The Hockey News

Dominate your fantasy league with The Hockey News annual Ultimate Fantasy Pool Guide! We have point projections and insights for more than 700 skaters and goalies, full-page breakdowns for all 31 NHL teams with extended depth charts, top 10 prospects and our exclusive points-o-meter, plus specialized stats breakdowns, features and much more.

THE REAL FANTASY OPTION

Masthead

The Season of Giving

POOL PARTY • Whether you prefer to focus on just one fantasy team or go in a dozen different leagues, there are things you need to know before playing in online sites

ROOKIES ON THE RADAR • You don’t want too many freshmen on your fantasy team. It’s about the right kid at the right time

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? • Are last year’s breakout players on the verge of greatness, or was it merely a one-season blip?

Ask The Experts • Fact or fantasy? The Hockey News staffers weigh in on 20 poolie questions about the 2020-21 NHL season

MOCK DRAFT • The Hockey News editorial staff made our picks and we’re standing by them. How do you think we did?

ARE WE THERE YET? • Take a look at the top young talents on their way to the NHL. Get to know these kids – they’re coming soon

THE GREAT GOALIE RECKONING • The NHL is destined for a crease change of epic proportions. So, which netminders are on their way to the big leagues – and which netminders are on their way out?

ULTIMATE GUIDE - Teams • Our NHL team section gives you the information you need to win your pool. The key component is point projections. Team breakdowns are here (based on an 82-game season) with the league-wide forecasts and goalie projections in the sections to follow.

ANAHEIM DUCKS

ARIZONA COYOTES

BOSTON BRUINS

BUFFALO SABRES

CALGARY FLAMES

CAROLINA HURRICANES

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

COLORADO AVALANCHE

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

DALLAS STARS

DETROIT RED WINGS

EDMONTON OILERS

FLORIDA PANTHERS

LOS ANGELES KINGS

MINNESOTA WILD

MONTREAL CANADIENS

NASHVILLE PREDATORS

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

NEW YORK ISLANDERS

NEW YORK RANGERS

OTTAWA SENATORS

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

ST. LOUIS BLUES

SAN JOSE SHARKS

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

WINNIPEG JETS

ULTIMATE GUIDE - Skaters • The Hockey News provides projections for 285 top-scoring NHL skaters in 2020-21. The bios include forwards forecasted for 37 or more points and D-men with 29 or more points (based on an 82-game season). Pool players in ultra-deep leagues can check out the projection charts on team pages, which go as low as three points, and the forecast checklist section, which follows the profile sections.

AHO - ATKINSON

BACKLUND - BARRIE

BARZAL - BERGERON

BERTUZZI - BOQVIST

BOUCHARD - BURAKOVSKY

BURNS - CHYCHRUN

CIRELLI - COUTURIER

COYLE - DACH

DADONOV - DEBRINCAT

DEBRUSK - DROUIN

DUBOIS - DVORAK

EBERLE - EKBLAD

EKHOLM - ERIKSSON EK

FABBRI - FOUDY

FOWLER - GALLAGHER

GARLAND - GIORDANO

GIRARD - GOURDE

GRANLUND - GUSTAFSSON

HALL - HEDMAN

HEINEN - HINTZ

HISCHIER - HOWDEN

HRONEK - HYMAN

IAFALLO - JOHNSON

JOHNSSON - KADRI

KAHUN - KAPANEN

KAPRIZOV - KASSIAN

KEITH - KESSEL

KILLORN - KOVALCHUK

KREIDER - KUCHEROV

KUNIN - LAINE

LANDESKOG - LINDHOLM

LINDHOLM - MANGIAPANE

MANTHA - MARNER

MATHESON - MCDAVID

MEIER - MITCHELL

MITTELSTADT -...