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About Ian Gooding

Ian Gooding is the Managing Editor of Dobber Hockey. He covers the Ramblings on weekends and as needed. He also handles the Top 100 Roto Rankings each month. He also likes good scotch and riding his bike.

Ramblings: Pasta and Geekie Five Points Each, Crosby Hat Trick, Thomas Is Smooth (Apr 6)

By |2025-04-06T01:33:40-04:00April 6th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Jacob Markstrom earned a 26-save shutout of the Rangers in a Saturday matinee game. Markstrom now has four consecutive wins and three consecutive quality starts after a rough patch in March that saw him go 1-4-1 with a 4.33 GAA and .830 SV% with three really bad starts. Markstrom has four shutouts this season, with [...]

Ramblings: Ovechkin Ties Gretzky! Injury Updates, Weekend Waiver-Wire Adds (Apr 5)

By |2025-04-05T00:19:13-04:00April 5th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Move over, Wayne Gretzky. You’ve got company. Alex Ovechkin scored career goals 893 and 894 on Friday, tying Gretzky for the all-time goal lead. Here’s the record-tying goal from Ovechkin, scored against Spencer Knight: https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1908330325085659569 I have to admit that when a Capitals fan presented the idea to me about five years ago that Ovechkin [...]

Ramblings: Draisaitl, Holloway, Ehlers Injured; Makar, Suzuki Reach Milestones (Apr 4)

By |2025-04-04T01:35:01-04:00April 4th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Who will be the better per-game goal scorer once Alex Ovechkin’s NHL career is finished? https://twitter.com/DavidAmber/status/1907613539184824641 As far as the Ovechkin watch goes, the Capitals are back in action tonight (Friday) against the Blackhawks, then Sunday against the Islanders. The Capitals play seven more games this season, which means that he could easily break the [...]

Ramblings: Draisaitl Returns and Scores 50th, Michkov Running Free, DeAngelo’s Comeback (Mar 30)

By |2025-03-30T02:05:07-04:00March 30th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Matvei Michkov scored a pair of goals in the Flyers’ 7-4 win over Buffalo on Saturday. Michkov has tallied four goals, one assist, 11 shots, and at least 19:59 of icetime per game in the two games with Brad Shaw as coach. To be completely accurate, Michkov was hot even before John Tortorella was fired, [...]

Ramblings: Marchand’s Florida Debut, Weekend Waiver Adds, Top-Drafted Goalies Shining During Fantasy Playoffs (Mar 29)

By |2025-03-29T02:31:57-04:00March 29th, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

The Rat has finally suited up for the Cats. In his Panthers debut, Brad Marchand registered an assist on the overtime winner with four shots on goal in 16:30 of icetime. Marchand was on an even-strength line with Sam Bennett and Mackie Samoskevich. Marchand was also used on the Panthers’ second power play with rookie [...]

Ramblings: Hertl, Nugent-Hopkins Hat Tricks, Miller Faces Canucks, Sherwood Sets Hits Record (Mar 23)

By |2025-03-23T01:39:25-04:00March 23rd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

In his first game against the Canucks, J.T. Miller scored the empty-net goal to seal a 5-3 win for the Rangers. Since the trade, Miller has 20 points in 21 games with the Rangers while his icetime has increased a little bit. Miller also registered an assist, three shots, six hits, and two blocked shots [...]

Ramblings: McDavid and Draisaitl Updates, Penguins Win on Friday, Potential Weekend Adds (Mar 22)

By |2025-03-21T23:50:44-04:00March 22nd, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

According to Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch, both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are expected to miss at least one week. McDavid was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Friday for a lower-body injury, while Draisaitl’s injury is still listed as undisclosed. Obviously this will impact both the Oilers and fantasy teams competing for a championship, [...]

Ramblings: Draisaitl AND McDavid Out? Skinner and Skinner, Ovechkin Getting Closer (Mar 21)

By |2025-03-21T01:53:16-04:00March 21st, 2025|Hockey Rambling|

Let’s begin with an Ovechkin update. Alex Ovechkin scored goal number 888 on Thursday, which means he is seven goals away from breaking Gretzky’s goal record. Ovechkin now has 35 goals, which ties him for fourth in that category. What’s more remarkable is the fact that Ovie has reached that goal total in just 53 [...]

Top 100 Roto Rankings: March 2025

By |2025-03-13T23:38:14-04:00March 15th, 2025|Hockey Rankings|

The trade deadline has come and gone, and now fantasy teams are gearing up for the fantasy playoffs. With matchup becoming more important, benches now become shorter with more droppable players. The Top 100 should hopefully include players that you won’t need to drop over the final month of the regular season. The stat categories [...]

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