Kevin Lankinen Gets The Nod For Saturday's Action

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen will start in Saturday's road game against Florida. The 25-year-old rookie is having a very good debut season in the NHL, boasting a 10-4-4 record with a 2.72 goals-against average, a .919 save percentage, and one shutout. Half of his losses came with his first seven appearances, so the Finnish […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Hunts For Fifth Straight Win

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has a chance to extend his winning streak to five games in Saturday's home outing against Chicago. The Russian netminder has had trouble keeping the puck out of the net all year, but with the team scoring goals for fun, Bobrovsky is sitting on his longest winning streak since January […]

Anthony Duclair Returns Versus Chicago

Florida Panthers winger Anthony Duclair (lower body) has been removed from Injured Reserve, and he's set to rejoin the lineup for Saturday's clash with Chicago. Duclair, who has 10 points for the season in 19 games, hasn't played since Feb. 27. He joins a hot team as Florida has won four of the last five […]

Carey Price Tries To Keep Momentum Saturday Night

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will go for his fourth win in five games against the Flames on Saturday. The former MVP had an inconsistent start to the season, but he has now allowed just one goal in each of his last four starts, to improve his record to 8-4-4. Price has allowed 2.59 goals […]

Jacob Markstrom Looks For More Success Versus Montreal

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will guard the crease on Saturday against Montreal. He is looking for a third win over the Canadiens this season, after stopping 17 pucks in Thursday's 2-1 victory. Markstrom has posted a 0.50 goals-against average and a superb .982 save percentage against Montreal this season. He owns a 9-7-2 record […]

Casey DeSmith Starts On Saturday Versus Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith will be between the pipes in Saturday's rematch with Buffalo. Tristan Jarry had 21 saves in Thursday's 5-2 victory over the Sabres, and now it's DeSmith's turn to show what he's capable of. The 29-year-old backup has a nice 5-2-0 record for the season with a 2.52 goals-against average and […]

Carter Hutton Between The Pipes For Saturday's Action

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton will make his ninth start of the season on Saturday against Pittsburgh. The veteran netminder had a solid start to the season, but he owns a poor 1-7-1 record with a 3.40 goals-against average and a .883 save percentage. The Sabres have dropped nine in a row and are in […]

Jack Eichel Out For Foreseeable Future

Buffalo Sabres center Jack Eichel (upper body) will be out for the foreseeable future, according to head coach Ralph Krueger. Eichel has missed two games and he was labeled day-to-day at first, but it looks like he is dealing with a more serious problem. Some reports are saying that he has a neck injury and […]

Artemi Panarin Returns With An Assist

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (personal) was back in the lineup for Saturday's matchup with Boston, and he tallied an assist in a 4-0 win. He recorded his 14th helper of the year alongside Colin Blackwell on a Ryan Strome goal. Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist, while K'Andre Miller also […]

Keith Kinkaid Shuts Out Bruins

New York Rangers goaltender Keith Kinkaid stopped all 18 shots in Saturday's 4-0 victory over Boston, to post his first shutout of the season. The 31-year-old was inactive at the start of the year but has now featured four times this month with Igor Shesterkin (groin) out and Alexandar Georgiev struggling. Shesterkin hasn't played since […]

Mikko Lehtonen Heads To Columbus In Trade

The Toronto Maple Leafs traded defenseman Mikko Lehtonen to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday in exchange for goaltender Veini Vehvilainen. The Leafs were looking for some goalie depth and happily gave up Lehtonen, who managed only nine outings for the team during his debut campaign in the NHL. Lehtonen, who posted three points for […]

Tomas Hertl, Timo Meier Return To Sharks Lineup

San Jose Sharks forwards Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier (lower body) will rejoin the lineup for Friday's road game at Anaheim. Meier missed only a couple of games, while Hertl hasn't played since Feb. 22 while on the COVID-19 list, so he will make a long-awaited return. The two are set to skate on the […]

Devan Dubnyk Faces Ducks On Friday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Devan Dubnyk will start Friday's clash with the Ducks, looking to pick up a second consecutive win. The veteran netminder was sitting on just one win for the season, before finally having some joy again in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory against St. Louis. He now carries a 2-5-2 record with a […]

Jonathan Quick Placed On Injured Reserve

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick (upper body) has been placed on Injured Reserve retroactive to March 6. He is listed day-to-day so it seems like the veteran netminder isn't dealing with anything serious. The team has also announced that Cal Petersen has been removed from the COVID-19 list, so Troy Grosenick's return to the […]

Philipp Grubauer Starts Against L.A. On Friday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer will be the team's starter for Friday's meeting with the Kings. The German netminder has a 13-7-0 record for the season with a 2.05 goals-against average, a .917 save percentage, and three shutouts. He's been very good throughout the campaign, and the team has helped him a lot as well, […]

Mike Smith Goes For Another Win Versus Ottawa

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith will look to make it back-to-back wins against the Senators on Friday. He stopped 21 pucks in Wednesday's 7-1 victory against Ottawa when Evgenii Dadonov ruined his shutout bid late in the game. Smith improved to 8-2-0 for the season, and he now boasts a 2.18 goals-against average and a […]

Cam Talbot Guards Minnesota's Cage On Friday

Minnesota Wild goaltender Cam Talbot will be between the pipes for Friday's meeting with the Coyotes. The Wild are giving some time off to Kaapo Kahkonen, who has put together a spectacular eight-game winning streak. Talbot is carrying a three-game losing streak himself and is 4-4-1 for the season. He had a very good start […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Good To Go On Friday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will start on Friday on the road against St. Louis. The Flower entered the league's COVID-19 list this week but only spent a day on it. He is looking to bounce back after getting pulled ahead of the third period in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to Minnesota. Fleury is 12-5-0 […]

Oskar Sundqvist Returns To Action On Friday

St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist will be back in the lineup for Friday's clash with Vegas. The 26-year-old was out for two games with an undisclosed injury. Sundqvist was hot prior to getting hurt with four points in four games. He is set to center the third line between Zach Sanford and Sammy Blais. […]

Oliver Bjorkstrand Goes Off For Three Points

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand recorded his first three-point effort of the season on Thursday, finishing a 5-4 overtime loss to Florida with two goals and one assist. Max Domi and Patrik Laine each had one goal and one assist. Bjorkstrand has finished pointless just once this month and it was in a game […]

Frank Vatrano Caps Off Big Florida Comeback

Florida Panthers winger Frank Vatrano finished off a four-goal comeback in Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory against Columbus, netting his ninth goal of the season. Ryan Lomberg, Owen Tipper, and Alexander Barkov started the comeback from a 4-1 deficit in the third period, Jonathan Huberdeau had two assists. Vatrano has found some nice bit of form […]

Mattias Ekholm Continues Good Month With An Assist

Nashville Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm recorded his fifth point of the month with an assist in Thursday's 5-1 loss to Carolina. He helped Nick Cousins get Nashville's consolation goal in the final minutes of the game. Ekholm is averaging close to a point per game this month, and he's set to carry a heavy load […]

Dougie Hamilton Makes Hurricanes History With Another Assist

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over Nashville, extending his assist streak to seven games. It marks the longest assist streak by a Hurricanes defenseman since the franchise moved to Raleigh. Hamilton was on his way to a huge year in 2019-20 before an injury ruined […]

RJ Barrett Leads Knicks With 22 Points

New York Knicks shooting guard RJ Barrett scored a team-high 22 points in Thursday's loss to Milwaukee, finishing 9-for-15 from the floor and 3-for-4 at the line. He added five rebounds to his line with two assists and two turnovers in 29 minutes. The Knicks had a horrible night, with even All-Star Julius Randle struggling […]

Bryn Forbes Shoots 7-For-7 From Deep Versus Knicks

Milwaukee Bucks guard Bryn Forbes went off for 21 points in 18 minutes off the bench in Thursday's blowout win against the Knicks, shooting 7-for-7 from three-point land. The guy has been a complete killer from downtown, having gone 47.1 percent with the three-ball throughout the campaign. He doesn't get a lot of chances to […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo Logs Fifth Triple-Double Of The Year

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo started the second half of the season with his fifth triple-double of the season, finishing Thursday's win over the Knicks with a game-high 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. He added one steal and one block while shooting 8-for-12 from the field and a nice 7-for-7 at the charity […]

Lauri Markkanen Returns With Seven Treys And 23 Points

Chicago Bulls power forward Lauri Markkanen returned from a shoulder problem with a 23-point effort in Thursday's loss to Philly, shooting 8-for-11 from the field with an incredible 7-for-7 effort from behind the arc. He hadn't played since Feb. 5. Markkanen's line also included four rebounds and one block in 28 minutes. The game turned […]

Dwight Howard Scores Season-High 18 Points With 12 Boards

Philadelphia 76ers center Dwight Howard came off the bench to produce a season-high 18 points in Thursday's win at Chicago, adding 12 rebounds, a pair of blocks, and one steal. With Joel Embiid (health protocols) missing, Tony Bradley made the start at center and had a nice outing as well, recording 14 points on perfect […]

Tobias Harris Scores 24 Points In Just 25 Minutes

Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris needed only 25 minutes of action to rack up a game-high 24 points in Thursday's big win over Chicago. He shot 8-for-15 from the field and 7-for-8 at the line with four assists and three rebounds. The Sixers were without Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, but Philly still dominated and […]

Nikola Vucevic Picks Up Big Double-Double

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic had a team-high 24 points and crashed the board hard with 17 rebounds in Thursday's loss to Miami. He shot 10-for-20 from the field while adding three assists with two turnovers in 34 minutes. His front-court mate Aaron Gordon returned to action with nine points in 14 minutes. Vucevic will […]