Dylan Strome is still available in 91% of Yahoo leagues. He has registered four multi-point performances in his last six games. Jaccob Slavin went from a 10% ownership to 14%, but that should continue to rise. He has 12 points, including 10 assists, in the past 14 games. Slavin also has a four-game point streak. Mikael Backlund, who has nine points in the last eight contests, jumped from 19% to 27% from a week ago when he appeared on Waiver Wired.
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Corey Perry made his long-awaited return to the lineup on Saturday. He had four shots in a blowout loss to Winnipeg, while skating on the top line. Perry is owned in 37% of Yahoo leagues.
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Now, let’s get into this week’s recommendations:
Paul Stastny (VGK) - C - Owned in 28% of Yahoo leagues
Stastny is still available in the majority of Yahoo leagues despite having a seven-game point streak and 17 points in the last 15 matches. He has registered one goal and eight helpers during his current scoring spree. Stastny is up to 20 points, including 14 assists, in 23 contests this campaign. He has piled up 50 shots despite his lack of goals.
Mats Zuccarello (NYR) - RW - Owned in 28% of Yahoo leagues
Zuccarello’s five-game point streak was snapped when he was forced to miss Tuesday’s game because of a foot infection. He returned to action on Thursday night and recorded three assists in a 4-3 win over New Jersey and then he scored a goal versus Tampa Bay on Saturday. Zuccarello has been excellent alongside Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. He has amassed 13 points, including eight helpers, in his last seven outings.
Kevin Hayes (NYR) - C - Owned in 26% of Yahoo leagues
Hayes has produced one goal and two assists in three games since returning to the lineup from an upper-body injury. He has been doing his damage offensively on the top power-play unit of the Rangers, which gives him exposure to Zibanejad, Zuccarello and Kreider. Hayes has amassed seven goals and 23 points in his last 21 appearances.
Bryan Little (WPG) - C - Owned n 16% of Yahoo leagues
Little has been all over the scoresheet for a while now with seven goals and seven assists in the last 12 contests. It seems like the all the talk about the Jets’ interest in center depth has lit a fire under Little, who was bumped down the depth chart last year after Winnipeg acquired Stastny from St. Louis.
Nick Bjugstad (PIT) - C, LW, RW - Owned in 16% of Yahoo leagues
Bjugstad was shipped to Pittsburgh on Friday and immediately stepped into the lineup. He filled in for an injured Evgeni Malkin as the team’s second-line center and picked up an assist against Ottawa. He also has seven shots and six hits through two games with Pittsburgh. It will be interesting to see what they do once Malkin returns, but Bjugstad could have plenty of value as a winger in the top-six forward group of the Penguins. He has played on the wing before and his versatility has the potential to serve him well if he can continue to skate alongside the team’s top players.
Curtis McElhinney (CAR) - G - Owned in 15% of Yahoo leagues
McElhinney was back in the lineup as the backup goalie behind Petr Mrazek on Friday in Carolina’s 5-2 win over Vegas. The Hurricanes have four games on the road this coming week, including a stretch of three games in four nights. McElhinney and Mrazek could share the crease during that time. McElhinney has been the team’s best netminder statistically this season with 11 wins over 18 starts to go with a 2.50 goals-against average and .914 save percentage.
Derick Brassard (FLA) - C - Owned in 5% of Yahoo leagues
Brassard was involved in the trade that sent Bjugstad to Pittsburgh. There’s plenty of speculation that Florida will look to flip him to another team, but for now they are doing a farily good job of showcasing him. Brassard played alongside Mike Hoffman and Vincent Trocheck on Saturday night. He posted one assist in his Panthers debut. Brassard has the offensive upside to be a difference marker if he can get a larger role than he had in Pittsburgh.
Jack Roslovic (WPG) - C, RW - Owned in 3% of Yahoo leagues
Roslovic broke out on Saturday night with three goals and one assist in Winnipeg’s blowout win over Anaheim. He has five goals and two helpers in the past six games. Roslovic has taken advantage of his time in the team’s top-six forward group with Nikolaj Ehlers out of the lineup. He is worthy of an add while he’s hot, especially if he continues to establish himself on the second power-play combination of the Jets.
Marcus Johansson (NJD) - LW - Owned in 1% of Yahoo leagues
Johansson stretched his point streak to four straight games on Saturday. He has accounted for two goals and three assists during that span. Johansson has also picked up a point on the power play in each of the past three matches. At even strength, he has been playing on the top line with Nico Hischier and Kyle Palmieri.
Oskar Lindblom (PHI) - LW - Owned in 1% of Yahoo leagues
Lindblom has caught fire of late with three goals and three assists in the past six games. He only had two helpers in 25 contests prior to his current hot stretch. Lindblom has clicking alongside Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek on the second line. He has also been logging time on the second power-play unit.
