Thomas Greiss Stonewalls Senators On Tuesday

New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss allowed one goal on 28 shots during Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. Similar to last season, the Islanders are the stingiest team in the league, allowing just 2.14 goals per game. It seems like any goaltender could thrive in Barry Trotz's defensive system, and the results are […]

Casey Cizikas Nets Two Points In Win Over Senators

New York Islanders center Casey Cizikas scored a short-handed goal, added an even-strength assist, and fired five shots on net during Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. The Islanders have now won 10 games in a row. Cizikas is a vital depth player for the Islanders, but he is a mediocre fantasy asset. Nevertheless, […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 5 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 5 going forward. This […]

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (11/5/19): Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Tuesday features 11 games in all with a spotlight on games like Carolina and Philadelphia, Toronto and Los Angeles, plus even San Jose and Chicago. Remember, when looking around for plays, an over/under of 6 dictates offense, but an over/under of 5 or sometimes 5.5 tilts towards the goalies. There are several games at 6.5, […]

Mathew Barzal Stays Hot In Friday's Win

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal picked up a goal and an assist as his team cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. The 22-year-old led all Islander forwards with 18:55 of time on ice and also registered a plus-two rating, two shots and three blocks in the game. With […]

Anders Lee Posts Three Points On Friday

New York Islanders forward Anders Lee recorded a goal and added two assists as his team defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Friday. The team captain led the way en route to the Islanders earning its eighth win in a row - also registering a plus-three rating, four shots on goal, one hit […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 4 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 4 going forward. This […]

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (10/24/19): Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

Thursday features ten games in all with a spotlight on games like Montreal and San Jose, Florida and Calgary, and even Washington and Edmonton. Remember, when looking around for plays, an over/under of 6 dictates offense, but an over/under of 5 or sometimes 5.5 tilts towards the goalies. There are several games at 6.5, as […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 3 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 3 going forward. This […]

Brock Nelson Lifts Isles Past Columbus

New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson was the hero of the night in Saturday's matchup against Columbus, scoring the game-winning goal 33 seconds into overtime. Mathew Barzal and Michael Dal Colle also scored for the Isles in a 3-2 win. Anthony Beauvillier had two assists. Nelson also ended the night with multiple points as he […]

Semyon Varlamov Picks Up His Second Win In New York

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov produced 32 saves in Thursday's 3-1 win over Winnipeg, improving his record for the season to 2-2-0. The Russian netminder started with a pair of losses for his new club, but he's now won two on the bounce, allowing only three goals in the process. Following four starts, his […]

Mathew Barzal Pushes The Isles Past Winnipeg

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal scored twice on Thursday, leading the team to a 3-1 victory at Winnipeg. The Isles found themselves trailing after the first following a power-play goal by Nikolaj Ehlers, but Barzal tied things up in the second with a power-play marker of his own and he scored the eventual game-winning […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 2 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 2 going forward. This […]

Brock Nelson Posts Two Points In Monday's Victory

New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson potted a goal and added a helper as his team defeated the St. Louis Blues by a 3-2 score on Monday. Aside from recording his second multi-point performance of the young season, Nelson also contributed two shots and two hits in 19:20 of ice time in the contest. After […]

Mathew Barzal Leads Isles Past Blues On Monday

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal registered a goal and a primary assist in his team's 3-2 overtime defeat of the visiting St. Louis Blues on Monday afternoon. The 22-year-old saved his production for late in the contest in this one - burying the game-tying goal with just 27 seconds remaining and then setting up […]

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (10/11/19): Daily Fantasy Hockey Advice

The Friday slate features only three games, with Florida visiting Buffalo, Anaheim visiting Columbus, and the New York Islanders visiting Carolina. The Buffalo Sabres are among the top teams in the league in goals per game, averaging 4.5 over their first four games. In comparison, the Florida Panthers have been allowing an average of four […]

Anthony Beauvillier Continues Good Start To The Season

New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier made it four points in three games on Tuesday, scoring a short-handed goal to put to team up 1-0 in an eventual 5-2 defeat to Edmonton. Semyon Varlamov struggled again, giving up four goals with 19 shots before getting pulled, and the Isles simply had no answer to […]

FanDuel, DraftKings NHL DFS Lineup Picks (10/8/19): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Tuesday features eight games in all with a spotlight on games like Winnipeg and Pittsburgh, Edmonton and New York, plus even Calgary and Los Angeles. Remember, when looking around for plays, an over/under of 6 dictates offense, but an over/under of 5 or sometimes 5.5 tilts towards the goalies. There are several games at 6.5, […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 1 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 1 going forward. This […]

Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier Lead Islanders to Victory

New York Islanders forwards Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier led the Islanders to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night, tallying a goal and assist each. Ten different skaters had points for the Islanders, with Brock Nelson and Anders Lee chipping in the other goals, to even the Islanders record at 1-1. […]

Top 200 Overall - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find the inaugural version of our rankings, our preseason top 200 player rankings. The […]

Top 30 Goalies - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Today we'll look at netminders. Below you can find the inaugural version of our fantasy […]

Five Fantasy Hockey Sleepers for 2019-2020: Centers

The primary goal in any fantasy hockey draft is to maximize value at every pick. As a fantasy owner works through the early rounds of the draft, the difference in the players available on the board can be somewhat insignificant. Most of the league's top scorers (like Nathan MacKinnon or Sidney Crosby) come with a […]

Top 40 Defensemen - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Today we'll look at defensemen. Below you can find the inaugural version of our fantasy […]

Top 100 Forwards - Fantasy Hockey Draft Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find the inaugural version of our rankings, our preseason top 100 forward rankings. The […]

Valtteri Filppula Back Where It Started In Detroit

The Detroit Red Wings signed free-agent center Valtteri Filppula (Islanders) to a two-year contract on Monday. Financial terms were undisclosed. The 35-year-old Finnish pivot posted 17 goals and 31 points with a plus-19 rating across 72 games in his lone season with the New York Islanders while notching four game-winning tallies. The 17 goals were […]

Anders Lee Receives Lucrative Extension From Islanders

The New York Islanders loosened the purse strings and rewarded forward Anders Lee with a seven-year contract extension with an average annual value of $7 million per season on Monday. The Isles get in just under the wire, avoiding Lee getting a chance to hit the open market. Lee will turn 29 years old on […]

Jordan Eberle Parlays Solid Season Into New Deal

New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle agreed to a five-year contract extension with an Average Annual Value (AAV) of $5.5 million per season, according to The Athletic's Arthur Staple. That's a fairly reasonable deal for Eberle, who is coming off a respectable 19 goals with 37 points across 78 games, and he was a […]

Robin Lehner Comes Up Short In Game 3 Road Loss

New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner allowed three goals on 36 shots in Wednesday's 5-2 road loss in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Carolina Hurricanes. The game wasn't as lopsided as the score indicates, as it was 2-2 entering the final period, and Lehner didn't allow the go-ahead goal until 10:15 […]

Robin Lehner Suffers Hard-Luck Loss In Game 1

New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner allowed one goal on 32 shots in Friday's Game 1 overtime loss against the Carolina Hurricanes in the opener of the Eastern Conference Semifinals series. Lehner and Carolina tendy Petr Mrazek matched each other save for save in a scoreless regulation. However, the Hurricanes had an early flurry in […]