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Welcome to WinDaily’s NHL Man Advantage! We are just about through February, which means that the home stretch of the regular season is upon us. It’s also trade season, so it’s very, very important to keep an eye on the news over the next few days of NHL DFS. Trade season also means that things are a little more volatile, so it can be a little hectic (but FUN!). Let’s check out our DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Goalies
Linus Ullmark – Boston Bruins: The B’s head to Edmonton tonight to take on the Oilers, and this is a risky, upside pick. Ullmark has been very solid all year long, and the Oilers should throw a ton of shots his way tonight. The Oilers are a dangerous team, but they have been scoring under 3 goals per game over their last five. The B’s have only given up 1.4 goals against per game in that same time frame, and Ullmark has a 0.944 SV% and a 1.67 GAA in that span.
Alexandar Georgiev – Colorado Avalanche: The Avs host Vegas tonight, and Geo has been solid over his last five. There may not be quite as much upside as Ullmark, but he is worth a look tonight.
Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars: The Stars host the Canucks tonight, who are allergic to scoring of late. This should be the safe goalie for cash. He can be used in GPP, but only if you have the salary to make it work. Don’t force this play into GPP lineups.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Ville Husso – Detroit Red Wings: The Wings head to Ottawa tonight, and this is a very interesting look. Husso has been inconsistent this year, but he has his spots, and this one feels like a spot where he will show up. Ottawa should fire away tonight, but Detroit has a chance at stealing a win.
Lines to Build Around
These NHL DFS lines are considered top plays for the night and can be considered the focal point of your builds. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Boston Bruins Power Play – Patrice Bergeron/Jake Debrusk/Brad Marchand/David Pastrnak/Charlie McAvoy: This unit was not going to be listed here, as Edmonton has been solid at even strength. However, the Oilers sport the 25th ranked penalty kill in the league, and they take the 4th most penalties per game. This game should be fairly tight, but the power play for Boston should be in a decent upside spot.
Detroit Red Wings 1 – Dylan Larkin/Tyler Bertuzzi/David Perron: The Wings head to Ottawa tonight, and this is a very interesting spot for this top line. They should see the likes of the top Ottawa line in a plus matchup. A small sample size says that this line has been dominating. They are a little risky, but Talbot in net gives them a really nice boost.
High Risk Lines
These are NHL DFS plays that carry significantly more risk, but could pay off at low ownership. They will be listed by position in the following order: Center/Winger/Winger/Correlating Defenseman (if applicable).
Chicago Blackhawks 1 – Max Domi/Andreas Athanasiou/Philipp Kurashev/Seth Jones: The Hawks are an interesting bunch tonight, especially this top line. It all depends on how Anaheim ends up matching their lines tonight. Usually, they throw the third line against the top line, which would set these guys up really nicely. If Patrick Kane ends up back in the lineup, then this line becomes even nicer.
Anaheim Ducks 1 – Trevor Zegras/Jakob Silfverberg/Ryan Strome/Cam Fowler: In the same game, the Ducks are in a really good spot as well. There should be a bunch of scoring in this game, but the problem is that it could be very spread out. The Ducks and Hawks are already at the point where they don’t have a lot to play for this season.
Vegas Golden Knights 3 – Chandler Stephenson/Phil Kessel/Will Carrier: The Knights’ third line has a very juicy matchup with the second Colorado line tonight. They could have a lot of upside value and can help you get to the higher priced lines. If you do go here, make sure not to stack against Georgiev.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: EDMPP, COL1, VAN1, DAL1
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Chandler Stephenson ($4000) – Vegas Golden Knights
Wing: Jakob Silfverberg ($3000) – Anaheim Ducks
Defense: Tyler Myers ($2900) – Vancouver Canucks
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Yanni Gourde ($4400) – Seattle Kraken
Wing: Jakob Pelletier ($3700) – Calgary Flames
Defense: Carson Soucy ($3700) – Seattle Kraken
Cash Considerations – DraftKings and FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays for your cash lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel. Cash lineups do not need to be stacked, and it is recommended to play no more than two players from a given team.
Center: Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche
Wing: David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins
Defense: Shea Theodore – Vegas Golden Knights
Goalie: Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars
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