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NHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team’s questionable move

Plus, while we identified each team’s best new addition in last week’s Power Rankings, this week it’s the opposite side of the coin: What are the moves (or non-moves) on which each team might like a do-over? How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors sends in a 1-32 poll […]

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NHL 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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Avs’ Gabriel Landeskog optimistic despite another season on hold

That’s how encouraged he is 4 1/2 months removed from cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee. Coach Jared Bednar is just as optimistic, which is why he won’t name a new captain for the upcoming season. The team will wait until Landeskog’s return and in the meantime rely on the leadership of Cale Makar, […]

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Why NHL teams are turning to goalie tandems more and more

So imagine Swayman’s surprise when he won last season’s Bruins opener. He jokes how Ullmark “came in hot” and just hugged him. They viewed it as a special moment and had no idea it would take on a life of its own. Watching Swayman and Ullmark in their exaggerated hug has become an extremely familiar […]

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Wednesday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more

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Fantasy hockey rankings: Can these disappointing starters turn it around?

Injuries 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 […]

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Fantasy hockey rankings: Why these two Coyotes can keep scoring

Jakob Chychrun and Nick Schmaltz returned to the lineup for the Arizona Coyotes for the first time this season (basically, as Schmaltz was hurt two minutes into the opener and Chychrun hadn’t yet played in 2022-23). In four games since then, the upstart Coyotes have earned four of a possible eight points (great by their […]

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Friday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more

In between those two desert tilts, we’ll see if the red-hot Bruins can keep it sizzling – presumably without Brad Marchand – in Columbus. Whether the Islanders’ perfect penalty kill is able to remain faultless against the dynamic Hurricanes. And if the Canucks can make it two in a row after winning their first of […]

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Steelers choose not to activate T.J. Watt ahead of game vs. Eagles

PITTSBURGH — T.J. Watt isn’t back … yet. The Pittsburgh Steelers opted not to activate the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year from injured reserve ahead of Sunday’s matchup against the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. His 21-day practice window opened earlier this week. Speaking Friday for the first time since he tore his pectoral muscle […]

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