Rasmus Sandin Out For A Few Weeks

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Rasmus Sandin (knee) has been ruled out for two to three weeks. The Swedish blue-liner was involved in a knee-on-knee collision in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Jets, which brought a two-game suspension for Winnipeg's Neal Pionk. Sandin recorded an assist in Sunday's loss and has picked up eight points this […]

Erik Johnson Collects Two Points In Avalanche Victory

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson produced two points in a 7-5 victory, handing Philadelphia their ninth straight loss Monday. Johnson, who has had several injury plagued seasons in recent years, has played in all 22 Avalanche contests so far. He's registered three goals and six helpers while averaging over 18 minutes of ice time per […]

Shayne Gostisbehere Provides Lone Coyotes Goal Monday Night

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored the team's only goal in Monday's 4-1 defeat to Dallas, tying things up at one early in the second period before the hosts skated away with the victory in the third. The 28-year-old rearguard fired off two shots in total and produced one block and one hit in 21:09 […]

Drew Doughty Endures Rough Night In Vancouver

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had one of those nights in Vancouver on Monday night. It was not just the two Canucks' power-play goals but Doughty was on the ice for the two even-strength goals as well. The Kings' defenseman did little offensively or to fill the stat sheet for that matter. He had […]

Neal Pionk Suspended For Two Games

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk has received a two-game suspension for kneeing Toronto's Rasmus Sandin in Sunday's 6-3 win. This is the first career suspension for the 26-year-old, and he'll miss Tuesday's matchup against Carolina and Thursday's meeting with Seattle. Pionk is eligible to return to the lineup on Friday versus Vancouver. He drops out […]

Cale Makar Returns For Colorado On Monday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (upper body) will be back in the lineup for Monday's contest against Philadelphia. He was a late scratch for Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to Ottawa. Makar already has 10 goals for the season and sits on 21 points overall with just 18 games played. It's been a very productive year […]

Adam Boqvist Scores Twice In Sunday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist tallied two goals with two shots in Sunday's 6-4 win over San Jose, opening the scoring and notching the team's fifth marker of the contest. The 21-year-old doesn't play a lot for Columbus, but he now has two multi-goal efforts to his name in five games and it's put […]

Drew Doughty's Three-Point Night Sinks Oilers Sunday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had himself some night on Sunday in Edmonton. Doughty played 26:33 in all and scored once while dishing out two helpers in a 5-1 road win. His goal came on the man advantage with a bit less than four minutes to go in regulation. Anze Kopitar set Doughty up […]

Darnell Nurse Scores Goal In Return Sunday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse scored his team's lone goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Nurse had played so well before his injury but had no goals to show for it. He misses a little over two weeks, come back, and promptly scored midway through regulation. Nurse, off a nice transition, was […]

Erik Cernak Misses Sunday Night's Game Against Philadelphia

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak wound up missing Sunday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. His malady now has him listed day-to-day. The defenseman is a steady presence defensively despite being deployed in his own zone more than 64% of the time. It appears the injury occurred on Saturday night in Boston. Cernak played […]

Darnell Nurse Returns To Lineup Sunday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse returned to the lineup on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings. He missed a little over two weeks due to injury. When he was activated off the injured reserve Sunday afternoon, things accelerated in short order. Edmonton did not miss a beat without him in the lineup. He takes his […]

Morgan Rielly Notches Three Assists Saturday Night

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly bagged an assist on all three of the team's goals in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Minnesota, getting to 18 points for the season. Two of Rielly's helpers came on the power play. He had four shots of his own and picked up five blocks and four penalty minutes. […]

Seth Jones Assists Both Chicago Goals On Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones assisted on both goals Saturday night in a losing effort. Jones played almost 30 minutes on Saturday with two defenders out of the lineup. Defensively, he has been put in many unenviable positions. However, from a fantasy standpoint, Jones keeps producing points. He now has 21 in 23 games. Jones […]

Kale Clague Picked Up Off Waivers By Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens claimed former Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kale Clague off waivers on Saturday. Clague was the King's second-round pick in the 2016 NHL draft. Clague contributed five assists in 11 games played with Los Angeles this season. The 23-year-old should bring much-needed relief to Montreal's lineup, as several of the team's defensemen are […]

Evan Bouchard Extends Point Streak To Three Games Friday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard increased his point streak to three games on Friday night with two more points. Bouchard may continue to be brought on a bit slowly for some, but the results are staggering. The defenseman scored a goal early in the second period. He then set up Edmonton's third goal scored by […]

Adam Larsson Scores Against Former Team Friday

Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson normally blocks a good number of shots and plays a steady brand of defense. On Friday night, Larsson scored midway into the first period to give Seattle a 2-1 lead at the time. The defenseman had two shots on goal, two hits, and five blocked shots on Friday in 21:48 […]

Ryan Graves Nets Two Points On Friday Night

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves assisted on one goal and scored another in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Graves had two shots on goal, two hits, and one blocked shot. Also, he was one of the few New Jersey players with an even plus-minus on Friday night. That was in 20:04 of […]

Connor Murphy Enters Concussion Protocol

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy was hurt in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over Washington and is in concussion protocol. He was rocked by a big hit from Alex Ovechkin just seconds into the second period. Murphy has been skating on the second defensive pairing for Chicago, logging the third-most ice time on the team with […]

Erik Karlsson Lights The Lamp In Overtime Thursday

San Jose Sharks veteran defenseman Erik Karlsson scored in overtime to beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday. Karlsson has logged five points in his last five games. In this stretch, he has scored a total of two goals in the previous two Sharks contests. The Swedish native has compiled five goals and eight […]

Seth Jones Notches Two Points In Blackhawks Win

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones helped his team knock off the Capitals by recording a goal and an assist Thursday. Jones assisted on the first goal of the game that Alex Debrincat registered. He also recorded the game-tying goal in the third period. The 27-year-old has been a bit more productive offensively these last few […]

Aaron Ekblad Picks Up Two Goals, One Assist In Thursday's Win

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad took over the top spot on the defensemen scoring list on Thursday with a two-goal, one-assist effort against the Sabres. Florida erased a three-goal deficit to win 7-4, with Ekblad scoring the third and fourth goal. His second one came on the power play. Ekblad now has 23 points in […]

OwnersBox Week 9 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now into December with Week 9 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. […]

Scott Perunovich Bags A Pair Of Points

St. Louis Blues defenseman Scott Perunovich picked up two points with assists in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Tampa, boosting his tally for the season to five points in nine games. The 23-year-old sits on the third defensive pairing, but he's been getting a nice chunk of power-play time and even ended up leading all Blues […]

Victor Hedman Leads Lightning Past Blues

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman had a superb night against the Blues on Thursday with two goals and one assist in a 4-2 win. He tallied a power-play helper and turned things Tampa's way in the third period, scoring the final two goals of the match. This marks Hedman's fourth multi-point effort of the […]

Cale Makar Makes History With 10th Goal

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored his 10th goal of the year against Montreal on Thursday, setting a franchise record for the fewest games needed by a blue-liner to hit 10 goals for a season. The record was previously held by Rob Blake and Sandis Ozolinsh, who both reached the plateau in 33 games, but […]

Alexander Edler Scores Goal Against Calgary On Thursday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alexander Edler broke into the goal column on Thursday night against the Calgary Flames. Edler, in his younger days, was like a Swiss-Army knife when it came to padding fantasy hockey stat categories. Thursday night turned the clock back a little bit. Edler scored with less than two minutes left in […]

John Klingberg Out For Dallas With Illness Thursday

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg was under the weather all day. His illness did not improve before game time so Klingberg will not play at home tonight versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joel Hanley will start in his place as the sixth defenseman for Dallas. It is not a COVID-related illness as the flu has […]

Ethan Bear Remains Out On Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Ethan Bear has cleared COVID-19 protocols, but he isn't quite ready to return to action on Thursday against Ottawa. The 24-year-old hasn't played since Nov. 20 and it seems like he needs a bit of practice time to get into game shape. With Tony DeAngelo and Brett Pesce still on the COVID-19 […]

Bowen Byram Sits Out Thursday's Action

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Thursday's match against Montreal after suffering an upper-body injury in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to Toronto. He logged 19:52 of ice time against the Maple Leafs but finished with a minus-three rating, so it was a real struggle for the 20-year-old. Byram recently returned from a concussion, and according […]

Zach Whitecloud Scores Short-handed Goal On Wednesday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud scored on the penalty kill on Wednesday night versus the Anaheim Ducks. Whitecloud and Mattias Janmark combined for quite the play with just a dozen seconds remaining in the second period. It was the defenseman's third goal of the season. Whitecloud played just under 18 minutes on Wednesday night […]