Alex Tuch Picks Up Two Points Against Flames

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Alex Tuch picked up a goal and a power-play assist during a 2-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday night. Tuch has six goals and nine assists through 16 games this season. He is playing on the second line alongside Max Pacioretty and Cody Eakin. Tuch is only 22-years-old […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Picks Up Fourth Shutout Of The Season

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves en route to a 2-0 shutout win over the Calgary Flames on Friday night. Fleury leads the NHL with four shutouts this season. The veteran netminder has an 11-8-1 record to go along with a 2.45 goals-against average and .907 save percentage. He has won three […]

Slide Continues for Anders Nilsson on Friday Night

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Anders Nilsson struggled again on Friday night as he allowed four goals on 24 shots on a loss to the Sharks. Nilsson has now allowed four goals in three of his last four starts and has taken the loss in each of those four starts. With a .902 save percentage in seven […]

Antoine Roussel Earns 18 Penalty Minutes, Fined for Bite

Vancouver Canucks forward Antoine Roussel was called for a game misconduct and four minor penalties over the course of Friday's loss to the Sharks. Roussel is no stranger to the penalty box and has now recorded at least 17 penalty minutes in two of his last three games. His game misconduct, and $5,000 fine was […]

Second Consecutive Shutout for Aaron Dell

San Jose Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell turned away all 19 shots that he faced from the Vancouver Canucks on Friday on the way to his second shutout in as many games. Dell had a shaky start to the season, but after his last two starts he now has a save percentage of .928 percent and […]

Erik Karlsson Leads Potent Power Play for Sharks

San Jose defenseman Erik Karlsson recorded a goal and two assists on Friday against the Canucks. Two of his points came while on the power play giving him five power-play points in his last five games. His hot streak extends beyond the power play as he now has eight points in the last five games, […]

Two Power-Play Helpers for Kevin Labanc Against Canucks

San Jose forward Kevin Labanc picked up two assists on Friday, both coming on the power play, as the Sharks dominated the visiting Canucks. Labanc now has 15 points in 23 games this season, and five power-play points, but his usage on the top power-play unit is the headline here. Labanc led all San Jose […]

Pheonix Copley Gets the Start Saturday Against Rangers

Washington Capitals goaltender Pheonix Copley will be in the crease Saturday afternoon as the Capitals take the ice against the New York Rangers. Copley has a .889 percent save percentage this year, but that number does not tell the story of how streaky the 26-year-old netminder has been. Copley has seen seven starts this season […]

Braden Holtby Makes 31 Saves In Win

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby surrendered one goal on 32 shots during a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. Holtby has won three straight starts. He has an 8-5-2 record to go along with a 2.86 goals-against average and .913 save percentage. Holtby has not been at his best this regular […]

Alexandar Georgiev Between the Pipes on Saturday

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev will get the start on Saturday as the Rangers take on the Washington Capitals. Georgiev has been solid in limited action this year, posting a .911 percent save percentage in six appearances. He also has four wins in his five starts but will be tested Saturday against Washington's potent […]

Tom Wilson Picks Up Two Points Against Red Wings

Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson scored a goal and added an assist during a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. Wilson also picked up two shots and two hits in the contest. The rugged winger has produced three goals, five assists, and 13 hits in the six games he has played […]

Alex Ovechkin Piles Up Statistics On Friday

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin scored a goal and an assist during a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. The Russian sniper also produced three shots, six hits, two penalty minutes, one block, and a plus-two rating. Ovechkin is one of the best fantasy assets in the league who has even […]

Jonathan Bernier Struggles Against Capitals

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jonathan Bernier allowed three goals on 20 shots during a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Bernier had won his previous two starts. The 30-year-old has produced a 3-4-0 record to go along with a 3.54 goals-against average and .897 save percentage. Bernier's numbers are slightly skewed from […]

Andreas Athanasiou Scores Again

Detroit Red Wings right wing Andreas Athanasiou opened the scoring during a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Athanasiou has six goals in his past seven games. The slick playmaker has produced 10 goals, five assists, and 65 shots through 18 games this season. Athanasiou has developed into a semi-consistent scorer. He […]

John Gibson Puts Up Strong Performance on Friday

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson stopped 27 of 28 shots against to record his eighth win of the season in a 2-1 overtime victory against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Gibson looked like a clear Vezina favorite after carrying an injury-depleted Ducks team throughout the first month of the season but has recently come back […]

Rickard Rakell Scores Game-Winner On Friday

Anaheim Ducks forward Rickard Rakell scored the game-deciding goal in overtime and added an assist in his team's 2-1 defeat of the Edmonton Oilers. The 25-year-old also contributed a plus-two rating, two shots, three hits and two blocks in 21:58 of ice-time in the contest. Rakell has gotten off to a slower start than anticipated […]

Marcus Johansson Scores On Friday

New Jersey Devils forward Marcus Johansson scored his third goal of the season in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Islanders, He provided the dramatics in the game, taking it to overtime with only 11 seconds left in regulation. Taylor Hall and Will Butcher picked up the assists. New Jersey's second line has gone through some […]

Taylor Hall Finishes Friday's Loss With Two Points

New Jersey Devils left wing Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders, posting his second consecutive two-point game. Hall had gone three straight games without registering a single point before heating up in a hurry. He now has 23 points in 21 games for the season. […]

Brian Boyle Scores In Return

New Jersey Devils center Brian Boyle scored his seventh goal of the season on Friday when he returned to the lineup. Blake Coleman and Sami Vatanen had the assist. Boyle had been out with an upper-body injury since Nov. 11. His goal-scoring numbers look impressive for a fourth-liner, but three of the seven goals came […]

Valtteri Filppula Has Two Assists In Friday's Win

New York Islanders center Valtteri Filppula produced a two-point night on Friday, recording two assists in a 4-3 overtime win at New Jersey. He helped Anders Lee and Nick Leddy to score, providing the primary helper on both occasions. Filppula now has 14 points in 21 games this season. He's skating on the third line, […]

Mathew Barzal Scores In Overtime On Friday

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal led the team to victory on Friday against New Jersey, scoring the decisive goal in a 4-3 win. He netted his third one of the season with 3:40 played in overtime. Brock Nelson provided the lone assist. Barzal's goals have been rare this season, but he's been picking up […]

Patrik Laine Scores Another One On Friday

Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine remained hot on Friday, scoring the opening goal in an eventual 4-2 loss to Minnesota. Laine now has six goals across the last three games, almost doubling his tally for the season (14 goals). Laine started the year really slow and even spent some time as a fourth-liner, but […]

Alex Stalock Provides One Assist In Winning Effort

Minnesota Wild goaltender Alex Stalock was productive for the team both offensively and defensively in Friday's 4-2 win over Winnipeg, stopping 26 of 28 shots to register a .929 save percentage and picking up an assist on the team's first goal early in the third period. Goalie assists are very rare, but Stalock actually now […]

Nino Niederreiter Has Two Points Against Winnipeg

Minnesota Wild right wing Nino Niederreiter logged his second multi-point game of the season on Friday, finishing a 4-2 win over Winnipeg with a goal and an assist. He sparked a comeback for the Wild, netting the first one in a four-goal third period. Niederreiter finished Wednesday's 6-4 win over Ottawa with a minus-three rating, […]

Matt Dumba Provides Two Helpers On Friday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba recorded his second consecutive multi-point game on Friday, following up a two-goal effort against Ottawa on Wednesday with a two-assist performance against Winnipeg in a 4-2 win. The assists came at a critical point as well, with the team trailing 2-1 in the middle of the third period. Dumba has […]

Eric Staal Provides Game-Winner Versus Jets

Minnesota Wild center Eric Staal helped the team beat the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, netting the game-winner in a 4-2 home win. He now has nine goals for the season with three of them coming in the last two games. Staal also led the team in shots with seven efforts on Friday, so he's finding […]

Phillip Danault Has Two Assists In Friday's Loss

Montreal Canadiens center Phillip Danault registered assists on both of team's goals in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to Buffalo. It's his second multi-point game of the season with both coming this month. Danault hasn't had much luck in front of goal, netting just once so far, but he's provided 13 assists, which makes him one […]

Andrew Shaw Scores On Power Play Versus Sabres

Montreal Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw scored his seventh goal of the season in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss at Buffalo, tipping in a David Schlemko shot on a power play. Phillip Danault also registered an assist on the play. Shaw has been on a roll ever since linking up with Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi on […]

Calvin Pickard Shuts Out Rangers On Friday

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Calvin Pickard stopped all 31 shots faced and grabbed his first shutout of the season in his team 4-0 defeat of the New York Rangers on Friday. Expected to earn the lion's share of starts in net due to Brian Elliott's recent injury, the 26-year-old stepped up and was perfect in the […]

Jeff Skinner Extends Buffalo's Winning Streak To Eight Games

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner scored twice on Friday against Montreal, helping the team push their winning streak to eight games. He scored a game-tying goal late in the third and sealed the deal in overtime on a power play. Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Buffalo in the 3-2 win. Skinner tied Boston's David […]