Chris Kreider Scores Game-Winner In Shootout

New York Rangers left-winger Chris Kreider was held off the scoreboard until the shootout on Sunday. Kreider took his chance and beat Jonathan Bernier to lift New York to a 4-3 shootout win. The forward played 18:13 overall, blocked a shot, and had three shots on goal. Kreider had three scoring chances in all including […]

Kaapo Kakko Finally Scores In Rangers Win

New York Rangers right-winger Kaapo Kakko scored a goal and added an assist on Sunday against the New Jersey Devils. Kakko came into the game with no points in his first ten games. Furthermore, the right-winger only had 13 shots on goal. He played 20:01 in all and still only had one shot on goal […]

Pavel Zacha Scores Goal And Assist In New Jersey Loss

New Jersey Devils forward Pavel Zacha dished out a helper and scored the tying goal that forced overtime on Sunday. Zacha banged home his own rebound with less than three minutes left in regulation. He had three shots on goal and three scoring chances versus the New York Rangers. Zacha played 18:38 in all on […]

Dawson Mercer Chips In Assist For New Jersey Sunday

New Jersey Devils center Dawson Mercer continued his point streak with another assist on Sunday at MSG against the New York Rangers. Mercer found a streaking Jesper Bratt during the first period. The resulting breakaway led to a goal and an early 1-0 lead for New Jersey. Mercer played more than 19 minutes on Sunday […]

Mackenzie Blackwood Stops 30 Shots, Exits With Injury Sunday

New Jersey Devils goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (concussion) stopped 30 of 33 shots on Sunday against the New York Rangers. Blackwood, however, would leave the game in the third period as he entered the concussion protocol. During the third Rangers goal, the New Jersey goaltender was hit up high. There was no further word on his […]

Jaroslav Halak Continues Search For His First Win

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Jaroslav Halak will make his fourth start of the campaign against Anaheim on Sunday, still looking for his first win of the season. The veteran netminder enters the encounter with a 0-2-1 record. He's recorded a 2.41 goals-against average with a .908 save percentage this season. Halak has done a good job […]

Ryan Graves Good To Go On Sunday

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves is expected to be in the lineup for Sunday's meeting with the Rangers. He suffered what appeared to be a lower-body injury in Saturday's 5-2 loss to Boston and was a game-time decision for Sunday's contest. Graves, who is a former Rangers draft pick, has been very effective for […]

Sidney Crosby Makes His Return Against Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby will be back in the lineup for Sunday's visit to Washington. The Penguins captain has been forced to watch five games from the sidelines after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Crosby also missed the start of the season because of wrist surgery and thus he's appeared just once for the […]

Jakob Silfverberg Set To Return To Action On Sunday

Anaheim Ducks right wing Jakob Silfverberg is out of COVID-19 protocol and looks set to rejoin the lineup for Sunday's home game against Vancouver. The Swedish winger has missed six games and last skated on Oct. 29. He had started the season in fine form, picking up eight points with a plus-six rating in nine […]

Mike Reilly Remains A Healthy Scratch For Montreal's Visit

Boston Bruins defenseman Mike Reilly will be a healthy scratch for a second consecutive game on Sunday against Montreal. He was replaced in the lineup by Jakub Zboril in Saturday's 5-2 win over New Jersey and is forced to sit in the press box again, with head coach Bruce Cassidy demanding more from the 28-year-old. […]

Sam Montembeault Starts On Sunday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault will earn his third start of the campaign in Sunday's road outing against Boston. The 25-year-old is forced to play for a second consecutive night after Jake Allen (upper body) got injured in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss versus the Red Wings. Montreal's current No. 1 lasted only 19:12 and Montembeault […]

Mike Hoffman Won't Play On Sunday

Montreal Canadiens winger Mike Hoffman (upper body) won't take the ice as the team completes a back-to-back set against Boston on Sunday. He logged 18 minutes in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit, so it doesn't look like Hoffman is dealing with anything serious and should be considered day-to-day. The 31-year-old finished last month with […]

Jakob Chychrun Finally Lights The Lamp

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun, who led all blue-liners with 18 goals in 2020-21, finally scored his first goal of the new season on Saturday, ending Juuse Saros' shutout bid late with a power-play goal in a 4-1 loss against Nashville. Shayne Gostisbehere and Phil Kessel, who skated in his 915th consecutive game, tallied the […]

Matt Duchene Stays Hot In Front Of The Net

Nashville Predators forward Matt Duchene extended his goal streak to three games during a two-point performance in Saturday's 4-1 win over Arizona. He has failed to find the net just once in his last seven appearances. Duchene collected only one point in his first five games of the season, but he's since then exploded and […]

Roman Josi Collects Four Points Against Coyotes

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi factored in all of the team's goals in Saturday's 4-1 triumph over the Coyotes, bagging two goals and two assists. He is one of four players in the league this season to record multiple four-point outings. The Predators captain had one goal and three assists in a 5-2 win over […]

Robert Thomas Produces Second Consecutive Multi-Point Outing

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas enjoyed a second consecutive multi-point outing against Carolina on Saturday, finishing a 3-2 loss with two assists. He notched a power-play helper on Pavel Buchnevich's fourth goal of the season and also had an assist on Vladimir Tarasenko's sixth marker of the season. Thomas has been skating with Tarasenko […]

Tony DeAngelo Records Two Assists Against St. Louis

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo produced two helpers in Saturday's 3-2 win over St. Louis, boosting his points tally for the season to 13. He had a power-play assist on a Sebastian Aho goal and helped Brendan Smith to get a late game-winner. DeAngelo now has three multi-point efforts to his name this season in […]

Sebastian Aho Adds Two More Points To His Tally

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho recorded his third multi-point outing of the season in Saturday's 3-2 win over St. Louis, scoring a power-play goal and combining with Andrei Svechnikov to set up Brady Skjei for his first goal of the season. Aho has cooled down a bit this month after opening the season with a […]

Chris Wideman Notches Two Points In Saturday's Loss

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Chris Wideman recorded a goal and assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss against Detroit. He helped Ryan Poehling to his first goal of the season early in the game and scored himself in the third period to tie things up at two. Wideman was plus-two for the night and recorded four shots […]

Alex Nedeljkovic Wins Third Straight Start

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 35 shots to record his third straight victory against Montreal on Saturday. It was the second overtime victory during his streak, so there's been some luck on Nedeljkovic's side, but he put in a very good performance to help the Red Wings extend the game Saturday night. The […]

Dylan Larkin Scores Twice In Saturday's Win

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin came through with two goals in Saturday's 3-2 win over Montreal, starting the scoring for the team and securing the extra point in overtime. The Red Wings captain registered three shots in total and blocked one attempt from the opposition in 18:24 of action. Larkin is now on six […]

Evan Rodrigues Posts Three Points Against Senators

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evan Rodrigues put together a three-point performance in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Ottawa, scoring twice and handing out one assist. He exploded in the third period with the Senators 4-0 up, so Rodrigues's big performance didn't help the team much, but it was a special night for the 28-year-old, who is now […]

Thomas Chabot Hands Out Two Assists

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot delivered two assists in Saturday's 6-3 win over Pittsburgh, adding three shots to his tally with two hits and one block in 25:19 on the ice. Chabot helped Zach Sanford on the opening goal and recorded a power-play assist on Tim Stützle's first goal of the season, which ended up […]

Drake Batherson Explodes For Four Points

Ottawa Senators right wing Drake Batherson put in a dominating performance against Pittsburgh on Saturday, notching two goals and two assists in a 6-3 win. The 23-year-old became the fourth player in the league this season with multiple four-point performances. Batherson scored his goals in the third period and picked up both of his assists […]

Jeff Skinner Racks Up Three Points Saturday Night

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner had himself a three-point night against Toronto on Saturday, finishing a 5-4 loss with two goals and an assist. He produced four total shots and handed out two hits with one blocked shot in 18:59 of ice time. Skinner seems to have regained some of his mojo lately, as […]

John Tavares Scores 100th Maple Leafs Goal

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares scored his 100th goal in the team's colors on Saturday, helping his side to a 5-4 victory over Buffalo. He also registered an assist on Ondrej Kase's fourth goal of the campaign. Tavares struck on the power play 9:22 into the third period and has notched his 100 goals […]

Morgan Rielly Provides Drama Versus Sabres

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly scored a super late game-winning goal in Saturday's 5-4 triumph over Buffalo, registering his first goal of the campaign with just 12 seconds left in regulation. He also had an assist in the game and finished with four shots, two blocks and one hit, while recording a nice plus-three […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/14): 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 […]

Sam Bennett Held Off Scoreboard In Rare Florida Loss Saturday

Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett did everything but score on Saturday against Tampa Bay. He had four shots on goal, four scoring chances. It just seemed that Andrei Vasilevskiy had an answered for "Brayden Point". No matter the young forward does find a way to accumulate a good number of opportunities. That will be something […]

Jonathan Huberdeau Scores Goal In Panthers Loss

Florida Panthers left-winger Jonathan Huberdeau scored a goal and created several great scoring chances in the 3-2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The left-winger played a little less than 19 minutes and saw time both on the penalty kill and power-play. Again, Huberdeau got a little closer to that point a game amount. […]