Capitals fantasy value picks vs Lightning
The Washington Capitals take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in what could be a high scoring offensive game. Here are the players you should include in your fantasy lineup tonight.
Nick Jensen: Nick Jensen has been a valuable and reliable defenseman all season especially when the team was missing John Carlson and Dmitry Orlov. He recorded an assist on Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins which marked his 99th career point (14 goals and 85 assists).
Jensen, who was the 53rd defenseman taken in the 2009 NHL Draft at 150th overall, ranks 16th among blue liners in his draft class in games played (422) and points (99). His eight points in 15 games this season (one goal, seven assists) lead Caps defensemen and rank fourth on the team overall.
Marcus Johansson: Even though Yahoo Sports says to bench him, I wouldn’t quite bet on that statement. Here’s what they said:
"Johansson started the season strong, but he only has two points in his last four games, with only 14 shots on net as well. While Vasilevskiy has gotten off to an iffy start, his career .919 save percentage gives me confidence in the Russian goalie."
MoJo has been great all season and scored the lone goal in Washington’s loss against Pittsburgh. Tonight wold be a perfect opportunity to get out of his slump even more.
Alex Ovechkin: His three game goal streak (three goals) and six game point streak (five goals and two assists) came to an end on Wednesday night. But via NHL Stats, Ovechkin is the oldest player this season to record a point streak of at least that length.
Ovechkin’s eight goals rank tied for 10th in the NHL through games played Nov. 9. The average age of the 18 players with at least eight goals this season is 26.8 with Ovechkin being the only player over the age of 33.
Darcy Kuemper: He was the first goalie off the ice at morning skate meaning he will get the nod in net tonight. Over his last six games, Kuemper has posted a 2.01 goals against average and a .931 save percentage which includes one shutout.
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Those are your fantasy players to put in your lineup tonight. Let’s have some fun tonight. Enjoy the game which starts at 7 p.m. on NBC Sports Washington and NHL Network.