Jeff Petry Puts Together Three-Point Performance

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry had a three-point night against the Canucks on Monday, scoring two goals and handing out one assist. The veteran blueliner produced a big performance all around, racking up four shots, three hits, and one block while finishing with a plus-three rating. His first marker of the night also proved to […]

Three Devils Games Postponed As COVID-19 Hits New Jersey

The New Jersey Devils have postponed their next three games this week as 10 of the team's players are on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. Andreas Johnsson, Janne Kuokkanen, Michael McLeod, and Pavel Zacha were added to the list on Monday, and they join Mackenzie Blackwood, Connor Carrick, Aaron Dell, Kyle Palmieri, Sami Vatanen, and […]

Matt Dumba Moved To Injured Reserve

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba has been placed on Injured Reserve on Monday after suffering a lower-body injury in Saturday's contest versus the Colorado Avalanche. The 26-year-old hobbled off the ice in the third period after appearing to have his right leg bend underneath him in an awkward fall to the ice. Prior to the […]

Kris Letang Set To Miss Monday's Contest

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will not dress as his team travels to face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday. The 33-year-old only skated five shifts before sustaining a lower-body injury in Saturday's win over the New York Rangers. Unfortunately, the news doesn't come as a huge surprise for fantasy owners […]

Anthony DeAngelo Gets Waived By Rangers

New York Rangers defenseman Anthony DeAngelo hit the waivers on Sunday, with the 25-year-old blueliner off to an awful start to the season. He was benched for two games after taking a bad penalty in the team's season opener and ended up being on the ice for four goals when Pittsburgh beat the Rangers in […]

Artem Zub Set For NHL Debut On Sunday

Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub is set to see his first action in the NHL after joining the roster from the taxi squad. The Senators are a bit banged up at the back, with Thomas Chabot (lower body) and Christian Wolanin (lower body) out. Zub was picked up during the offseason on a one-year deal […]

Mikhail Sergachev Adds Two Helpers Against Predators

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev had two assists in a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. One of his assists came on Callan Foote's first goal of his NHL career. Despite playing on the team's second power-play unit, Sergachev only has three assists in six Tampa Bay contests. Look for the […]

Thomas Chabot Absent From Saturday's Practice

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot (undisclosed) did not take part in the team's practice on Saturday. The 24-year-old left Thursday's game early for precautionary reasons, but it now looks like his availability for Sunday's game is in jeopardy. The team is listing Chabot as day-to-day, and they are still hopeful he will play. If he […]

Devon Toews Not Available On Saturday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews (foot) did not travel with the team ahead of Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild. Toews stayed in Denver to undergo some medical evaluations. It is not clear how long the 26-year-old will be out for after taking a shot off of his foot on Thursday. They will know more […]

Thomas Chabot Leads Ottawa In Loss To Vancouver

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot scored Ottawa's lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Vancouver. Chabot's goal, his second on the season, was an unassisted tally and the only shot Ottawa could slip by Vancouver's Braden Holtby despite throwing 37 shots on net. Chabot may not be making waves with his point total, four points […]

Slater Koekkoek Joins Lineup On Thursday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Slater Koekkoek will be back in the lineup for Thursday's clash with the Maple Leafs. He played in the first seven games of the season, before being scratched for Tuesday's 6-4 loss to Winnipeg. Koekkoek will play on the third pairing with Tyson Barrie. A lot has been expected by the former […]

Derek Stepan Out Thursday With Undisclosed Injury

Ottawa Senators center Derek Stepan (undisclosed) won't feature Thursday night against the Canucks. Filip Chlapik will play in his place. Defenseman Christian Wolanin (lower body) is also ruled out and has been placed on the injured reserve. Stepan is rated day-to-day, so he likely won't be missing for long. He's desperately in need of a […]

Alex Pietrangelo Placed On COVID-19 List

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has been placed on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. The news comes after Vegas' Thursday's matchup with the St. Louis Blues was postponed. The Knights played on Tuesday against the Blues with the whole regular coaching staff missing from the bench, as they were self-isolating "out of an abundance […]

Brian Dumoulin Set To Miss Some Time

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin (lower body) won't be able to help his side in the upcoming games after getting injured in Tuesday's clash with Boston. He is labeled week-to-week and his absence is a big blow for the Penguins. Dumoulin had only one point in the first seven games of the season, but he […]

Christian Jaros Heads To San Jose

Ottawa Senators defenseman Christian Jaros was traded to San Jose on Wednesday for forward Jack Kopacka and a seventh-round draft pick. The Sharks completed two trades to get the deal done, as they brought in Kopacka for defenseman Trevor Carrick from Anaheim. Carrick had three games for the team last season and has featured seven […]

Lucas Carlsson Comes Out Of The Lineup Wednesday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Lucas Carlsson, who made his season debut on Tuesday against Nashville, isn't expected to play in Wednesday's rematch. The 23-year-old had a quiet night in his first game of the season, recording one shot in 15:36 on the ice but not much else. Nicolas Beaudin is now set to get his first […]

John Carlson Stands Out On Tuesday

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson extended his personal point streak to four games in his team's 3-2 home victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. The supremely talented blue-liner opened the scoring with a power-play tally in the first period and then added a secondary assist in the middle frame. Carlson has followed up […]

Ivan Provorov Leads Flyers To Victory On Tuesday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov registered a goal and added a pair of assists as his team secured a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. The 24-year-old, who had been held relatively quiet through his first six games (one goal, one assist) was very noticeable in this one - also contributing two […]

John Klingberg Has Two Points In Stars Victory

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg was involved in both goals when the team beat Detroit on Tuesday 2-1 in overtime. He tied things up in the second period with a power-play and went on to provide an assist on Jason Dickinson's game-winner. Denis Gurianov finished the matchup with two assists. Klingberg was pretty quiet during […]

K'Andre Miller Scores First Career Goal

New York Rangers defenseman K'Andre Miller produced his first career goal in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres. Brendan Lemieux and Colin Blackwell set him up for the special occasion in the final minute of the opening frame. Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers, who suffered a fourth consecutive loss. Miller is an intriguing […]

Adam Boqvist, Alex DeBrincat Latest Players On COVID-19 List

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Adam Boqvist and winger Alex DeBrincat are the latest players who have been added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. Players on the list are not available for practices, travel, or games until they are removed from the protocol. There are only a handful of teams left in the league that haven't […]

Morgan Rielly Delivers Three Assists On Sunday

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly was one of the helpers on all of the team's goals in Sunday's 3-2 win over Calgary. He combined with Mitchell Marner twice to set up Jake Muzzin and Wayne Simmonds and then tallied an assist on an Auston Matthews goal with Jason Spezza. Rielly was plus-three for the […]

Zach Werenski Lights Lamp In Saturday's Victory

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski registered his first goal of the season as his team picked up a 5-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Having been held pointless through his first five contests, Werenski finally got on the board with a one-timer from the slot 6:34 into the third period. […]

Dylan DeMelo Makes Season Debut Against Former Team

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo will join Josh Morrissey on the top pairing for his season debut on Saturday against the Senators. The 27-year-old spent a year and a half in Ottawa before getting traded to Winnipeg 11 months ago. He missed the team's recent three-game road trip to stay home with his wife and […]

Olli Maatta Left Out On Saturday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Olli Maatta will be a healthy scratch on Saturday against the Blues with Kurtis MacDermid replacing him in the lineup. Maatta logged only 11:04 in Thursday's 4-2 win over Colorado and he has struggled to adapt to his new team. His spot on the top pairing will go to Mikey Anderson, […]

Alexander Edler Returns For The Canucks

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler (upper body) is back in the lineup on Saturday against Montreal after missing Thursday's clash with the Habs. The Swedish blue-liner was labeled day-to-day but he wasn't expected to return on Saturday, so this is great news for fantasy managers. Edler hasn't done much so far this season with one […]

Matt Grzelcyk Won't Play On Saturday

Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk (undisclosed) won't suit up for Saturday's clash versus the Flyers with his status labeled as day-to-day. Connor Clifton will enter the lineup, while Charlie McAvoy will take over from Grzelcyk on the top power-play unit. The 23-year-old is pointless so far this season so maybe this will help him get […]

John Klingberg Good To Go On Friday

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will play on Friday against Nashville despite missing Thursday's practice for medical reasons. Tyler Seguin (hip), Stephen Johns (undisclosed) and Blake Comeau (COVID-19) will miss the season opener. Klingberg had a quiet regular season campaign last year, but he really stepped it up in the playoffs with 21 points in […]

Anthony DeAngelo Set To Return To The Lineup

New York Rangers defenseman Anthony DeAngelo looks set to make his second appearance of the season on Friday against Pittsburgh, replacing Brendan Smith in the lineup. He was benched for one game as a disciplinary measure for taking an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty in last week's season opener, and the Rangers ended up beating the Islanders in […]

Juuso Riikola, Marcus Pettersson Out For Penguins On Friday

Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Juuso Riikola and Marcus Pettersson will miss Friday's matchup against the Rangers, as both players are dealing with upper-body issues. Pettersson is labeled week-to-week, while Riikola is set for a long-term absence. Pierre-Olivier Joseph has been recalled from the taxi squad and he's set to make his NHL debut. The 21-year-old posted […]