Joel Eriksson Ek Bags Two Assists Against Maple Leafs

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek enjoyed his third multi-point outing of the season on Saturday, finishing a 4-3 shootout win over Toronto with two assists. He set up both of his wingers Jordan Greenway and Marcus Foligno for a goal while registering three shots of his own with two penalty minutes and one hit. […]

Luke Kunin Finds His Way To A Gordie Howe Hat Trick

Nashville Predators forward Luke Kunin was one of the main men in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win against Montreal, tallying a goal and an assist. He also had a fight with Brett Kulak early in the third period to cap off a Gordie Howe hat trick. Kunin was plus-one for the game with two shots and […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Saturday, December 4

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Sidney Crosby Extends Point Streak To Five Games Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is looking more and more like the Crosby most are accustomed to seeing. He had a goal and two assists on Saturday night in Vancouver s the forward lifted his point streak to five games. The pivot now has nine of his 11 points in this span. Five of those […]

Jake Guentzel's Hat Trick Sinks Vancouver On Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins left-winger Jake Guentzel extended his goal-scoring streak to three games in a big way on Saturday night. Guentzel scored three times in all. He had the natural hat trick and the game-winning goal. The forward had four shots on goal, and his final two tallies came on the man advantage. On the power […]

Ryan Strome Racks Up Three More Points In Victory

New York Rangers center Ryan Strome scored once and assisted on New York's other two goals on Saturday night. This helped the Rangers edge the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-2. Strome had two shots on goal on the night. The only concern was from the face-off dot, where Strome won just 13% of […]

Zemgus Girgensons Nets Power-Play Goal On Saturday

Buffalo Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons scored a power-play goal on Saturday in Buffalo's 6-2 defeat against the Carolina Hurricanes. Girgensons scored with less than 26 seconds left in the second period to cut Buffalo's deficit to three at the time. He had three shots on goal and delivered four hits on the night. Girgensons snapped […]

Vincent Trocheck's Three-Point Night Ends In Misconduct

Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck had an eventful night in just 9:16 of ice time on Saturday. Trocheck scored a goal and added two assists. His unassisted goal at 4:16 of the second period made the score 4-1 for Carolina. Two of Trocheck's three points came within 24 seconds of each other as Trocheck set […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (12/5/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

It was a fantastic day throughout the National Basketball Association on Saturday. The Nuggets and Knicks got things rolling out at Madison Square Garden. Yet, Nikola Jokic was too much, as Denver handed New York its third consecutive loss. The Bucks, sans Giannis Antetokounmpo, took care of business by decisively taking down the Heat, 124-102. […]

Sebastian Aho Delivers Three Assists On Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho was quite the playmaker on Saturday night. He dished out three assists against the Buffalo Sabres. Furthermore, he had four shots on goal, a takeaway, and was.a +3 on the night. This was all in 18:45 of ice time. Aho set up Teuvo Teravainen twice and Nino Niederreiter once. The […]

Ryan O'Reilly Dishes Out Two Assists Against Florida

St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly collected two assists in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Florida, adding three shots with a plus-one rating in 22:24 of ice time. The Blues captain now boasts 13 points for the year in 20 appearances. It's not been a great campaign for O'Reilly, but he was out with COVID-19 […]

Anton Lundell Collects A Couple Of More Points

Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell registered a second consecutive multi-point performance on Saturday, finishing a 4-3 shootout win over St. Louis with two assists. He was a nice plus-three for the contest and recorded two shots with one hit in just a little over 17 minutes of ice time. Lundell went eight games without picking […]

Maxim Mamin Pots Two Goals In Saturday's Win

Florida Panthers forward Maxim Mamin came through with some big goals in Saturday's matchup against St. Louis, tying things up twice before Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart secured a 4-3 win in a shootout. Mamin was assisted by Lundell on both plays and finished with five total shots in 14:36 of ice time. The 26-year-old […]

Nikola Jokic Makes Light Work Of The Knicks

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic rolled to 32 points, 11 rebounds and five assists in Saturday's 113-99 win over the Knicks, shooting 14-for-19 from the field and doing all the damage in just 27 minutes of action. He also returned to form from downtown, going 3-for-7 just a few days after finishing 0-for-5 with the […]

Willie Cauley-Stein Not Available Against Grizzlies

Dallas Mavericks center Willie Cauley-Stein (illness) won't play on Saturday against Memphis. The 28-year-old will miss his fourth straight contest, and he joins Luka Doncic (ankle) and Kristaps Porzingis (knee) on the shelf. As a result, Maxi Kleber and Dwight Powell should get most of the minutes underneath the basket. However, Boban Marjanovic could also […]

Kristaps Porzingis To Miss Another One On Saturday

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis (knee) isn't available on Saturday against the Grizzlies. The veteran will miss his second straight outing because of a left knee contusion, and it comes on a night where Luka Doncic (ankle) and Willie Cauley-Stein (personal) are also out. As a result, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jalen Brunson should do […]

DeMarcus Cousins Probable Versus Visiting Heat

Milwaukee Bucks center DeMarcus Cousins (foot) is expected to play on Saturday during the showdown with Miami. The veteran, who recently inked a one-year deal, made his debut versus the Hornets on Wednesday before getting the night off on Thursday to deal with left foot soreness. Nonetheless, it's likely Cousins won't get much work against […]

Nerlens Noel Available For Saturday's Game

New York Knicks center Nerlens Noel (knee) is available for Saturday's game against the Denver Nuggets. He has missed two of the last three games due to a knee issue. Noel has been solid when he plays this season. However, he has only appeared in nine games for the Knicks in 2021. He is worth […]

Jalen McDaniels, Mason Plumlee Out Several Games

Charlotte Hornets forward Jalen McDaniels and center Mason Plumlee have entered the league's health and safety protocols. The Hornets are going to be extremely shorthanded over the next week or so. Both Gordon Hayward and Miles Bridges will be asked to carry a heavier workload. P.J. Washington should move into the starting center spot and […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (12/4/21): NBA DFS Lineups

We have a relatively small six-game slate on tap tonight over on DraftKings, but it's certainly not a night that's lacking intrigue. The Grizzlies-Mavericks game looks to be the most promising of them all for DFS purposes as neither team plays much defense and they combine to allow the most overall fantasy points per game […]

Ryan Strome Decides Friday's Game With A Power-Play Goal

New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome was the lone scorer in Friday's 1-0 win over the Sharks, lighting the lamp on the power play 6:03 into the game. Mika Zibanejad and Adam Fox had the assists. Strome sent four total shots on the net and he had two efforts go wide in 18:34 of ice […]

Fantasy Basketball Night In Review: Friday, December 3

Welcome to the RotoBaller NBA Recap. In this feature, we will highlight a few key fantasy basketball takeaways from the games played during last night's slate. These viewpoints can be both positive and negative and will hopefully help to provide insight into different roster moves you should consider making based on trends and statistical nuggets […]

Connor McDavid Adds Two More Points Friday In Seattle

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid tallied two points in a losing effort on Friday night against the Seattle Kraken. McDavid scored midway through the third period thanks to a nice pass from Leon Draisaitl. The duo barely left the ice for the last five minutes of regulation as Edmonton tried to find the equalizer. They […]

Leon Draisaitl Scores Power-Play Goal On Friday

Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl scored a goal on the man advantage Friday in the 4-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken. Draisaitl opened Edmonton's scoring 6:41 into the first period as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins found him wide open in the right slot. The center did not miss. Draisaitl would later add an assist on Connor McDavid's […]

Yanni Gourde Extends Point Streak To Four Games Friday

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde likes playing the Edmonton Oilers. His goal just 49 seconds into the game on Friday opened the scoring. The quick strike came off a nice pass by Ryan Donato. Now, Gourde's defense was more the focus as the game wore on. He was on the ice for most of the […]

Adam Henrique Leaves Game Friday With Lower-Body Injury

Anaheim Ducks center Adam Henrique played less than 10 minutes on Friday night against the Calgary Flames. He left the game during the second period due to a lower-body injury. It is believed that the injury may have occurred after an Erik Gudbranson hit before the end of the first period. Henrique took several shifts […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (12/4/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

It was an exciting Friday throughout the National Basketball Association. While some of the elite superstars from previous years were in action, it was the kids who owned the night as Brandon Ingram, Darius Garland, Jayson Tatum, and Jarrett Allen were four of the top-six leading fantasy producers. Nevertheless, the weekend's festivities continue, with six […]

Trevor Zegras Serves Up Two More Assists Friday

Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras helped set up two of Anaheim's three goals on Friday night versus the Calgary Flames. Zegras played just over 18 minutes on the night. His man advantage time was significant at 2:04 as well. The center helped open the scoring as he set up Sonny Milano just 54 seconds into […]

Sean Monahan Scores And Adds Assist Friday

Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan plays mostly a middle-six role with decent power-play time. On Friday, he rewarded patient fantasy owners with his third goal of the season. Monahan scored the third Calgary goal of the second period on Friday at 15:10. The center hit the net four times on the night with three scoring […]

Blake Coleman Fires Seven Shots On Goal Friday

Calgary Flames center Blake Coleman had several quality scoring chances on Friday versus the Anaheim Ducks. More importantly, he found the back of the net 3:49 into the second period to tie the game at one. Coleman also fired seven shots on goal and delivered a couple of hits as well. The center had struggled […]