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Stanley Cup playoffs 2024 guide: Key players, teams, storylines
As a service to fans who have a general interest in the National Hockey League but have no idea what’s happened since the Vegas Golden Knights raised the Stanley Cup by defeating the Florida Panthers in June 2023, we’re happy to provide this FAQ as a guide to the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. And for […]
Continue readingStanley Cup playoffs 2024: NHL postseason team predictions
We’ve got all the angles covered to get you ready for the playoffs as ESPN hockey reporters Ryan S. Clark and Kristen Shilton take a look at each of the 16 postseason teams, offering the reasons each team could win it all, along with the (potentially) biggest flaws, players to watch and a bold prediction […]
Continue reading2024 NHL playoffs MVP futures betting odds
Previous winners Cale Makar, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ryan O’Reilly will each look to add more hardware to their shelves. The Conn Smythe is often tied to the team winning the Stanley Cup. You can check out teams’ odds of winning here. Here is a list of every player’s odds to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. […]
Continue readingGolden Knights’ Mark Stone, Alex Pietrangelo return to practice
Stone has been out of the Golden Knights’ lineup since Feb. 20, when he was diagnosed with a lacerated spleen. It led to a long-term stint on injured reserve for the second year in a row. Last season, the 31-year-old had a second back surgery in a 13-month window that led to him being out […]
Continue readingWaiver watch: Final pickups and keeper strategy
It’s sweet because, if you are taking the time to read this, you are still playing for something. Whether it’s your fantasy championship or just pushing into a finishing position or winning out your consolation bracket in head-to-head, those are all noble goals and worthy of one final effort to set a winning lineup. But […]
Continue readingGolden Knights lock up defenseman Noah Hanifin with 8-year extension
Re-signing Hanifin, who was set to become a pending unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, to a long-term deal comes a little more than a month after the defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights acquired the 27-year-old defenseman in a three-team trade with the Calgary Flames and the Philadelphia Flyers just days […]
Continue readingNHL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, expectations vs. reality
For this week’s edition of the power rankings — closing out the regular season — we’re comparing each club’s preseason expectation (using the standings point over/under totals from ESPN BET as a proxy) to their actual number of standings points on April 12. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts, reporters and […]
Continue readingKnights’ Mark Stone to practice after spleen injury
Stone, who has 16 goals and 53 points in 56 games, hasn’t played since Feb. 20 when he was initially ruled out with what was then designated as an upper-body injury. He’s expected to participate in morning skate while wearing a noncontact sweater. There was no timetable given by the defending Stanley Cup champions for […]
Continue readingKey fantasy hockey takeaways from every eliminated NHL team
Anaheim Stars: No question, Frank Vatrano is enjoying the most successful season of his NHL career and it isn’t close. After piling up a previous-best points total of 41 (just last year), the 30-year-old is knocking it out of his own personal park in nearing 60 by campaign’s end, including 33 goals and counting. A […]
Continue readingGolden Knights beat Wild to clinch final playoff spot in West
LAS VEGAS — Jack Eichel, Nicolas Roy and Pavel Dorofeyev each had a goal and an assist, Chandler Stephenson had four assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Minnesota Wild 7-2 Friday night to clinch a playoff berth for the sixth time in seven seasons. Jonathan Marchessault, Tomas Hertl, William Karlsson and Keegan Kolesar […]
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