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Fantasy hockey weekend watch: Hot streaks to watch this weekend
Nearly there. With only six games spread over three days to start next week, this Friday to Sunday stretch sets the table for attentive fantasy managers to hit the upcoming All-Star break on the upswing. As is common this time of week, we’re in for the familiar famine/feast/famine rhythm with four games scheduled Friday, a […]
Continue readingBrayden Schenn, Pavel Buchnevich score 3 goals each to boost Blues
Alexey Toropchenko and Torey Krug also scored for the Blues, and Jordan Binnington stopped 36 shots as St. Louis evened a loss to Colorado earlier this month. Schenn got his fourth career hat trick — first since 2017 — and Buchnevich got his third. “Our offense has really changed or started to come around since […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey preview: Stock watch, waiver wire streamers
More Teams. More Games. Auston Matthews tells Pat McAfee how scoring four goals in his first NHL game was his “welcome to the league” moment. (0:42) Trick or treat! The NHL schedule wrapping around All Hallows’ Eve gives us a busy Monday, light Halloween night and a four-game Wednesday. You won’t see the New Jersey […]
Continue readingNHL Frozen Frenzy Betting Guide: Picks, odds, and more
More Teams. More Games. Alex DeBrincat scores to complete hat trick (0:57) Welcome to NHL Frozen Frenzy! Not only will every team be in action, but the start times of each game will be staggered, allowing fans an opportunity to catch a piece of every game. It gets even easier, as you won’t even have […]
Continue readingTraining camp wrap up: Last-minute roster news, line combinations
More Teams. More Games. Greg Wyshinski takes you through the biggest storylines you missed in the 2023 NHL offeason. (2:01) It’s almost time for the puck to drop! With the NHL regular season for 2023-24 ready to go, let’s take one last spin through training camps to see what decisions will have an impact on […]
Continue readingBlackhawks GM gives interview as ‘Kyle from Chicago’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man-on-the-street interview at the NHL draft in Nashville went viral when the man turned out to be Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson, unbeknownst to the film crew that thought he was a random fan. Davidson was already going to have a memorable week in Nashville, as the Blackhawks drafted phenom […]
Continue readingWhat expected goals can tell us about the best lines in fantasy hockey
The slight variation on individual expected goals is evident when you surf through some of the more popular advanced metric websites. MoneyPuck.com has Auston Matthews tops in the league for expected goals, while EvolvingHockey.com lists Timo Meier at the top and NaturalStatTrick.com says its Zach Hyman. So there is variation there in how they run […]
Continue readingMonday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
Calgary Flames coach Darryl Sutter welcomes some familiar faces as the core of his Stanley Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings squads — Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar and Jonathan Quick — visit Calgary. While the last two Stanley Cup champions not from Tampa Bay meet as the St. Louis Blues visit the Colorado Avalanche. Resources: Goalie depth […]
Continue readingThursday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
Of the 20 teams in action, only the Carolina Hurricanes (played Wednesday) and the San Jose Sharks (play Friday) are part of back-to-back sets. Resources: Goalie depth chart | Injuries | Schedule | How to watch on ESPN+ | Sign up for ESPN Fantasy Hockey | Download the ESPN Fantasy App | Daily lines | […]
Continue readingMonday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
8 p.m., Capital One Arena, Watch live on ESPN+ This matchup has the most exciting scorers on both sides of the puck, with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl taking on Alex Ovechkin — a group that makes up three of the top four goal scorers since the 2018-19 season. Both teams are coming off multiple […]
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