NHL Player News
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John Tavares C | TOR
Maple Leafs' John Tavares: Just two goals in last 13 games
Tavares got a goal Saturday in a 5-3 loss to the Predators.
It was a fortunate bounce after a point shot hit his skate, ricocheted off Roman Josi and beat Juuse Saros. It was Tavares' first goal in eight games, and his second in his last 13 outings. He has ice-cold offensively despite his stat line showing 31 points, including 14 goals, in 34 games this season. He has four points in his past 13 appearances.
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Nicolas Roy C | COL
Maple Leafs' Nicolas Roy: Gets goal in 400th career game
Roy scored a goal Saturday in a 5-3 loss to Nashville.
It came on the Leafs' first shot of the game -- Roy tipped a pass in tight on an odd-man rush. It was his 400th NHL game. Roy has three goals, eight assists, 35 shots and 204 face-off wins (54.3 percent). He's valuable on the ice, but not in the fantasy arena.
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Bobby McMann C | SEA
Maple Leafs' Bobby McMann: Two-point effort in loss
McMann had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to Nashville on Saturday.
With the Leafs' goalie pulled, McMann wired a wrist shot from the top of the right circle at 19:06 of the third period to make it 4-3. The points snapped a five-game drought. McMann puts points up in short stretches, and in between, he's gone five, six and eight games without a point. Take a chance on him right now, in case he strings together a couple more games of offense.
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Andrew Copp C | DET
Red Wings' Andrew Copp: Two-point effort Saturday
Copp picked up two assists in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Capitals.
The veteran center had a hand in tallies by John Leonard early in the first period and James van Riemsdyk early in the second as the Red Wings surged out to a 4-0 lead. Copp has been rolling in December, racking up two goals and nine points over the last nine games with 18 shots on net and a sizzling plus-11 rating.
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Vincent Trocheck C | NYR
Rangers' Vincent Trocheck: Scores in shootout win
Trocheck scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Flyers.
Trocheck ended an 11-game goal drought with his tally at 9:13 of the third period that set the Rangers on the comeback trail. During his slump, he still managed seven assists and 22 shots on net, though he also went minus-7. The center continues to offer well-rounded production for fantasy managers while seeing time in all situations. He's at six goals, 17 points, 40 shots on net, 86 hits, 20 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating over 23 appearances this season, which is in line with his typical scoring pace, though the raw numbers are down due to an upper-body injury that cost him a month earlier in the campaign.
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Pavel Zacha C | BOS
Bruins' Pavel Zacha: Pots goal Saturday
Zacha scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Canucks.
Zacha has scored in consecutive contests for just the second time this year. He's also earned a point in three straight outings. The second-line center is up to 10 goals, 25 points, 56 shots on net, 31 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 35 appearances. Zacha has mostly avoided lengthy droughts, and his consistency on offense makes him a fine depth forward in fantasy.
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Morgan Geekie C | BOS
Bruins' Morgan Geekie: Two more points in win
Geekie scored a power-play goal on four shots, added an assist and logged two hits in Saturday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Canucks.
Geekie logged his third multi-point effort over the last five games, and he's earned three of his seven points in that span on the power play. The 27-year-old continues to defy expectations, giving the Bruins another reliable scorer to take some pressure off David Pastrnak. Geekie is up to 25 goals, 39 points (12 on the power play), 90 shots on net, 60 hits and a minus-2 rating over 36 appearances. It's tough to see him staying above a point-per-game pace in the second half of the season, but he'll likely surpass his 33-goal, 57-point campaign from last year even if he slumps a little.
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Steven Stamkos C | NSH
Predators' Steven Stamkos: Three-game, four-point streak
Stamkos had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win over Toronto on Saturday.
Stamkos scored an empty-netter at 18:25 of the third period to extend Nashville's lead to 4-2. He is riding a three-game point streak (one goal, three assists). Stamkos is on pace for just 45 points this season. He got off to a frigid start, earning only one goal and one assist in his first 14 outings, but since Nov. 4, Stamkos has 12 goals and 17 points in his last 20 appearances. There was a four-goal outburst in a single game, so this period isn't as warm as it looks on the surface. Still, he has 30 shots on net in his past six outings to go with five goals and three assists.
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Marco Rossi C | VAN
Canucks' Marco Rossi: First point with new team
Rossi logged an assist and three blocked shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Bruins.
The helper was Rossi's first point in four outings with the Canucks since being dealt by Minnesota in the Quinn Hughes deal. The 24-year-old Rossi has added nine blocked shots, three shots on net and a minus-1 rating. He's occupying a first-line role, as he did with Minnesota, but that's where Vancouver needs him right now due to the absences of Elias Pettersson (upper body), Filip Chytil (upper body) and Teddy Blueger (lower body). Rossi has 14 points, 30 shots on net, 17 blocked shots, 14 hits and a minus-7 rating over 21 appearances this season. He'll likely remain in the top six even when the Canucks are healthier.
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Max Sasson C | VAN
Canucks' Max Sasson: Finds twine Saturday
Sasson scored a goal in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Bruins.
This was Sasson's first point in three games since he signed a two-year contract extension Monday. The 25-year-old has emerged as a valuable part of the Canucks' bottom six, though he hasn't produced a lot of offense. He's at seven goals, nine points, 32 shots on net, 20 blocked shots, 16 hits and a plus-1 rating over 32 appearances this year.