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Tonight’s three game slate feels like a break in the action compared to last night’s massive 14 game slate. This one features a couple of heavy favorites, and if variance doesn’t bite us, we should have a good night. With only three games, this slate is a little bit too volatile for cash games. GPP is absolutely in play! Let’s find the best NHL DFS picks for DraftKings and FanDuel. Good luck!
Goalies
Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche: Darcy should draw the start at home tonight against the Kings. Those Kings are on the second leg of a back to back, facing a well rested Avalanche team that we know can dominate. This one is a fairly straightforward pick, and easily the top play on this small slate.
Alexander Georgiev – New York Rangers: The Rangers head to Philly to face the Flyers, who just got shellacked by the Capitals last night in Washington. There is no telling who minds the opposing cage tonight, but the Rangers are high on the priority list tonight. Georgiev has solid numbers recently, and with Igor starting last night, expect Georgiev to draw the start tonight.
High Risk Goalie Pick – Sam Montembeault – Montreal Canadiens: The wild card of the slate is the Monreal/Columbus game. With that being said, Montembeault becomes your high risk play. Montreal actually has the second highest goals per game on this slate over their last five games, at 3.6. Only Colorado has a better number at 3.8. Montembeault gets a slight nod over Elvis here, with slightly better numbers. However, if Allen gets the start for the Habs tonight, then Elvis becomes the high risk play, and Columbus gets a healthy bump.
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).
New York Rangers 1 – Mika Zibanejad/Chris Kreider/Frank Vatrano/Adam Fox: The Flyers stink. There is no other way to put it. The Rangers have a VERY juicy matchup tonight against them, and they should be able to dominate. Regardless of who the Flyers put in net, they are going to have a very tough time stopping this line tonight.
Colorado Avalanche 1 – Nathan MacKinnon/Mikko Rantanen/Andre Burakovsky/Cale Makar: As you probably guessed it, Colorado is a team we want to have a good bit of tonight. This top line has been the focus since Kadri went out, as the Avs have needed to rely on this line for scoring since. A matchup with the visiting Kings tonight gives them a lot of opportunity, and this line has plenty of upside tonight.
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).
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 – Jack Roslovic/Patrik Laine/Gustav Nyquist/Zach Werenski: The risk factor for this line all comes down to who Montreal puts in net tonight. If they end up with Allen in, then this line gets a nice bump. If they stick with Montembeault, then this line will remain risky. The overall matchup for this line is very nice, and the better of the top two Columbus lines.
Philadelphia Flyers 2 – Scott Laughton/Owen Tippett/Travis Konecny: This play is strictly for your deep GPPs and is extremely risky. The Flyers will likely put the Hayes line up against the Zibanejad line tonight, which opens the door just a bit for this line.
Los Angeles Kings 2 – Phillip Danault/Trevor Moore/Viktor Arvidsson: The second line for the Kings had a great night last night, but they are on the road again tonight in a back to back. The even strength matchup is there for them, but there are a lot of risks associated with this play tonight.
NHL DFS Honorable Mentions: COL2, MON1, LAK1, CBJ2
Value Options – DraftKings
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on DraftKings. Be sure to stack!
Center: Cole Sillinger ($3300) – Columbus Blue Jackets
Wing: Brendan Gallagher ($3300) – Montreal Canadiens
Defense: Andrew Peeke ($3200) – Columbus Blue Jackets
Value Options – FanDuel
Consider these NHL DFS plays to help save you some salary in your lineups on FanDuel. Be sure to stack!
Center: Cole Sillinger ($4000) – Columbus Blue Jackets
Wing: Rem Pitlick ($3900) – Montreal Canadiens
Defense: Joel Edmundson ($3700) – Montreal Canadiens
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.
**Cash is tough tonight with a small slate, but if you are playing it, these are the plays
Center: Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche
Wing: Chris Kreider – New York Rangers
Defense: Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche
Goalie: Darcy Kuemper – Colorado Avalanche
Player Props
In this section, we will highlight some NHL player props that we like for the upcoming NHL slate.
Chris Kreider (NYR): anytime goal scorer
Nathan MacKinnon (COL): anytime goal scorer AND over 1.5 points
Zach Werenski (CBJ): over 3.5 shots
Mika Zibanejad (NYR): anytime goal scorer
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All line combinations are courtesy of www.dailyfaceoff.com, and any advanced rates referenced in the above article are pulled from www.naturalstattrick.com.
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