Bryan Rust Remains Out On Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust (lower body) will miss a second consecutive game on Saturday against Montreal. He was a late scratch for Friday's 1-0 win over the Islanders. Rust ended a 10-game goal drought just before getting injured. He's got two goals and nine points in 12 games for the season with 35 shots. […]

Matt Murray Waived By Senators On Saturday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt Murray was waived on Saturday, the team announced. The move came after Murray was a healthy scratch for Friday's 4-0 loss to the Ducks. Murray is winless for the Senators this season in five starts, and his career overall has taken a U-turn ever since the two-time Stanley Cup champion moved […]

Jonathan Marchessault On Track To Return On Saturday

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault has cleared COVID-19 protocols and should be back in the lineup on Saturday against Edmonton. He's been out for five games but was back at practice on Friday, joining his usual partner in crime Reilly Smith and Nicolas Roy on the second line. Marchessault was crushing it prior to […]

NHL Postpones Two Islanders Games

The New York Islanders are done for the month after the NHL announced that two of the team's games have been postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the club. Barry Trotz's team was supposed to face the Rangers on Sunday and the Flyers on Tuesday. The announcement came on Saturday after Casey Cizikas was […]

Elvis Merzlikins Puts On Another Show On Friday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins continued his great start to the season on Friday with a 39-save effort in a 4-2 win over Vancouver. Columbus got outshot 41-21 in the game, which meant a busy night for Merzlikins, but he was in fabulous form. The Blue Jackets No. 1 improved to 9-3-0 for the […]

Vladislav Gavrikov Enjoys Another Multi-Point Outing

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov had his second multi-point performance in three games on Friday, collecting two assists in a 4-2 win over the Canucks. The Russian blue-liner now sits on five points through the last three games. He boasts 12 points in total for the season with 22 shots, 27 hits and 34 […]

Gustav Nyquist Starts Two-Point Night With A Short-Handed Goal

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Gustav Nyquist enjoyed a two-point night against Vancouver on Friday, opening the scoring and helping Max Domi to finish things off in a 4-2 win. He scored with his lone shot and finished as plus-two for the game in 15:52 of ice time. Nyquist opened the season with just one point […]

Yanni Gourde Has A Return To Forget In Tampa

Seattle Kraken forward Yanni Gourde couldn't get anything going in Friday's special matchup against the Lightning, finishing a 3-0 loss with no shots and a minus-two rating in 17 minutes of action. He produced two hits against his former team but that was pretty much it. Gourde had posted points in back-to-back games prior to […]

Corey Perry Continues To Build A Point Streak

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Corey Perry helped the team to a 3-0 victory over the Kraken on Friday, helping Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to open the scoring 2:52 into the game. The veteran forward now sits on a three-game point streak. Perry scored his first Lightning goal in Tuesday's 4-0 win over Philadelphia and his streak […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Produces Another Shutout

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his second shutout of the season on Friday with only 17 saves in a 3-0 win over Seattle. He's now remained unbeatable for two consecutive games. Vasilevskiy picked up his 200th career win here in only his 308th start. He's grabbed 10 wins this season in 16 starts […]

Jerami Grant Picks Up His First Double-Double Of The Year

Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant had a chance to celebrate his first double-double of the season on Friday, finishing a 107-96 loss to the Clippers with a team-high 20 points and 10 rebounds. He also posted three assists with one turnover in 33 minutes, shooting 5-for-16 from the field and 9-for-9 at the line. If […]

Ivica Zubac Posts A Double-Double In Just 22 Minutes

Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac eased his way to a 10-point, 13-rebound double-double in just 22 minutes in Friday's win over Detroit. He shot 3-for-4 from the field and was perfect with his four free throws, adding a pair of assists to his line with one steal, one block and two turnovers. Zubac has […]

Reggie Jackson Overcomes A Cold Start, Has 21 Points

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Reggie Jackson missed his first five shots against the Pistons on Friday but bounced back well and ended up as the team's leading scorer in a 107-96 win. He produced 21 points and finished 8-for-19 from the field with a 3-for-10 record from downtown. Jackson collected four rebounds and handed […]

Joel Farabee Scores A Short-Handed Goal On Friday

Philadelphia Flyers winger Joel Farabee struck a short-handed goal in Friday's 6-3 loss against the Hurricanes, putting his team 2-1 up before things unraveled. He produced two total shots and had one block and two hits in the game in 16:47 of ice time. Farabee has ended a dry spell with goals in back-to-back games. […]

Tony DeAngelo Gets Two Assists In Friday's Win

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo contributed with two assists in Friday's 6-3 win over Philadelphia, getting both of his helpers in the second frame to turn a close game into a convincing win. Carolina produced a big four-goal second period to avoid a third consecutive loss. The team has hit a wall a bit recently, […]

Sebastian Aho Scores Twice With Seven Shots

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho led all skaters with seven shots in Friday's 6-3 win over the Flyers and his activeness was rewarded with two goals. He tied the game twice before the Hurricanes took control of things. Aho now boasts 10 goals and 10 assists for the season in 19 games. His scoring has […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Provides A Consolation Goal On Friday

Winnipeg Jets center Pierre-Luc Dubois ruined Cam Talbot's shutout bid with a late power-play goal in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Wild. He potted his 11th goal of the campaign with less than five minutes left in regulation. Dubois had a tough time in Winnipeg last season, but he's having a nice bounce-back year, sitting […]

Mats Zuccarello Puts Two Goals Past Winnipeg

Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello scored two goals in Friday's 7-1 win over the Jets, upping his points tally for the season to 16. He had to exit the game ahead of the third period after getting slashed by Nathan Beaulieu, but according to head coach Dean Evason, the Norwegian winger will be just […]

Kirill Kaprizov Has Another Four-Point Performance On Friday

Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov produced his second four-point performance in five games on Friday, exploding for one goal and three assists in a 7-1 mauling of the Jets. He was plus-four for the game in 16:15 of ice time and had a game-high six shots. Kaprizov now has 22 points for the season and […]

Pavel Buchnevich Collects Two Points On Friday

St. Louis Blues winger Pavel Buchnevich was involved in both goals in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to Chicago, grabbing his sixth marker of the season with less than a minute played and tallying a power-play assist. He had three shots in total and also found some time to hand out two hits in 19 minutes […]

Brandon Hagel Scores In A Third Consecutive Game

Chicago Blackhawks winger Brandon Hagel popped up with another goal against the Blues on Friday, extending his goal streak to three games in a 3-2 overtime win. With Seth Jones and Jonathan Toews setting him up, Hagel made it 2-2 with five minutes left in regulation. He scored with his only shot on goal, and […]

Alex DeBrincat Beats Blues In Overtime

Chicago Blackhawks winger Alex DeBrincat scored the game-winner with his 12th marker of the season in Friday's 3-2 overtime victory against the Blues. The Blackhawks pulled off a very nice comeback after entering the first intermission 2-0 down. DeBrincat led all skaters in the game with four shots and five hits. He was dropped to […]

Patrice Bergeron Continues His Success Against The Rangers

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron scored in a second consecutive game on Friday, notching his eighth marker of the season in a 5-2 loss to the Rangers. Craig Smith opened the scoring and Bergeron put the team 2-1 up but it just wasn't meant to be. The Bruins captain now boasts 23 regular-season goals against […]

Ryan Strome Extends Point Streak To Eight Games

New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome took his point streak to eight games on Friday, notching a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Bruins. He tied things up at one late in the first period and went on to record a helper on Artemi Panarin's game-winner 11:35 into the third period. […]

Artemi Panarin Scores Game-Winner, Has Two Points

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin scored the game-winning goal and produced an assist in Friday's 5-2 victory over Boston. He was also involved in a bizarre incident near the end of the game, throwing his glove at Brad Marchand when the two were yapping at each other on the bench. It resulted in […]

Ilya Samsonov Guards Washington's Cage On Friday

Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov will be the team's starter for Friday's meeting with Florida. The Russian netminder sits on an outstanding 7-0-1 record ahead of the matchups. The 24-year-old posted back-to-back shutouts last week and already had three of them for the season. He's allowed 2.22 goals per game with a .920 save percentage. […]

Adam Henrique Makes A Quick Return To Ducks Lineup

Anaheim Ducks forward Adam Henrique (upper body) will be back in the lineup Friday against Ottawa after missing one game. His injury in Monday's 3-2 loss to Nashville was a big blow for Anaheim, as Henrique's line with Ryan Getzlaf and Troy Terry has clicked very well this month, but luckily for the team, the […]

Justin Schultz Won't Be Available Against Panthers

Washington Capitals defenseman Justin Schultz (lower body) isn't healthy enough to play on Friday against Florida. The 31-year-old rearguard was hurt in Wednesday's 6-3 win over Montreal and will be sitting out for the first time this season. Schultz hasn't had a lot of success this season, recording only two points in 20 games with […]

Anthony Stolarz Starts For Ducks On Friday

Anaheim Ducks goaltender Anthony Stolarz will be between the pipes in Friday's matchup against the Senators. The 27-year-old gets his fifth start of the season, entering the game with a 1-2-1 record. Stolarz has allowed 2.98 goals per game with a .912 save percentage. Anaheim's No. 2 hasn't had much success this season, but the […]

Anton Forsberg Makes His Fifth Start On Friday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg will return to the crease on Friday against Anaheim. The Senators are going with a different goalie for a fourth straight game. Forsberg was pretty heavily used at the start of the season, but his only appearance this month came in a 4-0 loss to Calgary on Nov. 14. The […]