Looking Ahead 2014: Week 15

Mike Schmidt

2015-01-09

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Looking Ahead at the best schedules in fantasy hockey for Week 15.

With roughly half of the NHL season in the rear-view mirror, there's no better opportunity than right now for a one-man, one-round, 10-team mini-mock draft. It should be noted that these rankings are based on points-only scoring (and Yahoo position eligibility).

Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh – The next time the 27-year-old Crosby will fail to be a point-per-game player over a full season will be the first time in his 10-year-career in which he will not be a point-per-game player. Actually, forget points per game. Crosby is almost an assist-per-game player, as he has racked up 527 helpers in 587 career contests. With his concussion issues long behind him, Crosby is the safest spectacular player in fantasy hockey.

Evgeni Malkin, C/RW, Pittsburgh – Fantasy owners can expect Malkin to miss some time over the course of the season, but there's no arguing he's an elite all-around playmaker who shares time on Pittsburgh's top power-play unit with a fair number of other high-end offensive weapons, including the aforementioned Crosby, veteran winger Chris Kunitz and defenseman Kris Letang. Few players in the NHL are more talented than Malkin, and virtually no one in the league is afforded a better opportunity to provide production.

Steven Stamkos, C/RW, Tampa Bay – Goals are kind of his thing. Stamkos is virtually peerless when it comes to his ability to maintain a high shooting percentage over a long period of time. Tampa Bay's 24-year-old franchise center has shot .172 over the course of six-plus seasons, and he's someone who averages well above three shots on goal per game for his career. A 45-goal campaign seems like a worst-case scenario for Stamkos in 2014-15. That fact catapults him into the top three.

Florida 4.14 – four games – EDMx2, WPG and COL

Edmonton 4.06 – four games – FLAx2, STL and TBL

Washington 4.00 – four games – COL, PHI, NSH and DAL

Steer Clear

New Jersey 1.66 – two games – both on road

Calgary 1.95 – two games – both on road

Pittsburgh 2.05 – two games – MIN and NYI

Chicago 2.21 – two games – MIN and WPG

New York Islanders 2.85 – three games – NYR, PIT and MTL

Monday, January 12 to Sunday, January 18

Best Bets

Detroit 4.31 – four games – BUFx2, STL and NSH

Philadelphia 4.30 – four games – TBL, WAS, VAN and BUF

Arizona 4.20 – four games – SJS, CGY, MIN and WPG

Winnipeg 4.12 – four games – FLA, DAL, CHI and ARI

Dallas 4.12 – four games – OTT, WPG, WAS and CHI

Steer Clear

Chicago 2.21 – two games – WPG and DAL

New Jersey 1.66 – two games – both on road

New York Islanders 2.85 – three games – NYR, PIT and MTL

Calgary 1.95 – two games – both on road

Edmonton 2.85 – three games – all on road

Tuesday, January 13 to Monday, January 19

Best Bets

San Jose 4.51 – four games – three at home

Florida 4.30 – four games – three at home

St. Louis 4.25 – four games – all at home

Detroit 4.31 – four games – BUF, STL, NSH and BUF

Philadelphia 4.24 – four games – WAS, VAN, BUF and NYI

Steer Clear

Chicago 2.21 – two games – WPG and DAL

New Jersey 2.57 – three games – all on road

Calgary 2.76 – three games – all on road

Edmonton 2.85 – three games – all on road

Tampa Bay 2.96 – three games – BOS, EDM and COL

Wednesday, January 14 to Tuesday, January 20

Best Bets

Philadelphia 5.19 – five games – WAS, VAN, BUF, NYI and PIT

Minnesota 4.24 – four games – BUF, ARI, CBJ and DET

Detroit 4.22 – four games – STL, NSH, BUF and MIN

Montreal 4.11 – four games – CBJ, OTT, NYI and NSH

Washington 4.10 – four games – PHI, NSH, DAL and EDM

Steer Clear

New Jersey 2.57 – three games – all on road

Calgary 2.76 – three games – all on road

Colorado 2.85 – three games – all on road

Winnipeg 2.91 – three games – two on road

Boston 2.95 – three games – NYR, CBJ and DAL

Thursday, January 15 to Wednesday, January 21

Best Bets

San Jose 4.36 – four games – all at home

Minnesota 4.24 – four games -BUF, ARI, CBJ and DET

Philadelphia 4.24 – four games – VAN, BUF, NYI and PIT

Detroit 4.22 – four games – STL, NSH, BUF and MIN

Chicago 4.22 – four games – WPG, DAL, ARI and PIT

Steer Clear

New Jersey 1.76 – two games – both on road

Edmonton 2.99 – three games – all on road

New York Islanders 2.99 – three games – PIT, MTL and PHI

Nashville 3.00 – three games – WAS, DET, and MTL

Buffalo 3.05 – three games – MIN, PHI and DET

UPCOMING GAMES

	Jun 04 - 20:06	EDM	vs	FLA

Starting Goalies

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Top Skater Views

	Players	Team
	GRACYN SAWCHYN	FLA
	JJ PETERKA	BUF
	MATEJ BLUMEL	DAL
	MARCO ROSSI	MIN
	MAVRIK BOURQUE	DAL

Top Goalie Profile Views

	Players	Team
	MICHAEL HRABAL	UTA
	JUUSE SAROS	NSH
	THATCHER DEMKO	VAN
	LINUS ULLMARK	OTT
	THOMAS MILIC	WPG

LINE COMBOS

	Frequency	ANA Players
	19.8	TREVOR ZEGRAS MASON MCTAVISH SAM COLANGELO
	19.5	ALEX KILLORN CUTTER GAUTHIER LEO CARLSSON
	16.2	FRANK VATRANO TROY TERRY RYAN STROME

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