NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Pickups: Forwards, April 4 – Kane Takes Flight As Red Wings Battle For Playoff Spot
Boost your fantasy team with these surging forwards. Grab Patrick Kane, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Egor Chinakhov for immediate scoring impact.
On every game day this season, THN Fantasy will highlight players and goalies for fantasy hockey managers to stream, roster or utilize in standard leagues and/or DFS games. Players and goalies highlighted for streaming in standard leagues are rostered in less than 50 percent of Yahoo leagues. Patrick Kane, RW, DET at NYR (33% rostered) - FanDuel $5,700 Kane’s on a four-game points streak and scored at least a point in seven of his past eight games as the Wings desperately try to make the playoffs.
The Rangers are expected to start backup Jonathan Quick, who has not played since March 18 and allowed six goals on 39 shots (. 846 SP), and has just five wins in 22 starts with a . 889 SP this season.
Pierre-Luc Dubois, C/LW, WSH vs. BUF (20% rostered) - FanDuel $4,800 The Sabres are expected to start Alex Lyon, who has struggled in his past two starts, Meanwhile, Dubois has gone on a scoring binge with a goal and five assists in his past two games. He’ll center L2 with Tom Wilson, and also PP1 with Wilson, Alex Ovechkin and Jakob Chychrun.
Egor Chinakhov, LW/RW, PIT vs. FLA (19% rostered) - FanDuel $4,700 Note Anthony Mantha (39% rostered) is also an option in this matchup as the Pens face a really beat-up Panthers team that’s missing half their regulars. Chinakhov plays PP2 while Mantha plays PP1, but at even strength Chinakhov is in a far better situation playing with Sidney Crosby.