7:20 AM ET It was inevitable that COVID-19 would impact the 2021 NHL season, but the Washington Capitals didn’t imagine it would impact them so early — or so hard. After their first road trip to Buffalo and Pittsburgh, goalie Ilya Samsonov tested positive for the coronavirus. The NHL’s contact tracing revealed the team’s four
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2:44 PM ET The New York Rangers placed defenseman Tony DeAngelo on waivers Sunday. It was a surprising move considering New York signed the 25-year-old DeAngelo to a two-year, $9.6 million extension this past October. “This isn’t about one incident, it’s not about one thing,” Rangers coach David Quinn told reporters on Sunday. “This is
Jan 29, 2021 Chasing fantasy goaltending points can be a painful exercise. In the early part of the season, such as now, you can easily feel like you made a poor choice by investing in, say, Carter Hart, Ilya Samsonov, Tristan Jarry or Darcy Kuemper. That feeling may prove to be correct, but it is
Jan 28, 2021 As mentioned repeatedly in our pre-season content, defenders matter more than ever in ESPN’s new standard fantasy game. Any manager who doesn’t take great care in overseeing their blue line is almost guaranteed to fall short of victory by the conclusion of this truncated, bizarre season. Join or create a league in
Jan 26, 2021 Evaluating the Patrik Laine and Pierre-Luc Dubois trade is so much fun because it’s a hockey trade and it’s not clear who is the “winner” of the deal. But, if this was a fantasy trade, there is no contest. The Columbus Blue Jackets would have fleeced the Winnipeg Jets were this a
8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services RALEIGH, N.C. — Carolina Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrazek left Saturday night’s game against the Dallas Stars in the first period with an upper-body injury, the team announced. The Hurricanes said Mrazek would not return. Mrazek went down 2 minutes, 47 seconds into the game after being bumped by teammate
7:12 PM ET Alex Ovechkin returned to the Washington Capitals lineup on Saturday against the Boston Bruins, after missing four games following a violation of the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols. “It sucks, obviously,” Ovechkin told reporters earlier on Saturday. “No one wants to be suspended. No one wants to put yourself in that position. It’s over.
4:44 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks canceled practice Saturday out of concern about potential exposure to COVID-19. The workout was supposed to be held at the team’s practice facility. The Blackhawks say the move was made “out of an abundance of caution.” “The Chicago Blackhawks organization has, and will continue to
7:00 AM ET MSG analyst Dave Maloney received a text from his daughter this week: “What is wrong with the Rangers?” It’s the same question most Blueshirts fans are asking after the team kicked off the season with a 2-4-1 record. Such is the nature of the NHL’s unforgiving 56-game schedule, where a slow start
6:08 PM ET Minnesota Wild forward Kevin Fiala has been suspended three games for boarding Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Roy during a game on Thursday. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the decision on Friday, following a hearing. Under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement, Fiala will forfeit $77,586.21, an amount based