Ondrej Kase Should Be Good To Go On Friday

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Ondrej Kase is expected to play on Friday against San Jose despite missing some practice time this week. The 25-year-old got hurt blocking a shot in Monday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Rangers. Kase went through some tests and rejoined the group in Thursday's practice. He's a third-liner in Toronto […]

Michael Hutchinson Makes First Start Of The Season

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson will earn his first start of the season in Friday's matchup versus San Jose. The 31-year-old will aim to carry last year's good form into the new campaign. He went 4-2-1 in 2020-21 with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. Toronto is heavily favored by the […]

Zach Hyman Scores Twice Thursday Night

Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman started life on the top line with a two-goal effort in Thursday's 5-1 road victory over the Coyotes. He bagged a short-handed goal and a power-play marker in the game, producing three total shots in 16:05 on the ice. The 29-year-old is now averaging a point per game through his […]

Connor McDavid Surpasses 200 Career Goals In Big Win

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid scored twice and had an assist as the team cruised to a 5-1 victory against Arizona Thursday night. The Oilers captain notched his 200th career goal in the second period and started his run towards 300 markers with a power-play tally in the third. This was McDavid's 411th career game […]

Alex DeBrincat Keeps Producing On The Man Advantage

Chicago Blackhawks winger Alex DeBrincat provided the team's lone goal in Thursday's 4-1 defeat to Vancouver, recording a power-play marker in the opening frame. Seth Jones and Patrick Kane had the assists. DeBrincat now has two goals and one assist for the season with all the points coming on the power play. The whole team […]

Quinn Hughes Returns To Lineup With 100th Career Point

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes was back from a lower-body injury on Thursday, logging 22:06 and picking up an assist in a 4-1 win over Chicago. Hughes collected the helper in the middle of the second frame when Tanner Pearson deflected in one of the four shots he had in the game. The assist marks […]

Conor Garland Picks Up Two Points Against Chicago

Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland had a two-point night in Thursday's 4-1 victory at Chicago, recording a goal and an assist. He helped Tanner Pearson on the score sheet in the second period and finished off the scoring with an empty-netter. Garland had three total shots in the game and finished with a plus-two rating […]

Kevin Shattenkirk Continues Point Streak With An Assist

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk stretched his point streak to five games in Thursday's 5-1 loss to Winnipeg, recording a power-play assist on a Troy Terry marker. Cam Fowler also picked up a helper on the goal. Shattenkirk, who has started his second season in Anaheim, had knee surgery in the summer and the surgeon […]

Connor Hellebuyck Frustrates Anaheim With 38 Saves

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck had a nice performance against the Ducks on Thursday, saving 38 of 39 shots in a 5-1 victory. He got beaten early by Troy Terry on a power play but went on to make 36 consecutive saves. Hellebuyck improved his record to 1-2-1 with the victory and this was the […]

Kyle Connor Gets Three Points In First Win Of The Year

Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor notched two goals and delivered one assist as the team picked up the first win of the season against Anaheim on Thursday. He recorded the helper on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal in the opening frame and secured a 5-1 victory with a pair of late goals. Connor, who fired […]

Mathew Barzal Has Nine Shots And A Goal Thursday Night

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal recorded a game-high nine shots and had his second goal of the campaign in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Columbus. He saved a point for the side with Matt Martin and Noah Dobson getting the assists 5:03 into the third period. Barzal led the team in ice time in […]

Cole Sillinger Notches First Career Goal

Columbus Blue Jackets center Cole Sillinger scored his first career goal on Thursday, helping the team beat the Islanders 3-2 in overtime. The 18-year-old, who's the youngest player in the NHL this season, put the Jackets 2-1 up in the second period. Sillinger seemed to have been hungry for a goal all night as he […]

Oliver Bjorkstrand Produces Three-Point Night Against Islanders

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand was in a giving mood on Thursday, handing out three assists in a 3-2 overtime win against the Islanders. One of the helpers came on the power play. This is the second big performance of the season for Bjorkstrand, who opened the campaign with a four-point effort. Sadly, he […]

Luka Doncic Has Mediocre Start To The Season

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic stayed quiet in the team's season opener on Thursday, finishing a 113-87 loss to the Hawks with 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. These would be very good numbers for most people not named Luka Doncic, but the Mavs star is capable of so much more in 35 […]

Clint Capela Gets A Double-Double In Just 21 Minutes

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela needed only 21 minutes of action to record a nice 12-point, 13-rebound double-double in Thursday's 113-87 win over Dallas. He also had a pair of blocks, while committing one turnover and shooting a perfect 6-or-6 from the field. Capela is coming back from an Achilles injury and his minutes are […]

Trae Young Starts Season With 19 Points, 14 Assists

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young opened the season with a 19-point, 14-assist effort in a 113-87 win over Dallas, shooting 6-for-16 from the field with a 2-for-5 mark from outside while hitting all of his five free throws. He added two rebounds to his tally and had one steal with five turnovers in 33 […]

Tristan Jarry And Jeff Carter Enter COVID-19 List

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Jeff Carter were added to the COVID-19 protocols list on Thursday, with the latter having tested positive for the coronavirus. It remains to be seen if they will be available for Saturday's home game against Toronto. Casey DeSmith, who took a 5-4 overtime loss against Florida in his […]

Quinn Hughes Could Return On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes (lower body) is in contention to return to the lineup on Thursday against Chicago. The talent blueliner sat out Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Buffalo. Hughes averaged 27:39 a night on the ice in the first three games of the season, so his absence had left a huge gap to fill […]

Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl Get Split Up

Edmonton Oilers forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl won't be linemates for Thursday's matchup with Arizona, with McDavid and Jesse Puljujarvi set to be joined by Zach Hyman on the top line. Draisaitl will skate on the second line with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Kailer Yamamoto. The Oilers are off to a perfect 3-0-0 start to […]

Karel Vejmelka Gets The Start On Thursday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka will guard the cage in Thursday's home game against Edmonton. It's a second career start for the 25-year-old Czech netminder, who started his journey in the NHL with a 2-1 shootout loss against Buffalo last week. He also featured in Monday's 7-4 loss against St. Louis after Carter Hutton had […]

Dylan Strome Makes First Appearance Of The Season

Chicago Blackhawks forward Dylan Strome will be in the lineup on Thursday against Vancouver for his season debut. Ryan Carpenter also gets into the team, while Philipp Kurashev and Mike Hardman (concussion) will make way. The Blackhawks have gone 0-3-1 at the start of the season without Strome. The 24-year-old has shown glimpses of great […]

Sonny Milano Joins Top Six With Max Comtois Scratched

Anaheim Ducks left wing Sonny Milano will make his season debut as a top-six forward in Thursday's clash with Winnipeg. The 25-year-old takes over from Max Comtois, who will be a healthy scratch for the night. Milano skated in six games and went pointless for the Ducks last season. He's recorded 22 goals and 47 […]

Mark Scheifele Joins Blake Wheeler On COVID-19 List

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele will miss Thursday's game against Anaheim after he was placed into the NHL's COVID-19 protocol. The Jets already had Blake Wheeler on the COVID-19 list ahead of Thursday's action. He's experiencing symptoms and has started a 10-day isolation period. Scheifele's status is considered day-to-day for now. The absences mean that […]

Alex Nedeljkovic Set For Second Start Of The Season

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is set to roll out for the second time this season in Thursday's home game against Calgary. The 25-year-old had an eventful season debut last week as the Red Wings blew a 6-3 third-period lead to take a 7-6 loss in overtime against Tampa. Nedeljkovic leaked a lot of […]

Anders Lee In, Jean-Gabriel Pageau Out On Thursday

New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee will get back into the lineup for Thursday's clash with Columbus, but center Jean-Gabriel Pageau won't be available. Lee sat out Tuesday's 4-1 victory over Chicago with a stomach bug. Pageau has now picked up a non-COVID related illness himself. It looks like Zach Parise is set to […]

Jonas Johansson Gets The Nod On Thursday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Jonas Johansson will get the nod for his season debut in Thursday's meeting with the Panthers. Darcy Kuemper opened the season for Colorado with a 1-2-0 record. Johansson had a miserable time in Buffalo last season but managed to put together a good 5-1-1 record for the Avalanche after coming over via […]

Jack Hughes Heads To Injured Reserve

New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes (shoulder) was placed on Injured Reserve on Thursday after he had dislocated his left shoulder in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over Seattle. Hughes, who's started the year with two goals and three points in two outings, is set to get re-evaluated next week. It looks like Michael McLeod will get […]

Jonathan Bernier Misses Thursday's Action With Injury

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jonathan Bernier won't be able to help his team against Washington on Thursday after picking up a lower-body injury. The veteran netminder made a nice 2-0-0 start to the campaign before getting hurt. He's listed day-to-day. With Mackenzie Blackwood (heel) still unavailable, Scott Wedgewood gets his season debut on Thursday. The […]

Brady Tkachuk, Matt Murray Making Season Debuts

Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk and goaltender Matt Murray will be in the lineup for the first time this season in Thursday's battle with San Jose. Tkachuk, who missed the preseason due to a contract standoff, will replace Tim Stuetzle on the top line, with the German dropping to the third line. Murray's season […]

Charlie McAvoy Delivers Two Assists Wednesday Night

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy recorded two assists in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to Philadelphia, reaching 100 helpers for his career. He helped Taylor Hall to get his first goal of the season in the second frame and also picked up an assist on Brad Marchand's third goal of the season before the period was done. […]