John Marino Back For New Jersey Monday

New Jersey Devils defenseman John Marino (upper body) will return to action Monday against the Canucks. He has been unavailable for the last 17 games after suffering an upper-body injury against Carolina on Dec. 20. Marino performed well at the start of the season and earned plenty of plaudits for his performances. He has tallied […]

Noah Dobson A Game-Time Call On Monday

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson (lower body) is considered a game-time call for Monday's clash with Philadelphia. He has missed four games with a lower-body injury, but the All-Star break has given Dobson some good recovery time and it appears likely that he will make his return on Monday. Dobson is expected to join […]

Bowen Byram Expected To Be Back After The Break

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram (lower body) is expected to return to action right after the All-Star break. He's been out of action with a lower-body injury since early November but has now been practicing with a full-contact jersey, moving closer to a return to the lineup. The Avalanche have their first game after the […]

Mattias Samuelsson Available Again Wednesday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Mattias Samuelsson (lower body) will return to the lineup for Wednesday's clash with the Hurricanes. A lower-body injury has kept the 22-year-old out for two games. Samuelsson boasts only five points for the year in 34 games and fantasy managers likely won't feel the effect of his return, but he's been a […]

Thomas Chabot Delivers Three Assists In Tuesday's Win

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot had a good eye for a pass in Tuesday's clash with Montreal, finishing a high-scoring 5-4 win with three assists. He was a monster all over the ice in 23:46 of ice time, adding four shots, one block and two hits to his line with four penalty minutes and a […]

Erik Gustafsson Tallies Two Assists

Washington Capitals defenseman Erik Gustafsson grabbed two assists as the team beat Columbus 4-3 in overtime Tuesday. He helped to set up Trevor van Riemsdyk on Washington's third goal and also had a hand on Evgeny Kuznetsov's game-winner just 26 seconds into the extra frame. The Swedish rearguard has returned to prominence this season with […]

Drew Doughty Has Historic 112th Multi-Point Game

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had two assists in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime loss to Carolina, setting a new franchise record for most multi-point games by a defenseman. He previously shared the record with Rob Blake. Three of Doughty's multi-point efforts came in January as he bounced back well from an unproductive December with 12 […]

Trevor van Riemsdyk Tallies Two Goals Tuesday

Washington Capitals defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk logged two goals in a 4-3 overtime win Tuesday over the Columbus Blue Jackets. He also blocked five shots and had five shots on goal. Before Tuesday's game, van Riemsdyk had zero points in his last three contests. The veteran defenseman is an important player for Washington. However, he's […]

Marcus Bjork Joins Blue Jackets Lineup Tuesday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Marcus Bjork will replace Jake Christiansen in the lineup Tuesday against Washington. Christiansen was assigned back to the minors on Monday and Bjork was brought up to get him his first NHL game since Jan. 10. The 25-year-old rookie has featured 26 times during his debut campaign, recording three goals and […]

Jaccob Slavin Misses Another Game Tuesday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (lower body) remains out for Tuesday's matchup versus the Kings. The 28-year-old has been skating in practice but isn't quite ready for any action and will sit out a fifth consecutive game. Jalen Chatfield is set to continue in a bigger role Tuesday. Chatfield has tallied two points in the […]

Nick Blankenburg Still Troubled By An Upper-Body Injury

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Nick Blankenburg (upper-body) is still day-to-day and could miss a third consecutive game Tuesday versus the Capitals. The 24-year-old rookie hasn't been able to catch a break with injuries all season long and has appeared in only 15 games. He's done pretty well when healthy, recording three goals and seven points […]

Adam Boqvist Remains Day-To-Day

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (upper body) remains day-to-day ahead of Tuesday's contest against Washington. He sat out Saturday's visit to Seattle and could now miss another game. Boqvist has gotten hurt at the worst possible time because he had just started to enjoy his best spell of the season. The Swedish blue-liner logged […]

Torey Krug Keeps Good Run Going

St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug logged a power-play assist in Monday's 4-2 defeat to Winnipeg, making it four points in four games since returning to action from a lower-body injury. He combined with goalie Jordan Binnington to help Jake Neighbours light the lamp 14:36 into the second period. Krug had two tries on the […]

Josh Morrissey Scores Twice In Jets Win

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey had two goals to defeat St. Louis 4-2 Monday. This performance came after he was held pointless for four consecutive games. The talented defenseman has had a great season with ten goals and 43 assists in just 52 games. He has been a critical player for the Jets, and his […]

Logan Stanley Scratched On Monday

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley will sit out Monday's game against the Blues as a healthy scratch. He will be giving up his spot to Kyle Capobianco. Stanley has only just returned from a lower-body injury and various issues have limited him to only 10 appearances this campaign. The towering rearguard boasts only one point […]

Brent Burns Extends Point Streak In 1,300th Game

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns marked his 1,300th regular-season outing with an assist against Boston on Sunday and it took his point streak to five games. He combined with Martin Necas on the power play to set up Paul Stastny for the game-winning goal in a 4-1 victory. Burns will now look to post his […]

Morgan Rielly Finally Gets His First Goal

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly was finally able to celebrate a goal in Sunday's 5-1 win over Washington, producing the game-winning tally 7:00 into the second period. He incredibly needed 69 shots on target to finally register his first goal of the season. Rielly has never been a prolific goal-scorer, but his career shooting […]

T.J. Brodie On Track To Return Sunday

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman T.J. Brodie (ribs) has been activated from Injured Reserve and is set to rejoin the lineup Sunday against Washington. He's been unavailable for the past 10 games due to a rib injury. Brodie has been limited to only 28 appearances this season, notching eight points with 36 shots, 22 hits and […]

Jaccob Slavin Remains Out Sunday

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (lower body) will miss a fourth consecutive game Sunday versus Boston. Following Saturday's practice, Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour noted that Slavin "skated well", but it looks like he still needs to put in some more work before he is game-ready again. Slavin has notched 15 points in 45 games […]

Dylan DeMelo Dealing With A Lower-Body Injury

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo is nursing a lower-body injury and won't return to action until after the All-Star break. He missed Saturday's 4-0 loss to Philadelphia and won't play Monday against St. Louis either. The 29-year-old doesn't really stand out on the Winnipeg blue line, but DeMelo has been quietly enjoying a solid campaign […]

Nick Perbix Has Three Assists As Tampa Sets New Record

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Nick Perbix delivered three assists as the team set a franchise record with a 12th consecutive home win Saturday against the Kings. Two of Perbix's assists came already in the first period and the Lightning ended up dominating the game 5-2. Perbix has garnered very little fantasy interest, but he's having […]

Kevin Shattenkirk Remains Out On Saturday

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk (lower body) will miss a second consecutive game Saturday versus the Coyotes. The 33-year-old sat out his sixth game of the season on Thursday against Colorado and will be unavailable again, with Nathan Beaulieu coming into the lineup. Shattenkirk has spent the whole season without scoring a goal in 43 […]

Gustav Forsling Good To Go Saturday

Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling will play Saturday against Boston after suffering an injury scare Friday versus L.A. He took a nasty fall into the boards and managed to log only 18 minutes of action, but Forsling has received the green light for Saturday's action. He's accompanying Aaron Ekblad on the first defensive pairing and […]

Marc-Edouard Vlasic Battling An Illness

San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic missed Friday's game against Carolina with an illness and it's unclear if he is feeling well enough to return to the lineup for Saturday's matchup versus Pittsburgh. The veteran blue-liner took a night off for the first time this season on Friday. Vlasic is currently in the midst of […]

Noah Dobson Out Through The All-Star Break

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson (lower body) will miss at least two more games, with the team having ruled him out until the All-Star break. He will be absent for a third consecutive game Friday versus Detroit. Dobson has been a slight disappointment this season, but he has still gotten into double figures in […]

Nick Blankenburg Unavailable On Friday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Nick Blankenburg will sit out Friday's action against the Canucks with an upper-body injury. He is considered day-to-day with the injury, but Blankenburg could miss several games, with the Blue Jackets also playing on Saturday. Injuries have limited the 24-year-old to just 15 appearances this season. Blankenburg has totaled seven points, […]

Shea Theodore Returns To Action Friday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore (leg) will return to the lineup for Friday's contest against the Rangers. He last played on Dec. 9, missing 20 consecutive games. Theodore will rejoin Brayden McNabb on the second defensive pairing and will also be on the second power-play unit. A leg injury cost Theodore a lot of […]

Owen Power Makes History With Another Goal

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power opened the scoring in Thursday's 3-2 victory over Winnipeg, becoming the first rookie blue-liner in franchise history to score in three consecutive games. The 20-year-old was goalless for the whole campaign before things suddenly started to click for him in front of the net this week. Buffalo's overall record for […]

Moritz Seider Delivers Three Assists

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider played a key role in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win against Montreal, helping to set up three goals. He started by assisting Jonatan Berggren in a power-play situation and then added two even-strength helpers, including in the extra frame when Robby Fabbri ended the game. Seider now needs to log […]

Joel Edmundson Goes Down With Lower-Body Injury

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Joel Edmundson managed to take just three shifts in Thursday's clash with Detroit before suffering a lower-body injury. He logged 2:21 of ice time and wasn't able to return. The Canadiens have been battling with various injuries all year and could now be without their best shot-blocker. The 29-year-old has thrown himself […]