in the NHL, five of the bottom six in November were rookies. Faceoff Trailers (min. 50 Face-offs) PLAYER TEAM FO % Patrick Kane Chicago 142 41.5 David Backes St. Louis 205 41.5 Cory Emmerton Detroit 62 40.3 Patrik Elias New Jersey 269 40.1 Craig Smith Nashville 113 39.8 Anton Lander Edmonton 85 38.8 Roman Horak Calgary 119 38.7 Matt Ellis Buffalo 65 38.5 Stephane Da Costa Ottawa 83 34.9 Cody Hodgson Vancouver 63 34.9 Scott Cullen can be reached at [e-mail] and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Melky Cabrera White Sox Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Rick Porcello Tigers Jersey . - The Chicago Cubs say they have agreed to one-year contracts with pitchers Jason Hammel and James McDonald.Unless youre playing at the highest level, youre probably your own equipment manager. After the game youve got to pack up all of your equipment, haul your bag home, as well as clean your own gear and thats fine. You love the game and heaving around mounds of equipment is just part and parcel of being a hockey player. Whats not fine is not having a proper way to store your equipment. Today, we start off with a piece of furniture that is essentially self-sustaining: A hockey stick rack built out of hockey sticks.Here are the full build instructions as provided by our friends at Hockey Stick Builds.Design Approach The hockey stick rack is not difficult to build. It only involves making some careful measurements and trusting the design. The major components of the hockey stick rack: 1. Base2. Vertical Supports3. Rack Top4. Finishing PiecesTools and hardware for the project: Tools - Miter Saw- Drill- Tape Measure- Bar clamps- Spring clampsHardware 1. Around 15 sticks2. 4 #6, 1.5" sheet metal screws3. 40 #6, 1.25" sheet metal screws4. 5/8" x 1 wooden dowel rodBuild - BaseWell start by building the base. The base shown here is 46" in length, however you can change this to fit your desired size. Ive found that 46" is right around the sweet spot for guaranteed good length of sticks. Your choice of this length is important since youll need 8 sticks that are that length or longer.Begin by cutting 4 sticks to a length of 46" and 2 to 17.25". For those two sticks 46"in length that you want to be on the bottom, drill a 17/64" hole through only ONE side of the stick, about 9/16" from the outer corner and midway in both dimensions of the long side at each end and at the shown locations. These ones in the middle will be used to attach the extra stiffening pieces later. These are clearance holes for the screw head since we want the stick rack to actually sit on the stick and not on the hardware.Drill in #6 1.25" sheet metal screws into the four corners, through the 3 sticks that make up the base as shown in the picture. Dont touch the 4 holes in the middle; we will use them to add support pieces later. If you know how many and the pitch of bottom support sticks, you can add those screw head clearance holes now as well. Vertical Supports Cut two more lengths of 37.35" and 18". Attach each 37.25" stick vertically to the base by using four #6 1.25" sheet metal screws into the two base pieces as shown. Ensure that the sticks are nice and orthogonal to the base or there will be a lot of twisting in the overall frame. The other option is to screw one screw into the base at this time and the remaining 3 once the top is attached at the end of assembly.Fix the 18" length stick to the rack using one #6 1.25" sheet metal screw to the vertical support as shown and one #6 1.5" sheet metal screw directly into the base.Rack Top To make the top rack, we will start with the small side pieces and the large angle piece that makes the triangle with the base. Cut one piece of stick to a length of 4.5". Next, cut a stick to have a bevel of 22 degrees on either side and a length of 38 9/16" on each side as shown in the image below. Note, the overall length is not 38 9/16". Rather, each side is that specific length. Attach the two pieces by offsetting the beveled stick by 2 7/64" from the front and attaching with a #6 1.25" sheet metal screw at aan angle. Jose Abreu White Sox Jersey. Repeat for the other side of the stick rack.Now youll need to cut more sticks to length: two to 46", one to 1.75", and two to 1 3/16". At this point, also cut six 1.5" lengths of the dowel rod. These will be used as the dividers for the stick and keep them from sliding along the top stick. Attach the small 1 3/16" stick pieces to the front cross beam stick about 1 5/32" from the end, the width of a standard stick. Use two #6 1.25" sheet metal screws for each piece to prevent them from rotating.Now attach each of the dowel rod pieces by drilling a small hole in the back and fixing to the cross beam stick from behind using a #6 1.25" sheet metal screw just like the small pieces before. Each dowel rod is located 6" from the small stick pieces on the outside you just attached and from each other as you go from outside to inside. Ensure the dowel rod is centered nicely in the vertical direction on the stick.Take this cross beam pieces and attach it to either side/angle pieces with two #6 1.25" sheet metal screws each as shown below. This cross piece should be 0.5" from the front of the side pieces. Note that the front is the direction that the angle piece is pointed toward. Now take the second 46" cross piece and use four of the same sheet metals screws to attach that into place ensuring it is 0.75" from the back of the side pieces so the vertical support sticks can fit into this spot. To finish off, you can simply glue a 1.75" piece into the midsection (23" from the edge) between the two cross pieces. It is not necessary, but will add some additional support for the sticks. Highly recommended. Fix the top with angle pieces to the two vertical sticks and base as shown in the image with #6 1.25" hardware. The vertical stick should fit nicely behind the side pieces and can be attached with two #6 1.25" sheet metal screws on each side as shown with red tops here. Be careful not to drill them too high; they could hit the two screws coming in from the top used to attach the cross beam to the side piece.The overall top will look similar to this when complete: Attach the angle pieces to the base using a single #6 1.5" sheet metal screw into the side as shown which will really add a lot of rigidity to the entire rack. Finishing PiecesThe stick rack is completed by adding spacers and additional base sticks. Take two 3" length of stick and insert them between the two longer sticks in the rack front and back. Youve already drilled the screw head clearance holes earlier so all you need to do is center them and screw them in with two more #6 1.25" sheet metal screws each. These add strength to the bottom pieces which are likely to be stepped on the most frequently. Finally, you can add at 1 or more additional base cross pieces on which the sticks will rest on the base. The model has two spaced to be the width of the short side of the stick here in the model. My actual pictures show a wider gap (the width of a stick) made using only one stick. These final configuration depends on how many sticks you have and how you want it took look. Regardless, youll need at least one to ensure a nice flat surface. Once the glue dries from 1.75" support piece at the cross beams at the top, youre all done!For a full model of the stick rack and even more great designs, visit the guys over at Hockey Stick Builds. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys ' ' '