NHL Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire Goalie Pickups Jan. 13 - Can Mrazek Stop The Blackhawks' Slide?

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3 games on Monday, Jan. 13

* = confirmed

Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA at Samuel Ersson, PHI* (7 p.m. ET)

Dustin Wolf, CGY* at Petr Mrazek, CHI* (7:30 p.m. ET)

Darcy Kuemper, LA at Stuart Skinner, EDM (9:30 p.m. ET)

Goalies

Samuel Ersson, PHI vs. FLA (14% rostered)

Ersson's coming off a 22-save shutout against the Ducks - he's finally back on track - but this is such a tough matchup. The Panthers have won three straight matchups with an average of five goals scored per game. The upside is Ersson is an impressive 2-0-1 in his career against the Panthers with a .939 SP and 1.62 GAA. With a back-to-back, however, look for Ivan Fedotov to potentially get this start. Despite the impressive stats, I don't think Ersson's a good bet for a win though I suspect he will get a lot of opportunities to make saves.

Petr Mrazek, CHI vs. CGY (13% rostered)

The Blackhawks will try to avoid losing their third straight and eight of the last 10, including six games where they allowed more than four goals. Mrazek has to be really on his game to earn a win, and other than an inspired 3-1 win against the Avs, that hasn't been happening lately. I'm doubtful Mrazek gets the win, though nothing surprises me in the NHL these days, and same goes for a good save percentage. However, the Flames are ranked 11th in shots per game, which gives Mrazek potentially the chance to rack up the saves.

Dan Vladar, CGY at CHI (6% rostered)

With a back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday, Vladar might start this game, leaving Wolf to face the Blues. Vladar has not been reliable but the odds are working his favor; the Hawks are slumping and the Flames have won two straight, and the Flames have won their past three meetings. I don't see Vladar or Mrazek good streaming options, and without the promise of a high number of saves or a good save percentage, I'd probably avoid this matchup entirely.

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