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Welcome to my weekly Fantasy Hockey Forecaster! In here you’ll find:
- Top 3 waiver wire adds (among all players under 50% rostered ESPN)
- Top 3 players who have gone “cold”
- Each team’s schedule ranking, based on opponent’s points allowed, where the #1 ranked team plays teams allowing the most points so far this season
Ready? Let’s Begin:
Fantasy Hockey Forecaster April 26th - May 2nd
| Rank | Teams | Games | Goalie (31 Best, 1 Worst) | Forward (31 Best, 1 Worst) | PK (31 Best, 1 Worst) | PP (31 Best, 1 Worst) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Teams | Games | Goalie (31 Best, 1 Worst) | Forward (31 Best, 1 Worst) | PK (31 Best, 1 Worst) | PP (31 Best, 1 Worst) |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 | 29 | 2 | 30 | 31 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 31 | 1 | 31 | 21 |
| 3 | New Jersey Devils | 3 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 30 |
| 4 | Ottawa Senators | 3 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 25 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 24 |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 25 |
| 7 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 27 |
| 8 | Minnesota Wild | 6 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 9 | Florida Panthers | 4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 28 |
| 10 | Boston Bruins | 3 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 23 |
| 11 | Carolina Hurricanes | 4 | 27 | 5 | 21 | 19 |
| 12 | Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 11 |
| 13 | New York Rangers | 3 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 8 |
| 14 | Washington Capitals | 3 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 21 |
| 15 | Montreal Canadiens | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 20 |
| 16 | Arizona Coyotes | 4 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 6 |
| 17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 13 |
| 18 | St. Louis Blues | 7 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 5 |
| 19 | Nashville Predators | 3 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 16 |
| 20 | Edmonton Oilers | 4 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 9 |
| 21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 4 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 | Winnipeg Jets | 3 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 23 | San Jose Sharks | 4 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 13 |
| 24 | Calgary Flames | 3 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 17 |
| 25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 12 |
| 26 | New York Islanders | 3 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 4 |
| 27 | Buffalo Sabres | 3 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
| 28 | Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 7 |
| 30 | Dallas Stars | 4 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 10 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
Top 3 Waiver Wire Adds (under 50% rostered)
- Josh Norris OTT, C (17% rostered) — The top line for Ottawa is now Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Drake Batherson and it seems to be working. Norris has nine points across his six game point streak.
- Drake Batherson, OTT RW (25% rostered) — Batherson has five points in his last three games as part of this tandem.
- Matt Murray OTT, G (22% rostered) —Noticing a trend with a certain team? Murray’s won three of his last four allowing no more than two goals in each of his last three starts.
Top 3 players gone cold (over 50% rostered)
- Matthew Barzal NYI, C (91% rostered) — Barzal is pointless across his last four games.
- Pierre-Luc Dubois WPG, C (65% rostered) — Dubois (much like Patrik Laine) is not flourishing in his new location. He has three points (all assists) over his last seven games.
- Jack Campbell Tor, G (74% rostered) – One win in Campbell’s last four starts and three goals allowed in each start.
Fantasy Hockey Forecaster Detail April 26th - May 2nd
| Teams | Weekly Avgs | Mon, Apr 26 | Tue, Apr 27 | Wed, Apr 28 | Thu, Apr 29 | Fri, Apr 30 | Sat, May 1, | Sun, May 2, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | Weekly Avgs | Mon, Apr 26 | Tue, Apr 27 | Wed, Apr 28 | Thu, Apr 29 | Fri, Apr 30 | Sat, May 1, | Sun, May 2, |
| Anaheim Ducks | @ Los Angeles Kings | 0 | @ Los Angeles Kings | 0 | vs. Los Angeles Kings | vs. Los Angeles Kings | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 20 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 12 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Arizona Coyotes | @ San Jose Sharks | 0 | @ San Jose Sharks | 0 | vs. Vegas Golden Knights | vs. Vegas Golden Knights | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 16 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 25 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 8 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Boston Bruins | 0 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | vs. Buffalo Sabres | 0 | vs. Buffalo Sabres | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 1 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 19 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 20 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 0 | @ New York Rangers | 0 | @ Boston Bruins | 0 | @ Boston Bruins | 0 | |
| Home Games | 0 | |||||||
| Away Games | 3 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 21 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | @ Dallas Stars | @ Dallas Stars | 0 | vs. Detroit Red Wings | 0 | vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 22 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 10 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 18 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Calgary Flames | vs. Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 0 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 0 | @ Edmonton Oilers | 0 | |
| Home Games | 1 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 0 | vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | vs. Florida Panthers | 0 | vs. Florida Panthers | 0 | |
| Home Games | 3 | |||||||
| Away Games | 0 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 | vs. Detroit Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 0 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | 0 | |
| Home Games | 1 | |||||||
| Away Games | 1 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 20 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 16 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 15 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Colorado Avalanche | @ St. Louis Blues | 0 | @ Vegas Golden Knights | 0 | vs. San Jose Sharks | vs. San Jose Sharks | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 3 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 18 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 14 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 23 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 15 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Dallas Stars | vs. Carolina Hurricanes | vs. Carolina Hurricanes | 0 | @ Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | @ Nashville Predators | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 19 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 0 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 | @ Carolina Hurricanes | 0 | vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | vs. Tampa Bay Lightning | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Forward SoS | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| PK SoS | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| PP SoS | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Edmonton Oilers | @ Winnipeg Jets | 0 | @ Winnipeg Jets | vs. Calgary Flames | 0 | vs. Calgary Flames | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 23 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 10 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Florida Panthers | @ Nashville Predators | @ Nashville Predators | 0 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 0 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 0 | |
| Home Games | 0 | |||||||
| Away Games | 4 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 16 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 16 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 16 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 27 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | vs. Colorado Avalanche | 0 | vs. Colorado Avalanche | 0 | @ Arizona Coyotes | @ Arizona Coyotes | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 18 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 15 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Kings | vs. Anaheim Ducks | 0 | vs. Anaheim Ducks | 0 | @ Anaheim Ducks | @ Anaheim Ducks | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 26 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 7 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Minnesota Wild | vs. St. Louis Blues | 0 | vs. St. Louis Blues | vs. St. Louis Blues | @ St. Louis Blues | @ St. Louis Blues | 0 | |
| Home Games | 4 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 15 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Montreal Canadiens | @ Calgary Flames | 0 | vs. Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | vs. Winnipeg Jets | vs. Ottawa Senators | 0 | |
| Home Games | 3 | |||||||
| Away Games | 1 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 22 | 16 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 15 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 18 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 0 |
| New Jersey Devils | 0 | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | @ Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 1 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Nashville Predators | vs. Florida Panthers | vs. Florida Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | vs. Dallas Stars | 0 | |
| Home Games | 3 | |||||||
| Away Games | 0 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 20 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| New York Islanders | 0 | @ Washington Capitals | 0 | @ New York Rangers | 0 | vs. New York Rangers | 0 | |
| Home Games | 1 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| New York Rangers | 0 | vs. Buffalo Sabres | 0 | vs. New York Islanders | 0 | @ New York Islanders | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 1 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ottawa Senators | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 0 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 0 | 0 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 1 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 20 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 12 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 19 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 23 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 0 | @ New Jersey Devils | 0 | @ New Jersey Devils | 0 | vs. New Jersey Devils | 0 | |
| Home Games | 1 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 23 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | vs. Boston Bruins | 0 | @ Washington Capitals | 0 | @ Washington Capitals | 0 | |
| Home Games | 1 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Jose Sharks | vs. Arizona Coyotes | 0 | vs. Arizona Coyotes | 0 | @ Colorado Avalanche | @ Colorado Avalanche | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 2 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 13 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 20 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 11 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 15 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| St. Louis Blues | @ Minnesota Wild | 0 | @ Minnesota Wild | @ Minnesota Wild | vs. Minnesota Wild | @ Minnesota Wild | 0 | |
| Home Games | 3 | |||||||
| Away Games | 4 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 25 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 28 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | 0 | vs. Dallas Stars | 0 | @ Detroit Red Wings | @ Detroit Red Wings | |
| Home Games | 1 | |||||||
| Away Games | 3 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| Forward SoS | 9 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| PK SoS | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| PP SoS | 23 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 0 | @ Montreal Canadiens | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 0 | vs. Vancouver Canucks | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 1 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 20 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 23 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Vancouver Canucks | @ Ottawa Senators | 0 | @ Ottawa Senators | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | |
| Home Games | 0 | |||||||
| Away Games | 4 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 18 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 14 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 18 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 24 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Washington Capitals | 0 | vs. New York Islanders | 0 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | vs. Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | |
| Home Games | 3 | |||||||
| Away Games | 0 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 15 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Winnipeg Jets | vs. Edmonton Oilers | 0 | vs. Edmonton Oilers | 0 | @ Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 0 | |
| Home Games | 2 | |||||||
| Away Games | 1 | |||||||
| Goalie SoS | 16 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Forward SoS | 16 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| PK SoS | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| PP SoS | 17 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |