Pekka Rinne Makes Winning Return

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne made his first appearance since Oct. 19 on Thursday and he returned in spectacular fashion, picking up 42 saves in a 4-1 win against Tampa. The experienced netminder has looked very sharp at the start of the year, putting together a 4-1-0 record with a 1.91 goals-against average and a […]

Ryan Johansen Has Two Assists In Predators Win

Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen recorded two assists in Thursday's 4-1 win over Tampa to improve his tally for the season to 15 points in 13 games. He leads the Preds in points and only Colorado's Mikko Rantanen (15) has provided more assists than him (13) in the league this season. Johansen is racking up […]

Kyle Turris Gets Two Points Against Tampa

Nashville Predators center Kyle Turris had his second two-point game in the last four outings on Thursday, producing a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Tampa. He opened the scoring with 6:02 played and picked up the helper on Miikka Salomaki's empty-netter near the end of the game. Turris has 11 points […]

Calle Jarnkrok Records First Multi-Point Game

Nashville Predators center Calle Jarnkrok recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Thursday, registering a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over Tampa. He scored his third goal of the season three minutes before the end of regulation to secure the two points for the team. Playing on the second line, […]

Ryan McDonagh Fires Off Seven Shots

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh was very active offensively in the team's 4-1 loss to Nashville on Thursday, firing off seven shots on goal. Sadly for owners, he couldn't muster any points and finished with a minus-two rating. McDonagh has been a lot more involved in the offense lately with Victor Hedman (upper body) […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Sees Winning Streak End

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy had his three-game winning streak cut on Thursday, with the Nashville Predators beating the Bolts at their own place 4-1. Vasilevskiy gave up three goals in the game and finished with only 20 saves. His record for the season dropped to 6-2-1 with a 2.09 goals-against average and a […]

Slater Koekkoek Scores Only Bolts Goal On Thursday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Slater Koekkoek scored the team's only goal in Thursday's 4-1 home loss to Nashville. It's his first goal and point of the season after missing most of the games so far as a healthy scratch. Koekkoek was in the lineup for only the third time this year, playing on the second […]

Kent Bazemore Logs 25 Minutes

Atlanta Hawks guard/forward Kent Bazemore posted a decent fantasy line in just 25 minutes against the Kings on Thursday, scoring 14 points on 6-for-12 shooting while picking up three rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one block. Bazemore has blown hot and cold recently with his shooting, but he did well this time, even making […]

Alex Len Provides 11 Points In Losing Effort

Atlanta Hawks center Alex Len, who had 22 points on Tuesday against the Cavs, was cooled down by the Kings on Thursday, as he finished with 11 points in 22 minutes. Len shot 2-for-5 from the field and was busy behind the charity stripe, sinking seven of 10 free throws. He added six rebounds to […]

Taurean Prince Stays Cold On Thursday Night

Atlanta Hawks small forward Taurean Prince had his third consecutive miserable performance on Thursday, getting only seven points in 29 minutes against the Kings. He finished 3-for-13 with his field goal attempts and shot a horrible 1-for-7 from deep. Prince made a very promising start to the season, but something has gone terribly wrong lately, […]

Trae Young Records Second Career Double-Double

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young recorded his second career double-double on Thursday, finishing a big loss to the Kings with 14 points and 10 assists. Amazingly, the rookie sniper attempted only one shot from deep, which he missed, but he still managed to get into double figures by going 6-for-13 from the field. However, […]

Jeremy Lin Leads Hawks In Scoring On Thursday

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeremy Lin had his best game of the season on Thursday, scoring a team-high 23 points on 8-for-13 shooting in 23 minutes off the bench against the Kings. J-Lin hasn't been the same since his injury problems and he hasn't been used much by the Hawks at the start of the season, […]

Marvin Bagley Efficient Versus Hawks

Sacramento Kings power forward Marvin Bagley missed only three of his 10 shots and was perfect from the line with four attempts on Thursday against the Hawks, finishing with 18 points in 24 minutes off the bench. He also picked up five rebounds and one steal. Bagley is looking good at the start of his […]

Nemanja Bjelica Keeps Shining For Sactown

Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica has been one of the unlikely heroes behind the team's early success this season and he had another good game on Thursday, scoring 19 points in just 24 minutes against the Hawks. Bjelica, who's shooting a baffling 55.3 percent from deep for the season, finished 7-for-11 from the floor, including […]

Willie Cauley-Stein Sees Double-Double Streak End

Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein saw his double-double streak end at four games on Thursday, but it was mainly due to the opposition playing badly rather than his own abilities. The Kings easily took care of the Hawks, winning 146-115, so there was a lot of garbage time to be played and Cauley-Stein ended up […]

Buddy Hield Stays Hot Against Hawks

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield extended his streak with 20-plus point games to five on Thursday, scoring 27 points in a blowout win against Atlanta. He also provided six assists, five rebounds, two steals, and one block. Hield has looked like Stephen Curry lately, dropping bombs from deep for fun and he continued that […]

De'Aaron Fox Logs First Career Triple-Double

Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox made it look like it was men against boys on Thursday against Atlanta, recording his first career triple-double with 31 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds. He shot 9-for-13 from the field and 10-for-11 from the line. Fox also extended his streak with at least one steal to seven […]

James Reimer Has 32 Saves In Losing Effort

Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer made his sixth start of the season on Thursday and played well against the Jets, but had to settle for his fifth loss in the end. Reimer stopped 32 of 35 shots in a 4-2 loss to post a .914 save percentage. He finished last month with a .878 save […]

Aleksander Barkov Picks Up Power-Play Assist On Thursday

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov failed to replicate Patrik Laine's heroics on Thursday in a Global Series game played in Finland, but he didn't have to leave empty-handed either, collecting a power-play assist on the team's first goal in an eventual 4-2 loss. Barkov and Mike Hoffman helped Keith Yandle put the Cats on the […]

Keith Yandle Matches Franchise Record

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle scored a power-play goal on Thursday against the Jets to match a franchise record for the most points by a defenseman through the team's opening 10 games of a season. It's his second goal of the year to go along with eight assists. Yandle has 32 shots on goal for […]

Evgenii Dadonov Stretches Point Streak To Seven Games

Florida Panthers right wing Evgenii Dadonov scored the team's second goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Winnipeg, extending his point streak to seven games. It's his fifth goal of the season, which puts him tied with Mike Hoffman for the team lead. The Panthers are a losing team, but their poor performances haven't effected Dadonov […]

Connor Hellebuyck Enjoys Global Series Game

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck was in great form in Thursday's Global Series game against the Panthers, stopping 36 of 38 shots to post a .947 save percentage in a 4-2 win. He had lost two on the bounce, so it was a very solid bounce-back effort from the 25-year-old netminder, who improved his record […]

Blake Wheeler Extends Point Streak To Seven Games

Winnipeg Jets right wing Blake Wheeler provided the helping hand three times in Thursday's 4-2 win over Florida, extending his point streak to seven games. The Jets captain, who's collected 10 points in total during the streak, has scored only twice so far, but he's getting the jobs done with assists again this season after […]

Dustin Byfuglien Gets Three Assists In Jets Win

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien had one of his best offensive games of the season on Thursday, producing three points -- all assists -- in a 4-2 win over Florida. He helped Mathieu Perreault start off the scoring in the opening period before setting the table for Patrik Laine to grab two on the power […]

Patrik Laine Nets Fifth Career Hat Trick

Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine stole the show in front of home crowd in Finland on Thursday, scoring his fifth career hat trick in a 4-2 win over Florida. He became only the second player to get three goals in a regular-season game played outside North America. Laine has had a really slow start […]

Corey Crawford Suffers Second Consecutive Loss

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford recorded his second consecutive loss on Wednesday, saving only 24 of 28 shots against the Canucks to register a .857 save percentage. Crawford has suddenly gone cold after a three-game winning streak, allowing a total of 10 goals in his last two starts, which have left a big dent on […]

Brandon Saad Opens Scoring On Wednesday

Chicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Saad scored the opening goal in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Vancouver. Assisted by Chris Kunitz and Artem Anisimov, Saad secured a great start for the Hawks, but Patrick Kane (illness) was missing and they couldn't get enough offense in the end. He also had a game-high five shots in the […]

Jonathan Toews Passes Dennis Hull With 299th Goal

Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews scored his 299th career goal on Wednesday, passing Dennis Hull for sole possession of sixth place on the Blackhawks' all-time goal-scoring list. He netted his first power-play goal of the season at the start of the second period to put the Hawks up 2-1, but they couldn't hang on to […]

Jacob Markstrom Keeps Winning

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom is slowly starting to forget how losing feels like, as he collected his fourth win in his last five starts on Wednesday against the Blackhawks, stopping 24 of 26 shots to produce a .923 save percentage. Markstrom had an ugly start to the season when he gave up 12 goals […]

Brendan Gaunce Has Two Points In Season Debut

Vancouver Canucks forward Brendan Gaunce left quite an impression in his season debut on Wednesday, finishing a 4-2 win over Chicago with a goal and an assist. He centered the third line and registered an unassisted game-winner before helping Antoine Roussel finish off the scoring. Gaunce also produced two hits. He played less than 10 […]