This article is part of our The Man Advantage series.
Here's a late Valentine's Day gift for you; some hockey players that could be available to help your fantasy team! Sure, it's not chocolates or flowers, but when have chocolate or flowers ever scored on the power play?
Nino Niederreiter, RW, MIN – It has been quite a month for Niederreiter with the extra man. Over the last 30 days, he notched seven power-play points in 14 games. That includes four power-play points over his last 10 contests. Overall, he has 11 points with the extra man, with eight of those being goals. That's good, but on the other hand he's only averaged 1:56 of power-play time, which isn't a lot. Across his last 14 games, that number is up to 2:15, though, and this sort of production should keep him top of mind.
Anders Lee, C, NYI – Lee has been just as hot as Niederreiter, with seven power-play points in his last 11 games, and five in his last nine. He has 10 points with the extra man overall (and 14 last year), and has never averaged fewer than 2:22 per game in power-play time in a season. It's important to note that Lee also has 16.4 shooting percentage, and some of that luck has probably occurred on the power play, but you can't argue with his results.
Michael Cammalleri, LW, NJD – Cammalleri has five power-play points in his last nine games — all assists. In fact, nine of his 10 power-play points have
Here's a late Valentine's Day gift for you; some hockey players that could be available to help your fantasy team! Sure, it's not chocolates or flowers, but when have chocolate or flowers ever scored on the power play?
Nino Niederreiter, RW, MIN – It has been quite a month for Niederreiter with the extra man. Over the last 30 days, he notched seven power-play points in 14 games. That includes four power-play points over his last 10 contests. Overall, he has 11 points with the extra man, with eight of those being goals. That's good, but on the other hand he's only averaged 1:56 of power-play time, which isn't a lot. Across his last 14 games, that number is up to 2:15, though, and this sort of production should keep him top of mind.
Anders Lee, C, NYI – Lee has been just as hot as Niederreiter, with seven power-play points in his last 11 games, and five in his last nine. He has 10 points with the extra man overall (and 14 last year), and has never averaged fewer than 2:22 per game in power-play time in a season. It's important to note that Lee also has 16.4 shooting percentage, and some of that luck has probably occurred on the power play, but you can't argue with his results.
Michael Cammalleri, LW, NJD – Cammalleri has five power-play points in his last nine games — all assists. In fact, nine of his 10 power-play points have been helpers. To that point, he only has an 8.8 shooting percentage, which is the lowest of his career. He's averaged 2:36 per game with the extra man, so if he starts getting a little more puck luck, his power-play production could further improve.
Elias Lindholm, RW, CAR – The fifth overall pick in 2013, Lindholm hasn't quite enjoyed a breakout yet. In fact, this year has actually been a bit of a step back for him. The one thing you could have said about Lindholm before this season was that he was good on the power play. In his past two seasons, he had 15 and 16 points with the extra man. This year, he only has six points on the power play. However, he's enjoyed a bit of an uptick recently, notching four power-play points in his last six games, and has averaged 3:27 of ice time with the extra man in those tilts.
Matt Niskanen, D, WAS – Niskanen has been on a tear, and no blueliner has more power-play points over the last 30 days. He's tallied seven of across his last 13, while notching four in the last six contests. During that 13-game span, he averaged 2:43 on the power play, which is the exact same amount from last season, when he had 16 power-play points.
Ben Hutton, D, VAN – Hutton returned from an injury recently and has wasted no time making an impact on the power play, notching three points over five games. Overall, he's notched nine power-play points in 46 games.
