Erik Cernak Misses Another Game

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak (undisclosed) won't be available for a third consecutive game Thursday versus Calgary. The 25-year-old has been dealing with an undisclosed issue since the start of the week and it's currently unclear when Cernak will be able to play again. Tampa's blue line is also without Cal Foote (upper body), […]

Jake Bean Out Indefinitely With Shoulder Injury

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Bean (shoulder) has been placed on Injured Reserve and will be out indefinitely. The Blue Jackets are cursed with injuries and Bean is the latest player to go down, having hurt his shoulder in Tuesday's win over Philadelphia. Bean has been able to register one goal and five assists in […]

Jake Sanderson Dishes Two Assists Wednesday

Ottawa Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson had a solid game Wednesday, recording two assists (one on the powerplay) in a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Sanderson also chipped in four shots, two hits, and five blocks in what was a studly all-around performance. He is up to seven assists this season, but remains without a […]

Colton Parayko Could Miss Wednesday's Game

St. Louis Blues defenseman Colton Parayko wasn't on the ice at the morning skate and could miss his first game of the season Wednesday versus Chicago. He is dealing with an undisclosed issue and the team has taken a wait-and-see approach regarding his availability Wednesday. The towering blue-liner has not had a good campaign, boasting […]

Jake Bean Suffers An Upper-Body Injury

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Bean suffered an upper-body injury in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime victory against the Flyers. He got hurt in the second period, logging only 8:55 in the game. With a number of other injuries hitting Columbus' blue line, Bean had started to play a massive role lately, which included minutes on the […]

Henri Jokiharju Returns After Missing 11 Games

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Henri Jokiharju (facial fracture) will be back in the lineup Tuesday versus the Canucks. He was hit in the face by a puck on Oct. 20 versus Calgary and has been forced to sit out 11 games with a facial fracture. Jokiharju has one point in four games this season with a […]

Cale Makar Extends Scoring Run With Two Helpers

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar extended his point streak to six games with a pair of assists in Monday's 3-2 loss to St. Louis. He helped Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen to score in the contest, recording a power-play helper on the second goal. Makar is already seventh on the franchise's all-time assists list among […]

Noah Dobson Bags Two Points Versus Ottawa

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson notched two points Monday as the team took down Ottawa 4-2. He scored his fifth goal of the season in the second period to put the Islanders 2-1 up and grabbed an assist as Jean-Gabriel Pageau logged the eventual game-winning goal on the power play in the third. Among […]

Jakob Chychrun Expected Back Next Monday

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun (wrist) is expected to make his season debut next Monday versus Nashville. He's had a bunch of injury issues since last season and is currently trying to recover from a wrist problem. Chychrun, who has been actively seeking a trade elsewhere, has averaged 0.42 points per game in the desert […]

T.J. Brodie Set To Miss Two Weeks

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman T.J. Brodie will miss at least two weeks with an oblique injury. He was a late scratch for Saturday's matchup against Vancouver and now won't be available for a minimum of seven games. The team has placed him on Injured Reserve. According to general manager Kyle Dubas, the 32-year-old is dealing […]

Jake Muzzin Out Indefinitely With Spine Injury

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin (neck) is out indefinitely with a cervical spine injury, the team has announced. He has already been sidelined since Oct. 17, having managed to skate in just four games at the start of the season. Toronto is set to re-evaluate him in late February. Muzzin's injury has resulted in […]

Kurtis MacDermid Out For 4-6 Weeks

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Kurtis MacDermid (lower body) has been ruled out for four to six weeks. He suffered a lower-body injury at the start of Saturday's 4-1 win over Carolina. The 28-year-old hasn't been used much, and he has averaged less than eight minutes of ice time per game, but his injury is significant because […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/14/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! Today is November 14th, and we have a light schedule with four games to be played. The NHL season and NHL DFS are in full swing! As with every NHL season, our Rotoballer NHL writers will give you the best tools to be successful in NHL DFS for both DraftKings and FanDuel. […]

Mikhail Sergachev Explodes For A Four-Point Period

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev had the game of his life Sunday against Washington, opening a 6-3 victory with a four-point first period. He became the first blue-liner in franchise history to rack up as many as four points in the first 20 minutes of action. With the effort, Sergachev also matched the NHL […]

Quinn Hughes Continues His Point Streak

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes tallied an assist in Sunday's defeat against Boston to extend his point streak. He is officially on a seven-game tear after missing some time because of an injury. If we also count his run before the injury hit, Hughes has managed at least one point in 10 consecutive appearances. His […]

Hampus Lindholm Delivers Three Assists

Boston Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm set up three goals in Sunday's 5-2 win over Vancouver, moving to 13 assists for the season. One of his helpers came on the power play. Lindholm is having himself quite a month, with 10 of his 17 points coming in seven November appearances. He has logged major minutes throughout […]

Thomas Chabot Out For At Least A Week With A Concussion

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot has been diagnosed with a concussion and will sit out for at least a week. He exited Saturday's 4-1 win over Philadelphia early following a hit from Travis Konecny. Chabot managed to end a six-game point drought with a goal before exiting. He's a massive piece for the team at […]

Erik Cernak Out On Sunday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak (undisclosed) won't be in the lineup Sunday versus Washington. He was hurt while blocking a shot Friday night when these teams also faced each other. In Cernak, Tampa loses a player that has registered a team-high 40 hits this season. Cernak has also tallied 33 blocks in 2022-23, which […]

Sean Durzi Grabs Two Goals Saturday Night

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean Durzi was able to end a nine-game goal-scoring drought on Saturday, netting twice in a 4-3 win over Detroit. His second goal, which came 13:41 into the second period on the power play, ended up being the game-winning tally. Durzi has had a poor start for November and was completely […]

Tyson Barrie Scores Twice In Saturday's Win

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Tyson Barrie lit the lamp twice as the team notched a 4-2 road victory against Florida on Saturday. He netted his side's first two goals of the game, one of which came on the power play. Barrie is a prolific player with the man advantage and now boasts seven power-play points for […]

Thomas Chabot Exits Early Saturday

Ottawa Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot suffered an undisclosed injury in Saturday's 4-1 win over Philadelphia. He was hurt at the start of the third period when Chabot took a hit from behind by Philadelphia's Travis Konecny. This was an awful ending to a very good performance after Chabot had posted the game-tying goal in the […]

Aaron Ekblad Ready To Return Saturday

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (lower body) has come off Injured Reserve and is expected to rejoin the lineup Saturday versus Edmonton. He has been out for nearly a month, last appearing on Oct. 17. Ekblad got hurt in only the third game of the season and has been on the shelf for 11 contests. […]

John Carlson Set To Return Friday

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (lower body) has been activated from Injured Reserve and appears set to return to action Friday after missing six games. Meanwhile, fellow blue-liner Dmitry Orlov (lower body) remains unavailable and was placed on Injured Reserve Friday. Carlson rejoins the fun with two goals and four assists to his name this […]

Nick Blankenburg Ruled Out For 6-8 Weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Nick Blankenburg has been ruled out for six to eight weeks with a broken ankle. This is very unexpected news, as the 24-year-old rookie came through 22:25 of action in Thursday's win over Philadelphia and even scored a goal in the contest. He had broken his ankle in the middle of […]

Zach Werenski Likely Done For The Season

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski (shoulder) will likely be out for the rest of the 2022-23 regular season. He suffered a separated shoulder and torn labrum in Thursday's win over Philadelphia. Werenski managed three goals and five assists in 13 games this season, averaging 23:35 ice time per game. He's a major piece for […]

Adam Fox Continues Hot Stretch With Four Points

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox went off for four points in Thursday's 6-2 road win in Detroit, scoring his fourth goal of the season and recording three assists. He bagged an assist in all situations, reaching his second four-point performance. Only four rearguards have recorded more four-point games with the Rangers, with Brian Leetch […]

Zach Werenski Likely Out Long-Term

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday's win over Philadelphia and looks set to miss significant time. The team hasn't yet provided a specific timeline, but head coach Brad Larsen has said that Werenski is "not good at all". He was hurt in the opening period when Travis Konecny dodged […]

Jamie Oleksiak Ruled Out For Friday

Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak (lower body) has been ruled out for Friday's action against Minnesota. He left Wednesday's win over Nashville with a lower-body injury and will need some time to recover. Oleksiak has tallied five points this season in 14 games and leads the team with 27 blocks and 40 hits. He is […]

Charlie McAvoy Set For Season Debut Thursday

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (shoulder) will make his season debut on Thursday against Calgary. He was set to miss six months after having shoulder surgery on June 3, but McAvoy is ready for action multiple weeks ahead of schedule, and he won't have any restrictions either. "We're very fortunate with the D-corps we have […]

Jan Rutta Sustains An Upper-Body Injury

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Jan Rutta exited Wednesday's 4-1 win over Washington with an upper-body injury. He managed to get just 8:55 of action in, recording two penalty minutes and two hits. Pierre-Olivier Joseph also left with a lower-body injury, so the Penguins impressively ended a seven-game slide with only four defensemen. Both players are getting […]