Hart aiming for his second straight win in a Vegas jersey
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy managers 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 and/or for daily fantasy games.
5 games on Friday, December 5
* = confirmed
Carter Hart, LV at Jacob Markstrom, NJ (7 p.m. ET)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF at Eric Comrie, WPG (7 p.m. ET)
Yaroslav Askarov, SJ at Jake Oettinger, DAL (8 p.m. ET)
Karel Vejmelka, UTAH at Kevin Lankinen, VAN (9 p.m. ET)
Logan Thompson, WSH at Ville Husso, ANA (10 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Carter Hart, LV @ NJ (37% rostered) - FanDuel $7,800
Separating the on-ice product from the reason why Hart was suspended, his value in Vegas is substantive due to the absence of Adin Hill (lower body). Hart was just 1-2-0 with a 3.07 goals-against average (GAA) and an .839 save percentage in three appearances for AHL Henderson before he was promoted when eligible Monday. He stopped 27 of 30 shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Blackhawks and likely will be between the pipes versus the Devils.
Karel Vejmelka, UTAH @ LV (69% rostered) - FanDuel $7,900
Vejmelka posted a 27-save shutout - his first of the season - Wednesday, rebounding nicely from three straight loss. Either Vejmelka or Vitek Vanecek will be between the pipes Friday with the other goalie in net Saturday versus the Flames. Vejmelka has been up-and-down this season after a brilliant 2024-25 campaign, where he notched a career-best 26 wins. If Vanecek is in net, he is much less of an option than Vejmelka.