Craig Smith Continues Success On First Line

Boston Bruins right wing Craig Smith handed out a pair of assists in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Flyers, helping Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk on the scoreboard. It marks his second consecutive multi-point outing on Boston's first line. The Bruins have broken up their famous trio by dropping David Pastrnak to the second line. […]

Travis Konecny Takes Point Streak To Five Games

Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-2 win over Boston, extending his point streak to five games. He started the scoring for Philadelphia and tallied a power-play assist on a Shayne Gostisbehere marker. Sean Couturier notched the game-winning goal. Konecny has produced two multi-point efforts during his […]

Matt Murray Remains Out On Saturday

Ottawa Senators goaltender Matt Murray won't suit up for Saturday's road outing against Toronto despite being on the ice for the morning skate. Murray has battled with an upper-body injury for a month, but he was activated from Injured Reserve on Thursday, so his return is close, but it won't come on Saturday. Anton Forsberg […]

Steven Stamkos Misses Third Game Of The Season

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup for Saturday's road outing at Nashville. The Lightning captain got hurt in Thursday's 6-4 win over Columbus, and according to head coach Jon Cooper, Stamkos is also doubtful for Tuesday's rematch with the Predators. Tampa's star forward has 17 goals and 34 points […]

Ryan Ellis Gets Activated From Injured Reserve

Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis (upper body) looks set to rejoin the lineup for Saturday's clash with Tampa after he was activated from Injured Reserve. The 32-year-old hasn't played since Feb. 28. The Predators have seen skaters drop like flies lately, so this is a big boost for a playoff-chasing team. Filip Forsberg, Eeli Tolvanen, […]

Jake Allen Continues To Start For Montreal

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen will make a third consecutive start in Saturday's matchup against Winnipeg. The 30-year-old has become the No. 1 choice with Carey Price (lower body) sidelined. Price was ruled out for until next week a couple of days ago. Allen has lost both starts since Price's injury, which has dropped his […]

Mattias Janmark Will Sit Out On Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks forward Mattias Janmark won't take the ice on Saturday versus Columbus due to what the team calls an "organizational decision." The 28-year-old is on the trade block. Chicago picked up Janmark on a one-year deal for the season, and he had a solid spell for the club with 10 goals and 19 points […]

Zach Werenski Out For Rest Of The Season For Columbus

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski won't play on Saturday against Chicago and will miss the rest of the season due to an inguinal/sports hernia. The 23-year-old finishes the campaign with 20 points in 35 games. According to general manager Jarmo Kekalainen, Werenski played through the injury for most of the season. He had impressed […]

David Savard Heads To Tampa In Three-Team Trade

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman David Savard was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in a three-team trade that also included the Detroit Red Wings. Columbus received Tampa's first-round draft pick in 2021 and a third-round pick in 2022, Detroit picked up a fourth-rounder in 2021 from the Lightning, who also added defenseman Brian […]

Petr Mrazek Likely In Goal For Carolina On Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek is expected to guard the cage in Saturday's meeting with Detroit. The former Red Wing will make his seventh start of the season. Mrazek has returned from a thumb injury with back-to-back wins, and he carries a 4-1-0 record for the season with three shutouts. The 28-year-old has registered a […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Comes Through With Another 30-Point Game

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 30 points on 10-for-22 shooting in Friday's overtime loss against Boston, recording his fourth 30-point outing in five games. He was 4-for-9 with the three-ball and shot 6-for-6 at the line while notching 12 rebounds, seven assists and one steal with six turnovers in 42 minutes. Only a few […]

D'Angelo Russell Notches 26 Points Off The Pine

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell had a nice 26-point outing off the bench in Friday's overtime loss to Boston, shooting 10-for-18 from the field and 3-for-9 from downtown. He also produced a team-high eight assists and had four rebounds with two turnovers in 29 minutes. Russell was moved to the bench recently as he […]

Jayson Tatum Has Career Night With 53 Points

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum went off for a career-high 53 points in Friday's 145-136 overtime victory against Minnesota, shooting 16-for-25 from the field and 15-for-16 at the foul line. He was a nice 6-for-10 with the three-ball and notched a second consecutive double-double by picking up 10 rebounds with four assists and one block. […]

Mathew Barzal Reaches 35 Points With An Assist

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal recorded one assist in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Rangers, setting up Andy Greene for his first goal of the year. He reached 35 points with the outing. Barzal started April with a huge five-point performance against Washington, but he's actually been quite unproductive in recent weeks, going pointless […]

Colin Blackwell Nets Game-Winner In Battle Of New York

New York Rangers winger Colin Blackwell notched the game-winning goal in Friday's 4-1 victory over the Islanders, registering his 12th goal of the season in the middle of the game. Alexis Lafrenière, K'Andre Miller and Mika Zibanejad took care of the rest of the goals. Blackwell, who's scored in four of his last five appearances, […]

Miles Wood Gets Two Goals Friday Night

New Jersey Devils left wing Miles Wood celebrated two goals in Friday's 6-4 loss to Pittsburgh, getting the scoring started for his team and finishing it off as well. Jack Hughes and Jesper Boqvist also scored for New Jersey. Wood is the team's leading goal-scorer this season with 13 markers in 39 games. He's been […]

Sidney Crosby Records 150th Career Three-Point Game

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby ran the show in Friday's 6-4 win over New Jersey, posting his 150th career three-point game with one goal and two assists while firing off a team-high five shots. His linemate Bryan Rust produced a three-point night with two goals and one assist. Three of Crosby's three-point performances have come […]

Terrence Ross Paces Magic With 24 Points

Orlando Magic shooting guard Terrence Ross led the team in scoring for a second consecutive game on Friday, finishing a 111-106 loss to Indiana with 24 points. He did his damage in 28 minutes off the bench with 10-for-15 shooting from the field. Ross made two shots from deep with five attempts and had four […]

Aaron Holiday Notches 20 Points With Six Triples

Indiana Pacers point guard Aaron Holiday had a 20-point outing in Friday's win over Orlando, shooting 7-for-14 from the field and a very impressive 6-for-10 from downtown. He added three assists, a pair of rebounds, one steal and one block to his line in 23 minutes off the bench. Malcolm Brogdon was back on the […]

Domantas Sabonis Returns With Solid Performance

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis shot a poor 3-for-12 from the field in his return game against Orlando on Friday, but he managed to put together a solid fantasy line in a 111-106 win with 16 points, 15 rebounds, six assists and two blocks. Sabonis notched most of his points at the foul line, going […]

Martin Jones Tries To Frustrate Kings Once More

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones will be in the net for Friday's meeting with the Kings. He has an excellent 5-1-0 record in the matchup this season with a 2.37 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage. Jones typically tends to leak a lot of goals -- his goals-against average for the season stands […]

Rickard Rakell Returns To Action On Friday

Anaheim Ducks winger Rickard Rakell (upper body) will make his first appearance of the month in Friday's clash with the Avalanche. He re-enters the lineup on the second line. Rakell started last month red-hot with 10 points in five games but faded away quickly as the team started to struggle for results. The Swedish winger […]

Alec Martinez Set To Return Versus Coyotes

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez (undisclosed) is expected to be back in the lineup for Friday's home game against Arizona. The veteran blueliner didn't feature in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to St. Louis. Martinez has put up very solid numbers in 37 appearances, notching 22 points, 58 shots and a massive 118 blocks with a […]

Jacob MacDonald Starts Suspension On Friday Night

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Jacob MacDonald will start a two-game suspension with Friday's road outing at Anaheim. The 27-year-old was suspended for an illegal check to the head he delivered to Minnesota's Ryan Hartman in Wednesday's 8-3 loss. MacDonald had just found some offensive flow with four points in five games. He has, however, been irrelevant […]

Logan Couture A Game-Time Call For Friday

San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture is a game-time decision for Friday's battle with the Kings. The Sharks captain got hurt in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Anaheim by blocking a shot. He looks probable for Friday's action, with Sharks head coach Bob Boughner saying that he thinks Couture will play, so it seems like fantasy […]

Kaapo Kahkonen Makes Second Start In 10 Games

Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen will make his 18th start of the season in Friday's road outing against the Blues. The 24-year-old featured heavily at the start of the season with Cam Talbot out of commission, but this will now be only his second start in 10 games. Kahkonen last featured in a 4-2 loss […]

Mike Hoffman Likely Sitting Out Again On Friday

St. Louis Blues winger Mike Hoffman is expected to be a healthy scratch again for Friday's meeting with Minnesota. He was dropped for Wednesday's 3-1 win over Vegas and was just an extra at Friday's morning skate. Defenseman Robert Bortuzzo will also remain in the press box. Hoffman hasn't done too badly with 21 points […]

Nico Hischier Won't Play On Friday But Is Close To Return

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (sinus) won't play on Friday against Pittsburgh but is close to returning to action after dealing with a sinus fracture. Devils head coach Lindy Ruff has noted that he wants Hischier to practice at least one more time before inserting him back into the lineup. The top pick of […]

Jesperi Kotkaniemi Tallies Two Assists In Losing Effort

Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi picked up two assists in Thursday's 4-2 loss to Winnipeg, producing his fourth multi-point performance on the season. Phillip Danault and Paul Byron notched the goals. This was Kotkaniemi's second game as the first-line right wing. He has joined forces with Danault and Tomas Tatar. The trio combined for Montreal's […]

Andrew Copp Starts Life On Second Line With His 13th Goal

Winnipeg Jets forward Andrew Copp potted his 13th goal of the season in Thursday's 4-2 win over Montreal, finishing off the game with an empty-netter. He had three shots, two blocks and one hit while skating on the second line. The 26-year-old replaced Blake Wheeler in the top-six after the Jets captain suffered a concussion […]