William Karlsson Scores 42nd Goal With a Short-Handed Beauty

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson made sure that the team would clinch the Pacific division in style, as he scored the 3-2 winner on Saturday against San Jose with a short-handed beauty, finishing a breakaway with a between-the-legs move. He now has three goals in the last four games, taking the race for the […]

Mikael Backlund Leads Calgary Back To Winning Ways

Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund was the star offensively in this season's final Battle of Alberta on Saturday night, finishing a 3-2 win with two points, including the game-winning goal. He had been awfully quiet for a while, coming into the game on an 11-game pointless streak. The team has been struggling as well, losing […]

Luke Schenn Ends Lengthy Dry Spell With a Game-Winner

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Luke Schenn ended a lengthy goal drought in Saturday's 6-0 win over St. Louis, scoring his first one since April 6, 2017. It turned out to be the game-winner as well, with Dylan Strome and Max Domi picking up the assists. As usual, Schenn also had a bunch of hits in the […]

Dylan Strome Records Three Points In Coyotes Win

Arizona Coyotes center Dylan Strome had the best game of his young career on Saturday, as he finished a 6-0 rout against St. Louis with three assists. He's done well since getting called up from the AHL, picking up six points in seven games while playing limited minutes -- the Saturday outing was only the […]

Antti Raanta Keeps Blues At Bay

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta recorded his third shutout of the season on Saturday night, stopping 34 pucks against the St. Louis Blues in a 6-0 win. The Finnish netminder had one of the hottest hands in the league in March, losing just once in eight outings and finishing the month with five straight wins. […]

Willie Cauley-Stein Just Misses Double-Double Versus Warriors

Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein finished two rebounds short of his 11th double-double of the season on Saturday, ending a 112-96 loss to the Warriors with 12 points and eight rebounds. He played 24 minutes and shot 6-for-10 from the floor. Willie Cauley-Stein has now scored in double figures in four consecutive games, averaging 10 […]

De'Aaron Fox Gets Back On Track In Saturday's Loss

Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox returned to form on Saturday, scoring 15 points and dishing out eight assists against the Warriors. He had combined for only 13 points in the last two outings, going 6-for-18 from the floor (33.3 percent) before shooting 6-for-11 against Golden State, playing 27 minutes. Fox also recorded only his […]

Buddy Hield Leads Kings In Scoring Off The Bench

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield ended up leading the team in scoring off the bench in Saturday's loss to Golden State, finishing with 19 points in 29 minutes. He did some very impressive work from downtown, going 4-for-5, and ended up shooting 6-for-11 overall. Hield also had four assists, three rebounds, and two steals. He's […]

Draymond Green Flirts With Triple-Double Versus Kings

Golden State Warriors forward/center Draymond Green got close to a triple-double in Saturday's 112-96 win over Sacramento, finishing with eight points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. He also had two steals and a block in 34 minutes on the floor. Green was perfect from the line with his two attempts and shot 3-for-5 from the […]

Klay Thompson Drops 25 Points In Return

Golden State Warriors guard/forward Klay Thompson (thumb) made his first appearance since March 11 on Saturday, scoring 25 points against the Sacramento Kings. He shot 10-for-19 from the field and went 3-for-7 from deep in 32 minutes. Thompson could have a nice end-of-season run, picking up extra touches with Stephen Curry (knee) out of the […]

Kevin Durant Posts Double-Double Versus Kings

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant did some very efficient work in 31 minutes against Sacramento on Saturday, finishing with a 27-point, 10-rebound double-double. He also had five assists and a block, shooting 8-for-16 from the floor and 2-for-5 from downtown while sinking nine of 11 free throws. Durant has just returned from an injury, […]

Jussi Jokinen Records Three Points In Canucks Win

Vancouver Canucks forward Jussi Jokinen had his best game of the season on Saturday, recording three points -- a goal and a pair of assists -- against Columbus in a 5-4 overtime win. It was a bit of a revenge game for the Finnish veteran, as the Jackets picked him up from waivers in January, […]

Thatcher Demko Makes Winning Debut For Canucks

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko made a winning start to his NHL career on Saturday, making 26 saves in a 5-4 overtime win. He only had a .867 save percentage, but the Jackets got half of their goals on the power play, so it isn't really as bad as it looks. Also, three of the […]

Malik Monk Provides 17 Points Off The Bench

Charlotte Hornets shooting guard Malik Monk matched the third-best scoring output of his young career on Saturday, as he got 17 points off the bench in a 107-93 loss to Washington. Many of the starters were struggling, which provided Monk an opportunity of getting some extra playing time and he ended up logging 24 minutes. […]

Kemba Walker Struggles Against Wizards

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker had a miserable outing on Saturday, finishing with only seven points in 32 minutes against Washington. He shot 3-for-9 from the floor and nailed only one of his six three-point attempts. Kemba had scored at least 20 points in eight of the last nine games, so the performance was […]

Dwight Howard Picks Up 48th Double-Double On Saturday

Charlotte Hornets center Dwight Howard recorded his fifth consecutive and the 48th double-double of the season on Saturday, scoring 22 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in a 107-93 loss to the Wizards. Howard, who bizarrely had been a perfect 10-for-10 in the last two games from the free throw line, finished with 4-for-11 from the […]

Marcin Gortat Flirts With Double-Double Against Hornets

Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat was close to getting his second consecutive double-double on Saturday, as he finished a 107-93 win against the Hornets with nine points and eight rebounds. He logged 27 minutes and shot 4-for-8 from the field while making his only attempts from the line. Gortat used to pick up double-doubles on […]

Bradley Beal On Fire From Outside Versus Charlotte

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal had one of his best shooting days of the season on Saturday, dropping six triples on the Hornets with eight attempts. He shot 8-for-14 overall, finishing with 22 points in 36 minutes. Beal also had his third game with at least two steals in the last four outings, adding […]

Otto Porter Scores 26 Points In Saturday's Win

Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter had a very good performance on Saturday against the Hornets, finishing with a game-high 26 points, getting close to his season-high in triples, finishing 6-for-10 from outside and shooting 10-for-15 overall. Porter capped off one of his best games of the season with a double-double by grabbing 11 rebounds. He […]

John Wall Posts Double-Double In Return

Washington Wizards point guard John Wall returned with a bang from a two-month injury layoff, posting a double-double with 15 points and 14 assists in Saturday's win over Charlotte. He didn't really shoot well, finishing 6-for-17 from the floor, but it was still an efficient performance as he led the team with a plus-16 rating. […]

John Gibson Faces Kings On Friday Night

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson will start on Friday against the L.A. Kings, looking to get back on track following a surprising 4-1 loss to Vancouver. He's been one of the better fantasy goalies for a while, but recent outings have been a bit rough for Gibson. His save percentage has been below .900 three […]

Malcolm Subban Starts For Vegas On Friday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban will start the first game of a back-to-back set on Friday against the St. Louis Blues, hoping to improve an 11-3-2 record he's put together so far in 16 starts. It will be only his third appearance since Feb. 2, as Marc-Andre Fleury has carried the team over the […]

Max Domi Records Two Points In Coyotes Loss

Arizona Coyotes forward Max Domi was involved in both of the team's goals in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Kings, netting his ninth of the season to make it 2-1 and bagging an assist on Kevin Connauton's opening goal. Domi has actually scored one less than Connauton, which perfectly sums up his season. It's not […]

Anze Kopitar Posts New Career High With Goal No. 35

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar picked up another career high on Thursday, as he finished off the scoring in a 4-2 win with his 35th goal of the year. The Kings captain had already posted career highs in assists and points this season. He's added 54 assists to the goals to make it 89 […]

Jeff Carter Nets Sixth Career Hat Trick Against Arizona

Los Angeles Kings center Jeff Carter scored his sixth career hat trick on Thursday in a 4-2 win over Arizona and he now has goals in three consecutive games, bagging seven points in total in the last four. The Kings are left wondering what might've happened if Carter hadn't missed multiple months with an ankle […]

Connor McDavid Can't Stop Scoring

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid netted the game's opening goal in Thursday's 2-1 loss to Vancouver to extend his goal-scoring streak to five games. In total, he now has 13 goals this month with 28 points, taking a comfortable six-point lead in the Art Ross Trophy race. He might even steal the Rocket Richard Trophy […]

Sam Gagner Fights Off Flu Bug To Score In Canucks Win

Vancouver Canucks forward Sam Gagner was one of many players feeling under the weather on Thursday and multiple players were scratched for the meeting with Edmonton, but he was on the ice and ended up getting his 10th goal of the season. Gagner struggled to cope with Connor McDavid when the Oilers captain opened the […]

Derrick Pouliot Makes History In Canucks Win

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Derrick Pouliot was an unlikely history maker in Thursday's 2-1 win over Edmonton, as he became the first player ever in the NHL whose first five career goals have all turned out to be game-winners. The former Penguin put one past Cam Talbot at the start of the third, with Nikolay Goldobin […]

Logan Couture Ties Career High With Goal No. 32

San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture tied his career high with the 32nd goal of the season on Thursday in a 5-3 loss to Nashville. He put San Jose on the board in the opening period with Brent Burns and Mikkel Boedker, who later scored himself, picking up the assists. Couture is having a good […]

Carmelo Anthony Stays Passive In Thursday's Loss

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony finished with fewer than 10 points for the third straight time on Thursday, as he had nine against San Antonio on 3-for-6 shooting. He ended up getting his points exclusively from behind the arc, going a perfect 3-for-3 with his triples. After averaging at least 14 shots per game […]