Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association voted on six awards: the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, Frank J. Selke Trophy, Lady Byng Memorial, Calder Memorial Trophy, Hart Memorial Trophy and James Norris Memorial Trophy and submitted names for the NHL’s All-Star and All-Rookie Teams. As a rookie member of the PHWA, it was an absolute honor to be among the 170 members selected to vote for the 2020 awards. It was not something I took lightly and, after poring over data from sites such as Natural Stat Trick and NHL....

The “Two Man Advantage” contest may fill easily based on increased demand. That has an $8 entry with $40,000 prize pool. There is a $333 World Championship Qualifier and a high-stakes ($400 entry) $75,000 Penalty Kill Special with $15,000 going to first place. Keep in mind, with scoring down, Vegas has a couple over/unders at six. Also, check out the Fantasy Hockey X podcast for a little extra help....

Please note that DraftKings has done away with the $4 Forecheck and has a $5 Fall Festival Classic for now. The payout structure is a bit different, and in order to “double up”, one has to finish in the top 13.6 percent basically. Also, coming next week will be some lineup construction tips. MORE: SN DFS | DFS Lineup Builder Good luck on Thursday night fantasy hockey fans. Because of the volatile nature of goalies and other reasons, there will be more information on social media coming later this afternoon and this evening....

That day finally arrives Wednesday when the Golden Knights announce their selections for the NHL Expansion Draft. While there have been a myriad of mock drafts done by every imaginable source, including, behind closed doors, by McPhee and his staff the past several months, the final mock-ups take on more relevance now that all 30 NHL teams submitted their respective protected lists this past Sunday. Vegas must select a minimum of 14 forwards, nine defensemen, and three goalies, with the remaining four players of any position....

Money. Primary on the agenda in Pebble Beach, Calif., the league's new Canadian television deal with Rogers SportsNet and setting a salary cap for the 2014-15 season. Talks are set for Monday and Tuesday. The deal is for $4.9 billion over 12 years and will go into effect with the governors' expected rubber stamp. Commissioner Gary Bettman isn't about to let this windfall blow away; neither are team executives. With revenue already looking strong, the NHL is banking on more cash....

The 2022 Heritage Classic is set for this afternoon between the Maple Leafs and the Sabres. The sixth installment of the event is taking place at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ont., home of the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. While there have only been a handful of Heritage Classic games, there have been a number of great moments to come from them. Sunday’s matinee action is expected to add to that list....

It is quite cliche to open your first story of the season with “hockey is back!”, but let’s pretend I didn’t. Even though I just did. What a first week of NHL action we’ve had, though. Holy smokes. Puck Drop: SN staff predictions for divisions, playoffs and Stanley Cup In the realm of way-too-early takeaways, let’s summarize where we stand: the Carolina Hurricanes lead the Metropolitan Division, the Chicago Blackhawks lead the Central Division, and the Montreal Canadiens look…....

Both players received game misconducts after a pair of fights broke out near the Panthers net. The sequence started when Mike Weaver shoved Antoine Roussel after the Dallas forward kept poking at the puck in the pads of goalie Tim Thomas. After Weaver and Roussel dropped their gloves, Kulikov and Garbutt started fighting nearby. All four players got fighting penalties. Roussel received a 10-minute misconduct penalty, but wasn't ejected, and was given an extra 2-minute penalty for instigating....

After an eight-day frenzy of play-in series and seeding games, the entrants for the chase for the Cup are set, and the Stanley Cup playoffs as we know and love them are upon us. And according to Vegas, there’s a surprise at the top. As it stands, the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning open as equal favorites for Lord Stanley’s Cup, building off of successful regular seasons and somewhat surprisingly finishing with higher odds than the Golden Knights and Flyers, who both went undefeated during qualifying round play....

EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 Boston Bruins vs. No. 4 Detroit Red Wings — Boston wins series, 4-1 Friday, April 18: Detroit 1, Boston 0 Sunday, April 20: Boston 4, Detroit 1 Tuesday, April 22: Boston 3, Detroit 0 Thursday, April 24: Boston 3, Detroit 2 (OT) Saturday, April 26: Boston 4, Detroit 2 No. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning vs. No. 3 Montreal Canadiens — Montreal wins series, 4-0 Wednesday, April 16: Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4 (OT) Friday, April 18: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1 Sunday, April 20: Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2 Tuesday, April 22: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3 No....

With Tampa Bay trailing by a goal in the final seconds of the first period Friday, none other than Nikita Kucherov appeared to tie the game on an incredible individual effort, flipping the puck past Capitals goalie Braden Holtby while falling to the ice on a partial breakaway. The crowd at Amalie Arena whipped into a frenzy, thrilled to head into intermission tied after the Lightning managed just two shots on goal in their sluggish start to the period....

The Blue Jackets head coach told reporters after his team’s 4-3 Game 5 loss to the Bruins on Saturday that he believes the series will go the distance, despite Boston now holding a 3-2 lead. “Things happen for a reason and I truly believe that,” Tortorella said. “We’ll be back here for Game 7.” The Blue Jackets mounted a furious comeback in the third period of Saturday’s game, overcoming a two-goal deficit to even the score at 3-3 before David Pastrnak scored the game-winner with less than 90 seconds left in regulation....

And while Trotz led Washington to the Stanley Cup last year, he won’t hold anything back if he faces them in the playoffs this year. “Do I want to beat them? Absolutely, 100 percent, because I want to have the same experience and win the Stanley Cup with this group,” Trotz told the New York Post on Thursday. Trotz was not retained by the Capitals after leading the team to their first championship in franchise history....

It seems no one told Alex Killorn as that as that is just what he did to net the first goal of the postseason Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets matchup. Facing a penalty kill with just over four minutes gone in the first period, the seventh year forward stole the puck from Seth Jones at the Lightning’s blueline and broke in alone on Columbus’ goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky to ignite the offense for Tampa Bay....

Jones followed up his strong Game 1 performance by allowing three goals in the first seven minutes of Game 2 and being replaced between the pipes by Aaron Dell. Jones lasted all 60 minutes of Game 3 but saw six shots get past him. He was sent to the bench again in Game 4 after Vegas netted two goals in the first period, and San Jose fell behind 3-1 in the first-round series....

Sixteen teams are set to begin the gauntlet of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, and there’s no telling who will be the last club standing and drinking out of Lord Stanley’s Cup. The Central Division saw eight teams battle for four spots. The Hurricanes and Predators are squaring off alongside the first Sunshine Showdown. Who will move one step closer to fulfilling their Cup dreams by advancing to the second round?...

Sixteen teams are set to begin the gauntlet of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, and there’s no telling who will be the last club standing and drinking out of Lord Stanley’s Cup. The West Division was made up of eight teams that stretched from the West Coast to the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.” At the end of the season’s 56-game sprint, four teams were left standing, including the 2021 Presidents’ Trophy-winning Avalanche....

The Maple Leafs’ early elimination from the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs had the local media buzzing over the club’s potential offseason moves. Most of the recent chatter centers on potential replacements for Lou Lamoriello as general manager following his recent move to a senior adviser role. Whoever gets the GM’s chair must find a way to bolster the Leafs’ blue line. It was their undoing against Boston in the opening round....

The search will now begin in earnest for Chiarelli’s full-time successor who will have a say in selecting the next head coach. Speculation over the Oilers next GM began almost as soon as Chiarelli received his walking papers. A month ago, The Score cited TSN’s Darren Dreger reporting Oilers CEO Bob Nicholson narrowed the list of potential candidates. The notables under consideration could include former Los Angeles Kings GM Dean Lombardi, Vegas Golden Knights assistant GM Kelly McCrimmon, Montreal Canadiens pro scout Sean Burke, Anaheim Ducks consultant (and former Vancouver Canucks GM) Dave Nonis and Los Angeles Kings assistant GM Mike Futa....

Yep, the league sent out the press release for the as-yet-untitled Epix serieses, which will chronicle the Blackhawks-Caps and Kings-Sharks outdoor games starting in December, a little before the festivities at Nationals Park began, and there’s not a lot to dislike. U.S. customers — whether they subscribe to Epix in any way or not — are going to be able to stream the episodes live through a variety of means, including NHL....