David Perron Makes His First Appearance Of The Month

St. Louis Blues winger David Perron will be back in action on Wednesday against Edmonton, making his first appearance since dropping out of the lineup with an upper-body injury on Nov. 26. Perron was the team's leading scorer last season, and he's been in fine form this term as well with 18 points in 20 […]

MacKenzie Blackwood Returns From Injury

New Jersey Devils goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood will return from a neck injury on Wednesday against Buffalo, recording his 16th start of the campaign. The 25-year-old had a lot of success early in the season, but he's now carrying a 5-6-3 record with a 3.14 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage. He's given up 12 […]

Zach Hyman Gets Back To Action

Edmonton Oilers winger Zach Hyman will be back in the lineup on Wednesday against the Blues after missing three games with an upper-body injury. He'll be Connor McDavid's right-hand man, with Warren Foegele also on the line. Hyman has had a lot of success this season, going for 11 goals and 19 points with 72 […]

Mike Smith Makes His Long-Awaited Return

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith will start Wednesday's matchup against St. Louis, making his first appearance since Oct. 19 when he went down with a lower-body injury. The veteran had a very good start to the season with a .920 save percentage and he enters Wednesday's game with a 2-0-0 record. Smith will get a […]

Tom Wilson Returns To Action Against Nashville

Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson will return from a four-game absence on Wednesday against Nashville. The 27-year-old power forward last played on Dec. 10, so he'll have some rust to shake off following an upper-body injury. Wilson is having an immense season with nine goals, 24 points and 78 hits across 27 outings. He'll […]

Matt Duchene Good To Go On Wednesday

Nashville Predators forward Matt Duchene is game-ready on Wednesday against Washington, returning from an upper-body issue. He last played on Dec. 9 and didn't feature in four games prior to the Christmas break. Duchene has been one of the main offensive catalysts for the Predators this season with 25 points in 26 games, and he's […]

Aleksander Barkov Ready To Go On Wednesday

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov will be back in the lineup on Wednesday against the Rangers. The talented centerman has played very little hockey this month, missing 12 of the team's last 13 games with a knee problem and an upper-body injury. He'll be back centering the top line between Carter Verhaeghe and Anthony Duclair. […]

Phil Kessel Tallies Four Assists Tuesday Night

Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel couldn't find the net with four efforts on goal Tuesday night against San Jose, but he did the dirty work for others and finished an 8-7 shootout loss with four assists. It's his second career game with four-plus helpers. Kessel has only five markers for the season, so he […]

Lawson Crouse Explodes For Four Points

Arizona Coyotes left wing Lawson Crouse had a career night against San Jose on Tuesday, notching two goals and two assists in an 8-7 shootout loss. He handed out a team-high three hits as well and produced five shots on goal. Crouse reached 15 points for the campaign with the effort, meaning he's now already […]

Alexander Barabanov Has A Productive Start On First Line

San Jose Sharks winger Alexander Barabanov joined the first line for Tuesday's matchup against Arizona and put together a two-point performance with a goal and an assist in an 8-7 shootout win. He went plus-two for the game and had three shots, one block and one hit in 18 minutes of action. Barabanov showed a […]

Brendan Gallagher Fails To Make An Impact In Comeback Game

Montreal Canadiens right wing Brendan Gallagher made his first appearance of the month on Tuesday against Tampa, but his comeback didn't go well, as he finished a 5-4 overtime loss with no points and a minus-two rating in 18:43 of ice time. He fired off two shots and picked up one block and four penalty […]

Ondrej Palat Wins It For Lightning In Overtime

Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Ondrej Palat popped up with the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime victory against Montreal, lighting the lamp for the 10th time this season with just 36 seconds played in the extra frame. He tallied four total shots in the game and handed out two hits in 16:22 of action. […]

Brayden Point Returns With Two Goals, One Assist

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brayden Point was back in the lineup on Tuesday and rocked the Canadiens with two goals and one assist in a 5-4 overtime win. He was plus-three for the night and produced a game-high six shots with one hit in nearly 22 minutes of ice time. Point hadn't played since sustaining […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/29/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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Jonathan Quick Comes Up Snake Eyes Against Vegas

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick wished his night was not less than 23 minutes long on Tuesday. The Vegas Golden Knights scored three goals in 76 seconds midway through the first period on Tuesday. Then, Vegas added two more goals in the first 2:47 of the second stanza. That chased Quick as he gave […]

Adrian Kempe Scores Again On Tuesday

Los Angeles Kings left-winger Adrian Kempe scored another goal on Tuesday versus the Vegas Golden Knights. Kempe struck midway through the first period during the Vegas flurry of three goals in 76 seconds. The winger also had three shots on goal with four hits on Tuesday night in 18:32 of ice time. Kempe then picked […]

Reilly Smith Opens Scoring, Adds Assist Tuesday

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Reilly Smith is well on his way to proving last year was just a blip. Smith opened the scoring via the power play on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings. His goal midway through the first period set off a flurry of scoring. Jonathan Marchessault and Shea Theodore helped on the […]

Chandler Stephenson Enjoys Two-Point Second Period Tuesday

Vegas Golden Knights center Chandler Stephenson finally scored a goal on Tuesday night versus the Los Angeles Kings. That ended an eight-game goal drought for the Vegas forward. Stephenson waited until the second period to get on the board. Nicolas Roy set up the center just 1:21 into the second period for Stephenson's tenth goal […]

Jonathan Marchessault's Three Points Help Defeat Kings

Vegas Golden Knights center Jonathan Marchessault scored twice and added an assist Tuesday night against Los Angeles. Marchessault played just 16:12 but more than four minutes on the man advantage. The forward fired three shots on goal with three scoring chances. His primary assist on the power play set up Reilly Smith to open the […]

Cody Glass Sent Back To Milwaukee Tuesday

Nashville Predators center Cody Glass was sent down to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL on Tuesday. The move is likely to give Glass more consistent playing time in the AHL. Also, it likely paves the way for the return of Matt Duchene. Duchene had missed four games due to a lower-body injury. In four […]

Travis Boyd Enters COVID-19 Protocols

Arizona Coyotes center Travis Boyd has entered the NHL's COVID protocol and will not play Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks. Boyd had been enjoying a breakout season for the Coyotes with 13 points in 22 games. That included five points in his previous six contests. Boyd had been seeing more and more power-play […]

Scott Wedgewood Gets The Start Against San Jose Tuesday

Arizona Coyotes goaltender Scott Wedgewood will be in goal for Arizona versus the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Wedgewood last played on December 17th where he managed to defeat the Anaheim Ducks despite allowing five goals on 37 shots. The Arizona goalie has allowed three or more goals in five straight contests and has […]

James Reimer Starts Versus Arizona On Tuesday

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer gets the start on Tuesday night versus the Arizona Coyotes. Due to the early Christmas break, this will be the first game action Reimer has seen in two weeks. His last contest saw him allow two goals in a loss to the Seattle Kraken on December 14th. Since a […]

Jonathan Quick Likely To Start Tuesday For Los Angeles

Los Angeles Kings goaltender is the expected starter in goal for the Kings at home against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night. Quick had a bit of a dud in his last start versus the Carolina Hurricanes giving up five goals on 33 shots. In his last five games, Quick is 3-1-1 however while […]

Tomas Hertl Expected To Play Tuesday For San Jose

San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl is expected to play Tuesday versus the Arizona Coyotes. The forward last played on Dec. 16 against the Vancouver Canucks when he was enjoying an excellent point streak. His run featured nine points and six goals in the previous six games. That brought Hertl's totals up to 14 goals […]

Robert Thomas Has Rejoined Practice

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas (lower body) returned to practice this week and seems to be edging closer to returning to the lineup. He hasn't played since Dec. 3, missing seven games. The 22-year-old is having a really strong campaign with 22 points across 24 games. He's formed a fearsome trio with Russian snipers […]

Brandon Tanev Moved To Injured Reserve

Seattle Kraken winger Brandon Tanev (lower body) has been added to Injured Reserve and could end up being out for a while. The 29-year-old was injured last Saturday against Edmonton, and the seriousness of his ailment remains unknown. Tanev has been in cracking form for the Kraken this season, recording 15 points across 30 outings […]

Derick Brassard Close To Returning

Philadelphia Flyers forward Derick Brassard (hip) could be back in the lineup next week when the team returns to action on Dec. 29 against Seattle. He's missed five games with a hip strain and has played just once since Nov. 23. The veteran has done well when healthy this season, going for 11 points in […]

Artemi Panarin Ready To Play

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (lower body) has been back at practice and appears ready to go when the season resumes. The Breadman dropped out of the lineup last Friday against Vegas after sustaining a lower-body injury in a matchup versus Arizona earlier in the week. Alexis Lafreniere filled in for him on […]

Jordan Greenway On Track To Return When Season Resumes

Minnesota Wild winger Jordan Greenway (lower body) will likely be back in the lineup when the team gets back into action. Minnesota is scheduled to play the Jets next on Dec. 27. Greenway sat out Monday's 7-4 loss to Dallas with a minor lower-body injury. The 25-year-old also missed some time in November and has […]