Ryan Ellis Returns To Flyers Lineup Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis will return to the lineup Saturday night when Philadelphia faces the Dallas Stars. Ellis had missed almost four weeks with what was thought to be a day-to-day injury originally. The lower-body injury took a good deal longer to heal than expected. It appears Ellis will be eased into the lineup […]

Jonathan Bernier Yields Four Goals In New Jersey Defeat

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jonathan Bernier allowed four goals in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins. Bernier stopped 31 of 35 shots but could not find a few rebounds. Three of the goals he gave up were tucked in through his five-hole. The fourth was off a scramble where again, Bernier just could not […]

Jesper Bratt Has Another Strong Performance

New Jersey Devils left-winger Jesper Bratt picked up two more points on Saturday in a loss to the Boston Bruins. Bratt had a team-high five shots on goal and four scoring chances. Bratt had assisted on an earlier Dawson Mercer goal during the second period. Despite seeing less than 15 minutes of ice time, the […]

Dawson Mercer Tallies Goal And Assist In New Jersey Loss

New Jersey Devils center Dawson Mercer was at it again with a goal and assist on Saturday against the Boston Bruins. Mercer now has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last three games. He played over 16 minutes in the afternoon matinee and had more than two minutes of power-play time. The forward […]

Jeremy Swayman Allows Just Two Goals In Win Saturday

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 29 shots on Saturday as the Bruins defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2. Swayman was impressive as he helped thwart all three power-play efforts from New Jersey. It was yet another quality start from the goaltender who apparently looks to be ahead of Linus Ullmark. For now, […]

Charlie McAvoy Sets Up Three Boston Goals Saturday

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy assisted on three of the five Boston goals on Saturday. McAvoy also played a team-high 23:45 and that included significant chunks of time in all phases. It was McAvoy's setup on the power-play that led to the special teams tally which gave Boston a two-goal lead early in the second […]

Brad Marchand Scores Twice In Boston Win Saturday

Boston Bruins left-winger Brad Marchand scored two goals as Boston defeated New Jersey 5-2 Saturday afternoon. Marchand was effective in all phases once again versus the Devils. His power-play goal was big but his second goal proved to be the game-winner on Saturday. Marchand had five shots on goal in all and four scoring chances […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/13): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number four! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]

Lawson Crouse Assists On Lone Arizona Goal Friday

Arizona Coyotes left-winger Lawson Crouse delivered a power-play assist on Friday night versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Crouse saw 20:23 of ice time on the night and 2:15 of power-play time. The forward plays in all situations as he created a short-handed scoring chance in his 3:34 of penalty-killing time as well. Crouse leveled two hits […]

Scott Wedgewood Allows Just Two Goals In Defeat Friday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Scott Wedgewood stopped 27 of 29 shots on Friday night in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Wedgewood delivered his first quality start of the season in defeat. The Arizona goaltender made several solid saves on the night to keep the score 2-1. He even stopped ten of 11 shots on […]

Andrew Ladd Scores Goal For Arizona In Defeat Friday

Arizona Coyotes left-winger Andrew Ladd scored a goal on Friday night versus the Chicago Blackhawks. His power-play tally early in the third period tied the game at 1 at the time. Ladd played 14:06 on Friday with 49 seconds of that coming on the man advantage. He had two scoring chances, one shot, one blocked […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Stops 22 Shots In Chicago Win Friday

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 shots in a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday. It was the third win in a row overall for the Blackhawks and the second straight win for the Chicago goaltender. Only an Andrew Ladd tally early in the third period kept Fleury from getting a shutout. […]

Patrick Kane Dishes Out Two Helpers In Chicago Win

Chicago Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane did what he does best on Friday night. He used his on-ice vision to set up two goals in the 2-1 Chicago win. His first helper set up Alex DeBrincat. Then, the second helped Dylan Strome score his first goal of the season. Overall, Kane had six shots on […]

Dylan Strome Scores Game-Winner For Chicago

Chicago Blackhawks center Dylan Strome played less than 10 minutes on Friday night against Arizona but made quite the impact. His goal midway through the third period proved to be the game-winning goal. Chicago held on for a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Strome only played 9:52 but saw 1:53 of power-play time. The […]

OwnersBox Week 6 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads deeper and deeper into November for Week 6 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout […]

Jaden Schwartz's Goal And Assist Not Enough For Seattle

Seattle Kraken forward Jaden Schwartz tallied a goal and an assist to keep rolling offensively on Thursday night. That brought him up to 10 points in 14 games. While his shooting percentage numbers are about five percent off from his career average numbers, they could be much worse. Schwartz has three goals during the season […]

Jared McCann Scores Twice Versus Anaheim On Thursday

Seattle Kraken forward Jared McCann scored two goals on Thursday night against the Anaheim Ducks. McCann played just over 13 minutes as his goals, both times, pulled the Ducks to within a goal. With the markers, the forward is up to five goals and nine points in nine games for the Kraken. It has been […]

Philipp Grubauer Struggles Again At Home On Thursday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer had a night to forget in the 7-4 home loss to the Anaheim Ducks. The goaltender allowed five goals on 34 shots in the loss. Thankfully, the other two Anaheim goals were empty-net tallies. It just has not been a good start for Seattle and the results seem to keep […]

Kevin Shattenkirk Strikes Again In Victory For Anaheim

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk found a way onto the scoresheet on Thursday night in Seattle. Shattenkirk scored a goal late in the second period to double the Ducks' lead to two goals at the time. It gave Shattenkirk four goals and 13 points in 15 games. While possession metrics have not been kind to […]

Hampus Lindholm Lights The Lamp In Anaheim Triumph

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm joined the goal-scoring party on Thursday night by simply throwing the puck on the net. The result was an early third-period goal that gave Anaheim a 5-3 lead. Anaheim would go on to win 7-4. Lindholm had four shots on goal with a couple of scoring chances. The Ducks blueliner […]

Troy Terry's Three Points Sink The Kraken

Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry extended his point-scoring streak to 13 games on Thursday night. He scored two more goals and added an assist in the 7-4 road win at Seattle. Terry played just over 21 minutes in all as the Kraken had few answers to stop the Ducks. The forward scored his first goal […]

Jordan Kyrou Notches Two Goals For St. Louis

St. Louis Blues center Jordan Kyrou scored twice in the first period, but that was not enough in the 4-3 home overtime loss to Nashville. Overall, Kyrou had three shots on goal and three scoring chances. The good news for him was that two of those shots went in the back of the net. That […]

Vladimir Tarasenko Scores Another Goal In St. Louis Defeat

St. Louis Blues right-winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored again and looked dangerous in the overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. Tarasenko had three shots on goal in all with a couple of more scoring chances and a hit post. The forward's goal was his fifth of the season already. Tarasenko had gone three consecutive games without […]

Jordan Binnington Yields Four Goals In Overtime Loss

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington looked good after 20 minutes at home on Thursday night. However, in the end, Binnington just could not save enough shots as St. Louis lost 4-3 in overtime. The goaltender had been 6-2-1 despite seeing almost 34 shots a game. It was a rare, light night for Binnington up […]

Luke Kunin Tallies Goal, Assist In Nashville Victory

Nashville Predators center Luke Kunin scored once and added an assist in the Predators' 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Kunin had one of those rough starts to the 2021-22 season. The goal was a highlight-reel tally to tie the game at 2 after two periods. The center added four shots on goal, three […]

Matt Duchene's Two Goals Help Beat St. Louis

Nashville Predators center Matt Duchene scored once to start the Predators' comeback after a rough first period. Then, with the score tied in overtime, Duchene put the puck past Jordan Binnington one more time. That resulted in a 4-3 overtime win. The center also added an assist to give him a three-point night. Overall, Duchene […]

David Rittich Stands Tall In Nashville Win Thursday

Nashville Predators goalie David Rittich had a rough first 20 minutes on Thursday, allowing two goals. He stood firm and yielded just one goal the rest of the way. His 33 stops helped Nashville ultimately win 4-3 in overtime over the St. Louis Blues. Rittich stopped several point-blank chances late in the game to keep […]

Lucas Raymond Hits A Wall Against Washington Thursday

Detroit Red Wings left winger Lucas Raymond had just one shot on goal and one scoring chance against the Washington Capitals. On the bright side, Raymond did hold Alex Ovechkin to zero shots on goal. The problem is that Detroit needed some offense and Thursday night just was not the Red Wings' night. They barely […]

Dylan Larkin Comes Up Short For Detroit Against Washington

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin just could not score a goal on Thursday against the Washington Capitals. He had four shots on goal and three scoring chances during the 2-0 home defeat. Larkin even had a partial breakaway but could not beat Zach Fucale. Again, Larkin pointed to that 80+ second two-man advantage where […]

Thomas Greiss Plays Well In Loss Against Washington

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss had 10 seconds he wanted to forget in the loss against Washington on Thursday. Dmitry Orlov and Lars Eller got pucks by him in that span. That was all the Capitals needed in the 2-0 win in Detroit. Greiss stopped 27 of 29 shots in all. The goaltender dropped […]