Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar Remain Out On Monday

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (upper body) and defenseman Cale Makar (upper body) remain out for Monday's contest against Arizona but should feature later in the week. MacKinnon has missed two games while Makar hasn't played since Feb. 26. Valeri Nichushkin is set to skate on the top line in Monday's matchup with Mikko Rantanen […]

Darcy Kuemper Faces Avalanche Monday Night

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper will be tasked with stopping the Avalanche on Monday. The 30-year-old missed the end of last month with a lower-body injury but came back strong with a 32-save effort in Saturday's 5-2 win over Minnesota, to improve his record to 7-7-2. Kuemper has a 2.39 goals-against average for the season […]

Philipp Grubauer Faces Coyotes On Monday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer will record his 19th start of the season in Monday's matchup against Arizona. He enters the contest with a very good 12-6-0 record and has a 2.06 goals-against average for the season with a .921 save percentage and three shutouts. Colorado has been inconsistent lately and they even gave up […]

Joey Daccord Makes Second Start Of The Season

Ottawa Senators goaltender Joey Daccord will make his second start of the year in Monday's matchup against the Oilers. The 24-year-old produced a 3-1 loss to Montreal in his first start. He has also registered a couple of relief appearances to post a 2.51 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage. It would be a […]

Mikko Koskinen Starts On Monday Night

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen will be between the pipes for Monday's visit of the Ottawa Senators. Koskinen was heavily used at the start of the season, but Mike Smith has earned the majority of starts since last month. The 32-year-old picked up three wins and two losses in February so it was a decent […]

Ville Husso Aims For Fifth Straight Victory

St. Louis Blues goaltender Ville Husso has a chance to extend his winning streak to five games in Monday's meeting with San Jose. He had a very tough time at the start of the year but has managed to completely turn it around, and owns a nice 5-2-0 record with a 3.55 goals-against average and […]

Devan Dubnyk Earns Eighth Start Of the Season

San Jose Sharks goaltender Devan Dubnyk will make his eighth start of the season in Monday's home game against St. Louis. The veteran netminder is looking for only his second win of the season, after struggling so far with a 3.49 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage. The Sharks have been shut out twice […]

Mark Stone, Alex Pietrangelo Both Out Of Monday's Contest

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo won't play on Monday against Minnesota. Both picked up injuries in Saturday's 4-0 win over San Jose, and whilst the team hoped to have them available, that isn't the case. Stone had a five-point outing against the Wild last week and he already has […]

Kaapo Kahkonen Tries To Slow Down Vegas

Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen will make his 13th start of the season in Monday's clash with the Vegas Golden Knights, who have racked up six straight victories. The Wild goalie is on a six-game winning streak of his own as well, so something's got to give here. Kahkonen has looked very strong with his […]

Miro Heiskanen Extends Point Streak With Two Assists

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen delivered two assists in Sunday's 4-3 shootout loss to Nashville, stretching his point streak to three games. The 21-year-old played a big part in Dallas' comeback effort as they erased a three-goal deficit in the third period via goals from Radek Faksa, Joe Pavelski, and Jason Robertson. Heiskanen, who played […]

Eeli Tolvanen Picks Up Further Momentum With Two Points

Nashville Predators winger Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist for his second career multi-point game on Sunday, helping the team defeat Dallas 4-3 in a shootout. The Predators blew a 3-0 lead after Mikael Granlund and Calle Jarnkrok had also scored. Tolvanen sat only on one point through his first eight outings of […]

Joel Farabee Scores Lone Flyers Goal In Sunday's Loss

Philadelphia Flyers winger Joel Farabee scored the team's only goal in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Washington. Sean Couturier logged the only assist on the play. Farabee finished with four shots and a minus-one rating. The 20-year-old has been in great form in front of the net this season, notching 11 goals in 21 outings with […]

T.J. Oshie Records Two Assists In Sunday's Win

Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie handed out two assists in Sunday's 3-1 win at Philadelphia, helping Alex Ovechkin and Nick Jensen on the scoreboard. Dmitry Orlov also scored for the Capitals, who played their first game without Tom Wilson, who was suspended for seven games for boarding Boston's Brandon Carlo in Friday's 5-1 loss. […]

Scott Wedgewood Shuts Out Boston

New Jersey Devils goaltender Scott Wedgewood produced a big 40-save shutout in Sunday's 1-0 win over Boston. Kyle Palmieri scored the only goal. Wedgewood has been used very sparingly since the start of last month as this was only his second outing. He now has a 2-3-1 record for the year with a 2.33 goals-against […]

New York Islanders Get Another Favorable Week

The New York Islanders crushed the Buffalo Sabres in three consecutive games this week and their dominance looks set to continue during the upcoming four-game slate. The Islanders will finish off the week with a three-game set against the New Jersey Devils, who have won only a handful of games since going through a COVID-19 […]

Rickard Rakell, Ducks On The Way Up

Anaheim Ducks winger Rickard Rakell has started off March red-hot and should be rostered in most leagues for a four-game week. The 27-year-old Swede has seven points for the month in just four games, and he finished off February with a two-point outing as well, so he really has been crushing it as of late […]

Carey Price, Montreal Looks For Form During Four-Game Week

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has ended a cold spell with back-to-back wins, and he has a favorable four-game week to build momentum. The Habs get a pair of games against Vancouver and Calgary, who both have been slumping. The two teams have combined for only 13 wins since the start of February and find […]

Connor McDavid, Oilers Ready For Scoring Surge

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid had a quiet week and went three games without a single point before putting together a three-point night in Saturday's 3-2 win over Calgary, but he looks set for a very productive period, as do his teammates. The Oilers start a four-game week and three of the first matchups will […]

Calgary Flames Start Two-Game Week

The Calgary Flames find themselves on a 3-6-1 record across their last 10 games, and they won't be able to improve their form much during the upcoming week, which will see Darryl Sutter's team take the ice just two times. Fantasy managers should look for alternative options to the likes of Mikael Backlund, Andrew Mangiapane, […]

Jeff Skinner Finally Gets First Goal Of The Season

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner finally opened his goals account for the season in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders, producing the team's first goal of the game. Colin Miller joined him on the scoresheet. Skinner had a wonderful debut year in Buffalo during the 2018-19 season with 40 goals, but he went through […]

Brock Nelson Notches Two Goals In Sunday's Win

New York Islanders center Brock Nelson scored two goals in Sunday's 5-2 win over Buffalo, finishing with four shots and a plus-two rating. The 29-year-old had a quiet start to the season with three points in January, but he's been a consistent performer on a very good team since then, and now starts next week […]

Viktor Arvidsson Ends Goal Drought In Saturday's Loss

Nashville Predators winger Viktor Arvidsson ended a 15-game goal drought in Saturday's 6-2 loss to Florida, bagging the team's second marker after Eeli Tolvanen had notched the first with a power-play goal. Filip Forsberg picked up assists on both goals. Arvidsson has two 30-goal years to his name, but he has been well off form […]

Noel Acciari Posts First Points Of The Year With Hat Trick

Florida Panthers forward Noel Acciari came out of nowhere to score a hat trick in Saturday's 6-2 win over Nashville. The 29-year-old headed into the contest without a single point in 14 games this season but ended up having a special performance, which included a team-high five shots. Acciari had a nice 20-goal year for […]

Travis Konecny Adds Another Two Points To His Tally

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny posted his second consecutive two-point effort in Saturday's 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh, scoring his sixth goal of the season and adding a power-play assist on a Kevin Hayes goal. Shayne Gostisbehere finished off the scoring for Philly. Konecny was one of the many Flyers' players who landed on the […]

Jared McCann Delivers Penguins Victory On Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 4-3 victory against Philadelphia. Brandon Tanev and Evgeni Malkin, who started to scoring for Pittsburgh with a power-play goal, recorded the assists on the play. McCann, who skates on the second line with Malkin and Kasperi Kapanen, added four shots and two hits. The […]

Jack Eichel Hands Out 15th Assist Of The Season

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel recorded his 15th assist of the season in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders, adding three shots and one hit. He combined with Brandon Montour to set up Jacob Bryson for his first career goal. Sam Reinhart finished the scoring for the Sabres, who took their sixth consecutive loss. Times […]

Mathew Barzal Posts Two Points In Saturday's Win

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal scored a sensational between-the-legs goal and added one assist for a nice two-point outing in Saturday's 5-2 victory over Buffalo. He started New York's four-goal second period with his ninth marker of the season and picked up the helper when Anders Lee finished off the scoring. Scott Mayfield also […]

Jesper Bratt Returns To Top-Six Role With Two Assists

New Jersey Devils winger Jesper Bratt had two assists in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Rangers, adding one shot and one hit. The Swedish winger joined the top-six again after spending some time as a fourth-liner. He played on a line with Pavel Zacha, who register one assist in the contest, and Nikita Gusev, who […]

Ryan Strome Scores Twice In Rangers Win

New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome was responsible for two goals in Saturday's 6-3 win over New Jersey. He reached eight goals for the season and is now second on the team's goal-scoring list behind Chris Kreider (13). Strome has added nine assists and he has 52 shots to his name, so the 28-year-old has […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Faces Struggling Sharks Saturday Night

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will be between the pipes for Saturday's contest against San Jose. The Flower had a rare night off on Friday when Oscar Dansk beat the Sharks 5-4 in overtime in his season debut. Fleury has won four straight starts to take his record for the season to 11-3-0. He […]