Tanner Pearson Out On Sunday

Montreal Canadiens left wing Tanner Pearson (upper body) won't play Sunday versus Nashville. He suffered an upper-body injury early into Saturday's clash with the Sabres and has to sit out his first game of the year. Pearson has contributed four goals and four assists in 27 appearances during his debut campaign in Montreal. He's mostly […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for December 9, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We’ve been blessed by the NHL with a great 9-game slate tonight. There are so many teams in great spots, but so few of them are cost-prohibitive. That’s a recipe for evenly spread out ownership, where analysis of the slate will win […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (12/9/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for December 7, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. After a reasonable slate of only eight games on Tuesday, we are back to a monster 13-game slate tonight. This is a weird slate with no games popping on the Heat Map in the late window, and lots of third and fourth […]

NHL Waiver Wire Adds: 12/04 to 12/10

Welcome, RotoBallers! My name is Sean Goodwin, also known as "Goody". In this article, I will suggest some potential waiver wire adds that will help your fantasy hockey team win your matchup this week. If you were able to grab any of the players from last week's article, you did well. I will give you […]

Alex Newhook Ruled Out For 10-12 Weeks

Montreal Canadiens center Alex Newhook has been ruled out for 10-12 weeks with a high ankle sprain. He was injured in Thursday's game versus Florida and will start a lengthy absence on Saturday as the Canadiens host Detroit. Newhook has been playing a big role for the team lately, as Montreal has lost several other […]

Sam Montembeault Signs Three-Year Extension With Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens have signed goaltender Sam Montembeault to a three-year extension worth $9.45 million ($3.15 million AAV). The 27-year-old has had a couple of solid seasons for the Habs and is having the best season of his career this year, posting a 5-3-1 record with a .910 SV%, 2.73 GAA, and 2.2 GSAA. The […]

Mike Matheson Posts Two Assists In Wednesday's Win

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mike Matheson bagged two assists in Wednesday's 4-2 win over Columbus. The Canadiens fell behind twice, but Matheson's good eye for a pass helped the team grab the victory. Both of his helpers came inside the final few minutes of the contest. Matheson soaks in massive minutes on the Canadiens blue line […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (11/30/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

Cayden Primeau Penciled In For Fourth Start

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau will make his fourth start of the season on Friday against San Jose. The 24-year-old has gone 1-2-0 through his first few outings in 2023-24, posting a 3.98 goals-against average with a .885 save percentage. Primeau got hammered by the Golden Knights a week ago in his last start when […]

Jordan Harris Ruled Out Indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jordan Harris will be on the shelf indefinitely with a lower-body injury. The 23-year-old returned from a two-game absence at the weekend but suffered a new injury blow, and it's going to be a while until he's ready to play again. Harris has notched three points in 16 games this season, adding […]

Rafael Harvey-Pinard Out For 6-8 Weeks

Montreal Canadiens left wing Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body) has been ruled out for 6-8 weeks. The 24-year-old has already missed five of the past eight games, and we won't see him until January. It's a fresh blow for Harvey-Pinard during a disappointing season, as he's been far from his last year's form and hasn't even […]

Cayden Primeau To Start Thursday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau is the starting goaltender for Thursday's home contest versus the defending champion Vegas Golden Knights. The 24-year-old has appeared in two games for the Habs this season, earning a 29-save win over the Detroit Red Wings his last time out. It's been tough sledding for the youngster in his brief […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for November 16, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. At first look, tonight would appear to be a typical slate, but the data shows that it could end up being a funky night. Many of the stacks that look best are second and third lines on their teams, meaning that we […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (11/14/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for November 14, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. We have been rolling here at RotoBaller the last few weeks now that we have data, and the NHL has gifted us with the beauty of a nine-game slate tonight. No Edmonton, no Toronto, no Rangers, and no Colorado means that the […]

NHL Waiver Wire Adds: 11/13 to 11/19

Welcome, RotoBallers! My name is Sean Goodwin, also known as "Goody". In this article, I will suggest some potential waiver wire adds that will help your fantasy hockey team win your matchup this week. If you were able to grab any of the players from last week's article, you did well. I will give you […]

Jordan Harris A Game-Time Call On Sunday

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jordan Harris (upper body) is a game-time call for Sunday's game against Vancouver. The 23-year-old exited Saturday's contest against Boston early due to an upper-body injury and could miss his first game of the season. Harris sits fourth on the team with 22 blocks but has done very little offensively, with only […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for November 11th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard.  As the NHL season rolls on, we are going to be privy to more and more data. That data is going to help us unlock matchups that we want to target. Over the last week or so we’ve seen that data start […]

Cole Caufield Nets Seventh Career Overtime Winner Thursday

Montreal Canadiens forward Cole Caufield scored his seventh career overtime winner on Thursday as the Habs took down the Red Wings by a 3-2 score. The young sniper beat Red Wings netminder James Reimer on a wrist shot on the blocker side 4:16 into the extra frame. It was a power-play marker, Caufield's second such […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (11/9/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for November 9th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. There are 11 games on tonight’s slate, but you can’t make any decisions until you know what you want to do with the Edmonton Oilers' top two lines. They are the most public of teams and they have the best possible matchup […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for November 7th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The first Tuesday of the month is a great one for DFS Hockey players as it’s the night that both DraftKings and FanDuel have their biggest tournaments of the month. This is a great slate for that as there aren’t any teams […]

DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Hockey Picks (11/7/23): Today's Top NHL DFS Lineups

Welcome, RotoBallers! If you do not know me, my name is Brandon and I write both The First-Serve and The Kick-Off for tennis and soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out, make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL season, which means it's time to sharpen our skills and partake […]

NHL Waiver Wire Adds: Week of 11/06 to 11/12

Welcome, RotoBallers! My name is Sean Goodwin, also known as "Goody". In this article, I will suggest some potential waiver wire adds that will help your fantasy hockey team win your matchup this week. If you were able to grab any of the players from last week's article, you did well. I will give you […]

Rafael Harvey-Pinard Out On Saturday

Montreal Canadiens winger Rafael Harvey-Pinard (lower body) won't feature against the Blues on Saturday. He suffered a lower-body injury last time out against the Coyotes and will be sidelined for the first time this season. The 24-year-old has gone goalless with four assists in 10 appearances. Juraj Slafkovsky is getting a look on the first […]

Christian Dvorak Makes Season Debut Saturday

Montreal Canadiens center Christian Dvorak (knee) will be in the lineup for the first time this season when the team faces St. Louis on Saturday night. He's been recovering from knee surgery and is finally good to go. Dvorak's last NHL appearance came on March 7. The 27-year-old finished last term with 10 goals and […]

NHL DFS Picks and Analysis for November 4th, 2023 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Only two games are played outside of the main slate tonight, meaning the NHL has gifted us with a 13-game Saturday night bonanza. The season is now far enough along that to-date stats start to hold some meaning and we are going […]

Rafael Harvey-Pinard Sustains A Lower-Body Injury

Montreal Canadiens winger Rafael Harvey-Pinard had to leave Thursday's clash with the Coyotes early due to a lower-body injury. He took just six shifts and logged 5:06 of ice time in total. The injury blow came at a bad time for Harvey-Pinard, as he had just gained a bit of momentum with assists in back-to-back […]

Cayden Primeau Dressing As Habs' Backup Thursday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau will dress as the backup to starter Jake Allen for Thursday night's contest in Arizona against the Coyotes. There is no word on whether there is an injury to Samuel Montembault or whether the club simply plans to give the netminder the full night off. Although just 24 years of […]