Will Butcher Has Outstanding Night Versus Caps

New Jersey Devils defenseman Will Butcher had a great night in Thursday's 6-0 win over Washington, finishing with a plus-three rating and a power-play assist. He led the team in power play time with 3:11 and played 16:48 overall. Butcher burst onto the scene last season with a 44-point year, with 23 of them coming […]

Nico Hischier Makes It Two Assists In Two Games

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier made it two assists in two games on Thursday, recording the primary assist on the game's opening goal in a 6-0 win over Washington. He also recorded two shots on goal and eight faceoff wins. Hischier had a solid rookie campaign last season with 20 goals and 52 points, […]

Taylor Hall Gets His First Point Of The Season

New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall recorded his first point of the season Thursday against Washington, picking up a power-play assist on the team's second goal in a 6-0 win. The reigning MVP of the league had started the year by finishing pointless against the Oilers in a 5-2 win. Hall has recorded five […]

Marcus Johansson Nets First Goal Since Last December

New Jersey Devils forward Marcus Johansson scored the team's third goal in Thursday's 6-0 win over Washington to end a lengthy goal drought. He last scored on Dec. 29 last year in a 4-3 overtime loss to Buffalo. Soon after, Johansson spent months on the shelf before returning in the playoffs and finishing pointless against […]

Kyle Palmieri Has Another Two-Goal Game

New Jersey Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri, who opened the season with a two-goal performance against Edmonton, scored twice again in Thursday's 6-0 win over Washington. He got things started for the team, netting both of his goals -- one on a power play -- in the opening period. Palmieri had a total of five […]

Keith Kinkaid Shuts Out The Stanley Cup Champs

New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid made it two wins in two starts for the season on Thursday, shutting out the Washington Capitals in a 6-0 rout with 21 saves. It's his fifth career shutout and only the second one since the start of last season. With Cory Schneider struggling, Kinkaid had a great year […]

Brayden Point Nets First Goal Of The Year

Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point opened his account for 2018-19 Thursday, scoring the team's only goal in a 4-1 loss to Vancouver. He had a couple of more chances and recorded a total of three shots on goal, but Anders Nilsson stood tall in the Canucks net. Point also registered one blocked shot and […]

Derek MacKenzie Will Miss Panthers Home Opener

Florida Panthers center Derek MacKenzie (upper body) will miss Thursday's tilt against Columbus, with Juho Lammikko set to take his place for his NHL debut. MacKenzie had only four shifts and logged less than four minutes on the ice during the team's season opener last Saturday against Tampa. Lammikko, who's a third-round pick of the […]

Ondrej Palat Replacing J.T. Miller On Tampa's Top Line

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat will likely line up alongside Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov on the team's top line Thursday against Vancouver, with head coach Jon Cooper starting the line juggling already. Palat will be replacing J.T. Miller who has to settle for a place on the fourth line. Miller's owners shouldn't […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Faces Vancouver On Thursday

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy looks to be in a great spot to record his second win of the season on Thursday as the team hosts Vancouver. The Canucks have won just four road games since February and they have allowed 12 goals in two away outings this season. Vasilevskiy started the year last […]

Keith Kinkaid Starts For Devils Thursday Night

New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid has the honor of facing the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Thursday. He makes his second start of the year after helping the Devils beat Edmonton in their season opener last Saturday. Kinkaid registered a lowly .895 save percentage in the game but allowed just two goals […]

James Reimer Starts In Panthers Home Opener

Florida Panthers goaltender James Reimer gets the nod for the team's home opener against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. Roberto Luongo (lower body) has been ruled out for multiple weeks, so Reimer should be getting most of the starts this month. He made his season debut off the bench last Saturday in a 2-1 […]

Darius Miller Drops Five Treys On Miami

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Darius Miller was in Reggie Miller mode in Wednesday's preseason loss to Miami, sinking five triples on his way to 17 points in 24 minutes off the bench. He shot 6-for-9 overall from the field in what was only his second preseason appearance of the year. Miller had struggled with […]

Elfrid Payton Close To Double-Double In Wednesday's Loss

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton got close to a double-double in Wednesday's 140-128 loss to Miami, finishing with 17 points on 7-for-11 shooting and dishing out eight assists in 27 minutes on the floor. We haven't seen much of Payton offensively during the preseason, but he turned it on here with Anthony Davis […]

Nikola Mirotic Posts Second Consecutive 19-Point Outing

New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic had his second consecutive 19-point outing in Wednesday's loss to Miami, adding four rebounds, two assists, and one steal to his tally in 30 minutes as a starter. Anthony Davis (rest) had a night off, so head coach Alvin Gentry had a chance to test Mirotic and Julius Randle […]

Julius Randle Leads Pels In Scoring Versus Heat

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Julius Randle scored a team-high 23 points in 30 minutes against the Miami Heat on Wednesday. He finished 6-for-10 and had a very busy night from the charity stripe, shooting 10-for-12. Randle also recorded six rebounds, four assists, and one block. But it wasn't all fun and sunshine for him, […]

Derrick Jones Scores 18 Points In Preseason Win

Miami Heat small forward Derrick Jones came out of nowhere to score 18 points in 26 minutes during Wednesday's preseason contest against the New Orleans Pelicans. Logging 26 minutes as a starter, he also ended up leading the team with a plus-23 rating. Derrick Jones Jr. shot an ugly 1-for-5 from deep, but had a solid […]

Tyler Johnson Plays Well In Wednesday's Win

Miami Heat guard Tyler Johnson played very well in Wednesday's 140-128 win over New Orleans, finishing with 12 points, seven assists, five rebounds and one steal in 27 minutes on the floor. He shot 4-for-8 and missed just once from downtown with three attempts. Johnson had combined for just 15 points in his previous three […]

Josh Richardson Pours In 25 Points In Wednesday's Win

Miami Heat guard/forward Josh Richardson had a great night out Wednesday against the Pelicans, scoring 25 points in 29 minutes on 9-for-16 shooting. He had 16 points in the first quarter and was perfect from the line with three attempts while sinking four of seven triples. Richardson also picked up four rebounds, three assists, and […]

Bam Adebayo Shows Great Promise Versus Pelicans

Miami Heat forward/center Bam Adebayo will be seriously pushing Hassan Whiteside and others for minutes in 2018-19, and he showed great promise against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, posting a big 26-point, 12-rebound double-double with five steals and three blocks. He shot 11-17 from the field and 4-for-6 from the line, playing 27 minutes […]

Artemi Panarin Back Among The Scorers Tuesday Night

Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Artemi Panarin managed to get going again in Tuesday's win over Colorado after finishing the previous game without a single point. The Breadman recorded the game-winner in a 5-2 result against the Avs, with Markus Nutivaara and Ryan Murray picking up the assists. It's his second game-winning goal of the […]

Alexander Wennberg Opens Season's Account In Tuesday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets center Alexander Wennberg recorded his first points of the season in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Colorado, picking up a pair of helpers. He assisted team captain Nick Foligno on both on his goals. The line that also features Anthony Duclair was dominant in the game as Wennberg and Duclair both finished with […]

Nick Foligno Records Three Points In Jackets Win

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno scored his first two goals of the season and finished with a total of three points in Tuesday's 5-2 win over Colorado. Foligno opened the scoring and also netted the team's fourth goal. He finished with three shots on goal, two blocks and two penalty minutes in 17:48 on […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Picks Up First Win Of The Year

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky recorded his first win of the year Tuesday against Colorado, making 25 saves and finishing with a .919 save percentage in a 5-2 win. Bobrovsky performed well in his first appearance as well last Friday against Carolina but simply didn't get enough goal support in a 3-1 loss. He's […]

Philipp Grubauer Allows Four Goals In Avs Debut

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer failed to get off to a winning start in the team's colors, allowing four goals on 34 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Columbus. The German finished with a .882 save percentage. Semyon Varlamov has a perfect record with his two starts, so the Russian remains an undisputed starter in […]

Nathan MacKinnon Extends His Goal-Scoring Streak

Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon has carried last year's goal-scoring form into the new season, making it three goals in three games during Tuesday's losing effort at Columbus. MacKinnon got the team on the board early in the second and the Avs managed to make it 2-2 soon after thanks to Carl Soderberg second goal […]

Curtis McElhinney Keeps His Perfect Record Versus Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney recorded his second win of the year on Tuesday against Vancouver, improving to a perfect 2-0-0 record for the season. He had 22 saves in a 5-3 win, finishing with a .880 save percentage. McElhinney's efficiency wasn't all that great, but it has to be noted that two of Vancouver's […]

Andrei Svechnikov Scores Again Tuesday Night

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov might be logging fourth-line minutes at the start of his NHL career, but that hasn't prevented him from making a very good start. He scored his second career goal Tuesday night in a 5-3 win over Vancouver and has now four points across four games to start his career. […]

Jordan Staal Continues Great Start Against Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal has been one of the best fantasy assets around early in the year, doing it all for Rod Brind'Amour's team. He shares the team-lead in goals following his third strike of the year in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Vancouver, sits on five points, just one behind Sebastian Aho, and has […]

Warren Foegele Scores Another One Versus Canucks

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Warren Foegele made it three goals in two games Tuesday night against the Canucks, scoring the team's final goal in a 5-3 win. He had a game-high seven shots on goal and recorded a couple of hits as well with a plus-one rating. Foegele is doing some amazing things in front […]