On the day the Winter Classic is played in Miami, roll with a goalie that plays for a team in a true winter environment
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy hockey managers to stream, roster or utilize in standard leagues and/or DFS games. Players and goalies highlighted for streaming in standard leagues are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues.
4 games on Thursday, January 2
* = confirmed
Carter Hart, LV at Joel Hofer, STL (3 p.m. ET)
Igor Shesterkin, NYR at Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA (8 p.m. ET)
Joey Daccord, SEA at Thatcher Demko, VAN (10:30 p.m. ET)
Filip Gustavsson, MIN at Lukas Dostal, ANA (10:30 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Joey Daccord, SEA @ VAN (68% rostered) - FanDuel $XX
Daccord has righted the ship for the Kraken following a stretch of rough appearances. He has allowed three goals in just one of his last six starts, going 3-2-1 in that stretch, including 2-0-1 in his last three outings. The 29-year-old goalie is now 10-9-5 on the year with a 2.77 goals-against average (GAA) and a .903 save percentage as he slits time in net with Philipp Grubauer.
Filip Gustavsson, MIN @ ANA (98% rostered) - FanDuel $XX
The Gus Bus rolls on using all cylinders. After defeating the Golden Knights on Monday, Gustavsson has won six of his last seven outings, allowing just 12 goals on 173 shots in that span. For the season, the 27-year-old netminder is up to 13-8-4 with a 2.47 GAA and a .912 save percentage across 25 starts. Splitting time with Jesper Wallstedt, Gustavsson likely won't notch 31 wins again this season, but he has become a close to must-start when in net in DFS leagues.
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