Kyle Busch Eliminated Despite Second-Place Finish

In the end, Kyle Busch and his Joe Gibbs Racing car needed about another half-second. Busch finished second at Martinsville on Sunday and then realized the math was not on his side. He lost eight points to Martin Truex Jr. on stage points alone. That was just enough to eliminate the younger Busch from a […]

Alex Bowman Takes Checkered Flag at Martinsville

Alex Bowman got by Denny Hamlin with seven laps to go, slid up Hamlin's rear, got past him, and never looked back. Hamlin went into the wall while Bowman took home the Xfinity 500 and his fourth win of the NASCAR season. Bowman went on to win by less than a half-second over Kyle Busch. […]

Seth Jones' Rough Season Continues For Chicago

Even when it looks like nothing will go wrong on the night for Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones, an innocent shot happens to bounce off him. Naturally, the puck found its way past goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. It has been that kind of season for Jones, whose $9.5 million AAV extension does not kick in until […]

Brandon Hagel Continues Strong Play In Chicago Loss

Brandon Hagel keeps playing well for Chicago in an increased role. His ice time is now over 16 minutes a night. Against St. Louis, he had five shots on goal and three scoring chances. If it was not for Jordan Binnington twice, Chicago may have ended its losing streak. Hagel continues to improve at both […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Shines In Chicago Defeat

Marc-Andre Fleury faced 23 shots in the first 25 minutes on Saturday night. He stopped them all. Fleury did allow a power-play tally early in the third period as Chicago fell to St. Louis. The goaltender got little support as the Blackhawks mustered just 25 shots in all. It was, by far, the best Fleury […]

David Perron Handles Way To Power-Play Assist

David Perron fired three shots on goal, had three scoring chances, and a secondary helper in the St. Louis 1-0 home win on Saturday night. The winger is now up to nine points on the season in seven games. He was able to get the puck to Vladimir Tarasenko who helped set up Torey Krug. […]

Torey Krug Pots Power-Play Goal In St. Louis Victory

Torey Krug scored an early third-period goal on the man-advantage to help give the St. Louis Blues a 1-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. That lifted the St. Louis record to 6-1 on the season. It was Krug's first goal of the season. It was Krug's sixth point in October through just seven contests. Krug […]

Jordan Binnington Posts Shutout Of Blackhawks Saturday

Jordan Binnington had a far easier night than most expected. He only had to stop 25 shots in a 1-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks Saturday. The Blues' goaltender upped his record to 5-1 and saw his goals-against average come back down under 3. It was a welcome night for Binnington who had faced 40 […]

Zach Aston-Reese Dishes Two Helpers In Home Defeat

Zach Aston-Reese and the Pittsburgh Penguins' third line was the best line for Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Reese, in particular, had two assists, a couple of shots, and generated three scoring chances. His line was a major play driver all game long and not surprisingly, Aston-Reese was also a +2 to go along with his […]

Tristan Jarry Allows Four Goals In Home Loss

Tristan Jarry had one of those nights in net for Pittsburgh. He stopped 36 of 40 shots in a 4-2 loss to New Jersey on Saturday night. Jarry had pucks go off teammates, a short-handed goal, and a penalty shot. If that was not enough, the goaltender tried to get off the ice during an […]

Sidney Crosby Returns But Held Scoreless In Loss

Sidney Crosby returned on Saturday night but did not factor into any of the Pittsburgh scoring on Saturday night. In the 4-2 loss, Crosby fired two shots on goal Saturday and had a couple of scoring chances too. His line had a rough night though as they were on the ice for three New Jersey […]

Jesper Bratt Scores Game-Winner Against Pittsburgh

Jesper Bratt drew a penalty shot during the third period in Pittsburgh. The winger took advantage of his shot and slid one past Tristan Jarry to give New Jersey a 3-2 lead. New Jersey would not give up that lead. Bratt also added an assist as well. It was the type of game that illustrated […]

Andreas Johnsson Strikes Twice In New Jersey Victory

Andreas Johnsson is starting to feel comfortable in New Jersey. He did not just score once. He scored twice against Pittsburgh on the road Saturday night. One of the goals Johnsson simply called bank as he bounces the puck off the defenseman and in the net. The other was a great play that showed Johnsson's […]

Jonathan Bernier Returns, Backstops New Jersey To Win

Jonathan Bernier returned from a lower-body injury to stop 33 of 35 shots in a New Jersey road win. Bernier not only stopped several high-danger chances, but he also kept a returning Sidney Crosby off the scoreboard. The biggest difference the goaltender made was the penalty kill that allowed New Jersey to take and hold […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 10/31 - PrizePicks

Hello once again everyone!  We head for Martinsville Speedway for the Xfinity 500 this week and another edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Now, that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can […]

NASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Xfinity 500 - Monkey Knife Fight

Sunday afternoon features the ninth race of the Chase at Martinsville Speedway. The Xfinity 500 is raced on a 0.526-mile short track. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 for 1st place, 19 for 2nd […]

Darcy Kuemper To Start For Avalanche

Darcy Kuemper will indeed start for the Colorado Avalanche in net against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Kuemper has had a bit of a wild ride on the season and has a 3.19 goals-against-average and a .893 save percentage. It is safe to say this is not how the Colorado goaltender expected his season […]

Jacob MacDonald To Suit Up At Forward For Avalanche

Jacob MacDonald is normally a defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche. However, on Saturday he will be suiting up as a forward. This is because of injuries to the Colorado forward core. As it stands now, MacDonald will be playing fourth-line right-wing. That means he will likely see around ten minutes of ice time. In his […]

Samuel Girard Returns To Avalanche Lineup

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard will return to the Avalanche lineup after missing a week due to a hit from Steven Stamkos last Saturday. It is expected that the defenseman will slot right into his normal slot on the ice. His shot may be a bit off, along with a few other little aspects of […]

Mikko Rantanen Out Saturday For Colorado

Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen is indeed day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He suffered a tweak of some sort during the middle of the week and never felt quite right after that. Rantanen being out means Andre Burakovsky stays on the top line with Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. The problem now lies in […]

Patrick Brown Draws Into Lineup For Philadelphia

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Patrick Brown will play again on Saturday against the Calgary Flames. With Ryan Ellis out, the center will be on the fourth line again. He played a hair under 10 minutes against Vancouver. He did not look out of place on the ice. Brown managed one shot on goal with a […]

Ryan Ellis Will Not Play In Calgary Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis will not be playing on Saturday. The Flyers defenseman has an injury that is lingering longer than most may have expected. The question is now when does he play next? Alain Vigneault would not give that answer and he did not seem too optimistic, either. The next time he could […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/30/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number three! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]

Matt DiBenedetto Carries DFS Upside At Martinsville

Matt DiBenedetto begins Sunday from the 21st position at Martinsville. During the Spring, he started 22nd, got into the top-ten several times, and fell slightly back to 12th. He has four top-20 results in his previous four appearances. So, moving up position-wise appears likely. It becomes more a question of can DiBenedetto and his Wood […]

Michael McDowell Starts 19th At Martinsville On Sunday

Michael McDowell begins Sunday inside the top-20 at Martinsville. However, he has just three top-20 results career on the short track. Furthermore, the Front Row Motorsports Racing driver again cannot just get near the front with a slower car. His impatience at times is a reason for that but the car is a bigger detriment. […]

Tyler Reddick An Intriguing Option On Sunday At Martinsville

Tyler Reddick has the race car to make some noise at Martinsville on Sunday. He started in 13th and finished eighth during the Spring race. Also, Reddick was near the Hendricks brigade for most of that time. The No. 8 car has the downforce to stay on the line and even had a bit of […]

Bubba Wallace Has Good Chance To Stay On Lead Lap Sunday

What may be lost at Martinsville is that in the Spring, Bubba Wallace led 23 laps. That is not just during a pit window, etc. It means at that point, Wallace's No. 23 was rather fast. So, there is speed. The question is sustainability on the 0.526-mile track. Wallace faded badly down the stretch of […]

Ross Chastain Might Stay On Lead Lap At Martinsville

This is the best starting position that Ross Chastain has had for the Martinsville race. However, is 16th a good thing? Chastain does not appear to have a car that can stay by any of the dominators in this build. The two Fall races have seen him drift backwards and end up several laps off […]

Chris Buescher Not Likely To Crack Top 10 At Martinsville

Chris Buescher finishing in the top-20 is likely. Expecting him to crack the top ten is not. The Roush Fenway Racing driver starts 15th on Sunday and he did during the Spring race as well. Buescher ended up 13th that time as he hovered around the top ten but faded a little bit late. Last […]

Austin Dillon Likely To Tread Water At Martinsville

Austin Dillon has never finished in the top 10 during a fall race at Martinsville. He has never crashed out of the race, though. Dillon had to retire during the spring race last year due to fatigue. The Richard Childress Racing driver has not finished on the lead lap in his previous three fall appearances. […]