Sleeper Surges: S. Vilmanis at 1.25 PPG
November 11, 2026
S. Vilmanis (Florida) tops the board again at 5 points in 4 games, 1.25 points per game, with J. Drysdale (Philadelphia, 6 points in 6 games), A. Protas (Washington, 5 in 5) and A. Lundell (Florida, 5 in 5) holding a full point a game. No new name crossed the entry line tonight. Below are the fourteen carryovers still holding their pace, the five names that drop off the list, and the full board.
Key points
The numbers that moved across a 96-game window, Oct 29 to Nov 11.
No new names. Nobody qualified as a new sleeper tonight, so every entry on the board is a carryover. Quick exit. N. Acciari, last night’s 7.0x leader, is already gone at 3 points in 6 games (0.50 per game, under the 0.7 retention line). Top holds. Drysdale leads on volume with 6 points in 6 games; Vilmanis leads on pace at 1.25. Thin out. Five of the nineteen listed players fell below 0.7 PPG in one night.
Still above the line
Fourteen listed players at 0.7 points per game or better over the last 14 days.
S. Vilmanis (FLA, Nov 7) holds 1.25; A. Lundell (FLA, Nov 11), A. Protas (WSH, Nov 7), J. Drysdale (PHI, Nov 6) hold 1.00; E. Cernak (TBL, Nov 8), N. Dobson (MTL, Nov 10) hold 0.83; Q. Byfield (LAK, Nov 10), J. Benn (DAL, Nov 11), P. Tomasino (OTT, Nov 9), D. Doughty (LAK, Nov 7) hold 0.80; K. Dach (MTL, Nov 8), E. Del Mastro (CHI, Nov 6) hold 0.75; R. Colton (NSH, Nov 10), M. Barron (WPG, Nov 9) hold 0.71.
Dropped off
Five names from last night’s board finished the window under 0.7 PPG.
N. Acciari (PHI), E. Luostarinen (FLA), S. Couturier (PHI) each came in at 3 points in 6 games, 0.50 per game, and J. St. Ivany (WSH) and P. Mintyukov (ANA) fall to 0.60 and 0.67 respectively; all five leave the list.
The board tonight
All fourteen listed players by window pace, with the ratio each one carried at flag day.
| Player | Team | GP | P | PPG (14d) | Ratio at flag | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Vilmanis | FLA | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 5.5 | Since Nov 7 |
| A. Lundell | FLA | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 4.3 | Since Nov 11 |
| A. Protas | WSH | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 5.0 | Since Nov 7 |
| J. Drysdale | PHI | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 7.6 | Since Nov 6 |
| E. Cernak | TBL | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 5.5 | Since Nov 8 |
| N. Dobson | MTL | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 3.1 | Since Nov 10 |
| Q. Byfield | LAK | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 3.2 | Since Nov 10 |
| J. Benn | DAL | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 3.2 | Since Nov 11 |
| P. Tomasino | OTT | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 9.0 | Since Nov 9 |
| D. Doughty | LAK | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 12.6 | Since Nov 7 |
| K. Dach | MTL | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 5.5 | Since Nov 8 |
| E. Del Mastro | CHI | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | off the map | Since Nov 6 |
| R. Colton | NSH | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 3.1 | Since Nov 10 |
| M. Barron | WPG | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 3.9 | Since Nov 9 |
Sleeper rule: season baseline of 0.3 PPG or less running at double it over the last 14 days. Once listed, a player stays until his 14-day pace drops below 0.7 PPG. Window: Oct 29 to Nov 11.
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