The Colorado Avalanche iced the best lineup they could on paper, with Nathan MacKinnon in the lineup, and Mackenzie Blackwood in net. Unfortunately though, Valeri Nichushkin was still out. Mackinnon played over 22 minutes which wasn’t out of line with his usual ice time. Meanwhile Blackwood and his big contract got the start for the [...]
With Dustin Wolf’s extension kicking in for the purposes of the salary cap rankings now that we have flipped over to the 2026-27 season, we have a new top-dog. Two seasons ago, Jakub Dobes was the Habs’ number-four goalie, and was on hardly anyone’s fantasy radar. Now, at 24 years old, he is the undisputed [...]
We have a bigger update as we enter the offseason, turning over all of the stats and contracts to set up for the 2026-27 season. Connor McDavid is back in the top spot thanks in part to him taking a bit of discount in order to try and win a Cup in Edmonton. Meanwhile, breakout [...]
Our Expert Picks should be out soon for the Third Round, and since we have a nice gap with no games from last night, and the third round starting tonight, I figured I would preview the third round a little. First up, the matchup we have known for a little longer, Vegas versus Colorado. Though [...]
Konsta Helenius made his NHL playoff debut for the Sabres, while Luke Schenn entered the lineup, and the goalie cycle moved back to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Helenius played third-line minutes, won two-thirds of his draws, and provided a bit of a spark to the lineup too. The top players provided some mixed results, with a few [...]
Only one game last night, seeing game two played between the Wild and the Avs. The Minnesota Wild turned to Filip Gustavsson after Jesper Wallstedt allowed eight goals on 42 shots in the opener. Gustavsson hasn’t played since April 13th, where he allowed five goals on 21 shots against. In fact, he ended the season [...]
Alex Lyon got the start again for Buffalo, and without him this year they don’t get nearly this far. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonnen has been the better goalie more often this year, but Lyon is the one in the crease with the season coming down to the wire. He is signed next year as well at a [...]
With Charle-Edouard D’Astous out, and Victor Hedman ruled out for Round 1, the Lightning turned to Declan Carlile on defence and it went similarly to how it went in the regular season, with Montreal getting the better of him. After going minus-one with one SOG and one Hit last night, Carlile is now minus-three in [...]
The playoff picture in the East is still extremely crowded, with wins last night by Ottawa, Columbus (in OT over Detroit), and Philadelphia, in addition to one point earned by the Bruins. Detroit finally got a bigger game from Dylan Larkin, who put forward his first multi-point effort since February 26th, with a goal and [...]
Alexander Ovechkin keeps on chugging along, scoring his record-extending 30th goal (and his 31st too last night) to hit that plateau for the 20th straight season. Pierre-Luc Dubois had four assists in the win, while Jakob Chychrun added three points, and a number of other top-of the lineup names picked up a pair as the [...]
