The victory capped a memorable comeback, even for a nation with as rich a history in hockey as Canada. Coach Gerard Gallant’s team dropped its first three games of the tournament before it recovered en route to the title. Brown slid the puck over to Paul and he beat goaltender Jussi Olkinuora 6:26 into the […]
Continue readingThe Canadians, who lost their first three games in the tournament, stunned Russia 2-1 on an overtime goal by Andrew Mangiapane. The other semifinal Saturday will pair defending champion Finland and Germany, which stunned Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout. Finland defeated the Czech Republic 1-0. All four winners played their preliminary round games in Group […]
Continue readingTeam Canada coach Gerrard Gallant, after his team fell to 0-3 to open the tournament, vowed he’d stick with the plan, saying, “We’ve played good hockey so far. We just haven’t gotten the results.” And it appears the free-agent coach, who has already interviewed with the New York Rangers and should receive consideration for other […]
Continue readingNo, there’s no reason to suspect a further spiralling of the planet into some Lovecraftian horror. It’s the Seattle Kraken that will wrap their tentacles around players and pull them into the Northwest. The Vegas Golden Knights get to skip this expansion draft, being relatively new to the league themselves. But that also offers a […]
Continue readingBut, when the splits start to get ridiculous, they become worth our attention. While we may not be able to find a source for the bigger splits, we can keep them in the back of our mind when setting lineups. Washington Capitals power play (45.2 percent conversion at home, 8.8 percent on the road): First […]
Continue readingWith the switch to a points-based default game, and the redesign on the scoring settings, the opportunity presented itself to move to a points-based ranking system as we attempt to forecast how the next few years might play out. Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Hockey game, and play your way […]
Continue readingJoin or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Hockey game, and play your way with custom scoring and lineup features. Create or join a league today >> Anthony Duclair, LW/RW, Florida Panthers (42.1%): Skating on a top line with Aleksander Barkov and competing on the Panthers’ secondary power play, Duclair has two goals […]
Continue readingIf we take a player’s fantasy points per game (FPPG) and multiply it by the number of games they have left, that’s how much fantasy value they have remaining — again, assuming a static pace forward (which we know isn’t the case). Join or create a league in the No. 1 Fantasy Hockey game, and […]
Continue readingWe have a larger-than-usual batch of new faces to the rankings this week, with 22 players shuffled in and 22 shuffled out. Why? With close to a quarter of the season on the books, it feels like a good chance to do some “spring cleaning” of the ranks. There are more than a few dust […]
Continue readingWe last checked in with a rankings update in June, when the NHL was very much in limbo. Since then, we’ve had an extended playoffs, a draft, a long delay, and the start of a very different NHL season. Since then, we’ve revamped the default scoring to better reflect positional value and diverse skill sets […]
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