Fantasy Hockey Lookahead: Potential Week 17 streamer options

After a lengthy 14-day scoring period that spanned through the NHL All-Star break, we’re back to a more traditional fantasy period for Week 17 with 47 games scheduled over the next seven days.

Like the past two weeks, the schedule is heavily unbalanced due to the COVID-19 makeup games, with teams playing between one and five games – a massive discrepancy.

The Edmonton Oilers will be the busiest team in Week 17 with five games scheduled. They’ll begin and end the week with a back-to-back, with a game in the middle on Thursday. They’ll be the obvious top streaming target.

Unfortunately, the New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning will play just once this week, in a game against one another on Tuesday. We should move on from any fringe players by Wednesday.

With 10 teams playing three games between Wednesday and Sunday, we’ll be able to take advantage of additional man games with some mid-week additions.

Here are some potential streaming options to consider for Week 17:

Top Streamers and Waiver Adds:

W, Jesse Puljujarvi, Edmonton Oilers (44 per cent rostered, down 2 per cent)

Jay Woodcroft made his NHL head coaching debut on Friday and made immediate changes to the Oilers lineup. Jesse Puljujarvi – who had spent the previous two games on the third line – was vaulted onto the top line alongside Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman. The line combined for two goals and four points, with Puljujarvi scoring his first goal since Dec. 16. Puljujarvi was also playing on the top power-play unit on Friday. He’s been struggling recently, but his shooting percentage is just 10 per cent this season, compared to a 13 per cent mark a year ago. With five games this week playing alongside McDavid, Puljujarvi could provide a ton of value.

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