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NHL teams with the best matchups on Tuesday and the players on those teams who are most involved.
We have a decent list of good hockey matchups today. There are just seven games on the schedule, but four of them have at least one team that’s worth targeting with fantasy players. That’s what we’re doing here, is finding some of the most giving defensive teams and the guys playing against them.
Let’s look at the teams with the best matchups on Tuesday and the players on those teams who have been most involved. Not every player listed will be available, but it’s good to compare usage across the same team. Team and individual stats are from NHL.com.
Always check actives/inactives before game time to be sure anyone listed below that you might pick up is actually in the lineup today.
Philadelphia Flyers @ Boston Bruins
This is a case of both teams presenting good matchups for each other. Despite ranking just 23rd in most shots allowed, the Flyers have allowed the most goals per game. Boston has allowed the eighth-most shots and eighth-most goals per game. These are two nice streaming targets.
Flyers’ Top Shooters and Time on Ice
Forwards (Shots/Average Ice Time)
- Travis Konecny (29/20:27)
- Owen Tippett (24/17:45)
- Morgan Frost (24/16:34)
- Sean Couturier (17/15:29)
- Matvei Michkov (17/19:15)
- Joel Farabee (13/13:28)
- Scott Laughton (12/15:12)
Defenders
- Travis Sanheim (26/23:25)
- Jamie Drysdale (8/19:35)
- Rasmus Ristolainen (9/17:51)
- Emil Andrae (1/17:28)
Bruins’ Top Shooters and Time on Ice
Forwards
- David Pastrnak (39/19:34)
- Brad Marchand (23/18:29)
- Pavel Zacha (21/19:18)
- Trent Frederic (15/14:07)
- Cole Koepke (15/10:56)
- Morgan Geekie (12/13:03)
Defenders
- Hampus Lindholm (21/21:51)
- Charlie McAvoy (15/23:21)
- Nikita Zadorov (12/18:45)
- Brandon Carlo (8/18:02)
- Mason Lohrei (12/16:58)
Seattle Kraken @ Montreal Canadiens
Montreal has given up the fourth-most shots per game and the ninth-most goals per game. Reaching the top 10 in both categories puts them squarely in the streaming target group, especially considering they held the same dubious honor last season.
Kraken’s Top Shooters and Time on Ice
Forwards
- Oliver Bjorkstrand (22/14:20)
- Matty Beniers (21/17:41)
- Jared McCann (19/16:20)
- Brandon Tanev (18/14:05)
- Jordan Eberle (15/16:42)
- Andre Burakovsky (14/14:50)
- Jaden Schwartz (11/16:31)
Defenders
- Brandon Montour (29/24:21)
- Jamie Oleksiak (16/20:59)
- Ryker Evans (15/18:46)
- Adam Larsson (12/21:06)
Minnesota Wild @ Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins are one of the best targets in the league: They have given up the most shots per game and second-most goals per game this season. Players from the Wild might be the best streamers on Tuesday.
Wild’s Top Shooters and Time on Ice
Forwards
- Matt Boldy (29/19:27)
- Kirill Kaprizov (22/22:35)
- Mats Zuccarello (18/18:46)
- Joel Eriksson Ek (16/18:00)
- Marco Rossi (13/16:54)
- Marcus Johansson (11/15:00)
Defenders
- Jonas Brodin (15/22:34)
- Jacob Middleton (11/20:17)
- Zach Bogosian (10/17:42)
- Brock Faber (10/25:48)
Los Angeles Kings @ San Jose Sharks
The matchup against San Jose is almost as good as Pittsburgh: The Sharks have allowed the sixth-most shots and third-most goals per game. They ranked atop the league in both categories last season.
Kings’ Top Shooters and Time on Ice
Forwards
- Kevin Fiala (27/16:18)
- Warren Foegele (24/14:41)
- Trevor Moore (23/17:09)
- Adrian Kempe (21/18:17)
- Alex Laferriere (21/15:34)
- Quinton Byfield (20/17:32)
Defenders
- Vladislav Gavrikov (14/23:48)
- Brandt Clarke (14/17:38)
- Joel Edmundson (13/20:46)
- Mikey Anderson (13/21:55)
- Jordan Spence (11/18:27)
