Battle of New York. Battle of top-tier Russian netminders. Ilya Sorokin didn’t come away with the best numbers, but he made a bunch of big saves and fell victim to a bit of bad luck. This was the first time this season – a seven-game span – that he allowed more than three goals. Igor [...]
Hi friends, it’s Brennan filling in for the handsome and talented Alex MacLean today, but fear not, he should be back next week. Let’s get right into Tuesday’s action! The Bruins-Flyers game featured two goaltenders with hideous numbers to start the year. Joonas Korpisalo and his .850 SV% + 4.57 GAA went up against Samuel [...]
Celebrating a birthday that equates his age with his jersey number, Leon Draisaitl had a hand in all of Edmonton’s goals en route to a 3-2 overtime victory over the Red Wings. #29 had a slow start to the season, posting just one point in his first three outings, but has since rebounded with nine [...]
With a 6-3 victory over Pittsburgh, Winnipeg remains the only undefeated team this season, sporting a 5-0 record. Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele have been integral to the Jets’ success, scoring on Sunday and finding the scoresheet in every game thus far. Both players are riding five-game point streaks. Nikolaj Ehlers and his deft playmaking [...]
Three games, three wins for Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets. Hellebuyck has conceded just two goals over these three games, stopping 81 of 83 shots, and handsomely rewarding fantasy managers that used an early pick to acquire him. With a goal and assist against Minnesota, Mark Scheifele has now posted two points in each [...]
With the 2024-25 campaign set to kick off in North America tomorrow, I thought we’d start today’s Ramblings with a fantasy question facing each team this season. Let’s get into it! Anaheim Ducks What will Anaheim’s power play look like? The Ducks split time evenly between two units last year, but that could change this [...]
https://twitter.com/SinBinVegas/status/1839741207939035536 It looks like Noah Hanifin has the luxury of starting on Vegas’ top power play, but Shea Theodore will be champing at the bit if he falters. The sample is small but after Hanifin was promoted to the top unit on April 2nd, he racked up eight power-play points in 14 games over the [...]
When sharing five tips for your fantasy draft, I made the obvious claim that not every player elevates their game when they’re in the final year of a contract. One of our lovely readers, Glenn, aptly pointed out that having real data behind that claim would make it more useful. If pending UFAs elevate their [...]
In today’s Ramblings, I’ll share five tips to consider in your upcoming fantasy drafts. Let’s get right into it! 1) Maximizing Games Played - Light Nights ‘Light nights’ refer to days when there aren’t many games scheduled. For our purposes, we’ll use a threshold of eight games – meaning 16 or fewer NHL teams in [...]
In today’s Ramblings, we’ll discuss each of last year’s top-15 scorers and set expectations for them in the upcoming campaign. Nikita Kucherov – The Russian superstar posted a ludicrous 144 points to lead the league in scoring last year. He also led all skaters in power-play production as 53 of those points came with the [...]
