Chris Kreider Adds Two Goals On Saturday In New York Victory

Chris Kreider found the back of the net twice as the New York Rangers held on for a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kreider was excellent on Saturday night as he kept generating scoring chances throughout the night. He had six shots on goal with five scooting chances. It will be intriguing to […]

Artemi Panarin Scores Twice In New York Win Saturday

Artemi Panarin found the back of the net twice in New York's 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday. The left-winger also had six shots on goal and five scoring chances. Panarin looked every bit like his normal self. The speed was there, the shot was too, and even the defense. Panarin and the […]

Igor Shesterkin Gets Win But Comes Away Injured

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 of 34 shots in the 5-3 New York win on Saturday. The Russian was able to keep his team in front but during the third period, Shesterkin took a shot to the head. He was taken out of the game at that point and did not return. […]

Jake Allen Leaves Montreal Game After Collision Saturday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen left Saturday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings after Dylan Larkin crashed into him. Jeff Petry was pursuing on the play and contact did occur. It is not expected that Allen will return as he will be held out for further evaluation. Allen had stopped all eight shots he […]

Mark Stone Comes Off Injured Reserve On Saturday

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone was activated off the injured reserve list on Saturday evening. The forward was injured way back during the second game of the season against the Los Angeles Kings. Stone has missed just about a month of action with the lower-body injury. He is still a game-time decision but whether […]

Philipp Grubauer To Tend Goal On Saturday Night For Seattle

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer will start against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. It has been a struggle for Grubauer and the defense in front of him this season. The Seattle goalie is just 4-6-1 with a 3.17 goals-against-average and an .882 save percentage. Grubauer had nine regulation losses all of last year. Also, […]

Adin Hill Starts For San Jose In Goal On Saturday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill gets the nod in net for the Sharks as they face the Colorado Avalanche Saturday night. Hill played the best he has all season in Calgary on Tuesday night stopping 37 of 38 shots in a huge road win. That ended a three-game losing streak for Hill where he […]

Bowen Byram Held Out Of Colorado Lineup Saturday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram will not play on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks. Byram took an elbow to the head on Thursday and was expected to play. However, the Colorado coaching staff noting Byram's history of concussions erred on the side of caution. The defenseman had gotten off to an excellent start […]

Juuse Saros Gets Start In Net For Nashville Saturday

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros will start in goal for Nashville as they entertain the Arizona Coyotes Saturday. Saros has enjoyed quite a little run with five consecutive quality starts. The Nashville goaltender has allowed ten goals in that span while going 4-0-1. That has lifted his record to 6-4-1 on the season. Saros has […]

Martin Necas Still Not In Lineup For Carolina Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas was held out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the St. Louis Blues. Necas will miss another game but the expectation according to Rod Brind'Amour is this. The center could return sometime next week. For now, Necas is still "days away". He has six points in 11 games so […]

Nikita Zaitsev Placed In COVID-19 Protocols

Ottawa Senators defenseman Nikita Zaitsev was placed back in COVID protocol Saturday evening and will not play this weekend. Zaitsev was thought to have had a false positive result earlier in the day. The Ottawa defenseman has an assist in 11 games this season while playing 17:28 a night. The Senators have had eight players […]

Kevin Hayes Back In Flyers Lineup Saturday Night

Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes returns to the lineup Saturday night as Philadelphia plays in Dallas. Hayes has missed the entire regular season due to offseason surgery (abdominal/core). The center will be on the second line to start with Cam Atkinson and Joel Farabee. Power-play time is very possible (second unit at first) as well […]

Ryan Ellis Returns To Flyers Lineup Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis will return to the lineup Saturday night when Philadelphia faces the Dallas Stars. Ellis had missed almost four weeks with what was thought to be a day-to-day injury originally. The lower-body injury took a good deal longer to heal than expected. It appears Ellis will be eased into the lineup […]

Jonathan Bernier Yields Four Goals In New Jersey Defeat

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jonathan Bernier allowed four goals in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins. Bernier stopped 31 of 35 shots but could not find a few rebounds. Three of the goals he gave up were tucked in through his five-hole. The fourth was off a scramble where again, Bernier just could not […]

Jesper Bratt Has Another Strong Performance

New Jersey Devils left-winger Jesper Bratt picked up two more points on Saturday in a loss to the Boston Bruins. Bratt had a team-high five shots on goal and four scoring chances. Bratt had assisted on an earlier Dawson Mercer goal during the second period. Despite seeing less than 15 minutes of ice time, the […]

Dawson Mercer Tallies Goal And Assist In New Jersey Loss

New Jersey Devils center Dawson Mercer was at it again with a goal and assist on Saturday against the Boston Bruins. Mercer now has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last three games. He played over 16 minutes in the afternoon matinee and had more than two minutes of power-play time. The forward […]

Jeremy Swayman Allows Just Two Goals In Win Saturday

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 29 shots on Saturday as the Bruins defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2. Swayman was impressive as he helped thwart all three power-play efforts from New Jersey. It was yet another quality start from the goaltender who apparently looks to be ahead of Linus Ullmark. For now, […]

Charlie McAvoy Sets Up Three Boston Goals Saturday

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy assisted on three of the five Boston goals on Saturday. McAvoy also played a team-high 23:45 and that included significant chunks of time in all phases. It was McAvoy's setup on the power-play that led to the special teams tally which gave Boston a two-goal lead early in the second […]

Brad Marchand Scores Twice In Boston Win Saturday

Boston Bruins left-winger Brad Marchand scored two goals as Boston defeated New Jersey 5-2 Saturday afternoon. Marchand was effective in all phases once again versus the Devils. His power-play goal was big but his second goal proved to be the game-winner on Saturday. Marchand had five shots on goal in all and four scoring chances […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/13): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number four! 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 game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]

Lawson Crouse Assists On Lone Arizona Goal Friday

Arizona Coyotes left-winger Lawson Crouse delivered a power-play assist on Friday night versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Crouse saw 20:23 of ice time on the night and 2:15 of power-play time. The forward plays in all situations as he created a short-handed scoring chance in his 3:34 of penalty-killing time as well. Crouse leveled two hits […]

Scott Wedgewood Allows Just Two Goals In Defeat Friday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Scott Wedgewood stopped 27 of 29 shots on Friday night in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Wedgewood delivered his first quality start of the season in defeat. The Arizona goaltender made several solid saves on the night to keep the score 2-1. He even stopped ten of 11 shots on […]

Andrew Ladd Scores Goal For Arizona In Defeat Friday

Arizona Coyotes left-winger Andrew Ladd scored a goal on Friday night versus the Chicago Blackhawks. His power-play tally early in the third period tied the game at 1 at the time. Ladd played 14:06 on Friday with 49 seconds of that coming on the man advantage. He had two scoring chances, one shot, one blocked […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Stops 22 Shots In Chicago Win Friday

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 shots in a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday. It was the third win in a row overall for the Blackhawks and the second straight win for the Chicago goaltender. Only an Andrew Ladd tally early in the third period kept Fleury from getting a shutout. […]

Patrick Kane Dishes Out Two Helpers In Chicago Win

Chicago Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane did what he does best on Friday night. He used his on-ice vision to set up two goals in the 2-1 Chicago win. His first helper set up Alex DeBrincat. Then, the second helped Dylan Strome score his first goal of the season. Overall, Kane had six shots on […]

Dylan Strome Scores Game-Winner For Chicago

Chicago Blackhawks center Dylan Strome played less than 10 minutes on Friday night against Arizona but made quite the impact. His goal midway through the third period proved to be the game-winning goal. Chicago held on for a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Strome only played 9:52 but saw 1:53 of power-play time. The […]

OwnersBox Week 6 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads deeper and deeper into November for Week 6 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 […]

Jaden Schwartz's Goal And Assist Not Enough For Seattle

Seattle Kraken forward Jaden Schwartz tallied a goal and an assist to keep rolling offensively on Thursday night. That brought him up to 10 points in 14 games. While his shooting percentage numbers are about five percent off from his career average numbers, they could be much worse. Schwartz has three goals during the season […]

Jared McCann Scores Twice Versus Anaheim On Thursday

Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann scored two goals on Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks. McCann played just over 13 minutes as his goals, both times, pulled the Ducks to within a goal. With the markers, the forward is up to five goals and nine points in nine games for the Kraken. It has been […]

Philipp Grubauer Struggles Again At Home On Thursday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer had a night to forget in the 7-4 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks. The goaltender allowed five goals on 34 shots in the loss. Thankfully, the other two Anaheim goals were empty-net tallies. It just has not been a good start for Seattle and the results seem to keep […]