NHL DFS Prop Picks for 4/03/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

Saturday brings a busy schedule of NHL action with 11 games throughout the day, starting early in the afternoon and running through the night. There are many contests to make the games even more fun on Monkey Knife Fight. In the afternoon action, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins meet, a pair of teams in […]

Dustin Tokarski In Sabres Goal On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dustin Tokarski will make his fourth appearance of the season in Thursday's home outing against the Rangers. The 31-year-old is winless so far with a 4.11 goals-against average and a .890 save percentage. The Sabres finally won a game on Wednesday to stop an 18-game skid, which should give them some confidence, […]

Linus Ullmark Ends Sabres Winless Skin On Wednesday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender won his first start in over a month as his team rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. The 27-year-old, who actually missed over a month due to injury during the Sabres 18-game losing streak, stopped 31 of 32 shots against in the critical contest. Despite a limited […]

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 […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (3/31): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is rolling along and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. If you […]

Linus Ullmark Likely Sabres Starter On Monday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark is likely to earn a 14th start of the season in Monday's matchup against Philadelphia. It will be his second outing since returning from a month-long absence due to injury. Ullmark has been pretty solid this season with a 5-5-2 record, but the team is having a horrible time with […]

Sam Reinhart Ends Goal Drought With Power-Play Marker

Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart ended an eight-game goal drought on Saturday, opening the scoring on a power play in a 3-2 loss to Boston. Kyle Okposo, who returned from an upper-body injury, also scored for the Sabres, whose losing streak hit 17 games. The team has now scored 20 of its 66 goals this […]

Eric Staal Traded To Montreal On Friday

The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Eric Staal from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for third- and fifth-round draft picks in the 2021 NHL draft on Friday. The 36-year-old, who was traded from Minnesota to Buffalo over the offseason, has struggled with the Sabres this year, posting just 10 points (three goals, seven assists), a minus-20 […]

Dustin Tokarski Goes Again For Buffalo On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dustin Tokarski remains in the crease as the team finishes off a back-to-back set against Pittsburgh on Thursday. He had a busy night with 37 saves in Wednesday's 5-2 loss against the Penguins. The Sabres hoped to get Linus Ullmark (lower body) ready for Thursday's action, but he remains out, so Tokarski […]

Linus Ullmark Expected To Start On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark is expected to make his return to full health and start versus the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. The Swedish netminder has been sidelined for the past month with an upper-body injury. Ullmark's expected return comes at a good time for a Sabres team that has been deeply mired in huge […]

Dustin Tokarski Starts For Sabres On Wednesday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dustin Tokarski will make his first start since the 2015-2016 campaign as his team faces off against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old was thrust into his first NHL action of the season in relief of injured netminder Carter Hutton on Monday - an appearance in which he allowed four […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (3/24): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is rolling along and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings and FanDuel. If you […]

Carter Hutton Picks Up Early Injury Monday Night

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton lasted only 2:53 in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers, exiting with a lower-body injury. Dustin Tokarski came in and made 33 saves in his first NHL game since 2016. Sabres coach Don Granato said that Hutton has traveled with the team to Pittsburgh, so he might have escaped a […]

Kyle Okposo Missing For Buffalo On Monday

Buffalo Sabres right wing Kyle Okposo (undisclosed) will miss Monday's contest against the Rangers. Rasmus Asplund will take over his spot in the lineup. Okposo had just picked up some form by scoring his first goal of the season and registering points in back-to-back games. He's on five points for the year in 24 outings. […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (3/16): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (3/15): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (3/14): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

Carter Hutton Between The Pipes For Saturday's Action

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton will make his ninth start of the season on Saturday against Pittsburgh. The veteran netminder had a solid start to the season, but he owns a poor 1-7-1 record with a 3.40 goals-against average and a .883 save percentage. The Sabres have dropped nine in a row and are in […]

Jack Eichel Out For Foreseeable Future

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (upper body) will be out for the foreseeable future, according to head coach Ralph Krueger. Eichel has missed two games and he was labeled day-to-day at first, but it looks like he is dealing with a more serious problem. Some reports are saying that he has a neck injury and […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (3/13): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (3/11): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome, RotoBallers. Hockey season is back and I am thrilled to be covering this sport over at RotoBaller! As always, I will do my best to give you the stats and info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on DraftKings, FanDuel, and SuperDraft. If you […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/11/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

There are 10 NHL games on the ice Thursday night and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them to add to the excitement. As has become standard in this unusual NHL season, there are some glaring mismatches between divisional opponents as part of the mix but there are also some competitive matchups on […]

Taylor Hall Records Two Assists Tuesday Night

Buffalo Sabres left wing Taylor Hall produced his fourth multi-point outing of the year on Tuesday, finishing a 5-4 shootout loss to Philadelphia with two assists. He bagged the helpers on a couple of Sam Reinhart goals. Hall had four shots himself but went goalless once again. The 2018 MVP has managed only two goals […]

Jonas Johansson Makes Fourth Start Of The Year

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Jonas Johansson will record his fourth start of the season in Tuesday's clash with Philadelphia. The Swedish netminder is winless so far with a 3.93 goals-against average and a .893 save percentage. He's managed only one win in eight career starts, so the former third-round pick has had very little joy in […]

Jack Eichel Misses Tuesday's Action With Injury

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel will miss Tuesday's clash with the Flyers due to an upper-body injury. Head coach Ralph Krueger hasn't confirmed the seriousness of the injury, so we'll have to wait and see how much time the Sabres captain will miss. Eichel has been far from his best this season, but he had […]

Jeff Skinner Finally Gets First Goal Of The Season

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner finally opened his goals account for the season in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders, producing the team's first goal of the game. Colin Miller joined him on the scoresheet. Skinner had a wonderful debut year in Buffalo during the 2018-19 season with 40 goals, but he went through […]

Jack Eichel Hands Out 15th Assist Of The Season

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel recorded his 15th assist of the season in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Islanders, adding three shots and one hit. He combined with Brandon Montour to set up Jacob Bryson for his first career goal. Sam Reinhart finished the scoring for the Sabres, who took their sixth consecutive loss. Times […]

NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/2/21 - Monkey Knife Fight

Tuesday brings an eight-game NHL schedule and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for each and every one of them. The theme of the night might as well be desperation as there are not real premier matchups. The Philadelphia Flyers are in Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins and, normally, that would be a spotlight game […]

Sabres Set For Tough Week Despite Jack Eichel's Return

The Buffalo Sabres got Jack Eichel (lower body) back for Sunday's clash with the Flyers, but the team's rocky road is set to continue during next week's four-game slate. The Sabres return to the ice on Tuesday against the New York Rangers and will then have three straight games against the New York Islanders. The […]

Jack Eichel Back In For Sabres On Sunday

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel was on the ice for warm-up ahead of his team's clash with the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday afternoon. Eichel, who missed the past two games due to a lower-body injury, will take the ice looking to get back on track after a bumpy start to the campaign. The 24-year-old has […]