Ramblings: Hutson OT Winner for Habs, Utah Wins Home Playoff Debut, Ducks Doing Damage (Apr 25)
The home teams won all three of Friday’s Game 3s, meaning that underdogs are now in the driver’s seat for all three of these series. Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2 (Canadiens lead series 2-1) Lane [...]
Analytics Advantage: Usage, Special Teams, and Shot Volume in the 2026 NHL Playoffs
The playoffs are still young, so the trick is separating what matters from what is just early-series noise. Two-game samples are not trends. Three games are not destiny. But usage moves, special teams gaps, goalie [...]
Keeping Karlsson: Farabee Sharp
Elan and Brian talk through unhappy players (and the players they’ll eventually leave behind), Calgary’s surprising success, top tier power-play performances, sell high opportunities and buy-low mirages.
Frozen Tools Forensics: Most and Least Valuable Fantasy Centers in 2025-26, Including Celebrini, Schmaltz, Zegras, O’Reilly, and More
We won’t be covering the NHL playoffs blow by blow in this column, though we will touch on teams a bit as they get knocked out in each round. For this week, and for several [...]
Ramblings: Sabres Take 2-1 Series Lead; Reviewing Preseason Projections for Weegar, Hamilton, Dunn, Letang, and Rinzel – April 24
Before Buffalo took on Boston Thursday night, we got injury news as Matthew Fairburn reported that Josh Norris would not be playing in Game 3 and is considered day-to-day. Norris’ injury history needs no repeating [...]
Starting Goalies
Top Skater Views
| Players | Team | |
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| EMMITT FINNIE |
 DET | |
| TRISTAN LUNEAU |
 ANA | |
| ZACH BENSON |
 BUF | |
| JOEL FARABEE |
 CGY | |
| SHANE WRIGHT |
 NSH
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Top Goalie Profile Views
| Players | Team | |
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| JACOB FOWLER |
 MTL | |
| STUART SKINNER |
 WPG | |
| MATT TOMKINS |
 EDM | |
| TRISTAN JARRY |
EDM | |
| DANIIL TARASOV |
DET
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LINE COMBOS
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BUF Players
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| 26.0 | TAGE THOMPSON PEYTON KREBS ZACH BENSON | |
| 23.0 | JACK QUINN NOAH OSTLUND JOSH DOAN | |
| 15.6 | JASON ZUCKER JOSH NORRIS RYAN MCLEOD | |
Injury Ward: One Legend Retires, Another Nears a Return
Welcome to another week in the injury ward. The playoffs are here… well sort of. The final playoff spot is still in play with the Blue Jackets’ fifth consecutive win on Tuesday. That pushes the [...]
Dobbernomics – Registration for the Playoffs (2025) Now Open
Why not join? A great way to stay involved in fantasy hockey over the next couple of months. And it's free! You start here. Your team is automatically entered into the Global League when you [...]
Free NHL Playoff Box Pools – 2025
Here is Dobber's annual printable box pool template for you and your family, friends, and/or co-workers to set up your own playoff pool. The rules on how to use are simple: Download the Excel spreadsheet [...]
Goldipucks and the Three Skaters: Jake Sanderson, Kyle Connor and Shea Theodore
Welcome back to Goldipucks and the Three Skaters, a play on words of the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Instead of there being three bowls of porridge though, I cover three skaters and declare [...]
Ramblings: Voronkov’s Future Scoring; Forum Playoff Draft; Battle of Ontario; Dissecting the Predators & More (Apr 16)
There are only two days left in the regular season, and a few teams are already done. For those of us still fighting for our lives in a couple of leagues, there are still 13 [...]
Lining Up: Remaining Value for Mercer, Johnson, and Kasper
Hello hockey heads, and welcome to the final regular-season edition of Lining Up! I’m Eli Feldman. With only two more sleeps until the end of the 2024-2025 NHL regular season, it’s nearly time to bid [...]
DobberHockey Podcasts
Keeping Karlsson: Farabee Sharp
Elan and Brian talk through unhappy players (and the players they’ll eventually leave behind), Calgary’s surprising success, top tier power-play performances, sell high opportunities and buy-low mirages.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Capitals and Ducks Prospects
This week Victor and Jesse check in on some prominent prospects for the Washington Capitals and the Anaheim Ducks. We cover Cole Hutson, Ilya Protas, Lynden Lakovic, Andrew Cristall, Terik Parascak, Ryan Chesley, Damian Clara, Roger McQueen, Stian Solberg, Herman Träff, Lucas Pettersson, and Maxim Massé. Have a listen! Our show is part of the […]
Keeping Karlsson: Matchup Maximizer 2026/27 Week 6
Elan takes a look at the schedule for the upcoming weeks of NHL action and recommends players with good schedules that you should consider streaming in to win your head to head matchups.
Keeping Karlsson: Short Shifts – Hellebuyck’s Debut, Larkin Fall Out, and Much More
Elan covers all the big news since last Sunday’s mega-show including Hellbuyck’s first game, Larkin’s absence and much more in this week’s episode of Short Shifts.
Keeping Karlsson: Down Across the Helle-ware
On this episode of the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast, Elan and Brian dissect the implications of the Connor Hellebuyck trade, injury returns in Carolina and Washington, hot streaks in Philadelphia and Seattle, crease contenders in Calgary and San Jose, a must-add in Tampa Bay and a sell-high in Colorado for your fantasy hockey league.