That included his diet. McDavid started working with former NHL player Gary Roberts and his training team three years before his rookie season in 2015-16, getting a better sense of what was right for his body from a nutrition and hydration standpoint. “You know how passionate they are about nutrition and everything like that,” McDavid […]
Continue readingNew Jersey Devils teammate Jesper Bratt was added to the All-Star roster Tuesday as a last-minute replacement for Hughes. Mathew Barzal of the New York Islanders will replace Hughes as one of the 12 players doing the skills competition Friday. The league announced the switch Tuesday, following executive Steve Mayer saying earlier in the week […]
Continue readingAs 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 […]
Continue readingEDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers won their 16th straight game to move within one of tying the NHL record, defeating the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday. Edmonton will attempt to tie the record set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins when its […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The Edmonton Oilers top the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 for their 15th straight win. (1:45) EDMONTON, Alberta — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, backup Calvin Pickard made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers won their 15th straight game with a 3-0 victory over the […]
Continue readingMore 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 readingMore Teams. More Games. Auston Matthews increases his league-leading goal total to 37 with a hat trick in Toronto’s win over Calgary. (1:02) The NHL revealed some famous names set to captain its All-Star Game weekend festivities in Toronto next month, from the players themselves to some well-known personas. Saturday night’s announcement unveiled members of […]
Continue readingMore 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 readingBeyond the rankings, we’ve noticed a lot of drama around the NHL this week, from all the takes regarding William Nylander‘s contract extension to everyone having an opinion on the circumstances of Cutter Gauthier‘s trade from the Flyers to the Ducks. So along with our updated rankings, we’re asking a “dramatic” question for each team […]
Continue readingThe Vancouver Canucks had four players voted into the Feb. 3 game in Toronto: goaltender Thatcher Demko, and forwards Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller and Brock Boeser. Demko received the most votes with 1,398,699, followed by Nylander (1,393,578), Colorado defenseman Cale Makar (1,065,367) and Pettersson (976,716). Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, […]
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