Jesper Bratt Set To Miss Time After Breaking Jaw

New Jersey Devils left wing Jesper Bratt won't play in the team's season opener on Saturday against Edmonton after breaking his jaw in practice on Thursday. Luckily for the Devils, Bratt won't need surgery to fix the problem, but he's still set to miss a few weeks. Bratt had a good rookie campaign last season, […]

Curtis McElhinney The Probable Starter For Carolina Friday Night

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Curtis McElhinney looks to be in line to make his team debut Friday night, with the Canes finishing off an early back-to-back set at Columbus. McElhinney played 85 games for the Jackets in 2013-2017, so he'll be back in familiar surroundings. The 35-year-old goalie had a great year in Toronto last season, […]

Andrei Svechnikov Unlucky In NHL Debut

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov faced an uphill battle to impress in his first NHL game against the Islanders, as the second overall pick of this year's draft was relegated to fourth-line duty and logged less than 12 minutes on the ice, but he almost made it a dream debut. The 18-year-old Russian saw […]

Dougie Hamilton Registers An Assist In Canes Debut

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton had a productive debut for the team on Thursday, registering an assist on the team's only goal in a 2-1 loss to the Islanders. He recorded the helper on a Jordan Staal tip-in, with Sebastian Aho also picking up an assist. Hamilton logged 18:05 on the ice and finished the […]

Jordan Staal Has Monster Game Versus Isles

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal capped off a dominant performance with a goal in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the New York Islanders, netting a late game-tying goal with only a minute and a half to go in regulation. Staal also registered game-highs in shots on goal (7) and hits (8), while doing an incredible job […]

Petr Mrazek Makes 18 Saves In Canes Debut

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek had a quiet debut for the team as he faced only 20 shots against the New York Islanders. He finished with 18 saves and allowed two goals, with Valtteri Filppula and Josh Bailey getting on the scoresheet for the Isles. The Canes themselves managed to score just once and outshot […]

Petr Mrazek Set For Hurricanes Debut Thursday Night

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek will make his official debut for the team Thursday night against the Islanders, with him being named the starter by head coach Rod Brind'Amour. Mrazek is coming off from a disappointing season which he split between Detroit and Philadelphia, posting a 14-13-6 record in 33 stars with a 3.03 goals-against […]

Victor Rask Remains Out

Carolina Hurricanes center Victor Rask (upper body) remains out at the start of the new NHL season. The 25-year-old Swede underwent surgery on his right hand on Sept. 13 following an unfortunate kitchen incident. With this being an unorthodox injury, it's unknown when Rask will be available to play. According to most reports, he's set […]

Warren Foegele Set To Start On Second-Line Duty

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Warren Foegele has made the opening night roster, and he's set to be on second-line duty Thursday against the Islanders. The former third-round pick was an AHL All-Star last season and he left quite an impression in his first NHL outings, getting two goals and three points in two games. He […]

Bogdan Kiselevich Left To Wait For NHL Debut

Florida Panthers defenseman Bogdan Kiselevich (face) is left waiting for his NHL debut after taking a puck to the face in one of the final preseason games last week. He had 40 stitches done and returned to practice this week wearing a cage. Interestingly, head coach Bob Boughner hasn't ruled out using the 28-year-old Russian […]

Cory Schneider Out For Season Opener

New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider (lower body) won't play in the team's season opener against Edmonton on Saturday. He didn't participate in any of the team's preseason games and looks to still need more time to recover from a left hip surgery that he had done back in May. The injury carries a 5-6 […]

Nikita Kucherov OK For Season Opener

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (lower body) has returned to practice and looks ready to play in the team's first game of the season on Saturday against Florida. It was also against the Panthers that the Russian sniper suffered his injury last week. Kucherov had a superb year for the Bolts last season, […]

Tyler Johnson "50-50" For Season Opener

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Tyler Johnson (upper body) is wearing a red non-contact jersey in practice and according to head coach Jon Cooper, he's "50-50" to play in the season opener against Florida on Saturday. Johnson's injury was picked up during practice and it was first reported on Sept. 23, so he's had a while […]

Scott Darling Starts Season On Injured Reserve

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Scott Darling won't be available for the team in the season opener on Thursday against Columbus. Furthermore, he's set to miss at least a couple of weeks according to head coach Rod Brind'Amour after picking up a lower-body injury near the end of preseason. Petr Mrazek will likely be the Canes starter […]

Henrik Borgstrom Sent To AHL By Panthers

Florida Panthers center Henrik Borgstrom won't be with the team come opening night, as he was sent down to the AHL. Borgstrom, who was Florida's first-round pick of the 2016 NHL Draft, logged his first four games in the league last season, scoring his first goal in the regular season finale, and there were hopes […]

Elfrid Payton Struggles On Monday

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton posted a decent fantasy line in Monday's preseason game against Atlanta, finishing with seven points, seven rebounds, four assists, and two blocks, but he was a minus-10 on the floor, which was the worst mark of all starters. After making just 20 percent of his shots on Sunday […]

Jrue Holiday Hot From Downtown Against Hawks

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday had a very productive night from downtown against the Hawks on Monday, going 3-for-4 from behind the arc. He ended up recording 13 points in 19 minutes on 5-for-9 overall shooting. Two turnovers in so few minutes was a bit too much, but at least he also registered four […]

Julius Randle Looks Great In 20 Minutes Versus Hawks

New Orleans Pelicans power forward Julius Randle followed up his 15-point, five-rebound game on Sunday with an 11-point, seven-rebound effort on Monday, doing the business against Atlanta in just 20 minutes on the floor. Randle missed only two of his seven field goal attempts and nailed his only shot from downtown. He also appeared to […]

Anthony Davis Close To Double-Double Versus Hawks

New Orleans Pelicans forward/center Anthony Davis led the team in scoring on Monday against the Hawks, as he recorded 16 points in 17 minutes on 5-for-12 shooting, sinking six of eight from the charity stripe. He also had seven rebounds, one steal, and one block. AD's lackluster shooting can be explained by the fact that […]

Trae Young Just Misses Double-Double

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young didn't shoot it well, going 5-for-16 from the field on Monday against New Orleans, but he still impressed as he flirted with a double-double. The fifth-overall pick of this year's draft recorded 11 points and eight assists in 20 minutes. There will be growing pains regarding Young for fantasy […]

John Collins Scores 18 Points Monday Night

Atlanta Hawks power forward John Collins kicked off the preseason on Monday with a very efficient game, scoring 18 points in 20 minutes on 8-for-14 shooting against New Orleans. He also had three rebounds, two assists, and one steal. Collins was one of the few bright spots for Atlanta last season and he's set to […]

Deandre Bembry Scores Game-High 20 Points Versus Pelicans

Atlanta Hawks small forward Deandre Bembry had a very potent game on Monday against the Pelicans, as he scored a game-high 20 points off the bench in 25 minutes. The former first-round pick shot 7-for-14 from the floor and 5-for-7 from the free throw line. He also picked up five rebounds and four assists with […]

Meyers Leonard Leads Portland In Scoring In Preseason Opener

Portland Trail Blazers forward/center Meyers Leonard ended up being a surprising leading scorer for the team in Saturday's preseason opener against Toronto, getting 14 points in 15 minutes off the bench. He went 4-for-5 from the field, finishing with three made triples. It was a great shooting performance from the big man, as he even […]

Jusuf Nurkic Impresses Against Toronto

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic logged a very solid 15 minutes on Saturday against Toronto, scoring nine points on 3-for-7 shooting and picking up five rebounds The Big Bosnian even sank one of his two attempts from downtown. He had to battle with Jonas Valanciunas, who had a big performance, and there were a […]

C.J. McCollum Scores Well In Preseason Opener

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard C.J. McCollum had a pretty one-dimensional game in the team's preseason opener against Toronto on Saturday, scoring nine points in 12 minutes, but not doing much else. He shot 4-for-8 from the field and 1-for-3 behind the arc while registering just one rebound and one assist. McCollum had a career-high […]

Damian Lillard Scores 12 Points In 12 Minutes On Saturday

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard started the preseason in hot form on Saturday, scoring a point per minute in a cameo against Toronto. Lillard picked up only 12 minutes as head coach Terry Stotts gave everybody a decent run out. Dame shot his way to 12 points by going 4-for-4 from the line […]

Jonas Valanciunas Does Very Efficient Scoring In Preseason Win

Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas had an outstanding performance in Saturday's win over Portland, leading all scorers with 17 points. The big Lithuanian logged 19 minutes off the bench and did some very efficient scoring, hitting 4-for-8 from the field and nailing all nine attempts from the free throw line. He added seven rebounds to […]

Kyle Lowry Scores 15 Points In Preseason Opener

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry led all starters in scoring in Saturday's preseason opener against Portland, getting 15 points on 3-for-6 shooting in a convincing 122-104 win. He did most of his damage from the charity stripe, sinking all eight freebies. Lowry also had four rebounds and one steal in 19 minutes, committing one […]

Kawhi Leonard Gets 12 Points In 19 Minutes In His Raptors Debut

Toronto Raptors guard/forward Kawhi Leonard made his long-awaited debut for the team on Saturday, playing 19 minutes and scoring 12 points in a 122-104 win over Portland. The Claw had a solid outing in general, although he did struggle with his shot, missing all four attempts from deep and finishing 6-for-11 from the free throw […]

Shea Theodore Struggling In The Finals

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore had another night to forget Monday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Washington. After making a costly mistake in Game 3, Theodore finished the fourth game with a minus-three rating, which takes him to minus-four overall in the series. He was plus-two in Game 1, but […]