Vitek Vanecek Faces Buffalo On Thursday

Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek will go for a second consecutive win in Thursday's matchup with the Sabres. The 25-year-old ended a four-game slide in Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh. Vanecek sits on a 6-3-2 record and has posted a 3.06 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage. His numbers have taken a big hit […]

Juuse Saros Starts For Predators On Thursday

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros gets another chance to get into good form on Thursday against Columbus. He is off to a 3-4-0 start to the year with a poor 3.66 goals-against average and an .880 save percentage. Saros has coughed up 15 goals in his last three starts, so his confidence can't be very […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Looks For Another Win Thursday Night

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, who sits on a three-game winning streak, is the team's starter for Thursday's battle with the Bruins. The 24-year-old missed nearly a month of action due to COVID-19 but came back very strong at the start of the week with a 37-save effort in a 5-2 win over the […]

Thomas Chabot Misses Thursday's Game

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot (upper body) is out for Thursday's game against Toronto. Christian Wolanin joins the lineup in his absence. Chabot logs huge minutes for the Senators, so he'll be a huge miss for the team at both ends of the ice. Chabot has three goals and nine points for the season in […]

Michael Hutchinson Makes Season Debut On Thursday

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Michael Hutchinson will get his first taste of action this season in Thursday's home match versus the Senators. The 30-year-old is back with the Leafs after finishing last year with the Avalanche. Hutchinson had a 4-9-1 record in Toronto in 2019-20 with a 3.66 goals-against average and a .886 save percentage. […]

Zach Hyman Won't Play On Thursday

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman (undisclosed) is out for Thursday's home game against Ottawa. The 28-year-old logged 19:55 in Wednesday's clash with the Senators, so it looks like he isn't dealing with anything serious, but still needs some time off. He's day-to-day with the next chance to return to action coming on Saturday against […]

Alexandar Georgiev Faces Philly On Thursday

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev will guard the crease in Thursday's battle with the Flyers. The 24-year-old is 1-2-2 for the year with a 3.21 goals-against average and a .891 save percentage. it's not been a pretty start by him, and the team is struggling as well, with the Blueshirts on a four-game losing […]

Sami Vatanen Set For Season Debut

New Jersey Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen is set to see his first action of the season in Thursday's road game against Boston. The 29-year-old has had a pretty bizarre 12 months, as the Devils traded him to Carolina a year ago and he appeared in seven playoff games for the Hurricanes, but he returned to […]

Elvis Merzlikins Gets The Nod On Thursday Night

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will record his sixth start of the season on Thursday against Nashville. The Latvian netminder missed a couple of weeks with a lower-body injury before making a relief appearance in Monday's 7-3 loss to Columbus. He gave up two goals on nine shots in the contest, so he didn't […]

Semyon Varlamov Starting Against Penguins

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov will get the nod for the 12th time this season on Thursday against the Penguins. He has a 7-2-2 record for the season with a 1.89 goals-against average, a .931 save percentage, and three shutouts. Varlamov's only loss in five starts this month came against the Penguins on Feb. […]

Tristan Jarry Gets Another Start On Thursday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry remains the team's starter on Thursday against the Islanders. The 25-year-old has dropped four of his last five starts, but Casey DeSmith has been battling an illness, so the Penguins go with Jarry again. He owns a 3-5-1 record for the season with a 3.74 goals-against average and a .875 […]

Six Flyers Players Remain On COVID-19 List

Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux is among six of the team's players who remain on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list, despite the team resuming its season on Thursday. The Flyers captain is joined by Travis Konecny, Oskar Lindblom, Scott Laughton, Jakub Voracek, and Justin Braun. It's a bad situation for Philly, but it offers fantasy […]

Carter Hart Starts As Flyers Return To Action

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart will be between the pipes when the team makes its return to action on Thursday against the Rangers. Philly has been on a hiatus due to COVID-19 since a 7-4 win over Washington on Feb. 7. Hart posted a lowly .892 save percentage against the Capitals, but still took his […]

Jakub Zboril Ruled Out For Rest Of The Week

Boston Bruins defenseman Jakub Zboril (upper body) won't play in Thursday's matchup with the Devils. The 23-year-old blueliner was hurt on Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders and is now ruled out for this week. Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) remains out as well. Zboril is in the middle of his first full year in the […]

Jaroslav Halak Takes On Devils Thursday Night

Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak will make his sixth start of the year on Thursday against New Jersey. The veteran netminder is looking to protect a 4-0-1 record. He carries a 1.38 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage with one shutout. Halak took a 2-1 overtime loss in his first outing versus New Jersey […]

Reggie Jackson Finds His Flow

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Reggie Jackson produced a solid performance in Wednesday's loss to Utah, posting 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, and one steal in 31 minutes on the court. He shot 5-for-12 from the field and 4-for-5 at the foul line. Jackson had managed only 14 total points in the two previous […]

Donovan Mitchell Leads All Scorers With 24 Points

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 24 points in Wednesday's 114-96 win over the Clippers, shooting 9-for-22 from the field and 4-for-6 at the charity stripe. He added seven rebounds, seven assists, four steals, and one block with three turnovers in 33 minutes. Mitchell's shooting clearly should've been better, but he was […]

Rudy Gobert Has 20-20 Vision Versus Clippers

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert pulled off a huge performance in Wednesday's win over the Clippers, posting 23 points and 20 rebounds on 8-for-12 shooting from the field. He went 7-for-8 at the foul line, adding one steal and one block to his tally. Gobert had a quiet evening with 11 points and nine board […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Returns With 22-Point Effort

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander returned from a knee injury on Wednesday, putting up 22 points on 6-for-14 shooting in a loss to Memphis. He went 2-for-5 from downtown and 8-for-8 at the line, adding six assists and three rebounds with one turnover in 33 minutes. Gilgeous-Alexander, who missed four games, was on a […]

Grayson Allen Continues To Impress As A Starter

Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Grayson Allen had six triples and 22 points in Wednesday's win over the Thunder, shooting 7-for-13 from the field and adding four rebounds, three assists, and one steal. Allen is a great shooter and he now gets to show it regularly since getting promoted to the starting lineup. He has posted […]

Ja Morant Records Third Career Triple-Double

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant notched his third career triple-double on Wednesday, finishing a 122-113 win over OKC with 15 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds. It's funny to say this, but Morant's performance actually should've been better, as he had an awful 4-for-14 shooting night from the field. He finished things up with […]

Josh Norris Reaches 10 Points For The Year

Ottawa Senators center Josh Norris tallied an assist in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Toronto, reaching 10 points for the year. He combined with Chris Tierney to set up Brady Tkachuk, who scored his fifth goal of the season. Norris added five shots and one hit to his stat line in 17:28 on the ice. The […]

Auston Matthews Takes Point Streak To 14 Games

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews scored his 14th goal of the season in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over Ottawa to take his point streak to 14 games. He is quickly closing in on a franchise record, which stands at 18 games. Matthews, who boasts 21 points in 16 games, has been simply excellent so far, […]

Alexander Kerfoot Notches Leafs Game-Winner

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alexander Kerfoot potted the decisive goal in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over Ottawa, reaching three goals and eight points for the year. Auston Matthews got the scoring started with his 14th marker of the season, while Jake Muzzin collected an assist on both plays. Kerfoot looks like a pretty unattractive fantasy piece, […]

Jordan Staal Extends Goal Streak

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal stretched his goal streak to four games on Wednesday, opening the scoring in a 4-3 overtime loss to Florida. Sebastian Aho and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Hurricanes, who blew a 2-0 lead. Staal didn't have much luck in front of the goal early in the season, but he […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Collects Three More Points

Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau had another multi-point outing in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win against Carolina, notching two goals and one assist. Huberdeau scored a power-play goal in the second period and finished off the game 2:29 into overtime. In between, he had a spectacular spin-o-rama pass on an Alex Wennberg goal. The 27-year-old […]

Zach Aston-Reese Stays Hot On Tuesday

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Zach Aston-Reese notched the team's lone goal in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Washington, stretching his goal streak to three games. The 26-year-old has actually played in just three games as well due to a shoulder problem, so he's scored in every outing which is a very impressive feat. John Marino and Teddy […]

Lars Eller Has Seven Shots, One Goal Versus Penguins

Washington Capitals center Lars Eller recorded a game-high seven shots and produced the team's final tally in Tuesday's 3-1 win at Pittsburgh. Conor Sheary and Jakub Vrana also scored the Capitals, who ended a four-game skid. The team has struggled lately, but Eller has actually played his best hockey of the season, putting together a […]

Anders Lee Scores Twice On Tuesday

New York Islanders left wing Anders Lee had two goals, including the game-winner, in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Buffalo. Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist, stretching his goal streak to four games. Lee carries a two-game goal streak, with both markers coming against the Sabres. He has seven goals and 10 points for […]

Ilya Sorokin Posts First Career Shutout

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin celebrated his first career shutout on Tuesday, saving all 20 shots in a 3-0 win over Buffalo. He became the seventh rookie netminder in franchise history to post a shutout. Sorokin improved his record for the season to 1-2-1. He carries a 2.74 goals-against average and a .895 save […]