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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
Ramblings: Flyers Take 3-0 Lead; Reviewing Projection Misses for Marchessault, Larkin, Monahan, McTavish, and Koivunen – April 23
In some positive injury news outside of the NHL playoffs, the Winnipeg Jets assigned defenceman Elias Salomonsson to the AHL. Salomonsson had suffered a concussion against the Dallas Stars earlier this month and missed the [...]
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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EDM Players
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| 25.8 | VASILY PODKOLZIN CONNOR MCDAVID LEON DRAISAITL | |
| 24.3 | RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS KASPERI KAPANEN COLTON DACH | |
| 16.9 | MATHIEU JOSEPH ALEX FORMENTON JASON DICKINSON | |
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 [...]
DFS Tuesday: Toronto In Great Position; Minnesota At Home; Werenski Leading The Way, and More
Good day to all my DFS peps out there! What to do, what to do, what to do when it comes to this slate. I think though, we may have a couple good plays on [...]
Ramblings: Updates on Bennett, Heiskanen, and Brady Tkachuk; Demidov Debuts; Postseason Matchups for Carolina, New Jersey, Dallas, and Colorado – April 15
Monday night was the highly anticipated debut of Montreal Canadiens prospect Ivan Demidov. It was not certain he’d make his way to the Canadiens following his KHL season but the contract situation was figured out [...]
The Wild West – Young Players Who Might See a Regular Role in 2025-26 – Part Two
This is the second part of our series looking at young players who could play 60 games (25 games for goalies) or more with the big club in 2025-26. Since we reviewed the first eight [...]
Top 10 Players Who Flipped the Script
In this week’s Top 10, I’m looking at 10 players who showed a stronger version of themselves this season compared to last. Some of these names were popular bounce-back picks and some were not. For [...]
Ramblings: Boiling Hot Pasta; Jets Clinch Presidents’ Trophy; Calgary & Columbus Stay Alive (Apr 14)
Thomas Chabot is on some kind of heater right now. A goal and two assists on Sunday give him a five-game point streak, featuring a total of nine points. This late-season surge is helping him [...]
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.