NHL Fantasy on Ice

Pete, Nick & Anna catch up about the Stadium Series in New Jersey and how Devils goalie Nico Daws looks to be emerging as their starter down the stretch. They react to the fantasy impact of recent injury returns like Connor Bedard, Patrick Kane, Viktor Arvidsson, Jake Sanderson and the injury to Jake Guentzel. Other topics covered include the Wild’s futures appeal to make the playoffs after th...

Pete, Nick and Anna break down the news that Columbus fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen and the trajectory of young talent like Adam Fantilli, Kirill Marchenko, Yegor Chinakhov, Dmitri Voronko v and Kent Johnson in long-term fantasy leagues. The crew identifies names that could be moved before the NHL Trade Deadline on March 8 like Juuse Saros, John Gibson, Trevor Zegras, Jakob Chychrun, Vlad...

Pete and Nick are joined by Tim Kalinowski of the Action Network and Line Change podcast to catch up on plenty of angles, including the St. Louis Blues, the loaded Tuesday slate of games, the longshot Vezina pick and provide advice on how to approach outdoor games.  They give props for the week ahead and enter the Exotic Club for some interesting picks that might be flying under the radar. 

Pete, Nick and Anna catch up about all the trends around the NHL, including the best stretch of former No. 1 pick Juraj Slafkovsky's career and the sneaky fantasy value of teams like the Flames and Blues and players worth adding from those teams. Other topics and players covered include Andrei Svechnikov's return for the Hurricanes, an injury update on Shea Theodore of the Golden Knights, reaction...

Nick, Pete and Anna are joined by Matt Larkin from Daily Faceoff to go around the NHL and answer mailbag questions. They discuss the debuts of Elias Lindholm, Andrei Kuzmenko and Sean Monahan after recent trades and angles surrounding their new teammates for the rest of the season. Other players and topics covered include whether to trade Lindholm for Alex Ovechkin in fantasy, Jonathan Quick’s sur...

Pete and Nick are joined by Michael Leboff of the Action Network and Line Change podcast to catch up after the All-Star break with betting angles for trades sending Elias Lindholm to the Canucks and Sean Monahan to the Jets, the Oilers’ historic winning streak and recent coaching changes for the Islanders and Kings. They give props for the week ahead, revenge looks, Stanley Cup make/miss playoffs...

Pete and Nick catch up after NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto with the impact of the Canucks trading for Elias Lindholm, the Jets landing Sean Monahan and Kings firing coach Todd McLellan and replacing him with Jim Hiller. Other players and topics covered include Patrick Kane, Mark Scheifele, William Karlsson, Pyotr Kochetkov and Owen Tippett nearing returns from injuries, the sneaky upside of Andr...

Pete and Nick are joined by Nick Martin from Action Network and the Line Change podcast to preview the stretch run of the season, including buy-low targets to make the playoffs and a check-in on the Hurricanes and Panthers in the Stanley Cup futures market. The crew discusses the playoff races in the Eastern and Western Conferences, whether the Oilers will set the longest winning streak in NHL his...

Pete, Nick and Anna catch up before the NHL All-Star break with second-half storylines, fantasy MVP candidates based on average draft position (e.g. Sam Reinhart, Brock Boeser, Filip Forsberg), biggest busts and more. They dissect the many elite teams in the Western Conference and which teams have fallen short of expectations around the NHL, including the Devils, Wild, Sabres and Senators. Other p...

Pete, Nick and Anna are joined by guest Chris Meaney of FTN Network to go around the NHL and discuss fantasy and betting storylines, including Adin Hill's return for the Golden Knights, which Canadian team has the best chance to win the Stanley Cup this year, the LA Kings' struggles and whether to buy low on Pierre-Luc Dubois in fantasy. Players and topics covered include Artturi Lehkonen's return...

Pete and Nick are joined by Michael Leboff of the Action Network to explore possible betting angles surrounding the Islanders after hiring new coach Patrick Roy and the Oilers during their 13-game winning streak. The crew also gives their favorite looks for the upcoming week, including “Giving Props with Anna Dua, previews the big Jets-Bruins matchup, Leboff builds a team division winners parlay a...

Pete, Nick & Anna catch up after the Islanders’ coaching change from Lane Lambert to Patrick Roy with potential fantasy beneficiaries and whether they will make the playoffs. The crew discusses players to add around the NHL, including Anders Lee, Chandler Stephenson, Logan O’Connor, Shane Pinto, David Rittich and players who recently returned from injuries like Timo Meier, Boone Jenner, Logan...

Pete and Nick are joined by Tim Kalinowski of Action Network to catch up on the NHL Awards races, spots for the upcoming week, the betting implications of Jamie Drysdale trade to the Flyers, key injury returns like Kyle Connor of the Jets and Kirill Kaprizov of the Wild and buy-low windows on various teams. Other topics covered include longshot angles involving the surging Oilers, Coyotes goalie C...

Pete and Nick catch up on the best pickups around the NHL, including ways to tap into the surging Flyers beyond just Jamie Drysdale. Players and topics discussed include Samuel Ersson, Noah Hanifin and the sneaky Flames offense, Jaden Schwartz, Leo Carlsson returning from injury, Nick Bjugstad, Nick Perbix, a soft spot in the schedule for the Sabres, Pyotr Kochetkov's injury, which Avalanche playe...

Pete, Nick and Anna are joined by Jake Hahn from SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to discuss the Flyers-Ducks trade involving Jamie Drysdale and prospect Cutter Gauthier with whether to add Drysdale now after a strong debut, keeper/dynasty implications and what it means for Travis Sanheim and Philadelphia's playoff chances. Other topics covered include Connor Bedard's Calder Trophy chances with an updat...

Pete Jensen and Nick Alberga are joined by Michael Leboff of the Action Network to discuss how the Calder Trophy landscape has changed with Connor Bedard being placed on IR, ways to tap into the Winnipeg Jets and how Evan Bouchard is climbing the Norris Trophy leaderboard with the Oilers recent run of success. Plus, they look at some betting spots for this upcoming week and it's another edition of...

Pete, Nick and Anna catch up on the best fantasy pickups and replacements for injured Connor Bedard and Jack Hughes. They discuss rookies who could emerge in the Calder Trophy race in Bedard's absence, including Pyotr Kochetkov, Adam Fantilli, Brock Faber, Connor Zary and also whether Jason Dickinson is worth a look in fantasy given his surprisingly productive season for Chicago. Other topics cove...

Pete and Nick catch up after the start of 2024 and the NHL Winter Classic with some discussion on the staying power of Joey Daccord for the Kraken, whether to pick up Andre Burakovsky after his return and how Seattle can be a dangerous team if they sneak into the playoffs. The guys check-in on the Devils with Nico Daws recalled, Timo Meier injured and Dougie Hamilton likely out for the rest of the...

Pete, Nick and Anna catch up after the holiday break to discuss the top pickups around the NHL, injury updates and early storylines for 2024. They cover Trevor Zegras' return for the suddenly healthy Ducks, the Kraken's outlook leading up to the 2024 Winter Classic on Jan. 1 in Seattle and the drastic turnaround for the Wild under new coach John Hynes. Other players and topics covered include Jami...

Nick and Anna are joined by David Satriano from NHL.com and later Pete Jensen to answer fan questions about players around the League. The crew covers all angles of the Ottawa Senators’ coaching change from D.J. Smith to Jacques Martin and weighs in on the Capitals being a surprise team despite the longest goal drought of Alex Ovechkin’s career. Other topics covered include what to do with underpe...

Pete Jensen and Nick Alberga are joined by Tim Kalinowski of the Action Network to discuss Stanley Cup futures plays, including the Stars’ outlook after the Jake Oettinger injury, Hurricanes and Devils during their struggles and Jets as they weather the storm without Kyle Connor. Topics this week include betting angles on the Blues after their coaching change, a revenge look for Jakob Chychrun aga...

Pete, Nick and Anna identify the best fantasy pickups around the NHL this week. The crew discusses how Nikolaj Ehlers and Gabriel Vilardi have stepped up for the Jets in Kyle Connor's injury absence, whether to consider dropping Alex Ovechkin and/or Ilya Samsonov, Torey Krug's bounce-back stretch and the Blues' room for improvement on the power play under new coach Drew Bannister. Other players an...

Pete, Nick and Anna are joined by guest Jake Hahn from SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to revisit the Stanley Cup futures market and answer fan questions involving players around the League. The crew discusses buy-low candidates like Matthew Tkachuk, Timo Meier, Jordan Kyrou and other angles surrounding the Blues' coaching change from Craig Berube to Drew Bannister. Other players and topics covered inc...

Pete Jensen and Nick Alberga are joined by Nick Martin of the Action Network to discuss the Stanley Cup futures storylines, NHL Awards races and betting angles for the upcoming week. Topics this week include the wide-open Vezina Trophy race, giving props with Anna Dua, ways to tap into the surprising Coyotes & more. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Netwo...

Pete, Nick and Anna identify the best pickups around the NHL for the 10th week of the season. They break down injuries to Joseph Woll, Kyle Connor, Dylan Larkin, Boone Jenner and others and identify pickups including Mikael Granlund of the Sharks, Dmitri Voronkov of the Blue Jackets and more. Other players and topics covered include Charlie Lindgren, stashing Max Pacioretty and Jack Quinn ahead of...