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Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin each score twice in Leafs’ rout

WASHINGTON — Auston Matthews still gets excited about facing Alex Ovechkin, one of his favorite players growing up. And even with Ovechkin authoring a vintage performance, Matthews found a way to steal the spotlight. Matthews scored his NHL-leading 56th and 57th goals of the season and matched his career high with five points, leading the […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, top fantasy playoff performers

To help you win a title in your league, we called in ESPN fantasy analysts Sean Allen and Victoria Matiash to highlight a prime playoff performer from each club — and in many cases, they are players who are available in a large majority of ESPN leagues. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey […]

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Fantasy hockey: Be careful with your elite goalies

Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament Challenge The fantasy playoffs will begin in a lot of leagues as we kick of Week 23 of the fantasy season. The final regular season games are scheduled to be played just one month from now. […]

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DeMonte Capehart back with Clemson after gun charge expunged

Capehart is a 6-foot-5, fifth-year senior from Hartsville who played 12 games in a reserve role in 2023. He finished with 15 tackles, five of them for loss, including a sack. Capehart was arrested and charged earlier this month with unlawfully possessing a firearm on campus and failure to exercise due care while operating a […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, surprises of 2023-24 season

What 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 […]

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Capitals C Nicklas Backstrom (hip) likely done for season

MacLellan stopped short of ruling Backstrom out for the remainder of the season or saying the franchise cornerstone had played his final NHL game. The soon-to-be 36-year-old is expected to go on long-term injured reserve in the near future. “It’s emotional for everybody. He’s been such a big part of the organization,” MacLellan said Monday. […]

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Thursday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more

Resources: Goalie depth chart | Injuries | Schedule | How to watch on ESPN+ | Sign up for ESPN Fantasy Hockey | Download the ESPN Fantasy App | Daily lines All times Eastern. 7 p.m., TD Garden, Watch live on ESPN+ The Ducks road trip continues with another tough stop in Boston. Linus Ullmark will […]

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Lingering questions for all 32 NHL teams heading into training camp: Goaltending, lineup, injuries, more

But now that fall is officially set to begin on Thursday, it’s also time for training camps around the NHL to open, as we look ahead to opening night of the season on Oct. 11. To help get you ready for the next few weeks — as teams decide on which players make the roster, […]

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Fantasy hockey dynasty ranks: What will the NHL look like in 2027

Well, we know their age. We also know what kind of production they have put up in the past. But beyond those two criteria, we don’t really know a whole lot. We can certainly guess a lot. In January 2018, ESPN asked me to do the first one of these dynasty rankings. While I didn’t […]

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