Martin Necas Returns To Carolina Lineup Tuesday

Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas returns to the lineup on Tuesday after missing several games due to an undisclosed illness. It apparently was not related to COVID and Necas is feeling much better. The forward expects to play in the top-six and was one of the hotter players on Carolina before he fell ill. Necas […]

Nino Niederreiter Returns To Lineup For Carolina On Tuesday

Carolina Hurricanes forward Nino Niederreiter returns to the lineup on Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The right-winger had been out for 2 1/2 weeks since he got injured against Chicago on October 29th. It appears the lower-body injury has healed and the forward is ready to roll. He had three goals in seven games […]

Kyle Clifford Heads Back To Toronto In Trade Tuesday

Left-winger Kyle Clifford was traded back to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday from the St. Louis Blues. The Blues had placed the forward on waivers Monday and he cleared earlier in the day. In two games with St. Louis, Clifford had one assist while playing on the fourth line. It appears that Toronto re-acquired […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Will Start Tuesday At Home Versus New York

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky gets the start on Tuesday night versus the New York Islanders. Bobrovsky has started off amazingly well this season. He has a 6-0-2 record with a 1.88 goals-against-average and a .940 save percentage. The goalie dropped his last two decisions in extra time for Florida and still has not lost […]

Lucas Raymond Continues Outstanding Rookie Campaign

Detroit Red Wings winger Lucas Raymond posted a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-3 loss to Columbus, getting to 17 points for his rookie year. Dylan Larkin also had a goal and an assist in the contest. Raymond has already built himself a nice lead at the top of the rookie scoring chart with […]

Gustav Nyquist Collects Two Assists In Monday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Gustav Nyquist had a nice outing with two assists on Monday in a 5-3 win over his former team, the Red Wings. He helped Boone Jenner spark a comeback from a two-goal deficit and then assisted Zach Werenski on the game-winning goal. Nyquist recorded two shots of his own in the […]

Zach Werenski Scores Late Game-Winner Versus Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski provided some late drama in Monday's 5-3 triumph over Detroit, scoring the game-winning goal with 1:19 left in regulation. It marks the third-latest go-ahead goal by a defenseman in Blue Jackets history. Werenwski has now tallied 11 career game-winning goals, needing one more to tie Seth Jones for the […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/16): 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 […]

Semyon Varlamov Given Little Support In Road Loss

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov got little support in the 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Russian goaltender made just 24 saves on 28 shots on the road. Yes, New York managed just one goal on the night and then Varlamov just could not get out of the first period without giving […]

Zach Parise Nabs Assist In Road Loss For New York

New York Islanders forward Zach Parise set up Mathew Barzal on a breakaway. Barzal polished. Parise now has three assists and no goals on the season. He is seeing mostly middle-six minutes with a lean towards playing the top-six on a more permanent basis. On Monday night, Parise played just over 14 minutes with about […]

Mathew Barzal Tallies Goal Early In Loss To Tampa Bay

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal had the lone highlight for the Islanders on Monday night. He scored on a breakaway just less than three minutes into the contest. Barzal had four hits and two shots on goal on the night. This is as much of an indictment on what surrounds the center. The Islanders […]

Brayden Point Scores Goal, Adds Assist In Tampa Bay Victory

Tampa Bay center Brayden Point got the job done once again with a third-period goal and power-play assist in a 4-1 victory on Monday. The New York Islanders did not have a chance once this game developed. Point had just two shots on goal but did have another three scoring chances on Monday night. The […]

Victor Hedman Dishes Two Helpers In Tampa Bay Win

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman did what he does naturally, and that is help Tampa Bay win on Monday night. He dished out two helpers and kept the peace a bit as well. Hedman had three shots on goal, three hits, two blocked shots and three scoring chances. Their leading defenseman only had to […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Stops 25 Shots In Win

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy enjoyed an easy night against the New York Islanders on Monday. Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 26 shots in the 4-1 win as the Lightning improved to 6-2-3 without Nikita Kucherov in the lineup. The goalie now has seven wins in 12 decisions this season. He also fired off his […]

J.T. Compher Will Miss A Month Of Action

Colorado Avalanche forward J.T. Compher is set to miss a month of action with a lower-body injury. He sustained the injury in Saturday's 6-2 win over San Jose and it leaves Colorado very short at the center position. Nathan MacKinnon (lower body) was ruled out for three weeks on Nov. 10 and Mikko Rantanen is […]

Semyon Varlamov Makes Second Appearance Of The Season

New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov will get his second start of the campaign in Monday's road contest against Tampa. The 33-year-old had his season debut delayed because of an undisclosed injury and his first appearance came only a few days ago in a 5-2 loss to Minnesota. Varlamov has done a great job for […]

Thomas Greiss Faces Blue Jackets On Monday

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss will be the team's starter for Monday's clash with the Blue Jackets. The German has been rotated with Alex Nedeljkovic all season and this is going to be only the ninth start of the year for him. Greiss started very well, but he's had some rough outings lately and […]

Elvis Merzlikins Looks To Maintain Outstanding Home Record

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins will record his eighth start of the season on Monday against Detroit. This will be the seventh home start for the Latvian, and he's so far crushed it at the Nationwide Arena with a 5-1-0 record, allowing only 2.16 goals per game with a .936 save percentage. Merzlikins' overall […]

Max Domi Won't Play On Monday

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Max Domi has come off the COVID-19 list and is skating again but won't be in the lineup for Monday's home game against Detroit. The 26-year-old hasn't played since Oct. 31 and needs some time to get back into game shape. Domi has also nursed a rib fracture this season, which […]

Noah Dobson Set To Be A Healthy Scratch On Monday

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson is set to miss Monday's game against Tampa as a healthy scratch, with Sebastian Aho in line to make his season debut. Dobson has played in every game so far but hasn't been at his best, going for only three points so far with 18 shots, 17 hits and […]

NHL Postpones Three Senators Games

The Ottawa Senators are battling a COVID-19 outbreak and won't take the ice this week. The NHL announced that three Senators games will be postponed. They were set to face New Jersey on Tuesday and also had a pair of matchups against Nashville and the Rangers coming up. 10 Senators players and assistant coach Jack […]

Charlie Coyle Records Two Goals In Bruins Win

Boston Bruins forward Charlie Coyle collected his fourth and fifth goals this year, beating Montreal 5-2 Sunday. However, the Bruins were probably hoping for more point production early on this season from Coyle as the second-line centerman has just five goals and three assists in 13 contests. As a result, Coyle doesn't factor much into […]

Elias Lindholm Carries Calgary To Victory

Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm netted a goal and a helper in a 4-0 win over Ottawa on Sunday. With Lindholm getting on the score sheet for the Flames, he now has eight goals and eight assists in 15 contests. Before Sunday's game, the 26-year-old had been held scoreless in the three previous. During his […]

J.T. Miller Extends Point Streak To Eight Games

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller recorded an assist in Sunday's 5-1 loss to Anaheim, extending his point streak to eight games, which ties his career high. He combined with Quinn Hughes to help Nils Hoglander get a goal in a third consecutive game. Miller has been held off the score sheet just three times this […]

Ryan Getzlaf Nears 1,000 Points With A Pair Of Assists

Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf handed out two assists in Sunday's 5-1 victory over the Canucks and is now just one point short of becoming the first player in franchise history to reach 1,000 career points. The veteran has racked up points in a hurry lately, as he's centering a line that includes Troy Terry, […]

Trevor Zegras Carries Ducks With Three Points Sunday Night

Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras scored a pair of power-play goals and delivered one assist in Sunday's 5-1 win over Vancouver, becoming the youngest Ducks player in 10 years to enjoy a three-point outing. The 20-year-old was plus-one for the night and tallied three shots with one hit. Zegras has now produced three multi-point efforts […]

Jake Guentzel Finds The Net Against Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins winger Jake Guentzel came away with his fourth goal of the season from Sunday's matchup with Washington as he scored the team's only goal in a heavy 6-1 defeat. He fired off three shots in total and had the same amount of hits with one block in 15:35 on the ice. Having recorded […]

Alex Ovechkin Turns Into Provider On Sunday

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin put goal-scoring aside for a minute on Sunday and handed out two assists in a 6-1 victory over the Penguins. He had only one shot in the game with three hits and two blocks. This is Ovi's third multi-point outing across the last four games. He's been hot in […]

Evgeny Kuznetsov Records Sixth Multi-Point Outing

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov had his sixth multi-point outing of the campaign on Sunday, bagging a goal and an assist in a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh. He scored his sixth goal of the season early in the third period and picked up a power-play helper on a Tom Wilson goal a few minutes later. […]

Alexandar Georgiev Wins In Shootout On Sunday Night

Alexandar Georgiev saved his best saves for overtime and in the shootout on Sunday. The New York Rangers goaltender stopped four of seven attempts in the shootout as Georgiev notched his second win of the season. The goalie stopped 24 of 27 shots during the first 65 minutes of action to lower his goals-against average […]