Sam Bennett Sits Out Thursday's Contest

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup on Thursday against Tampa. He logged 14:38 and had an assist in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Rangers and there weren't any reports of an injury, but it seems like Bennett is carrying some kind of a knock. We should know more after the […]

David Rittich Makes A Rare Start

Nashville Predators goaltender David Rittich will log only his fifth start of the campaign on Thursday against Columbus. The Predators have been riding Juuse Saros hard all season, but they are finishing off a back-to-back set here and it's given Rittich an opportunity to make an impact. He's won both of his last two starts, […]

Antti Raanta Heads Out For His Eighth Start

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Antti Raanta will record his eighth start of the season in Thursday's very favorable matchup against the struggling Canadiens, looking to improve a 4-2-1 record. Raanta has flipped between wins and losses all season and he was defeated by the Canucks in his last start, so history is pointing towards a victory […]

Malcolm Subban Gets His Third Sabres Start

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Malcolm Subban will make his third start of the season on Thursday against the Islanders. Things haven't worked out well for the 28-year-old so far, as he enters the matchup with a 0-1-1 record. Subban had a shocker in his debut, giving up six goals on 25 shots against Carolina, before frustrating […]

Patrik Laine Returns For Columbus

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Patrik Laine (oblique) is set to make his first appearance since Nov. 3 on Thursday against the Predators. The Finnish sniper had a very productive start to the season before getting knocked out of the lineup with an oblique strain. He managed to rack up 10 points in nine games with […]

Elvis Merzlikins Looks For More Home Success Against Nashville

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will roll out for Thursday's home match against Nashville. The Latvian has thoroughly enjoyed playing in front of the Blue Jackets faithful this season, going 9-1-1 on home ice. His overall record for the season stands at 11-7-1 with a 3.06 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage and one […]

Sam Montembeault Makes A Second Consecutive Start

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault will be between the pipes for a second consecutive game on Thursday against Carolina. He took a 5-4 overtime loss versus Tampa on Tuesday when the team resumed its season. Montreal's regular starter Jake Allen (COVID-19 protocols) is currently unavailable. Sam Montembeault has started six games this season and he's […]

Spencer Knight Gets The Call For Thursday's Game

Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight will guard the crease on Thursday against Tampa as the team completes a back-to-back set. Sergei Bobrovsky beat the Rangers 4-3 with 30 saves on Wednesday and now it's Knight's turn to show what he can do. The 20-year-old has been off form lately, but he carries a strong 5-2-0 […]

Filip Forsberg Continues His Success Against Washington

Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg always performs well against the team that drafted him, the Capitals, and Wednesday was no different, as the Swedish winger potted his 14th goal of the season. He tied things up at three before Washington pulled away late in regulation to win 5-3. Forsberg now has eight goals and […]

Evgeny Kuznetsov Returns With A Short-Handed Game-Winner

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov made a big impact in his comeback game on Wednesday, tallying the game-winning goal in a 5-3 victory over Nashville. He scored in a short-handed situation with just over five minutes left in regulation. The Russian centerman produced four shots in total across 22 minutes of action. Kuznetsov missed three […]

John Carlson Runs The Show Wednesday Night

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson had a big four-point performance in Wednesday's 5-3 win over Nashville, collecting one goal and three assists. He also fired off a game-high five shots and blocked one effort from the opposition, while finishing with a plus-two rating in 24:27 of ice time. This was Carlson's second career four-point game […]

Mika Zibanejad Extends Multi-Point Streak

New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad enjoyed a third consecutive multi-point game on Wednesday, finishing a 4-3 loss to Florida with a goal and an assist. He put the Rangers 2-1 up before the Panthers produced a nice third-period comeback and Zibanejad grabbed his helper on a late Chris Kreider goal. Following a relatively slow […]

Anthony Duclair Tallies A Game-Winner Against Rangers

Florida Panthers winger Anthony Duclair provided the game-winning goal in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Rangers, putting his team two goals up with 5:20 left in regulation before Chris Kreider managed to cut the deficit to one. Duclair recorded a plus-one rating for the game and had two shots overall with one hit in 13:10 […]

Gustav Forsling Dishes Out Two Assists

Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling produced a two-assist performance on Wednesday, helping the team to a 4-3 victory over the Rangers. He finished the contest with a plus-one rating and added one shot, one block and one hit to his line in 19 minutes of action. Forsling is having a great season on the Panthers […]

Sam Carrick Scores Lone Goal For Anaheim Wednesday

Anaheim Ducks center Sam Carrick scored the only goal against the Vancouver Canucks. The first period goal was Carrick's seventh of the season in just 25 games. Due to COVID and injuries, Carrick played 16:40 of ice time and saw a brief shift on the power play to go along with his 69 seconds of […]

John Gibson Returns Quality Performance In Loss Wednesday

Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson saw a lot of pucks come his way against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. He nearly held the fort as Vancouver finally tied the game early in the third period. Then, the Canucks won the game just 26 seconds into overtime off an unassisted goal. It was that kind of […]

Thatcher Demko Extends Winning Streak To Six Games

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko delivered another quality start and upped his run to six straight games with a win on Wednesday night. He stopped all but one shot against the Anaheim Ducks. Overall, Demko only had to stop 22 of 23 shots but after an early Sam Carrick goal, the Vancouver goalie was perfect […]

Tanner Pearson Scores On Wednesday

Vancouver Canucks left-winger Tanner Pearson helped extend the Canucks streak to seven games with a goal early in the third period on Wednesday. His fifth tally of the season tied the game at one versus the Anaheim Ducks. What may have been more impressive was the fact that Pearson fired seven shots on John Gibson […]

J.T. Miller Delivers Game-Winning Goal Wednesday

Vancouver Canucks center J.T. Miller raised his point streak to seven games on Wednesday night with a goal and assist against the Anaheim Ducks. Miller took advantage of a few Anaheim miscues and helped set up Tanner Pearson's goal early in the third period to tie the game at 1. Then, during the first shift […]

Jeremy Lauzon Surprises With First Goal Of Season Wednesday

Seattle Kraken defenseman Jeremy Lauzon is not known for scoring goals. In 101 career NHL games, Lauzon had scored just three times. It is why Wednesday was such a shock to some. The defenseman had three shots on goal and several scoring chances in the overtime loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Furthermore, his goal gave […]

Yanni Gourde Returns With A Goal In Overtime Loss

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde returned after missing a total of three weeks with a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. He tied the game at 1 on the power play with a little over seven minutes remaining in the opening stanza. Carson Soucy and Morgan Geekie set him up on the goal. Gourde, […]

Martin Jones Stands Tall In Overtime Win Wednesday

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones benefitted from the long break and it showed on Wednesday night versus the Seattle Kraken. Jones flashed the form fantasy owners saw in the first month of the regular season during the 3-2 overtime win. He stopped 34 of 36 shots including some quality saves in the final moments. This […]

Ivan Provorov Ends Game Wednesday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov saved his best moment for last against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night. Provorov converted on a play made by Kevin Hayes as he scored the game winning goal 2:14 into overtime. That gave the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 win. This was Provorov's only shot of the game. He did […]

James van Riemsdyk Scores Twice In Win Wednesday

Philadelphia Flyers left-winger James van Riemsdyk netted two goals on Wednesday night against the Seattle Kraken. The first goal opened the scoring just 4:44 into the game on the power play. The second was a clutch game-tying goal just seconds after Jeremy Lauzon made the game 2-1 for Seattle. It has been a nice run […]

Thatcher Demko Set For Another Start

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is set to get his 26th start of the season on Wednesday against Anaheim. He's been very heavily used all year and Demko has sat out just one match in December. He had a pretty miserable time early in the season, but things have improved a lot in Vancouver following […]

Adam Larsson Set To Play On Wednesday

Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson appears ready to join the lineup for Wednesday's matchup against Philadelphia. His status for the game had been up in the air after he cleared COVID-19 protocols, but the Swedish blue-liner has joined the team for warmups. Larsson is a key piece for Seattle with his defensive prowess and ability […]

Brock Boeser Unavailable Because Of COVID-19 Protocols

Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser is forced to sit out Wednesday's meeting with the Ducks after he was added to the COVID-19 list. The Canucks have mostly shaken off the virus, but Boeser, Phillip Di Giuseppe and one staff member entered the protocols on Wednesday. It's a massive shame because Boeser had finally kicked […]

Philipp Grubauer Guards Kraken's Crease Versus Flyers

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer will pick up his 23rd start of the season in Wednesday's matchup against Philadelphia. Things haven't gone well for the German in 2021-22, as he sits on a lowly 7-12-3 record, having dropped six of his last seven starts. Grubauer is giving up over three goals a night (3.29) with […]

Martin Jones Holds Down The Fort Wednesday Night

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will get his 11th start of the campaign on Wednesday against the Kraken, heading into the matchup with a 5-4-1 record. The former Shark has heated up lately with back-to-back wins, although he's given up three goals in both victories. Jones' goals-against average for the season stands at 3.33, and […]

Kevin Hayes Set For A Big Role Against Seattle

Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes will join the first line for Wednesday's matchup against Seattle. The Flyers have Sean Couturier (COVID-19 protocols) unavailable and it's opened up a spot on the top line. Hayes will skate with Jordan Farabee and Travis Konecny. With injuries following him around, Hayes himself has struggled to stay in the […]