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Avs’ Nathan MacKinnon breaks Stastny’s franchise points record

MacKinnon wrapped up the regular season with 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) to top Peter Stastny’s franchise record of 139 set in 1981-82 when the club was in Quebec. The speedy MacKinnon couldn’t catch Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov in the race for the Art Ross Trophy, which goes to the leading points scorer. Kucherov […]

Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen in concussion protocol

DENVER — Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen remains in concussion protocol and missed Colorado’s 7-4 loss Sunday night to the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars. It ended his streak of consecutive games at 161, which was the longest on the team. Rantanen’s absence is a blow for the Avalanche, who trail the Stars by five points with […]

Weekend watch: Peterka’s power play potential

Clock’s ticking. There are fewer than two weeks left for fantasy managers who remain in the competitive thick of matters to make the most of each and every opportunity. Thirteen days. So, with many perceived favorable matchups peppering this long weekend’s schedule — featuring six games Friday, 11 on Saturday, and a substantial nine Sunday […]

NHL playoff standings: Must-win game for the Red Wings?

Of the three Atlantic Division teams that were supposed to make the leap into serious playoff contention this season — the Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators — only the Wings realistically remain in the race as the month of April begins. But with a 3-5-2 record in their past 10 games, their […]

Fantasy hockey championships: Teams, players with best matchups

We are now in the heat of the second to last “week” of the fantasy hockey season. Week gets quotes here because the final “week” is actually a scoring period that extends for 11 days from April 8 to April 18. That is when the championship you’ve been working toward all season will be decided. […]

Fantasy hockey preview: Adds, drops for championship round

If that means dropping an unproductive/now-ill Tyler Toffoli for, say, Arizona’s Nick Schmaltz, or showing a currently quiet Noah Dobson the fantasy door, so be it. After serving as one of this season’s finest fantasy surprises, Frank Vatrano is now struggling further down Anaheim’s lineup. Time to call it and dip into the free-agent pool […]

Weekend watch: Plan ahead for unbalanced schedule

The Devils visit the Sabres Friday night. The Canucks host the Ducks on Sunday. Everyone else — plus Anaheim and Buffalo again in their respective back-to-backs — plays Saturday. If nothing else, this 1-15-1 weekend slate is easy enough to summarize. Addressing the two solo acts sandwiching Saturday’s heaving schedule, if Jake Allen is half […]

How a canceled trip to see U2 helped turn around the Predators’ season

SEATTLE — Practically everyone in hockey has heard that the Nashville Predators’ trip to see U2 in February at the Sphere in Las Vegas was canceled because of how poorly the team was playing at that time. They’d lost six of eight games before the NHL All-Star break and would lose two of their next […]

Weekend watch: Start Jake DeBrusk, Bryan Rust this weekend

In one respect, fantasy managers in head-to-head playoff competition can feel a kinship with those presently competing on NCAA hardcourts: There’s no tomorrow if you don’t win today. So never mind how you got here, or who helped make it happen. What only matters is now. If that means replacing some fantasy fixtures with timely […]

How did the Oilers turn their season around?

The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, ending their winning streak at 16 games and falling one short of tying the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest NHL streak. So what’s been the key to their turnaround after a terrible start? Are they back to being a Stanley Cup favorite? We […]

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