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11 games for Tuesday, Nov. 5
* = confirmed
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Linus Ullmark, OTT at Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, BUF (7 p.m. ET)
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Jeremy Swayman, BOS at Joseph Woll, TOR (7 p.m. ET)
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Dustin Wolf, CGY at Sam Montembeault, MON (7 p.m. ET)
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Aleksei Kolosov, PHI at Pyotr Kochetkov, CAR (7 p.m. ET)
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Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT at Ilya Sorokin, NYI* (7:30 p.m. ET)
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Andrei Vasilevskiy, TB at Jordan Binnington, STL (8 p.m. ET)
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Darcy Kuemper, LA at Filip Gustavsson, MIN (8 p.m. ET)
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Connor Ingram, UTA at Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (8 p.m. ET)
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Joey Daccord, SEA at Alexandar Georgiev, COL (9 p.m. ET)
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Kevin Lankinen, VAN at Lukas Dostal, ANA (10 p.m. ET)
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Elvis Merzlikins, CLB at Vitek Vanecek, SJ (10:30 p.m. ET)
Goalies
Alex Nedeljkovic, PIT at NYI (12% rostered)
This is a chance for Nedeljkovic to make it three straight wins and get a stranglehold on the starting job. It would be surprising if the Pens went with Joel Blomqvist in this spot against a hated rival while Nedeljkovic is on a hot streak.
Make no mistake, the Pens are still horrible at defending, but I like the Pens’ chances here because I think they can at least generate enough offense to win. The Isles have lost four of their past five and have been shut out four times already this season, and they will be without Mathew Barzal.
There’s definitely some risk here because Nedeljkovic and the Pens haven’t played well all season. However, Isles-Pens matchups have generally been hard-fought but also high-scoring.
Elvis Merzlikins, CLB at SJ (12% rostered)
The Jackets are coming off two tough defeats and outscored by a 13-4 margin. Merzlikins shouldn’t really be the one to blame, however, turning aside 38 shots in a 6-2 loss to the league-leading Jets, and he faces a much easier opponent here. Macklin Celebrini is expected to play, which gives the Sharks offense a boost. While their past few matchups have featured quite a few goals, the Jackets have won five of their past six meetings dating back to the 2021-22 season.
Dustin Wolf, CGY at MON (42% rostered)
Wolf has allowed nine goals in his past two starts (.855 SP) so there’s definitely some cause for concern here, and the Flames have not been able to generate much offense, forcing Ryan Huska to put his lines in the blender. On the plus side, the Habs are similarly struggling with three straight losses and also unable to generate much offense.
This will be Wolf’s second career game against the Habs. He made 36 saves in a 5-2 win last season in March, though that game was on home ice, and Cayden Primeau was not sharp. Flip a coin in this matchup; there’s always a chance Wolf turns in a solid performance and wins this game.
Alexandar Georgiev, COL vs. SEA (72% rostered)
Georgiev is rostered in over 50% of leagues, so he usually doesn’t make the cut to be on the waiver wire pickup list, but I think it’s worth noting that he’s available in over one-quarter of Yahoo leagues. That feels a bit much; while Justus Annunen looks like the No. 1, I think the Avs still prefer Georgiev.
Jared Bednar has yet to announce his starter at the time of publishing, but with Annunen coming off a loss, Kaapo Kahkonen looking unimpressive against the Lightning in his season debut, Georgiev might get the nod here. It’s a really good matchup; the Kraken have been shut out in consecutive games and they’ve never been good at scoring. If Georgiev wins this game, it’ll give the Avs a lot more confidence (and reason) to go back to him again. The Avs are a really good team and whichever goalie wins the starting job is sure to gain a ton of fantasy value.
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