We’re back with another Wednesday Night Win Daily NHL Article! We had a strong performance after the breakdown in yesterday’s article! Tonight we have a much smaller 3-gamer for tonight’s slate, with a clear top forward and defenseman to build around!!! So, let’s get ready for the newest edition of WinDaily’s Between the Benches! For tonight’s 12/15 NHL slate, the slate begins at 8:00 pm ET. Don’t forget to lock your lines and check the discord for any updates! Let’s get into it!
12/15 NHL Stack Report
- Washington Capitals 1
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Protas (FanDuel: $19,800 | DraftKings: $20,400)
– The Great Eight has been having another fantastic season as he currently sits tied for second in the league in goals this season behind Leon Draisaitl and fourth in NHL history for goals scored. Tonight, he is on a line with his Russian national teammate in Kuznetsov and rookie Protas, while Wilson is still out with an upper-body injury. Without Wilson, this line becomes much more affordable. Ovechkin is very likely the chalk of the slate and for good reason too. So, for cash games I would not steer away from this top line but you can look at Washington’s second line in GPP formats.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): John Carlson (FD: $6,400 | DK: $7,500) - Anaheim Ducks 2
Milano – Zegras – Rackell (FanDuel: $16,500 | DraftKings: $16,900)
– It’s hard to ignore how this line have been playing, especially after their Michigan assist goal just a few days ago. This line has been on fire and against the Kraken, at home and against a goalie on the second half of a back-to-back. Its not hard to see the advantages that are very clearly in the Ducks favor tonight. The Ducks also hold the second-highest implied goal total on the slate at 3.1 and both Milano and Zegras are already past 20 points on the season and are in the top four in their team’s scoring charts. This line is very salary friendly and should perform very well tonight.
Ideal Defensive Partner(s): Kevin Shattenkirk (FD: $4,400 | DK: $4,100)
Honorable Mention(s): WSH 2 (Oshie, Backstrom, Sheary), CHI1 (Kane, Strome, DeBrincat)
12/15 NHL Goalie Tracker
Best (Goalies to Roster)
- John Gibson (FD: $7,600 | DK: $8,000)
- Ilya Samsonov (FD: $8,400 | DK: $8,200)
Honorable Mention: Keith Kinkaid (cheap, might let a couple through but should win tonight)
Worst (Goalies to Target)
- Philipp Grubauer (FD: $7,400 | DK: $7,200)
12/15 NHL Wild Card Targets
Phil Kessel (FD: $4,600 | DK: $5,700)
– Phil the thrill is back to his scoring ways as of late with four points in his last five games. He has not been as prolific as he was during his time in Toronto but is still a cheap, top line forward against a very shaky goaltender in Kinkaid. I wouldn’t mind targeting against the Rangers tonight, especially in GPP formats since even though it is Arizona who has been one of if not the worst team in the league this season, they are up against a road Rangers team with goaltending issues, who also played on the road last night in a 4-2 loss against the Colorado Avalanche. The Rangers should still win but Phil Kessel has the ability to do some damage when you least expect it… a perfect Wild Card.
Honorable Mention(s): Aliakesi Protas
Core Four: (ALWAYS BE STACKIN’)
Centre – Trevor Zegras
Winger – Alex Ovechkin
Defence – Adam Fox
Goalie – John Gibson
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Ovechkin – Fox – Zegras – Putting Up Points
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