Second Round preview & picks

Second Round preview & picks

Author: National Hockey League May 5, 2025 Duration: 37:56
Nick and Jake catch up after the wild finish for the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets in their Game 7s and preview their upcoming series with all the matchups, potential injury returns/absences and more. The crew, joined by Pete Jensen, also sets the table for the other Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round series: Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers with series picks, X-factors, sleepers and key storylines. Then, in "On the Money," presented by Bet365, Chris Meaney enters the chat to give his favorite props, series leader and Conn Smythe Trophy angles after the first round and also predict each series from a betting lens.

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Duration: 46:28
Pete and Nick are back after the holiday break to discuss all the big names who could return in the coming days, from Brayden Point to Artemi Panarin, Igor Shesterkin, Aleksander Barkov, Evgeni Malkin, Patrik Laine, Alex…
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 11 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:25
Pete and Nick highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 11th week of the season and are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding (@WaiverWireJames). The guys discuss strategies based on the COVID-19 postponements and…
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 10 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:11
Pete welcomes Nick Alberga of Sportsnet aboard as the new co-host of NHL Fantasy on Ice, and the guys discuss the NHL.com/Fantasy top 200 rankings and mailbag questions for the 10th week of the season. They discuss strat…
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 10 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:36
Pete is joined by guests Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) and James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) to highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the 10th week of the season. The guys discuss the hot start for the Canucks unde…
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 9 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:44
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Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 8 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:06
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Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 8 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:00
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Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 7 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:01
Pete, Rob and guest James Harding (@WaiverWireJames) highlight the best fantasy pickups entering the seventh week of the season. The guys debate rookie Seth Jarvis of the Hurricanes and Kaapo Kakko of the Rangers during…
Fantasy rankings, mailbag for Week 6; Barkov injury impact [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:38
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