Targets include a pair of Philadelphia Flyers wingers, Wyatt Johnston, who's now skating on the Dallas Stars' top line, and Shane Pinto, who's expected to make his season debut.
Brock Faber, D, MIN at CAR (47% rostered)
Faber's put together a nice little three-game points streak and slated to play big minutes after the Wild announced Jared Spurgeon would not return this season. Faber's production can be hit or miss, but stick with him long enough and you'll reap the benefits. The Canes are expected to start Antti Raanta, and he's prone to the odd blowout loss.
Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW, SEA vs. TOR (46% rostered)
The Leafs' defensive woes and lack of consistent effort has been well-documented this season. The Kraken are coming off two days' rest while the Leafs are playing the second game of a back-to-back. Both teams are struggling to win games, but Bjorkstrand is not having trouble scoring with seven points in his past six games. Against a shaky Ilya Samsonov and a fragile team, I wouldn't hesitate to stream Bjorkstrand in this spot.
Joel Farabee, LW, PHI vs. OTT (44% rostered)
Cam Atkinson, RW, PHI vs. OTT (14% rostered)
Owen Tippett was injured against the Avs and he's questionable to play as of early Sunday morning. That means both Farabee and Atkinson will likely see more ice time, and who you pick will depend on which winger slot you need to fill.
Farabee's points streak is one game longer than Atkinson's and tends to skate more minutes, but Atkinson can have some explosive games and on average fires more shots on goal. I lean Farabee, just because I find he's more consistent, but both should be good options against the porous Sens.
Wyatt JohnstonWyatt Johnston, C, DAL at NYI (21% rostered)
I'm not convinced Patrick Roy can fix the Isles' defensive woes overnight, which gives me confidence that the Stars can score a few goals against them.
The Stars' latest re-shuffled lines has Johnston skating L1 on the right wing with Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson. It goes without saying that this has provided an immense boost to Johnston's fantasy value. He's had two multi-point efforts in his past three games and played 18:27 against the Devils.
Shane Pinto, C, OTT at PHI (5% rostered)
Pinto's eligible to return following a 41-game suspension for violating the league's policy on gambling, and with Josh Norris coming back recently from a four-game absence, the Sens will finally have all three centers back in the lineup.
While Pinto is slated to skate as the third center behind Tim Stützle and Norris, he showed he can be a reliable goal scorer last season. Even though the Flyers are favored, depth down the middle might be the one clear advantage for the Sens. Signed to a one-year deal, Pinto has plenty to prove. It remains to be seen who his linemates will be, but quality wingers is something the Sens certainly do have, and Pinto might even figure onto PP2 at some point.