Every Tuesday and Thursday, THN Fantasy expert Jason Chen will highlight
his best picks 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.
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Goalies
Calvin Pickard, EDM at SJ (18% rostered)
Stuart Skinner is not travelling with the Oilers on their three-game road trip so expect Pickard to start all three games. This matchup should be as easy as it gets for the Oilers and Pickard, who’s going for his third straight win. The Oilers defeated the Sharks earlier this season, although it was close in a 3-2 overtime win, and have won 11 of their past 12 matchups dating back to 2022.
Pickard will be a top-tier streaming option for this game and next Monday’s game against the Ducks. The Oilers play the Sharks twice more after this game. With no timetable for Skinner’s return, Pickard potentially has really good ROS value.
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Defensemen
Dante Fabbro, CBJ vs. COL (2% rostered)
Perhaps the Jackets can take advantage of a potentially tired Avs team that’s playing the second game of a back-to-back. Their offense has come alive again recently and Fabbro has scored six points in his past three games. It helps that he plays on the first pair with Zach Werenski.
Jack Thompson, SJ vs. EDM (0% rostered)
Tough matchup because the Oilers will likely dominate puck possession, and not because they will be tough to score on with key players missing and backup Calvin Pickard in net. With the Sharks defense decimated by injuries, look for Thompson to potentially quarterback PP2 if Shakir Mukhamadullin is unavailable following an injury in their previous game. Thompson managed to notch an assist despite playing just 15:40; he should get more minutes in his second game since getting called up.
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Forwards
Sean Monahan, C, CBJ vs. COL (48% rostered)
Boone Jenner, C/LW, CBJ vs. COL (37% rostered)
Adam Fantilli, C, CBJ vs. COL (26% rostered)
It should be all systems go for this matchup with the Jackets’ scoring picking up again and the Avs potentially tired after playing in Chicago on Wednesday. Monahan’s the top pick (seven points in four games) because he’s their top center, but Jenner (five-game points streak) provides broad multi-category coverage (goals, hits, faceoff wins) while Fantilli’s stock (five points in four games) hasn’t faded as much as expected even with Monahan’s return. Jenner and Fantilli would be the line stack since they play together at even strength and on PP2.
Mason Marchment, LW, DAL vs. NSH (30% rostered)
Marchment already has two goals in two games against the Preds this season and has a good chance to keep padding his stats. The Preds allowed eight goals in their previous game and lost nine of their past 11. Meanwhile, Marchment carries a three-game points streak into this game and wrapped up productive March with 13 points in 15 games.
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW/RW, LA at UTA (16% rostered)
It’s time to be a believer. Despite bouncing around the league, Kuzmenko seems to have found a real home in L.A., scoring five points in his past two games. He’s injected some much-needed offensive flair and creativity into the lineup with the Kings scoring 12 goals in their past two games. He’s been a regular with Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe.
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