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Jack Eichel Misses Tuesday's Action With Injury
Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel will miss Tuesday's clash with the Flyers due to an upper-body injury. Head coach Ralph Krueger hasn't confirmed the seriousness of the injury, so we'll have to wait and see how much time the Sabres captain will miss. Eichel has been far from his best this season, but he had […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
Jared McCann Sits Out On Tuesday
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann is rated day-to-day with an upper-body injury and won't play in Tuesday's matchup against the Rangers. The 24-year-old got off to a nice start to March with a four-game point streak but now has to wait for meetings with Buffalo later in the week to re-enter the lineup. McCann has […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
Keith Kinkaid Makes First Rangers Start
New York Rangers goaltender Keith Kinkaid will make his first start for the club in Tuesday's rematch with Pittsburgh. He made his Rangers debut in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Penguins, when Alexandar Georgiev had an awful day at the office by giving up three goals on six shots. With Igor Shesterkin (groin) out, it's […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
Tristan Jarry Looks For Win No. 10 Versus Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will be between the pipes for Tuesday's meeting with the Rangers. The 25-year-old netminder has overcome a tough start to the season to take his record to 9-7-1. He has a 3.12 goals-against average and a .897 save percentage. Pittsburgh easily took care of the Rangers on Sunday with a […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
Ryan O'Reilly Hands Out Pair Of Assists
St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly recorded an assist on both of the team's goals in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to San Jose. He combined with Vladimir Tarasenko to help Niko Mikkola get his first career goal and then tallied a power-play assist with David Perron on a Brayden Schenn marker. Perron currently carries a […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
Evander Kane Takes Down Blues In Overtime
San Jose Sharks winger Evander Kane scored the decisive goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory against St. Louis, reaching nine goals and 20 points for the year. Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Logan Couture started the scoring for San Jose, Ryan Donato dished out two assists. The Sharks have looked toothless for large parts of the season, […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
Kevin Fiala Pots Game-Winner On Monday
Minnesota Wild winger Kevin Fiala notched his eighth marker of the season in Monday's 2-0 victory over Vegas. He registered the game-winning goal in the middle of the first frame with Victor Rask providing the only assist. Jonas Brodin wrapped up the scoring with an empty-netter. Fiala isn't among the most consistent goal-scorers in the […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
Kaapo Kahkonen Collects First Career Shutout
Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen stretched his winning streak to seven games with his first career shutout in a 2-0 victory over Vegas. The Golden Knights managed only five shots in the opening frame, but Kahkonen was busy for the rest of the way and finished with 26 saves. He now sits on a 10-4-0 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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. […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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, […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago
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 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years ago