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FORWARDS
Leo Carlsson, ANA
40 percent rostered
-Playing on L1 with Chris Kreider and Alex Killorn and PP1 with Kreider, Troy Terry, Mikael Granlund and Jackson LaCombe.
-Leads Ducks with 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) in first 6 games this season; tied for their most power-play points (3).
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in average skating distance per 60 minutes and offensive zone time percentage.
Dawson Mercer, NJD
34 percent rostered
-L2 with Timo Meier and Nico Hischier; PP1 with Jack Hughes, Hischier, Jesper Bratt and defenseman Dougie Hamilton.
-5 points (3 goals, 2 assists), 4 at even strength, in first 6 games this season.
-EDGE stat: Four of his 12 shots on goal have been midrange shots on goal (three).
Zach Benson and Josh Doan, BUF
32 and 26 percent rostered
-Despite missing 3 games because of injury, Benson leads the Sabres in assists (6 in 2 games) and points (6 in 3 games) this season.
-Doan is tied for second on Buffalo in points (5 in 6 games), ranks second on the team in shots on goal (20) and is tied for their most power-play goals (2) this season.
-Benson on L1 and PP1 with Tage Thompson; Doan on L2 with Ryan McLeod and Alex Tuch and also on PP1.
-EDGE stats: 5 of Benson's 11 shots on goal are high-danger SOG; Doan among forward leaders in hardest shot and high-danger shots on goal.
Conor Garland, VAN
30 percent rostered
-L1 with Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk and PP1 with Pettersson, DeBrusk and elite defenseman Quinn Hughes.
-Leads Vancouver in assists (5), points (7 in 7 games), even-strength points (4) and shots on goal (21) this season.
-EDGE stats: Among forward leaders in max skating speed and total skating distance.
Vladimir Tarasenko, MIN
15 percent rostered
-L2 with Marco Rossi and PP1 with Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek and rookie defenseman Zeev Buium.
-Tied for third on Wild in points (5 in 7 games) this season; tied for eighth in entire NHL in power-play points (4).
-EDGE stat: Ranks highly among forwards in offensive zone time percentage.
Emmitt Finnie, DET
-L1 with high-scoring forwards Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond.
-Second on Red Wings in even-strength points (5 in 6 games) behind Larkin (8) and tied for their most hits (21).
-EDGE stat: Six of his 12 shots on goal have been from high-danger areas; among forward leaders in average shot speed.
Other forward to consider adding: Tyler Bertuzzi, CHI (16 percent rostered)
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DEFENSEMAN
Brent Burns, COL
51 percent rostered
-Second pair with Josh Manson; PP2 with Artturi Lehkonen, Valeri Nichushkin, Gabriel Landeskog and Devon Toews.
-4 assists, 1 on power play, and 19 shots on goal in first 7 games this season.
-EDGE stat: Leads NHL in long-range shots on goal (16) this season.
Other defenseman to consider adding: Dmitry Orlov, SJS (16 percent rostered)
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GOALIE
Alex Lyon, BUF
29 percent rostered
-2 wins with .924 save percentage and 1 shutout in first 6 games this season.
-EDGE stat: Top 10 in midrange save percentage with Red Wings last season.
Dan Vladar, PHI
19 percent rostered
-3-1-0 with .929 save percentage in first 4 games this season.
-EDGE stat: Among leaders in high-danger save percentage this season.
Other goalie to consider adding: Carter Hart, VGK (14 percent rostered)
