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Mahomes has taken the reins in Kansas City after veteran Alex Smith was traded to the Washington Redskins in January – helping the Chiefs to a flawless 5-0 record. The 23-year-old is 112 of 176 for 1,513 yards with 14 touchdowns and only two interceptions following Kansas City’s 30-14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Patriots star Brady, 41, also spent his rookie season in 2000 behind Drew Bledsoe, John Friesz and Michael Bishop before taking over in New England....

Looking at this week’s slate, there seems little chance for a repeat. In fact, the Week 5 card on the surface has a very chalky appearance to it. That is why it was not nearly as easy to come up with three teams with true upset potential against the NFL odds. However, at the very least we are looking at a trio of squads that can beat the spread as the underdog....

Before we get into the Week 7 forecasts, here’s a reminder that if you have any questions about sports weather or how weather could impact play (and, potentially, your fantasy, DFS, and gambling decisions), don’t hesitate to reach out to RotoGrinders’ meteorologist Kevin Roth on Twitter (@KevinRothWx) or check out the hourly NFL weather forecasts on RotoGrinders. To take your game to the next level, subscribe to RotoGrinders’ exclusive WeatherEdge tool and see how different weather conditions have impacted historical scoring....

The news — originally reported by Sportsnet hockey reporter and NHL Network insider Elliotte Friedman — does not guarantee the league will start on Jan. 1, but does replace the league’s previous preferred date of Dec. 1. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman hinted at a potential new target date for the 2020-21 season at his state of the league news conference prior to the end of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final between Tampa Bay and Dallas....

It’s the first chance for fans to catch their favorite team in action, albeit in an exhibition match. Nonetheless, there will be a ton of rivalry matchups throughout the preseason, in addition to some unique locations. A number of clubs are playing at neutral sites throughout the preseason, including games behind played in Milwaukee, Salt Lake City and Tulsa. The Canadiens teams are also playing games at unique locations, included Belleville, Ont....

Following the news earlier this summer that NHL 21 would be delayed from the usual September release window, EA announced in a press release that the game will be out on October 16. The publisher also confirmed that Washington Capitals captain and Stanley Cup winner Alexander Ovechkin will be the star athlete gracing its cover, hyping his inclusion in the game’s reveal trailer. This will be Ovechkin’s second appearance on the box art for one of EA’s NHL games, following 2006’s NHL 07....

The NHL moved its All-Star Weekend festivities up a day this year, meaning the skills competition will take place on Friday instead of Saturday. The All-Star Game itself has also been moved from Sunday to Saturday. This event consists of six different skills competitions. Players will be judged based on their individual performances and a winner for each event will be crowned. Here’s everything you need to know about the NHL’s skills competition in 2019, including how to watch on TV and live-stream online plus a complete list of events....

Instead, the hard-hitting Montreal Canadiens defenseman fired off a shot that hit 106.5 mph on the radar gun — the seventh-hardest in the competition’s history — and captured his fourth win. “Not surprising at all,” said Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner regarding Weber reaching that number. “I play against him a lot. See his shot a lot. It’s terrifying. . . . He’s a great player out there. He’s got a scary shot, like I said....

Yes, an Alexandre Daigle and Patrik Stefan has been sprinkled in here and there, but for the most part forward prodigies taken first overall live up to the hype. This is not the case with defensemen. Outside of Denis Potvin, who was drafted practically half a century ago, it’s an underwhelming list. There are some solid, even very good, defensemen here. However, nobody comfortably fits the mold of franchise defenseman (we’ll see on Aaron Ekblad)....

Phase 2 of the 2020 NHL draft lottery happened Monday night and while it wasn’t the worst team, the second-worst team or even the third-worst (!) from 2019-20 that received the No. 1 overall selection, it was the third-worst team from the qualification round. The New York Rangers had the ping-pong ball bounce their way and will select No. 1 overall come October. Alexis Lafreniere is expected to be their choice....

In a draft rife with rumors about NHL stars changing teams, the Capitals’ salary cap-saving trade that sent Phillip Grubauer and Brooks Orpik to the Avalanche was one of three deals total Friday — much quieter than 2017, when big trades were aplenty. The other two were of the pick-reshuffling variety. NHL DRAFT 2018: First-round results | Pick-by-pick grades | Top 100 big board Erik Karlsson will have to wait to find out if he’s going to be stuck in Ottawa....

Two parties — one in Las Vegas and one in Quebec City — have committed to the “formal expansion review process," according to TSN, which noted that both have already overcome considerable hurdles to be considered front-runners to land a franchise. The Seattle Times reported that possibly multiple Seattle-area groups as well one in suburban Toronto have already said they will apply, although arena financing and availability could affect the Seattle bids....

The 2013-2014 season was something of a case study in Canadian hockey franchise futility. Edmonton was stuck in Year Whatever of their endless rebuild. Calgary and Winnipeg were also-rans for most of the season. Vancouver and Ottawa, two teams with legitimate playoff expectations, never really got out of the gate. Toronto spent their entire season being the worst possession team in the analytics era. That leaves us with Montreal — a team that reached the Eastern Conference Final despite some weirdly average play for most of the year....

Chief among them is ageless wonder Jaromir Jagr, who thought that sunset might have come in South Florida until he and the Panthers unceremoniously split ahead of July 1 after two-plus seasons. The future Hockey Hall of Famer had 130 points in 181 games with Florida and his phone line is open to play a 24th NHL season. MORE: Grading best, worst free-agent signings Contrary to Jagr’s social media charades, there’s mutual interest....

It’s officially hit the fan in Ottawa. Yikes. A month after the Senators executed the biggest trade of the year and brought Matt Duchene to the Canadian capital, their season is off the rails. The train is hurtling toward the cliff with nothing to stop it, and there’s plenty of blame to be cast before the whole thing goes over the edge. In a situation as surprising as it is volatile, that’s to be expected....

For the second time in the last four years, the Sabres hold the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft after winning the 2021 NHL Draft Lottery on Wednesday. It’s not overly surprising in that Buffalo held the best odds (16.6 percent), of retaining the top selection in the 2021 NHL Draft. In fact, after the night-time draw, the only change in the draft order was the NHL’s newest club, the Seattle Kraken, leapfrogging over the Anaheim Ducks for the No....

MORE: Pre-playoff Cup odds | NBA series, Game 1 odds Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers (NYR leads 1-0) Best Pittsburgh line: +165 (Vegas consensus) Best New York line: -180 (Vegas consensus) Total: 5 (over -120) Analysis: The Penguins made one thing very apparent Thursday night. They’re going to be physical, they’re going to crash the net, and they’re going to get in the face of Henrik Lundqvist anytime they can....

While Nash had one goal and a single assist in seven games to open the postseason against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Nash didn’t wait long to find the back of the net in the second round, scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first period of Game 1 in their second round series. MORE: Rick Nash trade brings all-in Bruins, rebuilding Rangers closer to goals With Boston on the power play, Nash deflected a David Pastrnak point shot through his own legs and through the legs of Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy to give Boston a 1-0 lead....

The Jets solved the formula that eluded the Kings and Sharks before them in Friday’s Game 1, beating Fleury for three rapid-fire goals on six shots in the first period (including one that stirred up some controversy) and clamped down late for a 4-2 win to begin the best-of-seven series. Dustin Byfuglien scored first 65 seconds into the game and Patrik Laine followed five minutes later, putting the Knights into a 2-0 hole for just the second time this postseason....

Canada’s Stanley Cup drought will turn 25 years old if the Jets and Maple Leafs fall short of a championship in 2018. MORE: Odds to win the 2018 Stanley Cup Fortunately, both teams have realistic odds to make a run in these playoffs. Winnipeg is loaded with offensive firepower and finished three points off the pace for the Presidents’ Trophy, while Toronto’s Auston Matthews, Patrick Marleau and Co. are a dark horse to make it though the rough and tumble Atlantic Division....