Tristan Jarry Starts For Pens Against Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will make his third start of the season on Friday against the New York Rangers. Casey DeSmith produced back-to-back wins against Washington, but the Pens go back to Jarry, who hasn't yet recorded a W this season. Jarry started two games against Philadelphia and he was roughed up in both […]

Linus Ullmark Returns To Action

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Linus Ullmark (personal) will return from a two-game absence on Friday against Washington. The 27-year-old Swede spent some time away due to the death of his father. Ullmark's only previous appearance this season came against the Capitals a week ago in a narrow 2-1 loss, when he started the year with a […]

Vitek Vanecek Starts For Caps On Friday

Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek will make his third career appearances on Friday against Buffalo. Vanecek won his NHL debut last week against the Sabres in a 2-1 game with a 30-save effort and he was also in the crease in Tuesday's matchup vs. Pittsburgh, which ended in a 5-4 overtime loss. The Caps are […]

Bo Horvat Pots Another Pair Of Goals

Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat posted his second consecutive two-goal game on Thursday by scoring a couple of first-period goals in a 7-3 loss to Montreal. He had four total shots in the game with one block and a minus-one rating. Horvat is minus-two for the season, despite leading the league in goals (5) with […]

Tyler Toffoli Stays Red-Hot With Three-Point Performance

Montreal Canadiens winger Tyler Toffoli delivered another multi-point performance on Thursday, racking up two goals and one assist in a big 7-3 win over Vancouver. With him scoring a hat trick against the Canucks on Wednesday, Toffoli is now the third player in NHL history to register his first five-plus goals with a team against […]

Joel Armia Suffers Concussion During Four-Point Night

Montreal Canadiens right wing Joel Armia had a superb outing against the Canucks on Thursday, finishing a 7-3 win with four points. He had two goals and two assists with half of the points coming in short-handed situations. Armia posted a nice plus-three rating in the contest and had three shots on goal. However, his […]

Ty Smith Bags Another Point

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ty Smith recorded an assist in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Isles, taking his point streak to four games. The 20-year old is now the 11th blueliner in NHL history to start off his career with a point streak of four or more games. He set up Nathan Bastian for a […]

Jordan Eberle Scores First Goals Of The Season

New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle opened his goal account for the season on Thursday, finishing an easy 4-1 win over the Devils with two goals. His first marker ended up being the game-winner and he had four shots in total in the contest to go along with two blocks and two hits. Eberle […]

Mathew Barzal Posts Three Points In Isles Win

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal opened the scoring and handed out two assists during a three-point performance in Thursday's 4-1 win over New Jersey. He also led the team with five shots and added one block in 18:43 on the ice. The Isles are off to a nice start to the season, but Barzal […]

Auston Matthews Scores Lone Leafs Goal Wednesday Night

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews made it two goals in three games in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to Edmonton, tying things up in the third before the Oilers rushed ahead and took all the points. T.J. Brodie and Zach Hyman had the helpers on the play. Matthews played a massive 24:14 in the game and […]

Leon Draisaitl Nets Game-Winner On Power Play

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl delivered the game-winning goal in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Toronto, netting a power-play goal in the middle of the final frame. Kailer Yamamoto and Josh Archibald also scored for the Oilers, who had gone 0-for-12 on the man advantage before Draisaitl scored his first goal of the season. The reigning […]

D'Angelo Russell Settles For 19 Points Wednesday Night

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard D'Angelo Russell shot a nice 4-for-7 from downtown on Wednesday but finished with only 19 points in a painful 97-96 loss to Orlando. The Wolves blew a 20-point lead in the second half and ended up losing via a buzzer-beating triple. Russell shot 7-for-17 overall from the field, adding six assists, […]

Evan Fournier Returns To Action With 24-Point Effort

Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier ended a nine-game absence on Wednesday, recording 24 points in just 28 minutes against Minnesota. However, he did it with some very poor shooting, as he went 2-for-9 from downtown and 9-for-21 overall from the field. Fournier had a pair of steals on the defensive end but didn't do […]

Nikola Vucevic Cooks Up Full Line In Magic Win

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic did it all in Wednesday's 97-96 victory over Minnesota, picking up a game-high 28 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and one steal while logging a massive 43 minutes. The Magic got off to a poor start but made a nice comeback in the second half which ended with […]

Domantas Sabonis Sets New Franchise Record Wednesday Night

Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis grabbed his 14th consecutive double-double on Wednesday, posting a new franchise record. He shot 9-for-15 from the field and finished a 124-112 loss to Dallas with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Sabonis' superb streak was very close to its end, as he secured his 10th rebound only in the final […]

Luka Doncic Gets His 30th Triple-Double

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic picked up another triple-double on Wednesday, finishing a 124-112 win over the Pacers with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. He hurt his left knee multiple times in the contest but that appeared to only affect his shooting, as he went 5-for-15 from the field and didn't sink […]

Kristaps Porzingis Scores Season-High 27 Points

Dallas Mavericks forward/center Kristaps Porzingis had the hot hand on Wednesday against Indiana, posting a season-high 27 points on 12-for-15 shooting. He also had 13 rebounds, four assists and one block in the game. Porzingis seems to get better and better with each game, and he has now recorded three consecutive outings with 20-plus points. […]

Andreas Athanasiou Continues Hot Start

Los Angeles Kings forward Andreas Athanasiou made it three goals in three games in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Colorado, becoming only the third player in franchise history to score in all of his first three regular season games for the team. Bill Lesuk did it first in 1971-72 and some guy named Wayne Gretzky managed […]

Nathan MacKinnon Reaches 500 Career Points In Avs Win

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon celebrated his 500th career point on Tuesday when he finished a 3-2 win over L.A. with two assists. He became the seventh player in Avs history to reach the 500-point plateau. He and Matt Calvert helped Brandon Saad to open the scoring with his first Avs strike and MacKinnon also […]

Zion Williamson Notches Game-High 32 Points

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson maintained his great scoring form on Tuesday, recording a game-high 32 points on 14-for-19 shooting in a losing effort against Utah. He finished off last week with a 13-for-15 effort and 31 points against the Kings, meaning that Williamson has now scored 30-plus points in back-to-back games for […]

Rudy Gobert Remains In Double-Double Form

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert collected his third consecutive double-double on Tuesday, finishing a 118-102 win over the Pelicans with 13 points and a game-high 18 rebounds. He also posted three blocks, one steal, and one assist, while shooting 6-for-8 from the field and 1-for-6 at the charity stripe. Gobert had a couple of four-point […]

Donovan Mitchell Scores Very Efficient 28 Points

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell was hot in Tuesday's win over New Orleans, shooting 9-for-15 from the field and 4-for-7 from downtown en route to a team-high 28 points. He was also perfect at the line with a 6-for-6 effort, adding seven rebounds and four assists. Mitchell was on fire offensively, but his line […]

Carter Hutton Exits Tuesday's Tilt With Injury

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton left Tuesday's 3-0 loss to Philadelphia early with an unspecified injury. He collided into Ivan Provorov early in the second period before leaving in the middle of the frame. Hutton saved 19 of 20 shots before he was forced to exit. Jonas Johansson came on to replace him and gave […]

Kevin Hayes Bags Pair Of Points In Flyers Win

Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes posted his second multi-point performance of the season on Tuesday, notching one goal and one assist in a 3-0 win over Buffalo. The 28-year-old bagged an empty-netter near the end of the game and helped Jakub Voracek to his first marker of the season. The scoring was started by the […]

Brian Elliott Produces 40-Save Shutout

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott was in top form on Tuesday, posting his first shutout of the season with 40 saves in a 3-0 win over Buffalo. The veteran netminder was especially impressive in the third period with 16 stops. There's just something about the Sabres that makes Elliott play out of his mind, as […]

John Gibson Posts 20th Career Shutout

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson stopped all 34 shots against the Wild on Monday to pick up his 20th career shutout. Nicolas Deslauriers scored a third-period goal in a 1-0 win. Gibson is off to a solid start to the season with a 1-1-1 record and he carries a 2.03 goals-against average with a .937 […]

Jack Eichel And Taylor Hall Combine For Six Assists

Buffalo Sabres forwards Jack Eichel and Taylor Hall were in giving moods on Monday, finishing a 6-1 victory over Philly with three assists each. Both Curtis Lazar and Sam Reinhart scored twice in the convincing win. Eichel has yet to score this season, but he now has six assists to his name. Hall is sitting […]

Devin Booker Has Awful Game Against Memphis

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker shot a horrible 5-for-21 from the field and finished with a 12-point dud in Monday's loss to Memphis. Booker opened the scoring in the game but then had to wait for the final minutes of the opening half to add to his tally. He was 2-for-6 from downtown in […]

Deandre Ayton Returns To Double-Double Form

Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton collected a nice double-double in Monday's loss to Memphis, finishing with 18 points and 16 rebounds. He also had three assists and one block with 7-for-14 shooting from the floor and a 4-for-5 effort at the line. Ayton had gone two games without a double-double before finding his mojo again […]

Ja Morant Posts First Double-Double Of The Season

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant tallied his first double-double of the season on Monday, finishing a 108-104 victory over Phoenix with 17 points and 10 assists. He went 5-for-10 from the floor and 6-for-8 at the line, adding three rebounds, two steals, and one block with four turnovers in 34 minutes. Morant has showcased […]