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Best Blocks Streamers This Weekend (Sun, Oct 4)

The best low-rostered pickups for blocks this weekend (Sun, Oct 4): every player rostered in 50% of leagues or fewer with a game left, ranked by projected blocks over those games. 5 NHL games left in the window.

Projections updated:

  1. 1
    Tristan LuneauANA · D · 31% rostered
    BLK
    2.4
    Sun v FLA
    • Projects 2.4 blocked shots over the window.
  2. 2
    Zach WhitecloudCGY · D · 7% rostered
    BLK
    2.1
    Sun @ SEA
    • Projects 2.1 blocked shots over the window.
  3. 3
    Simon EdvinssonDET · D · 42% rostered
    BLK
    1.9
    Sun v WPG
    • Projects 1.9 blocked shots over the window.
  4. 4
    Adam LarssonSEA · D · 23% rostered
    BLK
    1.9
    Sun v CGY
    • Projects 1.9 blocked shots over the window.
  5. 5
    Dylan SambergWPG · D · 4% rostered
    BLK
    1.8
    Sun @ DET
    • Projects 1.8 blocked shots over the window.
  6. 6
    Marcus PetterssonNew team · 3 GP with NYRNYR · D · 7% rostered
    BLK
    1.8
    Sun v UTA
    • Projects 1.8 blocked shots over the window.
  7. 7
    Mario FerraroNew team · 1 GP with WPGWPG · D · 15% rostered
    BLK
    1.7
    Sun @ DET
    • Projects 1.7 blocked shots over the window.
  8. 8
    Yan KuznetsovCGY · D · 7% rostered
    BLK
    1.7
    Sun @ SEA
    • Projects 1.7 blocked shots over the window.
  9. 9
    Brayden McNabbVGK · D · 24% rostered
    BLK
    1.7
    Sun @ VAN
    • Projects 1.7 blocked shots over the window.
  10. 10
    Ben ChiarotDET · D · 13% rostered
    BLK
    1.6
    Sun v WPG
    • Projects 1.6 blocked shots over the window.
    • Opponents limit blocked-shot chances, 6% below average (environment index 0.94).
  11. 11
    Braden SchneiderNYR · D · 20% rostered
    BLK
    1.5
    Sun v UTA
    • Projects 1.5 blocked shots over the window.
  12. 12
    Jacob MiddletonNew team · 2 GP with CGYCGY · D · 6% rostered
    BLK
    1.5
    Sun @ SEA
    • Projects 1.5 blocked shots over the window.
  13. 13
    Pavel MintyukovANA · D · 31% rostered
    BLK
    1.5
    Sun v FLA
    • Projects 1.5 blocked shots over the window.
  14. 14
    Andrew PeekeNew team · 2 GP with UTAUTA · D · 6% rostered
    BLK
    1.5
    Sun @ NYR
    • Projects 1.5 blocked shots over the window.
  15. 15
    Sean DurziNew team · 3 GP with NYRNYR · D · 38% rostered
    BLK
    1.5
    Sun v UTA
    • Projects 1.5 blocked shots over the window.
    • Role: PP2 in recent games.
  16. 16
    Dylan CoghlanVGK · D · 0% rostered
    BLK
    1.4
    Sun @ VAN
    • Projects 1.4 blocked shots over the window.
  17. 17
    Neal PionkWPG · D · 32% rostered
    BLK
    1.4
    Sun @ DET
    • Projects 1.4 blocked shots over the window.
  18. 18
    Jamie OleksiakNew team · 3 GP with VANVAN · D · 7% rostered
    BLK
    1.4
    Sun v VGK
    • Projects 1.4 blocked shots over the window.
  19. 19
    Alexander PetrovicFLA · D · 0% rostered
    BLK
    1.4
    Sun @ ANA
    • Projects 1.4 blocked shots over the window.
  20. 20
    Joel HanleyCGY · D · 0% rostered
    BLK
    1.4
    Sun @ SEA
    • Projects 1.4 blocked shots over the window.
  21. 21
    Jacob Bernard-DockerDET · D · 0% rostered
    BLK
    1.4
    Sun v WPG
    • Projects 1.4 blocked shots over the window.
  22. 22
    Haydn FleuryWPG · D · 0% rostered
    BLK
    1.4
    Sun @ DET
    • Projects 1.4 blocked shots over the window.
  23. 23
    Niko MikkolaFLA · D · 5% rostered
    BLK
    1.3
    Sun @ ANA
    • Projects 1.3 blocked shots over the window.
    • Opponents create 7% more blocked-shot chances than average (environment index 1.07).
  24. 24
    Vladislav GavrikovNYR · D · 41% rostered
    BLK
    1.3
    Sun v UTA
    • Projects 1.3 blocked shots over the window.
  25. 25
    Tom WillanderVAN · D · 25% rostered
    BLK
    1.3
    Sun v VGK
    • Projects 1.3 blocked shots over the window.
    • Role: PP2 in recent games.

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How it works

  1. Projected blocked shots per game from Banger Environment Index + season projections.
  2. Summed over each player's games left in the window; games that have started drop out, so a second game counts in full.
  3. Ties go to the less-rostered player. Combine blocks with other categories in the Catch-Up tool.
  4. Rostered % is the share of average fantasy leagues across platforms. For your own league's free agents, connect ESPN or Fantrax in the tool.

Methodology: How we detect lines and PP units · Schedule Edge

Frequently asked questions

Who should I pick up for blocks this weekend?

Among players rostered in 50% of leagues or fewer, the top projected options for Sun, Oct 4 are Tristan Luneau (ANA, 1 game, 2.4 blocked shots, 31% rostered); Zach Whitecloud (CGY, 1 game, 2.1 blocked shots, 7% rostered); Simon Edvinsson (DET, 1 game, 1.9 blocked shots, 42% rostered). Check your own league's free agents with the Catch-Up tool on this page.

How many NHL games are left this weekend?

5 games (Sun, Oct 4: 5). Sun, Oct 4 is an off-night with fewer than 10 games, so streamers are less likely to sit on your bench.

How are the blocks streamers ranked?

Each player's projected blocks per game are added up over the games his team has left in the window, so a second game counts in full. When one of our per-game models has already projected that game (hits and blocks from the opponent environment; shots, faceoffs and power-play chances where those models have run), it replaces the season rate for that game; otherwise the season rate is used. Categories are combined as z-scores across every streaming candidate, so you can weight or punt each one in the tool.

Can I see only free agents in my league?

Yes. Connect your ESPN or Fantrax league and choose "Available in" your league in the Catch-Up tool: players rostered in your league are hidden. Yahoo league sync is unavailable right now and plugs back in when it returns. Without a league, use the rostered-% filter.