NHL Fantasy on Ice - Avalanche-Stars Game 7 preview, X-factors; series odds for Flyers, Canucks; Stamkos injury update

Avalanche-Stars Game 7 preview, X-factors; series odds for Flyers, Canucks; Stamkos injury update

09/03/20 • 40 min

Pete and Bob Bender preview Game 7 of the Avalanche-Stars series. The guys run through the big storylines, stats and questions facing each team, including Nathan MacKinnon’s opportunity on the big stage, the uncertainty surrounding Gabriel Landeskog and Ben Bishop and notable past Game 7 performers, including Andre Burakovsky and Joe Pavelski. The guys also discuss Thatcher Demko’s amazing performance to help the Canucks stave off elimination and how Vancouver and Vegas should approach the back-to-back scenario for Games 6 and 7. Other topics discussed are injury updates on Steven Stamkos, Mathew Barzal and Sean Couturier, why Josh Bailey and Semyon Varlamov are DFS targets right now for the Islanders and the value of series odds for the Canucks and Flyers in their bids to overcome 3-1 deficits.

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