Kyle Connor Plays Role In All Three Goals Friday

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor keeps rolling. Connor added a goal and two assists against Vancouver in the shootout loss on Friday night. The forward fired six shots on goal as the Winnipeg top line totaled 17 shots in all. Connor delivered one hit, one blocked shot, and caused three takeaways. Connor's goal came a […]

Conor Garland Scores Goal On Friday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Conor Garland added to his coffers with another goal on Friday night versus the Winnipeg Jets. That has lifted the forward to five points in his last six games. Garland fired three more shots on goal in just over 16 minutes of ice time. The winger now has nine goals and 20 […]

Nils Hoglander Scores Twice In Vancouver Win Friday

Vancouver Canucks left-winger Nils Hoglander scored twice on Friday night as the Canucks went on to win 4-3 in the shootout over the Winnipeg Jets. Hoglander's two goals came during the first period. His first tally at 6:29 was set up by Bo Horvat who worked well with the young left-winger all night long. The […]

Thatcher Demko Wins Third Consecutive Start Friday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko continues to make the saves when it matters most as the Canucks won their third straight game Friday. The 4-3 shootout win gave Demko his 11th win on the season and leveled his record at .500 (11-11-1). He made 34 saves on 37 shots and stopped all three Winnipeg Jets […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/11/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! 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 is the return […]

OwnersBox Week 10 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now well into December for Week 10 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 […]

Cam Talbot Goes For Sixth Consecutive Win Thursday

Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot attempts to win his sixth straight start on Thursday versus the San Jose Sharks. The goalie has faced 30 or more shots in seven consecutive appearances and Talbot has four quality starts during the streak. He has seen his goals-against average dip to a season low 2.62 and his save […]

Jake Oettinger Starts Back End Of Back-To-Back For Dallas

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger starts against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. The Stars finally lost on Wednesday night after blowing a 3-1 and 4-2 lead to the Vegas Golden Knights. It will not be an easy loss to rebound from. However, Oettinger is 5-0 on the season (seven goals allowed) while battling […]

Ethan Bear Scratched From Carolina Lineup Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Ethan Bear was scratched on Thursday night against the Calgary Flames. He is not battling any kind of injury. Bear had struggled a bit in his past three games seeing bottom pairing ice time. He then compounded the less time with more mental mistakes. Rod Brind'Amour seemed to think that maybe a […]

Adam Boqvist Suffers Injury, Exits Game Thursday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist suffered an upper-body injury during the second period on Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks. The defender had nine points in 17 games and was enjoying more and more time among the top-four Columbus defensemen. Boqvist even had six goals in 17 games including three of his nine points on […]

Frederik Andersen Goes For Consecutive Road Wins Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen faces a stern road test against the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Andersen bounced back after three straight losses as he stopped 16 of 18 shots on Tuesday in Winnipeg. There is a little bit of concern with the starting goalie as he has not had a save percentage above […]

Jacob Markstrom Gets Start Versus Carolina On Thursday

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will try and bounce back on Thursday after a tough loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Markstrom has seen less shots lately (30 or less in four of his previous five starts). He has three wins in that stretch as the goaltender is enjoying one of the best seasons in […]

Roope Hintz Helps Out On Two Dallas Goals Wednesday

Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz had been more on a goal-scoring run with 11 goals so far this season. On Wednesday night, Hintz had three shots on goal, won 55% of his face-offs, and delivered two primary assists. The forward's first assist came on the man advantage, as Dallas went a perfect 3-for-3 against the […]

Jason Robertson Ups Point Streak To Seven Games Wednesday

Dallas Stars left-winger Jason Robertson could not be kept off the scoreboard on Wednesday night by the Vegas Golden Knights. The forward opened the scoring for Dallas on the man advantage as he got the puck past Robin Lehner. It was historically significant. Robertson became the second player to record multiple seven-game point streak (Tyler […]

Joe Pavelski Strikes Twice In Dallas Defeat

Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski has been on quite a run lately. He scored twice on Wednesday night in the Dallas 5-4 defeat in Vegas. Pavelski tallied on Dallas' third power play goal of the game. His goal chased Vegas goaltender Robin Lehner at 7:42 of the second period. He was far from finished a […]

Alex Pietrangelo Dishes Two Assists On Wednesday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo assisted on two goals Wednesday night. Pietrangelo came into the game with 14 points in 24 games this season. The defenseman set up Mark Stone 19 seconds into the second period as a Vegas power play expired. Then, the defender was at it again later in the middle stanza […]

Max Pacioretty Delivers Game-Winner For Vegas Wednesday

Vegas Golden Knights left-winger Max Pacioretty appeared headed for a pointless night on Wednesday. However, Pacioretty picked up a helper on the Mark Stone goal that knotted the game at four. Then, just 1:07 later, it was the left-winger who sniped his seventh goal of the season past Braden Holtby to give Vegas their first […]

Mark Stone's Offensive Flurry Completes Vegas Comeback

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone extended his point streak to six games on Wednesday night, but more importantly, it is the third period that will be talked about. Stone scored early in the second period to tie the game at one. Then as Dallas clung to a one-goal lead, Stone struck again to knot […]

Daniel Vladar Drops First Regulation Decision Tuesday

Calgary Flames goaltender Daniel Vladar has played stellar in the role of backup to Jacob Markstrom. Coming into Tuesday night, he was 5-0-1 on the season, including three straight road wins. Calgary even built him a 3-1 lead early in the second period. Then it fell apart, as San Jose rallied for three goals in […]

Johnny Gaudreau Boosts Point Streak To Four Games Tuesday

Calgary Flames left-winger Johnny Gaudreau just keeps stringing points together. He scored midway through the first period to give Calgary a 2-1 lead at the time. That was the New Jersey product's tenth goal of the season. The winger now has 29 points overall in what is a contract year for the forward. His linemates […]

Alexander Barabanov Picks Up Pair Of Helpers Tuesday

San Jose Sharks forward Alexander Barabanov has been a solid player for San Jose even in a more defensive role. Tuesday night, the Russian assisted on two of the Sharks' five goals in their 5-3 home win over the Calgary Flames. The forward has a good bit of versatility too. He had three more blocked […]

Adin Hill Comes Up Big In Home Win Tuesday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill has had quite the up-and-down season. However, on Tuesday night the San Jose goalie may have delivered one of his best performances of the season. He stopped 40 of 43 shots faced as Hill kept San Jose in the game until Tomas Hertl and the offense took over late. […]

Tomas Hertl Scores Three Times In Home Win Tuesday

San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl scored in his last game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. The scoring chances were increasing and the quality as well. Sure enough, Hertl helped the Sharks rally from an early deficit with a hat trick on Tuesday night in a 5-3 home win. Hertl racked up five shots and […]

Mikko Koskinen Struggles In Another Home Defeat

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen did not play well on Tuesday night and it showed. He gave up two early goals at home and never recovered. In all, Koskinen stopped just 22 of 26 shots in the 4-1 loss. With Edmonton losing three in a row, and the Finnish goalie losing consecutive starts, there has […]

Jesse Puljujarvi Provides Lone Goal For Edmonton On Tuesday

Edmonton Oilers right-winger Jesse Puljujarvi scored the only goal Edmonton could muster on Tuesday night. The Oilers dropped their third straight game by a score of 4-1. Puljujarvi continued to play well with four shots on goal and three scoring chances. He also scored his eighth goal of the season in 24 games. Considering his […]

Jonas Brodin Picks Up Two Assists In Win On Tuesday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin has gone on a nice little point run of late. He picked up a pair of assists on Tuesday night as Minnesota won in Edmonton by a score of 4-1. Brodin also netted one of his assists on the power play. That was his third of the year already. In […]

Joel Eriksson Ek Posts Another Two-Point Night In Win

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek did it again on Tuesday night versus the Edmonton Oilers. He had two assists last time out versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. On Tuesday, he opened the scoring just 71 seconds into the game with a power-play goal. If that was not enough, the Swedish forward picked up an […]

Cam Talbot Wins Fifth Straight Game On Tuesday

Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot keeps on rolling with his fifth consecutive win. He stopped 38 shots in all on the road against the Edmonton Oilers. It was also Talbot's fourth quality start in that span. The Wild goalie now leads the league in wins with 14. The only blemish on his night was a […]

Jordan Eberle Nets Lone Seattle Goal In Defeat

Seattle Kraken right-winger Jordan Eberle had the only bright moment on a tough night in Seattle for the home team. He scored early in the second period to cut the Kraken deficit to two at the time. The forward has been the one player who definitely can put pucks in the net for Seattle. His […]

Philipp Grubauer Gets Quick Hook On Monday Night

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer had six wins on home ice and a respectable .908 save percentage. It took just 5:07 to erase all of that on Monday night along with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh scored three times in a 200 second span to chase the starting Kraken goalie. The opening goal was Jeff Carter […]