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A comprehensive first-quarter analysis of all 32 NHL teams, highlighting top performers, surprises, and emerging trends at the quarter mark of the 2025-26 season.
Detroit arrives at UBS Arena with a 5-2-0 start, facing an Islanders team seeking consistency in a Metropolitan Division showdown.
Devils demolished 9-0 by Islanders in shocking blowout; Markstrom allows 9 goals, Sorokin shuts them out.
Devils endure a 3-2 overtime defeat to the Islanders after a dramatic late-period comeback by Nemec and an overtime tally by Barzal.
Fantasy managers should prioritize waiver wire targets from high-volume teams like the Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Philadelphia Flyers, with Anthony Cirelli, Cam York, and Mason Marchment leading the list.
Prime fantasy hockey pickups like Justin Sourdif and Sam Rinzel seeing power play minutes amid quirky pre-Olympic scheduling.