It was the day of overtime with three games finishing beyond regulation on Saturday. We are also guaranteed no first-round sweeps, as every series now sits at 2-1. I’ll run through these games and try to pick out a few fantasy-relevant bits along with some other trivia. Golden Knights 5, Jets 4 – 2OT (Golden [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. Although we are in the midst of playoff action—and wow, do I ever miss this time of year!—fantasy managers have already begun performing retrospectives on their rosters, assessing strengths and deficiencies [...]
Writing Thursday and Saturday this week, I can both smile that I picked DFS players from all four winning squads in my last article, and also take my lumps having missed any winning bets. Game props might be easier….or not. Gold selection: Colorado Avalanche @ Seattle Kraken - Pick: Avalanche to win (-155 ML) The [...]
I know it is said every year, but the Stanley Cup Playoffs truly never disappoint. Following Game 2 for all eight of the series, six of them are square at a game a piece and there’s been some great games already with three overtime games and a few comeback wins from teams trailing by multiple [...]
More playoff pucks, with four games on the schedule for Friday. Islanders 5, Hurricanes 1 (Hurricanes lead series 2-1) The final score is a bit misleading, as Kyle Palmieri broke a 1-1 tie with just under four minutes left in regulation on an Islanders power play. The Isles scored four goals in 2:18 late in [...]
Here are the top 100 goaltenders to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - April edition! As always, since goaltenders are so finicky (top fantasy owns one day, six months later nobody touches them with a 10-foot pole, but six months after that they are top owns again), go by the tiering system. Two goalies [...]
It has been a pretty wild start to playoff matchups. Those story lines are being covered pretty extensively elsewhere and we will be reviewing from a fantasy perspective at a later time so expect some playoff content once some of the rounds have wrapped. For now, we are going to take a look back over [...]
Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 2 (series tied 1-1) Leafs fans can exhale (at least for now), as their beloved Buds replied to their Game 1 disaster by flipping the script on the Bolts with a 7-2 win in Game 2. A Mitch Marner power-play goal in the first minute helped calm the nerves of Leafs [...]
The NHL playoffs are underway and that means that sixteen teams’ fanbases are absolutely stressing out currently which is totally valid; everyone wants to see their favorite sports team manage to win the sixteen games that are required to win the Stanley Cup. Obviously, some teams are in a better position to win in the [...]
It is the first Thursday of the NHL playoffs, so let’s find some winning NHL props. It’s the fourth day of the Stanley Cup playoffs and there are four games on tonight’s schedule, which gives us some interesting options when looking for some winners. I’ve taken my time to carefully look over every matchup tonight, [...]
