Dose: Hometown Spoilers

People complain about ties and shootouts, but what about losing thanks to tiebreakers?

Personally, I’ve been on both the winning and losing ends of fantasy tiebreakers, and they pretty much stink. You take the victory, yet it feels pretty dirty. The only solace in defeat is that your team was weaker in the regular season (assuming this is the playoffs), although that doesn’t help as much if you dominate certain categories, but not enough to win.

Losing a tiebreaker is basically “kissing your sister” who happens to have flaming lips. I can only imagine how many other fantasy owners felt that burn this weekend.

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BLACKHAWKS 4, JETS 3

-- Yikes, what a brutal way to lose. Winnipeg native Patrick Sharp tied it up in the third period. Then, with about 30 seconds left, another Winnipeg native - Jonathan Toews - scored the GWG. The Jets leave this game without a single standings point despite generating a 34-24 shot advantage and holding 2-1 and 3-2 leads. Woof, that's pretty harsh.

-- Dustin Byfuglien had a very "Buffy" game: two goals, five SOG, four hits and two PIM.

-- Blake Wheeler filled up categories in his own right, grabbing a goal, seven SOG and five hits.

-- With two assists, Andrew Ladd's now enjoying the best statistical year of his career, as his 61 points edge 59 from 2010-11. He's never hit 30 goals, but he's generally been well over 20 (only being limited to 18 in the lockout-shortened season, which is impressive in its own right). Ladd is one of those guys who doesn't get a lot of press, but his versatility makes him quite the find in fantasy.

CAPITALS 5, RANGERS 2

-- After going 20 games without a goal, Jason Chimera scored two on Sunday. That seems like a fairly fitting snapshot for what people tend to expect from the speedy grinder.

-- Alex Ovechkin scored two of his own, giving him 49 tallies on the season. He's one goal away from hitting 50 goals for the sixth season and he won't hit 30 years old until September. I think we take his gifts for granted.

-- I generally view Marcus Johansson as a playmaker, but with yesterday's empty-netter, 18 of his 43 points have been goals. The 24th pick of 2009 seems like he's right where he should be production-wise, really.

PANTHERS 4, SENATORS 2

-- I'd deem Jaromir Jagr's second goal of the game (and 15th of the season) a "young man's goal." One of the most promising signs is that Jonathan Huberdeau assisted on both of No. 68's tallies.

-- Dave Bolland's empty-netter gives him five goals and 21 points (he also had an assist on Sunday) in 47 games this season. If only Florida could hypnotize him into thinking every game is a "clutch" situation, eh?

-- Dan Ellis has been brushed aside lately, but in his first appearance in almost two weeks, the 34-year-old stopped 25 out of 27 pucks to improve to 4-2-1.

-- Normally I'd mock Ottawa for going back to Craig Anderson, but that's unfair as it seems as though Andrew Hammond is banged up.

ISLANDERS 5, RED WINGS 4

-- The Islanders really needed this one, and it's not a big surprise that John Tavares factored in heavily, grabbing three assists.

-- It seems like Kyle Okposo is getting back in the groove, albeit slowly. He scored his 16th goal and 47th point in 55 games played so far in 2014-15.

-- Nick Leddy's been all-or-nothing lately, with Sunday representing a welcome "all." After five games without a point, Leddy produced two assists.

-- If you can sidestep Detroit's messy goaltending situation for the time being, you may save yourself a headache or two.

BRUINS 2, HURRICANES 1 (OT)

-- Tuukka Rask bounced back from his mystery dehydration situation to grab a big win, stopping 30 out of 31 shots. He's really been coming up big in a tough time for the Bruins, and he's really only a stride or two short of his usually dominant work.

-- The truth is likely that Rask is the real make-or-break element to the Bruins potentially grabbing a playoff spot, but maybe a guy like David Pastrnak nudged things along just enough for Boston?

Either way, the Czech forward has given the B's a big boost, at least considering Boston's generally tiny margins for error.

(Ryan Spooner's been immensely helpful in his own right, too.)

-- Anton Khudobin's March: 1-4-3 with a .900 save percentage. He was quite a bit worse in February, actually. Definitely a big drop-off for a guy who's produced nice numbers in very limited backup work in the past. My guess is next season will serve as a useful barometer regarding whether this was a bump in the road or if his small sample success was misleading.

FLAMES 5, PREDATORS 2

-- Vezina voters shouldn't totally dismiss Pekka Rinne's chances against Carey Price, or they should at least scan their numbers for a beat before putting Price at No. 1. That's still the appropriate call, really, but Rinne's closer than many think.

Those who make too big of a deal about Nashville staying afloat with Rinne out can note that Carter Hutton's been mediocre at best this season.

-- Roman Josi scored his 15th goal and 55th point of the year. It's pretty unreal that Josi has 10 more points than Shea Weber, injury issues or not. Josi's shooting percentage is 7.9, not that far off from his career average of 7.4, so this may just be evidence of the Swiss blueliner taking the next step to flat-out stardom.

-- Nashville's just loaded on defense, as Seth Jones gives them yet another blueliner who's hit seven goals. Imagine if Jones ultimately ends up better than both Josi and Weber? Could be a special group as long as the salary cap allows it.

-- Jiri Hudler did most of the lifting for Calgary's big three, scoring a goal and two assists. Sean Monahan had a helper while Johnny Gaudreau went without a point.

DUCKS 2, DEVILS 1

-- New Jersey is officially eliminated from the postseason, which is really bad news for insomniacs who like to watch a little playoff hockey.

-- Three straight assists for James Wisniewski, who now has a solid five points in 10 games (though with a -4 rating and mediocre peripherals) as a member of the Ducks.

-- Francois Beauchemin has 10 goals this season, which equals his combined output from 2013-14 (four) and 2012-13 (six). As is typical with a 34-year-old setting career highs, his puck luck has been through the roof. His previous high mark was eight tallies, set more than once.

-- Honestly have no clue if Anaheim would be better off with John Gibson or Frederik Andersen. Good problem to have, though, unless Bruce Boudreau doesn't want to deal with another postseason full of goalie questions.

PENGUINS 3, SHARKS 2 (SO)

-- It looks like Kris Letang is dealing with another concussion from Saturday's Shane Doan check. Bummer.

-- Despite being limited to just 58 games played, Patric Hornqvist scored his 24th goal on Sunday, giving him 46 points in 2014-15. He tends to miss a handful of games here and there, but he could be quite the gem if he can at least fall in the 76+ GP range.

-- Is this the worst month in a decade for Chris Kunitz? In 15 games in March, he has just one goal and two assists, including Sunday's tally. He has at least provided fantasy owners with 24 PIM for their trouble, though.

-- San Jose's virtually assured to miss the playoffs, making for one of the biggest wastes of talent in recent years. Then again, they'll have company if Los Angeles and Dallas stay where they are. (Colorado has an argument too, although Patrick Roy's tactics lead one to believe that they're appropriately positioned outside the West's eight playoff teams).

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