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FORWARDS
Cole Perfetti, WPG
40 percent rostered in Yahoo Fantasy
-L2 and PP1 in season debut after Nikolaj Ehlers signed with Carolina Hurricanes in offseason.
-NHL career-highs in assists (32), points (50) and power-play points (15) last season.
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in offensive zone start percentage (49; 99th percentile) and average skating distance per 60 minutes (10.16; 91st percentile) last season.
Tyler Bertuzzi, CHI
36 percent rostered
-14 points in 15 games this season (tied with Andre Burakovsky for 2nd on Blackhawks behind Connor Bedard's 25 in 16 games), including 3 straight multipoint games.
-L1: Bertuzzi - Bedard - Burakovsky.
-EDGE stats: Leads NHL in high-danger goals (9) and ranks highly at his position in high-danger shots on goal (17; 91st percentile).
Mats Zuccarello, MIN
18 percent rostered
-1 assist in 2 games after missing start of season with lower-body injury; L1 and PP1 with Kirill Kaprizov.
-Tied with Alex Ovechkin for 32nd in power-play points since 2021-22 (106).
-EDGE stats: Among the forward leaders last season in long-range shots on goal (27; 95th percentile) and average shot speed (61.55 mph; 85th percentile).
Kyle Palmieri, NYI
16 percent rostered
-Palmieri has 11 points in 15 games with strong coverage of shots on goal (45), power-play points (4) and hits (13).
-Islanders lead NHL with 8 players having 10-plus points this season.
-L1 with Bo Horvat and PP1 with Horvat and Matthew Schaefer.
-EDGE stats: Ranks highly among forwards in high-danger shots on goal (19; 94th percentile), power-play offensive zone time percentage (63.9; 94th percentile) and hardest shot (89.38 mph; 92nd percentile).
Jordan Eberle, SEA
13 percent rostered
-L2 with Chandler Stephenson and Mason Marchment and PP1 with Vince Dunn.
-Tied for Kraken's most goals (5), points (11) and shots on goal (41).
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in midrange goals (four; 95th percentile), high-danger shots on goal (18; 93rd percentile) and total skating distance (47.54 miles; 90th percentile) this season.
Other forward to consider adding: Andre Burakovsky, CHI (20 percent rostered)
Player to watch after being recalled from American Hockey League: Gabe Perreault, NYR (2 percent rostered)
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DEFENSEMAN
K'Andre Miller, CAR
30 percent rostered
-4 assists, 2 on power play, with 8 shots on goal in 3 games since returning from injury.
-EDGE stats: Among the defenseman leaders this season in offensive zone time percentage (47.2; 98th percentile), 22-plus mph speed bursts (two; 93rd percentile) and high-danger shots on goal (three; 91st percentile).
Olen Zellweger, ANA
16 percent rostered
-3 points (1 goal, 2 assists), 1 on power play, with 7 shots on goal, 6 blocks and 3 hits over past 3 games.
-2nd pair with Jacob Trouba and PP2 with Beckett Sennecke and Mason McTavish.
-EDGE stats: Ranks among defenseman leaders in average skating distance per 60 minutes (9.52; leads position), 20-plus mph speed bursts (50; 3rd) and long-range shots on goal (17; 92nd percentile).
Artyom Levshunov, CHI
7 percent rostered
-No. 2 pick in 2024 NHL Draft has assists in 6 of his past 7 games, including 4 power-play assists over his past 3 games.
-PP1 with Connor Bedard, Tyler Bertuzzi, Andre Burakovsky and Teuvo Teravainen.
-EDGE stats: 4 of his 7 speed bursts over 20 mph have come since the start of November. Ranks highly at his position in offensive zone start percentage (49; 99th percentile).
Other D-men to consider adding: Owen Power (18 percent) or Bowen Byram (12 percent), BUF
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GOALIE
Yaroslav Askarov, SJS
21 percent rostered
-Has won 4 of his past 5 games; 2 goals allowed or fewer in 3 straight games.
-Part of tandem with Alex Nedeljkovicbut has ceiling of becoming full-time starter over course of season.
-EDGE stats: Has long-range save percentage (.983) above League average (.970) and 5-on-5 save percentage in close situations (.924) above League average: .910).
Jesper Wallstedt, MIN
16 percent rostered
-3-0-2 with 2.51 goals-against average, .909 save percentage in 5 games this season.
-Backup to Filip Gustavssonbut has ceiling of emerging as 1A goalie over course of season.
-EDGE stats: Ranks 2nd in 5-on-5 save percentage in close situations (.968) behind Spencer Knight of Chicago Blackhawks (.977); has had greater than a .900 SV% in 4 of his 5 starts; 95th percentile in 5-on-5 SV% (.940).
