Fantasy playoffs don’t reward “good players” , they reward usable roles. At this point in the season, you’re hunting for three things: top-unit power-play exposure, minutes that won’t disappear after one mistake, and category floor that survives a quiet night. This week’s batch is built around that logic: Alexs Lafreniere is the classic “new pecking [...]
This week’s list leans toward players stepping into meaningful roles rather than riding short-term spikes. Whether it’s a returning forward walking straight into a top-six opening, a center gaining traction with heavier usage, a defender inheriting PP1 out of necessity, or a young winger carving out room on an elite offense, the thread is the [...]
This week’s standouts mix skill efficiency with strong deployment trends — whether it’s a playmaker finally surrounded by talent, a rookie converting hustle into offense, or a veteran rediscovering form through simplified usage. Player Data is from Natural Stat Trick with Yahoo roster percentages via Frozen Tools. Line combinations and power-play deployment via Daily Faceoff [...]
This week I put together a fresh batch of Tableau visuals using data from Natural Stat Trick and Hockey Reference. The goal is to get a better look at scoring trends around the NHL. All of these charts let you filter by game situation. If you want to see who scores on the power play, [...]
Work on the upcoming 2025-26 Dobber Hockey Fantasy Guide is proceeds daily as Dobber is hammering away at the projections while the writers are creating specific articles. Whether risers or fallers from last year, category-specific options, under- and over-valued players, and a whole lot more, there are segments of this fantasy guide for fantasy hockey owners of [...]
NHL Draft Visualized: Tableau Deep Dive into Point Shares and Development Trends This week, I’ve built on last week’s draft value work by digging into player outcomes with a fresh set of Tableau visuals. The core metric driving this analysis is Point Shares, a stat from Hockey Reference that functions similarly to WAR (Wins Above [...]
The NHL has reached its Four Nations Cup break. The regular season will resume on February 22nd, but there’s not much to talk about besides that tournament. In the good-news column, after some consternation as to Sidney Crosby’s availability for the tournament, he traveled to Montreal and took part in Team Canada’s first practice on [...]
Welcome back to this week’s edition of Analytics Advantage! As the NHL season continues, fantasy hockey managers are on the lookout for players who can help them gain a competitive edge. This week, we highlight five players with intriguing performances and potential: Mats Zuccarello, Jonathan Huberdeau, JJ Peterka, Ivan Provorov, and Alexander Romanov. Analysis Overview [...]
