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Mikael Backlund Rejoins Lineup For Sunday's Matchup
Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund (undisclosed) is good to go on Sunday against Toronto. The veteran forward missed Calgary's 3-2 loss against Edmonton on Friday and wasn't at Saturday's practice, but he took part in the team's optional morning skate on Sunday. Backlund is the team's fifth-best scorer this season with 19 points in 36 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoDavid Rittich Starts Versus Toronto On Sunday
Calgary Flames goaltender David Rittich will be the team's starter in Sunday's home game against Toronto. He enters the contest with a 4-6-1 record and has registered a 2.79 goals-against average with a .907 save percentage and one shutout. Rittich has beaten the Leafs only once in three outings this season, but he does own […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoJohn Gibson Could Return Versus Coyotes On Sunday
Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson (upper body) took part in Saturday's practice and the team is hopeful that he can return to the lineup on Sunday versus Arizona. Gibson has had awful luck with injuries, and he's played just once since March 12. He carries a 7-12-5 record for the season with a 3.02 goals-against […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoAdin Hill Earns 10th Start Of The Season On Sunday
Arizona Coyotes goaltender Adin Hill will make his 10th start of the season in Sunday's road outing against the Ducks. It's a second consecutive game for Hill and the Coyotes at Anaheim following Friday's 4-2 win. Hill had a nightmare against Colorado earlier in the week, giving up four goals in 6:04, but he's been […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoRoope Hintz Returns To Lineup On Sunday
Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz (lower body) is back in the lineup for Sunday's clash with Carolina. He missed Saturday's 3-2 win over the Hurricanes and has been in and out of the lineup regularly as he just can't seem to shake off a niggling lower-body injury. Hintz centers the team's top line, and he's […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoPetr Mrazek Returns To Action On Sunday
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Petr Mrazek will return to action in Sunday's clash with Dallas. The Czech netminder has been out since Jan. 30 with a thumb injury that required surgery. He returned to game action this week in the AHL, registering a 5-2 win for the Chicago Wolves with a nice 43-save performance. Mrazek posted […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoJake Oettinger Makes Another Start On Sunday
Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger will be back between the pipes for Sunday's rematch with Carolina. He also started in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Hurricanes and was spectacular with 41 saves. Oettinger improved to 6-3-6 for the year with the outing, and he boasts a 2.32 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage with […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoDe'Aaron Fox Regains Scoring Form With 27 Points
Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox came through with 27 points in Saturday's loss to Milwaukee, shooting 10-for-24 from the field and 5-for-5 at the line. Terence Davis also had 27 points, coming out of nowhere to shoot 7-for-10 from downtown. Fox capped off his line with six assists, three rebounds, one steal and one […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoBrook Lopez Has Season-High 26 Points On Saturday
Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez missed only two of his 13 shots in Saturday's win over Sacramento, finishing with a season-high 26 points. He picked up two blocks and one steal on the defensive end, while also adding four rebounds to his line. It was a great night for Lopez with Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) out […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoJrue Holiday Scores Season-High 33 Points In Saturday's Win
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Jrue Holiday scored a season-high 33 points on 14-for-23 shooting in Saturday's 129-128 win over Sacramento. He also delivered 11 assists and had seven rebounds with three steals and one block. The Bucks were without Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) for this one, and Holiday took full advantage of the extra usage. He's […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoKarl-Anthony Towns Logs Huge Minutes, Has 39 Points
Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns carried a massive load on Saturday against Philadelphia, logging 44 minutes in a 122-113 loss. He had a big scoring night with a game-high 39 points on 11-for-13 shooting from the field and a 13-for-14 effort at the charity stripe. Towns, who went 4-for-12 from three-point range, added 14 rebounds, […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoTobias Harris Has 32 Points In Saturday's Win
Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris lead the way with 32 points in Saturday's 122-113 win over Minnesota, shooting 13-for-17 from the field and 2-for-3 from downtown. He added five rebounds with four assists, one steal and one block. Harris held down the fort well during Joel Embiid's absence, and he wasn't bothered by his return […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoJoel Embiid Returns With 24 Points
Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid ended a 10-game absence on Saturday, producing a solid 24-point effort in 29 minutes in a win over Minnesota. He added eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals while shooting 6-for-14 from the field and 12-for-17 at the foul line. The Sixers have to be careful with him, so there's a […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoCollin Sexton Leads All Scorers With 26 Points
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton scored a game-high 26 points in Saturday's loss to Miami, finishing on 11-for-17 shooting and going 4-for-4 at the line. He missed all four attempts from three-point range, but it was a solid night from the 22-year-old, who added three rebounds, three assists and three steals to his line. Sexton […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoKevin Love Posts Double-Double Saturday Night
Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Kevin Love rolled to a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double in 23 minutes on Saturday versus Miami, shooting 3-for-9 from the field and 2-for-8 from downtown in a 115-101 loss. He also produced one block in what was his second game back from another injury layoff. This marks Love's first double-double of the season […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoBam Adebayo Collects 22nd Double-Double
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo recorded his 22nd double-double of the season on Saturday, finishing a 115-101 win over Cleveland with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jimmy Butler also had a double-double with 15 points and 11 assists. Adebayo was nearly perfect from the field with 9-for-12 shooting, and he added five assists to his […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoJerami Grant Leads Pistons With 16 Points
Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant led his team in scoring with 16 points in Saturday's blowout loss to the Knicks. He shot 5-for-13 from the field and 2-for-6 from outside with four rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 32 minutes. Hamidou Diallo and Cory Joseph were the only other Pistons players to get into […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoReggie Bullock Drops Six Three-Point Bombs Saturday Night
New York Knicks guard/forward Reggie Bullock was feeling it from downtown on Saturday against Detroit, finishing a 125-81 win with 6-for-10 shooting from three-point range. He went 8-for-12 overall from the field and had 22 points in 28 minutes with five rebounds, one assist and one steal. Bullock doesn't do much for fantasy managers, but […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoJulius Randle Has Huge First Quarter Versus Pistons
New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle scored 20 of the team's 41 first-quarter points in Saturday's blowout win over Detroit, He finished with 29 points on 9-for-16 shooting, hitting 5-for-9 from deep and 6-for-7 at the foul line. Randle completed his night with eight rebounds and three assists. The 26-year-old has had a couple […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoClaude Giroux Scores Two Goals In Losing Effort
Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux netted both of the team's goals in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Islanders. Travis Konecny and Jakub Voracek each recorded two assists. Giroux has always been more of a playmaker, but he's on quite a roll in front of the goal at the moment having netted 10 times since […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoAnthony Beauvillier Has Two Goals In Saturday's Win
New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier recorded two goals in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over Philadelphia. He started the scoring with a power-play marker and put the Isles two goals up before the Flyers managed to sneak a point. Mathew Barzal, who had the lone assist on Beauvillier's second goal, was the only scorer […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoArtemi Panarin Strikes Twice In Saturday's Loss
New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin posted a third consecutive multi-point game in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to Buffalo, scoring both of the team's goals. Adam Fox had assists on both markers to reach a 10-game point streak. Panarin became the 11th player in the league with 10-plus goals and 25-plus assists. He's in […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoVictor Olofsson Scores 10th Goal Of The Year
Buffalo Sabres winger Victor Olofsson reached 10 goals for the season with a late game-tying marker in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over the Rangers. He made it 2-2 16:19 into the third period with Sam Reinhart and Kyle Okposo picking up the assists. Casey Mittelstadt also scored for the Sabres, who won for only the […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoDougie Hamilton Nets Fourth Goal Of The Season
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton found the back of the net for the fourth time this season in Saturday's 3-2 loss to Dallas. Fellow blueliner Haydn Fleury also scored to open his account for the year. Hamilton recorded a game-high nine shots in the loss with two blocks and two hits. The 27-year-old has set […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoJohn Klingberg Stretches Point Streak To Six Games
Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg took his point streak to six games in Saturday's 3-2 road win at Carolina by collecting a power-play assist on a Jamie Benn goal. It was a busy night for the Swede, who had three shots, two blocks and two hits in the game in 22:01 of ice time. Klingberg […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoMatt Roy Gets Added To COVID-19 List
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy will miss Saturday's meeting with the Sharks after he was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list. The 25-year-old will miss his sixth game of the year. Roy has scored his first two goals of the campaign in recent games, and he has nine points for the season in […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoMartin Jones Meets His Favorite Opponent Saturday Night
San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones will take on the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, against whom he has an outstanding 17-5-3 career record. The 31-year-old is 4-1-0 against his former team this season, posting a 2.45 goals-against average with a .929 save percentage and one shutout. Jones kept the Kings at bay with 30 […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoValeri Nichushkin Gets Back Into Lineup On Saturday
Colorado Avalanche winger Valeri Nichushkin (upper body) is ready to return from a one-game absence in Saturday's home game against St. Louis. He was out as the Avalanche beat the Blues on Friday 3-2. Nichushkin has been a solid deep league asset this season with 17 points, 64 shots and 39 hits through 35 games. […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoCody Glass Returns As First-Line Center
Vegas Golden Knights forward Cody Glass will be back in the lineup on Saturday versus Minnesota, and he will center the first line between Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone. The 22-year-old has featured only a handful of times in recent weeks, as the team has been unhappy with his play in even-strength situations. He was […]
Taavi Pailk 4 years agoMarc-Andre Fleury Makes 26th Start Of The Year
Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is the team's starter for Saturday's rematch against Minnesota. Robin Lehner couldn't save the team from a second consecutive loss when the Wild beat Vegas 3-2 in a shootout on Thursday, and the Flower now has to turn the tide in the matchup. He has lost only eight of […]
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