Brassard a wise pick for Thursday as he faces Maple Leafs

"The Neutral Zone" Fantasy Hockey Report

Derick Brassard

Derick Brassard could be considered the top scorer on the New York Rangers at this moment in the season. He leads the team in goals scored this season with 20 goals (just one ahead of Mats Zuccarello, who has 19).

Along with his 20 goals, the Rangers center has 23 assists on the season for 43 points. Also, he has a good plus-minus of 16.

In his matchup tonight, Brassard faces the extremely struggling Toronto Maple Leafs, who are last in the league standings with 49 points.

Brassard faces an easy matchup tonight, and with the fact that he leads the Rangers in scoring, and that he is facing the struggling Leafs, it makes him a wise choice for Thursday night's NHL Fantasy events.

Brassard has two goals and two assists in his past five games.

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"The Neutral Zone" Fantasy Hockey Report

Nazem Kadri

Nazem Kadri - Toronto Maple Leafs: Kadri faces a great and (almost) easy matchup tonight with Columbus. He enters the game with points in four of his last five games and 11 points in his last 11 games. Kadri is hot right now and needs to be in your lineup.

Ryan Spooner - Boston Bruins: Spooner notched an assit on Monday night and now has recorded at least a point in five of his last six games. He has raised his fantasy points per game average to 2.7 and is still available at a decent price. An extremely favorable matchup with Philadelphia makes Spooner someone who needs to be in your lineup tonight.

Mikael Backlund - Calgary Flames: Don't let the fact that Backlund and the Facing the Florida Panthers, who are basically one of the best teams in the league right now. Backlund has a great price tag and is coming off a two-assist game on Monday against the San Jose Sharks. His latest performance may be a sign that he’s starting to pick up momentum.