Bruce Boudreau To Take Over Coaching Duties In Vancouver

Vancouver Canucks head coach Travis Green is now a former Vancouver Canucks coach. Sometime on Sunday, a decision was made by Canucks management to bring in Bruce Boudreau. Vancouver is currently dead last in the Pacific Division with an 8-15-2 record (18 points). Even worse, they are 24th in goals for and 27th in goals […]

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 […]

Joseph Woll Gets Fourth Start Of Season Sunday

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll starts on Sunday night versus the Winnipeg Jets. Toronto has been very good in support of Woll in three appearances. The backup goaltender has won all three starts and allowed just five goals. He has more than earned the right to start at least one of every back-to-back situation. […]

Jonathan Quick Back In Goal On Sunday

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick led the Kings out to warm-ups on Sunday evening versus the Edmonton Oilers. Both Quick and the Kings need a win badly. The goaltender has gone just 1-2-2 in his last five starts and Los Angeles has dropped to .500 on the season. Quick's once sterling goals-against average and […]

Mikko Koskinen Starts For Edmonton Sunday

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen gets the start versus the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. Koskinen keeps on winning. He has won three straight starts and nine of his last ten decisions overall. The Kings are just 9-9-4 on the season and a .500 team on the home or on the road. Edmonton averages […]

Vasily Podkolzin Scores Lone Goal In Defeat Saturday

Vancouver Canucks right-winger Vasily Podkolzin has had some nice moments this season. He scored the lone goal on Saturday night for Vancouver during their 4-1 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 12:53 in all including 62 seconds on the man advantage. The Russian scored 6:18 into the second period to tie the game […]

Thatcher Demko Under Siege In Home Loss Saturday

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko was in a familiar position on Saturday night as he faced 44 shots. The result was a 4-1 home defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Demko was done in by a Pittsburgh team who dominated scoring chances in the first 20 minutes. That set the tone on what […]

Tristan Jarry Gets Back In Win Column Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry did not face a lot of quality chances or shots on goal for that matter on Saturday. Honestly, Jarry probably was happy with that. He snapped a two game losing streak stopping 22 of 23 shots. It was his 11th win of the season and a nice bounce back after […]

Sidney Crosby Extends Point Streak To Five Games Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is looking more and more like the Crosby most are accustomed to seeing. He had a goal and two assists on Saturday night in Vancouver s the forward lifted his point streak to five games. The pivot now has nine of his 11 points in this span. Five of those […]

Jake Guentzel's Hat Trick Sinks Vancouver On Saturday

Pittsburgh Penguins left-winger Jake Guentzel extended his goal-scoring streak to three games in a big way on Saturday night. Guentzel scored three times in all. He had the natural hat trick and the game-winning goal. The forward had four shots on goal, and his final two tallies came on the man advantage. On the power […]

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 […]

Alex DeBrincat Pounces On Scoring Chance Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks left-winger Alex DeBrincat had a team-high six shots on Saturday night versus the New York Rangers. As the Blackhawks pulled Kevin Lankinen, DeBrincat was able to get open and beat Alexandar Georgiev with less than 90 seconds left in regulation. DeBrincat's 14th goal of the season cut the Chicago deficit to one. Even […]

Patrick Kane The Offensive Bright Spot In Loss On Saturday

Chicago Blackhawks right-winger Patrick Kane scored a goal and set up Alex DeBrincat on another in the 3-2 loss on Saturday. Kane played 22:02 while firing three shots on goal. The winger did have several quality scoring chances and his late first-period goal seemed to set the tone early. One of the forward's biggest fantasy […]

Alexandar Georgiev Steps Up In Win On Saturday

New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev was pressed into duty again on Saturday after Igor Shesterkin was placed on the injured reserve. Georgiev helped New York hold on to a 1-0 shutout on Friday night then won on Saturday night. The goalie stopped 25 of 27 shots in securing his third win of the season […]

Artemi Panarin Nets Game Winning Goal Saturday

New York Rangers left-winger Artemi Panarin scored late in the third period on Saturday against the Chicago Blackhawks. It was the third unanswered goal for New York who benefitted from Panarin's two assists earlier in the game. That included one power-play point. Earlier in the season, the issue was a lack of even-strength points from […]

Ryan Strome Racks Up Three More Points In Victory

New York Rangers center Ryan Strome scored once and assisted on New York's other two goals on Saturday night. This helped the Rangers edge the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-2. Strome had two shots on goal on the night. The only concern was from the face-off dot, where Strome won just 13% of […]

Malcolm Subban Injured After Allowing Six Goals Sunday

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Malcolm Subban made his debut on Saturday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. He was traded from the Chicago Blackhawks to Buffalo earlier in the week. The night, needless to say, did not go very well. Subban allowed six goals on just 25 shots before he succumbed to an injury midway into the […]

Zemgus Girgensons Nets Power-Play Goal On Saturday

Buffalo Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons scored a power-play goal on Saturday in Buffalo's 6-2 defeat against the Carolina Hurricanes. Girgensons scored with less than 26 seconds left in the second period to cut Buffalo's deficit to three at the time. He had three shots on goal and delivered four hits on the night. Girgensons snapped […]

Vincent Trocheck's Three-Point Night Ends In Misconduct

Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck had an eventful night in just 9:16 of ice time on Saturday. Trocheck scored a goal and added two assists. His unassisted goal at 4:16 of the second period made the score 4-1 for Carolina. Two of Trocheck's three points came within 24 seconds of each other as Trocheck set […]

Sebastian Aho Delivers Three Assists On Saturday

Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho was quite the playmaker on Saturday night. He dished out three assists against the Buffalo Sabres. Furthermore, he had four shots on goal, a takeaway, and was.a +3 on the night. This was all in 18:45 of ice time. Aho set up Teuvo Teravainen twice and Nino Niederreiter once. The […]

Teuvo Teravainen's Two Goals Help Carolina Snap Skid

Carolina Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen hit the turbo button on Saturday night as he scored twice against the Buffalo Sabres. The Finnish winger opened the scoring at 2:16 of the first period when he scored on a pass from Sebastian Aho. Early in the third period, he ended any hopes of a Buffalo comeback when […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (12/4): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number eight as well as the start of December! Some fun twists are definitely to come as trends are establishing themselves. As always, I'll give you the best tools to succeed and the info you need to build the best lineups possible for your GPP and cash […]

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 […]

Connor McDavid Adds Two More Points Friday In Seattle

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid tallied two points in a losing effort on Friday night against the Seattle Kraken. McDavid scored midway through the third period thanks to a nice pass from Leon Draisaitl. The duo barely left the ice for the last five minutes of regulation as Edmonton tried to find the equalizer. They […]

Leon Draisaitl Scores Power-Play Goal On Friday

Edmonton Oilers center Leon Draisaitl scored a goal on the man advantage Friday in the 4-3 loss to the Seattle Kraken. Draisaitl opened Edmonton's scoring 6:41 into the first period as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins found him wide open in the right slot. The center did not miss. Draisaitl would later add an assist on Connor McDavid's […]

Yanni Gourde Extends Point Streak To Four Games Friday

Seattle Kraken center Yanni Gourde likes playing the Edmonton Oilers. His goal just 49 seconds into the game on Friday opened the scoring. The quick strike came off a nice pass by Ryan Donato. Now, Gourde's defense was more the focus as the game wore on. He was on the ice for most of the […]

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 […]

Philipp Grubauer Helps Hold Off Oilers Friday

Seattle Kraken goaltender Philipp Grubauer continued his solid play at home while stopping 29 of 32 shots Friday night. He made several key saves during the third period of Seattle's 4-3 win versus the Edmonton Oilers. Grubauer came into the game with a .908 save percentage at home. He wound up with a .906 save […]

Adam Henrique Leaves Game Friday With Lower-Body Injury

Anaheim Ducks center Adam Henrique played less than 10 minutes on Friday night against the Calgary Flames. He left the game during the second period due to a lower-body injury. It is believed that the injury may have occurred after an Erik Gudbranson hit before the end of the first period. Henrique took several shifts […]