Madison Bumgarner Whiffs Nine In Opening Day Loss

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner allowed two earned runs, five hits and one walk with nine strikeouts across seven innings in a quality start and loss against the San Diego Padres on Thursday. He threw 66 of his 92 pitches for strikes and the only mistakes he made was a double to Ian […]

A.J. Pollock Hitless In His Team Debut

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder A.J. Pollock was hitless in three at-bats on Thursday in his team debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks, his former team. He played his first seven seasons in the majors with the Snakes. He and teammate Justin Turner were the only position players in the starting lineup for L.A. who failed to […]

Hyun-Jin Ryu Whiffs Eight In Opening Day Victory

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu allowed just one earned run and four hits with no walks and eight strikeouts across six innings in a victory in his first Opening Day start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. He threw 59 of his 82 pitches for strikes while recording 16 first-pitch strikes to the […]

Zack Greinke Worked Over By His Old Team

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zack Greinke was tattooed for seven earned runs, seven hits and two walks over just 3 2/3 innings in a loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. He threw just 52 of his 82 pitches for strikes, and he served up four home runs in the dismal outing. Greinke once […]

Christian Walker Finds The Seats

Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker finished Thursday's Opening Day loss with a double and a solo home run across four at-bats, finishing with two runs scored and two RBI. Walker is filling some big shoes, as Paul Goldschmidt was shipped to the St. Louis Cardinals during the offseason. So far, so good. Walker had […]

Adam Jones Homers In National League Debut

Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Adam Jones made his first National League appearance in Thursday's 12-5 loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers atop manager Torey Lovullo's lineup. He finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run in his team debut. The result wasn't what the Diamondbacks were looking for, but it was a nice showing for Jones. He […]

Kike Hernandez Finds Seats Twice In Opening Day Rout

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Kike Hernandez finished Thursday's 12-5 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a pair of homers, three runs scored and three RBI across three at-bats. It was a fantastic start to the season for the starting second baseman, who rapped 20 homers last season. He is off to a good start […]

Joc Pederson Dials Long Distance Twice In Opener

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson led off in manager Dave Roberts' lineup on Opening Day against the Arizona Diamondbacks and it was a good move. Pederson ended up going 3-for-5 with a pair of home runs and four RBI with three runs scored in the 12-5 victory on Thursday. He also added a double, […]

Trevor Cahill Worked Over By Former Team

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Trevor Cahill was knocked around for four earned runs, six hits and a walk with three strikeouts over six innings in a loss in Oakland against his former team on Thursday. He threw 60 of his 86 pitches for strikes, while tossing 18 first-pitch strikes to the 25 batters he […]

Khris Davis Finds The Cheap Seats In Victory

Oakland Athletics designated hitter Khris Davis belted a solo home run, his second in three regular-season games, in Thursday's 4-0 victory against the division-rival Los Angeles Angels. It was a microcosm of his past few seasons, as he has hit for a ton of power while hitting exactly .247 in four consecutive campaigns. He smacked […]

Mike Fiers Dominant Over Six Scoreless Frames

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Mike Fiers allowed just one hit over six scoreless innings with three walks and two strikeouts to square his regular-season record at 1-1, topping the Los Angeles Angels in the regular-season home opener on Thursday. Fiers atoned for a shaky performance in Japan against the Seattle Mariners in his first start, […]

Multi-Point Nights For Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron posted a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 6-3 win against the New York Rangers, while left wing Brad Marchand chipped in with three assists. Defenseman Torey Krug, back from injury, also helped out with two assists to join the multi-point club, and center David Krejci also chipped in with […]

Hats Off To David Pastrnak, Who Collects Five Points

Boston Bruins left wing David Pastrnak registered three goals with two assists and a plus-two rating on five shots in Wednesday's 6-3 victory against the New York Rangers. After getting blanked in his first game back from a thumb injury, he has registered four consecutive multi-point games to make up for lost time after missing […]

Ryan Strome, Mika Zibanejad Lead Way For Blueshirts

New York Rangers center Ryan Strome registered a goal with an assist and two minor penalties in Wednesday's 6-3 road loss against the Boston Bruins, while center Mika Zibanejad registered a pair of goals on a team-high five shots in the losing effort. He also won 15 of his 26 faceoff attempts (57.7 percent) in […]

Carter Hart Hangs On For Victory Against Leafs

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart allowed four goals on 42 shots in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout victory against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. With the win he picked up his 16th victory, tying him with Bill Ranford (1986-87) for the eighth-most victories by a rookie goaltender in NHL history. He has a chance to win at […]

Frederik Andersen Stops 40 Shots In Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen allowed four goals on 44 shots in a shootout loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Believe it or not, it was Game No. 77 for the Maple Leafs and Wednesday marked their first shootout of the season. It showed, as they went 0-for-5 in the extra session, including a […]

Anthony Duclair Continues To Fit In With Sens

Ottawa Senators left wing Anthony Duclair registered a goal with a plus-one rating on two shots across 13:06 of ice time in 18 shifts Tuesday against the Buffalo Sabres. Duclair has really adjusted well and enjoyed the change of scenery from Columbus to Ottawa, posting four goals, eight points and a plus-six rating in 12 […]

Craig Anderson Records His Second Shutout

Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson turned back all 35 shots he faced in Tuesday's 4-0 victory against the Buffalo Sabres for his second shutout of the season. He has had a forgettable season, and he went 97 days between wins until Saturday's overtime victory against the Edmonton Oilers. His last win prior to that came […]

Matt Duchene Finally Has Another Multi-Point Game

Columbus Blue Jackets center Matt Duchene registered two assists with a plus-two rating and two blocked shots over 17:11 of ice time in Tuesday's 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders. He hasn't exactly lit the world afire since landing in Columbus, posting just two goals and four assists over his past 15 games. It […]

Cam Atkinson Gets Back On Track

Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Cam Atkinson posted a goal and an assist with a plus-two rating and a hit in Tuesday's 4-0 win against the New York Islanders. The All-Star had been struggling mightily of late, so his fantasy owners will be very pleased with this showing. Atkinson entered with no goals, just one […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Posts His Eighth Shutout

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside all 26 shots he faced in Tuesday's 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders. He was able to improve to 33-23-1 with a 2.62 goals-against average and .911 save percentage with eight shutouts, with a lot of that good work coming recently. The impending free-agent is trying […]

Craig Anderson Confirmed To Start On Tuesday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson will start Tuesday's game against the skidding Buffalo Sabres, head coach Marc Crawford confirmed. He heads into the game with a 15-25-4 record, 3.54 goals-against average and .902 save percentage in 43 starts and 46 appearances. Anderson has had trouble against the Sabres, too, posting a 1-1-0 record, 4.05 GAA […]

Alexandar Georgiev Pounded By The Penguins

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev allowed five goals on 36 shots in Monday's 5-2 loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins. With the loss he slipped to 11-13-3 with a 3.09 goals-against average and .907 save percentage across 26 starts and 29 appearances. Despite the loss he is still a very impressive 6-3-2 with a 2.28 […]

Matt Murray Takes Care Of Rangers Yet Again

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray allowed two goals on 35 shots in Monday's 5-2 victory against the New York Rangers. He improved to 6-0-0 all-time against the Rangers, and 5-0-0 in his career at Madison Square Garden. Overall he improved to 27-12-5 with a 2.72 goals-against average and .919 save percentage. He appears to be […]

Teddy Blueger Scores Pair Of Goals In Road Win

Pittsburgh Penguins center Teddy Blueger posted a short-handed goal while adding an even-strength marker in Monday's 5-2 road victory against the New York Rangers. Blueger was centering the second line with Evgeni Malkin (upper body) out of the lineup again, and he did his best Geno impressive to put the game out of reach. His […]

Cory Schneider Makes 45 Saves In Victory

New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider allowed just one goal over 46 shots in Monday's 3-1 victory against the Buffalo Sabres. He improved to 6-12-3 with a 3.07 goals-against average and .904 save percentage in 21 starts and 24 appearances overall. He has been particularly hot since the All-Star break, going 6-7-2 with a 2.40 […]

Sam Reinhart Reaches 20 Goals In Road Loss

Buffalo Sabres center Sam Reinhart posted his 20th goal of the season with five shots on goal across 20:24 of ice time over 22 shifts in Monday's 3-1 loss against the New Jersey Devils. Reinhart has lit the lamp in consecutive games, giving him 20 goals for the second straight season. He appeared to have […]

Jayce Hawryluk, Jonathan Huberdeau Shine In Road Loss

Florida Panthers centers Jayce Hawryluk and Jonathan Huberdeau each recorded two goals in Monday's 7-5 road loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs, while Hawryluk also posted an assist. He also had the physicality going, going two blocked shots, a minor for roughing in a dust-up with Toronto defenseman Ron Hainsey, as well as three hits. […]

Mitchell Marner, Morgan Rielly Lend Helping Hand

Toronto Maple Leafs center Mitchell Marner registered three assists with a blocked shot and a hit in Monday's 7-5 victory against the visiting Florida Panthers. Meanwhile, defenseman Morgan Rielly was good for a pair of assists with a plus-one rating, a blocked shot and two hits. Marner reached 65 assists for the season, while Rielly […]

Zach Hyman Posts Three Points, Reaches 20 Goals

Toronto Maple Leafs center Zach Hyman posted his 20th goal of the season while adding two assists and a plus-one rating, two blocked shots and a minor penalty in Monday's 7-5 victory against the Florida Panthers. His previous best in a season was 15, set last year when he also had a career-best 40 points. […]