1 month agoDetroit Red Wings winger Patrick Kane scored the overtime winner on Tuesday night versus the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. Desperate for points, the Wings flirted with disaster on Tuesday, trailing the lowly Blue Jackets into the dying seconds of the game before Lucas Raymond scored to tie it with just 13 seconds to go. Kane would bury the overtime winner just 48 seconds into the extra frame. The winner was Kane's 15th goal of the season and he added a pair of assists, giving him 38 points in 38 games after signing a one-year deal with the Red Wings midway through the season following hip resurfacing surgery. The Red Wings improved to 35-28-6 on the season, good for the second and final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
1 month agoBoston Bruins forward David Pastrnak recorded a hat trick as part of his team's 6-2 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators. The three-goal effort was the veteran's second of the season and 19th of his NHL career. With the effort, Pastrnak now has 44 goals and 99 points across 70 games. He also fired a whopping seven shots on goal Tuesday, giving him an NHL-best 338 shots on goal this season. Pastrnak led the NHL with 407 shots on goal last season. He now has six goals and nine points over his last six games. With the win, the Bruins improved to 41-14-15 on the season, good for top spot in the NHL.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
1 month agoWinnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele notched a hat trick as part of a 4-2 road win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday. The Jets captain opened the scoring 4:04 into the second period and notched his second of the game with 2:05 to go in the middle frame. He could complete the hat trick, the eighth of his career, on an empty-netter to seal the win with just nine seconds remaining. With the performance, Scheifele has now registered 22 goals and 62 points across 61 games on the season. He also fired a hefty seven shots on goal Tuesday, giving him 134 on the campaign. The Jets sit atop the Central Division with a 44-19-5 record on the season.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
1 month agoToronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves left Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers early with an undisclosed ailment. The enforcer fought Flyers forward Nicolas Deslauriers early in the first period and departed the penalty box with what looked like a swollen right eye and went to the Maple Leafs' locker room. He was also seen connecting with the helmet of Deslauriers numerous times in the bout, potentially injuring his hand. The 37-year-old has recorded three goals and four points along with 124 hits and 39 penalty minutes in 39 games on the season, skating an average of 8:11 in that time. He has been in and out of the lineup as a healthy scratch for much of the season.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: David Alter
1 month agoEdmonton Oilers netminder Stuart Skinner will not be between the pipes of Tuesday's contest against the visiting Montreal Canadiens. This is not a back-to-back scenario, meaning this is strictly to give Skinner some rest while Calvin Pickard gets the start. The 25-year-old has indeed been leaned on heavily this season with his 49 games played sitting in a five-way tie for the second-most outings by a netminder this season. Skinner has posted a 2.57 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage on the season, posting a 30-13-4 record in the process. His 5.34 goals saved above average sits 24th of 69 qualified netminders, according to Hockey Reference. Pickard sports a 2.27 GAA and .919 Sv% across 14 games (13 starts) for the Oilers this season and is a strong streaming option against a Canadiens team that ranks 27th with 2.72 goals per game on the season.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: Preston Hodgkinson
1 month agoBoston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark is getting the starting nod for Tuesday's contest versus the visiting Ottawa Senators. The veteran has been alternating starts with Jeremy Swayman of late after Swayman had overtaken the starter's role despite Ullmark winning the Vezina Trophy last season. He was likely to repeat his tidy 1.89 goals-against average and .938 save percentage from 49 games last season but Ullmark still sports a quality 2.66 GAA and .912 Sv% across 33 outings (32 starts) this season, going 18-7-7 in the process. The Bruins enter Tuesday's contest sitting atop the Atlantic Division with a 40-14-15 record, one point up on the Florida Panthers who have six more regulation wins.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: CapFriendly Depth Charts
1 month agoNew Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes will be in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. The 22-year-old did not take part in the morning skate on Tuesday but will indeed suit up, according to Devils interim head coach Travis Green. It's been a productive season for the former first-overall pick who has recorded 21 goals and 63 points across 52 games on the season, putting a hefty 233 shots on goal in that time. However, he is also minus-16 on a Devils team that has disappointed this season. New Jersey currently sits seventh in the Metropolitan Division with a 32-32-4 record on the season, seven points back of the second and final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: Amanda Stein
1 month agoNashville Predators defenseman Jeremy Lauzon is out week to week with a lower-body injury. It's unclear when the blueliner suffered the injury as he skated 20:14 in a 4-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. He has already notched career highs with six goals and 13 points on the season in 68 games but Lauzon's 327 hits are easily the most in the NHL, 59 more than second-place Garnet Hathaway. Mark Del Gaizo will take Lauzon's spot in the Predators lineup beginning Tuesday night versus the visiting San Jose Sharks. The Predators currently sit in the top Wild Card spot in the Western Conference with a 39-25-4 record.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
1 month agoPhiladelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier is a healthy scratch for Tuesday's home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The veteran was reportedly frustrated by the decision by head coach John Tortorella. "I guess we're going to the best lineup available tonight to get a win," the veteran said. "So, it is what it is. ... I've got to leave my ego aside, I guess, and hopefully team finds a way to win here tonight and I can get back into [the lineup] soon. Couturier has tallied 11 goals and 36 points in 64 games this season but has just one goal over his last 27 contests. He missed the entire 2022-23 season due to a back injury and played in just 29 games the season prior.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
1 month agoNew York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren will be sidelined for a few weeks due to a lower-body injury suffered in Sunday's 5-2 win over the New York Islanders. The blueliner was injured when he fell awkwardly with Islanders center Jean-Gabriel Pageau late in the second period. The injury is reportedly not as serious as initially feared and the rugged defenseman is expected to make a full recovery. The team recalled defenseman Brandon Scanlin from AHL Hartford while the newly acquired Chad Ruhwedel is expected to take Lindgren's spot in the lineup for his first action with the Rangers since being acquired on the March 8 trade deadline. Lindgren has recorded two goals and 13 points along with 100 hits and 88 blocks across 66 games this season.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: NHL.com
1 month agoDetroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (lower body) is questionable for Thursday's game against the visiting New York Islanders, according to head coach Derek Lalonde. The Red Wings captain has been out since a March 2 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers but skated with the team on Tuesday. Larkin has recorded 26 goals and 54 points on 166 shots across 55 games on the season, his ninth in the NHL. Thursday's contest is a crucial one, as both teams sit within two points of the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, with Detroit sitting one point up on the Islanders with a 34-28-6 record, one point shy of the Washington Capitals.
--Brenton Kemp - RotoBallerSource: Max Bultman
1 month agoLos Angeles Kings winger Viktor Arvidsson (lower body) is getting close to returning to action, and his comeback might come in Tuesday's matchup against Chicago. Arvidsson has missed the past 13 games while trying to recover from a lower-body injury. His season debut was delayed by a back injury, meaning we've seen the Swedish winger skate in just four games this term. He collected two assists before hurting himself again. If he's game-ready, Arvidsson will compete for a top-six spot, and he should also see a healthy amount of power-play time.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: Russell Morgan
1 month agoSeattle Kraken winger Eeli Tolvanen finished with two assists as the team dropped a home game 6-2 against Buffalo on Monday. Tolvanen picked up his first helper with only 24 seconds played as Jordan Eberle scored, and his second assist came on a power-play goal by Matty Beniers at the 14:36 mark in the first period. Unfortunately for the Kraken, the offense then abandoned the team, allowing the Sabres to coast to victory. The two-assist effort doubled Tolvanen's points tally for the month. He's been slumping since mid-January, but Tolvanen could be ready to make a late scoring surge after earning himself a top-line role. The Finnish winger has 15 goals and 36 points in 67 games for the season.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 month agoBuffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner had one of his biggest performances of the season on Monday versus Seattle, netting his seventh career hat trick in a 6-2 win. He scored an even-strength goal in each period, completing the three-goal game with two minutes left to play. With the outing, Skinner matched the goals tally of his previous 12 appearances. He's massively struggled during the second half of the season and sits on only 45 points (24 goals, 21 assists) through 61 games. However, Monday's hat trick -- his third with the Sabres -- should be a morale-booster for Skinner, and a few more productive outings should definitely put him back in the fold for a top-six position.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 month agoWashington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin had another special outing on Monday versus Calgary, becoming the third player in NHL history with at least 19 consecutive 20-goal campaigns. He scored a pair of power-play goals in a 5-2 win, reaching 21 markers for the season. The veteran superstar has struggled to perform at his best for most of the season, but we have seen the Ovechkin of old since the All-Star break -- the Capitals captain has scored 12 goals in 20 games since play resumed. He's now on 52 points for the campaign with 64 games played.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
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