{"id":454483,"date":"2024-10-29T08:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T12:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=454483"},"modified":"2024-10-28T13:35:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:35:10","slug":"fantasy-hockey-players-to-add-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/29\/fantasy-hockey-players-to-add-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Players to Add to Your Fantasy Hockey Team for Week 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Week 4 of the fantasy hockey season is here already, so let&#8217;s take a look at the best available fantasy hockey players to add to your team. The NHL schedule is very balanced this week with the exception of a heavy day on Saturday. You won&#8217;t have a difficult time fitting players into your lineups. Moreover, 11 teams play four times in Week 4, so there are plenty of options to maximize your games played. Here are some of the best players that you could find in your fantasy hockey league&#8217;s free agent pool.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsoto01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Wilson<\/a>, RW &#8211; Washington Capitals<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/wilsoto01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Wilson<\/a> has been getting excellent deployment in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/23\/nhl-predictions-oct-23-philadelphia-flyers-at-washington-capitals\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington<\/a>. He is averaging over 19 minutes a night and time on the <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/washington-capitals\/line-combinations\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first power play and penalty kill units<\/a>. After his hot start to the season and track record of providing excellent peripheral coverage, it&#8217;s surprising that Wilson is only 65% rostered on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.fantrax.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fantrax<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With five goals and six points in seven games, it\u2019s likely his production will see some regression. However, his deployment and peripheral coverage makes him a valuable fantasy hockey player to add.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/granlmi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikael Granlund<\/a>, C, RW &#8211; San Jose Sharks<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/granlmi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikael Granlund<\/a> has had a resurgence since arriving in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/10\/28\/san-jose-sharks-left-winger-remains-asset-amidst-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">San Jose<\/a> from Pittsburgh in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/06\/revisiting-the-erik-karlsson-trade-one-year-later\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik Karlsson trade<\/a>, registering a 60-point campaign last season. He has not slowed down this season with four goals and ten points through the first nine games of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mikael Granlund gets <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SJSharks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SJSharks<\/a> within one with his second power play goal of the night in the third. <\/p>\n<p>Granlund has eight points (3g, 5a) in his past five games played.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; San Jose Sharks PR (@SanJoseSharksPR) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanJoseSharksPR\/status\/1849682440492810650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Granlund has some extra value attached to him with dual position eligibility on <em>Fantrax<\/em>. In some formats, he could be a top-20 player entering Week 4. Granlund has been averaging 21:40 TOI and 3:41 PP1 time per game.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the Sharks poor start to the season, if Granlund continues this production, he will not be available in free agency much longer. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/chinaye01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yegor Chinakhov<\/a>, LW, RW &#8211; Columbus Blue Jackets<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/chinaye01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yegor Chinakhov<\/a> came out of the gates hot to start the season, recording points in his first five games. He sits with three goals and seven points in his first seven games, and is playing 2:43 minutes a night on the first power play unit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/21\/columbus-blue-jackets-re-sign-another-of-their-young-talented-russian-wingers\/\" target=\"_self\">2020 first-round pick<\/a> has 21 SOG so far, with three or more shots in five of his seven games played. After being drafted in just 5% of leagues on <em>Fantrax<\/em>, Chinakhov is currently rostered in 63% of leagues as fantasy managers have quickly added him to their rosters. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 23-year old\u2019s ATOI has increased by over three minutes since last season, and we could be looking at the start of his breakout season.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Thompson<\/a>, D &#8211; San Jose Sharks<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Thompson<\/a> has seven games played in his NHL career, but has started this season well causing fantasy managers to take notice. He has 3 assists in 4 games, all coming on the power-play, where he has taken over the first unit from <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/walmaja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Walman<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Averaging 18:13 minutes on ice a game with 3:21 on the man advantage, his deployment has translated into point production. If you need a defencemen this week, Thompson&#8217;s upside would make for an interesting fantasy hockey stream.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mrazepe01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Petr Mrazek<\/a>, G &#8211; Chicago Blackhawks<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/08\/27\/what-we-can-expect-from-the-chicago-blackhawks-youngest-players-this-season\/\" target=\"_self\">As the rebuild continues<\/a>, The Chicago Blackhawks have not had a great start to the season. However, depending on your league&#8217;s scoring settings, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mrazepe01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Petr Mrazek<\/a> can be a solid option if you are streaming goalies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the volume starter in Chicago, Mrazek should be in line to start three games this week. With a record of 2-5-0 so far this season and a less than stellar overall save percentage, there have still been strong performances from the Czechia goalie this year. In four of his seven games, Mrazek has put up a save percentage of .909 or higher. In three of those four games, he allowed just two goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mrazek played back-to-back nights this weekend with <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/soderar01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arvid Soderblom<\/a> out with illness. This further cements Chicago&#8217;s reliance on the goalie. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f you need a goalie this week, picking up Mrazek should guarantee you starts while using minimal picks ups.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/daccojo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Daccord<\/a>, G &#8211; Seattle Kraken<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike Mrazek, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/daccojo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Daccord<\/a> is not a volume starter, yet. Splitting the crease with <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/grubaph01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philipp Grubauer<\/a>, Daccord has been limited to five games so far this year. However, Daccord did just start consecutive games for the first time this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daccord has a 3-1-1 record to start the year with a .910 SV% and 2.95 GAA. Grubauer has struggled with a .881 SV% and 1-3-0 record. Last season, Daccord played 50 games with a 19-18-8 record, with a 2.46 GAA and .916 SV%. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s possible that Seattle is transitioning to Daccord as their number one goalie. This would make Daccord one of the more valuable fantasy hockey players to add and increase his current 66% rostered percentage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Honourable Mentions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/perfeco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cole Perfetti<\/a>, WPG &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/niedeni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nino Niederreiter<\/a>, WPG &#8211; JJ Moser, TBL &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcmicco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McMichael<\/a>, WSH &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/foligni01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Foligno<\/a>, CHI &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/leean01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anders Lee<\/a>, NYI &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kniesma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Knies<\/a>, TOR &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/monahse01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Monahan<\/a>, CBJ &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marchki01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-28_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirill Marchenko<\/a>, CBJ<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Robert Edwards &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 4 of the fantasy hockey season is here already, so let&#8217;s take a look at the best available fantasy hockey players to add to your team. The NHL schedule is very balanced this week with the exception of a heavy day on Saturday. You won&#8217;t have a difficult time fitting players into your lineups. 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