Ramblings: Zibanejad Shines in Winter Classic, Eichel Returns, World Junior Quarterfinals (Jan 3)
Miami’s LoanDepot Park was the setting for this year’s Winter Classic, but the game was all New York Rangers. The Blueshirts (but wearing white jerseys for this game) skated to a 5-1 win over the [...]
Analytics Advantage: Opportunity Knocks
This week’s list is built around one simple idea: opportunity is the stat that moves first. Some of these names are popping because they’ve earned real minutes in high-leverage roles, while others are valuable because [...]
Keeping Karlsson: Cole, There’s No Time!
Elan and Brian cover all the action from the first week of the NHL season, and identify our earliest must-adds, can-drops, sell highs and buy lows in your fantasy hockey leagues.
Top 300 Keeper League Skaters – January 2026
Kicking off 2026: Here are the 300 top skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - January edition! But first, the 18th annual Midseason Fantasy Hockey Guide will be out in just under ONE [...]
Looking Ahead: Hot Streak for Tolvanen; Chernyshov’s Early Success; Good Schedules for Calgary and Columbus, and More
We have reached the mid-way point of the 2025-26 NHL season, so as we head into the new year, and whether you are scanning the waiver wire for possible additions or scouring the trade market [...]
Starting Goalies
Top Skater Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| COLE PERFETTI |
 WPG | |
| LUCA CAGNONI |
 S.J | |
| IGOR CHERNYSHOV |
S.J | |
| TOMMY NOVAK |
 PIT | |
| TRISTAN LUNEAU |
 ANA
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Top Goalie Profile Views
| Players | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| DAN VLADAR |
 PHI | |
| JOSEPH WOLL |
PHI | |
| SEBASTIAN COSSA |
 UTA | |
| JAKUB DOBES |
 MTL | |
| ADIN HILL |
 VGK
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LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 CAR Players
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|---|---|---|
| 22.4 | LOGAN STANKOVEN TAYLOR HALL JACKSON BLAKE | |
| 20.9 | ANDREI SVECHNIKOV WILLIAM CARRIER SEBASTIAN AHO | |
| 17.4 | JORDAN STAAL JORDAN MARTINOOK NIKOLAJ EHLERS | |
Eastern Edge: Ullmark to Ottawa, Swayman’s Value in Boston, and Markström in New Jersey
For a moment, cast away team allegiances, previous franchise bias, or any preconceived hate toward teams that made into the Stanley Cup Playoffs over others: the past two weeks of NHL action have been nothing [...]
Ramblings: Panthers Win Game 7 and First Franchise Stanley Cup; Ullmark Traded; Playoff Observations of Lafrenière, Holloway, Lohrei, and More – June 25
Sam Reinhart’s 10th goal of the postseason proved to be the difference as the Florida Panthers captured the first Stanley Cup in franchise history thanks to a 2-1 win in Game 7. Reinhart ripped a [...]
Fantasy Take: Ullmark to Ottawa; Korpisalo to Boston
Stanley Cup Final. Game 7. Fans watching with bated breath as puck drop approaches. All eyes are on Edmonton and Florida, on Linus Ullmark and Joonas Korpisalo – I mean Stuart Skinner and Sergei Bobrovsky. [...]
The Wild West – Entry-Level Players to Hold in Salary Cap Pools
One of the surest ways to stay competitive in your keeper pool with a salary cap is to move on from your expensive players in a timely fashion and acquire entry-level players who produce when [...]
McDavid’s Masterclass: The Top-10 Numbers From 97’s Historic Season
When it comes to the array of impressive numbers from the masterpiece of a season by Edmonton Oilers talisman Connor McDavid, the only one that matters right now is whether the zero in his Cup [...]
Ramblings: Michkov Flying to Philly; Sharks & Preds Swap Youngsters; Barkov’s Conn Smythe Case (June 24)
Michkov Flying to Philly Matvei Michkov had the talent to go second overall in the 2023 draft. However, due to his KHL contract commitments, there were concerns he’d be stuck in Russia for a few [...]
DobberHockey Podcasts
Keeping Karlsson: Cole, There’s No Time!
Elan and Brian cover all the action from the first week of the NHL season, and identify our earliest must-adds, can-drops, sell highs and buy lows in your fantasy hockey leagues.
Keeping Karlsson: Matchup Maximizer 2026/27 Week 2
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.
Fantasy Hockey Life: Tidy Takes Part 1
TiDy Admiral Ryan Downey and Victor Nuno break down recent trades in the FHL Tiered Dynasty’s top division, the Lord Stanley division. Tune in to consider trades between some of the best dynasty sharks we know, including patron polls on the trades and Victor’s analysis. Have a listen! Our show is part of the Dobber […]
Keeping Karlsson: Short Shifts – I Tried to be Like Parker Kelly
Elan is joined by Ryan Downey for the premiere of season 8 of Short Shifts! — KKUPFL late registration is ongoing! We’re still filling new divisions in the world’s greatest fantasy hockey league. Details at https://www.kkupfl.com/. Join the Keeping Karlsson patron community! Patrons get access to all our perks all year round, including KKUPFL […]
Keeping Karlsson: Shabanov Ranks
Elan and Brian fly through the final preseason lines for every NHL team ahead of opening night, and share their guys to watch– or look away from– in your fantasy hockey leagues.