Nicklas Backstrom Unavailable Because Of COVID-19 Protocols

Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom, who has just made his season debut, will be forced to watch things from the sidelines again on Friday after he entered COVID-19 protocols. He had a good comeback game on Wednesday against Chicago, finishing a 5-4 overtime loss with an assist and five shots. Evgeny Kuznetsov is also on […]

Jordan Binnington Serves As Backup On Friday

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington is available for selection again after coming off the COVID-19 list, and he'll dress as the backup to Charlie Lindgren on Friday against Dallas. Lindgren has done a great job between the pipes with a flawless 4-0-0 record, so the Blues have no reason to rush Binnington back into […]

Shea Theodore Back In The Lineup Against Rangers

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore (undisclosed) will be back in action on Friday against the Rangers after missing Thursday's matchup versus New Jersey. He was a late scratch for Thursday's game and Dylan Coghlan entered the lineup with a bang, going for a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win, but the two […]

Artemi Panarin Sits Out Friday's Contest

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin won't be in the lineup on Friday against Vegas because of a lower-body injury. Alexis Lafreniere is taking over from him as the left-winger on the second line. Panarin exited Wednesday's 3-2 win over Arizona with what was described as a minor lower-body injury and the team was […]

Roope Hintz Returns Friday Night

Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz (illness) will be back in action on Friday against St. Louis. He returns after sitting out two games. Hintz had a very slow start to the season, but he's rewarded patient fantasy managers with 17 points in his last 14 appearances. Hintz will be back centering the first line, joining […]

Zach Werenski Has Eight Shots, An Assist Against Oilers

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski sent eight pucks on the net and tallied an assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Oilers. He was tied with Edmonton's Jesse Puljujarvi for most shots in the game. Werenski has been trigger-happy all season long, but he's notched just five goals with 88 shots. This has left […]

Connor McDavid Ends Scoring Slump With Two Assists

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid recorded two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets, ending a two-game pointless streak, which can be counted as a scoring slump by his standards. He picked up a power-play helper on a Jesse Puljujarvi goal and finished things off with an assist on Warren Foegele's empty-net goal. […]

Jesse Puljujarvi Racks Up Three Points Against Columbus

Edmonton Oilers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi scored two power-play goals and handed out one assist as the team returned to winning ways on Thursday with a 5-2 victory over Columbus. This was a huge offensive performance by Puljujarvi which included a team-high eight shots on goal. Sitting on 23 points for the season, Puljujarvi is […]

Kyle Palmieri Makes An Early Exit With A Lower-Body Injury

New York Islanders winger Kyle Palmieri dropped out of the lineup ahead of the third period in Thursday's 3-1 win over Boston, leaving the game with a lower-body injury. He logged 9:12 of action and had two shots and two penalty minutes before getting hurt. Early reports suggest that it's not a serious injury and […]

Cal Clutterbuck Scores Twice In Thursday's Win

New York Islanders right wing Cal Clutterbuck was an unexpected hero against Boston on Thursday, scoring twice in a 3-1 win. The fourth-liner opened the scoring and iced the game with an empty-netter. He had three shots in total and also delivered three hits in 16:35 of ice time. Clutterbuck now has five goals with […]

Semyon Varlamov Finally Gets His First Win Of The Season

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov had a big 40-save performance against Boston on Thursday, grabbing his first win of the season with a 3-1 result. The Russian netminder missed the start of the season with an injury and the team then went through a horrible losing streak, and thus Varlamov has struggled to get […]

Dylan Larkin Gets A Goal And An Assist Thursday Night

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin recorded a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Carolina, adding two shots and three hits to his tally in 22:30 of ice time. Lucas Raymond tallied two assists and Tyler Bertuzzi scored his 10th goal of the season, so the Red Wings top line had a […]

Teuvo Teravainen Stays Hot With Two Assists

Carolina Hurricanes winger Teuvo Teravainen finished Thursday's 5-3 win over the Red Wings with two assists, upping his points tally for the month to eight. He's now on 22 points for the whole campaign with 28 games played. Teravainen went cold last month with six points in 13 games, but he had a good start […]

Nino Niederreiter Nets Two Goals Against Red Wings

Carolina Hurricanes winger Nino Niederreiter provided two goals in Thursday's 5-3 win over Detroit, opening the scoring early with a power-play marker and notching the game-winner in the third period. He led the team with five shots in nearly 20 minutes of ice time. The Swiss wingers skated on the first line with Vincent Trocheck […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Records Seven Shots, An Assist Versus Kings

Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau notched his 33rd point of the campaign with an assist and produced a game-high seven shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to L.A. He combined with Sam Reinhart to help Matt Kiersted get the scoring started in the game, but this was always going to be a very tough matchup […]

Anze Kopitar Tallies A Game-Winner Thursday Night

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar provided the game-winning goal in Thursday's 4-1 victory over the Panthers, scoring his ninth goal of the season 3:27 into the second period. The Kings captain scored with his only effort on goal, and he's now tied with Marcel Dionne for second on the Kings' all-time list in game-winning […]

Jonathan Quick Comes Up With 41 Saves

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick faced a lot of rubber on Thursday against Florida, but he was outstanding with 41 saves in a 4-1 road win. Kings head coach Todd McLellan called him a "pretty deodorant" for some of the mistakes the team makes. Quick's 8-5-4 record is far from spectacular, but he's been […]

Thomas Chabot Extends Point Streak With First Goal

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot logged a massive 30:06 and scored his first goal of the season on Thursday in a 2-1 loss to Tampa. He now sits on a career-high six-game point streak. Chabot hasn't had puck luck in front of the net, but he boasts 16 assists for the campaign, and eight of […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Sets A New Record For Wins In A Calendar Year

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy wrote his name into history on Thursday, picking up his 63rd win of the calendar year with a 2-1 result against Ottawa. Marc-Andre Fleury had been the previous record holder with 62 wins from 2009. Vasilevskiy has gone 63-21-4 overall in 2021 during regular-season and playoff action. He improved […]

Victor Hedman Records Two Points Against Ottawa

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman scored the game-winner on the power play and had one assist in Thursday's 2-1 victory over Ottawa. The Swedish rearguard has produced some really hot stuff this month, collecting 11 points across seven December appearances. He's now on 30 points for the campaign and only Adam Fox (31) has […]

Max Willman Grabs His Second Goal

Philadelphia Flyers forward Max Willman scored the team's first goal in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to Montreal, potting his second career marker early in the second period. He had four shots overall and handed out one hit in 13 minutes of action. Willman started the AHL season in hot form with eight goals and 10 […]

Laurent Dauphin Nets His First Goal Of The Season

Montreal Canadiens forward Laurent Dauphin celebrated his first goal of the campaign in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Flyers, tying the game at two with just a little over five minutes left in regulation. He produced two shots in total and recorded one block while going plus-two for the game in 17:29 of ice […]

Cayden Primeau Helps Montreal End A Seven-Game Skid

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau stopped 37 shots as the team ended a seven-game losing streak on Thursday with a 3-2 shootout win over Philadelphia. He was busy all game but performed very well and even stopped all three shots in the shootout. The young netminder collected his first win of the campaign. Primeau is […]

Bradley Beal Stays Hot Against Phoenix

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal scored a game-high 26 points on 11-for-18 shooting in Thursday's 118-98 loss to the Suns, hitting 2-for-3 from downtown and 2-for-4 at the foul line. He dished out five assists with five turnovers and registered three rebounds and one steal in 31 minutes. Beal has now scored 56 points […]

Landry Shamet Collects 16 Points With Four Triples

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Landry Shamet led the starters with 16 points in Thursday's big win over Washington, sinking four of his eight triples and shooting 6-for-10 overall. He also collected a couple of steals. Shamet is filling in for Devin Booker (hamstring) in the starting unit, and he's been decent with 41 percent shooting […]

Deandre Ayton Has No Trouble Against Washington

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton made light work of the Washington Wizards on Thursday, grabbing 15 points with 10 rebounds and four assists in just 24 minutes of action. He shot 6-or-11 from the field and added a block on the defensive end. Backup center JaVale McGee also had a fine evening with 17 points […]

Daniel Theis Collects A Double-Double Versus Knicks

Houston Rockets center Daniel Theis grabbed his second double-double of the campaign on Thursday, scoring a team-high 22 points and notching 10 rebounds in a loss to the Knicks. He shot 8-for-12 from the field and had a nice 2-for-4 night from downtown with a 4-for-5 record at the foul line. Theis also tallied two […]

Evan Fournier Heats Up Again Thursday Night

New York Knicks guard/forward Evan Fournier had a good bounce-back performance against the Rockets on Thursday, going for 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting in a 116-103 win. He hit half of his six attempts from deep and shot 4-for-7 at the line while gathering three assists with two turnovers and one rebound. Fournier scored almost […]

Immanuel Quickley Sinks Seven Triples Versus Rockets

New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley had a hot hand from deep on Thursday, shooting 7-for-10 from downtown en route to a game-high 24 points in a 116-103 win over Houston. He finished 7-for-13 overall from the field and completed his line with four rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block in 32 minutes […]

Drew Doughty Placed In COVID-19 Protocols

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty is a late scratch for Thursday's meeting with Florida, with the team announcing that he had been placed on the COVID-19 list. This is a major blow for the Kings, as Doughty does everything for the team and is having a very good season. He's picked up 13 points […]