
John Tavares Scores On Power Play Friday
Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares netted his tenth goal of the season on Friday against the San Jose Sharks. His power-play goal was the third via the man advantage. If that was not enough, Tavares added an assist on the opening goal of the night just 32 seconds in. The center now has 20 […]

William Nylander Takes Bite Out Of Sharks With Two Points
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander made up for a few lost games as he fired eight shots in San Jose on Friday. Overall, he had ten attempts on net. Nylander opened the scoring on James Reimer and his quick shot helped close the door on Reimer's night. John Tavares swiped home a Nylander rebound […]

Joseph Woll Helps Backstops Another Toronto Road Win
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll did not expect to see quite so many pucks on Friday night. However, he stopped 34 of 35 shots that came his way in the 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. That marked six straight road wins and the 11th win of the month for Toronto. Woll improved […]

Nazem Kadri Point Streak Ends At Ten
Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri strung together an impressive ten-game point streak that saw him amass 21 points in all. On Friday night, the streak ended after ten games. Kadri still had four shots on goal and four scoring chances. It was just nothing resulted in either a goal or assist. Despite the end of […]

Darcy Kuemper Played Well After Early Poor Start
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper was not horrible in goal against the Dallas Stars. However, he allowed two early goals to Joe Pavelski en route to a 3-1 defeat on the road Friday. Kuemper finally lost after winning five straight contests. The goalie stopped 19 of 22 shots overall but faced most of his work […]

Cale Makar Continues Goal Streak In Defeat
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar continued his streak on Friday with the lone goal in a 3-1 defeat to the Dallas Stars. That gave him a goal in five straight games and seven overall in that span. Makar has nine points total over the last five contests. He also had four or more shots in […]

Roope Hintz Helper Sets A Milestone In Victory
Dallas Stars left-winger Roope Hintz set up Joe Pavelski on his 400th career goal Friday night. This came during the 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Hintz's assist upped his point total to ten over the last eight games. The forward had just one point through his first ten contests. Hintz also fired three shots […]

Jake Oettinger Wins Fourth Straight Start For Dallas
Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger ran his winning streak to four games after stopping 32 of 33 shots on Friday. He did miss the final 7:22 of the second period after Nicolas Aube-Kubel ran into him. The Dallas goalie saved his best work for the final stanza when he stopped 20 of 21 shots. Only […]

Joe Pavelski Milestone Highlights Two Goal Night Friday
Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski was close to a milestone going into Friday night. Against the Colorado Avalanche, it took 91 seconds to get to 400 career goals in the NHL. Pavelski scored his first just 1:12 into the game from Jason Robertson. Then, seconds later, Roope Hintz set up Pavelski to accomplish a little […]

Anthony Beauvillier Goes Without Shot Friday
New York Islanders left-winger Anthony Beauvillier went without a shot on goal Friday despite playing more than 20 minutes of action. Against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Beauvillier generated one scoring chance and that was it. He now has gone eight games without a point and has just seven points in 16 games. It is also twice […]

Mathew Barzal Point Drought Hits Five In Latest Loss
New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal disappeared on Friday night again in a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played more than 19 minutes and blocked one shot. That's it. That's all he did. There were no shots for the second time in three games. Barzal now has just eight points in 17 games […]

Ilya Sorokin Yields Just One Goal In Defeat
New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped all but one shot on Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He made 29 saves in all and yet it still was not enough. Pittsburgh won on Long Island by a score of 1-0. What has been lost during the eight-game New York losing streak is that they have […]

Sidney Crosby Sets Up Only Goal In Win Friday
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby took a feed from Jake Guentzel, and steamed down the middle of the ice. He found Kasperi Kapanen streaking on the left side and took a hit to make a play. The pass was brilliant as it allowed Kapanen to skate full stride. The result was a goal that turned […]

Kasperi Kapanen Scores Only Goal In Pittsburgh Win Friday
Pittsburgh Penguins right-winger Kasperi Kapanen lit the goal lamp on Long Island Friday as that was the only goal needed. In the 1-0 road win over the New York Islanders, Kapanen did have three shots and three hits to go along with his fifth goal of the season. The Finnish forward now has 12 points […]

Tristan Jarry Bagels Islanders To Extend Winning Streak
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry extended his winning streak to five games Friday. This came in a 1-0 goaltending duel over Ilya Sorokin and the New York Islanders. Jarry has allowed just two goals in the last five games while posing three shutouts. He has stopped 141 of the last 143 shots faced. With the […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Ups Point Streak To Six Games
Florida Panthers left-winger Jonathan Huberdeau scored unassisted on Friday to extend his point streak to six games. Huberdeau took a gift turnover and potted it past Ilya Samsonov at 19:28 of the first period. The winger is now up to seven goals and 20 points on the season in 20 games. During the last three […]

Joel Farabee Scores A Short-Handed Goal On Friday
Philadelphia Flyers winger Joel Farabee struck a short-handed goal in Friday's 6-3 loss against the Hurricanes, putting his team 2-1 up before things unraveled. He produced two total shots and had one block and two hits in the game in 16:47 of ice time. Farabee has ended a dry spell with goals in back-to-back games. […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Winds Up Losing In Crazy Start Friday
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky had a night he hopes to soon forget as he allowed three goals on 22 shots but went off the ice twice during the second period. This was all during a 4-3 loss on Friday to the Washington Capitals. He allowed two goals to Alex Ovechkin and the first to […]

Tony DeAngelo Gets Two Assists In Friday's Win
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo contributed with two assists in Friday's 6-3 win over Philadelphia, getting both of his helpers in the second frame to turn a close game into a convincing win. Carolina produced a big four-goal second period to avoid a third consecutive loss. The team has hit a wall a bit recently, […]

Ilya Samsonov Wins Yet Again For Washington
Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov won his seventh straight start on Friday as the Capitals outlasted the Florida Panthers 4-3. The Russian goalie allowed three goals on 22 shots but got the win nonetheless. That gives him eight wins in nine starts on the season. Samsonov has been a bit hit or miss this season […]

Sebastian Aho Scores Twice With Seven Shots
Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho led all skaters with seven shots in Friday's 6-3 win over the Flyers and his activeness was rewarded with two goals. He tied the game twice before the Hurricanes took control of things. Aho now boasts 10 goals and 10 assists for the season in 19 games. His scoring has […]

Tom Wilson Extends Goal Streak To Three Friday
Washington Capitals right-winger Tom Wilson opened the scoring on Friday with a short-handed goal versus the Florida Panthers. However, Wilson bumped right into Sergei Bobrovsky. That set off an odd series of events where Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight played merry-go-round in the net. Wilson then set up two of Alex Ovechkin's three goals as Washington […]

Alex Ovechkin Nets Hat Trick In Washington's Win
Washington Capitals left-winger Alex Ovechkin scored three times on two different goalies Friday. He started his scoring exploits early in the second period with a power-play goal 2:50 in. Then, less than a minute later, Ovechkin struck again. If that was not enough, Ovechkin completed the natural hat trick 4:04 into the third period. That […]

Pierre-Luc Dubois Provides A Consolation Goal On Friday
Winnipeg Jets center Pierre-Luc Dubois ruined Cam Talbot's shutout bid with a late power-play goal in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Wild. He potted his 11th goal of the campaign with less than five minutes left in regulation. Dubois had a tough time in Winnipeg last season, but he's having a nice bounce-back year, sitting […]

Mats Zuccarello Puts Two Goals Past Winnipeg
Minnesota Wild right wing Mats Zuccarello scored two goals in Friday's 7-1 win over the Jets, upping his points tally for the season to 16. He had to exit the game ahead of the third period after getting slashed by Nathan Beaulieu, but according to head coach Dean Evason, the Norwegian winger will be just […]

Kirill Kaprizov Has Another Four-Point Performance On Friday
Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov produced his second four-point performance in five games on Friday, exploding for one goal and three assists in a 7-1 mauling of the Jets. He was plus-four for the game in 16:15 of ice time and had a game-high six shots. Kaprizov now has 22 points for the season and […]

Pavel Buchnevich Collects Two Points On Friday
St. Louis Blues winger Pavel Buchnevich was involved in both goals in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to Chicago, grabbing his sixth marker of the season with less than a minute played and tallying a power-play assist. He had three shots in total and also found some time to hand out two hits in 19 minutes […]

Brandon Hagel Scores In A Third Consecutive Game
Chicago Blackhawks winger Brandon Hagel popped up with another goal against the Blues on Friday, extending his goal streak to three games in a 3-2 overtime win. With Seth Jones and Jonathan Toews setting him up, Hagel made it 2-2 with five minutes left in regulation. He scored with his only shot on goal, and […]

Anton Forsberg Takes Loss In Anaheim
Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg took the crease for the first time in almost two weeks on Friday. He promptly gave up four goals on 33 shots in a 4-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. That loss marked Ottawa' tenth defeat in their last 11 games. It has been a rough season for Forsberg. His […]

Alex DeBrincat Beats Blues In Overtime
Chicago Blackhawks winger Alex DeBrincat scored the game-winner with his 12th marker of the season in Friday's 3-2 overtime victory against the Blues. The Blackhawks pulled off a very nice comeback after entering the first intermission 2-0 down. DeBrincat led all skaters in the game with four shots and five hits. He was dropped to […]