Buffalo and Florida one of several compelling matchups on a nine-game slate Monday
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9 games on Monday, January 12
* = confirmed
Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA at Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF (7 p.m. ET)
Brandon Bussi, CAR at John Gibson, DET (7 p.m. ET)
Philipp Grubauer, FLA at Jonathan Quick, NYR (7 p.m. ET)
Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB at Dan Vladar, PHI (7 p.m. ET)
Kevin Lankinen, VAN at Sam Montembeault, MTL (7:30 p.m. ET)
Jacob Markstrom, NJ at Jesper Wallstedt, MIN (8 p.m. ET)
Calvin Pickard, EDM at Spencer Knight, CHI (8:30 p.m. ET)
Joseph Woll, TOR at Scott Wedgewood, COL (10 p.m. ET)
Jake Oettinger, DAL at Darcy Kuemper, LA (10 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF vs. FLA (43% rostered) - FanDuel $7,800
Before the season started, selecting UPL over Sergei Bobrovsky and the Panthers would have been viewed as a massive longshot. Now, with Florida scuffling and Buffalo - plus UPL - on a roll, going that route does not look altogether crazy. Luukkonen has won five of his last six starts, going 5-1-0 while allowing three goals or fewer in all but one of those contests, raising his rexcord above .500 and save percentage over .900 for the season.
Philipp Grubauer, SEA @ NYR (24% rostered) - FanDuel $7,500
Grubauer and Joey Daccord have settled in a timeshare in net for the Kraken. Daccord started Saturday after Grubauer was between pipes Thursday, which should be Grubauer starts Monday and Daccord is in net Tuesday. Grubauer, thought to basically be washed up, has earned the appearances he has made, posted a save percentage above .900 in seven of his last eight outings. For the season, he has an 8-3-2 record with a 2.27 goals-against average (GAA) and a .925 save percentage over 15 contests.
Jesper Wallstedt, MIN vs. NJ (80% rostered) - FanDuel $8,200
Like Seattle, Minnesota has a timeshare in net. Wallstedt forced this situation with his play in net, despite the fine play of Filip Gustavsson for the Wild. Gustavsson started Saturday and Wallstedt was between the pipes Thursday. As such, we should see Wallstedt on Monday. The rookie netminder has been brilliant this season, posting a 12-2-4 record with a 2.28 GAA and a .928 save percentage over 18 starts .
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