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Fantasy hockey: Secondary scorers poised to benefit from NHL trade deadline
Postgame analysis and highlight show airing each night throughout the season from Barry Melrose and Linda Cohn. Watch on ESPN+ What about the less-renowned figures to land elsewhere, players who might benefit from gaining a new linemate from another club, or those left behind, tasked with making the most of a non-contending campaign? Sometimes such […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings Week 12 update: How to win your playoff matchup
Some teams only have a dozen games left in the fantasy season. There are no more excuses for a player, no more wait-and-see approach. If a player isn’t putting up points on your fantasy roster, you don’t need him. Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new […]
Continue readingAlex Ovechkin climbs list of NHL all-time, power-play goal scorers in Washington Capitals’ victory
Ovechkin’s second-period goal was his 265th with the extra man, tying him with Brett Hull for second place and leaving him nine behind all-time league leader Dave Andreychuk (274). The 35-year-old Russian, who also picked up two assists, has 19 goals this season and 725 in his career. He is six goals shy of tying […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey waiver watch: Big things ahead for Kirby Dach and Mikael Granlund
Price drop! The NHL.TV All-Access Pass to stream out-of-market games is now only $69.99. Click here to learn more » Mikael Granlund, LW/C/RW, Nashville Predators (47.2%): Whether he’s traded to Toronto, elsewhere, or sticks with the suddenly surging Predators, Granlund appears to have rediscovered his productive touch of late. The top-six skater has scored in […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-31 poll, plus stocks to buy or sell for each team in 2021
We’re one month into the 2021 NHL season, and there’s already been plenty of market fluctuation. In this week’s edition of ESPN’s Power Rankings, we identify what NHL team-related stocks are worth buying or selling. How we rank: The ESPN hockey editorial staff submits selections ranking teams 1 to 31 — taking into account game […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020 preview: Team needs, trade targets, cap space, key dates
The word that typically defines free agency in the NHL is “uncertainty.” Players with expiring contracts enter a marketplace unsure of what their next deals will look like or where they’ll next call home. But in the 2020 free-agent frenzy, that uncertainty has reached previously unseen levels for players and teams. There’s a flat salary […]
Continue readingThe best lines of the past 30 years for all 31 NHL teams: Top overall, cult classic and current
It’s created by a coach attempting to mesh three players together into a cohesive unit; it’ll stick around for anywhere from a few periods to a few games; and then it’s either broken up, with the spare parts added to different lines, or it passes the chemistry test, living on for months or perhaps for […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: How to handle late season injuries
Steven Stamkos is definitely out for the remainder of the regular season, while Mark Stone and Chris Kreider sound like they’ll miss a good chunk of what’s left. These are all massive impacts to fantasy, as all three players have been top-50 fantasy assets thus far. While the replacements on their respective NHL clubs won’t […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: Power play sleepers to pick up now
Team power play success rate since Dec. 1: 26.8% Ilya Kovalchuk, LW/RW, Montreal Canadiens (rostered in 19.2% of ESPN.com leagues): The inspiration for this week’s column, Kovalchuk is off to a quick start in wooing those supporting the blue, blanc et rouge with three assists in two games, including one with the extra skater. While […]
Continue readingLeafs’ Ilya Mikheyev out at least 3 months after suffering severed artery, tendons in wrist
The Maple Leafs said the 25-year-old rookie is expected to make a full recovery and that a “more accurate timeline for his return” will be given in three months. Mikheyev was cut by the skate of the Devils’ Jesper Bratt. Bratt had his shot deflected, then got tripped up on the ice, causing his skate […]
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