3:20 PM ET Sometimes, what you don’t need in your fantasy hockey league is a little bit of help across the board. Maybe you’re just a tiny bit behind someone in one specific category where a boost could push you well up the standings in rotisserie formats — or perhaps allow you to edge out
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12:44 AM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 48 saves in his return from a broken left foot and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Thursday night in a matchup of the NHL’s top two teams. Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson both scored for Tampa Bay during
10:30 AM ET Greg WyshynskiESPN The Wysh List publishes every Friday. The Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League announced that they’re allowing their players to select personal goal songs this season. It’s not a trailblazer of an idea — the Vancouver Canucks had done it for multiple seasons, for example — but the Checkers
5:33 PM ET Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Forward Rickard Rakell and defenseman Cam Fowler won’t travel with the Anaheim Ducks when they begin their longest road trip of the season. Ducks coach Randy Carlyle announced the decision Thursday. Rakell, the Ducks’ second-leading scorer with 20 points, is on injured reserve after missing the Ducks’
5:22 PM ET The “playoff game log” section of Brandon Marshall’s stats page figures to remain untroubled. The 34-year old wideout, who has played in 178 regular-season games without having appeared in the playoffs during his 13-season career, was waived by the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday. Should he fail to land with a postseason
11:01 AM ET Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy will start Thursday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, making his return from a fractured left foot suffered last month. Without Vasilevskiy, who hasn’t played since Nov. 10, Louis Domingue has gone 11-2-0 and has won six straight games for the Atlantic Division-leading Lightning. Edward Pasquale
4:41 PM ET Nothing lasts forever, not even red-hot scoring streaks or bloated shooting percentages. With that in mind, treat yourself this holiday season to the gift of a rewarding trade brought about by you having the foresight to offload an overachieving fantasy asset for a yet-to-blossom value in return. Fair warning: there are a
11:24 PM ET Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom is expected to be sidelined weeks with a hand injury sustained during Tuesday night’s win over the Colorado Avalanche. Klefbom was injured blocking a shot, and coach Ken Hitchcock said after the game, “I would say weeks for sure, and then we’ll see from there.” The Oilers
8:25 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Paul Stewart has a very big goal for the next stage of his already lengthy hockey career, and that’s helping women follow in his footsteps by officiating in the NHL. Stewart, being inducted Wednesday night into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, said Katie Guay will be
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN As we near the end of the calendar year, every NHL team has a wish list. Though many teams will make tweaks during the season, the biggest changes tend to come in summer. For this week’s power rankings — voted on, as always, by a panel of ESPN experts —