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Trevor Ariza Can't Find His Range On Sunday
Houston Rockets forward Trevor Ariza had one of his worst shooting nights of the season on Sunday, finishing with three points on 1-for-10 shooting against Dallas. He actually scored the Rockets first points in the 105-82 win with a triple, but went brick after brick following that, ending up 1-for-9 from behind the arc. Ariza […]
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Chris Paul Leads The Charge Against Dallas
Houston Rockets point guard Chris Paul picked up his second double-double in three games on Sunday, leading the charge against Dallas with James Harden (knee) out. Paul had 24 points on 9-for-18 shooting, going 4-for-7 from deep, and came up just two short of matching his season high in assists, finishing with 12 dimes. He […]
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Eric Gordon Shines In Start
Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon made his 25th start of the year on Sunday against Dallas with James Harden (knee) out, scoring 26 points with six triples in 31 minutes. Gordon went 6-for-11 from deep in what was his fifth straight game shooting over 40 percent from downtown. He has been shooting pretty poorly […]
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Jacob Markstrom Finishes The Week For Canucks
Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom is set to start the final game of the week on Sunday against the Arizona Coyotes after being the first guy off the ice in the morning skate. Markstrom missed the team's last game, as he wasn't feeling well, according to head coach Travis Green. It's Markstrom's second start of […]
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Darcy Kuemper Keeps His Place In Coyotes Goal Versus Canucks
Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper will play for a second consecutive day on Sunday, with Antti Raanta (lower body) still not ready to return. Kuemper allowed five goals on Saturday against Colorado, finishing with an .839 save percentage in a 5-2 loss. His record for the Coyotes dropped to 1-2-1 and his overall record for […]
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Mike Smith Set To Return on Sunday
Calgary Flames goalie Mike Smith (lower body) is expected to be back in the crease on Sunday, as he was taken off the Injured Reserve. Smith is having a great debut season in Calgary, carrying a 23-16-6 record in 47 starts with a 2.53 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. The Flames face the […]
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Dylan Strome Gets Another Shot In The NHL
Arizona Coyotes center Dylan Strome is expected to be back in the lineup on Sunday against Vancouver after being called up from the AHL following an injury to Laurent Dauphin. Strome, who was the third pick in the 2015 draft behind Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, played 11 NHL games earlier in the season, recording […]
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Cam Talbot Picks Up Third Win On The Bounce
Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot made 32 saves to pick up his third consecutive win in Saturday's tilt against Devan Dubnyk and the Wild. Talbot is enjoying one of his best runs of the year right now, as it's only the third time he's won three or more starts in a row. The current run […]
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Ethan Bear Has Points In Consecutive Games
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ethan Bear collected his first career points in the NHL this week, picking up assists in consecutive games. It's been a promising start from the 2015 fifth-round pick, who made only his fifth appearance on Saturday against the Wild. Bear played 19:54, with 1:32 coming on the power play, and he should […]
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Ryan Nugent-Hopkins In Good Form Following Injury
Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has come back strong following a six-week injury layoff, picking up four points in four games, including two in Saturday's win over Minnesota. Nugent-Hopkins finished the scoring in the 4-1 result and picked up an assist on Connor McDavid's opener, while logging 18:50 and leading the team in shots with […]
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Connor McDavid Collects Three Points Versus Minnesota
Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid had his 10th three-point game of the season on Saturday, picking up two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over Minnesota. He's now sitting on a seven-game point streak, which includes 13 points in total. McDavid is the leading goal scorer in the league since Feb. 1, bagging […]
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Wesley Matthews Logs 25 Minutes In Return From Injury
Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Wesley Matthews (hip) was back on the court on Saturday after missing the last two games, playing 25 minutes in a 114-80 win over Memphis. He probably could've spent more time on the floor if the game hadn't ended up as a blowout. However, he didn't really perform well, shooting just […]
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Doug McDermott Gets 20 Points Off The Bench
Dallas Mavericks forward Doug McDermott had his best game since joining the team in February, scoring 20 points off the bench in 25 minutes on Saturday against the Grizzlies. He shot 7-for-10 from the floor, including 3-for-4 from behind the arc, and also collected seven rebounds. McDermott is currently on a good run of three […]
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J.J. Barea Super Efficient On Saturday
Dallas Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea scored a very efficient 20 points on Saturday, making eight of his 11 shots from the field and sinking both free-throws in 23 minutes. He also had five rebounds and five assists in his first game with at least 20 points since Dec. 26. Barea's minutes have dropped a […]
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Dwight Powell Grabs Double-Double In Dallas Win
Dallas Mavericks forward/center Dwight Powell picked up his fourth double-double of the season in Saturday's win over Memphis, finishing with 15 points on 4-for-6 shooting, sinking seven of his eight free throws and grabbing 10 rebounds. He also had four assists and two steals in 29 minutes after being quiet in recent games. Nerlens Noel […]
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Harrison Barnes Scores 25 Points Versus Memphis
Dallas Mavericks small forward Harrison Barnes led all scorers with 25 points on Saturday in a 114-80 win over Memphis, doing most of the damage from the free-throw line, posting a season-high with 11 attempts and making 10 of them. He went 7-for-13 overall from the floor in 31 minutes, grabbing seven boards. Barnes had […]
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Dustin Brown Gets Goal No. 20 In Kings Loss
Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown is once again a 20-goal scorer after reaching the milestone in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Blues with a very late power-play tally. Brown had five consecutive seasons with at least 20 goals before the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season and he had failed to record one ever since. It […]
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Anze Kopitar Continues Tear With Two Assists
Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar added another couple of points to his season's tally on Saturday, picking up two assists, one on a power play, in a 7-2 loss to St. Louis. You just can't contain the Kings captain, as he's been held without a point only six times since the turn of the […]
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Jonathan Quick Pulled In Big Loss
Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick played only two periods on Saturday against the St. Louis Blues before being pulled in a big 7-2 loss. He gave up four goals on 29 shots (.862 save percentage) to cause the benching. For some reason, Quick has now been awful three Saturday games straight, as he allowed […]
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Richard Panik Bags Two Points On Saturday
Arizona Coyotes right wing Richard Panik had his second multi-point game since joining the team in January, picking up a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Colorado. Panik helped Christian Dvorak get the Coyotes on the board early in the first period and made it 3-2 with his eighth goal of the season […]
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Marc-Andre Fleury Named First Star In Win Over Buffalo
Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury played a key role on Saturday, as the team posted a new NHL record for road victories by an expansion team with 20, beating the Sabres 2-1 in a shootout. Fleury had 31 saves in the game and was named the first start. Following a shutout against Detroit on […]
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Oscar Klefbom Will Miss At Least Two Games
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom won't be in the lineup Saturday versus Minnesota, as he's expected to miss at least two games following what the team calls a "minor procedure." The Oilers just can't get their blue line together, as Adam Larsson recently missed three games. It's a bitter blow for Klefbom, as he ended […]
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Darcy Kuemper Likely Coyotes Starter Again On Saturday
Arizona Coyotes goalie Darcy Kuemper will likely make a third consecutive start on Saturday against Colorado, with Antti Raanta (lower body) still listed as day-to-day. Kuemper has been solid in the previous two starts, picking up a 2-1 win against Vancouver last time out with 16 saves and losing only in overtime 4-3 against Edmonton […]
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Ryan Miller Suffers Unlucky Loss
Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller, who had 41 saves in a recent shutout against Dallas, frustrated the Stars again on Friday, but they did manage to solve him in the end with two power-play goals. Miller had 30 saves, including 17 in the second period, before Devin Shore finally put one past him and Jamie […]
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Ryan Getzlaf Extends Point Streak To Five Games
Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf scored his 10th goal of the season in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Stars to extend his point streak to five games. Getzlaf has mostly picked up assists like there's no tomorrow, so it was nice to see him scoring for a change. Overall, he's bagged 12 points during the […]
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Sam Bennett Has Goals In Consecutive Outings
Calgary Flames forward Sam Bennett scored in a second consecutive game on Friday, opening the scoring in a 2-1 win over Ottawa. It's the first time this season Bennett has managed to score in back-to-back games, so you could say that he's playing his best hockey of the year right now. He's up to 11 […]
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David Rittich Just Misses First Shutout Again
Calgary Flames goalie David Rittich must be wishing for more luck from the hockey gods at night, as he's narrowly missed his first career shutout in consecutive games. He let one past him with just 18 seconds to go in Wednesday's win over Buffalo and was scored on by a third-period penalty shot in Friday's […]
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Jarell Martin Returns With Good Outing
Memphis Grizzlies forward/center Jarell Martin (knee) returned to the lineup on Friday after missing two games, and he had a good performance against the Utah Jazz, logging 30 minutes off the bench while getting 13 points and five rebounds. Martin got to double figures even though he didn't shoot particularly well, going 5-for-15 from the […]
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JaMychal Green Disappoints In Memphis Loss
Memphis Grizzlies power forward JaMychal Green had a night to forget on Friday, finishing with just two points in 31 minutes against Utah. He went 1-for-8 from the floor and didn't provide much else either, getting only five rebounds, which matches his personal low in 2018. He ended up with no blocks or steals for […]
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Ben McLemore Solid Once More On Friday
Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Ben McLemore has been a starter recently with the team having a bunch of injury problems, and he hasn't disappointed, impressing with some good shooting while providing consistent scoring. He had 14 points in 28 minutes on Friday against Utah, shooting 5-for-11 from the floor, including 2-for-4 from downtown. McLemore has […]
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