Christian Wood Scores Career-High 28 Points In Big Win

Detroit Pistons power forward Christian Wood exploded for a career-high 28 points against the Spurs on Sunday. The game quickly turned into a blowout, which allowed bench guys like Wood to get some extra minutes, and the third-year forward took full advantage of it, shooting 11-for-14 from the field, including 2-for-3 from downtown. He also […]

Robby Fabbri Maintains Good Form Saturday Night

Detroit Red Wings forward Robby Fabbri had another good performance on Saturday, opening the scoring on a power play in an eventual 5-2 loss to Washington. Luke Glendening also scored for the Wings, who are sitting on an ugly nine-game losing streak. Fabbri has won just three games with Detroit since joining the team via […]

Alex Ovechkin Racks Up Four Points In Win Over Detroit

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin scored his 24th career regular-season hat trick during a four-point performance in Saturday's 5-2 win over Detroit. T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington, Evgeny Kuznetsov collected three assists. The Great Eight became the second player this season to reach the 20-goal plateau after David Pastrnak. He's […]

Thomas Greiss, Semyon Varlamov Register A Team Shutout

New York Islanders goaltenders Thomas Greiss and Semyon Varlamov combined for the third team shutout in franchise history on Saturday in a 2-0 win against Columbus. Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal provided the goals. Greiss started and had nine saves before leaving the game late in the opening period. Varlamov finished off the job with […]

Chris Driedger Has Dream Debut For Florida

Florida Panthers goaltender Chris Driedger became the first goalie in franchise history to record a shutout in the first start of his NHL career on Saturday, stopping 27 shots in a 3-0 win over Nashville. Aleksander Barkov and Anton Stralman, who scored his first two goals for the team, provided the offense. Sergei Bobrovsky has […]

Frederik Andersen Takes His Winning Streak To Four Games

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen picked up his fourth straight win on Saturday, saving 29 of 30 shots in a matchup with the Sabres. The Leafs are now 13-5-3 this season when Andersen starts, and 0-6-1 when any other goalie gets the nod. He has a 2.47 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage […]

John Tavares Leads Toronto Past Buffalo

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares was involved in both of the team's goals in Saturday's 2-1 win over Buffalo, setting up William Nylander for a power-play goal and netting the game-winner in overtime. He has now registered three consecutive multi-point performances, scoring four goals during the stretch. Tavares had only six goals for the […]

Jean-Gabriel Pageau Nets Another One To Cap Off Prolific Month

Ottawa Senators center Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the team's only goal in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Calgary to cap off a very prolific month. He had a red-hot start to the month and ended up being the first Senators player since Daniel Alfredsson in 2005 to score at least 11 goals in November. The 27-year-old center […]

Elias Lindholm Scores Twice In Saturday's Win

Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm scored two goals, including the game-winner on Saturday against Ottawa. Dillon Dube also netted one in a 3-1 win. Lindholm has started to heat up again. He went eight straight games without a single goal before scoring against Philadelphia last Saturday and he now has four goals in four games. […]

De'Andre Hunter Enjoys Decent Night Against Rockets

Atlanta Hawks small forward De'Andre Hunter ended a bad week with a decent performance against the Rockets on Saturday, finishing a 159-111 loss with 14 points and five rebounds. The rookie had managed just 24 total points in the previous three games of the week. Hunter has been inconsistent throughout his first campaign, especially shooting-wise […]

Trae Young Produces 37 Points In Saturday's Loss

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young continued his recent hot shooting stretch with a 37-point effort on Saturday against the Rockets. He registered his fourth consecutive outing with 40-plus percent shooting from deep by going 5-for-9 and his overall shooting was even better at 10-for-16. Young also got a good chunk of his points from […]

Ben McLemore Records Nice Double-Double In Blowout Win

Houston Rockets shooting guard Ben McLemore finished Saturday's blowout win over Atlanta as the team's second-leading scorer with 24 points, and he recorded a nice double-double by adding a career-high 13 rebounds. McLemore sank six treys and shot 9-for-14 overall from the field. He got the start with Danuel House Jr. (illness) unavailable. The former […]

Russell Westbrook Has Quiet Saturday Evening

Houston Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook quietly cruised through Saturday's win over Atlanta, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 27 minutes of action. It was a complete blowout, so there wasn't a need to play him or James Harden more. Westbrook finished with 6-for-11 shooting, sinking his only attempt from downtown […]

James Harden Scores 60 Points In Just Three Quarters

Houston Rockets guard James Harden was close to posting a new career record on Saturday, finishing a 158-111 win over Atlanta with 60 points. The Rockets had an incredible shooting night and thus Harden played only three quarters. He shot 16-for-24 from the field and 8-for-14 from deep while sinking 20 of 23 free throws. […]

Tomas Tatar Scores Twice In Saturday's Loss

Montreal Canadiens left wing Tomas Tatar tallied his first multi-goal game of the season on Saturday, scoring twice in a 4-3 overtime loss to Philadelphia. Joel Armia also scored for Montreal, who dropped their seventh straight games. It's been a very ugly run by the team, but Tatar has enjoyed some nice personal success, putting […]

Brian Elliott Gets 39 Saves In Win Over Canadiens

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott collected his third straight win on Saturday, stopping 39 of 42 shots in a 4-3 overtime win at Montreal. It took the Habs only 19 seconds to get the first one past Elliott, but he recovered quickly from the early setback and produced a really good performance that included a […]

Ivan Provorov Nets Overtime Winner Versus Montreal

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov helped the team stretch their winning streak to four games on Saturday, scoring in overtime against Montreal. Oskar Lindblom, Kevin Hayes, and Travis Konecny scored for the Flyers in regulation during a 4-3 win. Provorov now has seven regular-season game-winners in his career, which are the most by a Flyers […]

Mika Zibanejad Finishes Saturday's Win With Two Points

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad recorded a two-point game against the Devils on Saturday, scoring a short-handed goal and dishing out a short-handed assist. Jesper Fast also scored a shorty, while Adam Fox bagged a power-play goal and Brady Skjei finished things off with an empty-netter in a 4-0 win. Jacob Trouba had two […]

Alexandar Georgiev Posts Third Career Shutout

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 33 shots in Saturday's 4-0 win over New Jersey, posting his first shutout of the season and the third of his career. The young Russian had given up five goals in back-to-back appearances, so this will be a nice confidence-booster for him. Georgiev has a decent 6-4-1 […]

Blake Wheeler, Patrik Laine Combine For Four Points Vs. Ducks

Winnipeg Jets wingers Blake Wheeler and Patrik Laine both finished Friday's 3-0 win over Anaheim with two assists. Neal Pionk, Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor took care of the goals. Wheeler now has three straight games with multiple points, while Laine has picked up five points in the last two matchups. Playing on the road […]

Connor Hellebuyck Records Second Shutout Of The Season

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck produced 24 saves on his way to his second shutout of the season on Friday in a 3-0 win at Anaheim. Hellebuyck was busiest in the second period with 13 saves. He now has 16 career shutouts, which puts him just behind Ondrej Pavelec, who holds the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise […]

Artemi Panarin Grabs Another Point To Continue Historic Month

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin finished Friday's overtime loss to Boston with one assist, taking his tally for the month to 23 points. The Russian's 23 points are the most a Rangers player has ever recorded in the month of November, and the most in any month since Jaromir Jagr had 26 points […]

Jaroslav Halak Stays Sharp In Friday's Win

Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak produced his sixth win of the season on Friday as the B's came from behind to beat the Rangers 3-2 in overtime. Halak stopped 26 pucks to improve his record for the season to 6-1-3. His only regulation loss came on Oct. 10 against Colorado. The veteran netminder finished November […]

David Pastrnak, David Krejci Lead Boston's Comeback Charge

Boston Bruins forwards David Pastrnak and David Krejci both had two points as the B's erased a two-goal deficit to beat the Rangers 3-2 on Friday. Jake DeBrusk also had a multi-point game, dishing out two assists. Pastrnak knotted things up at 2-2 in the third with his 24th goal of the season and Krejci […]

Jesperi Kotkaniemi Tallies Pair Of Points In Thursday's Loss

Montreal Canadiens center Jesperi Kotkaniemi recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Thursday, finishing a 6-4 loss to New Jersey with a goal and an assist. Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the Habs, who came from behind three times but then ran out of gas. Kotkaniemi had an […]

Travis Zajac Enjoys Three-Point Night Against Montreal

New Jersey Devils center Travis Zajac killed it with his linemates Nikita Gusev and Blake Coleman on Thursday, as they combined for 10 points in a 6-4 win over Montreal. Zajac scored the team's second goal and added two assists. The outbreak came after he had managed just two points across his previous 16 appearances. […]

Nikita Gusev Records His First Multi-Point Game

New Jersey Devils left wing Nikita Gusev had a hat trick of assists in Thursday's 6-4 win over Montreal, recording his first career multi-point game. The Russian winger reached the landmark already in the opening frame, setting up linemates Blake Coleman and Travis Zajac for goals. He added one assist later on in the third […]

Blake Coleman Celebrates Birthday With Four Points

New Jersey Devils center Blake Coleman had a very enjoyable 28th birthday on Thursday, exploding for four points in a 6-4 win at Montreal. He opened and finished the scoring while picking up two assists in between. Coleman now has two multi-goal games across his last three outings. Most (10) of his points this season […]

Jimmy Vesey, Victor Olofsson Score In Buffalo's Loss

Buffalo Sabres wingers Jimmy Vesey and Victor Olofsson both found the net on Wednesday in a painful 3-2 overtime loss to Calgary. Olofsson, who stretched his point streak to five games, but the Sabres up at the start of the third period, but their lead lasted for only a few minutes. Vesey struck a short-handed […]

David Rittich Pulls Off 32 Saves Against Buffalo

Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich had a strong performance on Wednesday against Buffalo, finishing a 3-2 overtime win with 32 saves. The 27-year-old netminder has now registered at least 30 saves in four straight starts to improve his record for the season to 11-7-4. He's carrying a 2.76 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. […]