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Waiver watch: Final pickups and keeper strategy

It’s sweet because, if you are taking the time to read this, you are still playing for something. Whether it’s your fantasy championship or just pushing into a finishing position or winning out your consolation bracket in head-to-head, those are all noble goals and worthy of one final effort to set a winning lineup. But […]

Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Vegas favorites in NHLPA poll

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby was once again named the NHL’s most complete player in the annual NHLPA poll released Wednesday. Crosby earned 38.4% of the votes for “most complete player” ahead of Aleksander Barkov of the Florida Panthers (14.6%). In the five seasons the NHLPA has voted on this category, Crosby has won it […]

What Rangers’ stats say about their potential in playoffs

When the New York Rangers clinched a playoff berth on March 26, there wasn’t a celebration. There was barely an acknowledgment of the feat in their dressing room after an overtime win against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. The accomplishment was procedural, a bridge to greater things. “If you want to lift the Stanley Cup, you’ve […]

Lightning’s March madness has them back among top contenders

And no surprise — the Lightning did. A lot. Tampa Bay went 9-1-1 last month, saving their best run of the season (so far) for the stretch drive toward playoffs. It’s not the first time the Lightning have hung back, only to flip the proverbial switch right when points and positioning are paramount. It’s a […]

Predictions for the final two weeks of the NHL season

The 2023-24 NHL regular season concludes April 18, with the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning April 20. But before we get there, there are some races with runway remaining, including for two spots in the Eastern Conference bracket, and for the Presidents’ Trophy and No. 1 overall seed. So to help dissect those situations — and […]

Goalie watch: What we learned from a subpar 2024 season

Juuse 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 […]

Fantasy hockey: Cam York and other players on the rise

Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament Challenge Keep your foot on the gas! It’s the middle of Week 23 of the fantasy hockey season, which means either there are only three more scoring periods for season-long points and rotisserie formats or you […]

Jon Cooper on Battle of Florida, Kucherov for MVP, Torts

“Of the 23 guys in that picture, there are only eight left. That’s a big turnover,” Cooper told ESPN’s “The Drop” podcast this week. That roster turnover was only one challenge the Lightning faced this season. There were injuries to goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy, defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and others. There was the grind of the Eastern […]

NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team’s pivotal player

These are the driving factors that make the remainder of the NHL regular season so compelling. Perhaps the only things more compelling than what happens to these teams are the players whose efforts will play such a massive role in shaping their teams’ short- and long-term futures. This week, our NHL Power Rankings take a […]

Lightning’s Brayden Point ties team record with 6 points vs. Rangers

Nikita Kucherov added a goal and four assists, Steven Stamkos and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 25 saves as the Lightning came back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2. Tampa Bay holds the top wild card in the Eastern Conference — four points ahead of the New York Islanders and Detroit […]

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