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Fantasy hockey stock watch: Pay attention to these goalie moves
More Teams. More Games. Connor McDavid tallies a goal and four assists to become the fifth-fastest player in NHL history to record his 900th point. (1:30) Martin Jones earning a shutout against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday is its own fresh twist in the Toronto Maple Leafs crease, which can be classified as a […]
Continue readingStuck in seven-game skid, Minnesota Wild fire Dean Evason
More Teams. More Games. David Perron scores twice for the Red Wings as they hand the Wild their seventh consecutive loss. (1:47) The Minnesota Wild on Monday fired coach Dean Evason after a disastrous start to their season. John Hynes, who previously coached the Nashville Predators and the New Jersey Devils, will take over as […]
Continue readingPatrick Kane decision soon, Panthers contending and Edmonton drama
The Patrick Kane watch is officially on. A decision could come within the next few days, and if there’s any delay, it’s only because Kane’s new team needs to clear cap space. I believe Kane wanted to run it back with the New York Rangers — especially since his post-trade deadline play was so frustrating […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey weekend watch: Pay attention to Blues defensemen
More Teams. More Games. The Canucks score 10 goals for the first time since 1992 with a 10-1 rout against the winless Sharks. (1:43) Every NHL team takes to the ice at least once during this coming weekend — despite the fact that there are only two games on Friday and two games on Sunday. […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, one word describing each team
For this week’s Power Rankings, we tried to distill each team’s season thus far into a single word — whether good, bad or somewhere in between. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors each send in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday, which generates our master […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey stock watch: Waiver wire picks and starting goalies
More Teams. More Games. Valeri Nichushkin scores the open net goal to secure the victory for the Avalanche. (0:23) This mini feast/famine stretch features two contests Wednesday, a whopping dozen on Thursday, followed by another paltry pair to wrap Friday. While each NHL team aside from the Montreal Canadiens plays once over the three days, […]
Continue readingMaple Leafs’ Auston Matthews opens season with 2 hat tricks
More Teams. More Games. Auston Matthews notches a hat trick and now has six goals on the short season. (1:18) TORONTO — Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in two games to open the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night. William Nylander had two goals and […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey schedule hacks: How to maximize your lineup
More Teams. More Games. Connor Bedard catches up with Pat McAfee and A.J. Hawk ahead of his NHL debut for the Blackhawks. (1:47) There are few worse feelings in fantasy sport than the nausea inspired by watching an player rack up a good number of (altogether useless) points on your bench. Such a depressing waste. […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey 2023-24 NHL team previews
With so much that happened, and so many players to know heading into your drafts, click on any specific team below for all the essential data heading into your drafts. Jump ahead: Anaheim Ducks | Arizona Coyotes | Boston Bruins | Buffalo Sabres | Calgary Flames | Carolina Hurricanes | Chicago Blackhawks | Colorado Avalanche […]
Continue readingNHL season preview: Power Rankings, X factors, predictions
More 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 […]
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