Andrei Vasilevskiy Likely To Make Ninth Consecutive Start

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will likely make his ninth consecutive start in Friday's matchup with Detroit. He has a very strong 6-1-1 record for the season with a 1.99 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. Vasilevskiy faced only 16 shots in this week's first meeting with Detroit which ended in Tampa's 5-1 […]

Tuukka Rask Takes On One Of His Favorite Opponents

Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask will guard the crease on Friday versus Philadelphia, against whom he has an outstanding 17-2-4 career record. He has managed more wins against only three other teams in his career. Two of Rask's wins over Philly have come in 2020-21, including one this week when he had 22 saves in […]

Brian Elliott Starts For Flyers Friday Night

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott will be between the pipes for Friday's matchup with the Bruins. The Moose is looking to stay perfect for the season after amassing a 3-0-0 record with a 2.22 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage. The veteran netminder is in top form, but he will be facing a hot […]

J.T. Miller Stays Productive With Two Points

Vancouver Canucks winger J.T. Miller continued his productive start to the year with a two-point effort in Thursday's 7-3 loss to Toronto. He scored a power-play goal and combined with Brock Boeser to set up Bo Horvat's sixth marker of the season. Tanner Pearson also scored for the Canucks, who boast a hot offense but […]

Sebastian Aho Has Another Multi-Point Night

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho put together his second multi-point effort in his past four games on Thursday, finishing a 6-4 loss to Chicago with one goal and one assist. He got the scoring started just 1:15 into the game and bagged a helper in the third period on Brock McGinn's second goal of the […]

Alex DeBrincat Scores Twice In Thursday's Win

Chicago Blackhawks winger Alex DeBrincat tallied two goals in Thursday's 6-4 victory over Carolina, including the game-winning marker. DeBrincat made it 5-4 12:22 into the third period and then completed his night with an empty-netter. The 23-year-old winger was busy throughout the contest, registering a game-high six shots, four hits, and two blocks in 21:54 […]

Patrick Kane Produces 14th Four-Point Game

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane completed his 14th career four-point game with a three-point third period in Thursday's 6-4 win over Carolina. He finished the night with one goal and three assists, pushing his tally for the season to 15 points. Kane had a miserable time against Nashville last week in back-to-back games, but […]

Auston Matthews Has Seven Shots, Two Goals Against Canucks

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews produced his first multi-goal performance of the season on Thursday, picking up the team's first and third marker in a big 7-3 victory over Vancouver. He also tallied a game-high seven shots and delivered two hits in 17:46 on the ice. Matthews has now scored in six consecutive games […]

Jason Spezza Records Eighth Career Hat Trick

Toronto Maple Leafs center Jason Spezza recorded his eighth career hat trick in Thursday's 7-3 win over Vancouver. The former 30-goal scorer hadn't registered three markers in one game since April 2016. Spezza logged only 12:17, but he also had a season-high 5 shots in the game. The veteran center is way past his prime, […]

Phillip Danault Delivers Two Assists Thursday Night

Montreal Canadiens center Phillip Danault played a part in both of the team's goals in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Ottawa, picking up two assists. He recorded a helper on Brendan Gallagher's fifth marker of the season and helped Josh Anderson to score his seventh of the year in a short-handed situation. Danault was sitting on […]

Tim Stutzle Leads Senators To Victory

Ottawa Senators left wing Tim Stutzle led the charge in Thursday's 3-2 shocking win over Montreal, netting his fourth goal of the season and handing out two assists. At 19 years and 20 days old, the German sensation became the second-youngest player in franchise history to record a three-point outing. Thomas Chabot had a power-play […]

Kristaps Porzingis Sinks Five Treys, Scores 25 Points

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis had a great shooting night against Golden State on Thursday, going 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and 9-for-16 overall from the field en route to 25 points, which marks his highest scoring output in seven games. The Unicorn also produced five rebounds, three assists, and two blocks in a 147-116 […]

Stephen Curry Has 28 Points In Thursday's Win

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry finished Thursday's 147-116 win over Dallas with 28 points on 9-for-17 shooting. He went 4-or-10 from downtown and registered a perfect record at the foul line with six attempts. Curry's line also included six assists and three rebounds with two turnovers in 30 minutes of action. The former […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. Scores Career-High 40 Points

Golden State Warriors small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. exploded for a career-high 40 points in Thursday's blowout win over Dallas, shooting 14-for-21 from the field and sinking seven treys with 10 attempts. His line included eight rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block with two turnovers in 36 minutes. The 25-year-old forward has had […]

Clint Capela Gobbles Up 17 Rebounds

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela dominated the glass once more in Thursday's battle with the Jazz, collecting a game-high 17 rebounds in just 27 minutes. He is now on a run of 18 consecutive games with double-digit rebounds and the streak includes 13 double-doubles. Sadly he wasn't able to get one Thursday night, enduring a […]

Bojan Bogdanovic Scores Efficient 21 Points

Utah Jazz small forward Bojan Bogdanovic nailed nine of his 14 shots on his way to 21 points in Thursday's big win over Atlanta. He also had six rebounds and one assist with two turnovers in 30 minutes. Bogdanovic had a miserable start to the campaign, but he has battled his way back into form […]

Jordan Clarkson Leads All Scorers With 23 Points

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson nailed five treys and scored a game-high 23 points in Thursday's win at Atlanta. He shot 9-for-13 from the field and had seven rebounds with four turnovers in 25 minutes. Clarkson is leading the race for the Sixth Man of the Year Award and he showed us exactly why on […]

Ryan Strome Extends Point Streak With Two Goals

New York Rangers forward Ryan Strome took his point streak to four games with a two-goal effort in Thursday's 4-2 win over Washington. Anthony Bitetto and Pavel Buchnevich netted the other goals. Strome had a nice run with the Rangers last season and he's kept the momentum for 2020-21, producing eight points in 11 games, […]

Artemi Panarin Enjoys Another Three-Point Outing

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin posted his second consecutive three-point outing in Thursday's 4-2 victory over Washington. He handed out three assists to get to 15 points for the season. Over the last 30 years, only three Rangers players have registered more points through the team's first 10 games of a season. The […]

Alex Ovechkin Moves To Seventh On All-Time Goal-Scoring List

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin produced his 709th career goal in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers, which pushed him past Mike Gartner on the league's all-time goal-scoring list and into seventh place. Nicklas Backstrom set him up in the third period for the historic goal. Carl Hagelin scored Washington's first goal in the […]

Matt Duchene Scores Twice In Nashville Win

Nashville Predators forward Matt Duchene notched his first goals of the season on Thursday, potting a pair in a 6-5 overtime win against Florida. Duchene made it 3-3 during the second period and then scored another game-tying goal on a power-play to make it 5-5 with just over four minutes to go in regulation. He […]

Filip Forsberg Ends Five-Point Night With Game-Winner

Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg finished a sensational five-point performance in Thursday's 6-5 win over Florida with a game-winning goal in overtime. He put Nashville on the board in the opening period with a power-play goal and went on to deliver three assists before completing a nice comeback win for the Predators, who were […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Scores Hat Trick In Five-Point Outing

Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau went off for five points in Thursday's 6-5 overtime loss to Nashville, scoring a hat trick and handing out two assists. He became the sixth player in franchise history to register at least five points in a single game. Aleksander Barkov also had a multi-point outing with one goal […]

Alexander Radulov Delivers Three Assists

Dallas Stars winger Alexander Radulov dished out three assists in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Columbus. The Russian veteran helped Roope Hintz, Jason Dickinson, and Jamie Benn to get on the scoresheet. He had a few scoring opportunities himself as well with four shots on goal. Radulov collected a total of five points in back-to-back games […]

Patrik Laine Scores First Goal For Columbus

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine notched his first goal for the team in Thursday's 4-3 win over Dallas. Jack Roslovic, who came over with Laine from Winnipeg, also produced his first Jackets goal, while Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson joined the two former Jets on the scoresheet. Laine's fantasy value has taken a hit […]

Minnesota Wild Games Postponed Through Tuesday

The Minnesota Wild have become the third team in the NHL this week to announce the postponement of multiple games. Minnesota was supposed to play Colorado on Thursday but now won't resume its season until next week, after five of the team's players were added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. These are very worrying […]

Jacob Markstrom Takes On Jets Once More

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom will guard the crease in Thursday's matchup versus Winnipeg. The Swedish netminder has one win and one loss against the Jets this season with the victory coming on Monday 4-3 via a shootout. Markstrom has been very solid so far with a 4-2-1 record, a 2.27 goals-against average, a .924 […]

Kevin Lankinen Tries To Stop Streaking Carolina

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen will make his eighth start of the season on Thursday against the Carolina Hurricanes. It's his second start of the week against the Hurricanes, who beat Lankinen and Chicago 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday. The result stretched Carolina's winning streak to five games, so Lankinen has to put in […]

Gabriel Landeskog Added To COVID-19 List

Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog is among the latest set of players who have been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. The Avalanche had a great start to the season, but it's suddenly looking very bleak as Nathan MacKinnon (lower body) dropped out of the lineup ahead of this week and now Landeskog won't […]

Ilya Lyubushkin Set For Season Debut On Thursday

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin will log his first minutes of the season on Thursday against the Blues after finally getting his visa issues sorted out. Forward Michael Chaput is set for his season debut as well. Neither player has fantasy value unless you are looking for hits, as Lyubushkin delivered plenty of those last […]