More Teams. More Games. Nic Dowd and T.J. Oshie score twice in two minutes to put the Capitals 3-2 up over the Rangers. (1:04) Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin missed his second straight game with a lower-body injury when he was scratched for Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the host New York Rangers. Ovechkin, 38, did […]
Continue readingAt the 2022 NHL draft, when he was selected 31st overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Howard wore a vivid white suit, a blue turtleneck and a gold chain, tying it all together with an American-flag belt buckle. He declared himself “the best-looking guy here” during an interview with ESPN’s Emily Kaplan. At the 2024 […]
Continue readingTearing his right Achilles tendon twice in less than a year left him in bed after another surgery awaiting more rehab, unable to travel with his kids to their hockey tournaments or live a normal life. Then he came to the realization that he wasn’t ready to give up on playing. On Wednesday night, Pacioretty […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Sidney Crosby and former NHL COO John Collins look back at the first Winter Classic 15 years later. (5:47) While the NFL fantasy season approaches conclusion, and we remain months away from cobbling together our own MLB squads, why not scratch the fantasy sports-loving itch by launching a fresh NHL league? […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Check out the top goals and moments throughout the history of the NHL All-Star Game. (1:42) The NHL All-Star Weekend is returning to its roots — and bringing back an old favorite. When the showcase lands in Toronto this February, it’ll be as an expanded three-day event with NHL All-Star Thursday […]
Continue readingWe are back to regularly scheduled NHL action this week following the downtime around Thanksgiving. Every team is in action at least once between Monday and Wednesday to start off the fantasy week. Monday’s slate is six games and arguably highlighted by the Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche going head-to-head in Denver. Tuesday features […]
Continue readingBut how do all 32 teams rate against their preseason expected points pace? That’s what’s on tap as part of this week’s rankings. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors each send in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday, which generates our master list here. Note: […]
Continue readingWhat have been the biggest positive surprises for each team? That’s what we aim to explore this week, along with unveiling a new 1-32 order in the Power Rankings, led by a new team at No. 1. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors each send in a 1-32 […]
Continue readingWith all of that in mind, here are our updated 1-32 Power Rankings for this week. As a special gift, we’ve asked ESPN fantasy hockey analysts Sean Allen and Victoria Matiash to suggest a player (or players) from each team to add/drop from your fantasy roster; Sean handled the Eastern teams, while Victoria tackled the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. William Eklund nets power-play goal (0:41) I can’t remember the last time I’ve looked so forward to a game in early November that involved two teams with such sordid records. But Thursday’s “tilt” between the Oilers and Sharks – a combined 3-18-2 on the season – is teeming with too much […]
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