Kaiden Guhle Will Be Out On Saturday

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle (lower body) will miss his first game of the season Saturday against Washington. He suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday's matchup against Florida and will need some time to recover. Guhle has been having a good debut campaign with 14 points, 36 shots, 72 hits and 65 blocks in 36 […]

Artem Zub On Track To Return Saturday

Ottawa Senators defenseman Artem Zub (jaw) is set to return to action Saturday. He suffered a small fracture in his jaw in a game against the Rangers on Dec. 2 and it's forced Zub to watch 12 games from the sidelines. Injuries have badly affected the whole campaign for Zub, as he has taken the […]

Kris Letang Out With A Lower-Body Problem

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is nursing a lower-body injury and will miss Friday's contest against New Jersey. He sustained the injury in Wednesday's clash with Detroit and is considered day-to-day. The veteran rearguard is having one of the worst seasons in his career offensively, sitting on only 16 points in 29 games. However, Letang […]

Cale Makar Tallies Three Points In Thursday's Matchup

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar had his second game of the season with three-plus points on Thursday, completing a 5-4 shootout loss against Los Angeles with a goal and two assists. All of his points came inside 2:49 near the end of the second period. Makar also had four shots in the game with two […]

Josh Morrissey Expected To Be Fine For The Weekend

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey exited Thursday's 4-2 victory over Vancouver with a lower-body injury, but head coach Rick Bowness has said that he is hopeful that Morrissey will be fine for Saturday's action against Edmonton. Morrissey had another outstanding performance on Thursday with two power-play assists in 19:04 of ice time. He has already […]

Kaiden Guhle Injured In Thursday's Game

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle suffered an apparent leg injury in Thursday's matchup versus Florida, leaving the game in the third period. He got tangled up with Florida's Aleksander Barkov behind the net and it looked like a serious injury. Guhle led all skaters with six hits on Thursday and also had a game-high five […]

Owen Power Back For Sabres On Thursday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Owen Power (lower body) will return from a three-game absence against Detroit on Thursday. He will join the second defensive pairing and should also see time with the second power-play unit. The first pick of the 2021 draft will hope that having some time off will help him to kickstart the season […]

Aaron Ekblad, Aleksander Barkov Officially Cleared To Play

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (upper body) and center Aleksander Barkov (lower body) have received the green light to play Thursday against the Canadiens. Ekblad's status for the matchup was uncertain after he left the previous game with an upper-body injury, while Barkov has been sidelined for the past three games with a lower-body problem. […]

Rasmus Andersson Helps Out With Two Assists

Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson recorded two assists Wednesday as the team came from behind to beat Seattle 3-2. His first helper came in the middle of the second frame when Nazem Kadri tied the game on the power play and Andersson then teamed up with Kadri to set up Jonathan Huberdeau for the game-winner […]

Hampus Lindholm Delivers Two Assists

Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm set up two goals in Wednesday's 3-1 win over New Jersey, logging the primary assists on goals from Trent Frederic and Patrice Bergeron. The latter netted the game-winner on the power play with 4:09 left in regulation. Lindholm also blocked three shots in the game and had one hit and […]

Aaron Ekblad Expected To Be Available Thursday

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (upper body) is expected to be in the lineup Thursday versus Montreal. He's been nursing an upper-body problem after getting hurt in the team's final game before the holiday break, but it looks like Ekblad won't be forced to sit out any games because of the injury. This is great […]

Morgan Rielly Slated To Return Thursday

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly (knee) is set to get back to work Thursday against Arizona. He has been unavailable for over a month due to a knee problem, last skating in a game on Nov. 21. Prior to getting hurt, Rielly failed to score in his first 20 outings of the season, but […]

Nikita Zaitsev Heads To The Shelf

Ottawa Senators defenseman Nikita Zaitsev suffered a lower-body injury against Boston on Tuesday and will be out "for the next little bit." Zaitsev boasts only three points in 19 games this season, but the Senators rearguards have dropped like flies lately, and he has been an important part of the group, accompanying Thomas Chabot on […]

Alec Martinez Out On Wednesday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez (undisclosed) won't play Wednesday against Anaheim. He is unavailable after suffering an undisclosed injury in Tuesday's matchup against Los Angeles. The veteran has featured in every game so far this season, although with very little success offensively, failing to score in all of his 37 appearances and posting only […]

Alec Martinez Gets Hurt In Tuesday's Loss

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez suffered a lower-body injury in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to Los Angeles, logging only 6:20 of action. He appeared to have gotten hurt whilst blocking a shot in the first period. Martinez is the league's leading shot-blocker this season with 132 efforts from the opposition stopped by him. Offensively, he's […]

Torey Krug Out For At Least Six Weeks

St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug (lower body) was placed on long-term Injured Reserve Tuesday, with the team set to re-evaluate him in six weeks' time. 2022-23 has been a rough campaign for Krug and the latest injury is a fresh blow for him. He had only just started to gain momentum as well, posting […]

John Carlson Out Long Term

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (face) was moved to Injured Reserve on Tuesday, and head coach Peter Laviolette said that he is out "long term." Carlson took a puck to the face in Friday's 4-1 win over Winnipeg and was even forced to spend some time in the hospital. The 32-year-old exits the lineup with […]

John Carlson Exits After Taking A Shot To The Face

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson wasn't able to complete Friday's matchup against Winnipeg, leaving the contest in the third period after taking a slap shot to the face. He was taken to the hospital, but luckily only for precautionary reasons. Carlson finished with 16:12 of ice time and posted two shots and one block with […]

Aaron Ekblad Day-To-Day Following Friday's Exit

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad is considered day-to-day after he suffered an upper-body injury against the Islanders on Friday. With a little over seven minutes played in the first period, the star defenseman was involved in a scrum and it looked like he hurt his right shoulder. Ekblad is set for further evaluations on Saturday. […]

John Marino Considered Week-To-Week

New Jersey Devils defenseman John Marino (upper body) is considered week-to-week, head coach Lindy Ruff announced on Friday. He is set to miss a second consecutive game Friday against Boston and it could take a while until Marino is ready to play again. It's an awful blow for the team, with Marino having been a […]

Ryan Graves Out Against Boston

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves (lower body) won't be in the lineup Friday versus Boston. He suffered a lower-body injury against Florida on Wednesday and he is still under evaluation. The 27-year-old boasts nine points from the season with 49 shots, 42 hits and 53 blocks added in 33 appearances. Damon Severson played massive […]

Adam Boqvist Returns To Action Friday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist (foot) will end a lengthy absence on Friday against Chicago, returning to the lineup for the first time since Oct. 25. The 22-year-old has skated in just four games this season, failing to pick up any points. Columbus finally receives some good news from the injury front. The team […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/23/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Holidays, RotoBallers! Christmas is around the corner. Today is Friday, December 23rd, and we have a busy NHL slate with nine games to be played. This holiday season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL DFS for both DraftKings and FanDuel. Due to weather, Tampa Bay […]

Erik Karlsson Continues Scoring Streak With Four Points

San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson had a special outing Thursday against Minnesota, factoring in four goals in a 5-2 win. He opened the scoring inside the first minute of play and went on to record three assists. It's his third four-point effort of the season, and Karlsson has tied his career high with a […]

Jake Sanderson Exits With Injury Thursday

Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson was injured in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to Washington. He was hit under the chin with a shot early in the third period and left holding his neck. Sanderson finished with 15:55 of ice time and had one block in the contest. Ottawa didn't have any immediate updates on his […]

Roman Josi Becomes Nashville's All-Time Leading Scorer

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi had a historic night against Chicago on Wednesday, becoming the team's all-time leading scorer with a two-point effort in a 4-2 win. He had a goal and a power-play assist in the third period to move past David Legwand on the scoring list. Josi has now produced 567 points in […]

Ryan Graves Suffers An Injury Wednesday

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves left Wednesday's 4-2 win over Florida with an undisclosed injury. He saw the ice for only two shits and played 1:03 in total. The 27-year-old is ranked second on the team with 53 blocks, and he has registered 42 hits with 49 shots, nine points and a plus-18 rating. […]

Rasmus Sandin Ruled Out For Thursday

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Rasmus Sandin (neck) won't play Thursday against Philadelphia. He exited Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Lightning with a neck problem and needs more time to be evaluated. Sandin has played a big part for Toronto in recent weeks, and it's been a good campaign for him overall with 14 points, 33 […]

John Marino Out On Wednesday

New Jersey Devils defenseman John Marino will miss Wednesday's matchup against the Panthers with an upper-body injury. He was hurt Tuesday versus Carolina, logging just 11:38 of ice time. The 25-year-old averages over 21 minutes of action for the season, so a pretty big piece will be missing from the Devils blue line Wednesday. Marino […]

Ryan McDonagh Ready To Return Wednesday

Nashville Predators defenseman Ryan McDonagh (upper body) will return to the lineup Wednesday against Chicago. He has missed seven games after taking a puck to the face in a game earlier in the month and McDonagh will return wearing a full cage for the first time in his pro career. The veteran is more useful […]