Max Pacioretty Runs Point Streak To Five Games In Win

Vegas Golden Knights left-winger Max Pacioretty keeps on finding ways to accumulate points since his return from injury. Pacioretty opened the scoring 17:06 into the first period on Sunday as Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone set up the sniper. That gave Pacioretty six goals in seven games. The winger had a seemingly pedestrian, for him, […]

Elias Lindholm Scores Again In Loss Sunday

Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm started the Flames' rally on Sunday night with a goal that thwarted a shutout bid by Robin Lehner. Lindholm connected with Rasmus Andersson on the play 9:19 into the final period. That cut the Calgary deficit in half at the time. Lindholm had four shots on goal and several scoring […]

Andrew Mangiapane Scores On The Road Again In Loss

Calgary Flames left-winger Andrew Mangiapane continues to score goals on the road. He did it again on Sunday night in Vegas as Calgary fell to the Golden Knights 3-2. Mangiapane converted a pass by Johnny Gaudreau past Robin Lehner to get the Flames within one goal. Though Calgary rallied fiercely in the final 2:41, they […]

Auston Matthews Extends Goal Streak To Six Games In Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is enjoying quite an offensive spurt of late. He scored a goal for the sixth straight contest in a 6-3 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. Matthews scored on the power play to stop a run of four unanswered goals by Winnipeg. The goal was not enough […]

Blake Wheeler Nets Two Assists In 1,000th Career Game

Winnipeg Jets right-winger Blake Wheeler served up two more assists on Sunday night in a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was not any ordinary contest as this was Wheeler's 1000th career game. It has been a long and productive career for the forward. With the two points, Wheeler is up to 12 […]

Andrew Copp Hits 20-Point Mark On The Season Sunday

Winnipeg Jets center Andrew Copp hit the 20-point plateau against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Copp dished out an assist but also scored his seventh goal of the season. The goal came at 1:51 of the second stanza and was set up by Neal Pionk and Nate Schmidt. It was one of those games […]

Kyle Connor Tallies Game Winner On Sunday At Home

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor scored one of three Winnipeg power-play goals on Sunday at home. His goal turned out to be the game-winner in the 6-3 Jets victory. Connor was set up by Pierre-Luc Dubois from the right dot. The winger does not miss one-timers like that often. His shot whizzed by Toronto Maple […]

Jonathan Quick Enjoys Easier Night In Win

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick had to make a few high-danger saves on Sunday. However, he was fortunate enough to face just 22 shots in a 5-1 road triumph. Previously, the goalie had faced 34 or more shots in four of five starts. That was not the case on Sunday. Los Angeles was able […]

Drew Doughty's Three-Point Night Sinks Oilers Sunday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had himself some night on Sunday in Edmonton. Doughty played 26:33 in all and scored once while dishing out two helpers in a 5-1 road win. His goal came on the man advantage with a bit less than four minutes to go in regulation. Anze Kopitar set Doughty up […]

Adrian Kempe Serves Up Revenge On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings right-winger Adrian Kempe had already scored one goal on Sunday night when he was boarded by Connor McDavid. It was a one-goal game late in the third period. On the ensuing five minute man advantage, Kempe converted quickly to extend the Kings' lead to two goals. His goal at 14:38 of the […]

Darnell Nurse Scores Goal In Return Sunday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse scored his team's lone goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Nurse had played so well before his injury but had no goals to show for it. He misses a little over two weeks, come back, and promptly scored midway through regulation. Nurse, off a nice transition, was […]

Connor McDavid Given Boot Early In Loss

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid had one of his worst games of the season against the Los Angeles Kings. Then, things turned even worse. He boarded Adrian Kempe during the third period. McDavid was given a major and game misconduct with about 6 1/2 minutes in regulation. It was a 2-1 game then. By the […]

Bruce Boudreau To Take Over Coaching Duties In Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks head coach Travis Green is now a former Vancouver Canucks coach. Sometime on Sunday, a decision was made by Canucks management to bring in Bruce Boudreau. Vancouver is currently dead last in the Pacific Division with an 8-15-2 record (18 points). Even worse, they are 24th in goals for and 27th in goals […]

Erik Cernak Misses Sunday Night's Game Against Philadelphia

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak wound up missing Sunday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. His malady now has him listed day-to-day. The defenseman is a steady presence defensively despite being deployed in his own zone more than 64% of the time. It appears the injury occurred on Saturday night in Boston. Cernak played […]

Darnell Nurse Returns To Lineup Sunday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse returned to the lineup on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings. He missed a little over two weeks due to injury. When he was activated off the injured reserve Sunday afternoon, things accelerated in short order. Edmonton did not miss a beat without him in the lineup. He takes his […]

Joseph Woll Gets Fourth Start Of Season Sunday

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll starts on Sunday night versus the Winnipeg Jets. Toronto has been very good in support of Woll in three appearances. The backup goaltender has won all three starts and allowed just five goals. He has more than earned the right to start at least one of every back-to-back situation. […]

Jonathan Quick Back In Goal On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick led the Kings out to warm-ups on Sunday evening versus the Edmonton Oilers. Both Quick and the Kings need a win badly. The goaltender has gone just 1-2-2 in his last five starts and Los Angeles has dropped to .500 on the season. Quick's once sterling goals-against average and […]

Mikko Koskinen Starts For Edmonton Sunday

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen gets the start versus the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Koskinen keeps on winning. He has won three straight starts and nine of his last ten decisions overall. The Kings are just 9-9-4 on the season and a .500 team on the home or on the road. Edmonton averages […]

Vasily Podkolzin Scores Lone Goal In Defeat Saturday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Vasily Podkolzin has had some nice moments this season. He scored the lone goal on Saturday night for Vancouver during their 4-1 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 12:53 in all including 62 seconds on the man advantage. The Russian scored 6:18 into the second period to tie the game […]

Thatcher Demko Under Siege In Home Loss Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko was in a familiar position on Saturday night as he faced 44 shots. The result was a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Demko was done in by a Pittsburgh team who dominated scoring chances in the first 20 minutes. That set the tone on what […]

Tristan Jarry Gets Back In Win Column Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry did not face a lot of quality chances or shots on goal for that matter on Saturday. Honestly, Jarry probably was happy with that. He snapped a two game losing streak stopping 22 of 23 shots. It was his 11th win of the season and a nice bounce back after […]

Sidney Crosby Extends Point Streak To Five Games Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is looking more and more like the Crosby most are accustomed to seeing. He had a goal and two assists on Saturday night in Vancouver s the forward lifted his point streak to five games. The pivot now has nine of his 11 points in this span. Five of those […]

Jake Guentzel's Hat Trick Sinks Vancouver On Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins left-winger Jake Guentzel extended his goal-scoring streak to three games in a big way on Saturday night. Guentzel scored three times in all. He had the natural hat trick and the game-winning goal. The forward had four shots on goal, and his final two tallies came on the man advantage. On the power […]

Seth Jones Assists Both Chicago Goals On Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones assisted on both goals Saturday night in a losing effort. Jones played almost 30 minutes on Saturday with two defenders out of the lineup. Defensively, he has been put in many unenviable positions. However, from a fantasy standpoint, Jones keeps producing points. He now has 21 in 23 games. Jones […]

Alex DeBrincat Pounces On Scoring Chance Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks left-winger Alex DeBrincat had a team-high six shots on Saturday night versus the New York Rangers. As the Blackhawks pulled Kevin Lankinen, DeBrincat was able to get open and beat Alexandar Georgiev with less than 90 seconds left in regulation. DeBrincat's 14th goal of the season cut the Chicago deficit to one. Even […]

Patrick Kane The Offensive Bright Spot In Loss On Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks right-winger Patrick Kane scored a goal and set up Alex DeBrincat on another in the 3-2 loss on Saturday. Kane played 22:02 while firing three shots on goal. The winger did have several quality scoring chances and his late first-period goal seemed to set the tone early. One of the forward's biggest fantasy […]

Alexandar Georgiev Steps Up In Win On Saturday

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev was pressed into duty again on Saturday after Igor Shesterkin was placed on the injured reserve. Georgiev helped New York hold on to a 1-0 shutout on Friday night then won on Saturday night. The goalie stopped 25 of 27 shots in securing his third win of the season […]

Artemi Panarin Nets Game Winning Goal Saturday

New York Rangers left-winger Artemi Panarin scored late in the third period on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was the third unanswered goal for New York who benefitted from Panarin's two assists earlier in the game. That included one power-play point. Earlier in the season, the issue was a lack of even-strength points from […]

Ryan Strome Racks Up Three More Points In Victory

New York Rangers center Ryan Strome scored once and assisted on New York's other two goals on Saturday night. This helped the Rangers edge the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-2. Strome had two shots on goal on the night. The only concern was from the face-off dot, where Strome won just 13% of […]

Malcolm Subban Injured After Allowing Six Goals Sunday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Malcolm Subban made his debut on Saturday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. He was traded from the Chicago Blackhawks to Buffalo earlier in the week. The night, needless to say, did not go very well. Subban allowed six goals on just 25 shots before he succumbed to an injury midway into the […]