7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN Does it seem like injuries keep piling up for your team this season? You’re not alone. The 2018-19 season has been especially cruel on the injury front, with stars missing ample time in the first quarter of the season. To assess how your team might stack against the league —

4:41 PM ET Every week, we’ll mine the waiver wire for lesser-owned assets to help your squad, whether you favor dynasty or the redraft format, and we’ll also toss in some tips for DFS players out there. Finally, we will look at some former go-to fantasy assets who may be overvalued — either in the

10:49 AM ET With nearly a quarter of the season in the books, the Buffalo Sabres are in playoff position. Is the rebuild ahead of schedule, or will they come crashing down? Will the Buffalo Sabres make the playoffs this season? Greg Wyshynski, senior NHL writer: Before the season, I said it was plausible that

7:00 AM ET Emily KaplanESPN On Sunday, Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt made his season debut after serving a 20-game suspension for a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs. Schmidt appealed the process (and lost) but vehemently asserted his innocence. “Not only did I not intentionally take a banned substance, I could not have received

1:22 PM ET Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Nate Schmidt returns to the lineup Sunday night after serving a 20-game suspension. The 27-year-old was banned last month for violating the NHL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, but Schmidt said he didn’t know how he tested positive and he and the team denied he was seeking a competitive advantage.

4:11 PM ET Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara will miss four to six weeks with a left knee injury, according to multiple reports. Chara was injured in the first period of Wednesday’s 6-3 loss in Colorado. The Athletic first reported the timeline of Chara’s injury. The 41-year-old Chara is the sixth Bruins defenseman to go

2:33 PM ET Pittsburgh Penguins forward Derick Brassard will return to the ice Saturday for the first time in nearly a month. Brassard will be in the lineup to face his former team, the Ottawa Senators, after missing the past nine games with a lower-body injury. He has five points in eight games this season

11:49 PM ET Associated Press EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers traded forward Ryan Strome to the New York Rangers for forward Ryan Spooner on Friday. Strome, a fifth-overall pick of the New York Islanders in 2011, had a goal and an assist in 18 games with Edmonton this season. He has 59 goals and

11:27 AM ET When an NHL player has a season below their norm, their road to redemption becomes a storyline early in the following season. Will they bounce back? What went wrong the year before? How will their resurgence or continued struggles impact the team? There are a number of players this season who are

7:12 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Arizona Coyotes forward Josh Archibald was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Friday for an illegal check to Nashville forward Ryan Hartman‘s head. Archibald was given a minor penalty for an illegal check to the head Thursday night in the Coyotes’ 2-1 home