Jakub Dobes is on fire, winning five of six and stopping shots like a Vezina candidate. Target him against a struggling Rangers offense.
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14 games on Thursday, April 2
* = confirmed
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF at Linus Ullmark, OTT (7 p.m. ET)
Arturs Silovs, PIT at Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB (7 p.m. ET)
Jeremy Swayman, BOS at Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA (7 p.m. ET)
Jakub Dobes, MTL at Igor Shesterkin, NYR (7 p.m. ET)
John Gibson, DET at Dan Vladar, PHI (7 p.m. ET)
Elvis Merzlikins, CBJ at Brandon Bussi, CAR (7 p.m. ET)
Logan Thompson, WSH at Jacob Markstrom, NJ (7:30 p.m. ET)
Connor Hellebuyck, WPG at Jake Oettinger, DAL (8 p.m. ET)
Nikita Tolopilo, VAN at Filip Gustavsson, MIN (8 p.m. ET)
Spencer Knight, CHI at Tristan Jarry, EDM (9 p.m. ET)
Dustin Wolf, CGY at Adin Hill, VGK (10 p.m. ET)
Joseph Woll, TOR at Alex Nedeljkovic, SJ (10 p.m. ET)
Karel Vejmelka, UTA at Joey Daccord, SEA (10 p.m. ET)
Juuse Saros, NSH at Darcy Kuemper, LA* (10:30 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF at OTT (54% rostered) – FanDuel $7,400
Admittedly, this feels like a trap game. The Sens should come out with a much better effort following an embarrassing 6-3 loss to the Panthers where they were down 5-0 in the first period. But the Sabres are a top-five team in the league with two straight wins, both with Luukkonen in net, and won both of their previous meetings this season. Managers should approach this matchup with some trepidation, but certainly the Sabres have the definite edge here.
Jakub Dobes, MTL at NYR (52% rostered) – FanDuel $7,600
Dobes has been playing the next coming of Carey Price, winning five of his past six games and keeping opponents to two goals or less in every game. He’s doing it while facing a lot of shots, too, making at least 34 saves in three of those games. The Rangers offense has been an issue all season, and with the Habs on a roll and Dobes playing like the way he has, he should be a top streaming option in all leagues.
Tristan Jarry, EDM vs. CHI (20% rostered) – FanDuel $7,700
Connor Ingram or Jarry would be good options in this matchup, and there was some indication Jarry would get this start. Obviously, Jarry’s the less ideal option, but he rebounded nicely with a win in Utah on March 24 after allowing seven goals against the Stars in his previous start. The Hawks may have Connor Bedard, but in general their offense hasn’t been particularly dangerous, and Jarry will likely get all the goal support he’ll need from the Oilers.
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