Nic Dowd Explodes For Three Points

Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd had his best game of the season in Saturday's 5-2 win over Pittsburgh, recording two goals and an assist. He started the scoring with less than two minutes played and made it a four-goal lead early in the third with a short-handed goal. Nicklas Backstrom, Richard Panik, and T.J. Oshie […]

Juuse Saros Notches Third Shutout

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros pushed away 33 pucks on his way to his third shutout of the season on Thursday when the team beat Dallas 2-0. Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene decided the game with a pair of power-play goals. Saros has turned around his season in 2020, with all of his shutouts coming […]

Alex Ovechkin Adds Another Couple Of Goals To His Tally

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in Thursday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Rangers, reaching 47 goals for the season. Ilya Kovalchuk had a three-point night with a goal and two assists, John Carlson handed out two dimes and Carl Hagelin and Garnet Hathaway also scored. Ovi has finally caught David Pastrnak […]

Mika Zibanejad Has Sensational Five-Goal Night

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad scored like there's no tomorrow on Thursday, finishing a 6-5 overtime win against Washington with five goals. The 26-year-old forward, who now has eight goals in his last three games, became the third Rangers player in history to register a five-goal performance. Only seven players have done it in […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Shuts Out Montreal

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy produced his third shutout of the season on Thursday, finishing a 4-0 win over Montreal with 32 saves. Victor Hedman had two goals, while Alex Killorn and Nikita Kucherov also scored. The Swede is now the third active defenseman to score 10-plus goals in seven consecutive seasons. Vasilevskiy has […]

Dominik Kahun Continues Good Start In Buffalo

Buffalo Sabres forward Dominik Kahun made it three points in four games for the team on Thursday, finishing a revenge game against the Penguins with one assist. Kahun combined with Rasmus Dahlin to help Marcus Johansson on the board after Jake McCabe had scored Buffalo's opener with a shorty. The 26-year-old defenseman has finished pointless […]

Patric Hornqvist Scores Twice In Thursday's Win

Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Patric Hornqvist scored half of the team's goals in Thursday's 4-2 win over Buffalo, notching the opener as well as the game-winning marker. Marcus Pettersson and Sidney Crosby also scored, Evgeni Malkin had two assists. Matt Murray registered his second consecutive win with a 28-effort and now has a 19-10-5 record […]

Tyler Toffoli Strikes On A Power Play

Vancouver Canucks right wing Tyler Toffoli scored his 23rd goal of the season in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Arizona, netting one with the man advantage. J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes picked up the assists on the play. Miller now has 12 points in his past seven games. Tanner Pearson also scored for the Canucks, who […]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson Posts Second Consecutive Multi-Point Game

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson recorded his second consecutive multi-point performance on Wednesday, finishing a 4-2 win over Vancouver with a goal and an assist. Carl Soderberg, who got the scoring started in the first period with a power-play goal, also registered a two-point night. Nick Schmaltz and Lawson Crouse provided the rest of the […]

Gabriel Landeskog Extends Points Streak With Three-Point Night

Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog took his point streak to six games on Wednesday with a three-point performance in a 4-3 overtime loss to Anaheim. The Avalanche captain bagged a power-play goal and dished out two assists. Nathan MacKinnon also had a power-play goal and an assist, while Tyson Jost produced two helpers with […]

Rickard Rakell Scores Late Winner In OT

Anaheim Ducks forward Rickard Rakell shocked Colorado with a late game-winner on Wednesday, making it 4-3 with 1.2 seconds left in overtime. He also had an assist on a Brendan Guhle goal, with Andrew Agozzino and Sam Steel taking care of the rest of the goals. Rakell, a two-time 30-goal scorer, has been a major […]

Ivan Provorov Stays Hot With Two-Point Performance

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov continued his good run of form on Wednesday by collecting two points in a 5-2 road win over Washington. The Russian picked up a power-play assist on Travis Konecny's 24th goal of the season and scored the team's fourth goal himself. Kevin Hayes also had a goal and an assist […]

Brandon Knight Continues Good Run

Detroit Pistons point guard Brandon Knight logged his first start of the season on Wednesday, finishing a 114-107 loss to the Thunder with 18 points, seven assists and two steals in 38 minutes. He shot a very good 4-for-9 from downtown, although his overall efficiency was a poor 6-for-15. Knight was questionable for the game, […]

Christian Wood Scores Career-High 29 Points

Detroit Pistons power forward Christian Wood finished Wednesday's loss to OKC with a career-high 29 points on 12-for-16 shooting. He went an amazing 5-or-6 from deep, adding nine rebounds, three assists, and one block to his line in 39 minutes. Wood has now posted 20-plus points in five of his past seven appearances, and he's […]

Danilo Gallinari Does Good Work At Both Ends

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari had a productive night at both ends of the court on Wednesday, finishing a 114-107 win over the Pistons with 19 points and four steals. He added seven rebounds while shooting 7-for-15 from the field and 3-for-8 from deep. Gallo is averaging only 0.8 steals and 0.1 blocks per […]

Dennis Schroder Gets Close To First Double-Double

Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Dennis Schroder was flirting with his first double-double of the season on Wednesday, finishing a 114-107 win at Detroit with 23 points and nine assists. He had a very good shooting night with a 7-for-14 record from the field and a 7-for-7 success rate at the line. Schroder had a […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Scores Team-High 27 Points

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a team-high 27 points in Wednesday's win over Detroit, shooting 12-for-15 from the field and 2-for-4 from downtown. He also had three assists, two rebounds, two steals and two blocks for a nice all-around fantasy line. Gilgeous-Alexander looks like a very promising prospect, and he's already putting up […]

Robin Lehner Posts First Shutout Of The Season

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner recorded his first shutout of the season on Tuesday, helping the team beat New Jersey 3-0 with a 27-save performance. Max Pacioretty and William Karlsson combined for four points, while Ryan Reaves got to celebrate a goal as well. Lehner is off to a great start in Vegas, as […]

Kyle Connor Records Three-Point Night Against Sabres

Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor dominated the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, finishing a 3-1 win with two goals and one assist. Tucker Poolman scored a shorty for the Jets, while Blake Wheeler collected two assists and Connor Hellebuyck pushed away 25 shots. Connor now has a career-high 35 goals for the season. Sitting on […]

Kevin Fiala Shines Against Former Team

Minnesota Wild left wing Kevin Fiala showed Nashville what they are missing, producing a two-point performance with a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win. Luke Kunin and Zach Parise also scored for the Wild, Alex Stalock had 37 saves between the pipes. Fiala, who the Predators traded away last February, has now scored […]

Jake DeBrusk Scores Game-Winner Against Tampa

Boston Bruins left wing Jake DeBrusk scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday's marquee matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Charlie Coyle helped him out with the lone assist in the middle of the second frame. Brad Marchand got the scoring started for Boston in the first with his 26th goal of the season. Tuukka Rask […]

Bryan Rust Scores A Hat Trick Tuesday Night

Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bryan Rust finished Tuesday's 7-3 win over Ottawa with his third career hat trick. Evgeni Malkin registered four assists, while both Sidney Crosby and Jason Zucker notched one goal and two assists. The Pens have been slumping for a while, so this was exactly what the doctor ordered. They meet another […]

Brayden Schenn Pots Game-Winner Against Rangers

St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn recorded the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over the Rangers, reaching 25 goals for the season. He also had an assist on a Jaden Schwartz goal. Colton Parayko, who got the scoring started for St. Louis on a power-play, also recorded a multi-point performance. Jordan Binnington extended his […]

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Tallies Another Multi-Point Game

Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins put together his third consecutive multi-point game on Tuesday, finishing a 2-1 overtime win at Dallas with a power-play goal and an assist. He reached 20 goals for the season in the second period, before combining with Connor McDavid to set up Alex Chiasson for the game-winner. Mikko Koskinen took […]

Marcus Smart Records Second Double-Double Of The Year

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart got to celebrate his second double-double of the season when he finished Tuesday's overtime loss to the Nets with 14 points and 10 assists. He added six rebounds, two steals and two blocks in a team-high 36 minutes, shooting 5-for-15 from the field and 4-for-14 from outside. The Celtics have […]

Jaylen Brown Leads Celtics With 22 Points

Boston Celtics guard/forward Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 22 points in Tuesday's overtime loss to Brooklyn, shooting 7-for-16 from the field and 3-for-9 from downtown. He added five rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 35 minutes on the floor. Kemba Walker (knee) was back and scored 21 points, but Jayson Tatum (illness) missed out, […]

DeAndre Jordan Gobbles Up 15 Rebounds

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan had a big night on the glass Tuesday against Boston, finishing a 129-120 overtime win with a game-high 15 rebounds. He added eight points and one block in 35 minutes on the floor with 3-for-4 shooting. Jarrett Allen logged 18 minutes as the starting center and finished with eight points […]

Spencer Dinwiddie Cools Off Tuesday Night

Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie had a quiet game with 14 points on 4-for-10 shooting, four assists, and three rebounds against the Celtics Tuesday night. He had produced two big double-doubles on the bounce before logging only 23 minutes of action and cooling down. Dinwiddie shot 2-for-5 from deep in the game and added […]

Caris LeVert Explodes For Career-High 51 Points

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Caris Levert had a huge night on Tuesday against Boston, scoring a career-high 51 points in a 129-120 overtime win. It was business as usual for LeVert most of the night before he suddenly produced a 37-point fourth quarter. He had five triples in the game, shooting 17-for-26 overall from the […]

Luka Doncic Scores 23 Points In Return To Court

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic returned from a one-game absence on Monday, scoring 23 points on 8-for-20 shooting in a loss to Chicago. He added nine assists, five rebounds, and one steal in 38 minutes. Doncic had a very poor shooting night from deep, going a miserable 1-for-8. He should do much better on Wednesday […]