Analytics Advantage: Using Plus/Minus Adjustments to Find Good Fantasy Draft Values
In last week's edition of 'Analytics Advantage', there was analysis on how plus/minus can have a massive, and understated, impact on fantasy hockey value. There was also an analysis on how plus/minus fluctuates when a [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Consistent Multi-Category Fantasy Performers Including Meier, Wilson, Kempe, and More
This week on Frozen Tools Forensics we are going to take a break from point production and look at players who are contributing across multiple potential fantasy categories. To gather the data for this review [...]
Keeping Karlsson: The 2026-27 Keeping Karlsson Breakfast Club
Don’t you forget about them! Elan and Brian remind you of at least one player on each NHL team whose name you might forget to consider at the draft table.
Ramblings: Good ADP Values for Sergachev, McAvoy, Hronek, Chabot, Drysdale, and Levshunov – September 4
In a pair of Ramblings this week, I started reviewing my fantasy hockey projections for the 2026-27 season. On Tuesday, we covered how first-round picks are valued, and how to evaluate different players who contribute [...]
Free Hockey Pool Player Boxes: The Ultimate Office & Casual Pool Setup is Back!
Looking for a quick, hassle-free way to run an office pool or loop your casual hockey-fan friends into the action? The annual free hockey pool player boxes are locked and ready to download. Whether you [...]
Starting Goalies
Top Skater Views
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| RYAN LEONARD |
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| NAZEM KADRI |
 COL | |
| OWEN TIPPETT |
 PHI | |
| ROOPE HINTZ |
 DAL | |
| SAM BENNETT |
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Top Goalie Profile Views
| Players | Team | |
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| JAKUB DOBES |
 MTL | |
| JET GREAVES |
 CBJ | |
| KAREL VEJMELKA |
 UTA | |
| LINUS ULLMARK |
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| JESPER WALLSTEDT |
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LINE COMBOS
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 T.B Players
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| 21.7 | NIKITA KUCHEROV BRANDON HAGEL ANTHONY CIRELLI | |
| 18.8 | NICK PAUL YANNI GOURDE ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS | |
| 18.6 | DOMINIC JAMES GAGE GONCALVES OLIVER BJORKSTRAND | |
Ramblings: Opportunity Knocks: Eklund, Daws & Chernyshov
The 2026-27 Fantasy Guide is now available! Projections, writeups on each team, and much more! Get yours at the Dobber Sports store. - Although the summer months tend to be pretty quiet when it comes to actual [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Pittsburgh Penguins
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) DobberHockey has reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout the summer. This [...]
Analytics Advantage: Analyzing Depth Charts and Which Players Gain or Lose Ice Time
Every August the depth-chart sites publish projected lines for all 32 teams, and every August fantasy players draft off them. I have never seen anyone check whether those charts come true, so I did: six [...]
Frozen Tools Forensics: Positive and Negative Regression Candidates from the Atlantic Division
This week we are returning to our division reviews and identifying candidates to bounce back and candidates to avoid on draft day. We have already reviewed the Pacific, Central and Metro Divisions, so today we [...]
Ramblings: Potential Production Increases for Nečas, Bedard, Tuch, Crouse, and Eriksson Ek – August 14
In a pair of Ramblings last week, I looked at which forward stats correlated well to future goal and point production at 5-on-5, then I repeated the same thing for defencemen stats. Go read those [...]
Dobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – San Jose Sharks
For the last 23 years (13 with The Hockey News) Dobber and his team have reviewed each team from a fantasy-hockey standpoint and graded them. The 24th annual review will appear here on DobberHockey throughout [...]
DobberHockey Podcasts
Keeping Karlsson: The 2026-27 Keeping Karlsson Breakfast Club
Don’t you forget about them! Elan and Brian remind you of at least one player on each NHL team whose name you might forget to consider at the draft table.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Tampa Bay Lightning with Erik Erlendsson
Erik Erlendsson joins the program to discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jesse and Victor ask about pros Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel, Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli, Ilya Mikheyev, Gage Goncalves, Conor Geekie, Benjamin Rautiainen, John Carlson, Victor Hedman, Charle-Edouard D’Astous, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Jonas Johansson, and Dennis Hildeby. In Cat’s instincts, Cat Silverman of InGoal […]
Fantasy Hockey Life: New York Rangers with Colin Stephenson
Colin Stephenson joins the program to discuss the New York Rangers.
Keeping Karlsson: Matchup Maximizer Schedule Deep Dive
Elan is joined by the Keeping Karlsson Accountability Czar Trev to take a deep dive into the NHL schedule for next season and how it should affect our drafting decisions.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Carolina Hurricanes with Ryan Henkel
Ryan Henkel joins the program to discuss the Carolina Hurricanes. Jesse and Victor ask about pros Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Andrei Svechnikov, Nikolaj Ehlers, Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven, Jordan Staal, Bradly Nadeau, Felix Unger Sorum, Shayne Gostisbehere, K’Andre Miller, Alexander Nikishin, Sean Walker, Brandon Bussi, and Pyotr Kochetkov. In Cat’s instincts, Cat Silverman of InGoal […]