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St. Louis Blues win third straight to complete series comeback, conquer Minnesota Wild in 6
Minnesota fell 5-1 in Game 6 of its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against host St. Louis on Thursday, dropping the best-of-seven 4-2. The Blues advance for the first time since 2019, when they won the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. They will face the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed Colorado Avalanche in the second round. […]
Continue readingNHL playoff watch standings update: Minnesota Wild-St. Louis Blues a pre-playoffs preview
As we gaze upon the current NHL standings, one first-round playoff matchup appears to be more locked in than all of the rest: the Minnesota Wild vs. the St. Louis Blues in the Central Division’s No. 2-vs.-No. 3 seed matchup. Luckily for us, we get a preview of that series Friday night. These two teams […]
Continue readingColorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (upper body) sent back to Denver for evaluation
Nazem Kadri took MacKinnon’s spot on the Avs’ top line with Valeri Nichushkin and Mikko Rantanen as Colorado won the matchup of Western Conference division leaders. Bednar didn’t specify MacKinnon’s injury to reporters but said his concern about it is “high.” MacKinnon was hurt in a third-period fight with Minnesota’s Matt Dumba on Sunday. Bednar […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: identifying potential risers
In that vein, here’s a look at some high FPP60 performers currently averaging fewer than 16 minutes per game. Anthony Duclair, W, Florida Panthers (15:26 average ice time, 8.00 FPP60): To set the tone, we’ll start with someone you probably can’t get your mitts on in your league. Duclair’s production is not a secret, playing […]
Continue readingThe case for the Minnesota Wild as a top Stanley Cup contender
Don’t let their last two games fool you. The Minnesota Wild are for real. And they’ve been pretty spectacular. The Wild had been on the NHL’s hottest run through early December, winners of eight straight games before closing out their recent road trip with back-to-back defeats at L.A. and Vegas. Minnesota’s loss to the Kings […]
Continue readingNHL Rank: Predicting the top 100 players for the 2021-22 season
With the 2021-22 NHL season in full swing, we present our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than 50 hockey experts to rate players based on how good they will be in the 2021-22 season compared to their peers. Emphasis was placed […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings: The Erik Karlsson renaissance
The easier part of the equation is definitely identifying early movers and shakers whom you would like to add to your roster. But there are more early successes than there are obvious failures. Five or six games is not enough to cut bait on a potentially elite player. The trick is working the fringes. While […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey rankings update: Kucherov, Pacioretty, Stone injury impact
Chief among them, concerns that Nikita Kucherov may be down for a while after suffering an injury on Saturday. In you remember, he famously missed the last fantasy season after hip surgery, returning in time for the postseason. Fun. Free. Easy. Create or join a league and play ESPN Fantasy Hockey! Sign up for free! […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey dynasty rankings: The best players of 2026
As a reminder, these rankings stem from a spreadsheet that attempts to project the future fantasy production of all relevant players, including many that haven’t laced up skates in the NHL ever. The ranking is simply the product of adding up all the projected fantasy scoring by each player over the next five seasons. Players […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey season preview: What to look for when drafting defensemen
Only 12 defensemen earned more than 2.0 fantasy points per game in ESPN’s standard league this past season. One measly dozen. But then consider that 16 blueliners finished in ESPN’s Top-50 in total fantasy points. By no means is this a position to disregard. Fun. Free. Easy. Create or join a league and play ESPN […]
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