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Weekend watch: Arvidsson, Drouin in scoring roles
The final weekend of the NHL’s regular season features five games Friday, 13 Saturday, and only four on Sunday. In these waning days of fantasy competition, the flexibility to activate players when most of the league is silent is more important than ever. After a couple of days off, the Hurricanes visit the Blues Friday […]
Continue readingFrank Nazar scores on first attempt in NHL debut with Blackhawks
CHICAGO — With one dash up the middle of the ice, Frank Nazar provided a glimmer of hope for the Chicago Blackhawks at the end of another losing season. Nazar scored on his first shot on goal in his NHL debut in Chicago’s home finale against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Wearing No. 91, a […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey awards: Scorers, rookies, and surprises who thrilled the fantasy world
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 readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, each team’s best rookie
Our voters have cast their ballots, with some major shifts yet again as one of the closest Presidents’ Trophy races in recent history is unfolding. Plus: Because it’s awards season, we created a hypothetical: If there were a Calder Trophy given out for each team’s rookie of the year, who would the 32 winners be? […]
Continue readingGoalie watch: What we learned from a subpar 2024 season
Juuse Saros and Igor Shesterkin have made late-season charges in value, but prior to February it was Connor Hellebuyck all alone that could be described as elite, expected (was top 10 in ADP back in October) and reliable fantasy goaltending. With only a dozen or so games left in the season for most teams, only […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey preview: Goalie streamers to win your playoff matchup
This marks the start of the third to last scoring period of the fantasy hockey campaign. Here in Week 24, you should know where you stand. Hopefully you have a strong lineup built ready to continue battle in these final weeks. But if not, we will still be here highlighting the fringes of fantasy and […]
Continue readingWeekend 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 […]
Continue readingWeekend watch: Hot streaks and streaming goalies
With 11 teams facing back-to-back sets this weekend, fantasy managers with streaming flexibility will be spoiled for choice in selecting from a solid crew of quality backups. Like Semyon Varlamov – if the Isles’ No. 2 earns the nod against the Senators, should he be Peter Laviolette’s choice in Pittsburgh. As always, matchups matter. In […]
Continue readingHurricanes activate Frederik Andersen from injured reserve
His most recent appearance came Nov. 2 in a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers that saw Andersen stop 24 of the 26 shots he faced. Prior to that, he had gone undefeated in four straight starts but had allowed more than three goals in his first two outings of the season. Getting Andersen […]
Continue readingWeekend watch: Stadium Series preview and more
More Teams. More Games. Emily Kaplan analyzes what Jake Guentzel‘s upper-body injury means for the Penguins and Guentzel’s future in Pittsburgh. (0:34) All eyes on East Rutherford this weekend, as the NHL’s Stadium Series first pits the Philadelphia Flyers against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, before the New York Rangers and New York Islanders […]
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