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Kevin Harvick Shows His Might At Kansas
Kevin Harvick and his Stewart-Haas Racing car were quite strong on Sunday as he finished third at the Hollywood Casino 400. Harvick finished sixth after Stage 1 and fifth after Stage 2. He was fairly consistent throughout the 267 lap race. He never could get by the Hendrick cars but was good enough to end […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoChase Elliott Finishes Second Sunday
Chase Elliott kept fighting and fighting all afternoon through the raindrops and all. In the end, Elliott and his No. 9 car scraped the wall and got within a few seconds but no further at Kansas. As a result, Elliott wound up second on Sunday at the Hollywood Casino 400. With other drivers having much […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Larson Dominates Yet Again At Kansas
Kyle Larson led nearly half the laps on Sunday and took the checkered flag at the Hollywood Casino 400. Overall, the No. 5 car led 131 laps and held off Chase Elliott by more than three seconds. This gave the Hendrick Motorsports Racing driver his ninth victory on the season. It also further rearranged the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJakob Chychrun Contributes Other Ways in Arizona Loss
For Jakob Chychrun, it was a long night as the Arizona Coyotes lost yet again. This time it was a shutout defeat at the hands of the New York Islanders. Chychrun attempted six shots and four went on net. The problem is the defender only had one, maybe two quality chances the entire game. This […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoClayton Keller Held Without Point in Arizona Defeat
Clayton Keller did have several good opportunities on Saturday night versus the New York Islanders. Now, he had four shots on goal with a half-dozen attempts, four scoring chances, and he even won and lost one faceoff each. It was an interesting night for the forward who had to feel like no matter what he […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKarel Vejmelka Allows Three Goals in Saturday Night Loss
Karel Vejmelka did not have the worst night but did not have the best one either. Vejmelka stopped 21 of 24 shots on Saturday night against the New York Islanders. Again, the Arizona Coyotes' goaltender received little or no support. It will be interesting what Arizona does going forward with their goaltending situation. One thing […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoCal Clutterbuck Nets Game Winning Goal in Islanders' Victory
Cal Clutterbuck scored some kind of goal for the first tally of the night in Arizona. The winger got eight hits in all on the night as he constantly punished the Arizona Coyotes all game long. Clutterbuck played less than 14 minutes yet still carried an immense impact on the game, Saturday night. Besides the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBrock Nelson's Two Points Keys New York Islanders' Win
Brock Nelson got a bit of a break on Saturday when he was paired with Kyle Palmieri. The result was three shots on goal, three scoring chances, a goal, and an assist. That helped the New York Islanders stay ahead of the Arizona Coyotes. The center played 17:53 on Saturday but only eight seconds total […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoIlya Sorokin Shuts Out Arizona Coyotes Saturday Night
Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 shots in all on Saturday night against the Arizona Coyotes. The New York Islanders' goaltender nabbed his first shutout of the season. His numbers in the last three games have been excellent. Those statistics include a 1.32 goals-against-average, a .959 save percentage, and a 2-0-1 record. The injury to Semyon Varlamov […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Okposo Continues Hot Stretch with Another Assist
Kyle Okposo assisted on the Dylan Cozens power-play goal during the first period. That gave him four points in five games for the right-winger. Let's face it. The right-winger has enjoyed quite the start to the season. His possession numbers hovered around 60% despite being deployed in the offensive zone just 42% of the time. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDylan Cozens Scores Power Play Tally in Defeat
Dylan Cozens had another rather solid night for the Buffalo Sabres against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. The center scored on the power play during his one shift on the man advantage. He generated a couple of scoring chances as well. The key for Cozens was keeping things simple under the most challenging of […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDustin Tokarski Plays Well in Loss to New Jersey
The Buffalo Sabres goalie, Dustin Tokarski, played incredible on Saturday night. He stopped 31 of 33 shots in all during the 2-1 overtime loss. Buffalo was badly outplayed after the first period. Overall, the Sabres yielded 14 high-danger scoring chances including nine during the second stanza. Tokarski stood tall stopping all nine. It was a […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoPavel Zacha Wins One for New Jersey in Overtime
Pavel Zacha was invisible at stretches for the early portion of tonight's game. However, he was there when the game was on the line. Zacha was able to convert an opportunity midway into overtime to give New Jersey its third win of the season out of four games. Zacha played over 18 minutes on Saturday […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNico Hischier Finally Lights Lamp and It Counts
Nico Hischier had a few goals disallowed in the early going this year. However, down 1-0, Hischier took a beating and looked very hurt. Yet, he soldiered on and found a way to score on the power play. That power-play goal tied the game at 1 and paved the way for the overtime heroics. Hischier […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNico Daws Shines for New Jersey in Unexpected Start
Nico Daws was pressed into duty after the ineffectiveness of Scott Wedgewood on Thursday against Washington. For the first 20 minutes, New Jersey fell behind 1-0 but Daws stood tall. He was able to make 24 saves in all. Eventually, the Devils tied the game in the third period. Then, New Jersey won in overtime […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks for 10/24 - PrizePicks
Hello once again everyone! We hit the Kansas Motor Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 this week and another edition of NASCAR DFS on PrizePicks. Now, that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNASCAR DFS Prop Picks: Hollywood Casino 400 - Monkey Knife Fight
Sunday afternoon features the eighth race of the Chase at Kansas Motor Speedway. The Hollywood Casino 400 is raced on a 1.5-mile tri-oval track. Monkey Knife Fight has an extremely easy fantasy point system: 0.1 points for each lap led and then a set amount of points for their position (20 for 1st place, 19 […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoConor Garland One to Watch for Vancouver Canucks
Conor Garland has performed well this season for the Vancouver Canucks. About the only thing he has not excelled at is shots on goal. He has just eight in five games for Vancouver. However, he does have two goals and four assists in October. He is averaging 17:21 ATOI for 2021-22. His career average is […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoJosh Bailey Gets Promoted to Islanders' Top Line Saturday Night
Josh Bailey was slotted into the top line on Saturday night ahead of their game against the Arizona Coyotes. Bailey will be playing once again with Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal. The right-winger has struggled mightily with just one assist in four games. Worse, he has just three shots on four attempts despite playing over […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKyle Palmieri Dropped to New York Second Line Saturday
Kyle Palmieri wound up being dropped to a line with Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson on Saturday night. The right-winger has struggled a bit with just two assists on the season and 11 shots on goal. Barry Trotz is looking for a spark as he continues to tinker with his lines to boost production. The […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoThatcher Demko Expected to Start in Net Against Seattle
Thatcher Demko will likely get the nod on Saturday night as the Vancouver Canucks travel down to Seattle to face the Seattle Kraken. The goaltender has two wins on the season in four decisions - one loss and one post-regulation defeat. Demko has looked good in the early going with a 2.66 goals-against-average and a […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoPhilipp Grubauer Starts Home Opener for Seattle on Saturday
Philipp Grubauer makes his home debut start on Saturday night against the Vancouver Canucks. . The rival Smythe Division foes will face off for the first time in a meeting that counts for two points. Grubauer has not gotten off to the best of starts and neither have the Seattle Kraken. The starting goalie has […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoKarel Vejmelka to Start for Arizona Coyotes Saturday Night
The Arizona Coyotes will look to Karel Vejmelka to get their first win on the season against the New York Islanders. Vejmelka has made three appearances in October. He has a 0-1-1 record with a 2.82 goals-against-average and .908 save percentage. Vejmelka nearly did get that win in his debut start versus the Buffalo Sabres. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoNHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (10/23): Value Plays, Goalies, Stacks
The NHL season approaches the end of week number two! 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 game NHL contests on both DraftKings and […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAric Almirola Could Move Up At Kansas
While Aric Almirola has plenty of risks, he did finish 13th or better in three of his previous four results at Kansas. 2017 even saw him end up 9th which was a +16 place differential. The Stewart Haas Racing driver could have the Kevin Harvick build in use for Sunday too. Though he has never […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoBubba Wallace One To Avoid At Kansas
Bubba Wallace has seen Kansas not be all that kind to the racing driver. As a matter of fact, the 23XI Racing driver has never finished better than 18th. That 2020 Fall race was his best place differential at +6. He starts 27th and could move up a little but even that seems not so […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoAlex Bowman Has Place-Differential Possibilities At Kansas
Alex Bowman is the one Hendricks Motorsports Racing driver that has been forgotten some. Bowman will start the Sunday afternoon race at Kansas from the 25th position. The No. 48 car has four top-ten results in his previous seven races. That translates to an average finish of 9.86. That is right near Kyle Larson's 9.6. […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoErik Jones A More Intriguing Option At Kansas
Erik Jones begins this Kansas race from the 17th position on Sunday afternoon. That may be good news based on his 10.14 average finish. That includes five top-ten results in his previous seven races on the 1.5-mile speedway. The risk lies in the fact that with the Richard Petty Motorsports driver ended 25th during the […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoDaniel Suarez Likely To Fall At Kansas On Sunday
Daniel Suarez and Trackhouse Racing have the Spring race at Kansas kind of figured out. However, when the leaves fall and the weather changes, so do the fortunes. Suarez has ended up outside the top-20 all four times. Suarez has never led a lap on the track but worse, the No. 99 car likely intrigued […]
Chris Wassel 3 years agoMatt DiBenedetto Does Have DFS Upside At Kansas
Matt DiBenedetto and his time with Wood Brothers Racing is almost at an end. However, one of his best results of the season was a fourth-place at Kansas. Lost in the shuffle is this. DiBenedetto finished in 15th (2019 Fall race). Then, there was the 12th last Fall. In that race, the No. 21 driver […]
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