Kieffer Bellows To Make NHL Debut On Tuesday

New York Islanders forward Kieffer Bellows will suit up for his National Hockey League debut on Tuesday versus the Dallas Stars. The 21-year-old, who was the 19th overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, will skate on the Islanders' third line alongside center Derick Brassard. After a very slow start in the AHL this... Read More

Frederik Andersen Day-To-Day With Neck Injury

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen has been listed as day-to-day after sustaining a neck injury in the opening frame of his team's 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers on Monday. The 30-year-old departed the contest with 1:36 remaining in the first period following a collision with Panthers forward Frank Vatrano. In addition to not... Read More

Aleksander Barkov Listed As Day-To-Day

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has been marked as day-to-day after suffering a lower-body injury in a 4-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Despite missing Florida's game versus the Maple Leafs on Monday, Barkov doesn't appear to be out long-term - something that could cripple both the Panthers and his fantasy owners. The... Read More

Jamie Benn Logs Two Assists In Monday's Victory

Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn posted a pair of assists in his team's 5-3 road victory over the New York Rangers on Monday. The Stars captain found the scoresheet twice within 16 seconds in the first period, contributing two power-play helpers on two deft passing displays. It's been a down year in terms of Benn's... Read More

Joe Pavelski Buries Two Goals On Monday

Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski recorded a pair of power-play goals as his team defeated the New York Rangers 5-3 at Madison Square Garden on Monday. The 35-year-old found the back of the net twice in a span of 16 seconds in the opening frame to help get his team out to an early lead.... Read More

Jack Eichel Buries 30th Goal On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel deposited a power-play goal as his team fell 3-1 to the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. With his first-period tally, the 23-year-old eclipsed the 30-goal mark for the first time in his career (in just his 50th game of the campaign). The Massachusetts native is in the midst of a... Read More

Brendan Gallagher Scores Game-Winner In Return

Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher registered the game-winning goal in his team's 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Suiting up for the first time in three weeks due to an upper-body injury, the 27-year-old found the back of the net on a nifty backhand move 3:05 into the middle frame. Gallagher finished... Read More

Tomas Hertl Out For Remainder Of 2019-2020

San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl (knee) will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2019-2020 campaign after suffering a torn ACL and MCL in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. The 26-year-old skated for just 1:10 of ice time in the contest and scored a goal before departing following a collision into the... Read More

Ryan Johansen Finds Scoresheet In Win

Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen played a major role in his team's 5-4 defeat of the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, potting a short-handed goal and adding an assist in the victory. In addition to his pair of points, Johansen was a noticeable player throughout the night, registering two penalty minutes, three shots and one block... Read More

Alex Ovechkin Tallies Two Points On Wednesday

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin registered a goal and added an assist as his team dropped a 5-4 decision to the visiting Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. With his first-period marker (his 693rd career goal), the 34-year-old passed Steve Yzerman and moved into ninth place in the NHL all-time goal list. Ovechkin is about as... Read More

Top 200 Overall - Week 16 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 16 going forward. This... Read More

Sean Monahan Lights Lamp Twice On Tuesday

Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan found the back of the net twice in his team's 5-4 shootout to the St. Louis Blues at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday night. Both of the 25-year-old's markers came on the power-play and he also registered four shots in 18:21 of ice time in the narrow loss. Monahan's fantasy owners... Read More

Matthew Tkachuk Brings Scoreless Streak To A Halt

Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk put an end to a rare five-game scoreless streak on Tuesday, registering a goal and an assist in his team's 5-4 shootout loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues. The divisive winger recorded both of his points on the man advantage and also added a pair of shots and two... Read More

David Perron Not Slowing Down

St. Louis Blues forward David Perron helped lead his team past the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, contributing a goal and an assist on the game-tying goal in a 5-4 shootout victory. In picking up the pair of points, the 31-year-old extended his personal point streak to four games and has now registered at least one... Read More

Marcus Pettersson Signs Five-Year Extension

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marcus Pettersson inked a five-year, $20.125 million contract extension to remain in the Steel City on Tuesday. The 23-year-old, who was set to become a restricted free-agent this summer, has evolved into a key cog on the Penguins blue line in a little over a year with his new team. Following a... Read More

Thatcher Demko Shuts Down Blues On Monday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko picked up his 10th win of the campaign in leading his team to a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday. The rookie netminder gave up a goal to Blues forward David Perron just 3:06 into the contest but was perfect the rest of the way - turning... Read More

J.T. Miller Buries Two Goals In Monday's Win

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller registered a pair of goals as his team defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues on Monday night. The 26-year-old found the back of the net twice in a nine-minute span in the middle frame and that was all the Canucks needed (aside from a empty net goal from center Bo... Read More

Miro Heiskanen To Return To Lineup On Monday

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen has been cleared and will make his return to the lineup as his team hosts the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The 20-year-old, who suffered a head injury in the second period of the Stars' 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on January 16th, missed just one game (with... Read More

Auston Matthews To Miss All-Star Game

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews will not participate in on-ice activities at the upcoming All-Star weekend as he is currently dealing with an ongoing wrist injury. The 22-year-old is planning on still attending the event and representing the Maple Leafs throughout the event. Matthews is putting together a career-season in 2019-2020 - having already... Read More

Pierre-Luc Dubois Plays Setup Role On Wednesday

Columbus Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois racked up a trio of assists in helping his team take care of the Winnipeg Jets by a 4-3 score on Wednesday night. The 21-year-old, who now has 11 points (two goals, nine assists) in 11 games in 2020, filled the scoresheet in this one - also contributing a... Read More

Kyle Connor Tallies Two Points In Wednesday's Loss

Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor registered a goal and added a power-play assist in his team's 4-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday. In leading all Jets forwards with 21:47 of ice time, Connor also posted a plus-one rating, three shots and one block in the contest. The beat goes... Read More

Oliver Bjorkstrand Scores Another Two Goals On Wednesday

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Oliver Bjorkstrand potted a pair of goals in his team's 4-3 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Dating back to December (Bjorkstrand missed nearly a month with a rib injury), the 24-year-old has registered two goals in four of his past six contests - having picked up 11 points... Read More

Anthony Mantha To Miss At Least Another Month

Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha will be sidelined for at least one more month as he recovers from a rib injury sustained on Dec. 21 versus the Maple Leafs. The 25-year-old's absence is a huge loss to the Wings, as Mantha was in the midst of a career season prior to getting injured. The... Read More

Artemi Panarin To Miss All-Star Game

New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin will not make the trip to St. Louis for the NHL All-Star Game due to an upper-body injury. The 28-year-old was held out of his team's 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday night as the issue has apparently bothered him for more than five days. Panarin... Read More

Jaroslav Halak Secures 12th Win On Tuesday

Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak recorded his 12th victory of the season as his team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights by a score of 3-2 at TD Garden on Tuesday night. The 34-year-old, who has assumed the starting role with fellow netminder Tuukka Rask out with a concussion, allowed just two goals on 29 shots... Read More

Aleksander Barkov Extends Point Streak To Five Games

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov notched a goal and a power-play assist as his team captured a late 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. The Finnish native's pair of points extended his personal point streak to five games, a span in which he's posted eight points (three goals, five assists). Barkov, still... Read More

Jared Spurgeon Picks Up Two Points On Monday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon registered two power-play points as his team fell in regulation to the visiting Florida Panthers 5-4 on Monday. The 30-year-old opened up the scoring for the Wild with just 17 seconds remaining in the first period and later added a primary assist in the final frame. In addition to extending... Read More

Keith Yandle Racks Up Four Points In Monday's Win

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle registered a goal and added a trio of assists as his team defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Monday night. The 33-year-old recorded one of his assists on the man advantage and also contributed a plus-one rating and one shot in 18:22 of ice time in the victory. Yandle continues... Read More

Matiss Kivlenieks Wins First Career NHL Start

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks recorded his first career NHL victory on Sunday, leading his team to a 2-1 road victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday. The 23-year-old was brilliant in his debut as he made 31 saves on 32 shots against in the contest. Filling in at backup due to starting... Read More

Oliver Bjorkstrand Leads The Way For Jackets On Sunday

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Oliver Bjorkstrand scored both goals as his team narrowly edged the New York Rangers 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Skating in his first game back from injury after missing nearly a month of action, Bjorkstrand found the back of the net twice in the final frame, including with just... Read More