Oct 5, 2018 Greg WyshynskiESPN I know Auston Matthews is two inches taller and roughly 30 pounds heavier than Connor McDavid. I know he’s roughly eight months younger than Connor McDavid. I know he has nine goals in five games this season, putting him on pace for 148 goals in the 2018-19 season, or roughly
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1:55 PM ET Power-play opportunities are the nitrous oxide of fantasy hockey value. They can take an already fast car and transform it into a virtual rocket. However, such opportunities can also take an otherwise ordinary vehicle and make it appear to be something special. So, like putting a tank of nitrous oxide into the
11:33 PM ET ESPN News Services Auston Matthews scored twice for a league-leading nine goals — tying an NHL record after five games — and helped the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings 5-3 Thursday night. Matthews joined Alex Ovechkin, Patrick Marleau, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy as the only players in the league’s
7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN We’re just a few games into the 2018-19 season, but there’s already been some movement in the ESPN NHL Power Rankings. Here’s our latest rundown, along with the top early health concern for all 31 teams. Note: These rankings reflect which teams our voters think would win head-to-head matchups. Higher-ranked
7:50 PM ET Emily KaplanESPN Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson‘s 27-game suspension for domestic violence has been reduced to 18 games, the NHL and NHLPA announced in a joint statement on Thursday. The ruling came from Shyam Das, a neutral arbitrator. Watson pleaded no contest in July to a domestic assault charge. The NHL levied
6:04 PM ET Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber was back on the ice Thursday for the first time since having knee surgery in June. The veteran defenseman skated for about 10 minutes, and coach Claude Julien called it another step in his recovery from a torn right meniscus. When Weber had the procedure on June
5:28 PM ET The Philadelphia Flyers will be without Nolan Patrick for seven to 10 days while the forward recovers from an upper-body injury. Patrick was hurt in Wednesday’s 7-4 win over the Ottawa Senators, suffering the injury in the first period. The 20-year-old is coming off a rookie season in which he recorded 30
1:54 PM ET On the NHL ice, there’s really only one true goal, and that’s getting the puck into the back of the net as many times as possible. However, for many fantasy hockey managers, there’s more to the competition than simply acquiring as many goals (and assists) as you can. Here’s a round-up of
7:11 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The Boston Bruins have moved up the start time of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings to 3 p.m. ET to avoid a conflict with the Red Sox playoff game. The hockey game had been a 7 p.m. start. Game 1 of the AL Championship Series between
12:55 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vegas Golden Knights center Paul Stastny will miss at least three games with an undisclosed lower-body injury. Coach Gerard Gallant on ruled out Stastny for games Wednesday night at the Capitals, Thursday night at the Penguins and Saturday afternoon at the Flyers. Gallant says Stastny was injured Monday