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San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane recorded his third multi-goal performance of the month on Saturday, finishing a 6-3 loss at Tampa with two goals. Kane helped the Sharks erase a two-goal deficit, but the defense let the team down again as they conceded six goals for a second consecutive game. Following a mediocre... Read More
Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist in Saturday's 6-3 win over San Jose, registering his eighth game of the season with at least three points. Stamkos also stretched his point streak to six games. Nikita Kucherov finished the game with two assists, while Victor Hedman had his second consecutive... Read More
Philadelphia Flyers center Nolan Patrick had two goals -- including the game-winning marker -- in Saturday's 5-2 win at Montreal. Sean Couturier and Shayne Gostisbehere both tallied two assists. Patrick has been sleepwalking for most of the season, but had a very strong week, posting two multi-goal performances in three games. The first overall pick... Read More
Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg had two power-play assists in Saturday's 4-2 win over Winnipeg. Esa Lindell also registered two helpers, while Tyler Seguin had a goal and assist. Klingberg missed a large chunk of the season with an injury, but since the turn of the year, he's started to show why he's one of... Read More
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington improved his record for the season to 4-0-1 with a 28-save performance against the Senators on Saturday. Vladimir Tarasenko, Vince Dunn and Carl Gunnarsson scored the goals in the 3-2 win, Ryan O'Reilly had two assists. Binnington is the sixth goalie in franchise history to earn at least a... Read More
Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault scored a hat trick to push the team past the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. With the game tied at 3-3, JAM scored twice in the second period before notching his third with an empty-netter to seal the deal 7-3. He's the second different Vegas player to score a... Read More
Orlando Magic point guard D.J. Augustin logged a very efficient night against the Bucks on Saturday, scoring 14 points on 5-for-8 shooting and dishing out seven assists with only one turnover. He played 29 minutes and was the team's only starter to post a positive plus/minus, finishing with plus-one. The Magic have now dropped three... Read More
Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic scored 27 points in Saturday's 118-108 loss to Milwaukee, shooting 11-for-24 from the field, including 2-for-5 from distance. He capped off his night with six rebounds, four assists, and two blocks. His rebounding numbers where a disappointment, but the 27 points mark his best offensive output of 2019. Vucevic is... Read More
Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton recorded a 15-point outing on Saturday against Orlando with 6-for-15 shooting. He was 1-for-3 from downtown and 2-for-2 from the charity stripe with three rebounds and three assists. Middleton has been pretty quiet in recent games, shooting only 42.9 percent from the field in his last five outings. He'll... Read More
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his third straight double-double on Saturday, finishing a 118-108 win over Orlando with 25 points and 13 rebounds. He also had five assists and two steals, while shooting 10-for-17 from the field. Giannis gets whatever he likes on most nights and it shouldn't be any different against the Mavs... Read More
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe had an outstanding game on Saturday against Orlando, scoring a season-high 30 points on 12-for-14 shooting. He was 2-for-3 from deep and 4-for-5 from the line, picking up seven rebound and two assists with zero turnovers in 31 minutes. Bledsoe is averaging 21 points across the last five outings,... Read More
Detroit Pistons center Zaza Pachulia made his first start of the season in Saturday's loss to Sacramento, scoring seven points and grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds. He shot 3-for-7 from the field in 35 minutes of action, adding three assists, one steal and one block to his account. Andre Drummond (concussion) will likely remain out... Read More
Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard scored at a very good rate in Saturday's loss to the Kings, producing 19 points in 23 minutes off the bench. He was 7-for-12 from the field and 4-for-6 from deep. Kennard has been pretty inconsistent throughout the season, but he's currently on a good run, having scored at... Read More
Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin had his third consecutive game with 30-plus points on Saturday, finishing a 103-101 loss to Sacramento with 38 on 12-for-23 shooting. He was 1-for-4 from deep and 13-for-15 from the line. Griffin finished things off with six rebounds, three assists, and three steals. With Andre Drummond (concussion) out, Blake... Read More
Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox recorded his 10th double-double of the season on Saturday against the Pistons, finishing a 103-101 nail-biter with 14 points and 10 assists. He also had six rebounds and one steal, while shooting 4-for-13 from the field and 1-for-4 from downtown. Fox's shot had been off in recent games, but... Read More
Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield scored 35 points on Saturday against Detroit in a 103-101, finishing things off with the game-winning shot at the buzzer. He was rolling from downtown with a 7-for-9 success rate while shooting 13-for-22 overall from the field. Hield picked up nine rebounds, three assists, and one steal as well.... Read More
Los Angeles Kings left wing Ilya Kovalchuk scored the consolation goal in Saturday's heavy 7-1 defeat to Colorado, netting on a power play in the third period. Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty provided the assists. Kovalchuk's comeback year has been a real roller coaster ride, but he's finally started to pick up points on a... Read More
Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen registered his second multi-goal outing of the month on Saturday, scoring twice in a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Tyson Barrie had three points -- a goal and two assists -- in the romp, while Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Calvert both recorded two assists. Carl Soderberg and... Read More
Anaheim Ducks forwards Daniel Sprong and Troy Terry both registered two points in Saturday's 3-2 road win over New Jersey. Sprong got things started for the Ducks before Terry netted his first career goal on a power play. He also assisted Derek Grant on the game-winning goal. Marcus Johansson and Jesper Bratt scored for the... Read More
New York Islanders forward Anders Lee netted two goals in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey to take his tally for the season to 18 goals and 37 points. Robin Lehner had to make just 17 saves to improve to 10-1-0 in his last 11 appearances. Nick Leddy had two assists, while Michael Dal Colle... Read More
New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider recorded his second consecutive multi-point game on Thursday, finishing a 4-3 win over Chicago with a goal and an assist. New York's top line, which also includes Mika Zibanejad and Mats Zuccarello, had a field day, scoring three of the goals. Filip Chytil was also on target. Kreider's... Read More
Winnipeg Jets left wing Brendan Lemieux scored two goals in Thursday's 5-1 win at Nashville. The Jets received a nice boost from their depth forwards, as Mason Appleton registered the game-winning goal. Defensemen Joe Morrow and Saku Niku both had two assists. Lemieux played a season-high 10:10 and registered four shots in total with a... Read More
Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson recorded his second shutout of the season on Thursday with a 37-save performance against Minnesota. Adam Henrique, Rickard Rakell and Brian Gibbons scored the goals in a 3-0 win, which ended a 12-game slide for the Ducks. Brandon Montour had two assists. Gibson has been very solid throughout the season,... Read More
Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point scored his 30th goal of the season in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Toronto, becoming the first player this season to register at least 30 goals and 30 assists. Point opened the scoring on a power play and Victor Hedman made it 2-2 in the second period, but the Leafs... Read More
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner recorded the game-winning goal in Thursday's 4-2 road win at Tampa, reaching the 60-point mark for the season. Only three players in franchise history have reached 60 points in a season faster than Marner did. He has 19 goals and 41 assists in 46 games. Nazem Kadri and Patrick... Read More
Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George did very little wrong in Thursday's 138-128 overtime loss to the Lakers, scoring 27 points and picking up eight assists, seven rebounds, and three steals. He shot 9-for-19 from the field and 5-for-12 from downtown. George has cooled off a bit since the turn off the year, but... Read More
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook had a shocking 7-for-30 shooting night against the Lakers on Thursday, yet he still finished with 28 points thanks to some strong shooting from downtown with a 5-for-12 record. He also went 7-for-10 from the line. Westbrook recorded a double-double with 13 assists but came one rebound short... Read More
Los Angeles Lakers guards Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart were both in double-double form in Thursday's 138-128 overtime win against Oklahoma City. Ball had 18 points and 10 assists, while Hart recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds. Both shot well from downtown as well, with Lonzo going 4-for-10 and Hart shooting 2-for-4. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope started... Read More
Los Angeles Lakers center Ivica Zubac ended up playing a huge part in Thursday's win over OKC, scoring a career-high 26 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench. He missed only two of his 14 field goal attempts and led the team with a plus-35 rating. Zubac has had a few... Read More
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma scored a game-high 32 points in Thursday's overtime win against OKC. He was feeling it all night, shooting 11-for-20 from the field and 7-for-12 from behind the arc. Kuzma's stat line also included eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals. The second-year forward has been on a very nice... Read More
