The rookie blueliner making a name for himself in Detroit
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Axel Sandin-Pellikka, DET at CGY (2% rostered) - FanDuel $3,100
ASP notched a pair of assists Monday, giving the rookie blueliner four helpers his last three contests. That production has come despite a slight drop in ice time with the hope that reduced playing time will lead to better quality as opposed to quantity. Selected 17th overall in the 2023 draft, Sandin-Pellikka played last season in the SHL, jumping straight to the NHL this season.
Mikhail Sergachev, UTAH at CGY (96% rostered) - FanDuel $5,300
Sergachev, after notching just one assist in seven games, has a goal and three helpers his past five contests, albeit with a minus-four rating. Despite that earlier rough patch, the Mammoth's #1 blueliner has posted four goals and 16 apples in 31 appearances with nine of the points coming on the man-advantage. Sergachev sees 24:31 of ice time a contest while already blocking 51 shots.
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