2/2 NHL DFS – The Daily Hot Shot

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This article focuses on NHL DFS Picks for 2/2 on DraftKings and FanDuel. Both sites have fairly different scoring formats, particularly with the recent changes on DraftKings. We consider tournament tactics, statistics, pricing, and attempt to tackle this highly variable Daily Fantasy format so we can gain an edge on the field at large. BE SURE to double-check both regular and power play lines at both morning skate and before lock as they can drastically change from the time of publication.

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Top Two Lines

Washington One – Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom

Alex Ovechkin is on an absolutely torrid stretch, even for his extremely high career standards. Ovi will easily be the highest owned player in all formats and there is no reason to fade him in cash games on a three-game slate. From there, the decision is how much Washington exposure you want in tournaments. They are a -140 favorite which comes in just under the Carolina Hurricanes, who are -152 favorites in their game against the Canucks. However, the Capitals 3.48 implied goal total is the highest on the slate by nearly half a point. It’s enough to make a difference, but not enough to make them a stone-cold lock. I think if you were to leave anyone out, it would be Nicklas Backstrom. You can use the two-man in tournaments, use an Ovechkin one-off, or fade completely.

Carolina Two – Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Ryan Dzingel

In the alternative, you can also use the Washington Capitals second line who remains perpetually cheap on DraftKings. However, assuming you have Alex Ovechkin and some other Washington pieces in hand, it makes sense to get some exposure to the slate’s other major favorite. If you wanted to use Justin Williams as an add on or as a replacement for Ryan Dzingel, it would be okay as a power-play stack of sorts. If that were the case, I would also incorporate Jacob Slavin who does not share even strength time with this line but quarterbacks the first power-play unit. Slavin has stepped into the Dougie Hamilton role at a discount so he should be popular.

2/2 NHL DraftKings Rankings

Forwards

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $8,400
2. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus Blue Jackets – $5,700
3. Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes – $5,500
4. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,600
5. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins – $7,000
6. Tom Wilson – Washington Capitals – $4,700
7. Jakub Vrana – Washington Capitals – $5,200
8. Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,200
9. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,000
10. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,600

Defensemen

1. Jaccob Slavin – Carolina Hurricanes – $5,000
2. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,100
3. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins – $5,900
4. Christopher Tanev – Vancouver Canucks – $2,900
5. Justin Schultz – Pittsburgh Penguins – $2,700

Goalies

1. Elvis Merzlikins – Columbus Blue Jackets – $7,200 “Elvis is the only goalie you need”

2/2 NHL FanDuel Rankings

Forwards

1. Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals – $9,300
2. Bryan Rust – Pittsburgh Penguins – $5,800
3. Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus Blue Jackets – $5,700
4. Tom Wilson – Washington Capitals – $5,300
5. Jakob Vrana – Washington Capitals – $5,700
6. Andrei Svechnikov – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,100
7. Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,100
8. Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes – $6,900
9. Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins – $8,500
10. Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes – $7,300

Defensemen

1. Jacob Slavin – Carolina Hurricanes – $4,400
2. John Carlson – Washington Capitals – $7,100
3. Jeff Petry – Montreal Canadiens – $4,800
4. Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins – $6,900
5. Alex Edler – Vancouver Canucks – $4,600

Goalies

1. Elvis Merzilikins – Columbus Blue Jackets – $8,400
2. James Reimer – Carolina Hurricanes – $8,000

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Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin – Over 2.5 Points – The daily 2.5 point bet is up to 25/34 behind Pasta’s three-point night and a game-ending assist from Auston Matthews to hit four points on what had started off a very slow night. Unfortunately, the stars shootout is not available on the three-game slate. The best strategy is to take the top three skaters available regardless of team. It leads us to roster two Penguins in a game that Washington is favored to win, but so be it.

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