Players to target: Evander Kane, Joe Pavelski, and Joonas Donskoi
Without Matthew Tkachuk, who has already been ruled out for this game, the Mikael Backlund-Michael Frolik combination has struggled quite a bit, allowing 36.1 Scoring Chances Against per 60 minutes and 15.8 High-Danger Chances Against per 60 minutes. In their last game, they were outshot and out-chanced handedly against the Connor McDavid line.
The possession numbers for the Pavelski line are fantastic, including 41.2 Scoring Chances For per 60 minutes and 18.1 High-Danger Chances For per 60 minutes. While people usually avoid top lines going up against the Backlund line, this might be chance to get a great line at low ownership in tournaments.
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