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Darren Collison Stays Quiet At MSG
Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison settled for a back seat on Wednesday against the Knicks, providing only eight points in a 107-101 win. He shot 4-for-7 from the field and had six assists with one turnover in 24 minutes on the floor. Collison had been great in the previous two outings, but he just […]
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Bojan Bogdanovic Scores 10 Points On Wednesday
Indiana Pacers small forward Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 10 points in Wednesday's 107-101 road win at the Madison Square Garden. He was very little involved offensively, taking only eight shots, but he made half of them and still managed to get to double figures. Bogdanovic had a great 25-point outing last Saturday against Cleveland, but he's […]
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Thaddeus Young Posts Double-Double In Pacers Win
Indiana Pacers forward Thaddeus Young picked up his first double-double of the season on Wednesday, finishing a 107-101 road win against the Knicks with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He also provided massive defensive stats in 34 minutes, picking up five steals and three blocks. Young shot 5-for-10 on the night with one three-pointer. It's […]
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Domantas Sabonis Matches Career High With 30 Points
Indiana Pacers forward/center Domantas Sabonis had one of his best outings as an NBA player on Wednesday when he finished a perfect 12-for-12 from the field to match his career high with 30 points. He missed one of his eight free throws otherwise it would've been a 100 percent shooting night all around. Sabonis also […]
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Victor Oladipo Plays Through Bronchitis
Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo wasn't feeling well Wednesday night at the Madison Square Garden, but he still helped the team to a 107-101 win over the Knicks. Oladipo said he played through bronchitis, but that didn't stop him from dropping 24 points on 10-for-18 shooting. He got better as the game went on, with […]
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Robin Lehner Forced To Exit Early On Tuesday
New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner failed to finish Tuesday's tilt with the Pens after picking up an injury which head coach Barry Trotz described as "a strain." It was a great shame, as the Swede was having a very solid game, saving 23 of 25 pucks through two periods of play. Thomas Greiss came […]
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Ryan Pulock Picks Up Pair Of Assists
New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Tuesday, picking up two assists in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. He provided the helpers on the team's first and last goal, scored by Andrew Ladd and Tom Kuhnhackl respectively. His defense partner Nick Leddy also had two assists. A […]
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Matt Martin Has Multi-Point Night
New York Islanders left wing Matt Martin registered his first multi-point game in nearly 12 months on Tuesday, picking up a goal and an assist in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. He recorded the helper on the team's second goal and scored a big one himself, making it 3-2 after the Pens had come back […]
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Brock Nelson Scores Another One On Tuesday
New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson continued his hot goal-scoring form on Tuesday, netting the team's second one in a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. He's now got six goals for the season, with five of them coming in the last five games. Nelson has started to shoot more in recent games, so you don't have […]
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Jordan Eberle Scores Twice On Tuesday
New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle scored twice on Tuesday against the Penguins in a big 6-3 win, with Mathew Barzal picking up primary assists on both occasions. The Barzal line has gotten back on track lately after a slow start to the year, so Eberle's fantasy stock is rising quickly, with four of […]
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Matt Murray Gets Pulled In Big Defeat
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray was pulled for the first time this season on Tuesday after he gave up four goals with nine shots against the Isles. He allowed two in the first with six shots, so you pretty much knew what was going to happen during the rest of the game. Murray lasted only […]
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Jamie Oleksiak Has Two Assists On Tuesday
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jamie Oleksiak picked up two assists on Tuesday against the Islanders, pushing his tally for the season to seven points in nine games. Oleksiak is suddenly looking like Brent Burns out there, as he's racked up six points in the last four games. He had only 36 points in 187 career games […]
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Evgeni Malkin Continues Tear With Sixth Goal
Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin scored his sixth goal of the season on Tuesday against the Islanders to extend his point streak to eight games. He's quietly picked up 16 points during the streak, which has led to him trailing Mikko Rantanen only by two points on the league's top scorers list. Malkin is already […]
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Dominik Simon Stretches Point Streak To Four Games
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Dominik Simon is putting points on the board in a hurry lately, as he stretched his point streak to four games on Tuesday night. He scored the team's first goal in a 6-3 loss to the Islanders while registering a whopping six shots in the game. Simon has seven points in 10 […]
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Sidney Crosby Has Fourth Consecutive Multi-Point Game
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby continued his success against the Islanders on Tuesday night, stretching his run of multi-point games to four in the process. Sid helped Dominik Simon put the Pens on the board late in the first before scoring himself only a few minutes later. Crosby tried everything to give the team a […]
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Marcus Johansson Returns For Devils On Tuesday
New Jersey Devils forward Marcus Johansson will return to the lineup on Tuesday against Tampa Bay after missing the previous game with an illness. He'll skate on the second line alongside Pavel Zacha and Jean-Sebastien Dea. It's not been a good start to the season for Johansson, as he's collected only two points in seven […]
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Keith Kinkaid Keeps His Place In Devils Crease
New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid will make his ninth start of the season on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning, even though Cory Schneider is back with the team, having finished up a conditioning stint in the AHL. Schneider has now fully recovered from an offseason hip surgery, so his season debut should be […]
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Victor Hedman Out For At Least Two More Games
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (upper body), who got injured last Friday, will miss at least two games this week. The big Swede already sat out Saturday's big 7-1 loss at Arizona, but he's still not ready to return. There's also a chance that he'll miss Tampa's back-to-back set at the weekend against Ottawa […]
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Ondrej Palat Remains Out On Tuesday
Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat (lower body) will remain out for Tuesday's home game against the New Jersey Devils. The Czech winger got injured last Friday against Vegas and ended up missing Saturday's matchup vs. Arizona. Head coach Jon Cooper is hopeful that Palat can return on Thursday against the Nashville Predators. Skating […]
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Andrei Vasilevskiy Faces New Jersey On Tuesday
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy will be in the crease for New Jersey's visit on Tuesday. The Russian netminder has been lights out at the start of the season, posting a 5-1-1 record with a 1.83 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage. He picked up his first shutout of the season last week […]
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Scott Darling Returns On Tuesday Night
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Scott Darling is set to make his season debut on Tuesday night after missing the start of the year with a lower-body injury. He'll be expected to be at his best straight away, as the Canes host the Bruins, who have suffered just three regulation defeats so far. Darling built quite a […]
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Frank Jackson Has 10 Points On Monday
New Orleans Pelicans point guard Frank Jackson managed to get double-digit points for a second consecutive game on Monday, finishing a 116-111 loss to Denver with 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting. He played 26 minutes off the bench and was perfect with his two three-point attempts. Jackson is a second-round pick of the 2017 NBA […]
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E'Twaun Moore Scores 18 Points In Road Loss
New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard E'Twaun Moore was one the main offensive weapons for the team on Monday against the Nuggets, but his 18 points couldn't save the team from a 116-111 loss. He shot 7-for-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from deep, with three made triples in a game being his season-high. 29-year-old Moore […]
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Nikola Mirotic Records Third Double-Double Of The Season
New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic maintained his double-double form on Monday against the Nuggets, recording 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 116-111 road loss. He was cold from the field, making only 7 of 17 field goal attempts and going 3-for-11 from deep, but he made up for it defensively with three steals […]
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Jrue Holiday Gets Close To Triple-Double Numbers
New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday didn't put up the offensive show that was expected from him with Anthony Davis (elbow) out on Monday against the Nuggets, but he still provided a nice fantasy line, finishing with 16 points, nine assists, eight rebounds, one steal, and one block. He shot 7-for-13 from the field in […]
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Julius Randle Leads Pelicans In Scoring On Monday
New Orleans Pelicans power forward Julius Randle had his best game of the season on Monday, scoring a team-high 24 points off the bench while also picking up eight rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block in 27 minutes. He shot 8-for-11 from the field and got to know the free-throw line very well, […]
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Malik Beasley Provides Secondary Scoring
Denver Nuggets shooting guard Malik Beasley helped Trey Lyles get it done off the bench on Monday, with them providing 29 of the team's 36 bench points. Beasley had 12 of them on 5-for-9 shooting while logging 31 minutes. He was useful on the boards as well, grabbing six rebounds, and he dished out two […]
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Paul Millsap Scores Season-High 18 Points In Nuggets Win
Denver Nuggets forward/center Paul Millsap shot 6-for-12 from the field on Monday against New Orleans to post a new season high with 18 points. He did his work in only 27 minutes, adding eight rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block to his tally. The days of Millsap getting 20-plus points a game are […]
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Gary Harris Does It All On Monday
Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris logged a very impressive 33 minutes on Monday against the Pelicans, finishing with 23 points, six rebounds, six assists, two steals and one block with zero turnovers. Harris is quietly turning into a fantasy monster, as his versatility helps him rack up stats even if he doesn't shoot particularly well […]
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Jamal Murray Notches 23 Points And Five Steals Versus Pelicans
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray got it done both offensively and defensively on Monday against the Pelicans, scoring 23 points on 9-for-19 shooting and picking up five steals, which is his new career high. Murray is averaging less than one steal per game for his career, so getting five on one night was a massive […]
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