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

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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.

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