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.
5 games on Friday, February 20
* = confirmed
Brandon Bussi, CAR at Joseph Woll, TOR (7 p.m. ET)
Jacob Markstrom, NJ at Logan Thompson, WSH (7 p.m. ET)
Mackenzie Blackwood, COL at Arvid Soderblom, CHI (8:30 p.m. ET)
Daniil Tarasov, FLA at Dustin Wolf, CGY (9 p.m. ET)
Lukas Dostal, ANA at Vitek Vanecek, UTAH (10 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Logan Thompson, WSH vs. NJ (96% rostered) - FanDuel $7,800
Thompson, despite the Capitals taking a step back this season, is actually having a better season than 2024-25 if you look just at his rates. After winning 31 contests in 43 appearances last season, Thompson has notched 23 victories in 47 contests. On the flip side, Thompson has a 2.39 goals-against average (GAA) and .914 save percentage this season compared to 2.49 and .910, respectively, last season. New Jersey has played better recently, but I am going with Thompson at home.
Vitek Vanecek, UTAH vs. ANA (2% rostered) - FanDuel $7,600
Karel Vejmelka is the primary starter in net for the Mammoth with Vanecek seeing the occasional start, especially one game of a back-to-back. Vejmelka was between the pipes Thursday, giving Vanecek a tough home matchup against the Ducks with both teams fighting for a playoff spot. Vanecek has made just three starts since the Olympic break, going 2-0-1 with a 1.98 goals-against average (GAA )and .917 save percentage.
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