Viktor Hovland Showed at Augusta He Can Finish Well

Viktor Hovland answered a few questions at the Masters Tournament. The golfer from Norway scored a 67 on that Sunday to end up T-18. His PGA season started in February and expectations have been high but Hovland has shown potential to deliver. He has seven wins on the PGA Tour and has had several high […]

Sepp Straka Attempting to Finish Better in Miami

Sepp Straka has enjoyed a good 2026 for the most part. The Austrian golfer has four Top 25 results including a T-2 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That was also only one of two times in 2026 where Straka ended up 69 or better during a final round. Since then, he has struggled with […]

J.J Spaun Enduring Roller Coaster Start to 2026

J.J. Spaun has seen his ups and downs in 2026. The American golfer won the Valero Texas Open to start the month of April. Spaun shot four rounds in the 60's with a 66-67 propelling him to victory. Since then, he missed the cut at the Masters Tournament. After that, Spaun cracked the Top 25 […]

Min Woo Lee Seeks to Make Adjustments at Cadillac Championship

Min Woo Lee was enjoying great form as April started. The Australian golfer ran into a rough stretch starting with the Masters Tournament where he lost 3.34 strokes overall. One of the more underrated metrics that caused a red flag was putting. This had been a strength for the golfer but Lee had dropped strokes […]

Max Homa May Struggle at Old Doral This Weekend

Max Homa gains the fortune of a 72-hole event with no cut. The American golfer has been up and down as far as performance lately. Homa finished T-9 at the Masters but well outside the Top 50 at the RBC Heritage. The old Doral (Blue Monster) has upgraded obstacles so that is where the red […]

Ben Griffin Rebounds From Rough Stretch as Miami Looms

Ben Griffin missed three straight cuts before bouncing back in April. The American golfer did manage his first Top 10 of the season at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. One of the bigger problems Griffin had at the RBC Heritage was driver distance. He was 18 yards off from the field average. Driver accuracy […]

Rickie Fowler Rides History into the Blue Monster at Doral

Rickie Fowler has experience playing in the Miami area. The American golfer lives in Florida (Jupiter) and played in the last six WGC Championships (before it ended in 2016). Fowler had two Top 10 results in those six years and three Top 15 outcomes. Even with further course updates, the golfer carries some buzz to […]

Keegan Bradley on Good Run Heading into Cadillac Championship

Keegan Bradley has played better over his last two PGA events. The American golfer finished inside the Top 25 at both events. Bradley had an excellent Sunday each time as well (68 and 66 respectively). One of the wrinkles this week is a new event at the Blue Monster at Doral. A 7.739-yard course weights […]

Arturs Silovs Steps in and Saves Pittsburgh on Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Arturs Silovs was asked to start an elimination game. All the Penguins goaltender did was make 28 saves on 30 shots in a 4-2 win. Pittsburgh will now play on Monday at home and have a little life in the Battle of Pennsylvania. Silovs made several key saves while Pittsburgh was short-handed. […]

Sidney Crosby Helps Lead Pittsburgh to Road Win Over Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby did not want to go home for good after Saturday. Crosby scored a power-play goal early, but it was the assist he added during the third period that was vital. The Penguins center kicked the puck off the end boards to Kris Letang, who beat Dan Vladar. That increased the […]

Brock Faber a Huge Factor in Minnesota's Overtime Victory

Defenseman Brock Faber has enjoyed some season for the Minnesota Wild, but he's had an even better Round 1. Faber scored again on Saturday. The defenseman added an assist as well on the tying goal by Marcus Foligno. Faber had five shots on goal, four blocked shots, and two hits. This gives Faber a total […]

Matt Boldy Evens Series Between Minnesota and Dallas in Big Way

Forward Matt Boldy converted with less than a half-minute remaining in the first overtime on Saturday to even the series between the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars. Boldy has at least four shots on net in each of the first four games of the series. Boldy also delivered three hits and blocked a shot in […]

Frederik Andersen a Game-Changer as Carolina Closes Out Ottawa

Goaltender Frederik Andersen allowed five goals in four games for the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 1. That included a shutout while recording 25 saves on 27 shots in the clincher on Saturday. The Danish goaltender may be 36, but he played like he was 26. Despite nine power-play chances, Ottawa only scored once as Andersen […]

Logan Stankoven Scores Yet Again as Carolina Sweeps Ottawa

Center Logan Stankoven did it again on Saturday as the Carolina Hurricanes eliminated the Ottawa Senators via a 4-2 Game 4 win. Stankoven scored a critical power-play goal early in the third period. The Carolina center scored a goal in every game of the series as the Hurricanes advanced to Round 2. The second line, […]

Kirby Dach Battles and Scores Two Points in Friday Triumph

Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach has not had the easiest NHL career. Dach has battled through frequent injuries and worse. However, on Friday night, he was clutch on the ice, even with limited ice time. Despite playing less than 12 minutes, the center scored a goal and added an assist in Montreal's 3-2 overtime win […]

Connor McDavid Delivers Mixed-Bag Performance Friday

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid lit the lamp on Friday night and added an assist. The power-play goal in the third period cut the deficit to one at the time. However, Jackson LaCombe continued to frustrate the center of the Oilers early and often. McDavid appeared almost a step slow at times. He did have […]

Karel Vejmelka Saves Utah With Huge Effort Friday

Utah Mammoth goaltender Karel Vejmelka was peppered on Friday night with a lot of shots from the Vegas Golden Knights, but the Mammoth goaltender turned aside 30 shots in the 4-2 victory. Vejmelka held Vegas to two goals on the road in Game 2. However, his performance in Game 3 may have been the highlight […]

Lane Hutson Scores Crucial Overtime Goal in Montreal Win

Defenseman Lane Hutson called his own shot early in overtime on Friday night for the Montreal Canadiens. The defenseman launched a blast past Andrei Vasilevskiy to give Montreal a critical 3-2 win in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series. Not only did the Canadiens go up 2-1 in the series, but now they have home-ice […]

Lawson Crouse Cashes in With Two Goals for Utah

Utah Mammoth forward Lawson Crouse is a big-bodied left winger who can throw his body around. Crouse can also score playoff goals that most pundits talk about. The forward delivered on Friday night with two goals, including the game-winner in a 4-2 Mammoth win. Crouse tallied twice in the middle frame to push the Utah […]

Mikael Granlund Serves Up Trio of Assists in Anaheim Big Win

Anaheim Ducks center Mikael Granlund continued to impress as he dished out three assists and added a power-play goal in Anaheim's 7-4 win on Friday night. Granlund turned several plays into goals solely from second effort alone. He had a second goal wiped off the board due to a high stick in the second period, […]

Alex Lyon Comes in and Shuts Down Boston

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Alex Lyon has won on the road in Boston before. On Thursday night, however, Boston went up 1-0, but that was the only goal the Bruins would score. Lyon ultimately stopped 24 shots in a huge 3-1 victory. That allowed the Sabres to go up 2-1 in their first-round series. Lyon stopped […]

Jake Sanderson Suffers Hand Injury While Blocking Shot

Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson (hand) will miss the rest of Game 3 between the Senators and the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday. The Senators' defenseman blocked a shot and did not return for the third period. It is no secret that Ottawa has battled injuries and are now without their top pairing on defense. Artem […]

Tyler Kleven Available for Senators Versus Hurricanes

Defenseman Tyler Kleven (upper body) will return for the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Ottawa needs all the help they can get with Artem Zub not likely to return for Game 3. Kleven had been out since April 2 with an upper-body injury. Kleven only had 18 points over 70 appearances, […]

Josh Norris Out With Undisclosed Injury for Thursday Night

Buffalo Sabres center Josh Norris (undisclosed) played 44 regular-season games and two playoff games. Unfortunately, an undisclosed injury will keep him out of the lineup against the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Norris had zero points against Boston in the two contests. He had 34 points in those 44 games, including nine points on the power […]

Noah Ostlund Will Return for Game 3 Against Boston

Center Noah Ostlund (upper body) will make his postseason debut on Thursday for the Buffalo Sabres. Lindy Ruff hinted on Wednesday that Ostlund was very close. Sure enough, the forward expects to be on the second power-play unit and may find himself in the middle six. He missed a total of 12 games with an […]

Joel Eriksson Ek Powers Minnesota Past Dallas in Opening Game

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek did not hesitate; he simply kept shooting the puck. Eriksson Ek had five shots on goal in Game 1 against the Dallas Stars. Two of those shots went in the net on the power play as Minnesota routed Dallas 6-1. The first goal came as Eriksson Ek cruised into […]

Logan Stankoven Makes Big Impact in Carolina's Game 1 Victory

Carolina Hurricanes center Logan Stankoven had a nice scoring run before the Stanley Cup Playoffs started. Stankoven scored seven goals and 11 points over his final eight regular-season contests. He began Game 1 against Ottawa with three shots in the opening 20 minutes, including a few high-quality opportunities. Stankoven ended with a pivotal goal and […]

Porter Martone Nets Game-Winning Goal to Defeat Pittsburgh

Philadelphia Flyers right winger Porter Martone started out his first taste of the NHL with a bang. He scored four goals and 10 points in nine games. Naturally, Martone made a difference when it counted most on Saturday night. Though he missed a couple of scoring chances early in the contest, Martone made a late […]

Frederik Andersen Shuts Out Ottawa in Game 1

Frederik Andersen went into the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs with some doubt. Andersen endured the worst season of his 13-year career. However, he only gave up three goals on 52 shots in his final two starts of the regular season. When Rod Brind'Amour gave Andersen the starting nod for Game 1, some were surprised. Andersen […]

Matt Boldy Delivers Huge Game 1 Performance in Win

Matt Boldy led the Minnesota Wild in a resounding 6-1 Game 1 victory. Boldy wound up with a game-high eight shots on goal. He followed that up with two goals and an assist. That included a bunch of scoring chances and an empty net tally too. Boldy found Joel Eriksson Ek in the slot for […]