Oliver Ekman-Larsson Leads Arizona In Shutout Win

On Saturday night, the Arizona Coyotes shut out the St. Louis Blues 6-0 on home ice. This was a huge win for the Coyotes, as it may be keeping the Blues out of playoff contention. Oliver Ekman-Larsson found two points, a goal and assist on four shots with a plus-three rating. Additionally, his defensive game […]

Ryan Suter Out Indefinitely With Lower-Body Injury

Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter will likely be out long-term after suffering a lower-body injury in Saturday's loss versus the Stars. Suter appeared to go into the boards awkwardly after a collision with the Stars' Remi Elie. The 33-year-old defenseman needed help just to get off the ice and couldn't seem to place any weight […]

Erik Johnson To Miss At Least Six Weeks With A Fractured Patella

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson will be out for the rest of the regular season with a fractured patella. Johnson's injury, combined with the recent announcement of starting goaltender Semyon Varlamov's ailment, will be a tough obstacle for the Avalanche to overcome as the team fights for the final wild card spot in the West. […]

Luke Schenn Ends Lengthy Dry Spell With a Game-Winner

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Luke Schenn ended a lengthy goal drought in Saturday's 6-0 win over St. Louis, scoring his first one since April 6, 2017. It turned out to be the game-winner as well, with Dylan Strome and Max Domi picking up the assists. As usual, Schenn also had a bunch of hits in the […]

Brenden Dillon Offering Some Serious Fantasy Value

Brenden Dillon, a defender for the San Jose Sharks, has been making a name for himself recently. Looking at his past 10 games, Dillon has come up with four goals and five assists. In their past 10 games, the Sharks have a record of 8-1-1, and Dillon has made an impact on the defensive pairings. […]

Derrick Pouliot Makes History In Canucks Win

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Derrick Pouliot was an unlikely history maker in Thursday's 2-1 win over Edmonton, as he became the first player ever in the NHL whose first five career goals have all turned out to be game-winners. The former Penguin put one past Cam Talbot at the start of the third, with Nikolay Goldobin […]

Matt Dumba With Four-Point Night On Thursday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba registered a goal and three assists in a win versus the Stars on Thursday. The performance highlights a season in which Dumba has truly taken a step forward in terms of his overall fantasy value, having now registered a career high 12 goals, 34 assists, a plus 16 rating and […]

Kevin Connauton Scores Twice In Coyotes Win

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton had his best game of the season against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, as he scored with two of his four shots on goal in a 3-2 win. He also had five hits and posted a team-leading plus-three rating. Connauton has done some decent work in the bottom pairing […]

Erik Johnson Putting Together Solid Season

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson tallied an assist in a 2-1 loss to the Flyers on Wednesday, adding to what has been a strong season for the American rearguard. Since returning from an injury that kept him out a month, Johnson has put up a goal and two assists as well as 15 shots and […]

Joe Hicketts Records First Career Points

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Joe Hicketts picked up two assists on Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In only his second NHL game, Hicketts recorded his first points, the first of which was on the power play. With Detroit’s season effectively over, they have started to give younger players more opportunities, which opened the door […]

Jaccob Slavin Creating Offense For Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes defender Jaccob Slavin (12 percent owned in Yahoo! leagues) recorded an assist in Monday night's 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, giving him eight points over his last seven games. While the young defenseman receives little to no power-play time, he does lead the team in overall ice time per game, giving him […]

Shea Theodore Extends Point Streak To Four Games

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore has reached the longest point streak of the season, as he's recorded at least one point in four consecutive games. He had two against the Avs on Monday, scoring the team's third one in a 4-1 win and recorded a power-play assist on Jonathan Marchessault's game-winner. Theodore, who had […]

Trevor Murphy Scores First Goal In Only His Second Game

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Trevor Murphy scored his first career goal in only his second game on Monday, opening the scoring in a 4-1 win at Tampa. He had two shots in the game, logging 11:04 with a few seconds on the power play as well. The Coyotes have lost Niklas Hjalmarsson and Jason Demers to […]

Niklas Hjalmarsson Out For Season

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson won't suit up again this season, as he's ruled out for the rest of the year with an upper-body injury. The team will be left with a depleted blue line, as Jason Demers went down with a season-ending upper-body injury as well last week. Hjalmarsson provided a team-leading 2.5 blocks […]

Hampus Lindholm Gets Game-Winner For Ducks In Overtime

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm extended his point streak to four games on Sunday, netting a game-winning goal in overtime against Edmonton. It's his second goal in the last three games and the 12th of the season. If it weren't for an injury at the start of the season, Lindholm could easily be challenging for […]

Ethan Bear Scores First Career Goal In Losing Effort

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ethan Bear netted his first career goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Ducks, scoring the team's final goal on a power play. The 20-year-old rookie also recorded an assist on the team's third goal, making it four points in his first 13 career games. Bear has done well in his […]

Mikhail Sergachev on Three Game Hot Streak

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev tallied an assist on Saturday night in a loss to the New Jersey Devils. It was his fourth point in three games, giving him 38 points on the season, which leads all rookie defenseman. Sergachev has established himself on the second power-play unit, scoring three goals and 13 assists […]

Erik Karlsson Picks Up Assist in Return

Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson returned to action on Saturday night, collecting one assist and three shots on net in 24:45 of ice time. It was Karlsson's first game since he and his wife lost their unborn son earlier in the week, resulting in him sitting out two games. His return so soon after the […]

Jake Muzzin Reaches New Career-High In Points

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin collected his 42nd point of the season with a goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Edmonton, posting a new career-high. It's the third time Muzzin has reached the 40-point mark and it's been a great year for him after finishing last season with only 28 points. Especially, as he's […]

Brenden Dillon Finishes Sharks Rout With a Gordie Howe Hat Trick

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon had another surprisingly good offensive game on Saturday, finishing a 5-1 rout against the Flames with his fourth goal of the season and an assist. He also put the cherry on top with five minutes to go, as he had a spirited fight with Garnet Hathaway to cap off […]

Neal Pionk Scores First NHL Goal

New York Rangers defenseman Neal Pionk scored his first NHL goal on Saturday and also collected an assist in the 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. After trading Ryan McDonagh, the Rangers are looking at any defenseman in the system to step up and Pionk has done so. This game now puts Pionk at a […]

Torey Krug May Return Tonight Against Dallas

Boston Bruins Defensemen Torey Krug is dealing with an upper-body injury, but was at practice this morning in advance of Friday night’s game against the Dallas Stars. He practiced as the seventh defenseman, which may be a sign that Boston is planning to play without him, but he should return to action soon. He has […]

Brent Burns Ends 15-Game Goal Drought In Sharks Win

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns scored his first goal since Feb. 15 in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over Vegas to end a 15-game goal drought, netting the game-tying goal at the start of the second period. Burns is having a bizarre year following his 29-goal and 76-point season in 2016-17, as his shooting percentage […]

Alexander Edler Scores Two Goals In Canucks Win

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler posted the fourth multi-goal game of his career on Thursday, scoring the team's first and fourth goal in a 5-2 win over Chicago. The team is struggling badly without Brock Boeser (back), who's done for the season, but Edler has actually picked up some form lately, also scoring against San […]

Darnell Nurse Notches Three Points On Thursday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse had his best offensive game of the season on Thursday, finishing a 6-2 win over Ottawa with three points. The Senators were dominated by Connor McDavid's line and Nurse picked up three assists in the process. He also had four shots on goal, three blocks, and two hits in the […]

Alex Goligoski Records Two Goals In Coyotes Loss

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Alex Goligoski recorded two goals in Thursday's 6-5 loss to Carolina, although he put the puck into the net himself only once. Arizona got on the board with a bizarre goal 8:27 into the game, when the puck went deep into the Canes zone from a Goligoski dump in, Cam Ward came […]

Mike Green Done for the Season

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green will undergo surgery on his cervical spine, which rules him out for the remainder of the season. The surgery is scheduled for early April, but the Red Wings have already announced that he will be shut down starting Thursday. The All-Star defenseman tallied 33 points in 66 games, which […]

Jacob Trouba Out Indefinitely With Concussion

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba will most likely miss Friday's game against Anaheim after suffering a concussion in Sunday night's game versus Dallas. The injury was the result of a nasty collision with Stars captain Jamie Benn in the second period. Trouba visited a specialist on Monday, and has been making progress, but the Jets […]

Marcus Pettersson Looking At More Minutes With Josh Manson Out

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Marcus Pettersson looks set to see a lot more minutes in the upcoming games, as he's moved up to the second pairing, with Josh Manson (upper body) out. The rookie from Sweden logged 16:40 in Wednesday's 4-0 win over Calgary, which is over three minutes more than his season average (13:10). He […]

Neal Pionk Continues to Produce

New York Rangers defenseman Neal Pionk has an impressive stat line this season. The rookie has 11 assists in 19 games, averaging 21:49 time on ice. Due to some key injuries and rather interesting trades involving the New York Rangers blue line, there has been a lot of shuffling around as of late. Look no […]