Richard Masana We’re FINALLY back with another Wednesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! We had a nice long layoff over the holidays and the NHL is finally back! Tonight we have a medium-sized 6-gamer for tonight’s slate! Keep an eye on any COVID-19 news since it can change the whole outlook of the slate! With that said, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 12/29 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!
12/29 NHL Stack Report
- Florida Panthers 2
Reinhart – Bennett – Huberdeau (FanDuel: $21,600 | DraftKings: $21,300)
– The Panthers are rightfully the biggest favourite of tonight’s slate and have finally had all their lines put back together following injuries and COVID protocol. That being said, Florida’s top line with Duclair-Barkov-Verhaeghe is a solid option but I am leaning toward the second line as they have been much more consistent as a group compared to Barkov who puts up points but not always alongside his linemates. Also, Huberdeau and Reinhart are among the top three in their team’s scoring chart with Huberdeau coming in at 7th in the league for scoring. That’s just bad news for the Rangers who have finally got their starting goalie Igor Shesterkin from a lower body injury he sustained back on Dec 3rd. Now, although I think Shesterkin is a solid goalie who I usually wouldnt target, tonight he is coming back for his first game in almost a month, against the Panthers. The Panthers rightfully have one of the highest implied totals of the slate at 3.5 and are in a prime position to capitalize and get themselves out of their current three game skid.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Aaron Ekblad (FD: $6,700 | DK: $7,400) - Philadelphia Flyers 1
Lindblom – Giroux – Atkinson (FanDuel: $16,100 | DraftKings: $13,800)
– Truth be told the Flyers have not had the best of season but this line has been a bright spot in what has largely been a forgettable season overall. Tonight, however, the Flyers are also in a decent spot. Despite coming in as an underdog, they’ll be up against the Seattle Kraken who have had serious trouble with keeping the puck out of their net coming in the near the bottom of the league in goals allowed per game at 3.57. Their goalie, Philipp Grubauer is coming into tonight with an abysmal 3.29 GAA and a .882 SV%. Last time these two teams faced off, Philadelphia smoked the Kraken 6-1 and on top of that Seattle is currently on a four-game home skid. Giroux plays on the Flyers top power play line while Atkinson and Lindblom play together on the second unit. The Flyers should come in here underowned and in a great spot.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Ivan Provorov (FD: $4,300 | DK: $5,000)
Honorable Mention(s): EDM1 (Hyman-McDavid-Yamamoto), NSH1 (Johansen-Granlund-Forsberg), STL1 (Tarasenko-Thomas-Buchnevich)
12/29 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best (Goalies to Roster)
- Thatcher Demko (FD: $7,700 | DK: $7,300)
- Juuse Saros (FD: $7,400 | DK: $7,200)
Honorable Mention: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Worst (Goalies to Target)
- Philipp Grubauer (FD: $7,300 | DK: $8,000)
12/29 NHL Wild Card Targets
Joel Farabee (FD: $4,500 | DK: $3,400)
– There weren’t a lot of solid Wild Card targets for today’s slate outside the main plays we have listed but Joel Farabee is an interesting option as he is coming into tonight against the same questionable defense of Seattle that the top line is facing off against, but he’s coming into tonight with four goals over his last five games and in the game he didn’t score in, he barely played. There has been a bit of a layoff between games but if you’re looking to break away from Philly’s top line in that game, Farabee could be a cheap and intriguing option on the Wing.
Honorable Mention(s): Robert Thomas, Nicklas Backstrom, Jordan Eberle
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Centre – Connor McDavid
Winger – Jonathan Huberdeau
Defence – Ivan Provorov
Goalie – Thatcher Demko
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