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Nick Alberga and Jake Hahn have the 24/7/365 pulse of the fantasy hockey world. Whether you play daily fantasy or are in a season-long league or pool, the NHL Fantasy on Ice crew, including fantasy guru Pete Jensen, brings the knowledge and advice to give you an edge over your competition. The hosts also dip their toes into the ever-growing world of sports betting.
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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney run through a ton of fan questions about topics around the League, from the sell-high appeal of Cutter Gauthier, Nick Schmaltz and Trevor Zegras to a rare Brayden Point buy-low window and some early-season woes for the Florida Panthers. The guys play hold or fold with a number of players, including slow-starting Gabriel Lan…
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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the Anaheim Ducks' breakout start to the season and various players to add in fantasy, including Beckett Sennecke and Chris Kreider, and betting angles surrounding the team. The crew talks recent injuries and returns, especially goalie situations for the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes. Jensen joins to dis…
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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen take fan questions on hot topics around the NHL, including Jakub Dobes' hot start, Jacob Markstrom's return for the Devils, Victor Olofsson's outburst for the Avalanche and more. Other topics and debates discussed include Matvei Michkov vs. Ivan Demidov, what to do with Artemi Panarin and Andrei Svechnikov, the St. …
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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss injuries to valuable fantasy players like Roman Josi, William Nylander, Quinn Hughes, Robert Thomas and Rickard Rakell with internal and external fantasy replacement options. Jensen joins the show to discuss the top 10 pickups on NHL.com/Fantasy for Week 4, including Jakub Dobes, Dmitri Voronkov, Jack Quinn and Kris…
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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen take a ton of mailbag questions from concerned fantasy managers through the first few weeks of the season. They take a look at the defenseman landscape to find replacements for injured Shayne Gostisbehere, discuss the surprising Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers and whether Emmitt Finnie has staying power …
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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the MVP-caliber start for Jack Eichel, injury to Mark Stone and the Golden Knights signing Carter Hart, who's eligible to play Dec. 1. Jensen joins to discuss the top fantasy pickups on NHL.com/Fantasy, including three Buffalo Sabres players, Leo Carlsson’s role under coach Joel Quenneville, a revitalized Brent Burn…
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Alberga, Hahn, Meaney and Jensen identify potential fantasy injury replacements for Brady Tkachuk and go around the NHL to answer mailbag questions. The guys discuss Chris Kreider's bounce-back start and potential staying power, whether to sell high on hot starters like Pavel Dorofeyev, various buy-low candidates and how Josh Doan and Zach Benson f…
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Alberga, Hahn and Meaney discuss the Lane Hutson contract extension and the Montreal Canadiens' talented core, as well as some of the top fantasy and betting storylines around the NHL, including Matthew Schaefer's strong EDGE stats and rapid rise in the Calder Trophy race and surprises around the League like fans dropping Ivan Demidov and slow star…
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Nick, Jake and Means catch up after the first two nights of games with the biggest surprises, from Elias Lindholm to Frank Nazar and Arturs Silovs to Connor McDavid taking a discount to stay with the Edmonton Oilers, and disappointments around the League. The guys take a bunch of fan questions on hot player debates and early add/drop decisions, inc…
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Nick, Jake, Pete and Means gear up for opening night with all the fantasy storylines and strategies, including top pickups like Jimmy Snuggerud, Ville Koivunen, Morgan Frost, Scott Wedgewood, Florida Panthers' injury replacements and more. The guys go in-depth on the Minnesota Wild re-signing Kirill Kaprizov and Filip Gustavsson before the start of…
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Nick, Jake and Means are joined by Michael Leboff to discuss all the NHL Awards races and futures betting angles for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The crew gives their Stanley Cup picks, leanings to win each division, some make/miss playoff angles and various candidates for the Hart, Calder, Norris, Jack Adams, Selke and to lead the League in various s…
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Nick, Jake, Pete and Means catch up with the impact of Aleksander Barkov’s season-ending injury on the Panthers, specifically the fantasy value of forwards Anton Lundell, Brad Marchand, goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and more. The guys give their bold fantasy predictions for the 2025-26 season involving players like Dylan Guenther, Seth Jarvis, Anthony St…
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Nick, Jake, Pete and Means go around the horn after the start of NHL training camps to discuss line news involving Mitch Marner, Nikolaj Ehlers, JJ Peterka, Mattias Maccelli and the preseason debuts of top 2025 NHL Draft picks Matthew Schaefer and Michael Misa. The guys discuss their favorite bargains and fades based on average draft position, the …
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Nick, Jake, Pete and Means project the first round of a fantasy hockey draft for the 2025-26 season and also debate various players at each position in their tiers. The guys debate Connor McDavid with Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov at the top, the Lightning vs. the Golden Knights for the most stacked fantasy team and also where to take two-ti…
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Alberga, Hahn, Jensen and Meaney discuss the top rookies for the 2025-26 season and keeper and dynasty league rankings of 25-and-younger players on NHL.com/Fantasy. Topics include Ivan Demidov vs. the field for the Calder Trophy, long-term goalie debates involving Dustin Wolf and Yaroslav Askarov, the promising young cores of the Sharks, Canadiens,…
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Nick Alberga and Jake Hahn are back together to break down NHL.com's skater point and goalie/team win projections for the 2025-26 season. The guys, together with Pete Jensen and Chris Meaney, start with the race for the Art Ross Trophy, led by Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Nikita Kucherov, and debate what Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Mitch …
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Jake Hahn and Chris Meaney discuss the NHL.com/Fantasy lists of sleepers, breakout candidates and bounce-back hopefuls for the new season. They chat with Pete Jensen about appealing teams that could take another step forward like the Canadiens, Blue Jackets, Blues and Ducks and also identify category coverage assets who can reach another gear in fa…
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Jake Hahn and Chris Meaney react to the biggest offseason trades and signings around the NHL, including Mitch Marner joining the Golden Knights, the Hurricanes signing Nikolaj Ehlers and how all the moves impact the top 200 rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy. The guys, also joined by Pete Jensen, discuss JJ Peterka's upside for the Utah Mammoth, the Canad…
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Nick, Jake and Pete preview the 2025 Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers with series picks, X-factors, injury storylines and revisiting the twists and turns that led each team back to this point. Then, in "On the Money," presented by Bet365, Chris Meaney joins to discuss Conn Smythe Trophy odds, various pr…
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Nick, Jake and Pete catch up about the Carolina Hurricanes-Florida Panthers Eastern Conference Final and Dallas Stars-Edmonton Oilers Western Conference Final with their series picks, X-factors, key matchups and more. Then, in "On the Money," presented by Bet365, Michael Leboff joins the show to discuss his Conn Smythe Trophy longshot after two rou…
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Nick and Jake catch up on each of the four Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round series with surprises, disappointments and X-factors. The guys, joined by Pete Jensen, break down the Edmonton Oilers' turnaround and impressive depth after they quickly advanced past the Vegas Golden Knights and which trailing teams have the best chance to extend their se…
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Nick and Jake catch up after the wild finish for the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets in their Game 7s and preview their upcoming series with all the matchups, potential injury returns/absences and more. The crew, joined by Pete Jensen, also sets the table for the other Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round series: Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurric…
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Nick and Jake catch up about all eight of the Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round series, including some of the biggest surprises like the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues and their chances of pulling off their respective upsets. The guys discuss the X-factors in each series, including Logan Thompson, Gabriel Landeskog, Aaron Ekblad and Evander Kane…
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Nick and Jake preview the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs by breaking down all angles of the eight series, including potential upsets, X-factors, sleepers and a Connor McDavid vs. Nathan MacKinnon debate on who to take first in a fantasy pool draft. Pete Jensen joins to discuss the fantasy playoff rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy, including hot debates like M…
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Nick and Jake discuss the fantasy impact of Ivan Demidov signing his entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens and the team's upside for this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs and whether they could regress next season or take a further step forward. The guys discuss the top 100 keeper and dynasty league rankings on NHL.com/Fantasy, including a ho…
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Nick and Jake react to Alex Ovechkin completing the GR8 CHASE and breaking Wayne Gretzky's goal record with all angles surrounding his dominant season and career, as well as where the surprising Washington Capitals go from here with injuries to Logan Thompson and Aliaksei Protas. The guys discuss injuries to Leon Draisaitl, Dylan Holloway, Martin N…
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Nick and Jake catch up as THE GR8 CHASE heats up with Alex Ovechkin now a hat trick away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history. The guys discuss his new rookie teammate Ryan Leonard's fantasy upside, Gabe Perreault's usage for the New York Rangers and identify some players to pick up who have weekend back-to-back sets. Handic…
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Nick and Jake cover all the angles surrounding the GR8 CHASE with Alex Ovechkin five goals away from passing Wayne Gretzky ahead of a four-game week for the Washington Capitals. The guys banter about which team Ovi could break the record against and also discuss NCAA hockey players with upside like Ryan Leonard (Capitals), Jimmy Snuggerud (St. Loui…
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Nick and Jake catch up about all the big storylines around the NHL, including the firing of John Tortorella by the Philadelphia Flyers and upcoming return and Florida Panthers debut of Brad Marchand. The guys banter about Flyers players to consider rostering ahead of a potential coaching bump, other top pickups for the fantasy playoffs and answer s…
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Nick and Jake catch up with all the latest injury news, including absences of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl for the Edmonton Oilers and upcoming return of Sean Monahan for the Columbus Blue Jackets, and schedule info to get you ready for this fantasy playoff week. Pete Jensen joins for his top pickups, including hidden gems like Zack Bolduc, Ma…
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Jake, Pete and Chris catch up about all the latest injury updates surrounding Shea Theodore, Sean Monahan and Miro Heiskanen and also give some teams to target in fantasy for the rest of the week, including the St. Louis Blues with potential adds like Jake Neighbours, Justin Faulk, Zack Bolduc and Joel Hofer. The guys also answer some start/sit que…
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Nick and Jake catch up with the fantasy playoffs either beginning or coming soon in most leagues with general advice, players to target based on the schedule and other trends like how to approach the New Jersey Devils after season-ending injuries to Jack Hughes and Dougie Hamilton. Pete Jensen joins to discuss the NHL.com/Fantasy schedule cheat she…
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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 go…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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 day…
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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…
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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 t…
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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…
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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 t…
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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 …
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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 wi…
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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 D…
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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 fo…
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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, i…
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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 o…
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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, Will…
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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 …
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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 Knie…
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