Dylan Larkin Sitting Out On Saturday

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (oblique) will not play in Saturday's contest against the Ottawa Senators. Larkin went down heavily in overtime during Friday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He is expected to miss a week or two. It is a big blow for the Red Wings and fantasy owners alike. Larkin has […]

Tyler Seguin Scores Twice To Lift Stars Past Wild

Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin produced two goals during a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. Seguin was a plus-two with five shots on goal in 19:02 of ice time. The 27-year-old pivot has 20 goals, 27 assists, and 16 power-play points through 51 games this season. He remains an elite offensive […]

Elias Lindholm Scores 22nd Goal Of The Season

Calgary Flames right wing Elias Lindholm extended his point streak to nine games with a goal on Friday night against the Washington Capitals. The 24-year-old is smashing career highs during his first season with the Flames. Lindholm has 22 goals, 37 assists, 21 power-play points, and a plus-27 rating through 52 games. He has been […]

Evgeny Kuznetsov Scores Late Winner To End Capitals Slump

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov broke a tie with just 57 seconds remaining in regulation to give his team a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames. The win ended a seven-game losing streak for the Capitals. Kuznetsov also tallied an assist in the contest. The Russian pivot has 10 goals and 33 assists through 45 […]

Auston Matthews Produces Two Points In Loss To Red Wings

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews tallied a goal and an assist during a 3-2 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. Matthews has seen his offensive production taper off a bit to start 2019, but he remains an elite fantasy option. The 21-year-old has 22 goals and 23 assists through only […]

Andreas Athanasiou Tallies Three Assists Against Maple Leafs

Detroit Red Wings center Andreas Athanasiou was in a playmaking mood on Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 24-year-old center assisted on every Red Wings goal during a 3-2 overtime win. Athanasiou has 17 goals and 16 assists through 46 games. The speedy forward is a solid depth player in deeper fantasy formats. […]

Shea Theodore Lights Lamp Twice In Road Loss

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore posted his team's only two goals in a 5-2 road loss against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday. He was the only offensive support for goaltender Maxime Lagace, who was able to stop just 27 of the 31 shots in his first game since coming back up from the minors. […]

Justin Faulk Rises To Top Of Franchise List

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk scored a goal with an assist and a plus-5 rating in Friday's 5-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. He also added two blocked shots with a hit over 21:30 of ice time across 26 shifts. Faulk became the franchise's (Hartford/Carolina) leader in career points by a defenseman (241), passing […]

Petr Mrazek Stands On His Head In Home Victory

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek allowed two goals on 25 shots in Friday's 5-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. He made some huge saves in the third period when the game still hung in the balance, and one of the goals he allowed earlier in the game was a power-play blast from defenseman Shea […]

Brock McGinn Injures Ankle On Friday Night

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Brock McGinn (ankle) posted an assist with a plus-2 rating and a blocked shots over 14:19 of ice time in Friday's 5-2 victory against the Vegas Golden Knights. That blocked shot was important, as he took a clapper off the stick of defenseman Shea Theodore. He blocked the shot with his […]

Teddy Blueger Scores First NHL Goal, New Guys Debut

Pittsburgh Penguins center Nick Bjugstad arrived at the arena minutes before Friday's 5-3 victory against the Ottawa Senators after being acquired from the Florida Panthers the day before. He posted an assist, a plus-2 rating, two penalty minutes and three hits over 16:13 of ice time across 21 shifts in his debut. Center Jared McCann […]

Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust Do It Again For Pens

Pittsburgh Penguins center Jake Guentzel and right wing Bryan Rust each scored a pair of goals in Friday's 5-3 victory against the Ottawa Senators. Guentzel finished with a plus-1 rating, while Rust managed a plus-2 rating with four shots on goal. Veteran Phil Kessel picked up two assists, too, and he is now just two […]

Anders Nilsson Knocked Around In The Steel City

Ottawa Senators goaltender Anders Nilsson allowed five goals on 40 shots in Friday's 5-3 road loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nilsson was unable to contain Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust, as they each connected for two goals in the win. The Senators backup has actually been pretty sharp since coming over in a trade with […]

Thomas Greiss Takes Hard-Luck Loss Friday Night

New York Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss stopped all 41 shots he faced in regulation and in overtime on Friday night against the high-octane Tampa Bay Islanders. However, he let in one goal to Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman and that was the difference in the 1-0 loss. It's a shame either goaltender has to take a […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Puts On Show In Long Island

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped all 36 shots he faced in regulation in Friday's 1-0 road victory against the New York Islanders in a shootout. Not only was Vasilevskiy equal to the task inn regulation, but he stopped shootout attempts by Islanders center Brock Nelson, All-Star winger Mathew Barzal and center Josh Bailey […]

Roberto Luongo Roughed Up In Third Period

Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo didn't allow any goals through the first two periods of Friday's game against the Nashville Predators. However, he coughed up three goals in the third period and the Preds added an empty-netter to win 4-1 in Sunrise. Luongo looked rejuvenated after the long layoff due to the All-Star break, but […]

Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi Star In Super Third-Period Rally

Nashville Predators center Filip Forsberg picked up three assists with a plus-3 rating in Friday's 4-1 road victory against the Florida Panthers, while All-Star defenseman Roman Josi posted a goal, an assist and a plus-4 rating with five blocked shots, four penalty minutes and a hit over 23:33 of ice time. The Predators rallied from […]

Juuse Saros Turns Back The Panthers In Sunrise

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros allowed just one goal on 28 shots in Friday's 4-1 victory against the Florida Panthers as All-Star Pekka Rinne received a rest. He allowed a power-play goal to Panther center Jonathan Huberdeau with 4:45 left in the second period to fall behind 1-0, but the Predators rallied for four third-period […]

Viktor Arvidsson Lights Lamp Twice In Road Win

Nashville Predators right wing Viktor Arvidsson scored a pair of third-period goals, including the game-winning tally, in Friday's 4-1 road win against the Florida Panthers. He also ended up with a plus-3 rating, five shots on goal, a blocked shot, a minor penalty and a hit across 16:32 of ice time to delight his fantasy […]

Carter Hutton Pulled In Friday's Home Loss

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton allowed four goals on 22 shots through two periods in Friday's 7-3 home loss against the Chicago Blackhawks. Head coach Phil Housley turned to Linus Ullmark to start the third period and he allowed two goals on seven shots. The Sabres will have a few days to regroup, as their […]

Cam Ward Tested Frequently In Friday's Road Victory

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Cam Ward allowed three goals on 43 shots in Friday's 7-3 victory against the Buffalo Sabres. Ward has allowed three or more goals in five of his past six appearances, but he received plenty of goal support in winning his third start in the past four outings. Despite the hot showing, Ward […]

Drake Caggiula, Brandon Saad Shine In Friday's Road Win

Chicago Blackhawks center Drake Caggiula recorded a goal with three points, a plus-1 rating, a blocked shot and three hits in Friday's 7-3 road victory against the Buffalo Sabres. The goal was Caggiula's first in nine games since coming over in a trade from the Edmonton Oilers, so he has work to do before fantasy […]

Patrick Kane Shines With Four-Point Night In Hometown

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, a Buffalo native, scored two goals with two assists and a plus-3 rating on four shots across 21:37 of ice time in Friday's 7-3 road victory against the Sabres. The All-Star picked up right where he left off before the break, extending his point streak to 10 games. He […]

Lars Eller Forced Out Of Friday's Game Due To Injury

Washington Capitals center Lars Eller (lower body) exited Friday's game against the Calgary Flames due to an undisclosed lower-body injury and he was unable to return. He picked up an assist, a plus-1 rating and a blocked shot while posting four SOG before departing. The source and severity of his injury is not yet known. […]

Travis Hamonic Leaves With Lower-Body Injury

Calgary Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic (lower body) left Friday's road game against the Washington Capitals due to an undisclosed lower-body injury and he was unable to return. If Hamonic is forced to miss time it might mean Dalton Prout or Michael Stone draw into the lineup for Sunday's game in Carolina as the road trip […]

Jacob Trouba Picks Up Two Assists, Approaches Career High

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba increased his assist total to 22 on Thursday night, picking up helpers on two third period goals. One of those assists came on the power play, where Trouba has now matched a career-high six power-play points on the season. With four more assists, Touba will set a new career best […]

Juuse Saros Likely To Start On Friday

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros is set for his 18th start of the season on Friday against Florida. The fourth-year netminder has flipped between wins and losses for a while, but his record remains strong at 12-6-1. He's posted two shutouts, a 2.58 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. Saros has especially enjoyed his […]

Two Points for Artemi Panarin in Loss to Jets

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin registered a goal and an assist on Thursday night, both in the first period, though the Blue Jackets still fell short to the Jets. Panarin has now scored a point in three consecutive games, and 14 of his last 16 contests. The free-agent to be is having a tremendous […]

Roberto Luongo Goes For Third Straight Win On Friday

Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo has a chance to extend his winning streak to three games on Friday in a home game against Nashville. Bobby Lu has mostly had a tough year in 2018-19, giving up over three goals per game (3.18) and posting a .896 save percentage, but he's looked much better in recent […]

Cam Ward Makes 20th Start Of The Season

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Cam Ward will make his 20th start of the season on Friday against Buffalo. It's not been a good year for Ward, as he's carrying a 3.87 goals-against average and a .888 save percentage, but his record at 8-8-4 isn't too bad. He's won four of his last seven appearances, including two […]