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Fantasy hockey stat combos: Multi-category playoff producers
No two fantasy hockey teams face the same hill to climb between now and April 18. And no solution is perfect for every fantasy hockey club because we all constructed each one differently. With the head-to-head playoffs for many leagues underway, it’s time to focus on the micromanagement that will get you to the finish […]
Continue readingNHL suspends, fines Flyers’ Tortorella for actions vs. officials
Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella was suspended two games and fined $50,000 for refusing to leave the bench after receiving a game misconduct and a bench minor in Saturday’s 7-0 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning, the league announced. He will miss home games against the San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday […]
Continue readingNorth Carolina, Cormac Ryan silence Duke to clinch outright ACC title
DURHAM, N.C. — Cormac Ryan scored a season-high 31 points, including a huge 3-pointer with 1:38 left, to help No. 7 North Carolina beat No. 9 Duke 84-79 on Saturday night, claiming the Atlantic Coast Conference’s regular-season title outright for the first time in seven years. Ryan made 8 of 12 shots and 6 of […]
Continue readingNew York Rangers tie franchise record with 10th straight win
More Teams. More Games. Matt Rempe taps in Barclay Goodrow‘s deflection for his first NHL goal, giving the Rangers a lead. (0:16) Alexis Lafreniere scored, Matt Rempe netted his first career goal and sparked his streaking club with a first-period fight, and the New York Rangers tied a franchise record with their 10th straight victory, […]
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 reading‘New Era of Orange:’ How the Flyers are selling a rebuild to fans
This is not candor you hear often from a team president, especially one that was just formally hired a few months before the 2023-24 season. Teams like to keep it hyper-positive and slightly delusional when they’re trying to sell season ticket packages and sponsorships. But that’s been the problem in Philadelphia, as Jones sees it. […]
Continue readingBlue Jackets’ Zach Werenski expected to miss one to two weeks
Werenski took a knee-on-knee hit from Philadelphia’s Garnet Hathaway in a season-opening loss to the Flyers on Thursday night. The NHL’s department of player safety fined Hathaway $5,000 for kneeing, the maximum amount allowed under the collective bargaining agreement. Blue Jackets coach Pascal Vincent said after the game that Werenski was dealing with a charley […]
Continue readingNHL 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 […]
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 readingSources: Dmitry Orlov agrees to 2-year deal with Hurricanes
The deal is worth $7.75 million against the salary cap annually. The two-year term is likely a function of the NHL salary cap, which remained essentially flat this season at $83.5 million. By the time Orlov is a free agent again in 2025, the cap is expected to be well north of $90 million. Orlov […]
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