NHL Fantasy on Ice

Nick and Jake catch up on the biggest storylines around the NHL, including Aaron Ekblad’s 20-game suspension, the Edmonton Oilers’ ongoing struggles and the Eastern and Western Conference Wild Card races. Other topics covered include Quinn Hughes’ return to the lineup, an update on Alex Ovechkin’s GR8 CHASE, “Trust or Bust” with various trending goalies like Linus Ullmark, Dustin Wolf, Spencer Kni...

Nick and Jake run through the early production and lineup placement of all the big names moved prior to the NHL Trade Deadline and discuss which players are worth adding or putting on your watch lists for Week 21. Pete Jensen joins the show to discuss the value of Logan Stankoven, the Ottawa Senators’ two key additions, Andrei Kuzmenko’s deployment with the Los Angeles Kings, Spencer Knight and th...

Nick and Jake are joined by Chris Meaney to break down all the big NHL Trade Deadline moves, including Mikko Rantanen to the Dallas Stars, Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers, Brock Nelson to the Colorado Avalanche and more. The guys discuss deadline winners and losers, as well as new and old teammates impacted and potential fantasy sleepers like Oliver Bjorkstrand with the Tampa Bay Lightning a...

Nick and Jake cover all angles of the Seth Jones trade to the defending champion Florida Panthers and also the fantasy stock of Spencer Knight and Alex Vlasic of the Chicago Blackhawks. The guys provide injury replacements for Jack Hughes of the New Jersey Devils, an update on Alex Ovechkin's GR8 CHASE and also catch up about the sleeper appeal of Gustav Nyquist going back to the Minnesota Wild. P...

Nick and Jake catch up one week before the NHL Trade Deadline (March 7 at 3 p.m. ET) to discuss players to target in fantasy ahead of potential moves, from Mikko Rantanen to Seth Jones and more. The guys are joined by NHL Network insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period to banter about players and moves that could be on the way in the coming days, including the strategy for the Washington Capit...

Nick and Jake catch up on all the storylines surrounding Alex Ovechkin's "GR8 CHASE" for Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal mark with him 13 away from breaking the record after his hat trick Sunday. The guys also react to the thrilling 4 Nations Face-Off championship game and some of the fallout in terms of injuries, players who gained momentum from the tournament or have had revenge performances as th...

Nick, Jake and Pete are back for a bonus 4 Nations Face-Off episode to preview the championship game between Canada and the United States on Thursday. The guys discuss all the biggest storylines, including Cale Makar being in after missing the first Canada-U.S. game, the upside of the Tkachuk brothers and X-factors like Jordan Binnington. And, in the “On the Money” segment, presented by Bet365, th...

Jake and Pete cover all angles of the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, a best-on-best international tournament from Feb. 12-20. The guys discuss major storylines like Canada's loaded forward group, the United States' strong goaltending trio, Sweden's deep defense and major questions facing Finland on defense but some sneaky upside surrounding some of their wings. The guys break down the fantasy pool ranki...

Nick and Jake catch up about Dylan Guenther’s return for the Utah Hockey Club and replacement options for injured Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko. The guys take a bunch of mailbag questions on whether to add Dylan Cozens before a potential trade, the impact of Miro Heiskanen’s injury on the Dallas Stars and some concerns about Mikko Rant...

Nick and Jake react to the big trades in recent days, including J.T. Miller to the New York Rangers, Mikael Granlund to the Dallas Stars and the Calgary Flames-Philadelphia Flyers swap. The guys discuss potential teammate beneficiaries, most notably Mika Zibanejad, and the impact of the moves in fantasy and reality. Pete Jensen breaks down the top fantasy pickups for Week 18, including Morgan Fros...

Nick and Jake discuss injury replacements for Kirill Kaprizov, who's out at least four weeks for the Minnesota Wild, Nico Hischier of the New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen. The guys take some fan questions involving whether to drop rookie Matvei Michkov in a one-year league for Marco Kasper or Will Smith, the sell-high window on Carolina Hurricanes goalie Frederik Anders...

Nick and Jake break down all angles of the trade between the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes with the fantasy and betting spin on Mikko Rantanen, Martin Necas, Taylor Hall and Jack Drury. Pete Jensen jumps on to discuss the top fantasy pickups for Week 17, including potential beneficiaries from the trade like Jackson Blake and Jonathan Drouin, Mason McTavish, Adam Fantilli after the Sea...

Nick and Jake react to the buy-low and sell-high targets on NHL.com/Fantasy and break down the return of Kirill Kaprizov for the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. The guys discuss goalie replacement options for injured Jacob Markstrom, especially his New Jersey Devils teammate Jake Allen. The guys are then joined by Tim Kalinowski from Snapback Sports for “On the Money,” presented by Bet365, to break do...

Nick and Jake catch up after the long weekend with injury updates and trends around the League, dissect the Edmonton Oilers' outlook during Connor McDavid's three-game suspension and identify the best fantasy landing spot for J.T. Miller if the Vancouver Canucks trade him. Pete Jensen joins the guys to discuss the top fantasy pickups for Week 16, including Darren Raddysh, Jakub Dobes, Pavel Dorofe...

Nick and Jake catch up on the latest injury news around the League and answer Week 15 fantasy mailbag questions with Chris Meaney, including a polarizing one on Connor Bedard vs. Macklin Celebrini. Other topics covered include the biggest bust of the fantasy season so far, outlook for the Pittsburgh Penguins with goalie Tristan Jarry being placed on waivers, stashing Drew Doughty of the Los Angele...

Nick and Jake play "hold or fold" for some underwhelming fantasy performers past the midway point of the season. Pete Jensen joins to discuss the top fantasy pickups for Week 15, including Adam Fantilli, Ottawa Senators rookie goalie Leevi Merilainen, coaching change beneficiaries from the Detroit Red Wings like Cam Talbot and Erik Gustafsson, William Eklund, Justin Faulk and more. Tim Kalinowski...

Nick and Jake catch up about the injuries around the League with in-house replacement angles and also break down the New York Rangers’ sneaky pickup of forward Arthur Kaliyev. They answer some fan questions surrounding J.T. Miller amidst the trade rumblings, the value of Dmitri Voronkov and Adam Fantilli after the Sean Monahan injury, Jake DeBrusk vs. JJ Peterka and more. Chris Meaney then joins t...

Nick and Jake catch up on the biggest storylines around the midway point of the NHL season, from the surprising Washington Capitals, Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild to the disappointing New York Rangers and Nashville Predators. Pete Jensen joins the guys to touch on the best pickups for Week 14 of the fantasy season, including Matthew Knies after Auston Matthews’ return, Marco Rossi, Jaso...

Nick and Jake catch up after the news that New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin has been placed on injured reserve with the fantasy and playoff futures implications. The guys also take some mailbag questions, including a big defenseman debate on Lane Hutson vs. Luke Hughes in long-term leagues, and touch on ways to tap into the red-hot Montreal Canadiens. Chris Meaney then jumps on for "On the...

Nick and Jake discuss the fantasy impact of the coaching change for the Detroit Red Wings with the firing of Derek Lalonde and hiring of Todd McLellan. The guys also have the fantasy spin on Mackenzie Blackwood’s new contract in Colorado and discuss whether there is still value in Scott Wedgewood. Chris Meaney joins the show to discuss the best Week 13 fantasy pickups and for “On the Money,” prese...

Nick and Jake react to the ongoing Auston Matthews injury situation with some internal and external replacement options and the news that Alex Ovechkin could resume his goal chase after the NHL’s holiday break. The guys are joined by Pete Jensen to discuss the best Week 12 fantasy pickups, including Jonathan Huberdeau, Kaapo Kakko after the trade to the Seattle Kraken, Tyson Foerster, Matt Grzelcy...

Nick and Jake catch up on the biggest news around the League, including the renewed fantasy appeal of Kaapo Kakko after being traded by the New York Rangers to the Seattle Kraken. The guys give their naughty and nice lists, including surprises like Martin Necas, Filip Gustavsson, Zach Werenski and Ivan Barbashev and disappointing players from the Rangers, Nashville Predators and Buffalo Sabres, an...

Nick and Jake react to injuries and returns over the weekend, including situations surrounding Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers and goalies Filip Gustavsson of the Minnesota Wild and Anthony Stolarz of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as the turnaround for the Edmonton Oilers and impact of the Cam Fowler trade to the St. Louis Blues on both him and young defenseman Jackson LaCombe of the Ana...

Nick and Jake catch up after the Colorado Avalanche acquired goalie Mackenzie Blackwood and weigh the upside of the new-look tandem with Scott Wedgewood from a fantasy and betting lens. They take fan questions on beneficiaries of the Avalanche being close to full strength and whether to buy low on Devon Toews or pick up Sam Girard in fantasy, how to find any value in Nashville’s disappointing star...

Nick and Jake discuss the Chicago Blackhawks firing Luke Richardson and replacing him with Anders Sorensen, the third coaching change of 2023-24, with the potential ripple effect and Connor Bedard's chances at a turnaround. They also dive into the Jacob Trouba trade to the Anaheim Ducks, Igor Shesterkin contract extension and whether the New York Rangers are worth consideration from a buy-low Stan...