Trevor Murphy Scores First Goal In Only His Second Game

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Trevor Murphy scored his first career goal in only his second game on Monday, opening the scoring in a 4-1 win at Tampa. He had two shots in the game, logging 11:04 with a few seconds on the power play as well. The Coyotes have lost Niklas Hjalmarsson and Jason Demers to […]

Niklas Hjalmarsson Out For Season

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson won't suit up again this season, as he's ruled out for the rest of the year with an upper-body injury. The team will be left with a depleted blue line, as Jason Demers went down with a season-ending upper-body injury as well last week. Hjalmarsson provided a team-leading 2.5 blocks […]

Hampus Lindholm Gets Game-Winner For Ducks In Overtime

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm extended his point streak to four games on Sunday, netting a game-winning goal in overtime against Edmonton. It's his second goal in the last three games and the 12th of the season. If it weren't for an injury at the start of the season, Lindholm could easily be challenging for […]

Ethan Bear Scores First Career Goal In Losing Effort

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ethan Bear netted his first career goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Ducks, scoring the team's final goal on a power play. The 20-year-old rookie also recorded an assist on the team's third goal, making it four points in his first 13 career games. Bear has done well in his […]

Mikhail Sergachev on Three Game Hot Streak

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev tallied an assist on Saturday night in a loss to the New Jersey Devils. It was his fourth point in three games, giving him 38 points on the season, which leads all rookie defenseman. Sergachev has established himself on the second power-play unit, scoring three goals and 13 assists […]

Erik Karlsson Picks Up Assist in Return

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson returned to action on Saturday night, collecting one assist and three shots on net in 24:45 of ice time. It was Karlsson's first game since he and his wife lost their unborn son earlier in the week, resulting in him sitting out two games. His return so soon after the […]

Jake Muzzin Reaches New Career-High In Points

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin collected his 42nd point of the season with a goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Edmonton, posting a new career-high. It's the third time Muzzin has reached the 40-point mark and it's been a great year for him after finishing last season with only 28 points. Especially, as he's […]

Brenden Dillon Finishes Sharks Rout With a Gordie Howe Hat Trick

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon had another surprisingly good offensive game on Saturday, finishing a 5-1 rout against the Flames with his fourth goal of the season and an assist. He also put the cherry on top with five minutes to go, as he had a spirited fight with Garnet Hathaway to cap off […]

Neal Pionk Scores First NHL Goal

New York Rangers defenseman Neal Pionk scored his first NHL goal on Saturday and also collected an assist in the 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. After trading Ryan McDonagh, the Rangers are looking at any defenseman in the system to step up and Pionk has done so. This game now puts Pionk at a […]

Torey Krug May Return Tonight Against Dallas

Boston Bruins Defensemen Torey Krug is dealing with an upper-body injury, but was at practice this morning in advance of Friday night’s game against the Dallas Stars. He practiced as the seventh defenseman, which may be a sign that Boston is planning to play without him, but he should return to action soon. He has […]

Brent Burns Ends 15-Game Goal Drought In Sharks Win

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns scored his first goal since Feb. 15 in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over Vegas to end a 15-game goal drought, netting the game-tying goal at the start of the second period. Burns is having a bizarre year following his 29-goal and 76-point season in 2016-17, as his shooting percentage […]

Alexander Edler Scores Two Goals In Canucks Win

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler posted the fourth multi-goal game of his career on Thursday, scoring the team's first and fourth goal in a 5-2 win over Chicago. The team is struggling badly without Brock Boeser (back), who's done for the season, but Edler has actually picked up some form lately, also scoring against San […]

Darnell Nurse Notches Three Points On Thursday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse had his best offensive game of the season on Thursday, finishing a 6-2 win over Ottawa with three points. The Senators were dominated by Connor McDavid's line and Nurse picked up three assists in the process. He also had four shots on goal, three blocks, and two hits in the […]

Alex Goligoski Records Two Goals In Coyotes Loss

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski recorded two goals in Thursday's 6-5 loss to Carolina, although he put the puck into the net himself only once. Arizona got on the board with a bizarre goal 8:27 into the game, when the puck went deep into the Canes zone from a Goligoski dump in, Cam Ward came […]

Mike Green Done for the Season

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green will undergo surgery on his cervical spine, which rules him out for the remainder of the season. The surgery is scheduled for early April, but the Red Wings have already announced that he will be shut down starting Thursday. The All-Star defenseman tallied 33 points in 66 games, which […]

Jacob Trouba Out Indefinitely With Concussion

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba will most likely miss Friday's game against Anaheim after suffering a concussion in Sunday night's game versus Dallas. The injury was the result of a nasty collision with Stars captain Jamie Benn in the second period. Trouba visited a specialist on Monday, and has been making progress, but the Jets […]

Marcus Pettersson Looking At More Minutes With Josh Manson Out

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Marcus Pettersson looks set to see a lot more minutes in the upcoming games, as he's moved up to the second pairing, with Josh Manson (upper body) out. The rookie from Sweden logged 16:40 in Wednesday's 4-0 win over Calgary, which is over three minutes more than his season average (13:10). He […]

Neal Pionk Continues to Produce

New York Rangers defenseman Neal Pionk has an impressive stat line this season. The rookie has 11 assists in 19 games, averaging 21:49 time on ice. Due to some key injuries and rather interesting trades involving the New York Rangers blue line, there has been a lot of shuffling around as of late. Look no […]

Brenden Dillon Extends Point Streak To Five Games

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon is having an offensive outburst this month, as he's collected seven points in nine games and sits currently on a five-game point streak. He had two assists in Tuesday's 6-2 win over New Jersey to post a new career high in points with 18. Dillon has been known as […]

Brent Burns Shines In Sharks Win With Three Points

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns recorded his third three-point game of the season on Tuesday, collecting three assists in a 6-2 win over New Jersey. He's disappointed fantasy owners this season, but there are signs that he'll be finishing the season strong, as he has points in three of the last four games and […]

John Klingberg Picks Up Two Helpers in Loss On Tuesday

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg registered two assists in a 4-3 loss to the Capitals on Tuesday night. After a stretch in which Klingberg had only posted three points in 10 games, he has recently bounced back with three points in his past four games. The talented rearguard is now tied with John Carlson for […]

Erik Karlsson to Miss Tuesday’s Game After Son's Death

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson has been ruled out for Tuesday’s game against the Florida Panthers. Karlsson missed practice on Monday due to what was reported by some as an illness, but the Senators have since issued a press release that Karlsson and his wife Melinda have lost their son. Ottawa plays two more games […]

Drew Doughty Records Another Three-Point Game

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had another special outing on Monday, getting three assists in a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota. He now has two outings with at least three points in the last three games, which have boosted his account for the season to 54 points. John Carlson and John Klingberg have produced […]

Dougie Hamilton Grabs Goal-Scoring Lead Among Defensemen

Calgary Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton netted his 16th goal of the campaign in Monday's 5-2 loss to Arizona, which makes him the highest scoring blue liner in the league, with P.K. Subban, Alex Pietrangelo and Aaron Ekblad behind him on 15 goals. Hamilton also recorded an assist on Sean Monahan's 31st goal of the year. […]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson Scores 100th Career Goal In Coyotes Win

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson surpassed the 100-goal mark on Monday, scoring twice in a 5-2 win over Calgary. He got both goals in the final four minutes of play and of course, as usual, ended up with a game-winning goal. Twenty eight of his 101 goals have been game-winners and he leads all defensemen […]

Oscar Klefbom Done For The Season

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom has played his final game of the season, as he's set to fix a crooked shoulder that has bothered him for a while. He'll end the year with five goals and 21 points in 66 games with a minus-12 rating and a career-high 203 shots on goal. The Oilers have […]

T.J. Brodie Unlikely To Play On Monday

Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie will likely miss Monday's game against the Coyotes after leaving Sunday's matchup at Vegas with an upper-body injury. The Flames have summoned Rasmus Andersson from the AHL as a replacement. The 21-year-old Swedish blue liner is set to skate in his third NHL game. He's an offensive-minded defenseman, so he'll […]

Neal Pionk Gets Shot On Rangers Top Power-Play Unit

New York Rangers defenseman Neal Pionk is taking his turn manning the team's top power-play unit. Since Kevin Shattenkirk is out with an injury and Ryan McDonagh was traded to Tampa Bay, the Rangers have been rotating their young defensemen on the top unit. So far, we've seen Tony DeAngelo, Brady Skjei, John Gilmour on […]

Nate Schmidt Performing Well Following Injury

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt has come back strong from an upper-body injury, which forced him to miss four games at the start of the month, as he has four points in five games after picking up two assists in Sunday's 4-0 win over Calgary. He recorded a secondary assist on the team's opening […]

Thomas Chabot Getting More Minutes As Season Concludes

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot has been getting more and more ice time as the 2017-2018 season comes to an end. In the 2-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, Chabot logged 20:57 of ice time, which was the sixth highest game for ice time for him this year. Chabot is one of the most […]