Mattias Ekholm Returns For Nashville On Thursday

Nashville Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm will be back in action on Thursday against the Islanders after missing one game with an illness. Fellow blue-liner Matt Benning (upper body) also returns to the lineup. Ekholm is having a quiet offensive season, as he's managed only five points in 24 games, but the 31-year-old remains a big […]

Charlie Lindgren Starts For Blues Thursday Night

St. Louis Blues goaltender Charlie Lindgren will be in the crease as the team faces Detroit on Thursday. The 27-year-old gets his first start of the season. The Blues are forced to go with Lindgren because Jordan Binnington (COVID-19 protocols) remains unavailable and Ville Husso suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win against […]

Henrik Borgstrom Skates On Top Line Versus Montreal

Chicago Blackhawks center Henrik Borgstrom has earned an opportunity to play with Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane on Thursday against Montreal. The Blackhawks have been rolling with their big guns Kane and Jonathan Toews together lately, but Chicago's captain now drops down to the second line with Brandon Hagel, who's also been on first-line duty […]

Anthony Cirelli Out On Thursday

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli (undisclosed) is unavailable on Thursday against Toronto. He was a game-time decision for the contest and couldn't make it in the end. Cirelli has been a workhorse for Tampa all season, and he's been centering the second line lately, going for five points in five games. The 24-year-old boasts […]

Ryan Poehling On Second-Line Duty In Thursday's Game

Montreal Canadiens forward Ryan Poehling has a chance to skate on the second line in Thursday's matchup against Chicago, with the team having suffered a number of injuries. Christian Dvorak (lower body) was the latest victim of the injury bug in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Tampa. Artturi Lehkonen and Jake Evans are also on the […]

Myles Turner Sinks Three Triples During 22-Point Performance

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner had one of his best offensive games of the season on Wednesday, shooting 8-for-13 from the field and 3-for-7 from outside to finish a 122-102 win over the Knicks with 22 points. As usual, Turner was big for the team on the defensive end as well with one steal and […]

Domantas Sabonis Eases His Way To Another Double-Double

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis did very little wrong in Wednesday's win over the Knicks, shooting 7-for-8 from the field and 5-for-7 at the foul line to get another double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. He nailed both of his shots from deep and recorded five assists and one block with zero turnovers in […]

Chris Duarte Impresses With Near-Perfect Shooting, 23 Points

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Chris Duarte made almost all of his shots while getting a game-high 23 points in Wednesday's 122-102 win over the Knicks. He was 9-for-11 from the field and 3-for-4 at the line with a 2-for-2 record from downtown. Duarte handed out six assists with one turnover and grabbed three rebounds and […]

Jerami Grant Nets Game-High 28 Points Wednesday Night

Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant led all scorers with 28 points as the team took a 119-116 overtime loss from Washington Wednesday night. He shot 6-for-16 from the field and 14-for-15 at the line, sinking both attempts from three-point range. Grant recorded five rebounds and handed out three assists with three turnovers while coming up […]

Bradley Beal Produces 25 Points In Wednesday's Win

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal missed both of his attempts from deep Wednesday night against Detroit, but he had a solid shooting performance overall and finished a 119-116 overtime win with 25 points. Beal was 10-for-19 from the field and shot 5-for-8 at the foul line, adding six rebounds, three assists, one steal and […]

Kyle Kuzma Caps Off Great Performance With A Buzzer-Beater

Washington Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma finished off a 26-point effort with a game-winning triple in Wednesday's 119-116 overtime victory against Detroit. He won it for the Wizards with just 0.6 left in the extra frame, hitting his fourth triple of the night. Kuzma finished 4-for-10 from downtown and shot 8-for-18 overall with a 6-for-7 effort […]

Norman Powell Scores Game-High 26 Points

Portland Trail Blazers guard/forward Norman Powell managed to lead all scorers with 26 points in Wednesday's loss to the Warriors, but he got there with poor 8-for-23 shooting. The 28-year-old hit just one of his seven attempts from downtown and saved his scoring numbers with a 9-for-11 performance at the foul line. Powell tallied five […]

Jusuf Nurkic Posts A 12-13-6 Line Against The Warriors

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic notched 12 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in 28 minutes before fouling out in Wednesday's loss to Golden State. This was a nice line from the Bosnian, but he had a rough 5-for-14 shooting night and gave away the ball five times. Nurkic has been a lot more […]

Stephen Curry Sinks Six Triples Against Portland

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry continued to close in on the league's three-pointers record on Wednesday, hitting 6-for-17 from downtown during a 22-point performance in a 104-94 win against Portland. He finished 8-for-19 overall from the field and completed his night at the office with two rebounds, two assists, one steal and four […]

Jonas Valanciunas Collects 27 Points, 11 Rebounds

New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas couldn't save his team from a 120-114 overtime loss against Denver on Wednesday, but he personally had a great game with a team-high 27 points on 12-for-21 shooting and 11 rebounds. He also notched three assists with three rebounds and three turnovers in 39 minutes. Valanciunas finally got back […]

Will Barton Notches 20 Points Against New Orleans

Denver Nuggets guard/forward Will Barton had a difficult shooting night against New Orleans on Wednesday but still managed to rack up 20 points in an overtime win. The 30-year-old shot a poor 7-for-18 from the field but made some proper damage from outside, going 4-for-7 with the three-ball. Barton dished out six assists with three […]

Nikola Jokic Gets Close To A 40-Point Triple-Double

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 39 points and tallied 11 rebounds and 11 assists in Wednesday's 120-114 overtime win against New Orleans. He missed just six of 23 shots all night and ended up scoring 11 of the team's 15 points in overtime. The MVP did MVP things here, and he's now […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Shoots Very Well Against Jazz

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns had a very nice shooting night against Utah on Wednesday, hitting 7-for-11 from the field and 2-for-4 from downtown to finish with 22 points. He went 6-for-8 at the line and recorded seven rebounds and five assists with one block and four turnovers. Towns enjoyed an efficient performance here, but […]

Bojan Bogdanovic Comes Through With 21 Points Wednesday

Utah Jazz small forward Bojan Bogdanovic somehow ended up with a minus-six rating in Wednesday's blowout win over Minnesota, despite scoring 21 points on a very good 8-for-14 shooting while having no turnovers in 28 minutes of action. He shot 4-for-9 from three-point range and pulled down five boards. The Croatian sniper is hitting a […]

Donovan Mitchell Continues His Great Scoring Run

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell made scoring look easy once more in Wednesday's win over Minnesota, shooting 14-for-23 from the field en route to a game-high 36 points. Utah had an amazing night from downtown with 25 made triples, and Mitchell contributed to it with a 5-for-12 effort. He also bagged five rebounds and […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. Leads Memphis With 26 Points

Memphis Grizzlies power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a team-high 26 points on 9-for-19 shooting in Wednesday's loss to Dallas, finishing 2-for-7 from downtown and 6-for-8 at the foul line. He pulled down seven rebounds and tallied one assist, one steal and two blocks with three turnovers in 34 minutes. Jaren Jackson Jr. is having […]

Reggie Bullock Hits Four Triples During 15-Point Effort

Dallas Mavericks guard/forward Reggie Bullock had a good night with 15 points against the Grizzlies on Wednesday, hitting 4-for-6 from downtown and 5-for-7 overall from the field in a 104-96 win. He had zero turnovers in 30 minutes and collected two rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block. Bullock has found his way into […]

Luka Doncic Leads Dallas Past Memphis

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic ran the show against Memphis on Wednesday, finishing a 104-96 victory with 26 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and one steal. He shot 10-for-19 from the field and 5-for-10 from downtown. Doncic also had nine turnovers, but he gave away the ball just once in his previous outing, so […]

James Harden Can't Get Shots To Drop In Houston

Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden used to dominate at the Toyota Center, but he struggled mightily there as a visiting player on Wednesday, shooting only 4-for-16 from the field in a 114-104 loss to the Rockets. He was very busy with the three-ball, finishing 3-for-12, and only a 14-for-16 effort at the charity stripe helped […]

Christian Wood Posts A Double-Double With Thee Blocks

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood shot just 5-for-16 from the field against Brooklyn on Wednesday, but he tallied a solid 12-point, 15-rebound double-double and also helped his side to victory with three blocks. Five of Wood's misses came with six attempts from downtown. He completed his line with three assists, one steal and one turnover […]

Eric Gordon Racks Up 21 Points Before Getting Ejected

Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon logged a third consecutive 20-point outing in Wednesday's 114-104 win over Brooklyn, but his night ended early after he picked up a second technical foul in the middle of the final quarter. He shot 8-for-12 from the field with a 2-for-4 record from downtown and hit all three of […]

Patrice Bergeron Strikes On The Power Play Against Canucks

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron notched the team's lone goal in Wednesday's 2-1 shootout loss to Vancouver, scoring a 5-on-3 power-play goal early in the third period. Charlie Coyle and David Pastrnak grabbed the assists. Bergeron had a game-high nine shots in total and registered one block in 19:39 of ice time. The Bruins captain […]

Travis Hamonic Sustains A Lower-Body Injury

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Travis Hamonic made an early exit Wednesday night against Boston with a lower-body injury. He had only 16 shifts and logged 12:06 of ice time. Oliver Ekman-Larsson ended up sitting out the clash with an undisclosed injury, so it's almost like the Canucks lost two d-men in one night, which is a […]

Brock Boeser Stays Hot On The Power Play

Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser scored a power-play goal in a second consecutive game on Wednesday, helping the team to defeat Boston 2-1 in a shootout. Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller collected the assists. Boeser now has three power-play points in total from the last two games, and he's riding a three-game point streak. […]

Jake Guentzel Considered Week-To-Week

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel (upper body) is set to miss some time, with the team considering him week-to-week. Guentzel continued his hot stretch with a three-point effort in Monday's 6-1 win over Seattle, but he also got hurt during the first period. He was able to come back and finish the game but now […]