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 […]

OwnersBox Week 13 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season heads into January for Week 13 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 the season. And […]

Joel Farabee's Goal Helps Force Overtime On Thursday

Philadelphia Flyers left-winger Joel Farabee converted a pass from Oskar Lindblom to tie the game late on Thursday night against the San Jose Sharks. That forced overtime in a game where the Flyers were mostly dominated. The Lindblom duo with Farabee produced several opportunities as Lindblom played less than 12 minutes. Farabee, by contrast, played […]

Felix Sandstrom Nearly Pulls Off Win On Thursday

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Felix Sandstrom got the call with Martin Jones needing a night off on Thursday. Sandstrom knew he was going to face a lot of shots. He probably did not expect to see 46 in all on Thursday night. That is just what happened, as Sandstrom had to again and again steal the […]

Brent Burns Scores A Goal On Thursday

San Jose defenseman Brent Burns just does not score as many goals as he used to. Burns delivered one on Thursday as the Sharks outlasted the Philadelphia Flyers in overtime. The tally by the defenseman was just his third on the season in 32 games. Even with the goal, Burns is still just shooting at […]

James Reimer Does Enough To Win Thursday

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer did just enough to win on Thursday. Thanks to Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson, Reimer did not have to worry about the shootout. The goalie did stop 23 of 25 shots against a tired Philadelphia Flyers team. He was one of the goalies most likely to win on Thursday […]

Tomas Hertl Ups Point Streak To Eight Games In Overtime Win

San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl is on some kind of run. Just when it looked like the Philadelphia Flyers might force a shootout, Hertl delivered in the waning seconds of overtime with help from Erik Karlsson. Karlsson set up the play and Hertl finished it as San Jose won 3-2. The San Jose center […]

Bo Horvat's Power-Play Goal Not Enough On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat scored on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings. It was not enough in the 2-1 shootout loss but it did help Vancouver gain another point. Horvat was able to find the back of the net with less than eight minutes left in regulation. He found a way to get […]

Jaroslav Halak Plays Great In Loss Thursday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jaroslav Halak just could not get any goal support on Thursday in Los Angeles. He gave up just one goal on 35 shots faced. In the shootout, he allowed two goals on five times as Vancouver fell for the first time in eight games. Halak could not be blamed too much for […]

Matt Roy Fires A Lot Of Shots Thursday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy loves to shoot the puck. He has 12 assists in 32 games but something is missing. That is goals. Roy still has none on the season despite the six shots and four scoring chances generated on Thursday against Vancouver. Roy now has no goals on 89 shots this season. […]

Brendan Lemieux Scores Goal In Regulation Thursday

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Brendan Lemieux had not scored in five games, so naturally he converted a rare opportunity in the second period on Thursday. He fired a surprising six shots on goal and generated four scoring chances in 15:40 of ice time. When Lemieux gets an opportunity in the top-six, he tends to excel […]

Jonathan Quick Saves Best For Shootout In Win

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick only had to stop 17 shots on Thursday night against the Vancouver Canucks. It was the shootout where the goaltender then thwarted four of five Vancouver attempts to help preserve a 2-1 home win. It was a much needed night after Quick had allowed five goals in each of […]

Mark Giordano Turns Back The Clock On Thursday

Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano was pumped to play his former Calgary Flames once again. Giordano scored a goal and helped out on two others to give him a three-point night. It snapped a four-game point drought for the defenseman. His goal at 5:46 of the first period opened the scoring. Giordano added a power-play […]

Calle Jarnkrok Continues Strong Run On Thursday

Seattle Kraken center Calle Jarnkrok continued his hot play against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. He scored once then chipped in with two assists in defeat. Jarnkrok scored on the man advantage to give Seattle a 2-1 lead at the time. That goal was sandwiched by secondary assists. His helper on the Yanni Gourde […]

Noah Hanifin Keeps Offensive Momentum Going Thursday

Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin keeps growing as a player and adding more offensive dynamics to his game. Thursday night, he scored and added an assist against the Seattle Kraken. Hanifin played 22:04 in all. He delivered two shots, two hits, and three blocked shots on Thursday as he continues to improve on the peripherals. […]

Matthew Tkachuk Delivers Game-Winning Goal On Thursday

Calgary Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk was in the middle of the chaos on Thursday as he scored and added two assists against the Seattle Kraken. Tkachuk scored the game winning goal at 17:34 of the third period thanks to a great play made by Johnny Gaudreau. Gaudreau and Tkachuk kept creating chances all night against […]

Johnny Gaudreau Scores Twice, Adds Assist In Win

Calgary Flames left-winger Johnny Gaudreau could not be stopped on Thursday night in Seattle. He scored twice and added an assist in the 6-4 win over the Kraken. After scoring the first two goals and one on the man advantage, Gaudreau set up Matthew Tkachuk for the game winning goal. That came with 2:26 left […]

Victor Olofsson Gets A Point Against New York Thursday

Buffalo Sabres right-winger Victor Olofsson has enjoyed a nice season from an offensive standpoint. He notched a power play assist on Thursday versus the New York Islanders. Olofsson set up Kyle Okposo to tie the game at 1 very late in the first period. Olofsson also had four shots on goal and three scoring chances […]

Kyle Okposo Scores Power-Play Goal In Defeat

Buffalo Sabres right-winger Kyle Okposo loves to play against his former team and he scored again in New York on Thursday night. His power play goal with a minute left in the first period tied the game at 1. The winger had a ton of scoring chances in this game as he led Buffalo with […]

Noah Dobson Scores And Adds Assist In Win Thursday

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson has been playing better and better lately. Dobson scored a goal and added an assist against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. The defenseman picked up a secondary assist on the Mathew Barzal opening goal in the first period. Then, he sealed the game midway through the third period […]

Semyon Varlamov Stops 36 Shots In New York Win

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped 36 shots in the 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. Only a late first period Kyle Okposo power-play goal kept Varlamov from getting his first shutout of the 2021-22 season. The Russian goaltender came into the night with just one win in eight appearances (1-5-1). […]

Mathew Barzal Returns With Three Points Against Buffalo

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal was on a six-game point streak before winding up in COVID protocol and missing more than two weeks. He returned on Thursday night and promptly scored and added two assists in the 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Barzal opened the scoring 12:35 into the first period which sent […]

Ondrej Palat Dishes Two Assists In Defeat Thursday

Tampa Bay Lightning left-winger Ondrej Palat has enjoyed his time in the top-six and he was rewarded with more power-play time on Thursday. The result was two assists and more than five minutes on the man advantage. Palat set up Steven Stamkos for one goal and then Brayden Point for an early third period goal. […]