Mattias Ekholm Returns For Nashville On Thursday

Nashville Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm will be back in action on Thursday against the Islanders after missing one game with an illness. Fellow blue-liner Matt Benning (upper body) also returns to the lineup. Ekholm is having a quiet offensive season, as he's managed only five points in 24 games, but the 31-year-old remains a big […]

Travis Hamonic Sustains A Lower-Body Injury

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Travis Hamonic made an early exit Wednesday night against Boston with a lower-body injury. He had only 16 shifts and logged 12:06 of ice time. Oliver Ekman-Larsson ended up sitting out the clash with an undisclosed injury, so it's almost like the Canucks lost two d-men in one night, which is a […]

Alex Pietrangelo Dishes Two Assists On Wednesday

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo assisted on two goals Wednesday night. Pietrangelo came into the game with 14 points in 24 games this season. The defenseman set up Mark Stone 19 seconds into the second period as a Vegas power play expired. Then, the defender was at it again later in the middle stanza […]

Charlie McAvoy Available Again Wednesday Night

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy (illness) will be back in the lineup on Wednesday against Vancouver after missing Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Tampa. He was ruled out at the weekend with a non-COVID related illness, but the 23-year-old has made a quick recovery. McAvoy logs over 24 minutes a night, so he's a huge […]

Adam Fox Extends Point Streak With Two Assists

New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox took his point streak to seven games with a two-assist effort in Tuesday's 6-2 win over Chicago. He notched one of his helpers on the power play. The reigning Norris Trophy winner has bagged 11 points in total during his streak, moving up to 27 points for the year. […]

Moritz Seider Picks Up An Injury In Tuesday's Loss

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider wasn't able to complete Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Nashville, exiting the action in the third period with an undisclosed injury. The youngster received a hit from Roman Josi and banged his head on the glass. He managed to log his 18th point of the campaign with a power-play assist […]

Roman Josi Logs His 109th Multi-Point Performance

Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi had a very productive night against Detroit on Tuesday, completing a 5-2 win with a goal and two assists. He recorded his 109th career multi-point performance and now needs just one more such effort to tie Martin Erat for the second-most multi-point games in franchise history. David Legwand has the […]

Morgan Rielly Picks Up Four Assists Tuesday Night

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly racked up four assists in Tuesday's 5-4 victory over the Blue Jackets, adding four shots, two blocks and one hit in 22:51 of ice time. The 27-year-old now boasts four four-assist games since entering the league in 2013-14 and it's the most among all blue-liners. Rielly has 19 assists […]

Jonas Brodin Picks Up Two Assists In Win On Tuesday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin has gone on a nice little point run of late. He picked up a pair of assists on Tuesday night as Minnesota won in Edmonton by a score of 4-1. Brodin also netted one of his assists on the power play. That was his third of the year already. In […]

Juuse Saros, Mattias Ekholm Sit Out Tuesday's Action

Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros and defenseman Mattias Ekholm won't be on the ice against Detroit on Tuesday because they are dealing with a non-COVID-19-related illness. David Rittich will get his third start of the year between the pipes, while Mark Borowiecki moves up to the second defensive pairing to replace Ekholm. The team has […]

Jeff Petry Remains Out On Tuesday

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry (upper body) isn't quite ready to return to the lineup yet and will miss his second consecutive game on Tuesday against Tampa. He's considered day-to-day, and the veteran rearguard will get his next chance to make a return on Thursday against Chicago. Petry had a huge year last term with […]

Rasmus Sandin Out For A Few Weeks

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Rasmus Sandin (knee) has been ruled out for two to three weeks. The Swedish blue-liner was involved in a knee-on-knee collision in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Jets, which brought a two-game suspension for Winnipeg's Neal Pionk. Sandin recorded an assist in Sunday's loss and has picked up eight points this […]

Erik Johnson Collects Two Points In Avalanche Victory

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson produced two points in a 7-5 victory, handing Philadelphia their ninth straight loss Monday. Johnson, who has had several injury plagued seasons in recent years, has played in all 22 Avalanche contests so far. He's registered three goals and six helpers while averaging over 18 minutes of ice time per […]

Shayne Gostisbehere Provides Lone Coyotes Goal Monday Night

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere scored the team's only goal in Monday's 4-1 defeat to Dallas, tying things up at one early in the second period before the hosts skated away with the victory in the third. The 28-year-old rearguard fired off two shots in total and produced one block and one hit in 21:09 […]

Drew Doughty Endures Rough Night In Vancouver

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had one of those nights in Vancouver on Monday night. It was not just the two Canucks' power-play goals but Doughty was on the ice for the two even-strength goals as well. The Kings' defenseman did little offensively or to fill the stat sheet for that matter. He had […]

Neal Pionk Suspended For Two Games

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk has received a two-game suspension for kneeing Toronto's Rasmus Sandin in Sunday's 6-3 win. This is the first career suspension for the 26-year-old, and he'll miss Tuesday's matchup against Carolina and Thursday's meeting with Seattle. Pionk is eligible to return to the lineup on Friday versus Vancouver. He drops out […]

Cale Makar Returns For Colorado On Monday

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (upper body) will be back in the lineup for Monday's contest against Philadelphia. He was a late scratch for Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to Ottawa. Makar already has 10 goals for the season and sits on 21 points overall with just 18 games played. It's been a very productive year […]

Adam Boqvist Scores Twice In Sunday's Win

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist tallied two goals with two shots in Sunday's 6-4 win over San Jose, opening the scoring and notching the team's fifth marker of the contest. The 21-year-old doesn't play a lot for Columbus, but he now has two multi-goal efforts to his name in five games and it's put […]

Drew Doughty's Three-Point Night Sinks Oilers Sunday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty had himself some night on Sunday in Edmonton. Doughty played 26:33 in all and scored once while dishing out two helpers in a 5-1 road win. His goal came on the man advantage with a bit less than four minutes to go in regulation. Anze Kopitar set Doughty up […]

Darnell Nurse Scores Goal In Return Sunday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse scored his team's lone goal against the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Nurse had played so well before his injury but had no goals to show for it. He misses a little over two weeks, come back, and promptly scored midway through regulation. Nurse, off a nice transition, was […]

Erik Cernak Misses Sunday Night's Game Against Philadelphia

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Erik Cernak wound up missing Sunday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers. His malady now has him listed day-to-day. The defenseman is a steady presence defensively despite being deployed in his own zone more than 64% of the time. It appears the injury occurred on Saturday night in Boston. Cernak played […]

Darnell Nurse Returns To Lineup Sunday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse returned to the lineup on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings. He missed a little over two weeks due to injury. When he was activated off the injured reserve Sunday afternoon, things accelerated in short order. Edmonton did not miss a beat without him in the lineup. He takes his […]

Morgan Rielly Notches Three Assists Saturday Night

Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly bagged an assist on all three of the team's goals in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to Minnesota, getting to 18 points for the season. Two of Rielly's helpers came on the power play. He had four shots of his own and picked up five blocks and four penalty minutes. […]

Seth Jones Assists Both Chicago Goals On Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones assisted on both goals Saturday night in a losing effort. Jones played almost 30 minutes on Saturday with two defenders out of the lineup. Defensively, he has been put in many unenviable positions. However, from a fantasy standpoint, Jones keeps producing points. He now has 21 in 23 games. Jones […]

Kale Clague Picked Up Off Waivers By Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens claimed former Los Angeles Kings defenseman Kale Clague off waivers on Saturday. Clague was the King's second-round pick in the 2016 NHL draft. Clague contributed five assists in 11 games played with Los Angeles this season. The 23-year-old should bring much-needed relief to Montreal's lineup, as several of the team's defensemen are […]

Evan Bouchard Extends Point Streak To Three Games Friday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard increased his point streak to three games on Friday night with two more points. Bouchard may continue to be brought on a bit slowly for some, but the results are staggering. The defenseman scored a goal early in the second period. He then set up Edmonton's third goal scored by […]

Adam Larsson Scores Against Former Team Friday

Seattle Kraken defenseman Adam Larsson normally blocks a good number of shots and plays a steady brand of defense. On Friday night, Larsson scored midway into the first period to give Seattle a 2-1 lead at the time. The defenseman had two shots on goal, two hits, and five blocked shots on Friday in 21:48 […]

Ryan Graves Nets Two Points On Friday Night

New Jersey Devils defenseman Ryan Graves assisted on one goal and scored another in Friday's 8-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Graves had two shots on goal, two hits, and one blocked shot. Also, he was one of the few New Jersey players with an even plus-minus on Friday night. That was in 20:04 of […]

Connor Murphy Enters Concussion Protocol

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy was hurt in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over Washington and is in concussion protocol. He was rocked by a big hit from Alex Ovechkin just seconds into the second period. Murphy has been skating on the second defensive pairing for Chicago, logging the third-most ice time on the team with […]

Erik Karlsson Lights The Lamp In Overtime Thursday

San Jose Sharks veteran defenseman Erik Karlsson scored in overtime to beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday. Karlsson has logged five points in his last five games. In this stretch, he has scored a total of two goals in the previous two Sharks contests. The Swedish native has compiled five goals and eight […]