Score points with Troy Terry's hot streak and exploit vulnerable defenses. Discover hidden gems such as Anthony Cirelli and Patrick Kane poised for big games.
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.
Troy Terry, RW, ANA at VAN (46% rostered) - FanDuel $6,100
If you need points, Terry’s the guy. He’s scoring at a point per game pace but remains widely available in most leagues, and upon his return to the lineup scored three goals and six points in four games. The Ducks offense should have no problems overwhelming a Canucks defense that’s allowing a league-worst 3.70 goals per game.
Anthony Cirelli, C, TB vs. MIN (43% rostered) - FanDuel $5,800
Lightning centers should dominate this matchup with the Wild missing Joel Eriksson Ek and lacking quality centers throughout the lineup. His three-game points streak was snapped against the Flames but look for Cirelli to continue to play a big role as their 1C with Nikita Kucherov on his right wing.
Gabriel Landeskog, LW/RW, COL at PIT (39% rostered) - FanDuel $5,000
Landeskog returned to the lineup and scored a goal in his return from surgery after taking a shot to the, um, family jewels from Cale Makar. The Avs captain has generally been quite good this season, offering broad multi-category coverage even though he’s not scoring at the same pace as he used to. He’s scored 30 points with 106 shots in 48 games this season.
Patrick Kane, RW, DET vs. OTT (31% rostered) - FanDuel $5,600
With Dylan Larkin potentially returning to the lineup, we turn our attention away from J.T. Compher to Larkin’s potential linemates. Kane’s been doing his best to get the Wings into the playoffs, scoring at least a point in seven of their past eight games. The Sens are playing the second half of a back-to-back without their top two defensemen Jake Sanderson and Thomas Chabot, and they will be forced to make call-ups from the farm club just so they can have six warm bodies.
Bobby McMann, LW, SEA at FLA (26% rostered) - FanDuel $5,000
An injury to Jared McCann might mean more minutes for McMann, who’s gone quiet in his past two games with zero points and a minus-2 rating after scoring six points in his first two games with the Kraken. However, with the Panthers missing several key players due to injury, including one-third of their defense and basically half of their regular forwards, this matchup might be easier than usual for the Kraken.
Anton Frondell, C, CHI at NYI (3% rostered) - FanDuel n/a
Keep an eye on this one; Frondell is set to make his NHL debut some time this week, either tonight or Thursday in Philadelphia. Drafted third overall in last year’s draft behind Matthew Schaefer and Michael Misa, Frondell is a two-way center with lots of offensive pop, leading Djurgarden with 20 goals in Sweden’s top league. Though listed as a center, he’s slated to begin his NHL career on the wing… potentially with Connor Bedard. He’s the type of high-upside pickup fantasy managers can gamble on in playoff matchups.
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