Joonas Korpisalo Gets Turn In Goal For Columbus Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo starts in goal against Ville Husso of the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Korpisalo has allowed three or more goals in his last five starts. The last time out versus the Buffalo Sabres saw him stop just 29 of 33 shots in a 5-4 win. It just has […]

Braden Holtby Will Start In Goal For Dallas Saturday

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby will start in net against Scott Wedgewood and the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night. Jake Oettinger gets the night off after Dallas stopped the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday. Holtby did see some time in net last night after Oettinger had to go through concussion protocol. Holtby stopped four shots […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/27): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number seven as well as the end of November! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. 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 […]

Nick Bonino Scores Again For San Jose

San Jose Sharks center Nick Bonino put another puck into the back of the net on Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It turned out to be the only goal scored for San Jose in their 4-1 home loss. Bonino even had four shots on goal and three scoring chances. This was his second goal […]

Timo Meier Blasts Away But Comes Up Empty Friday

San Jose Sharks right-winger Timo Meier just kept firing pucks on goal Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Meier had seven shots on nine attempts while racking up six scoring chances. If not for Joseph Woll, the winger may have scored two or three times. It was that kind of night for Meier. He did […]

James Reimer Lasts Half A Game Versus Toronto

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer faced his original former team on Friday but did not stick around very long. Toronto peppered Reimer with 17 shots on goal and got four pucks past their former goalie. The Sharks defense just could not keep up with the Maple Leafs or clear rebounds away. The result was […]

John Tavares Scores On Power Play Friday

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares netted his tenth goal of the season on Friday against the San Jose Sharks. His power-play goal was the third via the man advantage. If that was not enough, Tavares added an assist on the opening goal of the night just 32 seconds in. The center now has 20 […]

William Nylander Takes Bite Out Of Sharks With Two Points

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander made up for a few lost games as he fired eight shots in San Jose on Friday. Overall, he had ten attempts on net. Nylander opened the scoring on James Reimer and his quick shot helped close the door on Reimer's night. John Tavares swiped home a Nylander rebound […]

Joseph Woll Helps Backstops Another Toronto Road Win

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll did not expect to see quite so many pucks on Friday night. However, he stopped 34 of 35 shots that came his way in the 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. That marked six straight road wins and the 11th win of the month for Toronto. Woll improved […]

Nazem Kadri Point Streak Ends At Ten

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri strung together an impressive ten-game point streak that saw him amass 21 points in all. On Friday night, the streak ended after ten games. Kadri still had four shots on goal and four scoring chances. It was just nothing resulted in either a goal or assist. Despite the end of […]

Darcy Kuemper Played Well After Early Poor Start

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper was not horrible in goal against the Dallas Stars. However, he allowed two early goals to Joe Pavelski en route to a 3-1 defeat on the road Friday. Kuemper finally lost after winning five straight contests. The goalie stopped 19 of 22 shots overall but faced most of his work […]

Cale Makar Continues Goal Streak In Defeat

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar continued his streak on Friday with the lone goal in a 3-1 defeat to the Dallas Stars. That gave him a goal in five straight games and seven overall in that span. Makar has nine points total over the last five contests. He also had four or more shots in […]

Roope Hintz Helper Sets A Milestone In Victory

Dallas Stars left-winger Roope Hintz set up Joe Pavelski on his 400th career goal Friday night. This came during the 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Hintz's assist upped his point total to ten over the last eight games. The forward had just one point through his first ten contests. Hintz also fired three shots […]

Jake Oettinger Wins Fourth Straight Start For Dallas

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger ran his winning streak to four games after stopping 32 of 33 shots on Friday. He did miss the final 7:22 of the second period after Nicolas Aube-Kubel ran into him. The Dallas goalie saved his best work for the final stanza when he stopped 20 of 21 shots. Only […]

Joe Pavelski Milestone Highlights Two Goal Night Friday

Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski was close to a milestone going into Friday night. Against the Colorado Avalanche, it took 91 seconds to get to 400 career goals in the NHL. Pavelski scored his first just 1:12 into the game from Jason Robertson. Then, seconds later, Roope Hintz set up Pavelski to accomplish a little […]

Anthony Beauvillier Goes Without Shot Friday

New York Islanders left-winger Anthony Beauvillier went without a shot on goal Friday despite playing more than 20 minutes of action. Against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Beauvillier generated one scoring chance and that was it. He now has gone eight games without a point and has just seven points in 16 games. It is also twice […]

Mathew Barzal Point Drought Hits Five In Latest Loss

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal disappeared on Friday night again in a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played more than 19 minutes and blocked one shot. That's it. That's all he did. There were no shots for the second time in three games. Barzal now has just eight points in 17 games […]

Ilya Sorokin Yields Just One Goal In Defeat

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped all but one shot on Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He made 29 saves in all and yet it still was not enough. Pittsburgh won on Long Island by a score of 1-0. What has been lost during the eight-game New York losing streak is that they have […]

Sidney Crosby Sets Up Only Goal In Win Friday

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby took a feed from Jake Guentzel, and steamed down the middle of the ice. He found Kasperi Kapanen streaking on the left side and took a hit to make a play. The pass was brilliant as it allowed Kapanen to skate full stride. The result was a goal that turned […]

Kasperi Kapanen Scores Only Goal In Pittsburgh Win Friday

Pittsburgh Penguins right-winger Kasperi Kapanen lit the goal lamp on Long Island Friday as that was the only goal needed. In the 1-0 road win over the New York Islanders, Kapanen did have three shots and three hits to go along with his fifth goal of the season. The Finnish forward now has 12 points […]

Tristan Jarry Bagels Islanders To Extend Winning Streak

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry extended his winning streak to five games Friday. This came in a 1-0 goaltending duel over Ilya Sorokin and the New York Islanders. Jarry has allowed just two goals in the last five games while posing three shutouts. He has stopped 141 of the last 143 shots faced. With the […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Ups Point Streak To Six Games

Florida Panthers left-winger Jonathan Huberdeau scored unassisted on Friday to extend his point streak to six games. Huberdeau took a gift turnover and potted it past Ilya Samsonov at 19:28 of the first period. The winger is now up to seven goals and 20 points on the season in 20 games. During the last three […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Winds Up Losing In Crazy Start Friday

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky had a night he hopes to soon forget as he allowed three goals on 22 shots but went off the ice twice during the second period. This was all during a 4-3 loss on Friday to the Washington Capitals. He allowed two goals to Alex Ovechkin and the first to […]

Ilya Samsonov Wins Yet Again For Washington

Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov won his seventh straight start on Friday as the Capitals outlasted the Florida Panthers 4-3. The Russian goalie allowed three goals on 22 shots but got the win nonetheless. That gives him eight wins in nine starts on the season. Samsonov has been a bit hit or miss this season […]

Tom Wilson Extends Goal Streak To Three Friday

Washington Capitals right-winger Tom Wilson opened the scoring on Friday with a short-handed goal versus the Florida Panthers. However, Wilson bumped right into Sergei Bobrovsky. That set off an odd series of events where Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight played merry-go-round in the net. Wilson then set up two of Alex Ovechkin's three goals as Washington […]

Alex Ovechkin Nets Hat Trick In Washington's Win

Washington Capitals left-winger Alex Ovechkin scored three times on two different goalies Friday. He started his scoring exploits early in the second period with a power-play goal 2:50 in. Then, less than a minute later, Ovechkin struck again. If that was not enough, Ovechkin completed the natural hat trick 4:04 into the third period. That […]

Anton Forsberg Takes Loss In Anaheim

Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg took the crease for the first time in almost two weeks on Friday. He promptly gave up four goals on 33 shots in a 4-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. That loss marked Ottawa' tenth defeat in their last 11 games. It has been a rough season for Forsberg. His […]

Troy Terry Ends Drought With Goal Friday

Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry drew some concern when he only played a little over 12 minutes on Wednesday in the loss to the Colorado Avalanche. It was his second game in a row where he went pointless. Worse, Terry looked a little lost out there. That changed on Friday as he scored Anaheim's third […]

Rickard Rakell's Goal And Assist Spark Anaheim Friday

Anaheim Ducks right-winger Rickard Rakell notched his sixth goal of the season on Friday against the Ottawa Senators. He also chipped in with a primary assist on the first goal of the game. That came off the stick of Isac Lundestrom 16:43 into the opening stanza. Rakell is now up to eight points in 11 […]

Anthony Stolarz Blanks Ottawa On Friday

Anaheim Ducks backup goaltender Anthony Stolarz pitched in and stopped all 34 shots in a 4-0 shutout over the Ottawa Senators Friday. Stolarz was particularly stellar on the man disadvantage where he made 12 saves including several point-blank opportunities. Anaheim went up 1-0 late in the first period and never looked back as Stolarz shut […]