Sami Vatanen Did Not Travel with Team to Tampa Bay

New Jersey Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen did not travel with his teammates to Tampa Bay for Game 5 but has yet to be officially ruled out for Saturday's contest. Vatanen left Game 4 after a hit from Nikita Kucherov and did not return. Though he is considered day-to-day, it would be a surprise to see […]

Tyler Myers Returns To The Lineup For Game 5

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tyler Myers was spotted during warmups and confirmed that he will be back on the blue line for Game 5. Myers had left Game 3 with a lower-body injury after a collision along the boards with Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno. Myers was chugging along nicely with two goals and an assist […]

Samuel Girard A Game-Time Decision For Game 5

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard will be a game-time decision for Friday's Game 5 in Nashville. Girard's status is immensely important for an Avalanche team seeking to stave off elimination. Not only would the Avs get to plug Girard back into their top-four defensive group, but his return would allow the team to adequately shift […]

Marc-Edouard Vlasic Extends Point Streak To Two Games

San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is slowly starting to roll in the playoffs. After finishing the first two games against the Ducks without a single point, he picked up an assist in both of the next two. Vlasic provided the helper on Tomas Hertl's series-clinching goal on Wednesday. He's not known for his offensive […]

Seth Jones Has Solid DFS Night

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones finished Tuesday night's 3-2 double-overtime loss to Washington with an assist, four shots on goal and four blocked shots. Jones has been the Jackets best defenseman all season and has continued that trend going into the postseason, currently sitting at a goal and three assists in three games. You'll […]

Brent Burns Expected To Play In Game 4 Despite Injury

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns is expected to play in the team's potential series clincher on Wednesday against the Ducks despite exiting Game 3 with an injury and not taking part in the morning skate. He missed the last 10 minutes of an 8-1 win on Monday, so it was likely a precautionary move, […]

Matt Grzelcyk Skates Practice On Third Pairing

Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) took part in practice on Wednesday. The Bruins had two days off from their last game on Monday, so this gives Grzelcyk lots of time to rest up. Grzelcyk switched with Nick Holden on the third pairing that includes Adam McQuaid, so most likely if a defenseman is […]

Josh Morrissey To Face Displiniary Hearing Wednesday

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey is set to have a disciplinary hearing over the phone with the NHL Player Safety for the high stick to the head of Eric Staal in Game 4. Morrissey insists he didn't mean to do that and even commented, "Complete accident. .... I'm not a dirty player." Morrissey had an […]

Brayden McNabb Scores Historic Goal In Game 4 Versus Kings

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb will go into the history books as the scorer of the team's first-ever Stanley Cup playoffs series-clinching goal. He scored the only goal in Game 4 against the Kings on Tuesday, with William Karlsson and Reilly Smith picking up the assists. The Knights became just the third team from […]

Ryan Ellis Picks Up Pair Of Assists In Game 3 Loss

Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis registered his first two points of the 2018 playoffs in the Predators' 5-3 loss to the Avalanche on Monday. However, Ellis, who recorded a game-high 26:21 of ice time, did also finish the tilt with a minus-3 rating and just one shot on net. With that said, Ellis has had […]

Morgan Rielly Extends Assist Streak To Three Games

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly continued to rack up assists on Monday, doubling his postseason total with a pair. Rielly has been stellar at moving the puck in this series and now has four assists through three games. Rielly logged helpers on each of the Leafs first two goals, starting both plays from the […]

Dustin Byfuglien Showing Consistency In The Playoffs

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien added an assist in Game 3 against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, bringing him to three assists and 12 shots over three games. Byfuglien has been living up to expectations in Winnipeg, making thunderous hits, harassing the Wild forwards and exercising his offensive skill as a playmaker. The Jets […]

Tyler Myers Injured After Collision With Marcus Foligno

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tyler Myers left Sunday night’s game with a lower-body injury. Game 3 did not go as the Jets drew it up in every sense of the word. On top of getting pummelled 6-2, losing Myers was the hardest blow the Jets faced Monday night. Myers had two goals and an assist in […]

Ryan McDonagh Looking to Extend Streak to Three Games

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh registered two assists in Game 2, giving him three points for the series. McDonagh is playing on Tampa Bay’s second pairing and does not see time on the power play, but he has remained effective at even strength. His 23:49 of time on ice was the second most of […]

Matt Grzelcyk Doubtful For Game 3

Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk (lower body) is doubtful to play in Game 3, per Bruins head coach, Bruce Cassidy. Grzelcyk surprised many this year on defense with 15 points in 61 games and a plus/minus of plus-21 while averaging 16:44 of ice time. When he returns, most likely either Adam McQuaid or Nick Holden […]

Zach Werenski Has Big Night Against Caps In Game 2

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski scored a power-play goal and added two even-strength assists in Sunday night's 5-4 overtime victory against the Washington Capitals. Werenski experienced the dreaded sophomore slump this season with only 37 points, compared to last year's 47. He was, however, gaining consistency in his production with 11 points in his […]

Three More Assists For John Carlson In Game 2

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson contributed three assists in Sunday night's 5-4 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Carlson duplicated his performance from Game 1, a 4-3 overtime loss, and now sits at six points (all assists) in two games. Five of them have come on the power play. Carlson finished with 32 power-play […]

Sharks Look To Finish Ducks Monday

The San Jose Sharks have shown no mercy during hunting season and have claimed two ducks already. They'll look to claim a third Monday at the Shark Tank. The Sharks have continued to dominate and will look to pick up another victory Monday during Game 3. As long as Martin Jones tends the net the […]

Drew Doughty And Jake Muzzin Ineffective In Return

Los Angeles Kings defensemen Drew Doughty (suspension) and Jake Muzzin (upper body) were back in the lineup in Game 3 against the Knights, but they didn't do much as the top pairing in a 3-2 loss. Doughty logged a game-high 27:32, with over six minutes on the power play, but had just one shot on […]

P.K. Subban Register Two Helpers In Win

Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban recorded two assists in a 5-4 win in Game 2 against the Avalanche on Saturday. The two assists were Subban's first points of the postseason. The blueliner also had two penalty minutes, a plus three rating and three shots on goal in a game-high 27:03 of ice time. Subban is […]

Hampus Lindholm Records Two Points In Losing Effort

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm played a part in both of the team's goals in Saturday's 3-2 loss to San Jose, assisting Jakob Silfverberg on the opening goal with less than a minute played and scoring the second himself on a power play in the second period, with Ryan Getzlaf and Ryan Kesler getting the […]

Brenden Dillon Gets Another Point In Saturday's Win

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon is continuing his late-season offensive surge in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. More known for his hard-hitting defensive game, Dillon recorded 11 of his 22 regular season points in the last 18 games. He's now also got two in two games in the playoffs, recording assists in both games against […]

Tyler Myers Shines in Game 2 Winnipeg Victory

Although Tyler Myers already stands at a whopping height of six feet & eight inches, he decided to stand even taller against the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. The third pairing defenseman had himself quite the night on the stat sheet as he finished with one goal, one assist, four penalty minutes, three hits, and […]

Sharks Mini Stack For DraftKings

San Jose Sharks left winger Evander Kane ($6,500 on DraftKings) made it look like he had been in the playoffs in the past during Game 1, scoring two goals on six shots in 18 minutes of ice time. Anaheim didn't look ready to play on Thursday, and hopefully they bring the same sloppy turnover game […]

Tyler Myers Nets A Goal and An Assist In Game 2

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tyler Myers helped the Jets blow out the Minnesota Wild 4-1 in Game 2 by scoring the opening goal and adding an assist. The defenseman has been joining in on the fun for Games 1 and 2. Ben Chiarot has an assist and Joe Morrow scored the game-winner on Wednesday night. The […]

Samuel Girard A Sleeper Pick For Colorado

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard is a player to keep an eye on as the series against the Nashville Predators continues this afternoon. Girard was held pointless in Game 1 despite being second among defensemen in ice time but did fire off four shots and a block while seeing time on the top powerplay unit […]

Paul LaDue Puts Kings On The Board Versus Vegas

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Paul LaDue became an unlikely goalscorer on Friday in Game 2 against Vegas, netting the team's first goal of the series on a power play near the end of the second period. Dion Phaneuf and Michael Amadio picked up the helpers on what's LaDue's first career playoff goal. He had four […]

Ivan Provorov Has Two Assists In Game 2 Win Over Penguins

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov is no stranger to assists - he had 24 of them during the regular season. That's pretty impressive for someone who just finished his second season in the NHL. The 21-year-old Provorov added two more of them during Game 2 on Friday night - the Flyers won easily, 5-1. If […]

Olli Maatta Will Play In Game 2

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta will play in Game 2 tonight versus the Philadelphia Flyers. Maatta was not at practice yesterday, but Penguins Coach Mike Sullivan said it was just a maintenance day, according to Jonathan Bombulie, Triblive.com. Maatta had a very solid first game of the series, but often does things that may not […]

Kevin Gravel Set To Replace Drew Doughty In Game 2

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kevin Gravel looks set to play his first Stanley Cup playoff game Friday night against the Vegas Golden Knights, as he replaced the suspended Drew Doughty at the morning skate. Gravel skated on the bottom pairing with Christian Folin. He's a speedy blue liner who appeared in 19 regular season games […]