Igor Shesterkin Helped Off The Ice On Friday

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin had to be helped off the ice on Friday evening against the San Jose Sharks. The non-contact injury happened during the second period. It appeared like Shesterkin went to move and everything gave away. Last season, he experienced a similar type of non-contact injury. However, he could not put […]

Philipp Grubauer Starts On Friday Against Edmonton

Seattle Kraken starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer will start against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. Grubauer will try and bounce back after allowing six goals in his last two starts (both losses). The goalie has been much better at home while sporting a .500 record (5-5). That combined with a 2.51 goals-against average and a […]

Mark Stone Will Play On Friday Versus Arizona

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone was a game-time decision on Friday. The good news is that he will play against the Arizona Coyotes. There was some concern that an injury may keep him out of the lineup. He has a goal and nine assists in ten games for Vegas. That includes no power-play points, […]

Laurent Brossoit Gets Just Fifth Start Of Season For Vegas

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit will be in goal on Friday against the Arizona Coyotes. Brossoit last played on November 20th -- almost two weeks ago. He stopped 27 of 29 shots in a home win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Overall, the goalie has been good in net with a 3-1 mark in […]

Alex Galchenyuk Gets Back Into The Lineup Friday

Arizona Coyotes center Alex Galchenyuk draws back into the lineup on Friday night thanks to an injury to Johan Larsson. Galchenyuk will be in the bottom-six once more. The center had two or more shots on goal in four consecutive appearances. Then, against the Winnipeg Jets, he seemed to lose focus again with no shots […]

Karel Vejmelka Starts For Arizona On Friday Night

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka gets a home start against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night. The Czechoslovakian goalie has not had it easy winning just twice in 12 decisions. However, Vejmelka has a solid 2.80 goals-against average along with a .916 save percentage. He will be going for his third straight win and […]

OwnersBox Week 9 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now into December with Week 9 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. […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/3): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the Christmas season as December begins! Expect the unexpected. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup […]

Viktor Arvidsson Dishes Pair Of Assist On Thursday

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Viktor Arvidsson struck for two assists on Thursday night against the Calgary Flames. His first helper came early in the first period on Alex Iafallo's goal. Then Arvidsson set up Alexander Edler for Edler's first tally of the 2021-22 season. The left-winger did miss a few opportunities on Thursday, and he […]

Alexander Edler Scores Goal Against Calgary On Thursday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alexander Edler broke into the goal column on Thursday night against the Calgary Flames. Edler, in his younger days, was like a Swiss-Army knife when it came to padding fantasy hockey stat categories. Thursday night turned the clock back a little bit. Edler scored with less than two minutes left in […]

Matthew Tkachuk Pots Game-Winning Goal Thursday

The Calgary Flames left-winger continued an excellent season by scoring for the 11th time on 80 shots. Matthew Tkachuk had seven shots and five scoring chances in 19:46 of playing time on Thursday versus the Los Angeles Kings. The left-winger's goal at 4:54 of the third period was set up by Johnny Gaudreau as the […]

Andrew Mangiapane Feasts In Los Angeles Thursday

Calgary Flames left-winger Andrew Mangiapane feasted on the power play Thursday night in Los Angeles. He scored midway into the first period on the man advantage, then set up Milan Lucic on the doorstep for two power-play points on the night. Oddly enough, Mangiapane only had one other quality scoring chance on Thursday, but the […]

Jacob Markstrom Wins Sixth Road Game Thursday

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom enjoys playing on the road this season. He had a .956 road save percentage going into Thursday night's game with the Los Angeles Kings. Markstrom proceeded to save 40 of 42 shots as the Calgary Flames held on for a 3-2 win. The goaltender notched his tenth win and sixth […]

Boone Jenner's Goal Comes In Losing Effort Thursday

The Columbus Blue Jackets center played almost 22 minutes on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. Though Boone Jenner only mustered two shots on goal, he looked far more active shift by shift. The result was his 11th goal of the season. That came 6:53 into the first period which tied the game at 1. […]

Daniil Tarasov Plays Well In Columbus Defeat

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Daniil Tarasov unexpectedly started on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. This was because both Elvis Merzlikins and Joonas Korpisalo were too ill to play. Tarasov held his own against a Dallas onslaught that featured 37 shots on goal in all. He did allow two goals in 49 seconds to the […]

Tyler Seguin Snaps Pointless Streak With Goal Thursday

The Dallas Stars center had seen his pointless streak grow to five games. That included two contests where Tyler Seguin did not even muster a shot on goal. This was not the case on Thursday as Seguin put five shots on goal. He was at the right place at the right time when Jane Hakanpaa […]

Jason Robertson's Two Goals Extend Point Streak To Five Games

The Dallas Stars left-winger keeps showing that his rookie campaign was not a fluke. Jason Robertson scored twice on Thursday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. That included the game-winning goal 17:14 into the second period. Both of his goals were expertly set up by Joe Pavelski as that line clicked all night long. Robertson […]

Jake Oettinger Wins Fifth Straight Start On Thursday

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger was not outstanding in net on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Then again, he did not have to be. Oettinger stopped 20 of 22 shots as the Blue Jackets could not mount much of an offense. The win gave the Dallas goalie five wins in five starts. Also, this […]

Tomas Tatar Scores Again On Thursday

New Jersey Devils left-winger Tomas Tatar converted another golden opportunity into a goal on Thursday night versus the Minnesota Wild. Tatar took a breakout pass from Dougie Hamilton and beat Kaapo Kahkonen 7:40 into the second period. That pulled New Jersey to within one goal. This marked the second time in as many games that […]

Jesper Bratt Shoots Plenty But Comes Up Empty

New Jersey Devils left-winger Jesper Bratt fired seven shots on Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen on Thursday. The problem for Bratt was none of those shots beat the goalie. Bratt had several quality scoring chances but could not find the back of the net. Worse, the Kirill Kaprizov line had success against the Bratt line […]

Kaapo Kahkonen Allows Two Goals In Win

Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen had another solid night at home as the Wild defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night. Kahkonen stopped 29 of 31 shots for his second consecutive win. That moved him to 4-1-1 on the season while spelling Cam Talbot in the process. Kahkonen was particularly a thorn in […]

Ryan Hartman's Point Streak Reaches Five Games Thursday

Minnesota Wild right-winger Ryan Hartman keeps on rolling as he extended his point streak to five games on Thursday night. Hartman scored once and added two helpers in the 5-2 home win over the New Jersey Devils. The winger closed the scoring with less than four minutes left in the third period. Alex Goligoski set […]

Kirill Kaprizov's Two Goals And Assist Extend Wild Streak

Minnesota Wild left-winger Kirill Kaprizov scored twice and added an assist against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Kaprizov tacked on four shots on goal with four scoring chances. Overall, the winger was a +4 on the night in 18:52 of ice time. Kaprizov opened the score then added what proved to be the […]

Cal Petersen Likely To Start Against Flames Thursday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen was the first goalie off the ice this morning. He is likely to start against the Calgary Flames on Thursday. Jacob Markstrom is expected to be the goalie opposing him. As for Petersen, the last time he started was on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. It may have been […]

Jake Oettinger Tries For Fifth Straight Win Thursday

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger will start on Thursday night at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Oettinger has gotten off to a great beginning to his 2021-22 season with four straight wins. He has allowed a mere five goals on 121 shots as well as delivered a quality start in every decision. The question […]

Danill Tarasov Gets Surprise Start Versus Dallas Thursday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Danill Tarasov will be making his NHL season debut on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. Both Joonas Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins were deemed too ill to start. Both usual goaltenders for Columbus are suffering from a non-COVID related illness. Tarasov was taking it all in so much so that he […]

John Klingberg Out For Dallas With Illness Thursday

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg was under the weather all day. His illness did not improve before game time so Klingberg will not play at home tonight versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joel Hanley will start in his place as the sixth defenseman for Dallas. It is not a COVID-related illness as the flu has […]

Kaapo Kahkonen Starts In Goal For Minnesota On Thursday

Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen earns another start on Thursday night against the New Jersey Devils. The goalie stopped 29 of 31 shots in a win over the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night. Most were likely expecting Cam Talbot in net but he had seen 103 shots in three starts so Dean Evason wanted to […]

Juuse Saros Starts Again On Thursday Night

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros gets the nod in net on Thursday night at home against the Boston Bruins. Saros has won three of his last four starts including a shutout versus the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Saros now has 14 quality starts in his 18 decisions for Nashville (10-7-1 record). That .778 […]

Tristan Jarry Gives Up Four Goals On Wednesday

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry allowed four goals on just 21 shots Wednesday night versus the Edmonton Oilers. It just seemed that Jarry never got in much of a rhythm. This was an odd night in the sense that Edmonton went large segments of the game without much offensive activity. Now, the third period was […]