Thursday's Goaltender Value Rankings
Here are theScore's goaltender value rankings for Thursday, March 17:
Top Options
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Roberto Luongo (FLA) | at TOR | 9 |
| Matt Murray (PIT) | vs. CAR | 9 |
| Jonathan Quick (LA) | vs. NYR | 8 |
| Petr Mrazek (DET) | at CLB | 8 |
When in doubt, pick against Toronto. Luongo has been struggling lately, but he dominated the Maple Leafs the last time they met and his overall skillset has not eroded. The bad stretch should find its course correction.
Best of the Rest
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rinne (NAS) | vs. NYI | 7 |
| Martin Jones (SJ) | at ARI | 7 |
| Sergei Bobrovsky (CLB) | vs. DET | 7 |
| Thomas Greiss (NYI) | at NAS | 6 |
Don't look now, but Rinne is much more like the Rinne of old. He has posted a .933 save percentage over his last 10 games. He's 7-1-2 in that time. Jones gets a soft Arizona matchup. He's beaten them twice, allowing two goals altogether. A third win is imminent.
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) | at LA | 6 |
| Ben Bishop (TB) | at DAL | 5 |
| Keith Kinkaid (NJ) | vs. MIN | 5 |
| Eddie Lack (CAR) | at PIT | 5 |
Road versions of Bishop and Lundqvist will have trouble returning value. Lundqvist is slightly better off since he sat out Wednesday, but the defense could be fatigued on the back-to-back. Kinkaid's back-and-forth between serviceable and abominable makes him a difficult DFS choice to endorse.
Nothing to See Here
| Name | Opponent | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Devan Dubnyk (MIN) | at NJ | 4 |
| Kari Lehtonen (DAL) | vs. TB | 3 |
| Jonathan Bernier (TOR) | vs. FLA | 2 |
| Mike Smith (ARI) | vs. SJ | 2 |
Despite drawing home starts, Lehtonen, Bernier, and Smith are the least likely to be worth roster spots. If you insist, relegate them to GPP-play and hope Bernier can pull a second consecutive shutout out of thin air. He won't, but it's fun to make believe.