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 can be used in standard fantasy leagues or for daily fantasy games.
7 games for Thursday, Oct. 31
* = confirmed
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Joey Daccord, SEA at Anthony Stolarz, TOR (7 p.m. ET)
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Jordan Binnington, STL at Samuel Ersson, PHI 7 p.m. ET)
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Lukas Dostal, ANA at Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT (7 p.m. ET)
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Sam Montembeault, MON at Charlie Lindgren, WSH (7 p.m. ET)
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Jeremy Swayman, BOS at Pyotr Kochetkov, CAR (7 p.m. ET)
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Calvin Pickard, EDM at Juuse Saros, NSH (8 p.m. ET)
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Petr Mrazek, CHI at Mackenzie Blackwood, SJ (10:30 p.m. ET)
The Flyers will likely go with Ersson following a shutout performance and Aleksei Kolosov didn’t look particularly confident in his NHL debut.
The Blues are coming off two losses by a combined 13-3 score, and without Robert Thomas, their offense hasn’t been very threatening. I think this might be a low-scoring game and feel the Flyers have the edge in this one with more positive momentum and home-ice advantage.
Calvin Pickard, EDM at NSH (7% rostered)
This is a big test for the Oilers coming off a 6-1 loss to the Jackets and losing Connor McDavid to an ankle injury, and the Preds are on the upswing with a 3-0-1 record in their past four. Normally, there would be more confidence in streaming Pickard, but it certainly feels far more risky this time around. Pickard is 1-4-0 with a .905 SP and 3.30 GAA all-time against the Preds.
The Oilers will be relying heavily on Leon Draisaitl for offense, and you wonder if they have enough depth to compete against the Preds, especially when they have Vasily Podkolzin playing on the top line. When McDavid was out of the lineup, the Oilers had a lot of trouble winning games. Pickard has been better than Stuart Skinner so far, but that’s really not saying much. However, if Pickard puts in a strong performance, he may carve out more playing time; this could be more than just a stream.
Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT vs. ANA (6% rostered)
I must say this start is very intriguing. The Pens’ losing streak will be snapped at some point, and the Ducks are one of the most offensively inept teams, averaging just 2.33 goals per game.
The danger for the Pens is the play of Lukas Dostal; if they can’t put enough goals on the board, there’s certainly a chance that Dostal steals this game. Normally, I’d like this start, but consider this matchup with cautious optimism.