#Jakob Chychrun

A Central division battle is set for Sunday night when the Arizona Coyotes (31 points) visit the Winnipeg Jets (57 points). Arizona is second from the bottom in the division and are firmly in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes. Winnipeg sits at the top of the Central but are in a battle with the Dallas Stars. Below is my NHL best bet for Coyotes vs…

As the World Juniors tournament came to a close and Canada took the gold medal in a thrilling overtime win, the chatter around top prospect Connor Bedard did not quiet down. He scored a thrilling goal to send Canada to the medal game, and was named the MVP for the entire tournament. The buzz around Bedard, who is expected to go first overall in the…

Welcome to our Betting Guide brought to you by NHL Betting site Betway! Getting a little skin in the game can make watching NHL hockey even more exciting. During the 2022-23 season, Daily Faceoff will help you become an improved bettor thanks to this betting model and our betting tools. Each day we will look at each game, the, and the odds of each…

Tyler Yaremchuk joined Frank Seravalli and Mike McKenna on Monday's edition of Daily Faceoff Live for another PointsBet Daily Bets segment. Six games on the slate tonight. Yaremchuk provides you with all your betting and odds needs for tonight's matchups: the Edmonton Oilers vs. Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal Canadiens and…

A promising start is turning into a dominating season as the Boston Bruins continue to lead the NHL in points. Defenseman Hampus Lindholm and goalie Linus Ullmark are two major reasons for the success and they are both included in this week's " Who's Hot " list. The forwards listed are led by Washington's Alexander Ovechkin, who was recently moved…

The Toronto Maple Leafs' defence is looking like Swiss cheese going into tonight's game against the streaking New Jersey Devils, at the Prudential Center, starting at 7 p.m. ET. Yesterday came the news that Morgan Rielly is going to be out long-term after sustaining a knee injury in a collision with the New York Islanders' Kyle Palmieri during New…

It's rare to see a player like Jakob Chychurun on the trade block. Chychrun, 24, has quietly become one of the best offensive defensemen in the NHL. Dating back to the start of the 2020-21 season, Chychrun ranks first among defensemen - who have played a minimum of 700 minutes - in 5-on-5 goals per 60 minutes (0.51) and second to Cale Makar in…

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Hockey series. Hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. The NHL was off, but it's back in a big way Friday! However, a lot of the action is in the afternoon. Still, in the evening there are seven games taking place, so you have plenty of DFS options. Here are some players to target, and to avoid, for your DFS…

Buffalo Sabres vs Arizona Coyotes 12/17/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Buffalo Sabres will go against the Arizona Coyotes in NHL action in Mullett Arena, AZ, on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 9:00 PM ET. Despite having a fantastic offense that averages 3.93 goals per game and scored 10 goals in the previous two matches, the Sabres are having…

The Vancouver Canucks made an offer to team captain and pending unrestricted free agent Bo Horvat roughly two weeks ago, people involved with the negotiations confirmed to The Athletic on Monday morning. That offer was rejected by Horvat and his representative Pat Morris of Newport Sports. Due to the sensitive and private nature of contract talks,…

It feels like we have been discussing the possibility of a Jakob Chychrun trade out of Arizona for nearly two years now. While the defenseman still remains a member of the Coyotes and will seemingly start the season out in the desert, it's very likely he'll be donning a different sweater by the end of the year. The 24-year-old talked about the last…

The Edmonton Oilers look to bounce back after a lackluster effort on Monday against the Washington Capitals. Playing the weak Arizona Coyotes should be a good way to do that. The Arizona Coyotes are one of the worse teams in the league and their record shows it. They have won half as many games as the Edmonton Oilers so far this season. This is a…

Arizona Coyotes vs Calgary Flames 12/5/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Arizona Coyotes will go against the Calgary Flames in NHL action in Scotiabank Saddledome, AB, CAN, on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 9:00 PM ET. The Coyotes had a tough week, dropping eight of their previous nine matches. They will attempt to turn things around by defeating…

It has been the case of the rich getting richer with the Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils continuing their sizzling starts to the season while the star-studded Toronto Maple Leafs are making a run at the Bruins in the Atlantic Division. It's been a different deal with St. Louis as points have been hard to come by. They are joined by some…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The Arizona Coyotes predictably labored during the first season of their rebuilding project, finishing near the bottom of the NHL standings. The focus of the second year will be about making progress, no matter how incremental. "I told the team, the odds are stacked against us," Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong said. "The…

The 2021/22 NHL regular season has been completed and we head to round two of the Stanley Cup playoffs. General managers of teams out of the playoffs have begun their offseason with the NHL Entry Draft and free agency right around the corner. This is also the time when fans get their predictions ready to determine what their teams will do this…

There are six teams that were in the Stanley Cup playoffs last year - Florida, Washington and the New York Rangers in the East, and Calgary, Minnesota and Nashville in the West- who wouldn't be in the playoffs if the season ended today. Luckily for them, the season doesn't end after the first two months. But it does raise a couple of questions:…

There are six teams that were in the Stanley Cup playoffs last year - Florida, Washington and the New York Rangers in the East, and Calgary, Minnesota and Nashville in the West- who wouldn't be in the playoffs if the season ended today. Luckily for them, the season doesn't end after the first two months. But it does raise a couple of questions:…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes predictably labored during the first season of their rebuilding project, finishing near the bottom of the NHL standings. The focus of the second year will be about making progress, no matter how incremental. "I told the team, the odds are stacked against us," Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong said.…

The journey has been long and difficult for Anton Forsberg. On NHL trade deadline day, the Ottawa Senators' goaltender was rewarded for his hard work and dedication to get to this level when he signed a three-year, $8.25 million extension by the club Monday morning. The 29-year-old Forsberg, who was placed on waivers three times last season before…

In Monday's lone NHL game, the Arizona Coyotes look to stay hot with a win in Ottawa against the Senators. With suspect defense and goaltending on both sides, this game has Over written all over it. And we like the'Yotes to prevail in our betting picks. The Arizona Coyotes vs. Ottawa Senators is the lone matchup in the NHL tonight. They might not…

The Arizona Coyotes face a stern test to open the new season. They have to play 20 out of their first 24 games on the road to start their 2022-23 campaign as renovations are made on their arena. The first of these games is against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a playoff team last season. Pittsburgh is going to be at home with a flurry of weapons at its…

The NHL is back! The 2022-23 regular season kicked off with a pair of games in Europe last week but the Oilers will make their debut tonight when they host the Vancouver Canucks.To get geared up for the NHL's return, the Oilersnation staff made predictions for how the 2022-23 season is going to go down. We picked our Stanley Cup winners, major…

The NHL season officially started last week, with twogames in Europe, but the North American schedule starts Tuesday. Here are five futures bets to make before the NHL season really gets underway. Finding long-term value in the futures market starts with finding potential upside. Grabbing favorites at short odds might be the right play insome…

Welcome back for the second installment in this year's Ottawa Senators Sterling Predictions feature. In yesterday's kick-off piece, the staff did their best to guess at who will lead the team in scoring. Today, we look forward to one of the pivotal moments of any NHL campaign: the trade deadline. Spencer: Whether they should be or not, Dorion isn't…

It's official. Thanks to the "Global Series" in Europe to begin the weekend, the NHL's 2022-23 regular season is off to a staggered start in which two teams-the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks-have played a pair of games while the rest of the league awaits its debut. Openers for the remaining 30 teams will occur this week, including…

A quick mix of the things we gleaned from the week of hockey, serious and less so, and rolling four lines deep. My wife insists the toothpaste be cap-compliant by opening night. 1. Wayne Simmonds may not enjoy the precarious situation he finds himself in - what with the Toronto Maple Leafs roster guillotine raised and ready to slice downward any…

Published every Wednesday, we will take stock of all 32 teams and move them up and down as the season progresses based on their weekly performance. The reason? To ascertain a clear hierarchy of teams by the conclusion of the season, and also because lists are fun. (Scroll to the very bottom to see your favorite team). Last season, 15 of the top 16…

Fortune favors the bold, or so the saying goes. Even conservatively handicapping a sport as unpredictable as hockey - where seemingly every season, there are two or three jaw-dropping surprises in the standings based on the bounces of a frozen vulcanized rubber disk - can leave you looking foolish. We're throwing conservative selections out the…

It is always fun to look at NHL team point totals andfind potential value. Actually, it is fun to do it when seeking out Over picks, theteams that can exceed expectations. The process might be a little moredepressing when it comes to finding Under picks on team totals, but there is stillvalue in the NHL betting markets. One of the reasons finding…

FILE - In this July 1, 2021, file photo, Arizona Coyotes new head coach Andre Tourigny speaks during an NHL hockey news conference at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The Coyotes are in their second year of rebuilding under Tourigny after finishing with the NHL's second-worst record a year ago. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Coyotes predictably labored during the first season of their rebuilding project, finishing near the bottom of the NHL standings. The focus of the second year will be about making progress, no matter how incremental. "I told the team, the odds are stacked against us," Coyotes general manager Bill Armstrong said.…

The Arizona Coyotes are in the first weekend of their preseason schedule. Before it started, Bill Armstrong was asked to explain his expectations for the 2022-23 season. It's a tricky question for the general manager of a team that's admittedly entering just the second season of a major rebuild. With that in mind, what would success even look like…

The NHL pre-season also brings with it prediction season. I always get a kick out of whipping up my hottest of takes and watching the frenzied replies trickle in on social media. Bring'em on. So let's dive into prediction season with a fantasy hockey twist. Here are my 10 boldest takes for the 2022-23 fantasy campaign. Makar amassed 117 points in…

When the New York Rangers traded defenseman Nils Lundkvist to the Dallas Stars in exchange for a conditional first round and a fourth round pick, it added another valuable asset they can use at the next trade deadline. Here's a where their 2023 Draft Picks stand: First Round (2) Second Round (1) Third Round (1) Sixth Round (2) Seven Round (1) That…

After winning just 25 games in 2021-22, it is hard to imagine things could get much worse for the Arizona Coyotes. Yet entering the 2022-23 season, this team could again be contenders for the top spot in the draft, and they will play in an entirely new, smaller rink. Record: 25-50-7 (57 Points) Goal Leader: Clayton Keller 28 Goals Point Leader:…

Let's recap some of the major NHL headlines from on and off the ice over the last week. The Dallas Stars are suddenly one of the hottest teams in hockey, having gone 9-3-1 since the All-Star break. They've leapt past the Oilers, Canucks, and Ducks - all of whom have played more games than Dallas - into the final Wild Card spot in the Western…

Our feature grading the positional depth of each NHL team continues this week, with a focus on the blueline. If you missed our prior talent tiers, they are referenced below - please check them out. Our approach to grading defencemen will be similar, but not identical to the way we evaluated forwards. We overweight top-four defenders - for most…