Deni Avdija Grabs Another Double-Double

Washington Wizards small forward Deni Avdija picked up a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double in Monday's narrow loss to Toronto, shooting 4-for-10 from the field and 2-for-6 from behind the arc. He added one assist and one block to his line in 40 minutes of action. Avdija completely fell off the map a while back, but he's […]

Russell Westbrook Comes Through With Another Triple-Double

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook posted another triple-double in Monday's loss to Toronto, collecting 23 points on 9-for-25 shooting with 14 rebounds and 11 assists in 40 minutes. Russ shot 1-for-6 from downtown, so this was a very ugly shooting performance by him again. Bradley Beal (hip) has missed five straight games, which means […]

Gary Trent Jr. Takes Down Wizards With Buzzer-Beater

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. hit a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer in Monday's 103-101 win over Washington, finishing with a 2-for-6 effort from three-point land and 7-for-15 overall shooting. He added a pair of rebounds and assists as well during a 16-point night. Pascal Siakam led the team with 22 points. With […]

Kevin Porter Jr. Gets Close To Triple-Double Monday Night

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. was close to a triple-double on Monday, finishing a 133-130 loss to the Suns with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. He shot 5-for-10 from the field and 9-for-10 at the line with a 1-for-3 effort from downtown. John Wall (knee) missed a fourth consecutive game, and according […]

Deandre Ayton Matches Season High With 27 Points

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton became the latest big to crush the Rockets on Monday, matching his season high with 27 points and adding 11 rebounds in a 133-130 win. He shot 10-for-14 from the field and 7-for-8 at the foul line, while swatting away two shots on the defensive end. Ayton entered the contest […]

Devin Booker Has 36-Point Night Versus Rockets

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker led all scorers with 36 points in Monday's 133-130 win over Houston, recording half of his points in the fourth quarter. He was dialed in from long range with 6-for-8 shooting and finished 11-for-20 overall from the field and 8-for-9 at the charity stripe. Booker capped things off with […]

Keldon Johnson Registers Second Consecutive Double-Double

San Antonio Spurs small forward Keldon Johnson notched a second consecutive double-double on Monday, finishing a 125-101 loss to Cleveland with 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. He missed both of his attempts from deep but shot a solid 6-for-11 overall from the field. Johnson has looked like a very exciting talent this season, […]

Isaiah Hartenstein Finishes Monday Night With Double-Double

Cleveland Cavaliers center Isaiah Hartenstein missed just once from the field and gobbled up 12 rebounds during a double-double performance in Monday's win over San Antonio. He shot 7-for-8 on his way to 16 points off the bench in 27 minutes. Hartenstein also delivered three assists and had one block. Jarrett Allen (concussion) and Larry […]

Darius Garland Explodes For Career-High 37 Points

Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland had the night of his life on Monday, leading the team to a 125-101 victory over San Antonio with a career-high 37 points on 14-for-22 shooting. He was 5-for-10 from downtown and 4-for-4 at the foul line, adding seven assists, two steals, one rebound and one block to his […]

Aleksej Pokusevski Leads Thunder In Scoring Monday Night

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Aleksej Pokusevski finished Monday's 132-108 loss to Detroit with a team-high 19 points on 8-for-19 shooting. He went 2-for-6 with the three-ball and had four rebounds and two blocks with four turnovers in 32 minutes. Pokusevski's shooting has been horrible in his first year in the league, but OKC has put […]

Killian Hayes Has Busy Night Versus Thunder

Detroit Pistons point guard Killian Hayes popped up everywhere in Monday's big win over OKC, picking up nine points in 25 minutes off the bench with seven assists, four steals, three rebounds and two blocks. He shot 4-for-9 from the field and 1-for-4 from downtown. A hip injury has ruined Hayes' rookie campaign, but he's […]

Jerami Grant Scores 21 Points In 23 Minutes

Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant led the charge in Monday's 132-108 victory over OKC, scoring 21 points on 7-for-15 shooting from the field. He went 2-for-4 with the three-ball and 5-for-5 at the foul line while notching five rebounds, five assists and one steal in 23 minutes. This was an efficient revenge game from Grant, […]

Cal Petersen Makes 20th Start Of Campaign

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Cal Petersen takes on the Arizona Coyotes in his 20th start of the season on Monday. He beat the Coyotes in his only previous start in the matchup this term, but the 26-year-old has only seven total wins for the season, despite posting a solid 2.49 goals-against average with a .926 […]

Adin Hill Continues To Start For Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill will make a seventh consecutive start in Monday's meeting with Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper (lower body) and Antti Raanta (lower body) remain out, so Coyotes head coach Rick Tocchet is short of options. Not that he has the need to consider alternatives to Hill, with the 24-year-old doing an admirable […]

Jack Campbell Good To Go Monday Night

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell, who wasn't in the lineup for Sunday's 4-2 win over Calgary, will play in Monday's rematch with the Flames. The 29-year-old will put a perfect 8-0-0 record on the line in the matchup. The former L.A. King has recorded a 1.35 goals-against average with an outstanding .951 save percentage […]

Jacob Markstrom Tries To End Slump Versus Toronto

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be the team's starter for Monday's matchup against Toronto. His last win came against the Maple Leafs, but Markstrom has suffered five consecutive losses since then, which have dropped his record to 12-13-2. He owns a 2.94 goals-against average for the season with a .901 save percentage and two […]

Cam Talbot Tries To Stop Avalanche On Monday

Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot is starting Monday's meeting with Colorado, looking to continue his perfect start to the month after notching a couple of wins against the Golden Knights. It's a very difficult matchup, but Talbot enters the contest on a hot streak, having won five of his past six starts, which have improved […]

Robin Lehner Faces Blues On Monday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner will guard the crease in Monday's road outing versus St. Louis. He's looking to get back to winning ways after taking a rare defeat in his last appearance when the Wild beat Vegas 3-2 in a shootout last Thursday. The result dropped Lehner's record for the season to 6-1-2. […]

Colton Parayko Returns From Injury On Monday

St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko (upper body) is set for his first appearance since Feb. 15 in Monday's home game against the Golden Knights. He is among St. Louis' best blueliners and logs over 22 minutes a night. Parayko hasn't found much success offensively this season but should be able to up his productivity […]

Mike Hoffman, David Perron Move Up To First Line

St. Louis Blues wingers Mike Hoffman and David Perron will join Ryan O'Reilly on the team's first line for Monday's clash with Vegas. The team is currently going through a cold spell offensively, so head coach Craig Berube mixed up his lines at Monday's morning skate. Jaden Schwartz dropped down to the second line and […]

Gustav Forsling Takes Point Streak To Four Games

Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling finished off the scoring in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets, stretching his point streak to four games. Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist while Frank Vatrano also scored for the Panthers, who have won all four games since Aaron Ekblad (leg) went down with a nasty […]

Chris Driedger Shuts Out Blue Jackets

Florida Panthers goaltender Chris Driedger recorded his second shutout of the season in Sunday's 3-0 win over Columbus, making 32 stops. Both of his shutouts have come in his past five starts. Driedger improved to 11-4-2 for the season, and he owns a 2.05 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage. Driedger has been pretty […]

Ryan Murray Delivers Three Assists On Sunday

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Murray had three assists in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Washington. Travis Zajac scored half of the team's goals. Murray has been sleepwalking in 2020-21, but he's suddenly found some very good form by racking up six points -- all assists -- in three games. He's never been a great fantasy […]

Alex Ovechkin Makes History During Three-Point Night

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin collected three points in Sunday's 5-4 win over New Jersey, tying Brett Hull for the second place on the all-time power-play goals list. He notched his 265th power-play marker in the second period to make it 3-1 and had two assists. The Great Eight needs 10 more power-play goals […]

Victor Hedman Celebrates 800th Game With A Goal

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman reached 800 career regular-season games on Sunday and celebrated it with his seventh goal of the season in a 5-1 loss to Detroit. He also registered a game-high four shots in the contest. Hedman has started April with a three-game point streak, and he's close to averaging a point […]

Dylan Larkin Ends Goal Drought On Sunday

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin started the scoring with a power-play goal in Sunday's 5-1 victory over the Lightning, ending an 11-game goalless streak. Robby Fabbri (undisclosed) joined Detroit's growing list of injured forwards, but they still got the job done and celebrated their first regular-season victory in Tampa since 2011. Larkin, who boasts […]

Kelly Olynyk Scores Season-High 26 Points

Houston Rockets forward/center Kelly Olynyk led the team with 26 points in Sunday's loss to the Pelicans, shooting 9-for-17 from the field with a 5-for-13 record behind the arc. He grabbed eight rebounds and recorded three assists and one block in 33 minutes off the bench. Olynyk has adapted very quickly to his new surroundings, […]

Christian Wood Gets To Double-Double Despite Awful Shooting

Houston Rockets center Christian Wood had a rough night with a 3-for-11 shooting against New Orleans on Sunday, but he still managed to pick up a double-double in a 122-115 loss with 15 points and 12 rebounds. He notched most of his points from the charity stripe, going 8-for-13. Wood was 1-for-6 from downtown and […]

Lonzo Ball Nails Career-High Eight Triples

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball went nuts from downtown in Sunday's win over Houston, hitting a career-high eight triples with 15 attempts to finish with 27 points, nine assists, four rebounds and three steals. Ball had only three two-point shots, and he committed six turnovers in 37 minutes. Ball returned from a seven-game […]

Terry Rozier Notches 22 Points In Sunday's Loss

Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier faced his old squad on Sunday, and he did a decent job in a blowout loss to Boston, picking up a team-high 22 points on 8-for-19 shooting. He was 3-for-9 from behind the arc and completed his line with seven rebounds, four assists, one steal and one block. The injury […]