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Connor Bedard’s first season has lived up to expectations
Connor Bedard‘s remarkable rookie season has been defined by confidence and offensive wizardry. But on Jan. 5, as he tried to knife through the New Jersey Devils defense while driving to the net, he was flattened by a hit. When the 18-year-old’s jaw broke, everything he had been building for was cruelly interrupted. “It’s not […]
Continue readingNHL odds: Matthews, MacKinnon show tight Hart Trophy race
There’s an idiosyncratic beauty to awards betting in sports: While almost all sports betting odds derive their lines from tangible statistics during the course of play and can be mostly boiled down to algorithms of probability, individual awards odds introduce a level of subjectivity, as these results are not tied specifically to stats, but rather […]
Continue readingSenators’ Shane Pinto practicing after 41-game gambling ban
Pinto was suspended for 41 games — half the season — in October for violating NHL gambling policies. No other information about the circumstances of the ban were revealed. Pinto declined to go into detail after practice when meeting with reporters for the first time since the suspension. “Definitely, I was caught off guard a […]
Continue readingBlackhawks put rookie Connor Bedard on IR with fractured jaw
More Teams. More Games. Connor Bedard skates immediately to the locker room and is ruled out after being hit by New Jersey’s Brendan Smith. (0:48) Chicago Blackhawks rookie sensation Connor Bedard fractured his jaw Friday night and has been placed on injured reserve. Bedard left in the first period of a 4-2 loss at the […]
Continue readingBlackhawks’ Corey Perry away from team for ‘foreseeable future’
More Teams. More Games. Corey Perry finishes off lovely passing play for Blackhawks (0:53) The Chicago Blackhawks said veteran forward Corey Perry will be away from the team for “the foreseeable future.” Perry, 38, hasn’t played in Chicago’s past two games and didn’t practice with the Blackhawks this week. “He’s away from the team and […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, points pace vs. expectation
But how do all 32 teams rate against their preseason expected points pace? That’s what’s on tap as part of this week’s rankings. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and editors each send in a 1-32 poll based on the games through Wednesday, which generates our master list here. Note: […]
Continue readingBlackhawks’ Taylor Hall to have surgery, miss rest of season
More Teams. More Games. Taylor Hall helps power the Blackhawks’ offense with goals in back-to-back games. (1:31) Former Hart Trophy winner and five-time NHL All-Star Taylor Hall will undergo surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss the rest of the season, the Chicago Blackhawks announced Thursday. Coach Luke Richardson said Hall will […]
Continue readingConsistency matters: Solid, steady fantasy hockey pickups
More Teams. More Games. Henrik Lundqvist gets choked up talking about the support his family provided him during his hockey journey. (0:55) If your fantasy hockey team needs a jolt of energy here in Week 5 of the season, maybe lightning in a bottle should not be your target. In a sense, I mean that […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, fantasy players to add/drop
With all of that in mind, here are our updated 1-32 Power Rankings for this week. As a special gift, we’ve asked ESPN fantasy hockey analysts Sean Allen and Victoria Matiash to suggest a player (or players) from each team to add/drop from your fantasy roster; Sean handled the Eastern teams, while Victoria tackled the […]
Continue readingBlackhawks put Taylor Hall on IR for shoulder injury
More Teams. More Games. Taylor Hall scores impressive goal on the breakaway. (0:43) The Chicago Blackhawks put winger Taylor Hall on injured reserve Tuesday after he aggravated a shoulder injury. Hall was originally hurt on a hit by Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo on Oct. 11. He took another hit in the second period against Vegas […]
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