Brian Gionta Becoming a Reliable Fantasy Option

Boston Bruins forward Brian Gionta has recorded six points in the five games he’s played since being signed by the Bruins on Feb. 25. Gionta added his fourth and fifth points on Saturday during a 7-4 win by the Bruins over the Chicago Blackhawks. The 39-year-old veteran earned the attention of NHL teams while playing […]

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 […]

Brad Marchand Out Sunday Versus Chicago

Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand (lower body) will not play on Sunday afternoon versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Marchand played the first half of the Bruins home-and-home series against the Blackhawks on Saturday, which included an awkward collision between him and Anthony Duclair. The Bruins are heavy favorites to maintain their second-place position in the Atlantic […]

Louis Domingue Earns Shootout Win Against Montreal

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Louis Domingue earned his fifth win of the season in a 3-2 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Domingue made 27 saves in the match and stopped three of the four shots he faced during the shootout. The 26-year-old netminder was acquired by Tampa from Arizona earlier in the […]

Jaden Schwartz Posts Three Points On Saturday

St. Louis Blues forward Jaden Schwartz added a goal and two assists to his season total in a critical 7-2 win against the Kings on Saturday. Schwartz has put together a nice season offensively (49 points in 48 games) on a team that has struggled to score goals throughout long stretches of the season. The […]

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 […]

Robin Lehner Solid In Shootout Loss To Vegas

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner posted a strong performance and earned the second star of the game in a 2-1 shooutout loss at the hands of the offensive-powerhouse Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Buffalo’s offense didn’t provide much help, scoring just one goal in regulation. Lehner did his part, making 33 saves during the match […]

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 […]

Tyson Barrie Registers Two Points in 5-2 Win

Colorado defenseman Tyson Barrie picked up a goal and an assist in a win against Arizona on Saturday. The multi-point effort extended his personal scoring streak to six games (four goals and five assists). The British Columbia native is up to 46 points in 54 games and has moved into first place among all NHL […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mikko Rantanen Records Three Points on Saturday

Colorado Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen posted three points (one goal and two assists) in a 5-2 win against the Coyotes on Saturday. Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon continue to showcase excellent chemistry together, vaulting their team into sole possession of the second wild-card spot in the West. The 6-foot-4 forward is putting up remarkable numbers for […]

Close Playoff Race In The Pacific

The playoffs will start on April 11 this year and the only clear team from the Pacific Division is the Vegas Golden Knights. As of now, the San Jose Sharks are in second with 81 points and the Anaheim Ducks are in third with 80. Looking to find playoff positions are the LA Kings (79 […]

Jonathan Drouin Can't Buy Goals This Season

Montreal Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin (49 percent owned) went without a point again in the 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning originally traded Drouin to the Canadiens in return for Mikhail Sergachev, who wasn't even a lock to start on the blue line for the Lightning this season. To make matters worse for […]

Robin Lehner Solid Against Golden Knights

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Robin Lehner (46 percent owned) made 33 saves on 34 shots in the 2-1 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Many thought Chad Johnson had taken over the crease in Buffalo for the meantime, however, Lehner's play as of late has shown that he deserves to play right now. In his […]

Nick Holden Increases Point Streak To Five Games

Boston Bruins defenseman Nick Holden (5 percent owned on Yahoo) got an assist in the 7-4 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Holden, who was acquired from the New York Rangers in exchange for a fourth-round pick, has been fantastic for the Bruins and has totaled four points in four games since arriving, with […]

Jake DeBrusk Assists On Three Goals In Win

Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk (9 percent owned on Yahoo) got three assists in the 7-4 win against the Chicago Blackhawks. DeBrusk has been fantastic for the Bruins in the last couple of games, generating nine points in his last eight games. He also looks to be a mainstay on the second line with David […]

Patrice Bergeron Doesn’t Travel With Bruins On Road Trip

Boston Bruins forward Patrice Bergeron (foot) did not travel with the Boston Bruins on Saturday and will likely not participate in any of the four games on the Bruins road trip during this upcoming week. Bergeron has already missed six games with a fractured foot, although the Bruins have won all of those contests despite missing […]

Brad Marchand May Avoid Another Suspension

According to Mark Lazerus, Boston Bruins winger Brad Marchand may have dodged a bullet after colliding with Chicago Blackhawks forward Anthony Duclair during the match between the two teams on Saturday afternoon. Marchand had made a sharp turn toward Duclair during the play and appeared to be avoiding the young Blackhawk as much as possible […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Tuukka Rask Shaky In Win Over Chicago

Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask faced only 27 shots but allowed four goals in the Bruins win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Rask gave up several soft goals throughout the game, including one in particular at the start of the second period. Luckily for Rask, the Bruins offense had an explosive third period, scoring four goals […]

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 […]

David Krejci Scores Twice In Win Over Chicago

Boston Bruins center David Krejci scored two power-play goals in the Bruins 7-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday afternoon. Krejci netted Boston’s second goal of the day 14 minutes into the first period, and then added a tie-breaking tally halfway through the second frame to bring the score to 4-3. Boston went on […]

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 […]

Keith Kinkaid Gets Another Shot For Devils Versus Preds

New Jersey Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid will get the starting nod for the third time in five games as the team visits the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Neither he nor usual starter Cory Schneider have had sparkling numbers this year, but the team's last four wins have come with Kinkaid in net, so the […]

Tristan Jarry Gets Fourth Start In A Row For Pens Versus Leafs

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will get his fourth consecutive start for the club as they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Jarry and the Pens are on a three-game winning streak and look to extend it Saturday against a team missing their first-line center, Auston Matthews. There was some debate as to who […]

Henrik Lundqvist Back In Net For Rangers Versus Panthers

The New York Rangers will start goaltender Henrik Lundqvist while the team visits the Florida Panthers Saturday night. King Henrik was pulled in his last start after allowing four goals on 31 shots to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Considering how the Rangers have given in to the rebuild along with the red-hot play […]