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2024 Stanley Cup first round betting guide: Props, picks, futures

The first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs are here, with 16 teams all looking to take a step closer to hockey immortality. The Vegas Golden Knights look to defend their championship, but they will face the Central-winning Dallas Stars in the first round. The Toronto Maple Leafs look to end the longest championship […]

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Fantasy hockey awards: Scorers, rookies, and surprises who thrilled the fantasy world

Finalists: Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Nikita Kucherov (Likely) Winner: Nathan MacKinnon, C, Colorado Avalanche We still have another week and change to play out, but MacKinnon has a commanding enough lead that it’s probably safe to call it. Heading into Tuesday’s action, he has 280.8 fantasy points, leading Matthews by 13.9 points and Kucherov by […]

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NHL playoff standings: Stars, Avalanche face off in key clash

After an 11-game Super Saturday, it’s a somewhat milder nine-game NHL Sunday. But the playoff implications of the contests are no less grand. Perhaps the most intriguing matchup is the late one, as the Dallas Stars visit the Colorado Avalanche (10 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Stars are three points ahead of the Avs, but Colorado […]

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Weekend watch: Peterka’s power play potential

Clock’s ticking. There are fewer than two weeks left for fantasy managers who remain in the competitive thick of matters to make the most of each and every opportunity. Thirteen days. So, with many perceived favorable matchups peppering this long weekend’s schedule — featuring six games Friday, 11 on Saturday, and a substantial nine Sunday […]

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Coyotes stop Predators’ franchise-best points streak at 18 games

TEMPE, Ariz. — Logan Cooley had his first NHL hat trick, Clayton Keller added a goal and three assists, and the Arizona Coyotes snapped the Nashville Predators’ point streak at 18 games with an 8-4 victory Thursday night. Nashville had been 16-0-2 since its last loss Feb. 15 at home against Dallas. It was the […]

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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, top fantasy playoff performers

To help you win a title in your league, we called in ESPN fantasy analysts Sean Allen and Victoria Matiash to highlight a prime playoff performer from each club — and in many cases, they are players who are available in a large majority of ESPN leagues. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey […]

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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 […]

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Fantasy hockey: Duclair, Nyquist on hot scoring runs

About 48 hours away from this year’s NHL trade deadline, it certainly feels like the sluice gates are about to burst open, flooding the market with a deluge of new faces in new places. Many moves that will affect fantasy squads, for richer or poorer. So keep a close eye on this space as we […]

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Fantasy hockey: Active players to beat an unbalanced schedule

More Teams. More Games. Quinton Byfield shows off his skills as he weaves through the defense to score an unbelievable goal for the Kings. (0:51) Don’t forget, even teams that struggle more than others include valuable fantasy assets. At least a small handful, most of the time. Worth bringing up ahead of the current three-day […]

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Fantasy hockey all-stars: Panarin, Reinhart and the most valuable picks

As the NHL prepares to squarely step into our arena on Thursday with a draft for the All-Star Game teams, let’s take a moment to recognize the all-stars from our realm of fantasy hockey. We’ll do a similar approach to how the league manages things, by forcing one selection from each of the 32 franchises […]

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