The puck has dropped, the overreactions are flowing and the waiver wire is already moving. Welcome back to the fantasy hockey grind. A handful of games is nowhere near enough to rewrite anyone's draft board, but it is enough to spot new roles, new linemates and new power-play deployments before your leaguemates catch on. The second full scoring period runs from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11, with 47 games on the slate.
Vasily Podkolzin, LW/RW, Edmonton Oilers (4.03 FPPG, 34.7% available): With Zach Hyman sidelined, Podkolzin has inherited the best seat in the house: the top line with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, plus two-thirds of the Oilers' top power-play time. The trio is 4-0 on goals at 5-on-5 through 26 minutes together. It's only a two-game week, so add him for the role rather than the schedule.
Artturi Lehkonen, LW, Colorado Avalanche (5.40 FPPG, 45.8% available): Any winger riding shotgun with Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas deserves a look. Lehkonen has spent nearly three-quarters of his even-strength time there through two games. Temper the excitement over three goals and an assist, though: the trio is 3-0 on goals at 5-on-5 while generating just 40% of the shot attempts.
Cole Perfetti, LW, Winnipeg Jets (4.45 FPPG, 81.3% available): All four of Perfetti's points have come on the power play, where the Jets' top unit is generating a blistering 7.52 shot attempts per two minutes with him on the ice. At even strength, he's skating 84 percent of his minutes with Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor.
Source: ESPN NHL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing