Evgeny Kuznetsov Posts Second Career Hat Trick

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov notched his second career hat trick in Friday's 4-3 overtime victory against the Canucks. Two of his goals came on the power play. He also managed to extend his point streak to five games in the process and now sits on 57 points in 57 outings. Washington's top line is […]

Sidney Crosby Stretches Point Streak To Eight Games

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby grabbed an assist in Friday's 5-2 win over the Golden Knights, extending his point streak to eight games. No. 87 started his streak with a two-goal performance against Carolina and has collected 12 points in total during his run. He was also on a nice four-game goal-scoring streak prior to […]

Brock McGinn Gets Hurt In Friday's Win

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Brock McGinn suffered an upper-body injury in Friday's 5-2 win over Vegas and will be out week-to-week. The 28-year-old scooped up an assist on a Jeff Carter goal early in the second period before making an exit. McGinn has contributed 11 goals and seven assists in 56 games this season with 85 […]

Max Pacioretty Suffers Another Injury

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Max Pacioretty made an early exit Friday night against Pittsburgh, sustaining an undisclosed injury in the second period. He managed to register an assist before getting hurt. Pacioretty had just returned from a lower-body injury and health issues have limited him to only 29 appearances this season. With Reilly Smith […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Takes Over Scoring Lead

Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau dished out four assists in Thursday's 6-3 victory over the Flyers, taking over the first spot on the league's scoring charts. He's collected 82 points across 58 games. Three of Huberdeau's assists on Thursday came on the power play, and he eventually helped Sam Reinhart to a hat trick. […]

Scott Laughton Suffers A Head Injury In Thursday's Loss

Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton suffered a head injury in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Florida and wasn't able to complete the game. He took a hard hit in the second period and fell awkwardly into the boards. Further tests will determine the seriousness of Laughton's injury. The team hits the ice again on Saturday. Laughton […]

Johnny Gaudreau Scores First Hat Trick In Three Years

Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau produced his first hat trick in three years on Thursday, leading the charge in a 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay. He started the scoring with a power-play in the first period and also scored in the second and the third frame. Johnny Hockey has yet to go pointless this month, […]

Robby Fabbri Sustains A Lower-Body Injury

Detroit Red Wings forward Robby Fabbri sustained a lower-body injury in Thursday's 6-5 shootout loss to Minnesota, exiting the game in the second period. The injury robbed him of a chance to extend his goal-scoring streak to four games. Head coach Jeff Blashill didn't have an update on Fabbri's status after the game, but we […]

Ilya Sorokin Cools Off Columbus

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin notched his sixth shutout of the season on Thursday, producing 25 stops in a 2-0 victory over Columbus. It was a very impressive performance against a team that had averaged 4.10 goals per game across its previous 10 outings. Two of Sorokin's shutouts have come in his last four […]

Anders Lee Nets First Career Hat Trick

New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee posted his first career hat trick on Thursday, scoring half of the goals in a 6-0 victory over Columbus. He completed his hat trick with a power-play goal just before the final buzzer. Lee logged only 14:17 of action in the blowout win but managed to fire off […]

Antti Raanta Keeps Colorado At Bay

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta did the unthinkable on Thursday and kept the league's second-best offense from scoring, leading the team to a 2-0 victory over Colorado. He had to make 36 saves to pick up his second shutout of the season. Raanta has now won four of his last five starts to boost his […]

Erik Karlsson, Jonathan Dahlen Set To Play On Thursday

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson (forearm) and forward Jonathan Dahlen (undisclosed) look set to rejoin the lineup on Thursday against the Kings. Karlsson last played on Jan. 20, while Dahlen has missed the last five games. The latter appears set for first-line duty after practicing with Timo Meier and Logan Couture. He had a […]

Tyler Bertuzzi Considered Questionable For Thursday's Action

Detroit Red Wings winger Tyler Bertuzzi is questionable for Thursday's game against Minnesota after missing Wednesday's practice with an illness. Vladislav Namestnikov took over his spot on the top line and could be set for a bigger role against the Wild. Bertuzzi is Detroit's second-highest scorer with 48 points and one of only a handful […]

Artturi Lehkonen Shines With Three Points Wednesday Night

Montreal Canadiens winger Artturi Lehkonen stayed hot with a three-point performance in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to Vancouver, getting two goals and an assist. He's now on a five-game point streak, scoring in four of the outings. Lehkonen has gotten up to 13 goals and 28 points for the year. Based on his recent form, the […]

J.T. Miller Leads Vancouver Past Montreal With Four Points

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller continued his point streak with a goal and three assists in Wednesday's 5-3 victory over Montreal. Two of his points came with the man advantage. Miller now boasts three four-point outings for the season and only Leon Draisaitl and Joe Pavelski have managed more in the league with four. The […]

John Carlson Bags Two Assists

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson registered two assists in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Oilers. He bagged both of his helpers on T.J. Oshie's goals, with one coming on the power-play. Carlson had a bad start to 2022, but he's improved in recent weeks and will head into Friday's matchup against the Canucks with […]

T.J. Oshie Produces Three Points Against Edmonton

Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie put together a big performance Wednesday night against Edmonton, finishing a 4-3 overtime loss with two goals and an assist. He tied the game twice in the third period and notched his second one with just a couple of seconds left in regulation. This is Oshie's second three-point effort of […]

Miro Heiskanen On Track To Return Saturday

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (illness) has been back practicing with the team and is expected to rejoin the lineup on Saturday against the Rangers. The talented rearguard has missed three games with a non-COVID illness. Jani Hakanpaa has had a chance to move up to the first defensive pairing, but he'll be bumped down […]

Viktor Arvidsson Considered Week-To-Week

Los Angeles Kings winger Viktor Arvidsson (lower body) is considered week-to-week after he missed Monday's 3-2 overtime victory against Montreal. He got hurt at the weekend against Buffalo and was first listed as day-to-day, so this is pretty bad news for fantasy managers. Arvidsson is among L.A.'s top scorers with 38 points and has done […]

Sam Montembeault Takes On Vancouver

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault will guard the cage Wednesday night against the Vancouver Canucks. The 25-year-old will try to keep up his recent improved form, heading into the matchup with a run of four wins in five starts. Montembeault had a miserable start to the campaign and thus he still boasts only six wins […]

Jeff Petry Questionable For Wednesday's Game

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry (upper body) is questionable for Wednesday's road outing against Vancouver. The veteran blue-liner has been practicing in a non-contact jersey, which is a pretty bad sign regarding his status for the game. He's officially regarded as day-to-day by the team. Petry has been playing his best hockey of the season […]

Thatcher Demko Looks To Stay Hot Against Montreal

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will try to win his sixth consecutive start on Wednesday against Montreal. The Canucks really hit form at the start of last month and it's helped Demko to notch eight victories in his last nine starts. He's improved to 25-16-2 for the season and owns a 2.63 goals-against average with […]

Mikko Koskinen Faces Washington Wednesday Night

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen will take on the Washington Capitals in his 31st start of the season Wednesday night. The Finnish veteran will try to bounce back after having taken two consecutive losses against Chicago and Calgary. Koskinen has seen his record drop to 19-9-3, and he enters Wednesday's matchup with a 3.05 goals-against […]

Mark Scheifele Tallies Four Points In Tuesday's Victory

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele led the team to victory against the Lightning on Tuesday, finishing a 7-4 win with a goal and three assists. He opened the scoring with his 21st marker of the campaign and notched two of his helpers late on to ice the game. This is his third four-point game of […]

Alex Ovechkin Ties Jaromir Jagr With 766th Goal

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in Tuesday's 5-4 win over Calgary, tying Jaromir Jagr for the third spot on the all-time goals list with 766 goals. This was also his 157th multi-goal game and the Great Eight is now one away from tying Brett Hull for second in NHL history in […]

Pavel Buchnevich Enters Concussion Protocol

St. Louis Blues winger Pavel Buchnevich entered concussion protocol after getting hit in the head in Tuesday's loss to Ottawa and exiting the game in the third period. He managed to log 15:06, going pointless with three shots and one hit. Buchnevich is now on a four-game point drought, but he's been a very valuable […]

Tim Stutzle Continues To Heat Up

Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle scored a power-play goal and recorded two assists in Tuesday's 4-1 victory over St. Louis. The talented German now boasts five points from his last three games. It's been a struggle at times for Stuetzle this season, but he has managed to become more consistent with each passing month. He's […]

Jakub Vrana Scores In Season Debut

Detroit Red Wings left wing Jakub Vrana marked his season debut with a goal in Tuesday's 9-2 loss to Arizona. He struck on the power play 17:00 into the second period. Vrana, who was sidelined by shoulder surgery, logged 15:44 in his first game back from injury and had three shots on total with four […]

Nick Schmaltz Racks Up Four Points Against Detroit

Arizona Coyotes forward Nick Schmaltz remained red-hot on Tuesday against Detroit, logging two goals and two assists in a 9-2 win. This came just days after the 26-year-old posted a new franchise record with seven points against Ottawa. Bernie Nicholls and Mario Lemieux are the only players since 1986-87 to pick up more points over […]

Jesper Bratt Hands Out Three Assists

New Jersey Devils winger Jesper Bratt had a big role in Tuesday's 5-3 victory over Colorado, finishing the game with three assists. Two of his helpers came on the power-play. The 23-year-old Swede is having a very nice season and is now averaging over a point per game in 52 outings. He's racked up 54 […]