Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Makes His Season Debut Tuesday Night

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will get his first taste of action this season against Anaheim on Tuesday. The 22-year-old will enter the matchup with a 1-3-0 career record. Luukkonen has played in the AHL this season, putting together a 6-6-0 record with a 3.42 goals-against average, a .888 save percentage and one shutout. He's […]

Juuse Saros, Mattias Ekholm Sit Out Tuesday's Action

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros and defenseman Mattias Ekholm won't be on the ice against Detroit on Tuesday because they are dealing with a non-COVID-19-related illness. David Rittich will get his third start of the year between the pipes, while Mark Borowiecki moves up to the second defensive pairing to replace Ekholm. The team has […]

Jeff Petry Remains Out On Tuesday

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry (upper body) isn't quite ready to return to the lineup yet and will miss his second consecutive game on Tuesday against Tampa. He's considered day-to-day, and the veteran rearguard will get his next chance to make a return on Thursday against Chicago. Petry had a huge year last term with […]

Jonathan Drouin Moves To The First Line For Tuesday's Match

Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin will log first-line minutes in Tuesday's meeting with his former team, the Lightning. The Canadiens have suffered a couple of injuries and head coach Dominique Ducharme has moved his pawns around a bit. Drouin has notched three goals and nine assists in 20 appearances this season. He recently had a […]

Rasmus Sandin Out For A Few Weeks

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Rasmus Sandin (knee) has been ruled out for two to three weeks. The Swedish blue-liner was involved in a knee-on-knee collision in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Jets, which brought a two-game suspension for Winnipeg's Neal Pionk. Sandin recorded an assist in Sunday's loss and has picked up eight points this […]

Mitchell Marner Could Miss Up To Four Weeks

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner (shoulder) was placed on Injured Reserve on Tuesday and will miss three to four weeks of action. The talented speedster has already sat two games after getting injured at Friday's practice. The 24-year-old made a slow start to the season, but he had been crushing it since the […]

Shayne Gostisbehere Provides Lone Coyotes Goal Monday Night

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored the team's only goal in Monday's 4-1 defeat to Dallas, tying things up at one early in the second period before the hosts skated away with the victory in the third. The 28-year-old rearguard fired off two shots in total and produced one block and one hit in 21:09 […]

Alexander Radulov Registers First Multi-Point Outing

Dallas Stars winger Alexander Radulov celebrated his first multi-point performance of the season on Monday, finishing a 4-1 win over the Coyotes with two assists. He logged over 19 minutes of action but ended up going without a shot himself for the third time in four games. Dallas' big guns have been sleepwalking through the […]

Jamie Benn Leads Stars Past Arizona With Two Goals, One Assist

Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn posted two goals and one assist as the team took down Arizona 4-1 Monday night. He helped Jacob Peterson on the game-winning goal in the third period and completed the scoring with two goals inside the final five minutes of play. Benn ended a five-game dry spell with his Monday's […]

Trevor Zegras Stays In A Giving Mood

Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras had two assists in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to Washington, becoming the fourth rookie in the last 25 years to record three consecutive games with multiple assists. The 20-year old has notched seven total assists during his streak, moving to 21 points for the campaign. With Anaheim having suffered a […]

Carl Hagelin Starts Life On The Second Line With A Goal

Washington Capitals left wing Carl Hagelin moved to the second line for Monday's meeting with the Ducks and produced some magic straight away in a 4-3 shootout win, scoring his first goal of the season. His new linemates Lars Eller and T.J. Oshie tallied the assists on the play. Hagelin has been off form offensively […]

Alex Ovechkin Grabs Two Assists Monday Night

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin recorded his 13th multi-point outing in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over Anaheim, finishing the game with two assists and a game-high seven shots. Ovi also had six shots that missed the target in 23:25 of ice time. The Capitals captain now has 20 goals and 21 assists for the […]

Jakob Poeltl Posts His Sixth Double-Double Of The Season

San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl found his way to his sixth double-double of the campaign on Monday, notching 14 points and 11 rebounds in a 108-104 loss to Phoenix. He shot 7-for-11 from the field and capped off his line with two assists, one block and three turnovers in 32 minutes. A matchup against […]

Dejounte Murray Extends Double-Double Streak

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray collected a seventh consecutive double-double in Monday's loss to the Suns, scoring 17 points on 7-for-12 shooting and delivering 14 assists with four turnovers in 34 minutes. He hit both attempts from deep and finished things off with six rebounds and two steals. Murray has looked awesome all […]

Chris Paul Bags 12th Double-Double Of The Season

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul recorded his 12th double-double of the season in Monday's win over San Antonio, scoring a game-high 21 points on 9-for-18 shooting and handing out 10 assists with three turnovers. His work on the defensive end included one steal and one block. Paul lost his backcourt mate Devin Booker (hamstring) […]

Jarrett Allen Misses Just Two Shots During 25-Point Performance

Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen had it going on all night against Milwaukee on Monday, shooting 10-for-12 from the field to get a team-high 25 points in a 112-104 loss. He was perfect at the line with five attempts and collected nine rebounds with two blocks and two turnovers in 38 minutes. Allen saw his […]

Bobby Portis Crashes The Boards Hard Again

Milwaukee Bucks forward/center Bobby Portis recorded a second consecutive game with 16 rebounds on Monday, adding 10 points to collect his third double-double in a row in a 112-104 win over Cleveland. He shot 4-for-12 from the field and 2-for-7 from outside, while delivering three assists with one turnover and blocking one shot. Portis has […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Marks 27th Birthday With 27 Points

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated his 27th birthday with 27 points in 27 minutes in Monday's win over Cleveland, hitting all three shots from deep and going 9-for-19 overall from the field. He was also nearly perfect at the foul line with a 6-for-7 effort, adding 12 rebounds to his tally with two assists, […]

Nikola Jokic Records His Third Triple-Double Of The Season

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic posted his third triple-double of the season on Monday, finishing a 109-97 loss to Chicago with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists. He bagged a pair of steals as well and had three turnovers in 36 minutes while shooting 6-for-17 from the field and 1-for-5 from downtown with a […]

Derrick Jones Jr. Gets Near A Double-Double In First Start

Chicago Bulls small forward Derrick Jones Jr. logged his first start of the campaign in Monday's win over the Nuggets, going for 12 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes on the floor. He shot 5-for-12 from the field with a 1-for-5 record from deep and completed his line with one assist, one block and […]

Zach LaVine Scores Game-High 32 Points Against Denver

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine tallied a game-high 32 points in Monday's 109-97 victory over Denver, shooting 13-for-23 from the field and hitting three of his nine attempts from deep. He dished out eight assists with three turnovers and picked up three rebounds and one steal in 39 minutes. LaVine is now averaging exactly […]

Tyler Herro Leads All Scorers With 24 Points

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro came through with a game-high 24 points in 29 minutes off the bench in Monday's loss to Memphis, shooting 11-for-19 from the field and 2-for-4 from downtown. He added four assists to his line with five turnovers and three rebounds. Herro was back on the bench as Jimmy Butler returned […]

Dillon Brooks Pulls The Strings Offensively Monday Night

Memphis Grizzlies guard/forward Dillon Brooks played a big part on the offensive end in Monday's win over Miami, scoring 21 points and delivering eight assists. He notched three rebounds as well and had two steals and three turnovers in 36 minutes with 8-for-21 shooting. Brooks' shooting was disappointing here, but he actually went a solid […]

Steven Adams Posts A Good Double-Double

Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams recorded a second consecutive double-double on Monday, finishing a 105-90 win over Miami with 17 points and 16 rebounds. He also had a pair of assists, one steal and one block, while shooting 6-for-8 from the field and 5-for-9 at the line. Adams had only one double-double for the season […]

Bradley Beal Ends Scoring Slump With 34 Points

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal reignited offensively in Monday's loss to the Pacers, shooting 12-for-19 from the field and 9-for-10 at the line en route to a game-high 34 points. The 28-year-old scoring machine had failed to hit the 20-point plateau in four straight games prior to Monday's action. He finished 1-for-3 with the […]

Malcolm Brogdon Has 17 Points, Eight Assists Monday Night

Indiana Pacers point guard Malcolm Brogdon had a solid game in Monday's win over Washington, finishing with 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists. He shot 6-for-13 from the field and 5-for-5 at the charity stripe with two turnovers in 38 minutes. Brogdon had a miserable 4-for-14 night from the field in the previous game […]

Domantas Sabonis Posts A 30-Point Double-Double

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis notched his 19th double-double of the season with 30 points and 10 rebounds in a 116-110 win over Washington. He was hot from the field all night and ended up shooting 11-for-15 from the floor and 8-for-8 at the foul line. Sabonis also bagged six assists with three turnovers and […]

Neal Pionk Suspended For Two Games

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk has received a two-game suspension for kneeing Toronto's Rasmus Sandin in Sunday's 6-3 win. This is the first career suspension for the 26-year-old, and he'll miss Tuesday's matchup against Carolina and Thursday's meeting with Seattle. Pionk is eligible to return to the lineup on Friday versus Vancouver. He drops out […]

Ilya Samsonov Starts For Washington On Monday

Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov will guard the cage on Monday against Anaheim, taking the ice for his 12th start of the season. The Russian has outperformed Vitek Vanecek this season, but the Czech netminder has still earned more starts. Samsonov has hardly done anything wrong, going 10-1-1 so far with three shutouts, and he's […]

Adam Henrique Misses Monday's Contest

Anaheim Ducks forward Adam Henrique (lower body) hasn't traveled with the team to Washington and will miss Monday's game against the Capitals. The 31-year-old got injured in Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to Calgary, and with Ryan Getzlaf (lower body) also dropping out of the lineup last week, the Ducks are now suddenly missing a third […]