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 […]
Continue readingDENVER — Tyler Seguin scored twice, Thomas Harley had an assist on all three of Dallas’ power-play goals in the second period and the Western Conference-leading Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-4 on Sunday night. Dallas now has 107 points, which is five ahead of both Colorado and Pacific Division-leading Vancouver for the top spot […]
Continue readingNo 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 […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Andrew Cogliano and Nathan MacKinnon score within 50 seconds of each other in the second period. (0:32) DENVER — Andrew Cogliano and Nathan MacKinnon scored 49 seconds apart to help Colorado pull away in the second period, Alexandar Georgiev stopped 33 shots and the Avalanche cruised to a 5-1 win over […]
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 readingAs an old-timey traffic reporter might advise, pack your patience with this crew. In what’s forming into an increasingly popular trend in player development, the overwhelming majority of these prospects are expected to spend at least one year, if not more, maturing elsewhere. Perhaps all but one, even. Nevertheless, it’s always wise to look ahead, […]
Continue readingWelcome to the 2023 NHL draft. From the first round all the way to pick No. 224, this page will be your home for tracking every selection, including notes on team fit for the 32 players taken in the first round from Ryan S. Clark, Kristen Shilton and Greg Wyshynski. ESPN will broadcast the first […]
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 readingWith word Wednesday that Letang has suffered another stroke, it’s not a question of whether he’ll be his usual self when he comes back — he’s proven he will be — but a question of when we’ll see him again. On one hand, general manager Ron Hextall was vocal in saying this stroke was “much […]
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