Miro Heiskanen Scores Fifth Goal In Friday's Win

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen scored a goal in his team's 3-2 defeat of the San Jose Sharks on Friday. The rookie blueliner has jumped into Calder Trophy (NHL Rookie of the Year) consideration early on with five goals, eight assists, 57 shots while leading all first year players with an average ice time of […]

Justin Williams Scores Fifth Goal Of The Season

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Justin Williams found the net for the fifth time this season on Friday, netting the team's third goal in a 4-1 win at Anaheim. Williams has scored four of his goals in the last nine games, so his form has greatly improved compared to the start of the season. He has […]

Sebastian Aho Ends Goal Drought On Friday

Carolina Hurricanes forward Sebastian Aho ended a six-game goal drought on Friday, finishing off the scoring with an empty-netter in a 4-1 success over Anaheim. Aho was in superb form earlier in the season, kicking things off with a 12-game point streak, but things have been a lot tougher for him lately. The Canes have […]

Teuvo Teravainen Has Two Assists On Friday

Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen ended a five-game dry spell with a pair of assists in Friday's 4-1 win against Anaheim. He helped Brett Pesce to score the game-winner and later assisted Sebastian Aho on an empty-net goal. Teravainen now has 20 points in 28 games for the season. It's been a reasonably good year […]

Clark Bishop Records First Career Points

Carolina Hurricanes center Clark Bishop celebrated his first career points on Friday, finishing a 4-1 win over Anaheim with a goal and an assist. He played 11:03 and had three shots, three hits and one block in the game with a plus-two rating. Bishop's outburst is great news for the Canes as the lost some […]

Petr Mrazek Has Easy Day At The Office On Friday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek made only his third start since Nov. 2 on Friday and he didn't have to do much to pick up his fourth win of the season. He saved 18 of 19 shots in a 4-1 win against the Ducks to register a .947 save percentage. Mrazek has now allowed only […]

John Gibson Solid In Losing Effort

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson had a solid 32-save performance on Friday against the Hurricanes, but he failed to register a win with the team losing 4-1. Gibson gave up three goals in the contest and he had his personal four-game winning streak end. It's only his third regulation defeat since Nov. 12, so Gibson […]

Jakob Silfverberg Scores Short-Handed Goal On Friday

Anaheim Ducks left wing Jakob Silfverberg gave the team a perfect start on Friday against Carolina with a short-handed goal in the first period, but the team couldn't produce any more offense and saw their five-game winning streak end with a 4-1 score line. Jake Dotchin recorded the assist on the play. Silfverberg started the […]

Dustin Byfuglien Scoreless In His Return

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien (concussion) returned to the lineup Friday against the St. Louis Blues after missing the past four outings due to a concussion. He was scoreless with two shots, a blocked shot and a hit over 28:56 of ice time across 26 shifts. Despite the scoreless performance it appears safe to plug […]

Connor Hellebuyck On Short End Of 1-0 Loss

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck allowed just one goal on 27 shots in Friday's 1-0 home loss against the St. Louis Blues. While he slipped to 12-8-1 with a 2.88 goals-against average and .907 save percentage, he is actually trending in the right direction. He has allowed just two goals over his past two outings, […]

Colton Parayko Strikes For Game-Winning Tally

St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko scored the only goal of Friday's 1-0 victory on the road against the Winnipeg Jets. The power-play marker midway through the second period was all Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck would yield. He also finished with three shots on goal, a blocked shot and a hit in his 25:48 of ice […]

Jake Allen Notches Shutout In Winnipeg

St. Louis goaltender Jake Allen turned aside all 26 shots he faced in Friday's 1-0 road victory against the Winnipeg Jets for his first shutout since Dec. 7, 2017, exactly one calendar year. "I could care less, honestly," Allen said. "I'm not a stats guy, unfortunately, but maybe it's a lucky day every year, so […]

Dustin Byfuglien Ready To Return Versus Blues

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien (concussion) has been activated from the Injured Reserve and is set to return to the lineup on Friday against the St. Louis Blues. Big Buff hasn't played since Nov. 27. He's been in great form this season, picking up 17 points in 21 games. 11 of the points -- all […]

Martin Jones Draws Start In Dallas On Friday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones will take the crease as his team visits Dallas for a matchup with the Stars on Friday. The fourth-year NHL starter is coming off two outstanding performances against Montreal and Carolina in which he picked up two wins and posted a combined .975 save percentage (79 saves on 81 […]

Valentin Zykov Set For His Oilers Debut On Friday

Edmonton Oilers winger Valentin Zykov is set to make his team debut on Friday against Minnesota after the team placed Drake Caggiula (hand) on Injured Reserve. Zykov was claimed off waivers on Nov. 30 after he had a slow start to the season in Carolina. He managed to pick up just three points in 13 […]

Ben Bishop Back In Net On Friday

Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop will start in goal for his team against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Friday. The 32-year-old last started on Saturday, his return to action after missing five games due to injury, when he stopped 24 of 25 shots for a 2-1 victory against the Canucks. Despite missing time, Bishop […]

Devan Dubnyk Likely To Start On Friday Night

Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk will likely make his 22nd start of the season on Friday against Edmonton after the team went with backup Alex Stalock on Thursday against Calgary. He'll be facing his former team against whom he owns an outstanding 9-2-0 career record. However, success is far from guaranteed for Dubynk on Friday, […]

Cam Talbot Starting For Edmonton On Friday

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot will get the nod for Friday's battle with the Minnesota Wild. He lost all five of his starts in November, but made a good start to this month on Wednesday, stopping 28 pucks in a 3-2 shootout win at St. Louis. He's in a tricky spot tonight. The Wild have […]

Alexander Steen Likely To Return On Friday

St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen (concussion) looks set to return to the lineup on Friday against the Jets. He's yet to feature this month after exiting a 3-2 overtime win against the Avs on Nov. 30 with an injury. Steen played only eight games in November, so health has let him down this […]

Jake Allen Makes 20th Start On Friday

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen will make his 20th start of the season on Friday against Winnipeg. It's not been a good year for Allen who's won only seven of his previous 19 starts with a 3.16-goals-against average and a .899 save percentage. Bizarrely, he's done a lot better on the road, recording a […]

Connor Hellebuyck Looks To Extend Winning Streak On Friday

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will be aiming to collect his fourth consecutive win on Friday against the St. Louis Blues. Hellebuyck had some struggles near the end of last month, but's his found his flow again, winning three straight starts. He allowed only one goal and had 27 saves in his last appearance on […]

Claude Giroux Doing His Best To Turn Flyers Season Around

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux collected a goal and an assist but his team was unable to come out victorious in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday. The Flyers' captain has been doing everything he can to get the Flyers out of the basement of the Eastern Conference lately but […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Gets Back In Win Column On Thursday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky posted his 11th win of the 2018-2019 season on Thursday, helping secure a 4-3 overtime victory against the Philadelphia Flyers. The two-time Vezina Trophy winner allowed three goals on 26 shots in the win, but did just enough to give his team the opportunity to close out the game […]

Seth Jones Buries Overtime Winner On Thursday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones posted a pair of goals (including the overtime winner) to give his team a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. After missing almost the entire first month of the season due to a knee injury, the Texas native is starting to enter into a groove offensively […]

Philipp Grubauer Earns Fourth Consecutive Win

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer picked up his fourth straight victory in his team's 5-2 defeat of the Florida Panthers on Thursday. The 27-year-old has modest numbers on the season (2.96 goals-against average, .909 save percentage) but has managed to win seven of his ten starts thus far. Playing in the backup role in Colorado, […]

Carl Soderberg Finding Ways To Produce

Colorado Avalanche forward Carl Soderberg found the score sheet once again in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, posting a goal and an assist in 17:47 of total ice time. With his two points, the 33-year-old has now picked up at least one point in five of his previous six contests. Soderberg has been […]

Gabriel Landeskog Stands Out In Thursday's Victory

Colorado Avalanche left-winger Gabriel Landeskog scored a goal and added an assist in his team's 5-2 victory against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. The team captain also finished the contest with a plus-three rating, two penalty minutes, three shots and a block in 19 minutes and 55 seconds of ice time. Landeskog has become the […]

Mikko Rantanen Extends Point Streak To 10 Games

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen scored his 12th goal of the season in a 5-2 defeat of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, extending his personal point streak to 10 games. The 22-year-old keeps adding to NHL scoring lead with each game and now has 47 points (12 goals, 35 assists), a plus-17 rating, 15 power-play […]

Elias Lindholm Scores Twice In Thursday's Win

Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm scored both goals in Thursday's 2-0 win over Minnesota, extending his point streak to five games in the process. Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Giordano assisted him on both occasions. Lindholm has been on a tear recently, as he's also sitting on a three-game goal-scoring streak and he's logged four consecutive […]

Mike Smith Records 38th Career Shutout On Thursday

Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Smith played a perfect game on Thursday against Minnesota, stopping all 31 shots in a 2-0 win to record his 38th career shutout. Smith was horrible at the start of the season, especially on home ice, but he's gotten his act together in recent weeks with his last loss coming on […]