Friday's Goaltender Value Rankings
Here are theScore's goaltender value rankings for Friday, March 4:
Top Options
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Kari Lehtonen (DAL) | vs. NJ | 9 |
He may not face a ton of shots on Friday night, but Lehtonen is an extremely safe cash game goaltender with a high chance of a win against a Devils team that lacks any offensive punch.
Best of the Rest
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby (WAS) | vs. NYR | 8 |
| Laurent Brossoit (EDM) | at CLB | 6 |
| Joonas Korpisalo (CLB) | vs. EDM | 5 |
| Cory Schneider (NJ) | at DAL | 5 |
Holtby should be well rested after taking a backseat to Philipp Grubauer on Wednesday. He and the Caps will face a Rangers playing their second game in as many nights.
Brossoit has stopped 81 of 84 shots in his two career NHL starts. He's just 22 and has posted good numbers in the AHL. Roll the dice with him in a tournament in order to spend up elsewhere.
Schneider would be getting serious consideration for the Vezina Trophy if he had a better team in front of him. He's expected to get peppered with shots against the Stars and could return value as a contrarian without recording a win.
Nothing to See Here
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Antti Raanta/Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) | at WAS | 3 |
If Lundqvist gets the start, he can't be trusted on the road against the NHL's best team in the second game of a back-to-back. Raanta has a middling .912 save percentage this season and could easily get lit up by Washington.