On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy hockey managers to stream, roster or utilize in standard leagues and/or DFS games. Players and goalies highlighted for streaming in standard leagues are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues.
Cole Hutson, WSH vs. COL (9% rostered) - FanDuel $4,200
Hutson finished his sophomore season at Boston University with 10 goals and 22 assists in 35 games, the signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Capitals last Sunday. Washington burned the first year of that ELC when Hutson played his first NHL game Wednesday, scoring an empty-net goal. Hutson is skating on the team's second defensive pairing as well as power play unit.
Erik Karlsson, PIT vs. CAR (89% rostered) - FanDuel $6,000
As long as Karlsson keeps scoring, I will keep profiling him. He notched a pair of goals Saturday, extending his current scoring streak to four games and 10 points (five goals, five assists). Karlsson has taken his game to another level lately, posting 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in 11 games so far in March. For the year, EK65 is up to 11 tallies and 43 helpers in 64 contests.
Zach Werenski, CLM @ NYI (100% rostered) - FanDuel $7,700
Werenski is the highest-priced blueliner on the board Sunday, showing the respect that he has earned and deserved the past two seasons. He notched a pair of assists Saturday to go with the three he posted Thursday. Werenski is up to 20 goals and 54 helpers in 62 contests, putting the elite defensemen on pace to exceed the career-high 82 points he notched just last season.
Mattias Samuelsson, BUF @ ANA (68% rostered) - FanDuel $5,900
Samuelsson notched an assist for the third straight contest Saturday, continuing his offensive rise. The 26-year-old blueliner is up to 27 helpers to go with his 12 goals in 67 contests. To give you a sense just how much he has raised his production, Samuelsson tallied 43 points in 212 appearances his first five seasons in the NHL. He is just four points of matching that total this season alone.
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