NHL DFS Between the Benches for DraftKings and FanDuel (Apr. 7)

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We’re back with another Wednesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! Tonight we have a small 4-game slate ahead of us. With that in mind, there are clear top plays to cover tonight as well as some sneaky under-owned plays, so let’s get right into it. Get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 4/7 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:30 pm ET, so don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!

Keep in mind!!! FanDuel has updated their NHL tournaments, and they now include two UTIL spots which have replaced two winger spots. DraftKings has stayed the same but don’t forget last season they revamped the scoring and added stats bonuses, so if you’re new to NHL or haven’t played in a while, check out our live stream on the WinDaily YouTube by clicking here and read through the rules on the site of your choice!

4/7 NHL Stack Report

1. Colorado Avalanche 1 
   Rantanen – MacKinnon – Landeskog (FanDuel: $24,500 | DraftKings: $23,300)
   – This line will be pure chalk. Colorado’s top line is one of the hottest in hockey right now, and they are coming off a nine-goal barn-burner against tonight’s opponents, the Minnesota Wild. This line took part in two of the five goals and has been one of the most consistent lines this year. If you want to stack this line with the other top-line, some compromises will have to be made due to salary, and although you won’t be able to fit the full line, it is definitely doable. Statistically, this team and this line are just insane. This team has the highest implied total on the slate, and this line has the highest implied goals total for a line in the entire league, and they each lead their team in scoring, with two of the line members appearing on the top ten in league scoring while the other is in the top 20. They’re also currently riding a five-game win streak and have collected points in their last 15 games, where they have been outscoring their opposition 67-28. Not to mention the Aves lead the league in goals per game and shots on goal per game! This team is just a different beast.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Cale Makar (FD: $5,600 | DK: $5,700)
   
2. Toronto Maple Leafs 1
   Hyman – Matthews – Marner (FanDuel: $21,400 | DraftKings: $22,100)
   – I know today’s article may come off as a bit of a chalk report, but I think this is chalk you’ll have to eat tonight. Both lines are in excellent spots tonight and have performed well enough to justify their inclusion in the top two line spots. Toronto, along with Colorado, are the teams with the two highest implied totals, and in fact, when factoring in expected goals/ 60 minutes, Toronto’s top line actually outperforms Colorado’s! These guys are really, really good, and you’re getting a stellar discount with Zach Hyman, who is more than capable of breaking a slate on his own, as we have seen already this season (4 goals and 6 assists over his last 10 games!). To his credit, Montreal’s goalie Jake Allen has played well this season (hasn’t faced Toronto yet), but all the momentum is on Toronto, who are coming off their fourth straight win and rank second in the NHL in points per game at 9.3 points per game.
   Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Morgan Rielly (FD: $5,100 | DK: $4,900)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): ARI1, TOR2, MTL1

4/7 NHL Goalie Tracker

Best

1. Adin Hill (FD: $6,700 | DK: $7,700)
2. Philipp Grubauer (FD: $8,700 | DK: $8,400)
   
   Honorable Mention(s): Fleury

Worst

1. Cam Talbot (FD: $8,300 | DK: $7,300)
   Honorable Mention(s): Allen, Peterson, Binnington
   

4/7 NHL Wild Card Targets

Alec Martinez (FD: $4,400 | DK: $5,500) 
– I’m not quite sure how these sites are justifying Martinez’s disrespectful price tag. DraftKings is at least closer to what it should be but Alec Martinez has been consistently outperforming his fellow Golden Knights defensemen who are nothing to scoff at themselves. Bottom line is Martinez has put up plenty of peripheral stats (shots and blocked shots) to where he has been able to hit DraftKings bonuses with ease but he has also been able to get on the scoresheet with regularity, scoring two last game against the same team that they’ll be facing tonight. FanDuel needs to re-evaluate their price here, it’s just way off and I will continue to target him if they keep it as is. As far as Wild Cards go this pick will be on the safer end of Wild Card picks that I make.

Honorable Mention(s): Bunting, Anderson, Tavares, Staal, Kaprizov

Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)

Centre – Nathan MacKinnon

Winger – Zach Hyman

Defence – Alec Martinez

Goalie – Adin Hill

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Matthews – MacKinnon – Landeskog – Putting Up Points

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