Yanni Gourde Returns With A Goal In Overtime Loss

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde returned after missing a total of three weeks with a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. He tied the game at 1 on the power play with a little over seven minutes remaining in the opening stanza. Carson Soucy and Morgan Geekie set him up on the goal. Gourde, […]

Martin Jones Stands Tall In Overtime Win Wednesday

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones benefitted from the long break and it showed on Wednesday night versus the Seattle Kraken. Jones flashed the form fantasy owners saw in the first month of the regular season during the 3-2 overtime win. He stopped 34 of 36 shots including some quality saves in the final moments. This […]

Ivan Provorov Ends Game Wednesday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov saved his best moment for last against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night. Provorov converted on a play made by Kevin Hayes as he scored the game winning goal 2:14 into overtime. That gave the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 win. This was Provorov's only shot of the game. He did […]

James van Riemsdyk Scores Twice In Win Wednesday

Philadelphia Flyers left-winger James van Riemsdyk netted two goals on Wednesday night against the Seattle Kraken. The first goal opened the scoring just 4:44 into the game on the power play. The second was a clutch game-tying goal just seconds after Jeremy Lauzon made the game 2-1 for Seattle. It has been a nice run […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/29/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! 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 is the return […]

Jonathan Quick Comes Up Snake Eyes Against Vegas

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick wished his night was not less than 23 minutes long on Tuesday. The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in 76 seconds midway through the first period on Tuesday. Then, Vegas added two more goals in the first 2:47 of the second stanza. That chased Quick as he gave […]

Adrian Kempe Scores Again On Tuesday

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Adrian Kempe scored another goal on Tuesday versus the Vegas Golden Knights. Kempe struck midway through the first period during the Vegas flurry of three goals in 76 seconds. The winger also had three shots on goal with four hits on Tuesday night in 18:32 of ice time. Kempe then picked […]

Reilly Smith Opens Scoring, Adds Assist Tuesday

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Reilly Smith is well on his way to proving last year was just a blip. Smith opened the scoring via the power play on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings. His goal midway through the first period set off a flurry of scoring. Jonathan Marchessault and Shea Theodore helped on the […]

Chandler Stephenson Enjoys Two-Point Second Period Tuesday

Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson finally scored a goal on Tuesday night versus the Los Angeles Kings. That ended an eight-game goal drought for the Vegas forward. Stephenson waited until the second period to get on the board. Nicolas Roy set up the center just 1:21 into the second period for Stephenson's tenth goal […]

Jonathan Marchessault's Three Points Help Defeat Kings

Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and added an assist Tuesday night against Los Angeles. Marchessault played just 16:12 but more than four minutes on the man advantage. The forward fired three shots on goal with three scoring chances. His primary assist on the power play set up Reilly Smith to open the […]

Cody Glass Sent Back To Milwaukee Tuesday

Nashville Predators center Cody Glass was sent down to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL on Tuesday. The move is likely to give Glass more consistent playing time in the AHL. Also, it likely paves the way for the return of Matt Duchene. Duchene had missed four games due to a lower-body injury. In four […]

Travis Boyd Enters COVID-19 Protocols

Arizona Coyotes center Travis Boyd has entered the NHL's COVID protocol and will not play Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks. Boyd had been enjoying a breakout season for the Coyotes with 13 points in 22 games. That included five points in his previous six contests. Boyd had been seeing more and more power-play […]

Scott Wedgewood Gets The Start Against San Jose Tuesday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Scott Wedgewood will be in goal for Arizona versus the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Wedgewood last played on December 17th where he managed to defeat the Anaheim Ducks despite allowing five goals on 37 shots. The Arizona goalie has allowed three or more goals in five straight contests and has […]

James Reimer Starts Versus Arizona On Tuesday

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer gets the start on Tuesday night versus the Arizona Coyotes. Due to the early Christmas break, this will be the first game action Reimer has seen in two weeks. His last contest saw him allow two goals in a loss to the Seattle Kraken on December 14th. Since a […]

Jonathan Quick Likely To Start Tuesday For Los Angeles

Los Angeles Kings goaltender is the expected starter in goal for the Kings at home against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Quick had a bit of a dud in his last start versus the Carolina Hurricanes giving up five goals on 33 shots. In his last five games, Quick is 3-1-1 however while […]

Tomas Hertl Expected To Play Tuesday For San Jose

San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl is expected to play Tuesday versus the Arizona Coyotes. The forward last played on Dec. 16 against the Vancouver Canucks when he was enjoying an excellent point streak. His run featured nine points and six goals in the previous six games. That brought Hertl's totals up to 14 goals […]

Is Odell Beckham Jr. Playing Tonight? Rams WR COVID-19 Updates vs. Seahawks

As fantasy football managers are finalizing their lineups for Week 15, there are a huge amount of fluid situations with players being put on the COVID-19 list. Be sure to stay on top of the latest news and make the optimal lineup decisions. Let's check in on the injuries/COVID-19 protocol lists for the Los Angeles […]

Chris Driedger Has Long Night In Goal Saturday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Chris Driedger tried to stop all the scoring chances from the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. In the end, he gave up four goals on 40 shots during the 5-3 home loss. Driedger had won his three previous decisions giving up only six goals on 104 shots faced. However, the Edmonton power […]

Ryan Donato Extends Goal Streak To Three Games Saturday

Seattle Kraken center Ryan Donato plays mostly a bottom-six role but on occasion can provide a good amount of offense. He did it again on Saturday night as Donato opened the scoring just 4:18 into the first period. Now, the forward only played 11:01 on Saturday but it was an impactful time. Donato fired four […]

Warren Foegele Scores Two More Goals Saturday

Edmonton Oilers left-winger Warren Foegele got to play on the top line again on Saturday and took advantage of the situation. He scored twice as the Oilers won via a dominating road performance Saturday. Foegele scored on the second power-play unit late in the first period thanks to a nice play by Kailer Yamamoto. Then, […]

Connor McDavid Gets Back In Goal Column On Saturday

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid scored a goal for the first time after a six-game drought. The last time McDavid had lit the lamp was on December 3rd -- against these very same Seattle Kraken. The center dumped the puck into an empty net with less than a minute to go in the game on […]

Leon Draisaitl Turns Into Playmaker On Saturday

Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl is a rare forward who can score as well as dish the puck. Saturday night saw Draisaitl pass out three helpers in all during a 5-3 Edmonton road win. The Seattle Kraken could not limit his several scoring chances. Draisaitl just had one shot on goal but again, he had […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/18/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! 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 is the return […]

Trevor Zegras Keeps Scoring For Anaheim In Overtime Loss

Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras played 22:14 on Friday night against the Arizona Coyotes. He had quite a night in defeat with one goal and one assist in the 6-5 loss to Arizona. Zegras had four shots on goal and three scoring chances. The center is up to eight goals and 25 points in 30 […]

Hampus Lindholm Goes Off Against Arizona Friday

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm had not scored even a point in his last six games. That mattered little on Friday as the Swedish player struck twice and added an assist too. Yes, Arizona did win in overtime but Lindholm's second goal which was on the man advantage secured a point for Anaheim in what […]

Phil Kessel Delivers Goal And Assist Friday In Win

Arizona Coyotes right-winger Phil Kessel still can produce offensively with the best of them at times. He scored once and added an assist in Arizona's 6-5 overtime win in Anaheim on Friday. The two points gave Kessel five over his previous six games. He has five goals and 12 assists in 29 contests this season. […]

Travis Boyd Gets Three Points In Win Friday

Arizona Coyotes center Travis Boyd played on a line with Clayton Keller and Phil Kessel. The results were impressive as Boyd notched a goal and two assists on Friday in 16:32 of ice time. He had two shots on goal while blocking two shots. Boyd had two games where he did absolutely nothing on the […]

Clayton Keller Lifts Arizona To Rare Win Friday

Arizona Coyotes right-winger Clayton Keller had fired eight shots on goal in his previous game against the New York Rangers. He followed up that two-point effort with three on Friday. That included two goals as one was the game winner in a wild 6-5 triumph in Anaheim. Keller "only" had seven shots on goal while […]

OwnersBox Week 11 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now well into December for Week 11 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 […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/17/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! 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 is the return […]