Paul Stastny, Mark Stone Post Five Points Each
Vegas Golden Knights center Paul Stastny registered two goals with three assists and a plus-three rating with six hits in Sunday's 6-3 victory in Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. Right wing Mark Stone recorded his first career hat trick while adding two assists and a plus-four rating in his 18:24 of ice time […]
Golden Knights Agree To Terms With Nikita Gusev
The Vegas Golden Knights signed forward Nikita Gusev to a one-year contract on Sunday. General manager George McPhee said the scouting staff has had its eyes on Gusev since acquiring his rights from the Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. Gusev led the KHL (Russia) with 82 points (17 goals, 65 assists) […]
Max Pacioretty Leads Offense as Vegas Evens Series
Vegas Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty picked up a goal and an assist during Friday night's victory over the Sharks. In a game where goals came early and often for Vegas, Pacioretty led the team in shots and scored the goal that chased Martin Jones from the game. Pacioretty now has four points in two […]
Mark Stone's Two Goals Not Enough For Vegas In Game 1
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone got his postseason campaign off to a great start Wednesday night with a two-goal effort, but it didn't lead to victory against the San Jose Sharks, who took Game 1 with a 5-2 result. Marc-Andre Fleury gave up four goals for a third straight start, finishing with 28 […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 4/10/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
The 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and that means high intensity hockey for the next few months, starting tonight. Playoff hockey brings tighter checking, which should push some totals lower but, at the same time, there is also the potential for long overtimes and that would obviously leave more room for shots, blocks, saves […]
Malcolm Subban Rarely Tested In Home Victory
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban allowed just one goal on 19 shots in Monday's 3-1 home win against the Edmonton Oilers. He was making his ninth consecutive start in place of the injured Marc-Andre Fleury (lower body). Subban ended an 0-3-2 slide, posting his first win since a shutout on March 21. He also […]
Paul Stastny Stages Late Comeback But Vegas Falls Short
Vegas Golden Knights center Paul Stastny scored two goals late in Friday night's 3-2 loss to Minnesota, providing the only offense Vegas could muster. It was Stastny's second two-point game in a row and his third in the last five games. It has been a limited season for Stastny, being held to only 48 games […]
Malcolm Subban Getting Fifth Straight Start On Monday
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban will be in net on Monday night against the St. Louis Blues. With Marc-Andre Fleury (lower body) sidelined, Subban has been called upon to be the workhorse. He has performed admirably so far, posting a 3-0-1 record and .916 save percentage across his last four appearances. Fleury is the […]
Cody Eakin Earns First 20-Goal Campaign of Career
Vegas Golden Knights center Cody Eakin scored a goal in Saturday night's loss to Detroit, his third marker in the last four games, giving him 20 goals on the season. Eakin also has 38 points on the season now, which is only two points away from matching a career high for the 27-year-old forward. His […]
Malcolm Subban Wins On Second Straight Night
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban allowed three goals on 39 shots in Monday's 7-3 road win against the San Jose Sharks, his second victory in as many nights as he fills in for the injured Marc-Andre Fleury (lower body). The Knights have a couple of days off before returning to home ice against the […]
Reilly Smith Posts Four Points In Road Victory
Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith managed a goal with three assists and a plus-three rating in Monday's 7-3 road win against the San Jose Sharks. He and Jonathan Marchessault became the third and fourth players in franchise history to record four-point games, joining William Karlsson (Dec. 31, 2017) and Shea Theodore (Dec. 19, […]
Jonathan Marchessault Goes Off With Four-Point Night
Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault recorded two goals with two assists and a plus-three rating in Monday's 7-3 road victory against the San Jose Sharks. The pivot was able to recorded his second two-goal game is less than 24 hours, giving him four goals and six points with a plus-4 rating during the impressive […]
Jonathan Marchessault Bags Two Goals In Win
Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault recorded two goals with a plus-one rating and a hit in 18:10 of ice time across 20 shifts in Sunday's 6-3 victory against the Edmonton Oilers. He snapped his eight-game goal drought in style, posting his first multi-point game since Feb. 28, and his first two-goal game since Feb. […]
Malcolm Subban Holds Down Oilers At Home
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban allowed three goals on 19 shots in Sunday's 6-3 victory against the Edmonton Oilers, stepping in for the injured All-Star Marc-Andre Fleury (lower body). Fleury is considered day-to-day due to a lower-body injury. Subban has managed a 5-8-0 record this season, but he has an impressive 2.32 goals-against average […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/17/19 - Monkey Knife Fight @MKF
As the NHL hits the stretch run, games can become compelling match-ups, even those between contenders and spoilers and that’s the case for most of Sunday’s action. The New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks and Philadelphia Flyers are all teams on the outside looking in at the postseason and they are facing playoff teams. […]
Mark Stone Getting Comfortable In Vegas
Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone tallied a goal in his team's 6-3 road loss to the Calgary Flames on Sunday. Acquired at the trade deadline, the 26-year-old's time in Vegas starting off slow with just one assist in his first four games. However, with Sunday's marker, Stone has now registered a point in each […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 3/9/19 - Monkey Knife Fight @MKF
It’s a Saturday in March, which means a busy night on the ice in the National Hockey League, with a dozen games. Playoff races are heating up and that means some games have major implications. Pittsburgh at Columbus and Carolina at Nashville come to mind as games with a chance to impact the playoff race, […]
Top 150 Players - Rest of Season Fantasy Rankings
Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 21) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wingers, defensemen and goalies. […]
Marc-Andre Fleury Stays Hot In Wednesday's Win
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury continued to frustrate the opposition on Wednesday, stopping 33 of 34 shots in a 2-1 win against Calgary. Fleury tied Jacques Plante for eighth place on the NHL's all-time list with his 437th career win. After producing back-to-back shutouts in his previous two starts, Fleury also recorded the longest […]
Marc-Andre Fleury Posts Another Donut
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside all 19 shots he faced in Sunday's 3-0 victory against the Vancouver Canucks for his second consecutive shutout. Fleury leads the NHL with eight shutouts, 56 starts and 32 victories. He is now within one victory of tying Jacques Plante for eighth on the league's all-time wins […]
Mark Stone Records First Point as Golden Knight on Friday
Vegas Golden Knights forward Mark Stone picked up his 35th assist of the season, and his first with Vegas on Friday night. Stone's assist came on the power play as William Karlsson found the back of the net. It took Stone three games to pick up his first point as a Golden Knight, but he […]
Marc-Andre Fleury Earns League Best Seventh Shut Out
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 34 shots that he faced Friday, securing his league-leading seventh shut out of the season. After losing five straight starts and posting a save percentage over .900 percent only once in that span, Fleury has now won two straight starts and allowed only one goal on 58 […]
Reilly Smith Picks Up Game-Winner Against Panthers
Vegas Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith scored two goals on Thursday night, including the game-winner late in the third period to lift Vegas over Florida. Smith now has points in each of his last four games and at least a point in eight of his last 10 games. A depressed shooting percentage (8.5 percent) and […]
Top 150 Players - Rest of Season Fantasy Rankings
Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 20) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wingers, defensemen and goalies. […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/28/19 - Monkey Knife Fight @MKF
The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New York Islanders Thursday night, the return of John Tavares to face the team that he played with for the first nine years of his NHL career before leaving as a free agent last summer. Islanders fans lost it when Tavares decided to go, but that bitterness should be […]
Recent Struggles Continue for Marc-Andre Fleury in Friday Night Loss
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury took the loss on Friday night as he allowed five goals on 28 shots from the Jets. Fleury now has a .865 percent save percentage over his last five games, including only one game with a save percentage above .900 percent. He still boasts a .907 percent save percentage […]
Marc-Andre Fleury Tending Twine Against Jets
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will be between the pipes on Friday night against the Winnipeg Jets. Fleury has lost his past four starts. The veteran netminder owns a 29-18-5 record this season to go along with a 2.60 goals-against average and .908 save percentage. Fleury allowed two goals on 25 shots during a […]
Top 150 Players - Rest of Season Fantasy Rankings
Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey players looking at the rest-of-season values for each player. Below you will find our top 150 player rankings from this point (Week 19) going forward. This combines all positions into one combined list including centers, wingers, defensemen and goalies. […]
Marc-Andre Fleury Falls At Home In A Shootout
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury allowed two goals on 27 shots in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss at home against the Boston Bruins. It has been a rare tough go for the Golden Knights and Fleury, although not as rare as the falling snow in Vegas on Wednesday. Fleury is still an impressive 29-18-5 with […]
NHL DFS Prop Picks for 2/20/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Wednesday night brings just four games on the NHL schedule, but includes a classic Original Six matchup, with the Chicago Blackhawks visiting the Detroit Red Wings. The Blackhawks have shockingly climbed back into the Western Conference playoff race, turning into a team that creates and gives up tons of chances on a nightly basis. That […]