Squad Up Daily NHL Fantasy Dose: Goal drought for Laine won’t start in desert

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Here is a look at the Squad Up daily NHL fantasy picture for Thursday, November 10:

Triple Threat

C Mark Scheifele (74K), RW Patrik Laine (49K), D Dustin Byfuglien (61K), Jets (at Coyotes): Laine scored his second hat trick of the season in his most recent outing, and he now leads the league goals with 11 through 14 games. He has been given a long overdue promotion back to the Jets' top line, adding to Scheifele's upside. Byfuglien's minute totals continue to warrant fantasy consideration.

LW Andrew Cogliano (36K), C Ryan Kesler (48K), RW Jakob Silfverberg (42K), Ducks (at Hurricanes): The Ducks and Hurricanes each feature strong top lines in terms of possession numbers. The Ducks have the superior second trio, with these three owning a Zone-Finish Ratio of 52.27, per Corsica.Hockey. The three finish 37.40 percent of all shifts in the offensive end of the ice.

LW Brad Marchand (73K), C Patrice Bergeron (59K), RW David Pastrnak (64K), Bruins (vs. Blue Jackets): The Blue Jackets allow the fifth-most scoring chances against per 60 minutes of 5v5, at 10.07. Their 3.00 Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes ranks as the second-highest in the league. Load up on a Bruins top line which has combined for 32 points on the season.

Goalie Breakdown

TARGET - Connor Hellebuyck (90K), Jets (at Coyotes): With the offense likely to provide him the goal support necessary for the win, Hellebuyck comes with a high floor. Arizona is getting just 7.03 scoring chances per 60 minutes of 5v5 and have the fifth-lowest xGF60 in the league.

BARGAIN - Antti Niemi (81K), Stars (at Flames): Niemi is prone to disastrous outings in any sort of matchup, but he draws a Flames team averaging just 6.64 scoring chances per 60. Niemi has allowed at least three goals in four of his past five starts, but Calgary is averaging just 2.50 goals per game on the season.

FADE - Ben Bishop (117K), Lightning (vs. Islanders): Better options than Bishop exist with a nearly full slate of games on Thursday's schedule. He has been much improved to start November, after a disastrous October, but he faces a tough Islanders team averaging 10.19 scoring chances per 60.

CONTRARIAN - Martin Jones (93K), Sharks (at Panthers): The Panthers are averaging a lofty 2.69 goals per game, but they're getting just 5.72 scoring chances per 60, the lowest average in the league. Their 2.13 xGF60 is the second-lowest figure in the league and represents a drastic decline.

Bargain Plays

C Rickard Rakell (25K), Ducks (at Hurricanes): Rakell has had a tremendous start to his season after a delayed debut. He has four goals and three assists through five games, while averaging over three shots on goal per outing. His 17:15 in ice time thus far is on pace for a career high. He is playing on the right side of pass-first C Antoine Vermette at both 5v5 and on the power play.

LW Mikkel Boedker (27K), Sharks (at Panthers): Boedker began the season on the Sharks' second line, saw a brief promotion to the top trio and now skates on L3. He has just two goals and zero assists on the season, averaging little over one SOG per game. Still, the Sharks' depth has him skating with LW Patrick Marleau and C Tomas Hertl as one of the league's top third lines.

D Marc-Edouard Vlasic (26K),Sharks (at Panthers): Vlasic is averaging well over 21 minutes in ice time, skating with what can be considered the league's deepest, if not best, 12-man forward group. His own offensive production is down from a year ago, but he's a reliable source of hits, PIMs and blocks.

Top Fades

RW Vladimir Tarasenko (76K), Blues (at Predators): The Predators are allowing just 7.26 scoring chances per 60, capping the upside of the Blues. Tarasenko remains their best player and the best target from the team but there are similarly-priced stars available with more appealing matchups.

C Evgeni Malkin (74K), Penguins (vs. Wild): The Wild allow over 31 shots on goal per 60 minutes of 5v5, but they limit opponents to just 6.81 scoring chances per 60. He registered a season-high five SOG in the Penguins' most recent game, but he had two or fewer shots in each of the previous four games.

LW Brandon Saad (58K), Blue Jackets (at Bruins): Saad had a big game Wednesday night, but he has a much tougher matchup Thursday as the second half of the back-to-back. His line will also match up against the Bruins' elite top trio and the best defensive tandem.

Contrarian Options

RW Gustav Nyquist (60K), Red Wings (vs. Canucks): Nyquist has been tossed around the Red Wings' lineup, from the third line to the top line and back again. He has produced every step of the way, totaling three goals and nine points through 14 games with nearly two SOG per game. He hosts a Vancouver team allowing 3.43 goals per game on the road.

D Roman Josi (49K), Predators (vs. Blues): Priced similarly to teammate P.K. Subban once again, Josi's lower profile keeps him the contrarian. It's not an overly appealing matchup against the Blues stout defensive system, but the Predators have scored no less than two goals in any of their past four games.

LW Carl Hagelin (34K), Penguins (vs. Wild): The Wild limit opponent scoring chances better than all but two other teams at 5v5, but any offense the Penguins do generate should come from the Sidney Crosby line. Hagelin has recently been promoted to the left side of the line. While his production is slightly below last year's pace, he still has 21 SOG in 13 games.

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