Jhonattan Vegas' Putter Is Vital At Zozo Championship

Jhonattan Vegas can play from tee to green as well as anyone. He shot four rounds in the 60's at The CJ Cup which surprised many. That is because this was his Fall opener. Vegas was hitting over 320 yards off the tee as well. There was a lot to like en route to his […]

K.H. Lee Is An Interesting Pick In Japan

K.H. Lee has two top-25 finishes in the last two weeks. Lee has been playing pretty well. That has been buoyed by final round 66's twice. Now, at the CJ Cup, the Korean golfer, fired a 66-66 over the weekend which raised him from near the cut line to a tie for 25th. His driving […]

Lanto Griffin May Have Upside At Zozo Championship

Lanto Griffin was playing dreadfully in the first two tournaments of the Fall and then came to life two weeks ago at The Shriners Children's Open. After an opening-round T 72, Griffin started dropping birdies en route to a 64-66 weekend. That vaulted him into a tie for sixth and merited some serious consideration for […]

C.T. Pan On A Roll Heading To Narashino

C.T. Pan played excellent in his first two tournaments of the fall season with a T6 and T11. The most important thing was how well he putted. Though he finished 59th in 2019, this course is short and great for the golfer. One concern is his strokes gained off the tee. That has drifted into […]

Emiliano Grillo Must Improve His Putting In Japan

Emiliano Grillo has always had issues with his putter but did not in the last round of The CJ Cup. His 61 turned some heads as he just kept dropping putt after putt. His strokes gained lost to putting rose to -0.353 on the season. It was much worse. The question is can he sustain […]

Eric van Rooyen A Risky DFS Option At Zozo Championship

After missing the cut at The Shriners, Eric van Rooyen played much better at The CJ Cup. He finished tied for 25th and made quite a few birdies until the final round. That is where he shot only a 70. The South African golfer can hit a driver quite far, averaging 319.7 yards per swing. […]

Si Woo Kim Still A Guessing Game This Week In Japan

Si Woo Kim has been his usual enigmatic self this Fall season. He has two very good results and two not-so-good ones. Kim finished in a tie for 11th and 8th the first couple of tournaments then missed the cut and blew up with a 77 last week at The CJ Cup. It was that […]

Alex Noren Not Expected To Do Much At Zozo Championship

Alex Noren played his first tournament of the new season last week at The CJ Cup. He tied for 59th with a -10 score. Noren just could not make enough birdies even though he drove pretty well (fifth overall with 75% accuracy). The problem was the putter and his lack of ability to get to […]

Rickie Fowler Likely To Contend At Zozo Championship

Rickie Fowler looked great at The CJ Cup last weekend, firing a minus-22 on the way to a T3 result. He was the 54-hole leader and did fade a bit with a final-round 71. One of the more encouraging aspects of his game was his ability to lead all golfers in greens in regulation. The […]

Cameron Tringale Has Upside For Zozo Championship

Cameron Tringale had two top-25 finishes and then drifted out into the middle last week. Narashino is the type of golf course where Tringale can excel as the course is more suited to his game. Tringale can put well with nearly a half-stroke gained so far and is driving the ball just under 312 yards. […]

Jared McCann Scores Goal Against New Jersey Tuesday

Seattle Kraken centerman Jared McCann got on the score sheet Tuesday night with a goal in the 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils. He converted on the power play to cut the Seattle deficit to 3-2. McCann had a mixed bag kind of night. He played over 16 minutes, including 4:44 on the power […]

Joey Daccord Stops 29 Shots in Emergency Start Tuesday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord did not expect to be starting on Tuesday night, but there he was stopping 29 shots in a 4-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils. The Kraken goalie made some nice stops along the way as well. Daccord had won a game for the Charlotte Checkers (AHL affiliate) just two […]

Yanni Gourde Nets Point In Loss To New Jersey

Seattle Kraken centerman Yanni Gourde made his season debut on Tuesday night against New Jersey after being activated off Injured Reserve earlier in the day. He scored an assist on the man advantage in the 4-2 loss to New Jersey. More importantly, Gourde played without restrictions and played a lot. He took 26 shifts in […]

Jonathan Bernier Looks Solid In Win Over Seattle

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jonathan Bernier got his second win of the young season against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night. He stopped 27 of 29 shots in the win to move to 2-0 on the season. It is unclear how much longer Bernier will start. However, Mackenzie Blackwood (heel) was put on Injured Reserve, […]

Damon Severson Shines In Return From Injury Tuesday

New Jersey Devils defenseman Damon Severson made his season debut after recovering from a preseason injury on Tuesday. He made quite the impact as the defenseman scored a goal with two shots on goal in 17:05 of ice time. His presence on the ice was calming, as Severson was able to make several offensive plays […]

Jack Hughes Injured In Win Against Seattle

New Jersey Devils centerman Jack Hughes (shoulder) played just 10 shifts on Tuesday night before getting injured early on against the Seattle Kraken. It just appeared that he fell awkwardly after what could be termed as a slew foot. Hughes had an assist and four takeaways in his limited time. The forward will be evaluated […]

Kevin Harvick Does Texas Two-Step To Finish Fifth

Kevin Harvick had the best average finish of every active racer over the previous six races at Texas. Not only had he won twice, but there was that feeling he might finish in the top five. Sure enough, the No. 4 car survived all that carnage and ended up fifth. He was 11th after Stage […]

Brad Keselowski Finishes In The Top Five At Texas

Brad Keselowski had not expected this result at the Texas Motor Speedway. That occurred on Sunday as the No. 2 found his way up to fourth place by race's end. It was almost as if the Team Penske driver just ran out of laps. Sometimes that just happens. Other Team Penske racers looked to be […]

Christopher Bell Lands On Podium Unexpectedly At Texas

It was just one very strange race for Christopher Bell. However, Bell will take the result every day and especially on Sundays. The No. 20 car never did lead a single lap and did not accumulate many stage points. That was more like zero points. It became all about trying to set up to win. […]

William Byron Nearly Wins At Texas On Sunday

William Byron almost pulled it off as he nearly pulled off the victory at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 24 car wound up 0.459 seconds away from Kyle Larson as Larson was able to squeeze. Byron did well to get near the front. However, Byron just could never get past Larson when it counted. Even […]

Kyle Larson Takes Checkered Flag At Texas

Kyle Larson is the first driver to advance to the Championship Four at Phoenix on Nov. 7. This is because the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver found a way to win once again on Sunday. Several times during the race, it felt like Larson could just will his way up the field. That was not far […]

Andrei Svechnikov Nets Pivotal Goal Saturday

Andrei Svechnikov scored with six minutes left in Saturday night's game as the Carolina Hurricanes went on to defeat Nashville 3-2. This gave Carolina two wins in as many games but more importantly, Svechnikov is making an incredible impact. He has three goals, 12 scoring chances, and 11 shots on goal. Let that sink in. […]

Frederik Andersen Shines and Steals Win for Carolina

Frederik Andersen was steady on Thursday night but on Saturday night he stole the show in a win versus the Nashville Predators. The Carolina Hurricanes' goaltender stopped 38 of 40 shots including several point-blank opportunities. Andersen kept Carolina in this game while their offense found its groove at the right time. No one knew what […]

Juuse Saros Yields Two Goals as Nashville Loses Again

Juuse Saros made a few highlight saves but again was handed a loss on Saturday. He allowed just two goals on 31 shots. However, the Nashville Predators could manage just one tally on the night. Saros now has two losses on the season in two starts. The goal he gave up to Andrei Svechnikov just […]

Thomas Chabot Plays a Ton in Ottawa Loss Saturday

Thomas Chabot is normally utilized a lot by Ottawa Senators' coach D.J. Smith. On Saturday night, the defenseman played over 28 minutes (28:13) in the 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. That included 92 seconds on the power play. The only good news is that Chabot was spared from playing on the penalty kill. […]

Anton Forsberg Highlight Save Does Not Mask Loss

Anton Forsberg made an incredible save on John Tavares Saturday night. However, it was not enough as the Ottawa Senators' goaltender allowed three goals on 29 shots. The goalie may have been Ottawa's best player on the ice but even that was not enough. His record dropped to 1-1 on the season. Forsberg does look […]

Josh Norris Scores in Ottawa Loss to Toronto

Josh Norris did not have the best of games but a lapse in Toronto's penalty kill allowed an opportunity. Norris was left wide-open down the middle and scored a power-play goal past Jack Campbell. The center had three shots on goal on the night while playing 18:39. Also, Norris was 6-for-13 on faceoffs while generating […]

Alexander Kerfoot Two-Point Night Keys Toronto Win

Alexander Kerfoot just needed one shot to make an impact. He only had one opportunity and the center made the most of it. His goal helped Toronto to a 3-1 home win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Kerfoot had struggled a bit in the early going but was allowed to rest a bit […]

William Nylander Assists Again In Toronto Maple Leafs Win

William Nylander keeps stepping up his game. After an excellent first-round against the Montreal Canadiens last playoff, Nylander has played even better this first week of the NHL season. Out of the nine goals, Toronto has scored this season, William Nylander has figured in on five of those. Something lost in the proficiency is this. […]

Jack Campbell Stellar in Net Again for Toronto Maple Leafs

Jack Campbell enjoyed another excellent start in net for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He stopped all but one shot in the 3-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. Campbell has allowed just one goal this season in two appearances. Toronto's goaltender raised his record to 22-5-3 since joining the Maple Leafs. With the […]