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Getty Images San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik has been suspended by the AHL for 30 games after making a racist gesture toward Tucson Roadrunners left wing Boko Imama, who is Black. The incident took place during the Roadrunners’ 4-3 win on Jan. 12.  Roadrunners staff informed the AHL of Hrabik directing a monkey gesture

Special to Yahoo Sports Injury pileups. Olympic lineups. All-Star snubs. Player-media hijinks. While those topics have grabbed recent hockey headlines, let’s focus on fantasy. Besides the absentees, none of those areas directly affect our lineups. And we can’t really do anything to stop players from missing games. Don’t forget to head to RotoWire for the

10:40 AM ET Hockey fans are an opinionated lot, willing to share our analysis on everything from player performances to big trades to playoff-worthiness of teams. But we also have those opinions that we’re hesitant to share, even if we’re convinced of their value or inherent truth. We whisper them at a game or text

Special to Yahoo Sports [So many reasons to play Yahoo DFS: Learn more now and get in on the fun] Trending Up Pavel Francouz, Avalanche (Past 4 games: 4-0-0, .908 Sv%, 2.61 GAA) Francouz came on in relief of Darcy Kuemper on Monday and made 25 saves in a 4-3 shootout win. Kuemper was diagnosed

It appears as though Jack Eichel’s return to the NHL may still be a little bit further away. On Wednesday, Vegas Golden Knights head coach Peter DeBoer told reporters that Eichel is “at least a month or two months” away from making his debut for the franchise. “I don’t know what the timeframe will be,”

From Seattle’s perplexing decisions to the Hurricanes taking a chance on Tony DeAngelo, let’s look in on some of the iffier moves made last NHL offseason. (Getty) Where NHL teams left off at the end of last season would be enough to turn more than a few brains into mush. It was a season in

7:00 AM ET The NHL’s 2021-22 season continues to see some shifts in the schedule due to COVID-19 postponements, but some teams have weathered the storm a bit better than others. What is the key takeaway from each team’s play since mid-December? We break it all down here, while unveiling the latest 1-32 rankings. How

Special to Yahoo Sports This week’s fantasy hockey article includes another center rolling in the Sunshine State, a lesser-known winger in LA, the Flower blooming in the Windy City, Malkin is back and the No. 2 center in the Hub scuffling. First Liners (Risers) Anton Lundell, C, FLA Lundell entered Saturday with seven assists in

Timo Meier was unstoppable on Monday. (Photo by Kavin Mistry/NHLI via Getty Images) Monday’s game between the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings had much more meaning than anyone would have thought prior to the 2021-22 season, as both teams are unexpectedly in the playoff hunt. The Sharks trailed the Kings by just three

Welcome to the NHL Star Power Index: A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing — it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world’s attention. These players are in

7:05 PM ET ESPN staff The rosters for the 2022 NHL All-Star Game were announced Thursday, captained by Auston Matthews (Atlantic), Alex Ovechkin (Metropolitan), Nathan MacKinnon (Central) and Connor McDavid (Pacific). There’s no shortage of star power — on the 10-man rosters and the “last man in” voting group for each division — but a

Getty Images The NHL is back in full swing after a brief shutdown as a result of COVID-19 outbreaks. We are almost to the midpoint of the 2021-22 season, which means that the annual All-Star Game is right around the corner. On Thursday, the NHL announced the four divisional rosters for the 2022 All-Star Game,

Nathan MacKinnon thinks it’s “silly” his teammate Nazem Kadri didn’t get an All-Star nomination. The NHL announced the 2022 All-Star Game rosters on Thursday, setting the table for the festivities to come in early February at T-Mobile Arena, just off the Strip in Las Vegas. Practically an annual ritual at this point, hockey fans took

9:00 AM ET It was a pleasant but unremarkable summer night. Troy Terry was hanging with some of his college teammates. His phone rang. It was Jim Johannson from USA Hockey, and the night was about to become a bit more remarkable: The 19-year-old NCAA player was told he was under consideration for the 2018

Blackhawks’ overtime win one of the weirdest finishes you’ll see originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The Blackhawks have had so many memorable finishes in recent franchise history, particularly in the playoffs. An overtime goal to end a 49-year championship drought in 2010 or a double overtime goal to clinch a berth to the Stanley

Special to Yahoo Sports The absences and postponements continue to clear and fantasy hockey life is looking more stable. And fewer moans when it comes to roster depletion. Heh, just kidding — people will complain about anything. Take a breath. Go with the flow. Stay the course. Give it 110 percent. And all the other

Getty Images Montreal Canadiens defenseman Chris Wideman has received a one-game suspension for headbutting Boston Bruins forward Erik Haula during Boston’s 5-1 win on Monday. The incident occurred during a scrum in the third period of the contest. During the scrum, Wideman was tangled up with Haula, pulled his head to the side, and clocked

7:00 AM ET Patrik Laine is a winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Depending on what he’s wearing to the game, he is also a James Bond villain, an extra from “The Matrix” or the DJ at a club that’s strictly for vampires. These were some of the reactions to Laine’s pregame fits, from the