Charlie McAvoy Sidelined After Injury In First Period Against Montreal

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy exited in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday with a lower-body injury and did not return. The injury occurred after the defenseman received a slash to the top of his right ankle from Canadiens winger Brendan Gallagher. The Bruins rookie has exceeded expectations this season with 32 […]

John Gilmour On Top Power Play For Rangers

New York Rangers rookie defenseman John Gilmour (0 percent owned in Yahoo! leagues) has been playing on the top power-play unit since the departure of former captain Ryan McDonagh. In 11 games this season, the 24-year-old has only two points (both goals) but has fired an impressive 34 shots in that span. Before the call-up, […]

Colton Parayko Better In Real Life Than Fantasy

St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko has a career high of 35 points, but he averages 21 minutes of time on the ice. This is mainly because he plays a good defensive game. Unfortunately, this does not always translate to fantasy relevance. Parayko is on pace for his best season with 37 points, but he […]

Sami Vatanen Getting It Done For Devils

With seven points in his last seven games, New Jersey Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen (26 percent owned in Yahoo! leagues) has emerged as the No. 1 defenseman in New Jersey. It was unclear what his offensive role would be on a team that already spouted Will Butcher (39 percent owned) and Damon Severson (5 percent), but […]

Matt Dumba On Path to Set Career Highs

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba has been slotted on the first line, playing beside Ryan Suter, and has already surpassed his career-high point total with 35 points in 64 games. Additionally, Dumba has seen an increase in usage, playing on average three minutes more than last year while getting solid time on the second power […]

P.K. Subban In 10-Game Goal Drought

Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban has been very streaky when it comes to goal scoring this year, having had multiple droughts that extended five games or more, but that is no reason to worry about the star. Subban is actually tied for his career best in goals (15) and boasts the best shooting percentage (9.4 […]

Tyson Barrie Scores In Avalanche Win

Colorado Avalanche defender Tyson Barrie finished off a beautiful passing play on Wednesday night for his seventh goal of the season, contributing to a 5-2 Avalanche win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. The offensively-gifted defenseman also added a power-play assist to go along with a plus-two plus/minus, two shots and four blocks. Barrie […]

Alex Pietrangelo Scores His 11th Goal In Victory

St. Louis Blues defender Alex Pietrangelo found the back of the net for the 11th time in an important 2-1 win for the Blues on Wednesday night. The Blues captain deposited a one-timer off a nice pass from Jaden Schwartz, with the goal eventually standing up as the game-winner. Pietrangelo played a game-high 27:17 while […]