Pavel Buchnevich has had a slow start to the season but has maintained plenty of responsibilities and is worth stashing. Evan Berofsky outlines some of his favorite waiver targets on Yahoo for this week.

Atop Evan Berofsky's picks this week is Matthew Knies, whose huge boost in ice time minutes has led to seven goals, four assists and 35 shots.

Vegas mainstay William Karlsson recently returned from injury and has found the scoresheet in all five of his outings.

Evan Berofsky outlines his top waiver pickups of the week, including Dylan Strome, who has been thriving while playing alongside Alex Ovechkin early in the year.

Evan Berofsky's key pickups this week include Buffalo forward Dylan Cozens who only has two assists thus far, but has already fired 27 pucks on net.

Evan Berofsky highlights this week's notable NHL waiver wire pickups, including Boston's defenseman Hampus Lindholm, who has undertaken a major role by skating in all situations for the Bruins.

Evan Berofsky looks at the week's top NHL pickups, and on the defensive side of things, Owen Power has a decent fantasy floor to warrant more coverage.

The first set of pickups of the year is led off by Gabriel Vilardi, who should fill a key role for the Jets as long as he's able to stay on the ice.

With the Flames facing three vulnerable teams, Andrei Kuzmenko is primed to pile on the offensive production.

Evan Berofsky offers some motivated, and widely available, players to help you in the home stretch, beginning with Vladimir Tarasenko in Florida.

Rust has been on a roll since returning from injury and has a great spot in the Penguins' lineup, making him the top forward to pick up this week.

Evan Berofsky lists a few players who could help you clinch a postseason berth, including Viktor Arvidsson, who made his long-awaited return Wednesday.

This week's group of suggested pickups includes Boston's Jake DeBrusk, who's on fire right now and has a great lineup spot.

New York Rangers' K'Andre Miller leads this week's defensemen pickups, as the trade deadline concludes Friday afternoon.

This week's top pickups include Sean Monahan, who's enjoying life in Winnipeg.

Mason McTavish leads this week's forward pickups, as his numbers have picked up along with the rest of Anaheim's offense.

Boone Jenner is the top forward to pick up this week, particularly in leagues where his physicality earns your fantasy points.

This week's top pickups include Reilly Smith, who's returned from injury to fill a key role in Pittsburgh.

Dylan Cozens may be down from last year's numbers, but his recent uptick in performance makes him this week's top pickup.

This week's set of pickups includes Jonathan Huberdeau, who's rebounded from a slump to record 11 points over the last three weeks.

Cam Fowler's heavy workload and role on the power play make him the top defenseman to pick up this week.

Thomas Harley's move to Dallas' top power play makes him the top defenseman to pick up this week.

This week's top pickups include Jake DeBrusk, who's gotten hot over his last five games.

For the final week of the year, Evan Berofsky recommends Anaheim forward Mason McTavish as his top waiver wire must-have player.

Owen Tippett's recent hot streak makes him this week's top pickup recommendation.

This week's set of pickup recommendations includes a trio of forwards who are slightly underperforming but still plenty useful, including Chandler Stephenson.

Adam Larsson's heavy workload and recent uptick in production makes him the top-recommended defenseman this week.

Matty Beniers slow start saw him dropped in many leagues, but he tops this week's list of pickup recommendations after improving his play in recent weeks.

Quinton Byfield's strong recent production makes him one of this week's top pickup recommendations.

Erik Gustafsson has stepped up in Adam Fox's absence, making him the top defenseman recommended in this week's waiver wire pickups.