Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Picks Up First Points Of The Season

Edmonton Oilers center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded a goal and an assist in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Rangers to open his account for 2018-19. He had averaged close to 22 minutes per game in the first couple of outings of the season but managed to record just four shots on goal and the team as […]

Connor McDavid Scores Game-Winner Versus Rangers

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid netted the game-winning goal on Saturday against the New York Rangers, recording a power-play goal with 6:23 played in the third period. The Oilers captain also picked up an assist in the 2-1 win and he now has two goals and five points for the season in three games. McDavid […]

Connor McDavid Scores His First Goal On Thursday

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid found the back of the net for the first time this season in his team's 4-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Thursday. The 21-year-old has played just two games in the league's first week and now has three points (one goal, two assists) on the campaign. McDavid, the first […]

Top 25 Goaltenders: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (wins, […]

Top 75 Forwards: Weekly Fantasy Hockey Rankings (Week 1)

Over the course of the 2018-2019 NHL season, RotoBaller will be breaking down our fantasy hockey player rankings by position. These positional rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday, and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, […]

Two Helpers for Connor McDavid in Season Debut

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid scored his first two points of the season with assists on goals by Milan Lucic and Leon Draisaitl. He also led all Oilers forwards in ice time with 23:34 minutes and led all Oilers in power-play ice time with 4:17 minutes. That extensive power-play usage resulted in one assist for […]

Milan Lucic Fills Up Score Sheet in Losing Effort

Edmonton Oilers forward Milan Lucic picked up two points in Edmonton's 5-2 loss to New Jersey. Lucic scored a power-play goal to kick off Edmonton's scoring efforts and later chipped in an assist on their only other goal. Lucic primarily played alongside Leon Draisaitl at even strength, but also got time on the top power-play […]

Top 25 Fantasy Hockey Goalie Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings by position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (wins, goals against average, save percentage, […]

On The Rebound: Five Defenseman Who Will Bounceback in 2018-19

Aside from the marquee names like Erik Karlsson, Brent Burns, and Victor Hedman, defensemen do not get the attention in fantasy hockey that their forward counterparts do. Typically, this means that if a defenseman has a down year due to injury or any other factor, it is even easier for them to fall out of […]

Top 75 Fantasy Hockey Forward Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the 2018-2019 season, RotoBaller breaks down the fantasy hockey player rankings by position. The rankings will be updated and posted on a weekly basis, starting with forwards every Sunday, defensemen on Monday and goaltenders each Tuesday. Note: Rankings are determined considering a standard Yahoo league format (goals, assists, plus-minus, power play points, […]

On The Rebound - Three Goalies Who Will Bounce Back in 2018-19

A top-tier goaltender can go a long way to helping you win your fantasy league. As true as that is, the glaring issue is that they are about as predictable as a bouncing puck from the other end of the ice. Sorry Vesa Toskala, we still remember. The upside is that every year there are […]

Ty Rattie Sitting Out European Preseason Games

Edmonton Oilers forward Ty Rattie (upper body) will not play in the Oilers' preseason games in Europe, however, will still travel with the team. Rattie took a head hit first into the boards in the preseason game against the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, so it's most likely just Edmonton doing their due diligence and keeping […]

Five Sleeper Defenseman Who Will Outperform Their ADP

Drafting defenseman can be one of the most difficult components of a fantasy hockey draft. Excluding goalies, the defenseman position is easily the shallowest of the bunch as value seems to drop drastically once the elite blueliners get scooped up. You enter a draft without a strategy or knowledge of the options at the position […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019

Over course of the offseason, RotoBaller contributed a six-piece feature breaking down the top 100 fantasy hockey player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 season. This article (the final edition) features some movement up and down the rankings as a result of trades, signings, injuries, etc. When the puck drops and the 2018-2019 season is officially […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (10-1)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Breakout NHL Forwards You Have To Own In 2018-19

Alas, the offseason has flown by faster than Connor McDavid. It feels like just last week we saw Alexander Ovechkin drunkenly swimming in a public fountain during the aftermath of the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup victory. Now, we stand on the precipice of the 2018-19 NHL season which also means fantasy hockey draft day is […]

Darnell Nurse Inks Two-Year Deal With Edmonton

The Edmonton Oilers signed defenseman Darnell Nurse to a two-year, $6.4 million contract ($3.2 million average annual value) on Monday afternoon. The former 2013, seventh overall draft pick led all Oilers blueliners with 26 points (six goals, 20 assists) and earned 22:15 in ice-time per game in 2017-2018. The big, physical defenseman also registered a […]

Top 100 Fantasy Hockey Rankings for 2018-2019 (60-41)

Over the next few weeks, RotoBaller will be kicking off the NHL offseason with a feature breaking down the top 100 player rankings heading into the 2018-2019 fantasy hockey season. The top 100 rankings will be released in six segments, starting from the bottom (100-81) and concluding with a two-piece set featuring our top 20 […]

Connor McDavid Clinches Second Consecutive Art Ross Trophy With 108 Points

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid has finished as the NHL's leading scorer for a second consecutive year, picking up two assists in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win against the Canucks to make it 108 points for the season. He joins Wayne Gretzky as the only two players in league history to win the scoring race more […]

Connor McDavid Collects Three Assists In Win Over Vegas

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid pretty much wrapped up his second consecutive Art Ross Trophy win on Thursday, as he recorded three assists in a 4-3 win over Vegas. He now has an eight-point lead on top of the scoring chart ahead of Nikita Kucherov and Claude Giroux with one more game to go. Kucherov […]

Andrej Sekera Suffers Yet Another Injury

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andrej Sekera (leg) can't seem to catch a break, as he suffered another injury in Monday's 3-0 loss to Minnesota. He logged just 12:47 before exiting the game with what appeared to be a leg injury. The veteran defenseman got hurt at a very bad time, as he had enjoyed a good […]

Cam Talbot Looking To Return To Winning Ways Versus Wild

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot will be looking to end a four-game losing streak on Monday against the Minnesota Wild. Talbot started last month well and he even posted his second longest winning streak of the season at four, but things fell apart during the final week. He was even pulled in the last outing […]

Connor McDavid Can't Stop Scoring

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid netted the game's opening goal in Thursday's 2-1 loss to Vancouver to extend his goal-scoring streak to five games. In total, he now has 13 goals this month with 28 points, taking a comfortable six-point lead in the Art Ross Trophy race. He might even steal the Rocket Richard Trophy […]

Cam Talbot Looking To Bounce Back Against Canucks

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot will be looking to bounce back from Tuesday's nightmare when taking on the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. He got pulled after 26 minutes against Columbus on Tuesday after allowing five goals in an eventual 7-3 loss. The result ended Talbot's five-game point streak and it was only his third loss […]

Cam Talbot Takes On Columbus Tuesday Night

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot will get his 62nd start of the year on Tuesday with the team facing Columbus on home ice. Talbot, like the team as a whole, has gone through some very dark times during the season, but he hasn't done much wrong in his last nine starts, putting together a 7-1-1 […]

Ethan Bear Scores First Career Goal In Losing Effort

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ethan Bear netted his first career goal in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Ducks, scoring the team's final goal on a power play. The 20-year-old rookie also recorded an assist on the team's third goal, making it four points in his first 13 career games. Bear has done well in his […]

Connor McDavid Grabs The Scoring Lead With Two Goals

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid scored two goals in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Kings, taking the scoring lead in the league with 96 points. He's simply unplayable right now, as he's recorded 21 points in 12 games this month, scoring nearly a quarter (10) of this season's goals (38) during the stretch. McDavid is […]

Darnell Nurse Notches Three Points On Thursday

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse had his best offensive game of the season on Thursday, finishing a 6-2 win over Ottawa with three points. The Senators were dominated by Connor McDavid's line and Nurse picked up three assists in the process. He also had four shots on goal, three blocks, and two hits in the […]

Drake Caggiula Scores Twice In Oilers Win

Edmonton Oilers forward Drake Caggiula recorded his second multi-goal game of the season on Thursday, scoring twice against the Senators in a 6-2 win. He opened the scoring with 8:23 played and added a second on a power play in the third period. Caggiula has now scored in back to back games and in three […]

Connor McDavid Dominates The Senators

Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid continued his chase for a second consecutive Art Ross Trophy win with a four-point game on Thursday against the Senators. He scored the second and final goal in a 6-2 win, adding a couple of assists in the third period. McDavid is currently playing like a man possessed, as he's […]