Luka Doncic Flirts With Triple-Double In Road Loss

Dallas Mavericks small forward Luka Doncic went for 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists across 36 minutes in Monday's 120-104 road loss against the Houston Rockets. The rookie hit 7-for-17 from the field, including 2-for-9 from behind the three-point line, while going 5-for-9 from the free-throw line. In addition to the poor night at... Read More

James Harden Goes Over 30 Points For 30th Straight Contest

Houston Rockets point guard James Harden registered 31 points with eight rebounds, seven assists and five steals across 36 minutes in Monday's 120-104 victory against the Dallas Mavericks. He was a rather dismal 9-for-23 from the floor, including 6-for-17 from behind the three-point line, while going 7-for-7 from the free-throw line while turning it over... Read More

Evgeni Malkin Scheduled For Disciplinary Hearing Tuesday

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin is scheduled to have a hearing on Tuesday after being assessed a match penalty for a high stick and slashing incident against Philadelphia Flyers forward Michael Raffl in a game on Monday night. The hearing will be over the phone, and Malkin could be facing a suspension up to five... Read More

Brandon Sutter Lands On Injured Reserve On Monday

Vancouver Canucks center Brandon Sutter (groin) was placed on the injured reserve list on Monday due to a groin injury. He will not be eligible to return until at least Feb. 21, although head coach Travis Green made it seem like it could be longer. Green said Sutter is "going to be out a little... Read More

Jacob Markstrom Dealing With Lower-Body Injury

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom (lower body) is battling a lower-body injury and he is considered day to day. Head coach Travis Green said on Monday that he is hopeful Markstrom will be able to go in Wednesday's road game against he skidding Anaheim Ducks. "I'm hopeful he'll play Wednesday," Markstrom said. If he is... Read More

Anders Nilsson Tabbed For Tuesday's Start

The Ottawa Senators have tabbed goaltender Anders Nilsson for Tuesday's home start against the Carolina Hurricanes. Overall, Nilsson sports a 9-12-1 record, 2.70 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in 21 starts and 22 appearances between Vancouver and Ottawa. Since coming over to the Senators he has been rock solid with Craig Anderson (undisclosed) sidelined.... Read More

Mario Kempe Doubtful For Tuesday's Road Game

Arizona Coyotes forward Mario Kempe (upper body) is dealing with an upper-body injury and he is considered doubtful for Tuesday's road game against the Vegas Golden Knights. His status is likely to be determined before the pregame warmups. If he is unable to go it would be Josh Archibald sliding into the fourth line center... Read More

Darcy Kuemper Will Man The Crease On Tuesday Night

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper will make the start in Tuesday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Kuemper carries a 12-13-5 record with a 2.75 goals-against average and .911 save percentage into Tuesday's battle. He has really struggled against the Golden Knights in two starts, going 0-1-1 with eight goals allowed on 62 shots for... Read More

Anthony Stolarz To Start Tuesday's Game In St. Paul

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Anthony Stolarz will make the start in Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Wild, interim head coach Scott Gordon confirmed. The 25-year-old netminder gives the red-hot Carter Hart a rest. Stolarz has a 3-3-3 record, 3.26 goals-against average and .903 save percentage, including a 3-2-1 record, 3.25 GAA and .907 save percentage across... Read More

Anton Khudobin Confirmed To Start On Tuesday

Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin is confirmed to start Tuesday's road game against the Florida Panthers. Khudobin has managed a subpar 9-10-3 record, but he has a strong 2.45 goals-against average and .924 save percentage in 22 starts and 24 appearances. He has been the better goaltender over the past two-plus months in Dallas, as... Read More

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin Roll Up Big Points

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov registered two goals with two assists and a plus-1 rating with three shots on goal and a minor penalty in Monday's 6-4 victory against the Los Angeles Kings. Left wing Alex Ovechkin scored a power play, his league-leading 38th goal of the season, while adding two assists and a plus-1... Read More

Austin Wagner Leads The Way For Los Angeles Offense

Los Angeles Kings left wing Austin Wagner registered a pair of goals with a plus-2 rating across just 7:25 of ice time over 11 shifts in Monday's 6-4 road loss against the Washington Capitals. Defenseman Oscar Fantenberg added his second goal of the season with a minus-1 rating and three hits, while right wing Tyler... Read More

Jonathan Quick Hammered In Monday's Road Loss

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick allowed six goals on 31 shots in Monday's 6-4 loss against the Washington Capitals. With the loss he slipped to a very unsavory 11-14-4 with a 3.10 goals-against average and .899 save percentage. After the All-Star break it appeared Quick was finally starting to piece together a little bit... Read More

Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello Continue To Roll Along

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad opened the scoring in Sunday's 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs just 28 seconds into regulation, finishing with a plus-1 rating and five hits. Right wing Mats Zuccarello added two assists with a plus-1 rating and two hits in his 20:12 of ice time. The Z Boys are... Read More

Alexandar Georgiev Stops 55 Shots For Hard-Earned Win

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev yielded just one goal on 56 shots in Sunday's 4-1 home win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, quite the present on his 23rd birthday. He became the seventh netminder in franchise history with 50 or more saves in a game, most recently done by Henrik Lundqvist last season. Despite... Read More

Garret Sparks Mediocre In Sunday's Road Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Garret Sparks allowed three goals on 29 shots in Sunday's 4-1 road loss against the New York Rangers. He was making the start after Frederik Andersen won a tough game in overtime against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, so he needed a breather. Sparks wasn't awful, but rather just mediocre, and... Read More

James Reimer Yanked In Sunday's Home Loss

Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer coughed up three goals on just 12 shots through two periods in Sunday's 5-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He was removed from the game at intermission, as goaltender Roberto Luongo finished up in the third period, giving up two goals on 11 shots. Reimer wasn't playing that poorly,... Read More

Louis Domingue Picks Up Victory In Rare Start

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Louis Domingue allowed just two goals on 27 shots in Sunday's 5-2 road win against the Florida Panthers, standing in for the resting All-Star Andrei Vasilevskiy. He has shown he is more than capable this season, posting an 18-4-0 record, 2.90 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. Domingue saw regular playing... Read More

Nikita Kucherov Tallies Three Points In Rivalry Game

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov registered two goals with an assist in Sunday's 5-2 road victory against the Florida Panthers. That includes a power-play assist on Brayden Point's marker on the man advantage early in the third period, and a power-play goal with :48 left in regulation to put a bow on the... Read More

Thomas Greiss Shuts Down Visiting Wild

New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss allowed one goal on 27 shots in Sunday's 2-1 home win against the Minnesota Wild. The only mistake he made wasn't really his fault, as he allowed just a power-play goal to Mikael Granlund early in the second period on a fresh sheet of ice after Scott Mayfield's boarding... Read More

Devan Dubnyk On Short End Of A Difficult Loss

Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk allowed two goals on 34 shots in Sunday's 2-1 road loss against the New York Islanders. The All-Star has had a rough time in the wins department since the break, going just 1-3-1 with a 2.59 goals-against average and .910 save percentage. The Wild have provided just 2.2 goals of... Read More

Keith Kinkaid Hangs On For Home Victory

New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid allowed two goals on 35 shots in Sunday's 3-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes. He held a 3-1 victory after Marcus Johansson's goal at 4:04 left in regulation, but things got a bit hairy when Teuvo Teravainen struck on the power play to slice the New Jersey lead to... Read More

Nico Hischier Factors In On All Three Goals In Win

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier recorded assists on each of his team's goals in Sunday's 3-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes. He finished with a plus-1 rating, two shots on goal, a blocked shot and a hit over his 14:51 of ice time across 20 shifts. He snapped a three-game point drought, although he... Read More

Nino Niederreiter Continues To Roll Right Along

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Nino Niederreiter racked up two more assists with three shots on goal and a minor penalty in Sunday's 3-2 road loss against the New Jersey Devils. He has fit in really nice with his new organization, posting six goals with nine points and a plus-2 rating across his first 10 games... Read More

Jack Eichel Accounts For Team's Only Scoring

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel notched his 18th goal of the season on a screamer from the faceoff circle in Sunday's 3-1 loss against the Winnipeg Jets. Center Sam Reinhart didn't factor in on the scoresheet, but he shaded Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck who never saw a clean look at the shot. Eichel has posted... Read More

Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler Star In Road Victory

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele and right wing Blake Wheeler each posted a goal and an assist with a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 3-1 road win against the Buffalo Sabres. Scheifele assisted on Wheeler's go-ahead goal with just 3:55 remaining in regulation, then he added an empty-net goal in the closing moments to seal the... Read More

Connor Hellebuyck Serves As Stopper In Buffalo

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck allowed just one goal on 36 shots in Sunday's 3-1 road victory against the Buffalo Sabres, putting a stop to the team's 0-2-1 mini-skid. The Jets avoided dropping a fourth straight game for the first time since posting an 0-3-1 mark in March 2017. He had allowed three or more... Read More

Brad Marchand Records Fourth Straight Multi-Point Game

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand scored the game-winning goal in overtime in Sunday's 2-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche and he also added an assist with a plus-1 rating. It was his fourth consecutive multi-point performance, as he has posted two goals and eight points with a plus-6 rating during the impressive span, including... Read More

Jaroslav Halak Allows Just One Goal In Overtime Win

Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak allowed just one goal on 36 shots in Sunday's 2-1 overtime victory against the Colorado Avalanche. He pumped the brakes on a five-start winless skid dating back to Jan. 3 against the Calgary Flames. Still, he is 14-9-4 with a 2.44 goals-against average and .921 save percentage this season. The... Read More

Semyon Varlamov On Short End of Tough OT Loss

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov allowed two goals on 35 shots in Sunday's 2-1 overtime road loss against the Boston Bruins. He allowed only a regulation goal to John Moore early in the second period, and then Brad Marchand got him at 4:03 of overtime on a pass from Patrice Bergeron. Surprisingly, Colorado entered the... Read More