Max Jones Joins Anaheim's First Line With Troy Terry Out

Anaheim Ducks winger Max Jones will make his season debut as a first-liner on Friday against Minnesota. He missed the team's first game of the season with an illness and takes over from Troy Terry, who is also now battling a non-COVID related illness. Jones is a former first-round pick, who hasn't made much noise […]

John Gibson Misses Friday's Game With Injury

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson (lower body) is unavailable for Friday's clash with the Wild. He put on a real show with 33 saves in the season opener against Winnipeg but also got hurt in Wednesday's 4-1 win. The Ducks live and die by the form of Gibson, so this is obviously awful news for […]

Thatcher Demko Faces Flyers On Friday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will record his second appearance of the season on Friday against Philadelphia. He made a losing start to the year on Wednesday against Edmonton, despite stopping 32 of 34 shots to post a nice .941 save percentage. Home teams have been crushing it early in the season, so this will […]

Ryan Ellis In, Rasmus Ristolainen Out On Friday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (upper body) won't be on the ice in Friday's season opener against Vancouver. He and Ryan Ellis (undisclosed) have both struggled to get ready for the first game of the season and it just comes a little bit too soon for the former Sabre, while Ellis is ready to go. […]

Erik Gustafsson Makes Second Blackhawks Debut On Friday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Erik Gustafsson will replace Ian Mitchell in the lineup on Friday against New Jersey. The 29-year-old officially rejoined the club on a one-year deal at the start of the week and he'll look to replicate some of his old form. Gustafsson had a wonderful 60-point campaign for Chicago in 2018-19. It's unlikely […]

Jonathan Bernier Starts Season Opener For New Jersey

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jonathan Bernier will guard the cage in Friday's season opener against Chicago, with Mackenzie Blackwood (heel) still recovering from offseason surgery. It's a Devils debut for Bernier, who was picked up by New Jersey on a two-year deal in the summer. The veteran netminder played in Detroit last season, posting a […]

Clayton Keller Bags A Power-Play Goal In Season Opener

Arizona Coyotes winger Clayton Keller recorded a power-play marker in the team's heavy 8-2 loss to Columbus on Thursday. Shayne Gostisbehere and Phil Kessel set him up for the goal with a little over three minutes left to play. It was a miserable night for the Coyotes as they were already 5-1 down ahead of […]

Max Domi Impresses In Season Opener With Three Points

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Max Domi collected three points as the team crushed the Coyotes 8-2 on Thursday. He helped Alexandre Texier to start the scoring just 40 seconds into the game, had another assist on a Boone Jenner goal 35 seconds into the second frame, and then potted one himself in the final period. […]

Oliver Bjorkstrand Explodes For Four Points

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand opened the season with a huge performance, finishing an 8-2 victory over Arizona with two goals and two assists. He joined Rick Nash as the only players in franchise history to collect four points in a season opener. The four-point effort included two power-play points. Bjorkstrand was plus-two for […]

Kyle Palmieri Produces Two Assists

New York Islanders winger Kyle Palmieri started the season with two assists in Thursday's 6-3 loss to Carolina. The Islanders top line, which also includes Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal, had a very productive night as they combined for four points. Palmieri led the team with four shots and also picked up one block and […]

Tony DeAngelo Starts Life In Carolina With Two Assists

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo collected two power-play assists in his team debut on Thursday against the Islanders. The controversial blueliner helped Carolina to secure a 6-3 victory in the third period. He was plus-one for the game and recorded five shots. It's a great step for the 25-year-old to start rebuilding his reputation. He's […]

Andrei Svechnikov Opens Season With Three Points

Carolina Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov had an explosive start to the season, bagging two goals and an assist in Thursday's 6-3 victory over the Islanders. He put the team on the board with 9:16 played and finished off the scoring inside the final minute of the game with a power-play marker. The 21-year-old Russian talent […]

John Klingberg Suffers Leg Injury In Season Opener

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg injured his left leg just minutes into the team's season opener against the Rangers on Thursday. He got sandwiched between two Rangers players and had to be helped off the ice. The Swedish blue-liner tried to battle through the injury and came back to log 10:21 of ice time, but […]

Miro Heiskanen Delivers Victory In Big Apple

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen provided the game-winning goal and had an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime victory against the Rangers. He picked up a power-play assist on a Radek Faksa and notched a decisive goal 1:38 into the extra frame. Heiskanen registered three shots, three blocks and two hits while leading all skaters in […]

Jeff Carter Scores 400th Career Goal

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jeff Carter celebrated his 400th career goal in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss at Florida. He tied things up at two with a power-play tally and went on to collect an assist on a Jake Guentzel goal. The veteran forward added eight shots, two hits and one block to his stat line in […]

Aaron Ekblad Notches Two Goals In Season Opener

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad came up with two big goals in Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Penguins, taking the game into the extra frame with third-period markers. The Panthers blew a 2-0 lead and found themselves trailing 4-2 before their captain struck twice inside 1:38 in the latter half of the period. Ekblad, […]

Carter Verhaeghe Nets Twice In Overtime Victory

Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe started and finished the scoring in Thursday's 5-4 overtime success against the Penguins. Aleksander Barkov set him up on both occasions. Verhaeghe, who was one of the best breakout performers of the season last year, scored with both of his shots and added three hits and two penalty minutes to […]

William Nylander Collects Pair Of Points Against Ottawa

Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander had a two-point night against Ottawa in Thursday's 3-2 loss, registering a goal and an assist on the power play. He helped Jason Spezza on the board early in the third period before the former Senators captain returned to favor a few minutes later. Toronto made a big push […]

Tyler Ennis Leads Senators With Two Points

Ottawa Senators winger Tyler Ennis led the charge in Thursday's 3-2 win over Toronto, notching a power-play goal and picking up an assist. He had two shots in total in 10:15 of ice time, finishing the night with a plus-one rating. Both of Ennis' linemates Chris Tierney and Alex Formento also scored in the contest. […]

Anton Forsberg Stops Career-High 46 Shots

Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg had a big performance in Thursday's 3-2 win over Toronto, stopping a career-high 46 shots. The Swedish netminder faced only two shots in the opening 10 minutes but things got very busy after that. He picked up 23 saves in the third period alone. Forsberg got the start due to […]

Casey Mittelstadt Exits Season Opener Early

Buffalo Sabres forward Casey Mittelstadt (upper body) wasn't able to complete Thursday's season opener against Montreal, logging just nine minutes of action before leaving the game in the second period due to injury. It's a bitter blow for the 22-year-old as Buffalo has put a lot of faith in him and he started the season […]

Victor Olofsson Starts Season With Two-Point Effort

Buffalo Sabres winger Victor Olofsson notched a goal and an assist as the team opened up the season with a big 5-1 win over Montreal. The Swedish winger scored a power-play goal in the second period and registered a power-play assist in the third, combining with Jeff Skinner to set up Tage Thompson. Olofsson now […]

Gabriel Landeskog Hit With Two-Game Suspension

Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog has received a two-game suspension for boarding Chicago's Kirby Dach in Wednesday's 4-2 win. The incident happened near the end of the game with 3:34 left on the clock. The Avalanche will be without their captain for Saturday's game against St. Louis and for Tuesday's trip to Washington. It's a […]

Cal Petersen Faces Vegas Thursday Night

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen will be up against the Vegas Golden Knights in the team's season opener on Thursday. The Kings crease has belonged to Jonathan Quick for many years, but Petersen ended up getting more starts than him in 2020-21 and the 26-year-old is also the preferred choice at the start of […]

Juuse Saros Takes On Seattle In Season Opener

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros will start the team's season opener on Thursday against Seattle. The 26-year-old Finn has shared the crease a number of years with Pekka Rinne, but he's all on his own now following Rinne's retirement, and fantasy managers can expect him to get a lot of action with David Rittich as […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Tries To Frustrate Detroit Again

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will make his second appearance of the season on Thursday, meeting the Detroit Red Wings, a team he's never lost to. The 2021 Conn Smyth Trophy winner is 12-0-0 for his career in the matchup, boasting a 1.77 goals-against average with a .938 save percentage. Vasilevskiy started the season […]

Emil Bemstrom Set To Miss Multiple Weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Emil Bemstrom has been placed on Injured Reserve after he suffered a left oblique strain in Tuesday's practice. He's expected to be out for four-to-six weeks. The 22-year-old skated in 20 games for the Jackets last season and managed to bag his first career hat trick. However, Bemstrom ended up […]

Frederik Andersen Makes Hurricanes Debut On Thursday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen will make his team debut on Thursday against the New York Islanders. The Danish netminder posted a 13-8-3 record in his final year in Toronto last season with a 2.96 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage. He'll be looking to have a good bounce-back campaign in Carolina. It starts […]

Alexander Radulov Good To Go On Thursday

Dallas Stars winger Alexander Radulov (illness) will play in the team's season opener on Thursday against the Rangers. The Russian veteran had been dealing with a a non-COVID illness and he missed Wednesday's practice, but his appearance at the morning skate was a positive sign and he's joined the team for the pre-game warm-ups. Radulov […]

Anton Forsberg Takes On Toronto Thursday Night

Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg will be the masked man for the team's season opener on Thursday against Toronto. Matt Murray was at Wednesday's practice and skated on Thursday, but the former Penguin has been battling a non-COVID related illness and isn't ready to help his team. Forberg logged eight appearances for Ottawa last season […]