Evgeny Kuznetsov Returns To Action With Power-Play Goal

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (COVID protocol) was finally back in the lineup on Sunday, finishing a 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh with a power-play goal. It took him only 5:18 of action to leave a mark on the game. Jakub Vrana, who also spent some time on the COVID-19 list, made a productive return as […]

Bryan Rust Bags Six Shots, Three Points In Penguins Win

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Bryan Rust had three points in Sunday's 6-3 win over Washington, scoring twice and handing out one assist. He also registered a game-high six shots in 20:37 of action. Rust's line ran amok in the game, as Jake Guentzel posted one goal and two assists and Sidney Crosby had one goal and […]

Kemba Walker Scores 25 Points In Sunday's Loss

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker produced a 25-point performance in Sunday's loss to Washington, shooting 9-for-18 from the floor and 3-for-4 at the charity stripe. Jaylen Brown also had 25 points, while Jayson Tatum was limited to a season-low six points. Things simply aren't clicking for the C's right now, as they have dropped […]

Russell Westbrook Misses Triple-Double By One Rebound

Washington Wizards point guard Russell Westbrook was one rebound short of a triple-double in Sunday's dominant 104-91 win over Boston. He handed out 11 assists and finished with 13 points on 6-for-19 shooting. He also had one steal and three turnovers in 29 minutes. Westbrook has been shooting poorly throughout the season, but he had […]

Bradley Beal Leads Wizards To Victory With 35 Points

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had a game-high 35 points in Sunday's win over Boston, shooting a nice 10-for-18 from the field and 11-for-11 at the foul line. He added seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals with six turnovers in 33 minutes. The turnovers look ugly, but it was still one of Beal's […]

Vitek Vanecek Takes On Pittsburgh In 11th Start

Washington Capitals Vitek Vanecek will make his 11th start of the season on Sunday against Pittsburgh. The rookie netminder got off to a superb start to his career and didn't suffer a single regulation defeat in January, but he's so far lost all three appearances in February. Vanecek has a 5-2-2 record for the season […]

Tristan Jarry Looks To End Losing Streak On Sunday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will try and end a three-game losing streak in Sunday's clash with the Capitals. The 25-year-old dropped a pair of decisions against Boston and lost his last appearance against the Islanders 4-3 on Feb. 6. Jarry's record for the season stands at 2-4-1 and he carries a 3.95 goals-against average […]

Conor Garland Nets Sixth Goal Of The Season

Arizona Coyotes winger Conor Garland potted his sixth goal of the season in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to St. Louis. He started the scoring just 21 seconds into the contest and goals by Barrett Hayton, Nick Schmaltz and Dryden Hunt put Arizona 4-3 up, but they just couldn't hang on. Garland came out of nowhere […]

Mike Hoffman Wins It For Blues In OT

St. Louis Blues winger Mike Hoffman produced the game-winning goal in Saturday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Coyotes, striking 1:39 into the extra frame. He also had an assist on Jordan Kyrou's game-tying goal with a little over five minutes left in regulation. Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist as well in the […]

Clint Capela Scores Team-High 24 Points

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela scored a team-high 24 points and added 10 rebounds, one steal, and one block in Saturday's loss to Indiana. He shot 12-for-17 from the floor in what was his third-highest scoring game of the season. Capela was one of three Hawks with a double-double, as Trae Young had 15 points […]

Myles Turner Returns To Double-Double Form

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner recorded a 19-point, 10-rebound double-double in Saturday's win over the Hawks, shooting 6-for-11 from the field and 5-for-7 at the foul line. He bagged a pair of blocks and one steal as well while shooting 2-for-4 from deep. Turner ended a five-game double-double drought with the performance. Domantas Sabonis joined […]

Doug McDermott Scores Game-High 26 Points

Indiana Pacers small forward Doug McDermott was hot in Saturday's 125-113 win over Atlanta, shooting 9-for-16 from the floor en route to a game-high 26 points. He had three triples with six attempts, adding three rebounds and three assists with one turnover in 37 minutes of action. McBuckets made his sixth start of the year […]

Erik Karlsson Exits Saturday's Loss Early

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson exited Saturday's 3-1 loss to Vegas with a lower-body injury. The two-time Norris Trophy winner didn't feature in the final 11 minutes of play. Radim Simek also got injured in the contest, so the Sharks ended up finishing with four blueliners. Luckily for San Jose and fantasy managers, Karlsson's […]

Tomas Hertl Bags Sixth Goal Of The Season

San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl scored his sixth goal of the year in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Vegas. The Sharks were finally able to have their home opener, but there wasn't much joy for them with Hertl getting the only puck past Marc-Andre Fleury. Rudolfs Balcers and Marc-Edouard Vlasic set him up. Hertl recently […]

Chandler Stephenson Continues Hot Streak

Vegas Golden Knights forward Chandler Stephenson had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Sharks, registering his third multi-point performance across his last four games. Stephenson struck on a power play in the third period to record his fifth marker of the season and he also had a power-play assist on […]

Mark Scheifele Takes Point Streak To Six Games

Winnipeg Jets center Mark Scheifele scored the team's lone goal in Saturday's 2-1 shock defeat against Ottawa, taking his point streak to six games. Kristian Vesalainen and Josh Morrissey registered the assists on the play. Scheifele has been red-hot right off the bat this season, finishing pointless just twice so far and racking up 18 […]

Brady Tkachuk Scores Late Game-Winner Against Jets

Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk provided a dramatic game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory over Winnipeg, notching his fourth marker of the season with just nine ticks left in regulation. Connor Brown and Mike Reilly collected the assists on the play. Evgenii Dadonov started off the scoring for the Senators, who recorded only their […]

Martin Necas Back In For Carolina Saturday Night

Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas (undisclosed) will be back on the ice on Saturday against Dallas after missing three games. The 21-year-old got off to a nice start to the year with five points in eight games before getting hurt. Necas had a solid rookie campaign in 2019-20 and he will only get better, so […]

Jaden Schwartz Won't Play On Saturday

St. Louis Blues left wing Jaden Schwartz won't be in the lineup for Saturday's clash with the Coyotes. He played only 14 minutes against Arizona in Friday's 4-1 win and is now listed out with a lower-body injury. Schwartz is off to a solid start to the season with nine points in 14 games, 23 […]

Pekka Rinne Looks To Clip The Wings Again

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne will look to make it two wins in two outings against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. The veteran netminder had 24 saves against Detroit in Thursday's 3-2 win and has maintained the trust of the coaching staff. Both Nashville goalies have been off to rough starts to the season, […]

Alex Nedeljkovic Makes Second Start Of The Year

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will make his second appearance of the season in Saturday's clash with Dallas. The 25-year-old dropped his first decision on Feb. 8 against Columbus 3-2. Nedeljkovic is a very inexperienced goalie who has only seven career games to his name, so fantasy managers should steer clear of him. Especially in […]

Jake Oettinger Gets The Nod For Saturday's Action

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger will make his fifth career start on Saturday against Carolina. The 22-year-old has enjoyed a dream start to his career so far with a 2-0-2 record, a 2.19 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage. He'll be tasked with getting revenge against the Hurricanes and ending the team's four-game losing […]

Zach Werenski Returns To Action Against Chicago

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (lower body) has been removed from the injured reserve and is set to rejoin the lineup for Saturday's clash with Chicago. The 23-year-old missed a week of action. Hopefully, Werenski will be in better form than he was before, as had started the season by collecting only four points […]

Joonas Korpisalo Faces Blackhawks On Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo will be between the pipes for Saturday's visit to Chicago. Elvis Merzlikins (upper body) is back from the injured reserve, but Korpisalo is enjoying some good form right now, so he maintains his spot. The 26-year-old has won three of his last four starts to take his record for […]

Ville Husso In Goal For Blues On Saturday

St. Louis Blues goaltender Ville Husso will make his fourth start of the season on Saturday against the Coyotes. He had an awful start to the campaign but has improved in recent outings, giving up only three goals across his last two starts. Husso has a 1-2-0 record for the season with a 3.69 goals-against […]

Antti Raanta Starts For Coyotes Saturday Night

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta will man the crease on Saturday against the Blues. The 31-year-old makes his third start of the season, after winning both of his previous appearances, one of which was against St. Louis on Feb. 4. Raanta carries a 3.00 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage. Both of the Coyotes […]

Justin Faulk Has Three Points In Friday's Win

St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk produced a nice three-point performance in Friday's 4-1 win over Arizona, netting a pair of goals and handing out one assist. Brayden Schenn joined him as a multi-point performer with one goal and one assist. Faulk started the scoring with a power-play marker and also registered the eventual game-winning […]

Nemanja Bjelica Returns To Rotation With Good Performance

Sacramento Kings forward Nemanja Bjelica had a nice outing in Friday's loss to Orlando, picking up 15 points, nine rebounds, and six assists in 28 minutes of action off the bench. He made his first appearance in a month after falling out of favor with head coach Luke Walton. According to reports, both parties are […]

Michael Carter-Williams Returns To Action With 21-7-7 Line

Orlando Magic point guard Michael Carter-Williams made his first appearance since Jan. 4 on Friday and helped the team beat Sacramento with a nice 21-7-7 line. He shot 7-for-16 from the field and 6-for-8 at the line, while committing three turnovers in 27 minutes. Carter-Williams was in a great spot to perform straight away, as […]

Nikola Vucevic Drops Six Three-Point Bombs, 42 Points Friday

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic was ruthless against the Kings on Friday, finishing a 123-112 victory with 42 points on 17-for-22 shooting. He matched his career high with six made triples and added nine rebounds, four assists, and two steals with one turnover in 34 minutes. Vuc looks very determined to make his second All-Star […]