Brandon Saad Scores Pair Of Goals In Thursday's Win

St. Louis Blues winger Brandon Saad scored twice as the team beat San Jose 5-3 on Thursday. He notched a short-handed goal in the opening period and added an even-strength tally in the second frame. Saad scored with his only efforts in the game and was plus-one for the contest in 15:38 of ice time. […]

Joel Hofer Has Winning Start To His Career

St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer made a winning start to his NHL career on Thursday, saving 23 of 26 shots against San Jose in a 5-3 triumph. At 21 years and 97 days old, Hofer is now the youngest ever goalie in franchise history to pick up a win on his debut. He allowed […]

Rasmus Asplund Stretches Point Streak To Five Games

Buffalo Sabres forward Rasmus Asplund took his point streak to five games with an assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss in Seattle. He combined with Rasmus Dahlin to help Tage Thompson on the scoreboard. Asplund has quietly been one of the hottest forwards in the league since the second week of the season, going pointless just […]

Jaden Schwartz Continues Scoring Streak With Three Points

Seattle Kraken left wing Jaden Schwartz produced a nice three-point outing in Thursday's 5-2 win over Buffalo with a goal and two assists. He also registered a game-high plus-four rating and picked up two penalty minutes and one block. Schwartz now sits on a five-game point streak, which is his longest since going six straight […]

Jordan Eberle Scores Seattle's First Hat Trick

Seattle Kraken right wing Jordan Eberle scored the first hat trick in franchise history on Thursday, helping the team defeat Buffalo 5-2. He became the ninth player ever to score a natural hat trick for an expansion team in its inaugural season, starting off with the team down 2-1. Eberle fired off four shots in […]

Matthew Tkachuk Takes His Point Streak To Five Games

Calgary Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk scored in a third consecutive outing and stretched his point streak to five games in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss against Dallas. The 23-year-old struck on the power play 18:41 into the second period. Tkachuk's night included four shots in total with four penalty minutes and one hit. He's been a […]

Miro Heiskanen Collects Three Assists In Thursday's Win

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen played a big part in Thursday's 4-3 overtime victory at Calgary, recording three assists. He was plus-two in 25:22 on the ice and also produced three shots and one block in the contest. The 22-year-old has started the season superbly with a team-high 10 points in 10 games. He has […]

Jamie Benn Sets Franchise Record With 10th Overtime Goal

Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn made history in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win against Calgary, setting a new franchise record with his 10th overtime goal. The Stars captain previously shared the record with Mike Modano. Benn has now scored in back-to-back outings since he was reunited with Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin, who also scored in […]

Nick Suzuki Stays Hot With A Pair Of Points

Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki continued his good scoring form with a short-handed goal and a power-play assist in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Islanders. He scored his second goal of the season 15.20 into the third period and then helped Tyler Toffoli to get his second less than two minutes later. Suzuki has now […]

Anthony Beauvillier Records Three Helpers Thursday Night

New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier delivered three assists in Thursday's easy 6-2 road win at Montreal, adding five shots to his line in 15:23 of ice time. His assists helped Brock Nelson to his third career hat trick. Beauvillier has slowly started to build momentum as the line with him, Nelson and Kyle […]

Brock Nelson Scores Career-High Four Goals Against Montreal

New York Islanders center Brock Nelson had a dream night against Montreal on Thursday, scoring a career-high four goals in a 6-2 win. He finished off a hat trick 15:23 into the second period and managed to add one more late in the game with the Canadiens net empty. Nelson also led all skaters with […]

Jack Campbell Wins Third Start On The Bounce

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jack Campbell won his third consecutive start on Thursday, pushing away 24 pucks in a 2-1 overtime victory against the Lightning. He was beaten by Patrick Maroon in the opening frame, but the Maple Leafs made a very late comeback effort and helped the 29-year-old to improve his record for the […]

Auston Matthews Records Second Consecutive Multi-Point Game

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews delivered two assists in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win against Tampa, making it back-to-back multi-point efforts for himself. He set up John Tavares late on for a game-tying goal and then helped William Nylander to score a power-play goal. Mitchell Marner also had assists on both plays. Matthews was anonymous […]

William Nylander Wins It For Toronto In Overtime

Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander scored a power-play goal in overtime on Wednesday to help the team defeat the Lightning 2-1. He produced a nice one-timer off a pass from Auston Matthews 2:43 into the extra frame. It was his fourth shot of the game in 21:28 of ice time. Nylander now has five […]

Lucas Raymond Reaches 10 Points For The Campaign

Detroit Red Wings winger Lucas Raymond scored his fifth goal of the season in Thursday's 5-1 loss in Boston, getting up to 10 for the campaign. The 19-year-old rookie bagged a power-play in the third period with defensemen Moritz Seider and Filip Hronek providing the help. Raymond, who was the fourth pick in last year's […]

Brad Marchand Collects Four Assists Thursday Night

Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand bagged four assists in Thursday's 5-1 win over Detroit, helping Patrice Bergeron to record a four-goal game. Three of the assists came on the power play. Marchand had two shots himself and handed out three hits in 19:14 of action. The veteran winger boosted his points tally for the […]

Patrice Bergeron Crushes Detroit With Four Goals

Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron scored at will against the Red Wings on Thursday, finishing a 5-1 win with four goals. He bagged a natural hat trick with power-play goals and added one late in the game. Amazingly, the Bruins captain had gone without a single goal this season before the explosion. Bergeron registered five […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/5): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season has hit week number four! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash game NHL contests on both DraftKings and FanDuel. Today […]

Adin Hill Returns To Sharks Crease

San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill will be back at the office on Thursday against St. Louis. He started the year well but has now watched from the bench as James Reimer has beaten Winnipeg and Buffalo in back-to-back outings. Hill's last two starts have ended in defeats, which has taken his record for the […]

Anton Khudobin Earns Third Start Of The Season

Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin will guard the cage against Calgary on Thursday. The veteran netminder will get only his third start of the campaign, with Braden Holtby coming in and starting his career in Texas in impressive form. However, Holtby has now gone a bit cold in recent outings, and it will give Khudobin […]

Victor Olofsson Misses Out Again On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres winger Victor Olofsson will remain out on Thursday against Seattle with a soft-tissue injury. The Swedish winger was a game-time decision for Tuesday's meeting with the Sharks but ended up missing the game and isn't quite ready yet to return. Olofsson leads the team this season with five goals and nine points. His […]

Denis Gurianov Will Return To The Lineup Thursday Night

Dallas Stars winger Denis Gurianov will be back in the lineup for Thursday's clash with the Flames. He missed his first game of the season on Tuesday against Winnipeg as a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old has two solid NHL seasons under his belt but next to nothing has gone his way in 2021-22, as Gurianov […]

Filip Gustavsson Makes Another Start For Ottawa

Ottawa Senators goaltender Filip Gustavsson will be the man between the pipes on Thursday against Vegas. The 23-year-old Swede earns a second consecutive start and will become the goalie with most games played this season for Ottawa. Gustavsson has had a rollercoaster ride so far, picking up a pair of wins but also getting lit […]

Travis Dermott Good To Go On Thursday

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Travis Dermott (lower body) will be in the lineup on Thursday against Tampa. He was questionable for the game but went out for warmups and is set to continue on the first defensive pairing alongside Morgan Rielly. Dermott has collected one point in nine outings this season with 11 shots, 10 […]

Lars Eller Takes Over As Second-Line Center

Washington Capitals center Lars Eller is moving up to the second line for Thursday's meeting with Florida. The veteran forward has been stuck in the bottom-six this season but now gets a bigger role against one of the best teams in the league. Anthony Mantha and Daniel Sprong will be his running mates. The trio […]

Kris Letang Ready To Go On Thursday

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will rejoin the lineup for Thursday's Battle of Pennsylvania versus the Flyers. The veteran blueliner has missed four games because of COVID-19 protocol. Letang got off to a superb start to the season with back-to-back two-point efforts, but he was then pointless in consecutive games before testing positive for the […]

Anton Lundell Returns To Action On Thursday

Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell (upper body) will be back in action on Thursday against Washington after missing four games. He has been removed from Injured Reserve and joined the third line at the morning skate. The 20-year-old has made an impressive start to his rookie campaign, sitting on five points with five games played. […]

Radko Gudas Misses First Game Of The Season

Florida Panthers defenseman Radko Gudas (undisclosed) is set to miss his first game of the season after sitting out Wednesday's practice. Interim head coach Andrew Brunette hasn't completely ruled him out, but it sure looks like the Czech banger won't play. Gudas boasts only two points for the season but has played a very efficient […]

Nicolas Roy Moving Up To Top Line

Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy is expected to center the first line in Thursday's battle with the Senators. The 24-year-old joined Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith at Wednesday's practice. With William Karlsson (foot) out, Brett Howden got a look on the line in Tuesday's 4-0 loss to Toronto but didn't see a lot of […]

Adam Brooks Joins Lineup With Jonathan Drouin Out

Montreal Canadiens center Adam Brooks will replace Jonathan Drouin (head) in the lineup in Thursday's matchup against the Islanders. Drouin was hit in the head by a shot in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Detroit and left the game after taking only a handful of shifts. He was the morning skate on Thursday but the Canadiens […]