Every Tuesday and Thursday, THN Fantasy expert Jason Chen will highlight his best picks to stream or roster for the rest of the season. The recommended players and goalies are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues and can be selected in standard fantasy leagues or for daily fantasy games.
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Goalies
Cam Talbot, DET at MTL (49% rostered)
Talbot will be going for his third straight win and he’s been excellent since taking over for the injured Petr Mrazek. He’s allowed just eight goals on 146 shots (.945 SP) but now he runs into a red-hot team with five wins in a row. The Wings won their first two meetings but lost in their last meeting on Jan. 23.
I think Talbot should provide a lot of saves with a good save percentage, but this is a tough road game. The Habs are favored and a win for Talbot and the Wings would be a little surprising. The Wings have won one (!) road game since Feb. 25.
Karel Vejmelka, UTA vs. SEA (42% rostered)
The Kraken are playing the second game of a back-to-back and expected to start Philipp Grubauer while Utah’s coming off two days’ rest after an impressive 4-1 win against the Jets. Vejmelka struggled two weeks ago but he was excellent last week with three wins in four games.
Vejmelka is definitely the better goalie in this matchup with a good chance to earn the win even though the Kraken are 2-0-0 all-time against Utah, and Vejmelka’s career numbers against them (2-5-0, .884 SP, 3.57 GAA) aren’t good. Still, with the Kraken potentially fatigued and Utah on a bit of a roll, Vejmelka should be a viable streamer.
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Defensemen
Matt Grzelcyk, D, PIT vs. CHI (6% rostered)
Grzelcyk has just one assist in four games following a four-game assist streak, but it’s not a huge concern seeing how he led all Pens defensemen in ice time in their most recent game. He’s put 13 shots on goal during that span and this is a matchup where both teams should be able to score at least a few goals. Grzelcyk should also get favorable matchups being on home ice.
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Forwards
Morgan Geekie, C/LW/RW, BOS at NJ (36% rostered)
Geekie’s seven-game points streak now totals five goals and eight assists, and there’s little reason to think he’ll stop. He’s now a fixture on their top line with David Pastrnak, and even on a low-upside offensive team playing against the surging Devils, Geekie’s hot streak is too good to ignore. There’s no other line on the Bruins that can really score.
Marco Kasper. © Rob Gray-Imagn ImagesMarco Kasper, C/LW, DET at MTL (11% rostered)
Kasper has four points in his past five games centering the second scoring line with Lucas Raymond on his wing. Kasper has quietly had an excellent rookie season and provides multi-category value with points, shots, faceoff wins and a modest amount of hits.
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