Steven Stamkos Looking to Continue Consistent Production

Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos scored 6 points in 5 games in the first round, registering at least one point in every game. Stamkos averages 0.76 points per game in the playoffs over his career, and now faces the Boston Bruins and Tuukka Rask who logged a .899 save percentage in the first round. […]

Business As Usual For Alex Ovechkin

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin notched his sixth goal in seven postseason games along with an assist in last night's 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins to start the second round matchup. The 32-year-old and his linemates Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson were the only ones able to beat Pittsburgh goaltender Matt Murray as the […]

Tom Wilson Delivers Two Assists In Loss

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson notched two assists in last night's 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Wilson has found himself on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov for most of the season but has been especially dominant in the postseason with two goals and five points in seven games. Despite not […]

Braden Holtby Allows Three Goals In Loss

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby stopped 22 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the first game of their second round matchup. It was case of deja vu for Caps fans as they blew a 2-0 lead in the third period and never managed to come back from it. In Holtby's defense, all […]

Martin Jones Gets Pulled In Game 1

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones lasted less than 24 minutes in Game 1 against Vegas, allowing five goals on 13 shots before being pulled just minutes into the second period. Aaron Dell had a much better outing in relief, stopping 19 of 21 pucks. It was a very surprising drop in form from Jones, […]

Golden Knights Second Line Has Good Night In Game 1

Vegas Golden Knights forwards James Neal, Erik Haula and Alex Tuch, who skate on the second line, played a big part in Thursday's 7-0 win over San Jose, as they combined for six points. Neal scored the final goal on a power play, Haula got the team's second and Tuch netted on the power play […]

David Perron Makes It Three Points In Three Games Since Return

Vegas Golden Knights left wing David Perron, who started the playoffs nursing an undisclosed injury, has been productive since his return in Game 3 of the first-round series against the Kings. He had two assists in Thursday's 7-0 win over San Jose to make it three points in three games since the return from injury. […]

Cody Eakin Gets Second Goal Of The Playoffs

Vegas Golden Knights forward Cody Eakin scored his second goal of this year's Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday, registering the game-winning goal in a big 7-0 win over San Jose. Eakin got the ball rolling with 4:31 played of the opening frame, with Brayden McNabb and David Perron picking up the helpers. It was his […]

Golden Knights Top Line Combines For Nine Points In Series Opener Versus Sharks

Vegas Golden Knights forwards Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson and Reilly Smith kicked off the second-round series against San Jose in style, as they had three points each in Game 1. Karlsson and Smith got there with assists and Marchessault had a goal and two assists. Marchessault's performance was probably the most impressive one, as he […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Posts Another Shutout

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury continued his impressive play in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs, posting a 33-save shutout on Thursday night in Game 1 against the Sharks. He's the first goalie since 2004 to record three shutouts in the team's first five playoff games. Fleury has been the best DFS netminder throughout the […]

Jake Guentzel Has A Goal And Two Assists As Penguins Shock Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins center Jake Guentzel has been just as potent as teammate Sidney Crosby in the playoffs. He scored his seventh goal of the postseason on April 26 in Game 1. He also had two assists, which gave him nine. The Penguins are loaded and are looking to be skating around the rink with the Stanley […]

Matt Murray Keeps Caps At Bay Long Enough For Comeback Win

Surely Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray wasn't worried during Game 1 on April 26 despite an early 1-0 deficit. He likely knew that his team was capable of catching fire at any time, and he was right. Murray stonewalled the Washington Capitals in the second period and then allowed a second goal and then saw […]

Sidney Crosby Scores Goal And Has Assist As Penguins Storm Back To Win

As if you need us to tell you that Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is a must-start in any fantasy game, he went ahead and proved himself on April 26. After being held in check for two periods, he came to life and helped Pittsburgh to a comeback 3-2 win. First he scored his seventh […]

Braden Holtby Likely To Hold Starter Job Through Series With Pittsburgh

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby will enter Thursday's series opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins as the likely starter after sitting the first two games of the Stanley Cup playoffs as the backup to Philipp Grubauer. Grubauer struggled mightily and allowed four goals in both games, paving the way for Holtby to come on in relief […]

Tom Wilson Is A Bargain

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has managed to keep his role on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov throughout the playoffs, scoring a goal and adding a pair of assists in six games against the Columbus Blue Jackets. While the bruiser doesn't receive any power-play time, he did contribute 17 shots and […]

John Carlson Ties Franchise Point Record In A Single Series

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson tied a 30-year-old franchise record for most points in a single playoff series with one goal and eight assists in six games against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The soon-to-be free agent had a career year with 15 goals and 53 assists, totaling 58 points, all three career highs, and carried […]

Tomas Tatar Remains Out At The Start Of Second Round

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Tomas Tatar might be the best paid skater on the team, but he'll continue to get paid for doing nothing at the start of the Stanley Cup playoffs second round. Tatar has been a healthy scratch since Game 3 of the first-round series against Los Angeles. He had three shots […]

Jonathan Marchessault Loves To Play Against San Jose

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault will get to play one of his favorite opponents in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. He picked up six points in four regular season games against the Sharks this year, scoring twice and providing four assists. Marchessault also averaged 3.75 shots on goal against them, posting […]

Reilly Smith Starts Round 2 With Nice Point Streak

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith is one of the players to target in DFS Thursday night in Game 1 of the second-round series against San Jose. Smith finished Round 1 with a three-game point streak, picking up one assist in every game. He had only six shots on goal against the Kings, which […]

Sharks And Golden Knights Start Round 2 Thursday

Round 1 matchups for the Pacific Division proved to be unexciting, with the San Jose Sharks and Vegas Golden Knights sweeping the Anaheim Ducks and the LA Kings, respectively. On Thursday, we get the Pacific Division matchup the hockey world has been waiting for, as the Sharks will travel to Vegas for the first two […]

David Krejci Logs Three Helpers In Win

Boston Bruins centerman David Krejci was involved in the goal production in Wednesday’s Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he didn’t find the back of the net himself. Instead, Krejci notched apples on three of the Bruins goals, including both of linemate Jake DeBrusk’s as well as Danton Heinen’s first career playoff […]

Jake DeBrusk Continues Strong Postseason

Boston Bruins rookie Jake DeBrusk continues to surprise, adding on to his postseason totals Wednesday. DeBrusk tied the game at one in the first period and scored the winner in the third, bringing his goal count up to five for the series. Five goals ties him with David Pastrnak for the team lead and with […]

William Nylander Responds Well To Line Juggling

After a very quiet series, Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander posted a productive game in Wednesday’s loss to the Boston Bruins. His two assists matched his point production from the first six games of the series. Nylander started the play that led to Patrick Marleau opening the scoring on the power play, and added […]

Patrick Marleau Scores Twice In Game 7

Toronto Maple Leafs 38-year-old veteran Patrick Marleau was a bright spot early in Wednesday’s Game 7, scoring two early goals for the Maple Leafs, twice giving them the lead and a leg up in the game. Boston Bruins forward Sean Kuraly took a tripping penalty behind the Maple Leafs net in the first minute of […]

Mitchell Marner Extends Point Streak In Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner notched the lone assist on Patrick Marleau’s second goal just six minutes into Game 7 on Wednesday night. In doing so, Marner was able to extend his point streak to six games, but with the Leafs loss, he won’t have the opportunity to extend it further. On a personal […]

Tuukka Rask Allows Four Goals But Still Gets Win

Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask made 20 saves on 24 shots for an .833 save percentage in the 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Rask barely managed to get a better save percentage than Frederik Andersen, who ended up finishing the game with an .829 save percentage. However, it doesn't change the fact that […]

Bruins Top Line Combines For Seven Points In Win

Boston Bruins first line of David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand combined for three goals and four assists in the 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. All three of them chipped in with their own goal and assist, while Bergeron was the only one who ended up with two assists on the line. […]

Frederik Andersen Drops The Ball In Game 7

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen made 29 saves on 35 shots for an .829 save percentage in the 7-4 loss to the Boston Bruins. Despite the Leafs holding a 4-3 lead after the second period, Andersen then proceeded to allow goals to Torey Krug, Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak all at even strength to […]

Auston Matthews Lacks Offensive Production In Series Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews drew zero points again in Game 7, leaving his series total to only two points in seven games. Despite Matthews being easily their team's top center, his lack of offensive production ultimately was a large contributor in costing the Leafs the series. He finished the 2017-2018 season with 34 […]

Rick Nash Promoted To Second Line

Boston Bruins forward Rick Nash is slated to play on the second line for Game 7 alongside Jake DeBrusk and David Krejci. This move is in correlation with Danton Heinen slotting back into the lineup on the team’s third line. Nash scored the winning goal in the 7-3 decision in Game 2 but hasn’t found […]