Noah Dobson A Game-Time Call On Monday

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson (lower body) is considered a game-time call for Monday's clash with Philadelphia. He has missed four games with a lower-body injury, but the All-Star break has given Dobson some good recovery time and it appears likely that he will make his return on Monday. Dobson is expected to join […]

Sebastian Aho Enjoying Career-Best Goal Streak

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho headed into the All-Star break sitting on a career-best six-game goal streak. He started the streak with his sixth career hat trick on Jan. 21 against the Islanders and Aho has lit the lamp nine times in total during the run. His streak is also currently the longest active goal […]

Sebastian Aho Extends Goal Streak With Game-Winner

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho scored in a fifth consecutive game on Tuesday versus L.A., making it 5-4 on the power play in overtime to finish off the contest. He is now one of only three players with at least three five-game goal streaks with the team. Aho missed multiple weeks in December with a […]

Islanders Acquire Bo Horvat

The New York Islanders have acquired center Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for forwards Anthony Beauvillier and Aatu Raty, and a conditional first-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. Horvat was expected to be traded ahead of the deadline as he is in the final season of a six-year deal, and the […]

Ilya Sorokin Gets Islanders Back To Winning Ways

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin produced a game-winning performance with a 23-save shutout in Friday's 2-0 victory over Detroit. He picked up his fourth shutout of the season as the team ended a six-game skid. The Islanders have had an awful time in January, but you wouldn't say so based on Sorokin's numbers, as […]

Noah Dobson Out Through The All-Star Break

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson (lower body) will miss at least two more games, with the team having ruled him out until the All-Star break. He will be absent for a third consecutive game Friday versus Detroit. Dobson has been a slight disappointment this season, but he has still gotten into double figures in […]

Anders Lee Scores Two Goals Against Toronto

New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee gave his squad the lead twice in Monday's matchup against Toronto, but the team was still unable to end a losing cycle, suffering a fifth consecutive defeat with a 6-2 scoreline. Lee ended a six-game goal drought in the final seconds of the first period and then grabbed […]

Kyle Palmieri Available Again Monday

New York Islanders right wing Kyle Palmieri (upper body) has been activated from Injured Reserve ahead of Monday's contest against the Maple Leafs. He's on track to play for the first time since Dec. 16. 2022-23 has been a tough one for the former 30-goal scorer, as Palmieri has recorded only six goals and three […]

Adam Pelech Ready To Return

New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech (head) has been activated from Injured Reserve and appears set to return to the lineup Monday against Toronto. He's been unavailable since early December when Pelech suffered a head injury in practice. Pelech is returning at a good time because Noah Dobson (undisclosed) might be unavailable Monday. Offensively, Pelech […]

Noah Dobson A Game-Time Call Monday

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson (undisclosed) is a game-time decision for Monday's contest against Toronto. He suffered an unspecified injury in the last game and is in danger of missing his first game of the season. Dobson is in the midst of a good all-around season, boasting 10 goals and 27 points in 48 […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/23/23): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Good morning, RotoBallers! We have a light Monday with only four games on the slate. Several matchups will be intriguing to follow throughout the night. I will try to navigate you through this light Monday schedule and help you find some goalscorers for those DFS lineups. As we get later in the season, every game […]

Sebastian Aho Notches Sixth Career Hat Trick

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho recorded his sixth career hat trick in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Islanders. With the score tied at 2-2, Aho took over the game, scoring a natural hat trick. He completed the job 22 seconds from the end with an empty-net goal. The Finnish star has now scored 17 times […]

Ilya Sorokin Expected To Start Thursday

New York Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin will likely be between the pipes Thursday against the Sabres. It is the second half of a back-to-back for the Islanders, who lost 4-1 to the Bruins on Wednesday. Sorokin was last seen between the pipes on Jan. 16, resulting in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals. […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/14/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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 MLB skills and […]

Mathew Barzal Dealing With A Lower-Body Injury

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal was a late scratch Friday against Calgary due to a lower-body injury. Head coach Lane Lambert said after the game that Barzal is dealing with a "tweak". The injury doesn't sound serious and the team is considering Barzal day-to-day. New York's star man was forced to exit the lineup […]

Mathew Barzal Remains Hot Against Vancouver

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal scored in a fourth consecutive game and handed out two assists as the team dominated against the Canucks on Tuesday with a 6-2 victory. Barzal ended up logging the game-winning goal and one of his helpers came with the man advantage. The talented playmaker has always enjoyed facing his […]

Kyle Palmieri Set To Miss Another Game

New York Islanders right wing Kyle Palmieri is expected to miss a seventh consecutive game on Sunday versus Seattle. He was able to get some practice time in on Saturday, but only after the main session was finished and Palmieri will need to get some full practices under his belt before he is ready to […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/29/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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 MLB skills and […]

Oliver Wahlstrom Gets Injured On His First Shift

New York Islanders right wing Oliver Wahlstrom had a very unfortunate outing against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, exiting the game after getting hurt on his first shift. He logged just 0:24 of ice time and was injured by a hit from Pittsburgh's Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The team didn't have immediate updates on Wahlstrom and his status for […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/27/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

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 MLB skills and […]

Sebastian Aho On Track To Return Friday

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (lower body) appears on track to return to the lineup Friday versus the Flyers. He has sat out seven games with a lower-body injury, but a return on Friday is likely, with him being regarded as a game-time decision. Losing a player of Aho's caliber would be a bad blow […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/23/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Holidays, RotoBallers! Christmas is around the corner. Today is Friday, December 23rd, and we have a busy NHL slate with nine games to be played. This holiday season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL DFS for both DraftKings and FanDuel. Due to weather, Tampa Bay […]

Casey Cizikas Gets Injured Versus The Rangers

New York Islanders center Casey Cizikas had to leave Thursday's battle with the Rangers early due to an undisclosed injury. He was hurt in the second period and finished with only 7:31 of ice time. Cizikas had one hit in the limited action. With the Islanders already back in action Friday versus Florida, Cizikas might […]

Semyon Varlamov Unable To Play Monday

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov (lower body) will miss Monday's matchup against Colorado and the team considers him day-to-day. The veteran netminder exited Saturday's 5-2 victory over Vegas late in the game with an injury and hasn't recovered in time for Monday's contest. It's a bad blow for Varlamov, as he had started to […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/19/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Holidays, RotoBallers! The new year is around the corner. Today is Monday, December 19th, and we have a busy NHL slate with eight games to be played. This holiday season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL DFS for both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today, I will […]

Semyon Varlamov Can't Complete Saturday's Game

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov left Saturday's 5-2 win over Vegas late with an undisclosed ailment. He was having a great night with 35 saves on 37 shots, but Ilya Sorokin took over the crease for the final few minutes of the game. Islanders head coach Lane Lambert didn't have an update on Varlamov's […]

Noah Dobson Gets Goal No. 10

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson struck his 10th goal of the season in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Coyotes, becoming the third blue-liner in the league this season with double figures in goals and assists. He is also now only the third defenseman in franchise history to get to the 10-goal mark in 31 […]

Oliver Wahlstrom Notches Two Assists Against Arizona

New York Islanders right wing Oliver Wahlstrom tallied two assists in Friday's 5-4 loss to Arizona, adding three hits with a plus-two rating in 12:04 of ice time. The 22-year-old doesn't play a lot on a nightly basis, averaging only 12:24 of ice time for the season, but Wahlstrom has made an impact at both […]

Anthony Beauvillier Ready For Action Again

New York Islanders winger Anthony Beauvillier (shoulder) is set to return from a two-game absence Friday against the Coyotes. The skillful winger has been troubled by a shoulder injury, but he was a full participant in Thursday's practice and is expected to rejoin the lineup for Friday's action. Beauvillier worked with the team's top goal-scorer […]

Kyle Palmieri On Track To Play Friday

New York Islanders right wing Kyle Palmieri (upper body) has been activated from Injured Reserve and looks set to return to action Friday against Arizona. He has been out of the last 10 games. Palmieri is expected to link up with Zach Parise and Jean-Gabriel Pageau on the third line. 2022-23 hasn't been very kind […]