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 or for daily fantasy games.
FORWARDS:
Cole Perfetti, C/LW/RW, WPG vs. SJ (30% rostered)
Perfetti returned from the two-week break just as he ended it, red-hot. He notched a pair of assists , extending his point streak to six games, during which he has tallied a goal and seven helpers. Perfetti is up to 11 markers and 25 apples over 57 outings, putting him just two points shy of matching his career-high total from 71 contests set last season.
Will Smith, C, SJ @ WPG (7% rostered)
Smith. profiled yesterday, gets another mention with just two games scheduled. He headed into the 4 Nations Face-Off break with two goals and six helpers over his prior nine outings but was shut out Sunday. Smith, taken fourth overall in 2023, took a while to find his form, as he was in-and-out of the lineup initially and then his production was uneven. But with the Sharks looking to the future, Smith is playing right wing on the team's second line.
Pavel Dorofeyev, LW/RW, LV @ LA (40% rostered)
Dorofeyev continued to build on his career-best season, lighting the lamp Saturday. That tally upped his numbers to 23 goals, 36 points and 165 shots on net in 56 games. Dorofeyev has shown that the 13 markers and 11 apples he notched in 47 contests last season was no fluke and he was just scratching the surface of what he could do. a 30-goal, 50-point season is within reach.
Alex Laferriere, RW, LA vs. LV (20% rostered)
Laferriere picked up from where he left before the break, denting the scoresheet. He bent the twine Saturday, upping his season marks to 15 goals, 31 points, 122 shots on net, 85 hits and a plus-16 rating over 50 appearances. Laferriere has bounced between lines in the middle-six and is currently on the third trio, though that has not slowed him much. He will finish the season with career-highs in every category as he has become a key member of the Kings' attack.
DEFENSEMEN
Dylan Samberg, WPG vs. SJ (3% rostered)
Samberg's value mainly shows up on the defensive side of the ice and in real-life, as opposed to fantasy, hockey. Despite this, he is still on pace to establish new highs offensively, registering four goals and 13 points through 36 games this season. Samberg is skating on the second pair, opposite Neal Pionk, seeing five-plus more minutes of ice time a game, aiding his offensive production.