Friday's Goaltender Value Rankings
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Here are theScore's goaltender value rankings for Friday, March 18:
Top Options
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Braden Holtby (WAS) | vs. NAS | 9 |
| Craig Anderson (OTT) | at BUF | 8 |
Holtby is the best cash game goalie on this slate and should be heavily rostered. Expose your lineups around him with limited alternatives between the pipes. Anderson will see a lot of shots against the Sabres, but team's 2.35 GPG suggests an easy night for the Senators netminder.
Best of the Rest
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas Gustavsson (BOS) | at ANA | 7 |
| Scott Darling (CHI) | at WPG | 7 |
| Frederik Andersen (ANA) | vs. BOS | 7 |
| Carter Hutton (NAS) | at WAS | 6 |
| Semyon Varlamov (COL) | at CGY | 6 |
| Jacob Markstrom (VAN) | at EDM | 5 |
| Cam Talbot (EDM) | vs. VAN | 5 |
Hutton will be playing in front of a fatigued Nashville team playing in the second game of a back-to-back. Talbot comes at a cheap price and could pick up the win against the offensively challenged Canucks.
Nothing to See Here
| NAME | OPPONENT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| Joni Ortio (CGY) | vs. COL | 4 |
| Ondrej Pavelec (WPG) | vs. CHI | 4 |
| Chad Johnson (BUF) | vs. OTT | 4 |
These goalies are potentially worth fliers and will face plenty of shots, but without much help on defense - they rank near the bottom of this six-game slate.
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