Roope Hintz Returns Friday Night

Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz (illness) will be back in action on Friday against St. Louis. He returns after sitting out two games. Hintz had a very slow start to the season, but he's rewarded patient fantasy managers with 17 points in his last 14 appearances. Hintz will be back centering the first line, joining […]

Filip Forsberg Helps Nashville Knock Off Colorado Thursday

Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg was a significant factor in beating Colorado 5-2 on Thursday. The Ostervala, Sweden native, produced three points that included two goals and one helper. Forsberg's two markers were both even strength tallies and came in the first and second periods. He is having a phenomenal season, logging 21 points in 20 […]

Tage Thompson Logs Six Shots On Goal Thursday Against Wild

On Thursday, Tage Thompson and the Buffalo Sabres squeaked by with a 3-2 overtime shootout victory over the Minnesota Wild. The centerman Thompson recorded six shots on goal, but he could not find the back of the net. Thompson has scored ten goals and collected eight helpers while producing 92 shots on goal this season. […]

OwnersBox Week 11 NHL Lineup Picks: Contest of the Week - Weekly Fantasy Hockey

Welcome back RotoBallers! The NHL season is now well into December for Week 11 and we have an excellent salary cap contest for you over at OwnersBox! For those who do not know, OwnersBox is a fantastic weekly fantasy sports platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the […]

Zach Werenski Has Eight Shots, An Assist Against Oilers

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski sent eight pucks on the net and tallied an assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Oilers. He was tied with Edmonton's Jesse Puljujarvi for most shots in the game. Werenski has been trigger-happy all season long, but he's notched just five goals with 88 shots. This has left […]

Connor McDavid Ends Scoring Slump With Two Assists

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid recorded two assists in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets, ending a two-game pointless streak, which can be counted as a scoring slump by his standards. He picked up a power-play helper on a Jesse Puljujarvi goal and finished things off with an assist on Warren Foegele's empty-net goal. […]

Jesse Puljujarvi Racks Up Three Points Against Columbus

Edmonton Oilers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi scored two power-play goals and handed out one assist as the team returned to winning ways on Thursday with a 5-2 victory over Columbus. This was a huge offensive performance by Puljujarvi which included a team-high eight shots on goal. Sitting on 23 points for the season, Puljujarvi is […]

Kyle Palmieri Makes An Early Exit With A Lower-Body Injury

New York Islanders winger Kyle Palmieri dropped out of the lineup ahead of the third period in Thursday's 3-1 win over Boston, leaving the game with a lower-body injury. He logged 9:12 of action and had two shots and two penalty minutes before getting hurt. Early reports suggest that it's not a serious injury and […]

Cal Clutterbuck Scores Twice In Thursday's Win

New York Islanders right wing Cal Clutterbuck was an unexpected hero against Boston on Thursday, scoring twice in a 3-1 win. The fourth-liner opened the scoring and iced the game with an empty-netter. He had three shots in total and also delivered three hits in 16:35 of ice time. Clutterbuck now has five goals with […]

Semyon Varlamov Finally Gets His First Win Of The Season

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov had a big 40-save performance against Boston on Thursday, grabbing his first win of the season with a 3-1 result. The Russian netminder missed the start of the season with an injury and the team then went through a horrible losing streak, and thus Varlamov has struggled to get […]

Dylan Larkin Gets A Goal And An Assist Thursday Night

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin recorded a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Carolina, adding two shots and three hits to his tally in 22:30 of ice time. Lucas Raymond tallied two assists and Tyler Bertuzzi scored his 10th goal of the season, so the Red Wings top line had a […]

Teuvo Teravainen Stays Hot With Two Assists

Carolina Hurricanes winger Teuvo Teravainen finished Thursday's 5-3 win over the Red Wings with two assists, upping his points tally for the month to eight. He's now on 22 points for the whole campaign with 28 games played. Teravainen went cold last month with six points in 13 games, but he had a good start […]

Nino Niederreiter Nets Two Goals Against Red Wings

Carolina Hurricanes winger Nino Niederreiter provided two goals in Thursday's 5-3 win over Detroit, opening the scoring early with a power-play marker and notching the game-winner in the third period. He led the team with five shots in nearly 20 minutes of ice time. The Swiss wingers skated on the first line with Vincent Trocheck […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Records Seven Shots, An Assist Versus Kings

Florida Panthers left wing Jonathan Huberdeau notched his 33rd point of the campaign with an assist and produced a game-high seven shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to L.A. He combined with Sam Reinhart to help Matt Kiersted get the scoring started in the game, but this was always going to be a very tough matchup […]

Anze Kopitar Tallies A Game-Winner Thursday Night

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar provided the game-winning goal in Thursday's 4-1 victory over the Panthers, scoring his ninth goal of the season 3:27 into the second period. The Kings captain scored with his only effort on goal, and he's now tied with Marcel Dionne for second on the Kings' all-time list in game-winning […]

Jonathan Quick Comes Up With 41 Saves

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick faced a lot of rubber on Thursday against Florida, but he was outstanding with 41 saves in a 4-1 road win. Kings head coach Todd McLellan called him a "pretty deodorant" for some of the mistakes the team makes. Quick's 8-5-4 record is far from spectacular, but he's been […]

Thomas Chabot Extends Point Streak With First Goal

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot logged a massive 30:06 and scored his first goal of the season on Thursday in a 2-1 loss to Tampa. He now sits on a career-high six-game point streak. Chabot hasn't had puck luck in front of the net, but he boasts 16 assists for the campaign, and eight of […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Sets A New Record For Wins In A Calendar Year

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy wrote his name into history on Thursday, picking up his 63rd win of the calendar year with a 2-1 result against Ottawa. Marc-Andre Fleury had been the previous record holder with 62 wins from 2009. Vasilevskiy has gone 63-21-4 overall in 2021 during regular-season and playoff action. He improved […]

Victor Hedman Records Two Points Against Ottawa

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman scored the game-winner on the power play and had one assist in Thursday's 2-1 victory over Ottawa. The Swedish rearguard has produced some really hot stuff this month, collecting 11 points across seven December appearances. He's now on 30 points for the campaign and only Adam Fox (31) has […]

Max Willman Grabs His Second Goal

Philadelphia Flyers forward Max Willman scored the team's first goal in Thursday's 3-2 shootout loss to Montreal, potting his second career marker early in the second period. He had four shots overall and handed out one hit in 13 minutes of action. Willman started the AHL season in hot form with eight goals and 10 […]

Laurent Dauphin Nets His First Goal Of The Season

Montreal Canadiens forward Laurent Dauphin celebrated his first goal of the campaign in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Flyers, tying the game at two with just a little over five minutes left in regulation. He produced two shots in total and recorded one block while going plus-two for the game in 17:29 of ice […]

Cayden Primeau Helps Montreal End A Seven-Game Skid

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau stopped 37 shots as the team ended a seven-game losing streak on Thursday with a 3-2 shootout win over Philadelphia. He was busy all game but performed very well and even stopped all three shots in the shootout. The young netminder collected his first win of the campaign. Primeau is […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/17/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, my name is Chris and I write a ton on RotoBaller. The sports universe of writing here spans from NASCAR to football to college sports to of course, hockey. If you have not checked some of those articles out then make sure you do! It is the return […]

Adin Hill Struggles In Defeat On Thursday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill allowed three or more goals again on Thursday as San Jose struggled at home again. Hill gave up four goals on 29 shots in all. His save percentage dropped back below .900 in the loss. His record dropped to just 6-9. It seems clear that James Reimer should be […]

Timo Meier Strikes Finally In Loss Thursday

San Jose Sharks right-winger Timo Meier finally scored a goal on Thursday in the 5-2 home loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Meier also filled the peripherals as well with four shots on goal, three scoring chances, six hits, and a blocked shot too. Meier even played more than 20 minutes as well. The winger is […]

Thatcher Demko Wins Fifth Straight Start For Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko stopped 34 of 36 shots in the 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday. That gave Demko five straight wins and put him two games over .500. The goalie has allowed a mere seven goals on his last 169 shots. Demko was able to stop all four shots […]

Brock Boeser Lights The Lamp Twice In Win On Thursday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Brock Boeser scored two goals on Thursday in a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks. Boeser had five shots on goal and four scoring chances. That gave him a total of four games where the forward had four or more shots on goal. Since Bruce Boudreau took over, Boeser has five […]

J.T. Miller Runs Point Streak To Six Games Thursday

Vancouver Canucks center J.T. Miller had quite the night as he had a goal and two assists in a 5-2 road win over the San Jose Sharks. Miller added an unassisted goal late in regulation while setting up goals by Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser. Vancouver has won every game coached by Bruce Boudreau so […]

Tomas Tatar Snaps Out Of Slump Thursday

New Jersey Devils left-winger Tomas Tatar finally got on the board Thursday night for New Jersey. The forward snapped a five-game point drought with a goal and an assist. Tatar also had two takeaways to go with the two shots on goal. The left winger is now up to six goals and 14 points in […]

Jack Hughes Tallies Goal In Another Loss Thursday

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes scored on Thursday night at home against the Vegas Golden Knights. Hughes opened the scoring just 101 seconds as he beat Robin Lehner clean. It was his fifth goal of the season in just 11 games. The center enjoyed several more quality scoring chances on the night but no […]