Bo Horvat Ignites Comeback Then Finishes It Off Tuesday

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat scored his first goal on Tuesday to get the Canucks on the board against the Columbus Blue Jackets. His tally 7:42 into the second period ignited an eventual third period comeback. Horvat then capped off the rally with a power play goal in the latest stages of regulation. With less […]

Antti Raanta Plays Well Sunday In Defeat

Carolina Hurricanes backup goaltender Antti Raanta found himself on the wrong side of a low-scoring affair on Sunday night. He allowed two goals on 26 shots in defeat. The goalie has been mostly consistent in his starts. As a matter of fact, he is allowed no more than three goals in any start. His record […]

Martin Necas Scores Lone Goal In Loss Sunday

Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas helped avoid his team from being shutout on Sunday. His goal 2:32 into the third period got Carolina back into the game but it was not enough. Necas converted a great feed from Seth Jarvis and was able to tuck one past Thatcher Demko. It was the Czech forward's seventh […]

Brock Boeser Puts Puck In The Net Sunday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser scored another goal on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes. That gave the talented sniper three goals in his last four games. The strange thing is it came on his only shot of the game in 17:19 of ice time. Again, it seems that less is more for the forward. Either […]

Elias Pettersson Nets Game Winning Goal Sunday

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson is struggling to find his offense. Pettersson did make the most of his chances on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes. His goal 7:42 into the second period proved to be the game winner in Vancouver's 2-1 home win. The center had two shots on goal, the one scoring chance, and […]

Thatcher Demko Keeps Win Streak Going Sunday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko won his fourth consecutive start on Sunday with an efficient 28 save effort. Demko lost his shutout bid 2:32 into the third period when Martin Necas scored. However, the Vancouver goalie was able to shut the door to keep Carolina off the board when it counted. Over the past four […]

Marcus Foligno Scores Again Sunday For Minnesota

Minnesota Wild left-winger Marcus Foligno found a way to score again on Sunday night in Las Vegas. Foligno found the back of the net just 82 seconds into the third period to tie the game at four. He connected with the help of Jared Spurgeon and Joel Eriksson Ek. The winger now has four goals […]

Alex Goligoski Scores Goal In Defeat Sunday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Alex Goligoski is enjoying another career renaissance of sorts. Goligoski made the most of his opportunity on Sunday with one shot and one goal. He had a blocked shot as well in a little over 20 minutes of ice time. The defenseman now has three goals and 18 points in 25 games. […]

Jared Spurgeon Doles Out Three Assists Sunday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon ended his point drought in a grand way with three assists against the Vegas Golden Knights. Spurgeon had two helpers during the first period, including a buzzer beater from Mats Zuccarello. Then, he assisted on Marcus Foligno's 13th goal of the season early in the third period. Spurgeon is now […]

Zach Whitecloud Strikes Twice On Sunday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud found the back of the net twice on Sunday night. His goals helped Vegas defeat the Minnesota Wild 6-4 in a back and forth affair. Whitecloud also has five shots on goal, four scoring chances, and three blocked shots. The defenseman snapped a four game point drought in a […]

Max Pacioretty Ups Goal Streak To Six Games Sunday

Vegas Golden Knights left-winger Max Pacioretty continues to rack up goals and points since his return from injury. Pacioretty scored another goal on Sunday against the Minnesota Wild. He added two assists and four shots on goal as well. Pacioretty has eight goals during his goal streak. Overall, the three points extends his point run […]

Mark Stone Scores Game Winner Against Minnesota Sunday

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone saved his best for the power play on Sunday night. The forward had two of his three points on the man advantage including the game winning goal. That came 4:42 into the third period as Max Pacioretty and Chandler Stephenson set Stone up. There were the two assists before […]

Chandler Stephenson Deals Out Four Helpers Sunday

Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson was in a very helpful mood on Sunday night. He dished out four assists in all during the 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Stephenson only had one shot on goal, two blocked shots, and a couple of takeaways. Two of those assists were on the power play. The […]

Michael Raffl Gets One Past James Reimer Saturday

Dallas Stars left-winger Michael Raffl found a way to score on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks. It was Raffl's third goal of the 2021-22 season. The winger is up to seven points overall. He scored a little over eight minutes into the third period. Raffl continues to play mostly middle-six minutes. Fantasy wise, […]

Braden Holtby Plays Well Enough On Saturday

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby turned aside 23 of 25 shots on Saturday night in the road defeat to the San Jose Sharks. Dallas completed a winless road trip that could not be pinned on Holtby. Holtby kept San Jose in the game for the most part. It will be interesting to see if Jake […]

Erik Karlsson Snipes Game Winner On Saturday

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson found the back of the net on Saturday night against the Dallas Stars. Was it a goal? Well, the referees and Toronto thought so. In the end, Karlsson got credit for his eighth goal of the season. The defenseman fired five pucks on the net and blocked a couple […]

Timo Meier Dishes Two Primary Assists On Saturday

San Jose Sharks right-winger Timo Meier played a role in both San Jose goals on Saturday against the Dallas Stars. Meier has enjoyed a return to prominence and he had two primary helpers. He set up Tomas Hertl midway through the first period. Then, Meier paved the way for Erik Karlsson's game winner that found […]

James Reimer Returns And Wins At Home

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer was minutes away from a shutout on Saturday night. He stopped 34 of 35 shots in the 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars. It sent Dallas to their second loss in a row. Meanwhile, Reimer now has five wins in his last six starts. Also, after an illness kept […]

Marcus Foligno Tallies On Man Advantage Saturday

Minnesota Wild left-winger Marcus Foligno opened the scoring on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings. Foligno scores on the power play as he got a shot past Jonathan Quick 13:11 into the second period. The lead did not last long, just 78 seconds, but Foligno's goal was his 12th of the season. in 27 […]

Kaapo Kahkonen Gets Little Support In Defeat

Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen delivered another quality start on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings. This time it was in a loss but that gives Kahkonen five quality starts in his last six appearances. He yielded two goals on 37 shots as Los Angeles peppered the Finnish goalie. Now, the Minnesota winning streak […]

Brendan Lemieux Returns And Scores Game Winning Goal

Los Angeles Kings right-winger Brendan Lemieux played a hair less than ten minutes on Saturday. Despite that, he still made an impact on the game. Lemieux had just one shot on goal but made it count late in the third period. He was able to get the puck past Kaapo Kahkonen and give Los Angeles […]

Phillip Danault Lights Lamp On Saturday

Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault had quite a night against the Minnesota Wild. He played more than four minutes on the power play and piled up seven shots on goal. If that was not enough, he opened the scoring for Los Angeles just 1:18 after Minnesota took a 1-0 lead. Drew Doughty was the […]

Jonathan Quick Stops Minnesota Wild Streak

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 30 of 31 shots as Los Angeles held on for a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Quick only allowed an early second period power play goal. The goaltender now has allowed just two goals in his last three starts. Furthermore, he was able to withstand a furious Minnesota […]

Roope Hintz Will Miss Saturday Game In San Jose

Dallas Stars left-winger Roope Hintz will miss Saturday's game in San Jose due to an illness. This is not COVID-19 related but Hintz was feeling under the weather for most of the last day. The forward had six points in his last five games and 11 goals overall in 24 contests this season. Hintz was […]

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 […]