Tag Archives: Hockey

There’s no football to bet on until the Super Bowl. Just one NFL game remains until September. This is the point in the sports calendar where we look towards other sports such as the NHL to fill the void that’s about to be left by America’s favorite sport.  Maybe you haven’t been paying much attention to the other sports over the past few months as you’ve been in football mode. There’s no shame in that. It’s early February and the best part of college basketball, NBA and NHL is yet to… Source link

Since Monday is MLK Day, the NHL has an afternoon-heavy schedule. We have eight games on the slate, with the earliest beginning at 1 p.m. EST. Yahoo decided to treat the full-day slate as their main collection of contests, so I will do the same. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS lineups from these eight games. GOALIE Alex Nedeljkovic, DET at BUF ($30): These two teams met in their last game, and “Ned” pitched a shutout. Over his last five contests he has a 20.3 GAA… Source link

Eight evening games are included in the main contests at Yahoo on Saturday. Colorado, Tampa Bay and Detroit are the largest favorites with the Penguins, Maple Leafs and Rangers all receiving notable road chalk. Here’s a look at a number of recommendations and fades for each position. All statistics from Natural Stat Trick and Hockey Reference. GOALIE Alex Nedeljkovic, DET vs. BUF ($28): The Sabres rank third last in expected goals per 60 minutes at five-on-five in the league, and Nedeljkovic… Source link

It’s a unique night in the NHL with five of the six teams in action on the front end of a back-to-back set, so it’ll be important to check in to see if any backup goalies are starting Friday. Colorado opened as enormous favorites with Minnesota and Florida also receiving notable home-ice chalk. Here’s a peek at the fantasy landscape ahead of the action.  All statistics from Natural Stat Trick and Hockey Reference. GOALIE Darcy Kuemper, COL vs. ARI ($31): Before allowing eight goals with an… Source link

It’s a quiet two-game slate in the NHL with the Blues the only team not playing the second leg of a back-to-back. The action starts at 2 p.m. EST, and St. Louis and Anaheim enter as home-ice favorites. It’s definitely worth noting the salaries aren’t prohibitive enough to make navigating the salary cap difficult, so you should be able to pick anyone to fill your lineups. All statistics from Natural Stat Trick and Hockey Reference. GOALIE Jordan Binnington, STL vs. DAL ($25): The Stars travel to… Source link

Russian internet group Yandex, in coperation with the video-streaming service Wink from telecom operator Rostelecom, has launched a project for an ice hockey TV channel, reports Vedomosti. The new channel will show hockey matches 24/7 and be available on the web platforms Wink and Yandex.Sport. Source link

The Seattle Kraken, the National Hockey League’s 32nd team, will play its inaugural game on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. For the business minds behind the return of professional hockey to Seattle after a nearly century-long hiatus, the Kraken’s first game is a crucial step in a nearly $2 billion investment in the team. “When people think that there aren’t many opportunities left, we found this great frontier called Seattle,” Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above)…. Source link

There’s no end in sight for Jaromir Jagr’s professional hockey career. (Photo by Alexander ShcherbakTASS via Getty Images) Former NHL player Jaromir Jagr has decided that he will continue to play for Kladno in the Czech Extraliga even as he nears his 50th birthday. Jagr will be turning 50 in February 2022, but he said that people are still expecting him to play — and to play well. “It’s not easy anymore, believe me,” Jagr said Wednesday to The Hockey News. “…mostly during my career,… Source link

Special to Yahoo Sports With the NHL trade deadline done and the start of fantasy playoffs in many leagues, things are getting intense. If you’ve made it this far, then there’s some sort of pressure — even if you have a bye this week (or two, like the person who wrote this column). As long as you stick to what you’ve been doing, things will turn out fine. Or not. As this is a shortened season, I’ll try not to repeat any previous entries for the remainder of the campaign. That may be difficult… Source link

The featured contests at Yahoo consist of the three evening games beginning at 7 p.m. ET. It’s a shallow player pool, and the Stars and Hurricanes are playing for the second consecutive night. Carolina is also the largest favorite on the docket, while the highest over/under is in the Toronto-Calgary battle. Here are my picks and pans for Saturday’s action. All statistics from Natural Stat Trick and Hockey Reference. GOALIE John Gibson, ANH vs. ARI ($20): The 27-year-old netminder practiced… Source link