Fantasy hockey preview – Be careful with your elite goalies

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comMar 18, 2024, 11:27 AM ET

CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard.

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The fantasy playoffs will begin in a lot of leagues as we kick of Week 23 of the fantasy season. The final regular season games are scheduled to be played just one month from now.

Time is ticking.

This week starts off with a light Monday, a busy Tuesday and then a light Wednesday of NHL action. All teams manage to get a contest into the beginning of the week with the exception of the Florida Panthers.

If you need an early-week boost, the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs all play twice through Wednesday, but note that the Sabres, Wild and Leafs are all on the road and all in back-to-back sets.

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Marc-Andre Fleury, G, Minnesota Wild (81.7% available): He’s still the headline for fantasy as we enter another week, Fleury has taken the reins in the Wild’s bid to make a playoff push. Note the schedule though, as the Wild have a back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks and Kings, so we are likely to see Filip Gustavsson spell Fleury on Tuesday in the softer matchup. Overall, in 14 remaining games, the Wild face the Sharks and Kings twice, as well as the Blackhawks, Ducks and Kraken — all teams in the top 10 for fantasy points against per game (FPAPG) for opposing goaltenders.

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Author : Sean Allen

Publish date : 2024-03-18 16:28:58

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