Alec Martinez Misses Friday's Action

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Friday's home game against Edmonton. The two-time Stanley Cup champion got hurt in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to St. Louis and is considered day-to-day. Martinez has made a strong start to the season with two points, four shots, six hits and five blocks […]

Nick Foligno, Connor Clifton Come Out Of The Lineup

Boston Bruins winger Nick Foligno (upper body) and defenseman Connor Clifton won't play on Friday against the Sabres. Foligno got injured in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Philadelphia and is day-to-day, while it looks like Clifton will simply be scratched for the game. At least there aren't any injury reports regarding the 26-year-old blueliner, who's gone […]

OwnersBox Week 3 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season continues in Week 3 and we have a wonderful salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And the big one that […]

Quinn Hughes Returns To Lineup With 100th Career Point

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes was back from a lower-body injury on Thursday, logging 22:06 and picking up an assist in a 4-1 win over Chicago. Hughes collected the helper in the middle of the second frame when Tanner Pearson deflected in one of the four shots he had in the game. The assist marks […]

Kevin Shattenkirk Continues Point Streak With An Assist

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk stretched his point streak to five games in Thursday's 5-1 loss to Winnipeg, recording a power-play assist on a Troy Terry marker. Cam Fowler also picked up a helper on the goal. Shattenkirk, who has started his second season in Anaheim, had knee surgery in the summer and the surgeon […]

Quinn Hughes Could Return On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes (lower body) is in contention to return to the lineup on Thursday against Chicago. The talent blueliner sat out Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Buffalo. Hughes averaged 27:39 a night on the ice in the first three games of the season, so his absence had left a huge gap to fill […]

Charlie McAvoy Delivers Two Assists Wednesday Night

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy recorded two assists in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Philadelphia, reaching 100 helpers for his career. He helped Taylor Hall to get his first goal of the season in the second frame and also picked up an assist on Brad Marchand's third goal of the season before the period was done. […]

Keith Yandle Stays Hot With Two Points

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle continued his hot start to the season on Wednesday, dishing out two assists in a 6-3 win over the Bruins. The veteran blueliner became just the third Flyers defenseman to notch five points in the first three games of a season. He's picked up all his points via assists, with […]

Rasmus Ristolainen Makes Flyers Debut On Wednesday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen will make his team debut on Wednesday against Boston. The 26-year-old rearguard, who was acquired from Buffalo in the summer, missed the team's first two games of the season with an upper-body injury. He will join Travis Sanheim on the second defensive pairing. Ristolainen has been a highly-rated blueliner throughout […]

Erik Karlsson Collects Three Points In Big Road Win

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson scored his first goal of the season and registered two power-play assists as Bob Boughner's men beat Montreal 5-0 on the road Tuesday night. The former Norris Trophy winner completed his work with two shots, two blocks and two penalty minutes, registering a plus-one rating in 18:58 of action. […]

Damon Severson Shines In Return From Injury Tuesday

New Jersey Devils defenseman Damon Severson made his season debut after recovering from a preseason injury on Tuesday. He made quite the impact as the defenseman scored a goal with two shots on goal in 17:05 of ice time. His presence on the ice was calming, as Severson was able to make several offensive plays […]

Mike Matheson Makes Season Debut On Tuesday

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson (lower body) is in the lineup for the first time this season for the Stars' visit on Tuesday. The 27-year-old takes up a spot on the third defensive pairing alongside Chris Ruhwedel and will also skate on the second power-play unit. The Penguins still remain without Sidney Crosby (wrist), Evgeni […]

Quinn Hughes Listed As Questionable For Tuesday

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes (undisclosed) is considered questionable to play as his team takes on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. The Canucks have not released any details in regards to the injury or when it might have occurred but the 22-year-old skated 29:09 in his team's last game versus the Red Wings on […]

Shayne Gostisbehere Has Hat Trick Of Assists

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere enjoyed a three-point outing on Monday, recording a hat trick of assists in a 7-4 loss to St. Louis. He started things off with a power-play helper and added two assists from even-strength situations. The former Flyer had one shot himself and blocked two efforts from the opposition in 21:43 […]

Justin Holl Rejoins Lineup On Monday

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Justin Holl (illness) will return to the lineup for Monday's meeting with the Rangers, replacing Timothy Liljegren. Holl missed Saturday's 3-1 win over Ottawa with cold symptoms but feels much better now it appears. The 29-year-old hasn't done too well this season, registering a plus-minus rating in two outings with no […]

Nikolai Knyzhov Out For Two Months

San Jose Sharks defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov (lower body) is set to undergo surgery next week and is expected to miss two months of action. He will officially be out for eight to ten weeks. The 23-year-old undrafted Russian posted 10 points in 56 appearances during his rookie campaign in 2020-21. Jacob Middleton has started the […]

Michael Del Zotto Replaces Victor Mete On Sunday

Ottawa Senators defenseman Michael Del Zotto will make his season debut on Sunday against Dallas, replacing Victor Mete in the lineup. The 23-year-old had a pretty poor night on Saturday against Toronto, as he finished minus-three in the contest and will now get a chance to reset. Del Zotto joined the Senators in the summer […]

Thomas Chabot Plays a Ton in Ottawa Loss Saturday

Thomas Chabot is normally utilized a lot by Ottawa Senators' coach D.J. Smith. On Saturday night, the defenseman played over 28 minutes (28:13) in the 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. That included 92 seconds on the power play. The only good news is that Chabot was spared from playing on the penalty kill. […]

John Klingberg Misses Out On Saturday

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg (lower body) is unavailable for Saturday's visit to Boston. The 29-year-old rearguard hurt his left leg early in the team's season opener on Thursday against the Rangers and ended up exiting the game after trying to battle through the injury. Klingberg is listed day-to-day and the Stars are hopeful that […]

Jack Johnson Joins Nathan MacKinnon On COVID-19 List

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jack Johnson was added to the COVID-19 protocols list and won't play on Saturday against St. Louis. He's the second Colorado player on the list after Nathan MacKinnon tested positive for the virus earlier in the week. The team hoped to get their star centerman back for Saturday's clash but he remains […]

Vince Dunn Unavailable For Seattle On Saturday

Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn will miss Saturday's clash with Columbus with an undisclosed injury and is considered day-to-day. Haydn Fleury is set to re-enter the lineup in his place. The 25-year-old logged 20 minutes and had one shot, one block and five hits in his only previous appearance this season. Dunn's absence will open […]

Ryan Ellis In, Rasmus Ristolainen Out On Friday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) won't be on the ice in Friday's season opener against Vancouver. He and Ryan Ellis (undisclosed) have both struggled to get ready for the first game of the season and it just comes a little bit too soon for the former Sabre, while Ellis is ready to go. […]

Erik Gustafsson Makes Second Blackhawks Debut On Friday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Erik Gustafsson will replace Ian Mitchell in the lineup on Friday against New Jersey. The 29-year-old officially rejoined the club on a one-year deal at the start of the week and he'll look to replicate some of his old form. Gustafsson had a wonderful 60-point campaign for Chicago in 2018-19. It's unlikely […]

Tony DeAngelo Starts Life In Carolina With Two Assists

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo collected two power-play assists in his team debut on Thursday against the Islanders. The controversial blueliner helped Carolina to secure a 6-3 victory in the third period. He was plus-one for the game and recorded five shots. It's a great step for the 25-year-old to start rebuilding his reputation. He's […]

John Klingberg Suffers Leg Injury In Season Opener

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg injured his left leg just minutes into the team's season opener against the Rangers on Thursday. He got sandwiched between two Rangers players and had to be helped off the ice. The Swedish blue-liner tried to battle through the injury and came back to log 10:21 of ice time, but […]

Miro Heiskanen Delivers Victory In Big Apple

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen provided the game-winning goal and had an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime victory against the Rangers. He picked up a power-play assist on a Radek Faksa and notched a decisive goal 1:38 into the extra frame. Heiskanen registered three shots, three blocks and two hits while leading all skaters in […]

Aaron Ekblad Notches Two Goals In Season Opener

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad came up with two big goals in Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Penguins, taking the game into the extra frame with third-period markers. The Panthers blew a 2-0 lead and found themselves trailing 4-2 before their captain struck twice inside 1:38 in the latter half of the period. Ekblad, […]

Zach Bogosian Could Miss Up To Six Weeks

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Zach Bogosian (lower body) is set to miss four to six weeks with a lower-body injury suffered in the team's opening-night defeat to Pittsburgh. He logged 14:14 of ice time in the game with a minus-two rating and didn't make it to Wednesday's practice. Tampa has called up Andrej Sustr from […]

Kris Letang Hands Out Two Assists

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang had a productive season debut on Tuesday, finishing a nice 6-2 road win over the Lightning with two assists. He picked up the helpers on goals by Dominik Simon and Teddy Blueger. His stat line also included one shot, one block and one hit in 25:16 of ice time. The […]

Seattle Gets Three More Players Back From COVID-19 List

The Seattle Kraken have received further good news ahead of their season opener on Tuesday, with Joonas Donskoi, Jared McCann and Jamie Oleksiak all expected to play. The trio was on the COVID-19 protocol list, but it looks like they have now received the all-clear to feature against Vegas. Marcus Johansson was first off the […]