TEAM PROFILES
OUR NHL TEAM SECTION provides the information that you need to
challenge in your fantasy hockey pool. The key component is point projections.
The team-by-team breakdown begins here, with league-wide scoring forecasts
on pages 132-135 and goalie projections on page 136.ULTIMATE GUIDE
TEAMS
POINTS-O-METER
Our visual gauge offers a graphic
representation of anticipated
scoring totals for players who
are expected to be regulars.
DEPTH CHART
The pecking order of how the
roster stacks up. Line combinations
and defense pairings will
vary greatly by early October.
POWER ZONE
2018-19 team leaders
in penalty minutes,
hits and blocked shots.
SLEEPER OR BUST
Potential late fantasy picks
who could make you look
like a genius – or early picks
who might sink you like a stone.TOP 10 PROSPECTS
Prospects are listed on basis of
long-term NHL upside. Candidates
for this year’s roster in bold.
Stats are from 2018-19.ABBREVIATION GUIDE
MINOR PRO
AHL-American Hockey League
(Bakersfield, Belleville, Binghamton,
Bridgeport, Charlotte, Chicago,
Cleveland, Colorado, Grand Rapids,
Hartford, Hershey, Iowa, Laval, Lehigh
Valley, Manitoba, Milwaukee, Ontario,
Providence, Rochester, Rockford,
San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose,
Springfield, Stockton, Syracuse, Texas,
Toronto, Tucson, Utica, Wilkes-Barre/
Scranton), ECHL-formerly East Coast
Hockey League.
> OTHERS
CHL: OHL-Ontario League, QMJHL-
Quebec Major Junior League, WHL-
Western League. USHL-United States
League. NCAA: ECAC-formerly Eastern
College Athletic Conference, HE-Hockey
East, NCHC-National Collegiate Hockey
Conference, WCHA-Western Collegiate
Hockey Association. International:
Bel-Belarus, Cze or Czech-Czech
Republic, Fin-Finland, Ger-Germany,
Kaz-Kazakhstan, Rus-Russia, Svk-
Slovakia, Swe-Sweden, Sui-Switzerland.WJC-World Junior Championship, USA
(under-18) or U.S. NTDP is USA Hockey
National Team Development Program.> STATISTICS
A-assists, C-center, D-defenseman,
G-goals, GAA-goals-against average,
GP-games played, GPG-goals per
game, GK-goalkeeper, GT-game-
tying, GW-game-winning, Ht-height,
H/R-home/road, L-losses, LEA-league,
LW-left winger, Min-minutes, Min/Pt-
minutes per point, Corsi (percentageof shots directed at opposition net in
5-on-5 play versus total directed shots
by both teams), Pct-percentage, PPGA-
power play goals against, PIM-penalties
in minutes, Pos-position, PP-power
play, PPG-power play goals or points
per game, Pts-points, RW-right winger,
S-shots, SA-shots against, SF-shots
for, SH-shorthanded, SH-shots on
goal, SL-shootout losses, SO-shutouts,
SP-shooting percentage or save
percentage, T-ties, Tot-total, W-wins,
Wt-weight, Yrs-years, +/– -plus-minus.| 18 | THE HOCKEY NEWS ULTIMATE FANTASY POOL GUIDE 2019-20