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PHT’s Three Duds of the Week: We’re going streaking! But not in a good way

Jussi Jokinen

Carolina Hurricanes’ Jussi Jokinen (36), of Finland, is congratulated by teammates following his goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Every Monday, we’ll highlight (lowlight?) three of the NHL’s biggest duds from the past week.

1st Dud: Jussi Jokinen, LW, Carolina

Key Stat: 15-game goalless streak

Jokinen’s last goal came on Nov. 20 in a 3-2 win over Toronto. Since then, Carolina has fired Paul Maurice and replaced him with Kirk Muller, lost two players (Joni Pitkanen and Jeff Skinner) to concussions and won a whopping four games.

Meanwhile -- in Jokinen’s native Finland -- children have celebrated Christmas day, or joulupäivä, and received a visit from Joulupukki, the Finnish version of Santa who’s name roughly translates to “yule goat.”

The more you know...

2nd Dud: Mike Cammalleri, LW, Montreal Canadiens

Key stat: 10-game goalless streak.

Cammi hasn’t scored since Dec. 1, a 4-3 shootout loss to San Jose. Since then, he’s become the face of an anemic offense that ranks 23rd in total goals and 25th in goals per game -- this from a guy that once scored 34 with Los Angeles and 39 with Calgary. Cammalleri’s currently on pace for 16 goals, which would be his lowest total since 2003-04. On the bright side, il parle un petit peu du francais:

Emphasis on un petit peu.

3rd Dud: Ryan Getzlaf, C, Anaheim Ducks

Key stat: Eight-game goalless streak

I realize Getzlaf’s more of a setup guy than marksman, but his inability to score this season has been shocking. His last goal came on Dec. 4 in a 5-3 loss to Minnesota; two games prior to that, he scored against Montreal to snap a 14-game goalless drought.

To be fair to Getzlaf, he’s hardly the only Duck that’s gone cold. Bobby Ryan hasn’t scored in six, Andrew Cogliano hasn’t scored in nine while three defensemen -- Toni Lydman, Luca Sbisa and Sheldon Brookbank -- have all played in at least 32 games, yet none have scored a goal.