William Carrier Is A Game-Time Decision On Friday

Vegas Golden Knights winger William Carrier (lower body) is a game-time decision for Friday's contest against the Ducks. He got hurt blocking a shot and logged only 6:41 in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime victory against Dallas. The Golden Knights are already down a number of forwards and it's bumped Carrier up in the lineup. Evgenii Dadonov […]

Antti Raanta Makes Hurricanes Debut Against Former Team

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will make his team debut in a special matchup on Friday against his former team, the Chicago Blackhawks. The Finnish netminder started his NHL career with the Blackhawks, skating in 39 games over two seasons. He has found his way to Carolina via New York and Arizona. Raanta boasts strong […]

Daniel Sprong Takes Over For T.J. Oshie On Second Line

Washington Capitals winger Daniel Sprong will re-enter the lineup on Friday against Arizona, taking over from T.J. Oshie (lower body) on the second line. The 24-year-old was a healthy scratch for Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit, but Oshie got hurt in the game blocking a shot and his absence gives Sprong a chance to […]

Max Domi Returns Sooner Than Expected

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Max Domi (ribs) will be back in the lineup for Friday's visit to New York. The 26-year-old fractured a rib on Oct. 16 and was slated to miss two to four weeks but is already back in game shape. Domi had a really nice start to the season with four points […]

Kaapo Kakko Returns To Action On Friday

New York Rangers right wing Kaapo Kakko (upper body) is ready to return to action on Friday against Columbus. The youngster has missed four games but was back in practice on Thursday and looks ready to go. Kakko hasn't registered any points this season in three games, but he's skating with Artemi Panarin and Ryan […]

Nick Suzuki Registers Two Assists In Thursday's Win

Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki provided a helping hand on two of the team's goals in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Sharks, combining with Brett Kulak to set up Mike Hoffman for the eventual game-winning goal and picking up a power-play assist on Brendan Gallagher's first marker of the season. Suzuki has been quiet early […]

Mike Hoffman Extends Goal Streak

Montreal Canadiens winger Mike Hoffman scored in a third consecutive game on Thursday, helping the team take down San Jose 4-0 on the road. He opened the scoring 12:09 into the game and thus ended up with the game-winning goal. It was Hoffman's only shot in 17:41 of action. The 31-year-old sniper is averaging two […]

Jake Allen Shuts Out Sharks With 45 Saves

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen picked up his first shutout of the season in Thursday's 4-0 win over San Jose, stopping 45 shots. It was a wonderful performance from the 31-year-old, who ended up with the second-most saves ever in a Canadiens shutout. Only the legendary Jacques Plante has managed more with 52 saves. Allen […]

Andrei Svechnikov Continues Point Streak With Empty-Netter

Carolina Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov finished off the scoring with an empty-net goal in Thursday's 3-0 win over Boston, taking his season-opening point streak to six games. Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho had the assists with 25 seconds left to play. Svechnikov registered two total shots and delivered four hits in 13:47 of ice time. […]

Tony DeAngelo Nets Game-Winner On Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo scored his first goal for the team, and it ended up being the game-winner in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Bruins. Brady Skjei and Vincent Trocheck collected the assists. It was DeAngelo's only shot in the game in 18:21 of action. He logged a team-high 4:35 on the power play. […]

Frederik Andersen Makes Franchise History With Another Win

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen shut out the Bruins with 33 saves on Thursday in a 3-0 win and improved to 6-0-0 for the season, which makes him the first-ever goalie in franchise history to open a season with six consecutive victories. It's been a dream start at his new club for Andersen, who's allowed […]

Dillon Dube Extends Point Streak To Three Games

Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube took his point streak to three games with his first goal of the campaign in Thursday's 4-0 win over Pittsburgh. He was set up for a wrist shot by Johnny Gaudreau and Oliver Kylington in the middle of the final frame. Dube registered four total shots in the game in […]

Johnny Gaudreau Gets First Goal Of The Year

Calgary Flames winger Johnny Gaudreau finally notched his first goal of the season in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Penguins, grabbing the game-winner 7:22 into the game. He also picked up an assist on Dillon Dube's first tally of the year in the third. Gaudreau was plus-two for the night and produced four total shots […]

Jacob Markstrom Produces Another Shutout With 45 Saves

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom registered his second shutout in three starts on Thursday, stopping 45 shots in a 4-0 victory over Pittsburgh. He helped the Flames become the third team in NHL history to sweep a road trip of at least five games while never trailing. Markstrom played a huge part in it, allowing […]

Lawson Crouse Pots Only Coyotes Goal Thursday Night

Arizona Coyotes left wing Lawson Crouse scored his second goal of the campaign in Thursday's 5-1 loss at Tampa. Barrett Hayton picked up the only assist on the play 12:36 into the third period. Crouse, who's on three points for the year, fired off three shots in total and recorded two hits and seven penalty […]

Steven Stamkos Records Fourth Multi-Point Outing

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos recorded his fourth multi-point outing of the season on Thursday, finishing a 5-1 home victory over the Coyotes with a goal and an assist. He picked up a helper on an Alex Killorn goal early in the game and also produced a power-play marker in the first period. The […]

Alex Killorn Scores Twice Against Coyotes

Tampa Bay Lightning winger Alex Killorn scored twice in Thursday's 5-1 victory over Arizona, adding an assist for a nice three-point night. He finished the game with three shots and was plus-three for the night in 15:48 on the ice. Killorn now sits on a three-game goal streak. He's managed six total goals this season […]

Jakob Poeltl Maintains Double-Double Form

San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl collected his second consecutive double-double in Thursday's loss to Dallas, scoring 14 points on 7-for-13 shooting and grabbing 13 rebounds. He also posted his third consecutive outing with multiple blocks (2) and bagged one steal with two assists and one turnover in 36 minutes. The Austrian is off to […]

Dejounte Murray Just Misses A Second Consecutive Triple-Double

San Antonio Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray came very close to posting a second consecutive triple-double on Thursday, ending a 104-99 loss to Dallas with 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in 36 minutes. He shot 10-for-17 from the field with a 3-for-5 record from three-point range. The 25-year-old also notched one steal and […]

Luka Doncic Gets 25 Points Thursday Night

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic scored a game-high 25 points in Thursday's 104-99 win over San Antonio, finishing things off with 10 points in the fourth quarter. He shot a nice 11-for-19 from the field in 34 minutes and was 3-for-8 from downtown. Doncic also picked up three rebounds and one block but ended […]

Nikola Vucevic Has Nice Outing Against Knicks

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic finally produced some good numbers on the offensive end Thursday night, going for 22 points on 8-for-13 shooting in a narrow loss to the Knicks. He was 3-for-5 from outside and 3-for-4 from the line, adding eight rebounds and six assists to his tally with one steal and zero turnovers […]

Zach LaVine Scores Game-High 25 Points Versus Knicks

Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine racked up a game-high 25 points on 7-for-17 shooting in Thursday's 104-103 loss to the Knicks, hitting twice from downtown with six attempts and going a perfect 9-for-9 at the line. LaVine also picked up six rebounds and three assists with one block and three turnovers in 35 minutes. […]

Kemba Walker Leads Knicks With 21 Points

New York Knicks point guard Kemba Walker was the team's leading scorer in Thursday's 104-103 road victory over Chicago, shooting 7-for-12 from the field and a superb 5-for-6 from downtown en route to 21 points. He added two points with three attempts from the charity stripe and posted four rebounds with two assists, two steals […]

John Collins Scores Game-High 28 Points

Atlanta Hawks power forward John Collins came up with a game-high 28 points on 14-for-16 shooting in Thursday's 122-111 loss to Washington. He added 12 rebounds to register his third double-double of the season and handed out three assists with two turnovers in 38 minutes. Collins had a pretty poor start to the campaign, but […]

Montrezl Harrell Has Another Busy Night

Washington Wizards forward/center Montrezl Harrell collected his second consecutive double-double and added five assists, two steals and one block in Thursday's win over Atlanta. He went 10-for-16 from the field and 5-for-5 at the line en route to 23 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. Harrell already had a double-double by halftime. The 27-year-old […]

Bradley Beal Puts Together A 27-8-8 Line

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal got close to a triple-double in Thursday's win over Atlanta, notching 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists with 11-for-28 shooting. He was 1-for-4 from outside and picked up one block with one turnover in 38 minutes. This was clearly Beal's best performance of the season. His shooting has […]

T.J. Oshie Considered Week-To-Week

Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie (lower body) got injured in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss against Detroit and is considered week-to-week. The 34-year-old got hurt blocking a shot in the third period and actually kept playing on but now needs some time to recover. The Capitals top six is already missing Nicklas Backstrom, who's yet to […]

Blake Wheeler Remains Out On Thursday

Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler has come off the COVID-19 protocols list but won't be available for the team just yet. The Jets captain has had a 10-day isolation period, meaning that he hasn't skated for a while and will need some time to get back to game shape. He'll miss Thursday's meeting with the […]

Eric Comrie Set For First Start Of The Season

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Eric Comrie is set to skate out for the first time this season in Thursday's matchup against the Kings. The 26-year-old is back in Winnipeg after spending the last couple of seasons with Detroit and New Jersey. Comrie won two of his first five career appearances as a Jet before leaving town. […]

Matt Roy Moves Up To First Power-Play Unit

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy is set to carry a much heavier load with Drew Doughty and Sean Walker both out with knee injuries. The 26-year-old will move up to the first power-play unit for Thursday's clash with Winnipeg and should get ready to eat up a lot of minutes. Roy has gone pointless […]