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Former NCAA DIII hockey player turned professional hockey watcher. Passionate for the NHL and all things fantasy hockey, I aim to provide you with analysis that can turn your league buy-in into a championship pay out.
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Tristan Jarry Starts For Pittsburgh On Tuesday
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will make his fourth consecutive start as his team welcomes the Tampa Bay Lightning to town on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old is set to face the Bolts for the second time in two weeks - having won the first contest while stopping 26 of 28 shots against in a 6-2... Read More
Sidney Crosby Remains Out On Tuesday
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby will remain sidelined on Tuesday as his team squares off against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 34-year-old, who underwent wrist surgery back in early September, has been skating with the Penguins this week and appears to be close to returning to action. Despite missing at least six of his team's... Read More
Samuel Girard Out Versus Vegas On Tuesday
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard will not take the ice as his team takes on the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday. Girard is currently battling an undisclosed injury and has been labeled as day-to-day. The Quebec native has had a difficult time generating offense in the early part of the campaign, having registered just... Read More
Thatcher Demko Gets Nod Versus Wild
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will be in between the pipes as his team hosts the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old is fresh off a solid performance in the Seattle Kraken's home opener on Saturday in which he allowed just two goals on 31 shots against in the contest. Expected to take another... Read More
Carter Hutton Out For 2-4 Weeks Due To Injury
Arizona Coyotes goaltender Carter Hutton will be sidelined for the next 2-4 weeks with a lower-body injury. Hutton suffered the injury in the opening frame and did not return to the game after the first intermission. The 35-year-old (owned in 2% of Yahoo! league) is not off to a great start in his debut season... Read More
Connor Hellebuyck Starts For Jets On Tuesday
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will take the crease as his team faces off versus the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. The 28-year-old is coming off his second win of the campaign on Saturday versus the Predators, a game in which he allowed four goals on 30 shots against. It's been a bit of a bumpy... Read More
Mike Hoffman Gets Green Light For Montreal
Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Hoffman will make his season debut as his team faces off against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. The 31-year-old had missed the entirety of training camp and the Canadiens' first three games of the campaign due to a lower-body injury. Inked to a three-year, $13.5 million deal with... Read More
Braden Holtby Back In Net In Pittsburgh
Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby will make his third start in four games as his team closes out a road trip versus the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Signed as an unrestricted free agent over the summer, Holtby has been great in his first two starts with the Stars - posting a 2.26 goals-against average and... Read More
Blake Wheeler Out For Jets On Tuesday
Winnipeg Jets forward Blake Wheeler will not dress for his team's road matchup versus the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Wheeler did not skate with the Jets in Monday's practice after testing positive for COVID-19, and he will be out indefinitely as a result. The Minnesota native has played in just two games thus far in... Read More
Martin Jones To Make Flyers Debut On Wednesday
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will make his season debut in between the pipes when the Boston Bruins come to town on Wednesday. The 31-year-old, who signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the Flyers over the offseason, is looking to right the ship on a career that has taken a bit of downward turn... Read More
Juuse Saros Set To Start Versus Kings
Nashville Predators goaltender Juuse Saros will man the crease as his team plays host to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old picked up his second consecutive loss on Saturday but looked strong en route to stopping 29 of 31 shots against in a 3-2 defeat to Carolina. Coming off a very impressive... Read More
Quinn Hughes Listed As Questionable For Tuesday
Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes (undisclosed) is considered questionable to play as his team takes on the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. The Canucks have not released any details in regards to the injury or when it might have occurred but the 22-year-old skated 29:09 in his team's last game versus the Red Wings on... Read More
J.T. Miller Leads Canucks Past Flyers On Friday
Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller played a critical role in his team clawing out the full two points versus the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday, tallying a goal and two assists in the victory. In addition to his three-point night, Miller also potted the shootout winner and added two shots and three hits in 23:55 of... Read More
Jack Hughes Buries Two Goals In Friday's Win
New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes registered a pair of goals as his team picked up a 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday. The 20-year-old tallied his first goal late in the middle frame and then capped off the contest with the overtime game-winner on a beautiful individual effort. Entering his third... Read More
William Nylander Buries Game-Winner On Wednesday
Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander deposited his first goal of the campaign on Wednesday, helping elevate his team to a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. The 25-year-old was the difference-maker in this one, tallying the eventual game-winning goal 1:06 into the final frame. Nylander also recorded a plus-one rating, two penalty minutes, five... Read More
Alex Ovechkin Records Four Points In Opener
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin registered a pair of goals and added two assists as his team defeated the visiting New York Rangers on Wednesday night. With his two-goal performance, Ovechkin tied and then passed Marcel Dionne for fifth all-time in the NHL in goals scored (732). Entering the contest as a game-time decision due... Read More
Max Pacioretty Logs Three Points In Season Opener
Vegas Golden Knights forward Max Pacioretty recorded a pair of goals and added an assist as his team took down the visiting Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night. The 32-year-old showcased why fantasy owners took him with the 36th overall pick in Yahoo! leagues during the preseason - also registering a plus-three rating and a game-high... Read More
Ryan Donato Scores First Goal In Kraken History
Seattle Kraken forward Ryan Donato registered the first goal in his team's franchise history on Tuesday. The 25-year-old buried a loose puck off a net-front scramble 11:32 into the middle frame of his team's eventual 4-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. The 25-year-old, who signed with the Kraken as a free agent over the... Read More
Mark Giordano Named First Captain For Kraken
The Seattle Kraken named defenseman Mark Giordano as the franchise's first ever captain on Monday. The 38-year-old, who had spent his entire 15-year NHL career in Calgary prior to getting selected by the Kraken in the expansion draft over the offseason, is expected to debut on the team's top defensive pair (alongside Adam Larsson) on... Read More
Alex Ovechkin Listed As Questionable For Season Opener
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has been listed as questionable ahead of his team's first game of the campaign on Wednesday. The 36-year-old, who is considered day-to-day, suffered a lower-body injury in a preseason contest versus the Philadelphia Flyers last week. Ovechkin hasn't been able to eclipse the point-per-game mark over the past two seasons... Read More
Auston Matthews Expected To Miss Three Games
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (wrist) will be sidelined for at least the first three games of the season next week. Matthews, who underwent wrist surgery back in August, has been skating with his team over the past few weeks. The 24-year-old is coming off the best season of his young NHL career in... Read More
Zach Kassian Considered Questionable For Season Opener
Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Kassian (concussion protocol) has been listed as day-to-day and remains questionable for his team's season opener versus the Canucks on Wednesday. Kassian sustained the head injury in a fight in a preseason game last week and had been skating on the Oilers' third line for much of training camp. The 30-year-old... Read More
Erik Gustafsson Signs With Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed defenseman Erik Gustafsson to a one-year, $800k contract on Sunday. The 29-year-old, who was previously on a PTO with the New York Islanders, will begin his second stint in Chicago - the organization in which he posted his career-best 60-point season back in 2018-2019. Gustafsson will likely play on the... Read More
Olli Juolevi Traded To Florida
The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Olli Juolevi from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Noah Juulsen and Juho Lammikko on Sunday. The 23-year-old, who the Canucks selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, had battled injuries with the club and failed to lock down a regular role on the team's blue... Read More
Colin White Out For 4-6 Months Due To Injury
Ottawa Senators forward Colin White will be sidelined for the next 4-6 months after suffering a dislocated shoulder in his team's preseason contest on Monday. White is expected to get surgery to fix the shoulder and will be out until at least February. The 24-year-old, who the Sens inked to a six-year, $28.5 million contract... Read More
Pavel Francouz To Miss 3-4 Weeks With Injury
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz will be out for 3-4 weeks after sustaining a lower-body injury in a preseason game versus the Vegas Golden Knights earlier in the week. This news comes as a tough blow for Francouz, who missed the entire 2020-2021 campaign due to injury. The 31-year-old is expected to back up newly... Read More
Alex Ovechkin Departs Preseason Game With Injury
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin was forced to leave his team's preseason contest versus the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday with a lower-body injury. Ovechkin departed just 9:40 into the tilt after an awkward hit on Flyers forward Travis Konecny. The 36-year-old will reportedly get re-evaluated on Saturday and should be considered day-to-day for now. Ovechkin... Read More
Blake Coleman Suspended One Game
Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman has been banned for one preseason and one regular season contest following a boarding penalty in his team's preseason game on Wednesday night. The 29-year-old, who is coming off two consecutive Stanley Cup Championships with the Lightning, inked a six-year, $29.4 million ($4.9 mil AAV) with Calgary over the summer.... Read More
Aleksander Barkov Inks Eight-Year Contract Extension
The Florida Panthers signed franchise center Aleksander Barkov to an eight-year, $80 million ($10 million average annual value) contract extension on Friday. The 26-year-old, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2021-2022 season, will now remain a Panther through the 2029-2030 campaign. Barkov has established himself as one... Read More
Carey Price Enters Player Assistance Program
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will be out indefinitely after voluntarily entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program on Thursday. The 34-year-old was already set to miss the start of the season while still recovering from off-season knee surgery. Price posted a 12-7-5 record to go along with a 2.64 goals-against average and a .901 save... Read More
