Cam Atkinson Deals Out Three Assists Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers right-winger Cam Atkinson is not known as a playmaker. On Saturday night, the forward was just that in defeat. Atkinson set up Joel Farabee, Kevin Hayes, and Ivan Provorov on their goals. The strange part is that the winger had several Grade-A scoring chances himself. He even had five shots on goal. Unfortunately […]

Trevor Moore Nets Four More Points On Saturday

Los Angeles Kings winger Trevor Moore had some night against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Moore scored a first period goal and set up three more Kings goals en route to a 6-3 home win. The forward usually plays 13 minutes a night but has seen 14+ minutes in four consecutive games. Saturday saw him […]

Phillip Danault Delivers Three Point Night Saturday

Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault scored a goal and added two assists on Saturday versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Danault centered the top line of the night from a fantasy perspective. He scored midway through the third period after a nice setup from Trevor Moore. Philadelphia could not contain this line all night as even […]

Viktor Arvidsson Nets Four Points In Win Saturday

Los Angeles Kings' left-winger Viktor Arvidsson led the way as his line totaled 11 points against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. Arvidsson had two goals and two assists in the 6-3 home victory. Arvidsson opened the scoring just 12 seconds in as Martin Jones could not stop his shot. Then, he closed the scoring […]

Calle Jarnkrok Extends Point Streak To Three Games Saturday

Seattle Kraken center Calle Jarnkrok continued his hot streak with another goal on Saturday versus the Vancouver Canucks. Jarnkrok waited until the second period to extend his point streak to three. He struck midway into the stanza to get the Kraken on the board. Carson Soucy set Jarnkrok up for the tally while Yanni Gourde […]

Philipp Grubauer Comes Up Short Again On Saturday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer allowed four more goals on Saturday night in a 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Grubauer saved 30 of the 34 shots that came his way. He allowed a power-play goal to Vancouver's Nils Hoglander as well. Grubauer has now yielded three or more goals In nine consecutive appearances. It […]

Tyler Motte Scores Game Winner Saturday For Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks center Tyler Motte is not known as much of an offensive threat. However, he found the back of the net on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken. His goal at 4:38 of the third period proved to be the game-winning goal in Vancouver's 5-2 road victory. Motte's third goal of the season was […]

Thatcher Demko Ups Winning Streak To Seven Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko managed to come up big when it counted on Saturday stopping all five shots on the penalty kill. In all, Demko stopped 30 of 32 shots en route to the 5-2 Vancouver win. The goalie still has not lost since Bruce Boudreau became the coach (seven straight wins). Demko made […]

Tanner Pearson Cements Win For Vancouver Saturday

Vancouver Canucks left-winger Tanner Pearson dished out a helper on an early Vancouver goal. Then, he added an empty-net goal against the Seattle Kraken to cement the win for the Canucks. Pearson played 15:50 including nearly two minutes on the man advantage. He got in a fight with Carson Soucy and had four shots on […]

Alex Formenton Piles Up Shots Saturday

Ottawa Senators left-winger Alex Formenton had been given more and more of an offensive role. Formenton, for the most part, has delivered. He fired six shots on goal Saturday versus the Toronto Maple Leafs in 19:09 of action. The forward had a few high-danger chances and nearly beat Jack Campbell twice. Formenton had five points […]

Matt Murray Gives Up Six Goals In Loss Saturday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt Murray started for the first time since November 24th. He promptly gave up six goals on 40 shots in a 6-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. COVID protocol, injuries, and more made it necessary for Murray to start. The problem was the goalie just could not make those […]

Ilya Mikheyev Surprises Ottawa With Two Goals Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ilya Mikheyev made his season debut on December 14th against the Edmonton Oilers. Then, all the delays, some COVID protocol, and Canadian attendance restrictions happened. Mikheyev started on Saturday and had one of the best performances of his career. The Toronto winger fired seven shots on goal while generating five scoring […]

William Nylander Rolls Along With Two More Points Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander keeps on rolling Saturday with two more goals against the Ottawa Senators. Nylander extended his point streak to six games but waited until the third period to do it. His first goal came 13:41 into the final stanza to make it 4-0 Toronto. If that was not enough, Nylander […]

Jack Campbell Posts Shutout On Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell enjoyed an easier night on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. He faced just 23 shots but stopped all of them in a 6-0 victory. That gave Campbell his 16th win of the season and fourth shutout. He did not face many dangerous chances as Toronto mostly dominated play. The […]

Vince Dunn Not Ready To Play Just Yet For Seattle

Seattle Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn was cleared from COVID protocol earlier on Saturday. However, he will not be in the lineup tonight against the Vancouver Canucks. Dunn was expected to be eased into action so maybe a few more days will do Dunn some good. The Seattle defenseman has three goals and nine assists in […]

Jonathan Quick Starts Once More For Los Angeles Saturday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will start again Saturday night versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Quick rebounded from his worst start of the season on Tuesday to win against Vancouver on Thursday. The Los Angeles goalie only had to stop 17 of 18 shots but was solid in the shootout to deliver the Kings an […]

Martin Jones In Starter's Net For Philadelphia Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will start in goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night. Jones has been a pleasant surprise for the most part this season for the Flyers. The goalie has six wins and three straight wins (eight goals allowed on 99 shots). While Carter Hart recovers from COVID, Jones has […]

Jason Dickinson Placed In COVID Protocol

Vancouver Canucks center Jason Dickinson was placed into the NHL's COVID protocol on Saturday night. This means he will not play against the Seattle Kraken. Due to injuries and other positive cases, Dickinson was playing almost a top-six role at times over the past three games. Typically, he is a bottom-six forward who plays 13-14 […]

Thatcher Demko Likely To Start Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is expected to start on Saturday night versus the Seattle Kraken. Demko has won six straight starts and went 7-1 in December for the Canucks with a .946 save percentage and a goals-against-average of just 1.72. The goalie has not been quite as good on the road while allowing just […]

Philipp Grubauer Starts Saturday For Seattle

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer will start on Saturday night at home versus the Vancouver Canucks. Grubauer is going through another rough patch right now. He is 0-3-2 in his last five starts while yielding three or more goals in all five of those games. His last quality start came against the Winnipeg Jets where […]

Cam Fowler Getting Closer To Returning For Anaheim

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler is still listed as day-to-day. However, he did skate on Saturday and some suggested Fowler may be closer to returning than expected. Time will tell there. Dallas Eakins believed that the defenseman skating "was encouraging". What does that mean? Fowler played just 6:03 (8 shifts) on Wednesday against the Vancouver […]

Mikko Koskinen Starts Saturday On Long Island

Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen will start the back end of the back-to-back Saturday against the New York Islanders. It appeared that Mike Smith got injured yesterday late in the matinee versus New Jersey. Koskinen will try to stop the bleeding as Edmonton keeps allowing goals in bunches. The Edmonton goalie recently lost four consecutive […]

Collin Delia Makes First Start Of Season Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Collin Delia will start Saturday afternoon against the Nashville Predators. This will be his season debut as Delia has played all season in the AHL. The expectation is that the goaltender will face a lot of shots. In his time with Chicago, the goalie has faced an average of 36 shots per […]

Antti Raanta Gets Another Start Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will get the nod in net again on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Raanta comes off a 26-save shutout versus the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. With Freddie Andersen not quite ready yet, it makes sense that Raanta plays again. Columbus has struggled to score goals lately and Raanta has […]

Linus Ullmark Faces Former Team Saturday

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark faces the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon. Ullmark has been pretty solid after a rough, early start. The Boston goalie has won three of his last five starts while giving up two goals in every appearance. He has four quality starts in that span. With the prospect that Tuukka Rask […]

Daniil Tarasov Starts Again For Columbus Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Daniil Tarasov will start again Saturday afternoon versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Tarasov has played well in his first two NHL starts stopping 63 of 68 shots. The problem is goal support which Columbus has been rather challenged. Carolina features one of the highest-shot volume teams in the NHL. So, the Russian […]

Roman Josi Comes Off COVID Protocol Saturday

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi was cleared from COVID protocol on Saturday. It is expected that he will play this afternoon against the Chicago Blackhawks. Josi is the anchor of the Nashville defense and has 29 points in 30 games. He last played on December 17th against Chicago. The good news is that Josi missed […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Gets The Start Against Montreal Saturday

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will start Saturday afternoon versus the Montreal Canadiens. Bobrovsky will be looking for his 14th win of the season against the worst team in the Eastern Conference. The Florida goaltender has struggled a little bit of late allowing three or more goals in four of his last five starts. The […]

Brendan Gallagher Out Saturday Versus Florida

Montreal Canadiens right-winger Brendan Gallagher will not play Saturday afternoon against the Florida Panthers. Gallagher is still sidelined with an injury as Montreal pushes through with 11 forwards and five defensemen. His lower-body malady is being monitored and right now does not appear to be serious. With a slew of players on COVID protocol, Gallagher's […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (1/1/22): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! Happy New Year! For those first-time readers, my name is Chris and I write a ton on RotoBaller. The sports universe of writing here spans from NASCAR to football to college sports to of course, hockey. If you have not checked some of those articles out then make sure you do! It […]