Alex Goligoski Collects Three Points On Sunday

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski racked up a trio of his assists as his team came up short in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. The 34-year-old also contributed a plus-two rating, one shot, one hit and four blocks while skating 23:57 in the contest. Just 25 games into the campaign, […]

Rasmus Dahlin Posts Two Helpers In Sunday's Win

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin picked up a pair of helpers as his team grabbed a road victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday. The Swedish blueliner recorded both assists at even-strength and also contributed a plus-one rating, two penalty minutes, one shot and two hits in 18:13 of ice time in the victory. After […]

Rasmus Ristolainen Scores First Goal Of The Year

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen fired home a power-play goal during Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins. The lumbering defenseman has receded the first unit power-play duties to Rasmus Dahlin this season. Ristolainen has produced one goal and seven assists through 22 games. The 25-year-old was once a promising offensive rearguard, but his fantasy […]

Aaron Ekblad Leads Florida's Comeback Charge Against Anaheim

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad pulled off a big performance Thursday night against Anaheim, helping the team to a 5-4 overtime victory from a four-goal deficit. The Cats became the second team in NHL history to overcome a deficit of four-plus goals to win a game multiple times in a season, with Ekblad scoring his […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 7 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 7 going forward. This […]

John Carlson Extends Point Streak On Monday

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson registered a pair of assists in his team's 5-2 defeat of the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Monday. In finding the scoresheet twice, the 29-year-old extended his personal point streak to seven games - a stretch in which he's posted 11 points (one goal, 10 assists). Carlson is off to a […]

Alexander Edler Pockets Two Points in Loss

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler logged a team-high 27:09 minutes of ice time and two points in a 5-4 loss to Colorado Saturday night. Edler chipped in a goal and a power-play assist, giving him three points in the last three games and 14 total for the season. Despite teammate Quinn Hughes returning from injury […]

John Carlson Notches 30th Point Of The Season

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson reached the 30-point mark on Wednesday, registering an assist in a 2-1 shootout win at Philadelphia. Nic Dowd also recorded a helper on Brendan Leipsic's second goal of the season. Carlson has been in incredible form ever since the season started, finishing pointless in only four of his 20 appearances. […]

Keith Yandle Finding His Groove

Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Yandle spearheaded a late come-from-behind victory against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday - registering three points as his team surged to a 5-4 shootout win. Down 4-0 in the final frame, Yandle contributed two primary assists and managed to tie the game on a rebound opportunity with just 1:39 remaining in […]

Zach Werenski Records First Multi-Point Performance Of The Season

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski was involved in both of the team's goals in Tuesday's 3-2 shootout loss at Montreal, netting his fifth goal of the year late in regulation and helping Eric Robinson to score his first career goal. He also had a team-high six shots in the game. Werenski has an ugly […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 6 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 6 going forward. This […]

Torey Krug Out Tuesday With Injury

Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug will not dress for his team's next game on Tuesday versus the Florida Panthers due to an upper-body injury. The 28-year-old suffered the injury late in the third period of the Bruins' 3-2 shootout loss to the Flyers on Sunday. The team announced on Monday that their top offensive blueliner […]

Hot Streak for Alex Pietrangelo Helps Blues Over Flames

St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo added to his growing point streak by recording two assists in Saturday night's overtime victory. Pietrangelo now has at least a point in six of his last seven games and 10 points total in that time. A game-high 26:15 minutes of ice time for Pietrangelo gives him four games […]

Game-Winner from Cale Makar Leads Avalanche in Win

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored a pair of second-period goals on Saturday night, the second one being the eventual game-winner. Makar also logged a game-high seven shots on net, which is his highest shot total of the season. The rookie rearguard had plenty of hype surrounding him after debuting in the playoffs last season […]

Shea Weber Strikes Twice In Win Over Kings

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber produced his first multi-goal performance of the season on Saturday, netting two power-play goals in a 3-2 win over the Kings. Nate Thompson also scored for the Habs, while Jonathan Drouin collected two assists. Carey Price improved his record for the year to 8-4-2 with a 31-save effort. Weber had […]

Victor Hedman Gets Close To 26 Minutes In Return To Lineup

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman made his first appearance of the month in Friday's NHL Global Games matchup against the Sabres, logging 25:47 on the ice and recording one assist in a 3-2 win. Hedman missed two games due to a lower-body injury before returning on home turf in Stockholm, Sweden. Nikita Kucherov, Tyler […]

Cale Makar Posts Three Points In Thursday's Win

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar recorded the first three-point performance of his young NHL career on Thursday, leading his team to a 9-4 win over the Nashville Predators. The rookie blueliner played a large part in the lopsided victory - picking up a goal, two assists, a power-play point, a plus-one rating and four shots […]

John Klingberg To Miss Time With Injury

Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg will be out of action for the next two to four weeks after suffering a lower-body injury in the second period of his team's 4-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. The 27-year-old took a big hit from Avalanche defender Nikita Zadorov in the neutral zone and appeared to […]

Alex Pietrangelo Has Three Points In Wednesday's Win

St. Louis Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo cobbled up three points in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Edmonton, scoring the team's second goal on a power play and providing two assists. He had one power-play helper and one short-handed assist when he Blues managed to score two shorties into the empty net late on. It was a […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 5 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 5 going forward. This […]

Heavy Workload for Alex Edler Continues on Saturday

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alex Edler logged a game-high 29:18 minutes of ice time Saturday night as the Canucks beat the Sharks 5-2. Edler has seen more than 29 minutes of ice time in each of the last two games, which are the only games this season his usage has been so high. It is no […]

Dougie Hamilton Has Six-Game Point Streak

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton picked up an assist in each period of Friday night's win over Detroit, giving him his fifth career three-assist game. Hamilton has been one of the most productive defensemen in the league so far this season, scoring 16 points in 13 games with six of those points coming on the […]

Shea Weber Scores Two Points In Win Over Coyotes

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber scored an even-strength goal and added an assist during Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. The rugged defender has had a productive start to the season with two goals, six assists, 30 shots, 19 hits, and 18 blocked shots through 12 games. The 34-year-old has battled injury woes during […]

Adam Fox Scores First Career Goal In Rangers Win

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox opened his account as an NHLer in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Tampa Bay, scoring the team's third goal. Kaapo Kakko struck on a power play, Filip Chytil scored in his season debut and Ryan Strome got one for the Blueshirts as well. Fox was a very productive defenseman at […]

Top 200 Overall - Week 4 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 4 going forward. This […]

Roman Josi Inks Big Extension With Nashville

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi signed an eight-year, $72.472 million (average annual value of $9.059 million) to remain in the Music City on Tuesday. The Swiss native is currently finishing up the final season of his seven-year contract and was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. Josi's new deal includes a full […]

Matt Dumba gets first Multi-Point Game of the Season in Win

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba set up a pair of goals Saturday night, getting the primary assist on goals by Gerald Mayhew and Joel Eriksson Ek. On a day where Minnesota had offense come from all parts of their lineup, scoring five goals from five different players, Dumba was the only player to earn more […]

Strong Third Period from Michal Kempny Caps Comeback

Washington Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny scored back-to-back goals late against the Canucks to tie the game and force overtime. Kempny now has five points in five games this season after missing the start of the season due to a hamstring injury. Not known for his offensive prowess, Kempny is coming off of a career-best 25 […]

Dougie Hamilton Scores Again Thursday Night

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton continued his good run of form on Thursday, scoring his sixth goal of the season in a 4-3 overtime loss to Columbus. Hamilton is the first blueliner in the league to produce six-plus goals in the month of October since Sheldon Souray in 2006-07. He's also only the second defenseman […]

Victor Hedman Buries Game-Winner On Wednesday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman registered the game-deciding goal as his team took down the Penguins 3-2 on Wednesday. The 23-year-old found the back of the net on a shot from the point with just 57 seconds remaining in order to give the Lightning the full two points in regulation. With the marker, Hedman […]