In fact, his nine points in nine games heading into Friday’s action ranked him atop the Hurricane leaderboard over this stretch — not too bad for a recently turned 34-year-old. Staal has seen more PT as the season has progressed and he’s rewarded the ‘Canes’ faith with production. While the veteran is playing well, he needs to be owned. Staal is never going to score a ton of goals, but remains a useful Fantasy option for now.

Over three years later, the now 41-year-old netminder is in Buffalo, yet is still seeing quite a bit of time between the pipes. And why not? Anderson shut out the Kings on Tuesday (his first goose egg since 2018-19) and now has a sub-2.00 GAA in two of the first three months of the season. Want further proof that he’s enjoying a renaissance? Only six goalies that have played 10 games or more so far have better save percentages than Anderson’s .921 mark. He’s actually forcing his way into a bigger role, but the Sabres are being careful about his workload, so don’t expect him to play much more than he currently is.

Paul has quietly been filling the net for the Lightning, on Thursday enjoying his second multi-goal game over the last five (5-2-7, with a pair of power play markers). He averaged nearly a point per game last month, so this hasn’t exactly come out of nowhere, and with a +15 mark, he’s well on his way to topping last season’s career-best effort. Paul will be a popular waiver wire pickup this week, so grab him quick.

Dries has failed to show much playmaking ability in 66 NHL games spread over five seasons (although he did log a helper with increased ice time on Friday), but we’re keeping an eye on him — especially if Horvat is shipped out.

Zub was off to a good start with three points in seven games before getting hurt, and he took a nice step forward last season with six goals and 16 assists while playing over 21 MPG. He’s a solid defensive blueliner who racked up 155 hits and 124 blocks last season, so if you need help in those areas in a deeper league, give him a look.

However, early on this season, he’s looking like a potential breakout star even though he’s capped by his current third line role. Still, having already matched last season’s point total and looking like a top five RW option so far, Vilardi demands your immediate attention.

No, he wasn’t stellar in the season debut Friday, but he’s coming off a fairly solid season in which he recorded a .911 save percentage with one shutout through 48 games (46 starts) and he’s projected to get No. 1 PT again. Reimer has recorded a .909 save percentage over the last five seasons combined, so you can do worse with your Fantasy goalie.