Schmid making the most of the additional playing time he has been receiving between the pipes for the Knights
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.
9 games on Thursday, November 6
* = confirmed
Linus Ullmark, OTT at Jeremy Swayman, BOS (7 p.m. ET)
Joey Hofer, STL at Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen*, BUF (7 p.m. ET)
Jakub Dobes*, MTL at Jacob Markstrom, NJ (7 p.m. ET)
Charlie Lindgren, WAS at Arturs Silovs, PIT (7 p.m. ET)
Filip Gustavsson, MIN at Frederik Andersen, CAR (7 p.m. ET)
Lukas Dostal, ANA at Jake Oettinger, DAL (8 p.m. ET)
Dan Vladar, PHI at Juuse Saros, NAS (8 p.m. ET)
Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB at Akira Schmid, LV (10 p.m. ET)
Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA at Darcy Kuemper, LA (10:30 p.m. ET)
Goalies:
Jakub Dobes, MTL @ NJ (59% rostered) - FanDuel $7,200
Dobes' overall numbers are impressive but not everything is operating on full cylinders. He has a 6-0-0 record, 1.97 goals-against average (GAA) and .930 save percentage in six appearances in 2025-26. That's the good news. On the flip, he has surrendered six goals on 52 shots (.885 save percentage) across his past two games, so maybe the bloom is slightly off the rose. Dobes has a tough matchup versus the Devils, so this is a hunch pick.
Arturs Silovs, PIT vs. WAS (23% rostered) - FanDuel $7,500
Silovs has hit a bit of a road block after a hot start. He has lost three straight starts, going 0-1-2 while giving up 10 goals on 108 shots (.907 save percentage). Those numbers come after Silovs won three straight to start the season. Silovs was splitting time with Tristan Jarry, who now will miss around three weeks with a lower-body injury. Due to that injury, Silovs moves into the #1 goalie spot, supported by Sergei Murashov.
Lukas Dostal, ANA @ DAL (76% rostered) - FanDuel $7,500
Dostal and the Ducks are on a roll. Anaheim is 8-3-1 with Dostal, 6-3-1, including four wins in a row. Dostal has a 2.59 GAA and a .912 save percentage through those 10 starts. He is the unquestioned top netminder for the Ducks, assuming the role this season following the trade of John Gibson to the Red Wings. So far, he is making the five-year, $32.5 million contract extension he signed with the Ducks in July look like a bargain.
Dan Vladar, PHI @ VAN (28% rostered) - FanDuel $7,600
Samuel Ersson landed on the injured at the end of October with a lower body injury. Aleksei Kolosov is seeing some action but Vladar is the primary beneficiary between the pipes of Ersson's injury. Vladar is 3-2-0 in his last five appearances with 13 goals allowed and 5-3-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .912 save percentage on the season. Roll with Vladar while he is hot.
Akira Schmid, LV vs. TB (33% rostered) - FanDuel $7,900
Schmid has more than ably stepped in as the Knights' starter while Adin Hill (lower bidy) has been sidelined. Following his 24-save shutout Tuesday, Schmid is 6-1-0 with a 2.31 GAA and a .908 save percentage in seven appearances. Schmid should remain the starter for as long as Hill is out, but keep in mind Carter Hart is eligible to join Vegas on December 1. Until then, Schmid should be between the pipes.
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