With a rash of injuries to starting goalies, look for the Kings' David Rittich, the Sabres' Devon Levi and the Hurricanes' Spencer Martin to get the start.
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12 games for Saturday, Nov. 16
* = confirmed
Jordan Binnington, STL* at Joonas Korpisalo, BOS* (1 p.m. ET)
Ilya Sorokin, NYI* at Joey Daccord, SEA* (4 p.m. ET)
Stuart Skinner, EDM* at Anthony Stolarz, TOR* (7 p.m. ET)
Daniil Tarasov, CLB* at Sam Montembeault, MON* (7 p.m. ET)
Jacob Markstrom, NJ* at Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB (7 p.m. ET)
Connor Hellebuyck, WPG* at Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA* (7 p.m. ET)
Devon Levi, BUF* at Ivan Fedotov, PHI* (7 p.m. ET)
Vitek Vanecek, SJ* at Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT* (7 p.m. ET)
Anton Forsberg, OTT at Spencer Martin, CAR* (7 p.m. ET)
Jake Oettinger, DAL* at Filip Gustavsson, MIN* (8 p.m. ET)
Cam Talbot, DET at David Rittich, LA* (8 p.m. ET)
Arvid Soderblom, CHI* at Arturs Silovs, VAN* (10 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT vs. SJ (12% rostered)
Nedeljkovic has not won since Nov. 2 and the Pens were completely outclassed Friday against the Jackets in a 6-2 loss. I think the Pens should still have the upper hand in this matchup against the Sharks, who are one of the very few teams that is statistically worse than the Pens.
Even if things don't work out for Nedeljkovic in this start, note Tristan Jarry looked no better than before his minor-league assignment a few weeks ago, which means the Pens might be forced to go with Nedeljkovic as their No. 1 going forward. I wouldn't rule out the return of Joel Blomqvist but, for now, Nedeljkovic has the most fantasy value in the Pens' net.
David Rittich, LA vs. DET (10% rostered)
Darcy Kuemper was placed on IR, which means Rittich will be the starter going forward with Erik Portillo as the backup. Rittich has generally been good this season, winning five of his eight starts, but mostly because the Kings are very good defensively and keep their shots against to a minimum. This is reflected in Rittich's poor .887 SP but very respectable 2.71 GAA.
The Red Wings have won three of their past five but their offense has had trouble scoring all season, ranking 28th in GF/GP. As long as the Kings stay out of the penalty box - they've taken the second-most penalties this season - they should have no problems winning this matchup. The Kings have a somewhat favorable schedule coming up with home dates against the shorthanded Sabres and offensively-challenged Kraken, so Rittich might be worth holding beyond this game.
Spencer Martin, CAR vs. OTT (2% rostered)
Pyotr Kochetkov is doubtful, which means Martin will get his second start of the season. If you're streaming Martin, you're looking for the win. The Sens offense is very dangerous, but they've also been very poor on the road this season (3-5-0), especially Linus Ullmark (.880 SP, 3.01 GAA). The Canes offense should be good enough to bail out Martin. Note, however, the Canes are very good at suppressing shots, so if you think Martin can offer up a good save percentage or rack up the saves, that's unlikely to happen.
Devon Levi, BUF at PHI (10% rostered)
It doesn't sound like Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will be ready to go for Saturday, which means a potential second straight start for Levi with James Reimer as the backup. Levi is coming off a 4-3 win against the Blues with 24 saves, and faces a similar hard-working but low-scoring offensive group. Levi hasn't quite lived up to the billing of his immense potential, but I don't mind streaming Levi in this situation. This will be the first time Levi has faced the Flyers in his career.
The Sabres will be without top center Tage Thompson, which will hurt Levi's goal support. The Flyers have been quite good at suppressing shots and boast a strong PK, and lately they've managed to keep games close - they've gone to extra time in four straight games - but they're certainly the underdog here.
Ivan Fedotov, PHI vs. BUF (6% rostered)
Fedotov has been surprisingly good in his past two starts, earning two wins and allowing five goals on 60 shots (.917 SP), and the Sabres are missing key players, which bodes well for Fedotov's chances. However, the Flyers don't provide much goal support and Fedotov's still very unproven.
The odds of a potential high-scoring game or a blowout loss are hard to ignore and the Sabres have the recent edge winning seven of their past 10 meetings. Fedotov might rack up the saves or even offer a solid save percentage, but that's about the only upside.
Daniil Tarasov, CLB at MON (3% rostered)
This feels tempting. The Jackets are playing the second half of a back-to-back with travel, but they also just snapped a losing streak with an impressive win on home ice against the Penguins, 6-2. The Habs are slumping in a major way, too, but historically they've been quite strong at home on Saturday nights. I don't like the way Tarasov's play has been trending lately and see this as a pretty risky start, though I think it should be close with the winner determined by a coin flip.
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