Jack Hughes Nets Shootout Winner

The New Jersey Devils fired 53 shots at the Ottawa Senators’ net but needed a shootout winner from rookie Jack Hughes to take the two points by a final score of 4-3. Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood earned the win by turning aside 35 of 38 shots. Playing in his first games since Jan. 11, Kyle Palmieri […]

Miro Heiskanen To Return To Lineup On Monday

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen has been cleared and will make his return to the lineup as his team hosts the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The 20-year-old, who suffered a head injury in the second period of the Stars' 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on January 16th, missed just one game (with […]

Jared Spurgeon Picks Up Two Points On Monday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon registered two power-play points as his team fell in regulation to the visiting Florida Panthers 5-4 on Monday. The 30-year-old opened up the scoring for the Wild with just 17 seconds remaining in the first period and later added a primary assist in the final frame. In addition to extending […]

Keith Yandle Racks Up Four Points In Monday's Win

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle registered a goal and added a trio of assists as his team defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Monday night. The 33-year-old recorded one of his assists on the man advantage and also contributed a plus-one rating and one shot in 18:22 of ice time in the victory. Yandle continues […]

Sidney Crosby Stays Hot In Penguins’ Win

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Boston Bruins on Sunday night by a score of 4-3. Sidney Crosby had two helpers in the game. Since returning from injury, he has eight points in four games. Overall on the season, Crosby has 25 points in 21 games. Defenseman Kris Letang did a little bit of everything. He […]

Justin Williams Scores Shootout Winner

Playing in his first game of 2019-20, veteran winger Justin Williams clinched the shootout win for Carolina over the New York Islanders. The final score was 2-1. Williams will look to provide leadership down the stretch for the Hurricanes but he also has 786 points in 1,245 games. He scored 23 goals in 82 games […]

Thatcher Demko Solid In Vancouver’s Win

Backup goaltender Thatcher Demko turned aside 17 of 18 shots to help the Canucks defeat the San Jose Sharks by a score of 4-1 on Saturday night. It was a bounce-back performance for the young goalie who was coming off two bad games. J.T. Miller’s breakout season continued with another goal. He now has six […]

Tomas Tatar, Montreal Sink Vegas In Shootout

The Montreal Canadiens jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on the struggling Vegas Golden Knights but needed a shootout winner from Tomas Tatar to take the victory 5-4 on Saturday night. Nick Cousins had two goals in the win. He now has seven on the season. Dale Weise added two helpers and now has […]

Cale Makar, Avalanche Overpower Blues

The Colorado Avalanche needed just 18 shots to score five goals on Saturday night in a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. Rookie Cale Makar scored his second goal in two games and now has 11 on the season -- a franchise record for a first-year defenseman. Overall, he has 35 points in 40 […]

Devon Toews Notches Three Points Against Washington

New York Islanders defenseman Devon Toews had a big game on Saturday, finishing a 6-4 loss to Washington with three points. He scored the team's final goal and dished out two assists. Anthony Beauvillier also had a pair of helpers in the game, Brock Nelson, Casey Cizikas and Jordan Eberle took care of the other […]

Ryan Miller Strong In Ducks’ Win

Veteran goaltender Ryan Miller slowed the potent Carolina Hurricanes offense as the Anaheim Ducks won 2-1 in overtime. It was his best start since the beginning of December. He stopped 25 of 26 shots. Forward Sam Steel scored the winning goal, which was just his fourth of the season. He now has 15 points in […]

Rasmus Dahlin Nets Game-Winning Goal On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin scored in the second period of Thursday's 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars. The 19-year-old endured a six-game pointless drought between Dec. 21 and Jan. 2, but he has responded with six points over his past six games. Dahlin is one of the top young blueliners in the game, and […]

David Rittich Excellent In Flames' Shootout Win

Calgary goaltender David Rittich stopped 35 of 36 shots from the Toronto Maples on Thursday night to help the Flames win 2-1. He was also perfect in the shootout. Matthew Tkachuk scored the winning tally while Derek Ryan netted the regulation goal. It was his ninth goal and 25th point of the season. After recording […]

Zach Parise Scores 17th Goal In Wild Win

Veteran forward Zach Parise opened the scoring on Thursday night to set the tone in the Wild’s 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was his third goal in the last two games after a lengthy drought. He’s looking to record back-to-back 20-goal seasons after scoring 28 last season. Ryan Suter found the back […]

Mark Stone Scores In Vegas’ 4-2 Win

The Vegas Golden Knights won the first game under new head coach Peter DeBoer by a score of 4-2 on Thursday night against Ottawa. Mark Stone scored a goal and added an assist. It was his first goal in seven games. Paul Stastny also had a goal and an assist, and continued to be one […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 15 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2019-2020

We're back with fantasy hockey coverage at RotoBaller. Just like last year, over the course of the 2019-2020 NHL season, we'll be providing weekly updates to our fantasy hockey rankings - listing each player in terms of his rest-of-season value. Below you can find our top 200 player rankings from Week 15 going forward. This […]

Rasmus Sandin Produces Two Assists In Victory

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Rasmus Sandin had an effective performance in Tuesday's 7-4 victory against the Devils, as the 19-year-old recorded two assists, a plus-two rating, two shots on goal, three hits and one blocked shot in 16:12 of ice time in the contest. Sandin was recently recalled from the Marlies in the wake of […]

Esa Lindell Scores Overtime Winner for Stars

The Dallas Stars won in overtime over the Colorado Avalanche by a score of 3-2. Defenseman Esa Lindell scored the winner for Dallas. He’s been on fire lately with nine points in the last seven games. He’s now well within reach of his total points from last year (32) which was also a career-high. John […]

Sam Reinhart Nets Three Points In Sabres’ Win

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night by a score of 4-2. Sam Reinhart was a driving force in the win with a goal and two helpers. He now has 39 points in 47 games and has a chance to set career-highs in both goals and assists. Jack Eichel had a […]

Noah Dobson Scores First NHL Goal

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson recorded the first goal of his NHL career in his team's 8-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. The 20-year-old, skating in just his 18th game of the campaign, found the back of the net on a seeing-eye floater from the point 2:40 into the second period. […]

Ilya Samsonov Shuts Out Hurricanes In 2-0 Win

The Capitals blanked the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 2-0 on Monday night. Rookie goaltender Ilya Samsonov recorded the first shutout of his young career and has actually outplayed the veteran Braden Holtby this season. In 17 games, Samsonov features a .925 save percentage and 2.11 goals-against average, while Holtby is at .899 and […]

Adam Fox Registers Fifth Multi-Point Night

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox scored a goal and tallied a power-play assist as his team defeated the New York Islanders 6-2 on Monday. The rookie blueliner also found the scoresheet with a plus-three rating and four shots in 18:20 of time on ice in the contest. After posting just two assists in a […]

Morgan Rielly Out At Least Eight Weeks With Injury

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly will miss at least the next eight weeks of action after fracturing his foot in Sunday's 8-4 loss to the Florida Panthers. The 25-year-old had collected an assist, three shots and two blocks in 21:03 of ice time in the contest. The news comes as a big blow to […]

John Klingberg Likely To Play On Tuesday

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will likely re-enter the lineup as his team faces off versus the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. The 27-year-old, who injured his knee cap while blocking a shot in the Winter Classic, skated in his usual spot on the Stars' top pair alongside blueliner Esa Lindell in practice on […]

Elias Lindholm Nets Two Goals In Calgary Win

Calgary center Elias Lindholm continued his snipping ways this season with two goals in a 4-3 win against Edmonton on Saturday night. He now has four goals in the last three games and 11 points in the last 10. Overall, he has 20 goals in 47 games. Forward Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an […]

James Reimer, Carolina Shut Out Los Angeles

Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltender James Reimer turned aside 40 shots from the Los Angeles Kings for a 2-0 win on Saturday night. It was a bounce-back game for him as he was coming off three poor outings despite his solid season overall. Nino Niederreiter scored the winning goal, which was just his second goal in 10 […]

Ilya Kovalchuk Lifts Montreal To Overtime Win

Recently-acquired Ilya Kovalchuk scored in overtime to give a struggling Canadiens club its first win in nine games by a score of 2-1 on Saturday night. It was his first goal with his new team but his fourth point in four games. Kovalchuk had just nine points in 17 games with the Kings. Rookie winger […]

Evgeni Malkin, Penguins Defeat Avalanche 4-3

Evgeni Malkin scored a goal and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Colorado Avalanche in overtime on Friday night by the score of 4-3. The veteran star center now has 13 points in his last 10 games. Bryan Rust continues to enjoy a breakout season. He also had a goal and an […]

Anthony DeAngelo Explodes For Five Points Thursday Night

New York Rangers defenseman Anthony DeAngelo produced a breathtaking display on Thursday against the Devils, finishing a 6-3 win with his first career hat trick and two assists. Artemi Panarin played a big part in the victory as well, notching three points with one goal and two assists. DeAngelo is the 10th player to collect five […]

Adrian Kempe, Kings Dominate Vegas in 5-2 Win

The Los Angeles Kings scored four first-period goals to shock the Vegas Golden Knights in a 5-2 win on Thursday night. Kings forward Adrian Kempe scored twice and now has 10 goals in 45 games this season. His career-high of 16, set two years ago, is now in jeopardy. Tyler Toffoli, whose name has been […]