Otto Porter Struggles With Shot In Loss

Washington Wizards small forward Otto Porter was limited to just five points over 22 minutes in Friday's 116-112 loss against the Sacramento Kings. He hit just 2-for-6 from the field while chipping in with three rebounds, two assists and two turnovers. With OPJ struggling with his shot, Kelly Oubre Jr. came off the bench and picked […]

Kelly Oubre Jr. Gets Extended Playing Time In Loss

Washington Wizards small forward Kelly Oubre Jr. finished with 22 points across 29 minutes off the bench in Friday's 116-112 loss against the Sacramento Kings. He added nine rebounds, two assists, a steal and a blocked shot with just one turnover while going 8-for-13 from the field, including an impressive 5-for-8 from the perimeter. Oubre […]

Ian Mahinmi Back In Action on Friday Night

Washington Wizards center Ian Mahinmi (center) returned to the lineup for Friday's 116-112 loss against the Sacramento Kings. He finished with just four points, five rebounds, two steals and an assist across 19 minutes. Mahinmi could see a decent amount of playing time until Dwight Howard (back) is able to return. However, it's likely Markieff […]

Markieff Morris Goes For Baker's Dozen In Loss

Washington Wizards power forward Markieff Morris finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, two blocked shots and an assist in Friday's 116-112 loss against the Sacramento Kings across 37 minutes. He was a very effective 6-for-10 from the field, although he struggled at the free-throw line missing both of his attempts. He did get whistled for […]

Luc Mbah a Moute Sidelined For Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers forward Luc Mbah a Moute (knee) missed Friday's game against the Houston Rockets due to a sore knee. His absence, and the struggles of Marcin Gortat, meant Montrezl Harrell was able to play as many minutes as he could handle and he excelled. For now, consider Mbah a Moute day to day. […]

Carmelo Anthony Makes First Start With Rockets

Houston Rockets small forward Carmelo Anthony made his first start of the season in Friday's 133-113 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers. He stepped up his game with a season-high 24 points, hitting 8-for-18 from the field, including 6-for-10 from behind the 3-point line. He added two rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal while […]

Milos Teodosic Chips In Across The Board In Win

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Milos Teodosic posted eight points with seven rebounds and five assists over 17 minutes in Friday's 133-113 win against the Houston Rockets. He was an effective 3-for-4 from the field, including 2-for-3 from the perimeter, and he only turned it over twice with a solid plus-19 rating. Teodosic has been […]

Marcin Gortat Has Ugly Scoreless Performance

Los Angeles Clippers center Marcin Gortat went scoreless across 16 minutes with six rebounds, an assist and three turnovers in Friday's 133-113 win against the Houston Rockets. Gortat was given the quick hook, as he didn't take very good care of the basketball. Montrezl Harrell and Mike Scott absorbed the available minutes in the frontcourt […]

Danilo Gallinari Has Another Solid Shooting Night

Los Angeles Clippers small forward Danilo Gallinari finished Friday's 133-113 win against the Houston Rockets with 16 points across 21 minutes. He was a very effective 4-for-5 from the field, including 1-for-2 from behind the three-point line, while going a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. He also chipped in with five rebounds, an assist […]

Nene Hilario Out Until At Least Mid-November

Houston Rockets center Nene Hilario (calf) will be sidelined at least two more weeks before he is re-evaluated. He still hasn't made his regular season debut, and apparently he suffered some sort of a setback in his recovery. With Nene on the shelf, the Rockets have had to soldier on without a true backup center […]

James Ennis Nursing Hamstring Strain

Houston Rockets swingman James Ennis (hamstring) will miss at least one more game after being diagnosed with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. He missed Friday's game with the Los Angeles Clippers, and he will be sidelined at least through the weekend before he is re-evaluated. For those in deeper weekly fantasy leagues, you'll probably want […]

Lou Williams Bounces Back In A Big Way

Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Lou Williams posted 23 points across 26 minutes off the bench in Friday's 133-113 win against the Houston Rockets. He was a very efficient 7-for-9 from the field, including 3-for-4 from behind the three-point, while going 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. He also chipped in with three assists and a […]

Montrezl Harrell Hangs Career-High 30 Points On Former Team

Los Angeles Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell scored a career-high 30 points across just 28 minutes off the bench in Friday's 133-113 road win against the Houston Rockets, his former team. Harrell was very effective from the floor, hitting 8-for-13, and he was 14-for-15 from the free-throw line, too. He also added six rebounds, two […]

Teuvo Teravainen Posts Two Points In Friday's Home Win

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Teuvo Teravainen went for a goal, an assist, a plus-one rating and he tied a team best with five shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 shootout win against the San Jose Sharks. The 24-year-old Finnish winger has been hot, posting two goals with 10 points over his past nine games and […]

Brock McGinn Provides Late-Game Heroics In Win

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Brock McGinn posted an unassisted goal midway through the second period in regulation and he notched the game-winning tally in the shootout Friday in a 4-3 victory against the San Jose Sharks. He also chipped in with a plus-1 rating, blocked shot and a hit. It likely felt great for McGinn, […]

Dougie Hamilton Earns His First Carolina Goal

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton picked up a goal with a plus-one rating, five shots on goal, two blocked shots and two hits across 21:06 of ice time in Friday's 4-3 shootout win against the San Jose Sharks. It was Hamilton's first goal in a Hurricanes sweater, and he entered the game scoreless over the […]

Micheal Ferland Working On Five-Game Run

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Micheal Ferland posted an assist with a plus-one rating, a blocked shot, a minor penalty and a game-best seven hits across 16:58 of ice time in Friday's 4-3 shootout win against the San Jose Sharks. He had his four-game goal-scoring streak snapped, but he has posted at least one point in […]

Sebastian Aho Extends Point Streak To 10 Games

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Sebastian Aho picked up an assist with a plus-one rating in Friday's 4-3 shootout win against the San Jose Sharks, extending his point streak to 10 games. It's the second-longest point streak in Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes history to start a season, behind only Ron Francis' 11-game streak to begin the 1984-85 […]

Petr Mrazek Picks Up Victory At Home On Friday

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek allowed three goals on 23 shots in Friday's 4-3 victory against the San Jose Sharks. Mrazek fell behind 2-0 after the first period, and 3-1 midway through the second, but the offense bailed him out and the goaltender stepped up his game in the third period, overtime and the shootout. […]

Timo Meier Extends Point Streak To Seven Games

San Jose Sharks center Timo Meier scored a goal with a team-high six shots on net in Friday's 4-3 loss on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes. He also blocked a shot while delivering a hit in his 17:58 of ice time. The Swiss-born pivot is now working on a seven-game point streak, posting five […]

Brent Burns Picks Up Pair Of Helpers In Loss

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns picked up a pair of assists with three shots on goal and three blocked shots over 27:12 of ice time in Friday's 4-3 loss on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes. Burns has managed two goals with 10 assists during his current seven-game point streak after opening the season […]

Aaron Dell Coughs Up Four Goals In Road Loss

San Jose Sharks goaltender Aaron Dell allowed three goals on 41 shots in Friday's 4-3 road loss against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Sharks staked him to a 2-0 lead through the first period, and a 3-1 lead midway through the second, but he was unable to hold it. It was just his third appearance of […]

Andreas Athanasiou Gets On The Board Friday

Detroit Red Wings center Andreas Athanasiou posted a power-play goal to open the scoring in a 2-1 home loss against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. He gave his team a short-lived lead, but the rest of his teammates were unable to scratch out any offense. After managing just one assist over his first five […]

Jimmy Howard Makes 38 Stops In Home Loss

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard did a great job in Friday's 2-1 home loss against the Winnipeg Jets, allowing just two goals on 40 shots. However, the offense was unable to give him much in the way of goal support. After some ugly performances early on, he has settled down a bit and allowed […]

Kyle Connor Bags Goal Near His Hometown

Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor scored a goal on three shots across 17:57 of ice time in Friday's 2-1 victory against the Detroit Red Wings. The 21-year-old grew up in nearby Clinton Township, Michigan. More importantly, Connor now has five goals and 10 points through his first 11 games, including a goal with five […]

Dustin Byfuglien Wins It With Milestone Point

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien scored with 6:45 to go in regulation to snap a 2-1 tie in a win against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. The goal gave him 500 points for his NHL career, too. The Jets will have just three total games between now and Nov. 9, as they play […]

Laurent Brossoit Picks Up His Third Victory Of Season

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit allowed just one goal on 28 shots in Friday's 2-1 road victory against the Detroit Red Wings. Brossoit improved to 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and stellar .957 save percentage through three starts this season. Brossoit isn't going to push 2018 Vezina Trophy finalist Connor Hellebuyck out of the […]

William Karlsson Lights Lamp Again In Loss

Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson picked up a power-play goal in Friday's 3-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Fantasy owners were a bit concerned when he opened the season with no goals over his first six games. However, he has three goals and five points across his past four games. Last season he […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Takes Another Loss On Friday

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury allowed three goals on 23 shots in Friday's 3-2 setback at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning. After a three-game win streak, Fleury dropped a shootout against the Canucks on Wednesday and then this one. Last season the Golden Knights were 8-2-0 through 10 games, and they didn't lose […]

Tyler Johnson Snaps Scoreless Skid With Goal

Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson picked up an unassisted goal to open the scoring in the first period of Friday's 3-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights. The diminutive center snapped a four-game goal drought which stretched back to Oct. 16 when he had a hat trick against the Carolina Hurricanes. Despite the recent […]