Brian Boyle Scores In Return

New Jersey Devils center Brian Boyle scored his seventh goal of the season on Friday when he returned to the lineup. Blake Coleman and Sami Vatanen had the assist. Boyle had been out with an upper-body injury since Nov. 11. His goal-scoring numbers look impressive for a fourth-liner, but three of the seven goals came […]

Valtteri Filppula Has Two Assists In Friday's Win

New York Islanders center Valtteri Filppula produced a two-point night on Friday, recording two assists in a 4-3 overtime win at New Jersey. He helped Anders Lee and Nick Leddy to score, providing the primary helper on both occasions. Filppula now has 14 points in 21 games this season. He's skating on the third line, […]

Mathew Barzal Scores In Overtime On Friday

New York Islanders center Mathew Barzal led the team to victory on Friday against New Jersey, scoring the decisive goal in a 4-3 win. He netted his third one of the season with 3:40 played in overtime. Brock Nelson provided the lone assist. Barzal's goals have been rare this season, but he's been picking up […]

Patrik Laine Scores Another One On Friday

Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine remained hot on Friday, scoring the opening goal in an eventual 4-2 loss to Minnesota. Laine now has six goals across the last three games, almost doubling his tally for the season (14 goals). Laine started the year really slow and even spent some time as a fourth-liner, but […]

Alex Stalock Provides One Assist In Winning Effort

Minnesota Wild goaltender Alex Stalock was productive for the team both offensively and defensively in Friday's 4-2 win over Winnipeg, stopping 26 of 28 shots to register a .929 save percentage and picking up an assist on the team's first goal early in the third period. Goalie assists are very rare, but Stalock actually now […]

Nino Niederreiter Has Two Points Against Winnipeg

Minnesota Wild right wing Nino Niederreiter logged his second multi-point game of the season on Friday, finishing a 4-2 win over Winnipeg with a goal and an assist. He sparked a comeback for the Wild, netting the first one in a four-goal third period. Niederreiter finished Wednesday's 6-4 win over Ottawa with a minus-three rating, […]

Matt Dumba Provides Two Helpers On Friday

Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba recorded his second consecutive multi-point game on Friday, following up a two-goal effort against Ottawa on Wednesday with a two-assist performance against Winnipeg in a 4-2 win. The assists came at a critical point as well, with the team trailing 2-1 in the middle of the third period. Dumba has […]

Eric Staal Provides Game-Winner Versus Jets

Minnesota Wild center Eric Staal helped the team beat the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, netting the game-winner in a 4-2 home win. He now has nine goals for the season with three of them coming in the last two games. Staal also led the team in shots with seven efforts on Friday, so he's finding […]

Phillip Danault Has Two Assists In Friday's Loss

Montreal Canadiens center Phillip Danault registered assists on both of team's goals in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss to Buffalo. It's his second multi-point game of the season with both coming this month. Danault hasn't had much luck in front of goal, netting just once so far, but he's provided 13 assists, which makes him one […]

Andrew Shaw Scores On Power Play Versus Sabres

Montreal Canadiens forward Andrew Shaw scored his seventh goal of the season in Friday's 3-2 overtime loss at Buffalo, tipping in a David Schlemko shot on a power play. Phillip Danault also registered an assist on the play. Shaw has been on a roll ever since linking up with Jonathan Drouin and Max Domi on […]

Jeff Skinner Extends Buffalo's Winning Streak To Eight Games

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner scored twice on Friday against Montreal, helping the team push their winning streak to eight games. He scored a game-tying goal late in the third and sealed the deal in overtime on a power play. Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Buffalo in the 3-2 win. Skinner tied Boston's David […]

Henri Jokiharju Scratched On Friday

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Henri Jokiharju will be a healthy scratch for Friday's tilt against the Tampa Bay Lightning. He'll miss his first game of the year. Jokiharju has been one of the few bright spots for the Hawks during a tough season, but head coach Jeremy Colliton feels that the rookie needs a break. "We […]

Corey Crawford Faces Lightning On Friday

Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford will be between the pipes in Friday's tough road game against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Hawks have struggled away from home all season long, so it looks highly unlikely that Crawford will be able to improve his 1-5-0 road record. He's given up over three goals in four of […]

Louis Domingue Gets The Hawks On Friday

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Louis Domingue will face the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday in what will be his 10th start of the season. Domingue has allowed at least three goals in four straight starts, but he boasts a positive record for the season with 6-3-0. He's giving up 3.46 goals per game with a .898 […]

Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson Promoted To First Line On Friday

Boston Bruins center Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson will be the team's first-line center on Friday against Pittsburgh. With Patrice Bergeron (upper body) missing, head coach Bruce Cassidy has been forced into some lineup juggling and he's rewarding Forsbacka Karlsson for his good recent play. The 22-year-old Swede has scored in back-to-back games. He's been praised for […]

Jaroslav Halak Takes On Pittsburgh Friday Night

Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak will make his 13th start of the season on Friday, taking on the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice. He'll be looking to protect a perfect home record, having gone 4-0-0 at the TD Garden this season with a 1.75 goals-against average and a .947 save percentage. Halak's overall record for […]

Tristan Jarry Makes Season Debut On Friday

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry will make his season debut on Friday against the Boston Bruins. He was called up from the minors on Thursday after it was revealed that Matt Murray (lower body) headed to the injured reserve. Jarry had a solid year last season, putting together a 14-6-2 record with a 2.77 goals-against […]

Pekka Rinne Sets NHL Record With 320th Win

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne set a new NHL record for the most wins by a Finnish goalie on Wednesday, picking up his 320th career win in a 4-1 result against St. Louis. He stopped 28 of 29 shots on his way towards the record, finishing with a .966 save percentage. Former San Jose and […]

Filip Forsberg Nets Short-Handed Game-Winner

Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg scored his first short-handed goal of the season on Wednesday and it turned out to be the game-winner in a 4-1 result against the Blues. Ryan Ellis also scored a shorty in the game with Frederick Gaudreau and Austin Watson taking care of the other goals. Forsberg now has […]

Robert Thomas Scores Only Blues Goal On Wednesday

St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas scored the team's only goal in Wednesday's 4-1 loss at Nashville. It's his first career goal and it came in his 16th game, which he spent on the second line alongside Robby Fabbri and Brayden Schenn. Schenn had the only assist on the goal. Thomas is the 20th pick […]

Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson Has Goals In Back-To-Back Games

Boston Bruins center Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson scored the opening goal in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime loss to Detroit to make it goals in back-to-back games for himself. Chris Wagner also scored for the Bruins. Forsbacka Karlsson, who started the season in the AHL, was brought back to the big club on Nov. 9 and he's steadily […]

Andreas Athanasiou Scores Twice Versus Bruins

Detroit Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou scored twice in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win against Boston. He tied the game in the third period and netted the game-winner with only 49 seconds played in the extra frame. Athanasiou has been on fire since returning from a leg injury on Nov. 9, putting up eight points in […]

Evan Rodrigues Scores Game-Winner On Wednesday

Buffalo Sabres winger Evan Rodrigues recorded the game-winning goal in Wednesday's 5-2 result against the Flyers. Sam Reinhart and Rasmus Dahlin had the assists when Rodrigues scored his first goal of the season with 8:55 played in the opening frame. Rodrigues also had an assist on a Johan Larsson goal later on to register his […]

Jeff Skinner Nets 15th Goal Of The Year

Buffalo Sabres left wing Jeff Skinner scored his 15th goal of the season in Wednesday's 5-2 win over Philadelphia. It took him only 3:38 to get the scoring started with Jason Pominville picking up the lone assist. Skinner is now tied second in the league for goals and he's up to 23 points in 22 […]

Claude Giroux Gets 25th Point With Goal

Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux scored his eighth goal of the season in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Buffalo, reaching his 25th point of the year. He netted the team's first goal after the Sabres had jumped to a big lead with a four-goal opening period. Wayne Simmonds got the other one for Philly. Giroux has […]

Victor Rask Logs 10:32 In Season Debut

Carolina Hurricanes center Victor Rask made his season debut on Wednesday against Toronto, logging 10:32 with no power-play time. He centered the fourth line and produced two shots and one hit in the game. It's great to see him in action again, but it looks like it will take quite a bit of time until […]

Jordan Staal Has Two Assists In Canes Win

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal finished Wednesday's 5-2 win over Toronto with two assists, helping Justin Williams and Sebastian Aho to score. Staal got off to a red-hot start to the season, but he's found it difficult to produce offense for over a month now. He finished pointless in 12 of 14 games before finding […]

Micheal Ferland Nets Game-Winner For Canes Versus Leafs

Carolina Hurricanes left wing Micheal Ferland scored the game-winning goal on a power play in Wednesday's 5-2 result against Toronto. Ferland started the month with a four-game point drought, but he's bounced back very well, scoring in four of the last five games, taking his tally for the season to 11 goals. Five of his […]

John Tavares Keeps Scoring On The Road

Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares scored his 14th goal of the season in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to Carolina. He's been especially hot on the road this season, with 11 of his 14 goals and 18 of his 26 points coming away from home. Kasperi Kapanen also scored for the Leafs on Wednesday. It took […]

Brandon Saad Extends Goal Streak To Three Games

Chicago Blackhawks left wing Brandon Saad scored the team's first goal in Wednesday's 4-2 loss at Washington, extending his goal streak to three games. Erik Gustafsson also scored for the Hawks. Saad has been on a good run lately, failing to pick up any points just once in the last six games. Chicago's new head […]