Mattias Janmark Gets A Chance On First line

Vegas Golden Knights forward Mattias Janmark is set to roll with the first line Sunday against San Jose. He joined Jack Eichel and Evgenii Dadonov on the line at Saturday's practice. The Swedish forward has gained some offensive rhythm lately with five points in six games, boosting his overall tally for the season to 25 […]

Nick Bjugstad Moves To First Line With Mats Zuccarello Injured

Minnesota Wild forward Nick Bjugstad will replace Mats Zuccarello (lower body) on the first line Sunday against Nashville. Minnesota also reminds without Marcus Foligno (COVID-19 protocols) and Jordan Greenway (upper body), so Bjugstad makes a jump from the third line to the first. It's a very cozy spot for him, as Kirill Kaprizov has kept […]

John Tavares Rested On Sunday

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares will sit out Sunday's game versus Washington for rest purposes. The team is finishing off a back-to-back set and apparently doesn't want to push Tavares too much with very little at stake in the final few games of the regular season. The Maple Leafs captain has enjoyed a solid […]

David Pastrnak, Hampus Lindholm Sit Out Sunday's Contest

Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak and defenseman Hampus Lindholm won't play Sunday against Montreal. Both players returned from injury in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Rangers and Boston is happy to rest them on Sunday. Pastrnak had a nice comeback game with a goal and an assist and now has 73 points for the […]

Jansen Harkins Replaces Injured Zach Sanford On Second Line

Winnipeg Jets winger Jansen Harkins is set to join the second line for Sunday's matchup against the Avalanche. He will replace Zach Sanford (undisclosed). Harkins typically plays very little and even logged just 4:31 in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Carolina, so this is a major move for the 24-year-old. He'll have an opportunity to impress […]

Nate Schmidt Sidelined For Sunday

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Nate Schmidt is dealing with an undisclosed injury and won't play in Sunday's game against Colorado. Logan Stanley will take over from him and skate with Neal Pionk. Schmidt has been anonymous offensively lately, but he's had a solid campaign overall with 32 points in 74 games. 11 of his points have […]

Torey Krug Out For A Second Consecutive Game

St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug (upper body) will sit out a second consecutive game on Saturday against Arizona. Krug only recently made it back from an upper-body injury and managed to skate in just five games before getting hurt again. He was actually at the morning skate on Saturday, which is a good sign, […]

Alexander Barabanov Returning To Sharks Lineup

San Jose Sharks winger Alexander Barabanov (upper body) is ready to return to the lineup on Saturday against Chicago. Based on the morning skate, the 27-year-old makes his comeback from a four-game absence in a very sweet spot, skating on the top line with the team's top scorers Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier. Barabanov is […]

Auston Matthews Returns To Lineup On Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (undisclosed) will return to the lineup on Saturday against Florida. The 24-year-old superstar has sat out three games with an unspecified ailment. It was apparently a very minor issue, with Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe suggesting during Matthews' layoff that he would've played if the playoffs had already […]

Brayden Point Back In Action Versus Nashville

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point (lower body) will return to action Saturday against Nashville. He dropped out of the lineup with a lower-body injury on Thursday against Toronto, but it looks like it wasn't anything serious if he can return so quickly. Point boasts 27 goals and 55 points in 62 games this season, […]

Mike Hoffman Joins First Line Saturday

Montreal Canadiens winger Mike Hoffman will skate on the first line in Saturday's matchup against Ottawa. He scored his 12th goal of the season last time out against Philadelphia, and it appears that he's impressed interim head coach Martin St. Louis enough to get a chance to ride with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. Hoffman's […]

Connor Brown Won't Play Against Montreal

Ottawa Senators winger Connor Brown has a nagging injury and won't play on Saturday against Montreal. The 28-year-old has been pretty ineffective as of late, so it's possible that he has carried the injury for quite a while. Brown boasts 10 goals and 39 points in 64 games for the season. He's been a regular […]

Thomas Chabot Set For Comeback

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot (hand) is set to return to the lineup on Saturday against Montreal. The talented rearguard fractured his hand in the middle of March and there were some reports that he might be done for the season, but Ottawa has activated Chabot from Injured Reserve and he's set to feature on […]

Phillip Danault Stretches Goal Streak To Five Games

Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault scored in a fifth consecutive game on Thursday, opening the scoring on the power play in a 4-1 victory against Chicago. This is the longest goal streak by a Kings player since Marian Gaborik scored in five straight games in 2014-15. Danault is also currently on a seven-game point […]

Steven Stamkos Becomes Lightning's All-Time Leading Scorer

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos had a historic night against Toronto on Thursday, becoming the franchise's all-time leading scorer with 956 points. He helped the team to an 8-1 victory with a goal and two assists, breaking a tie with Martin St. Louis. He made the top spot his own with a power-play goal […]

Elias Pettersson Remains Red-Hot In Front Of Goal

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson scored twice in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Minnesota, making it 13 goals in 12 games for himself. He kept the playoff-chasing team in the game and even put the Canucks 3-2 up 16:09 into the second period, but it wasn't enough. Pettersson ended up with a season-high eight shots in […]

Artemi Panarin Has Four Assists, Reaches Career-High 96 Points

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin ran the show against the Islanders on Thursday, dishing out four assists in a 6-3 victory. He became the first Rangers player in 25 years to produce multiple four-assist efforts in a season, and Panarin can also now celebrate his new record with 96 points for the campaign. […]

Andrew Copp Has Bittersweet Night Against The Islanders

New York Rangers forward Andrew Copp scored a first-period hat trick but also picked up a lower-body injury in Thursday's 6-3 victory over the Islanders. He notched his second career hat trick by leading the Rangers to a 3-0 lead in the opening frame but was forced to leave the game in the third period. […]

Jeff Carter Sustains A Lower-Body Injury

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jeff Carter sustained a lower-body injury and couldn't make it to the end in Thursday's 4-0 win over Boston. He exited in the third period after logging 13:34 of action. Carter had a nice game before being forced off, tallying his 48th point of the season via an assist and recording a […]

Casey DeSmith Sets New Team Record With 52-Save Shutout

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith had a superb performance against Boston on Thursday, finishing a 4-0 victory with a 52-save shutout. It's the most saves a Penguins netminder has produced in a shutout. Things were pretty normal at first for DeSmith when the Bruins had 11 shots in the first period, but he faced a […]

Owen Power Scores First Career Goal

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power lit the lamp for the first time ever in Thursday's 5-2 win over New Jersey. He grabbed the team's fourth goal 8:33 into the third period and finished with a plus-three rating. Power was skating in his fifth career game and this marks his second point. The first pick of […]

Alexandar Georgiev Starts Thursday's Battle Of New York

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev will guard the cage in Thursday's Battle of New York against the Islanders. The Rangers are looking to tie the season series in the matchup after losing two of the previous three meetings this term. Georgiev will face the Islanders for the first time in 2021-22 and will make […]

Jon Merrill Returns To Wild Lineup

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jon Merrill (upper body) will end a 10-game absence on Thursday against Vancouver. He will replace Jordie Benn in the lineup and link up with Alex Goligoski. Merrill has gotten very little love from fantasy managers this season, but he's quietly enjoyed a pretty good year for a bottom-pairing defenseman with 18 […]

Alex Chiasson Available Again On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks right wing Alex Chiasson (illness) will return to action on Thursday against Minnesota. He's been out for a couple of games with a non-COVID illness. Chiasson got sidelined during a very prolific stretch that included five goals and nine points across five games. He'll be reunited with Vasily Podkolzin and J.T. Miller on […]

Jordan Staal Ready To Return

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (upper body) is set to return to the lineup Thursday against Winnipeg. He was unavailable for Monday's meeting with Arizona after getting hurt on a hard hit from Colorado's Cale Makar last weekend. Staal joined Nino Niederreiter and Jesper Fast on the third line at the morning skate. Fantasy managers […]

Connor Hellebuyck Misses Another Game

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (illness) was on the ice Thursday morning but won't feature against Carolina. He's battling some sort of a bug and will be unavailable for a second straight game. Eric Comrie will make another start. The 26-year-old has lost both of his last two starts, but his record for the season […]

Jake Evans Good To Go For Thursday

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans (illness) will be back in action Thursday against Philadelphia. He was forced to miss Tuesday's 2-0 loss to Minnesota with a non-COVID illness but has made a quick recovery. The 25-year-old is set to replace Laurent Dauphin in the lineup. It's unclear on which line Evans will skate, but Montreal […]

Carter Verhaeghe Sits Out Thursday's Game

Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe will miss Thursday's game against Detroit for maintenance purposes. The Panthers are sitting comfortably at the top of the Eastern Conference standings and have won 11 games on the bounce, so they are in a great spot to give some guys time off to make sure that they are fully […]

Linus Ullmark Likely Returning To Action This Weekend

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark (upper body) looks set to return to action this weekend. He hasn't been able to help his team in a couple of games after getting hurt against Ottawa last Thursday. "I believe Ullmark will definitely play this weekend," said Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy on Wednesday. "If he has no […]

Jesperi Kotkaniemi Set To Miss Another Game On Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi (lower body) won't be able to make it back into the lineup for Thursday's clash against Winnipeg. Kotkaniemi's ailment is related to a lower-body injury that took him out of the lineup for eight games late last month. He managed to skate in two games before dropping out of the […]