Philadelphia Flyers right wing Travis Konecny recorded a goal and an assist in his return on Sunday after missing 10 games — making him a top fantasy add for the week of November 2–8.
Konecny averaged 1.94 fantasy points per game last season and is currently averaging 1.90 FPPG this season. He played on a line with Christian Dvorak and Trevor Zegras in his first game back. He is available in 36.5% of fantasy leagues.
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The scoring period from November 2 to November 8 includes 51 NHL games. Eleven teams play four games, including the Calgary Flames — who have matchups on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, all on light nights with an average of only 7.5 other teams in action. The Anaheim Ducks hold the best schedule for skaters overall, while the Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning lead for goaltenders.
Vancouver Canucks right wing Brock Boeser is averaging 1.84 FPPG and is available in 33.4% of leagues. He has seen power-play time rise to over five minutes per night over his past three games. Five of his nine points this season have come on the power play, and he has four points in his past three contests. Two of Vancouver’s three games are against bottom-10 penalty kills.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Rickard Rakell is averaging 1.76 FPPG and is available in 42.5% of leagues. With Bryan Rust out until at least early December, Rakell is skating alongside Sidney Crosby. Their line controlled 55.6% of shot attempts at 5-on-5 in recent games. Rakell has four points in his past three games and plays four times this week against opponents ranked fourth-friendliest for top-six forwards.
St. Louis Blues left wing Jake Neighbours is averaging 1.82 FPPG and is available in 90.7% of leagues. He averaged 2.27 FPPG across St. Louis’ past 10 games. Half of his eight points came on the power play, and he has registered 46 hits. He recently skated with Robert Thomas and Jimmy Snuggerud. His line’s 5-on-5 shot-attempt share is 39.5%.
Calgary Flames right wing Matt Coronato is averaging 1.76 FPPG and is available in 65.7% of leagues. He has 11 assists in the Flames’ past 10 games and six of his 13 points have come on the power play. He skates with Mikael Backlund and Joel Farabee, a line controlling 52.1% of shot attempts at 5-on-5.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Philip Broberg is averaging 1.91 FPPG and is available in 67.8% of leagues. With Colton Parayko day-to-day, Broberg’s average ice time rose to 26:25 per game over his past three outings. He recorded four points in that span and eight points over the Blues’ past 10 games.
Florida Panthers goaltender Akira Schmid is averaging 1.56 fantasy points per 60 minutes and is available in 86.1% of leagues. He started six of Florida’s past 10 games and won four of his past five appearances. Florida opens the week at home against the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks — ranked fourth-best and best matchups for fantasy goalies, respectively.
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