October 29 Fantasy Hockey Goalie Matchup Rankings: Lukas Dostal, Filip Gustavsson, David Rittich and More

I’m here looking for the goalies with the best matchups on Tuesday. There are a lot of ways that can be measured, but my process was comparing each team’s rankings in shots per game and goals per game to find the biggest differences.

A team that has a positive differential takes a lot of shots and doesn’t score many goals. These teams theoretically offer the most save opportunities without as much fear of the puck going into the net.

Below are the fantasy goalie rankings for Tuesday based on those criteria. This doesn’t consider the skill of each goalie, it’s simply about the trends of the opponents. I listed every goalie who has played this season for each team; always check starters to be sure you have the right guy in your lineup.

Teams with the same ranking are listed in alphabetical order of their opponents. Stats are from NHL.com.

1. Lukas Dostal and James Reimer, Anaheim Ducks

Opponent: New York Islanders (+22)

• Shots Per Game: 32.0 (7th)
• Goals Per Game: 2.50 (29th)

T-2. Filip Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury, Minnesota Wild

Opponent: Pittsburgh Penguins (+11)

• Shots Per Game: 31.2 (T-8th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.00 (19th)

T-2. David Rittich and Darcy Kuemper, Los Angeles Kings

Opponent: San Jose Sharks (+11)

• Shots Per Game: 28.1 (T-19th)
• Goals Per Game: 2.30 (30th)

4. Mackenzie Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek, San Jose Sharks

Opponent: Los Angeles Kings (+6)

• Shots Per Game: 30.3 (12th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.11 (18th)

5. Ilya Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov, New York Islanders

Opponent: Anaheim Ducks (+4)

• Shots Per Game: 27.4 (27th)
• Goals Per Game: 2.25 (31st)

6. Sam Montembeault and Cayden Primeau, Montreal Canadiens

Opponent: Seattle Kraken (+2)

• Shots Per Game: 28.4 (18th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.00 (T-20th)

7. Anton Forsberg and Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators

Opponent: St. Louis Blues (+1)

• Shots Per Game: 27.9 (23rd)
• Goals Per Game: 2.89 (T-24th)

T-8. Samuel Ersson, Ivan Fedotov, and Aleksei Kolosov, Philadelphia Flyers

Opponent: Boston Bruins (-1)

• Shots Per Game: 28.9 (21st)
• Goals Per Game: 3.00 (T-20th)

T-8. Charlie Lindgren and Logan Thompson, Washington Capitals

Opponent: New York Rangers (-1)

• Shots Per Game: 33.4 (4th)
• Goals Per Game: 4.25 (3rd)

T-8. Jeremy Swayman and Joonas Korpisalo, Boston Bruins

Opponent: Philadelphia Flyers (-1)

• Shots Per Game: 27.6 (25th)
• Goals Per Game: 2.89 (T-24th)

11. Jordan Binnington and Joel Hofer, St. Louis Blues

Opponent: Ottawa Senators (-4)

• Shots Per Game: 30.9 (10th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.75 (6th)

12. Igor Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick, New York Rangers

Opponent: Washington Capitals (-10)

• Shots Per Game: 29.0 (17th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.71 (7th)

13. Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer, Seattle Kraken

Opponent: Montreal Canadiens (-11)

• Shots Per Game: 25.4 (31st)
• Goals Per Game: 3.00 (T-20th)

14. Joel Blomqvist and Alex Nedeljkovic, Pittsburgh Penguins

Opponent: Minnesota Wild (-19)

• Shots Per Game: 27.3 (28th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.63 (9th)