NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/14): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
Welcome back to hockey season, RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, 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 then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB […]
Chris Kreider Adds Two Goals On Saturday In New York Victory
Chris Kreider found the back of the net twice as the New York Rangers held on for a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kreider was excellent on Saturday night as he kept generating scoring chances throughout the night. He had six shots on goal with five scooting chances. It will be intriguing to […]
Artemi Panarin Scores Twice In New York Win Saturday
Artemi Panarin found the back of the net twice in New York's 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday. The left-winger also had six shots on goal and five scoring chances. Panarin looked every bit like his normal self. The speed was there, the shot was too, and even the defense. Panarin and the […]
Igor Shesterkin Gets Win But Comes Away Injured
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 of 34 shots in the 5-3 New York win on Saturday. The Russian was able to keep his team in front but during the third period, Shesterkin took a shot to the head. He was taken out of the game at that point and did not return. […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/13): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
The NHL season approaches the end of week number four! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]
OwnersBox Week 6 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey
Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads deeper and deeper into November for Week 6 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/12): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
The NHL season has hit TGIF! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today I'll be […]
Filip Chytil Won't Play On Monday
New York Rangers forward Filip Chytil (upper body) will sit out Monday's contest against Florida and is regarded as day-to-day. The 22-year-old had a really unfortunate night in Saturday's 6-0 loss to Calgary, as he got hurt during his first shift. Chytil has had a quiet season as a third-line center, but he did enjoy […]
Adam Fox Held Scoreless In Rangers Loss
New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox had a couple of shots on goal Saturday but failed to register a point. He had a few scoring chances in his 24+ minutes of playing time but the finish was just not there. Again, the back-to-back games showed a little fatigue in the game of the Norris Trophy […]
Mika Zibanejad Fails To Score In Rangers Defeat
New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad had four shots on goal and three scoring chances in Saturday night's loss to the Calgary Flames. Zibanejad and the Rangers just could not solve Jacob Markstrom. The center did have his chances in over 20 minutes of ice time. That included 4:26 of power-play time on Saturday night. […]
Igor Shesterkin Allows Six Goals In Rangers Loss
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin had one of those nights. He allowed six goals in a 6-0 loss to the Calgary Flames. Shesterkin will not want to see Calgary again and thankfully does not have to. The six goals were on 37 shots and included a Matthew Tkachuk behind the legs goal and a […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/6): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
The NHL season approaches the end of week number four! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]
Alexandar Georgiev Allows Six Goals In Rangers Defeat
New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev has not gotten off to a good start. Friday night saw things get even worse. Georgiev allowed six goals on 39 shots and gave up more than a half dozen rebounds. The Edmonton Oilers came back from a 4-1 deficit and won 6-5 in overtime behind too many second […]
Chris Kreider Keeps Scoring Even In Rangers Defeat
New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider scored his eighth goal of the season and added an assist on Friday night. In the 6-5 overtime loss, there may be a more telling moment. Kreider missed his assignment in overtime leading to the Leon Draisaitl goal for the Edmonton Oilers. From a fantasy hockey standpoint, Kreider played […]
Filip Chytil Heats Up In Overtime Loss
New York Rangers center Filip Chytil endured a rough start to the season but scored a goal and an assist on Friday night. His two points against the Edmonton Oilers and 16 minutes of play belied his best performance of the season. Chytil had four shots on goal and three scoring chances. It is not […]
Alexandar Georgiev Guards The Cage Friday Night
New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev will make his third start of the season in Friday's matchup against Edmonton. The Blueshirts also play on Saturday against Calgary, so head coach Gerard Gallant is spreading the workload around among his goalies. Georgiev had an awful season debut on Oct. 13 in a 5-1 loss to Washington, […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/5): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
The NHL season has hit week number four! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today […]
Adam Fox Nets 100th Point For New York In Loss
Defenseman Adam Fox had two assists for the New York Rangers in the 3-2 overtime loss against the Vancouver Canucks. Fox was able to net his 100th point as well in the process. The Rangers defenseman played 27:36 in all, including nearly three minutes short-handed, and more than 4 1/2 minutes on the man advantage. […]
Artemi Panarin Scores, Adds Assist In Defeat
Left wing Artemi Panarin scored and dished out an assist for the New York Rangers on the man advantage Tuesday night. Unfortunately, his line made a couple of costly mistakes as the Vancouver Canucks clawed back and won 3-2 in overtime. Panarin had four shots on goal and three scoring chances, as offensively he looked […]
Igor Shesterkin Suffers Loss Tuesday Night
Goaltender Igor Shesterkin was solid in goal again for the New York Rangers against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. He stopped 33 of 36 shots as New York could not hold on to a 2-0 lead. It was a very rare blown lead that late in a game for the Rangers. It did seem […]
Adam Fox Signs Historic Extension With Rangers
New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox was tied up for seven more years by the team on Monday with a $66.5 million deal. He's entered the final year of his entry-level contract and the $66.5 million deal marks the largest contract in league history for a defenseman leaving his entry-level deal. Fox, who was drafted […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/31): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
Welcome back to hockey season, RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, 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 then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB […]
Kaapo Kakko Returns To Action On Friday
New York Rangers right wing Kaapo Kakko (upper body) is ready to return to action on Friday against Columbus. The youngster has missed four games but was back in practice on Thursday and looks ready to go. Kakko hasn't registered any points this season in three games, but he's skating with Artemi Panarin and Ryan […]
Jacob Trouba Fires Off Six Shots, Has An Assist
New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba recorded a team-high six shots and had an assist in Monday's heavy 5-1 home loss against Calgary. He combined with Dryden Hunt on a Kevin Rooney goal and now has assists in back-to-back games. Trouba has never been a great source for offensive numbers, but he's a big presence […]
Igor Shesterkin Takes On Calgary On Monday
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will look to continue his impressive start to the season against Calgary on Monday. The 25-year-old enters the contest with a 4-0-1 record and has so far given up fewer than 1.50 goals per game with an outstanding .953 save percentage. The Rangers have suffered just one defeat in […]
NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/25): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
Welcome back to hockey season, RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, 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 then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB […]
Ryan Strome Exits COVID-19 Protocols
New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome was back at practice on Sunday after coming off the COVID-19 list. He joined Artemi Panarin and Barclay Goodrow on the second line. Strome has missed four games for the Rangers, who start next week's action on Monday versus Calgary. It looks likely that Strome will return to action […]
Alexandar Georgiev Beats Senators With 26 Saves
New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev picked up his first win of the season on Saturday, saving 26 of 28 shots in a 3-2 road victory over the Senators. Nick Paul got one past Georgiev inside the opening minute and Josh Norris beat him at the start of the third period, but the Rangers cooked […]
Chris Kreider Sparks A Comeback On Saturday
New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider produced a goal and an assist as the Blueshirts erased a two-goal deficit inside the final 5:23 to beat Ottawa on Saturday 3-2. Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad set Kreider up for a power-play goal before the 30-year-old grinder combined with Adam Fox to help Ryan Lindgren tie […]
Igor Shesterkin Allows One Goal In Victory
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin stopped 28 of 29 shots on goal in Thursday's 3-1 victory against the Predators. Shesterkin has now earned three consecutive victories after suffering a loss in his first appearance of the season, while allowing just one goal in each of the three impressive wins. The 25-year-old improves his record […]