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Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyDec 22, 2023, 01:00 PM ET
CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010
With NHL rosters frozen solid, the countdown is on to the league’s three-day holiday break. Which means you only have two days – a matter of hours really – to capitalize as best possible in wrapping up your own pre-Christmas fantasy run. What better present to gift yourself than a bonanza of fantasy points between now and early Sunday? With only four Friday games preceding a bursting 14-contest slate on Saturday, making the right lineup decisions will be crucial, as usual. The only difference this round is you’ll have nearly half a week to stew over the results until returning to competition next Wednesday.
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While every team plays at least once in the span of 29-ish hours, four clubs are engaged in back-to-back action. Like the Rangers, who could fill the opposition’s net often when both the Oilers and Sabres come to town. Play your New York skaters. Same goes for the Bruins, who visit Winnipeg Friday before landing in Minnesota on Saturday. It’s worth knowing that Pavel Zacha is back, centering a top line with Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. Rostered in only 25% of ESPN.com leagues, Zacha registered two assists and three shots while skating more than 21 minutes versus the Wild on Tuesday.
The Red Wings could make a fair bit of fantasy hay versus the Flyers Friday before facing the Devils Saturday. Skating on a line with Alex DeBrincat and Andrew Copp, winger Patrick Kane has a goal and three assists in his past pair of contests. In fact, we could see a fair bit of scoring from both sides in those two affairs. Elsewhere, the Blackhawks visit the Blues after hosting the Canadiens Friday. Following a successful turn against Colorado…
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Author : Victoria Matiash
Publish date : 2023-12-22 17:38:49
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