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Fantasy 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 readingSchedule hacks: How to use the NHL slate to your advantage
More Teams. More Games. Warren Foegele nets his second goal and breaks a 2-2 tie for the Oilers’ 12th straight win. (0:50) In fantasy competition, as in life, there’s no scoring score from the bench. One of the tougher post-draft tasks in running a successful fantasy team is deciding who to play, and who to […]
Continue readingOilers win 12th straight, tie longest streak by Canadian team
Zach Hyman also scored for Edmonton, and Stuart Skinner stopped 25 shots. The Oilers have gone 20-3-0 in their last 23 games to improve to 25-15-1. They tied the record for the longest winning streak by a Canadian team, set by the 1967-68 Montreal Canadiens. Eeli Tolvanen and Jared McCann scored for Seattle. The Kraken […]
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 weekend watch: Upgrade Jeff Skinner and Dawson Mercer
More Teams. More Games. Jeremy Swayman tells Emily Kaplan how his postgame hug with fellow Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark came to be. (1:15) With the holidays well behind us, we’re back to our usual rhythm of sandwiching a heavily-scheduled Saturday between two lighter slates on Friday and Sunday, respectively. In this weekend’s case, 12 games […]
Continue readingOilers make Kris Knoblauch a winner in NHL coaching debut
Zach Hyman and Evander Kane also scored for Edmonton and Stuart Skinner stopped 32 shots. The Oilers got their first home victory of the season and their second straight win overall after losing four in a row. It was Knoblauch’s first game since taking over for the fired Jay Woodcroft on Sunday following the Oilers’ […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey preview: Looking for depth scoring forwards
More Teams. More Games. Frank Vatrano notches his second goal of the first period (0:46) How’s your week starting? Probably going a little smoother than it is for the Edmonton Oilers. The loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday surely sealed the deal on what will be a controversial coach firing, regardless of what […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, fantasy players to add/drop
With all of that in mind, here are our updated 1-32 Power Rankings for this week. As a special gift, we’ve asked ESPN fantasy hockey analysts Sean Allen and Victoria Matiash to suggest a player (or players) from each team to add/drop from your fantasy roster; Sean handled the Eastern teams, while Victoria tackled the […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey stock watch: Waiver wire picks and starting goalies
More Teams. More Games. William Eklund nets power-play goal (0:41) I can’t remember the last time I’ve looked so forward to a game in early November that involved two teams with such sordid records. But Thursday’s “tilt” between the Oilers and Sharks – a combined 3-18-2 on the season – is teeming with too much […]
Continue readingOilers’ Connor McDavid returns from injury in Heritage Classic
More Teams. More Games. The Oilers pick up their second win of the season with a 5-2 victory over the Flames in the Heritage Classic. (1:46) EDMONTON, Alberta — Captain Connor McDavid returned from injury on Sunday night, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the rival Calgary Flames 5-2 in the NHL’s Heritage Classic outdoor game. […]
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