Bargain Plays - Sunday's Top Sleeper Picks

Bargain Plays - Sunday's Top Sleeper Picks

10 years ago
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Here are the top sleeper picks at each position for Sunday's seven-game slate:

C Vincent Lecavalier, Kings (at Ducks)

Lecavalier will be trying to score in consecutive games for the first time since December of 2014. After recording just 58 points in 133 games as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers, Lecavalier already has a goal and an assist in four games with the Kings.

He's being given plenty of opportunity to resurrect his NHL career with the Kings. He plays on the top power-play unit with C Jeff Carter and W Marian Gaborik, and he centers the third line at even strength with Gaborik and W Trevor Lewis. He's played at least 13:43 in each of his past two games, after being a regular healthy scratch for the Flyers.

W Carl Hagelin, Penguins (vs. Hurricanes)

Hagelin comes over from the Anaheim Ducks with a goal and two assists in his past two games. His price is also extremely low, due to his struggles for the majority of the season.

Early line combinations have him slotting into W David Perron's vacated spot on the second line with C Evgeni Malkin and W Phil Kessel. He's likely to also see time on the second power-play unit, providing him with far more offensive opportunity than he had in Anaheim.

D Noah Hanifin, Hurricanes (at Penguins)

Hanifin's coming off a season-high 21:31 of ice time. He's playing on the second pairing at even strength, and he plays with power-play specialist Justin Faulk on the top unit.

He has just 10 points in 43 games played, but he's gone point-less in his past three games. He's recorded at least one shot on goal in 10 consecutive games, with three assists in that span.

G Petr Mrazek, Red Wings (vs. Flyers)

Mrazek has won five consecutive starts, allowing a total of just seven goals. The Red Wings have been routinely outshot since the beginning of 2016, while the Flyers own a Corsi For Percentage of 54.1 in January - the sixth-best percentage in the league.

He's averaging over 29 saves per game during his win streak, providing a high floor for fantasy production. His price is yet to catch up to that production.

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