Alex Iafallo Held Pointless Despite Many Chances

Los Angeles Kings forward Alex Iafallo had plenty of chances to score on Sunday night against the Arizona Coyotes. Iafallo had five shots on goal in all, four scoring chances, and hit the outside of the post as well. The forward played 20:04 in all on Sunday and was active from shift number one to […]

Brendan Lemieux Scores Again In Los Angeles Defeat

Los Angeles Kings winger Brendan Lemieux scored again on Sunday night versus the Arizona Coyotes. It was the only goal on the night as Lemieux had several scoring chances in less than 11 minutes of ice time. Lemieux had two shots on goal and a blocked shot on the night. That raised Lemieux to five […]

Jonathan Quick Has Quality Start, Loses In Overtime

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 25 of 27 shots on Sunday in an overtime loss to the Arizona Coyotes. It was the Kings' fourth straight loss but Quick was around to see all of this one. Some of Quick's worst performances have come to Arizona. However, the goaltender stopped all three shots on […]

Tom Wilson Nets Two Points For Washington On Sunday

Washington Capitals right-winger Tom Wilson netted a pair of points in the 5-2 loss to Seattle on Sunday night. It was the fourth such effort of the young season for Wilson. He is quite the physical complement to Alex Ovechkin on the top line. Wilson also delivered four shots on goal, three scoring chances, and […]

Alex Ovechkin Machine-Like In Losing Cause On Sunday

Washington Capitals left-winger Alex Ovechkin just kept playing on Sunday night. He scored a goal, had six shots on net, and even fired in five scoring chances. This was all while playing 24:01. Only John Carlson (25:16) was on the ice more than Ovechkin. For further perspective. Ovechkin played over half the third period on […]

Vitek Vanecek Has Tough Night In Washington Defeat

Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek had a long night as he gave up four goals on 30 shots Sunday. The goalie had his second straight down performance after a previous loss to Anaheim in overtime. Vanecek allowed a power-play goal from Seattle and three even-strength goals on Sunday. His rebound control was a little bit […]

Yanni Gourde Nets Pair Of Points In Seattle's Win

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde played almost 20 minutes on Sunday night as he tallied a goal and assist. Gourde finished off the scoring on Sunday night with an empty-net goal. It was his only shot on goal on the night. He had a couple of scoring chances, a blocked shot, and a takeaway. The […]

Jaden Schwartz Has Four-Point Night In Seattle Triumph

Seattle Kraken forward Jaden Schwartz had quite a night in the 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. Schwartz had four points in all which included a goal and three assists. He also had five shots on goal, four scoring chances, a blocked shot, and a hit. Schwartz only played 15:35 on the night with just […]

Philipp Grubauer Stuns Washington With 37-Save Win

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer got off to an awful start this NHL season. Against the Washington Capitals on Sunday night, the Seattle goalie stopped 37 of 39 shots in a 5-2 win. That included saving all ten Washington shots on Seattle's penalty kill. This was a game where Alex Ovechkin saw 7:42 of power-play […]

Brent Burns Had Long Night in San Jose Home Defeat

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns had a rough night against Washington on Saturday night. Burns was on the ice for three of the four goals that the Capitals scored. From the other end of the ice, he fired three shots on goal in 25:50 of ice time. That led all skaters on Saturday night. […]

Noah Gregor Leads San Jose in Shots on Saturday

San Jose Sharks center Noah Gregor made his season debut on Saturday night. He played a ton of ice time (more than 19 minutes) including over two minutes of power-play time. Gregor had five shots on goal and three scoring chances. There were a couple of chances that the forward had which were foiled by […]

Adin Hill Gives Up Three Goals in San Jose Home Loss

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill allowed three goals on 20 shots Saturday night versus the Washington Capitals. In what became a low-event game, by Washington design, Hill could not stop Conor Sheary or Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin scored once on the goaltender with Sheary scoring twice. It was the second goal that might have been […]

Ilya Samsonov Blanks San Jose Sharks on Saturday

Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov posted his second shutout in as many games on Saturday night. In San Jose, the Russian goalie stopped all 22 shots faced. He did not face many dangerous chances but Samsonov was able to stop everything he saw. That is the hardest part. When the shot volume is not there, […]

Conor Sheary Two Goal Night Sinks San Jose

Washington Capitals left-winger Conor Sheary opened the scoring then tallied a nice rebound goal in the win on Saturday. Sheary racked up four shots on goal in 15:24 of ice time. Also, he had three scoring chances as Sheary and Alex Ovechkin had some night when on the ice together. It just seemed San Jose […]

Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice, Adds Assist in Win

Washington Capitals left-winger Alex Ovechkin scored twice on Saturday night and added an assist as well. Ovechkin is up to 743 goals all-time and 14 goals in 18 games this season. The left-winger scored on the power-play from his left side office and added an empty-net goal late. If that was not enough, Ovechkin assisted […]

Seth Jones Adds Helper for Chicago on Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones had another long night patrolling the blueline versus the Edmonton Oilers. Jones had a shift that lasted almost five minutes (4:55) at one point in the defeat. The defenseman did tally an assist but was not so effective from a category filling standpoint on Saturday. He had just two shots […]

Kevin Lankinen Allows Five Goals in Chicago Defeat

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen gave up five goals to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Unfortunately, he was hung out to dry by his team's defense or lack thereof. Chicago gave up a short-handed goal and power-play goal as well. There were at least a half dozen odd-man rushes allowed including several where Lankinen […]

Alex DeBrincat Strikes Twice in Loss on Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks right-winger Alex DeBrincat is on a nice goal scoring run. He scored two goals on Saturday night versus the Edmonton Oilers including one short-handed. The winger delivered a hit, four shots on goal, and four scoring chances. He was by far the most dangerous Blackhawk on the ice as he was able to […]

Connor McDavid Two Point Night Helps Edmonton Win

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid just keeps racking up points as the center scored a goal and added an assist on Saturday night. The Chicago Blackhawks gave up four goals during the second half of the first period. McDavid played a role in the first two. He scored to open things for Edmonton then assisted […]

Leon Draisaitl Scores Yet Again in Edmonton Win Saturday

Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl scores his 18th goal of the season on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The goal was one of two short-handed goals Edmonton tallied on the night. If that was not enough, Draisaitl added an assist as well as he fired three shots on goal. The center had three scoring chances […]

Stuart Skinner Wins Again at Home for Edmonton

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner won his second game in a row on Saturday as he stopped all but two shots from Alex DeBrincat. Skinner stopped 28 of 30 shots overall including several high-danger chances when the game was close early. Skinner has earned some extra playing time and perhaps a timeshare with Mikko Koskinen […]

Robin Lehner Projected Goaltender Saturday Night for Vegas

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner has had some crazy games in the early going. It does seem that the goaltender. He has four wins in his last five starts. Three of those games are quality starts. Also, three times saw Lehner face 38 or more shots in all. Lehner's goalie point share is up […]

Kevin Lankinen Will be in Goal for Chicago Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen starts on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers surely were none too happy after playing Winnipeg twice. One gets the feeling that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are going to be none too happy. Chicago is one of those teams that gives up a lot of shots. They allow […]

Ilya Samsonov Starts Again for the Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals goalie Ilya Samsonov will try and build off the momentum gained from the shutout against the Los Angeles Kings. One figures the goaltender needed time to get back in a better form. The Russian goaltender now has four straight wins as he garners more and more starts away from Vitek Vanecek. Samsonov is […]

Adin Hill Will Start for San Jose Against Washington

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill will get the start on Saturday versus the Washington Capitals. Hill has just one win in his last five decisions. The goalie has yielded 17 goals in that span on 140 shots. Hill was also given the hook in one of those games as well. The problem with the […]

Stuart Skinner Starts Again for Edmonton on Saturday

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner will start again on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Skinner comes off a brilliant performance against the Winnipeg Jets where he won and stopped 46 shots. That was also good for his first win of this NHL season. The goaltender looked more comfortable as maybe he was watching some of […]

Elvis Merzlikins Gets Start Against Vegas Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets Elvis Merzlikins starts again on Saturday night in Las Vegas against the Golden Knights. Merzlikins had one wild game in Arizona on Thursday and gave up for goals on 29 shots. The goalie did stop 5 of 7 in the shootout when it mattered. He has won three of his last four […]

Brendan Lemieux Notches Goal and Assists in Defeat

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Brendan Lemieux had just two goals on the year coming into Saturday afternoon. The middle-six forward played over 13 minutes but still made quite the impact. Lemieux scored a goal, added an assist, and had a couple of scoring chances too. In all, he had three shots on goal, delivered three […]

Adrian Kempe Scores Twice in Loss on Saturday

Los Angeles Kings left winger Adrian Kempe scored twice on Saturday afternoon against the Carolina Hurricanes. Kempe racked up four more shots and three scoring chances as the winger nearly netted a hat trick in the third period. However, he was foiled by Frederik Andersen who was a real wall in net when it counted. […]

Cal Petersen Has Afternoon to Forget in Loss Saturday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen did not look so good against the Winnipeg Jets last Saturday. He looked even worse versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Petersen stopped just 15 of 20 shots as he allowed five goals during the first 40 minutes. He stabilized in the third period but the damage had been done. Also, […]