5:47 PM ET UMass hockey has done something that it didn’t do when the school had two-time Stanley Cup winners Jonathan Quick or Conor Sheary — earn the No. 1 ranking. Coming off a 7-4 win over UConn Friday night that pushed their record to 12-1, the Minutemen received 26 first-place votes Monday to take
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4:43 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued — either in the
4:32 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Daniel Sprong may finally get his chance to be an offensive force in the NHL. Just not with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 21-year-old winger was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for defenseman Marcus Pettersson, ending a brief career with the Penguins that was limited to 42 games over
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN It was minutes before the Dec. 1 deadline for William Nylander‘s eligibility to play this season. Toronto Maple Leafs fans were counting down to the deadline. Would the standout 22-year-old forward re-sign with the Leafs? Would he sit out for a season? Would this restricted-free-agent contract stalemate necessitate them trading
11:26 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Kings center Adrian Kempe is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Kempe did not play against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. He has three goals and four assists in 26 games this season. A first-round draft pick in 2014, Kempe has 21 goals and 29 assists
9:02 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The puck came to Hershey Bears winger Riley Barber. He fired it into the Binghamton Devils’ net for a power-play goal. Immediately, teddy bears started hitting the ice, and continued to fly from fans’ hands until a new world record was set. The Teddy Bear Toss is one of the
9:46 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Vic Hadfield joined his former GAG Line teammates as the latest to have his number retired by the New York Rangers. A banner with his name and No. 11 was raised to the rafters on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in a ceremony before the Rangers hosted
7:00 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Buffalo Sabres have been the NHL’s hottest team and biggest surprise this season. Their success can be linked to competent goaltending and some smart moves by GM Jason Botterill to reshape the roster of a team that hadn’t made the playoffs since 2011. None of those moves was smarter
3:32 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk will be sidelined for about four weeks after undergoing a procedure on his ankle. Kovalchuk underwent an ankle bursectomy Sunday, the Kings announced. The veteran Russian forward has five goals and nine assists in 25 games since returning to the NHL
5:58 PM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN Forward William Nylander and the Toronto Maple Leafs ended their contract stalemate with a new six-year deal that was made public minutes before a 5 p.m. ET deadline that would determine his eligibility for this season. Nylander, 22, was a restricted free agent. His new deal pays him $41.77 million