Petr Mrazek Set To Return On Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Petr Mrazek (groin) is expected to get the nod for Saturday's clash with the Blackhawks. This will be his first game since the end of October and only his third appearance of the season. Mrazek went 1-1-0 with a 4.20 goals-against average and a .877 save percentage before suffering a niggling […]

Carter Hart Takes On Vegas In Friday's Matchup

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart will face the Vegas Golden Knights in his 17th start of the season on Friday. He's been forced to settle for a loss in most of his appearances, having celebrated only five victories so far. Hart finds himself on a six-game losing streak ahead of Friday's battle, and he's recorded […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Faces Coyotes Friday Night

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will take on the struggling Arizona Coyotes on Friday. This will be his 17th start of the season, and the Russian netminder enters the matchup with an 11-2-1 record. Bob has been nearly unbeatable this term, but he does look vulnerable on some nights and he even ended up with […]

Eric Comrie In Jets Net Versus Canucks

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie will earn his sixth start of the season Friday night against Vancouver. The 26-year-old has had a mixed season so far with a 3-2-0 record. He owns a 2.49 goals-against average with a .913 save percentage. Comrie also faced the Canucks on Nov. 19 and ended up with a 3-2 […]

Laurent Brossoit Likely To Get The Nod Versus Flyers

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit is expected to make his sixth start of the season in Friday's matchup against Philadelphia. The 28-year-old has been a very solid backup for Vegas, putting together a 5-1-0 record with a 2.41 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. This is a perfect spot for Brossoit to grab […]

Derick Brassard Comes Out Of The Lineup Friday Night

Philadelphia Flyers forward Derick Brassard will have to settle for a seat in the press box on Friday against Vegas. The veteran returned from a hip injury earlier in the week and it appears that the team is trying to take it easy with him. Brassard logged 14:20 in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to New Jersey […]

Chandler Stephenson Misses Friday's Action For Personal Reasons

Vegas Golden Knights forward Chandler Stephenson won't be in the lineup on Friday against Philadelphia, missing the contest for personal reasons. It's not a real Vegas lineup without at least one top-six forward missing, but hopefully, everything works out well for Stephenson and he can return quickly. The 27-year-old is having a very good season […]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson Done For The Week

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (undisclosed) won't play on Friday against Winnipeg and will also miss Sunday's clash with Carolina. He dropped out of the lineup on Wednesday against Boston, and new Canucks head coach Bruce Boudreau expects to have the Swede available again next week. It's not been a very good debut campaign in […]

Nick Schmaltz Returns For Coyotes On Friday

Arizona Coyotes forward Nick Schmaltz (upper body) will be back in the lineup on Friday against Florida. He will make only his seventh appearance of the season. The former Blackhawk will join the top six, playing right wing on a line alongside Lawson Crouse and Barrett Hayton. Christian Fischer is dropping to the fourth line. […]

Nazem Kadri Out Again On Friday

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri will sit out Friday's matchup against Detroit with a lower-body injury. This will be Kadri's second night off in a week and hopefully, it won't become a recurring theme. Kadri has scored in both outings he's had over the last week, continuing his fantastic season. The 31-year-old is the fourth-best […]

Matt Duchene Misses First Game Of The Season

Nashville Predators forward Matt Duchene has been ruled out of Friday's contest against the Devils with an upper-body injury. He will sit out his first game of the season. Duchene's first two years in Music City haven't gone according to play, but he's enjoyed fine form in 2021-22 with 25 points in 26 games. He's […]

Jonathan Bernier Placed On Injured Reserve

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jonathan Bernier (hip) has been placed on Injured Reserve, and the veteran appears to be set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Bernier has already missed time with a hip injury this season and the news is very worrying, with Devils head coach Lindy Ruff saying that he's "worried and […]

Aleksander Barkov, Anthony Duclair Out On Friday

Florida Panthers forwards Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair won't be in the lineup on Friday against Arizona. Barkov returned from a knee problem earlier in the week and picked up an unrelated new injury straight away. Hopefully, he doesn't have to face another spell on the sidelines. The Panthers captain has been practicing, which is […]

Evgeny Kuznetsov OK To Go On Friday

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (lower body) is in the lineup on Friday against Pittsburgh. He left Thursday's practice early with a lower-body injury and that put a question mark on his status, but the Russian is good to go. Kuznetsov has been Alex Ovechkin's partner in crime, with the duo combining for 69 points […]

Jason Zucker Will Play Against Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jason Zucker will be in the lineup for Friday's marquee matchup against Washington. The 29-year-old was a game-time call for the contest after taking some maintenance days. Zucker will skate on the second line with Jeff Carter and Danton Heinen, entering the matchup on 10 points for the year. The Penguins top […]

Casey Mittelstadt Ruled Out Indefinitely Following Surgery

Buffalo Sabres forward Casey Mittelstadt has been ruled out indefinitely after he underwent lower-body surgery. It's a big blow for the 23-year-old, who had just returned to the lineup following a lengthy absence, but the team hopes to get him back before the end of the season. Mittelstadt has skated in just four games this […]

Tomas Hertl Has A Goal And An Assist Thursday Night

San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl finished Thursday's 5-2 loss with a goal and assist, helping Jonathan Dahlen to the score sheet and grabbing a power-play goal in the third period. The 28-year-old has started a nice hot stretch with recent outings, getting six points across three games. He's the top goal-scorer for the team […]

Jordan Greenway Nets Two Goals Against San Jose

Minnesota Wild winger Jordan Greenway doubled his goals tally for the year with a pair of markers in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Sharks, scoring with both of his shots. He bagged a power-play goal in the second period and hit an empty-netter in the third. Greenway also delivered three hits in 17:16 of action. […]

Kirill Kaprizov Takes His Point Streak To Seven Games

Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov continued to crush it on Thursday, finishing a 5-2 victory over San Jose with a goal and assist. He tallied a power-play helper and finished the scoring into an empty net. The skillful Russian is closing in on a franchise record, and he's gone completely crazy since the start of […]

Adrian Kempe Nets Game-Winner With His 11th Goal

Los Angeles Kings winger Adrian Kempe registered the game-winning goal in Thursday's 4-0 victory over Dallas, lighting the lamp for the 11th time this season with 50 seconds played in the second period. Kempe leads the team in goals this season, and he's tied for second in overall scoring with 16 points in 25 games. […]

Andreas Athanasiou Returns With A Goal

Los Angeles Kings winger Andreas Athanasiou returned from COVID-19 protocols with his third goal of the season. He completed the scoring with an empty-netter in a 4-0 win over Dallas. The 27-year-old speedster skated for 11:35 and ended the game with a plus-two rating and two shots. Athanasiou missed six games and re-entered the lineup […]

Jonathan Quick Keeps Stars At Bay

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick picked up his second shutout of the season on Thursday, stopping 27 pucks in a 4-0 victory over Dallas. The veteran netminder has produced some very impressive performances lately, allowing only one goal and registering back-to-back wins against some hot teams. He beat the Oilers 5-1 in his last […]

Mark Giordano Logs 19 Minutes In Comeback Game

Seattle Kraken defenseman Mark Giordano returned to action on Thursday after missing six games because of COVID-19 protocols, logging exactly 19 minutes of ice time in a 3-0 loss to Winnipeg. He finished the night with an even rating and recorded one shot and two blocks. The Kraken captain averages nearly 21 minutes for the […]

Kyle Connor Celebrates 25th Birthday With Two Goals

Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor became the second player in franchise history to score multiple goals on his birthday as he struck twice in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Kraken. He scored both of his goals in the third period to ice the game. Connor fired off six shots in total in nearly 21 […]

Connor Hellebuyck Shuts Out Seattle

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck recorded his first shutout of the season on Thursday, saving 25 shots in a 3-0 victory over Seattle. He had given up 11 goals in three games prior to Thursday's action, so this was a big improvement from the 28-year-old. Hellebuyck took his record for the season to 10-7-4, and […]

Lucas Raymond Records Two Assists In Thursday's Loss

Detroit Red Wings winger Lucas Raymond picked up two assists in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Blues, upping his points tally for the year to 24. He's now leading all rookies in points and goals (10). The 19-year-old Swede avoided his first three-game point drought of the season here. It's been a superb debut campaign, […]

Robby Fabbri Strikes Twice Against St. Louis

Detroit Red Wings forward Robby Fabbri scored both of the team's goals in Thursday's 6-2 loss to St. Louis, tallying three total shots with four hits in 18:54 of ice time. Fabbri is a former Blues draft pick, so this was a nice revenge game performance. The 25-year-old has taken over from Tyler Bertuzzi (COVID-19 […]

Nathan Walker Takes Down Detroit With A Hat Trick

St. Louis Blues left wing Nathan Walker came out of nowhere to produce his first career hat trick in Thursday's 6-2 win over Detroit. The 27-year-old Australian made his season debut and already had two goals in the opening period. He completed his hat trick in the third frame. Walker was plus-four for the night […]

Oliver Wahlstrom Records Two Assists Against Nashville

New York Islanders right wing Oliver Wahlstrom picked up two assists in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Nashville, helping Austin Czarnik and Anders Lee on the scoreboard. The 21-year-old now finds himself on quite a run with three multi-point efforts in four games. Wahlstrom entered the stretch with just five points for the season. He's only […]

Ryan Johansen Stays Hot Thursday Night

Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen bagged another couple of points in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Islanders, getting to 24 for the campaign. He scored his eighth goal of the season in the opening period and helped Eeli Tolvanen to grab a late game-winner near the end of regulation. Johansen has notched 15 of his […]