Cale Makar Posts Three Points In Thursday's Win

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar recorded the first three-point performance of his young NHL career on Thursday, leading his team to a 9-4 win over the Nashville Predators. The rookie blueliner played a large part in the lopsided victory - picking up a goal, two assists, a power-play point, a plus-one rating and four shots […]

John Klingberg To Miss Time With Injury

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will be out of action for the next two to four weeks after suffering a lower-body injury in the second period of his team's 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. The 27-year-old took a big hit from Avalanche defender Nikita Zadorov in the neutral zone and appeared to […]

Alex Pietrangelo Has Three Points In Wednesday's Win

St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo cobbled up three points in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Edmonton, scoring the team's second goal on a power play and providing two assists. He had one power-play helper and one short-handed assist when he Blues managed to score two shorties into the empty net late on. It was a […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 5 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 5 going forward. This […]

Heavy Workload for Alex Edler Continues on Saturday

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler logged a game-high 29:18 minutes of ice time Saturday night as the Canucks beat the Sharks 5-2. Edler has seen more than 29 minutes of ice time in each of the last two games, which are the only games this season his usage has been so high. It is no […]

Dougie Hamilton Has Six-Game Point Streak

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton picked up an assist in each period of Friday night's win over Detroit, giving him his fifth career three-assist game. Hamilton has been one of the most productive defensemen in the league so far this season, scoring 16 points in 13 games with six of those points coming on the […]

Shea Weber Scores Two Points In Win Over Coyotes

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber scored an even-strength goal and added an assist during Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. The rugged defender has had a productive start to the season with two goals, six assists, 30 shots, 19 hits, and 18 blocked shots through 12 games. The 34-year-old has battled injury woes during […]

Adam Fox Scores First Career Goal In Rangers Win

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox opened his account as an NHLer in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Tampa Bay, scoring the team's third goal. Kaapo Kakko struck on a power play, Filip Chytil scored in his season debut and Ryan Strome got one for the Blueshirts as well. Fox was a very productive defenseman at […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 4 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 4 going forward. This […]

Roman Josi Inks Big Extension With Nashville

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi signed an eight-year, $72.472 million (average annual value of $9.059 million) to remain in the Music City on Tuesday. The Swiss native is currently finishing up the final season of his seven-year contract and was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Josi's new deal includes a full […]

Matt Dumba gets first Multi-Point Game of the Season in Win

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba set up a pair of goals Saturday night, getting the primary assist on goals by Gerald Mayhew and Joel Eriksson Ek. On a day where Minnesota had offense come from all parts of their lineup, scoring five goals from five different players, Dumba was the only player to earn more […]

Strong Third Period from Michal Kempny Caps Comeback

Washington Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny scored back-to-back goals late against the Canucks to tie the game and force overtime. Kempny now has five points in five games this season after missing the start of the season due to a hamstring injury. Not known for his offensive prowess, Kempny is coming off of a career-best 25 […]

Dougie Hamilton Scores Again Thursday Night

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton continued his good run of form on Thursday, scoring his sixth goal of the season in a 4-3 overtime loss to Columbus. Hamilton is the first blueliner in the league to produce six-plus goals in the month of October since Sheldon Souray in 2006-07. He's also only the second defenseman […]

Victor Hedman Buries Game-Winner On Wednesday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman registered the game-deciding goal as his team took down the Penguins 3-2 on Wednesday. The 23-year-old found the back of the net on a shot from the point with just 57 seconds remaining in order to give the Lightning the full two points in regulation. With the marker, Hedman […]

Thomas Chabot Extends Point Streak With Pair Of Helpers

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot stretched his point streak to four games on Wednesday, finishing a 5-2 win over Detroit with two assists. Chabot had a slow start to the season, but he's gathering steam nicely now. Six of his seven points have come across the last six games. The 22-year-old is one of only […]

Erik Karlsson Heating Up In San Jose

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson netted a goal and added an assist in his team's 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. With his two points in the contest, the swift-skating Karlsson extended his personal point streak to five games - a span in which he's posted seven points (one goal, six […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 3 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 3 going forward. This […]

Seth Jones Gets First Goal Of The Year

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones scored his first goal of the season in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders. Sonny Milano and Jakob Lilja bagged the helpers, while Boone Jenner notched his first goal of the season as well. Jones had only nine goals last season, but he was just one short of […]

Morgan Rielly Scores Two Goals Including Overtime Winner

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly scored the first and last goals of the game, tallying his second with 1:06 remaining in the overtime period to lead the Leafs to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins. Mitch Marner also chipped in with two assists, while Alexander Kerfoot and Dmytro Timashov added the other two […]

Mike Green Scores First Goal of Season in Loss to Edmonton

Detroit Red Wings defensemen Mike Green scored Detroit's lone goal on Friday night as they lost to the Oilers. The goal was not only Green's first of the season, but it was also his first point in general. Age and injuries have caught up to the once prolific offensive defensemen, limiting him to less than […]

P.K. Subban Nets His First Goal For New Jersey

New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban scored his first goal for his new team on Thursday, capping off the scoring in a 5-2 win over the Rangers. It was an empty-netter in the final minute, but hey, they still all count. Blake Coleman, Kyle Palmieri, Miles Wood, and Nikita Gusev also scored for the Devils, […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 2 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 2 going forward. This […]

Morgan Rielly Tallies Four Points in Win

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly led the team with four assists in a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild. The Leafs powerplay was firing, going 2/3, snapping the puck around with relative ease, which should be happening every game with the amount of talent on their PP1. Mitch Marner added a goal and two […]

Rare Offensive Burst From Brett Pesce Helps Carolina Over New York

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brett Pesce scored his second goal of the season on Friday night as the Hurricanes won their fifth straight game. In a night where Carolina outshot the Islanders 40 to 19, Pesce notched a game-high six shots on net despite seeing under 20 minutes of ice time for the first time this […]

John Carlson Tallies Three Assists In Loss To Predators

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson produced two power-play assists and an even-strength assist during Thursday's 6-5 loss to the Nashville Predators. The 29-year-old already has eight points in five games to start the season. Carlson finished the 2018-19 campaign with 70 points, and it is likely he reaches a similar total this season. He is […]

Darnell Nurse Extends Point Streak To Four Games

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse has been one of the most productive blueliners in the league at the start of the year. He's so far collected a point in every Oilers game so far, with the latest one coming from a primary assist for the team's opening goal in Thursday's 4-3 win over New Jersey. […]

Danny Dekeyser Chips in Two Points

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny Dekeyser led the team in points with two assists in their 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The story of the game for the Red Wings was balanced scoring, with 10 different players recording points. While it is good for the team, it isn't the best news for fantasy owners […]

Quinn Hughes Scores First Career Goal

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes registered his first career NHL goal in Wednesday's blowout 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. The rookie blue-liner also added an assist, a plus-three rating and two shots on goal in 16:25 of ice time in the memorable contest. After jumping right into the NHL from the University of […]

Ilya Kovalchuk, Drew Doughty Lead The Charge Versus Flames

Los Angeles Kings left wing Ilya Kovalchuk and defenseman Drew Doughty both produced three points in Tuesday's 4-3 shock win at Calgary. Kovalchuk put the team 3-0 up at the start of the second period and picked up two assists, while Doughty scored the game-winner on a power-play after also recording a pair of helpers. […]

Brent Burns Tallies Two Points In Losing Affair

San Jose Sharks defenseman posted his first goal of the season and picked up an assist but it wasn't enough for his team to escape a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday. Putting aside his team's winless start to the season, Burns' production was a welcome sight for fantasy owners as he made […]