Chicago Blackhawks: Center Dylan Strome has emerged as a must-own player with 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in his past eight games and 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in 31 games with the Blackhawks. He is skating on the second line with wing Alex DeBrincat, who has 10 goals in his past 12 games and the top power play with right wing Patrick Kane, who is on a 13-game point streak (29 points in span).
In addition to the Blackhawks' forward group, defenseman Erik Gustafsson has had consistent production with 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in the past 31 games. Rookie goalie Collin Delia has three straight wins and is worth rostering in standard leagues.
St. Louis Blues: Rookie goalie Jordan Binnington has won four straight games and is 8-1-1 with a .931 save percentage in 12 games. With consistent goaltending, the Blues have earned their highest placement in NHL.com's power rankings since the first week of the season. Center Ryan O'Reilly has exceeded fantasy owners' expectations with 53 points (20 goals, 33 assists) in 52 games. Right wing Vladimir Tarasenko got off to a slow start but has re-emerged with eight points (three goals, five assists) and 18 shots on goal in the past six games.
Forward Brayden Schenn has also rejoined NHL.com's top 200 rankings after moving to wing and scoring eight points (one goal, seven assists) in his past seven games. If Tarasenko and Schenn maintain their offensive production on O'Reilly's line and players like defenseman Alex Pietrangelo and left wing Jaden Schwartz hit their stride, the Blues could have an even higher ceiling down the stretch.
