NHL DFS Hot Shot for DraftKings and FanDuel (Mar. 18)

This article focuses on 3/18 NHL Picks for both DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbooks and FanDuel 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 goal-scoring odds and rankings for each position for both sites are available below.

Thursday 3/18 NHL Slate and DFS Gameplan

Welcome back to the Hot Shot! Let’s get ready for an awesome 10 game Thursday slate beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

Notable Goal Scoring Odds

Note: All odds are listed +300 or below. All odds are taken from DraftKings Sportsbook, as of the time of writing.

Main Lock – 7 p.m. ET

Pittsburgh Penguins (-167) at New Jersey Devils (+142) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Jake Guentzel (+138), Sidney Crosby (+155), Evgeni Malkin (+175), Bryan Rust (+195), Kyle Palmieri (+225), Jared McCann (+230), Kasperi Kapanen (+275), Pavel Zacha (+300)

Boston Bruins (-250) at Buffalo Sabres (+210) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – David Pastrnak (-109), Patrice Bergeron (+148), Brad Marchand (+163), Nick Ritchie (+240), Victor Olofsson (+255), Taylor Hall (+270), Jake DeBrusk (+275), David Krejci (+275), Sam Reinhart (+280), Charlie Coyle (+295), Ondrej Kase (+295)

Philadelphia Flyers (+123) at New York Islanders (-141) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Brock Nelson (+185), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (+220), Mathew Barzal (+225), Jordan Eberle (+225), Anthony Beauvillier (+235), Sean Couturier (+260), Travis Konecny (+260), James van Riemsdyk (+260), Joel Farabee (+275), Claude Giroux (+290), Kieffer Bellows (+300), Oliver Wahlstrom (+300)

Columbus Blue Jackets (+160) at Carolina Hurricanes (-190) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Sebastian Aho (+138), Vincent Trocheck (+150), Patrik Laine (+200), Andrei Svechnikov (+205), Patrik Laine (+200), Nino Niederreiter (+215), Cam Atkinson (+245), Oliver Björkstrand (+245), Jesper Fast (+275), Brock McGinn (+275), Martin Necas (+290), Jordan Staal (+290)

Chicago Blackhawks (+200) at Tampa Bay Lightning (-240) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Steven Stamkos (+120), Brayden Point (+148), Alex Killorn (+180), Alex DeBrincat (+180), Ondrej Palát (+205), Patrick Kane (+220), Anthony Cirelli (+245), Blake Coleman (+265), Victor Hedman (+265), Tyler Johnson (+265), Yanni Gourde (+285), Dominik Kubalik (+290), Patrick Maroon (+300)

Nashville Predators (+170) at Florida Panthers (-200) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Jonathan Huberdeau (+160), Aleksander Barkov (+170), Patric Hörnqvist (+170), Carter Verhaeghe (+180), Filip Forsberg (+180), Frank Vatrano (+215), Viktor Arvidsson (+235), Alexander Wennberg (+240), Aaron Ekblad (+260), Mikael Granlund (+270), Grigori Denisenko (+300), Owen Tippett (+300)

Late Games

Dallas Stars (-190) at Detroit Red Wings (+160) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Joe Pavelski (+150), Denis Guryanov (+190), Jamie Benn (+215), Alexander Radulov (+225), Anthony Mantha (+230), Roope Hintz (+240), Dylan Larkin (+250), Joel Kiviranta (+285), Bobby Ryan (+300), Radek Faksa (+300)

Winnipeg Jets (+118) at Edmonton Oilers (-137) – 6.5 Projected Goal Total – Leon Draisaitl (+118), Connor McDavid (+118), Kyle Connor (+160), Mark Scheifele (+180), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (+210), Jesse Puljujärvi (+225), Nikolaj Ehlers (+230), Kailer Yamamoto (+235), Pierre-Luc Dubois (+260), Blake Wheeler (+260)

Minnesota Wild (+125) at Colorado Avalanche (-148) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Nathan MacKinnon (+128), Mikko Rantanen (+165), Kevin Fiala (+220), Kirill Kaprizov (+220), Nazem Kadri (+235), Gabriel Landeskog (+235), Andre Burakovsky (+260), Joel Eriksson Ek (+265), Jordan Greenway (+265), Mats Zuccarello (+265), Victor Rask (+295)

Arizona Coyotes (-129) at Anaheim Ducks (+112) – 5.5 Projected Goal Total – Conor Garland (+195), Christian Dvorak (+205), Phil Kessel (+235), Rickard Rakell (+240), Maxime Comtois (+250), Clayton Keller (+250), Jakob Silfverberg (+295), Nick Schmaltz (+295)

3/18 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Centers

1. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,100
2. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $7,500
3. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $7,300
4. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $8,600
5. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $8,000
6. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,400
7. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $7,400
8. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $7,400
9. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton – $5,400
10. Nazem Kadri – Colorado – $6,700

Wingers

1. David Pastrnak – Boston – $8,400
2. Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton – $8,600
3. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $7,900
4. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh – $5,600
5. Alexander Radulov – Dallas – $5,700
6. Alex Killorn – Tampa Bay – $4,800
7. Victor Arvidsson – Nashville – $5,100
8. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,300
9. Brad Marchand – Boston – $7,500
10. Mikko Rantanen – Colorado – $8,100

Defense

1. Mattias Ekholm – Nashville – $4,100
2. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $6,400
3. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $6,100
4. Samuel Girard – Colorado – $5,200
5. Devon Toews – Colorado – $4,900
6. Jacob Chychrun – Arizona – $4,300
7. Miro Heiskanen – Dallas – $4,700

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,700
2. Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars – $7,300
3. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $8,400

3/18 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Centers

1. Connor McDavid – Edmonton – $9,200
2. Brayden Point – Tampa Bay – $6,500
3. Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado – $9,100
4. Joe Pavelski – Dallas – $6,600
5. Sebastian Aho – Carolina – $7,000
6. Patrice Bergeron – Boston – $7,900
7. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh – $7,500
8. Aleksander Barkov – Florida – $7,700
9. Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg – $6,200
10. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton – $5,800
11. Pierre-Luc Dubois – Winnipeg Jets – $3,700

Wingers

1. David Pastrnak – Boston – $9,000
2. Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay – $7,000
3. Leon Draisaitl – Edmoton – $8,800
4. Kyle Connor – Winnipeg – $5,700
5. Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida – $6,000
6. Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh – $7,800
7. Alexander Radulov – Dallas – $6,700
8. Brad Marchand – Boston – $8,000
9. Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville – $4,500
10. Denis Gurianov – Dallas – $4,700

Defense

1. Dougie Hamilton – Carolina – $7,200
2. Samuel Girard – Colorado – $5,600
3. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh – $6,700
4. Seth Jones – Columbus – $4,900
5. Zach Werenski – Columbus – $4,800
6. David Savard – Columbus – $3,000

Goalies

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy – Tampa Bay – $8,500
2. Jake Oettinger – Dallas Stars – $8,100
3. Phillip Grubauer – Colorado – $7,900

Cash Considerations “DraftKings”

Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, Brayden Point, Steven Stamkos, Joe Pavelski, Kyle Connor, Viktor Arvidsson, Dougie Hamilton, David Savard, Andrei Vasilevskiy

Cash Considerations “FanDuel”

Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, Bryan Rust, Alexander Radulov, Mattias Ekholm, Dougie Hamilton, Jake Oettinger or Andrei Vasilevskiy

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