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Ryan Lindgren Out Sunday
New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren (upper body) will miss Sunday's contest against Detroit. He was injured Thursday versus Boston and his participation in the game was previously already very doubtful. Libor Hajek is set to replace Lindgren, who heads to the shelf with two points, 28 blocks and 17 hits to his name from […]
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Ilya Samsonov Placed On Injured Reserve
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov (knee) was placed on Injured Reserve Sunday. He was hurt in Saturday's 2-1 win over Boston and is set to have an MRI on Monday to get a better idea of the extent of his knee injury. Samsonov missed the final period after injuring himself when Brad Marchand scored […]
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Karl-Anthony Towns Compiles A Full Line Versus Rockets
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns enjoyed a really good all-around game against Houston on Saturday, leading his team to a 129-117 victory with 25 points, nine rebounds, six assists, one steal and two blocks. He shot a nice 9-for-14 from the field with a 3-for-6 effort from three-point land in 30 minutes of action. Towns […]
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Bobby Portis Gobbles Up Career-High 21 Rebounds
Milwaukee Bucks forward/center Bobby Portis showed some incredible rebounding ability in Saturday's 109-94 win over the Thunder, grabbing a career-high 21 boards in 29 minutes. He added 12 points for his fifth double-double of the campaign. Portis' scoring output suffered from a 5-for-15 shooting. Two of his makes came with five attempts from behind the […]
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Bones Hyland Returns With 24 Points
Denver Nuggets guard Bones Hyland produced a nice comeback game on Saturday, ending a two-game absence with a team-high 24 points off the bench in a 126-101 victory over San Antonio. He also had five rebounds with seven assists, two steals and one turnover in 25 minutes. Hyland missed only two of his eight attempts […]
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Dejounte Murray Records His First Hawks Triple-Double
Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray found his way to a triple-double on Saturday, notching 22 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 124-121 overtime victory against New Orleans. The triple-double -- his first in a Hawks uniform -- saved Murray's line on a rather poor shooting night, as he went 9-for-23 from the floor […]
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Terry Rozier Returns With Hot Three-Point Shooting
Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier ended a seven-game absence on Saturday, leading his team with 25 points in a 98-94 loss to Brooklyn. He struggled with his shot and went 9-for-24 from the field, but Rozier was in superb form from behind the arc with a 6-for-14 effort. In 36 minutes of action, Rozier added […]
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De'Aaron Fox Wraps Up Return With Game-Winner From The Logo
Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox made a massive impact in his return from injury Saturday, leading all scorers with 37 points and finishing off a 126-123 overtime win against the Magic with a game-winning triple just inside halfcourt. The Kings needed his heroics after giving up a four-point lead in mere seconds. Fox logged […]
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Jake Guentzel Good To Go Versus Seattle
Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Jake Guentzel is expected to be in the lineup on Saturday against Seattle after sitting out Friday's practice with an illness. The talented winger has just returned from an upper-body injury, and he's been in great form, getting at least a point on the board in all three outings since his […]
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Victor Hedman Returns To Action Saturday
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (upper body) appears ready to rejoin the lineup Saturday versus Buffalo after missing two games. He is taking pregame warmups, as is Nicholas Paul (undisclosed), who made an early exit Thursday against Carolina. Hedman has been in beast mode at both ends of the ice this season and is […]
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Filip Zadina Set To Miss Some Time
Detroit Red Wings winger Filip Zadina was hurt in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Islanders, and he is expected to be out for "a period of time" with a lower-body injury. The Czech youngster got injured whilst blocking a shot and ended up skating for just over 12 minutes. Zadina has been disappointing again early […]
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Bowen Byram Dealing With A Lower-Body Injury
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram was a late scratch for Saturday's matchup against Columbus, with the team announcing that he is dealing with a lower-body injury. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day and it seems pretty likely that he will be back for the next game, as Byram was on the ice for warmups pregame […]
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Colin White Replaces Patric Hornqvist Saturday
Florida Panthers forward Colin White (undisclosed) will return to the lineup on Saturday, taking over from Patric Hornqvist, who is forced to sit out with an upper-body injury. White has been dealing with an unspecified injury of his own, but he is able to return to action after missing just one game. The former Senators […]
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Rasmus Dahlin Out Saturday
Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin won't play Saturday versus Tampa Bay and is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The news comes pretty unexpectedly, with Dahlin just having put in another monster shift against Carolina Friday night, logging nearly 27 minutes and scoring his seventh goal of the season. The talented blue-liner is off to […]
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Devin Vassell Returns With A Career-High 29 Points
San Antonio Spurs guard/forward Devin Vassell was back on the court Friday against the Clippers and ended up having his best game of the season with a career-high 29 points. The 22-year-old was eased into action from a bench role after he missed four games with a sore left knee, so this could've easily been […]
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DeMar DeRozan Explodes For 46 Points
Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan was a man on a mission against Boston on Friday and completed a 123-119 loss with a season-high 46 points. The veteran star clearly had something to prove after shooting 18 percent and going for only nine points in his previous appearance. DeRozan shot 13-for-23 from the field and 20-for-22 […]
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Mitchell Robinson Exits Win With Sore Knee
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson left Friday's 106-104 win over the Sixers in the second quarter with a sore right knee. He went scoreless in 12 minutes and picked up only two rebounds with one assist. Robinson has struggled early in the season and having any kind of injury problems is another blow for […]
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Luke Kennard Leaves Game With Chest Discomfort
Los Angeles Clippers guard/forward Luke Kennard couldn't complete Friday's game against San Antonio for a very worrying reason as he felt discomfort in his chest, but luckily it appears that he is fine. Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue announced after the game that Kennard was actually available to return, but the team decided to play […]
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Chris Duarte Exits With Injury
Indiana Pacers guard/forward Chris Duarte suffered a left ankle sprain in Friday's win over Miami. He was able to play for just five minutes and it appears that we won't see him for a bit, as Duarte left the arena on crutches. This is very unfortunate for the 25-year-old, as Duarte showed plenty of promise […]
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Cameron Johnson Suffers A Knee Injury
Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson left Friday's loss to Portland with a right knee injury. He got hurt very early on and ended up logging just five minutes in the game. There have been reports of him leaving the arena on crutches, so it's not looking good for the 25-year-old, who has enjoyed a very […]
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Mikko Rantanen Nets A Hat Trick In Finland
Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen had a dream outing in his home country of Finland on Friday, scoring a hat trick in a Global Series game against Columbus. He put his team three goals up early in the second period before recording the eventual game-winner in a 6-3 game with a power-play goal in the […]
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Patrik Laine Grabs Two Points In Front Of Home Crowd
Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine finished Friday's Global Series game against Colorado in his native Finland with two points. He notched a power-play assist and scored his second goal of the year in the second period, helping the Blue Jackets battle back from a 0-3 deficit before they eventually went down 6-3. Laine clearly […]
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Brandon Saad Gets A Full Practice Under His Belt
St. Louis Blues left wing Brandon Saad (upper body) was a full participant in Friday's practice, which is a great sign that he is getting ready to return to the lineup. He has been sidelined for six games after suffering an upper-body injury in only the third game of the season. Funnily enough, St. Louis […]
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Jake Guentzel Skips Practice With An Illness
Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Jake Guentzel felt sick and didn't practice on Friday. The silky winger has just returned from injury and has quickly put together a three-game point streak, but he could now be sidelined again. It's currently unknown if he can play Saturday against Seattle. Danton Heinen, who took over from Guentzel on […]
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David Krejci Could Be Back Saturday
Boston Bruins center David Krejci (upper body) is close to returning to the lineup and could feature in Saturday's matchup against Toronto. He has been on the shelf for three games after enjoying a very productive start to the year with two goals and six assists in eight appearances. Pavel Zacha has been filling in […]
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Craig Anderson Seeks Fourth Straight Victory
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Craig Anderson will hope to extend his winning streak to four games on Friday against Carolina. The 41-year-old veteran has been showing that age is just a number, going 3-0-0 this season with a 1.66 goals-against average and a .946 save percentage. The Sabres are finally looking like a real team following […]
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Jesper Bratt Makes History In Thursday's Win
New Jersey Devils right wing Jesper Bratt continued his red-hot start to the season with his fifth goal of the campaign in Thursday's 4-3 victory over Edmonton, posting a new franchise record for the longest season-opening point streak. The Swedish speedster has earned a point in 11 consecutive outings, breaking a tie with Tim Higgins, […]
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Matthew Tkachuk Gets A Hat Trick Of Assists
Florida Panthers right wing Matthew Tkachuk was in a giving mood Thursday and finished a 4-3 shootout victory over San Jose with three assists. He started the night with a power-play helper on an Aleksander Barkov goal, then assisted Radko Gudas on his first goal of the campaign and went on to cap things off […]
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Elias Pettersson Racks Up Five Points
Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson had a massive performance against Anaheim on Thursday, finishing an 8-5 victory with five points. He grabbed the team's second goal and delivered four assists. Linemate Andrei Kuzmenko was Pettersson's co-star in the game with a hat trick and an assist. The start of the season has been very difficult […]
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Martin Jones Returns With A Shutout
Seattle Kraken goaltender Martin Jones was back in action Thursday after sitting out one game for personal reasons, and he was able to produce his first shutout of the season with 22 saves in a 4-0 victory over Minnesota. Jones became the third goalie in the Kraken's short history to get a shutout. It's his […]
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