Prior to the Vegas Golden Knights and Seattle Kraken lacing up on Monday, there have been 37 NHL matches played outside since the 2004-05 lockout. Here are some of the fantasy highlights of the spectacles. Create or join a fantasy hockey league on ESPN. Your championship run starts today! Sign up today! Henrik Lundqvist is […]
Continue readingWith 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 readingMore 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 readingThere isn’t anything special about the rankings here compared to every week, but that’s because these rest-of-season rankings aim to capture a snapshot of what a draft might be like every single week of the season. With that in mind, we are going to highlight some of the biggest swings in value since the puck […]
Continue readingInjuries don’t count, so Zach Werenski and Josh Norris get a pass. Rookies don’t count either, so we aren’t bothering with Marco Rossi and Shane Wright. This is about established NHLers with a reliable baseline coming well short of expectations. They are arranged by how much they are missing the preseason projections I assigned to […]
Continue readingThe weekend’s limited in-conference action launches when the Ducks visit the Wild at 2pm ET, followed by Toronto’s Mitchell Marner vying to register a point in a potentially record-breaking 19th straight game in Tampa, then wraps up with the Coyotes visiting the now Thatcher Demko-less Canucks in Vancouver. Resources: Goalie depth chart | Injuries | […]
Continue readingAndre Burakovsky had two goals, including the winner in overtime, and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Los Angeles Kings 9-8 on Tuesday night in the highest-scoring NHL game this season. Burakovsky scored on a power play at 2:08 of the extra session to give Seattle the first six-game winning streak in franchise history. “End of […]
Continue readingThe Capitals and Canucks renew acquaintances, this time in Vancouver, after combining for 10 goals in D.C. back on Oct. 17. Two Central Division teams on the upswing do battle when the Avalanche visit the Jets in Winnipeg. I’m not sure we should expect too much scoring in what presents as a fierce goaltending battle […]
Continue readingJakob Chychrun and Nick Schmaltz returned to the lineup for the Arizona Coyotes for the first time this season (basically, as Schmaltz was hurt two minutes into the opener and Chychrun hadn’t yet played in 2022-23). In four games since then, the upstart Coyotes have earned four of a possible eight points (great by their […]
Continue readingAdding to the fun, every single one of Friday’s 13 contests – six of which are inter-conference – are being hosted in the states. Essentially adding to the holiday feel of each and every contest. Again, fun! If engaging in Daily Fantasy competition, my advice is to wander way off script with a couple of […]
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