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
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Philip Tomasino, C/RW, PIT vs. TOR (1% rostered)
Tomasino is starting to look a little like the winger who posted 32 points as a 20-year-old rookie with the Predators in 2021-22. He scored in both games of the back-to-back versus the Flyers this week, and the forward ended February with four goals and two assists over eight contests. Pittsburgh is in evaluation mode and Tomasino showed last month that he could be a part of that future in the Steel City in a middle-six role.
Jordan Staal, C, CAR vs. CGY (9% rostered)
Staal was shut out Saturday but has a goal and a pair of assists his last five games. In 60 games this season, Staal has matched his total production from 80 games in 2023-24. In addition, the physical third line center has also dished out 113 hits, the 10th straight campaign he has hit triple in hits. Add in Staal's strong numbers between the dots and you have a skater that can contribute a bit across-the-board.
Evgenii Dadonov, RW, DAL vs. STL (5% rostered)
Dadonov is on a bit of a roll offensively, notching four goals and six assists his last 12 contests. That production has upped his season marks to 16 and 17, respectively, giving the veteran winger a chance at 40-plus points for the first time since 2021-22. Dadonov is thriving on the third line in Big D, meshing nicely with Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn.
Will Cuylle, LW/RW, NYR vs. NSH (31% rostered)
Cuylle, after a lull partially due to the breakup of the Kaapo Kakko, Filip Chytil and Cuylle line, looks to be back on the beam. Skating now with J.T. Miller and Mike Zibanejad, the former second-round pick in 2020, has three goals and an assist over the last five games. Cuylle is up to 16 tallies and 15 helpers in 59 contests and looks to have a realistic shot at cracking the 40-point barrier.
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Ivan Barbashev, C/LW, LV vs. NJ (33% rostered)
Barbashev, a key member in Vegas' run to the cup in 2022-23, had a solid campaign in 2023-24, notching 19 goals and 26 assists. He started this season like he would far exceed those numbers before missing three weeks with an injury and then just posting four assists in the 15 games following his return to action. Barbashev posted a goal on February 22, then was moved on a line with Brett Howden and Keegan Kolesar on Thursday. That trio made a little magic, as Barbashev came away with his first multi-point effort since Nov. 29 versus the Jets, posting a pair of goals as well as assists.
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