FORWARD
Fabian Zetterlund, LW/RW, SJS
43 percent rostered in fantasy
The San Jose Sharks wing scored a goal and had four hits in their loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Zetterlund has had points in five of his past seven games and is covering categories with 15 points (eight goals, seven assists), 23 blocks, 44 shots on goal and 50 hits this season. He’s skating on the top line at even strength with forwards Mikael Granlund and William Eklund.
Kiefer Sherwood, LW/RW, VAN
38 percent rostered in fantasy
The Vancouver Canucks wing scored a goal and had an assist with 10 hits in their win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. It was his second consecutive game with a goal and 10 hits, extending his point streak to four games (three goals, two assists in span) with 11 shots on goal. He is skating on the top line with elite center Elias Pettersson and wing Jake DeBrusk in the absence of forwards J.T. Miller (personal leave of absence) and Brock Boeser (upper body).
Anthony Cirelli, C, TBL
33 percent rostered in fantasy
The Tampa Bay Lightning center scored two goals with eight shots on goal in their loss to the Dallas Stars on Saturday. Cirelli has scored at least a goal in five straight games and has six goals, one on the power play, with two assists and 17 shots on goal in that span. He’s tied with forward Brandon Hagel for second on the Lightning in points (21 points in 19 games) behind Nikita Kucherov (29 points) and ranks third on the team in assists (13).
Will Cuylle, LW, NYR
33 percent rostered in fantasy
The New York Rangers forward leads them in hits (79), is tied for their best plus/minus (plus-12) this season and has their fourth-most goals (seven) and points (15 in 19 games) skating mostly on their third line. Per NHL EDGE stats, Cuylle is among the leaders in high-danger shots on goal (22; 95th percentile) and high-danger goals (six; 95th percentile) entering Sunday.
Sean Monahan and Kent Johnson, C, CBJ
34 and 9 percent rostered in fantasy
The Columbus Blue Jackets offense is tied for eighth in the NHL in goals per game (3.45) entering Sunday, making their top-six forwards worth rostering in fantasy. Monahan is playing center on the top line with wings Kirill Marchenko and Dmitri Voronkov and has nine points (one goal, eight assists) and is plus-9 over his past five games. Johnson, who's on the second line with center Adam Fantilli, has four points (two goals, two assists), two on the power play, in two games since returning from injury, giving him points in all six of his games this season (nine points, four on power play, in span).
Marcus Johansson, LW, MIN
1 percent rostered in fantasy
The Minnesota Wild wing scored a goal against the Calgary Flames on Saturday, extending his point streak to three games (two goals, one assist). Johansson has been elevated to the top line with high-upside forwards Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy in place of elite wing Kirill Kaprizov (lower body).
Other forwards worth adding previously featured on list earlier in season: Jack Roslovic, CAR; Kyle Palmieri, NYI; Jonathan Drouin, COL
Others to consider in deep leagues: Patrik Laine, MTL (nearing return); Alex Wennberg, SJS; Fedor Svechkov, NSH
DEFENSEMAN
Owen Power, BUF
39 percent rostered in fantasy
The Buffalo Sabres defenseman quietly ranks second in the NHL at the position in even-strength points (15) behind Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche (16) entering Sunday. He has seven shots on goal over his past two games and ranks third on the Sabres in assists (12) behind Alex Tuch (14) and Rasmus Dahlin (13).
Dante Fabbro, CBJ
1 percent rostered in fantasy
The Blue Jackets defenseman scored a goal in their win against Carolina on Saturday. Since being claimed from the Nashville Predators, Fabbro has four points (two goals, two assists) and is covering categories with nine hits, 10 blocks and 10 shots on goal in six games skating on the top pair with elite defenseman Zach Werenski at even strength.
Other D-men worth adding previously featured on list earlier in season: Dmitry Orlov, CAR; Jake Walman, SJS
Others to consider in deep leagues: Bowen Byram, BUF; Simon Edvinsson, DET
GOALIE
Karel Vejmelka, UTA
26 percent rostered in fantasy
The Utah Hockey Club goalie allowed one goal in their win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday and has played in six straight games (five starts). Vejmelka is quietly tied for the NHL lead with a .927 save percentage and, per NHL EDGE stats, is tied for fifth-best high-danger save percentage (.862) entering Sunday. He could even make the case to be the No. 1 option once Connor Ingram (upper body) returns from injury.
Other goalies worth adding previously featured on list earlier in season: Dustin Wolf, CGY; David Rittich, LAK
Others to consider in deeper leagues: Spencer Martin, CAR (after Pyotr Kochetkov injury); Yaroslav Askarov, SJS; John Gibson, ANA
