Louis Domingue Gets The Hawks On Friday

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Louis Domingue will face the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday in what will be his 10th start of the season. Domingue has allowed at least three goals in four straight starts, but he boasts a positive record for the season with 6-3-0. He's giving up 3.46 goals per game with a .898 […]

Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson Promoted To First Line On Friday

Boston Bruins center Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson will be the team's first-line center on Friday against Pittsburgh. With Patrice Bergeron (upper body) missing, head coach Bruce Cassidy has been forced into some lineup juggling and he's rewarding Forsbacka Karlsson for his good recent play. The 22-year-old Swede has scored in back-to-back games. He's been praised for […]

Jaroslav Halak Takes On Pittsburgh Friday Night

Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak will make his 13th start of the season on Friday, taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice. He'll be looking to protect a perfect home record, having gone 4-0-0 at the TD Garden this season with a 1.75 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage. Halak's overall record for […]

Tristan Jarry Makes Season Debut On Friday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will make his season debut on Friday against the Boston Bruins. He was called up from the minors on Thursday after it was revealed that Matt Murray (lower body) headed to the injured reserve. Jarry had a solid year last season, putting together a 14-6-2 record with a 2.77 goals-against […]

Pekka Rinne Sets NHL Record With 320th Win

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne set a new NHL record for the most wins by a Finnish goalie on Wednesday, picking up his 320th career win in a 4-1 result against St. Louis. He stopped 28 of 29 shots on his way towards the record, finishing with a .966 save percentage. Former San Jose and […]

Filip Forsberg Nets Short-Handed Game-Winner

Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg scored his first short-handed goal of the season on Wednesday and it turned out to be the game-winner in a 4-1 result against the Blues. Ryan Ellis also scored a shorty in the game with Frederick Gaudreau and Austin Watson taking care of the other goals. Forsberg now has […]

Robert Thomas Scores Only Blues Goal On Wednesday

St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas scored the team's only goal in Wednesday's 4-1 loss at Nashville. It's his first career goal and it came in his 16th game, which he spent on the second line alongside Robby Fabbri and Brayden Schenn. Schenn had the only assist on the goal. Thomas is the 20th pick […]

Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson Has Goals In Back-To-Back Games

Boston Bruins center Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson scored the opening goal in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit to make it goals in back-to-back games for himself. Chris Wagner also scored for the Bruins. Forsbacka Karlsson, who started the season in the AHL, was brought back to the big club on Nov. 9 and he's steadily […]

Andreas Athanasiou Scores Twice Versus Bruins

Detroit Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou scored twice in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win against Boston. He tied the game in the third period and netted the game-winner with only 49 seconds played in the extra frame. Athanasiou has been on fire since returning from a leg injury on Nov. 9, putting up eight points in […]

Evan Rodrigues Scores Game-Winner On Wednesday

Buffalo Sabres winger Evan Rodrigues recorded the game-winning goal in Wednesday's 5-2 result against the Flyers. Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Dahlin had the assists when Rodrigues scored his first goal of the season with 8:55 played in the opening frame. Rodrigues also had an assist on a Johan Larsson goal later on to register his […]

Jeff Skinner Nets 15th Goal Of The Year

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner scored his 15th goal of the season in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Philadelphia. It took him only 3:38 to get the scoring started with Jason Pominville picking up the lone assist. Skinner is now tied second in the league for goals and he's up to 23 points in 22 […]

Claude Giroux Gets 25th Point With Goal

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux scored his eighth goal of the season in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Buffalo, reaching his 25th point of the year. He netted the team's first goal after the Sabres had jumped to a big lead with a four-goal opening period. Wayne Simmonds got the other one for Philly. Giroux has […]

Victor Rask Logs 10:32 In Season Debut

Carolina Hurricanes center Victor Rask made his season debut on Wednesday against Toronto, logging 10:32 with no power-play time. He centered the fourth line and produced two shots and one hit in the game. It's great to see him in action again, but it looks like it will take quite a bit of time until […]

Jordan Staal Has Two Assists In Canes Win

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal finished Wednesday's 5-2 win over Toronto with two assists, helping Justin Williams and Sebastian Aho to score. Staal got off to a red-hot start to the season, but he's found it difficult to produce offense for over a month now. He finished pointless in 12 of 14 games before finding […]

Micheal Ferland Nets Game-Winner For Canes Versus Leafs

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Micheal Ferland scored the game-winning goal on a power play in Wednesday's 5-2 result against Toronto. Ferland started the month with a four-game point drought, but he's bounced back very well, scoring in four of the last five games, taking his tally for the season to 11 goals. Five of his […]

John Tavares Keeps Scoring On The Road

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares scored his 14th goal of the season in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Carolina. He's been especially hot on the road this season, with 11 of his 14 goals and 18 of his 26 points coming away from home. Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Leafs on Wednesday. It took […]

Brandon Saad Extends Goal Streak To Three Games

Chicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Saad scored the team's first goal in Wednesday's 4-2 loss at Washington, extending his goal streak to three games. Erik Gustafsson also scored for the Hawks. Saad has been on a good run lately, failing to pick up any points just once in the last six games. Chicago's new head […]

Michal Kempny Scores Game-Winner Against Former Team

Washington Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny netted the game-winner in Wednesday's 4-2 result against his former team, the Chicago Blackhawks. Kempny now has points in back-to-back games, but overall, he hasn't been very productive this season, managing only four points in 18 games. He hadn't scored a single goal before Wednesday. Kempny has shown some flashes […]

Tom Wilson Stays Hot On Wednesday

Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson continued his hot form on Wednesday, scoring the opening goal in a 4-2 win against Chicago. He now has two goals and six points in five games since making his season debut following a 20-game suspension. Wilson has been more focused on his offensive game, registering only four blocks […]

Kevin Shattenkirk Dishes Out Two Assists On Wednesday

New York Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk posted his second multi-point game of the season on Wednesday, finishing a 5-0 win against the Islanders with two assists. He's had a very difficult season so far, spending some time as a healthy scratch and collecting only eight points in 21 games. However, Shattenkirk has now picked up […]

Filip Chytil Can't Stop Scoring

New York Rangers center Filip Chytil scored for a fifth consecutive game on Wednesday, becoming the 20th different teenager in NHL history to score in at least five straight games. Jimmy Carson owns the league record with seven games. Chytil had no goals and just three points for the season before starting his streak on […]

Alexandar Georgiev Records First Career Shutout

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev was the star of the show in this year's second Battle of New York on Wednesday, saving all 29 shots to post his first career shutout in a 5-0 win. He was busiest in the third period, making 13 stops. Georgiev improved his record for the season to 4-2-0. […]

Max Domi Scores Again On Wednesday

Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi became the sixth player in Habs history to record a point streak of 11 games or longer in his first season with the franchise when he scored his 11th goal of the season on Wednesday. He finished the scoring in a 5-2 loss to New Jersey, with linemates Jonathan Drouin […]

Taylor Hall Has Two Points Against Montreal

New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall ended a brief point drought on Wednesday, finishing a 5-2 win over Montreal with a goal and an assist. His sixth goal of the season ended up being the game-winner and he helped Nico Hischier to score in his return to the lineup. Hall recently had a four-point […]

Pavel Zacha Scores Twice In Devils Win

New Jersey Devils center Pavel Zacha scored twice in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Montreal taking his tally for the season to four goals. He had a miserable start to the season, but things have suddenly clicked for him recently with all of his four goals coming in the last three games. The former sixth overall […]

Reggie Bullock Matches Season High With Six Assists

Detroit Pistons guard/forward Reggie Bullock was limited to only eight points by the Rockets on Wednesday, but he did a good job as a facilitator, matching his season high with six assists. He ended up leading the team in dimes, with point guards struggling to perform. Bullock also did a good job defensively, getting a […]

Reggie Jackson Struggles On Wednesday

Detroit Pistons point guard Reggie Jackson had a tough time in Wednesday's matchup with Houston, shooting 3-for-9 from the field to finish with only nine points, three rebounds and two steals. He was 1-for-4 from deep and produced only one assist. Ish Smith played a lot better off the bench, so Jackson ended up logging […]

Andre Drummond Collects Another Double-Double

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond was relatively quiet on Wednesday against the Rockets, but he still picked up another double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. He's missed a double-double just twice so far this season. Drummond shot 8-for-12 from the field and even nailed one three-pointer -- his third of the season -- with […]

Blake Griffin Catches Fire In Fourth Quarter

Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin had 37 points in Wednesday's 126-124 loss at Houston, doing most of his damage in the fourth quarter when he nailed five straight treys. He finished 6-for-9 with his three-point shot and was 9-for-21 overall from the field. Griffin was also feeling it from the line, sinking 13 of […]

P.J. Tucker Gets Ejected On Wednesday

Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker had to settle for only 25 minutes on the floor in Wednesday's 126-124 win over Detroit as he was ejected in the third quarter. He was arguing with the officials and received two technical fouls for it. Tucker had six points, four rebounds, one steal, and one block before the […]