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Antti Raanta Looking To Stay Hot In Buffalo
Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta has a good matchup on Wednesday to pick up his seventh win in his last nine starts as the team faces the lowly Sabres. Buffalo currently owns the worst record in the league with only 58 points, and they were shut out in their last game. Raanta had 42 saves... Read More
Pontus Aberg Records First Three-Point Game
Edmonton Oilers left wing Pontus Aberg recorded the first three-point game of his career on Tuesday, as he finished a 7-3 win over Carolina with a goal and two assists. It came at the perfect time, as he was a healthy scratch in the team's previous two games for disciplinary reasons. Aberg played on Connor... Read More
Leon Draisaitl Picks Up Four Points In Oilers Win
Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl ran the show on Tuesday against Carolina, finishing a 7-3 win with four points. He scored the team's sixth goal and picked up three helpers to get to 66 points in 69 games for the season. Draisaitl has been a bit cold lately, as he's been kept away from the... Read More
Brenden Dillon Extends Point Streak To Five Games
San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon is having an offensive outburst this month, as he's collected seven points in nine games and sits currently on a five-game point streak. He had two assists in Tuesday's 6-2 win over New Jersey to post a new career high in points with 18. Dillon has been known as... Read More
Brent Burns Shines In Sharks Win With Three Points
San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns recorded his third three-point game of the season on Tuesday, collecting three assists in a 6-2 win over New Jersey. He's disappointed fantasy owners this season, but there are signs that he'll be finishing the season strong, as he has points in three of the last four games and... Read More
Marc-Andre Fleury Exits Vegas Win Under Mysterious Circumstances
Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury picked up his 27th win of the season on Tuesday, with the team easily taking care of the Canucks 4-1, but he ended up playing just one period. Fleury took a Brandon Sutter shot off his mask in the first period, which he finished, but he missed the rest... Read More
Anze Kopitar Posts New Career High In Points
Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar picked up an assist on the team's only goal Tuesday night at Winnipeg in a 2-1 loss to post a new career high in points with 82. He's the first Kings center to reach 82 points since Wayne Gretzky led the league with 130 points in 1993-94. There really... Read More
Jack Campbell Solid In Tough Loss
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell performed very well in his third start of the season on Tuesday, finishing with 36 saves in a tough 2-1 overtime loss to the Jets. He started as the Kings were finishing off a back-to-back set. They play on consecutive nights one more time this month, so it looks... Read More
Austin Rivers Doesn't Do Much In 35 Minutes Versus Minnesota
Los Angeles Clippers point guard Austin Rivers played a very ineffective 35 minutes on Tuesday against the Timberwolves, finishing with just 10 points and one assist. He did some good work from downtown, sinking two of five triples, but shot a poor 4-for-14 overall. Rivers had a couple of 20-point outings last week, so it... Read More
Lou Williams Stays Quiet In Loss To Minnesota
Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams, who scored 30 points over the weekend against Portland, had to settle for just 15 in Tuesday's loss to Minnesota, shooting 4-for-11 from the floor and missing both attempts from downtown. He did, however, lead the team in assists, recording five dimes in 27 minutes. Williams started the month... Read More
Tobias Harris Struggles Mightily In Clippers Loss
Los Angeles Clippers forward Tobias Harris (illness) was unable to channel his inner MJ on Tuesday, playing just 25 minutes with flu-like symptoms and finishing with 10 points on 5-for-16 shooting in a 123-109 loss to Minnesota. Harris, who missed all five attempts from deep, has been hot this month, averaging over 20 points per... Read More
DeAndre Jordan Leads Clippers In Scoring Versus Minnesota
Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan led the team in scoring on Tuesday against Minnesota, getting 18 points in 32 minutes while missing only two of his 11 field goal attempts. He also ended a short two-game streak without a block and registered a double-double with 12 rebounds. Jordan has been a monster on the... Read More
Nemanja Bjelica Logs Only 22 Minutes On Tuesday
Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Nemanja Bjelica earned only 22 minutes of action in Tuesday's 123-109 win over the Clippers, ending up with two points on 1-for-8 shooting and eight rebounds. He's been really good in the absence of Jimmy Butler (knee), but Tom Thibodeau disappointed a lot of fantasy players by limiting Bjelica's minutes seemingly... Read More
Jamal Crawford Provides 20 Points Off The Bench
Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Jamal Crawford had no mercy for his former team on Tuesday, as he scored 20 points in 33 minutes off the bench against the Clippers. He actually struggled from deep on his 38th birthday, finishing 2-for-7, but made all four free throws and shot a solid 7-for-13 overall. Crawford now has... Read More
Jeff Teague Grabs Second Consecutive Double-Double
Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague recorded a second consecutive double-double in Tuesday's win over the Clippers, finishing with 20 points and 12 assists. He logged 35 minutes and had a really good shooting night, going 8-for-13 from the floor. Teague has been quietly getting it done lately, recording double-digit assists in three of the... Read More
Andrew Wiggins Scores 27 Points Against Clippers
Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins scored 20-plus points for the fourth time in the last five outings on Tuesday in a 123-109 win over the Clippers. He was nearly perfect from downtown, going 4-for-5 and finishing 9-for-16 from the field. As usual, Wiggins didn't produce much in the rest of the categories, but he... Read More
Karl-Anthony Towns Records 60th Double-Double
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his 60th double-double of the season in Tuesday's 123-109 win over the Clippers, scoring 30 points on 10-for-19 shooting and grabbing 10 rebounds. He went 4-for-7 from deep and also had three assists, two steals and a block in 41 minutes. KAT has been a monster ever since Jimmy... Read More
Martin Jones Gets The Devils On Tuesday
San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones will start for the team in Tuesday's home game against the New Jersey Devils and he'll be looking for his second shutout of the year against them after making 28 saves in a 3-0 win on Oct. 20. Jones is on a three-game winning streak, even though he's allowed... Read More
Jacob Markstrom Stays In Canucks Goal On Tuesday
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom will start against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, even though he's going through a rough patch with seven losses in the last eight outings. It's his second start against Vegas this season after a 25-save effort on Nov. 16 in a 5-2 loss. He also made a relief appearance... Read More
Marc-Andre Fleury Takes On Toothless Canucks Tuesday Night
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury looks to have a good chance to pick up a second consecutive shutout when the team takes the ice on Tuesday night against the Vancouver Canucks, who have been awful offensively since losing Brock Boeser (back). They have been shut out in three of the last four games and... Read More
Cam Talbot Looks To Stay Hot At Carolina
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot will look to keep up his recent hot form after getting the nod for Tuesday's meeting with the Hurricanes. He's been superb in the last couple of weeks, winning four of his last five starts while allowing 1.60 goals per game and recording a .954 save percentage. He had 40... Read More
Drew Doughty Records Another Three-Point Game
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had another special outing on Monday, getting three assists in a 4-3 overtime win over Minnesota. He now has two outings with at least three points in the last three games, which have boosted his account for the season to 54 points. John Carlson and John Klingberg have produced... Read More
Jeff Carter Pulls Kings Past Minnesota
Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter had his second two-goal game in less than a week on Monday, as he led the team to a 4-3 overtime win at Minnesota. He netted a power-play goal in the second before scoring the game-winner with just 34 ticks left in the extra period. Carter now has eight... Read More
Antti Raanta Keeps Impressing In Coyotes Goal
Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta was superb on Monday night against the Flames, making 42 saves in a 5-2 win. He's now won four of his last five starts, allowing two or fewer goals in all but one outing. The 28-year-old Finn is currently an under-the-radar fantasy pickup, as he's been hot since the start... Read More
Dougie Hamilton Grabs Goal-Scoring Lead Among Defensemen
Calgary Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton netted his 16th goal of the campaign in Monday's 5-2 loss to Arizona, which makes him the highest scoring blue liner in the league, with P.K. Subban, Alex Pietrangelo and Aaron Ekblad behind him on 15 goals. Hamilton also recorded an assist on Sean Monahan's 31st goal of the year.... Read More
Max Domi Collects Three Points On Monday
Arizona Coyotes forward Maxi Domi recorded his second three-point game of the month on Monday, netting two goals and registering an assist in a 5-2 win over Calgary. Domi scored a vital 2-2 goal near the end of the second period and helped Oliver Ekman-Larsson get the game-winner in the third before netting his second... Read More
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Scores 100th Career Goal In Coyotes Win
Arizona Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson surpassed the 100-goal mark on Monday, scoring twice in a 5-2 win over Calgary. He got both goals in the final four minutes of play and of course, as usual, ended up with a game-winning goal. Twenty eight of his 101 goals have been game-winners and he leads all defensemen... Read More
Andrew Harrison Shines On Monday
Memphis Grizzlies guard Andrew Harrison had one of his best games of the season on Monday, scoring 19 points and dishing out eight assists in a 118-115 loss to Brooklyn. He played 31 minutes in his first game this month after sitting out the previous nine games with a wrist problem. Harrison shot 7-for-16 from... Read More
JaMychal Green Fills The Box Score In Memphis Loss
Memphis Grizzlies power forward JaMychal Green had a very good all-around performance on Monday, as he recorded a double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds against the Brooklyn Nets, while also adding three steals, three assists and a block to his stat sheet in 29 minutes on the floor. Green missed just one of his... Read More
DeMarre Carroll Pushes Nets Past Memphis
Brooklyn Nets small forward DeMarre Carroll was vital in Monday's 118-115 win over the Grizzlies, as he scored half of his 18 points in the fourth quarter. He got his points with some very efficient shooting, going 5-for-8 from the field and 4-for-7 from behind the arc while also collecting six rebounds in 32 minutes.... Read More