Snag top goalies making key starts this week. Anton Forsberg offers value as Kings face struggling Jets.
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3 games on Friday, January 9
* = confirmed
Logan Thompson, WSH at Spencer Knight, CHI (8 p.m. ET)
Anton Forsberg, LA at Eric Comrie, WPG (8 p.m. ET)
Joel Hofer, STL at Karel Vejmelka, UTA (9 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Anton Forsberg, LA at WPG (6% rostered) - FanDuel $8,000
This should be a battle of the backups with Connor Hellebuyck losing to the Oilers last night, and the Kings have gone with Darcy Kuemper for four straight games and will likely save him for their matchup against the Oilers on Saturday. There’s no question the Kings have struggled, but the Jets have struggled even more, and Forsberg (.901 SP, 2.70 GAA) has also been far more reliable than Comrie (.880 SP, 3.49 GAA).
Joel Hofer, STL at UTA (21% rostered) - FanDuel $7,200
Hofer is available for a lack of a better option… if the Blues can even find out where he is. The Mammoth have won three of their past four and, at times, have been excellent on offense, so this is certainly a risky start. What you’re hoping for is at least a strong performance from Hofer, who has won four of his past five and has kept his opponents to three goals or less. The harder question is what kind of Blues team will show up.
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