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Here is a look at the Squad Up daily NHL fantasy picture for Wednesday, March 15 (all advanced statistics courtesy of Corsica.Hockey and apply to 5v5 situations):
Dynamic Duos
- C Ryan Getzlaf (63K) & RW Patrick Eaves (35K), Ducks (vs. Blues): Eaves' salary mitigates some of the risk involved with Getzlaf's price which ranks third among centers. With home-ice advantage, the Ducks are likely to use C Ryan Kesler's line to combat the Blues' top line featuring RW Vladimir Tarasenko. The Ducks' top trio has a Corsi For rating of 58.33 percent with 7.15 scoring chances per 60 minutes.
- LW Brad Marchand (65K) & C Patrice Bergeron (54K), Bruins (at Flames): The Flames' incredible run has been well documented, but the Bruins have had better ratings in Corsi percentage, expected goals percentage and scoring chances percentage since Feb. 15. It's a good opportunity to get Marchand and Bergeron at suppressed ownership levels and salaries.
Bargain Plays
- C Travis Konecny (29K), Flyers (vs. Penguins): Konecny is centering RW Jakub Voracek and C Valtteri Filppula, with the line playing 21.91 percent of all 5v5 minutes in the Flyers' most recent game. Konecny had his first two-goal game of the season, though they came on just two shots on goal. He was a plus-1 in Philadelphia's 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
- LW Matthew Tkachuk (31K), Flames (vs. Bruins): Tkachuk's production has dipped slightly from December and January, but he still has one goal and two assists in five games this month. He has notched a total of 15 SOG with at least two shots in all but one game. His 17:06 of ice time last time out was his highest total since Dec. 8. He remains with C Mikael Backlund and RW Michael Frolik.
Top Fades
- LW Jaden Schwartz (50K), Blues (at Ducks): Schwartz has gone 11 games without a goal, and he has just one since Jan. 19 and a total of two in 2017. He does have five assists this month and two SOG in each of his past three games, but he has scored just four of his 14 goals this season while on the road. He can't be trusted in a tougher matchup.
- D Mike Green (41K), Red Wings (at Avalanche): On a small slate, Green is the de facto highest-priced defenseman. He hasn't scored since Feb. 4, and he has just one goal and three assists since Jan. 24. He has notched just eight SOG in six games this month, twice going without. He continues playing a high amount of minutes, but he just hasn't been the same offensive factor he was early in the season.
Contrarian Options
- RW Phil Kessel (65K), Penguins (at Flyers): Kessel hasn't scored in 12 games, but he has tallied at least three SOG in six of those games, and he has topped 21 minutes of TOI in two of his past three games. He remains with C Evgeni Malkin and LW Chris Kunitz, allowing him to pile up six assists during his slump. He could break through against the Flyers' sloppy goaltending.
- C Dylan Larkin (47K), Red Wings (at Avalanche): Larkin snapped a streak of three games with just one SOG in each his last time out. He notched four shots in 18:49 -- his highest TOI since mid-December -- but went without a point. If he's afforded the same opportunities, he'll likely have more success against the league's worst defense.
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