Adam Boqvist Breaks Out In Losing Effort Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist was paired a good bit with Zach Werenski on Saturday night. Boqvist scored two goals and assisted on a third as he figured into all of the Blue Jackets' scoring. Two of his three points came on the man advantage. The young defenseman had a power-play assist in the […]

Vladimir Tarasenko Turns Playmaker On Saturday Night

St. Louis Blues right-winger Vladimir Tarasenko took a page from teammate Robert Thomas on Saturday. Tarasenko set up three goals en route to a 6-3 St. Louis win. The forward had two shots on goal and a couple of scoring chances. However, it was his passing that created the headlines. He set up Pavel Buchnevich […]

Ivan Barbashev Joins The Party With Two Goals Saturday

St. Louis Blues center Ivan Barbashev was flanked by Pavel Buchnevich and Vladimir Tarasenko on Saturday. They created havoc as even Ivan Barbashev scored twice in just over 17 minutes of ice time. He managed three shots on net and a blocked shot. Mind you, all the damage was done at even strength. The St. […]

Pavel Buchnevich Nets Three Points In Win Saturday

St. Louis Blues right-winger Pavel Buchnevich scored twice and added an assist on Saturday night. His effort helped St. Louis defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3. Not only was the Russian +4 on the night, he fired five shots on goal and had four scoring chances as well. Buchnevich and Vladimir Tarasenko connected directly during […]

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Joins Edmonton's Twenty Point Club Saturday

Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins notched his 20th point of the season on Saturday night. It was just Nugent-Hopkins' second goal of the season to go with 18 assists in 20 games played. The center had been averaging nearly 2.4 shots per game which is pretty close to what his average has been the past […]

Bowen Byram Returns To Lineup Saturday For Colorado

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram returns to the Colorado Avalanche lineup on Saturday night versus the Nashville Predators. This is after missing six games due to a head injury. Byram last played on November 11th against Vancouver when he took a nasty shot to the head. At first, it did not seem like it was […]

Kailer Yamamoto Banged Up After Big Hit Saturday

Edmonton Oilers right-winger Kailer Yamamoto exits the game during the second period on Saturday night after taking a nasty hit. The forward got clipped by Brayden McNabb and could be seen visibly angry going down the tunnel. Yamamoto was laboring and looked in much discomfort. His situation will have to be monitored closely. In 19 […]

Connor Hellebuyck Tries To Snap Winnipeg Losing Streak Saturday

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will get another start on Saturday versus the Calgary Flames. The Flames lead the Pacific Division with a 12-3-5 mark while the Jets have lost five straight games. Hellebuyck has not been awful over his last five games played. He is 1-3-1 but only allowed more than two goals in […]

David Rittich Starts For Second Time This Season Saturday

Nashville Predators backup goaltender David Rittich will start on Saturday versus the Colorado Avalanche. This is his third appearance and second start for Nashville. He is 1-0 on the season with a 1.98 goals-against-average and a .933 save percentage. Overall, Rittich has stopped 42 of 45 shots on the year so far. Colorado will be […]

Jacob Markstrom Goes For Win Number Nine Saturday

Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom makes his 16th start of the season on Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets. The Flames starter has won four straight starts while allowing just six goals in a little over 240 minutes of action. He sports a 1.73 goals-against-average and a .940 save percentage to go along with five shutouts […]

David Perron Misses Game Saturday Due To Injury

St. Louis Blues left-winger David Perron was held out of Saturday night's game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets due to an upper-body injury. Perron suffered the injury on Friday night against the Chicago Blackhawks. The fact that the game was a back-to-back was significant. Almost with Klim Kostin being out, this forced Craig Berube to […]

Jonas Johansson Goes For Second Win Of Season Saturday

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Jonas Johansson starts on Saturday night against the Nashville Predators. Johansson is 1-1-1 this season with the Avalanche after going 5-1-1 last year as a backup to Philipp Grubauer. The Swedish goalie has struggled a bit with a 3.23 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. He got the decision against Anaheim […]

Joonas Korpisalo Gets Turn In Goal For Columbus Saturday

Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo starts in goal against Ville Husso of the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Korpisalo has allowed three or more goals in his last five starts. The last time out versus the Buffalo Sabres saw him stop just 29 of 33 shots in a 5-4 win. It just has […]

Braden Holtby Will Start In Goal For Dallas Saturday

Dallas Stars goaltender Braden Holtby will start in net against Scott Wedgewood and the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night. Jake Oettinger gets the night off after Dallas stopped the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Friday. Holtby did see some time in net last night after Oettinger had to go through concussion protocol. Holtby stopped four shots […]

NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (11/27): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks

The NHL season approaches the end of week number seven as well as the end of November! Some hockey trends have established themselves but many are still to come. 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 […]

Nick Bonino Scores Again For San Jose

San Jose Sharks center Nick Bonino put another puck into the back of the net on Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It turned out to be the only goal scored for San Jose in their 4-1 home loss. Bonino even had four shots on goal and three scoring chances. This was his second goal […]

Timo Meier Blasts Away But Comes Up Empty Friday

San Jose Sharks right-winger Timo Meier just kept firing pucks on goal Friday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Meier had seven shots on nine attempts while racking up six scoring chances. If not for Joseph Woll, the winger may have scored two or three times. It was that kind of night for Meier. He did […]

James Reimer Lasts Half A Game Versus Toronto

San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer faced his original former team on Friday but did not stick around very long. Toronto peppered Reimer with 17 shots on goal and got four pucks past their former goalie. The Sharks defense just could not keep up with the Maple Leafs or clear rebounds away. The result was […]

John Tavares Scores On Power Play Friday

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares netted his tenth goal of the season on Friday against the San Jose Sharks. His power-play goal was the third via the man advantage. If that was not enough, Tavares added an assist on the opening goal of the night just 32 seconds in. The center now has 20 […]

William Nylander Takes Bite Out Of Sharks With Two Points

Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander made up for a few lost games as he fired eight shots in San Jose on Friday. Overall, he had ten attempts on net. Nylander opened the scoring on James Reimer and his quick shot helped close the door on Reimer's night. John Tavares swiped home a Nylander rebound […]

Joseph Woll Helps Backstops Another Toronto Road Win

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll did not expect to see quite so many pucks on Friday night. However, he stopped 34 of 35 shots that came his way in the 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. That marked six straight road wins and the 11th win of the month for Toronto. Woll improved […]

Nazem Kadri Point Streak Ends At Ten

Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri strung together an impressive ten-game point streak that saw him amass 21 points in all. On Friday night, the streak ended after ten games. Kadri still had four shots on goal and four scoring chances. It was just nothing resulted in either a goal or assist. Despite the end of […]

Darcy Kuemper Played Well After Early Poor Start

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Darcy Kuemper was not horrible in goal against the Dallas Stars. However, he allowed two early goals to Joe Pavelski en route to a 3-1 defeat on the road Friday. Kuemper finally lost after winning five straight contests. The goalie stopped 19 of 22 shots overall but faced most of his work […]

Cale Makar Continues Goal Streak In Defeat

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar continued his streak on Friday with the lone goal in a 3-1 defeat to the Dallas Stars. That gave him a goal in five straight games and seven overall in that span. Makar has nine points total over the last five contests. He also had four or more shots in […]

Roope Hintz Helper Sets A Milestone In Victory

Dallas Stars left-winger Roope Hintz set up Joe Pavelski on his 400th career goal Friday night. This came during the 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Hintz's assist upped his point total to ten over the last eight games. The forward had just one point through his first ten contests. Hintz also fired three shots […]

Jake Oettinger Wins Fourth Straight Start For Dallas

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger ran his winning streak to four games after stopping 32 of 33 shots on Friday. He did miss the final 7:22 of the second period after Nicolas Aube-Kubel ran into him. The Dallas goalie saved his best work for the final stanza when he stopped 20 of 21 shots. Only […]

Joe Pavelski Milestone Highlights Two Goal Night Friday

Dallas Stars center Joe Pavelski was close to a milestone going into Friday night. Against the Colorado Avalanche, it took 91 seconds to get to 400 career goals in the NHL. Pavelski scored his first just 1:12 into the game from Jason Robertson. Then, seconds later, Roope Hintz set up Pavelski to accomplish a little […]

Anthony Beauvillier Goes Without Shot Friday

New York Islanders left-winger Anthony Beauvillier went without a shot on goal Friday despite playing more than 20 minutes of action. Against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Beauvillier generated one scoring chance and that was it. He now has gone eight games without a point and has just seven points in 16 games. It is also twice […]

Mathew Barzal Point Drought Hits Five In Latest Loss

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal disappeared on Friday night again in a 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He played more than 19 minutes and blocked one shot. That's it. That's all he did. There were no shots for the second time in three games. Barzal now has just eight points in 17 games […]

Ilya Sorokin Yields Just One Goal In Defeat

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped all but one shot on Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He made 29 saves in all and yet it still was not enough. Pittsburgh won on Long Island by a score of 1-0. What has been lost during the eight-game New York losing streak is that they have […]