Caufield Scores Two Extra Objectives, Carlsson Continues Wonderful Begin, Oilers Buried by Avalanche (Nov 9) – DobberHockey

Cole Caufield scored two objectives within the Canadiens’ 6-2 win over Utah. The objectives vaulted Caufield to the league lead in that class with 12 (till Nathan MacKinnon tied him later within the night). Surprisingly, Caufield might be taking pictures the puck extra, as he has averaged solely 2.6 pictures per sport – over a shot per sport under his profession excessive of three.8 SOG/GP, set two seasons in the past. Caufield’s 30.8 SH% will regress, however the objectives might not fall off as rapidly if he can shoot the puck extra.

Sam Montembeault has struggled this season, so it is an encouraging signal that he had his greatest sport of the season on Saturday. Montembeault stopped 25 of 27 pictures in incomes the win. Regardless of the Habs’ sturdy begin, Montembeault has 4 actually dangerous begins in comparison with three high quality begins. His sport will should be stronger with the intention to be chosen for Staff Canada once more this season.

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Sizzling on the heels of Caufield for the purpose lead is Morgan Geekie, who scored his 11^th of the season on Saturday. 9 of these objectives have are available in his final 10 video games, so Geekie is actually holding the new stick. I had Geekie listed as a possible regression candidate after a 21.9 SH% final season, however he has exceeded that with a 28.2 SH%. He’ll naturally decelerate, however the truth that he’s taking common shifts with David Pastrnak ought to assist his trigger going ahead.

After being wholesome scratched on Monday for the defensive facet of his sport, Matias Maccelli has objectives in back-to-back video games. He additionally has six factors in his final six video games. He may not be getting the perfect deployment recently, however he’s discovering methods to provide. Nonetheless, he wants the sturdy linemates with the intention to hold producing, as evidenced by final season in Utah (simply 18 PTS in 55 GP).

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The Senators defeated the Flyers 3-2 regardless that they took solely 13 pictures. That certified as a extremely dangerous begin for Samuel Ersson, who has as many high quality begins (2) as actually dangerous begins (2) this season. With considerably higher ratios this season, Dan Vladar (2.18 GAA, .917 SV%) appears to have grabbed the Flyers beginning job away from Ersson (3.03 GAA, .864 SV%).

Tim Stutzle scored two objectives, together with the game-winner in additional time. Stutzle has been sizzling not too long ago with 11 factors over his final seven video games.  

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Nonetheless apprehensive about Brandon Hagel? Do not be. After registering a single level in his first seven video games, Hagel has heated up with 13 factors in his final eight video games. Included in that’s seven objectives over his final seven video games. Hagel’s power-play time is not fairly the place it may ideally be, however he has been a particularly sturdy 5-on-5 scorer all through his profession with a profession excessive of 13 power-play factors. A minimum of for now, it is Oliver Bjorkstrand receiving high power-play minutes over Hagel.

Talking of the Tampa Bay energy play, Darren Raddysh has been receiving high power-play minutes over Victor Hedman not too long ago. That is form of bizarre as a result of Hedman leads the Bolts with six power-play factors and Raddysh has none. Maybe the Bolts have their causes, however I can not seem to discover something about why.  Raddysh supplies spurts of fantasy worth however is total extra of a streaming possibility or harm alternative than something. In different phrases, this is not one thing I am taking any motion on for any of my groups.

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After permitting both three or 4 objectives in eight of his first 9 video games, Ilya Sorokin gave his fantasy groups a much-needed 33-save shutout over the Rangers. Sorokin’s ratios are nonetheless not the place they need to be, and he has been alternating begins with David Rittich over the previous a number of video games. Let’s examine if he can proceed trending in the proper route, which might imply he is much less prone to take turns with Rittich.

Bo Horvat scored two objectives for the Islanders, whereas Jonathan Drouin and Jean-Gabriel Pageau every scored a purpose whereas including two assists. Horvat is amongst a cluster of gamers difficult for the purpose lead with 11 objectives, and he additionally has seven factors over his final 5 video games. Pageau has six factors over his final 5 video games.  

Let’s discuss in regards to the Rangers’ residence report. They’re 0-6-1 at Madison Sq. Backyard, which I do not think about goes over effectively there. Worse but, they have been shutout in 5 of seven video games at MSG. Additionally, aren’t the Pittsburgh Pirates a baseball crew?

Yesterday, I mentioned Artemi Panarin breaking his droop with a three-point effort. Panarin’s three factors on Friday are his solely factors in his previous eight video games, but he is not the one slumping Ranger. Adam Fox and J.T. Miller are each with no level over their previous three video games, whereas Mika Zibanejad has two assists in his final 5 video games. The Rangers as a crew are barely averaging two objectives per sport, which is the bottom whole within the league. I’ve invested in a number of Rangers, and I’d anticipate that their gamers will flip it round. The crew, possibly not as a lot after failing to satisfy expectations final season.

A silver lining to that is the truth that the Rangers are 7-1-1 on the highway. Perhaps that is the place they need to play all of their video games!

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With Rasmus Dahlin on depart, Bowen Byram was on the Sabres’ high energy play on Saturday (though the Sabres had only one power-play alternative). Byram is rostered in simply 13 p.c of Yahoo leagues, so he is positively worthy of an add. In the event you imagine in Owen Energy extra, he is rostered in solely 18 p.c of Yahoo leagues.

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Did getting wholesome scratched for one sport repay for Jordan Kyrou? He scored a purpose on 4 pictures, so the outcomes had been there. Nonetheless, the Blues misplaced 4-3 in additional time to Seattle.

Eeli Tolvanen scored his first purpose of the season and added two assists for the Kraken. He began the season with only one level in his first 9 video games, however he has since picked up six factors in his final 5 video games. This appears to explain Tolvanen:

Joey Daccord was positioned on injured reserve with an higher physique harm, which implies we must always see extra of Philipp Grubauer within the close to future.

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The potential “marquee matchup of the evening” and the nationally televised second sport on Hockey Evening in Canada become a blowout, with the Avalanche dominating the Oilers by a rating of 9-1. Nathan MacKinnon helped a number of fantasy groups with two objectives and two assists, whereas Parker Kelly helped only a few fantasy groups with two objectives and an help.

Jack Drury and Cale Makar every scored a pair of objectives. Drury has 5 factors over his final 5 video games. Makar is the runaway scoring chief amongst defensemen with 20 factors in 15 video games, clearly in a tier of his personal amongst d-men in fantasy leagues.

In a sport the place a crew scores 9 objectives, you’d routinely assume that your gamers on that crew will get in on the enjoyable with not less than one level and hopefully extra. Nonetheless, ALL of Gabriel Landeskog, Martin Necas, Brock Nelson, and Valeri Nichushkin failed to select up a degree on this sport. Conversely, eight different Avalanche gamers had a number of factors on this sport.

Stuart Skinner was pulled after permitting 4 objectives on 13 pictures, however Calvin Pickard wasn’t significantly better in permitting 5 objectives on 21 pictures. The Oilers’ protection can actually shoulder a lot of the blame, however Saturday’s end result solely provides to the argument that Skinner isn’t a viable goalie for a Stanley Cup contender. In the meantime, Connor Ingram is struggling within the AHL, so the Oilers merely should cross their fingers and hope for the most effective with what they’ve in web proper now.

I am positive you hate plus/minus with a ardour, however I am going to share a number of Oilers plus/minuses with you anyway.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: -11

Evan Bouchard: -11

Mattias Ekholm: -9

Andrew Mangiapane: -9

Connor McDavid: -6

Solely 4 gamers within the league have a worse plus-minus than Nugent-Hopkins and Bouchard in the intervening time.

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The Canucks/Blue Jackets sport gave the impression to be a a lot much less interesting possibility than the Oilers/Avalanche matchup, nevertheless it was absolutely much better from an leisure standpoint. Drew O’Connor scored a purpose and added an help for the Canucks in a spirited 4-3 win, giving O’Connor six factors in his previous 5 video games.

Hits machine and now purpose scorer Kiefer Sherwood registered his first help of the season. The Cy Younger leaderboard thus far:

Pavel Dorofeyev: 10 G, 1 A

Chris Kreider: 9 G, 1 A

Sherwood: 9 G, 1 A

Sam Reinhart: 7 G, 1 A

Kirill Marchenko scored twice whereas including an help for the Jackets. Marchenko has a seven-game level streak with 9 factors over that span.

Dmitri Voronkov scored a purpose whereas including two assists. Voronkov is off to a robust begin with 13 factors in 14 video games.

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Yesterday we mentioned Macklin Celebrini and Connor Bedard being 1-2 within the scoring race. Celebrini scored a purpose on Saturday, however he’s now tied with MacKinnon for the scoring lead due to the latter’s four-point evening. As a result of Bedard and the Blackhawks had been idle on Saturday, Leo Carlsson has now pulled into third forward of Bedard.

Carlsson scored two objectives and added an help within the Geese’ 4-3 additional time win in Vegas. That offers him 23 factors in 14 video games, together with 16 factors over his final 9 video games. In 14 video games this season, Carlsson has didn’t report a degree simply twice. The primary time was in the course of the first sport of the season. It is truthful to say he has been significantly better than anticipated. Carlsson was drafted in solely 7 p.c of Yahoo leagues, and he was not even drafted in my 14-team league (though he was added off waivers proper after the draft – I am kicking myself for not making him my first waiver-wire precedence).

Ought to Carlsson be thought of in that Celebrini/Bedard tier, or will he cool off? His superior stats (23.5 SH%, 12.0 5on5 SH%, 5.3 PTS/60) present some extent of regression ought to floor. Nonetheless, Carlsson is displaying will increase in different indicators of potential enchancment. In comparison with final season, he is up practically a full shot per sport, averages two and a half minutes extra, and is clearly cemented on the highest energy play. He is clearly a greater participant this season – simply not a participant that can proceed at a 135-point tempo. Do with that what you’ll in single-season leagues. I do not assume he is within the Celebrini/Bedard tier, however we’ll discover out over time. He is a superb participant although.