Best Fantasy Hockey Playoff Pickups

3 years ago  /  The Hockey Writers  /  Read Time: 2 minutes 56 seconds

• He cemented his spot on the Coyotes’ roster by scoring six goals and one assist in eight games this season.
• This is a clip of 2.3 fantasy points per game (P/G), and he’s skated in all eight of Arizona’s games this month.
• Overall, this gives him an average of 1.6 fantasy points per game.
• Despite this, Ghostisbehere is averaging more fantasy points per game than blueliners like Erik Karlsson (San Jose Sharks), Torey Krug (St. Louis Blues) and Miro Heiskanen (Dallas Stars).
• This gives him 54.4 combined defensive fantasy points in standard leagues where a block is 0.5 points and a hit is 0.1, which is equal to 27 even-strength goals.
• Overall, he is averaging 1.6 fantasy P/G, just like Ghostisbehere is; however, both were averaging 1.7 before their games on April 13, 2021.
• However, he struggled to generate much (he was scoring at a 1.3 fantasy P/G clip before his trade) with the abysmal Detroit Red Wings.
• In 2019-20, he scored 16 goals and 38 points in just 43 games
• Since the Sabres have been atrocious this season, Swayman should nab a number of points just by winning against them

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