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Friday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more

Sidney Crosby loves scoring against the Leafs, both in Pittsburgh and on the road in Toronto. By the numbers, more than he enjoys scoring against most other NHL teams. Pre-pandemic, the Penguins captain had failed to register a single point in Toronto on only three occasions since joining the league 2005. A new experience for […]

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Tuesday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more

The surging Toronto Maple Leafs are also endeavouring to serve their best chilled dish of vengeance in squaring up their season series with the visiting Vegas Golden Knights after dropping the first 3-1. That tilt might end up a slightly less productive affair if both Erik Kallgren and Logan Thompson are at their best. The […]

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Thursday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more

More than one team will be playing their first or second game after making some line changes, so there are several options to choose from when targeting opportune plays. Resources: Goalie depth chart | Injuries | Schedule | How to watch on ESPN+ | Sign up for ESPN Fantasy Hockey | Download the ESPN Fantasy […]

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Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin ‘good to go’ for playoffs after missing games to upper-body injury

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will be on the ice Tuesday night to open the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Florida Panthers. “Alex will play tonight,” coach Peter Laviolette said. “To be honest, I haven’t really noticed anything different. He was a full participant, he wasn’t held out of anything and […]

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Alexander Ovechkin sits out Capitals’ game Tuesday, says ‘we’ll see’ on playoff opener

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin missed a game because of injury for just the 25th time in his 17-year NHL career. All of those have come in the regular season. He has never missed one in the playoffs. Ovechkin was ruled out of the Washington Capitals’ 4-1 loss Tuesday night to the New York Islanders, and […]

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Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin leaves game with upper-body injury

WASHINGTON — There’s much for the Washington Capitals to evaluate after a tough loss late in the season and an injury that could cloud their entire playoff outlook. Alex Ovechkin was injured early in the third period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night, crashing into the boards and […]

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Steven Stamkos becomes Tampa Bay Lightning’s scoring leader with 954th point

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos scored his 34th goal of the season and became Tampa Bay’s all-time scoring leader as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-1 on Thursday night. Stamkos, the first overall pick in the 2008 draft, fired a one-timer from the left circle off a feed from Nikita Kucherov for the […]

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Auston Matthews reaches 58 goals, authors ‘something special’ as Toronto Maple Leafs seal berth

TORONTO — On a night when the Toronto Maple Leafs honored Auston Matthews for setting the single-season franchise mark for goals earlier in the week, the star center added two more before the first period even ended. Matthews netted his 57th and 58th goals 27 seconds apart early on in the first frame as the […]

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Jonathan Huberdeau becomes first player in franchise history to top 100 points during ‘incredible’ comeback win by Florida Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. — Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals, including the game winner in overtime Tuesday night, and the Florida Panthers outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-6, after falling down by four goals for the second time in three games. Huberdeau also had three assists in the win, becoming the first Panther in franchise history to […]

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Fantasy hockey: What to expect from those traded and those who were not

As expected, new Panther Claude Giroux is initially hooking up with (a very excited) Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe on the club’s top line, leaving the potent second unit of Jonathan Huberdeau, Sam Bennett, and Anthony Duclair intact. More interestingly, the former Flyer appears to be joining an all-forward cast on Florida’s top power play. […]

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