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Fantasy hockey: Goalies who could be the next Jordan Binnington
Ilya Samsonov, GSAA: 5.26, Washington Capitals (48.7%): After registering his first shutout versus the Hurricanes Monday, Samsonov is scheduled to make his inaugural back-to-back NHL start Thursday. Capitals coach Todd Reirden: “I just thought he obviously played phenomenal last game. … I think he’s earned it. Now it’s a chance to for him, again, to […]
Continue readingWaiver watch: Ten players to pick up now
Jason Zucker, LW/RW, Minnesota Wild (55.1%): In wanting to mention his return from injury, I’m bending my own rules here in including a player rostered in more than 50% of ESPN.com leagues. Before fracturing his fibula in mid-December, Zucker cobbled together 12 goals and 12 assists in 34 games. Back on a Wild scoring line […]
Continue readingThe Wysh List: The 15 most shocking events of the NHL’s first half
The defining moment of the 2019-20 season thus far. Akim Aliu’s accusation that Peters used racial slurs toward him, coupled with corroborated accusations of physical abuse of players while with the Carolina Hurricanes, led to Peters being suspended by the Calgary Flames before he tendered his resignation in November. The fallout from this has been […]
Continue readingCapitals rally from 2 down in final minute to beat Sharks
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals never believe they’re out of a game. On Sunday, they showed why. Lars Eller scored with 2:59 remaining in overtime after the Capitals rallied from two goals down in the final minute of regulation, completing a stunning 5-4 victory over the San Jose Sharks. T.J. Oshie tied the game with […]
Continue readingAn oral history of John Carlson’s 2010 World Juniors-winning goal for Team USA, 10 years later
A 2008 first-round draft choice of the Washington Capitals, Carlson was assigned to the team’s AHL affiliate Hershey Bears to start the 2009-10 season. He had earned a call-up and appeared in three NHL games, but the Capitals decided he could get some valuable experience as a member of Team USA at the 2010 World […]
Continue readingWhy the San Jose Sharks fired Peter DeBoer, and what happens next
Bob Boughner, an assistant coach with the Sharks, takes over on an interim basis. Meanwhile, the team also let go assistant coaches Dave Barr, Steve Spott and goalie coach Johan Hedberg. You’ve probably got questions — Was this really DeBoer’s fault? Are there trades on the way? — and we’re here to answer them, along […]
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