| April 10, 2024 |
Novak scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Jets. - Novak opened the scoring 4:05 into the first period, beating Connor Hellebuyck on a partial breakaway to give the Preds an early lead. The goal is Novak's first since March 19 -- he came into Thursday with just one assist in his previous nine contests. The 26-year-old center is up to 41 points (16 goals, 24 assists) through 68 games this year, two shy of his career high set last season. |
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| March 16, 2024 |
Novak scored a goal on two shots, blocked three shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Kraken. - Novak has four points over six games since he inked a three-year contract extension March 4. The 26-year-old has become an integral part of the Predators' offense, filling a middle-six role. For the season, he has 14 goals, 38 points, 86 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 57 appearances. He should be able to challenge for his marks of 17 goals and 43 points from last season. |
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| March 4, 2024 |
Novak signed a three-year, $10.5 million contract extension with the Predators on Monday. - Novak has developed into a solid middle-six contributor that sees power-play time over the past two seasons with Nashville, picking up 30 goals and 77 points, 22 of which have come with the man advantage, over 102 games. The 26-year-old forward should continue to produce at a similar rate over the next three campaigns. |
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| March 3, 2024 |
Novak scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Avalanche. - After having a hand in the eventual game-winner by Cody Glass late in the second period, Novak potted his own tally midway through the third as the Predators pulled away. Novak's been on a roll over the last month, producing five goals and 13 points over the last 13 games despite a third-line assignment and a spot on the second power-play unit. |
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| Feb. 25, 2024 |
Novak produced an assist in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Ducks. - Novak won a faceoff back to Filip Forsberg, who quickly buried the Predators' second goal at 3:26 of the third period. The helper gave Novak 10 points over the last 10 games, a span in which he's been held scoreless only once. The 26-year-old center is up to 31 points, 77 shots on net and a minus-7 rating over 48 appearances. Novak's consistency of late makes him a strong depth option in fantasy. |
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| Feb. 24, 2024 |
Novak recorded a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sharks. - Novak set up a Filip Forsberg tally in the second period. With at least one point in eight of his last nine games, Novak has been a consistent presence on offense while seeing middle-six minutes. He's up to 30 points, 77 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 47 outings this season. The 26-year-old will likely continue to play on the third line since the Predators are clicking on a four-game winning streak. |
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| Feb. 23, 2024 |
Novak recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Kings. - Novak stayed warm Thursday, picking up his eighth point in his last eight games. The center helped out on a Mark Jankowski tally in the second period. The 26-year-old Novak is up to 29 points, 76 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 46 outings. He's holding down a middle-six role with time on the second power-play unit, which makes him useful in deep fantasy formats that focus on scoring. |
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| Feb. 20, 2024 |
Novak scored a goal on three shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights. - Novak scored in the second period, giving him four goals and three assists over his last seven outings. The 26-year-old has surged despite playing in a bottom-six role. He's up to 12 goals, 28 points, 74 shots and a minus-8 rating through 45 appearances this season. Fantasy managers in deeper formats could find a spot for Novak while he's scoring. |
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| Feb. 13, 2024 |
Novak scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Devils. - Novak has goals in back-to-back games, and he's racked up five points during a four-game streak. The 26-year-old is making the most of his middle-six usage lately, finding some consistency that was lacking for much of January. He's at 10 goals, 26 points, 68 shots on net and a minus-10 rating through 42 outings overall. |
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| Feb. 10, 2024 |
Novak scored a power-play goal on two shots and added an assist in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Coyotes. - Novak sparked the Predators' comeback with his third-period marker, and he helped complete it by setting up a Ryan McDonagh goal in overtime. This was Novak's first multi-point effort since Nov. 11 -- the game before he missed 11 contests with an upper-body injury. The 26-year-old forward is up to nine tallies, 25 points, 67 shots on net and a minus-9 rating through 41 outings. He's mainly played in a middle-six role and may have appeal in deeper fantasy formats that focus on scoring only. |
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| Jan. 12, 2024 |
Novak scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-3 win over the Stars. - Novak's goal gave the Predators a 2-0 lead in the second period. The center is warming up against with five points over his last seven games, though this was his first goal since Nov. 4. The 26-year-old is up to seven tallies, 20 points, 49 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 31 appearances. |
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| Jan. 6, 2024 |
Novak logged an assist in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Stars. - Novak set up a Luke Evangelista tally in the second period. A recent lineup shuffle has seen Novak playing on the third line after beginning the year in a top-six role. The 26-year-old hasn't had much of a scoring touch, going 18 games without a goal, but he has racked up seven helpers across his last 11 outings. The center is at 19 points, 44 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 29 contests. |
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| Dec. 30, 2023 |
Novak registered an assist in Friday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Red Wings, but saw his ice time dip to just 11:51. - This is concerning, as it's the second time in the past three games that Novak has posted a TOI of under 12 minutes. This compares to his average ice time of 14:42 for the season, and the 18-19 minutes he was seeing back in November before he was sidelined for 11 games with an upper-body injury. Since his return in early December, he's recorded just four assists in 11 games and hasn't scored a goal since Nov. 4. It's probably a good move to stash Novak on your fantasy bench until he turns things around. |
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| Dec. 7, 2023 |
Novak (upper body) was activated off injured reserve ahead fo Thursday's clash with Tampa Bay, per the NHL media site. - Novak will be back in action for the first time since Nov. 11 against the Coyotes, a stretch of 11 games on the shelf. Prior to getting hurt, the St. Paul native racked up six goals and six assists in his last 14 contests, including six power-play points. Novak is expected to slot into a top-six role and could be in contention for a sport with the No. 1 power-play unit. |
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| Nov. 14, 2023 |
Novak is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks due to an upper-body injury and was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. - Novak was putting together a fantastic start to the season with six goals and six assists, including six power-play points, through the first 14 contests. The 26-year-old center was well on his way to replicating his numbers from last season when he managed 43 points in 51 contests. Michael McCarron will join the lineup with Novak on the shelf and could even take a second-line role. |
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| Nov. 12, 2023 |
Novak provided two assists -- including a power-play helper -- in Saturday's 7-5 loss to the Coyotes. - Nashville's third-round pick (No. 85 overall) is showing remarkable progression in the NHL. Specifically, Novak has cashed in six goals and six assists with half of his point total on the man advantage through 14 games. The Preds are in last place within the Central Division, but this 26-year-old pivot doesn't seemed to be bogged down by the overall team struggles. It will be tough for him to sustain an otherworldly shooting percentage of 23.1, though. |
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| Nov. 4, 2023 |
Novak scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Oilers. - Both points came in the second period as the Predators broke open a 1-1 game. Novak has found the scoresheet in five of the last six games, and on the season the 26-year-old has racked up six goals and nine points through 10 games. He has been demonstrating that his breakout 2022-23 campaign, in which he produced 17 goals and 43 points over 51 games, was no fluke. |
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| Nov. 2, 2023 |
Novak scored a power-play goal on five shots in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Kraken. - Novak opened the scoring in the first period with his fifth goal of the campaign. He's been solid in a middle-six role this season, and he's now exceeded 15 minutes of ice time in five straight games, posting three goals and two helpers in that span. The 26-year-old center is at seven points (four on the power play), 20 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 10 appearances. |
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| Oct. 21, 2023 |
Novak netted two goals in a 5-1 win over San Jose on Saturday. - Novak's first marker of the night proved to be his first game-winning goal of the campaign. He's up to four goals (though no assists) in six appearances this season. It's quite a start for the 26-year-old forward, who set career highs in 2022-23 with 17 markers and 43 points in 51 outings. It helps that Novak is seeing time on the first power-play unit this season -- three of his goals have come with the man advantage. |
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| Oct. 17, 2023 |
Novak scored a goal on six shots in the Predators' 6-1 loss to the Oilers on Tuesday. - Novak scored on a wrist shot in the slot to cut the Oilers' lead to 4-1 in the second period. This performance gives Novak two goals in four games to open the season. He should continue to occupy a role in the Predators' middle-six forward core and second power-play unit. |
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| Oct. 11, 2023 |
Novak scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 5-3 defeat to the Lightning. - Novak scored 17 times in 51 games last season and is off to the races to open the 2023-24 campaign. The 26-year-old Minnesota native may be anchoring the third line but did see 3:00 of ice time with the man advantage Tuesday, a role he will look to hold onto heading into the rest of the campaign. |
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| April 4, 2023 |
Novak provided two goals and an assist in Nashville's 3-2 overtime victory over Vegas on Tuesday. - Novak earned his second multi-point game in the span of just three contests, giving him three goals and seven points in that stretch. Both of his markers Tuesday were recorded in the first period, and his helper was the primary assist on Cody Glass's overtime winner. Novak has 17 goals and 41 points in 46 outings this season, which is a huge jump from his 2021-22 rookie totals of a goal and seven points in 27 appearances. |
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| April 2, 2023 |
Novak scored a goal and added three assists, two on the power play, in Saturday, 6-1 win over the Blues. - It was a career-best night for the 25-year-old, who had a few three-point performances on his resume coming into Saturday. Novak opened the scoring early in the first period to get the rout started, then picked up one helper in each period to keep the Preds' offense humming. The 2015 third-round pick has become a force in the top six for Nashville, and over the last 12 games Novak has racked up five goals and 14 points. |
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| March 21, 2023 |
Novak had a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 7-3 victory over Buffalo. - Novak saw his five-game scoring streak end Sunday, but perhaps he started a new one Tuesday. If nothing else, it was yet another strong performance from Novak, who has 10 goals and 21 points over his last 17 contests. Overall in 2022-23, the 25-year-old has contributed 14 goals and 32 points in 37 outings. |
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| March 15, 2023 |
Novak tallied a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Red Wings. - Novak extended Nashville's lead to 2-0 early in the third period, deflecting a Cal Foote shot past Ville Husso. The goal would stand as the game-winner after Detroit cut the lead to 2-1 late in the frame. Novak has now scored in three straight games, logging five points (four goals and an assist) in that span. The 25-year-old forward has emerged as a legitimate scoring threat for the Predators since the middle of February, tallying nine goals and 17 points in his last 13 games while earning a regular top-six role. Novak is up to 13 goals and 15 assists through 34 games this season. |
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| March 12, 2023 |
Novak scored two goals on four shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Ducks. - Novak put the Predators up 2-0 with a first-period marker, then assisted on Kiefer Sherwood's tally in the third. The Ducks rallied late to force overtime, but Novak would secure the win with a goal 1:12 into the extra session. He's produced five points through six contests in March, and he's up to 12 goals, 15 assists, 61 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 33 outings overall. |
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| March 4, 2023 |
Novak logged an assist and two PIM in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Blackhawks. - Novak followed up an impressive five-game, 11-point streak with a pair of scoreless outings. He snapped the mini-slump when he set up Tyson Barrie's go-ahead tally in the second period. Novak has stepped right into a top-six role for the rebuilding Predators, and he's earned 23 points, 52 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 29 appearances. The 25-year-old could be a solid depth add for fantasy managers down the stretch. |
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| Feb. 26, 2023 |
Novak scored a goal on a four shots and added a pair of assists in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Coyotes. - Novak has burst onto the scene with five goals and six helpers during his five-game point streak. The 25-year-old is centering the top line now, and it's even more impressive he's done all of this with Filip Forsberg (upper body) out of the lineup. Novak now has nine goals, 13 helpers, 50 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 26 appearances. He won't be sitting on fantasy waiver wires for long. |
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| Feb. 23, 2023 |
Novak scored a power-play goal and added an assist in Thursday's 6-2 win over the Sharks. - Novak has a four-game point streak, and he's recorded three multi-point efforts in that span. The 25-year-old was involved in the Predators' last two goals Thursday. He's up to eight tallies, 11 helpers, 46 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 25 appearances. Novak figures to fill a large chunk of the void left by Ryan Johansen's season-ending leg injury. |
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| Feb. 18, 2023 |
Novak scored two goals, one on the power play, in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Panthers. - It's the first multi-goal game in the 25-year-old's NHL career -- in fact, he had only five tallies in 48 games coming into Saturday -- but Novak looked like a practiced sniper against Florida. He opened the scoring in the first period by whipping the puck off the post past Sergei Bobrovsky, then banked a shot from behind the net off Spencer Knight's leg midway through the third. Despite this performance, Novak's fourth-line role and usual lack of power-play time gives him little fantasy upside. |
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| Feb. 14, 2023 |
Novak was loaned to AHL Milwaukee on Tuesday, per the AHL transaction page. - Novak could be back with the Predators ahead of Thursday's contest versus Boston even though he has been scratched for the past two games. The 25-year-old forward has 11 points and 39 shots on goal in 20 NHL appearances this season. |
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| Feb. 8, 2023 |
Novak signed a one-year, $800,000 contract extension with Nashville on Wednesday. - Novak's extension is a one-way deal which means the 25-year-old center will be harder to move between the NHL and the AHL going forward. In his 20 games for the Predators this season, the Minnesota native has set personal bests in goals (four), assists (seven) and shots (39). |
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| Feb. 5, 2023 |
Novak was recalled from AHL Milwaukee on Sunday, per the AHL transaction page. - Novak has contributed four goals, 11 points and 37 shots on net in 19 appearances with the Predators this season. He should be in the lineup for Tuesday's contest against Vegas. Novak was between Yakov Trenin and Tanner Jeannot prior to the break. |
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| Jan. 27, 2023 |
Novak was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Friday. - Novak will head to the minors for now, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him back with the big club following the NHL's All-Star break. He's picked up four goals and 11 points through 19 top-level appearances this year. |
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| Jan. 4, 2023 |
Novak scored a goal and an assist on four shots, helping the Predators to a 6-3 win over Montreal on Tuesday. - The first star of Tuesday's contest, Novak scored a goal off a one-timer pass from Yakov Trenin. He would also add an assist on Roman Josi's goal later in the second period. This performance marks Novak's first multi-point game of the season and gives him six points in seven games. |
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| Dec. 27, 2022 |
Novak was called up from AHL Milwaukee on Tuesday. - As expected, Novak is back with the Predators after being sent down briefly during the holiday break. He has one goal and two assists in three games with Nashville this year. Look for Novak to be back on the top line Tuesday against Dallas. |
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| Dec. 24, 2022 |
Novak was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Saturday. - Novak has been seeing top-line usage with the Predators lately, so this is likely just a paper move. He has a goal and two assists through three contests with the big club, and he's also worked on the power play, so he should be called up again prior to Tuesday's game versus the Stars. |
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| Dec. 21, 2022 |
Novak scored a power-play goal in Nashville's 4-2 victory against Chicago on Wednesday. - Novak has a goal and two points in two contests this season. He logged 13:50 of ice time against Edmonton on Monday and 12:04 versus the Blackhawks, but he does have a spot on the second power-play unit. As long as Novak has a role with the man advantage, the 25-year-old will be worth keeping an eye on. |
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| Dec. 19, 2022 |
Novak was brought up from AHL Milwaukee on Monday. - Novak garnered one goal, six assists and 25 shots in 27 NHL games last season but has played all of this hockey in the minors to open the 2022-23 campaign. If Novak gets into a game for the Preds, it would likely come at the expense of Juuso Parssinen or Yakov Trenin. |
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| Oct. 1, 2022 |
Novak was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Saturday, per CapFriendly. - Novak produced seven points and 25 shots in 27 games last season. The 25-year-old forward appears set to begin the year in the minors, though his experience last year should bode well for a call-up during the upcoming season. |
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| July 18, 2022 |
Novak signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Predators on Monday. - The deal carries a cap hit of $750,000 at the NHL level. Novak broke into the NHL last season at 24, pitching in seven points in 27 games. He was a bigger contributor with AHL Milwaukee, as evidenced by his 32 points in 42 contests, so the organization will likely be looking for further development before giving Novak a regular role with the big club. |
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| Jan. 11, 2022 |
Novak was elevated to the active roster Tuesday, per Adam Vingan of The Athletic. - Novak has played three games and recorded five points for AHL Milwaukee this season. The 24-year-old has averaged 12:37 of ice time -- 1:50 during the power play -- and recorded two points over his previous 10 NHL performances. The Minnesota-born forward was promoted in light of Filip Forsberg's (COVID-19) absence. |
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| Jan. 6, 2022 |
Novak was reassigned to AHL Milwaukee on Thursday. - Novak cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Tuesday, but his next game action is most likely to come in the AHL. The 24-year-old has seven points in 27 games this season. |
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| Jan. 4, 2022 |
Novak was activated from the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Tuesday. - Novak spent eight days in the protocols. It's unclear if the 24-year-old will immediately reenter the lineup or not, but he's unlikely to see more than a fourth-line role anyway. |
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| Dec. 27, 2021 |
Novak was placed on the COVID-19 list Monday. - Novak's status for Wednesday's tilt with Washington is currently up in the air. He has seven points through 27 games as a rookie this season. |
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| Dec. 17, 2021 |
Novak scored a power-play goal on two shots in Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blackhawks. - Novak's first career tally came at 11:56 of the first period. The 24-year-old is up to seven points, 25 shots and a minus-4 rating in 27 contests this year. He's moved up the lineup during the Predators' COVID-19 outbreak after mainly working in a fourth-line role to start the season. |
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| Nov. 30, 2021 |
Novak produced an assist in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Blue Jackets. - Novak snapped a seven-game point drought with the helper. The 24-year-old is up to six assists, 18 shots on net and a minus-3 rating in 19 contests. He's still in search of his first NHL goal, though he has been a fairly regular presence in the lineup as the fourth-line center. |
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| Nov. 5, 2021 |
Novak produced a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Friday's 3-2 win over the Canucks. - Novak is up to four helpers in nine contests, though this was the first time he'd gotten on the scoresheet since Oct. 23. The 24-year-old has added just six shots on net and a minus-2 rating while providing virtually no physicality. A third-round pick from 2015, Novak's limited fourth-line role makes him a no-go in fantasy. |
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