Daniel Vladar Notches Shootout Win On Friday

Calgary Flames backup goaltender Daniel Vladar continued his solid play on Friday night as he won his fifth game of the season against the Anaheim Ducks. The goalie did have his shutout streak snapped at two games but stopped 31 of 34 shots. He stopped the shootout attempts of Trevor Zegras and Kevin Shattenkirk in […]

Sean Monahan Scores And Adds Assist Friday

Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan plays mostly a middle-six role with decent power-play time. On Friday, he rewarded patient fantasy owners with his third goal of the season. Monahan scored the third Calgary goal of the second period on Friday at 15:10. The center hit the net four times on the night with three scoring […]

Blake Coleman Fires Seven Shots On Goal Friday

Calgary Flames center Blake Coleman had several quality scoring chances on Friday versus the Anaheim Ducks. More importantly, he found the back of the net 3:49 into the second period to tie the game at one. Coleman also fired seven shots on goal and delivered a couple of hits as well. The center had struggled […]

Nico Hischier Tallies Goal On Friday Night

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier scored his third goal of the season on Friday night versus the Winnipeg Jets. The goal came just 37 seconds as Jesper Bratt set up the center as he put the puck past Connor Hellebuyck to tie the game at time at three. Hischier led all Devils' players with […]

Ryan Graves Nets Two Points On Friday Night

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves assisted on one goal and scored another in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Graves had two shots on goal, two hits, and one blocked shot. Also, he was one of the few New Jersey players with an even plus-minus on Friday night. That was in 20:04 of […]

Jack Hughes Scores In Losing Effort On Friday

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes scored a goal for the first time since returning from a shoulder injury. It was not enough as New Jersey lost 8-4 to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Hughes, who is still playing wing often, pounced on a rebound left by Connor Hellebuyck with just seconds remaining in the […]

Blake Wheeler's Three Assists Key Eight-Goal Night

Winnipeg Jets right-winger Blake Wheeler had not scored a goal all season so far. On Friday night, the forward dished out three assists in the 8-4 home triumph over the New Jersey Devils. Wheeler had just one shot on goal and one blocked shot but did have two takeaways on Friday. Furthermore, it was believed […]

Nikolaj Ehlers Strikes Twice On Friday Night

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Nikolaj Ehlers snapped a five game point drought on Friday night against New Jersey. He scored via a feed from Pierre-Luc Dubois just 3:52 into the first period to give Winnipeg a 2-0 lead. Then, the pair teamed up midway into the second stanza to tie the game at four. Ehlers only […]

Mark Scheifele's Hat Trick Helps Jets Past Devils

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele entered Friday night's game against New Jersey with just two goals in 16 games. He scored three times and added an assist in the 8-4 win. Scheifele opened the scoring just 1:52 in. Then, he struck again with just seconds left in the second period to make it 6-4 Winnipeg. […]

Stuart Skinner In Starting Crease For Edmonton Friday

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner will be in goal against the Seattle Kraken on Friday night. Skinner will try and rebound from one of his worst appearances of the season. On November 23rd, he allowed four goals on 33 shots in a road loss to the Dallas Stars. Before that, Skinner had stopped 75 of […]

Igor Shesterkin Helped Off The Ice On Friday

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin had to be helped off the ice on Friday evening against the San Jose Sharks. The non-contact injury happened during the second period. It appeared like Shesterkin went to move and everything gave away. Last season, he experienced a similar type of non-contact injury. However, he could not put […]

Philipp Grubauer Starts On Friday Against Edmonton

Seattle Kraken starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer will start against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. Grubauer will try and bounce back after allowing six goals in his last two starts (both losses). The goalie has been much better at home while sporting a .500 record (5-5). That combined with a 2.51 goals-against average and a […]

Mark Stone Will Play On Friday Versus Arizona

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone was a game-time decision on Friday. The good news is that he will play against the Arizona Coyotes. There was some concern that an injury may keep him out of the lineup. He has a goal and nine assists in ten games for Vegas. That includes no power-play points, […]

Laurent Brossoit Gets Just Fifth Start Of Season For Vegas

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit will be in goal on Friday against the Arizona Coyotes. Brossoit last played on November 20th -- almost two weeks ago. He stopped 27 of 29 shots in a home win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Overall, the goalie has been good in net with a 3-1 mark in […]

Alex Galchenyuk Gets Back Into The Lineup Friday

Arizona Coyotes center Alex Galchenyuk draws back into the lineup on Friday night thanks to an injury to Johan Larsson. Galchenyuk will be in the bottom-six once more. The center had two or more shots on goal in four consecutive appearances. Then, against the Winnipeg Jets, he seemed to lose focus again with no shots […]

Karel Vejmelka Starts For Arizona On Friday Night

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka gets a home start against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night. The Czechoslovakian goalie has not had it easy winning just twice in 12 decisions. However, Vejmelka has a solid 2.80 goals-against average along with a .916 save percentage. He will be going for his third straight win and […]

OwnersBox Week 9 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now into December with Week 9 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. […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/3): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the Christmas season as December begins! Expect the unexpected. 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 FanDuel. Today I'll be bringing you my NHL lineup […]

Viktor Arvidsson Dishes Pair Of Assist On Thursday

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Viktor Arvidsson struck for two assists on Thursday night against the Calgary Flames. His first helper came early in the first period on Alex Iafallo's goal. Then Arvidsson set up Alexander Edler for Edler's first tally of the 2021-22 season. The left-winger did miss a few opportunities on Thursday, and he […]

Alexander Edler Scores Goal Against Calgary On Thursday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alexander Edler broke into the goal column on Thursday night against the Calgary Flames. Edler, in his younger days, was like a Swiss-Army knife when it came to padding fantasy hockey stat categories. Thursday night turned the clock back a little bit. Edler scored with less than two minutes left in […]

Matthew Tkachuk Pots Game-Winning Goal Thursday

The Calgary Flames left-winger continued an excellent season by scoring for the 11th time on 80 shots. Matthew Tkachuk had seven shots and five scoring chances in 19:46 of playing time on Thursday versus the Los Angeles Kings. The left-winger's goal at 4:54 of the third period was set up by Johnny Gaudreau as the […]

Andrew Mangiapane Feasts In Los Angeles Thursday

Calgary Flames left-winger Andrew Mangiapane feasted on the power play Thursday night in Los Angeles. He scored midway into the first period on the man advantage, then set up Milan Lucic on the doorstep for two power-play points on the night. Oddly enough, Mangiapane only had one other quality scoring chance on Thursday, but the […]

Jacob Markstrom Wins Sixth Road Game Thursday

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom enjoys playing on the road this season. He had a .956 road save percentage going into Thursday night's game with the Los Angeles Kings. Markstrom proceeded to save 40 of 42 shots as the Calgary Flames held on for a 3-2 win. The goaltender notched his tenth win and sixth […]

Boone Jenner's Goal Comes In Losing Effort Thursday

The Columbus Blue Jackets center played almost 22 minutes on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. Though Boone Jenner only mustered two shots on goal, he looked far more active shift by shift. The result was his 11th goal of the season. That came 6:53 into the first period which tied the game at 1. […]

Daniil Tarasov Plays Well In Columbus Defeat

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Daniil Tarasov unexpectedly started on Thursday night against the Dallas Stars. This was because both Elvis Merzlikins and Joonas Korpisalo were too ill to play. Tarasov held his own against a Dallas onslaught that featured 37 shots on goal in all. He did allow two goals in 49 seconds to the […]

Tyler Seguin Snaps Pointless Streak With Goal Thursday

The Dallas Stars center had seen his pointless streak grow to five games. That included two contests where Tyler Seguin did not even muster a shot on goal. This was not the case on Thursday as Seguin put five shots on goal. He was at the right place at the right time when Jane Hakanpaa […]

Jason Robertson's Two Goals Extend Point Streak To Five Games

The Dallas Stars left-winger keeps showing that his rookie campaign was not a fluke. Jason Robertson scored twice on Thursday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. That included the game-winning goal 17:14 into the second period. Both of his goals were expertly set up by Joe Pavelski as that line clicked all night long. Robertson […]

Jake Oettinger Wins Fifth Straight Start On Thursday

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger was not outstanding in net on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Then again, he did not have to be. Oettinger stopped 20 of 22 shots as the Blue Jackets could not mount much of an offense. The win gave the Dallas goalie five wins in five starts. Also, this […]

Tomas Tatar Scores Again On Thursday

New Jersey Devils left-winger Tomas Tatar converted another golden opportunity into a goal on Thursday night versus the Minnesota Wild. Tatar took a breakout pass from Dougie Hamilton and beat Kaapo Kahkonen 7:40 into the second period. That pulled New Jersey to within one goal. This marked the second time in as many games that […]

Jesper Bratt Shoots Plenty But Comes Up Empty

New Jersey Devils left-winger Jesper Bratt fired seven shots on Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen on Thursday. The problem for Bratt was none of those shots beat the goalie. Bratt had several quality scoring chances but could not find the back of the net. Worse, the Kirill Kaprizov line had success against the Bratt line […]