Roman Josi Scores Only Goal In Shutout Win

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi scored a highlight-reel goal that ended up as the game-winner during a 1-0 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Josi fired 10 shots on goal during 25:50 of ice time in the contest. The Swiss rearguard had a quiet start to the season but responded with four points […]

Morgan Rielly Nets Two Goals In Blowout Win

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly scored twice, once on the power play, during a 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Rielly cooled a bit after setting records during the first few games of the season. He has responded with a three-game point streak and now has six goals, 12 assists, nine […]

Rasmus Dahlin Exits Early With Injury On Saturday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin registered his fifth career point with an assist on Saturday against Ottawa before making an early exit with an undisclosed injury. He was hurt blocking a shot in the second period and ended up logging less than nine minutes on the ice. The Sabres posted a 9-2 blowout win, so […]

Cody Ceci Scores In Losing Effort

Ottawa Senators defenseman Cody Ceci netted his first goal of the season in Saturday's heavy 9-2 loss to Buffalo. Mark Stone and Thomas Chabot picked up the assists when Ceci scored the final goal of the game. Ceci has been logging big minutes for the Sens, but he's been fairly quiet so far, although there […]

Three Assists for Alex Goligoski as Point Streak Extends

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski picked up three assists, including one on the power play, in Friday's overtime victory. Goligoski now has points in each of his last four games after failing to register a point in his first eight games. Although he scored at least 35 points in each of the last five years, […]

Kevin Connauton Still Under The Weather

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton (illness) is in danger of missing another game Friday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Officially, head coach Rick Tocchet said the rearguard is a game-time decision. Connauton isn't much from an offensive perspective, as he has logged no goals and just two assists through 10 contests. However, he has a solid […]

Keith Yandle Helps Twice To Split In Finland

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle scored a power-play goal with an assist on the man advantage in Friday's 4-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets in Finland. He finished with three shots on goal, a blocked shot and a minor penalty over 24:50 of ice time. Yandle apparently enjoyed his time in Finland, as he scored […]

Mark Giordano Picks Up Four Points In Win

Calgary Flames defenseman Mark Giordano picked up a goal and three assists during a wild 6-5 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Giordano has been awesome to start the season with two goals, 13 assists, 46 shots, and 21 blocks through 14 games. The rugged rearguard is currently riding a four-game point streak […]

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) […]

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 […]

Dennis Cholowski Continues To Impress

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Dennis Cholowski picked up a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils. The rookie has seen his ice time decrease as the Red Wings blueline begins to get healthier, but he continues to showcase his skill any time he touches the ice. Cholowski has two goals, six […]

Dylan DeMelo Tallies Two Points Against Sabres

Ottawa Senators defenseman Dylan DeMelo scored a goal and added an assist during a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. He was a plus-two with two penalty minutes, three shots, and one hit. DeMelo was acquired during the Erik Karlsson trade and has performed better than most expected. The 25-year-old rearguard has […]

Thomas Chabot Picks Up Two Assists In Win

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot registered two assists during a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Chabot has been fantastic to start the season with three goals, 12 assists, and four power-play points through 12 games. The 21-year-old has done an admirable job and has helped offset the loss of Erik Karlsson. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Roman Josi Nabs Two Assists In Tuesday's Win

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi had two assists during a 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Josi was a plus-two with one shot, one hit, and one block in the contest. Josi has two goals and four assists through 12 games this season. He is an elite offensive option on the backend […]

Ryan McDonagh Delivers Three Points On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh scored once and added two assists during a landslide 8-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. McDonagh was a plus-two with five shots, three hits, and three blocks in the contest. McDonagh has become thrust into a role on the second power-play unit due to Victor […]

Braydon Coburn Surprisingly Scores Twice On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Braydon Coburn scored his first two goals of the season during an 8-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Coburn was a plus-one with two penalty minutes, four shots, one hit, and one block in the contest. This was an unexpected offensive outburst from Coburn, who has not […]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson Tallies Power-Play Marker On Tuesday

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson blasted home a power-play goal during the late stages of a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. He was a plus-two with seven shots on net, one hit, and one block. It was the first goal of the season for the slick Swedish rearguard, who has also […]

Ryan Pulock Picks Up Pair Of Assists

New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Tuesday, picking up two assists in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. He provided the helpers on the team's first and last goal, scored by Andrew Ladd and Tom Kuhnhackl respectively. His defense partner Nick Leddy also had two assists. A […]

Jamie Oleksiak Has Two Assists On Tuesday

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jamie Oleksiak picked up two assists on Tuesday against the Islanders, pushing his tally for the season to seven points in nine games. Oleksiak is suddenly looking like Brent Burns out there, as he's racked up six points in the last four games. He had only 36 points in 187 career games […]

Esa Lindell Records Two-Point Night

Dallas Stars defenseman Esa Lindell notched a power-play goal while adding an assist and a plus-one rating with two blocked shots, a minor penalty and a hit over 21:47 of ice time in Tuesday's 4-1 road victory against the Montreal Canadiens. It was his first goal of the season, and he snapped a 19-game goal […]

Victor Hedman Out For At Least Two More Games

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (upper body), who got injured last Friday, will miss at least two games this week. The big Swede already sat out Saturday's big 7-1 loss at Arizona, but he's still not ready to return. There's also a chance that he'll miss Tampa's back-to-back set at the weekend against Ottawa […]

Brent Seabrook Scores Power-Play Goal On Sunday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook hammered home a power-play marker during a 2-1 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Seabrook had four shots on goal and three blocks in the contest. The 33-year-old rearguard has two goals, five assists, 26 shots, 14 hits, and 28 blocks through 12 games this season. He has […]

John Klingberg Picks Up Two Assists Against Red Wings

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg assisted on both Stars' goals during a 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night. Klingberg has been one of the top offensive defensemen since he entered the league in 2014-15. He is currently riding a three-game point streak and looks poised to challenge for the blueliner scoring […]

Anthony DeAngelo Returns To Lineup In Spectacular Fashion

New York Rangers defenseman Anthony DeAngelo was the team's best player on the ice in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Kings, finishing with two points -- a goal and an assist -- and a plus-three rating, while also blocking a pair of shots. DeAngelo has missed most of the games this season as a healthy […]

Drew Doughty Has Two Assists On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty recorded two assists -- both on the power play -- as the team ended a six-game skid at home against the Rangers. They were down two before the power play went to work, with Doughty helping Dustin Brown and Ilya Kovalchuk to tie things up. He was hungry for […]

Alec Martinez Scores Game-Winner On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 4-3 result against the Rangers, netting in the final minute of regulation. It's his first goal of the season to go along with two assists. He also blocked four efforts from the opposition. The Kings have been awful in recent weeks, so Martinez […]

Top 150 Fantasy Hockey Rankings - Rest Of Season

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 4) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wings, defensemen and goalies. […]

Brent Burns On Career-High Point Streak

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns picked up an assist with a blocked shot and a hit across 25:19 of ice time in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks, giving him a point in a career-high seven straight outings. The bushy beard rearguard has managed opened with three scoreless contests, but he now […]