Darcy Kuemper Finishes Off Back-To-Back Set Versus Vegas

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper will start Saturday's meeting with the Vegas Golden Knights. The 30-year-old will head into a very tough matchup, but at least he can draw inspiration from teammate Adin Hill, who beat Vegas 3-0 on Friday with a 25-save shutout. Kuemper and Hill are currently sharing the Coyotes crease with Antti […]

Denis Gurianov Out With Upper-Body Injury

Dallas Stars winger Denis Gurianov (upper body) won't be able to help his team in Saturday's matchup against Nashville. Tanner Kero will play on the second line with Jamie Benn and Jason Dickinson. Gurianov scored five of his 11 goals last month, and he's registered 27 points through 50 games with 118 shots and 54 […]

Marcus Johansson Out For Minnesota On Saturday

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Johansson (upper body) will miss Saturday's home game against St. Louis with Nick Bjugstad coming in to replace him. The Swedish forward vacated a nice spot on the third line alongside Kevin Fiala and Victor Rask. Johansson had recorded 14 points in 31 games this season. Bjugstad has 15 points in […]

Filip Forsberg In, Viktor Arvidsson Out For Nashville On Saturday

Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg (upper body) will make his long-awaited return to the lineup on Saturday against Dallas, but the team will be missing Viktor Arvidsson (upper body). The Swedish winger played only seven minutes in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to Florida. Forsberg hasn't seen game action since March 25 He posted 11 goals […]

Pius Suter Sits Out Saturday Night

Chicago Blackhawks forward Pius Suter will be scratched for Saturday's battle with the Panthers. Philipp Kurashev is set to join the forward group. Suter has been a first-line center lately, and he boasts a decent 13 goals and 23 points for the season in 50 games with 99 shots and a minus-six rating. The Swiss […]

Kevin Lankinen Replaces Malcolm Subban As Saturday's Starter

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen will get the nod for Saturday's clash with the Panthers, despite Malcolm Subban filling the starter's crease at the morning skate. Subban was expected to lead the team out, but it looks like head coach Jeremy Colliton had a late change of heart. Lankinen has had a rough ride during […]

Torey Krug Won't Play On Saturday

St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug (upper body) will sit out Saturday's road meeting with Minnesota. The former Bruin will miss his first game of the season just as he had heated up with six points in four games. Krug has been the team's most prolific defenseman with 29 points in 48 games. He's added […]

Jordan Binnington Aims For Fourth Consecutive Victory

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will go after his fourth consecutive victory in Saturday's meeting with the Wild. He started his winning streak with a couple of victories against Colorado and then beat Minnesota 4-3 with 26 saves on Wednesday. It was a great finish to last month from Binnington, who is 15-14-5 for […]

Josef Korenar Returns To Sharks Crease

San Jose Sharks goaltender Josef Korenar will be back in the cage on Saturday versus Colorado after Martin Jones took a 3-0 loss in the matchup Friday night. It will be the fourth start in five games for the youngster. Korenar has been roughed up a couple of times early in his career, but he […]

Morgan Rielly, Jake Muzzin Return To Lineup On Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs defensemen Morgan Rielly and Jake Muzzin will be back in the lineup for Saturday's meeting with Vancouver. Nick Foligno also returns, as does Jack Campbell, who is set to start in goal. All four players were rested for Thursday's 4-1 victory over the Canucks. Ben Hutton, Pierre Engvall and Timothy Liljegren all […]

Filip Gustavsson Makes Fourth Career Start On Saturday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Filip Gustavsson will get his fourth career start on Saturday against Montreal. Matt Murray (lower body) recently made an impressive return from injury with multiple shutouts but he's out again and Anton Forsberg (lower body) hasn't traveled to Montreal either. Gustavsson has been pretty solid so far with a 2-1-1 record, giving […]

Patrik Laine Misses Saturday's Outing With Illness

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine (illness) isn't feeling well enough to play on Saturday. The team has activated Emil Bemstrom (lower body) from Injured Reserve to take his spot in the lineup. Laine's season hasn't gone according to play as he boasts only 12 goals and 21 points through 42 outings with an awful […]

Alex Nedeljkovic Likely Starting On Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic looks set to earn his 21st start of the season on Saturday versus Columbus. The 25-year-old will be going for his 14th win of the campaign. It's been a very impressive season by him, as he's rolled to a 1.94 goals-against average, a .932 save percentage and three shutouts. The […]

Tristan Jarry Tries To Beat Washington Again

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will record his 36th start of the campaign in Saturday's road contest against Washington. It will be his second start of the week against the Capitals after the 25-year-old picked up a 5-4 overtime victory in the matchup on Thursday. Jarry carries a 22-9-3 record for the season with a […]

Shayne Gostisbehere Likely To Return On Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere (knee) will likely return to the lineup on Saturday against New Jersey. The 28-year-old has missed a week of action with a sprained MCL. Gostisbehere was back at practice on Friday and skated on the second defensive pairing with Travis Sanheim. The Florida native boasts 16 points in 37 games […]

Brian Elliott Looks For Revenge Versus New Jersey

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott, who lost his last start 6-4 versus New Jersey, will get a chance to go for revenge against the Devils on Saturday. The veteran suffered his first loss in three outings in the matchup on Tuesday. Elliott has been in inconsistent form throughout the campaign with a 13-7-2 record. He […]

Alexandar Georgiev In Rangers Net On Saturday

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev will start for the team on Saturday as the Blueshirts will battle with the Islanders once more. Igor Shesterkin and the Rangers got shut out by their neighbors on Thursday in a 4-0 loss. Georgiev hasn't yet lost to the Islanders in two outings this season, killing it with […]

Casey Mittelstadt Extends Point Streak With Two Assists

Buffalo Sabres forward Casey Mittelstadt stretched his point streak to five games on Saturday, dishing out two assists in a 6-2 loss to Boston. He posted a short-handed assist on a Riley Sheahan goal and helped Arttu Ruotsalainen to score in an even-strength situation. Mittelstadt is enjoying a very productive second half of the season […]

Craig Smith Scores Second Career Hat Trick

Boston Bruins right wing Craig Smith recorded his second career hat trick in Saturday's 6-2 win over Buffalo. David Krejci registered three assists. The Bruins joined Florida and Arizona as the third team with four different hat-trick scorers this season. Smith posted his second consecutive multi-point outing, after finishing Thursday's 5-2 victory over the Sabres […]

J.T. Miller Strikes On Power Play Versus Toronto

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller netted a power-play goal in Thursday's 1-4 loss to Toronto with Quinn Hughes and Bo Horvat picking up the assists. Miller registered four of the team's 16 shots while leading all Canucks forwards in ice time with 21:29. He took his goals tally for the year up to 11, and […]

Mitchell Marner Continues Point Streak On Thursday

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner took his point streak to five games in Thursday's 4-1 win over Vancouver, assisting Auston Matthews on the game-winning goal and finishing the scoring with his 18th marker of the campaign. William Nylander and Pierre Engvall also found the back of the net. Matthews, who now has 36 goals […]

Jakub Vrana Scores Lone Red Wings Goal Thursday Night

Detroit Red Wings left wing Jakub Vrana provided the only goal in Thursday's 3-1 loss to Carolina, netting a spectacular unassisted marker 17:31 into the second period. The former Washington winger now has six goals in seven games for his new team with one assist and 19 shots. The Czech Republic native boasts 17 goals […]

Teuvo Teravainen Enjoys Two-Point Night Versus Detroit

Carolina Hurricanes winger Teuvo Teravainen recorded a goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-1 victory over Detroit, joining Brady Skjei and Warren Foegele among the goal-scorers. This was his second appearance since returning from a concussion, which robbed him of nearly two months of game-action. Teravainen now has three goals and 11 points in 15 […]

Nicklas Backstrom Hands Out Three Assists

Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom delivered three assists as the team clinched a playoff spot with a 5-4 overtime loss against the Penguins on Thursday. The Swedish veteran helped T.J. Oshie to a power-play goal early on, had the lone helper on a Dmitry Orlov marker, and then combined with Evgeny Kuznetsov to set up […]

Kasperi Kapanen Notches Two Goals In Overtime Victory

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Kasperi Kapanen picked up two goals in Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory against Washington, getting to double figures for the campaign. Colton Sceviour and Jared McCann each had two assists. Kapanen missed the start of the month with a lower-body injury, but he's come back strongly by averaging a point per game in […]

Ondrej Palat Stretches Point Streak To Seven Games

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat opened the scoring in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Stars, extending his point streak to seven games. Blake Coleman notched a short-handed goal and Brayden Point finished the scoring with an empty-net goal. Palat's longest ever point streak stands at eight games, so he will be hunting for […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Picks Up 30th Win With Fifth Shutout

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy reached 30 wins for the season with a 20-save shutout in Thursday's 3-0 victory over Dallas. He is now the seventh netminder in NHL history to notch 30 wins in a season with fewer than 39 games played. His overall record stands at 30-8-1, and he's now posted five […]

Moses Brown Grabs 18 Rebounds In Thursday's Loss

Oklahoma City Thunder center Moses Brown dominated the glass with a game-high 18 rebounds in Thursday's 109-95 loss to New Orleans. The UCLA product finally logged over 30 minutes again and had a chance to rack up stats, although his offensive production was disappointing as he scored only five points on 2-for-5 shooting. Brown finished […]

Brandon Ingram Has 24-Point Night Versus OKC

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram finished Thursday's 109-95 victory over the Thunder with 24 points on 10-for-20 shooting, adding six rebounds, three assists and one steal to his line with two turnovers in 31 minutes. The Pelicans won despite hitting just five of 29 three-point attempts. Ingram was 1-for-5 personally from downtown and […]

Zion Williamson Leads All Scorers With 27 Points

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson scored a game-high 27 points on 12-for-24 shooting in Thursday's victory over OKC, adding eight rebounds to his line with six assists, one steal and zero turnovers. This was his 82nd career game, so the rising superstar has finally played a full season of action, averaging 25.5 points […]