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11 games on Thursday, October 16
* = confirmed
Igor Shesterkin, NYR at Anthony Stolarz, TOR (7 p.m. ET)
Juuse Saros, NAS at Samuel Montembeault, MTL (7 p.m. ET)
Joey Daccord, SEA at Linus Ullmark, OTT (7 p.m. ET)
Daniil Tarasov, FLA at Jake Allen, NJ (7 p.m. ET)
Stuart Skinner, EDM at David Rittich*, NYI (7 p.m. ET)
Connor Hellebuyck, WPG at Samuel Ersson, PHI (7 p.m. ET)
Scott Wedgewood, COL at Elvis Merzlikins, CLM (7 p.m. ET)
Thatcher Demko, VAN at Jake Oettinger, DAL (8 p.m. ET)
Jeremy Swayman, BOS at Adin Hill, LV (10 p.m. ET)
Frederik Andersen, CAR at Lukas Dostal, ANA (10 p.m. ET)
Tristan Jarry, PIT at Anton Forsberg, LA (10 p.m. ET)
GOALIES:
Joey Daccord, SEA @ OTT (76% rostered) - FanDuel $7,000
Ottawa comes into Thursday's matchup off an 8-4 spanking by the Sabres. Linus Ullmark was rested in that contest but the Kraken should be the fresher team, not playing yesterday. Daccord has started all three of Seattle's games, posting two excellent wins to start the season before allowing five goals in an overtime loss to Montreal on Tuesday. I expect him to rebound in this contest even though it's on the road.
Stuart Skinner, EDM @ NYI (63% rostered) - FanDuel $7,400
Post a 30-save shutout against the Rangers and face a team that has yet to notch a win this season sure looks like a pair of good reasons to go with Skinner. In addition, the Islanders are starting David Rittich in net, sitting Ilya Sorokin, which may help the Oilers' offense. While Skinner is not a clear start candidate in DFS, all the facts noted above make him a pretty good choice.
Scott Wedgewood, COL @ CLM (70% rostered) - FanDuel $7,700
Wedgewood has more than filled in nicely while Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) has been sidelined. He remains undefeated in regulation, going 3-0-1 with a 1.71 goals-against average and .935 save percentage in four starts to open the season. Blackwood began a conditioning stint with AHL Colorado on Monday, meaning he should be back fairly soon. When he does return, he and Wedgewood may split starts initially, but Thursday, the net is all Wedgewood's.
Thatcher Demko, VAN @ DAL (86% rostered) - FanDuel $7,100
Demko, fully healthy, has posted .944 save percentages in each of his first two games this season, going 1-1 in the pair of contests. Facing Dallas is no easy task but Demko looks locked in between the pipes. The Canucks will have their hands full offensively facing Jake Oettinger but Demko will hopefully at a minimum post a solid save total in the match up.
Anton Forsberg, LA vs. PIT (5% rostered) - FanDuel $7,500
Forsberg's FanDuel price has gone through the roof today with Kings' head coach Jim Hiller announcing that Darcy Kuemper is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. While Kuemper is sidelined, Forsberg, who has made one start this season, allowing five goals on 35 shots in a 6-5 shootout win over the Knights on October 8, should see most of the action between the pipes. Forsberg had a solid year for Ottawa last season and benefits from a fairly stout LA defense in front of him.
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