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‘Can’t be disappointed’: Islanders lose, still control fate
NEW YORK — No team in the NHL this season has lost in overtime or the shootout more than the New York Islanders. But all of those losses add up to the Islanders remaining in control of their playoff fate after their 3-2 shootout loss to the rival New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden […]
Continue readingPenguins retire Jaromir Jagr’s No. 68 to cap joyful homecoming
More Teams. More Games. Jaromir Jagr gets his No. 68 jersey retired by the Pittsburgh Penguins before their game against Los Angeles Kings. (0:23) PITTSBURGH — There were jokes. And laughter. And catharsis. Just no tears. At least none from Jaromir Jagr. Maybe because they were unnecessary when the Pittsburgh Penguins retired his iconic No. […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: What coaching change means for Islanders
More Teams. More Games. Bo Horvat‘s overtime goal gives Patrick Roy a win in his Islanders coaching debut. (1:49) Welcome back, coach Patrick Roy. The New York Islanders, with Roy behind the bench, snapped a four-game losing streak on Sunday for their new coach. The lines weren’t different, the deployment wasn’t different, but the Isles […]
Continue readingThe “set and forget” stars: Fantasy hockey lineup picks
More Teams. More Games. Marc-Andre Fleury moves past Patrick Roy on the all-time wins list as the Wild shut out the Islanders. (1:51) If you are feeling the January lull and just want to set and forget your fantasy NHL roster, this is the column for you. Not that such a process is encouraged in […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey stock watch: Waiver wire picks and starting goalies
More Teams. More Games. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman joins ESPN’s “Frozen Frenzy” to give his thoughts on an exciting day for hockey. (1:28) That was fun, wasn’t it? And comprehensively educational. There’s nothing like a complete NHL schedule of Frozen Frenzy action to offer a valuable hint of what everyone is up to, now that […]
Continue readingAvalanche move to 6-0 with NHL record 15th straight road win
More Teams. More Games. Ryan Johansen scores goal vs. Islanders (0:37) NEW YORK — Even when they’re not playing their best, the Colorado Avalanche find ways to keep winning. Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had three assists as the Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 7-4 on Tuesday night […]
Continue reading2023-24 Fantasy hockey top 300 player rankings
No surprises at the top, where a pair of star teammates in Edmonton lead fantasy forwards once again. Keep reading to see where postseason standouts in Matthew Tkachuk and Jake Oettinger sit, as well as much-hyped draft pick Connor Bedard. 1. Connor McDavid, C, Edm (C1) 2. Leon Draisaitl, C, Edm (C2) 3. Elias Pettersson, […]
Continue readingRest-of-season rankings: The most improved players
There isn’t anything special about the rankings here compared to every week, but that’s because these rest-of-season rankings aim to capture a snapshot of what a draft might be like every single week of the season. With that in mind, we are going to highlight some of the biggest swings in value since the puck […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey’s most consistent players: Midseason edition
The rest-of-season fantasy hockey rankings are available every Monday here on ESPN.com, but there is more you can glean from this season when digging a bit deeper — especially for the most popular format of head-to-head points. We do an offseason piece here looking at consistency by comparing the weekly output of each player over […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: Can these disappointing starters turn it around?
Injuries don’t count, so Zach Werenski and Josh Norris get a pass. Rookies don’t count either, so we aren’t bothering with Marco Rossi and Shane Wright. This is about established NHLers with a reliable baseline coming well short of expectations. They are arranged by how much they are missing the preseason projections I assigned to […]
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