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Brandon Hagel Tallies Two Assists Against Dallas
Chicago Blackhawks winger Brandon Hagel picked up two assists against Dallas in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss, helping Dylan Strome and Dominik Kubalik on the scoreboard. He ended up having no shots himself for a second consecutive game in 17:54 of action. Hagel is currently enjoying a decent spell among the top six, and sitting on […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoRoope Hintz Collects A Hat Trick Of Assists
Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz picked up three helpers as the team beat Chicago 4-3 in overtime Saturday night. Two of his assists -- including on the game-winning goal -- came with the man advantage. Hintz had no joy in October, but he's started to make up for lost time and now sits on 21 […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoJoe Pavelski Racks Up Four Points In Saturday's Win
Dallas Stars forward Joe Pavelski had a huge game against the Blackhawks on Saturday, scoring two power-play goals and tallying two assists in a 4-3 overtime win. He logged nearly 23 minutes of ice time and produced six shots with one block and one hit. At 37 years and 160 days old, Pavelski became the […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoBlake Lizotte Pots Lone Kings Goal Saturday Night
Los Angeles Kings center Blake Lizotte scored the team's only goal in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Carolina, making it points in back-to-back games since returning to the lineup. He came off the COVID-19 list earlier in the week and produced an assist in a 4-1 win over Florida. The 24-year-old now boasts seven points in […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoMartin Necas Sustains An Upper-Body Injury
Carolina Hurricanes forward Martin Necas managed to log just three minutes of action in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Kings, leaving the game with an upper-body injury. The hits just keep on coming for the Hurricanes, who are already without Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov because of COVID-19 protocols. Necas had started to […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoJesper Fast Produces A Second Consecutive Multi-Point Effort
Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jesper Fast made it back-to-back multi-point games for himself on Saturday, scoring a power-play goal and adding an assist in a 5-1 win over L.A. The Swedish winger needed only 1:36 of action to pile up the points as the Hurricanes made a very quick start. Fast finished the night with […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoAlex Formenton Tallies Two Points In Saturday's Loss
Ottawa Senators left wing Alex Formenton produced a two-point night in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Flyers, scoring a short-handed goal and notching an assist on a Tim Stutzle marker. He was plus-one for the game and recorded two shots and one hit in 14:40 of ice time. Formenton is clearly playing his best […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoOskar Lindblom Bags A Couple Of More Points
Philadelphia Flyers left wing Oskar Lindblom recorded his second multi-point effort in three games on Saturday, helping the team to a 4-3 overtime victory against the Senators. He did all of his damage in the opening period, helping Claude Giroux to open the scoring and then making it 2-0 before Ottawa fought back. Lindblom had […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoTravis Konecny Dishes Out Two Assists
Philadelphia Flyers winger Travis Konecny helped out on two goals against Ottawa on Saturday, assisting Oskar Lindblom and Joel Farabee. He added four shots and two blocks to his line in a 4-3 overtime win. The 24-year-old logged 19:42 and went plus-one for the game. Konecny has been slumping for most of the season, but […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoThomas Greiss Makes His 13th Start Of The Campaign
Detroit Red Wings goaltender Thomas Greiss will log his 13th start of the season on Saturday against New Jersey. He's been playing second fiddle to Alex Nedeljkovic for quite some time now, but Nedeljkovic is unavailable against the Devils because of COVID-19 protocols. Greiss sits on a 5-6-0 record ahead of Saturday's action with a […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoMiro Heiskanen Back In Action On Saturday
Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (illness) appears ready to return to the lineup on Saturday against Chicago. He was a game-time decision after missing one game with a non-COVID illness and skated out with the team for the warm-ups. Heiskanen has had a decent season with 16 points, 65 shots, 19 hits and 37 blocks […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoJesper Bratt Won't Play On Saturday
New Jersey Devils winger Jesper Bratt has been ruled out of Saturday's contest against Detroit with a non-COVID illness. The Devils top scorer, who has notched 24 points in 28 appearances, will miss his first game of the season. Tomas Tatar will join Jack Hughes and Pavel Zacha, looking to build on a two-point performance […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoFilip Zadina Added To COVID-19 List
Detroit Red Wings winger Filip Zadina has become the team's sixth player on the COVID-19 list. He joins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic and fellow forwards Robby Fabbri, Michael Rasmussen, Givani Smith and Carter Rowney. The talented youngster had just started to benefit from the situation, logging 17-plus minutes for only the second time since the start […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoMacKenzie Blackwood Out With A Neck Injury
New Jersey Devils goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood has picked up a neck injury and won't play in Saturday's matchup against Detroit. The Thunder Bay, Ontario native has been limited to only 15 starts this season and Blackwood's ride has been rocky with a 5-6-3 record. Four of the wins came with his first eight appearances. The […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoJake Oettinger Tries To Heat Up Again Versus Chicago
Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger will try to bounce back from back-to-back defeats on Saturday against the Blackhawks. The 23-year-old enjoyed a fabulous start to the season with five straight wins, but things have taken a turn for the worst for him recently. However, Oettinger has allowed more than two goals just once this season, […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoKevin Lankinen Faces Dallas Saturday Night
Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Kevin Lankinen will record his 10th start of the season on Saturday against Dallas, looking to improve a 2-5-2 record. It's not been a great campaign for the Finnish netminder as he's registered a 3.39 goals-against average and a .882 save percentage. Saturday matchup looks pretty rough for him as well. The […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoJonathan Quick Looks To Stay Hot Against Carolina
Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick will try to continue his recent hot spell with another good performance on Saturday against the Hurricanes. The veteran netminder has gone 4-0-2 across his last six starts, improving to 8-5-4 for the season. Quick has allowed only 2.03 goals per game this season with a .935 save percentage […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoFrederik Andersen Goes For A Fifth Straight Win
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen will head out for his fifth consecutive win on Saturday against the Kings. The former Maple Leaf finished last month with a three-game losing streak after beating Los Angeles 5-4, but he hasn't dropped a single outing in December. Andersen is having a dream debut season in Raleigh, boasting a […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoAnton Forsberg Set For A Fourth Consecutive Start
Ottawa Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg will continue to hold down the fort on Saturday against Philadelphia, recording his fourth straight start. The Swedish netminder suffered a loss to Tampa in his last outing, but he's been in fine form this month and had won all five starts prior to Thursday's defeat. Forsberg has taken his […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoNikita Zaitsev Ruled Out For Four Weeks
Ottawa Senators defenseman Nikita Zaitsev has been ruled out for four weeks with a heel injury. The Russian blue-liner was hurt early in Thursday's 2-1 loss to Tampa. Zaitsev has notched just two points this season with 45 hits and 40 blocks, and he doesn't carry a lot of fantasy value, but Senators head coach […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoMartin Jones Makes His 10th Start With Carter Hart Sick
Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Martin Jones will log his 10th start of the season on Saturday against the Senators, with Carter Hart feeling sick and sitting out the game. Jones had a pretty good spell in the Flyers crease at the start of the season with three consecutive wins, but he's added only one more win […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoJoel Farabee Returns To Flyers Lineup
Philadelphia Flyers winger Joel Farabee (shoulder) will be back in the lineup on Saturday against Ottawa, returning after missing seven games. The 21-year-old is expected to link up with Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny on the first line. 2021-22 hasn't been very kind to Farabee, but he had just started to find his game before […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoSaddiq Bey Scores Game-High 23 Points
Detroit Pistons small forward Saddiq Bey produced a very good showing against the Rockets on Saturday, leading all scorers with 23 points and adding four rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block. He hit 9-for-16 from the field with a 3-for-7 record from deep and didn't commit a single turnover in 37 minutes on […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoCade Cunningham Fills Box Score In Saturday's Loss
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham couldn't save the team from another loss on Saturday, but he enjoyed a good game personally against the Rockets, recording 21 points with seven rebounds, 11 assists, two steals and one block. He posted three turnovers in 38 minutes and shot 8-for-19 from the field with a 3-for-9 effort from […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoChristian Wood Returns With 21 Points, Eight Boards
Houston Rockets center Christian Wood was back on the court against Detroit on Saturday, scoring 21 points and grabbing eight rebounds in a 116-107 win. He returned from a two-game absence, hitting 9-for-19 from the field and 2-for-6 from outside. Wood logged 30 minutes and collected one assist, one steal and one block with two […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoTyrese Haliburton Bounces Back In Friday's Matchup
Sacramento Kings point guard Tyrese Haliburton ended a three-game run of poor performances with a double-double on Friday against Memphis, going for a team-high 21 points and 10 assists in a 124-105 loss. He notched six rebounds as well and delivered one block with three turnovers in 38 minutes. Haliburton enjoyed one of his best […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoChimezie Metu Bags A Double-Double Friday Night
Sacramento Kings power forward Chimezie Metu enjoyed his best game of the season on Friday against the Grizzlies, finishing a 124-105 loss with an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double. He recorded a steal and two blocks on the defensive end and shot 5-for-15 from the field and 6-for-8 at the charity stripe during 36 minutes of action. […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoDesmond Bane Leads All Scorers Against Sacramento
Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane scored a game-high 24 points on 9-for-16 shooting in Friday's 124-105 road win over Sacramento. He missed only once with five attempts from deep and notched a pair of rebounds as well with one assist, one steal and two turnovers. Bane started the week with a poor five-point effort […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoLaMelo Ball Returns With A 27-4-5 Line
Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball returned to the lineup with a team-high 27 points, four rebounds and five assists in Friday's 125-116 loss to Portland, shooting 11-for-17 from the field with a 3-for-5 mark from outside. He logged 29 minutes in his comeback game and also posted one steal and two turnovers. This was […]
Taavi Pailk 3 years agoBen McLemore Pops Up With 28 Points In Friday's Win
Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Ben McLemore ended up being one of the key figures in Friday's win over the Hornets, contributing 28 points in 27 minutes off the bench with 10-for-16 shooting. He had a fun time from outside, hitting 8-for-13. McLemore also tallied two rebounds with two steals and two turnovers. He exploded […]
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