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David Pastrnak Remains In Hot Scoring Form
Boston Bruins right wing David Pastrnak scored another goal -- his 25th of the season -- on Sunday, helping the Bruins beat Montreal 3-1. David Backes, who returned to the lineup after missing a month through injury, and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Boston. Pastrnak's 25 goals are the most by a player in the […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoDeMar DeRozan Scores 20 Points In Losing Effort
San Antonio Spurs shooting guard DeMar DeRozan finished Sunday's blowout loss to Detroit with 20 points on 6-for-12 shooting. He went 7-for-8 at the line and added four rebounds, two assists, and one steal in 25 minutes before calling it a night. It was a miserable performance by the Spurs, who had only three players […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoLuke Kennard Leads Starters With 20 Points On Sunday
Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard led all starters with 20 points in Sunday's 132-98 win over San Antonio, finishing with a superb 8-for-12 mark from the field. He was 4-for-6 from three-point range, resulting in his fourth consecutive game with 40-plus percent shooting from downtown. Kennard's shooting form has helped him to be very […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoBlake Griffin Continues To Struggle With His Shooting
Detroit Pistons power forward Blake Griffin posted another poor shooting night on Sunday against San Antonio, going just 4-for-12 from the field, missing all three attempts from deep. Luckily for the team, it didn't cost them the game as the Pistons' bench took care of business and Griffin had a chance rest up a bit […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoAndre Drummond Gobbles Up 16 Rebounds In 26 Minutes
Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond picked up a game-high 16 rebounds in Sunday's big win over San Antonio. The big guy looked set for another 20-rebound performance, but the Spurs failed to keep up with Detroit and the game turned into a blowout, which resulted in Drummond playing only 26 minutes. He also had three […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoChristian Wood Scores Career-High 28 Points In Big Win
Detroit Pistons power forward Christian Wood exploded for a career-high 28 points against the Spurs on Sunday. The game quickly turned into a blowout, which allowed bench guys like Wood to get some extra minutes, and the third-year forward took full advantage of it, shooting 11-for-14 from the field, including 2-for-3 from downtown. He also […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoRobby Fabbri Maintains Good Form Saturday Night
Detroit Red Wings forward Robby Fabbri had another good performance on Saturday, opening the scoring on a power play in an eventual 5-2 loss to Washington. Luke Glendening also scored for the Wings, who are sitting on an ugly nine-game losing streak. Fabbri has won just three games with Detroit since joining the team via […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoAlex Ovechkin Racks Up Four Points In Win Over Detroit
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin scored his 24th career regular-season hat trick during a four-point performance in Saturday's 5-2 win over Detroit. T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington, Evgeny Kuznetsov collected three assists. The Great Eight became the second player this season to reach the 20-goal plateau after David Pastrnak. He's […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoThomas Greiss, Semyon Varlamov Register A Team Shutout
New York Islanders goaltenders Thomas Greiss and Semyon Varlamov combined for the third team shutout in franchise history on Saturday in a 2-0 win against Columbus. Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal provided the goals. Greiss started and had nine saves before leaving the game late in the opening period. Varlamov finished off the job with […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoChris Driedger Has Dream Debut For Florida
Florida Panthers goaltender Chris Driedger became the first goalie in franchise history to record a shutout in the first start of his NHL career on Saturday, stopping 27 shots in a 3-0 win over Nashville. Aleksander Barkov and Anton Stralman, who scored his first two goals for the team, provided the offense. Sergei Bobrovsky has […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoFrederik Andersen Takes His Winning Streak To Four Games
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen picked up his fourth straight win on Saturday, saving 29 of 30 shots in a matchup with the Sabres. The Leafs are now 13-5-3 this season when Andersen starts, and 0-6-1 when any other goalie gets the nod. He has a 2.47 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoJohn Tavares Leads Toronto Past Buffalo
Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares was involved in both of the team's goals in Saturday's 2-1 win over Buffalo, setting up William Nylander for a power-play goal and netting the game-winner in overtime. He has now registered three consecutive multi-point performances, scoring four goals during the stretch. Tavares had only six goals for the […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoJean-Gabriel Pageau Nets Another One To Cap Off Prolific Month
Ottawa Senators center Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the team's only goal in Saturday's 3-1 loss to Calgary to cap off a very prolific month. He had a red-hot start to the month and ended up being the first Senators player since Daniel Alfredsson in 2005 to score at least 11 goals in November. The 27-year-old center […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoElias Lindholm Scores Twice In Saturday's Win
Calgary Flames center Elias Lindholm scored two goals, including the game-winner on Saturday against Ottawa. Dillon Dube also netted one in a 3-1 win. Lindholm has started to heat up again. He went eight straight games without a single goal before scoring against Philadelphia last Saturday and he now has four goals in four games. […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoDe'Andre Hunter Enjoys Decent Night Against Rockets
Atlanta Hawks small forward De'Andre Hunter ended a bad week with a decent performance against the Rockets on Saturday, finishing a 159-111 loss with 14 points and five rebounds. The rookie had managed just 24 total points in the previous three games of the week. Hunter has been inconsistent throughout his first campaign, especially shooting-wise […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoTrae Young Produces 37 Points In Saturday's Loss
Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young continued his recent hot shooting stretch with a 37-point effort on Saturday against the Rockets. He registered his fourth consecutive outing with 40-plus percent shooting from deep by going 5-for-9 and his overall shooting was even better at 10-for-16. Young also got a good chunk of his points from […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoBen McLemore Records Nice Double-Double In Blowout Win
Houston Rockets shooting guard Ben McLemore finished Saturday's blowout win over Atlanta as the team's second-leading scorer with 24 points, and he recorded a nice double-double by adding a career-high 13 rebounds. McLemore sank six treys and shot 9-for-14 overall from the field. He got the start with Danuel House Jr. (illness) unavailable. The former […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoRussell Westbrook Has Quiet Saturday Evening
Houston Rockets point guard Russell Westbrook quietly cruised through Saturday's win over Atlanta, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 27 minutes of action. It was a complete blowout, so there wasn't a need to play him or James Harden more. Westbrook finished with 6-for-11 shooting, sinking his only attempt from downtown […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoJames Harden Scores 60 Points In Just Three Quarters
Houston Rockets guard James Harden was close to posting a new career record on Saturday, finishing a 158-111 win over Atlanta with 60 points. The Rockets had an incredible shooting night and thus Harden played only three quarters. He shot 16-for-24 from the field and 8-for-14 from deep while sinking 20 of 23 free throws. […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoTomas Tatar Scores Twice In Saturday's Loss
Montreal Canadiens left wing Tomas Tatar tallied his first multi-goal game of the season on Saturday, scoring twice in a 4-3 overtime loss to Philadelphia. Joel Armia also scored for Montreal, who dropped their seventh straight games. It's been a very ugly run by the team, but Tatar has enjoyed some nice personal success, putting […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoBrian Elliott Gets 39 Saves In Win Over Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott collected his third straight win on Saturday, stopping 39 of 42 shots in a 4-3 overtime win at Montreal. It took the Habs only 19 seconds to get the first one past Elliott, but he recovered quickly from the early setback and produced a really good performance that included a […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoIvan Provorov Nets Overtime Winner Versus Montreal
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov helped the team stretch their winning streak to four games on Saturday, scoring in overtime against Montreal. Oskar Lindblom, Kevin Hayes, and Travis Konecny scored for the Flyers in regulation during a 4-3 win. Provorov now has seven regular-season game-winners in his career, which are the most by a Flyers […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoMika Zibanejad Finishes Saturday's Win With Two Points
New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad recorded a two-point game against the Devils on Saturday, scoring a short-handed goal and dishing out a short-handed assist. Jesper Fast also scored a shorty, while Adam Fox bagged a power-play goal and Brady Skjei finished things off with an empty-netter in a 4-0 win. Jacob Trouba had two […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoAlexandar Georgiev Posts Third Career Shutout
New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev stopped all 33 shots in Saturday's 4-0 win over New Jersey, posting his first shutout of the season and the third of his career. The young Russian had given up five goals in back-to-back appearances, so this will be a nice confidence-booster for him. Georgiev has a decent 6-4-1 […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoBlake Wheeler, Patrik Laine Combine For Four Points Vs. Ducks
Winnipeg Jets wingers Blake Wheeler and Patrik Laine both finished Friday's 3-0 win over Anaheim with two assists. Neal Pionk, Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor took care of the goals. Wheeler now has three straight games with multiple points, while Laine has picked up five points in the last two matchups. Playing on the road […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoConnor Hellebuyck Records Second Shutout Of The Season
Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck produced 24 saves on his way to his second shutout of the season on Friday in a 3-0 win at Anaheim. Hellebuyck was busiest in the second period with 13 saves. He now has 16 career shutouts, which puts him just behind Ondrej Pavelec, who holds the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoArtemi Panarin Grabs Another Point To Continue Historic Month
New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin finished Friday's overtime loss to Boston with one assist, taking his tally for the month to 23 points. The Russian's 23 points are the most a Rangers player has ever recorded in the month of November, and the most in any month since Jaromir Jagr had 26 points […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoJaroslav Halak Stays Sharp In Friday's Win
Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak produced his sixth win of the season on Friday as the B's came from behind to beat the Rangers 3-2 in overtime. Halak stopped 26 pucks to improve his record for the season to 6-1-3. His only regulation loss came on Oct. 10 against Colorado. The veteran netminder finished November […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoDavid Pastrnak, David Krejci Lead Boston's Comeback Charge
Boston Bruins forwards David Pastrnak and David Krejci both had two points as the B's erased a two-goal deficit to beat the Rangers 3-2 on Friday. Jake DeBrusk also had a multi-point game, dishing out two assists. Pastrnak knotted things up at 2-2 in the third with his 24th goal of the season and Krejci […]
Taavi Pailk 5 years agoJesperi Kotkaniemi Tallies Pair Of Points In Thursday's Loss
Montreal Canadiens center Jesperi Kotkaniemi recorded his first multi-point game of the season on Thursday, finishing a 6-4 loss to New Jersey with a goal and an assist. Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the Habs, who came from behind three times but then ran out of gas. Kotkaniemi had an […]
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