Riley Sheahan Also In COVID-19 Protocol Saturday

Seattle Kraken fourth-line center Riley Sheahan was also placed in COVID-19 protocol on Saturday. That means he, along with Jay Leach and Yanni Gourde, will not be with the team. Sheahan had a goal and three assists in 19 games so far this season with the Kraken. The defensive center played just 11:25 a night […]

Yanni Gourde Enters COVID-19 Protocol Saturday

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde will not play on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. This comes just a few days after Mark Giordano returned after his bout with COVID. Gourde will be out at least for this game and maybe more. The center has been one of Seattle's best players all season with […]

Martin Jones Gets Start Saturday Versus Arizona

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will start in Arizona on Saturday night against the Coyotes. Carter Hart was able to outlast the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday but needed a rest after seeing more than 40 shots on goal. It is safe to say that Jones has been roughed up allowing 18 goals in his […]

Karel Vejmelka Is In Starter's Cage For Arizona Saturday

Arizona goaltender Karel Vejmelka starts for the Arizona Coyotes against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night. The good news is that Vejmelka faces a Flyers team that just played in Vegas on Friday. The bad news is that the goaltender is trying to pick up the pieces from his last start. Vejmelka gave up seven […]

Brock Nelson Ready To Return On Saturday

New York Islanders center Brock Nelson (lower body) will be back from a seven-game absence on Saturday against New Jersey. Nelson has missed three weeks of action, but he still leads the team with nine goals and is tied for second in scoring with 11 points in 15 games. It's been a decent season for […]

Ondrej Kase Skates On Top Line Versus Chicago

Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Ondrej Kase will log first-line minutes in Saturday's matchup against Chicago. He will take over from Wayne Simmonds, who's been riding with Michael Bunting and Auston Matthews after Mitchell Marner (shoulder) got sidelined. Kase impressed with two goals in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Tampa, and he's been averaging a point […]

Ryan Getzlaf Returns Against Penguins

Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf (lower body) will re-enter the lineup on Saturday against Pittsburgh, ending a five-game absence. The Ducks captain will play center between Sam Steel and Troy Terry. With Terry shining on his wing, Getzlaf has enjoyed a very productive season with 20 points in 23 games. He's already surpassed his tally […]

Kirby Dach Moves To First Line With Henrik Borgstrom Sick

Chicago Blackhawks center Kirby Dach will roll with the first line on Saturday against Toronto, with Henrik Borgstrom dropping out of the lineup because of an illness. The Swede was moved to the top line on Thursday against Montreal, and he ended up getting himself a goal straight away in a 2-0 win. Dach moves […]

Tom Wilson Considered Day-To-Day

Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson will sit out Saturday's match against Buffalo with an upper-body injury, and he's considered day-to-day. The 27-year-old bruiser was injured in Friday's 4-2 loss to Pittsburgh. Wilson is having another busy campaign in 2021-22, having notched 24 points in 27 games with 48 shots, 78 hits and 23 blocks. […]

Charlie Lindgren Makes Another Start On Saturday

St. Louis Blues goaltender Charlie Lindgren will make another start for the team on Saturday against Montreal. The Blues have turned to Lindgren because Jordan Binnington remains on the COVID-19 list and Ville Husso picked up a lower-body injury in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win against Florida. Lindgren replaced Husso Tuesday night and collected the win. […]

Jake Evans Misses Saturday's Contest

Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans will sit out Saturday's matchup against St. Louis with an undisclosed injury. He got hurt Thursday night against Chicago and is considered day-to-day. Evans boasts just six points for the campaign, but he had been skating on the second line recently. Joel Armia (undisclosed) will take his spot as he […]

Tyler Toffoli Undergoes Hand Surgery

Montreal Canadiens winger Tyler Toffoli has undergone hand surgery and will be out for eight weeks. The 29-year-old has already sat out two games, and he won't be back until early February. Toffoli picked up five goals and 17 points in 26 before getting injured. Montreal has seen a number of forwards go down lately […]

Gabriel Landeskog Sustains A Lower-Body Injury

Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog extended his point streak to 10 games with an assist in Friday's 7-3 victory over Detroit, but he was forced to exit the game with a lower-body injury. The Colorado captain suffered the injury in the second period and the team hasn't provided an update on his status just yet. […]

Andre Burakovsky Scores Twice Against Detroit

Colorado Avalanche winger Andre Burakovsky took care of two goals in Friday's big 7-3 win over Detroit, producing six shots in total with one block in 18:39 of ice time. Following some line shuffling, Burakovsky has landed on the third line, which isn't an ideal spot to shine, but this Colorado team is full of […]

Devon Toews Extends Point Streak With Three Assists

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews picked up three assists on Friday, helping the team beat Detroit 7-3. The 27-year-old has started bagging points like there's no tomorrow, putting together a five-game point streak with 10 points in total. He's now on 20 points for the year in just 15 games with 33 shots, 14 hits, […]

Jesper Bratt Continues To Build A Point Streak

New Jersey Devils winger Jesper Bratt finished Friday's 3-2 loss to Nashville with his 16th assist of the season, stretching his point streak to four games. He logged the helper on Pavel Zacha's ninth goal of the season. Bratt leads the team in assists, and he's also New Jersey's leading scorer with 23 points in […]

Roman Josi Registers Another Multi-Point Effort

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi recorded his 110th career multi-point game on Friday, tying Martin Erat for the second-most in franchise history. He finished a 3-2 win over New Jersey with a goal and a power-play assist. The Predators captain fired off a whopping nine shots in total and delivered three hits while blocking one […]

Eeli Tolvanen Scores In A Fourth Consecutive Game

Nashville Predators winger Eeli Tolvanen stayed hot in front of the net on Friday, scoring in a fourth consecutive game. He produced a power-play goal late in the second period in a 3-2 win over New Jersey. It was a busy night all over the ice for Tolvanen, as he registered two shots, one block […]

Laurent Brossoit Stumbles In Loss On Friday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit was giving Robin Lehner the night off. Brossoit was not at his best as he could not stop a couple savable shots. In all, the goalie yielded four goals on 25 shots. He had won four straight games allowing just six goals coming into the night. Maybe it was […]

Max Pacioretty Puts Vegas Offense On His Back Friday

Vegas Golden Knights left-winger Max Pacioretty did the heavy lifting on Friday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. Pacioretty attempted more than a dozen shots and put ten on Carter Hart. Two of those shots went by the Philadelphia goaltender as Pacioretty continued his streak. Pacioretty's first goal tied the game at two and his second […]

Mark Stone Continues To Roll Even In Defeat Friday

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone extended his point streak to seven games with another assist on Friday night. He set up Max Pacioretty's first goal late in the second period to tie the game at two. Now, Alex Pietrangelo would go on to notch two assists but Stone helped set up many scoring chances […]

James van Riemsdyk Scores On Power Play Friday

Philadelphia Flyers left-winger James van Riemsdyk converted on a feed from Travis Konecny to score a goal on Friday night. The goal proved to be the game winner in the Flyers' 4-3 triumph over the Vegas Golden Knights. It has been a brutal season for the New Jersey native. The goal snapped an 11 game […]

Kevin Hayes Sets Tone With Opening Goal Friday

Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes helped the team and led by example on Friday night. He scored early on a shot that got past Laurent Brossoit. The goal came at 4:20 of the first and was just Hayes' second goal of the season. Also, he fired five shots on goal. Now, the center has been […]

Carter Hart Stands Tall And Ends Philadelphia Losing Streak

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart turned aside 41 of 44 shots on Friday as the Flyers held off the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3. It was not an easy night as the Vegas top line took over throughout the second half of the game creating chance after chance. Philadelphia continues to allow the most shots in […]

Blake Wheeler Finally Pots First Goal, Adds Two Assists

Winnipeg Jets right-winger Blake Wheeler kept accumulating assists but had zero luck in scoring a goal. Twice this year Wheeler thought he had scored his first only to have it taken away. On Friday, it finally happened. The forward scored midway into the opening period via his linemates Kyle Connor and Nate Schmidt. After that, […]

Kyle Connor Plays Role In All Three Goals Friday

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor keeps rolling. Connor added a goal and two assists against Vancouver in the shootout loss on Friday night. The forward fired six shots on goal as the Winnipeg top line totaled 17 shots in all. Connor delivered one hit, one blocked shot, and caused three takeaways. Connor's goal came a […]

Conor Garland Scores Goal On Friday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Conor Garland added to his coffers with another goal on Friday night versus the Winnipeg Jets. That has lifted the forward to five points in his last six games. Garland fired three more shots on goal in just over 16 minutes of ice time. The winger now has nine goals and 20 […]

Nils Hoglander Scores Twice In Vancouver Win Friday

Vancouver Canucks left-winger Nils Hoglander scored twice on Friday night as the Canucks went on to win 4-3 in the shootout over the Winnipeg Jets. Hoglander's two goals came during the first period. His first tally at 6:29 was set up by Bo Horvat who worked well with the young left-winger all night long. The […]

Thatcher Demko Wins Third Consecutive Start Friday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko continues to make the saves when it matters most as the Canucks won their third straight game Friday. The 4-3 shootout win gave Demko his 11th win on the season and leveled his record at .500 (11-11-1). He made 34 saves on 37 shots and stopped all three Winnipeg Jets […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/11/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

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