Rickard Rakell Returns To Lineup On Tuesday

Anaheim Ducks forward Rickard Rakell was activated from Injured Reserve prior to his team's 4-3 loss to the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. The 26-year-old, who had missed the previous six contests due to a sprained wrist, posted a minus-two rating, four shots on goal and a hit in 17:32 of ice time in... Read More

Justin Williams Signs One-Year Deal With Carolina

Carolina Hurricanes forward Justin Williams inked a one-year, $700,000 contract to return to Raleigh for his 19th NHL season. The 38-year-old, who announced in the preseason that he'd be taking some time away from the game to ponder his NHL future, spent the past two seasons as the Hurricanes' captain. Despite continuing to skate during... Read More

Artemi Panarin Logs Three Points In Tuesday's Victory

New York Rangers left-winger Artemi Panarin posted a goal and added a pair of assists as his team secured a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. The 28-year-old also contributed a plus-three rating and led all skaters with eight shots on goal in 19:07 of ice time in the... Read More

Igor Shesterkin Picks Up Win In NHL Debut

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin posted his first career NHL victory as his team defeated the visiting Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Tuesday. Getting rewarded for his excellent play in the AHL this season with the Hartford Wolf Pack (1.93 goals-against average, .932 save percentage in 23 games), the 24-year-old took advantage of his recent... Read More

Kyle Palmieri Finds Scoresheet In Tuesday's Loss

New Jersey Devils forward Kyle Palmieri picked up a pair of points (one power-play goal, one assist) as his team was narrowly edged 4-3 in overtime by the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Palmieri buried a nice feed from linemate Nico Hischier to give his team a 3-2 with just 8:05 remaining, but the Isles... Read More

Nico Hischier Registers Two Points On Tuesday

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier buried a goal and added a power-play assist as his team fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Despite finishing the game with a minus-one rating, the 21-year-old also added five shots on goal, one hit and a block in 19:35 of ice time in... Read More

Thomas Greiss Gets The Call On Tuesday

New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss will guard the cage as his team faces the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on Tuesday. The 33-year-old will make his first start since December 27th - a game in which he got yanked after giving up three goals on 11 shots in a 5-2 loss to... Read More

Antti Raanta Ruled Out Tuesday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta will not be in uniform as his team takes on the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. Despite participating in practice on Tuesday morning, Raanta is still being listed as day-to-day although the injury does not appear too serious. This will be the first contest Raanta will miss after sustaining the lower-body... Read More

Devan Dubnyk Granted Personal Leave

Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk will be out indefinitely after being granted personal leave by his team in order to support his wife as she undergoes a medical procedure. The 33-year-old missed a little over a month of play last month in order to better support his family through such a difficult time. It's been... Read More

Semyon Varlamov Shuts Down Avalanche

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov recorded his second shutout of the season as his team captured a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Long Island on Monday. Facing his former team for the first time since signing a four-year contract with the Islanders this past summer, Varlamov was perfect, stopping all 32 shots... Read More

Elvis Merzlikins Earns Third NHL Win

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins recorded his third NHL victory on Monday as his team extracted a 4-2 win from the Los Angeles Kings. The rookie netminder was steady throughout the contest, turning aside 35 of 37 shots against (including 16 shots in the first period alone) to grab his third win in his... Read More

Gustav Nyquist Notches Two Points On Monday

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Gustav Nyquist registered a goal and added a primary assist as his team defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-2 at the Staples Center on Monday night. With the pair of points, the 30-year-old now has four multi-point efforts over his past 10 contests and 11 points over his past 12 tilts.... Read More

Anders Lee Scores Lone Goal In Monday's Win

New York Islanders forward Anders Lee buried the game's only goal as his team edged the visiting Colorado Avalanche 1-0 on Monday. It took 46:54 for the Islanders' captain to solve Avs goaltender Pavel Francouz - beating him on an odd-man rush off a well placed wrist shot. Lee also contributed a plus-one rating, five... Read More

Semyon Varlamov Faces Former Team On Monday

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov will man the crease as his team takes on the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Monday. The 31-year-old, who spent the previous eight seasons with the Avalanche, will face his old team for the first time since signing a four-year contract with the Isles this past summer. Having started the... Read More

Pavel Francouz In Between Pipes on Monday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz will take the crease as his team faces the New York Islanders on Long Island on Monday. The 29-year-old is getting his first start in 10 days, last playing in a 6-4 loss (a start in which he allowed five goals on 32 shots) to the Minnesota Wild on December... Read More

Adam Henrique Registers Three Points On Sunday

Anaheim Ducks forward Adam Henrique recorded a pair of goals and added an assist as his team powered through for a 5-4 shootout victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday. Having been shifted to the left wing alongside Ryan Getzlaf prior to the contest, Henrique also posted a game-high nine shots on goal to go... Read More

Ryan Getzlaf Posts Three Helpers On Sunday

Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf collected a trio of helpers to help his team earn a 5-4 shootout victory over the visiting Nashville Predators on Sunday. With the big offensive night, the 34-year-old ended a very uncharacteristic eight-game pointless drought and finished with a plus-rating for just the second time in 11 contests. It was... Read More

Roman Josi Extends Point Streak To 10 Games

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi picked up a primary assist in his team's eventual 5-4 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Sunday. With his third-period helper, the 29-year-old extended his personal point streak to 10 games - a span in which he's racked up 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists). In... Read More

Robin Lehner Day-To-Day With Injury

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Robin Lehner has been listed as day-to-day after sustaining a knee injury in the third period of a 7-5 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. The Hawks medical staff is still trying to determine the severity of the injury as Lehner missed his team's contest against the Red Wings on Sunday... Read More

John Gibson Patrolling Crease On Sunday

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson will make his 32nd start of the season as his team takes on the visiting Nashville Predators on Sunday night. The 26-year-old was handed a loss in his last outing versus the Coyotes on Thursday, allowing four goals on 34 shots against (including three alone in the final frame). After... Read More

Mark Scheifele Collects Two More Points On Saturday

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele scored a power-play goal and added an assist as his eventually fell 3-2 in overtime to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. With the pair of points, Scheifele extended his multi-point streak to three consecutive games (three goals, five assists) and he's now registered at least one point in 13 of... Read More

Victor Hedman Picks Up Two Assists On Saturday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman tallied a pair of assists as his team defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-3 at Canadian Tire Center on Saturday night. In addition to his two points, the 29-year-old stuffed the scoresheet with a plus-three rating, three shots on goal, two hits and a block in 28:13 of ice time... Read More

Blake Wheeler Tallies Two Points

Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler registered a goal and added an assist in his team's 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. The Jet's captain posted both of his points on the man advantage and also tallied two penalty minutes and three shots on goal in 18:20 of ice time in the contest.... Read More

Eric Staal Delivers In Overtime

Minnesota Wild center Eric Staal scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give his team a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon. The 35-year-old buried his 16th goal of the campaign by depositing home a loose puck in the front of the net on the man advantage just 1:52 into the extra... Read More

John Klingberg Set To Miss Friday's Game

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will not be in the lineup as his team takes on the Detroit Red Wings at the American Airlines Center on Friday night. The 27-year-old, who recorded two power-play assists in the Winter Classic on Wednesday, is currently dealing with a lower-body injury and is listed as day-to-day. Klingberg's absence... Read More

Victor Olofsson Out With Long-Term Injury

Buffalo Sabres forward Victor Olofsson will miss the next five to six weeks with what is being reported as a lower-body injury sustained in the third period of his team's 3-2 overtime defeat of the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. The rookie sensation leads all first-year players in both goals (16) and points (35) and had... Read More

Tanner Pearson Continues To Find Scoresheet

Vancouver Canucks forward Tanner Pearson potted a goal and added two assists as he helped his team pick up a 7-5 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. In addition to the trio of points, Pearson finished the outing with a plus-three rating, two shots and one block in 15:14 of ice time in... Read More

J.T. Miller Records Four Points On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller posted a goal and a trio of assists as his team came up victorious by a 7-5 score against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. The strong performance was actually his second four-point outing of the season and he now has nine multi-point efforts through his first 41 games in a... Read More

Mackenzie Blackwood Playing Much Better

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood picked up his 14th victory of the campaign as his team defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday evening. The Ontario native quelled a steady Islander attack throughout the contest, allowing just one goal on 30 shots against in the win. The tide continues to turn for the... Read More

Nico Hischier Lifts Devils Over Islanders

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier registered the game-winning goal 1:09 into the third period to help give his team a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday. In addition to the big marker, the 20-year-old posted four shots and a block while leading all Devils forwards with 20:12 of ice time... Read More