NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Pickups: Goalies, April 12: Go with Dostal Who Tries to Help Ducks Clinch a Playoff Berth

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6 games on Sunday, April 12

Stuart Skinner, PIT at Logan Thompson, WSH(3 p.m. ET)
Jacob Fowler, MTL at Ilya Sorokin, NYI(6 p.m. ET)
Joonas Korpisalo, BOS at Elvis Merzlikins, CLM(6 p.m. ET)
James Reimer, OTT at Nico Daws*, NJ(7 p.m. ET)
Nikita Tolipilo, VAN at Lukas Dostal, ANA(8 p.m. ET)
Vitek Vanecek, UTAH at Dustin Wolf, CGY(9 p.m. ET)

* = confirmed

Goalies

Logan Thompson, WSH vs. PIT(96% rostered) – FanDuel $7,800
Pittsburgh enters Sunday's contest with little to play for while Washington has a very outside shot at earning the three-spot in the Metro Division. The Capitals would need to win both of their final two games, Columbus earn only three points in their last two contests while the Flyers garner only one point in their last two contests, see easy. Thompson started Saturday, notching his 30th win for the second straight season, but with the season on the line, look for him to go in back-to-back days. Over his last 12 starts, Thompson has gone 8-2-2 with a 2.64 goals-against average (GAA) and .907 save percentage to keep the Caps in the hunt.

Jacob Fowler, MTL vs. NYI(30% rostered) – FanDuel $7,500
New York replaced Patrick Roy with Pete DeBoer with four games remaining, hoping the move might spur the team into the playoffs. The Islanders have split their two contests since the coaching change and need to win their last two games while getting a ton of help to make the postseason. Montreal is 8-2-0 in their last 10, most of those contests started by Jakub Dobes, who is their clear #1 netminder. The Habs are in the playoffs with a shot at first in the division, which is why I recommend Fowler despite his last start coming a week ago.

Lukas Dostal, ANA vs. VAN(73% rostered) – FanDuel $8,000
Anaheim sits in third place of the Pacific Division, two points behind Vegas and one shy of Vegas with a game in hand. The Ducks have the most overall wins but are well behind Edmonton and three behind Vegas for regulation wins, which is the first tiebreaker. Most important is that two more points clinches a playoff berth for Anaheim, either top-three in the division or a Wild Card spot. Dostal got off the schneid Thursday, ending his four-game losing streak, a span in which he surrendered 18 goals on 108 shots. Playing their final home game of the season in front of their fans with a chance to clinch, go with Dostal.

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