Antti Raanta Gets Back Into Action On Tuesday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will make his third appearance of the season on Tuesday against Vegas. The Finnish netminder beat Chicago in his first start of the campaign at the end of last month and has made a relief appearance in a 5-2 loss to Florida on Nov. 6. He suffered a concussion in […]

Jake Oettinger Makes His Season Debut Tuesday Night

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger will be the man between the pipes in Tuesday's meeting against Detroit, logging his season debut. The 22-year-old is getting a chance because Anton Khudobin isn't feeling 100 percent and Braden Holtby is battling a minor lower-body injury and is day-to-day. Oettinger had a good year last season with an […]

Jonathan Marchessault Placed In COVID-19 Protocol

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault will miss his first game of the season on Tuesday against Carolina after he was added to the COVID-19 list. The Golden Knights can't catch a break this season and are forced to play at half-strength time and time again. Things were already looking on the up when Mark […]

Torey Krug Returns For Blues On Tuesday

St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug will be back in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup against Arizona. The 30-year-old rearguard returns after a five-game absence while in the league's COVID-19 protocols. The Blues have won just once without Krug and played very well with him in the lineup, so the former Bruin has been sorely […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Scores Season-High 35 Points

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns racked up a season-high 35 points on 10-for-19 shooting with 13 rebounds in Monday's narrow 99-96 loss against the Suns. He finished with 5-for-9 three-point shooting and went 10-for-11 with his free throws while adding two assists and one steal to his line with seven turnovers in 40 minutes. This […]

Devin Booker Enjoys 29-Point Night Against Minnesota

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker led the team with 29 points in Monday's 99-96 win over Minnesota, shooting 7-for-16 from the field and 13-for-15 at the charity stripe. He was a solid 2-for-4 from deep and collected five rebounds with five assists, two steals and one turnover in 34 minutes. Booker was mediocre for […]

Deandre Ayton Returns To Action With A Nice Double-Double

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton ended a five-game absence with a 22-point, 12-rebound double-double in Monday's road win over Minnesota, shooting 10-for-14 from the field and 2-for-3 at the line. He also provided one assist with two turnovers in 33 minutes. Ayton missed five games with a leg problem and came back to log more […]

Jalen Green Leads Rockets With 15 Points In Blowout Loss

Houston Rockets shooting guard Jalen Green posted a team-high 15 points during another miserable night on Monday against Memphis. The Rockets suffered another blowout loss and thus Green saw only 28 minutes of action. He finished with 6-for-13 shooting from the field and nailed two triples with six attempts. The rookie grabbed two boards and […]

Jaren Jackson Jr. Does A Lot In Limited Minutes

Memphis Grizzlies power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. produced 18 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks in just 24 minutes Monday night in a blowout win over the Rockets, shooting 7-for-14 from the field with a 2-for-6 effort from downtown. It was the perfect response to a four-point dud the 22-year-old had in his […]

Ja Morant Delivers A 22-6-6 Line In Just 25 Minutes

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant played only 25 minutes in Monday's blowout win over Houston but came through with a nice 22-6-6 line. He had one of his best shooting nights of the season with a 9-for-15 effort and missed just twice from deep on six attempts. Morant polished things off with one steal, […]

Nikola Jokic Has Big Game With Season-High 35 Points

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic shot 15-for-26 from the field en route to a season-high 35 points in Monday's 111-101 loss to Dallas, adding 16 rebounds to his tally with six assists, two blocks and three turnovers. Jokic was 2-for-6 from three-point land and 3-for-6 at the line. The Mavericks are getting crushed by centers […]

Luka Doncic Scores 23 Points With Eight Boards And 11 Assists

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic rolled to a 23-8-11 line in Monday's victory over Denver, shooting 9-for-23 from the field with a 2-for-7 effort from downtown. He posted four turnovers in 38 minutes and collected two steals and one block on the defensive end. Luka closed last week with his first triple-double of the […]

Kristaps Porzingis Leads The Charge In Monday's Win

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis scored a team-high 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in Monday's 111-101 victory over Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets. He hit five three-point bombs with eight attempts and shot 11-for-20 overall from the field while adding three assists, two steals, one block and two turnovers to his line in 33 […]

Josh Hart Finds His Way To A Double-Double

New Orleans Pelicans guard/forward Josh Hart shot a horrible 3-for-13 from the field in Monday's loss to the Wizards but still managed to register a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. He collected almost half of his points with 6-for-6 shooting at the charity stripe. Hart delivered five assists with three turnovers […]

Brandon Ingram Scores Season-High 31 Points Monday Night

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram impressed with a season-high 31 points in Monday's 105-100 loss at Washington. He finished with 9-for-23 shooting, which wasn't too great, but shot a solid 2-for-4 from deep and 11-for-12 at the line. Ingram grabbed five boards and delivered four assists with one turnover in 32 minutes. This […]

Spencer Dinwiddie Leads Wizards With 27 Points

Washington Wizards point guard Spencer Dinwiddie scored a team-high 27 points on 8-for-20 shooting in Monday's 105-100 win over New Orleans. He shot 4-for-8 from deep and 7-for-8 at the line while dishing out nine assists with five rebounds, two steals and one turnover in 34 minutes. Dinwiddie has now scored 20-plus points in back-to-back […]

Cade Cunningham Posts A Nice 25-8-8 Line Against Sacramento

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham was involved in everything Monday night against the Kings, racking up 25 points with eight rebounds and eight assists in a 129-107 loss. He posted two steals as well with four turnovers in 35 minutes, shooting 10-for-20 from the field and 5-for-11 from behind the arc. Cunningham's shooting numbers have […]

Tyrese Haliburton Records First Double-Double Of The Season

Sacramento Kings point guard Tyrese Haliburton went for his first double-double of the season in Monday's 129-107 victory over Detroit, posting 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting and handing out 10 dimes. He enjoyed a perfect night from downtown with a 3-for-3 effort and had two rebounds with two steals, one block and five turnovers in […]

Buddy Hield Shines With Superb Three-Point Shooting

Sacramento Kings shooting guard Buddy Hield led the team with 22 points in Monday's 129-107 win over Detroit, going a hot 6-for-10 from downtown and 8-for-14 overall from the field. His work also included two rebounds, two assists and one steal with two turnovers in 24 minutes off the bench. Hield has started only two […]

Cedi Osman Notches 26 Points Off The Bench

Cleveland Cavaliers small forward Cedi Osman made six triples and had himself a nice 26-point night off the bench in Monday's 98-92 loss to Boston. He shot 10-for-17 overall from the field and handed out five assists with two turnovers and two steals in 31 minutes. Osman has enjoyed a bigger role lately, with Cleveland […]

Ricky Rubio Continues Renaissance With Game-High 28 Points

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Ricky Rubio was the top scorer in Monday's slow-burning 98-92 loss to Boston, shooting 9-for-20 from the field en route to 28 points. He nailed half of his eight attempts from deep and shot 6-for-7 at the foul line while tallying six rebounds and two assists in 37 minutes. Rubio has […]

Jayson Tatum Stays Cold From The Field

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum led the team with 23 points in Monday's 98-92 victory at Cleveland but struggled from the field for a fourth consecutive game, going 7-for-20. He finished 2-for-8 from downtown and 7-for-7 at the line with eight rebounds, five assists, one steal, two blocks and two turnovers in 36 minutes. With […]

Lucas Raymond Continues Outstanding Rookie Campaign

Detroit Red Wings winger Lucas Raymond posted a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-3 loss to Columbus, getting to 17 points for his rookie year. Dylan Larkin also had a goal and an assist in the contest. Raymond has already built himself a nice lead at the top of the rookie scoring chart with […]

Gustav Nyquist Collects Two Assists In Monday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Gustav Nyquist had a nice outing with two assists on Monday in a 5-3 win over his former team, the Red Wings. He helped Boone Jenner spark a comeback from a two-goal deficit and then assisted Zach Werenski on the game-winning goal. Nyquist recorded two shots of his own in the […]

Zach Werenski Scores Late Game-Winner Versus Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski provided some late drama in Monday's 5-3 triumph over Detroit, scoring the game-winning goal with 1:19 left in regulation. It marks the third-latest go-ahead goal by a defenseman in Blue Jackets history. Werenwski has now tallied 11 career game-winning goals, needing one more to tie Seth Jones for the […]

J.T. Compher Will Miss A Month Of Action

Colorado Avalanche forward J.T. Compher is set to miss a month of action with a lower-body injury. He sustained the injury in Saturday's 6-2 win over San Jose and it leaves Colorado very short at the center position. Nathan MacKinnon (lower body) was ruled out for three weeks on Nov. 10 and Mikko Rantanen is […]

Semyon Varlamov Makes Second Appearance Of The Season

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov will get his second start of the campaign in Monday's road contest against Tampa. The 33-year-old had his season debut delayed because of an undisclosed injury and his first appearance came only a few days ago in a 5-2 loss to Minnesota. Varlamov has done a great job for […]

Thomas Greiss Faces Blue Jackets On Monday

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss will be the team's starter for Monday's clash with the Blue Jackets. The German has been rotated with Alex Nedeljkovic all season and this is going to be only the ninth start of the year for him. Greiss started very well, but he's had some rough outings lately and […]

Elvis Merzlikins Looks To Maintain Outstanding Home Record

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will record his eighth start of the season on Monday against Detroit. This will be the seventh home start for the Latvian, and he's so far crushed it at the Nationwide Arena with a 5-1-0 record, allowing only 2.16 goals per game with a .936 save percentage. Merzlikins' overall […]

Max Domi Won't Play On Monday

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Max Domi has come off the COVID-19 list and is skating again but won't be in the lineup for Monday's home game against Detroit. The 26-year-old hasn't played since Oct. 31 and needs some time to get back into game shape. Domi has also nursed a rib fracture this season, which […]