Kawhi Leonard Goes Easy On The Knicks

Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard cruised through Saturday's 128-112 win against the Knicks, logging just 23 minutes and scoring 12 points on 2-for-7 shooting. He missed both attempts from deep and got most of his points from the line, finishing 8-for-10 from the charity stripe. Leonard added seven rebounds, three assists and one steal […]

Pascal Siakam Leads Raptors In Scoring On Saturday

Toronto Raptors power forward Pascal Siakam led the team in scoring on Saturday against the New York Knicks, recording 23 points in 28 minutes on 6-for-7 shooting from the field and 8-for-9 from the free throw line. He shot 3-for-4 from deep in his second consecutive 20-plus point outing. Siakam also picked up three rebounds […]

Victor Hedman Returns On Saturday

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (upper body) will be back in the lineup on Saturday against the Ottawa Senators. The 2018 Norris Trophy winner hasn't played since Oct. 26. Hedman has been sleepwalking so far this season, recording only four points -- two goals and two assists -- in nine games with a minus-three […]

Devan Dubnyk Records Seventh Win Of The Season

Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk picked up his seventh win of the season on Thursday, allowing only one goal on 28 shots against the Kings. He gave up four goals on 22 shots on Tuesday against St. Louis, so it was an impressive bounce-back performance. Dubnyk now has a 7-3-2 record for the season with […]

Zach Parise Has Multi-Point Night At L.A.

Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season on Thursday, scoring the game-winner in a 3-1 result against L.A. and notching a power-play assist on the team's first goal of the night. Parise also had a team-high four shots in the game. The experienced winger is proving a lot […]

Nino Niederreiter Scores First Goal Of The Year

Minnesota Wild right wing Nino Niederreiter got a monkey off his back on Thursday, as he scored his first goal of the season in a 3-1 win against the Kings. He had gone 25 shots without a goal before breaking his tuck on a power play. He's got only six assists as well, so Niederreiter […]

Mikael Granlund Scores Seventh Goal Of The Season

Minnesota Wild center Mikael Granlund scored his seventh goal of the season in Thursday's 3-1 win over Los Angeles, finishing the scoring in the dying seconds with an empty-netter that came in a short-handed situation. Granlund leads the Wild in goals this season and he's only one point behind Zach Parise for the lead in […]

Mikko Koivu Has Three Assists In Wild Win

Minnesota Wild center Mikko Koivu recorded an assist on all three of the team's goals in Thursday's 3-1 win at L.A. He posted a pretty rare line, getting one assist on the power play, one short-handed and one in an even-strength situation. Koivu has been feeling it lately, recording five points -- all assists -- […]

Jack Campbell Has 21 Saves In Losing Effort

Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jack Campbell had a solid 21-save performance on Thursday against Minnesota, but he couldn't save the team from a 3-1 loss. He gave up two goals on 23 shots to post a .913 save percentage. The result led to Campbell's record for the season dropping to 5-6-0. He carries a 2.46 […]

Jake Muzzin Scores Only Kings Goal On Thursday

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin scored the team's only goal in Thursday's 3-1 home loss to the Wild. He opened the scoring early on, with Alec Martinez providing the only assist, but the Kings couldn't build on the good start. Muzzin had two shots in total in the game with three blocks and three […]

Tyler Seguin Has Two-Point Night Versus San Jose

Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin ended a brief three-game point drought with a multi-point effort on Thursday against the Sharks, picking up an assist on the team's first goal and scoring the second one himself in a 4-3 win. He hadn't scored since the third game of the year on Oct. 9, so goals have […]

Devin Shore Pots Two Goals On Thursday

Dallas Stars center Devin Shore scored half of the team's goals on Thursday, netting twice in a 4-3 win over San Jose. He opened the scoring in the first period and scored the game-winner with a little over five minutes to go in regulation. Shore doesn't play much, averaging 14:17 throughout the year, but he's […]

Miro Heiskanen Stretches Point Streak To Three Games

Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen is currently riding the longest point streak of his young career, having picked up an assist in three straight games. He helped Gemel Smith to score his second goal of the season in Thursday's 4-3 win over San Jose. Heiskanen, who's only 19, has been hugely impressive during his rookie […]

Anton Khudobin Gets The Job Done Versus Sharks

Dallas Stars goaltender Anton Khudobin keeps impressing in the cage, as Thursday's 33-save effort against San Jose brought him his third win of the season. Khudobin has now provided 30-plus saves in all of his last four starts, putting together a 3-1-1 record for the season. He's allowing only 2.37 goals per game with a […]

Martin Jones Struggles Against Dallas

San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones had a rough night on Thursday, giving up four goals on 22 shots against Dallas to register a .818 save percentage in a 4-3 loss. He hadn't suffered a regulation defeat since Oct. 14, but it was only a matter of time as he had allowed at least three […]

Brent Burns Has Two Assists In Thursday's Loss

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns recorded his fifth multi-point game in his last eight outings on Thursday, notching two assists in a 4-3 loss at Dallas. He shares the league lead among d-men in assists with Ottawa's Thomas Chabot as both have registered 17 helpers. Following Erik Karlsson's arrival, many thought that two top […]

Joe Thornton Extends Point Streak To Three Games

San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton extended his point streak to three games on Thursday against Dallas in a very special outing. He skated in his 1500th game, becoming the first No. 1 overall pick of the NHL Draft to reach the milestone. Jumbo Joe picked up an assist on Joe Pavelski's goal. Thornton will […]

Joe Pavelski Scores His Seventh Goal

San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski scored his seventh goal of the season in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Dallas. It's not been a pretty start for him, as the goals are Pavelski's only points of the season and he's registered a minus-four rating. Things haven't clicked for the whole top line as Evander Kane and […]

Evander Kane Ends Dry Spell With Fifth Goal

San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane ended a five-game point drought on Thursday, scoring the team's third goal in a 4-3 loss to Dallas. Kane went 23 shots on goal without recording a goal before getting his fifth of the year with four effort on Thursday. Kane started the season pretty well, but he […]

Timo Meier Scores His 12th Goal Of The Year

San Jose Sharks right wing Timo Meier scored his 12th goal of the season in Thursday's 4-3 loss to Dallas. No other player has scored more goals this season, so it's been an amazing run so far from the Swiss youngster. His tally looks even more impressive if you consider the fact that only two […]

Casey DeSmith Can't Beat The Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith failed to beat the Washington Capitals in his fifth start of the season on Wednesday, finishing a 2-1 loss with 20 saves and a .909 save percentage. The Pens are slumping, having lost five straight for the first time since December 2015, and DeSmith couldn't get them back on the […]

Evgeni Malkin Gets Ejected On Wednesday

Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin got ejected for an illegal check to the head in Wednesday's clash against Washington, finishing with only 13:45 of ice time. To make matters worse, T.J. Oshie who felt the Russian's wrath, ended up getting the game-winner late in a 2-1 result. Malkin has picked up just one point in […]

Sidney Crosby Nets One On Power Play Against Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Washington, ending a three-game point drought. Through 47 all-time matchups, Wednesday marked the ninth time that Crosby and Alex Ovechkin each found the back of the net. The Penguins captain now has seven goals and 15 points for the season in […]

Braden Holtby Shines Against Pittsburgh On Wednesday

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby recorded a season-high 41 saves on Wednesday to help the team beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1. Sidney Crosby beat him on a power play in the opening frame, but he stood on his head for the rest of the game. Holtby started the year with a 25-save shutout against Boston, […]

John Carlson Has Two Assists In Wednesday's Win

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson picked up primary assists on both of the team's goals on Wednesday when the Caps beat the Penguins at home 2-1. He's now posted back-to-back multi-assist games, taking his tally for the season to 18 points in 14 games. 10 of them have come on the power play, which is […]

Alex Ovechkin Scores Power-Play Goal No. 235

Washington Capitals right wing Alex Ovechkin moved into sole possession of the eighth spot on the NHL’s all-time power-play goals list on Wednesday, netting his 235th in the second period against Pittsburgh. Ovi now has goals in back-to-back games and 12 of them for the whole season, which has him leading the league in goals […]

T.J. Oshie Scores Dramatic Winner Against Penguins

Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie went to the dressing room twice on Wednesday in a tightly contested affair against the Penguins, but he was out on the ice again at the right time, scoring a 2-1 game-winner with 1:14 left in regulation. Oshie received a stick to the face and took a shoulder to […]

Terrence Ross Continues To Impress

Orlando Magic guard/forward Terrence Ross kept his recent good momentum in Wednesday's game against the Pistons, scoring 15 points off the bench in 28 minutes. He shot 6-for-12 from the field, including 2-for-5 from three-point land. Ross also provided four rebounds with one block and one steal in the game. The former Raptor has now […]

D.J. Augustin Plays Very Well On Wednesday

Orlando Magic point guard D.J. Augustin logged a very good 31 minutes on Wednesday against Detroit, scoring 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting and dishing out seven assists with no turnovers. He shot 3-for-6 from deep and picked up three rebounds as well. Augustin was a passenger on this Magic team early in the season, but […]

Nikola Vucevic Narrowly Misses Another Double-Double

Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic fell one rebound short of his seventh double-double of the year on Wednesday, finishing with nine boards and 14 points. Vucevic shot a lackluster 6-for-14 from the field, missing all three attempts from deep. He looked set for a massive fantasy year early in the season with multiple 20-plus point […]