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NHL Power Rankings: A new No. 1 team, plus a player to pick up in fantasy from each club
With a week and change in the books, here are the early risers and fallers. Plus, get help for your fantasy roster with these early waiver targets.
WHERE DO ALL 32 TEAMS RANK?
NHL goalie tandem rankings: Why the Rangers reign supreme
With a new season underway, here's how a panel of coaches, analytics gurus and former players ranks all 32 teams' netminder depth.
Which team owns betting in the Big Apple?
How does the betting market compare between the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Bills, Knicks, Islanders and Rangers?
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PROSPECT PIPELINE RANKINGS
WHERE DOES EACH TEAM LAND?
Ranking every NHL team's prospect pipeline: Why the Sharks are No. 1
As the 2024-25 season gets rolling, here's our updated 1-32 ranking of each club's players in the system.
SABRES' PLAYOFF HOPES
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'We're all about the next game': Why the Sabres still believe they're a playoff team
Buffalo has a 13-year postseason drought and lost three of its first four games. With a similar cast of players as 2023-24, will the results be different?
FANTASY HOCKEY
STILL TIME TO SIGN UP AND PLAY!
Waiver watch: Forwards, defensemen and goalies to add
Your essential guide to adds and drops, whom to start, and more every Monday for your fantasy hockey league.
Fantasy hockey trends: Add these players for hits and blocks
Which goalies should you bank on for you fantasy hockey squad? Power play picks, hot starts, add/drops and more.
BETTING TIPS
Betting tips: What can bettors learn from the Western Canada road trip?
Betting tips, picks and trends for ESPN's national games of the week, Wild-Blues and Flyers-Oilers.
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WHO GOES NO. 2 AFTER MCDAVID?
The NHL's top 100 players: Where do McDavid, Matthews, Pastrnak, Hellebuyck land?
Who lands after repeat No. 1 Connor McDavid? Our panel of more than 50 experts voted on the league's best for this season.
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MacKinnon scores in OT to lift Avalanche past Ducks 4-3 for 1st win
— Nathan MacKinnon scored with 40.1 seconds left on the clock in overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Friday night for their first win of the season.
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- Reichel's debut 'a good start' as Blackhawks win
- OHL cooperating with sexual assault investigation
- Panthers' Barkov skates in step toward return
- Stars sign Oettinger to 8-year, $66M extension
- Penguins' Malkin, Crosby share milestone night
- Gustavsson scores first goalie goal in Wild history
- Lightning honor workers in storm-delayed opener
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2024-25 NHL breakout predictions: Lafreniere, Fantilli, more
From young skaters ready to level up to superstar, to those on new teams (or with new teammates), here are 36 players set to take a step up.
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Bold predictions for every NHL team for the 2024-25 season
With opening night approaching on Oct. 8, we take big swings on what will transpire for each team in the 2024-25 season.
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2025 NHL draft prospect watch list: Hagens, Misa, more
With the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in the rearview mirror, draft season has begun across the globe. Here are the most intriguing skaters right now.
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Best goalie masks across the NHL in the upcoming season
There are a handful of creative mask designs around the NHL as the 2024-25 season gets underway.
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New Jersey Devils to serve Garden State staple breakfast at home games
The Devils will be serving Taylor ham, egg and cheese sandwiches this season ... and have chosen a side in a New Jersey breakfast food debate.
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Inside the Quebec factory where NHL jerseys are created
The NHL is confident that players and fans will be pleased with the changeover in designers since the manufacturer will remain the same.
