Antti Raanta Stands Tall in Tough Test

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta held up against a torrent of shots from Carolina as he led the Coyotes to an overtime win on Friday. Allowing only three goals on 51 shots, including nine power-play shots, Raanta faced his heaviest workload of the season and was more than up to the task. Raanta has been […]

Hot Streak Continues for Michael Grabner

Arizona Coyotes forward Michael Grabner netted the overtime game-winner on Friday, extending his point streak to four games. With five points in his last four games, Grabner has shaken off his slow start but is still playing on Arizona's third line. Grabner saw more ice-time on Friday than any other game this season, but that […]

Casey Mittelstadt Scores His First Goal of the Season

Buffalo Sabres center Casey Mittelstadt scored his first goal of the season on Saturday night in a loss to the Blue Jackets. His goal came late in the third period on the power play, giving him three points through 11 games this season. While his usage on the top power-play unit is encouraging, he has […]

Two More Assists for Jack Eichel in Loss

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel recorded two assists in Saturday night's loss to Columbus. Eichel now has six points in his last four games but has not scored a goal eight games. He has only had a streak of eight or more games without a goal one other time in his career, so a goal […]

Linus Ullmark Drops First Loss of the Season

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark allowed five goals in an overtime loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. After allowing one goal on a combined 56 shots in his first two starts, Ullmark only stopped 32 of the 37 shots he faced on Saturday. So it goes for the mercurial young netminder who has almost […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Snapping Out of Slow Start

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois scored a goal and added two helpers in Saturday night's win over the Sabres. It was the first multi-point game of the season for Dubois and nearly doubled his point total after scoring only four points in his first nine games. It was an encouraging performance for the young […]

Consecutive Three-Point Nights for Artemi Panarin

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin scored two goals and an assist Saturday night as he led the Blue Jackets to another victory. Panarin pocketed the overtime game-winner which gives him five goals and 15 points through 10 games. That six of those 15 points have come in the last two games only highlights his […]

Productive Night for Cam Atkinson in Win

Columbus Blue Jackets Forward Cam Atkinson scored two goals and an assist while collecting a team-high eight shots on net Saturday night. His eight shots are a season-high for Atkinson and raise his shot rate to 4.1 shots per game this season, which is higher than any season of his career so far. The three […]

Four More Points for League-Leading Mikko Rantanen

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen scored a goal and three assists on Friday night, giving him a league-best 20 points on the season. It was Rantanen's second four-point game out of his last five games and improved his already blistering point production rate to 1.82 points per game. That rate trails only Evgeni Malkin, but […]

Nathan MacKinnon Back on Score Sheet with Three Points

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists in Colorado's victory over Ottawa on Friday night. After starting the year on a nine-game point streak, MacKinnon failed to score a point in the game leading up to Friday's tilt but wasted little time getting back to his scoring ways. MacKinnon now has […]

Tyson Barrie Picks Up Three Helpers in Win

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie posted a season-high three assists as the Avalanche defeated the Senators on Friday night. After failing to register a point in the last two games, Barrie recorded a team-high seven shots and two power-play points. He now has eight assists in 11 games and is an important piece in Colorado's […]

Matt Duchene Logs Another Multi-Point Game

Ottawa Senators center Matt Duchene scored two goals on Friday against his former team, giving him his fourth game with two points this season. All four of those games have come in his last five games and account for eight of Duchene's 10 points this season. Duchene's production comes despite recording only one power-play point […]

Another Game, Another Point for Thomas Chabot

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot picked up an assist on Friday, giving him points in eight of his nine games this season. He now has a team-leading 11 points and trails only Maxime Lajoie and Mark Stone in goals. Chabot has done a lot to fill the void left from Erik Karlsson's departure, handling an […]

Poor Showing Leads to Second Straight Loss for Craig Anderson

Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson dropped his second consecutive start after allowing six goals on 37 shots on Friday. After picking up four wins in five games, Anderson let in 10 goals in the last two games and has dropped his save percentage to .905 percent. It seems Andersen's hot start to the season has […]

Jeff Skinner Extends Point Streak With Three Assists

Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner tallied three assists against Montreal on Thursday, with two of those coming on the power play. Skinner's productive game on Thursday gives him a four-game point streak in which he has scored eight points. His recent offensive explosion has coincided with his return to the top line, as he has […]

Promotion Leads to Immediate Results for Jason Pominville

Buffalo Sabres forward Jason Pominville scored two goals on Thursday against the Canadiens, giving him six points in three games since he was promoted to Buffalo's top line. The chemistry with new linemates Jack Eichel and Jeff Skinner is hard to ignore as the trio has scored seven goals in the last three games. Pominville […]

Jake McCabe Continuing to Claw in Fantasy Relevance

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Jake McCabe recorded two assists in Thursday night's victory over Montreal. That gives McCabe five points in his last five games with points in four of those games. After registering only three shots in his first five games, McCabe put three shots on net on Thursday which emphasizes his growing role in […]

Max Domi Continues Hot Streak for Montreal

Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi scored two goals on Thursday against Buffalo, giving him consecutive multi-point games and a five-game point streak. Domi's seven points in his last five games have been largely propped up by the power-play with four of his points coming on the man-advantage. For someone that has only eclipsed 10 power-play […]

Antti Niemi Falls Despite Best Outing of Season

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Antti Niemi stopped 38 of the 42 shots that he faced as he took his first loss of the season. Niemi had a save percentage of .905 in the game, which is his highest mark of the year and the best showing of his last five starts. It is an odd turn […]

Seth Jones Nearing Return From Knee Injury

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones (knee) has now practiced for six straight days and could return for Tuesday's game against the Arizona Coyotes. That would be at the early end of the estimated timetable for his return but with almost a full week of practices under his belt, it looks like he is on […]

Corey Crawford Stands Tall in First Road Test

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford now has his first win of the season after shutting down Columbus on Saturday. It was Crawford's first road game after missing the start of the season while dealing with a concussion and he wasted no time reminding everyone that he can be a top-end netminder on any given night. […]

Patrick Kane Leads Chicago to Victory With Two Goals

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane scored two goals in Chicago's win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Kane also added an assist, giving him three points on the night and 11 points for the season. With a point in all but one game and multiple points in four of his seven games, Kane has already […]

Brent Seabrook Picks Up Two Helpers in Win

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook logged two assists in Chicago's 4-1 win over Columbus. The two points double Seabrook's point total for the season and give him his first game with multiple points since February of last season. Seabrook also added two blocks, giving him 13 blocks in seven games so far this season. He […]

Zach Werenski Scores Lone Goal for Columbus

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski scored the lone goal for Columbus in a loss to Chicago on Saturday. After failing to score in his first three games, Werenski has scored in three of his last four games. With four points on the season, Werenski is starting to cash in on his high usage and […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Turns in Mediocre Outing in Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 of 25 shots as he took the loss on Saturday against Chicago. Bobrovsky has yet to string together consecutive wins after five starts and has a save percentage of .876 percent. It has not been a strong start for Bobrovsky, but he has managed to finish four […]

Dennis Cholowski Builds on Offensive Production

Detroit Red Wings rookie defenseman Dennis Cholowski scored a goal and an assist (both on the power play) on Saturday night. It was the second multi-point game of the season for Cholowski and his first power-play goal. Cholowski now has five points in six games and leads all Detroit's defensemen in points, power-play points (4), […]

Dylan Larkin Nets Two Points and Big Minutes in Win

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin scored a goal and an assist in Saturday night's overtime win against the Florida Panthers. Larkin picked up the primary assist on Gustav Nyquist's overtime goal, which gave Larkin his seventh point of the season. With seven points in eight games, Larkin is on a 70 point pace which […]

Gustav Nyquist Scores First Goal, Leads to First Red Wings Win

Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist scored the game-winning goal to lift the Red Wings over the Panthers on Saturday night. Looking for his first goal of the season, and Detroit's first win, Nyquist found the back of the net in overtime. Nyquist had an assist earlier in the game, which gives him a respectable […]

Nick Bjugstad Finds Spark After Slow Start

Florida Panthers forward Nick Bjugstad scored a goal and an assist against the Red Wings on Saturday. Bjugstad had only one point in five games, and three games without a shot, leading up to Saturday's game. His slow start to the season may be contributed to the upper-body injury that he has been dealing with, […]

Keith Yandle Extends Streak to Five Games

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle picked up a goal and an assist on Saturday as the Panthers fell to the Red Wings. That makes five straight games in which Yandle has recorded at least a point and he now has seven points in six games. Yandle's hot start to the year is a great first […]