Andre Burakovsky Records Four Points In Win

The Colorado Avalanche steamrolled over the Buffalo Sabres for a 6-1 win on Tuesday night. Andre Burakovsky led the offense with a goal and three assists. He now has 14 points in his past eight games. His final point of the night gave him a career-high 39th point. He also matched his career mark in […]

Mark Pysyk Nets Unexpected Hat Trick Against Maple Leafs

Florida Panthers defenseman Mark Pysyk was the hero during Monday's 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 28-year-old, who was playing as a forward with Aleksander Barkov (lower body) sidelined, produced the first hat trick of his NHL career in the win. Pysyk has surprisingly tallied nine points over his past 11 games, but […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Collects Three Points In Win

The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 4-3 on Sunday. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored two goals and added an assist in the win. He has seven points over his last three games and, with 42 points in 53 games, is on pace to post his second straight 60-point season. Oliver Bjorkstrand […]

Torey Krug Records Four Points In Victory

Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug finished with two goals, two assists, a plus-two rating and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-1 victory against the Wild. The 28-year-old produced the opening goals of the first and second period for the Bruins, while the defenseman added a couple of assists to record a season-high four points […]

Mark Giordano Hands Out Two Dimes

Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano posted two assists in Saturday's 8-3 loss to Edmonton, helping Buddy Robinson and Matthew Tkachuk on the scoresheet. Elias Lindholm bagged an unassisted goal to wrap up the Flames scoring. Giordano also had three shots and blocks in the game, which he finished with a team-best plus-two rating. The Flames […]

Patrick Kane Scores Shootout Winner For Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the struggling Arizona Coyotes in the shootout on Saturday night. The final score was 3-2. Patrick Kane scored the shootout winner and also assisted on both goals in regulation time. There aren’t many players performing better right now than the veteran forward, who has 20 points over his last 13 games. […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Shuts Out Predators

The Vegas Golden Knights won their second game in as many nights with a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 19 shots to earn the shutout victory. Nashville had five power plays but could not solve Fleury or Vegas’ improved defense under new head coach Peter DeBoer. Chandler Stephenson scored a […]

Overtime Winner From Quinn Hughes Seals Game for Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes scored a pair of goals Saturday afternoon, including the game-winner in overtime. Hughes' eighth goal of the season gave Vancouver their fifth consecutive win. With four goals and six points in his last five games, Hughes now leads all rookies with 38 points. His point per game pace still lags […]

Paul Stastny Strong In Vegas' Win

The Vegas Golden Knights came out of the break with a little extra jump and held off the powerful Carolina Hurricanes for a 4-3 win on Friday night. Paul Stastny contributed a goal and an assist. After a slow start to the year, the veteran forward now has six points in his last four games. […]

Sidney Crosby Leads Penguins To OT Win

The Penguins jumped out to a 3-1 lead but the Philadelphia Flyers chipped away and forced overtime on Friday night. Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal less than a minute into overtime, which was his third point of the game. He has been held off the scoresheet just once in six games since returning from […]

Brent Burns Ends Point Drought With A Goal

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns ended a four-game point drought in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Vancouver, scoring his 10th goal of the season. Tomas Hertl was also on target for the Sharks before leaving early with an injury. Burns has been a big disappointment this season, but he seemed to have been on the […]

Quinn Hughes Picks Up Two Points In Wednesday's Win

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 victory over San Jose, taking his points tally for the season up to 36. Tanner Pearson also had a goal and an assist for the Canucks, while Tyler Myers, Jake Virtanen, and Brandon Sutter provided the rest of the goals. Jacob […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 16 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 16 going forward. This […]

Andrew Mangiapane Nets Two Goals In Flames Win

The spirited Alberta rivalry required the shootout on Wednesday night to determine the winner with the Calgary Flames edging the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 4-3. The Flames’ Andrew Mangiapane scored two goals, which were his first points since Dec. 27. He now has 10 goals on the season. Young Oilers’ forward Kailer Yamamoto […]

Steven Stamkos Scores Two Goals In Lightning Win

The Tampa Bay Lightning fell behind early but stormed back to defeat the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 4-2. Steven Stamkos led the offensive attack with two goals and an assist. He also contributed five shots on net and four hits. Stamkos has nine points in the last five games. Both Nikita Kucherov […]

Marcus Pettersson Signs Five-Year Extension

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson inked a five-year, $20.125 million contract extension to remain in the Steel City on Tuesday. The 23-year-old, who was set to become a restricted free-agent this summer, has evolved into a key cog on the Penguins blue line in a little over a year with his new team. Following a […]

Patrick Marleau Scores Two In Sharks Win

Veteran forward Patrick Marleau kicked off the second half of the season in a big way with two goals as the San Jose Sharks defeated the Anaheim Ducks by a score of 4-2. He now has 10 goals through 47 games. Stefan Noesen scored the other two goals for the Sharks, which doubled his season […]

Jack Hughes Nets Shootout Winner

The New Jersey Devils fired 53 shots at the Ottawa Senators’ net but needed a shootout winner from rookie Jack Hughes to take the two points by a final score of 4-3. Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood earned the win by turning aside 35 of 38 shots. Playing in his first games since Jan. 11, Kyle Palmieri […]

Miro Heiskanen To Return To Lineup On Monday

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen has been cleared and will make his return to the lineup as his team hosts the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The 20-year-old, who suffered a head injury in the second period of the Stars' 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on January 16th, missed just one game (with […]

Jared Spurgeon Picks Up Two Points On Monday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon registered two power-play points as his team fell in regulation to the visiting Florida Panthers 5-4 on Monday. The 30-year-old opened up the scoring for the Wild with just 17 seconds remaining in the first period and later added a primary assist in the final frame. In addition to extending […]

Keith Yandle Racks Up Four Points In Monday's Win

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle registered a goal and added a trio of assists as his team defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Monday night. The 33-year-old recorded one of his assists on the man advantage and also contributed a plus-one rating and one shot in 18:22 of ice time in the victory. Yandle continues […]

Sidney Crosby Stays Hot In Penguins’ Win

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Boston Bruins on Sunday night by a score of 4-3. Sidney Crosby had two helpers in the game. Since returning from injury, he has eight points in four games. Overall on the season, Crosby has 25 points in 21 games. Defenseman Kris Letang did a little bit of everything. He […]

Justin Williams Scores Shootout Winner

Playing in his first game of 2019-20, veteran winger Justin Williams clinched the shootout win for Carolina over the New York Islanders. The final score was 2-1. Williams will look to provide leadership down the stretch for the Hurricanes but he also has 786 points in 1,245 games. He scored 23 goals in 82 games […]

Thatcher Demko Solid In Vancouver’s Win

Backup goaltender Thatcher Demko turned aside 17 of 18 shots to help the Canucks defeat the San Jose Sharks by a score of 4-1 on Saturday night. It was a bounce-back performance for the young goalie who was coming off two bad games. J.T. Miller’s breakout season continued with another goal. He now has six […]

Tomas Tatar, Montreal Sink Vegas In Shootout

The Montreal Canadiens jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the struggling Vegas Golden Knights but needed a shootout winner from Tomas Tatar to take the victory 5-4 on Saturday night. Nick Cousins had two goals in the win. He now has seven on the season. Dale Weise added two helpers and now has […]

Cale Makar, Avalanche Overpower Blues

The Colorado Avalanche needed just 18 shots to score five goals on Saturday night in a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Rookie Cale Makar scored his second goal in two games and now has 11 on the season -- a franchise record for a first-year defenseman. Overall, he has 35 points in 40 […]

Devon Toews Notches Three Points Against Washington

New York Islanders defenseman Devon Toews had a big game on Saturday, finishing a 6-4 loss to Washington with three points. He scored the team's final goal and dished out two assists. Anthony Beauvillier also had a pair of helpers in the game, Brock Nelson, Casey Cizikas and Jordan Eberle took care of the other […]

Ryan Miller Strong In Ducks’ Win

Veteran goaltender Ryan Miller slowed the potent Carolina Hurricanes offense as the Anaheim Ducks won 2-1 in overtime. It was his best start since the beginning of December. He stopped 25 of 26 shots. Forward Sam Steel scored the winning goal, which was just his fourth of the season. He now has 15 points in […]

Rasmus Dahlin Nets Game-Winning Goal On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin scored in the second period of Thursday's 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars. The 19-year-old endured a six-game pointless drought between Dec. 21 and Jan. 2, but he has responded with six points over his past six games. Dahlin is one of the top young blueliners in the game, and […]

David Rittich Excellent In Flames' Shootout Win

Calgary goaltender David Rittich stopped 35 of 36 shots from the Toronto Maples on Thursday night to help the Flames win 2-1. He was also perfect in the shootout. Matthew Tkachuk scored the winning tally while Derek Ryan netted the regulation goal. It was his ninth goal and 25th point of the season. After recording […]