Fantasy: 5 moves you need to make in Week 3

Every Monday, theScore offers a weekly fantasy hockey column detailing a handful of moves you should make. This edition focuses on Week 3. Roster percentages and position eligibility are courtesy of Yahoo.

Sell high on Brock Boeser

Team: Canucks
Position: RW
Rostered: 92%

Boeser is off to a red-hot start, as he sits tied with Connor McDavid for the league lead in goals with eight. However, the Vancouver Canucks winger is converting at an unsustainable 26.7% clip - the second-highest shooting percentage in the league among players with at least 20 shots.

Additionally, Boeser's 2.73 shots per game and 0.37 individual expected goals per 60 minutes at five-on-five are both the lowest of his career. He's likely due for regression at some point, even though snipers of his ilk can occasionally outperform their underlying numbers for a full season - he's always had the ability to play at a 40-goal pace.

Nonetheless, it wouldn't hurt to dangle Boeser on the trade market and see what you can get. That doesn't mean you should absolutely trade him, but if someone offers a player like Brady Tkachuk - even in a non-hits league - it would be worth pulling the trigger.

Add Vincent Trocheck Icon Sportswire / Icon Sportswire / Getty

Team: Hurricanes
Position: C
Rostered: 33%

Trocheck has been exceptional, registering four goals, two assists, 19 shots, and 11 hits in six games. He also ranks seventh in the league among qualified skaters in individual expected goals per 60 minutes, signaling his start hasn't been a fluke.

The 27-year-old has played at this pace before. He tallied 31 goals and 75 points in 2017-18, but until now, he hadn't returned to that form. Though he was plagued by injuries, poor puck luck, and a lack of opportunity in each of the last two seasons, he appears to be back. His line with Nino Niederreiter and Martin Necas has been sensational, and Trocheck is also on the team's No. 1 power-play unit.

No team has played fewer games than the Carolina Hurricanes so far this season, which bodes well for Trocheck's season-long outlook.

Drop Kyle Palmieri

Team: Devils
Position: RW
Rostered: 63%

Palmieri is currently unavailable to play due to COVID-19 protocol. If you have an IR spot open, you can use it on Palmieri. Otherwise, don't hesitate to drop the veteran winger.

The 30-year-old is off to a rough start to the season with zero goals and three assists through eight contests. His proven track record and underlying numbers suggest he's due for a turnaround at some point, but it's difficult to have patience in such a short season, especially with many other options available.

Add Chris Driedger Jamie Sabau / National Hockey League / Getty

Team: Panthers
Position: G
Rostered: 24%

For the second straight season, Driedger is vastly outplaying his teammate Sergei Bobrovsky. The numbers tell the story:

Stat	Driedger	Bobrovsky
GP	3	3
GAA	1.95	2.87
SV%	.937	.894
GSAA	3.05	-0.90

The Florida Panthers have played a pretty easy schedule so far, as four of their six games were against the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings - two of the worst teams in the league.

However, given Bobrovsky's struggles last season, Driedger needs to be picked up. At the very least, he's playing himself into a 50/50 platoon - and potentially more. Bobrovsky managers can still hang on to him, but adding Driedger for insurance is a good idea.

Add Alex Killorn

Team: Lightning
Position: LW/RW
Rostered: 29%

Killorn isn't an exciting fantasy commodity and his season-long potential is rather low, but he's a good streaming option this week.

The NHL schedule is once again heavily weighted on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, so finding players who play on small-slate days is crucial. The Tampa Bay Lightning are in action Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week. Four games would be ideal, but two of their contests are against the Red Wings. You could then drop Killorn on Saturday and add a new player for your weekend push.

Killorn has four points, 16 shots, and eight hits in six games this season. He also plays on the Lightning's second line and top power-play unit.

(Analytics source: Natural Stat Trick)

Josh Wegman has been theScore's resident fantasy hockey expert since 2015. Find him on Twitter @JoshWegman_.

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