Matt Murray Gives Up Six Goals In Loss Saturday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt Murray started for the first time since November 24th. He promptly gave up six goals on 40 shots in a 6-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. COVID protocol, injuries, and more made it necessary for Murray to start. The problem was the goalie just could not make those […]

Ilya Mikheyev Surprises Ottawa With Two Goals Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev made his season debut on December 14th against the Edmonton Oilers. Then, all the delays, some COVID protocol, and Canadian attendance restrictions happened. Mikheyev started on Saturday and had one of the best performances of his career. The Toronto winger fired seven shots on goal while generating five scoring […]

William Nylander Rolls Along With Two More Points Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander keeps on rolling Saturday with two more goals against the Ottawa Senators. Nylander extended his point streak to six games but waited until the third period to do it. His first goal came 13:41 into the final stanza to make it 4-0 Toronto. If that was not enough, Nylander […]

Jack Campbell Posts Shutout On Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell enjoyed an easier night on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. He faced just 23 shots but stopped all of them in a 6-0 victory. That gave Campbell his 16th win of the season and fourth shutout. He did not face many dangerous chances as Toronto mostly dominated play. The […]

Vince Dunn Not Ready To Play Just Yet For Seattle

Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn was cleared from COVID protocol earlier on Saturday. However, he will not be in the lineup tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. Dunn was expected to be eased into action so maybe a few more days will do Dunn some good. The Seattle defenseman has three goals and nine assists in […]

Jonathan Quick Starts Once More For Los Angeles Saturday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will start again Saturday night versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Quick rebounded from his worst start of the season on Tuesday to win against Vancouver on Thursday. The Los Angeles goalie only had to stop 17 of 18 shots but was solid in the shootout to deliver the Kings an […]

Martin Jones In Starter's Net For Philadelphia Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will start in goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Jones has been a pleasant surprise for the most part this season for the Flyers. The goalie has six wins and three straight wins (eight goals allowed on 99 shots). While Carter Hart recovers from COVID, Jones has […]

Jason Dickinson Placed In COVID Protocol

Vancouver Canucks center Jason Dickinson was placed into the NHL's COVID protocol on Saturday night. This means he will not play against the Seattle Kraken. Due to injuries and other positive cases, Dickinson was playing almost a top-six role at times over the past three games. Typically, he is a bottom-six forward who plays 13-14 […]

Thatcher Demko Likely To Start Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is expected to start on Saturday night versus the Seattle Kraken. Demko has won six straight starts and went 7-1 in December for the Canucks with a .946 save percentage and a goals-against-average of just 1.72. The goalie has not been quite as good on the road while allowing just […]

Philipp Grubauer Starts Saturday For Seattle

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer will start on Saturday night at home versus the Vancouver Canucks. Grubauer is going through another rough patch right now. He is 0-3-2 in his last five starts while yielding three or more goals in all five of those games. His last quality start came against the Winnipeg Jets where […]

Cam Fowler Getting Closer To Returning For Anaheim

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler is still listed as day-to-day. However, he did skate on Saturday and some suggested Fowler may be closer to returning than expected. Time will tell there. Dallas Eakins believed that the defenseman skating "was encouraging". What does that mean? Fowler played just 6:03 (8 shifts) on Wednesday against the Vancouver […]

Mikko Koskinen Starts Saturday On Long Island

Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen will start the back end of the back-to-back Saturday against the New York Islanders. It appeared that Mike Smith got injured yesterday late in the matinee versus New Jersey. Koskinen will try to stop the bleeding as Edmonton keeps allowing goals in bunches. The Edmonton goalie recently lost four consecutive […]

Collin Delia Makes First Start Of Season Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Collin Delia will start Saturday afternoon against the Nashville Predators. This will be his season debut as Delia has played all season in the AHL. The expectation is that the goaltender will face a lot of shots. In his time with Chicago, the goalie has faced an average of 36 shots per […]

Antti Raanta Gets Another Start Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will get the nod in net again on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Raanta comes off a 26-save shutout versus the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. With Freddie Andersen not quite ready yet, it makes sense that Raanta plays again. Columbus has struggled to score goals lately and Raanta has […]

Linus Ullmark Faces Former Team Saturday

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark faces the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. Ullmark has been pretty solid after a rough, early start. The Boston goalie has won three of his last five starts while giving up two goals in every appearance. He has four quality starts in that span. With the prospect that Tuukka Rask […]

Daniil Tarasov Starts Again For Columbus Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Daniil Tarasov will start again Saturday afternoon versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Tarasov has played well in his first two NHL starts stopping 63 of 68 shots. The problem is goal support which Columbus has been rather challenged. Carolina features one of the highest-shot volume teams in the NHL. So, the Russian […]

Roman Josi Comes Off COVID Protocol Saturday

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi was cleared from COVID protocol on Saturday. It is expected that he will play this afternoon against the Chicago Blackhawks. Josi is the anchor of the Nashville defense and has 29 points in 30 games. He last played on December 17th against Chicago. The good news is that Josi missed […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Gets The Start Against Montreal Saturday

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will start Saturday afternoon versus the Montreal Canadiens. Bobrovsky will be looking for his 14th win of the season against the worst team in the Eastern Conference. The Florida goaltender has struggled a little bit of late allowing three or more goals in four of his last five starts. The […]

Brendan Gallagher Out Saturday Versus Florida

Montreal Canadiens right-winger Brendan Gallagher will not play Saturday afternoon against the Florida Panthers. Gallagher is still sidelined with an injury as Montreal pushes through with 11 forwards and five defensemen. His lower-body malady is being monitored and right now does not appear to be serious. With a slew of players on COVID protocol, Gallagher's […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/1/22): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! Happy New Year! For those first-time readers, my name is Chris and I write a ton on RotoBaller. The sports universe of writing here spans from NASCAR to football to college sports to of course, hockey. If you have not checked some of those articles out then make sure you do! It […]

OwnersBox Week 13 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads into January for Week 13 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And […]

Joel Farabee's Goal Helps Force Overtime On Thursday

Philadelphia Flyers left-winger Joel Farabee converted a pass from Oskar Lindblom to tie the game late on Thursday night against the San Jose Sharks. That forced overtime in a game where the Flyers were mostly dominated. The Lindblom duo with Farabee produced several opportunities as Lindblom played less than 12 minutes. Farabee, by contrast, played […]

Felix Sandstrom Nearly Pulls Off Win On Thursday

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Felix Sandstrom got the call with Martin Jones needing a night off on Thursday. Sandstrom knew he was going to face a lot of shots. He probably did not expect to see 46 in all on Thursday night. That is just what happened, as Sandstrom had to again and again steal the […]

Brent Burns Scores A Goal On Thursday

San Jose defenseman Brent Burns just does not score as many goals as he used to. Burns delivered one on Thursday as the Sharks outlasted the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime. The tally by the defenseman was just his third on the season in 32 games. Even with the goal, Burns is still just shooting at […]

James Reimer Does Enough To Win Thursday

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer did just enough to win on Thursday. Thanks to Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson, Reimer did not have to worry about the shootout. The goalie did stop 23 of 25 shots against a tired Philadelphia Flyers team. He was one of the goalies most likely to win on Thursday […]

Tomas Hertl Ups Point Streak To Eight Games In Overtime Win

San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl is on some kind of run. Just when it looked like the Philadelphia Flyers might force a shootout, Hertl delivered in the waning seconds of overtime with help from Erik Karlsson. Karlsson set up the play and Hertl finished it as San Jose won 3-2. The San Jose center […]

Bo Horvat's Power-Play Goal Not Enough On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat scored on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings. It was not enough in the 2-1 shootout loss but it did help Vancouver gain another point. Horvat was able to find the back of the net with less than eight minutes left in regulation. He found a way to get […]

Jaroslav Halak Plays Great In Loss Thursday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jaroslav Halak just could not get any goal support on Thursday in Los Angeles. He gave up just one goal on 35 shots faced. In the shootout, he allowed two goals on five times as Vancouver fell for the first time in eight games. Halak could not be blamed too much for […]

Matt Roy Fires A Lot Of Shots Thursday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy loves to shoot the puck. He has 12 assists in 32 games but something is missing. That is goals. Roy still has none on the season despite the six shots and four scoring chances generated on Thursday against Vancouver. Roy now has no goals on 89 shots this season. […]

Brendan Lemieux Scores Goal In Regulation Thursday

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Brendan Lemieux had not scored in five games, so naturally he converted a rare opportunity in the second period on Thursday. He fired a surprising six shots on goal and generated four scoring chances in 15:40 of ice time. When Lemieux gets an opportunity in the top-six, he tends to excel […]