Erik Karlsson Scores OT Winner Against Stars

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson scored in overtime on Monday night, lifting the Senators over the Dallas Stars by a score of 3-1. The Senators captain finished the night with two points, earning an assist on Matt Duchene’s second-period tally along with the game-winning goal. Karlsson leads Ottawa in assists this season with 42, as […]

Rasmus Ristolainen Continues Solid Production With Two Assists

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen created two assists in the 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ristolainen continues to not only be one of the best defenseman for solid production in shots, hits and blocks, but he also has been putting up points on the board as of late. With six points in his […]

Charlie McAvoy Out Versus Detroit

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (ankle) has been ruled out for Boston’s Tuesday night matchup with the Detroit Red Wings. The Bruins rookie left Saturday’s game against Montreal in the first period with what appeared to be an ankle injury. Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy had no further update on McAvoy, who did not practice […]

Jay Bouwmeester Out Rest Of Season With Hip Injury

St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester will be out for the next four to six months due to a hip injury. After playing through a good portion of the season with the injury, Bouwmeester has elected to soon undergo surgery to address his hip issue. While the 34-year-old rearguard is no longer fantasy relevant (just […]

Esa Lindell Questionable For Monday's Tilt

Dallas Stars defenseman Esa Lindell is questionable for Monday's game versus the Senators due to illness. Lindell has been a staple on the Stars top defensive pair with John Klingberg and has become relevant in fantasy leagues counting hits and blocks. Over the course of the season, Lindell has generated 70 hits and 99 blocked […]

Multi-Point Efforts From The Anaheim Ducks

On Sunday night, the Anaheim Ducks took on the Blackhawks on home ice, winning 6-3 with five players putting up multiple points. Among those players were Jakob Silfverberg (two goals), Corey Perry (two goals), Ryan Getzlaf (three assists), Andrew Cogliano (two assists) and Derek Grant (two assists). After a slow start due to injuries, the […]

Jay Bouwmeester Out For The Rest Of The Season

St. Louis Blues defensemen Jay Bouwmeester has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a left hip injury. Bouwmeester has played only 35 games this season, posting two goals and five assists. Even though his statistics are not great for fantasy purposes, he has been a cornerstone on the back line for […]

Ryan Ellis Notches Two Points In Win, Remains Underrated Fantasy Asset

Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis put forth his fifth multi-point performance of the season in a 4-3 victory in Colorado on Sunday afternoon. Ellis blasted home a one-timer from the top of the left wing circle to tie the game with just 1:06 remaining and then had the primary helper on Filip Forsberg's game-winning goal […]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson Ends Lengthy Goal Drought

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored his first goal since Jan. 18 in Saturday's 2-1 win over Ottawa to take his tally for the season to nine. With two 20-plus goal seasons to his name, Ekman-Larsson has disappointed in 2017/18 and his overall points tally (32) isn't anything special either. He's improved a bit lately […]

Mark Borowiecki Gets Six Hits, Continues To Be An MVP In Hit Leagues

Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki (9 percent owned in Yahoo leagues) continues to prove his worth for those in hits leagues and put up five hits in the loss against the Arizona Coyotes. With six hits against Vegas just the other night, that puts him at 11 hits in his last two games, and he […]

Charlie McAvoy Sidelined After Injury In First Period Against Montreal

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy exited in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday with a lower-body injury and did not return. The injury occurred after the defenseman received a slash to the top of his right ankle from Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher. The Bruins rookie has exceeded expectations this season with 32 […]

John Gilmour On Top Power Play For Rangers

New York Rangers rookie defenseman John Gilmour (0 percent owned in Yahoo! leagues) has been playing on the top power-play unit since the departure of former captain Ryan McDonagh. In 11 games this season, the 24-year-old has only two points (both goals) but has fired an impressive 34 shots in that span. Before the call-up, […]

Colton Parayko Better In Real Life Than Fantasy

St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko has a career high of 35 points, but he averages 21 minutes of time on the ice. This is mainly because he plays a good defensive game. Unfortunately, this does not always translate to fantasy relevance. Parayko is on pace for his best season with 37 points, but he […]

Sami Vatanen Getting It Done For Devils

With seven points in his last seven games, New Jersey Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen (26 percent owned in Yahoo! leagues) has emerged as the No. 1 defenseman in New Jersey. It was unclear what his offensive role would be on a team that already spouted Will Butcher (39 percent owned) and Damon Severson (5 percent), but […]

Matt Dumba On Path to Set Career Highs

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba has been slotted on the first line, playing beside Ryan Suter, and has already surpassed his career-high point total with 35 points in 64 games. Additionally, Dumba has seen an increase in usage, playing on average three minutes more than last year while getting solid time on the second power […]

P.K. Subban In 10-Game Goal Drought

Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban has been very streaky when it comes to goal scoring this year, having had multiple droughts that extended five games or more, but that is no reason to worry about the star. Subban is actually tied for his career best in goals (15) and boasts the best shooting percentage (9.4 […]

Tyson Barrie Scores In Avalanche Win

Colorado Avalanche defender Tyson Barrie finished off a beautiful passing play on Wednesday night for his seventh goal of the season, contributing to a 5-2 Avalanche win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. The offensively-gifted defenseman also added a power-play assist to go along with a plus-two plus/minus, two shots and four blocks. Barrie […]

Alex Pietrangelo Scores His 11th Goal In Victory

St. Louis Blues defender Alex Pietrangelo found the back of the net for the 11th time in an important 2-1 win for the Blues on Wednesday night. The Blues captain deposited a one-timer off a nice pass from Jaden Schwartz, with the goal eventually standing up as the game-winner. Pietrangelo played a game-high 27:17 while […]