It's never too early to hack the schedule in your fantasy favor, knowing the most effective way to seize an edge on your competition is to maximize every player's opportunity to contribute. By figuring out which teams are more active when most others are not, you seize greater flexibility in boosting your lineup's potential each night. This advantage hits even harder in tight head-to-head competition.
Setting the benchmark at six games, a handful of teams are worth recognizing on so-called slower nights from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. The Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres lead the way in competing on seven such occasions, while a trio of others do so on six dates.
The Bruins are ripe with streamable options, with winger JJ Peterka leading the way. Rostered in only 41.9% of ESPN Fantasy leagues, the Boston newbie is pegged to skate on a top line and power play with David Pastrnak. On the blue line, Hampus Lindholm merits a look in deeper leagues.
The Sabres are garnering little fantasy interest despite younger players projected to take a productive leap. Josh Doan and Zach Benson should both eclipse the 60-point plateau, while Josh Norris is good for near a point/game when active.
Source: ESPN NHL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing