Mikko Koskinen Makes Another Start Friday Night

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen will get another start on Friday against Vegas after beating Arizona 5-1 on Thursday. The Oilers have Mike Smith (lower body) on Injured Reserve, so the Finnish veteran has to hold down the fort. He's done it in spectacular style so far, notching two wins with a 1.37 goals-against average […]

Joel Kiviranta, Luke Glendening Join Tyler Seguin's Line

Dallas Stars forwards Joel Kiviranta and Luke Glendening will skate with Tyler Seguin in Friday's home opener versus the Kings. Head coach Rick Bowness started the season with all of his big guns together on the same line, but Alexander Radulov will now join Roope Hintz and Jacob Peterson, while Jamie Benn gets to play […]

Braden Holtby Makes Fourth Start Of The Season

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby will record his fourth start of the season in Friday's home opener against Los Angeles. The 32-year-old has done well so far with a 1.75 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage. Holtby boasts a 2-2-1 career record against the Kings with a 2.41 goals-against average, a .916 save percentage […]

Nick Foligno, Connor Clifton Come Out Of The Lineup

Boston Bruins winger Nick Foligno (upper body) and defenseman Connor Clifton won't play on Friday against the Sabres. Foligno got injured in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Philadelphia and is day-to-day, while it looks like Clifton will simply be scratched for the game. At least there aren't any injury reports regarding the 26-year-old blueliner, who's gone […]

Linus Ullmark Makes Boston Debut On Friday

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark will make his team debut in Friday's road game against Buffalo. The Swedish netminder, of course, previously played for the Sabres, putting together a 50-47-13 record in six years with the team. Jeremy Swayman started the first two Boston games, going 1-1-0 with a 3.02 goals-against average and a .885 […]

Cody Eakin Expected To Miss A Couple Of Games

Buffalo Sabres center Cody Eakin (undisclosed) won't be available for Friday's match against Boston and is also expected to sit out Saturday's meeting with the Devils. The 30-year-old got hurt in Wednesday's practice and head coach Don Granato has said that Eakin will be out for a couple of games. The 2015 world champion was […]

Craig Anderson Faces Boston In Friday's Matchup

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Craig Anderson will go for a third consecutive win in Friday's home game against Boston. The Sabres have shocked everybody with their perfect start and Anderson has played a big part in it, producing a 1.50 goals-against average with a .954 save percentage. He's saved 30-plus shots in both of his starts […]

Adin Hill Returns To The Crease On Friday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill will be back between the pipes in Friday's matchup after James Reimer helped the team get another win on Thursday versus Ottawa. Hill has enjoyed a 2-0-0 start to the campaign with a 1.50 goals-against average, a .932 save percentage and one shutout. The team has made life very […]

Ondrej Kase Should Be Good To Go On Friday

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Ondrej Kase is expected to play on Friday against San Jose despite missing some practice time this week. The 25-year-old got hurt blocking a shot in Monday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Rangers. Kase went through some tests and rejoined the group in Thursday's practice. He's a third-liner in Toronto […]

Michael Hutchinson Makes First Start Of The Season

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson will earn his first start of the season in Friday's matchup versus San Jose. The 31-year-old will aim to carry last year's good form into the new campaign. He went 4-2-1 in 2020-21 with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Toronto is heavily favored by the […]

Zach Hyman Scores Twice Thursday Night

Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman started life on the top line with a two-goal effort in Thursday's 5-1 road victory over the Coyotes. He bagged a short-handed goal and a power-play marker in the game, producing three total shots in 16:05 on the ice. The 29-year-old is now averaging a point per game through his […]

Connor McDavid Surpasses 200 Career Goals In Big Win

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid scored twice and had an assist as the team cruised to a 5-1 victory against Arizona Thursday night. The Oilers captain notched his 200th career goal in the second period and started his run towards 300 markers with a power-play tally in the third. This was McDavid's 411th career game […]

Alex DeBrincat Keeps Producing On The Man Advantage

Chicago Blackhawks winger Alex DeBrincat provided the team's lone goal in Thursday's 4-1 defeat to Vancouver, recording a power-play marker in the opening frame. Seth Jones and Patrick Kane had the assists. DeBrincat now has two goals and one assist for the season with all the points coming on the power play. The whole team […]

Quinn Hughes Returns To Lineup With 100th Career Point

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes was back from a lower-body injury on Thursday, logging 22:06 and picking up an assist in a 4-1 win over Chicago. Hughes collected the helper in the middle of the second frame when Tanner Pearson deflected in one of the four shots he had in the game. The assist marks […]

Conor Garland Picks Up Two Points Against Chicago

Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland had a two-point night in Thursday's 4-1 victory at Chicago, recording a goal and an assist. He helped Tanner Pearson on the score sheet in the second period and finished off the scoring with an empty-netter. Garland had three total shots in the game and finished with a plus-two rating […]

Kevin Shattenkirk Continues Point Streak With An Assist

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk stretched his point streak to five games in Thursday's 5-1 loss to Winnipeg, recording a power-play assist on a Troy Terry marker. Cam Fowler also picked up a helper on the goal. Shattenkirk, who has started his second season in Anaheim, had knee surgery in the summer and the surgeon […]

Connor Hellebuyck Frustrates Anaheim With 38 Saves

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck had a nice performance against the Ducks on Thursday, saving 38 of 39 shots in a 5-1 victory. He got beaten early by Troy Terry on a power play but went on to make 36 consecutive saves. Hellebuyck improved his record to 1-2-1 with the victory and this was the […]

Kyle Connor Gets Three Points In First Win Of The Year

Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor notched two goals and delivered one assist as the team picked up the first win of the season against Anaheim on Thursday. He recorded the helper on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal in the opening frame and secured a 5-1 victory with a pair of late goals. Connor, who fired […]

Mathew Barzal Has Nine Shots And A Goal Thursday Night

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal recorded a game-high nine shots and had his second goal of the campaign in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Columbus. He saved a point for the side with Matt Martin and Noah Dobson getting the assists 5:03 into the third period. Barzal led the team in ice time in […]

Cole Sillinger Notches First Career Goal

Columbus Blue Jackets center Cole Sillinger scored his first career goal on Thursday, helping the team beat the Islanders 3-2 in overtime. The 18-year-old, who's the youngest player in the NHL this season, put the Jackets 2-1 up in the second period. Sillinger seemed to have been hungry for a goal all night as he […]

Oliver Bjorkstrand Produces Three-Point Night Against Islanders

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand was in a giving mood on Thursday, handing out three assists in a 3-2 overtime win against the Islanders. One of the helpers came on the power play. This is the second big performance of the season for Bjorkstrand, who opened the campaign with a four-point effort. Sadly, he […]

Luka Doncic Has Mediocre Start To The Season

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic stayed quiet in the team's season opener on Thursday, finishing a 113-87 loss to the Hawks with 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. These would be very good numbers for most people not named Luka Doncic, but the Mavs star is capable of so much more in 35 […]

Clint Capela Gets A Double-Double In Just 21 Minutes

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela needed only 21 minutes of action to record a nice 12-point, 13-rebound double-double in Thursday's 113-87 win over Dallas. He also had a pair of blocks, while committing one turnover and shooting a perfect 6-or-6 from the field. Capela is coming back from an Achilles injury and his minutes are […]

Trae Young Starts Season With 19 Points, 14 Assists

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young opened the season with a 19-point, 14-assist effort in a 113-87 win over Dallas, shooting 6-for-16 from the field with a 2-for-5 mark from outside while hitting all of his five free throws. He added two rebounds to his tally and had one steal with five turnovers in 33 […]

Tristan Jarry And Jeff Carter Enter COVID-19 List

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Jeff Carter were added to the COVID-19 protocols list on Thursday, with the latter having tested positive for the coronavirus. It remains to be seen if they will be available for Saturday's home game against Toronto. Casey DeSmith, who took a 5-4 overtime loss against Florida in his […]

Quinn Hughes Could Return On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes (lower body) is in contention to return to the lineup on Thursday against Chicago. The talent blueliner sat out Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Buffalo. Hughes averaged 27:39 a night on the ice in the first three games of the season, so his absence had left a huge gap to fill […]

Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl Get Split Up

Edmonton Oilers forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl won't be linemates for Thursday's matchup with Arizona, with McDavid and Jesse Puljujarvi set to be joined by Zach Hyman on the top line. Draisaitl will skate on the second line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Kailer Yamamoto. The Oilers are off to a perfect 3-0-0 start to […]

Karel Vejmelka Gets The Start On Thursday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka will guard the cage in Thursday's home game against Edmonton. It's a second career start for the 25-year-old Czech netminder, who started his journey in the NHL with a 2-1 shootout loss against Buffalo last week. He also featured in Monday's 7-4 loss against St. Louis after Carter Hutton had […]

Dylan Strome Makes First Appearance Of The Season

Chicago Blackhawks forward Dylan Strome will be in the lineup on Thursday against Vancouver for his season debut. Ryan Carpenter also gets into the team, while Philipp Kurashev and Mike Hardman (concussion) will make way. The Blackhawks have gone 0-3-1 at the start of the season without Strome. The 24-year-old has shown glimpses of great […]

Sonny Milano Joins Top Six With Max Comtois Scratched

Anaheim Ducks left wing Sonny Milano will make his season debut as a top-six forward in Thursday's clash with Winnipeg. The 25-year-old takes over from Max Comtois, who will be a healthy scratch for the night. Milano skated in six games and went pointless for the Ducks last season. He's recorded 22 goals and 47 […]