Vitek Vanecek Posts First Career Shutout

Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek recorded his first career shutout on Monday, keeping Buffalo at bay with 23 saves in a 6-0 win. The 25-year-old rookie didn't have much to do and the Capitals completely dominated the game, but it's a great moment for him and it will be a boost to his confidence. Not […]

Steven Stamkos Nets 13th Goal Of The Season

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos scored the team's only goal in Monday's 4-1 loss to Nashville, reaching 13 goals for the season. Alex Killorn and Yanni Gourde delivered the assists. Stamkos has left his injury troubles behind him and is playing at a high level this season with 26 points through 25 games. A […]

Calle Jarnkrok Explodes For Four Points

Nashville Predators forward Calle Jarnkrok went off for four points in Monday's 4-1 victory over Tampa, posting a short-handed goal and three assists. Mattias Ekholm enjoyed a two-point game with one goal and one assist. Jarnkrok pushed his points tally for the year up to 13, boasting seven goals and six assists. The 29-year-old has […]

Anthony Mantha Scores Late Consolation Goal

Detroit Red Wings winger Anthony Mantha ruined Alex Nedeljkovic's shutout bid with just 10 seconds left to play in Sunday's 2-1 loss to Carolina. The 26-year-old posted his eighth goal of the season with his fourth shot of the game. Luke Glendening and Filip Hronek grabbed the assists. Mantha finished last month with a horrible […]

Nino Niederreiter Hits Game-Winner On Sunday

Carolina Hurricanes winger Nino Niederreiter posted the game-winning goal in Sunday's 2-1 victory over Detroit. Dougie Hamilton started the scoring for Carolina with a short-handed goal. Niederreiter is hot in front of the goal right now, having scored in three of his last five appearances. The Swiss winger has already scored more goals (12) than […]

Phil Kessel Picks Up Ninth Goal Of The Year

Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel posted his ninth goal of the season in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Minnesota. The veteran winger now has 18 points for the season in 28 games with 50 shots and a minus-10 rating. It's been a struggle for Kessel, but he did enjoy a superb run at the end […]

Kevin Fiala Notches Two Points In Wild Win

Minnesota Wild winger Kevin Fiala had two points in Sunday's 4-1 win over Arizona, scoring a power-play goal and tallying an assist on a Nick Bonino marker. Zach Parise posted a multi-point performance as well with two assists. Fiala has been quiet this month, as he only had two points prior to Sunday's action, but […]

Leon Draisaitl Extends Goal Streak To Four Games

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl grabbed the team's only goal on a power play in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Vancouver, taking his goal streak to four games. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid picked up the assists. Edmonton has a 26.5 percent power play and Draisaitl trails only Dallas' Joe Pavelski (10) in power-play goals (9). […]

Tyler Myers Takes Down Oilers

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers produced the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory over Edmonton, bagging his fourth marker of the season 9:23 into the third period. Bo Horvat had opened the scoring for Vancouver on a power play. Myers has been an all-around performer in 2020-21 by averaging a career-high 0.45 points per game […]

Denis Gurianov Ends Goal Drought

Dallas Stars winger Denis Gurianov ended a 15-game goalless streak on Saturday, notching the team's final marker in a 4-3 overtime loss to Columbus. The Russian winger, who netted 20 times last year, got off to a superb start to the season with three goals in four games, but it's been a big struggle for […]

Jack Roslovic Records Three Assists

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jack Roslovic had three assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win against Dallas. He finished off the hat trick of assists 4:55 into the extra frame, combining with Oliver Bjorkstrand to set up Zach Werenski for the game-winner. We have a shortened season, but playing in a bigger role compared to his […]

Trevor Zegras Comes Out Of Ducks Lineup Again

Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras won't play on Saturday against San Jose, and he has been assigned to the taxi squad. The highly-rated prospect has been in and out of the lineup since making his NHL debut on Feb. 22, and he hasn't had much success in the big league so far with two points […]

Ryan Miller Makes Sixth Start Of The Year

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller will start Saturday's matchup against the Sharks. The veteran netminder will record his sixth start of the season, after going 2-2-1 so far with a 3.20 goals-against average and a .888 save percentage. Miller made a relief appearance in Friday's 6-0 loss to San Jose and allowed one goal on […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Gets Another Start On Saturday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will be back between the pipes for Saturday's rematch with St. Louis. The Flower beat the Blues on Friday with 19 saves thanks to great goal support as Vegas won 5-4 in overtime. Fleury ended a two-game losing run and now has a 13-5-0 record for the season with […]

Laurent Brossoit Takes On Toronto Saturday Night

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit will earn his sixth start of the year on Saturday against Toronto. The 27-year-old has done a wonderful job as Connor Hellebuyck's backup so far, posting a 4-1-0 record with a 2.57 goals-against average, a .923 save percentage, and one shutout. Saturday's matchup is a very tricky one for him, […]

Frederik Andersen Makes 21st Start On Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen will record his 21st start of the season in Saturday's home game against Winnipeg. The 31-year-old Dane is among the winningest goalies in the league with 13 victories and he owns a 2.77 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage. His numbers have suffered a bit in this week's […]

Kevin Lankinen Gets The Nod For Saturday's Action

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen will start in Saturday's road game against Florida. The 25-year-old rookie is having a very good debut season in the NHL, boasting a 10-4-4 record with a 2.72 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage, and one shutout. Half of his losses came with his first seven appearances, so the Finnish […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Hunts For Fifth Straight Win

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has a chance to extend his winning streak to five games in Saturday's home outing against Chicago. The Russian netminder has had trouble keeping the puck out of the net all year, but with the team scoring goals for fun, Bobrovsky is sitting on his longest winning streak since January […]

Anthony Duclair Returns Versus Chicago

Florida Panthers winger Anthony Duclair (lower body) has been removed from Injured Reserve, and he's set to rejoin the lineup for Saturday's clash with Chicago. Duclair, who has 10 points for the season in 19 games, hasn't played since Feb. 27. He joins a hot team as Florida has won four of the last five […]

Carey Price Tries To Keep Momentum Saturday Night

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will go for his fourth win in five games against the Flames on Saturday. The former MVP had an inconsistent start to the season, but he has now allowed just one goal in each of his last four starts, to improve his record to 8-4-4. Price has allowed 2.59 goals […]

Jacob Markstrom Looks For More Success Versus Montreal

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will guard the crease on Saturday against Montreal. He is looking for a third win over the Canadiens this season, after stopping 17 pucks in Thursday's 2-1 victory. Markstrom has posted a 0.50 goals-against average and a superb .982 save percentage against Montreal this season. He owns a 9-7-2 record […]

Casey DeSmith Starts On Saturday Versus Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith will be between the pipes in Saturday's rematch with Buffalo. Tristan Jarry had 21 saves in Thursday's 5-2 victory over the Sabres, and now it's DeSmith's turn to show what he's capable of. The 29-year-old backup has a nice 5-2-0 record for the season with a 2.52 goals-against average and […]

Carter Hutton Between The Pipes For Saturday's Action

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton will make his ninth start of the season on Saturday against Pittsburgh. The veteran netminder had a solid start to the season, but he owns a poor 1-7-1 record with a 3.40 goals-against average and a .883 save percentage. The Sabres have dropped nine in a row and are in […]

Jack Eichel Out For Foreseeable Future

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (upper body) will be out for the foreseeable future, according to head coach Ralph Krueger. Eichel has missed two games and he was labeled day-to-day at first, but it looks like he is dealing with a more serious problem. Some reports are saying that he has a neck injury and […]

Artemi Panarin Returns With An Assist

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (personal) was back in the lineup for Saturday's matchup with Boston, and he tallied an assist in a 4-0 win. He recorded his 14th helper of the year alongside Colin Blackwell on a Ryan Strome goal. Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist, while K'Andre Miller also […]

Keith Kinkaid Shuts Out Bruins

New York Rangers goaltender Keith Kinkaid stopped all 18 shots in Saturday's 4-0 victory over Boston, to post his first shutout of the season. The 31-year-old was inactive at the start of the year but has now featured four times this month with Igor Shesterkin (groin) out and Alexandar Georgiev struggling. Shesterkin hasn't played since […]

Mikko Lehtonen Heads To Columbus In Trade

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenseman Mikko Lehtonen to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday in exchange for goaltender Veini Vehvilainen. The Leafs were looking for some goalie depth and happily gave up Lehtonen, who managed only nine outings for the team during his debut campaign in the NHL. Lehtonen, who posted three points for […]

Tomas Hertl, Timo Meier Return To Sharks Lineup

San Jose Sharks forwards Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier (lower body) will rejoin the lineup for Friday's road game at Anaheim. Meier missed only a couple of games, while Hertl hasn't played since Feb. 22 while on the COVID-19 list, so he will make a long-awaited return. The two are set to skate on the […]

Devan Dubnyk Faces Ducks On Friday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Devan Dubnyk will start Friday's clash with the Ducks, looking to pick up a second consecutive win. The veteran netminder was sitting on just one win for the season, before finally having some joy again in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory against St. Louis. He now carries a 2-5-2 record with a […]

Jonathan Quick Placed On Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (upper body) has been placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to March 6. He is listed day-to-day so it seems like the veteran netminder isn't dealing with anything serious. The team has also announced that Cal Petersen has been removed from the COVID-19 list, so Troy Grosenick's return to the […]