Fantasy: 5 moves you need to make in Week 13

Every Monday, theScore offers a weekly fantasy hockey column detailing a handful of moves you should make. This week's edition focuses on Week 13. Ownership percentages and position eligibility are courtesy of Yahoo.

Add Noel Acciari

Team: Panthers
Position: C/RW
Ownership: 22%

Nobody is hotter than Acciari right now. He has eight goals over his last six games, highlighted by back-to-back hat tricks last week. A fourth-line player his entire career entering the season, the 28-year-old is playing the wing on Florida's second line centered by Vincent Trocheck. Acciari is certainly going to regress, but he's worth owning for at least another week while he rides this hot streak - especially considering the Panthers play a league-high four games over the next seven days.

Drop Matt Murray

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Team: Penguins
Position: G
Ownership: 78%

Murray has officially lost his No. 1 job and it seems highly unlikely he'll even be able to work himself back into a timeshare the way Tristan Jarry is playing these days. It may be a tough pill to swallow if you drafted Murray to be one of your top goalies, but at this point, you'll be better off streaming backups.

Sell high on Bryan Rust

Team: Penguins
Position: LW/RW
Ownership: 64%

Rust is enjoying a career year with 16 goals and 14 assists in 24 games, including 13 points in his last eight contests. However, the 27-year-old is shooting 19.8% after entering the season with a career shooting percentage of 10.7.

Rust probably wasn't drafted in your league, so he's essentially found money at this point. You shouldn't necessarily trade him for the best offer you can get, but if someone in your league is willing to give up a more proven player, it'd be worth pulling the trigger.

Rust has some comfortable first-line real estate with the Penguins, but he's bound to come down to earth at some point.

Add Nikita Gusev

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Team: Devils
Position: LW/RW
Ownership: 9%

A coaching change has done wonders for Gusev. Here's a look at his numbers since Alain Nasreddine replaced John Hynes behind the Devils' bench:

Hynes Nasreddine
GP 23 12
G 5 2
A 7 8
P 12 10
ATOI 13:19 13:53

When the former KHL MVP joined the Devils, he was expected to produce the way he has since Nasreddine took over. The 27-year-old rookie has taken some time adjusting to the NHL, but he seems to be hitting his stride and is now worth owning again in fantasy.

Add Zach Hyman

Team: Maple Leafs
Position: C/LW
Ownership: 26%

Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe has done what Mike Babcock refused to do in his tenure behind the team's bench: play Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner together for an extended period of time. The duo has combined for 16 points over the last four games, and Hyman has been a major beneficiary.

Though Hyman is far less skilled than his linemates, the workhorse winger has managed seven points in his last four contests. As long as Matthews and Marner continue to make magic, Hyman is worth owning in most fantasy leagues.

Josh Wegman has been theScore's resident fantasy hockey expert since 2015. Find him on Twitter @JoshWegman_.

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