Monday, August 18, 2014

In all, 27 teams started three or more goalies at least once.

* In all, 27 teams started three or more goalies at least once. Ten teams, the Buffalo Sabres (6), Edmonton Oilers (6), Florida Panthers (5), Minnesota Wild (5), Washington Capitals (4), Anaheim Ducks (4), Calgary Flames (4), Colorado Avalanche (4), Dallas Stars (4) and Nashville Predators (4) had starts from four or more goalies.

Strategy for this season: Injuries and trades caused inflated numbers in some situations, but all this means is that fantasy owners should be aware of some top No. 3 goalies around the League (e.g. Peter Mrazek, Dustin Tokarski, Marek Mazanec, Kristers Gudlevskis) who may be able to contribute from a fantasy standpoint. The Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers, Stars and Penguins each have three goalies on one-way contracts on their rosters, so those are teams to keep an eye on.

* The Stars, Penguins and Sharks led the League by starting one goalie in 78.1 percent of their games. At the other end, the Wild goalie with the most starts (Josh Harding) started 32 percent of his team's games, just ahead of the Oilers who had their most frequent goalie (Devan Dubnyk) start 35.37 percent of the time.

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