Nolan Patrick Scores In Vegas' Loss

Nolan Patrick wound up with some power-play time on Friday night for the Vegas Golden Knights. Patrick played 63 seconds on the man advantage which is progress. More importantly, the center scored his first goal of the season. Also, the center had five shots on goal, generated three scoring chances, and delivered a couple of... Read More

Robin Lehner Suffers Home Loss For Vegas On Friday Night

Robin Lehner only stopped 26 of 30 shots in a 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night. The Vegas Golden Knights' starting goaltender had good stretches. He made several key stops during a two-man disadvantage. Then, Lehner had a few bad moments. One included getting beat by Zach Kassian on a breakaway. The... Read More

Zach Whitecloud Injured In Latest Vegas Loss

Las Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud (hand) has been one of those hidden fantasy gems in fantasy hockey. The defender was injured in the second period of Friday night's loss to the Edmonton Oilers. The defenseman had two blocked shots and an assist on the night. When he blocked the second shot of the... Read More

Connor McDavid Dishes Two Assists As Edmonton Wins Again

Centerman Connor McDavid did it again with two more assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-3 on Friday. The back end of a back-to-back featured a little more scoring, and McDavid was used more as well. He played just over 20 minutes, had seven shots on goal, four scoring chances and... Read More

Leon Draisaitl With Big Night For Edmonton Again

The Edmonton Oilers are rolling along, and centerman Leon Draisaitl has been a significant reason why. Draisaitl scored twice and added an assist in the 5-3 victory on Friday night. The three-point night now gives the forward 11 points on the young season through five games. Draisaitl had seven shots on goal, along with five... Read More

Zach Hyman Nets Pair Of Goals Again In Oilers Win

Zach Hyman did it again on Friday night as he scored two more goals in a 5-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Hyman simply is doing his job by scoring those close-in goals off opportunities. Hyman's versatility is well documented for Edmonton. He can win some faceoffs, kill penalties, and work well on the... Read More

OwnersBox Week 3 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season continues in Week 3 and we have a wonderful salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! In case you're not yet familiar, OwnersBox is a fantastic new weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season. And the big one that... Read More

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/22): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season has hit week number two! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. 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... Read More

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/20): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season has hit week number two! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. 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... Read More

Harry Higgs Primed To Challenge At Zozo Championship

Harry Higgs has heated up over the past couple of weeks as the Zozo Championship beckons. Higgs finished tied for 27th and then 9th in the last two tournaments. The New Jersey native credits his putting to several golf courses in the state. The best thing Higgs may have done was take a few weeks... Read More

Jhonattan Vegas' Putter Is Vital At Zozo Championship

Jhonattan Vegas can play from tee to green as well as anyone. He shot four rounds in the 60's at The CJ Cup which surprised many. That is because this was his Fall opener. Vegas was hitting over 320 yards off the tee as well. There was a lot to like en route to his... Read More

K.H. Lee Is An Interesting Pick In Japan

K.H. Lee has two top-25 finishes in the last two weeks. Lee has been playing pretty well. That has been buoyed by final round 66's twice. Now, at the CJ Cup, the Korean golfer, fired a 66-66 over the weekend which raised him from near the cut line to a tie for 25th. His driving... Read More

Lanto Griffin May Have Upside At Zozo Championship

Lanto Griffin was playing dreadfully in the first two tournaments of the Fall and then came to life two weeks ago at The Shriners Children's Open. After an opening-round T 72, Griffin started dropping birdies en route to a 64-66 weekend. That vaulted him into a tie for sixth and merited some serious consideration for... Read More

C.T. Pan On A Roll Heading To Narashino

C.T. Pan played excellent in his first two tournaments of the fall season with a T6 and T11. The most important thing was how well he putted. Though he finished 59th in 2019, this course is short and great for the golfer. One concern is his strokes gained off the tee. That has drifted into... Read More

Emiliano Grillo Must Improve His Putting In Japan

Emiliano Grillo has always had issues with his putter but did not in the last round of The CJ Cup. His 61 turned some heads as he just kept dropping putt after putt. His strokes gained lost to putting rose to -0.353 on the season. It was much worse. The question is can he sustain... Read More

Eric van Rooyen A Risky DFS Option At Zozo Championship

After missing the cut at The Shriners, Eric van Rooyen played much better at The CJ Cup. He finished tied for 25th and made quite a few birdies until the final round. That is where he shot only a 70. The South African golfer can hit a driver quite far, averaging 319.7 yards per swing.... Read More

Si Woo Kim Still A Guessing Game This Week In Japan

Si Woo Kim has been his usual enigmatic self this Fall season. He has two very good results and two not-so-good ones. Kim finished in a tie for 11th and 8th the first couple of tournaments then missed the cut and blew up with a 77 last week at The CJ Cup. It was that... Read More

Alex Noren Not Expected To Do Much At Zozo Championship

Alex Noren played his first tournament of the new season last week at The CJ Cup. He tied for 59th with a -10 score. Noren just could not make enough birdies even though he drove pretty well (fifth overall with 75% accuracy). The problem was the putter and his lack of ability to get to... Read More

Rickie Fowler Likely To Contend At Zozo Championship

Rickie Fowler looked great at The CJ Cup last weekend, firing a minus-22 on the way to a T3 result. He was the 54-hole leader and did fade a bit with a final-round 71. One of the more encouraging aspects of his game was his ability to lead all golfers in greens in regulation. The... Read More

Cameron Tringale Has Upside For Zozo Championship

Cameron Tringale had two top-25 finishes and then drifted out into the middle last week. Narashino is the type of golf course where Tringale can excel as the course is more suited to his game. Tringale can put well with nearly a half-stroke gained so far and is driving the ball just under 312 yards.... Read More

Jared McCann Scores Goal Against New Jersey Tuesday

Seattle Kraken centerman Jared McCann got on the score sheet Tuesday night with a goal in the 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils. He converted on the power play to cut the Seattle deficit to 3-2. McCann had a mixed bag kind of night. He played over 16 minutes, including 4:44 on the power... Read More

Joey Daccord Stops 29 Shots in Emergency Start Tuesday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord did not expect to be starting on Tuesday night, but there he was stopping 29 shots in a 4-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils. The Kraken goalie made some nice stops along the way as well. Daccord had won a game for the Charlotte Checkers (AHL affiliate) just two... Read More

Yanni Gourde Nets Point In Loss To New Jersey

Seattle Kraken centerman Yanni Gourde made his season debut on Tuesday night against New Jersey after being activated off Injured Reserve earlier in the day. He scored an assist on the man advantage in the 4-2 loss to New Jersey. More importantly, Gourde played without restrictions and played a lot. He took 26 shifts in... Read More

Jonathan Bernier Looks Solid In Win Over Seattle

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jonathan Bernier got his second win of the young season against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night. He stopped 27 of 29 shots in the win to move to 2-0 on the season. It is unclear how much longer Bernier will start. However, Mackenzie Blackwood (heel) was put on Injured Reserve,... Read More

Damon Severson Shines In Return From Injury Tuesday

New Jersey Devils defenseman Damon Severson made his season debut after recovering from a preseason injury on Tuesday. He made quite the impact as the defenseman scored a goal with two shots on goal in 17:05 of ice time. His presence on the ice was calming, as Severson was able to make several offensive plays... Read More

Jack Hughes Injured In Win Against Seattle

New Jersey Devils centerman Jack Hughes (shoulder) played just 10 shifts on Tuesday night before getting injured early on against the Seattle Kraken. It just appeared that he fell awkwardly after what could be termed as a slew foot. Hughes had an assist and four takeaways in his limited time. The forward will be evaluated... Read More

Kevin Harvick Does Texas Two-Step To Finish Fifth

Kevin Harvick had the best average finish of every active racer over the previous six races at Texas. Not only had he won twice, but there was that feeling he might finish in the top five. Sure enough, the No. 4 car survived all that carnage and ended up fifth. He was 11th after Stage... Read More

Brad Keselowski Finishes In The Top Five At Texas

Brad Keselowski had not expected this result at the Texas Motor Speedway. That occurred on Sunday as the No. 2 found his way up to fourth place by race's end. It was almost as if the Team Penske driver just ran out of laps. Sometimes that just happens. Other Team Penske racers looked to be... Read More

Christopher Bell Lands On Podium Unexpectedly At Texas

It was just one very strange race for Christopher Bell. However, Bell will take the result every day and especially on Sundays. The No. 20 car never did lead a single lap and did not accumulate many stage points. That was more like zero points. It became all about trying to set up to win.... Read More

William Byron Nearly Wins At Texas On Sunday

William Byron almost pulled it off as he nearly pulled off the victory at Texas Motor Speedway. The No. 24 car wound up 0.459 seconds away from Kyle Larson as Larson was able to squeeze. Byron did well to get near the front. However, Byron just could never get past Larson when it counted. Even... Read More