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 […]

Kevin Shattenkirk Exits With A Lower-Body Injury

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk suffered a lower-body injury in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to Minnesota. The veteran blue-liner was able to skate for only 7:08 in the game. Fellow rearguard Nathan Beaulieu also exited with an undisclosed injury, so the Ducks were forced to end the game with four defensemen. Shattenkirk is definitely the more […]

John Carlson, Dmitry Orlov Remain Sidelined Wednesday

Washington Capitals defensemen John Carlson (lower body) and Dmitry Orlov (lower body) will remain out of the lineup Wednesday versus Pittsburgh despite being present at the morning skate. Carlson has sat out five games, while Orlov missed Monday's 5-4 win over Edmonton. Erik Gustafsson had a three-point performance against the Oilers and will continue to […]

Jamie Oleksiak Misses Final Period Of Tuesday's Win

Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak missed the third period of Tuesday's 5-1 win over Nashville with an undisclosed injury. He had a big impact on the ice and registered a plus-two rating in 14:27 of action before exiting. Oleksiak is a 6-foot-7 bruiser on the Kraken blue line, having delivered a team-high 40 hits in […]

Rasmus Ristolainen Back In Flyers Lineup Tuesday

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen will get back into the lineup Tuesday against St. Louis after sitting out one game as a healthy scratch. The Finnish blue-liner missed the start of the season with a lower-body injury, and he's been underwhelming in the four games he has played, to say the least. Head coach John […]

Erik Gustafsson Records Three Power-Play Helpers

Washington Capitals defenseman Erik Gustafsson had himself quite a night against Edmonton on Monday, finishing a 5-4 victory with three power-play assists. He was a busy man all over the place, adding one shot, three blocks, two penalty minutes and two hits to his tally while finishing with a minus-one rating in 24:33 of ice […]

Rasmus Dahlin Might Play On Tuesday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin (upper body) hasn't been ruled out for Tuesday's clash with the Coyotes. He missed his first game of the season at the weekend against Tampa Bay and didn't practice on Monday, but Sabres head coach Don Granato believes that Dahlin might be available Tuesday. It would be great to see […]

John Carlson Remains Out Monday

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (lower body) has been ruled out of Monday's game against Edmonton. He has returned to practice after sitting out four games, but Carlson has been wearing a non-contact jersey, so he still needs some time to recover. Washington has lost multiple forwards to injury this season and the injury bug […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/7/22): Daily Fantasy Hockey

Happy Monday, RotoBallers! Today is November 7th, and we have a light schedule with three games to be played. However, 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 […]

John Klingberg Extends His Point Streak

Anaheim Ducks defenseman John Klingberg managed to take his point streak to four games on Sunday, finishing a 5-3 loss to Florida with his seventh assist of the season. The Swedish blue-liner is still waiting for his first goal in a Ducks uniform, but Klingberg has finally come to life with a nice run of […]

Brandon Montour Racks Up Four Points Sunday Night

Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour had a huge game against Anaheim on Sunday, putting together a four-point night with a goal and three assists. Two of his points came in the third period when the Panthers turned a tight game into a 5-3 win. Montour joined San Jose's Erik Karlsson as the second defenseman this […]

Moritz Seider Tallies Two Assists

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider logged his first multi-point game of the campaign on Sunday, delivering two assists in a 3-2 overtime win against the Rangers. He had an even-strength assist on Matt Luff's first goal of the season, which sparked a comeback from a two-goal deficit, and Seider also picked up a power-play […]

Dmitry Orlov Misses Sunday's Practice

Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov (lower body) didn't skate in Sunday's practice after getting hurt Saturday night versus Arizona. He was able to play for only a little over seven minutes against the Coyotes. The Capitals have already been without John Carlson (lower body) for a few games, and the personnel at the back could […]

Michael Stone Lands On Injured Reserve

Calgary Flames defenseman Michael Stone (undisclosed) has been placed on Injured Reserve after he made a very early exit in Saturday's 4-3 loss to New Jersey. Stone took only one shift in the game, playing for 25 seconds. It looks like he was already dealing with an injury prior to the game and tried to […]

Ryan Lindgren Out Sunday

New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren (upper body) will miss Sunday's contest against Detroit. He was injured Thursday versus Boston and his participation in the game was previously already very doubtful. Libor Hajek is set to replace Lindgren, who heads to the shelf with two points, 28 blocks and 17 hits to his name from […]

Cale Makar Puts Up Three Points In Global Series

Cale Makar had a great game in Tampere, Finland in the finale of the Global Series between his Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets, tallying three assists, four shots, a hit, a block, and a plus-four rating. After a "slow" start where he tallied seven points in his first eight games, the stud blueliner has […]

Victor Hedman Returns To Action Saturday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (upper body) appears ready to rejoin the lineup Saturday versus Buffalo after missing two games. He is taking pregame warmups, as is Nicholas Paul (undisclosed), who made an early exit Thursday against Carolina. Hedman has been in beast mode at both ends of the ice this season and is […]

Bowen Byram Dealing With A Lower-Body Injury

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram was a late scratch for Saturday's matchup against Columbus, with the team announcing that he is dealing with a lower-body injury. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day and it seems pretty likely that he will be back for the next game, as Byram was on the ice for warmups pregame […]

Rasmus Dahlin Out Saturday

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin won't play Saturday versus Tampa Bay and is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. The news comes pretty unexpectedly, with Dahlin just having put in another monster shift against Carolina Friday night, logging nearly 27 minutes and scoring his seventh goal of the season. The talented blue-liner is off to […]

Timothy Liljegren Will Make Season Debut Against Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren (hernia) will make his season debut in Saturday's game against the Bruins. Liljegren will likely play alongside defenseman Morgan Rielly after they practiced on Friday. The 23-year-old played in a career-high 61 games last season while recording five goals, 18 assists and a plus-15 rating. Liljegren can be rostered […]

Ryan Lindgren Suffers An Upper-Body Injury

New York Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindgren suffered an upper-body injury in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Boston. He was able to play just 3:09 before exiting after taking a late hit from Bruins winger David Pastrnak. Lindgren is sitting on an eight-game scoring drought and has only two points for the season, but he's a huge […]

Rasmus Dahlin Dishes Out A Pair Of Assists

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin continued his fruitful start to the season with a pair of assists in Wednesday's 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. He grabbed both of his helpers in the third period when the team had a huge comeback effort from a 3-1 deficit. One of his assists came on the power play, and […]

Kris Letang Gets An Assist In His Comeback Game

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang was back from a one-game absence on Wednesday and logged a power-play assist in a 6-3 loss to Buffalo. He teamed up with Evgeni Malkin just seconds into the third period to help Jake Guentzel score with the man advantage. Letang had sat out Tuesday's 6-5 loss to Boston with […]