Ryan Donato Moves To First Line With Jaden Schwartz Injured

Seattle Kraken left wing Jaden Schwartz is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury and his absence will push Ryan Donato to the first line Saturday against L.A. Schwartz has been injury-prone all season and sadly has to drop out of the lineup again. He's been available for just 37 matchups, grabbing eight goals and 23 […]

Adam Boqvist Sits Out Saturday's Action

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist will be in the press box for Saturday's matchup against Minnesota. He returned from an 11-game absence Friday against Winnipeg and even scored a power-play goal in a 4-3 defeat, but the team wants to manage his ice time after the young blue-liner missed nearly a month with an […]

Drake Batherson Returns To Action Saturday

Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson (ankle) will be back in the lineup on Saturday against Florida. He last played on Jan. 25 and has been absent for 28 games. Batherson will go straight back to the top line and the first power-play unit. Ottawa hasn't had a lot to cheer for in 2021-22, but […]

Jeff Petry Ruled Out Indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry has been ruled out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. He was hurt in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Florida and the veteran rearguard could now very well be done for the season, with only a month to go and the Canadiens having nothing to play for. The team also ruled out […]

Miro Heiskanen Nearing Return

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (mononucleosis) will miss an 11th straight game on Saturday against Vancouver, but he's close to returning to the lineup and could be available already for the next game on Tuesday versus Anaheim. The talented blue-liner will have a fitness skate on Sunday before joining the team for a four-game West […]

Johnny Gaudreau Shines In Friday's Win

Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau scored his 200th career goal and delivered two assists in Friday's 4-2 victory over Arizona. He helped Matthew Tkachuk and Elias Lindholm on the score sheet before going on to register the game-winner himself. Gaudreau reached 30 goals for the campaign and the Flames are now the sixth team since […]

Nazem Kadri Collects Three Points Against Philadelphia

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri racked up three points in Friday's 6-3 win over the Flyers, opening the scoring with his 25th goal of the campaign and registering two assists. Kadri also led all skaters with seven shots on goal. The veteran center is having a career year with 79 points and he's come back […]

Cale Makar Makes History With 24th Goal

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored twice in Friday's 6-3 win over Philadelphia, setting a new franchise record for most goals in a season by a defenseman. Sandis Ozolinsh had held the record since 1996-97 with 23 goals. Makar matched the record with a power-play marker in the first period and went past Ozolinsh when […]

Kyle Connor Extends Point Streak To 10 Games

Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor helped his side to a 4-3 overtime victory against Columbus on Friday and extended his point streak to 10 games. He notched a short-handed goal in the opening frame and tallied an assist when Nikolaj Ehlers won the game for Winnipeg 21 seconds into overtime. Connor is having a […]

Chris Kreider Scores Twice In Friday's Win

New York Rangers winger Chris Kreider stayed hot with two goals and an assist in Friday's 5-1 win over Pittsburgh. He's scored in three consecutive games and has 10 goals in total for the month. Kreider continues to close in on the franchise record for most goals in a season and now needs just 10 […]

Mika Zibanejad Collects Three Assists Against Pittsburgh

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad recorded his fourth three-point effort of the campaign on Friday, picking up a hat trick of assists in a 5-1 victory over the Penguins. Two of his helpers came during the team's quick start when the Rangers scored three goals in the opening 4:16 of action. He went on […]

Jeff Skinner Grabs Two Goals Against Washington

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner potted two goals in Friday's 4-3 shootout defeat to Washington. He tied the game twice and reached 26 goals for the campaign. This was Skinner's fifth multi-goal game of the season and only four players have managed more. The 29-year-old has left a lot of fantasy managers disappointed over […]

Max Pacioretty Has Suffered A Setback

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Max Pacioretty (undisclosed) has suffered a setback and won't be able to play "in the near future", according to head coach Pete DeBoer. The veteran sniper, who's been out since Mar. 11, was a game-time decision on Thursday against Nashville and seemed ready to return, but now we know why […]

Artturi Lehkonen Remains Unavailable On Friday

Colorado Avalanche winger Artturi Lehkonen still isn't available for his team debut on Friday against the Flyers. He's dealing with some immigration issues following his trade from Montreal and won't be able to help his side until everything is sorted out. Lehkonen has gone from the worst team in the league to one of the […]

Adam Lowry Returns To Action Friday

Winnipeg Jets center Adam Lowry will be back in action on Friday against Columbus. He entered COVID-19 protocols and had to sit out three games. Lowry should be back on the third line and will try to score in a third consecutive outing. He's got 10 goals and 17 points for the whole season with […]

Adam Boqvist Set To Return Against Jets

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (upper body) has been removed from Injured Reserve, and he's expected to be back in the lineup on Friday against Winnipeg. The Swedish blue-liner is set to replace Gabriel Carlsson on the third defensive pairing and take up a spot on the second power-play unit. Boqvist has notched five […]

Rickard Rakell Joins Evgeni Malkin's Line

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell will join Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust on the second line Friday against the Rangers. The former Duck takes over from Danton Heinen, who is dropping to the third line. Rakell has gone pointless in his first two outings for the Penguins with four shots and five hits, but he […]

Frank Vatrano Set To Join First Line Friday

New York Rangers winger Frank Vatrano is expected to join the first line for Friday's matchup against Pittsburgh. He will skate with Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, which puts the former Panther in very good company. Vatrano has started life in New York with one goal in four games. It was an empty-netter in a […]

Sean Durzi Tallies Three Assists Thursday Night

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean Durzi collected three assists in Thursday's 4-3 shootout loss to Chicago. He got things started by helping Trevor Moore to a short-handed goal, bagged one assist on the power play, and then capped things off with an even-strength assist. It was a very busy night for the 23-year-old as he […]

Evgenii Dadonov Returns To Action With Three Points

Vegas Golden Knights winger Evgenii Dadonov proved his worth with a three-point performance in Thursday's 6-1 victory over Nashville. This was his first outing in three games and his first piece of action since the NHL voided his trade to Anaheim. Dadonov joined Jack Eichel and Nicolas Roy on the top line and the trio […]

Logan Couture Sustains An Upper-Body Injury

San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture had to cut his night short against the Oilers on Thursday, exiting the game with an upper-body injury in the second period. According to Sharks head coach Bob Boughner, a puck hit Couture in the back and he wasn't able to carry on. Luckily, it sounds like a minor […]

Thomas Greiss Exits With Injury

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders and couldn't make it to the end of the game. The former Islander was involved in a collision with Oliver Wahlstrom six minutes before the final break and he initially managed to carry on, but Alex Nedeljkovic replaced […]

Anthony Beauvillier Scores Second-Fastest Islanders Goal

New York Islanders winger Anthony Beauvillier wasted no time getting his 10th goal of the season Thursday night against Detroit, scoring just nine seconds into the game. It's the second-fastest goal scored from the start of a game in franchise history. Bryan Trottier boasts the record from 1984 with five seconds. Beauvillier also picked up […]

Claude Giroux Bags Two Assists In Panthers Debut

Florida Panthers forward Claude Giroux made a very good debut for the team on Thursday, collecting two assists in a 4-3 victory over Montreal. He was plus-two for the night with four shots and one hit in 17:13 of action. Giroux needed just 36 seconds of action to get his first point as a Panther […]

David Pastrnak Scores 12th Career Hat Trick

Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak pushed his team past the Lightning with his 12th career hat trick in Thursday's 3-2 win. Erik Haula picked up assists on all of his goals. Pastrnak tied Johnny Bucyk for the third most hat tricks in Bruins history. Alex Ovechkin (15) is the only player with more hat […]

Trevor Zegras Sets Franchise Record With 31st Assist

Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras made history against Chicago Wednesday night, setting the new franchise record for most assists in a season by a rookie. He logged his 31st helper on a Sam Carrick goal 13:28 into the third period which tied the game at two before the Blackhawks eventually won 4-2. Cam Fowler previously […]

Patrick Kane Stays Hot With A Three-Point Effort

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane continued his prolific month with a three-point effort in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Anaheim as he scored a power-play goal and picked up two assists. He's now recorded 21 points in 10 March outings, upping his tally for the season to 74 points. Kane recorded his 14th 20-goal campaign […]

J.T. Miller Grabs Two Points Against Colorado

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller played a major part in Wednesday's surprising 3-1 victory over Colorado, recording the game-winning goal and bagging an assist. Miller has started to build a new point streak with back-to-back multi-point efforts after seeing a 13-game run end a week ago. He's had a massive year with 77 points in […]

Nico Hischier Extends Multi-Point Streak

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier posted a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to Toronto, recording his fourth consecutive multi-point game. He helped Damon Severson to open the scoring with a power-play goal in the second frame and gave his team another lead himself later in the period, but it wasn't enough. […]

Evgeni Malkin Nets Two Points Against Buffalo

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin collected two points in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout loss to Buffalo, scoring his 13th goal of the season and adding a power-play assist. Malkin has now scored in three straight contests. The Russian veteran started the streak after going six games without a single point. Malkin has enjoyed a solid campaign […]