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According to the Numbers: Week 4 – Fantasy Hockey Pickups, Drops, Sell-Highs & Buy-Lows

Box scores tell you what happened. Underlying numbers tell you what’s going to happen. Each week in “According to the Numbers”, I dig into SportLogiq’s tracking data to find the players whose results don’t match their process: the waiver-wire adds…

Published: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 6:21 PM
According to the Numbers: Week 4 – Fantasy Hockey Pickups, Drops, Sell-Highs & Buy-Lows
Key Things to Know
  • Brock Seguin analyzes Week 4 fantasy hockey pickups, buy-low candidates, and sell-high players using SportLogiq tracking data.
  • Mason McTavish, Zach Benson, and Viktor Arvidsson are identified as primary waiver-wire pickup targets.
  • Wyatt Johnston, Juraj Slafkovsky, Tomas Hertl, and Quinton Byfield are highlighted as strong buy-low trade candidates.
The Story in 60 Seconds

Daily Faceoff analyst Brock Seguin examines Week 4 fantasy hockey trends using underlying SportLogiq tracking data through games played on October 19, 2026. The analysis identifies key waiver-wire targets, buy-low candidates, and regression risks based on individual expected goals (ixG) and shot-quality metrics across the NHL.

Seguin recommends Mason McTavish, Zach Benson, and Viktor Arvidsson as top pickups, while highlighting Wyatt Johnston, Juraj Slafkovsky, Tomas Hertl, and Quinton Byfield as prime buy-low trade targets. Conversely, Artturi Lehkonen and Carter Verhaeghe are flagged as sell-high options, and Alex Ovechkin is labeled a format-dependent drop due to declining underlying volume.

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