Fantasy: Top 10 waiver wire pickups for Week 16

Every Monday during the season, NHL.com will provide the top 10 players to add off the fantasy waiver wire. Based on Yahoo transaction data and other factors including production, lineup and/or injury trends, we have identified appealing options at each position for fantasy owners in season-long leagues.

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FORWARDS

Travis Konecny, C/LW/RW, PHI (5 percent owned in Yahoo): He scored in overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday, extending his point streak to three games (two goals, two assists). Konecny has at least one point in eight of his past 11 games, totaling four goals, six assists and 24 shots on goal. He is skating on their first line with elite fantasy forwards Claude Giroux (21st overall in Yahoo standard leagues) and Sean Couturier (23rd).
Anthony Beauvillier, C/LW, NYI (13 percent):The New York Islanders forward scored two power-play goals and had four SOG in their 7-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Beauvillier has six goals, one assist and 17 SOG in six games skating on their second line with Mathew Barzal (73 percent) and Jordan Eberle (75 percent). Barzal has the lowest ownership of any forward in the top 50 in Yahoo standard leagues.
David Krejci, C, BOS (25 percent): The Boston Bruins' second-line center had one assist to extend his point streak to five games in their 4-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Krejci has seven points (two goals, five assists) during the streak and has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) and 18 SOG in his past nine games. Three of Boston's next four games are at home, where Krejci has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) and four power-play points in 12 games.

Alexander Steen, C/LW/RW, STL (41 percent): The St. Louis Blues' second-line forward scored his ninth goal in their 5-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, extending his goal and point streaks to three games (three goals, one assist). Steen has at least one point in nine of his past 12 games, totaling six goals, two on the power play, and four assists. He'll get a value boost with the potentially imminent return of linemate Jaden Schwartz.
Ondrej Kase, LW/RW, ANA (14 percent):The Anaheim Ducks forward has one goal and three assists during a three-game point streak. Kase, who had an assist in a 6-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday, has two multipoint games in his past five, with three goals, four assists and 11 SOG in that span. He has favorable matchups against the New York Rangers, Winnipeg Jets and Ottawa Senators the next 10 days.
Kyle Okposo, LW/RW, BUF (21 percent): The Buffalo Sabres forward was kept off the score sheet in their 7-1 loss against the Dallas Stars on Saturday, but he has seven points (two goals, five assists), three PPP and nine SOG in his past four games. Okposo is skating on Buffalo's first line with Jack Eichel, who has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past five games, and Benoit Pouliot.

Paul Byron, LW/RW, MON (2 percent): The Canadiens forward is playing center on their first line between Max Pacioretty (92 percent) and Charles Hudon (1 percent), and has a four-game point streak (two goals, three assists). Byron has at least one point in five of his past six games (three goals, three assists) and has two favorable matchups against the Carolina Hurricanes the next 10 days.
Others to consider: Bo Horvat, C, VAN (32 percent); Pavel Buchnevich, LW/RW, NYR (24 percent); Erik Haula, C/LW, VGK (35 percent); Elias Lindholm, C/RW, CAR (12 percent); Kevin Fiala, LW/RW, NSH (14 percent); Jesper Bratt, LW/RW, NJD (19 percent); Christian Dvorak, C, ARI (3 percent)

DEFENSEMEN

Alexander Edler, VAN (18 percent):The Vancouver Canucks defenseman had one power-play assist in a 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, extending his point streak to five games, before being kept off the score sheet in a 1-0 loss to the Jets on Sunday. Edler had one goal, five assists and 20 SOG during the point streak, which was the longest of his NHL career. He is skating on Vancouver's first defense pair and is running the point on its top power-play unit.
Jakub Jerabek, MON (less than 1 percent): The Canadiens rookie defenseman scored the first four points of his NHL career in four games last week (one goal, three assists). He provided solid category coverage with six SOG and seven blocked shots in that span, playing on their second defense pair with Jordie Benn. He is a sleeper in deep leagues and a value pick in DFS formats on DraftKings.

Others to consider: Cam Fowler, ANA (48 percent); Ryan Pulock, NYI (2 percent); Marc-Edouard Vlasic, SJS (32 percent); Samuel Girard (3 percent), COL; Sami Vatanen, NJD (26 percent); Darnell Nurse, EDM (46 percent)

GOALTENDER

Michal Neuvirth, PHI (11 percent): The Flyers goaltender has won his past three starts, stopping 87 of 91 shots in those games. Neuvirth is 5-5-1 with a 2.23 goals-against average and .928 save percentage in 13 games (11 starts). He could begin to steal more playing time from No. 1 goalie Brian Elliott, who has a 3.11 GAA and .896 save percentage his past 10 starts.

Others to consider: Aaron Dell, SJS (45 percent); Al Montoya, EDM (1 percent); Jacob Markstrom, VAN (34 percent)

GAMES THIS WEEK:

NOTE: Totals for Week 16 span from Jan. 22-Feb. 4 because of NHL All-Star Weekend.
MOST:OTT (7); TBL, NJD, TOR, COL, MON, CAR, BUF, CGY, CHI, DET, SJS, VGK (6)
FEWEST: EDM (3); ARI, NYR, WSH (4)