Andrew Mangiapane Scores On The Road Again In Loss

Calgary Flames left-winger Andrew Mangiapane continues to score goals on the road. He did it again on Sunday night in Vegas as Calgary fell to the Golden Knights 3-2. Mangiapane converted a pass by Johnny Gaudreau past Robin Lehner to get the Flames within one goal. Though Calgary rallied fiercely in the final 2:41, they […]

Auston Matthews Extends Goal Streak To Six Games In Loss

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews is enjoying quite an offensive spurt of late. He scored a goal for the sixth straight contest in a 6-3 road loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. Matthews scored on the power play to stop a run of four unanswered goals by Winnipeg. The goal was not enough […]

Blake Wheeler Nets Two Assists In 1,000th Career Game

Winnipeg Jets right-winger Blake Wheeler served up two more assists on Sunday night in a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was not any ordinary contest as this was Wheeler's 1000th career game. It has been a long and productive career for the forward. With the two points, Wheeler is up to 12 […]

Andrew Copp Hits 20-Point Mark On The Season Sunday

Winnipeg Jets center Andrew Copp hit the 20-point plateau against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. Copp dished out an assist but also scored his seventh goal of the season. The goal came at 1:51 of the second stanza and was set up by Neal Pionk and Nate Schmidt. It was one of those games […]

Kyle Connor Tallies Game Winner On Sunday At Home

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor scored one of three Winnipeg power-play goals on Sunday at home. His goal turned out to be the game-winner in the 6-3 Jets victory. Connor was set up by Pierre-Luc Dubois from the right dot. The winger does not miss one-timers like that often. His shot whizzed by Toronto Maple […]

Jonathan Quick Enjoys Easier Night In Win

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick had to make a few high-danger saves on Sunday. However, he was fortunate enough to face just 22 shots in a 5-1 road triumph. Previously, the goalie had faced 34 or more shots in four of five starts. That was not the case on Sunday. Los Angeles was able […]

Drew Doughty's Three-Point Night Sinks Oilers Sunday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had himself some night on Sunday in Edmonton. Doughty played 26:33 in all and scored once while dishing out two helpers in a 5-1 road win. His goal came on the man advantage with a bit less than four minutes to go in regulation. Anze Kopitar set Doughty up […]

Adrian Kempe Serves Up Revenge On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings right-winger Adrian Kempe had already scored one goal on Sunday night when he was boarded by Connor McDavid. It was a one-goal game late in the third period. On the ensuing five minute man advantage, Kempe converted quickly to extend the Kings' lead to two goals. His goal at 14:38 of the […]

Darnell Nurse Scores Goal In Return Sunday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse scored his team's lone goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Nurse had played so well before his injury but had no goals to show for it. He misses a little over two weeks, come back, and promptly scored midway through regulation. Nurse, off a nice transition, was […]

Connor McDavid Given Boot Early In Loss

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid had one of his worst games of the season against the Los Angeles Kings. Then, things turned even worse. He boarded Adrian Kempe during the third period. McDavid was given a major and game misconduct with about 6 1/2 minutes in regulation. It was a 2-1 game then. By the […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/6/21): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back RotoBallers! For those first-time readers, my name is Brandon and I write both “The First-Serve” and “The Kick-Off” for Tennis and Soccer, respectively. If you have not checked those out then make sure you do! It is the return of the NHL which means it's time to sharpen our MLB skills and partake […]

Bruce Boudreau To Take Over Coaching Duties In Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks head coach Travis Green is now a former Vancouver Canucks coach. Sometime on Sunday, a decision was made by Canucks management to bring in Bruce Boudreau. Vancouver is currently dead last in the Pacific Division with an 8-15-2 record (18 points). Even worse, they are 24th in goals for and 27th in goals […]

Erik Cernak Misses Sunday Night's Game Against Philadelphia

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak wound up missing Sunday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. His malady now has him listed day-to-day. The defenseman is a steady presence defensively despite being deployed in his own zone more than 64% of the time. It appears the injury occurred on Saturday night in Boston. Cernak played […]

Darnell Nurse Returns To Lineup Sunday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse returned to the lineup on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings. He missed a little over two weeks due to injury. When he was activated off the injured reserve Sunday afternoon, things accelerated in short order. Edmonton did not miss a beat without him in the lineup. He takes his […]

Joseph Woll Gets Fourth Start Of Season Sunday

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll starts on Sunday night versus the Winnipeg Jets. Toronto has been very good in support of Woll in three appearances. The backup goaltender has won all three starts and allowed just five goals. He has more than earned the right to start at least one of every back-to-back situation. […]

Jonathan Quick Back In Goal On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick led the Kings out to warm-ups on Sunday evening versus the Edmonton Oilers. Both Quick and the Kings need a win badly. The goaltender has gone just 1-2-2 in his last five starts and Los Angeles has dropped to .500 on the season. Quick's once sterling goals-against average and […]

Mikko Koskinen Starts For Edmonton Sunday

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen gets the start versus the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Koskinen keeps on winning. He has won three straight starts and nine of his last ten decisions overall. The Kings are just 9-9-4 on the season and a .500 team on the home or on the road. Edmonton averages […]

Connor Hellebuyck Minds The Crease For Winnipeg Sunday

Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck will start Sunday against the Maple Leafs. Hellebuyck is 2-3-0 in his last five starts. Overall, his record is 8-6-4 while sporting a 2.68 goals-against-average and a .916 save percentage. The Jets and Hellebuyck will have their hands full against Toronto, who have won five of six contests. They are […]

Semyon Varlamov Will Be Between The Pipes Against Chicago

New York Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov will try and help his team break a 10-game losing streak Sunday against Chicago. Varlamov has yet to win a game this season, posting an 0-4-0 record. He also carries a 3.46 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage. The veteran Russian netminder needs to be on top of […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Will Start For Chicago

Chicago Blackhawks netminder Marc-Andre Fleury will be in net against the New York Islanders Sunday. Posting a 6-9-0 record, Fleury has played well for a subpar Blackhawks team. He has a 2.90 goals-against-average with a .913 save percentage and one shutout. The former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie has won three of his last five starts. His […]

Adin Hill Gets The Nod Against Columbus

The San Jose Sharks will have Adin Hill between the pipes Sunday against Columbus. Hill has a 5-6-0 record and has yet to play against Columbus in 2021. He has been splitting time with veteran netminder James Reimer, who has been the better goalie so far for San Jose. The 25-year-old is 1-4-0 in his […]

Alex Ovechkin Reaches Milestone Saturday

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin reached a career milestone Saturday, defeating the Blue Jackets 3-1. Ovechkin now has 750 career regular-season goals. He sits at fourth all-time just behind Jagr, Howe, and Gretzky. His 20th tally of the season came in the second period with an assist from John Carlson. With 39 points in just […]

Givani Smith Logs Two Points Saturday

Detroit Red Wings forward Givani Smith netted his second goal this year, handing the Islanders their 10th straight loss. Smith also added an assist on a first-period Sam Gagner goal. The 22-year-old has skated in 19 contests for Detroit so far, producing two goals and two helpers. He has 21 shots on goal while averaging […]

Brady Tkachuk Leads Ottawa To Victory In A Surprise Win

Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk netted two goals and added an assist Saturday in an unexpected 6-5 win in overtime over the Avalanche. Tkachuk popped in his first of the game in the first period, and his second one was the game-winner that came in overtime. He has been putting up points for the […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Records Another Win For Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy logged his 12th win of the season by beating Boston 3-2 in overtime as he made 37 saves on 39 shots on goal. He's won four of his last five starts, and the Russian netminder has two shutouts. Vasilevskiy has a record of 12-4-3, an impressive goals-against average and […]

Morgan Rielly Notches Three Assists Saturday Night

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly bagged an assist on all three of the team's goals in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Minnesota, getting to 18 points for the season. Two of Rielly's helpers came on the power play. He had four shots of his own and picked up five blocks and four penalty minutes. […]

Jason Spezza Has His Best Game Of The Season

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza piled up a season-high three points in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Minnesota, scoring two goals with four shots and notching a power-play assist. Spezza himself also scored once with the man advantage and he sparked a comeback from a 0-3 deficit. Mitchell Marner (undisclosed) missed the match and […]

Joel Eriksson Ek Bags Two Assists Against Maple Leafs

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek enjoyed his third multi-point outing of the season on Saturday, finishing a 4-3 shootout win over Toronto with two assists. He set up both of his wingers Jordan Greenway and Marcus Foligno for a goal while registering three shots of his own with two penalty minutes and one hit. […]

Cole Caufield Records Two Assists Saturday Night

Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield handed out two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to Nashville, helping Nick Suzuki to a power-play goal early in the second period and combining with Tyler Toffoli in the third to set up Brett Kulak for his first marker of the season The 20-year-old now has eight points […]

Luke Kunin Finds His Way To A Gordie Howe Hat Trick

Nashville Predators forward Luke Kunin was one of the main men in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win against Montreal, tallying a goal and an assist. He also had a fight with Brett Kulak early in the third period to cap off a Gordie Howe hat trick. Kunin was plus-one for the game with two shots and […]