Sergei Bobrovsky Tallies One Point Against Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 24 shots in an overtime loss to the rival Tampa Bay Lightning Saturday. The Florida goaltender still has not lost in regulation in eight starts. Bobrovsky had led the league with a 1.73 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage. Allowing three goals were to the Tampa […]

Victor Hedman Lights Lamp In Overtime Win Against Florida

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman had a great night in an intense battle. He scored a goal and that was important. More importantly was the fact that Hedman had four shots on goal, three scoring chances, and played a team-high 24:12 on Saturday night. The defenseman could have played another five minutes at least. […]

Brayden Point Hits Mark With Overtime Winner Versus Florida

Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point found a way to extend Florida's misery a little longer Saturday. He scored the game winner and had four shots on goal while playing 20:45 on the night. Point's goal gave him ten points on the season and one of the few players with two game-winning goals on the […]

Andrei Vasilevskiy Outlasts Sergei Bobrovsky In Win Saturday

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped a lot of chances on Saturday against the Florida Panthers. Shots were only 28-24 Florida but felt like so many more. The Russian goaltender turned aside 26 of 28 shots as Tampa Bay stretched its point streak to seven games. The win lifted the goaltender to a 6-2-3 […]

Jakub Voracek Scores Goal In Saturday's Loss To New York

Jakub Voracek managed to finally get off the goose egg on Saturday against the New York Rangers of all teams. Voracek, the Columbus Blue Jackets, right-winger. He had a couple of shots on goal. The forward had 3:08 of power-play time and nearly 18 minutes of action. There were the three scoring chances and some […]

Oliver Bjorkstrand Adds An Assist In Home Loss To New York

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Oliver Bjorkstrand did everything he could and then some on Saturday against the New York Rangers. Bjorkstrand did get an assist on the first Columbus goal. Then, he had six shots on goal along with four scoring chances, The Blue Jackets' forward started several good scoring chances that Igor Shesterkin of […]

Elvis Merzlikins Gives Up Five Goals In Columbus Loss Saturday

Elvis Merzlikins had one of those nights as the starting goaltender allowed five goals on Saturday in the loss to the New York Rangers. Merzlikins stopped 36 of 41 shots in the defeat. This was his first home loss in six decisions. It was also his second poor performance against the New York Rangers this […]

Chris Kreider Adds Two Goals On Saturday In New York Victory

Chris Kreider found the back of the net twice as the New York Rangers held on for a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kreider was excellent on Saturday night as he kept generating scoring chances throughout the night. He had six shots on goal with five scooting chances. It will be intriguing to […]

Artemi Panarin Scores Twice In New York Win Saturday

Artemi Panarin found the back of the net twice in New York's 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday. The left-winger also had six shots on goal and five scoring chances. Panarin looked every bit like his normal self. The speed was there, the shot was too, and even the defense. Panarin and the […]

Igor Shesterkin Gets Win But Comes Away Injured

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 of 34 shots in the 5-3 New York win on Saturday. The Russian was able to keep his team in front but during the third period, Shesterkin took a shot to the head. He was taken out of the game at that point and did not return. […]

Jake Allen Leaves Montreal Game After Collision Saturday

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen left Saturday night's game against the Detroit Red Wings after Dylan Larkin crashed into him. Jeff Petry was pursuing on the play and contact did occur. It is not expected that Allen will return as he will be held out for further evaluation. Allen had stopped all eight shots he […]

Mark Stone Comes Off Injured Reserve On Saturday

Vegas Golden Knights right-winger Mark Stone was activated off the injured reserve list on Saturday evening. The forward was injured way back during the second game of the season against the Los Angeles Kings. Stone has missed just about a month of action with the lower-body injury. He is still a game-time decision but whether […]

Philipp Grubauer To Tend Goal On Saturday Night For Seattle

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer will start against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. It has been a struggle for Grubauer and the defense in front of him this season. The Seattle goalie is just 4-6-1 with a 3.17 goals-against-average and an .882 save percentage. Grubauer had nine regulation losses all of last year. Also, […]

Adin Hill Starts For San Jose In Goal On Saturday

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill gets the nod in net for the Sharks as they face the Colorado Avalanche Saturday night. Hill played the best he has all season in Calgary on Tuesday night stopping 37 of 38 shots in a huge road win. That ended a three-game losing streak for Hill where he […]

Bowen Byram Held Out Of Colorado Lineup Saturday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram will not play on Saturday night against the San Jose Sharks. Byram took an elbow to the head on Thursday and was expected to play. However, the Colorado coaching staff noting Byram's history of concussions erred on the side of caution. The defenseman had gotten off to an excellent start […]

Juuse Saros Gets Start In Net For Nashville Saturday

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros will start in goal for Nashville as they entertain the Arizona Coyotes Saturday. Saros has enjoyed quite a little run with five consecutive quality starts. The Nashville goaltender has allowed ten goals in that span while going 4-0-1. That has lifted his record to 6-4-1 on the season. Saros has […]

Martin Necas Still Not In Lineup For Carolina Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas was held out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the St. Louis Blues. Necas will miss another game but the expectation according to Rod Brind'Amour is this. The center could return sometime next week. For now, Necas is still "days away". He has six points in 11 games so […]

Nikita Zaitsev Placed In COVID-19 Protocols

Ottawa Senators defenseman Nikita Zaitsev was placed back in COVID protocol Saturday evening and will not play this weekend. Zaitsev was thought to have had a false positive result earlier in the day. The Ottawa defenseman has an assist in 11 games this season while playing 17:28 a night. The Senators have had eight players […]

Kevin Hayes Back In Flyers Lineup Saturday Night

Philadelphia Flyers center Kevin Hayes returns to the lineup Saturday night as Philadelphia plays in Dallas. Hayes has missed the entire regular season due to offseason surgery (abdominal/core). The center will be on the second line to start with Cam Atkinson and Joel Farabee. Power-play time is very possible (second unit at first) as well […]

Ryan Ellis Returns To Flyers Lineup Saturday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ryan Ellis will return to the lineup Saturday night when Philadelphia faces the Dallas Stars. Ellis had missed almost four weeks with what was thought to be a day-to-day injury originally. The lower-body injury took a good deal longer to heal than expected. It appears Ellis will be eased into the lineup […]

Jonathan Bernier Yields Four Goals In New Jersey Defeat

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jonathan Bernier allowed four goals in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Boston Bruins. Bernier stopped 31 of 35 shots but could not find a few rebounds. Three of the goals he gave up were tucked in through his five-hole. The fourth was off a scramble where again, Bernier just could not […]

Jesper Bratt Has Another Strong Performance

New Jersey Devils left-winger Jesper Bratt picked up two more points on Saturday in a loss to the Boston Bruins. Bratt had a team-high five shots on goal and four scoring chances. Bratt had assisted on an earlier Dawson Mercer goal during the second period. Despite seeing less than 15 minutes of ice time, the […]

Dawson Mercer Tallies Goal And Assist In New Jersey Loss

New Jersey Devils center Dawson Mercer was at it again with a goal and assist on Saturday against the Boston Bruins. Mercer now has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last three games. He played over 16 minutes in the afternoon matinee and had more than two minutes of power-play time. The forward […]

Jeremy Swayman Allows Just Two Goals In Win Saturday

Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 29 shots on Saturday as the Bruins defeated the New Jersey Devils 5-2. Swayman was impressive as he helped thwart all three power-play efforts from New Jersey. It was yet another quality start from the goaltender who apparently looks to be ahead of Linus Ullmark. For now, […]

Charlie McAvoy Sets Up Three Boston Goals Saturday

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy assisted on three of the five Boston goals on Saturday. McAvoy also played a team-high 23:45 and that included significant chunks of time in all phases. It was McAvoy's setup on the power-play that led to the special teams tally which gave Boston a two-goal lead early in the second […]

Brad Marchand Scores Twice In Boston Win Saturday

Boston Bruins left-winger Brad Marchand scored two goals as Boston defeated New Jersey 5-2 Saturday afternoon. Marchand was effective in all phases once again versus the Devils. His power-play goal was big but his second goal proved to be the game-winner on Saturday. Marchand had five shots on goal in all and four scoring chances […]

Leon Draisaitl Notches Two Goals In Oilers Loss

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl tallied two goals Friday despite a 3-2 loss to Buffalo. Draisaitl is off to a sensational start leading the NHL in points with 14 goals and 14 assists in just 13 Oilers contests. His teammate Connor McDavid is three points behind him with 25. The German-born centerman logs the most […]

Jesper Fast Continues To Do Well In Limited Minutes

Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jesper Fast helped Steven Lorentz to score the team's only goal in Friday's 2-1 home loss against Philadelphia, reaching seven points for the season. He's carrying a plus-eight rating and has done a very good job in limited minutes as he averages only just above 14 minutes a night. Fast has […]

Carter Hart Shines With 39 Saves

Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Carter Hart produced a big performance against Carolina on Friday, stopping 39 of 40 shots in a 2-1 win. He was only beaten by Steven Lorentz in the middle of the second period. Hart tends to flip between wins and losses, but in general, he's been a lot more consistent compared to […]

Joel Farabee Ends Eight-Game Drought

Philadelphia Flyers winger Joel Farabee ended an eight-game point drought on Friday, sparking a comeback in the third period in a 2-1 win over Carolina. He scored his fourth goal of the campaign 4:06 into the final frame. It was a busy night for Farabee, who posted three shots in total with one block and […]