Jack Hughes has raced out to the NHL scoring lead, but his season might have hit a detour. Hughes left Friday’s game in the first period with an upper-body injury after crashing into the boards following a scoring chance. https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1720602395070062693 According to Elliotte Friedman, it might take a day or two to figure out the [...]
Adam Fox left Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury after colliding leg on leg with Sebastian Aho. At the time of the injury, Fox was tied with Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes for the most points among defensemen (11 points). That was before Hughes and the Canucks teed off on the Sharks later Thursday evening. [...]
Connor McDavid’s original timeline was 1-2 weeks for his upper-body injury, but he skated on Saturday and could play in the Heritage Classic today. You shouldn’t need us to tell you to make sure he’s in your lineup, although this could be a true game-time decision. Hopefully he’s not being rushed back to play in [...]
Andrei Svechnikov made his season debut on Friday, playing his first game since injuring his ACL in March. He did not record any points, but he was credited with three hits and four shots in 13:40 on a line with Stefan Noesen and Jack Drury. Not exactly the Canes’ top line, and he didn’t play [...]
It’s a relatively minor injury for Connor McDavid, but fantasy teams will be without his services for at least a few games. The Oilers announced on Sunday that McDavid will be sidelined 1-2 weeks with an upper-body injury. McDavid appeared to be in discomfort late in the third period of Saturday’s game and left the [...]
Jake Sanderson is off to a fast start and appears poised for a breakout. Sanderson scored a power-play goal while taking four shots, giving him goals in back-to-back games and six points over his last four games. Sanderson has also taken over the top power play from Thomas Chabot. Sanderson is also being used on [...]
Since Friday features just two games, I’ll dive into analysis of the late games on Thursday. In a seven-goal outburst for Seattle, Matty Beniers recorded his first point of the season (an assist) in his fifth game. In terms of total icetime, it’s difficult to determine which power-play unit is the top one for the [...]
Before I start on the usual fantasy hockey discussion, Dobber shared some tough news earlier in the day. https://twitter.com/DobberHockey/status/1715022525904609534 It’s not easy to find the right words when something like this happens. When Dobber phoned me earlier to deliver this unfortunate news, all I could say is that I was sorry and that I hoped [...]
With very few games played so far, the October rankings simply include some minor tweaking to factor in early-season injuries. As of September, the updated stat categories for the Roto Rankings are as follows: Goals, Assists, Special Teams Points, Shots on Goal, Penalty Minutes, Hits, and Blocked Shots. Bangers also has full projections available, which [...]
First Saturday of the season! Lots of hockey to break down. No Taylor Swift coverage, I promise. Because of Connor Bedard, the Blackhawks have become must-watch TV whenever they are broadcasted nationally. Nothing against the Wild/Leafs or Flames/Penguins, which are both decent matchups in and of themselves. Yet here I am viewing two of the [...]
