Thatcher Demko Shuts Out Los Angeles

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko took care of business Monday night. He stopped all 31 shots against the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-0 home win. The Bruce Boudreau debut went about as well as it could have. More importantly, Demko produced a win and a performance to build off of. The normally stumbling penalty […]

Casey DeSmith Looking For First Win Monday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith has seen things go far from smoothly in his first four decisions in 2021-22. He is 0-3-1 with a ghastly 4.33 goals-against average and an .867 save percentage. When a goalie has a point share of just barely above zero, that is troublesome. There have been rumblings DeSmith could be […]

Philipp Grubauer Looks To Continue Enjoying Home Cooking

Seattle Kraken starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer will appear in his 20th game of the season on Monday night. He goes up against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Grubauer has not been very good this year but is 6-5 at home with a respectable 2.55 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage. Grubauer is much better against the […]

Evgeni Malkin Still Wearing White No-Contact Jersey

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is not quite ready for his season debut just yet. The forward is still in a white no-contact jersey which he was spotted wearing Monday afternoon. It has been a long recovery for the former All-Star. His surgery was all the way back in June. Six months later, Malkin has […]

Thatcher Demko Starts In Bruce Boudreau's Debut On Monday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko starts off the Bruce Boudreau era in Vancouver on Monday night. The Canucks entertain the Kings as Demko is enjoying a decent run of late. He has won two of his last three starts allowing just seven goals in the process. That is on 99 shots. This spurt has knocked […]

Scott Wedgewood Tries To Snap Losing Streak Monday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Scott Wedgewood attempts to snap out of a three-game skid on Monday night. Wedgewood goes up against the Dallas Stars. In his last start versus Dallas, the Arizona goalie allowed three goals on 29 shots in defeat. Wedgewood has seen his numbers start to backslide a bit. He is up to a […]

Braden Holtby Looking For Third Straight Win Monday

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby seeks his third consecutive win on Monday night. The Stars entertain the Arizona Coyotes at home. They have won six straight games overall as the competition heats up in goal. Why is that? It appears that Ben Bishop may be placed on an AHL rehab assignment in the near future. […]

Robin Lehner Holds Off Calgary For 10th Win Sunday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner allowed two goals on 25 shots to notch his 10th win of the season on Sunday night. Lehner made several key saves early in the third period to help maintain the lead for the Golden Knights. It also was a solid performance given that Lehner had allowed eight goals […]

Nicolas Roy Steals Show With Two Points Sunday

Vegas Golden Knights center Nicolas Roy broke a close game a bit more wide open on Sunday during the third period. He scored just 1:49 into the final period thanks to Shea Theodore's persistence. The defenseman set up the goal as his first attempt to Roy was foiled. His second attempt found the center in […]

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 […]