The talent around Benoit Pouliot has helped to boost his recent production
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Andre Burakovsky – LW – Washington Capitals – 28.7 Percent
The 2013 first round pick has been on a very impressive run lately, with 10 of his 24 points on the season coming in the last eight games alone. It helps when you’re playing with Evgeny Kuznetsov (stud) and Justin Williams (corsi god) but getting this kind of production when you are only 20 years old in the NHL is very impressive. He might not continue to shoot 14.7% (though it is in the realm of possibility), but with the way the Caps (and more specifically, the second line) are playing, you should ride Burakovsky as long as you can.
Joonas Korpisalo – G – Columbus Blue Jackets – 56.4 Percent
With Sergei Bobrovsky still out with a groin injury, Korpisalo has taken the reins and is starting to put up some numbers. With 16 appearances on the season, the Finnish netminder only has seven wins (the 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets, everybody) but is rocking a .923 SV%, leaving everyone in not much of a hurry to get Bob back.
John Torterella is kind of awful, but he certainly won’t lie down for the rest of the season. Look for the Jackets to finish 2016 strong (just like 2015) and Korpisalo to rack up some wins in the process.
Benoit Pouliot – LW – Edmonton Oilers – 7.8 Percent
Long time advanced stats hero Pouliot has hit the Edmonton jackpot. Playing with Connor McDavid (and to a less extent Jordan Eberle) has ignited Pouliot’s production over the past couple weeks. Since McDavid’s return to the lineup, Pouliot has put up six points in five games and is carrying play at his usual high standard with a CF% of 54.
McDavid has shown just how good he is both before and after his injury. This is basically like playing with an 18-year-old Sidney Crosby. As long as Pouliot gets to ride shotgun, he might actually be a must-add.
All stats from war-on-ice.com, Puckalytics.com and Stats.HockeyAnalysis.com unless otherwise noted.
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Chris Prod is a correspondent at FantasyPros. He tweets sparingly @mastodude30.
