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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Nikola Jokic Comes One Rebound Short Of Triple-Double

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic showcased his entire skill set once more on Monday, coming just one rebound short of a triple-double. He had nine rebounds, 12 points and 10 assists against the Pelicans with 3-for-8 shooting. He also sank two of four triples and had two blocks in 29 minutes on the floor. The […]

Henrik Lundqvist Stops 36 Pucks In Sunday's Loss

New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist did very little wrong on Sunday against the Kings, finishing with 36 saves, but like many times already this season, his efforts weren't enough to get the win. Kings won the game 4-3 with the Rangers allowing over three goals for a fourth time in their last five games. […]

Ryan Spooner Scores In Losing Effort

New York Rangers forward Ryan Spooner scored his first goal of the season in Sunday's 4-3 road loss to the Kings. Anthony DeAngelo and Brady Skjei had the assists when Spooner made it 3-3 late in the game, but there was still enough time for the Kings to end their six-game skid. After logging less […]

Anthony DeAngelo Returns To Lineup In Spectacular Fashion

New York Rangers defenseman Anthony DeAngelo was the team's best player on the ice in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Kings, finishing with two points -- a goal and an assist -- and a plus-three rating, while also blocking a pair of shots. DeAngelo has missed most of the games this season as a healthy […]

Vladislav Namestnikov Has Two-Point Night

New York Rangers forward Vladislav Namestnikov ended a seven-game pointless streak on Sunday, getting a goal and an assist in a 4-3 loss at L.A. It's his first multi-point game since his Rangers debut on Feb. 28. His trade from Tampa hasn't worked out well for him so far, as he's recorded only seven points […]

Jack Campbell Gets Back To Winning Ways

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell, who had a couple of spectacular performances at the start of the season, ended a personal three-game losing streak on Sunday, stopping 22 pucks against the Rangers in a 4-3 win. Campbell accidentally deflected a pass into his own net with his skate in the second period to put […]

Drew Doughty Has Two Assists On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty recorded two assists -- both on the power play -- as the team ended a six-game skid at home against the Rangers. They were down two before the power play went to work, with Doughty helping Dustin Brown and Ilya Kovalchuk to tie things up. He was hungry for […]

Alec Martinez Scores Game-Winner On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's 4-3 result against the Rangers, netting in the final minute of regulation. It's his first goal of the season to go along with two assists. He also blocked four efforts from the opposition. The Kings have been awful in recent weeks, so Martinez […]

Dustin Brown Scores In Season Debut

Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown, who missed the start of the season with a broken finger, scored in his season debut on Sunday, netting a power-play marker against the Rangers. He had three shots in total in the game with one block and seven hits. Brown had been a fantasy afterthought for multiple […]

Ilya Kovalchuk Leads Kings To Victory Versus Rangers

Los Angeles Kings left wing Ilya Kovalchuk had his first three-point night since returning to the NHL, picking up a goal and two assists in a 4-3 win over the Rangers on Sunday. Two of the points came on the power play, including his third goal of the season. Kovalchuk ended a three-game dry spell. […]

Trevor Ariza Lets Down Suns On Sunday

Phoenix Suns forward Trevor Ariza was a weak spot for the team on Sunday, as he finished a 117-110 loss to OKC with a game-worst minus-22 rating. He logged 28 minutes as a starter and had five points with five rebounds, three assists, and two steals, managing to make only one of his four field […]