Brock Nelson Has Goals In Back-To-Back Games

New York Islanders forward Brock Nelson made it two goals in two games on Wednesday, opening the scoring in an eventual 3-2 overtime loss to Florida. It was his only shot on goal. Nelson, who had three consecutive 20-goal seasons before finishing with 19 in 2017-18, has been really shy with the puck this season, […]

Jordan Eberle Nets First Goal Of The Season

New York Islanders right wing Jordan Eberle scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday, putting the team up 2-0 on a power play before finishing up on the losing side in overtime. Eberle was over the moon to join the Isles to link up with John Tavares, but he's gone now and Eberle's […]

James Reimer Grabs His First Win Of The Year

Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer allowed two goals in 32 minutes in Wednesday's matchup with the Islanders, but he still skated away with his first win of the season after Mike Hoffman made it 3-2 in overtime. It was a poor start by Reimer, but he bounced back superbly and the team did a great […]

Aaron Ekblad Keeps Gaining Momentum

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad, who was pointless through the team's first six games of the season, has now recorded assists in back-to-back games. He and Nick Bjugstad registered power-play helpers on a Frank Vatrano goal in Wednesday's 3-2 win against the Islanders. Head coach Bob Boughner mixed up his defensive pairings this week, with […]

Evgenii Dadonov Extends Point Streak To Five Games

Florida Panthers right wing Evgenii Dadonov extended his point streak to five games on Wednesday, scoring the team's second goal in a 3-2 overtime win against the Isles, with Aleksander Barkov and MacKenzie Weegar bagging the assists. Dadonov has been one of the most consistent performers on the free-scoring team and that has led to […]

Aleksander Barkov Bags A Pair Of Assists On Wednesday

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov provided a couple of crucial assists in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win against the Islanders, dishing out the primary helper on the 2-2 game-tying goal and notching up one on the game-winner as well. It's his third multi-point game of the season after he also had two assists last Saturday against […]

Mike Hoffman Seals Second Win For Panthers

Florida Panthers left wing Mike Hoffman scored the decisive goal in Wednesday's 3-2 result against the Islanders to help the team record only their second win of the season. Assisted by Keith Yandle and Aleksander Barkov, Hoffman netted one on a power play in overtime to extend his goal-scoring streak to three games. The Panthers […]

P.J. Tucker Has Seven Steals In Losing Effort

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker looked like he had four arms in Wednesday's 100-89 loss to Utah, finishing with seven steals in 39 minutes. It was an amazing defensive performance from him, and he wasn't far off from setting a franchise record, which is owned by Clyde Drexler who once had 10 steals in a […]

Eric Gordon Builds A Brick House Versus Jazz

Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon dropped brick after brick in Wednesday's 100-89 loss to Utah, shooting 5-for-21 from the field and a shocking 1-for-12 from downtown. He played a team-high 40 minutes and had four rebounds with three assists, but the shooting was unacceptable, and it came at a really bad time, as this was […]

Clint Capela Notches Second Double-Double

Houston Rockets center Clint Capela had a tough night at the office on Wednesday against Utah and Rudy Gobert, but he still managed to record his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds. He shot 5-for-9 from the field while missing both attempts from the line. Five turnovers left a large […]

Carmelo Anthony Has Best Game As Rocket

Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony had his best game for the team so far on Wednesday, logging 39 minutes off the bench and scoring 22 points on 9-for-17 shooting in a 100-89 loss to Utah. He shot 3-for-8 from three-point land and also picked up seven rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block. Melo […]

James Harden Scores 29 Points Before Early Exit

Houston Rockets guard James Harden scored 29 points on 10-for-19 shooting Wednesday against Utah, missing just once with his four attempts from deep before making an early exit with a tight hamstring. The Beard missed the final seven regular-season games last season with a hamstring problem, but the injury isn't thought to be serious this […]

Derrick Favors Just Misses Double-Double On Wednesday

Utah Jazz forward/center Derrick Favors was close to his first double-double of the season on Wednesday, finishing with eight points and eight rebounds in a 100-89 win over the Rockets. He shot 3-for-5 from the field and made both attempts from the charity stripe. Favors also had two blocks and one steal in the contest. […]

Ricky Rubio Records More Turnovers Than Points

Utah Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio looked awful in Wednesday's 100-89 road win at Houston, shooting 1-for-8 from the field and finishing with more turnovers (six) than points (four). He also failed to get more assists than turnovers, ending up with six dimes. Rubio is off to an awful start to the season, with the […]

Joe Ingles Gets Back To His Best From Deep

Utah Jazz small forward Joe Ingles, who made less than 20 percent of his three-point attempts on Monday against Memphis, was back to his best on Wednesday at Houston, sinking three of six triples. He shot 3-for-8 overall from the field to finish with 11 points, six rebounds, three assists, and one steal. Despite the […]

Rudy Gobert Keeps Double-Double Streak Alive

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert was in a bit of foul trouble on Wednesday against the Rockets, but he still managed to stay aggressive and collect another double-double. He's had double-digit points and rebounds in every contest this season so far, and he pulled down 13 boards against the Rockets, while shooting 4-for-5 from the […]

Donovan Mitchell Drops 38 Points On Rockets

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell was unstoppable for the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, with him scoring 38 points in 39 minutes on 14-for-25 shooting. He was 4-for-9 from downtown and 6-for-8 from the charity stripe. Mitchell also picked up seven assists and five rebounds with three turnovers. He had scored just a total of […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Faces NHL's Hottest Line On Wednesday

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has to be top-notch on Wednesday with the team visiting the Colorado Avalanche, who boast the league's hottest line. Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, and Gabriel Landeskog have combined 43 points through nine games, with only Landeskog failing to pick up points from every outing. Vasilevskiy has just had his […]

James Reimer Starts For Florida Wednesday Night

Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer will guard the away crease on Wednesday at the Barclay's Center looking for his first win of the season. Reimer has a 0-2-1 record with a 3.91 goals-against average and a .870 save percentage. The Panthers have scored goals for fun, but neither Reimer or Michael Hutchinson has managed to […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Picks Up Pair Of Assists

Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau provided the primary assists on both of the team's goals in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Rangers, improving his tally for the season to seven points. Huberdeau is averaging a point per game, but five of his points have actually come in two games, so it's not been a consistent […]

Mike Hoffman Scores His Third Panthers Goal

Florida Panthers left wing Mike Hoffman scored his third goal of the season on Tuesday in a 5-2 losing effort against the Rangers. The former Senator was hungry for a goal all night long, firing off a game-high seven shots. He finally netted one with 10 minutes left to play in regulation. Hoffman is rolling […]

Alexandar Georgiev Bags First Win Of The Year

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev stopped 36 of 38 shots on Tuesday against Florida to record his first win of the year. The Rangers found themselves behind after the opening period, with Georgiev letting one past him on a power play, but the team put on a special team clinic in the second frame […]

Mats Zuccarello Gets First Goals Of The Season

New York Rangers right wing Mats Zuccarello scored his first goals of the season -- one on a power play -- in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Florida. He scored with both of his shots and picked up two blocks and three hits as well. The Rangers have been pretty poor at the start of the […]

Mika Zibanejad Has Four-Point Night On Tuesday

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad had a very good day at the office on Tuesday, finishing a 5-2 win over Florida with four points. He stretched his goal streak to three games with a pair and had a couple of assists as well. Zibanejad scored one on a power play and one shorthanded, helping […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Picks Up Another Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky had another night to forget on Tuesday against the Coyotes, finishing a 4-1 loss with only 22 saves and a .846 save percentage. He's won just two of six starts this season, allowing 3.87 goals per game with a .872 save percentage, so you really should be looking elsewhere […]

Seth Jones Plays Big Minutes In Season Debut

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones (knee) looked completely healthy in his season debut on Tuesday, logging a team-high 27:24 in a 4-1 loss to Arizona. Jones spent 2:48 on the power play and picked up four and a half minutes shorthanded. He had no points but did record four shots, three blocks, and one […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Scores Only Columbus Goal On Tuesday

Columbus Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois scored the team's only goal in Tuesday's 4-1 home loss to the Coyotes. With Zach Werenski and Cam Atkinson helping him, Dubois ensured that the team got off to a perfect start, as he scored with just 31 seconds played, but his second goal of the season ended up […]

Darcy Kuemper Records First Win Of The Season

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper looked unbeatable on Tuesday against the Blue Jackets, stopping 35 pucks to pick up his first win of the season. His second start of the year got off to an awful start, as the Jackets scored with just a half a minute played, but Kuemper recovered in spectacular fashion, making […]

Jordan Oesterle Gets Third Point In Four Games

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jordan Oesterle has been the team's hottest blue-liner in recent games, collecting his third point in the last four outings on Tuesday against Columbus. He registered a power-play helper on the team's game-winning goal in a 4-1 result. Oesterle has featured in just five games overall, so his points tally looks impressive. […]

Alex Galchenyuk Logs 15 Minutes In Season Debut

Arizona Coyotes forward Alex Galchenyuk (lower body) made his season debut on Tuesday, logging 15:01 in his team debut against Columbus. It was a relatively quiet outing, as Galchenyuk didn't record any points in a 4-1 win and had only one shot and one hit, finishing with a minus-one rating. Three of his 15 minutes […]