We’re back with a new Tuesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! Happy to have you today! There has been a lot of success in the chat so let’s hope that continues today! We have a HUGE 14-gamer for tonight’s slate, lots of different plays to look at!!! So, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 12/14 NHL slate, the slate begins at 7:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!
12/14 NHL Stack Report
- San Jose Sharks 1
Barabanov – Hertl – Meier (FanDuel: $20,300 | DraftKings: $14,300)
– It’s not hard to see the upside in the Sharks tonight. They are truly a late hammer as their opponents have been really struggling as of late. The Kraken are on a three game losing steak and are among the leagues worst in goals allowed per game. The Kraken have had troubles with goaltending all season as their starter Philipp Grubauer has given up an average of 3.25 goals against per game with a save percentage of only .884. That’s not a great stat to have when you’re facing off against one of the leagues hottest players in Timo Meier who has registered 13 points over last ten games, all of which came in multipoint games. On the season, Meier leads the Sharks with 28 points in 23 games, his linemates are not far behind him at 20 points in 28 games for Hertl and 15 points in 23 games for Barabanov. Meier’s linemates make this line affordable for a large slate like this, especially on DraftKings. This will be the Sharks first appearance against the new franchise and based on the stats, they should put on quite the “late hammer” performance for their fans at home tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Erik Karlsson (FD: $6,100 | DK: $5,800) - Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Bunting – Matthews – Kase (FanDuel: $20,400 | DraftKings: $18,200)
– It’s hard to look at this slate and not talk about the monster matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers as two of the leagues hottest offenses are clashing in Edmonton tonight. Toronto has really heated up as of late winning 7 of their last 10 while the Oilers are coming into tonight on a five game skid. The Oilers current skid is in large part the responsibility of their shaky goaltending as the Oilers starting goaltender Mikko Koskinen is averaging 3.05 goals against per game. Their defense isnt helping much either as the Oilers are near the bottom of the league in shots allowed per game at 33.7 per game. Unsurprisingly, this game has one of the highest combined implied goal totals at 6.6 and tonight despite the sky high price I would recommend taking the Toronto side of this matchup, especially as Auston Matthews current point streak has extended to 9-games, where he has recorded a total of 16 points over that stretch. Toronto’s second line, led by John Tavares has also been performing very well as of late, so if you cannot fit in Matthews for salary reasons, Tavares is a solid backup option.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Morgan Rielly (FD: $6,400 | DK: $6,700)
Honorable Mention(s): PIT1 (Kapanen-Crosby-Rodrigues), COL1 (Rantanen-MacKinnon-Burakovsky), EDM1 (Draisaitl-McDavid-Kassian), OTT1 (Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson)
(lots of games, lots of viable stacks)
12/14 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best (Goalies to Roster)
- James Reimer (FD: $7,200 | DK: $8,100)
- Frederik Andersen (FD: $7,700 | DK: $7,600)
Honorable Mention(s): Jack Campbell, Ilya Sorokin
Worst (Goalies to Target)
- Philipp Grubauer (FD: $6,900 | DK: $7,300)
Honorable Mention(s): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jake Allen
12/14 NHL Wild Card Targets
Paul Stastny (FD: $3,900 | DK: $2,600)
– Paul Stastny is easily one of the best value plays of tonight’s slate. Not just because of his price and recent successes but also because he and the Jets are up against one of the worst defensive teams in the league in the Buffalo Sabres, who are currently starting backup goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen between the pipes who has yet to record a win over his first three NHL games. Luukkonen did not have great numbers in the AHL and is having a rather shaky start to his NHL career as he has contributed to the Sabres current 7 game losing streak. The Sabres also sit nearly dead last in the league in goals allowed and shots on goal allowed, while the Jets are coming into tonight with one of the highest implied totals on the slate at 3.8 and one of the best odds on the slate at -260. Stastny is coming into tonight with two points in his last three and sees time on Winnipeg’s second power play unit alongisde his linemate Nikolaj Ehlers. Stastny also pairs well with defenseman and value play Nate Schmidt. No matter what, I would recommend having some exposure to the Jets in this game.
Honorable Mention(s): Taylor Raddish, Kevin Hayes, Nino Niederreiter
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Centre – Auston Matthews
Winger – Timo Meier
Defence – Thomas Chabot
Goalie – James Reimer
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