Jakob Chychrun Out Saturday Against Philadelphia

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun suffered an upper-body injury last night and will not play at home against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. It is unknown how much more time he will miss. Chychrun played just 18:36 against Florida and did have five shots on goal before the injury. He is Arizona's number one defenseman. […]

Philipp Grubauer Hopes For Home Rebound Saturday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer hopes for better fortune on Saturday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The starting goalie gave up three goals on 33 shots in Thursday's loss to the Winnipeg Jets. That was an improvement over Monday's ambush where he stopped just one of four shots in a quick night against the Pittsburgh […]

Riley Sheahan Also In COVID-19 Protocol Saturday

Seattle Kraken fourth-line center Riley Sheahan was also placed in COVID-19 protocol on Saturday. That means he, along with Jay Leach and Yanni Gourde, will not be with the team. Sheahan had a goal and three assists in 19 games so far this season with the Kraken. The defensive center played just 11:25 a night […]

Yanni Gourde Enters COVID-19 Protocol Saturday

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde will not play on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. This comes just a few days after Mark Giordano returned after his bout with COVID. Gourde will be out at least for this game and maybe more. The center has been one of Seattle's best players all season with […]

Martin Jones Gets Start Saturday Versus Arizona

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will start in Arizona on Saturday night against the Coyotes. Carter Hart was able to outlast the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday but needed a rest after seeing more than 40 shots on goal. It is safe to say that Jones has been roughed up allowing 18 goals in his […]

Karel Vejmelka Is In Starter's Cage For Arizona Saturday

Arizona goaltender Karel Vejmelka starts for the Arizona Coyotes against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. The good news is that Vejmelka faces a Flyers team that just played in Vegas on Friday. The bad news is that the goaltender is trying to pick up the pieces from his last start. Vejmelka gave up seven […]

Laurent Brossoit Stumbles In Loss On Friday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit was giving Robin Lehner the night off. Brossoit was not at his best as he could not stop a couple savable shots. In all, the goalie yielded four goals on 25 shots. He had won four straight games allowing just six goals coming into the night. Maybe it was […]

Max Pacioretty Puts Vegas Offense On His Back Friday

Vegas Golden Knights left-winger Max Pacioretty did the heavy lifting on Friday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. Pacioretty attempted more than a dozen shots and put ten on Carter Hart. Two of those shots went by the Philadelphia goaltender as Pacioretty continued his streak. Pacioretty's first goal tied the game at two and his second […]

Mark Stone Continues To Roll Even In Defeat Friday

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone extended his point streak to seven games with another assist on Friday night. He set up Max Pacioretty's first goal late in the second period to tie the game at two. Now, Alex Pietrangelo would go on to notch two assists but Stone helped set up many scoring chances […]

James van Riemsdyk Scores On Power Play Friday

Philadelphia Flyers left-winger James van Riemsdyk converted on a feed from Travis Konecny to score a goal on Friday night. The goal proved to be the game winner in the Flyers' 4-3 triumph over the Vegas Golden Knights. It has been a brutal season for the New Jersey native. The goal snapped an 11 game […]

Kevin Hayes Sets Tone With Opening Goal Friday

Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes helped the team and led by example on Friday night. He scored early on a shot that got past Laurent Brossoit. The goal came at 4:20 of the first and was just Hayes' second goal of the season. Also, he fired five shots on goal. Now, the center has been […]

Carter Hart Stands Tall And Ends Philadelphia Losing Streak

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart turned aside 41 of 44 shots on Friday as the Flyers held off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3. It was not an easy night as the Vegas top line took over throughout the second half of the game creating chance after chance. Philadelphia continues to allow the most shots in […]

Blake Wheeler Finally Pots First Goal, Adds Two Assists

Winnipeg Jets right-winger Blake Wheeler kept accumulating assists but had zero luck in scoring a goal. Twice this year Wheeler thought he had scored his first only to have it taken away. On Friday, it finally happened. The forward scored midway into the opening period via his linemates Kyle Connor and Nate Schmidt. After that, […]

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 […]