NHL draft lottery: Maple Leafs win 1st-overall pick - CBC.ca Six. Eight. Five. Thirteen. It was that sequence of four numbers, the 162nd of 200 randomly assigned combinations, that won the Toronto Maple Leafs the draft lottery on Saturday night. Toronto, which finished 30th overall this season, had the best odds (20 per cent) of winning the lottery and will pick No. 1 overall for the first time in … [Read more...]

Ducks' loss gives Sabres 12 picks in June's NHL Draft - Buffalo News Sabres fans attending this year’s NHL Draft in Buffalo will have 12 opportunities to welcome a prospect to the organization. As of now, anyway. The Sabres’ draft picture cleared up some Wednesday night when Nashville eliminated Anaheim from the playoffs. The Sabres sent forward Jamie McGinn to the Ducks in February in … [Read more...]

Yahoo DFS Hockey: Saturday Picks - Yahoo Sports Saturday's three-game NHL slate features a pair of potential elimination games as well as a pivotal Game 5 contest in Anaheim. While Penguins and Blues players have been the more effective fantasy commodities in leading their teams to series leads, it should be noted that the Rangers came back from this exact series deficit against the a … [Read more...]

Log in to ESPN or join to view your favorites - ESPN (blog) [unable to retrieve full-text content]Log in to ESPN or join to view your favoritesESPN (blog)... buys for tonight. Victoria Matiash identifies the best values in daily fantasy hockey on DraftKings and FanDuel on Tuesday, April 19, including a group of Rangers. ... 2 pick in the 2013 draft, and he's toiled in an under-the-radar … [Read more...]

All-Western Mass. Hockey: Minnechaug, Longmeadow earn four first-team picks - MassLive.com DIVISION I First Team Cam Griffin, Pope Francis. Senior defenseman and co-captain provided a steady, physical presence on the blue line. A strong one-on-one defender, reliable in all three zones, he scored his only goal of the year in a win over Central Catholic on Dec. 26 and also earned five assists this … [Read more...]

Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions: Blackhawks, Kings at risk in Round 1 - CBSSports.com It needed the entirety of the season to figure out, but the field and matchups for the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs are finally set. Highlighted by multiple rivalry series, the first round is sure to give hockey fans all they can handle. With the playoff format playing up those divisional … [Read more...]

NHL Picks: Red Wings will clinch playoff spot; Bruins will top Sens - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers, 12:30 p.m. ETBoston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators, 12:30 p.m. ET There are still two playoff spots up for grabs in the Eastern Conference, and … [Read more...]

NHL Picks: Islanders bounce back against injured Lightning - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. New York Islanders vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, 7 p.m. ET When we last checked in with the New York Islanders they were getting crushed on their home ice on Saturday afternoon in a game that pretty … [Read more...]

NHL Picks: Bruins earn needed win over Keith-less Blackhawks - CBSSports.com Welcome to NHL Picks where CBSSports.com hockey writers Chris Peters and Adam Gretz make their predictions for all of the day's games. Boston Bruins at Chicago Blackhawks, 12:30 p.m., NBC The Boston Bruins woke up Sunday morning outside of the playoff picture despite earning 6-5 win over the St. Louis Blues Friday. The … [Read more...]

NHL Picks: Red Wings will get much needed win against Maple Leafs - CBSSports.com Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their selections for all of the day's games. Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m. ET Entering Saturday the Detroit Red Wings have four games remaining in the 2015-16 regular season. If they are going to make the playoffs … [Read more...]