Steven Stamkos Suffers Injury On Thursday

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos re-aggravated a previous lower-body injury in his team 4-2 defeat of the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. The 29-year-old skated just 5:17 in the contest but remained on the bench throughout the rest of the game. Head coach Jon Cooper did not have a further update on Stamkos following the... Read More

Patrick Kane Continues To Deliver

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane registered an assist in his team's 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. With the helper, Kane extended his personal point streak to 11 games (eight goals, 12 assists) while also adding a game-high eight shots on goal in 27:52 of ice time in the contest. The 31-year-old... Read More

Artemi Panarin Extends Point Streak To 12 Games

New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin posted two goals to lead the way as his team defeated the visiting Washington Capitals 4-1 on Wednesday. The 28-year-old recorded both of his markers on the man advantage and also added three shots and two hits in 19:11 of ice time in the contest. It's been a phenomenal... Read More

Henrik Lundqvist Shuts Down Caps On Wednesday

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist earned his fifth victory of the campaign in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals, allowing just one goal on 31 shots against in the contest. The King's solid performance caps off what has been a very productive month of play - a period in which Lundqvist has lost... Read More

Kaapo Kakko Finds Score Sheet Twice In Win

New York Rangers forward Kaapo Kakko tallied a pair of power-play assists to help lead his team to a 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. Despite the 18-year-old missing two games over the past weekend due to the flu, he was able to extend to his personal point streak to three games (three... Read More

Top 200 Overall - Week 7 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 7 going forward. This... Read More

Braden Holtby Wins Again On Monday

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby picked up his seventh consecutive victory as his team cruised to a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday. The 30-year-old did a fine job of protecting a lead for nearly the entire game, allowing just two goals on 34 shots against in the contest. After a rough first... Read More

John Carlson Extends Point Streak On Monday

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson registered a pair of assists in his team's 5-2 defeat of the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Monday. In finding the scoresheet twice, the 29-year-old extended his personal point streak to seven games - a stretch in which he's posted 11 points (one goal, 10 assists). Carlson is off to a... Read More

William Karlsson Records Three Points On Sunday

Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson racked up a trio of points as his team defeated the Calgary Flames on home ice 6-0 on Sunday. Karlsson finished the night with two goals, one assist, a plus-three rating, four shots and two hits in 18:40 of ice time in the victory. After exploding with 43 goals... Read More

Marc-Andre Fleury Shuts Out Flames

Las Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury posted his second shut out of the season as his team rolled over the visiting Calgary Flames 6-0 on Sunday. The 34-year-old stopped all 34 shots faced in the contest and, in doing so, improved his numbers on the campaign to a 2.52 goals-against average and a .920... Read More

Nikita Kucherov Racks Up Four Points On Thursday

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov posted his finest performance of the season on Thursday, registering a goal and a trio of assists in his team's lopsided 9-3 victory over the New York Rangers. In skating just 15 minutes and four seconds, Kucherov picked up three of his points on the man advantage and also... Read More

Jeff Skinner Ends Pointless Drought On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner posted a goal and added an assist in his team's eventual 5-4 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. With the pair of points, Skinner ended a personal four game pointless skid to give him a much more desirable four points over his past eight games. A 40-goal scorer... Read More

Teuvo Teravainen Extends Point Streak

Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen played an integral role in his team's 5-4 overtime defeat of the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, picking up a goal and two assists in the victory. In finding the scoresheet three times, Teravainen extended his personal point streak to four games and he's now registered at least one point in... Read More

Andrei Svechnikov Tallies Three Points In Overtime Win

Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov registered a goal and two assists to help lead his team to a road 5-4 overtime victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. The 19-year-old skated 20:18 in the contest and also posted a plus-one rating, four penalty minutes, a shot and three hits. In addition to hitting highlight reels... Read More

Patrick Kane Records Three Points On Wednesday

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane posted a goal and a pair of assists as his team went into Vegas and defeated the Golden Knights 5-3 on Wednesday. With his sixth multi-point effort of the season, Kane also extended his personal point streak to seven games (six goals, eight assists). After setting a career-high with 110... Read More

Dylan Strome Stays Hot In Wednesday's Win

Chicago Blackhawks center Dylan Strome led the way for his team in a 5-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, contributing a goal and two assists in the contest. The 22-year-old's productive night is not uncommon for him as of late as he's has now recorded multi-point efforts in three of his past... Read More

Justin Dowling Scores First Career NHL Goal

Dallas Stars center Justin Dowling buried the first goal of his NHL career on Wednesday in a 3-1 road victory over the Calgary Flames. Skating in his 14th NHL regular-season game (34 games including playoffs), the minor-league journeyman beat Flames netminder Cam Talbot with a toe-drag move on an odd-man rush in the third period... Read More

Joe Pavelski Scores Twice In Wednesday's Win

Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski registered two goals as his team defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Wednesday night. Playing center for the first time since the first week of the season, Pavelski was all over the scoresheet in this one - also registering a power-play point, a plus-one rating, two penalty minutes, five shots... Read More

Sidney Crosby Out At Least Six Weeks With Injury

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby will miss at least the next six weeks after having surgery to repair a core muscle injury on Thursday. The 32-year-old sustained the injury in the third period of a 3-2 shootout victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday and did not return to the game. The news comes as... Read More

Nathan MacKinnon Lights Lamp Twice In Win

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon recorded two goals and a pair of assists as his team defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-0 on Tuesday. In addition to figuring into all four Avalanche goals, the 24-year-old also posted a power-play point, a plus-three rating, six shots and five hits in 20:40 of ice time in the contest.... Read More

David Krejci Quietly Producing In Boston

Boston Bruins center David Krejci picked up a pair of assists as his team came up short to the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Tuesday night. It was yet another productive night for the 33-year-old as he also posted a plus-two rating, three shots and a hit in 17:34 of ice time in the losing affair.... Read More

Keith Yandle Finding His Groove

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle spearheaded a late come-from-behind victory against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday - registering three points as his team surged to a 5-4 shootout win. Down 4-0 in the final frame, Yandle contributed two primary assists and managed to tie the game on a rebound opportunity with just 1:39 remaining in... Read More

Jonathan Huberdeau Collects Three Points In Win

Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau posted a trio of assists to lead his team to a 5-4 shootout victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old recorded two of his three helpers on the man advantage, rallying his team to overcome a four-goal deficit in the final frame. After breaking through with a... Read More

Top 200 Overall - Week 6 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 6 going forward. This... Read More

Sebastian Aho Scores Two Goals On Monday

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho buried a pair of goals as his team came out with a lopsided 8-2 victory against the Ottawa Senators on Monday. The 22-year-old was instrumental in the win, also registering a season-best plus-four rating and two shots in 15:28 of ice time in the contest. After struggling out of the... Read More

Nick Foligno Suspended Three Games

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno has been suspended for his team's next three games after elbowing Colorado Avalanche forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on Saturday. The team captain clipped Bellemare in the second period of the contest and was immediately handed a five-minute major and a game misconduct. While Foligno's point production has slipped in recent... Read More

Torey Krug Out Tuesday With Injury

Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug will not dress for his team's next game on Tuesday versus the Florida Panthers due to an upper-body injury. The 28-year-old suffered the injury late in the third period of the Bruins' 3-2 shootout loss to the Flyers on Sunday. The team announced on Monday that their top offensive blueliner... Read More

Mitchell Marner Out At Least Four Weeks With Injury

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner will be out of action for at least the next four weeks with an ankle injury. The 22-year-old came out on the wrong side of an awkward collision with Flyers forward Carsen Twarynski in the second period of Saturday's contest and the team announced his recovery time frame following... Read More

Sidney Crosby To Miss Tuesday's Contest

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby will not dress for his team's next game versus the New York Rangers on Tuesday. The superstar center sustained a lower-body injury in the third period of the Penguins' 3-2 shootout victory against the Blackhawks on Saturday and is still being evaluated. Despite being held off the scoresheet in his... Read More

Mika Zibanejad Out For Next Three Games

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad will remain sidelined for his team's next three games due to an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old sustained the injury in his team contest against the Boston Bruins back on October 27th and has missed the Rangers' past six games. Considering Zibanejad has yet to fully participate in a full... Read More