Keegan Kolesar Sparks A Comeback Saturday Night

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar had a goal and an assist as the team erased a two-goal deficit to beat Columbus 3-2 on Saturday. The 24-year-old got to comeback started with his first goal of the season and helped Mattias Janmark to get the game-winning goal. Kolesar was busy all over the ice, […]

Roope Hintz Nets Two Goals In Stars Win

Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz scored two goals during the club's 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. The 25-year-old played through injury last season but still scored 43 points, including 15 goals, in 41 games. He got off to a slow start in 2021-22 and has just eight points through 16 […]

Derick Brassard Finds A Couple Of Goals Against Bruins

Philadelphia Flyers forward Derick Brassard posted his second consecutive multi-point outing with two goals in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Boston. He scored within an eight-minute period in the second frame with his second marker being a power-play goal. Claude Giroux notched assists on both of the goals. Brassard has been very quiet this month, but […]

Dylan Larkin Scores Ninth Goal In Losing Effort

The Detroit Red Wings lost to the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night in overtime by the score of 2-1. Forward Dylan Larkin scored the lone goal in the losing effort. He now has points in five straight games and has scored five goals during that stretch. Overall, Larkin has nine goals and 16 points in […]

David Pastrnak Tallies Two Points, Seven Shots Against Philly

Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak was in the mood on Saturday against Philadelphia, recording one goal and one assist with a game-high seven shots in a 5-2 win. He also handed out one hit in 18:25 of ice time. The Czech winger now sits on a six-game point streak that includes three multi-point efforts. […]

Derek Forbort Pops Up With A Pair Of Goals

Boston Bruins defenseman Derek Forbort was an unlikely hero on Saturday with two goals in a 5-2 victory over Philadelphia. He scored both of his goals in the second period and ended up with the game-winner. The 29-year-old finished with a plus-two rating and tallied three shots in total with one block, one hit and […]

Scott Wedgewood Stays Hot, Stops 33 Shots

Recently-acquired goaltender Scott Wedgewood stopped 33 of 34 shots on Saturday night to help the Coyotes defeat the Detroit Red Wings in overtime by a score of 2-1. The goalie was recently added via the waiver wire from the New Jersey Devils and he's played exceptionally well since joining his new team. The 29-year-old has […]

Brock Nelson Scores First Islanders Goals At UBS Arena

New York Islanders center Brock Nelson became a trivia question on Saturday, scoring the team's first two goals at their new barn, the UBS Arena. He bagged a power-play goal in the first period and tallied an even-strength marker in the third but couldn't save the team from a 5-2 loss against the Flames. Nelson […]

Andrew Mangiapane Celebrates Two Power-Play Goals

Calgary Flames winger Andrew Mangiapane took care of two goals in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Islanders, striking twice on the power play. He finished the night with three shots and picked up one block and one hit in 17:25 on the ice. Mangiapane now boasts back-to-back multi-goal games. He's had a lot of success […]

Noah Hanifin Hands Out Three Assists On Saturday

Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin doubled his points tally for the year on Saturday, finishing a 5-2 road victory over the Islanders with three assists. Two of the helpers came on the power play. Hanifin also tallied two blocks and registered one shot on goal in 22:07 of action. He logged over three minutes with […]

Auston Matthews Gets Nullified On Saturday

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews produced five shots on Saturday against Pittsburgh but finished pointless for the first time in six games. Tristan Jarry had the answer to Toronto's every effort in a 2-0 win for the Penguins. Keeping Matthews off the score sheet has been a very difficult task this month, as this […]

Jake Guentzel Extends Goal Streak To Four Games

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel tallied the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-0 victory over Toronto, extending his goal streak to four games. He fired off five shots on goal and recorded one block and one hit in 18 minutes of action. Guentzel leads the team in goals and points with seven and 14, respectively. He […]

Tristan Jarry Stops All Shots In Second Straight Game

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry recorded a second consecutive shutout on Saturday, pushing away 26 shots in a 2-0 win over Toronto. The Penguins No. 1 is now the sixth goalie in the league with multiple shutouts this season. He has taken his record for the year to 7-4-3 and sits on a 2.17 goals-against […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/21): 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 […]

Brent Burns Had Long Night in San Jose Home Defeat

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns had a rough night against Washington on Saturday night. Burns was on the ice for three of the four goals that the Capitals scored. From the other end of the ice, he fired three shots on goal in 25:50 of ice time. That led all skaters on Saturday night. […]

Noah Gregor Leads San Jose in Shots on Saturday

San Jose Sharks center Noah Gregor made his season debut on Saturday night. He played a ton of ice time (more than 19 minutes) including over two minutes of power-play time. Gregor had five shots on goal and three scoring chances. There were a couple of chances that the forward had which were foiled by […]

Adin Hill Gives Up Three Goals in San Jose Home Loss

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill allowed three goals on 20 shots Saturday night versus the Washington Capitals. In what became a low-event game, by Washington design, Hill could not stop Conor Sheary or Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin scored once on the goaltender with Sheary scoring twice. It was the second goal that might have been […]

Ilya Samsonov Blanks San Jose Sharks on Saturday

Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov posted his second shutout in as many games on Saturday night. In San Jose, the Russian goalie stopped all 22 shots faced. He did not face many dangerous chances but Samsonov was able to stop everything he saw. That is the hardest part. When the shot volume is not there, […]

Conor Sheary Two Goal Night Sinks San Jose

Washington Capitals left-winger Conor Sheary opened the scoring then tallied a nice rebound goal in the win on Saturday. Sheary racked up four shots on goal in 15:24 of ice time. Also, he had three scoring chances as Sheary and Alex Ovechkin had some night when on the ice together. It just seemed San Jose […]

Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice, Adds Assist in Win

Washington Capitals left-winger Alex Ovechkin scored twice on Saturday night and added an assist as well. Ovechkin is up to 743 goals all-time and 14 goals in 18 games this season. The left-winger scored on the power-play from his left side office and added an empty-net goal late. If that was not enough, Ovechkin assisted […]

Seth Jones Adds Helper for Chicago on Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones had another long night patrolling the blueline versus the Edmonton Oilers. Jones had a shift that lasted almost five minutes (4:55) at one point in the defeat. The defenseman did tally an assist but was not so effective from a category filling standpoint on Saturday. He had just two shots […]

Kevin Lankinen Allows Five Goals in Chicago Defeat

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen gave up five goals to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night. Unfortunately, he was hung out to dry by his team's defense or lack thereof. Chicago gave up a short-handed goal and power-play goal as well. There were at least a half dozen odd-man rushes allowed including several where Lankinen […]

Alex DeBrincat Strikes Twice in Loss on Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks right-winger Alex DeBrincat is on a nice goal scoring run. He scored two goals on Saturday night versus the Edmonton Oilers including one short-handed. The winger delivered a hit, four shots on goal, and four scoring chances. He was by far the most dangerous Blackhawk on the ice as he was able to […]

Connor McDavid Two Point Night Helps Edmonton Win

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid just keeps racking up points as the center scored a goal and added an assist on Saturday night. The Chicago Blackhawks gave up four goals during the second half of the first period. McDavid played a role in the first two. He scored to open things for Edmonton then assisted […]

Leon Draisaitl Scores Yet Again in Edmonton Win Saturday

Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl scores his 18th goal of the season on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks. The goal was one of two short-handed goals Edmonton tallied on the night. If that was not enough, Draisaitl added an assist as well as he fired three shots on goal. The center had three scoring chances […]

Stuart Skinner Wins Again at Home for Edmonton

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner won his second game in a row on Saturday as he stopped all but two shots from Alex DeBrincat. Skinner stopped 28 of 30 shots overall including several high-danger chances when the game was close early. Skinner has earned some extra playing time and perhaps a timeshare with Mikko Koskinen […]

Robin Lehner Projected Goaltender Saturday Night for Vegas

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner has had some crazy games in the early going. It does seem that the goaltender. He has four wins in his last five starts. Three of those games are quality starts. Also, three times saw Lehner face 38 or more shots in all. Lehner's goalie point share is up […]

Kevin Lankinen Will be in Goal for Chicago Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen starts on Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers surely were none too happy after playing Winnipeg twice. One gets the feeling that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are going to be none too happy. Chicago is one of those teams that gives up a lot of shots. They allow […]

Jared Spurgeon Gets Hurt In Saturday's Loss

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon exited Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Panthers in the first period with an apparent lower-body injury. He took only three shifts and logged just a bit over three minutes on the ice. We don't know a lot about the injury just yet, but the Wild captain should be considered extremely […]

Joel Eriksson Ek Adds Pair Of Points To His Tally

Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek was one of three of the team's players with a goal and an assist in Saturday's high-scoring 5-4 loss to Florida, bagging a power-play goal and tallying an assist. Mats Zuccarello, who finished the scoring in the dying seconds, and Kirill Kaprizov also enjoyed multi-point outings. Eriksson Ek has […]