Previous winners Cale Makar, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ryan O’Reilly will each look to add more hardware to their shelves. The Conn Smythe is often tied to the team winning the Stanley Cup. You can check out teams’ odds of winning here. Here is a list of every player’s odds to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. […]
Continue readingThe first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are here, with 16 teams all looking to take a step closer to hockey immortality. The Vegas Golden Knights look to defend their championship, but they will face the Central-winning Dallas Stars in the first round. The Toronto Maple Leafs look to end the longest championship […]
Continue readingDENVER — Tyler Seguin scored twice, Thomas Harley had an assist on all three of Dallas’ power-play goals in the second period and the Western Conference-leading Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Sunday night. Dallas now has 107 points, which is five ahead of both Colorado and Pacific Division-leading Vancouver for the top spot […]
Continue readingIf that means dropping an unproductive/now-ill Tyler Toffoli for, say, Arizona’s Nick Schmaltz, or showing a currently quiet Noah Dobson the fantasy door, so be it. After serving as one of this season’s finest fantasy surprises, Frank Vatrano is now struggling further down Anaheim’s lineup. Time to call it and dip into the free-agent pool […]
Continue readingThe Devils visit the Sabres Friday night. The Canucks host the Ducks on Sunday. Everyone else — plus Anaheim and Buffalo again in their respective back-to-backs — plays Saturday. If nothing else, this 1-15-1 weekend slate is easy enough to summarize. Addressing the two solo acts sandwiching Saturday’s heaving schedule, if Jake Allen is half […]
Continue readingOnly Buffalo plays on both Wednesday (vs. Ottawa) and Friday (vs. New Jersey), when almost everyone else is off. So, if possible, consider streaming an available Sabre or two — like forward JJ Peterka, defenseman Owen Power, or goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Wednesday’s only other contest pits the Bruins against the Lightning in Tampa. Of course, […]
Continue readingJuuse Saros and Igor Shesterkin have made late-season charges in value, but prior to February it was Connor Hellebuyck all alone that could be described as elite, expected (was top 10 in ADP back in October) and reliable fantasy goaltending. With only a dozen or so games left in the season for most teams, only […]
Continue readingIt’s crunch time. With only five short weeks remaining in the NHL regular season, it’s more important than ever to take the “what-have-you-done-for-me-lately” approach to assembling your nightly fantasy lineup. A philosophy that applies even more heavily to the goaltending position, where a swing into negative integers for a single outing can broker the difference […]
Continue readingDENVER — Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon said farewell Wednesday to a good friend who was traded away. Then, they went to work. Makar had his first career hat trick, MacKinnon extended his home points streak to 31 games with a goal and three assists and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2 […]
Continue readingWhile we count down the days until the actual NHL trade deadline (Mar. 8), our fantasy game’s cutoff date to wheel-and-deal is now only hours away. In ESPN.com’s default league, you have until 12 p.m. EST Friday, March 1, to improve your team through the art of brokering a useful swap with another manager. One […]
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