Alex Ovechkin Moves To Seventh On All-Time Goal-Scoring List

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin produced his 709th career goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers, which pushed him past Mike Gartner on the league's all-time goal-scoring list and into seventh place. Nicklas Backstrom set him up in the third period for the historic goal. Carl Hagelin scored Washington's first goal in the […]

Matt Duchene Scores Twice In Nashville Win

Nashville Predators forward Matt Duchene notched his first goals of the season on Thursday, potting a pair in a 6-5 overtime win against Florida. Duchene made it 3-3 during the second period and then scored another game-tying goal on a power-play to make it 5-5 with just over four minutes to go in regulation. He […]

Filip Forsberg Ends Five-Point Night With Game-Winner

Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg finished a sensational five-point performance in Thursday's 6-5 win over Florida with a game-winning goal in overtime. He put Nashville on the board in the opening period with a power-play goal and went on to deliver three assists before completing a nice comeback win for the Predators, who were […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Scores Hat Trick In Five-Point Outing

Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau went off for five points in Thursday's 6-5 overtime loss to Nashville, scoring a hat trick and handing out two assists. He became the sixth player in franchise history to register at least five points in a single game. Aleksander Barkov also had a multi-point outing with one goal […]

Alexander Radulov Delivers Three Assists

Dallas Stars winger Alexander Radulov dished out three assists in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Columbus. The Russian veteran helped Roope Hintz, Jason Dickinson, and Jamie Benn to get on the scoresheet. He had a few scoring opportunities himself as well with four shots on goal. Radulov collected a total of five points in back-to-back games […]

Patrik Laine Scores First Goal For Columbus

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine notched his first goal for the team in Thursday's 4-3 win over Dallas. Jack Roslovic, who came over with Laine from Winnipeg, also produced his first Jackets goal, while Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson joined the two former Jets on the scoresheet. Laine's fantasy value has taken a hit […]

Minnesota Wild Games Postponed Through Tuesday

The Minnesota Wild have become the third team in the NHL this week to announce the postponement of multiple games. Minnesota was supposed to play Colorado on Thursday but now won't resume its season until next week, after five of the team's players were added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. These are very worrying […]

Jacob Markstrom Takes On Jets Once More

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will guard the crease in Thursday's matchup versus Winnipeg. The Swedish netminder has one win and one loss against the Jets this season with the victory coming on Monday 4-3 via a shootout. Markstrom has been very solid so far with a 4-2-1 record, a 2.27 goals-against average, a .924 […]

Kevin Lankinen Tries To Stop Streaking Carolina

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen will make his eighth start of the season on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. It's his second start of the week against the Hurricanes, who beat Lankinen and Chicago 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday. The result stretched Carolina's winning streak to five games, so Lankinen has to put in […]

Gabriel Landeskog Added To COVID-19 List

Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog is among the latest set of players who have been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. The Avalanche had a great start to the season, but it's suddenly looking very bleak as Nathan MacKinnon (lower body) dropped out of the lineup ahead of this week and now Landeskog won't […]

Ilya Lyubushkin Set For Season Debut On Thursday

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin will log his first minutes of the season on Thursday against the Blues after finally getting his visa issues sorted out. Forward Michael Chaput is set for his season debut as well. Neither player has fantasy value unless you are looking for hits, as Lyubushkin delivered plenty of those last […]

Dominik Simon Returns To Flames Lineup On Thursday

Calgary Flames winger Dominik Simon will get another look on Thursday against Winnipeg after being a healthy scratch in three consecutive games. The former Penguin went pointless in five games with only two shots before falling out of the lineup. He gets a second chance in a perfect situation, as Simon is slated to skate […]

Connor Hellebuyck Takes On Flames Again

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will take on the Calgary Flames on Thursday in what will be already his third appearance against them this season. He produced 23 saves and picked up a 4-3 win in overtime in his first outing in the matchup before losing his second outing with the same scoreline in a […]

Antti Raanta Makes His Return Thursday Night

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta (undisclosed) will return to the lineup on Thursday against St. Louis. The Finnish netminder hasn't played since Jan. 16 when he beat San Jose in his first start of the season with a 32-save effort. Making it two wins in two games will be extremely tough, though, as the Coyotes […]

Jordan Binnington Tries To Extend His Winning Streak

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will look to extend his winning streak to five games on Thursday when the team will host the Arizona Coyotes. He had an inconsistent start to the season but has now started to rack up wins in a hurry. The recent improvement in play has elevated Binnington's record for […]

Frederik Andersen Looks For Sixth Win Thursday Night

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen will be hunting for his sixth win of the season in Thursday's clash with the Canucks. He suffered a 4-3 overtime loss against Edmonton in his previous start, which dropped his record for the year to 5-2-1. Andersen has a 3.01 goals-against average and a .892 save percentage for […]

Juuse Saros Starts On Thursday

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros is the team's starter on Thursday against the Florida Panthers. He'll try and regain some momentum after dropping three of his last four starts. Saros has a 3-3-0 record for the season with a 2.82 goals-against average and a 906 save percentage. He's done a decent job so far, but […]

James Reimer Looks To Extend Winning Streak Versus Chicago

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender James Reimer will go for a fifth straight win on Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The 32-year-old has been flawless with his work so far this season, putting together a 4-0-0 record with a 2.19 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage. Carolina has beaten Chicago in six straight meetings, so Reimer […]

Jake Virtanen Gets Another Chance

Vancouver Canucks right wing Jake Virtanen, who has been scratched for three of the last four games, will play on Thursday against Toronto. He takes over from Zack MacEwen on the fourth line. Virtanen had a decent year with 18 goals and 36 points in 69 games last season, but he hasn't been much of […]

Alexander Romanov Will Play On Thursday

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexander Romanov will be back in the lineup on Thursday against Ottawa. The highly-rated Russian missed Tuesday's 5-3 win over Vancouver, but now gets another chance with Victor Mete getting scratched. Romanov skates on the third pairing and sees action on the second power-play unit. He has earned plenty of praise for […]

Calle Jarnkrok Activated From Injured Reserve

Nashville Predators forward Calle Jarnkrok (undisclosed) is set to rejoin the lineup on Thursday after he was activated from the Injured Reserve. The 29-year-old hasn't played since Jan. 19. He managed one goal and three shots in three games before getting hurt. The Predators have also announced that Eeli Tolvanen has been recalled from the […]

Thatcher Demko Draws Start Versus Maple Leafs

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is the team's starter for Thursday's matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Demko and Braden Holtby have shared the last few starts evenly, but the 25-year-old now gets his second consecutive start. It didn't go well for him in his previous appearance, as Montreal put four pucks past Demko with […]

Carey Price Faces Struggling Senators On Thursday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is in a perfect spot to keep his point streak going on Thursday when the Habs face an Ottawa Senators side that has dropped nine in a row. Price has had a couple of lackluster performances by giving up five goals, but the games have still gone past regulation, so […]

Anton Khudobin Goes For Fourth Win

Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin has a good chance to collect his fourth win of the season in Thursday's matchup against Columbus. The Stars have already beaten the Blue Jackets once this week and Khudobin has showcased some really good form early in the season with a 3-1-1 record, a 2.17 goals-against average and a […]

Joonas Korpisalo Goes For Revenge Against Stars

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo will be between the pipes for Thursday's rematch with the Dallas Stars, who beat the Jackets on Tuesday 6-3. Korpisalo saw five pucks fly past him with 23 shots before he got pulled in the contest during the second period. Elvis Merzlikins came in and produced nine saves, but […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Tries To Stay Perfect Versus Nashville

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will look to keep his perfect record on Thursday against the Nashville Predators. Bob has given up nearly three goals per game (2.87) and his save percentage stands at a lowly .894, but the high-scoring Cats have helped him to put together a 3-0-0 record. Bobrovsky has notched all of […]

Vitek Vanecek Looks To Bounce Back Thursday

Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek will face the New York Rangers on Thursday, looking to start another point streak. The rookie netminder made a superb start to his NHL career with a seven-game point streak before finally taking his first regulation loss on Monday against Boston. Vanecek boasts a strong 5-1-2 record for the season […]

Igor Shesterkin Takes On Washington

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will go for his third straight win on Thursday against Washington. The Russian netminder has produced two high-level performances in a row, giving up just three goals with 31 shots against Pittsburgh and Buffalo. He has taken his record for the year to 2-2-1 and has a 2.41 goals-against […]

James van Riemsdyk Hands Out Two Assists

Philadelphia Flyers left wing James van Riemsdyk continued his good form with two assists in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to Boston. He combined with Travis Sanheim to set up Jakub Voracek for his third marker of the season and picked up one helper on a Joel Farabee goal. Kevin Hayes also scored for the Flyers […]

Patrice Bergeron Finishes Four-Point Night With Game-Winner

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron scored the game-winning goal in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime victory against Philadelphia, adding three assists for a spectacular four-point night. The Bruins captain simply doesn't do one-point nights, as he's had four multi-point efforts in his last six appearances with the other two outings ending without a single point. Bergeron is […]