NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Feb. 10)

This article focuses on 2/10 NHL Picks for both DraftKings Sportsbook and DraftKings Daily Fantasy. We analyze tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so that we can gain an edge on the field at large. Full rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 2/10 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot for a seven-game Thursday slate!

Full Game Odds/Totals and DraftKings Rankings can be found below as well as cash game considerations for each site.

Three Favorite Lines Per Dollar

Columbus One “Patrik Laine, Gustav Nyquist, Boone Jenner”, Buffalo One “Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson”

The first very thing that jumped out at me on this slate when digging through pricing was how ridiculously cheap skaters from this game are. I get it, these are two bad teams. However, this should be a high-scoring game as the 6.5 total indicates. Furthermore, Patrik Laine is only $4,500 despite coming off three straight two-goal games. Perhaps DraftKings decided that they’ll only raise his price if he bags a hat trick. On the flip side, Alex Tuch stands out to me as a particularly great value individually and he has been on fire as well. If looking to use a full line and only pick one, I would side with Columbus’ top unit with six full lines goals off of 57 SATF across their last ten games, placing them just outside the NHL’s top ten lines.

Washington One Two Man “Evgeny Kuznetsov, Conor Sheary”

Alex Ovechkin has been ruled out for this game as of the time of writing. Nevertheless, no matter who joins these two skaters on the top line, we can count on them having some opportunities. The Capitals will be -210 favorites on the money line tonight in a 6.5 total game against a flailing Montreal team that is really struggling and missing their starting goalies in particular. There is not much of sample size on these two but consider it more a combination of price and matchup putting them in play.

St. Louis Two “Vladimir Tarasenko, Robert Thomas, Jordan Kyrou”

Despite a few mismatches on paper earlier on in the slate, the Blues are the heaviest favorite at -275 against a Devils team that has been going through hell, so to speak. Of the options, I prefer the second line featuring Vladimir Tarasenko and Jordan Kyrou but the way the St. Louis lines are dispersed, you can really opt for any one of the three, depending on your budget. This line with Saad as opposed to Tarasenko has five full lines goals over their last ten games, the by-product of 48 SATF and an unlucky .968 save performance against, so due for positive regression.

2/10 NHL Game Odds and Totals

Main Slate of Games – Beginning 7 p.m. ET

Columbus Blue Jackets (-110) at Buffalo Sabres (-110) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Washington Capitals (-210) at Montreal Canadiens (+170) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Pittsburgh Penguins (-210) at Ottawa Senators (+170) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

Carolina Hurricanes (+100) at Boston Bruins (-120) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Toronto Maple Leafs (-120) at Calgary Flames (+100) – 6 Projected Goal Total

New Jersey Devils (+220) at St. Louis Blues (-275) – 6 Projected Goal Total

Tampa Bay Lightning (+100) at Colorado Avalanche (-120) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total

2/10 NHL DraftKings Individual Rankings

Centers

1. Auston Matthews – Toronto – $9,700
2. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,000
3. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,200
4. Jeff Carter – Pittsburgh – $4,400
5. Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington – $6,500

Wingers

1. Patrik Laine – Columbus – $4,500
2. Alex Tuch – Buffalo – $5,100
3. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $7,100
4. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $6,500
5. Gustav Nyquist – Columbus – $3,300

Defense

1. Rasmus Dahlin – Buffalo – $4,700
2. Dmitry Orlov – Washington – $3,500
3. Mike Matheson – Pittsburgh – $3,300
4. John Carlson – Washington – $6,500
5. Thomas Chabot – Ottawa – $5,900

Goalies

1. Ville Husso – St. Louis – $8,300
2. Ilya Samsonov – Washington – $8,100

Cash Considerations

Patrik Laine, Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Auston Matthews, Ville Husso

Make sure to hop in our Expert Discord Chat for FREE! Rich will be there answering questions all day and all night! Follow Rich on Twitter @JFan303 and be sure to be on the lookout for future articles at https://windailysports.com/daily-fantasy-hockey/