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Kyle Connor Tallies Game Winner On Sunday At Home
Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor scored one of three Winnipeg power-play goals on Sunday at home. His goal turned out to be the game-winner in the 6-3 Jets victory. Connor was set up by Pierre-Luc Dubois from the right dot. The winger does not miss one-timers like that often. His shot whizzed by Toronto Maple […]
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Jonathan Quick Enjoys Easier Night In Win
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick had to make a few high-danger saves on Sunday. However, he was fortunate enough to face just 22 shots in a 5-1 road triumph. Previously, the goalie had faced 34 or more shots in four of five starts. That was not the case on Sunday. Los Angeles was able […]
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Drew Doughty's Three-Point Night Sinks Oilers Sunday
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had himself some night on Sunday in Edmonton. Doughty played 26:33 in all and scored once while dishing out two helpers in a 5-1 road win. His goal came on the man advantage with a bit less than four minutes to go in regulation. Anze Kopitar set Doughty up […]
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Adrian Kempe Serves Up Revenge On Sunday
Los Angeles Kings right-winger Adrian Kempe had already scored one goal on Sunday night when he was boarded by Connor McDavid. It was a one-goal game late in the third period. On the ensuing five minute man advantage, Kempe converted quickly to extend the Kings' lead to two goals. His goal at 14:38 of the […]
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Darnell Nurse Scores Goal In Return Sunday
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse scored his team's lone goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Nurse had played so well before his injury but had no goals to show for it. He misses a little over two weeks, come back, and promptly scored midway through regulation. Nurse, off a nice transition, was […]
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Connor McDavid Given Boot Early In Loss
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid had one of his worst games of the season against the Los Angeles Kings. Then, things turned even worse. He boarded Adrian Kempe during the third period. McDavid was given a major and game misconduct with about 6 1/2 minutes in regulation. It was a 2-1 game then. By the […]
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Bruce Boudreau To Take Over Coaching Duties In Vancouver
Vancouver Canucks head coach Travis Green is now a former Vancouver Canucks coach. Sometime on Sunday, a decision was made by Canucks management to bring in Bruce Boudreau. Vancouver is currently dead last in the Pacific Division with an 8-15-2 record (18 points). Even worse, they are 24th in goals for and 27th in goals […]
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Erik Cernak Misses Sunday Night's Game Against Philadelphia
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak wound up missing Sunday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. His malady now has him listed day-to-day. The defenseman is a steady presence defensively despite being deployed in his own zone more than 64% of the time. It appears the injury occurred on Saturday night in Boston. Cernak played […]
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Darnell Nurse Returns To Lineup Sunday
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse returned to the lineup on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings. He missed a little over two weeks due to injury. When he was activated off the injured reserve Sunday afternoon, things accelerated in short order. Edmonton did not miss a beat without him in the lineup. He takes his […]
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Joseph Woll Gets Fourth Start Of Season Sunday
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll starts on Sunday night versus the Winnipeg Jets. Toronto has been very good in support of Woll in three appearances. The backup goaltender has won all three starts and allowed just five goals. He has more than earned the right to start at least one of every back-to-back situation. […]
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Jonathan Quick Back In Goal On Sunday
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick led the Kings out to warm-ups on Sunday evening versus the Edmonton Oilers. Both Quick and the Kings need a win badly. The goaltender has gone just 1-2-2 in his last five starts and Los Angeles has dropped to .500 on the season. Quick's once sterling goals-against average and […]
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Mikko Koskinen Starts For Edmonton Sunday
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen gets the start versus the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Koskinen keeps on winning. He has won three straight starts and nine of his last ten decisions overall. The Kings are just 9-9-4 on the season and a .500 team on the home or on the road. Edmonton averages […]
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Vasily Podkolzin Scores Lone Goal In Defeat Saturday
Vancouver Canucks right-winger Vasily Podkolzin has had some nice moments this season. He scored the lone goal on Saturday night for Vancouver during their 4-1 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 12:53 in all including 62 seconds on the man advantage. The Russian scored 6:18 into the second period to tie the game […]
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Thatcher Demko Under Siege In Home Loss Saturday
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko was in a familiar position on Saturday night as he faced 44 shots. The result was a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Demko was done in by a Pittsburgh team who dominated scoring chances in the first 20 minutes. That set the tone on what […]
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Tristan Jarry Gets Back In Win Column Saturday
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry did not face a lot of quality chances or shots on goal for that matter on Saturday. Honestly, Jarry probably was happy with that. He snapped a two game losing streak stopping 22 of 23 shots. It was his 11th win of the season and a nice bounce back after […]
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Sidney Crosby Extends Point Streak To Five Games Saturday
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is looking more and more like the Crosby most are accustomed to seeing. He had a goal and two assists on Saturday night in Vancouver s the forward lifted his point streak to five games. The pivot now has nine of his 11 points in this span. Five of those […]
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Jake Guentzel's Hat Trick Sinks Vancouver On Saturday
Pittsburgh Penguins left-winger Jake Guentzel extended his goal-scoring streak to three games in a big way on Saturday night. Guentzel scored three times in all. He had the natural hat trick and the game-winning goal. The forward had four shots on goal, and his final two tallies came on the man advantage. On the power […]
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Seth Jones Assists Both Chicago Goals On Saturday
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones assisted on both goals Saturday night in a losing effort. Jones played almost 30 minutes on Saturday with two defenders out of the lineup. Defensively, he has been put in many unenviable positions. However, from a fantasy standpoint, Jones keeps producing points. He now has 21 in 23 games. Jones […]
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Alex DeBrincat Pounces On Scoring Chance Saturday
Chicago Blackhawks left-winger Alex DeBrincat had a team-high six shots on Saturday night versus the New York Rangers. As the Blackhawks pulled Kevin Lankinen, DeBrincat was able to get open and beat Alexandar Georgiev with less than 90 seconds left in regulation. DeBrincat's 14th goal of the season cut the Chicago deficit to one. Even […]
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Patrick Kane The Offensive Bright Spot In Loss On Saturday
Chicago Blackhawks right-winger Patrick Kane scored a goal and set up Alex DeBrincat on another in the 3-2 loss on Saturday. Kane played 22:02 while firing three shots on goal. The winger did have several quality scoring chances and his late first-period goal seemed to set the tone early. One of the forward's biggest fantasy […]
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Alexandar Georgiev Steps Up In Win On Saturday
New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev was pressed into duty again on Saturday after Igor Shesterkin was placed on the injured reserve. Georgiev helped New York hold on to a 1-0 shutout on Friday night then won on Saturday night. The goalie stopped 25 of 27 shots in securing his third win of the season […]
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Artemi Panarin Nets Game Winning Goal Saturday
New York Rangers left-winger Artemi Panarin scored late in the third period on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was the third unanswered goal for New York who benefitted from Panarin's two assists earlier in the game. That included one power-play point. Earlier in the season, the issue was a lack of even-strength points from […]
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Ryan Strome Racks Up Three More Points In Victory
New York Rangers center Ryan Strome scored once and assisted on New York's other two goals on Saturday night. This helped the Rangers edge the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-2. Strome had two shots on goal on the night. The only concern was from the face-off dot, where Strome won just 13% of […]
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Malcolm Subban Injured After Allowing Six Goals Sunday
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Malcolm Subban made his debut on Saturday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. He was traded from the Chicago Blackhawks to Buffalo earlier in the week. The night, needless to say, did not go very well. Subban allowed six goals on just 25 shots before he succumbed to an injury midway into the […]
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Zemgus Girgensons Nets Power-Play Goal On Saturday
Buffalo Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons scored a power-play goal on Saturday in Buffalo's 6-2 defeat against the Carolina Hurricanes. Girgensons scored with less than 26 seconds left in the second period to cut Buffalo's deficit to three at the time. He had three shots on goal and delivered four hits on the night. Girgensons snapped […]
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Vincent Trocheck's Three-Point Night Ends In Misconduct
Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck had an eventful night in just 9:16 of ice time on Saturday. Trocheck scored a goal and added two assists. His unassisted goal at 4:16 of the second period made the score 4-1 for Carolina. Two of Trocheck's three points came within 24 seconds of each other as Trocheck set […]
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Sebastian Aho Delivers Three Assists On Saturday
Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho was quite the playmaker on Saturday night. He dished out three assists against the Buffalo Sabres. Furthermore, he had four shots on goal, a takeaway, and was.a +3 on the night. This was all in 18:45 of ice time. Aho set up Teuvo Teravainen twice and Nino Niederreiter once. The […]
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Teuvo Teravainen's Two Goals Help Carolina Snap Skid
Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen hit the turbo button on Saturday night as he scored twice against the Buffalo Sabres. The Finnish winger opened the scoring at 2:16 of the first period when he scored on a pass from Sebastian Aho. Early in the third period, he ended any hopes of a Buffalo comeback when […]
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NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/4): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
The NHL season approaches the end of week number eight as well as the start of December! Some fun twists are definitely to come as trends are establishing themselves. 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 […]
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Evan Bouchard Extends Point Streak To Three Games Friday
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard increased his point streak to three games on Friday night with two more points. Bouchard may continue to be brought on a bit slowly for some, but the results are staggering. The defenseman scored a goal early in the second period. He then set up Edmonton's third goal scored by […]
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