Jimmy Butler Plays Huge Minutes Versus Lakers

Minnesota Timberwolves guard/forward Jimmy Butler played a team-high 43 minutes on Wednesday against the Lakers, scoring 24 points on 9-for-18 shooting with five rebounds, five assists, and three steals. He filled it up from deep as well, finishing 5-for-8 from downtown. Butler is putting up great numbers, but his fantasy value has taken a hit […]

Derrick Rose Scores Team-High 31 Points

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Derrick Rose continued his renaissance on Wednesday night, scoring a team-high 31 points in a 114-110 loss to the Lakers. He was superb from downtown with seven triples and shot 11-for-17 overall from the field. Rose also had five assists in the game with four turnovers. The former league MVP is […]

Radek Faksa Scores Short-Handed Goal On Monday

Dallas Stars center Radek Faksa scored the team's only goal in Monday's 2-1 overtime loss at Boston. He netted his first short-handed goal of the season early in the game to open the scoring, but the Stars weren't able to build on that. Miro Heiskanen provided the only assist. Faksa has been a 33-point guy […]

Anton Khudobin Plays Well In Losing Effort

Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin had a good outing on Monday against Boston, finishing with 33 saves and a .943 save percentage, but his team's lack of offense led to a 2-1 overtime loss in the end. The former Bruin has done well in his few starts this season, posting a 2-1-1 record with a […]

Tuukka Rask Records Fourth Win Of The Season

Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask improved his record for the season to 4-3-0 with a 24-save performance on Monday against Dallas. Rask got beaten early on when Radek Faksa scored short-handed, but he was solid for the rest of the game, which ended with a 2-1 overtime win. It's not been a great start to […]

David Pastrnak Takes Goal-Scoring Lead With 12th Marker

Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak scored his 12th goal of the season in Monday's 2-1 win over Dallas, becoming the league's top goal-scorer. He was on target with his only shot on goal early in the first period on a power play. Patrice Bergeron and Jake DeBrusk were the helpers. Pastrnak now has 47 […]

Brad Marchand Nets Power-Play Winner On Monday

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand scored a power-play goal on Monday to lead the team to a 2-1 overtime victory against Dallas. The game seemed to be heading towards a shootout before Marchand recorded his fifth goal of the season with 31 ticks left of the extra period. David Krejci and Torey Krug had […]

Gordon Hayward Gets Close To Double-Double

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward flirted with a double-double on Monday against Denver, scoring eight points and grabbing nine rebounds. He missed both of his three-point attempts but didn't shoot too badly overall, finishing 3-for-7 from the floor. Hayward has combined only 12 points since an 18-point effort on Nov. 1 against Milwaukee, so […]

Al Horford Scores Efficient 12 Points Against Nuggets

Boston Celtics forward/center Al Horford had his best shooting night of the season in Monday's 115-107 loss to Denver, nailing six of his nine shots to finish with 12 points. He added six assists, four rebounds, and one steal to his tally in 33 minutes. Horford rarely does anything spectacular, but he always gets his […]

Jayson Tatum Doesn't Shoot Well On Monday

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum managed to make only five of his 14 field goal attempts on Monday against the Nuggets, finishing with 15 points in 35 minutes. He was more useful defensively, recording his second consecutive game with multiple blocks and getting one steal. Tatum is the guy who's logging the most minutes […]

Jaylen Brown Bounces Back On Monday

Boston Celtics guard/forward Jaylen Brown, who made only 35.7 percent of his shots in Saturday's loss to Indiana, got going again on Monday against the Nuggets, shooting 7-for-14 on his way to finishing with 15 points. He also had four rebounds and one steal in the game with 29 minutes. Brown has been getting plenty […]

Kyrie Irving Continues Hot Start To The Month

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving scored 31 points on 13-for-17 shooting in Monday's losing effort against Denver to continue his hot start to the month. He's averaging 25.7 points per game In November on 59.2 percent shooting, sinking treys with 56 percent. He was 4-for-6 from deep on Monday and polished off his fantasy […]

Trey Lyles Provides 13 Points In Monday's Win

Denver Nuggets power forward Trey Lyles was back in double figures on Monday against the Boston Celtics, scoring 13 points in 23 minutes off the bench. He did most of his damage from deep, finishing 3-for-7 with his three-ball. Lyles also picked up three rebounds and a season-high two blocks. He's been a solid bench […]

Gary Harris Has Quiet Night Against Boston

Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris played 37 minutes on Monday against Boston but didn't really do much, recording 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting with five rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Luckily for the team, they didn't need Harris' scoring this time, as Jamal Murray poured in a career-high 48 points. Harris will be expected […]

Paul Millsap Close To Double-Double On Monday

Denver Nuggets forward/center Paul Millsap had his third double-double of the season within reaching distance on Monday against Boston, finishing with 10 points and eight rebounds. He also ended a two-game streak without a block and dished out a pair of assists, shooting 3-for-9 from the field with one triple. Millsap is the defensive cornerstone […]

Nikola Jokic Teases Owners With Another Triple-Double

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic played only 27 minutes on Monday against Boston, but he still got close to a triple-double, picking up eight points, eight assists, and 10 rebounds. It was the second time in a row that he was close to a triple-double, but couldn't quite make it, as he didn't score enough […]

Jamal Murray Scores Career-High 48 Points

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray looked like a man from another planet on Monday against Boston, getting a career-high 48 points in a 115-107 win. He shot 19-for-30 from the field, including 5-for-11 from downtown, with a perfect 5-for-5 free throw record. Murray logged a team-high 38 minutes and added five rebounds and four assists […]

Mark Stone Has Two Assists In Sunday's Loss

Ottawa Senators right wing Mark Stone provided two assists in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to Tampa, making it five points in the last three games for himself. He hasn't scored a goal since Oct. 20, but there's really nothing bad you can say about a guy, who has 13 points in 14 games and owns […]

Bobby Ryan Scores Fourth Goal Of The Season

Ottawa Senators right wing Bobby Ryan kept up his recent bizarre streak of scoring in every other game, netting his fourth one of the season in a 4-3 loss to Tampa on Sunday. He got the Sens off to a perfect start, opening the scoring inside the first five minutes on a power play. Both […]

Maxime Lajoie Ends Goal Drought With Power-Play Marker

Ottawa Senators defenseman Maxime Lajoie ended a seven-game goal drought on Sunday, scoring the team's second goal on a power play in a 4-3 overtime loss to Tampa. It's his fifth career goal and with 68 games still to go, he needs another five to match the Senators record for most in a season by […]

Craig Anderson Allows Four Goals In Sunday's Loss

Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson recorded his seventh loss of the season on Sunday after allowing four goals on 45 shots against the Lightning. He was solid for most of the night, but the wheels fell off for the Sens in the third period, when they got outshot 21-4 and the Bolts scored a dramatic […]

Louis Domingue Records Third Win Of The Year

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Louis Domingue made 22 saves on his way towards his third win of the season on Sunday, helping the team past Ottawa 4-3 in overtime. Domingue was beaten early on by a couple of power-play goals, but he recovered well and received some very good support from the team as well, […]

Ryan McDonagh Bags Three Assists In Bolts Win

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh registered his second three-point outing in the last four games on Sunday, picking up helpers on three of the team's four goals. The former Rangers captain has been killing it ever since getting more offensive responsibilities following Victor Hedman's (upper body) injury suffered on Oct. 26. The team has […]

Brayden Point Records Fourth Multi-Point Night

Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point recorded his fourth multi-point night of the season on Sunday, finishing a 4-3 win over Ottawa with a goal and an assist. He netted a dramatic game-tying goal on a power play late on in regulation before setting Yanni Gourde up for the game-winner in overtime. Point, who finished […]

Mathieu Joseph Scores First Career Goal

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Mathieu Joseph scored his first career goal in his 14th NHL game on Sunday in a 4-3 win over Ottawa. He was the team's leading scorer in the preseason, so it was only a matter of time before he got things done in the regular season as well. The 21-year-old […]

Yanni Gourde Nets Game-Winner On Sunday

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Yanni Gourde made it two goals in two games after signing a six-year contract extension on Friday, netting the 4-3 game-winner in overtime against the Senators on Sunday. He also stretched his streak with at least three shots on goal to five games, finishing with three this time. Gourde has […]

Josh Okogie Sees His Good Run End

Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Josh Okogie couldn't extend his run of games with double-digit points to four on Sunday, ending a 111-81 loss to Portland with only six points on 2-for-8 shooting. It's only the second time in the last seven games the rookie guard from Georgia Tech has failed to get 10-plus points, so […]

Tyus Jones Can't Get Going On Sunday

Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Tyus Jones made his second consecutive start on Sunday but failed to live up to expectations, finishing with four points and four assists in 27 minutes. Jones was a popular DFS pick over the weekend, but he didn't do anything to earn some extra burn, as he shot just 5-for-20 in […]

Taj Gibson Struggles From Field On Sunday

Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Taj Gibson had a miserable shooting night on Sunday against Portland, finishing only 3-for-10 from the field. He generally scores at a good rate, with his shooting percentage for the season sitting at 55 percent, but he didn't get any joy this time on his way to eight points. He did […]

Andrew Wiggins Struggles Versus Portland

Minnesota Timberwolves small forward Andrew Wiggins finished with a game-worst minus-29 rating on Sunday in a heavy 111-81 loss to Portland, scoring only 17 points on 6-for-16 shooting. He also had three steals in 31 minutes on the floor but didn't really do anything else. Wiggins has been scoring pretty well so far, even making […]