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Injured Kaapo Kahkonen exits New Jersey Devils’ loss in 1st
Kahkonen left the ice with the trainer’s help after the Predators’ Roman Josi scored on a slap shot that tied the score 1-1 at 8:39 of the opening period. He had four saves. Jake Allen came on to take Kahkonen’s place as the Devils lost in a shootout, stopping 29 shots along the way. Kahkonen […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey preview: Adds, drops for championship round
If that means dropping an unproductive/now-ill Tyler Toffoli for, say, Arizona’s Nick Schmaltz, or showing a currently quiet Noah Dobson the fantasy door, so be it. After serving as one of this season’s finest fantasy surprises, Frank Vatrano is now struggling further down Anaheim’s lineup. Time to call it and dip into the free-agent pool […]
Continue readingHit update: The NHL’s hits adjustment and the players who benefit
More Teams. More Games. Gunnarwolfe Fontaine buries the overtime winner as Northeastern secures the Beanpot championship. (0:43) Stat corrections can be a painful experience in the fantasy realm. But I haven’t seen one like this before. On Monday, Feb. 7, the NHL added 6,826 hits to the statistics generated by players this season (and, for […]
Continue readingDevils’ Jack Hughes ‘week-to-week’ with upper-body injury
New Jersey Devils star forward Jack Hughes is “week-to-week” with an upper-body injury, the team announced Sunday. Hughes left the team’s road trip and has returned to New Jersey to be with the Devils’ athletic care staff. The Devils face the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. Hughes was injured in the Devils’ 4-1 loss to […]
Continue readingDevils’ Jack Hughes to be reevaluated Saturday
More Teams. More Games. Jack Hughes leaves the ice after crashing head-first into the boards and sustaining an injury. (0:26) The New Jersey Devils lost center Jack Hughes to an upper-body injury early in the first period of their 4-1 loss to the Blues on Friday night in St. Louis. Hughes, who entered the game […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey roster moves: Eight NHL players to drop
More Teams. More Games. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman tells Pat McAfee what the league is doing to create more opportunities to bring people closer to the game. (1:29) To be fair, sometimes they truly aren’t getting the bounces. In which case a little patience is in order, expecting the productive tide to inevitably turn. However, […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power Rankings, X factors, predictions
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 readingJ.T. Miller insists winless Canucks ‘not as bad’ as they look
Vancouver enters its Monday night home game against the Carolina Hurricanes as the NHL’s only winless team, having gone 0-4-2 to start the season. On Saturday night, the Canucks lost their home opener 5-1 to the Buffalo Sabres. They were booed off the ice at Rogers Arena. Multiple jerseys were thrown from the stands to […]
Continue readingPassport issue keeps Giants punter Jamie Gillan in London
The Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers 27-22 on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They were aware of the issue prior to the trip, and expect him back this week before playing the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. New York did not work out any punters on Tuesday as a contingency. Gillan, nicknamed the “Scottish Hammer,” […]
Continue readingBoston Bruins enjoying romantic summer with Taylor Hall wedding and Charlie McAvoy engagement
Taylor Hall, the 30-year-old left wing, married his longtime girlfriend, Rachel Rush, over the weekend at Graydon Manor Hall in North York, Ontario. The couple got engaged in 2021. Hall, from Calgary, Alberta, was drafted first overall in 2010 by the Edmonton Oilers. He played six seasons with Edmonton before five with the New Jersey […]
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