Alex Newhook is expected to miss the next 10-12 weeks with a high ankle sprain. In his first season with Montreal, Newhook has been on his highest point pace (46 PT 82-GP pace), as well as his highest average icetime (16:34) and power-play time (38.2 PP%). Newhook is also currently tied for the team lead [...]
Welcome back to The Journey, where we track the development of prospects as they excel in junior, make the NHL, and push towards stardom. *** 55 games into Lukas Reichel’s NHL career, we are already seeing articles asking if his time is running out. With only six points in 21 games this year, is he [...]
Races across the NHL are heating up. A quick graze of the NHL standings and nightly scoreboards indicates close battles in every single division, leading to some enticingly entertaining hockey action to feast on seemingly each night. No exception for today’s NHL betting board where 13 games await our betting pleasure.Good luck and enjoy the [...]
It’s not much surprise, at the season’s quarter pole, that Alexander Ovechkin leads the Washington Capitals in scoring. But it may surprise readers that of the 32 NHL teams, all of the other 31 have at least one player ahead of Ovi’s 14 points. Okay, try this one - Jonathan Huberdeau, after an awful start, [...]
Here are the top 300 skaters to own in your points-only dynasty leagues - December edition! * * * * * Get the FREE new Goalie Post app! In the iOS Store here, or in the Android store here* * * * * Those looking for November's Top 100 Keeper League Goaltenders, they were posted [...]
Sam Montembeault has signed a three-year extension worth $9.45 million (cap hit $3.15 million) to remain with Montreal. This is a significant raise over his current cap hit of $1 million, set to expire at the end of the season. Given the Canadiens’ rebuilding state, Montembeault has performed reasonably well (2.73 GAA, .910 SV%) while [...]
Today on Frozen Tool Forensics, we are going to be diving into a new report about rostered percentages. Over on the reports page under the Rankings heading, we have a report called Precent Rostered. It gives us some basic counting stats (points, shots, hits, blocks, penalty minutes, and power-play points), along with a couple of [...]
Welcome back everyone! Stopped myself today at work jotting down things to get to tomorrow, as it’s hard to believe we’re already into December. As we turn the calendar into next month, let’s talk about a few players and clubs to have on your radar. Stats in this article do not include Thursday's games.The [...]
If you haven’t checked whether Patrick Kane is available in your league, chances are you’re out of luck by now. It’s rare that players with the upside of Kane are up for grabs, and of course he’s worth an add in most formats. Yet as I was preparing a large auction bid for Kane in [...]
In the high-stakes world of NHL goaltending, success is often measured by more than just the traditional metrics. This week, we turn our analytical lens towards a more nuanced evaluation of goalie performances, focusing on the comparison between Expected Goals Against (xGA) and Actual Goals Against. This approach allows us to delve deeper into the [...]
