Lars Eller Back In The Lineup Sunday For Washington

Washington Capitals center Lars Eller returns to the lineup on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Eller missed a half-dozen games in all due to COVID. He also had to quarantine for ten days in an Anaheim hotel room. It seemed to affect his mental health and outlook more than anything. The good news is he […]

Phil Kessel Continues A Good Period With An Assist

Arizona Coyotes right wing Phil Kessel finished Saturday's 3-2 loss to Dallas with an assist to keep up his recent good scoring form. The Coyotes have actually resembled a hockey team over the past couple of weeks and it's allowed Kessel to grab six points in the past seven games. He had managed just five […]

Joe Pavelski Has Another Multi-Point Outing Saturday Night

Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski, who reached 400 career goals with a couple of strikes in Friday's 3-1 win over Colorado, remained hot on Saturday against Arizona, finishing a 3-2 victory with two assists. He picked up a pair of blocks as well and had one shot on goal in 17:02 of ice time. The […]

Braden Holtby Makes A Winning Return

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby was back in action on Saturday and delivered a winning performance with 25 saves in a 3-2 victory over the Coyotes. He returned from a lower-body injury, in what was his first start since Nov. 10. Holtby had gone cold prior to getting hurt, so the time spent on the […]

Connor Brown Gets His Fourth Goal Of The Season

Ottawa Senators winger Connor Brown scored his fourth goal of the season in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Kings, finishing with three shots in total and two hits in nearly 22 minutes on the ice. Brown was one of the hottest goal-scorers in the league during the second half of last season, but he hasn't […]

Anze Kopitar Picks Up Three Assists Saturday Night

Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar notched three assists with five shots, one block and two hits in Saturday's 4-2 win over Ottawa. He got his night started with a power-play helper with less than five minutes played. Kopitar now boasts 250 multi-point performances for his career, which are the sixth-most in the league since […]

Carl Grundstrom Returns To Action With A Two-Goal Effort

Los Angeles Kings winger Carl Grundstrom made a successful return to the lineup on Saturday, finishing a 4-2 victory over Ottawa with two goals. This was his first appearance since Nov. 13. Grundstrom has now scored in both of his last two outings, getting to five goals for the season. He's also had one assist […]

Reilly Smith Continues To Score Like There's No Tomorrow

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith continues his hot goal-scoring form with his ninth tally of the season in Saturday's 3-2 loss against Edmonton. He also led all skaters with seven shots in 17 minutes of action. Smith has always been known more as a set-up guy, but he's now scored in four of […]

Kris Russell Becomes NHL's All-Time Leader In Blocked Shots

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Kris Russell made history in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights, becoming the NHL's all-time leader in blocked shots. He blocked six efforts on Saturday in 22:12 of action, reaching 2,003 blocked shots for his career. The NHL started tracking blocks in 2005-06 and Brent Seabrook previously held the record with […]

Jesse Puljujarvi Ends Goal Drought With Game-Winner

Edmonton Oilers right wing Jesse Puljujarvi recorded the game-winning goal in Saturday's 3-2 victory over Vegas, ending an eight-game goal drought with his seventh marker of the season. He had six total shots in the game and recorded one hit in 14:10 of ice time. Puljujarvi boasts 16 points in 20 games for the campaign, […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/28): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

Welcome back to hockey season, 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 […]

Matthew Tkachuk Breaks Double Digits In Goals Saturday

Calgary Flames left-winger Matthew Tkachuk scored again on Saturday night at home giving him ten goals in just 21 games. Tkachuk hit the net three times in all but his first shot found the mark at 26 seconds. All the forward had to do was keep his stick on the ice as Johnny Gaudreau fired […]

Johnny Gaudreau Sets Up Two More Goals Saturday

Calgary Flames left-winger Johnny Gaudreau keeps playing at an amazing pace this season. He set up two goals during the first period of Calgary's 4-2 loss at home versus the Winnipeg Jets. That gave Gaudreau his fourth multiple assist effort of the season and 69th of his career. Overall, the left-winger has 16 assists and […]

Jacob Markstrom Takes Loss On Saturday

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom allowed three goals on 27 shots in a home loss to the Winnipeg Jets Saturday. This dropped Markstrom to just 3-2-3 in Calgary. In those eight games, the goaltender has given up 15 goals at even strength. Markstrom has watched just 12 pucks go behind him overall in eight road […]

Blake Wheeler Snaps Out Of Offensive Funk With Two Assists

Winnipeg Jets right-winger Blake Wheeler is one of the best passers in the NHL. He can feed a player for a one-timer in a way that is too good for words. His feed to Kyle Connor in the third period on Saturday was perfect. The result was Connor's second goal and turned out to be […]

Connor Hellebuyck Stands Firm In Winnipeg Win Saturday

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck rebounded off a bad start in Minnesota on Friday night. After a rough start where the goaltender gave up two early goals to Calgary, Hellebuyck stopped every shot after. That included a 16-shot third period barrage where the Winnipeg goalie stopped a key high-danger chance. He faced 12 in all […]

Kyle Connor Breaks Mini Slump With Two Goals Saturday

Winnipeg Jets left-winger Kyle Connor had gone three straight games without a point. Some expected that to continue in Calgary on Saturday night. Early on, the Flames jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead. Then, Connor responded firmly with a late first-period tally that turned the entire game around. The left-wing sniper then struck again […]

Dave Rittich Yields Six Goals In Road Defeat Saturday

Nashville Predators goaltender Dave Rittich had a long night in net against the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado scored six times on 35 shots including three goals from Mikko Rantanen. The quality of scoring chances just seemed high all night. Rittich faced four high-danger chances in the third period as three went in the net. It was […]

Matt Duchene Nets Another Goal On Saturday

Nashville Predators center Matt Duchene scored late on Saturday in a 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Duchene scored with less than four minutes remaining in the game to make it 5-2 at the time. His goal was the 13th on the season already. That gives him a total of 22 points in 21 games. […]

Jonas Johansson Steady In Colorado Win Saturday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Jonas Johansson showed on Saturday night that he could be serviceable as a backup. He was steady in net as Johansson stopped 26 of 28 shots in the Avalanche 6-2 home win. The goalie notched his second win in three starts (both quality starts). Also, Johansson provided a clean sheet on the […]

Cale Makar Continues Scoring Run With Three More Assists

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar dished out three assists on Saturday in the Avalanche 6-2 win. Makar extended his point streak to six games and now has 12 points in that span. The Avalanche defenseman only had one shot on goal but blocked two shots in the victory. Makar now has 20 points in just […]

Mikko Rantanen Wrecks Nashville With Hat Trick Saturday

Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen may be enjoying this role as a center. Rantanen scored three times on Saturday to up his season total to ten. That is ten goals in 15 games which seems out of the ordinary. However, it is not for Rantanen. Last season, the forward scored 30 in just 52 contests. […]

Joonas Korpisalo Gives Up Six Goals Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo allowed six goals on 33 shots Saturday as the team in front of him fell apart defensively. Korpisalo got little support defensively as the Russian line from St. Louis played a role in five of the six goals. The one concern is that this sort of problem tends to […]

Boone Jenner Returns To Goal Scoring Column Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner had not scored in four games before lighting the lamp on Saturday night against St. Louis. Worse, Jenner had just five shots on goal in that span including zero in his last game. The forward fired three shots on Saturday including the power-play goal midway into the first period. […]

Adam Boqvist Breaks Out In Losing Effort Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist was paired a good bit with Zach Werenski on Saturday night. Boqvist scored two goals and assisted on a third as he figured into all of the Blue Jackets' scoring. Two of his three points came on the man advantage. The young defenseman had a power-play assist in the […]

Vladimir Tarasenko Turns Playmaker On Saturday Night

St. Louis Blues right-winger Vladimir Tarasenko took a page from teammate Robert Thomas on Saturday. Tarasenko set up three goals en route to a 6-3 St. Louis win. The forward had two shots on goal and a couple of scoring chances. However, it was his passing that created the headlines. He set up Pavel Buchnevich […]

Ivan Barbashev Joins The Party With Two Goals Saturday

St. Louis Blues center Ivan Barbashev was flanked by Pavel Buchnevich and Vladimir Tarasenko on Saturday. They created havoc as even Ivan Barbashev scored twice in just over 17 minutes of ice time. He managed three shots on net and a blocked shot. Mind you, all the damage was done at even strength. The St. […]

Pavel Buchnevich Nets Three Points In Win Saturday

St. Louis Blues right-winger Pavel Buchnevich scored twice and added an assist on Saturday night. His effort helped St. Louis defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3. Not only was the Russian +4 on the night, he fired five shots on goal and had four scoring chances as well. Buchnevich and Vladimir Tarasenko connected directly during […]

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Joins Edmonton's Twenty Point Club Saturday

Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins notched his 20th point of the season on Saturday night. It was just Nugent-Hopkins' second goal of the season to go with 18 assists in 20 games played. The center had been averaging nearly 2.4 shots per game which is pretty close to what his average has been the past […]

Bowen Byram Returns To Lineup Saturday For Colorado

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram returns to the Colorado Avalanche lineup on Saturday night versus the Nashville Predators. This is after missing six games due to a head injury. Byram last played on November 11th against Vancouver when he took a nasty shot to the head. At first, it did not seem like it was […]