Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey: Getzlaf, Hagelin good Sunday plays By Sasha Yodashkin Sunday's seven-game NHL slate promises to be exciting, with on-paper mismatches like Devils-Blue Jackets and Avalanche-Oilers likely to provide plenty of fantasy value. Those matchups aren't the only ones with capable players available, so it's important to comb the rest of the games in search of good deals as … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Kings clinch playoff spot, Sens score 3 shorthanded No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings The goaltender held the team together as he made 27 saves in the Kings 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins. With the win, Quick's 37th of the season, LA is the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot.  No. 2 Star: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Columbus Blue Jackets In only … [Read more...]

Red Wings rally for big victory over Panthers If the Detroit Red Wings make the playoffs and extend their run of postseason appearances to 25, their 5-3 come-from-behind win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night might be a game you can look back at as a turning point in their season. Late in the second period, things were looking bleak for the Wings. They were down 3-1, getting outplayed and … [Read more...]

Penguins, Flyers, Islanders and Eastern Conference chaos The Pittsburgh Penguins meet the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon in the first of three de facto playoff games against their hated rivals. They play in Pittsburgh on April 3, and are back in Philadelphia on April 9 for their season finale.  The Flyers sit four points in back of the Penguins, with a game in-hand. They’re one … [Read more...]

NHL Three Stars: Andersen, Talbot and Darling blank opponents  No. 1 Star: Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks The Ducks netminder continued to make his claim as Anaheim’s playoff starting goaltender stopping all 38 Boston Bruins shots on goal in a 4-0 blanking. He has won 15 of his last 17 decisions going 15-1-1 in the process. With the win the Ducks kept pace with the Pacific Division leading … [Read more...]

Toledo Walleye color ice green for weekend games (Photos) The Toledo Walleye have gone green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all weekend. The ECHL team colored the Huntington Center ice green for their Friday game against the Brampton Beast and will keep it green Saturday against the Evansville IceMen. You can see the color of the ice in this video. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey contest … [Read more...]

Dennis Wideman out rest of season with triceps injury Embattled Calgary Flames defenseman Dennis Wideman will miss the remaining 12 games of the NHL regular season due to a triceps injury, the team announced Friday. Wideman was injured in the first period of Calgary’s Wednesday game against the Winnipeg Jets. Above is a video of Wideman suffering the injury. He seemed to slide into Joe … [Read more...]

Jersey Fouls of the Week: Rickard Rakell's fan club It’s great when you see a bunch of fans of an international player represent at a game.  This week we had such situation in Anaheim when several people showed up in jerseys that were half Ducks, half Team Sweden. On the back was Rickard Rakell mostly, with a little bit of Jesper Fast. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Hockey contest today] Above … [Read more...]

NHL and smelling salts; MacLellan's Caps analysis (Puck Headlines) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. Have a link you want to submit? Email us at [email protected].  • Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Thursday’s New Jersey Devils/Minnesota Wild game. … [Read more...]

Gary Bettman confident Canada will watch All-American NHL playoffs Barring several dozen factors colliding in a perfect storm of miraculous circumstances, the Stanley Cup Playoffs will be sans Canadian teams this postseason. At this point only the Vancouver Canucks are even mentioned in the League’s daily playoff tracking, and they’re 10 points out of the wild card in the West. So what does … [Read more...]