NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire: Letting You Know Which Players You Should Add/Drop Heading Into Week 10, Complete Injury Update, Players of the Week, and More!
Welcome back to our weekly NHL Fantasy Hockey waiver wire, there are some new players to add to your pool for all three formats. There is also some new injuries listed, as well as players on cold streaks, so everything you need to know is right here.
Like always, we’re here to help you gain the most out of your hockey pool. Most NHL fantasy pools consist of a weekly total before being reset. So, it’s best to maximize your scoring during that week to either stay in the lead or try to climb the standings. The toughest part is always releasing players, but if you’re in a pool that isn’t very active, you can take those chances.
If you’re in a pool that everyone is involved in daily, at least keep your star players even if they’re going through a cold streak, so they’re not picked up when you release them.
*For a Yahoo NHL fantasy pool containing 10 teams or less that only focus’ on the essentials*
Adds: (Depending on how your free agent pool looks)
Centers:
Sam Gagner (CBJ) – 44% ownership, 904 adds since last week, 12G, 9A, +9
Rickard Rakell (ANA) – 40% ownership, 553 adds since last week, 12G, 7A, +2
Victor Rask (CAR) – 32% ownership, 445 adds since last week, 10G, 14A, +1
Mikael Granlund (MIN) – 17% ownership, 420 adds since last week, 7G, 13A, +10
Valtteri Filppula (TB) – 20% ownership, 340 adds since last week, 6G, 15A, +6
Derek Ryan (CAR) – 3% ownership, 258 adds since last week, 4G, 7A, -3
Left Wingers:
Anders Lee (NYI) – 10% ownership, 357 adds since last week, 9G, 3A, +5
Alex Killorn (TB) – 31% ownership, 301 adds since last week, 10G, 5A, -3
Marcus Johansson (WSH) – 65% ownership, 254 adds since last week, 12G, 10A, +8
Paul Byron (MTL) – 10% ownership, 194 adds since last week, 10G, 7A, +8
Brock Nelson (NYI) – 19% ownership, 168 adds since last week, 7G, 12A, +2
Evander Kane (BUF) – 24% ownership, 166 adds since last week, 4G, 4A, -4
Right Wingers:
Bryan Rust (PIT) – 3% ownership, 379 adds since last week, 8G, 5A, Even
Timo Meier (SJ) – 1% ownership, 193 adds since last week, 0G, 0A, Even
William Nylander (TOR) – 58% ownership, 138 adds since last week, 6G, 14A, -2
Jaromir Jagr (FLA) – 61% ownership, 93 adds since last week, 6G, 10A, +2
Jakob Silfverberg (ANA) – 54% ownership, 85 adds since last week, 8G, 13A, +9
Jason Zucker (MIN) – 8% ownership, 86 adds since last week, 6G, 11A, +16
Defense:
Trevor Daley (PIT) – 17% ownership, 1,013 adds since last week, 3G, 8A, +6
Ivan Provorov (PHI) – 29% ownership, 387 adds since last week, 3G, 11A, -2
Jake Gardiner (TOR) – 16% ownership, 321 adds since last week, 5G, 8A, +3
Dion Phaneuf (OTT) – 56% ownership, 314 adds since last week, 4G, 8A, -7
Ryan Ellis (NSH) – 24% ownership, 206 adds since last week, 4G, 6A, +7
Jonas Brodin (MIN) – 9% ownership, 171 adds since last week, 3G, 10A, +5
Goalies:
Philipp Grubauer (WSH) – 10% ownership, 1,196 adds since last week, 4W, 10GA, 1.67GAA
Jean-Francois Berube (NYI) – 1% ownership, 613 adds since last week, 0W, 0GA, 0.00GAA
Antti Raanta (NYR) – 45% ownership, 510 adds since last week, 8W, 19GA, 1.67GAA
Mike Smith (ARI) – 43% ownership, 449 adds since last week, 7W, 39GA, 2.59GAA
Steve Mason (PHI) – 60% ownership, 385 adds since last week, 13W, 65GA, 2.79GAA
Calvin Pickard (COL) – 12% ownership, 331 adds since last week, 5W, 28GA, 2.86GAA
*For a Yahoo NHL fantasy pool containing 20 teams or less that only focus’ on the essentials*
Adds: (Depending on how your free agent pool looks)
Centers:
Derek Ryan (CAR) – 3% ownership, 273 adds since last week, 4G, 7A, -3
Nick Bonino (PIT) – 4% ownership, 88 adds since last week, 5G, 8A, -1
Brian Boyle (TB) – 1% ownership, 44 adds since last week, 6G, 2A, +4
Oscar Lindberg (NYR) – 1% ownership, 31 adds since last week, 0G, 3A, Even
Torrey Mitchell (MTL) – 2% ownership, 27 adds since last week, 7G, 4A, +9
Luke Glendening (DET) – 1% ownership, 26 adds since last week, 1G, 7A, -2
Left Wingers:
Ryan Hartman (CHI) – 1% ownership, 65 adds since last week, 5G, 4A, +5
Richard Panik (CHI) – 24% ownership, 38 adds since last week, 8G, 5A, +3
Jakub Vrana (WSH) – 1% ownership, 34 adds since last week, 1G, 2A, Even
Ryan Dzingel (OTT) – 4% ownership, 30 adds since last week, 7G, 9A, +6
Cedric Paquette (TB) – 1% ownership, 25 adds since last week, 3G, 4A, -2
Marcus Foligno (BUF) – 2% ownership, 24 adds since last week, 4G, 4A, Even
Right Wingers:
Cal Clutterbuck (NYI) – 7% ownership, 78 adds since last week, 2G, 8A, +5
Josh Anderson (CBJ) – 2% ownership, 57 adds since last week, 8G, 4A, +9
Reilly Smith (FLA) – 13% ownership, 40 adds since last week, 5G, 8A, -7
Taylor Beck (EDM) – 0% ownership, 20 adds since last week, 0G, 0A, Even
Nail Yakupov (STL) – 5% ownership, 14 adds since last week, 3G, 3A, -1
Brandon Pirri (NYR) – 7% ownership, 14 adds since last week, 6G, 6A, Even
Defense:
Anthony DeAngelo (ARI) – 3% ownership, 156 adds since last week, 3G, 6A, -1
Brad Hunt (STL) – 1% ownership, 147 adds since last week, 1G, 3A, Even
Calvin De Haan (NYI) – 9% ownership, 86 adds since last week, 1G, 6A, +8
Dmitry Orlov (WSH) – 5% ownership, 83 adds since last week, 1G, 10A, +8
Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJ) – 71% ownership, 66 adds since last week, 3G, 4A, +4
Kevin Klein (NYR) – 3% ownership, 51 adds since last week, 0G, 8A, +5
Goalies:
Philipp Grubauer (WSH) – 10% ownership, 1,278 adds since last week, 4W, 10GA, 1.67GAA
Jean-Francois Berube (NYI) – 1% ownership, 626 adds since last week, 0W, 0GA, 0.00GAA
Anders Nilsson (BUF) – 8% ownership, 90 adds since last week, 5W, 21GA, 2.38GAA
Antti Niemi (DAL) – 40% ownership, 63 adds since last week, 6W, 43GA, 2.98GAA
Jeff Zatkoff (LA) – 4% ownership, 48 adds since last week, 2W, 16GA, 2.81GAA
Anthony Stolarz (PHI) – 3% ownership, 32 adds since last week, 2W, 3GA, 1.47GAA
*For an ESPN NHL fantasy pool containing 10-20 teams, including all statistical categories*
Centers:
Leo Komarov (TOR) – 3G, 7A, +1, 17PIM, 0PPG, 2PPA, 1SHG, 0SHA, 36SH, 97HITS, 18BLKS, 0GWG
Travis Konecny (PHI) – 4G, 12A, -2, 33PIM, 2PPG, 1PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 68SH, 48HITS, 10BLKS, 0GWG
Adam Lowry (WPG) – 7G, 2A, Even, 19PIM, 1PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 45SH, 82HITS, 22BLKS, 0GWG
Travis Zajac (NJ) – 8G, 14A, Even, 14PIM, 3PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 1SHA, 60SH, 38HITS, 10BLKS, 1GWG
Casey Cizikas (NYI) – 4G, 9A, +7, 18PIM, 0PPG, 1PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 31SH, 71HITS, 34BLKS, 1GWG
Luke Glendening (DET) – 1G, 7A, -2, 12PIM, 0PPG, 1PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 39SH, 84HITS, 38BLKS, 0GWG
Left Wingers:
Patrick Maroon (EDM) – 8G, 6A, +4, 30PIM, 0PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 64SH, 69HITS, 6BLKS, 1GWG
Nick Ritchie (ANA) – 7G, 4A, +2, 14PIM, 1PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 58SH, 88HITS, 9BLKS, 1GWG
Anders Lee (NYI) – 9G, 3A, +5, 16PIM, 2PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 56SH, 69HITS, 14BLKS, 2GWG
Brock Nelson (NYI) – 7G, 12A, +2, 14PIM, 1PPG, 3PPA, 0SHG, 1SHA, 66SH, 23HITS, 24BLKS, 0GWG
Matthew Tkachuk (CGY) – 6G, 9A, +4, 53PIM, 1PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 48SH, 28HITS, 7BLKS, 1GWG
Marcus Foligno (BUF) – 4G, 4A, Even, 17PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 42SH, 87HITS, 21BLKS, 0GWG
Right Wingers:
Rick Nash (NYR) – 12G, 7A, -3, 12PIM, 4PPG, 2PPA, 1SHG, 0SHA, 80SH, 18HITS, 20BLKS, 2GWG
Nino Niederreiter (MIN) – 8G, 12A, +14, 4PIM, 3PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 53SH, 51HITS, 7BLKS, 1GWG
Radim Vrbata (ARI) – 8G, 12A, -6, 6PIM, 2PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 91SH, 25HITS, 9BLKS, 0GWG
Brett Ritchie (DAL) – 7G, 2A, +1, 17PIM, 1PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 73SH, 58HITS, 8BLKS, 0GWG
Josh Anderson (CBJ) – 8G, 4A, +9, 23PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 46SH, 50HITS, 16BLKS, 2GWG
Michael Grabner (NYR) – 13G, 5A, +18, 6PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 1SHA, 67SH, 17HITS, 20BLKS, 1GWG
Defense:
Mark Borowiecki (OTT) – 0G, 1A, -1, 54PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 12SH, 130HITS, 39BLKS, 0GWG
Calvin De Haan (NYI) – 1G, 6A, +8, 26PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 42SH, 46HITS, 82BLKS, 0GWG
Adam Larsson (EDM) – 2G, 4A, -4, 26PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 33SH, 97HITS, 54BLKS, 0GWG
Deryk Engelland (CGY) – 1G, 5A, +7, 41PIM, 0PPG, 0PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 42SH, 60HITS, 52BLKS, 1GWG
Jeff Petry (MTL) – 4G, 7A, +7, 10PIM, 2PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 52SH, 56HITS, 52BLKS, 0GWG
Ivan Provorov (PHI) – 3G, 11A, -2, 12PIM, 0PPG, 2PPA, 0SHG, 0SHA, 56SH, 46HITS, 60BLKS, 1GWG
Goalies:
Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) – 11W, 10L, 1OTL, 61GA, 609SV, .909SV%, 2SO
Jaroslav Halak (NYI) – 5W, 8L, 5OTL, 57GA, 554SV, .907SV%, 1SO
Robin Lehner (BUF) – 6W, 9L, 4OTL, 48GA, 545SV, .919SV%, 0SO
Scott Darling (CHI) – 8W, 2L, 2OTL, 27GA, 348SV, .928SV%, 1SO
Jacob Markstrom (VAN) – 6W, 7L, 2OTL, 40GA, 374SV, .903SV%, 0SO
Louis Domingue (ARI) – 4W, 9L, 1OTL, 44GA, 389SV, .898SV%, 0SO
Legend:
G = Goals
A = Assists
PIM = Penalty Minutes
PPG = Power-Play-Goals
PPA = Power-Play-Assists
SHG = Short-Handed-Goals
SHO = Short-Handed Assists
GWG = Game-Winning-Goals
SH = Shots
Hits = Hits
BLKS = Blocks
W = Wins
L = Losses
SV = Saves
SV% = Save Percentage
SO = Shutouts
GA = Goals Against
GAA = Goals-Against-Average
NHL Fantasy Drops: (Players currently on cold streaks).
Kevin Hayes (NYR) – 3 points in last 10 games played.
Mitch Marner (TOR) – 2 points in last 7 games played.
Keith Yandle (FLA) – 3 points in last 11 games played.
Blake Wheeler (WPG) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Anze Kopitar (LA) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Sam Reinhart (BUF) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Johnny Boychuk (NYI) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Zach Werenski (CBJ) – 2 points in last 8 games played.
Patrik Laine (WPG) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Sam Bennett (CGY) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Jason Spezza (DAL) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Tyson Barrie (COL) – 1 point in last 4 games played.
Paul Stastny (STL) – 1 point in last 5 games played.
Gustav Nyquist (DET) – 2 points in last 10 games played.
Mike Green (DET) – 1 point in last 5 games played.
Tyler Johnson (TB) – 1 point in last 5 games played.
Bo Horvat (VAN) – 1 point in last 7 games played.
Filip Forsberg (NSH) – 1 point in last 9 games played.
Alexander Steen (STL) – 0 points in last 3 games played.
James Van Riemsdyk (TOR) – 0 points in last 3 games played.
Patric Hornqvist (PIT) – 0 points in last 3 games played.
Frans Nielsen (DET) – 0 points in last 3 games played.
Henrik Zetterberg (DET) – o points in last 4 games played.
Nazem Kadri (TOR) – 0 points in last 4 games played.
Chris Kunitz (PIT) – 0 points in last 4 games played.
Anthony Mantha (DET) – o points in last 4 games played.
P.K. Subban (NSH) – 0 points in last 4 games played.
Michael Cammalleri (NJ) – o points in last 5 games played.
Shea Weber (MTL) – 0 points in last 7 games played.
David Perron (STL) – o points in last 8 games played.
NHL Fantasy Key Injuries:
Connor Murphy (ARI) – Upper-Body – Day-to-Day
Max Domi (ARI) – Hand – Indefinitely
Kevan Miller (BOS) – Illness – Day-to-Day
Matt Beleskey (BOS) – Knee – Mid/January
Tyler Ennis (BUF) – Groin – Indefinitely
Zach Bogosian (BUF) – Knee – Day-to-Day
Eddie Lack (CAR) – Concussion – Day-to-Day
Corey Crawford (CHI) – Abdomen – Day-to-Day
Francois Beauchemin (COL) – Upper-Body – Day-t0-Day
Semyon Varlamov (COL) – Groin – Day-to-Day
Erik Johnson (COL) – Leg – Late/January
Cody Eakin (DAL) – N/A – Late/December
Patrick Sharp (DAL) – Concussion – Day-to-Day
Ales Hemsky (DAL) – Hip – Indefinitely
Thomas Vanek (DET) – Undisclosed – Day-to-Day
Justin Abdelkader (DET) – Knee – Day-to-Day
Brendan Smith (DET) – Knee – Late/December
Darren Helm (DET) – Shoulder – Late/December-Early/January
Jonathan Marchessault (FLA) – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA) – Achilles – Late/January-Early/February
Jonathan Quick (LA) – Groin – Indefinitely
David Desharnais (MTL) – Knee – Indefinitely
Alex Galchenyuk (MTL) – Knee – Indefinitely
Mika Zibanejad (NYR) – Leg – Early/January
Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) – Back – Day-t0-Day
Mike Hoffman (OTT) – N/A – Late/December
Craig Anderson (OTT) – Personal – Day-to-Day
Mark Streit (PHI) – Shoulder – Late/December
Matt Read (PHI) – Upper-Body – Early/January
Sean Couturier (PHI) – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Kris Letang (PIT) – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Tomas Hertl (SJ) – Knee – Indefinitely
Ondrej Palat (TB) – Undisclosed – Day-to-Day
Nikita Kucherov (TB) – Lower-Body – Day-to-Day
Ryan Callahan (TB) – Hip – Day-to-Day
Steven Stamkos (TB) – Knee – Indefinitely
Alexander Edler (VAN) – Finger – Late/December-Early/January
Top Forward of the Week: LW Artemi Panarin (CHI) – (3GP, 3G, 3A, 6PTS)
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Artemi Panarin had a very solid week after returning from injury. So if you were able to scoop him up just before he came back, good for you, since he’ll be trending up for the rest of the season. However, if you gave him up because he got hurt, you need to find a way to get him back, just make sure it’s not a lot to do so. If you’re unable to get him, there are still some adequate scorers in free agency. And while they won’t put up the numbers he will offensively, find someone who will get close but also put up good numbers defensively to close that gap.
Top Defenseman of the Week: D Justin Schultz (PIT) – (3GP, 2G, 2A, 4PTS)
Justin Schultz isn’t considered a top NHL fantasy defenseman and not a lot of people usually go after him. So he’s more than likely available in your pool – go out and pick him up. He had a solid past week and continues to climb now that he’s comfortable with Pittsburgh’s playing style. Because Schultz is an offensive defenseman and Pittsburgh is an offense first team, so he’s going to have a breakout season this year.
Next: NHL Power Rankings: Week 10
Top Goalie of the Week: G Devan Dubnyk (MIN) – 3GP, 3W, .955SV%, 1.33GAA)
Devan Dubnyk is much like Artemi Panarin, just from a goalie standpoint. He’s going to be hard to acquire, but if you wish to do so, try your best to make the deal as even as possible so you’re not giving up too much to get him. If you have numerous star goalies on your team and can afford to get rid of him. Make sure it’s worthy and you know your other goaltenders will come out ahead by the end of the season, this way you didn’t lose your best goaltender. So if the deal seems worth it and you have the backup, take it since he can bring in a good scorer, but if the deal isn’t worth it or you don’t have anything to back up his numbers, keep him.