Patrik Berglund Returns To Lineup On Friday

Buffalo Sabres center Patrik Berglund will return to the lineup on Friday against the Jets after being a healthy scratch in Tuesday's 2-1 win vs. Tampa Bay. He'll replace Evan Rodrigues on the third line. Berglund is a former 20-goal scorer, but he hasn't had much fantasy value this season, managing only four points -- […]

Carter Hutton Faces Winnipeg On Friday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton has a very tough matchup on Friday, as the team visits the high-scoring Jets, who are averaging 3.64 goals per game in front of their fans this season. They have won eight of 11 home games, so Hutton and the Sabres, who have won three straight, face a huge test. […]

Laurent Brossoit Starts For Jets Friday Night

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit will guard the cage for the team in Friday's home game against Buffalo. He'll look to continue a perfect start to the season, having won all three previous starts this campaign. Brossoit carries a 1.67 goals-against average and a .957 save percentage. He faces a hot Sabres team that's won […]

Brandon Dubinsky Has Multi-Point Night Against Panthers

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky recorded his first multi-point night of the season on Thursday, picking up a goal and an assist in a huge 7-3 win against the Panthers. He ended a three-game point drought in the process. Dubinsky was really unlucky at the start of the season when a torn oblique forced […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Stays Hot On Thursday

Columbus Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the third consecutive game in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Panthers to continue his recent hot form. He's recorded seven goals and 11 points in the last 10 games. Dubois picked up only eight points in October, but he's already got seven this month while averaging 3.4 […]

David Savard Plays Very Efficiently Against Florida

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman David Savard posted an outstanding plus-five rating in Thursday's 7-3 win against the Panthers. He finished the game with one assist and led the team in ice time with 22:28, while also recording one shot, one block, and one hit. Savard doesn't shine much offensively, but he plays a quietly efficient […]

Cam Atkinson Scores Again On Thursday

Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Cam Atkinson stretched his goal streak to three games on Thursday, scoring a short-handed goal in a 7-3 win over Florida. Atkinson has been busy on the special teams this season, netting four of his team-best nine goals in these situations. He also had an assist against Florida to make […]

Joonas Korpisalo Continues Good Start

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo continued his good start to the season on Thursday, making 40 saves to pick up his fifth win in eight starts with a 7-3 result against Florida. Korpisalo's numbers are actually quite ugly, but he's somehow still managed to post a nice 5-0-2 record. He's allowing 3.68 goals per […]

Roberto Luongo's Winning Streak Comes To An End

Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo had his winning streak cut on Thursday in a 7-3 loss to Columbus. He had won four straight starts since returning from an injury at the start of the month before allowing six goals on 36 shots in the heavy defeat. Luongo looked set to post his fifth straight win […]

Mike Hoffman Extends Point Streak To 14 Games

Florida Panthers left wing Mike Hoffman extended the NHL's longest active point streak to 14 games and established a franchise record for the longest such run on Thursday, surpassing Pavel Bure. He picked up the primary assist on a power play in the opening period when Aaron Ekblad made it 2-0, but the Cats ended […]

Mike Smith Continues To Struggle At Home

Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Smith suffered his third straight loss on Thursday, finishing with only 19 saves and a .864 save percentage against Montreal in a 3-2 result. Smith has been a liability for the Flames on home ice this season, registering a 4.17 goals-against average and .843 save percentage. His overall numbers aren't much […]

Matthew Tkachuk Scores Twice In Thursday's Loss

Calgary Flames left wing Matthew Tkachuk scored both of the team's goals in Thursday's 3-2 loss to Montreal. He put the team on the board on a power play with Mark Giordano and Elias Lindholm providing the assists before Giordano linked up with T.J. Brodie to help Tkachuk get his second. Tkachuk is having a […]

Carey Price Produces Season-High 43 Saves On Thursday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price played a massive part in Thursday's 3-2 win over Calgary, as he finished with a season-high 43 saves. The Habs got outshot 45-22, but Price kept them in the game and they managed to win in the end thanks to two third-period goals. It's not been pretty by Price this […]

Tomas Tatar Scores Eighth Goal Of The Season

Montreal Canadiens left wing Tomas Tatar has officially twice as many goals in the team's colors than he had last season for Vegas after netting his eighth of the year in Thursday's 3-2 road win at Calgary. He's gotten five of them in the last five games, improving his points tally for the season to […]

Jonathan Drouin Extends Point Streak To Four Games

Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin has bounced back very well from a minus-four performance he had on Nov. 6 against the Rangers, putting together a four-game point streak. He scored the team's second goal in Thursday's 3-2 win at Calgary while also registering a team-high four shots on net. His linemates Andrew Shaw and Max […]

Artturi Lehkonen Wins It For Habs In Calgary

Montreal Canadiens left wing Artturi Lehkonen scored his second goal of the season on Thursday, netting the 3-2 game-winner against Calgary. He ended a lengthy dry spell as he hadn't scored since the season opener. Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Noah Juulsen helped out with the assists. Lehkonen has had plenty of shots this season (38), but […]

Jrue Holiday Has Second Consecutive Double-Double

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday recorded his second consecutive double-double on Wednesday, finishing a 107-100 loss to Minnesota with 14 points and 10 assists. However, it wasn't a very good performance, as he shot a poor 7-for-18 from the field and missed all three attempts from deep while recording six turnovers for the third […]

Nikola Mirotic Posts Another Double-Double In Return To Lineup

New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic was back on the court on Wednesday after missing a couple of games and he showed that he hadn't picked up any rust, going for a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double against the Timberwolves. His struggles from deep continued with a 2-for-8 effort, but he shot a solid 7-for-14 overall. Mirotic […]

Anthony Davis Struggles From Field Against Minnesota

New Orleans Pelicans forward/center Anthony Davis struggled from the field in Wednesday's loss to Minnesota, shooting only 9-for-25. However, he did really well from the line, sinking 9 of 10 freebies, so he still ended up getting a solid 29 points. AD also had 11 rebounds to extend his double-double streak to four games. He […]

E'Twaun Moore Leads Pelicans In Scoring On Wednesday

New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard E'Twaun Moore scored a team-high 31 points in Wednesday's 107-100 loss to Minnesota, shooting 13-for-23 from the field, including a really good 4-for-8 from deep. He also had four rebounds, four assists, and one steal. Moore is a good shooter and he had a couple of 20-plus point nights last […]

Dario Saric Scores Nine Points In Minnesota Debut

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Dario Saric played 20 minutes off the bench in his team debut on Wednesday, scoring nine points on 3-for-7 shooting. He finished 1-for-2 from downtown and 2-for-2 from the line. Saric bagged three rebounds and a couple of steals as well. The Croatian failed to impress in his debut, but he didn't […]

Robert Covington Logs 41 Minutes In Timberwolves Debut

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Robert Covington wasn't given any time to settle in on his new team, as he ended up logging a team-high 41 minutes in Wednesday's 107-100 win over New Orleans. He had 13 points in his debut, shooting 4-for-11 from the field and 3-for-7 from downtown. Covington also picked up seven rebounds, […]

Taj Gibson Settles For 10 Points Against Pelicans

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson had a quiet outing on Wednesday against the New Orleans Pelicans, producing only 10 points on 4-for-7 shooting and four rebounds. He played 28 minutes as a starter in what was the team's first game since the addition of Robert Covington and Dario Saric. Gibson looks set to be […]

Jeff Teague Posts Another Double-Double

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague struggled with his shooting form on Wednesday against New Orleans, shooting 4-for-13 from the field, but he still ended up getting a nice double-double with 14 points and 14 assists. Teague has now posted double-doubles in both games since returning from a knee injury, so he was clearly rehabbed […]

Andrew Wiggins Drops Four Triples On The Pels

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins matched his season high with four made triples on Wednesday, shooting 4-for-9 from deep against the Pelicans. He was clearly feeling it from deep, but his overall shooting ended up being a lowly 8-for-22. Wiggins finished with 23 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals, and one block. Getting […]

Karl-Anthony Towns Leads Timberwolves Past Pelicans

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns stole the show in Wednesday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans, extending his double-double streak to three games with a 25-point, 16-rebound effort. He also had three assists and two blocks in the 107-100 win, shooting 9-fo-17 from the field and 2-for-4 from deep with a perfect 5-for-5 record from […]

Ryan O'Reilly Sees Point Streak End

St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly finished without a single point for the first time since Oct. 14 on Wednesday, when the team couldn't get anything past Corey Crawford in a 1-0 loss to Chicago. O'Reilly arrived into the game with a 10-game point streak and he had a chance to match Phil Goyette for […]

Brent Seabrook Nets Lucky Game-Winner For Chicago

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook scored the only goal of the game on Wednesday against the Blues, registering a power-play marker early in the second period. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane had the assists. It was actually Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, who sent the puck into the net, but Seabrook was the last Hawks player […]

Corey Crawford Keeps Blues At Bay

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford was perfect on Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues, stopping all 28 shots to register his first shutout of the year. The Hawks themselves could muster only 19 shots in a 1-0 win, so Crawford played a major role in ending an eight-game skid. He improved his record for the […]

Mikko Koskinen Records Fourth Win Of The Season

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen stopped 27 of 29 shots on Tuesday against Montreal, picking up his fourth win of the season. The Finnish netminder has done really well in his comeback season, posting a 4-1-0 record in five starts with one shutout, a 2.52 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage. Cam Talbot is […]