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Goalie 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 readingRangers forward Blake Wheeler leaves game with right leg injury
New York later said Wheeler was ruled out for the rest of the game with a lower-body injury. Coach Peter Laviolette said after the game that Wheeler would be evaluated further, with an update provided on Friday. The 37-year-old right wing signed a one-year contract with the Rangers as a free agent last summer after […]
Continue readingEvan Bouchard’s goal gives Oilers franchise-best 10th victory in a row
More Teams. More Games. Evan Bouchard nets the winner in overtime as the Oilers pick up their 10th straight victory. (1:48) MONTREAL — Evan Bouchard scored a power-play goal 2:01 into overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night for a franchise-record 10th consecutive victory. Leon Draisaitl also scored for […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey stock watch: Stars, Flyers offer fantasy advantage
More Teams. More Games. Blake Coleman puts Flames ahead for good in win over Senators (0:52) As far as where to find ripe fantasy streaming assets to exploit, two teams jump off the NHL schedule page to end this conventional work week. When all but six teams compete Thursday, the Stars and Flyers are instead […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey stock watch: Thanksgiving week schedule preview
Go perfect in your bowl picks and win up to $1 million, plus more prizes! Make Your Picks Plenty of food for fantasy thought here, as the feast-or-famine swing to end the work week means matchups matter more than ever. Who you decide to play/sit could very well make or break your fantasy week as […]
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 readingMarc-Andre Fleury leads Minnesota Wild past Montreal Canadiens
More Teams. More Games. Marc-Andre Fleury robs the Canadiens of a goal (0:26) MONTREAL — Marc-Andre Fleury wouldn’t say if it was his last game in Montreal. If it was, it was a fitting finale in his home province for the 38-year-old from Sorel. Fleury made 27 saves in his first start of the season, […]
Continue readingFantasy hockey: How to add, drop and stream to max out your team
Sure these daily notes can be viewed through a daily fantasy lens, but that isn’t our primary focus here: ESPN.com runs season-long fantasy games and that is who we are here to serve. But because of the myriad settings and formats that can be applied, there is no strict recommendation that could be made. What’s […]
Continue readingMonday fantasy hockey tips: NHL picks, matchups, more
Well, in Edmonton we’ll have a meeting between the two biggest fish in the free-agent goalie pond from the offseason! Oh, what’s that? The Oilers are using Stuart Skinner more often than Jack Campbell of late (with good reason) and Darcy Kuemper is day-to-day for the Capitals. So, we might see both of them, but […]
Continue readingFantasy 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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