Victor Hedman Lights Lamp In Overtime Win Against Florida

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman had a great night in an intense battle. He scored a goal and that was important. More importantly was the fact that Hedman had four shots on goal, three scoring chances, and played a team-high 24:12 on Saturday night. The defenseman could have played another five minutes at least. […]

Bowen Byram Held Out Of Colorado Lineup Saturday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram will not play on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks. Byram took an elbow to the head on Thursday and was expected to play. However, the Colorado coaching staff noting Byram's history of concussions erred on the side of caution. The defenseman had gotten off to an excellent start […]

Nikita Zaitsev Placed In COVID-19 Protocols

Ottawa Senators defenseman Nikita Zaitsev was placed back in COVID protocol Saturday evening and will not play this weekend. Zaitsev was thought to have had a false positive result earlier in the day. The Ottawa defenseman has an assist in 11 games this season while playing 17:28 a night. The Senators have had eight players […]

Ryan Ellis Returns To Flyers Lineup Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis will return to the lineup Saturday night when Philadelphia faces the Dallas Stars. Ellis had missed almost four weeks with what was thought to be a day-to-day injury originally. The lower-body injury took a good deal longer to heal than expected. It appears Ellis will be eased into the lineup […]

Charlie McAvoy Sets Up Three Boston Goals Saturday

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy assisted on three of the five Boston goals on Saturday. McAvoy also played a team-high 23:45 and that included significant chunks of time in all phases. It was McAvoy's setup on the power-play that led to the special teams tally which gave Boston a two-goal lead early in the second […]

Oliver Kylington Stays Hot With His Second Goal

Calgary Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington scored his second goal of the season in Friday's 2-1 overtime loss against Toronto, opening the scoring early in the third period before the Maple Leafs fought back. Johnny Gaudreau was the lone helper on the play. Kylington has quietly been crushing it in recent weeks, finishing pointless just once […]

OwnersBox Week 6 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads deeper and deeper into November for Week 6 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 […]

Artem Zub Suffers An Upper-Body Injury

Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub logged only six shifts in Thursday's 2-0 loss to the Kings, leaving the game in the first period after getting hurt in a collision with Carl Grundstrom. This is a major blow for the Senators, who are already without nine players due to COVID-19 protocols. Also, Zub is having a […]

Kevin Shattenkirk Strikes Again In Victory For Anaheim

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk found a way onto the scoresheet on Thursday night in Seattle. Shattenkirk scored a goal late in the second period to double the Ducks' lead to two goals at the time. It gave Shattenkirk four goals and 13 points in 15 games. While possession metrics have not been kind to […]

Hampus Lindholm Lights The Lamp In Anaheim Triumph

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm joined the goal-scoring party on Thursday night by simply throwing the puck on the net. The result was an early third-period goal that gave Anaheim a 5-3 lead. Anaheim would go on to win 7-4. Lindholm had four shots on goal with a couple of scoring chances. The Ducks blueliner […]

Dmitry Orlov Scores A Goal In Road Win For Washington

Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov scored the game-winning goal late in the first period as Washington won in Detroit. Orlov had two shots on goal with a couple of scoring chances, and five blocked shots. The defender played just over 20 minutes on the night as that included a little bit of power-play and penalty […]

Ryan Pulock Has Long Night In Loss To New Jersey

New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock had five shots on goal as the Islanders went down to New Jersey 4-0 on Thursday. The crazy thing is that Pulock had so many opportunities in this game that he did not take. This feels like a recurring pattern for the Islanders blue-liner. When there is less pressure, […]

Marcus Pettersson Leaves Ice For Pittsburgh After Apparent Injury

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson left the ice early in Thursday night's game against the Florida Panthers. He did not return for the start of the second period. Pettersson was enjoying a decent start to the 2021-22 season as a bottom-pairing defender with four points in eight games. He has been one of Pittsburgh's better […]

Alexandre Carrier Will Miss Thursday Night Game For Nashville

Nashville Predators defenseman Alexandre Carrier will miss the game in St. Louis on Thursday night due to an upper-body injury. Carrier will be re-evaluated when the team returns to Nashville. The defenseman was injured in the game against Dallas after taking a puck to the face from a Tyler Seguin shot. There are many possibilities […]

Marcus Pettersson, Chad Ruhwedel Return For Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Chad Ruhwedel will be back in the lineup on Thursday against Florida after missing some time because of the NHL's COVID-19 protocols. Pettersson will skate on the second defensive pairing with John Marino, and Ruhwedel joins Mark Friedman on the third pairing. The COVID cases are finally clearing for […]

Dougie Hamilton Set To Return On Thursday

New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton (lower body) is expected to return to the lineup on Thursday against the Islanders. The 28-year-old has missed three games. Hamilton was on a hot streak before getting hurt with five points in five games, and he's collected six points in total in eight appearances this season with 31 […]

Ryan Ellis Misses Eighth Straight Game

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis (lower body) is still not ready to return to the lineup on Wednesday against Toronto. He's been practicing with the team and there was a chance that he makes his comeback against the Maple Leafs but that won't be the case. Nick Seeler will continue in the lineup. Ellis is […]

Seth Jones Extends Point Streak With First Goal

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones scored his first goal for the team in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout victory against the Penguins, taking his point streak to five games. Chicago has struggled at the start of the season, but Jones has had a lot of success on the power play and is tied for second place in […]

Erik Cernak Injured Early On Tuesday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak wasn't able to complete Tuesday's matchup against Carolina, leaving after only seven shifts with a hand injury. He was hit by a shot and head coach Jon Cooper has noted that this will be more of a week-to-week thing. Cernak doesn't blow you away with his offensive numbers, but […]

Alex Pietrangelo's Goal And Helper Lift Vegas On Tuesday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo scored a goal and added an assist on Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken. Pietrangelo also had three shots on goal with three blocked shots. He played over 23 minutes and the blue-liner was able to shut down Seattle's top line for most of the night. It has been a […]

Erik Karlsson Comes Off COVID-19 List

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson has cleared COVID-19 protocols and could return to action later this week. Tuesday's matchup against Calgary is the fifth game Karlsson is forced to miss and he won't play against the Jets on Thursday either, but he could be back in the lineup on Saturday against Colorado. The two-time […]

Dougie Hamilton Missing Another Game For New Jersey

New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton indeed was not out for warmups on Tuesday night. He will miss another game while battling a lower-body injury. This opens the door for Colton White to get some more playing time. Hamilton is the Devils leader in almost every offensive defensemen category. He has six points in eight […]

Torey Krug Misses First Game Of The Season

St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug will sit out his first game of the season on Sunday against Anaheim. He was added to the COVID-19 list on Friday alongside fellow defenseman Niko Mikkola. The duo joined backup goalie Ville Husso in the league's protocols. Krug has enjoyed a fine start to the season with eight […]

Kirill Kaprizov Strong In Wild Win

The Minnesota Wild came from behind to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins in the shootout with a final score of 5-4. Kirill Kaprizov scored a goal and added an assist before also finding the back of the net in the shootout. After going scoreless through his first eight games of the season, the Russian winger now […]

Brent Burns Dishes Two Helpers Against New Jersey

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns assisted on both Sharks goals on Saturday night versus New Jersey. The shorthanded Sharks, due to COVID, needed Burns to play a lot and he did (30:29 ATOI). That included 5:26 worth of penalty-kill time and more than two minutes on the man advantage. Burns had seven shots on […]

Adam Fox Held Scoreless In Rangers Loss

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox had a couple of shots on goal Saturday but failed to register a point. He had a few scoring chances in his 24+ minutes of playing time but the finish was just not there. Again, the back-to-back games showed a little fatigue in the game of the Norris Trophy […]

Ryan Graves Awarded With Goal For New Jersey In Win

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves was rewarded with a goal on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks. The top blueliner for New Jersey has been remarkably steady even without Dougie Hamilton. Graves played a team-high 23:53 on the back end of a back-to-back. The defenseman was not credited with a hit or blocked […]

Damon Severson Redeems Himself In Devils Win

New Jersey Devils defenseman Damon Severson scored the shootout clincher in the 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. It was an up and down game for the blueliner as he played almost 23 minutes. He saw 3:47 of power-play time where Severson mounted a couple of scoring chances. The Devils' defenseman […]

Brandon Montour Grabs A Couple Of Power-Play Assists

Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour finished Saturday's 5-2 win over Carolina with a pair of power-play assists. The 27-year-old collected both of his points inside the first 10 minutes of the game. He finished without a single shot on goal but did register a block and a hit with two penalty minutes in 17:49 of […]

Devon Toews Makes Season Debut On Saturday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews will be in the lineup for the first time this season in Saturday's road game against Columbus. The 27-year-old has missed the start of the campaign after having shoulder surgery during the offseason. Toews had a big year in Colorado last season with 31 points, 121 shots, 87 blocks and […]