John Klingberg Stretches Point Streak To Six Games

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg took his point streak to six games in Saturday's 3-2 road win at Carolina by collecting a power-play assist on a Jamie Benn goal. It was a busy night for the Swede, who had three shots, two blocks and two hits in the game in 22:01 of ice time. Klingberg […]

Matt Roy Gets Added To COVID-19 List

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy will miss Saturday's meeting with the Sharks after he was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list. The 25-year-old will miss his sixth game of the year. Roy has scored his first two goals of the campaign in recent games, and he has nine points for the season in […]

John Carlson Reaches 10 Goals For Season

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson scored his 10th goal of the year in Friday's 2-1 overtime victory against New Jersey. He bagged Washington's opener and Dmitry Orlov finished off the game 4:39 into the extra frame. Carlson has now scored at least 10 times in four straight seasons. He has 32 points this term in […]

Mike Reilly Continues Good Run With An Assist

Ottawa Senators defenseman Mike Reilly tallied an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Montreal, reaching 15 points for the year. Most of them (8) have come since the start of last month, so the 27-year-old is quietly having a good offensive spurt. He has notched all of his points via assists and combined with Josh […]

Ryan McDonagh Has Chance To Return On Thursday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh (lower body) came through Wednesday's practice and seems ready to return to action in Thursday's clash with Columbus. The veteran blueliner, who has 10 points for the season, has missed four games. He seems to have been a huge miss, with the Bolts heading into Thursday's encounter on a […]

Brandon Montour Leads Sabres To Victory On Wednesday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Brandon Montour posted a pair of shorthanded goals to help end his team's 18-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. The 26-year-old recorded his second multi-point effort of the campaign and also finished the night with a plus-one rating, four shots and one block in […]

Shea Theodore Continues Hot Stretch With Multi-Point Effort

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore posted a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to Los Angeles. He completed the scoring and notched an assist on William Karlsson's ninth marker of the year. The talented rearguard has now posted 15 points in his past 12 games, upping his overall points tally to 28. […]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson Stays In Good Form With Power-Play Goal

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson produced a power-play goal in Wednesday's huge 9-3 loss to Colorado, ending March by averaging a point per game in his last six outings. Conor Garland also scored and Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist in his season debut. Ekman-Larsson battled an injury early in the campaign, so […]

Alex Pietrangelo Looks Ready To Return

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (upper body) looks ready to return to the lineup on Wednesday versus Los Angeles. He was removed from Long-Term Injured Reserve and joined Brayden McNabb on the second defensive pairing at the morning skate. The 30-year-old was also rolling with the second power-play unit. Pietrangelo, who hasn't played since […]

Canucks-Flames Matchup Postponed On Wednesday

Wednesday's matchup between the Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames has been postponed. Whilst the full details haven't been confirmed yet, this is another game affected by COVID-19. Canucks forward Adam Gaudette tested positive for the virus and was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list on Tuesday. The Canucks were supposed to start a […]

Shayne Gostisbehere In Press Box On Wednesday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will be a healthy scratch as his team faces off against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. The 27-year-old, who was placed on waivers just yesterday by the Flyers, has been assigned to the taxi squad. Gostisbehere has somewhat fallen out of favor with his club after struggling to produce […]

Filip Hronek Continues Quietly Productive Season

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek recorded a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Panthers, extending his point streak to three games. He and Dylan Larkin set up Filip Zadina for his fourth goal of the season. Hronek has really kicked into gear this month and is now averaging a career-high 0.57 points […]

Victor Hedman Registers 10 Shots In Losing Effort

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman was responsible for 10 of the team's 38 shots in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Columbus. However, he went pointless and finished with a team-worst minus-two rating. Mathieu Joseph scored the team's only goal. Hedman had an injury scare in the second period and exited the game, but returned to […]

Aaron Ekblad Out For Season After Surgery

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad will miss his first game of the season on Tuesday against Detroit, and he won't feature again during the regular season after undergoing surgery for a fractured left leg. The 24-year-old blueliner left Sunday's 4-1 win over Dallas on a stretcher and went under the knife on Monday. Ekblad finishes […]

Brandon Carlo Returns From Injury On Tuesday

Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo will make his long awaited return to his team's lineup prior to a matchup with the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. The 24-year-old has been sidelined with an upper-body injury since March 5th. Carlo should immediately jump back into the Bruins' top-four defensemen group and help stabilize a team […]

Erik Karlsson Compiles Two Goals For San Jose On Monday

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson tallied two goals on Monday as his team beat Minnesota 4-3 in a shootout. Karlsson has had a lackluster type of season with just four goals and nine helpers in 30 contests. The Swedish native does have an impressive amount of shots on goal as a defenseman with 60. […]

Ivan Provorov Sinks Sabres In Overtime On Monday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov recorded a goal and added an assist as his team handed the Buffalo Sabres its 18th consecutive loss in overtime on Monday night. The 24-year-old picked up an assist on a late game-tying goal (1:29 left) and then provided the dagger on a nice finish just 42 seconds in the […]

Cale Makar Bags Hat Trick Of Assists

Colorado Avalanche's defenseman Cale Makar assisted on three goals in Monday's 5-2 win over Anaheim, becoming the fastest blueliner in NHL history to register five regular-season games with three-plus assists. He needed 79 games to do it. Makar has been very productive throughout the season, going pointless in back-to-back outings just once and averaging exactly […]

Jamie Drysdale Returns To Lineup On Monday

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale will make a return to his team's lineup versus the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. The 18-year-old was knocked out of Friday's win versus St. Louis with an upper-body injury and missed Sunday's game due to the issue. Drysdale, considered one of the top prospects in the game right now, has […]

Pekka Rinne Wins Third Straight Game On Sunday

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne picked up his third consecutive victory on Sunday, leading his team to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. The 38-year-old, filling in for netminder Juuse Saros who was scratched late due to injury, turned aside 27 of 29 shots in the contest. Despite taking a […]

Aaron Ekblad Leaves Game On Stretcher

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad had his night cut short by an apparent left leg injury in Sunday's 4-1 win over Dallas. He got tangled up with Esa Lindell in the middle of the second frame and landed awkwardly. Ekblad had to be stretchered off and sadly it looked like a season-ending injury. The 24-year-old […]

St. Louis Blues Head Into Two-Game Week

The St. Louis Blues will be the only team in the NHL with a two-game slate for next week and they won't see any game action before Friday, which is awful news for fantasy managers who have rostered Blues players. The light schedule makes the team's bottom-tier players expendable and fantasy managers should closely look around […]

Cale Makar Lights The Lamp on Thursday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar led his team to victory on Thursday, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights by a score 5-1. He lit the lamp once and added an assist. Since returning from injury, Makar has tallied two goals and three helpers. The young defenseman plays a massive role for Colorado, playing on the team's […]

Ty Smith Continues Solid Rookie Campaign With 16th Assist

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ty Smith posted his 16th assist of the season in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Washington, reaching 18 points for his rookie campaign. He helped Jesper Bratt to extend his point streak to six games with a power-play goal. Smith has been hot himself as well lately, averaging a point per game […]

Adam Fox Matches Franchise Record With Five Assists

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox matched a franchise record with five assists in Thursday's 8-3 win over Philadelphia. He became only the second Rangers blueliner to do it, joining Brian Leetch. Fox is up to 26 points for the season with 16 of them coming in March. He's having a huge month, and the […]

Charlie McAvoy Has Two Assists As Bruins Return To Action

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy posted two assists in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders as the B's returned from a COVID-19 break. They jumped to a 2-0 lead but couldn't hang on in the end. McAvoy had both of his helpers in the opening period. He put a stop to a seven-game point […]

Mathew Dumba To Return On Thursday Versus Blues

Minnesota Wild defenseman Mathew Dumba is expected to rejoin his team's lineup ahead of a clash with the St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Dumba (46% owned in Yahoo! leagues) had missed the Wild's previous three games due to a lower-body injury suffered in a loss versus the Avalanche last Thursday. The 26-year-old has posted 11 […]

Erik Cernak Listed As Game-Time Decision Versus Stars

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak will be a game-time decision ahead of his team's matchup with the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. The 23-year-old is currently dealing with an undisclosed injury after blocking a shot in his team's victory over Dallas on Tuesday. Cernak (22% owned in Yahoo! leagues) has been a valuable depth […]

Matt Dumba Returns On Thursday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba (lower body) will return to the lineup for Thursday's clash with St. Louis. The 26-year-old blueliner missed three games after getting hurt in last Thursday's 5-1 loss to Colorado. Dumba has posted 11 points, 59 shots, 41 hits and 35 blocks with a plus-seven rating in 26 games this season. […]

Jared Spurgeon Nets Two Goals In Wild Win

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon had a two-goal performance in Wednesday's 3-2 victory over Anaheim. Nico Sturm notched the eventual game-winner for Minnesota. Spurgeon entered the contest with just one goal for the season and his shooting percentage was at a laughable 1.9 percent, so he had fully earned some puck luck. His first marker […]