Light Monday schedule with just five games, but a fine interesting options in net
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5 games on Monday, March 9
* = confirmed
Igor Shesterkin, NYR at Dan Vladar, PHI (7 p.m. ET)
Dustin Wolf, CGY at Logan Thompson, WSH (7 p.m. ET)
Darcy Kuemper, LA at Elvis Merzlikins, CLM (7 p.m. ET)
Karel Vejmelka, UTAH at Spencer Knight, CHI (8:30 p.m. ET)
Linus Ullmark, OTT at Kevin Lankinen, VAN (9 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Dan Vladar, PHI vs. NYR (46% rostered) - FanDuel $7,600
Vladar and the Flyers are on the fringes of playoff contention, six points out of the second Wild Card spot with 20 contests remaining. In his first season in Philly and as the team's starting goalie, Vladar has raised his game recently, going 3-2-0 with just 10 goals allowed on 131 shots since play resumed after the Olympics five games ago. He is having the best season of his career, posting a 20-10-6 record, 2.40 goals-against average (GAA) and .907 save percentage.
Karel Vejmelka, UTAH @ CHI (87% rostered) - FanDuel $7,400
Vejmelka hasn't been great since play resumed after the Olympics, but he has been good enough to help the Mammoth extend their lead for the first Wild Card spot. He has gone 3-2-0 with a 3.20 GAA and an .880 save percentage in that stretch with his ratios numbers taking a hit from his mild struggles. On the year, Vejmelka is 30-16-2 with a 2.64 GAA and .899 save percentage.
Linus Ullmark, OTT @ VAN (72% rostered) - FanDuel $7,200
The Senators are on fire, posting a 7-1-2 mark in their last 10 contests, thrusting the team back into the outskirts of the postseason chase. Ullmark has righted the ship after a rough start and absence for personal reasons, though his ratios have been so-so. Despite this, Ullmark is 3-0-2 since the Olympics and up to 19-8-7 with a 2.84 GAA and an .884 save percentage over 35 appearances.
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