He can be used as a salary-saving center in any format tonight. McLeod is behind only Mikael Granlund in fantasy point projection among the cheap centers tonight, and that gives him both a strong point outlook as well as excellent point-per-dollar value. It could mean more ice time for our center, and he’s been very good with winger Alex Holtz: in nearly 55 minutes together, they’ve outshot the opposition 43-26 and outscored them 8-1. With the Devils also on a back-to-back, they may not want to play their top forwards 20 minutes (or more) in a matchup they should easily win. In some ways, it’s even more beneficial for McLeod. Like Hischier, this is an ideal matchup for McLeod. He has been productive at that strength he just doesn’t play the high minutes their elite options do.

He is fourth on the team in points per minute at 5-on-5, rating higher than Hischier or Bratt, and his shot rate is in the middle of the roster’s forwards. In his final three games before Hischier’s return, he was a little over 16 minutes a night so there is still trust from the coaches, as well as acceptable levels of ice time.

In the three games since Hischier’s return, McLeod is still skating over 15 minutes a night. He is priced outside the top-4 at his position on both sites as well, so there is very good point-per-dollar value for him regardless of where he’s rostered. Hischier trails only teammate Jack Hughes for fantasy points projection, on either site, among all centers on the slate tonight. With Hischier also on the team’s top PP unit, he has a great matchup at all offensive strengths. Even that stretch of improved play sees the Sharks rank 24 th in the league by goals against per minute. New Jersey hosts San Jose tonight and that is clearly a matchup that favors the home side the Sharks are giving up the most shots per minute in the league over the last four weeks. Though the sample is still under 70 minutes, that duo has been phenomenal at creating offense even going back to last season in a sample that crests 435 minutes. When he’s been skating with Jesper Bratt at 5-on-5, the team is out-attempting the opposition by a whopping 101-51 while winning the high-danger chance differential 22-12.

In three games since returning from injury, Hischier has two goals and three assists, skating at least 20 minutes in his two most recent outings.

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