Here are the goalie value rankings for Saturday, December 12:
Top Options
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) | at CGY | 9 |
| Jaroslav Halak (NYI) | at CLB | 8 |
| Braden Holtby (WAS) | at TB | 8 |
The best goalie in the league is also the surest thing on a packed slate. Lundqvist on his own is favored in any goalie match-up, even in the second game of a back-to-back on the road.
The Rangers are a top-10 offense that provide enough goal support for King Henrik to notch a win when he isn't at his sharpest, and against a Flames squad that allows the most goals per game and is bottom-15 in scoring, you can pretty much lock in Lundqvist's win.
Best of the Rest
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Bishop (TB) | vs. WAS | 7 |
| Jonathan Quick (LA) | at BUF | 7 |
| Pekka Rinne (NAS) | vs. COL | 6 |
| Kari Lehtonen (DAL) | at STL | 6 |
| Mike Condon (MTL) | vs. OTT | 5 |
| Linus Ullmark (BUF) | vs. LA | 5 |
| Semyon Varlamov (COL) | at NAS | 5 |
| Darcy Kuemper (MIN) | at SJ | 5 |
| Martin Jones (SJ) | vs. MIN | 4 |
| Mike Smith (ARI) | vs. CAR | 4 |
No netminder has been as hot over the last couple of weeks as the Lightning's Bishop. In his last nine starts, Bishop has a 7-1-1 record with a 1.57 GAA. The only question is whether he'll have enough on Saturday to quell the Capitals and their top-5 offense.
Nothing to See Here
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen (STL) | vs. DAL | 4 |
| Craig Anderson (OTT) | at MTL | 2 |
| Curtis McElhinney (CLB) | vs. NYI | 2 |
| Cam Ward (CAR) | at ARI | 2 |
| Karri Ramo (CGY) | vs. NYR | 1 |
Clearly the deck is stacked against Ramo, who has also been dealing with health issues. Anderson receives a lot of goal support from the Sens' offense but he has trouble keeping the puck out of his own net; a win is definitely in play but it might be of the 4-3 variety - not great for DFS purposes.
