Struggling Star Scorers
Eichel, Hall, Malkin, and more
Elite Players Struggling
TOTAL
Artemi Panarin, LW, N.Y. Rangers
Preseason: 4 Current: 109
5 G, 13 A in 14 GP; 3.1 shots/game; minus-1 instead of plus-36
Jack Eichel, C, Buffalo
Preseason: 6 Current: 110
2 G, 12 A in 16 GP; 3.1 shots/game, lowest since rookie season but 4.0 SH%
Mika Zibanejad, C, N.Y. Rangers
Preseason: 13 Current: 212
2 G, 4 A in 17 GP; 3.0 shots/game, 3.9 SH% (was 19.7 SH% last season)
Mikko Rantanen, RW, Colorado
Preseason: 14 Current: 103
7 G, 7 A in 16 GP; career-high 3.4 shots/game
Jake Guentzel, LW, Pittsburgh
Preseason: 20 Current: 119
6 G, 9 A in 17 GP; 2.6 shots/game, lowest since 2017-2018
Patrik Laine, LW/RW, Columbus
Preseason: 21 Current: 148
8 G, 5 A in 11 GP; 38.1 SH%, career-low 1.9 shots/game
Evgeni Malkin, C, Pittsburgh
Preseason: 25 Current: 276
4 G, 7 A in 17 GP; 2.4 shots/game easily a career low.
Gabriel Landeskog, LW, Colorado
Preseason: 30 Current: 253
3 G, 5 A in 14 GP; still getting 3.0 shots/game.
Teuvo Teravainen, LW, Carolina
Preseason: 43 Current: 310
2 G, 7 A in 12 GP; 2.4 shots/game (6.9 SH%), now out with a concussion.
Brent Burns, D, San Jose
Preseason: 53 Current: 213
4 G, 4 A in 17 GP; 3.0 shots/game
Taylor Hall, LW, Buffalo
Preseason: 54 Current: 277
1 G, 10 A in 16 GP; career-low 2.7 shots/game, 2.3 SH%
AVERAGE (players not included in the ‘overall’ struggling list)
Sebastian Aho, C, Carolina
Preseason: 9 Current: 122
6 G, 10 A in 18 GP; career-low 2.4 shots/game
Elias Pettersson, C, Vancouver
Preseason: 15 Current: 243
8 G, 10 A in 23 GP; 2.4 shots/game
Roman Josi, D, Nashville
Preseason: 32 Current: 135
2 G, 8 A in 18 GP; 3.3 shots/game, 7.0 OiSH% at evens.
Wednesday Games
Carolina 0 Tampa Bay 3
TB LW Alex Killorn 2 A
TB G Andrei Vasilevskiy 25-save shutout in the win. (.935 SV% in 15 starts)
Calgary 1 Toronto 2 (OT)
TOR RW William Nylander 2 G (3 G, 1 A in past 4 GP)
TOR C Auston Matthews 2 A (18 G, 12 A in past 18 GP)
N.Y. Rangers 3 Philadelphia 4
PHI Claude Giroux 3 A (1 G, 13 A in 14 GP)
PHI D Erik Gustafsson 1 G, 1 A (1 G, 3 A in past 5 GP)
PHI D Shayne Gostisbehere 1 G, 1 A
NYR LW Chris Kreider 3 G (4 G, 1 A in past 4 GP)
NYR C Mika Zibanejad 2 A
Dallas 3 Florida 0
DAL C Joe Pavelski 2 A (2 G, 2 A in past 4 GP)
DAL G Anton Khudobin posted a 43-save shutout in the win. (.928 SV% in nine starts)
Los Angeles 2 St. Louis 1
LA G Cal Petersen stopped 35 of 36 shots for the victory. (.931 SV% in 10 GP)
Anaheim 3 Arizona 4 (SO)
ARZ RW Phil Kessel 1 G, 1 A (3 G, 3 A in past 4 GP)
ARZ D Oliver Ekman-Larsson 2 A (8 A in 9 GP)
ARZ RW Conor Garland 2 A (1 G, 3 A in past 4 GP)
Minnesota 6 Colorado 2
MIN LW Nico Sturm 2 G
MIN LW Marcus Foligno 1 G, 1 A (3 G, 2 A in past 4 GP)
MIN RW Mats Zuccarello 1 G, 1 A (3 G, 6 A in 5 GP)
MIN RW Ryan Hartman 1 G, 1 A (2 G, 4 A in past 4 GP)
MIN LW Kirill Kaprizov 2 A (1 G, 5 A in past 3 GP)
COL RW Joonas Donskoi and C Nazem Kadri were both on the ice for three goals against and none for during 5-on-5 play.
WEDNESDAY SHOTS/EXPECTED GOALS (Via Natural Stat Trick)
THURSDAY GAME PROBABILITIES
THURSDAY DFS VALUE PLAYS
CBJ C Jack Roslovic $4900 vs. CHI
MTL C Nick Suzuki $4800 at WPG
BUF RW Sam Reinhart $4700 vs. NJ
CBJ RW Oliver Bjorkstrand $4300 vs. CHI
TB RW Blake Coleman $3900 vs. CAR
NJ D Will Butcher $3400 at BUF
BUF D Rasmus Dahlin $4900 vs. NJ
NJ G Mackenzie Blackwood $7200 at BUF