January 16th – Fantasy Hockey Goalie Rankings
Sorry for the late post, was battling some internet issues. Another busy Thursday around the NHL tonight. We have 11 games to look forward to, including the Los Angeles Kings vs. the St. Louis Blues in a battle of Western Conference powerhouses. In other goaltending news, Ben Scrivens will make his Oilers debut tonight while Devan Dubnyk’s Predators debut will have to wait. Here are tonight’s goalie rankings to help you decide who to start! Enjoy and good luck.
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1. Ben Bishop (vs. NYI) – Bishop’s ranks third in the NHL with 23 wins, he is also 2nd in GAA (1.83) and tops in SV% (.937).
2. Semyon Varlamov (vs. NJ) – Varlamov has won six of his last seven starts and faces a middling Devils offence.
3. Jonathan Quick (@ STL) – Quick is 3-1-1 with a 1.39 GAA and .942 SV% in five starts, but does not have a good matchup tonight vs. a Blues team who have won 10 of their last 12 games. (Likely)
4. Steve Mason (vs. NSH) – Mason has won six of his last eight starts while Nashville has lost six of their last eight.
5. Jaroslav Halak (vs. LA) – Halak has stopped 53 of 54 shots (.981 SV%) in his two most recent starts.
6. Craig Anderson (vs. MTL) – Andy has won six of seven and is 1-0 vs. the Senators this season.
7. Jimmy Howard (@NYR) – Howard was excellent on Saturday and will try and find a level of consistency tonight vs. the Rangers.
8. Carey Price (@ OTT) – Price is 0-1-1 with a 3.48 GAA and .877 SV% in two previous starts against Ottawa.
9. Henrik Lundqvist (vs. DET) – Lundqvist is 7-10-3 with a 2.44 GAA and .913 SV% at home this season.
10. Cory Schneider (@ COL) – Schneider has allowed only six goals in his last five starts, but the Devils have only scored eight in that span.
11. Darcy Kuemper(vs. EDM) – Kuemper is 2-1-0 with a 1.30 GAA and .958 SV% during his call-up and takes on an Oilers team who have lost seven of their last nine games
12. Mike Smith (vs. VAN) – Smith is 1-0-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .923 SV% in the first two meetings with Vancouver.
13. Alex Stalock (@ FLA) – Stalock enters play 5-2-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .932 SV% and draws a strong matchup vs. the Panthers.
14. Kari Lehtonen (vs. BOS) – Lehtonen is 1-2-0 with a 2.02 GAA and .941 SV% in his last three starts. (Likely)
15. Ben Scrivens (@ MIN) – Scrivens was 7-5-3 with a 1.97 GAA and .931 SV% with the Kings, but things are not going to be as easy in Edmonton.
16. Tim Thomas (vs. SJ) – Thomas is 3-1-2 with a 1.90 GAA and .940 SV% in his last six starts but draws a difficult matchup tonight. The Sharks sit fifth in the NHL with 64 points and have the fifth best offence with 3.02 goals per game.
17. Ondrej Pavelec (@ CGY) – Pav is 5-9-1 with a 2.84 GAA and .909 SV% on the road this season.
18. Kevin Poulin(@ TB) – Poulin is 5-1-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .904 SV% since Evgeni Nabokov got injured.
19. Carter Hutton(@ PHI) – Hutton is 8-7-2 with a 2.95 GAA and .902 SV% and will take on the Flyers who have won 10 of their last 13.
20. Reto Berra (vs. WPG) – Berra has lost his last five starts and hasn’t recorded a W since December 23.
Unconfirmed
Boston Bruins – Tuukka Rask / Chad Johnson
Vancouver Canucks – Eddie Lack / Jocaim Eriksson