Braden Holtby Gets Start After All In San Jose

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby will start in San Jose against the Sharks on Saturday. There had been some rumors that Jake Oettinger may get the nod. That was not the case. Holtby was in goal for that third period barrage by the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night. He gave up five goals on […]

James Reimer Starts Versus Dallas On Saturday

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer will start at home versus the Dallas Stars. Reimer has won four of his last five starts but this will be his appearance in December. It appears the goaltender was run down and suffering from an illness of some sort. Either way, getting work against Dallas was the plan […]

Jonathan Quick Likely Starts Again on Saturday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick is likely to start on Saturday at home versus the Minnesota Wild. The Wild are streaking winners of seven straight games. Quick has stopped 48 of the last 49 shots faced including a 27-save shutout of the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. His 6-5-3 record features three shutouts and […]

Frederik Andersen Starts Front End Of Back To Back Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen gets the start in Edmonton tonight against the Oilers. Andersen has already won the first two legs of this road trip and stopped 26 of 27 shots in his last start. He has not been worked heavily as the starting goaltender has faced 27 or fewer shots in his past […]

John Gibson Exits Pittsburgh Start With Lower Body Injury

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson did not start the third period in Pittsburgh on Saturday. He left the game after two periods trailing just 1-0. The only thing that was mentioned is this was a lower-body injury and little else. Expect more tests to be done either Sunday or Monday. Gibson stopped 15 of 16 […]

Linus Ullmark Gets Road Start Against Calgary On Saturday

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark draws the assignment of starting on the road in Calgary on Saturday night. Ullmark has won three of his last four starts while enjoying quality starts in each appearance. He gave up just eight goals in that span on 128 shots faced. Ullmark may have enjoyed his best game of […]

Ryan Dzingel Will Miss Saturday Game Versus Philadelphia

Arizona Coyotes center Ryan Dzingel will miss Saturday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers due to an upper-body injury. It is believed Dzingel suffered the injury during the third period of Arizona's 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers. He played just 9:49 in the game on Friday (14 shifts). Dzingel was mostly playing on the […]

Jakob Chychrun Out Saturday Against Philadelphia

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun suffered an upper-body injury last night and will not play at home against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. It is unknown how much more time he will miss. Chychrun played just 18:36 against Florida and did have five shots on goal before the injury. He is Arizona's number one defenseman. […]

Philipp Grubauer Hopes For Home Rebound Saturday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer hopes for better fortune on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The starting goalie gave up three goals on 33 shots in Thursday's loss to the Winnipeg Jets. That was an improvement over Monday's ambush where he stopped just one of four shots in a quick night against the Pittsburgh […]

Riley Sheahan Also In COVID-19 Protocol Saturday

Seattle Kraken fourth-line center Riley Sheahan was also placed in COVID-19 protocol on Saturday. That means he, along with Jay Leach and Yanni Gourde, will not be with the team. Sheahan had a goal and three assists in 19 games so far this season with the Kraken. The defensive center played just 11:25 a night […]

Yanni Gourde Enters COVID-19 Protocol Saturday

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde will not play on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. This comes just a few days after Mark Giordano returned after his bout with COVID. Gourde will be out at least for this game and maybe more. The center has been one of Seattle's best players all season with […]

Martin Jones Gets Start Saturday Versus Arizona

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will start in Arizona on Saturday night against the Coyotes. Carter Hart was able to outlast the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday but needed a rest after seeing more than 40 shots on goal. It is safe to say that Jones has been roughed up allowing 18 goals in his […]

Karel Vejmelka Is In Starter's Cage For Arizona Saturday

Arizona goaltender Karel Vejmelka starts for the Arizona Coyotes against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. The good news is that Vejmelka faces a Flyers team that just played in Vegas on Friday. The bad news is that the goaltender is trying to pick up the pieces from his last start. Vejmelka gave up seven […]

Laurent Brossoit Stumbles In Loss On Friday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit was giving Robin Lehner the night off. Brossoit was not at his best as he could not stop a couple savable shots. In all, the goalie yielded four goals on 25 shots. He had won four straight games allowing just six goals coming into the night. Maybe it was […]

Max Pacioretty Puts Vegas Offense On His Back Friday

Vegas Golden Knights left-winger Max Pacioretty did the heavy lifting on Friday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. Pacioretty attempted more than a dozen shots and put ten on Carter Hart. Two of those shots went by the Philadelphia goaltender as Pacioretty continued his streak. Pacioretty's first goal tied the game at two and his second […]

Mark Stone Continues To Roll Even In Defeat Friday

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone extended his point streak to seven games with another assist on Friday night. He set up Max Pacioretty's first goal late in the second period to tie the game at two. Now, Alex Pietrangelo would go on to notch two assists but Stone helped set up many scoring chances […]

James van Riemsdyk Scores On Power Play Friday

Philadelphia Flyers left-winger James van Riemsdyk converted on a feed from Travis Konecny to score a goal on Friday night. The goal proved to be the game winner in the Flyers' 4-3 triumph over the Vegas Golden Knights. It has been a brutal season for the New Jersey native. The goal snapped an 11 game […]

Kevin Hayes Sets Tone With Opening Goal Friday

Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes helped the team and led by example on Friday night. He scored early on a shot that got past Laurent Brossoit. The goal came at 4:20 of the first and was just Hayes' second goal of the season. Also, he fired five shots on goal. Now, the center has been […]

Carter Hart Stands Tall And Ends Philadelphia Losing Streak

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart turned aside 41 of 44 shots on Friday as the Flyers held off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3. It was not an easy night as the Vegas top line took over throughout the second half of the game creating chance after chance. Philadelphia continues to allow the most shots in […]

Blake Wheeler Finally Pots First Goal, Adds Two Assists

Winnipeg Jets right-winger Blake Wheeler kept accumulating assists but had zero luck in scoring a goal. Twice this year Wheeler thought he had scored his first only to have it taken away. On Friday, it finally happened. The forward scored midway into the opening period via his linemates Kyle Connor and Nate Schmidt. After that, […]

Kyle Connor Plays Role In All Three Goals Friday

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor keeps rolling. Connor added a goal and two assists against Vancouver in the shootout loss on Friday night. The forward fired six shots on goal as the Winnipeg top line totaled 17 shots in all. Connor delivered one hit, one blocked shot, and caused three takeaways. Connor's goal came a […]

Conor Garland Scores Goal On Friday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Conor Garland added to his coffers with another goal on Friday night versus the Winnipeg Jets. That has lifted the forward to five points in his last six games. Garland fired three more shots on goal in just over 16 minutes of ice time. The winger now has nine goals and 20 […]

Nils Hoglander Scores Twice In Vancouver Win Friday

Vancouver Canucks left-winger Nils Hoglander scored twice on Friday night as the Canucks went on to win 4-3 in the shootout over the Winnipeg Jets. Hoglander's two goals came during the first period. His first tally at 6:29 was set up by Bo Horvat who worked well with the young left-winger all night long. The […]

Thatcher Demko Wins Third Consecutive Start Friday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko continues to make the saves when it matters most as the Canucks won their third straight game Friday. The 4-3 shootout win gave Demko his 11th win on the season and leveled his record at .500 (11-11-1). He made 34 saves on 37 shots and stopped all three Winnipeg Jets […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/11/21): 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 […]

OwnersBox Week 10 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now well into December for Week 10 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 […]

Cam Talbot Goes For Sixth Consecutive Win Thursday

Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot attempts to win his sixth straight start on Thursday versus the San Jose Sharks. The goalie has faced 30 or more shots in seven consecutive appearances and Talbot has four quality starts during the streak. He has seen his goals-against average dip to a season low 2.62 and his save […]

Jake Oettinger Starts Back End Of Back-To-Back For Dallas

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger starts against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. The Stars finally lost on Wednesday night after blowing a 3-1 and 4-2 lead to the Vegas Golden Knights. It will not be an easy loss to rebound from. However, Oettinger is 5-0 on the season (seven goals allowed) while battling […]

Ethan Bear Scratched From Carolina Lineup Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Ethan Bear was scratched on Thursday night against the Calgary Flames. He is not battling any kind of injury. Bear had struggled a bit in his past three games seeing bottom pairing ice time. He then compounded the less time with more mental mistakes. Rod Brind'Amour seemed to think that maybe a […]

Adam Boqvist Suffers Injury, Exits Game Thursday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist suffered an upper-body injury during the second period on Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks. The defender had nine points in 17 games and was enjoying more and more time among the top-four Columbus defensemen. Boqvist even had six goals in 17 games including three of his nine points on […]