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JanLevine·21h·Partner

NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Forward Pickups March 26 - Canucks' Suter and Devils' Haula Stepping Up with Bigger Names Out

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 or for daily fantasy games. Plus Suter, C, VAN @ NYI (6% rostered)Ladies and gentlemen, your Vancouver Canucks first line center. Who had Suter in this roll on your bingo card? Yet, here is where we are as Elias Pettersson (undisclosed) and Filip Chytil (concussion) are both sidelined with injuries. Suter made the most of the chance Monday, notching a goal and an assist. He had been productive lately in a lesser role prior to the two absences, picking up five goals and seven points over the last seven games. Kyle Palmieri, RW, NYI vs. VAN (18% rostered)Palmieri surprisingly lit the lamp 30 times last season while adding 24 assists for the second highest point total of his career. His numbers have taken a small hit this year, though he still is having a solid campaign. Palmieri is at 2 goals, 45 points, 143 shots on net, 47 hits, 37 blocked shots and a minus-6 rating through 70 contests, leaving him nine shy of last year’s total. He is seeing time on the Islanders’ top line as they try and make a late-season run to a playoff spot. Eric Haula, C/LW, NJ @ CHI (3% rostered)Holla at your boy, as Haula scored for the third game in a row Monday, and he has six points over his last seven outings. Haula has stepped up with Jack Hughes (shoulder) sidelined for the balance of the season. He is up to nine goals, 17 points, 97 shots on net, 87 hits, 35 PIM and a minus-7 rating through 59 contests this season, but as seen above, a good portion of that production has come lately. Haula showed the last three seasons he can produce offensively, so roll with him while hot. Jeff Skinner, LW, EDM vs. DAL (26% rostered)Like Suter and Haula, Skinner has raised his game with bigger name players sidelined. He has a three goals his last two contests, provide offense with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl sidelined. The veteran winger will see his production decline for the second season in a row, as he has is 14 goals, 24 points, 124 shots on net and a minus-1 rating through 60 outings overall. But if he remains hot while McDavid and Draisaitl are out, all will likely be forgotten in Oilers-land. Mason McTavish, C, ANA @ BOS (29% rostered)The 4 Nations Face-Off break came after a perfect time for McTavish. He used to time off to rest and reset, which has been evident in his performance on the ice. Since then, McTavish has five goals and 11 assists in 15 games, helping him match up production from 2022-23 as a rookie and exceed last year's total by a point. McTavish, centering the Ducks' third line, has a good chance of challenging the 50-point mark by the end of the campaign. Remember to bookmark The Hockey News Fantasy site for stats, news, analysis, rankings, projections and more, including the Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast!

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JanLevine·21h·Partner

NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Defensemen Pickups March 26 - Islanders' DeAngelo Producing From The Backline

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 or for daily fantasy games. Tony DeAngelo, NYI @ CHI (18% rostered)DeAngelo extended his point streak to three games with an assist Monday. Stretching back a little further, ADA has a goal and seven helpers in his last nine contests. This production has bumped his season totals to a pair of tallies and 12 apples in 23 appearances for the Islanders. He continues to log heavy minutes in New York, skating 23:36 a contest on the top pair with Alexander Romanov. Add in 30 hits in those 23 games and you have a blueliner contributing across the board. Pavel Mintyukov, ANA vs. BOS (4% rostered)Minty is questionable for Wednesday's game with an illness, so check his status prior to making a move. Recently. Mintyukov has picked up his offense, notching a goal and four assists in his last eight contests. He is up to five goals, 17 points, 73 hits and 80 blocks in 58 appearances in 2024-25, which is a mild disappointment after he finished at 28 points in 63 contests last season as a rookie. Anaheim is loaded with young defensemen and Mintyukov will enter a key year in his development next season. Remember to bookmark The Hockey News Fantasy site for stats, news, analysis, rankings, projections and more, including the Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast!

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JanLevine·21h·Partner

NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Goalie Pickups and Expected Starters March 26 - Anaheim's Dostal Worth a Look on a Slow Game Night

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 or for daily fantasy games. Four games on Wednesday, March 26 * = confirmed Thatcher Demko, VAN @ Ilya Sorokin, NYI (7:30 p.m. ET) Jacob Markstrom, NJ @ Spencer Knight, CHI (7:30 p.m. ET) Jake Oettinger, DAL @ Stuart Skinner, EDM (10 p.m. ET) Jeremy Swayman, BOS @ Lukas Dostal, ANA (10:30 p.m. ET) Lukas Dostal, ANA vs. BOS (42% rostered)With only four games on the docket and heavily-rostered starters between the pipes in most contests, not many options remain. Dostal, despite his recent struggles, gets the tap on the shoulder for today's column. Dostal took a third loss in a row (0-2-1) Sunday, and he's allowed 13 goals on 81 shots in that span. That rough patch has dropped his season marks to 20-19-6, with a 2.99 goals-against average and .907 save percentage over a career-high 45 appearances. . John Gibson is healthy again after a lower-body injury that kept him out for much of March, so Dostal will likely be sharing the crease moving forward. But Dostal is clearly the future in net for Anaheim. Against a Boston team with their own issues, the Ducks and Dostal certainly stand a strong chance of notching a victory. Remember to bookmark The Hockey News Fantasy site for stats, news, analysis, rankings, projections and more, including the Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast!

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Jason Chen·1d·Partner

NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Pickups March 25 - Jason Chen's Best Picks

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. Click for the full list of streaming options for goalies, defensemen and forwards. Goalies Tristan Jarry, PIT at TB (32% rostered) A bit of a light Tuesday with just 10 games, which means there aren’t a lot of appetizing options. Jarry has lost two games in a row after winning four straight, but the truth is he’s the reason the Pens had any chance of winning those games anyway. This is a tough assignment and I suspect a lot of goals will be scored; over the past five seasons, Lightning-Pens matchups are averaging a little over seven goals per game combined. The interesting thing is the Pens actually hold the advantage during that span with a 7-3-1 record, including 4-1-0 on the road, but that’s also misleading because the scales tilt heavily in the Lightning’s favor these days, who have won three of their past four meetings. I’m not confident the Pens can pull off the win. The Lightning are excellent at home (24-8-2) and the Pens awful on the road (11-18-6), and the Lightning are back at home after playing six of their last seven on the road with a short break following a back-to-back. The Lightning are a veteran team that tends to bounce back quickly. Jarry’s a good option for saves and a win would be a nice but unexpected result. Click for the full list of streaming options for goalies. Defensemen Justin Faulk, STL vs. MTL (47% rostered) We’re getting close to the point where Faulk ‘graduates’ from this list. He’s been superb over the past few weeks and registered his third multi-point game in his past five games. The Habs have been playing well but they’re also not particularly good defensively and often rely on their offense to stay in games. Fun fact: Faulk has never scored a goal against the Habs in 30 career games. That streak has to end some time, and now’s a good time with Faulk and the Blues playing so well. Brandt Clarke, LA vs. NYR (22% rostered) The Kings on a roll with eight wins in their past nine games and their offense has been excellent with 14 goals (!) in their past two games. It’s situations like these where I don’t mind rolling the dice with Clarke, who is coming off a two-assist performance but quite pedestrian overall for the season. I do like the matchup, however; the Rangers got lucky against the Canucks to earn a 5-3 win despite getting heavily outshot and outplayed and the Kings should be able to dominate this matchup. Clarke’s fantasy upside is his PP2 role with a red-hot Quinton Byfield. Click for the full list of streaming options for defensemen. Forwards Dylan Cozens, C, OTT at BUF (42% rostered) Free from the shackles of Buffalo and coming back to exact revenge on the team that gave up on him? Sign me up! Cozens has been excellent for the Sens in what should be an exciting game. The Sens lost both of their prior meetings this season by a combined 9-1 score, so there’s plenty of motivation in this one. Cozens has seven points, 20 shots, 31 hits and 46 faceoff wins in eight games with the Sens. Brayden Schenn, C/LW, STL vs. MTL (37% rostered) Schenn carries a three-game points streak into this game and he’s always fared very well against the Habs in his career, scoring 10 goals and 28 points in 30 games. The Blues are red-hot with six straight wins and they’ve scored at least four goals in every game. Marco Kasper, C/LW, DET at COL (9% rostered) Full disclosure: I did pick up Kasper in one of my leagues for this week, mostly for the back-to-back. He scored a goal against Utah, his fourth in six games, and centers a high-upside offensive line with Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat on his wings. Kasper has gone through some quiet periods this season but he’s very good all year. I think their second meeting with the Avs will yield more than three combined goals, and both teams need their offense to win games. Click for the full list of streaming options for forwards. Remember to bookmark The Hockey News Fantasy site for stats, news, analysis, rankings, projections and more, including the Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast!

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Jason Chen·1d·Partner

NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Goalie Pickups and Expected Starters March 25 - Jarry Leads Thin List of Options

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 or for daily fantasy games. 10 games on Tuesday, March 25 * = confirmed Linus Ullmark, OTT at Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF (7 p.m. ET) Samuel Ersson, PHI at Anthony Stolarz, TOR (7 p.m. ET) Tristan Jarry, PIT at Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB (7 p.m. ET) Juuse Saros, NSH at Pyotr Kochetkov, CAR (7 p.m. ET) Sam Montembeault, MTL* at Jordan Binnington, STL (8 p.m. ET) Adin Hill, VGK at Marc-Andre Fleury, MIN (8 p.m. ET) Logan Thompson, WSH at Connor Hellebuyck, WPG* (8 p.m. ET) Cam Talbot, DET at Mackenzie Blackwood, COL (9 p.m. ET) Joey Daccord, SEA at Dustin Wolf, CGY (9 p.m. ET) Igor Shesterkin, NYR at Darcy Kuemper, LA (10:30 p.m. ET) Goalies Tristan Jarry, PIT at TB (32% rostered) A bit of a light Tuesday with just 10 games, which means there aren’t a lot of appetizing options. Jarry has lost two games in a row after winning four straight, but the truth is he’s the reason the Pens had any chance of winning those games anyway. This is a tough assignment and I suspect a lot of goals will be scored; over the past five seasons, Lightning-Pens matchups are averaging a little over seven goals per game combined. The interesting thing is the Pens actually hold the advantage during that span with a 7-3-1 record, including 4-1-0 on the road, but that’s also misleading because the scales tilt heavily in the Lightning’s favor these days, who have won three of their past four meetings. I’m not confident the Pens can pull off the win. The Lightning are excellent at home (24-8-2) and the Pens awful on the road (11-18-6), and the Lightning are back at home after playing six of their last seven on the road with a short break following a back-to-back. The Lightning are a veteran team that tends to bounce back quickly. Jarry’s a good option for saves and a win would be a nice but unexpected result. Marc-Andre Fleury, MIN vs. VGK (16% rostered) This will be Fleury’s first appearance since March 9 against the Pens, so the worry here is some rust. The Wild are also mediocre at home this season (18-15-2) and so has Fleury (3-4-1, .882 SP), though they did go 4-1-1 during their recent homestand. The big reprieve is the Knights are not good on the road (15-13-5) and recently went 1-1-2 in their four-game road trip. The Knights are favored according to NHL.com’s betting odds and it’s hard to argue against that. Jonas Brodin did not play Monday and his status for this game is in doubt, and travel from Dallas might be an issue. The Knights’ offense is rolling with 15 goals in three games – all wins – and hold a distinct advantage over the Wild since their first-round playoff matchup in 2021, winning nine of their past 11 games. Fleury has not been good against his former team (1-3-0, .873 SP, 4.41 GAA) and I think the fantasy upside will be in saves, not a win. He’s faced an average of 31.5 shots per game in his career against the Knights and the Wild offense lacks bite. Cam Talbot, DET at COL (38% rostered) There’s a chance Alex Lyon gets this start in the second game of a back-to-back even after coming in relief for Petr Mrazek and earning the win. Regardless, I don’t think this is a good matchup for any goalie, let alone one on a bad defensive team that has lost nine of its past 12 games. Talbot has lost five in a row with 20 goals allowed and having the worst month of his season so far with a .849 SP and 4.09 GAA. Maybe the Wings can keep the Avs offense to a minimum like they did last time in a 2-1 loss, but that seems highly improbable. The only hope is that fatigue is not a big factor and the Wings can provide plenty of goal support. You’re hoping Talbot can at least provide a good quantity of saves, but that’s about it. Samuel Ersson, PHI at TOR (18% rostered) Pray the Flyers can provide some goal support and Ersson can keep his goals against to three or less. The Flyers have lost five in a row and 10 of their past 11 as they death spiral towards the end of the season. Ersson has one win in his past eight appearances with a .842 SP (!) in March. The Leafs are 10-1-0 against the Flyers since 2021. All you’re hoping for is saves. True, the Flyers might stage an upset, as they did against the Lightning on March 13 in a shootout, but it’s a very unlikely outcome. Remember to bookmark The Hockey News Fantasy site for stats, news, analysis, rankings, projections and more, including the Sleepers and Keepers fantasy hockey podcast!

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