Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire: Calvin Pickard tops listing of goalie pickups for Thursday

On each recreation day this season, THN Fantasy will spotlight gamers and goalies for fantasy managers to stream or roster for the remainder of the season. The advisable gamers and goalies can be utilized in customary fantasy leagues or for every day fantasy video games.

10 video games for Thursday, Nov. 14

* = confirmed

• Samuel Ersson, PHI at Linus Ullmark, OTT (7 p.m. ET)

• Connor Hellebuyck, WPG at Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB (7 p.m. ET)

• Jacob Markstrom, NJ at Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA (7 p.m. ET)

• Mackenzie Blackwood, SJ at Igor Shesterkin, NYR (7 p.m. ET)

• Jordan Binnington, STL at Devon Levi, BUF (7:30 p.m. ET)

• Jeremy Swayman, BOS at Jake Oettinger, DAL (8 p.m. ET)

• Sam Montembeault, MON* at Filip Gustavsson, MIN* (8 p.m. ET)

• Juuse Saros, NSH at Calvin Pickard, EDM* (9 p.m. ET)

• Semyon Varlamov, NYI* at Kevin Lankinen, VAN (10 p.m. ET)

• Petr Mrazek, CHI at Joey Daccord, SEA (10 p.m. ET)

Calvin Pickard, EDM vs. NSH (7% rostered)

Pickard has an opportunity to comb the Preds of their third and last assembly of the season. He was wonderful of their two earlier conferences, permitting a complete of simply three targets on 51 photographs. The Oilers are clearly relying on Pickard to maintain the new streak going, who will get his first begin in three video games with Stuart Skinner’s play beginning to enhance.

It is uncommon for groups to comb a season collection given the quantity of parity, however with the Oilers at house — each of their earlier wins have been in Nashville — they need to have the benefit, and Connor McDavid is wholesome after lacking their earlier contest. Pickard needs to be a highly regarded streaming possibility given the Preds’ woes, regardless of boasting fairly a couple of offensive stars on paper.

Petr Mrázek, CHI at SEA (23% rostered)

I can undoubtedly discuss myself into streaming Mrazek, who needs to be one of many higher choices for Thursday. Mrazek is coming off a robust 32-save efficiency in opposition to the Wild.

His profession numbers in opposition to the Kraken usually are not good (.818 SP, 5.65 GAA), however that was largely from one recreation in 2023 when he allowed seven targets on 31 photographs. In any other case, he had a .927 SP and a couple of.36 GAA in two appearances in opposition to them final season. The Kraken are some of the offensively inept groups within the league, so I believe the possibilities of a blowout are fairly low.

Semyon Varlamov, NYI at VAN (35% rostered)

The Canucks are shorthanded with out Brock Boeser and the Isles are lacking two top-six gamers, so this is perhaps a low-scoring grind with two good goalies in internet. (Traditionally, although, their video games have been high-scoring affairs with no less than seven targets scored of their previous eight conferences).

Varlamov has allowed simply three targets in his previous two begins, and I do not thoughts streaming him on this matchup. A robust efficiency with save share could be very potential, although the Isles are the underdog and it will not be straightforward to win in opposition to the Canucks on house ice.

Mackenzie Blackwood, SJ at NYR (6% rostered)

I am loads much less intimidated about this matchup than regular given Blackwood’s wonderful performances this season, together with a 44-save shutout in opposition to the Devils, and in addition as a result of the Rangers have not regarded superb regardless of their report.

The Sharks may not have the offensive firepower to take benefit, however this matchup is perhaps nearer than you’d suppose. The Sharks are nonetheless clearly the underdog, so let’s not get too bullish, however if you happen to’re feeling adventurous and your league emphasizes saves and save percentages, Blackwood will not be the worst streaming possibility.

The hardest side of this matchup is that the Sens are superb at house (5-2-0), and their offense might be very explosive. Ersson has been superb this season regardless of the shortcomings of his personal staff, and will no less than rack up some saves and provide up respectable save share.

Past that, it is unlikely he’ll earn the win. He allowed 4 targets on 33 photographs in a 5-3 loss in opposition to the Sens final season, and that recreation was solely shut as a result of the Sens began Mads Sogaard.

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