Week 2: Top Adds Under 30% Owned: Pinto, Kindel, Foerster

The top 40 skaters on 30% of ESPN rosters or fewer for the week of October 5 to October 11, ranked for banger leagues by default: projected goals, assists, power-play points, shots, hits and blocks for the week, each weighted in shot units, so a four-game schedule counts for what it adds. Switch to points leagues to re-rank by projected fantasy points.

This week's light nights are Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun. 19 of the top 40 get four games.

Every team's week

Light nights are shaded. A four-game team on light nights is the schedule a streamer wants; two games on the busiest nights is the one to stream around.

The adds

Use the controls to narrow the ownership ceiling, keep only top-line or PP1 players, pick the nights you need filled, switch between week projections and each player's last ten games, or re-rank under the outside consensus or last season's rates. Filters search 128 players, not only the 40 shown. S+H+B appears raw and weighted.

The top 5 for banger leagues

1. Shane Pinto, OTT C (13.8% owned)

Pinto plays 4 games (Mon @ BOS, Tue @ DET, Thu vs PHI, Sat vs NSH), 1 of them on light nights, for a projected banger value of 29.1. Current deployment (beat-writer post): Line 3 with Michael Amadio, Claude Giroux, PP2, PK1. 2025-26: 18:43 a game over 72 games (14:24 even strength, 1:59 power play, 2:20 shorthanded), on the ice for 36% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 40% of the power play, at 18:40 a night. The Kodo model projects 2.6 points and 8.2 shots for the week, with 4.8 hits and 2.8 blocks. S+H+B for the week: 15.8 raw, 16.4 weighted. Last 10 NHL games: 4 goals, 3 assists, 17 shots.

2. Ben Kindel, PIT C (7.2% owned)

Kindel plays 4 games (Mon vs WPG, Wed @ WSH, Fri @ CBJ, Sat vs DAL), 3 of them on light nights, for a projected banger value of 28.2. Current deployment (beat-writer post): Line 4 with Connor Dewar, Andrei Kuzmenko, PP1. 2025-26: 15:04 a game over 77 games (12:24 even strength, 1:57 power play, 0:43 shorthanded), on the ice for 38% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 29% of the power play, at 13:55 a night. The Kodo model projects 2.4 points and 9.3 shots for the week, with 1.8 hits and 2.8 blocks. S+H+B for the week: 13.8 raw, 14.7 weighted. Last 10 NHL games: 0 goals, 3 assists, 14 shots.

3. Tyson Foerster, PHI R (4.5% owned)

Foerster plays 4 games (Mon @ TBL, Thu @ OTT, Sat @ BOS, Sun vs CAR), 2 of them on light nights, for a projected banger value of 28.1. Current deployment (beat-writer post): Line 3 with Noah Cates, Porter Martone, PP1, PK2. 2026-27: 17:59 a game over 2 games (13:44 even strength, 1:50 power play, 2:25 shorthanded), on the ice for 40% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 42% of the power play, at 17:08 a night. The Kodo model projects 2.0 points and 8.0 shots for the week, with 4.0 hits and 2.9 blocks. S+H+B for the week: 14.9 raw, 15.5 weighted. Last 10 NHL games: 3 goals, 1 assist, 23 shots.

4. Logan Stankoven, CAR C (27.2% owned)

Stankoven plays 4 games (Tue @ MTL, Thu vs VAN, Sat @ CHI, Sun @ PHI), 1 of them on light nights, for a projected banger value of 26.9. Current deployment (last game): Line 1 with Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrei Svechnikov, PP2, PK2. 2026-27: 20:04 a game over 2 games (13:14 even strength, 4:32 power play, 2:18 shorthanded), on the ice for 42% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 43% of the power play, at 17:22 a night. The Kodo model projects 2.5 points and 9.0 shots for the week, with 2.6 hits and 1.4 blocks. S+H+B for the week: 12.9 raw, 13.1 weighted. Last 10 NHL games: 8 goals, 4 assists, 23 shots.

5. Fabian Zetterlund, OTT L (6.8% owned)

Zetterlund plays 4 games (Mon @ BOS, Tue @ DET, Thu vs PHI, Sat vs NSH), 1 of them on light nights, for a projected banger value of 26.7. Current deployment (beat-writer post): Line 2 with William Eklund, Dylan Cozens, PP2. 2025-26: 12:55 a game over 82 games (11:35 even strength, 1:14 power play, 0:06 shorthanded), on the ice for 22% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 26% of the power play, at 12:04 a night. The Kodo model projects 1.7 points and 7.1 shots for the week, with 7.2 hits and 2.2 blocks. S+H+B for the week: 16.5 raw, 16.5 weighted. Last 10 NHL games: 4 goals, 2 assists, 15 shots.

The top 5 for points leagues

Points leagues score production: 2 per goal, 1 per assist, 0.5 per power-play point and 0.1 per shot, with a power-play point counting on top of the goal or assist it came with. Hits and blocks do not count. This list is ranked for upside: projected fantasy points per game in each player's current role, so a top-six forward on the first power-play unit outranks a third-liner whose four-game week inflates his total. Players need at least three games this week; the week total breaks ties. Switch the card to Points to see the top 40.

1. Roman Kantserov, CHI R (11.1% owned)

Kantserov plays 3 games (Tue vs STL, Thu @ NYI, Sat vs CAR), for 4.9 projected fantasy points in his current role, 1.62 a game (4.2 on his season rates alone; 1.1 goals, 0.9 assists, 0.7 power-play points, 8.3 shots). Current deployment (beat-writer post): Line 1 with Frank Nazar, Patrick Kane, PP1. 2026-27: 16:52 a game over 2 games (13:34 even strength, 3:17 power play, 0:00 shorthanded), on the ice for 64% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 2 games: 64% of the power play, at 16:52 a night. Last 2 NHL games: 0 goals, 0 assists, 1 shot.

2. Ryan Leonard, WSH R (24.7% owned)

Leonard plays 3 games (Wed vs PIT, Fri vs NYR, Sun vs SEA), 3 of them on light nights, for 4.3 projected fantasy points in his current role, 1.43 a game (4.0 on his season rates alone; 0.9 goals, 1.2 assists, 0.6 power-play points, 6.9 shots). Current deployment (last game): Line 1 with Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin, PP2. 2026-27: 12:08 a game over 1 games (11:02 even strength, 0:41 power play, 0:25 shorthanded), on the ice for 25% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 39% of the power play, at 14:04 a night. Last 10 NHL games: 6 goals, 4 assists, 28 shots.

3. Josh Doan, BUF R (18.9% owned)

Doan plays 3 games (Tue vs MIN, Thu vs DAL, Sat vs UTA), for 4.3 projected fantasy points in his current role, 1.43 a game (3.7 on his season rates alone; 0.9 goals, 1.0 assists, 0.6 power-play points, 6.1 shots). Current deployment (last game): Line 1 with Tage Thompson, Josh Norris, PP1. 2026-27: 19:06 a game over 1 games (14:38 even strength, 4:28 power play, 0:00 shorthanded), on the ice for 65% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 36% of the power play, at 14:54 a night. Last 10 NHL games: 2 goals, 3 assists, 14 shots.

4. Frank Nazar, CHI C (17.8% owned)

Nazar plays 3 games (Tue vs STL, Thu @ NYI, Sat vs CAR), for 4.3 projected fantasy points in his current role, 1.42 a game (3.9 on his season rates alone; 0.9 goals, 1.2 assists, 0.5 power-play points, 6.4 shots). Current deployment (beat-writer post): Line 1 with Roman Kantserov, Patrick Kane, PP2, PK2. 2026-27: 17:42 a game over 2 games (13:40 even strength, 2:10 power play, 1:52 shorthanded), on the ice for 42% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 60% of the power play, at 17:05 a night. Last 10 NHL games: 1 goal, 2 assists, 18 shots.

5. Kyle Palmieri, NYI R (8.5% owned)

Palmieri plays 3 games (Tue @ NYR, Thu vs CHI, Sat vs TBL), for 4.3 projected fantasy points in his current role, 1.42 a game (3.8 on his season rates alone; 0.9 goals, 1.0 assists, 0.5 power-play points, 6.7 shots). Current deployment (beat-writer post): Line 1 with Emil Heineman, Bo Horvat, PP1. 2026-27: 18:35 a game over 1 games (12:48 even strength, 5:39 power play, 0:08 shorthanded), on the ice for 63% of the team's power-play time. Over the last 10 games: 55% of the power play, at 18:21 a night. Last 10 NHL games: 1 goal, 4 assists, 28 shots.

Schedule plays: four games, three or more on light nights

For daily-lineup leagues, where a game only counts if you have an open slot for it. These players skate on a top-six line or the first power-play unit and play four times this week, at least three of them on nights with few games, so nearly every game can go into a lineup.

• Egor Chinakhov (PIT R, 12.1% owned): Line 2 and PP2. Mon vs WPG (light), Wed @ WSH (light), Fri @ CBJ (light), Sat vs DAL. Projected 1.04 fantasy points a game, 4.2 for the week.
• Ben Kindel (PIT C, 7.2% owned): Line 4 and PP1. Mon vs WPG (light), Wed @ WSH (light), Fri @ CBJ (light), Sat vs DAL. Projected 1.00 fantasy points a game, 4.0 for the week.
• Tommy Novak (PIT C, 1.7% owned): Line 2 and PP1. Mon vs WPG (light), Wed @ WSH (light), Fri @ CBJ (light), Sat vs DAL. Projected 0.98 fantasy points a game, 3.9 for the week.
• Nick Robertson (PIT L, 12.7% owned): Line 1. Mon vs WPG (light), Wed @ WSH (light), Fri @ CBJ (light), Sat vs DAL. Projected 0.81 fantasy points a game, 3.2 for the week.

Held out by injury or suspension

These players would otherwise qualify, but ESPN lists them as unavailable, so they were removed before the list was cut.

• Simon Edvinsson (DET): Out
• Troy Terry (ANA): Injured reserve. CBS: Hip: IR. Expected to be out until at least Nov 21
• Jason Zucker (BUF): Injured reserve. CBS: Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 15
• Jacob Melanson (SEA): Injured reserve. CBS: Upper Body: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 17
• Dakota Joshua (TOR): Out. CBS: Abdomen: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 24
• Damon Severson (CBJ): Injured reserve. CBS: Shoulder: IR. Expected to be out until at least Oct 9

How the list is built

Two rankings of the same week. Banger leagues (the default): projected goals, assists, power-play points, shots, hits and blocks for the week, each weighted in shot units by how widely it varies across the league (G 5.37, A 3.43, PPP 5.52, SOG 1, HIT 0.88, BLK 1.41). Points leagues: projected fantasy points per game at G 2, A 1, PPP 0.5, SOG 0.1, in each player's current role (line and power-play unit), among players with at least three games this week, the week total breaking ties. The banger ranking is a week total, so an extra game counts for exactly what it adds; the points ranking looks for upside, so a fourth game does not lift a depth player past a first-unit one.

Weekly totals are each player's projected per-game rate times games played. The outside consensus averages the per-game rates of the published projection lists that carry games and stats; the last-season rate is the player's own 2025-26 per-game line, shown only with ten or more games behind it.

S+H+B is shots plus hits plus blocks. The raw total adds the three as if they were interchangeable; the weighted total counts each in shot units, scaled by how widely that stat varies across the league, so no single stat runs away with it. This week a hit counts 0.87 shots and a block 1.40. Blocks count for more than a shot because they vary the least, so an extra block separates players more than an extra shot does.

Power-play and penalty-kill share is measured over the games actually played: the player's seconds on the ice against the team's total in those games, so a stretch on the injured list does not read as a demotion. Lines come from each team's newest lineup, labelled by source.

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