Ilya Sorokin Looks To Return To Form Versus Sabres

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin will face the Buffalo Sabres in his 20th start of the season on Tuesday. The rookie from Russia has had a great campaign with a 12-6-1 record, but he's dropped three of his last four appearances. Sorokin boasts a 2.19 goals-against average for the year with a .918 save […]

Petr Mrazek Makes His Return Versus Chicago

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek will make his first appearance since April 19 on Tuesday against Chicago. The Czech netminder has returned from a lower-body injury, looking to improve a 5-1-2 record. Mrazek has been limited to only nine games this season, finishing a third of them with a shutout and recording a 1.60 goals-against […]

Kirby Dach Won't Play On Tuesday

Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach (wrist) will miss Tuesday's clash with Carolina after aggravating scar tissue in his right wrist. The Blackhawks are officially eliminated from playoff contention, so they can start resting their banged-up guys. Dach has notched two goals and 10 points in 18 appearances this season. Chicago has only three games left […]

Brian Elliott Faces Penguins Tuesday Night

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott will guard the cage against Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The veteran will record his 24th start of the campaign, having gone 13-8-2 in his previous appearances. Elliott had an awful time last week with back-to-back defeats against New Jersey, giving up nine goals in the matchup. He boasts a 3.02 goals-against […]

Tristan Jarry In Penguins Net On Tuesday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will pick up his 37th start of the season in Tuesday's battle with the Flyers. The Penguins No. 1 was also forced into action in Monday's 7-2 loss against Philly after Casey DeSmith suffered a lower-body injury. Jarry gave up two goals on seven shots in the contest. It wasn't […]

Brandon Carlo Gets Back Into Action On Tuesday

Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo (oblique) will return from a month-long absence in Tuesday's meeting with the Devils. Mike Reilly will also be back in the lineup after sitting out Monday's 3-0 win over New Jersey. Kevan Miller and Jakub Zboril will make way. Carlo has had awful luck with injuries throughout the campaign, as […]

Jaroslav Halak Makes Second Start In 18 Games

Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak will make his 17th start of the campaign in Tuesday's rematch with the Devils. Tuukka Rask posted a 20-save shutout in the matchup on Monday. Halak has seen very little action over the last month or so due to health issues and this will be only his second start in […]

Michael Houser Gets Another Start On Tuesday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Michael Houser will start again against the Islanders on Tuesday, after winning his NHL debut with a 34-save effort in the matchup Monday night. The 28-year-old gave up two goals in 31 minutes of action, but the Sabres battled back to notch their 14th win of the season. They have managed to […]

Ryan Getzlaf Scores Lone Ducks Goal In Losing Effort

Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf notched his fifth goal of the season in Monday's 3-1 loss to St. Louis. It's his first goal and point in eight games. The Ducks captain still has a bit left in his tank, but he'll be 36 next week and his numbers have suffered a big drop in the […]

Justin Faulk Delivers Two Assists Monday Night

St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk helped set up two goals in Monday's 3-1 win against the Ducks. He tallied a power-play assist on Brayden Schenn's 14th goal of the season and helped Ryan O'Reilly get his 23rd marker of the campaign. Robert Bortuzzo also scored for St. Louis. Faulk hasn't done much this season, […]

Auston Matthews Keeps Closing In On 40 Goals

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews scored another goal in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to Montreal, which leaves him just one shy of posting a second consecutive 40-goal year. He has scored in four consecutive outings and boasts 39 goals for the year despite skating in just 48 games. Matthews has added 21 assists to […]

Nick Suzuki Continues Hot Streak With Three Assists

Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki remained red-hot on Monday, finishing a 3-2 overtime victory against Toronto with three assists. Jeff Petry also registered three helpers, while Cole Caufield became the third player in NHL history to score his first two career goals in overtime. Suzuki started a six-game point streak on April 24, which includes […]

Emil Bemstrom Makes NHL History With First Hat Trick

Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Emil Bemstrom exploded for his first career hat trick in the third period against Nashville on Monday. He helped the team to tie to score, but the Jackets were still forced to take a 4-3 loss in overtime. The 21-year-old became the first player in NHL history to go 15 […]

Roman Josi Pots Two Goals In Monday's Victory

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi scored twice in Monday's 4-3 overtime win against Columbus, joining Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen among the goal-scorers. He bagged the team's third goal and ended the game in overtime after the Blue Jackets made a fierce third-period comeback. Josi has been short of puck luck all season and sits […]

Dominik Kubalik Extends Point Streak With Two Assists

Chicago Blackhawks winger Dominik Kubalik extended his point streak to four games with a couple of assists in Monday's 5-2 loss to Carolina. Ian Mitchell and Alex DeBrincat scored the goals. Kubalik has had a fine campaign with 15 goals and 35 points in 52 games. He relied heavily on the power play to put […]

Sebastian Aho Takes Down Blackhawks With Hat Trick

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho celebrated his fourth career hat trick in Monday's 5-2 victory over Chicago, taking his point streak to eight games in the process. The 23-year-old Finn has been one of the hottest forwards in the league for a while, finishing pointless just twice in his past 15 games. He has notched […]

Sidney Crosby Nets 21st Goal Of The Campaign

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby netted a power-play goal in Monday's 7-2 loss to Philadelphia, reaching 21 goals for the campaign. Jason Zucker also had a power-play goal in the contest, Evgeni Malkin returned to the lineup with a power-play assist. Crosby has now scored 47 career goals against Philadelphia, which puts him tied with […]

Claude Giroux Registers Two Goals, Three Points Versus Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux starred in Monday's Battle of Pennsylvania against Pittsburgh, finishing a 7-2 victory with two goals and one assist. Joel Farabee and Jakub Voracek also enjoyed three-point nights. Giroux has nicely boosted his goal-scoring numbers in recent games, potting five goals in five outings. The Flyers captain sits on 16 goals […]

Mika Zibanejad Nets Two Goals Monday Night

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad netted two of the team's three goals in Monday's 6-3 loss to Washington. Artemi Panarin delivered two assists before leaving with a lower-body injury. There are reports that the Russian winger might not feature again this season. Zibanejad had an awful start to the season, but he's now up […]

Daniel Sprong Remains In Hot Goal-Scoring Form

Washington Capitals winger Daniel Sprong bagged another goal in Monday's 6-3 win over the Rangers, registering the game-winner 4:37 into the third period. The 24-year-old has now scored five times in his past five outings. Sprong has been huge for the Capitals in recent times with Alex Ovechkin struggling to stay healthy. Washington's captain returned […]

Zion Williamson Scores 32 Points Against Warriors

New Orleans power forward Zion Williamson led the team with 32 points in Monday's loss to Golden State, shooting 12-for-24 from the field and 8-for-11 at the foul line with eight rebounds, two blocks, one steal and four turnovers. He gets a chance to go for his third consecutive 30-point outing in Tuesday's rematch with […]

Draymond Green Grabs Fifth Triple-Double Of The Year

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green recorded his fifth triple-double of the season in Monday's victory over New Orleans, picking up 10 points with 15 assists and 13 rebounds. He also had three steals and two blocks to complete a full line with 4-for-5 shooting from the field. Green has reached double figures in […]

Stephen Curry Notches 41 Points With Eight Triples

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry continued his hot scoring stretch with a 41-point performance in Monday's 123-108 win over New Orleans. He nailed eight triples with 18 attempts and shot 14-for-26 overall from the field with a 5-for-6 record at the foul line. Curry's night also included eight assists, four rebounds, one steal […]

Domantas Sabonis Puts Together Another Big Line

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis, who returned from injury with a 26-19-14 line last weekend, was on a roll again Monday night against Washington, finishing a 154-141 loss with 32 points, 19 rebounds, nine assists and three steals. He has just returned from injury, but you wouldn't say so with him logging a huge 43 […]

Caris LeVert Notches 33 Points In Losing Effort

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Caris Levert was the top scorer in Monday's 154-141 loss to Washington, picking up 33 points on 11-for-28 shooting from the field. He was 2-for-5 with the three-ball and 9-for-10 at the line with seven rebounds, five assists, two blocks and four turnovers. LeVert has now posted two 30-point efforts in […]

Russell Westbrook Posts 14-21-24 Triple-Double

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook went bonkers in Monday's win over Indiana, posting a ridiculous triple-double with 14 points, a career-high 21 rebounds and a career-high-tying 24 assists. It's the third game in NBA history with 20-plus rebounds and 20-plus assists, and Westbrook has two of them. He finished Monday night with 5-for-8 shooting […]

Saddiq Bey Scores Game-High 26 Points

Detroit Pistons small forward Saddiq Bey came through with a game-high 26 points in Monday's 119-112 loss against Orlando, going 10-for-17 from the field and 5-for-10 from downtown. He added nine rebounds to his tally with two steals, one assist and two turnovers in 30 minutes. Detroit has let the youngster loose and Bay is […]

R.J. Hampton Fills It Up In Monday's Win

Orlando Magic point guard R.J. Hampton had a great game off the bench in Monday's win over Detroit, racking up 16 points on 5-for-11 shooting with 10 assists, seven rebounds, two blocks and one steal. He was 1-for-2 from deep and 5-for-6 at the foul line with only one turnover in 35 minutes. Hampton seems […]

Mo Bamba Has Career Night Versus Detroit

Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba had the best game of his career on Monday, finishing a 119-112 victory over Detroit with 22 points and 15 rebounds, which are both his career highs. He shot 9-for-15 from the field and 4-for-5 at the foul line with two assists and one block in 29 minutes off the […]

Martin Jones Gets The Nod On Monday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones will be the team's starter for Monday's home game against Colorado. The 31-year-old has played second fiddle to Josef Korenar lately as this will be only his second start in seven games. Jones carries a 15-13-3 record for the season with a 3.22 goals-against average, a .898 save percentage […]