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NHL season preview: Power Rankings, predictions, X factors
More Teams. More Games. Take a look back at some of the NHL’s greatest rookie debuts as we await Connor Bedard‘s first game with the Blackhawks. (1:33) Opening night of the 2023-24 NHL season is Tuesday, with a tripleheader of games on ESPN and ESPN+: Nashville Predators-Tampa Bay Lightning (5:30 p.m. ET), Chicago Blackhawks-Pittsburgh Penguins […]
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More Teams. More Games. With NHL opening night on the horizon, take a look back at some of the best moments from last season. (0:58) After a wild offseason that included multiple superstars joining or leaving the Calgary Flames, opening night of the 2022-23 NHL season is fast approaching. ESPN will be your home for […]
Continue readingWhy NHL teams are turning to goalie tandems more and more
So imagine Swayman’s surprise when he won last season’s Bruins opener. He jokes how Ullmark “came in hot” and just hugged him. They viewed it as a special moment and had no idea it would take on a life of its own. Watching Swayman and Ullmark in their exaggerated hug has become an extremely familiar […]
Continue readingSabres’ Jeff Skinner banned 3 for Jake Guentzel cross-check
The incident occurred at 19:38 of the third period. Skinner was assessed a match penalty. Both players also received slashing minors. Pittsburgh won the game 4-3 in overtime on a goal scored on the ensuing power play. Skinner will forfeit $145,945.95 in salary. The sequence began when Guentzel made what the NHL called “light contact” […]
Continue readingFriday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
Elsewhere, the Islanders are hoping to rebound off this week’s uncharacteristic 7-4 loss to the Blues. A big ask, considering they’re facing the red-hot Devils in New Jersey. The Isles are better at home than on the road. A later-night highlight features Connor McDavid and the Oilers hosting the Wild after losing in Minnesota 5-3, […]
Continue readingWednesday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
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The Sharks are loosely expected to again start Kaapo Kahkonen in the second of back-to-backs after he pitched a shutout against the Canadiens 21-ish hours earlier. If so, fair enough. Otherwise, AHL call-up Aaron Dell could make his first NHL appearance of the season for San Jose. Either way, unless the Leafs tighten up with […]
Continue readingFixing the flaws of five struggling NHL teams
October’s optimism can quickly bleed into a nervy November. Injuries pile up along with losses. Identities crack before being fully formed. Confidence is at a premium. And we’ve barely hit the quarter mark of the season. It’s thought that a team can’t secure its playoff spot in just a few weeks, but it can fall […]
Continue readingFriday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
First, at 2pm ET, the Global Series puck drops between the Colorado Avalanche and Columbus Blue Jackets in Tampere, Finland. Fantasy managers from all walks of competition should know that Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen, along with Columbus’s Patrik Laine – from Tampere proper – and Joonas Korpisalo all hail from Finland. Like the […]
Continue readingWeekend fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
The meat of Saturday’s schedule sandwich features intriguing interleague meetings between the Blackhawks and Sabres — in which we might expect more dents on the scoresheet — the Avalanche paying the Islanders a visit, and the Wild making a stop in Detroit. Alex Ovechkin and crew are traveling to Nashville, Tennessee, where once again Filip […]
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