Black Friday brings hockey fans 15 games as dessert for those who celebrated Thanksgiving
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.
15 games on Friday, November 28
* = confirmed
Andrei Vasilevskiy*, TB at John Gibson*, DET (12 p.m. ET)
Igor Shesterkin*, NYR at Jeremy Swayman, BOS (1 p.m. ET)
Mackenzie Blackwood, COL at Filip Gustavsson, MIN (3:30 p.m. ET)
Jacob Markstrom, NJ at Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF (4 p.m. ET)
Dustin Wolf, CGY at Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA (4 p.m. ET)
Samuel Ersson, PHI at Ilya Sorokin, NYI (4 p.m. ET)
Linus Ullmark, OTT at Jordan Binnington, STL (4 p.m. ET)
Samuel Montembeault*, MTL at Akira Schmid, LV (4 p.m. ET)
Darcy Kuemper, LA at Petr Mrazek, ANA (4 p.m. ET)
Jiri Patera, VAN at Yaroslav Askarov, SJ (4 p.m. ET)
Joseph Woll, TOR at Logan Thompson, WSH (5 p.m. ET)
Eric Comrie, WPG at Frederik Andersen, CAR (5 p.m. ET)
Tristan Jarry, PIT at Jet Greaves*, CLM (7 p.m. ET)
Juuse Saros, NSH at Spencer Knight, CHI (8 p.m. ET)
Karel Vejmelka, UTAH at Jake Oettinger, DAL (9 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Igor Shesterkin, WPG at VAN (99% rostered) - FanDuel $8,000
The Czar is starting to rule between the pipes. Shesterkin was brilliant in net the past two starts, notching wins in each. His hot streak stretches back further than that, as he's allowed more than three goals only twice in 10 November starts, going 6-4-0 with a 2.60 GAA and .907 save percentage on the month. With Jonathan Quick sidelined with a lower-body injury, coach Mike Sullivan may deploy Shesterkin even more rather than use unproven Dylan Garand.
Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB at VAN (100% rostered) - FanDuel $8,200
Vailevskiy and the Lightning are on a heater. Both of their slow starts are but a faded memory, with each excelling despite Tampa dealing with material absences. The 31-year-old netminder has allowed one goal or fewer in each of the five games during his active winning streak. He's at a 10-5-2 record with a 2.28 GAA and a .918 save percentage this season, with those numbers evidencing just how difficult his start to the season was.
Linus Ullmark, OTT @ STL (83% rostered) - DraftKings $8,200
Ottawa is 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests, aided by the performance of Ullmark between the pipes. Ullmark has allowed no more than three goals in seven straight outings, going 4-1-2 in that span with a 2.21 GAA and .910 save percentage. His numbers have trended in the wrong direction each subsequent season after his brilliant 2022-23 campaign with the Bruins, including this year following a rough start. His current hot streak has brought his overall figures up to respectable levels.
Darcy Kuemper, LA @ ANA (95% rostered) - DraftKings $7,600
Full disclosure, if Lukas Dostal, who missed Wednesday's game with an injury ends up starting, I would not be profiling Kuemper. Not because I don't trust Kuemper, but Dostal is a far better goalie than Petr Mrazek. Kuemper is 5-2-1 with a 1.76 GAA and a .927 save percentage in eight appearances this month. Overall, he's 8-4-4 with a 2.30 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 16 outings, continuing his LA success from last season.
Joseph Woll, TOR @ WSH (95% rostered) - DraftKings $7,300
This one is a finger in the air choice. Logan Thompson has been up-and-down in November. On the flipside, Woll has been fairly solid since returning to action from his injury against the Blackhawks on Nov. 15. He's posted a save percentage of at least .900 in four of his five appearances, posting a mark of .930 or higher twice. In addition, Auston Matthews and Nicolas Roy returned to action Wednesday, improving the Maple Leafs lineup.
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