Elvis is in the building...and between the pipes
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy managers to stream or roster for the rest of the season. The recommended players and goalies are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues and can be selected in standard fantasy leagues and/or for daily fantasy games.
5 games on Sunday, November 2
* = confirmed
Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB at Karel Vejmelka, UTAH (3:30 p.m. ET)
Elvis Merzlikins, CLM at Ilya Sorokin, NYI (5 p.m. ET)
Devin Cooley, CGY at Aleksei Kolosov, PHI (7 p.m. ET)
Jake Allen, NJ at Lukas Dostal, ANA (8 p.m. ET)
John Gibson, DET at Alex Nedeljkovic, SJ (8 p.m. ET)
Goalies:
Karel Vejmelka, UTAH vs. TB (77% rostered) - FanDuel - $7,300
Vejmelka saw his six game winning streak end Tuesday as he allowed five goals in 23 shots. He's now 6-2-0 with a 2.75 GAA and an .892 save percentage over eight starts this season. Vejmelka has been a stalwart between the pipes for the Mammoth, building on the success he had last season. He has a tough matchup at home versus Tampa and Andrei Vasilevskiy, so I can understand going in a different direction.
Elvis Merzlikins, CLM @NYI (20% rostered) - FanDuel - $7,200
Merzlikins has won three starts in a row, improving his season mark to 4-1-0 with a 2.97 goals-against average (GAA) and a .915 save percentage over five outings. He is alternating starts with Jet Greaves, who was between the pipes Saturday. Greaves has also picked up his game lately, so look for this timeshare to continue. While he playing well, Merzlikins is worth a look.
Alex Nedeljkovic, SJ vs. DET (2% rostered) - FanDuel - $6,100
This is a hunch pick. Nedeljkoiv comes into the appearance having won two in a row. The pair of victories improved his record at 2-2-1 on the year, despite a 3.60 GAA and an .887 save percentage over five outings, Nedeljkovic has outplayed Yaroslav Askarov, who picked up the win in overtime Saturday. San Jose has won three out of four, somewhat driving this recommendation as well.
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