NHL Player News

  • Sean Monahan C | CLB

    Blue Jackets' Sean Monahan: Sets up equalizer

    Monahan notched an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

    Monahan set up Kirill Marchenko's goal to tie the game with 1:06 left in regulation. In the shootout, Monahan had the lone tally to complete the Blue Jackets' comeback for the team's third straight win. The center has a goal and eight assists over his last five contests. He's up to seven goals, 13 helpers, 58 shots on net and a plus-8 rating through 20 appearances in a top-line role.

  • Golden Knights' Noah Hanifin: Logs two helpers in win

    Hanifin had two assists and four blocks in Saturday's 6-2 win over Montreal.

    Hanifin logged assists on Vegas' fourth and fifth goals, giving him three in the last two games. Through 21 outings, Hanifin has three goals, eight assists, 14 shots, 36 blocked shots, six PIM and an even rating.

  • Kent Johnson C | CLB

    Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Two assists in shootout win

    Johnson provided two assists, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

    Johnson's first helper was on a Dmitri Voronkov power-play tally, and he also assisted on Kirill Marchenko's game-tying goal in the third period. With two goals and two assists over two contests since his return from a shoulder injury, Johnson is locked in. What's better is that he's seeing time in all situations. The 22-year-old is up to nine points (four on the power play, two shorthanded), 10 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through six appearances. He's got the skill to take the Blue Jackets' offense to the next level.

  • Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Four-game, six-point scoring streak

    Pettersson had two helpers Saturday in a 4-3 victory over the Senators.

    Ten of Pettersson's 15 points have come in his last seven games; it includes four goals and six assists. And he's on a four-game, six-point scoring streak (two goals, four assists). Pettersson still has a long way to go, but it looks like he's put his early-season malaise behind him. He needs to pick up his shot pace, though. With 40 shots in 19 games, Pettersson is on pace for just 170 shots, a significant drop from 207 last year and 257 the one before that. He's converting at about the same rate as he always has, which means he might fail to hit 30 goals for the first time in four seasons.

  • Dante Fabbro D | CLB

    Blue Jackets' Dante Fabbro: Pots goal Saturday

    Fabbro scored a goal, blocked three shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

    Fabbro is up to two goals and two assists over six appearances since the Blue Jackets claimed him off waivers from the Predators. The 26-year-old defenseman has been able to hold a top-four role in Columbus after being a frequent scratch in Nashville. Those four points account for all of his offense through 12 outings this season, and he's added 17 shots on net, 10 hits, 17 blocked shots and a plus-3 rating. Fabbro has at least short-term appeal in fantasy, especially with a fairly favorable run of opponents over the next 10 days (Montreal, Chicago and Calgary twice).

  • Blue Jackets' Dmitri Voronkov: Nets power-play marker

    Voronkov scored a power-play goal on three shots, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

    Voronkov has four goals and two assists over his last five games. He took a little time to settle back in after missing October with an upper-body injury, but he's all the way back now. The Blue Jackets have an interesting composition of forwards, with offense spread across three lines, so Voronkov could be an option in some fantasy formats. He has seven points, 23 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through 11 appearances.

  • Jack Eichel C | LV

    Golden Knights' Jack Eichel: Another multi-point game

    Eichel scored a goal on three shots and had two assists in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

    Eichel helped Vegas to blow open the game, recording assists on two of the five goals the Golden Knights scored during the second period. He later put the nail in the coffin with his seventh goal of the season with just under two minutes left. This was Eichel's 10th multi-point effort, in which he has 21 of his 32 points. He became the fastest player in Vegas history to reach 30 points. For the season, Eichel has seven goals, 25 assists, nine hits, 17 blocks, four PIM and a plus-10 rating.

  • Blue Jackets' Kirill Marchenko: Tallies twice in shootout win

    Marchenko scored two goals on four shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.

    Marchenko ended his five-game goal drought with an unassisted goal in the first period. He also sent the game to overtime with a third-period marker. The 24-year-old winger has been consistent and occasionally explosive on offense -- this was his seventh multi-point effort in 20 contests. Marchenko has eight goals, 12 assists, 51 shots on net and a plus-9 rating while filling a top-line role.

  • Canucks' Kiefer Sherwood: Four-game, five-point streak

    Sherwood had a goal, an assist and 10 hits Saturday in a 4-3 win over Ottawa.

    His goal stood as the winner. Sherwood pounced on a loose puck in the crease at 8:41 of the third period and drove it past Linus Ullmark to push the score to 4-1. He's on a four-game, five-point scoring streak that includes three goals, 11 shots and a whopping 30 hits. Sherwood has been a great fantasy surprise this season -- he has six goals, five assists and a league-leading 125 hits in just 19 games. That's gold in leagues where muscle still counts.

  • Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar: Strikes in win

    Kolesar scored a goal on three shots and had two hits in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Canadiens.

    Kolesar was in the right position to take advantage of a rebound after Montreal goalie Sam Montembeault was unable to close his glove around the puck. It was the sixth goal through 21 appearances for Kolesar, who is scoring at a 23-percent clip and is poised establish a new career high (eight goals). The second-line winger has nine points, 26 shots, 70 hits and 14 PIM.

Around the Web Promoted by Taboola