Valeri Nichushkin Returns To Lineup Against Winnipeg

Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin is ready for action again Friday against Winnipeg after missing Tuesday's 6-4 win over Pittsburgh with an illness. He should go back on the second line where he's had a great time lately. Nichushkin has grabbed nine points in his last nine appearances, pushing his overall tally for the season […]

Jordan Kyrou Considered Questionable For Friday

St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou is questionable for Friday's matchup against Minnesota after he missed the morning skate with an illness. We've seen a lot of players go down with non-COVID illnesses lately and Kyrou himself sat out three games just last week with some kind of a bug. He managed to skate in […]

Matt Dumba Out With An Upper-Body Injury

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba (upper body) won't be in the lineup on Friday against St. Louis. The 27-year-old appeared to have hurt his right shoulder on Tuesday against Nashville and is forced to spend some time on the sidelines. The team initially feared the worst, but head coach Dean Evason noted on Thursday that […]

Ilya Sorokin Returns To Action Friday

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin will make his first appearance of the month Friday against Carolina. He picked up a lower-body injury near the end of last month and has sat out five games. Semyon Varlamov has actually done very well in Sorokin's absence, but it's a start of a back-to-back set on Friday […]

Hampus Lindholm Out On Friday

Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm (lower body) will miss Friday's battle with the Lightning. He was hurt in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Detroit and hasn't recovered quickly enough. This is a bad blow for the team, with Lindholm having stepped into a big role straight after coming over from Anaheim in a trade. He's averaged […]

Marc McLaughlin Moves Up To Second Line

Boston Bruins forward Marc McLaughlin has earned a promotion to the second line for Friday's encounter with Tampa Bay. Boston lost David Pastrnak (undisclosed) at the start of the week and his absence has given others a chance to step up. Tomas Nosek skated on the second line Tuesday against Detroit and now it's McLaughlin's […]

Radko Gudas Sits Out Friday's Game

Florida Panthers defenseman Radko Gudas won't be in the lineup on Friday against Buffalo. The Panthers sit comfortably at the top of the Eastern Conference standings and don't need to push too much anymore, which gives the team the opportunity to rest players. Gudas, who has delivered a league-high 323 hits this season, is expected […]

Matthew Tkachuk Bags Three Points Against Sharks

Calgary Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk piled up three points in Thursday's 4-2 win over San Jose, opening the scoring with his 34th goal of the season and adding two assists. Tkachuk has been in beast mode ever since the calendar flipped to 2022, and his work includes 33 points in his last 21 games alone. […]

Connor McDavid Takes Goal Streak To Career-High Six Games

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid scored in a sixth consecutive game and had an assist as the team took down the Kings 3-2 on Thursday. Edmonton's captain now boasts the best goal streak of his career and he's also joined elite company with a 15-game point streak. Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Marcel Dionne, Guy Lafleur, […]

Tanner Pearson Suffers A Minor Injury

Vancouver Canucks left wing Tanner Pearson left Thursday's 5-1 win over Arizona with an upper-body injury, but he's expected to be fine for Saturday's clash with the Sharks. The 29-year-old managed to log just eight shifts and 4:28 of ice time in the game. Pearson has been sleepwalking in recent weeks, but he's a first-liner […]

Philipp Grubauer Stops All Shots In Road Victory

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer picked up his second shutout of the season Thursday night, saving all 29 efforts the Blackhawks had against him in a 2-0 win. The German netminder was eased into action when Chicago had just three shots in the first period, but the hosts kicked into gear in the second period […]

Auston Matthews Has Historic Night With Two Goals

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews had a record-breaking night against Dallas on Thursday, becoming the franchise record holder for most goals scored in a season and also setting a new mark for most goals scored in a season by an American-born player. He struck twice and helped the team to a 4-3 overtime victory, […]

Igor Shesterkin Shuts Out Penguins

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin posted his fourth shutout of the season on Thursday, kicking away 30 shots in a 3-0 win over Pittsburgh. It's his first shutout since Jan. 13. Shesterkin has dropped consecutive starts only two times this season and managed to avoid a three-game losing streak on Thursday. The work Shesterkin […]

Roman Josi Sets New Predators Points Record

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi had his second consecutive three-point game on Thursday against Ottawa and set a new franchise record for most points scored in a single season. He had three assists in a 3-2 win to reach 87 points, moving past Paul Kariya, who held the record since 2005-06 with 85 points. Josi's […]

Matt Roy Activated From Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy (lower body) has been activated from Injured Reserve and appears set to play Thursday against Edmonton. He hasn't played since Mar. 12, sitting out 12 games. Roy has had a solid season with 17 points, 140 shots, 104 hits and 87 blocks in 58 games. He was logging some […]

Leon Draisaitl Set To Play Against Kings

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl (lower body) is on track to return to the lineup on Thursday against the Kings. He missed Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win against San Jose with an injury but was at the morning skate Thursday, which is a pretty good sign that he'll play. Draisaitl has just reached 50 goals and […]

Tim Stutzle A Game-Time Decision On Thursday

Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle (knee) is a game-time decision for Thursday's home game against Nashville. The young German hurt his knee in Tuesday's 6-3 victory over Montreal and has been seen limping. He did take part in the morning skate but might not feel game ready. Stutzle scored his 15th goal of the season […]

Drake Batherson Doubtful For Thursday's Action

Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson missed Thursday's morning skate with an illness and is doubtful to play against Nashville. Connor Brown took his spot on the second line at the morning skate and will likely fill in for him in the game as well if necessary. Batherson has only just returned from an ankle […]

Eeli Tolvanen Re-Enters Predators Lineup

Nashville Predators winger Eeli Tolvanen will be back in the lineup on Thursday against Ottawa. He's returning to action after sitting out Tuesday's 6-2 win over Minnesota as a healthy scratch. Tolvanen has struggled to make a mark all season and boasts just nine points and 21 points in 65 games. He's managed a measly […]

Yegor Sharangovich Good To Go On Thursday

New Jersey Devils forward Yegor Sharangovich (undisclosed) will be in the lineup on Thursday against Montreal. He made a very early exit on Tuesday against the Rangers after getting hurt in a fight but was at the morning skate and looks good to go. Sharangovich has enjoyed a nice season with 20 goals and 20 […]

Andrew Mangiapane Ends Dry Spell With Two Assists

Calgary Flames winger Andrew Mangiapane put a stop to a five-game point drought on Wednesday, recording two assists in a 4-2 victory over Anaheim. Johnny Gaudreau also had two helpers and is now just two short of setting his new assists record for a single season. Mangiapane is among Calgary's top goal-scorers with 30 markers, […]

Elias Pettersson Shines Against Vegas With Four Points

Vancouver Canucks center Elias Pettersson ran the show against Vegas on Wednesday, leading his side to a 5-1 victory with two goals and two assists. This is the fourth four-point game of his career and only J.T. Miller (5) has more such outings with the Canucks since Pettersson made his debut in 2018-19. The Swedish […]

Robert Thomas Extends Point Streak To Career-High Seven Games

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas started the scoring with a power-play goal in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Seattle, extending his point streak to a career-high seven games in the process. Thomas is known as a good passer, and he boasts 44 assists for the campaign, but he's done most of his recent damage in […]

Alex Ovechkin Becomes 21st NHL Player With 1,400 Points

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin joined the 1,400-point club in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay, becoming the 21st player in NHL history to reach the milestone. Of course, he did it with another goal and then started his path towards 1,500 points with a power-play assist. Ovechkin is now on 773 goals and […]

John Carlson Has Big Four-Point Night

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson was in the middle of everything in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Lightning, producing two power-play goals and picking up two assists. This was the third four-point outing of his career, and he's never managed more points in a game. Carlson was also a big force on the defensive end […]

Dylan Larkin Hands Out Two Assists

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin set up two goals in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Winnipeg, reaching 67 points for the season, which is just six points short of his career-high. Larkin also recorded a team-high five shots and had two blocks and one hit in 21:22 of ice time with a plus-two rating. The […]

Michael Rasmussen Stays Hot In Front Of Goal

Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen tallied the game-winning goal in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Winnipeg and has now scored in four of the last five games. Sam Gagner took care of the rest of the goals as Detroit recorded back-to-back wins for only the third time in 2022. Rasmussen was completely cold before starting […]

Ilya Samsonov Faces Lightning On Wednesday

Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov will be the team's starter between the pipes in Wednesday's intriguing matchup against Tampa Bay. The Capitals have been riding Vitek Vanecek heavily since March, but Samsonov now gets a chance to impress against the defending champions. This will be only his fourth start since the start of last month. […]

Jason Dickinson Gets A Chance On Second Line

Vancouver Canucks forward Jason Dickinson will start Wednesday's contest against the Golden Knights on the second line. He'll skate with Bo Horvat and Conor Garland. The Canucks are forced to reshuffle the top six because Brock Boeser (upper body) is unavailable. Dickinson himself was recently out of action for multiple weeks and has only just […]

Quinn Hughes Out On Wednesday With An Illness

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes will miss Wednesday's matchup against Vegas with an illness. He wasn't able to practice on Tuesday with a non-COVID illness and didn't appear at Wednesday's morning skate either. Hughes has gone cold in recent games, but it's still been a very productive season for him with 53 points in 66 […]