The Flyers' Samuel Ersson and the Blue Jackets' Daniil Tarasov are two streaming options for Wednesday's light five-game slate.
Wednesday, Feb. 21. Five-game slate.
* = confirmed or probable
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF* at Samuel Montembeault, MTL* (7 p.m. ET)
Samuel Ersson, PHI* at Arvid Söderblom, CHI* (7:30 p.m. ET)
Daniil Tarasov, CLB* at John Gibson, ANA* (10 p.m. ET)
Ilya Samsonov, TOR* at Karel Vejmelka, ARI* (10 p.m. ET)
Linus Ullmark, BOS* at Stuart Skinner, EDM* (10 p.m. ET)
Streaming Options
( < 50% rostered on Yahoo, ranked by matchup)
Samuel Ersson, PHI at CHI (45% rostered)
Connor Bedard is the only reason I'd worry about this matchup for Ersson, who's struggling yet again with nine goals allowed and three straight games where his save percentage has dipped to .872 or lower. I wouldn't be surprised if Cal Petersen gets a look here to help Ersson reset, but I think this is the game you'd want to start a struggling goalie to get back on track.
Regardless, I like the Flyers very much in this matchup, who are 7-3-0 in their past 10 matchups against the Blackhawks going back to 2017. Not sure Ersson will deliver a good save percentage, but a win should be easy to attain.
Daniil Tarasov, CLB at ANA (1% rostered)
The Jackets are playing the second half of a back-to-back after facing the Kings on Tuesday. Tarasov has only three wins in 11 starts this season with eight goals allowed in his past two games and a .877 SP on the season. I think the Ducks, who have one more days' rest than the Jackets and winners of two of their past three games, and also playing at home, should have the edge. Tarasov's a risky play even against a bottom-tier team, and there just isn't enough upside to justify streaming him.