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We could envision Rex Ryan having a good time with Axl, Slash and Duff back in the day, and his current Jets are doing a pretty good job laying down their defensive boom, but they're about to fly into a supersonic (winning) atmosphere. ( All times ET ) MORE: Scoreboard | Power rankings | Podcast | DraftStreet Game of the Week New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals (4:05 p.m. Sunday, CBS) Welcome to the Jungle, where the fun and games are back for the home team....

Of course, nothing is more ideal than the three games being played in stadiums with a roof (Lions-Vikings, Rams-Saints, Titans-Cowboys), but fantasy owners can’t ask for much more this time of year, especially if you already loaded up a D/ST playing against a couple rookie QBs. Week 9 Rankings:Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End | D/ST | Kicker NFL Week 9 weather updates The biggest weather concerns, if you can call them that, appear to be in the Chiefs-Browns and Jets-Dolphins games....

In the case of Tom Brady’s four-game suspension, the 10-day window for his appeal ends Wednesday, but the NFL has not yet set a date to hear Brady’s appeal and will not hold the hearing before then, according to The Associated Press. MORE: Brady-themed craft beer top seller at bar | Woman’s obit claims Brady innocent | Brady’s teammates unhappy with punishment The Patriots quarterback was suspended four games for his role in New England’s Deflategate scandal....

Alex Ovechkin scored his 767th career goal Wednesday night in Capitals’ game against the Oilers in Edmonton, passing Jaromir Jagr for third place on the NHL’s all-time scoring list. Ovechkin scored in the third period of Tuesday night’s contest vs. the New York Islanders off the face-off to put the Capitals up 3-2. After passing Jagr on the all-time list, the NHL released a video of Jagr offering his congratulations (with a bit of a warning)....

On the night the Tampa Bay Lightning honored St. Louis for playing (last week) in his 1,000th career game, he scored—and wiped out. With that, he joined another elite club. Yes, internet friends, St. Louis had himself a hockey celebration fail. A partial list: Mike Green: Zack Bogosian: Gabriel Landeskog: Jussi Jokinen: And, of course, Taylor King:

Some teams even disclose the injuries. Atlantic Division Boston Bruins Not much to see here. David Pastrnak is back and forth with a bruised shoulder, Marc Savard still has a concussion (and I has a sad), and Gregory Campbell is out with a middle-body injury. Points to the B’s for the use of the term “middle body injury,” which certainly narrows it down more than usual. Somewhere between the testicles and collarbones....

Some of the big names that were set to be free agents this summer are already off the board. Filip Forsberg re-signed with the Predators on an eight-year deal; Ville Husso was traded to the Red Wings and inked a three-year deal; and Bryan Rust and Kris Letang both received new deals with the Penguins. There are still a few big names out there that are most certainly going to be testing the free agency waters....

Blue Jackets free agents Sergei Bobrovsky and Artemi Panarin are meeting with Florida on Monday, according to TSN. The team is prioritizing a goalie this offseason, but they’ll take both players if they can get them. Florida’s goaltending situation is up in the air next year as Roberto Luongo is contemplating retirement, but even if he wasn’t, the Panthers would be going after Bobrovsky. The Blue Jackets’ goalie has wanted out of Columbus for a while, but that hasn’t kept him from producing as he has won the Vezina Trophy twice and been in the running several other times....

Based on the NHL’s final regular-season standings, the Sabres have the best chance (18.5 percent to be exact) to earn the privilege of selecting first overall. Many believe that pick will be Swedish defenseman Rasmus Dahlin, who’s been dubbed a “generational” talent ready to step in and contribute to an NHL roster immediately. What will happen next with the remaining 30 teams, however, is a big mystery that tight-lipped league executives want to keep unsolved for the next two months....

MORE: Run your own NHL mock draft at FCHockey Some of the bottom dwellers are surprises, while others were expected to languish amidst rebuilding efforts. Whatever the reason, it’s time to start looking at the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s important to note that there are only 31 selections here, as the Arizona Coyotes had to forfeit their 2021 first-rounder due to NHL Combine violations last season....

The bottom-dwellers — Canadiens, Kraken and Coyotes — are in prime position to snag potential franchise player Shane Wright. This is a top-heavy draft with clear-cut players to be taken in the top 10. The field opens up a lot more after that. MORE: When is the 2022 NHL Draft? Date, time, TV channel, top prospects The trade deadline produced a lot moving around of draft picks, but there was hardly any turnover in the first round....

Here’s a bettor’s preview of Sunday’s games. Lines are as of Saturday evening. Check our live odds page for updated numbers from Las Vegas. Rangers at Capitals, 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN (Washington leads series 3-2) Best New York line: +105 (Westgate)Best Washington line: -110 (Wynn, MGM)Total: 4.5 (over -120) Analysis: Thanks to Chris Kreider’s late goal Friday night, the Rangers can force a Game 7 on home ice with a win Sunday night in Washington....

Here’s a bettor’s preview of Wednesday’s Stanley Cup playoff games. Lines are as of Tuesday evening. Check out our live odds page for updated numbers from Las Vegas. MORE: Canadiens’ Prust fined for comments | Watch Ovechkin’s crazy goal Canadiens at Lightning, 7 p.m. ET, USA (Tampa Bay leads series 2-0) Best Montreal line: +135 (Westgate)Best Tampa Bay line: -140 (William Hill)Total: 5 (under -135) Analysis: Montreal has only one way out of this series: goalie Carey Price....

This is the first playoff meeting between the cross-state rivals since 2012. A lot has changed since that series, remembered fondly in Philadelphia as that one time Pittsburghers actually disliked Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury is now off in Vegas making magic with the Golden Knights. In fact, only three Penguins who played in that series remain on the roster. They’ve got a pair of championships in their pockets now, while the Flyers are making just their third postseason appearance in the six years since....

The suspension stems from Kadri’s cross-check on Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk in the Maple Leafs’ 4-1 Game 2 loss Saturday. The league found the hit was “not a hockey play.” “Instead, this is a player retaliating against an opponent by using his stick as a weapon to make forceful and direct head contact,” the NHL said. “While we understand Kadri took offense to DeBrusk’s hit against Marleau, players are not allowed to simply violate league playing rules because they feel the retribution is justified....

The Calgary Flames are down 3-1 to the Colorado Avalanche in the first round after Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen drilled the game-tying goal in the third period and the game-winning goal in overtime to complete a three-goal comeback and secure a 3-2 victory. The Flames took a 2-0 lead seven minutes into the final period and seemed poised to tie the series on the strength of goaltender Mike Smith’s play. Smith stopped 49 shots, but 50 turned out to be the magic number for a victory as the Avalanche put two shots past him in the ensuing 10 minutes to force overtime....

When the Lightning jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first period of the series lid-lifter, jokes of “Tampa in one” appeared on Twitter. But to their credit, the Blue Jackets never wavered. John Tortorella’s club continued to chip away until finally taking a 4-3 lead late in the game on a Seth Jones blast. The Lightning never got their mojo back from that moment on. Employing a heavy forecheck and playing the trap to a tee, Columbus appeared to shut down the league’s top team with surprisingly relative ease — culminating in a four-game sweep over the Stanley Cup favorite — something no one could’ve predicted nor has ever been seen before....

The NHL playoff schedule began Wednesday, April 12, and the Stanley Cup Finals will begin in late May or early June. Below is the full NHL playoff schedule with matchups, seeds, dates and times for each best-of-seven series. NHL PLAYOFFS: Live scores | Video highlights NHL playoffs schedule 2017 Here is the 2017 NHL playoffs schedule by first-round series (all times Eastern; * if necessary). You can see the full NHL playoff bracket here....

Here’s the breakdown on the second NHL power rankings of the 2017-18 regular season. PREVIOUS POWER RANKINGS: Preseason | Week 1 NHL Power Rankings 2.0 1. Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1-0, 12 pts (last week: 1) Impressive 2-0 shutout win over Capitals helps keep Leafs in top spot. MORE: Tenacity, perseverance keys to Hyman’s rise with Maple Leafs 2. Chicago Blackhawks 3-1-1, 7 pts (last week: 2) Top team in the West played only twice last week, but did rally for hard-fought 2-1 overtime win over Predators....