Unless you’re a fan of the Hurricanes, Rangers, Jets, or Avalanche, your favorite NHL team is playing on Saturday. With 14 contests stretching from 1 p.m. ET until late into the night on the West Coast and involving approximately 550 players altogether, here are a few key tips to help assemble your fantasy lineup whether you participate in an ESPN.com league or Daily Fantasy competition elsewhere.
Favorable scoring matchups
7 p.m., TD Garden, Watch live on ESPN+
The Coyotes won’t lose every game this season. But they won’t win many either, including Saturday’s tilt with a much better team in Boston. Roll out all your favorite Bruins, including mid-tier fantasy forward David Krejci and value defender Hampus Lindholm, against an Arizona defense that was mercilessly peppered and penetrated 6-2 by the Penguins on Thursday.
7 p.m., Capital One Arena, Watch live on ESPN+
After losing their first two of the 2022-23 campaign, Alex Ovechkin and Co. will be all revved up, ready to have their way with against the Canadiens, who are coming off Friday’s contest in Detroit. Considering Montreal’s tight turnaround and the current questionable state of its defense, this might become a lopsided affair.
8pm, Enterprise Center, Watch live on ESPN+
It doesn’t get any easier for the Patrik Laine-less Blue Jackets, who journey to St. Louis following Friday’s home contest with the Lightning. Champing at the bit, the Blues have been sitting idle all week, gearing up to get going for this regular season. Bet you they come out with a productive bang.
Mid-tier fantasy forwards
Andrei Kuzmenko, LW, Vancouver Canucks (37.4%): Skating on a scoring line with Elias Pettersson and a top power play, the Canucks’ new winger logged nearly 18 minutes, rifled four shots on Jack Campbell and scored a goal with an extra skater in Wednesday’s opener in Edmonton. Yes, I would absolutely roster Kuzmenko in whatever fantasy format against the Flyers on Saturday.
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Deep league/Daily Fantasy value forwards
Jason Zucker, LW, Pittsburgh Penguins (1.0%): Hosting a (slightly tired?) Tampa team that’s coming off playing Columbus on Friday, the Penguins stand a decent chance of facing backup Brian Elliott instead of Andrei Vasilevskiy. Not the worst news for members of Pittsburgh’s offense, including Zucker, who scored a…
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