

NHL Fantasy on Ice
National Hockey League
Nick Alberga and Jake Hahn have the 24/7/365 pulse of the fantasy hockey world. Whether you play daily fantasy or are in a season-long league or pool, the NHL Fantasy on Ice crew, including fantasy guru Pete Jensen, brings the knowledge and advice to give you an edge over your competition. The hosts also dip their toes into the ever-growing world of sports betting.
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Jan 12, 2023 • 34min
Week 14 fantasy mailbag; Frederik Andersen's value; halfway point storylines; guest Chris Meaney
Pete and Nick are joined by Chris Meaney of FTN Network to go around the NHL and discuss the biggest storylines in fantasy and betting. They dive into the three-goalie situations in Carolina (with Frederik Andersen nearing a return) and Buffalo with fantasy strategies, break down the Patrick Kane trade and injury rumblings and the impact of Chris Kreider's injury on Alexis Lafreniere. Other topics covered in this episode include the MVP and Calder Trophy races, where the Predators' goalie tandem of Juuse Saros and Yaroslav Askarov could rank in the years to come, Alexander Barabanov's sneaky fantasy appeal from the Sharks, Robby Fabbri as a potential spark for the Red Wings, buy-low defensemen Moritz Seider vs. Aaron Ekblad, Quinton Byfield's promotion to the Kings' top line, whether the struggling and depleted Avalanche still have a chance at the Central Division title and more.

Jan 9, 2023 • 29min
Action Network Collab: Week 14; Awards races at halfway mark
Pete Jensen is joined by Michael Leboff from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 14th week of NHL action. They also react to big-picture betting storylines and NHL Awards races at the halfway point of the season. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh

Jan 9, 2023 • 29min
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 14
Pete and Nick are joined by “Waiver Wire” James Harding to run through all the best pickups around the NHL for the 14th week of the fantasy season. The guys debate recently returned Capitals forwards Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom and the sustainability of the Sabres and rookie goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Other players and topics covered include the ceilings of Max Pacioretty with the Hurricanes and Ondrej Palat with the Devils, the Jets’ fantasy appeal after the return of Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler and Cole Perfetti, the upcoming return of Tyler Bertuzzi for the Red Wings, the sneaky offensive players on the Flyers like Owen Tippett, Cam York and Morgan Frost and how Eeli Tolvanen and Adam Larsson are thriving in the deep Kraken offense.

Jan 5, 2023 • 36min
Week 13 fantasy mailbag; Eichel's return, Pacioretty, Add/Drops
Nick is joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM's NHL Radio to answer fan questions on Jack Eichel, Max Pacioretty, Cole Caufield, Jakub Vrana and Thatcher Demko. They look at potential landing spots for Patrick Kane and try to predict how high Connor Bedard will go in fantasy drafts next season.

Jan 3, 2023 • 31min
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 13
Pete and Anna are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to identify the best players to add for the 13th week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses the goalie situation in Carolina, how to tap into the LA Kings, the upside of Ryan Hartman and the emerging Detroit Red Wings. They also answer a bunch of listener questions and look at ways to take advantage of this week's schedule in fantasy.

Dec 29, 2022 • 29min
Fantasy waiver wire pickups, mailbag for Week 12
Pete and Nick catch up after the holiday break with all the best pickups and trends around the NHL. They discuss Erik Gustafsson’s upside on the Capitals’ first power play with John Carlson injured, the value of Coyotes players like Nick Schmaltz and Shayne Gostisbehere and preview the NHL Winter Classic between the Bruins and Penguins. They touch on players nearing returns from injuries soon, including Morgan Rielly, Nathan MacKinnon, Tom Wilson, Max Pacioretty, Ondrej Palat and more. Other players and topics discussed are Jordan Kyrou’s breakout calendar year, the goalie situations in Carolina and Washington, Alex Iafallo, Aatu Raty, Jake Walman and more.

Dec 22, 2022 • 28min
Week 11 fantasy mailbag; MVPs, surprises at holiday break
Pete and Nick take fan questions about players around the NHL as we approach the holiday break. They discuss fantasy MVP candidates based on average draft position including Tage Thompson, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Pyotr Kochetkov, the Maple Leafs goalie tandem of Ilya Samsonov and Matt Murray and others. Other players and topics discussed include the state of the Panthers, Alexandar Georgiev's strong first half for the Avalanche, players to stash ahead of injury returns like Tom Wilson, the sneaky play of the Sabres' goalie tandem, Michael Rasmussen's huge game on Dylan Larkin's line, Moritz Seider's buy-low window in fantasy, Dillon Dube's upside in the Flames' top six, a rookie debate between Jack Quinn vs. Kent Johnson and more.

Dec 19, 2022 • 24min
Action Network Collab: Week 11
Nick Alberga is joined by Nick Martin from Action Network to take a look at the week ahead and break down where the value may lie during the 11th week of NHL action. Listen to Line Change! with Michael Leboff and Nick Martin of the Action Network every Tuesday and Thursday of the NHL season: https://apple.co/3s0c2Nh

Dec 19, 2022 • 27min
Fantasy waiver wire pickups: Week 11
Pete and Nick are joined by "Waiver Wire" James Harding to identify the best players to add for the 11th week of the fantasy season. The crew discusses bargain players with sneaky fantasy upside around the NHL, including Sam Steel of the Wild and Conor Timmins of the Maple Leafs and the upside of Jakub Vrana of the Red Wings and Josh Norris of the Senators ahead of their upcoming returns. Other players and topics discussed include Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli, Craig Anderson vs. Pheonix Copley, Lukas Dostal, K'Andre Miller, the Rangers' Kid Line, Blake Wheeler injury replacements, J.T. Compher, Evan Rodrigues, Ryan Hartman and more.

Dec 15, 2022 • 36min
Impact of Ovechkin’s 800th goal; Week 10 fantasy mailbag
Pete and Nick are joined by Jake Hahn of SiriusXM NHL Network Radio to discuss Alex Ovechkin’s latest milestone, his chances at the Rocket Richard and Capitals teammate beneficiaries including Dylan Strome, Conor Sheary, Charlie Lindgren and Anthony Mantha. Other topics covered include Bo Horvat vs. Brock Boeser with all the trade rumblings surrounding each Canucks forward, concerns about the Flames offense, rookie goalie Pyotr Kochetkov making a case for the starting job in Carolina, whether to cut ties with most LA Kings players during their slump, the impact of Jason Zucker’s injury on the Penguins’ top six, Craig Anderson’s strong play at 41 years old for the Sabres and more. NHL Fantasy on Ice is presented by SKIP, the official food delivery app of the NHL!