FORWARD
Gustav Nyquist, LW, NSH
43 percent rostered in fantasy
The Nashville Predators wing had an assist in their win against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, extending his point streak to five games. Nyquist already has set an NHL career-high with 63 points, including 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in his past 10 games.
Jonathan Drouin, LW, COL
20 percent percent rostered in fantasy
The Colorado Avalanche wing has 12 points (four goals, eight assists), including four power-play assists, and is plus-9 in his past eight games. Drouin has his most points (46 in 68 games) and assists (32) in a season since 2018-19 with the Montreal Canadiens (53 points; 35 assists) and is playing on the Avalanche’s top line and first power play with elite center Nathan MacKinnon and the rest of Colorado’s elite skaters.
Michael Bunting, LW, PIT
28 percent rostered in fantasy
The Pittsburgh Penguins forward has had points in five of his past seven games. Bunting has six points (three goals, three assists) and 26 shots on goal in nine games since being acquired from Carolina Hurricanes and is skating in the top six and on the first power play with exposure to forwards Sidney Crosby or Evgeni Malkin.
Connor McMichael, C, WSH
6 percent rostered in fantasy
The Washington Capitals center has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past seven games and is playing center on the top line with wings Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie. McMichael has 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in his past 22 games and is quietly third among current Capitals players in even-strength goals (13) behind Dylan Strome (18) and Ovechkin (14) this season.
Brandon Saad, LW, STL
2 percent rostered in fantasy
The St. Louis Blues wing had a goal and an assist in their win against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, giving him consecutive multipoint games. Saad, who has recently been elevated to a new line with forwards Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou, ranks fifth on St. Louis in goals (22) and has 15 points in his past 19 games.
Max Domi, C/LW, TOR
28 percent rostered in fantasy
The Toronto Maple Leafs forward has five assists in his past three games and 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in his past 15 games. Domi is playing wing lately and skating with NHL goal-scoring leader Auston Matthews (58 goals in 69 games) at even strength.
Dylan Guenther, LW, ARI
9 percent rostered in fantasy
The Arizona Coyotes forward is playing on the second line with wing Lawson Crouse (20 goals; second on team behind Clayton Keller's 30) and rookie center Logan Cooley and is tied for their third-best points-per-game average (0.65; 22 in 34 games) this season. Guenther, the ninth pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, has 10 points (five goals, five assists), four on the power play, and 32 shots on goal over his past 12 games.
DEFENSEMAN
Thomas Chabot, OTT
54 percent rostered in fantasy
The Ottawa Senators defenseman has five points (two goals, three assists), one power-play point and 11 shots on goal in five games since returning from injury. Chabot is tied for 20th among NHL defensemen in points per game (0.63; 27 in 43) this season.
GOALIE
Jake Allen, NJD
33 percent rostered in fantasy
The Devils goalie has won three of his first five starts since being acquired from the Montreal Canadiens, allowing two goals or fewer in four of those games, and has a .923 save percentage in the span. It’s worth noting Devils backup Kaapo Kahkonen had a 36-save shutout against the New York Islanders on Sunday for his first win since being acquired from the San Jose Sharks, giving New Jersey an improved goalie outlook down the stretch of the season.
James Reimer, DET
9 percent rostered in fantasy
The Red Wings goalie has won three straight games and is 5-1-0 with a .927 save percentage and one shutout in his past eight appearances. Reimer is seeing increased playing time with Alex Lyon (eight-game losing streak) struggling.