Dustin Brown Nets Another Goal On Thursday
Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown and his teammates defeated the Arizona Coyotes in a shootout 3-2 on Thursday. Brown tallied his eighth goal of the season, coming in the first period to make it 1-0. He has eight goals and six assists in 15 games played. The Kings are heating up as they are […]
Jonathan Quick Makes Eighth Start Of The Season
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will make his eighth start of the season in Thursday's matchup versus Arizona. The 2012 Conn Smythe Trophy winner enters the contest having just registered his 53rd career shutout in a 4-0 win over Minnesota. It was a much-needed performance by Quick on Tuesday, as he's had a tough […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/18): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
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Jonathan Quick Shuts Out Wild On Tuesday
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick earned his first shutout of the season, blanking the visiting Minnesota Wild 4-0 on Tuesday. The 35-year-old, who has now posted a 3.42 goals-against average and a .887 save percentage through seven starts, turned aside all 28 shots faced in the contest. The two-time Stanley Cup Champion looked as […]
Matt Roy Back In The Lineup
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy will be playing Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild. He hasn't played since January 28th with having an upper-body injury. Roy will be slotted in on the team's third defenseman pairing. With Roy returning, Austin Strand should be out of the lineup. The defenseman has three goals through eight games […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/16): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
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NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/16/21 - Monkey Knife Fight
Tuesday’s National Hockey League schedule has five games and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them. The best game of the night should be in Vegas, where the Golden Knights are hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Two of the Stanley Cup favorites entering the season, the Golden Knights are rolling along with a 10-2-1 […]
Drew Doughty Tallies Three Assists On Thursday
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had three helpers Thursday night, defeating the San Jose Sharks 6-2. All three of Doughty's assists came when Los Angeles had the man advantage. The London, Ontario native now has three goals and eight assists in 13 games played. Per usual, Doughty is averaging the most ice time on […]
Cal Petersen Set For Third Consecutive Start
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen will make his third consecutive start on Thursday against the Sharks. The 26-year-old carries a poor 1-4-1 record for the season and has taken four L's on the bounce, but his save percentage stands strong at .925 and his goals-against average isn't bad either at 2.56. Jonathan Quick, who […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/11/21 - Monkey Knife Fight
There are 10 games on the Thursday night NHL schedule and Monkey Knife Fight is there with contests for all of them, making the games even more exciting. The Battle of Florida goes in Sunrise, where the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Panthers. The surging Chicago Blackhawks host the discipline-conscious Columbus Blue Jackets and the […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (2/11): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
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Dustin Brown Puts Up Three Points In Kings Loss
Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown had a spectacular three-point performance against the Sharks on Tuesday but couldn't save his team from a 4-3 shootout loss. He tallied two goals and one assist, adding four shots, three hits, and one block in 20:12 of ice time. Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings, who […]
Calvin Petersen In Line For Second Consecutive Start
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Calvin Petersen looks set for a second consecutive start on Tuesday against San Jose. The 26-year-old had 29 saves in Sunday's 4-3 loss to Vegas, which dropped his record for the year to 1-4-0. Petersen hasn't seen many wins, but he has produced a solid 2.52 goals-against average and a good […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/9): 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 […]
Martin Frk Makes Season Debut On Friday
Los Angeles Kings winger Martin Frk is set to log his first minutes of the season on Friday against Vegas when he enters the lineup as a third-line right wing. The former Red Wing, who missed the start of the season with a groin problem, will also see minutes on the second power-play unit. Frk […]
Jonathan Quick Likely To Start Against Vegas
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick is the team's likely starter for Friday's battle with the Vegas Golden Knights. He will enter the contest with one regulation defeat this season, having gone 2-1-2 with a 3.54 goals-against average and a .885 save percentage. Vegas is the much stronger team, but Quick has managed a decent […]
Arthur Kaliyev Adds Two Points In NHL Debut
Los Angeles Kings right wing Arthur Kaliyev became the 21st Kings player to score in his NHL debut. He also added an assist in a 3-1 loss to the in-state rival Anaheim Ducks. Kaliyev had three goals and five assists in the IIHF World Junior Championship, helping the United States win gold in January. The […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/2/21 - Monkey Knife Fight
There are eight games on the National Hockey League Schedule Tuesday and Monkey Knife Fight has contests for all of them to add to the fun. Among those nine games are a couple of noteworthy matchups that include both teams entering the game with a winning record. That includes the Colorado Avalanche, missing center Nathan […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings, SuperDraft (2/02): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
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Jonathan Quick Looks To Extend Point Streak
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will start on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild, looking to extend his point streak to five games. The veteran netminder is off to a 2-0-2 start to the season with a 3.15 goals-against average and a .898 save percentage. The Kings have provided him with some really good goal […]
Andreas Athanasiou Added To COVID-19 List
Los Angeles Kings forward Andreas Athanasiou won't play on Thursday against Minnesota after he was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. It's a big blow for the typically low-scoring Kings, as Athanasiou has been one of the most productive players on the team early in the season with three goals and five points in […]
Cal Petersen Shines on Tuesday
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen made 32 saves in a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. The Waterloo, Iowa native earned his first win of the season. Petersen has started three games this season for Los Angeles, posting a 1-2-0 record. On Tuesday, Petersen was brilliant in the third period, having to […]
Anze Kopitar Guides Kings Past Blues
Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar posted a goal and added two assists as his team stormed to a 6-3 victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues on Sunday. In addition to his three points, Kopitar contributed a plus-two rating, three shots and one hit while leading all Kings forwards with 21:27 of ice time […]
Olli Maatta Left Out On Saturday
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Olli Maatta will be a healthy scratch on Saturday against the Blues with Kurtis MacDermid replacing him in the lineup. Maatta logged only 11:04 in Thursday's 4-2 win over Colorado and he has struggled to adapt to his new team. His spot on the top pairing will go to Mikey Anderson, […]
Cal Petersen Gets Second Start Of The Season
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen will likely get the nod for Saturday's game against St. Louis, which will mark his second start of the season. He suffered a 3-2 loss to Colorado in his first start earlier in the week, posting 21 saves. Petersen has done well in his young career so far with […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 1/23/21 - Monkey Knife Fight
There are five games Saturday in the National Hockey League and Monkey Knife Fight has contests to make those games even more exciting. There is one afternoon game, with the Tampa Bay Lightning in Columbus to take on the troubled Blue Jackets. Not only is Columbus 1-2-2 in its first five games but just traded […]
Anze Kopitar Posts Two Points Against Avalanche
Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar had two assists in Thursday's huge win over the Colorado Avalanche. Kopitar's first assist came on the power play as he found defenseman Drew Doughty for the team's first goal. Late in the third period, the Kings captain added another assist on Adrian Kempe's go-ahead goal. Los Angeles went […]
Jonathan Quick Back In Net Versus Avalanche On Thursday
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick is expected to take the crease as his team hosts the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The 35-year-old last started in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday in which he allowed four goals on just 27 shots against. Off to a tough start to the […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 1/21/21 - Monkey Knife Fight
The NHL season rambles on Thursday with six games on the schedule. Monkey Knife Fight is on it, with fun contests to play for every game. There are a couple of games that are the second game of a series. That includes the Montreal Canadiens taking on the Vancouver Canucks for the second straight night […]
Andreas Athanasiou Continues Hot Start
Los Angeles Kings forward Andreas Athanasiou made it three goals in three games in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Colorado, becoming only the third player in franchise history to score in all of his first three regular season games for the team. Bill Lesuk did it first in 1971-72 and some guy named Wayne Gretzky managed […]