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Biggest surprise for all 31 teams: Which trends will continue?

Whether it's Jimmy Howard (.927 save percentage) or Petr Mrazek (.924) in net, the Red Wings have gotten strong goaltending this season. Will that continue? Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports

Every season, we are taken off guard by some of the early returns, and then things tend to correct themselves as the season goes on.

Through the first month of the NHL season, which surprising results will sustain through the rest of the campaign? Which will go back to just how we expected them?

Let's have a look at each team's biggest surprise, and project what's to come: