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Fantasy Hockey Forecaster: January 6th – 12th

A fantastic week is a ‘Bruin’.

USA Today/Pete Rogers Illustrations

Welcome to the Fantasy Hockey Forecaster! In here, you’ll find:

  • Each team’s ranking for goalies, forwards, PK and PP against the other teams in the league. These stats are as of 1/2/2020
  • Three players who are on fire (this might not even be points wise, it might be an uptick in play that signals to me they are on the cusp of some point production
  • Three players who are cooling off (this will also include players that aren’t materializing the way we expect)
  • Three free agent pickups (among all players under 50% owned, preferably some in the single digits and some that are close to 50 to feed all different sizes of leagues
  • The schedule which will show each team they play and what the individual rankings are for each matchup, this is more useful in the daily leagues where you are looking at individual matchups

Let’s begin!

Fantasy Hockey Forecaster Jan 6th - 12th

Rank Team Games Goalie (30 Best, 1 Worst) Forward (30 Best, 1 Worst) PK (30 Best, 1 Worst) PP (30 Best, 1 Worst)
Rank Team Games Goalie (30 Best, 1 Worst) Forward (30 Best, 1 Worst) PK (30 Best, 1 Worst) PP (30 Best, 1 Worst)
1 Boston Bruins 3 11 21 23 31
2 Detroit Red Wings 3 20 12 24 30
3 Vegas Golden Knights 3 17 13 26 26
4 Montreal Canadiens 4 18 15 21 28
5 Chicago Blackhawks 3 21 11 29 19
6 Dallas Stars 3 31 1 31 17
7 St. Louis Blues 3 27 5 25 19
8 Washington Capitals 3 23 8 30 14
9 Columbus Blue Jackets 4 26 6 28 13
10 Vancouver Canucks 4 3 29 11 29
11 New York Rangers 3 16 16 18 21
12 Ottawa Senators 3 13 19 13 24
13 Carolina Hurricanes 3 30 2 22 14
14 Colorado Avalanche 3 5 25 20 17
15 Buffalo Sabres 3 29 3 9 25
16 Winnipeg Jets 4 5 27 5 26
17 Anaheim Ducks 3 28 4 26 4
18 Edmonton Oilers 3 14 17 6 22
19 Tampa Bay Lightning 4 15 18 16 9
20 Toronto Maple Leafs 3 4 28 3 23
21 Calgary Flames 3 21 10 17 8
22 San Jose Sharks 3 23 8 19 5
23 Nashville Predators 3 25 6 12 12
24 New York Islanders 3 8 23 13 10
25 Florida Panthers 3 8 24 2 14
26 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 7 25 10 5
27 Los Angeles Kings 4 12 20 13 2
28 New Jersey Devils 4 10 22 7 7
29 Arizona Coyotes 4 1 31 4 10
30 Minnesota Wild 2 19 13 8 3
31 Philadelphia Flyers 3 2 30 1 1

3 players who are on fire

  1. Auston Matthews (100% owned). Auston has four goals and eight points in his last five games including a +3 and three power play points. It’s gotta be the stache’ in a delayed effect.
  2. Patrice Bergeron (100% owned). Six goals and two assists over the last two weeks with 76 faceoffs won and four power play points.
  3. Robin Lehner (66% owned). Five games started. Four games won. 3.8 goals allowed across that time and 189 saves.

3 players who are cooling off

  1. Joe Pavelski (72% owned). I hate to say this but his ownership being in the 70’s is the smart move. He continues to struggle and now has just 1 assist across the last two weeks with no goals on his last 15 shots.
  2. Leon Draisaitl (100% owned). This will not last but he has just five points and a MINUS 12 across the last two weeks of play.
  3. Thomas Greiss (65% owned). He is 0 for 2 across last two starts despite receiving just an average of 22 shots per start.

3 free agent pickups (under 50%)

  1. Noel Acciari (23% owned) – He’s currently playing on the Panthers 2nd line with Brett Connolly and Vincent Trocheck. He has nine goals in his last eight games across 18 shots. He will regress but there are some promising things to see here.
  2. Nick Cousins (0% owned). He got the bump to the top line with Gallagher out to a concussion.
  3. Linus Ullmark (32% owned). Call me crazy but I think the Sabres will bounce back and with Linus getting the onus of starts, I think he pays dividends soon.

Fantasy Hockey Forecaster Detail Jan 6th -12th

Teams Weekly Avgs Mon, Jan 6, Tue, Jan 7, Wed, Jan 8, Thu, Jan 9, Fri, Jan 10 Sat, Jan 11 Sun, Jan 12
Teams Weekly Avgs Mon, Jan 6, Tue, Jan 7, Wed, Jan 8, Thu, Jan 9, Fri, Jan 10 Sat, Jan 11 Sun, Jan 12
Anaheim Ducks 0 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 0 vs. Dallas Stars 0 @ Chicago Blackhawks 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 21 0 22 0 18 0 24 0
Forward SoS 10 0 10 0 14 0 7 0
PK SoS 23 0 23 0 20 0 26 0
PP SoS 11 0 16 0 7 0 10 0
Arizona Coyotes 0 @ Florida Panthers 0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning @ Carolina Hurricanes 0 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Home Games 1
Away Games 3
Goalie SoS 4 0 3 0 2 6 0 4
Forward SoS 28 0 29 0 30 26 0 27
PK SoS 9 0 8 0 2 7 0 18
PP SoS 14 0 22 0 11 8 0 15
Boston Bruins 0 @ Nashville Predators 0 vs. Winnipeg Jets 0 @ New York Islanders 0
Home Games 1
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 14 0 15 0 7 0 19 0
Forward SoS 18 0 17 0 25 0 13 0
PK SoS 19 0 24 0 15 0 17 0
PP SoS 23 0 27 0 31 0 12 0
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 0 @ St. Louis Blues 0 vs. Vancouver Canucks @ Detroit Red Wings
Home Games 1
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 22 0 0 0 18 0 16 31
Forward SoS 10 0 0 0 13 0 16 1
PK SoS 12 0 0 0 6 0 4 25
PP SoS 20 0 0 0 13 0 16 30
Carolina Hurricanes 0 vs. Philadelphia Flyers 0 0 vs. Arizona Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings 0
Home Games 3
Away Games 0
Goalie SoS 23 0 23 0 0 21 26 0
Forward SoS 9 0 9 0 0 12 5 0
PK SoS 18 0 13 0 0 14 28 0
PP SoS 16 0 13 0 0 6 29 0
Calgary Flames 0 @ Chicago Blackhawks 0 vs. Minnesota Wild 0 vs. Edmonton Oilers 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 19 0 24 0 14 0 19 0
Forward SoS 13 0 7 0 18 0 13 0
PK SoS 16 0 26 0 20 0 1 0
PP SoS 13 0 10 0 24 0 4 0
Chicago Blackhawks 0 vs. Calgary Flames 0 vs. Nashville Predators 0 vs. Anaheim Ducks 0
Home Games 3
Away Games 0
Goalie SoS 19 0 27 0 2 0 28 0
Forward SoS 13 0 6 0 30 0 4 0
PK SoS 24 0 19 0 24 0 29 0
PP SoS 17 0 5 0 27 0 20 0
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Los Angeles Kings @ Anaheim Ducks 0 @ San Jose Sharks 0 @ Vegas Golden Knights 0
Home Games 0
Away Games 4
Goalie SoS 20 21 28 0 22 0 9 0
Forward SoS 12 11 4 0 10 0 23 0
PK SoS 24 28 29 0 27 0 10 0
PP SoS 15 29 20 0 1 0 9 0
Colorado Avalanche @ New York Islanders @ New York Rangers 0 0 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0
Home Games 1
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 11 19 10 0 0 4 0 0
Forward SoS 20 13 20 0 0 27 0 0
PK SoS 17 17 15 0 0 18 0 0
PP SoS 17 12 23 0 0 15 0 0
Dallas Stars 0 0 @ Los Angeles Kings @ Anaheim Ducks 0 @ San Jose Sharks 0
Home Games 0
Away Games 3
Goalie SoS 24 0 0 21 28 0 22 0
Forward SoS 8 0 0 11 4 0 10 0
PK SoS 28 0 0 28 29 0 27 0
PP SoS 17 0 0 29 20 0 1 0
Detroit Red Wings 0 vs. Montreal Canadiens 0 0 vs. Ottawa Senators 0 vs. Buffalo Sabres
Home Games 3
Away Games 0
Goalie SoS 18 0 6 0 0 25 0 24
Forward SoS 14 0 26 0 0 7 0 8
PK SoS 21 0 9 0 0 31 0 22
PP SoS 23 0 25 0 0 16 0 28
Edmonton Oilers @ Toronto Maple Leafs 0 0 @ Montreal Canadiens 0 @ Calgary Flames 0
Home Games 0
Away Games 3
Goalie SoS 16 7 0 0 22 0 20 0
Forward SoS 15 25 0 0 9 0 12 0
PK SoS 11 5 0 0 9 0 19 0
PP SoS 19 26 0 0 25 0 5 0
Florida Panthers 0 vs. Arizona Coyotes 0 vs. Vancouver Canucks 0 0 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Home Games 3
Away Games 0
Goalie SoS 13 0 21 0 16 0 0 1
Forward SoS 20 0 12 0 16 0 0 31
PK SoS 8 0 14 0 4 0 0 5
PP SoS 16 0 6 0 16 0 0 26
Vegas Golden Knights 0 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins 0 vs. Los Angeles Kings 0 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 0
Home Games 3
Away Games 0
Goalie SoS 17 0 4 0 26 0 22 0
Forward SoS 14 0 27 0 5 0 10 0
PK SoS 23 0 18 0 28 0 23 0
PP SoS 20 0 15 0 29 0 16 0
Los Angeles Kings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 0 vs. Dallas Stars @ Vegas Golden Knights 0 @ Carolina Hurricanes 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 14 22 0 18 9 0 6 0
Forward SoS 18 10 0 14 23 0 26 0
PK SoS 15 23 0 20 10 0 7 0
PP SoS 10 16 0 7 9 0 8 0
Minnesota Wild 0 0 0 @ Calgary Flames 0 0 vs. Vancouver Canucks
Home Games 1
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 18 0 0 0 20 0 0 16
Forward SoS 14 0 0 0 12 0 0 16
PK SoS 12 0 0 0 19 0 0 4
PP SoS 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 16
Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets @ Detroit Red Wings 0 vs. Edmonton Oilers 0 @ Ottawa Senators 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 18 7 31 0 19 0 14 0
Forward SoS 14 25 1 0 13 0 18 0
PK SoS 18 15 25 0 1 0 31 0
PP SoS 20 31 30 0 4 0 16 0
New Jersey Devils 0 vs. New York Islanders 0 @ New York Rangers 0 @ Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Home Games 2
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 13 0 20 0 10 0 11 11
Forward SoS 19 0 11 0 20 0 22 21
PK SoS 11 0 17 0 15 0 11 2
PP SoS 12 0 12 0 23 0 3 11
Nashville Predators 0 vs. Boston Bruins 0 @ Chicago Blackhawks 0 0 @ Winnipeg Jets
Home Games 1
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 20 0 8 0 24 0 0 27
Forward SoS 12 0 24 0 7 0 0 5
PK SoS 15 0 3 0 26 0 0 15
PP SoS 14 0 2 0 10 0 0 31
New York Islanders vs. Colorado Avalanche @ New Jersey Devils 0 0 0 vs. Boston Bruins 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 13 4 26 0 0 0 8 0
Forward SoS 19 28 6 0 0 0 24 0
PK SoS 15 12 30 0 0 0 3 0
PP SoS 14 21 19 0 0 0 2 0
New York Rangers 0 vs. Colorado Avalanche 0 vs. New Jersey Devils 0 @ St. Louis Blues 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 17 0 4 0 29 0 18 0
Forward SoS 14 0 28 0 2 0 13 0
PK SoS 16 0 12 0 30 0 6 0
PP SoS 18 0 21 0 19 0 13 0
Ottawa Senators 0 @ Washington Capitals 0 0 @ Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens 0
Home Games 1
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 16 0 11 0 0 31 6 0
Forward SoS 16 0 22 0 0 1 26 0
PK SoS 15 0 11 0 0 25 9 0
PP SoS 19 0 3 0 0 30 25 0
Philadelphia Flyers 0 @ Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals 0 0 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 7 0 6 3 0 0 11 0
Forward SoS 25 0 26 29 0 0 21 0
PK SoS 7 0 7 11 0 0 2 0
PP SoS 7 0 8 3 0 0 11 0
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 @ Vegas Golden Knights 0 0 @ Colorado Avalanche 0 @ Arizona Coyotes
Home Games 0
Away Games 3
Goalie SoS 11 0 9 0 0 1 0 24
Forward SoS 20 0 23 0 0 30 0 7
PK SoS 12 0 10 0 0 12 0 14
PP SoS 12 0 9 0 0 21 0 6
San Jose Sharks 0 @ St. Louis Blues 0 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets 0 vs. Dallas Stars 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 19 0 18 0 22 0 18 0
Forward SoS 12 0 13 0 10 0 14 0
PK SoS 16 0 6 0 23 0 20 0
PP SoS 12 0 13 0 16 0 7 0
St. Louis Blues 0 vs. San Jose Sharks 0 vs. Buffalo Sabres 0 vs. New York Rangers 0
Home Games 3
Away Games 0
Goalie SoS 21 0 30 0 24 0 9 0
Forward SoS 11 0 3 0 8 0 23 0
PK SoS 21 0 27 0 22 0 15 0
PP SoS 17 0 1 0 28 0 23 0
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 vs. Vancouver Canucks 0 vs. Arizona Coyotes 0 @ Philadelphia Flyers @ New Jersey Devils
Home Games 2
Away Games 2
Goalie SoS 17 0 16 0 21 0 4 26
Forward SoS 16 0 16 0 12 0 28 6
PK SoS 15 0 4 0 14 0 13 30
PP SoS 14 0 16 0 6 0 13 19
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers 0 vs. Winnipeg Jets 0 0 0 @ Florida Panthers
Home Games 2
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 10 19 0 7 0 0 0 3
Forward SoS 22 13 0 25 0 0 0 29
PK SoS 8 1 0 15 0 0 0 8
PP SoS 19 4 0 31 0 0 0 22
Vancouver Canucks 0 @ Tampa Bay Lightning 0 @ Florida Panthers 0 @ Buffalo Sabres @ Minnesota Wild
Home Games 0
Away Games 4
Goalie SoS 8 0 2 0 3 0 8 17
Forward SoS 25 0 30 0 29 0 24 15
PK SoS 13 0 2 0 8 0 22 20
PP SoS 21 0 11 0 22 0 28 24
Washington Capitals 0 vs. Ottawa Senators @ Philadelphia Flyers 0 0 vs. New Jersey Devils 0
Home Games 2
Away Games 1
Goalie SoS 19 0 25 4 0 0 29 0
Forward SoS 12 0 7 28 0 0 2 0
PK SoS 25 0 31 13 0 0 30 0
PP SoS 16 0 16 13 0 0 19 0
Winnipeg Jets @ Montreal Canadiens 0 @ Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins 0 0 vs. Nashville Predators
Home Games 1
Away Games 3
Goalie SoS 11 22 0 7 13 0 0 2
Forward SoS 21 9 0 25 19 0 0 30
PK SoS 10 9 0 5 3 0 0 24
PP SoS 20 25 0 26 2 0 0 27