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This week’s fantasy hockey article consists of Vegas’ No. 1 middle heating up, the Rat rolling, Cody (who?) in Edmonton, a veteran netminder carrying the Isles into playoff competition, Kadri taking place and a slumping Garland.
First Liners (Risers)
Steven Stamkos, C, TB
Stamkos prolonged his level streak to 6 video games Saturday. Throughout that span, Stamkos has 10 factors (5 targets, 5 assists), growing his season totals to 32 targets and 76 factors in 67 video games. With this sizzling streak, Stamkos now has profession 471 targets and as many assists in 908 video games. Assuming he has a typical season subsequent 12 months, he ought to crack 500 targets and 500 assists in what ought to finally be a Corridor of Fame profession.
Jack Eichel, C, LV
If Vegas goes to return to the playoffs, Eichel should carry the load with Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone sidelined. The 25-year-old has picked up 4 tallies and a pair of assists in his final 5 video games, although the Knights are simply 3-2 in these video games. For the season, the star middle has 17 factors, 89 photographs on internet, a plus-two ranking, 28 blocked photographs and 28 hits in 23 outings in a top-line function. Eichel might have to search out one other degree to assist push the Knights into the postseason.
Brad Marchand, LW, BOS
The Rat is beginning to warmth up. Marchand noticed his four-game, nine-point streak — which elevated his factors to 71 in 58 video games — finish on Monday. Nevertheless, the feisty winger has 350 targets and 436 assists in 862 video games. Signed by way of 2023-24, Marchand ought to simply hit 400 targets by the top of his deal and breach 900 factors for his profession as he has proven no indicators of slowing regardless of his bodily type of play. As he continues to age, the one query can be if his manufacturing finally craters as a result of contact he has absorbed.
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW, WPG
Ehlers lit the lamp Saturday and continues to be a goal-scoring machine with eight tallies in his final 11 video games. The winger is as much as 22 targets, 41 factors, 197 photographs on internet and a plus-10 ranking in 50 video games this season, sustaining a top-six function. With a dozen or so video games remaining, the Denmark native might hit the 50-point mark for the fourth time in his profession regardless of lacking about 25 % of the season resulting from damage.
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Cody Ceci, D, EDM
Ceci continued his run of surprisingly late-season manufacturing by bagging a pair of apples Saturday and one other helper Sunday. The veteran has thrived in a bigger function in his final 13 video games, selecting up two targets, eight helpers, 31 blocked photographs and a plus-nine ranking. Edmonton is third within the Pacific with 12 video games remaining. The play of Ceci together with Darnell Nurse has been an enormous key within the staff successful 9 straight at house to shoot up the Western Convention standings.
Kris Letang D, PIT
It is fairly attention-grabbing that Letang’s title will get misplaced when discussing the highest blueliners within the league. Possibly it is as a result of the Pitt defenseman has missed a lot time in his profession with damage. However when he’s on the ice, he’s extremely productive. Letang has notched seven helpers in his present four-game level streak and is as much as seven targets and 53 assists, giving him at the very least 60 factors for the second time in his profession. Letang’s career-high 67 factors set in 2015-16 is clearly in danger.
Semyon Varlamov, G, NYI
Varlamov has taken benefit of Ilya Sorokin‘s absence (undisclosed) to notch three consecutive wins, together with a 3-0 shutout over the Rangers on Friday. It has been a disappointing season for the veteran netminder, however he has stepped up when wanted currently to assist preserve the Islanders on the fringes of the playoff race. Sorokin has no timetable to return, and till he’s activated, Varlamov will see many of the motion between the pipes, supported by Cory Schneider.
Jake Oettinger, G, DAL
Dallas has pulled to inside some extent of Vegas for the ultimate playoff spot within the Western Convention. Oettinger has been between the pipes most nights currently for the Stars, notching wins in 5 of his final eight begins to enhance to 24-12-1 with a 2.49 goals-against common and .916 save share. The longer term is now for the Minnesota native with solely Scott Wedgewood offering help between the pipes as a result of accidents to Braden Holtby, Ben Bishop and Anton Khudobin.
Others embrace Dylan Strome, Erik Haula, Adrian Kempe, Brayden Schenn, Matt Duchene, Mathew Barzal, Jack Hughes, Josh Norris, Brock Nelson, Auston Matthews, Alexander Barabanov, Cole Caufield, Roope Hintz, Nick Paul, Mikko Rantanen, Mats Zuccarello, Seth Jarvis, Zach Hyman, Rickard Rakell, Yegor Sharangovich, Sean Durzi, Brent Burns, Tyson Barrie, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Anderson, Mikko Koskinen, Logan Thompson, Marc-Andre Fleury and Jake Allen.
Participant to Add
Victor Olofsson, LW, BUF (9 % rostered)
Olofsson has come alive because the starting of March, pocketing eight targets and 11 factors in 16 video games. The Swedish winger has 15 targets and 20 helpers this 12 months, which is offset by a minus-20 ranking. Olofsson’s manufacturing up to now is in step with his output every of his first two full seasons within the NHL, when he notched 42 and 32 factors, respectively, in 54 and 56 video games. If he stays moderately sizzling, Olofsson ought to set up profession highs in assists and factors.
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Coaching Room (Accidents)
Nazem Kadri, C, COL
The Avalanche have turn into a MASH ward currently, shedding Gabriel Landeskog and Kadri. Colorado’s second-line middle suffered an upper-body damage following a giant hit Thursday and can be misplaced till the playoffs. An unrestricted free agent after the season, Kadri has loved a profession 12 months in 2021-22, having racked up an eye-popping 26 targets and 83 factors by way of 65 video games. The damage mustn’t influence his future earnings or outcome within the Avalanche shedding home-ice benefit for the Western Convention playoffs, however it is going to forestall him from having a shot at 100 factors this season.
Others embrace Clayton Keller (damaged leg, suffered March 30 when he slammed into the boards, underwent surgical procedure, out 4-6 months), Sean Monahan (hip, set to endure surgical procedure, out for remainder of season), Ryan Strome (decrease physique, missed the final 4 video games), Kyle Connor (COVID, may very well be again subsequent week), Troy Terry (undisclosed, sat Sunday’s recreation), Robin Lehner (undisclosed, out since March 8, began Sunday), Ilya Sorokin (higher physique, missed final 4 video games) and Jack Campbell (ribs, returned after a 10-game absence with a win Saturday).
Fourth Liners/Press Boxers (Fallers)
Dylan Cozens, C, BUF
Cozens ended a six-game drought, notching a pair of assists on March 28, and adopted with two extra apples two video games later. Sadly, the seventh general decide has not lit the lamp since Feb. 25, a span of 17 video games. Cozens nonetheless has added 9 assists in that span, making him considerably productive. However he has simply 12 targets in 67 video games this season. Regardless of that low output, the longer term is greater than vibrant for the 21-year-old middle.
Alexander Romanov, D, MTL
Romanov’s season seems like a Geiger chart — up, down, up, down, lather, rinse, repeat. After seemingly taking a serious step ahead by notching a purpose and 4 assists in seven video games, Romanov has did not hit the scoresheet in his final 5 video games. If there’s a silver lining, he has not seen lower than 21:14 in any of these contests, although that’s offset by his near-complete lack of power-play time on ice, limiting his alternative to supply.
Philipp Grubauer, G, SEA
Grubauer parlayed his strong 2020-21 marketing campaign with the Avalanche right into a six-year, $35.4 million cope with the Kraken. It has been a nightmarish season for the German netminder who has allowed at the very least three targets in six of his eight appearances because the begin of March. The 30-year-old goalie is 15-28-5 with a 3.19 GAA and an .888 save share in 49 video games. He’ll seemingly break up time with Chris Driedger in April, a far cry from what he and the staff anticipated when he inked that contract.
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Others embrace Sam Metal, Blake Coleman, Marcus Foligno, Lawson Crouse, Noah Dobson, Dougie Hamilton, Jordan Binnington and Ilya Samsonov.
Participant to Reduce
Conor Garland, RW, VAN
Garland has had a strong first season in Vancouver, however for some time, it positive regarded like he would find yourself with significantly better manufacturing. Since Feb. 24, the winger has simply six assists in 17 video games, leaving him with 14 targets and 22 helpers in 65 contests. Regardless of that materials decline in output, Garland remains to be seeing top-line minutes, as Vancouver has few different choices obtainable to fill that spot, which could make a commerce doable.
