Today, a look at the St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche, Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars, who will participate in the Western Conference round-robin.

Trying to figure out which NHL power plays might have untapped fantasy potential gets tricky once you start factoring in time on ice. The ultimate goal for a power-play unit is to score quickly, so rate stats can be misleading.

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The most dependable way to score on the power play is off a slot-line pass below the faceoff dots. A goalie simply cannot keep pace with a Connor McDavid pass across the slot line, for example, for Leon Draisaitl to one-time, often from a sharp angle.

There will be activity leading up to the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline on March 6, which comes 12 days after the NHL Olympic roster freeze is lifted. The roster freeze goes from Feb. 4-22.

It’s safe to say Mike Sullivan doesn’t believe it’s mere coincidence that the New York Rangers are humming on the

Hermantown’s Max Plante had two power-play goals and an assist to lead the Bulldogs in scoring. He and his fellow sophomore forwards — Jayson Shaugabay, Zam Plante, Harper Bentz and Callum Arnott — accounted for five of UMD’s eight goals. Senior defenseman and captain Joey Pierce and senior wing Scout Truman also scored for the Bulldogs (16-6).